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(15) $187,000 of the health professions account—state 1 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed 2 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5229 (health equity continuing ed.). 3 (16) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2022 is provided solely for a grant to the Pierce county center 5 for dispute resolution to convene a task force, staffed by the Pierce 6 county center for dispute resolution, to review and make 7 recommendations on bringing the current practice of dental therapy on 8 tribal lands to a statewide scale, and on the practice, supervision, 9 and practice settings needed to maximize the effectiveness of dental 10 therapy. The Pierce county center for dispute resolution must submit 11 a report to the legislature by December 1, 2021. 12 (a) Members of the task force must include: 13 (i) Three representatives from different organizations that 14 represent individuals or underserved communities, including but not 15 limited to children, seniors, African Americans, Latino Americans, 16 Native Americans, Pacific Islander Americans, and low income and 17 rural communities; 18 (ii) One member of the dental quality assurance commission; 19 (iii) One representative from the University of Washington school 20 of dentistry; 21 (iv) One member from the Washington state dental association; 22 (v) One member from the Washington state dental hygienists' 23 association; 24 (vi) One dental therapist; 25 (vii) One dentist who has or is currently supervising a dental 26 therapist or therapists; 27 (viii) One representative from a dental only integrated delivery 28 system; 29 (ix) One representative from an urban Indian health clinic; 30 (x) One representative from a federally qualified health center 31 or the Washington association for community health; 32 (xi) One representative from a dental therapy education program; 33 (xii) One representative from a Washington tribe that currently 34 employs dental therapists; and 35 (xiii) One representative from a labor union representing care 36 providers that has experience providing dental coverage and promoting 37 dental care among their members. 38 (b) In addition, members of the task force may include members 39 from the legislature as follows: 40 p. 1078 ESSB 5187.SL