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act or the coronavirus response and relief supplemental 1 appropriations act of 2021 (CRRSA). 2 (52) $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2022 is provided solely for the nursing care quality assurance 4 commission, in collaboration with the workforce training and 5 education coordinating board and the department of labor and 6 industries, to plan a home care aide to nursing assistant certified 7 to licensed practical nurse (HCA-NAC-LPN) apprenticeship pathway. The 8 plan must provide the necessary groundwork for the launch of at least 9 three licensed practical nurse apprenticeship programs in the next 10 phase of work. The plan for the apprenticeship programs must include 11 programs in at least three geographically disparate areas of the 12 state experiencing high levels of long-term care workforce shortages 13 for corresponding health professions and incorporate the 14 participation of local workforce development councils for 15 implementation. 16 (53) $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2022 and $23,000 of the health professions account—state 18 appropriation are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5124 19 (colon hydrotherapy). 20 (54) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2022 and (($3,000,000)) $6,000,000 of the general fund— 22 state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 23 Washington nursing commission to manage a grant process to 24 incentivize nurses to supervise nursing students in health care 25 settings. The goal of the grant program is to create more clinical 26 placements for nursing students to complete required clinical hours 27 to earn their nursing degree and related licensure. 28 (55) $761,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2023 is provided solely for the Washington nursing commission to 30 continue to implement virtual nursing assistant training and testing 31 modalities, create an apprenticeship pathway into nursing for nursing 32 assistants, implement rule changes to support a career path for 33 nursing assistants, and collaborate with the workforce training and 34 educational coordinating board on a pilot project to transform the 35 culture and practice in long term care settings. The goal of these 36 activities is to expand the nursing workforce for long term care 37 settings. 38 p. 1088 ESSB 5187.SL