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in an amount not to exceed the amount provided in this subsection. 1 This subsection is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 2 provided in section 701 of this act. 3 (14) Within existing resources, the department shall report to 4 the legislature by September 2, 2021, the following information 5 pertaining to the unemployment insurance program: 6 (a) The number of full time equivalent employees of the 7 department who were working in the unemployment insurance program, 8 including those who were reassigned internally to the unemployment 9 insurance program, the number of full time equivalent employees that 10 were contracted by the department from other state agencies, and the 11 number of contractors or consultants engaged by the department, on a 12 monthly basis beginning March 1, 2020, through the latest available 13 month; 14 (b) A projection of full-time equivalent staffing or contractor 15 needs that would be affordable within anticipated base and above-base 16 federal unemployment administrative revenues; 17 (c) A spending plan for anticipated federal unemployment revenues 18 other than base or above-base revenues, including any proposed 19 additional full-time equivalent staff, consultants, contractors, or 20 other investments related to helping the department reduce the 21 backlog of unemployment insurance claims, appeals, denials, 22 overpayments, and other claimant issues; and 23 (d) A budget for the unemployment insurance program, showing 24 expenditures by object and fund source, for fiscal years 2022 and 25 2023, along with any projected shortfalls in revenues. 26 (15) $797,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2022, $1,874,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2023, and $979,000 of the family medical leave insurance 29 account—state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation 30 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5097 (paid leave coverage). 31 (16) $90,000 of the unemployment account—federal appropriation is 32 provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate 33 Bill No. 5190 (health care workers/benefits). 34 (17) $5,322,000 of the unemployment account—federal appropriation 35 is provided solely for the department to implement Engrossed 36 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5193 (unemployment ins. system). 37 (18) (($34,840,000)) $19,222,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal 38 recovery fund—federal appropriation is provided solely for the 39 p. 1122 ESSB 5187.SL