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(vi) $365,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (CRRSA) 1 and $495,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) are 2 provided solely for the expansion of family, friend, and neighbor 3 child care play and learn groups. 4 (vii) $930,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2022, $1,075,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2023, $3,597,000 of the general fund—federal 7 appropriation (CRRSA), and $2,419,000 of the general fund—federal 8 appropriation (ARPA) are provided solely for the implementation of 9 trainings, early achievers scholarships, and other professional 10 development activities. Amounts provided in this subsection may be 11 used to contract with a nonprofit organization that provides 12 relationship-based professional development support to family, 13 friend, and neighbor, child care center, and licensed family care 14 providers. 15 (viii) $1,585,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2022 and $2,196,000 of the general fund—state 17 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 18 department to expand the birth-to-three early childhood education and 19 assistance program. 20 (ix) $421,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2022 and $408,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to 23 collaborate with the department of commerce on technical assistance 24 to employers interested in providing child care to employees. 25 (b) The state and the representative for family child care 26 providers must enter into bargaining over the implementation of 27 grants and rate increases included in this proviso, and apply those 28 increases consistent with the terms of this proviso and the agreement 29 reached between the parties. 30 (18) $265,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 and $265,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a statewide family resource 33 and referral linkage system, with coordinated access point of 34 resource navigators who will connect families with children prenatal 35 through age five with services, programs, and community resources 36 through a facilitated referral and linkage process. 37 (19)(a) $414,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) 38 is provided solely for the department to establish a pilot project to 39 p. 1155 ESSB 5187.SL