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41.56 RCW for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, as provided in section 1 945 of this act. 2 (b) $6,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2023 and $2,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 4 provided solely for the implementation of an agreement reached 5 between the governor and the Washington federation of state employees 6 for the language access providers under the provisions of chapter 7 41.56 RCW for fiscal year 2023 as provided in section 938 of this 8 act. 9 (3) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2022 and $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a full-time employee to 12 coordinate policies and programs to support pregnant and parenting 13 individuals receiving chemical dependency or substance use disorder 14 treatment. 15 (4) $505,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2022 and $505,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to 18 collaborate with the office of the superintendent of public 19 instruction to complete a report with options and recommendations for 20 administrative efficiencies and long-term strategies that align and 21 integrate high-quality early learning programs administered by both 22 agencies and consistent with implementation of Engrossed Second 23 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5237 (child care dev. exp.). The report, 24 due September 1, 2022, shall address capital needs, data collection 25 and data sharing, licensing changes, quality standards, options for 26 community-based and school-based settings with inclusive facilities 27 and operations, fiscal modeling, statutory changes needed to achieve 28 administrative efficiencies, and all other requirements of Engrossed 29 Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5237 (child care & early dev. 30 exp.). 31 (5) Within existing resources, the department shall submit a 32 brief report to the governor and appropriate legislative committees 33 by December 1, 2022, outlining options for creating a new dedicated 34 account for adoption support that will meet 42 U.S.C. Sec. 473 35 requirements. The report shall include a methodology for calculating 36 savings in a manner that can be incorporated into the adoption 37 support forecast budget process, statutory needs, and expenditure 38 guidelines for the account. 39 p. 1163 ESSB 5187.SL