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(2) Pursuant to RCW 67.70.040, the commission shall take such 1 action necessary to reduce retail commissions to an average of 5.1 2 percent of sales. 3 NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS 4 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $1,494,000 5 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $1,347,000 6 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,841,000 7 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8 conditions and limitations: 9 (1)(a) $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2024 and $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 11 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the commission to engage 12 a contractor to: 13 (i) Conduct a detailed analysis of the opportunity gap for 14 Hispanic and Latinx students; 15 (ii) Develop recommendations for continuing efforts to close the 16 educational opportunity gap while meeting the state's academic 17 achievement indicators as identified in the state's every student 18 succeeds act consolidated plan; and 19 (iii) Identify performance measures to monitor adequate yearly 20 progress. 21 (b) The contractor shall submit a study update by December 1, 22 2024, and submit a final report by June 30, 2025, to the educational 23 opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee, the governor, 24 the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of 25 education, and the education committees of the legislature. 26 (2) $105,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2024 and $105,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for gang youth intervention 29 specialists for a pilot program within high schools in Washington. 30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN 31 AFFAIRS 32 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . . $660,000 33 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . . $662,000 34 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,322,000 35 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36 conditions and limitations: 37 p. 119 ESSB 5187.SL