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(1)(a) $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024 and $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 2 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the commission to engage 3 a contractor to: 4 (i) Conduct a detailed analysis of the opportunity gap for 5 African American and Black students; 6 (ii) Develop recommendations for continuing efforts to close the 7 educational opportunity gap while meeting the state's academic 8 achievement indicators, as identified in the state's every student 9 succeeds act consolidated plan; and 10 (iii) Identify performance measures to monitor adequate yearly 11 progress. 12 (b) The contractor shall submit a study update by December 1, 13 2024, and submit a final report by June 30, 2025, to the educational 14 opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee, the governor, 15 the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of 16 education, and the education committees of the legislature. 17 NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS 18 —OPERATIONS 19 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . . $387,000 20 Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account— 21 State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,088,000 22 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,475,000 23 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 24 conditions and limitations: 25 (1) $34,491,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 26 account—state appropriation is provided solely for pension system 27 modernization, and is subject to the conditions, limitations, and 28 review requirements of section 701 of this act. 29 (2) $143,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 30 account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 31 Substitute House Bill No. 1007 (military service credits). If the 32 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this 33 subsection shall lapse. 34 (3) $1,172,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 35 account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 36 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5538 (postretirement nursing). If the bill 37 p. 120 ESSB 5187.SL