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this bill is not enacted by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in 1 this subsection shall lapse. 2 (v) $72,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2023 is provided solely for IT project funding for a contract to 4 assess the feasibility, specifications, and cost estimates for full 5 development and implementation of the school apportionment system. 6 (2) DATA SYSTEMS 7 (a) $1,802,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2022 and $1,802,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 9 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementing a comprehensive 10 data system to include financial, student, and educator data, 11 including development and maintenance of the comprehensive education 12 data and research system (CEDARS). 13 (b) $281,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14 year 2022 and $281,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for K-20 telecommunications 16 network technical support in the K-12 sector to prevent system 17 failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data 18 processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These 19 funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical 20 support for the network. 21 (c) $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2022 and $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2023 are provided for the superintendent of public 24 instruction to develop and implement a statewide accountability 25 system to address absenteeism and to improve student graduation 26 rates. The system must use data to engage schools and districts in 27 identifying successful strategies and systems that are based on 28 federal and state accountability measures. Funding may also support 29 the effort to provide assistance about successful strategies and 30 systems to districts and schools that are underperforming in the 31 targeted student subgroups. 32 (3) WORK GROUPS 33 (a) $335,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34 year 2022 and $335,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 36 206, Laws of 2018 (career and college readiness). 37 (b) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2022 and $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 1229 ESSB 5187.SL