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These allocations satisfy the formula requirements for transportation 1 allocations under RCW 28A.160.192. 2 (((11))) (10) $29,745,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 3 for fiscal year 2022 is provided solely for transportation emergency 4 allocations required in section 1504(12) of this act. 5 (((12))) (11)(a) $13,000,000 of the general fund—state 6 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 7 superintendent to provide transportation safety net funding to school 8 districts with a demonstrated need for additional transportation 9 funding for special passengers. Transportation safety net awards 10 shall only be provided when a school district's allowable 11 transportation expenditures attributable to serving special 12 passengers exceeds the amount allocated under subsection (2)(a) of 13 this section and any excess transportation costs reimbursed by 14 federal, state, tribal, or local child welfare agencies. 15 (b) To be eligible for additional transportation safety net award 16 funding, the school district must report, in accordance with 17 statewide accounting guidance, the amount of the excess costs and the 18 specific activities or services provided to special passengers that 19 created the excess costs. The office of the superintendent of public 20 instruction must request from school districts an application for 21 transportation safety net funding no later than May 1st. The 22 application must contain the school district's anticipated excess 23 costs through the end of the current school year. 24 (c) Transportation safety net awards allocated under this 25 subsection are not part of the state's program of basic education. 26 Sec. 1506. 2022 c 297 s 508 (uncodified) is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES 29 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2022). . . . . . . . $11,667,000 30 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2023). . . . . . . . $33,334,000 31 General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . (($573,246,000)) 32

$815,202,000 33 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($618,247,000)) 34 $860,203,000 35 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36 conditions and limitations: 37 p. 1261 ESSB 5187.SL