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extension of transition services for students with disabilities who 1 turned age 21 during the 2019-20 or 2020-21 school years, did not 2 graduate with a regular diploma, and require recovery services on or 3 after July 1, 2021, as determined by the student's individualized 4 education plan team. The extension of these services does not reduce 5 or supplant any other services for which the individual would be 6 eligible. Allocations for this purpose may not exceed the amounts 7 provided in this subsection. The office of the superintendent of 8 public instruction may adopt formulas and procedures to define a per- 9 student amount to be provided to students that meet the criteria, so 10 that allocations do not exceed amounts provided in this subsection. 11 Amounts provided in this subsection are outside the state's program 12 of basic education. 13 (13)(a) $52,704,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 14 (ARPA) is provided solely for allocations from federal funding as 15 authorized in section 2014, the American rescue plan act of 2021, 16 P.L. 117-2. 17 (b) $4,411,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) 18 is provided solely for providing preschool services to qualifying 19 special education students under section 619 of the federal 20 individuals with disabilities education act, pursuant to section 21 2002, the American rescue plan act of 2021, P.L. 117-2. 22 (14) $7,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2022 and $5,000,000 of the general fund—state 24 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the office 25 of the superintendent of public instruction to support professional 26 development in inclusionary practices for classroom teachers. The 27 primary form of support to public school classroom teachers must be 28 for mentors who are experts in best practices for inclusive 29 education, differentiated instruction, and individualized 30 instruction. Funding for mentors must be prioritized to the public 31 schools with the highest percentage of students with individualized 32 education programs aged three through 21 who spend the least amount 33 of time in general education classrooms. 34 Sec. 1508. 2022 c 297 s 510 (uncodified) is amended to read as 35 follows: 36 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE 37 DISTRICTS 38 p. 1267 ESSB 5187.SL