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eligible students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and are 1 enrolled in running start courses, the pilot program must subsidize: 2 (i) Any student-voted fees, technology fees, course fees, 3 laboratory fees, or other fees required for enrollment, up to 17 4 credits per quarter, that were not waived by the institution of 5 higher education under RCW 28A.600.310; and 6 (ii) Textbooks and other course materials required by the 7 institution of higher education. 8 (c) Any funds remaining after the office subsidizes the costs 9 included in (b) of this subsection may be used to subsidize waived 10 fees or transportation costs for eligible students who qualify for 11 free or reduced-price meals and are enrolled in running start 12 courses. 13 (d) The office must submit a preliminary report to the 14 legislature by June 30, 2023, on the results of the pilot program. It 15 is the intent of the legislature to provide funding for a final 16 report due to the legislature by August 31, 2023. 17 (41) $468,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2023 is provided solely for the office to contract with a 19 nonprofit organization to establish a workforce pilot program with 20 the Vancouver school district that provides targeted training to 21 expand the school district's candidate pool for school bus drivers 22 and paraeducators. The nonprofit organization must be based in 23 Vancouver, Washington and must have experience assisting individuals 24 in becoming economically self-sufficient by providing resources, 25 training, and job placement opportunities. By June 30, 2023, the 26 office will collaborate with the nonprofit organization and the 27 Vancouver school district to submit a report to the legislature with 28 results of the workforce pilot program and recommendations for 29 expanding the program. 30 (42) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2023 is provided solely for the office to contract with the 32 association of Washington school principals to provide support, 33 mentoring, mediation, and professional learning services to school 34 principals and assistant principals in the greater Seattle area. 35 (43) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2023 is provided solely for grants to school districts and 37 educational service districts operating institutional education 38 programs for youth in state long-term juvenile institutions to 39 p. 1300 ESSB 5187.SL