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(c) Act as the information entry point for prospective students 1 and job seekers regarding education, training, and employment in the 2 industry. 3 (8) $21,428,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2022 and (($21,920,000)) $23,056,000 of the general fund— 5 state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 6 implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 7 RCW 28B.15.066. 8 (9) Community and technical colleges are not required to send 9 mass mailings of course catalogs to residents of their districts. 10 Community and technical colleges shall consider lower cost 11 alternatives, such as mailing postcards or brochures that direct 12 individuals to online information and other ways of acquiring print 13 catalogs. 14 (10) The state board for community and technical colleges shall 15 not use funds appropriated in this section to support intercollegiate 16 athletics programs. 17 (11) $157,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2022 and $157,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the Wenatchee Valley college 20 wildfire prevention program. 21 (12) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2022 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the Puget Sound welcome back 24 center at Highline College to create a grant program for 25 internationally trained individuals seeking employment in the 26 behavioral health field in Washington state. 27 (13) $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2022 and $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for increased enrollments in the 30 integrated basic education and skills training program. Funding will 31 support approximately 120 additional full-time equivalent enrollments 32 annually. 33 (14)(a) The state board must provide quality assurance reports on 34 the ctcLink project at the frequency directed by the office of chief 35 information officer for review and for posting on its information 36 technology project dashboard. 37 (b) The state board must develop a technology budget using a 38 method similar to the state capital budget, identifying project 39 p. 1308 ESSB 5187.SL