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2021, and are eligible for federal refugee resettlement services, 1 including those from Afghanistan and Ukraine. 2 (44) $4,146,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 3 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for institution compensation 4 costs in recognition that these costs exceed estimated increases in 5 undergraduate operating fee revenue. 6 (45)(a) $3,760,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for nursing education, to 8 increase the number of nursing slots for academic year 2022-23 by at 9 least 50 and build capacity for at least 200 new slots in the 10 2023-2025 biennium, and to purchase two simulation vans. 11 (b) Of the amount provided in this subsection, $300,000 of the 12 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided 13 solely for community and technical colleges who enroll new cohorts of 14 at least 25 nursing students in the 2023 spring academic quarter. 15 (c) The state board for community and technical colleges must 16 coordinate with the student achievement council as provided in 17 section 609(17) of this act to submit a progress report on the new or 18 expanded nursing academic programs, including the number of students 19 enrolled per program. 20 (46)(a) $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the state board in 22 collaboration with the dental industry to report on strategies to 23 support and transform the education and training of the dental 24 hygiene and dental assistant professions. 25 (b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, 26 recommendations on the following topics: 27 (i) Examining options to enhance workforce diversity; 28 (ii) Reducing barriers to entry; and 29 (iii) Proposing changes for education program sustainability. 30 (c) The state board must solicit input and collaborate on the 31 report with a representative from a dental association, a 32 representative from a hygienist association, an expert in dental 33 hygiene education, a representative from the dental assistant 34 profession, and a representative from the dental benefits industry. 35 (d) The report must be submitted to the legislature pursuant to 36 RCW 43.01.036 by December 1, 2022. 37 (47) $30,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2022 and $243,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 1315 ESSB 5187.SL