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fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a community care coordinator 1 for transitional-age youth for the doorway project in partnership 2 with the Seattle campus. 3 (34) $6,000,000 of the workforce education investment account— 4 state appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of the Paul 5 G. Allen school of computer science and engineering in order to award 6 an additional 100 degrees per year focusing on traditionally 7 underrepresented students. A report on degrees awarded must be 8 submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature June 30, 9 2022, and June 30, 2023. 10 (35) $45,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11 year 2022 is provided solely for the community immersion law 12 enforcement project at the Tacoma campus. 13 (36)(a) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2022 is provided solely for research to determine the use 15 and effectiveness of restorative justice, including for hate crime 16 victims and individuals who commit hate crimes. Researchers shall 17 engage in listening sessions with impacted communities, which must 18 include tribal governments and community-based organizations. 19 Researchers shall consult with judges, prosecutors, defense 20 attorneys, victim advocates, impacted communities, and community 21 based restorative justice agencies to inform whether restorative 22 justice would be an effective public policy option to: 23 (i) Provide healing support for individual hate crime victims and 24 their communities; 25 (ii) Provide accountability processes for individuals who commit 26 hate crimes; 27 (iii) Provide opportunities for individuals who commit hate 28 crimes to learn about the impact of their crimes and repair the 29 damage; 30 (iv) Repair interpersonal and communal relationships; 31 (v) Reduce hate crime offender recidivism; and 32 (vi) Determine if restorative justice could be equally available 33 to all victims and communities. 34 (b) The researcher shall provide a report to the relevant 35 committees of the legislature under RCW 43.01.036 by December 1, 36 2021. The report must include best practice recommendations for 37 establishing a restorative justice program and required data 38 collection to address hate crimes in Washington. The report shall 39 p. 1324 ESSB 5187.SL