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costs in recognition that these costs exceed estimated increases in 1 undergraduate operating fee revenue. 2 (68) $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2023 is provided solely for the center for health workforce 4 studies to develop a program to track dental workforce trends, needs, 5 and enhancements to better serve the increasing population and demand 6 for access to adequate oral health care. The center shall develop the 7 program in consultation with dental stakeholders, including, but not 8 limited to, provider associations and oral health philanthropic 9 leaders. The workforce reporting program is to be considered a 10 public-private partnership. The institutions may accept matching 11 funds from interested stakeholders to help facilitate and administer 12 the workforce reporting program. The program shall: 13 (a) Provide ongoing assessment of the supply and distribution of, 14 and demand for, the state's oral health workforce; 15 (b) Conduct studies to describe the demographic, education, and 16 practice characteristics of occupations engaged in providing oral 17 health care and to improve understanding of workplace factors that 18 influence workforce recruitment and retention; and 19 (c) Display and disseminate findings through a public facing 20 website dashboard, in a deidentified and aggregate format, and 21 through findings briefs accessible from the website, among other 22 methods of dissemination. 23 (69) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2023 is provided solely for the institution to contract with a 25 nonprofit organization to provide a report on the community inventory 26 to help align the Washington park arboretum planning with the diverse 27 needs and priorities of the community. 28 (70) $1,242,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for an increase in the number of 30 nursing slots and graduates in the already established accelerated 31 bachelor of science in nursing program. Of the amounts provided in 32 this subsection, $273,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the Tacoma school of nursing 34 and healthcare leadership. 35 (71) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2023 is provided solely for the memory and brain wellness center 37 to support the statewide expansion of the dementia friends program. 38 p. 1331 ESSB 5187.SL