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(72) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2023 is provided solely for a $2,500 monthly stipend to students 2 during the 20-week training period of the business certificate 3 program at the Bothell campus established in partnership with the MLK 4 Gandhi empowerment initiative. The business certificate program must 5 consist of two cohorts of 20 students. 6 (73) $455,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2023 is provided solely for the startup program within the 8 school of computer science and engineering. 9 (74)(a) $400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the colab for community and 11 behavioral health policy to work in collaboration with the Latino 12 center for health and allies in healthier systems for health & 13 abundance in youth to convene a community coalition and design team 14 to develop recommendations for the expansion of culturally responsive 15 community mental health services focused on children and adolescents 16 in Washington. Community and lived experience stakeholders, 17 representing communities of color, must make up over half of the 18 team. The coalition's recommendations shall address: 19 (i) Expansion of clinical training for a lived experience 20 workforce to provide culturally responsive and evidence-informed 21 mental health services focused on families, children, and youth; 22 (ii) An implementation plan that allows for local flexibility and 23 local community input; and 24 (iii) An evaluation plan that will yield information about the 25 success in implementation statewide and the improved experiences of 26 those seeking mental health services. 27 (b) The coalition must report its findings and recommendations to 28 the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2022. 29 (75)(a) $89,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely to establish a data repository to 31 assist the state and all political subdivisions with evaluating 32 whether and to what extent existing laws and practices with respect 33 to voting and elections are consistent with public policy, 34 implementing best practices in voting and elections, and to 35 investigate potential infringements upon the right to vote. 36 (b) The operation of the repository shall be the responsibility 37 of the director of the repository who shall be employed by the 38 University of Washington with doctoral level expertise in demography, 39 p. 1332 ESSB 5187.SL