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the east side and one on the west side of the Cascade mountains, to 1 hire or train an employee to: 2 (i) Provide information to students and college and university 3 staff about available health insurance options; 4 (ii) Develop culturally relevant materials and conduct outreach 5 for historically marginalized and underserved student populations to 6 assist these populations in their knowledge of access to low cost or 7 free health insurance plans; 8 (iii) Provide ongoing technical assistance to students about 9 health insurance options or health insurance application process; and 10 (iv) Provide technical assistance to students as a health benefit 11 exchange certified assister, to help students understand, shop, 12 apply, and enroll in health insurance through Washington health 13 planfinder. 14 (b) Participation in the exchange assister program is contingent 15 on fulfilling applicable contracting, security, and other program 16 requirements. 17 (c) The legislature expects the council, in collaboration with 18 the council of presidents and the health benefit exchange, to report 19 to the appropriate committees of the legislature information about 20 barriers students, including those enrolled in state registered 21 apprenticeship programs, encountered to accessing health insurance 22 coverage; and to provide recommendations on how to improve student 23 and staff access to health coverage based on data gathered from the 24 pilot program. 25 (16) $25,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2023 is provided solely for the Washington student achievement 27 council to convene stakeholders from institutions of higher 28 education, students, and community-based organizations to develop 29 recommendations regarding residency statutes with the goal of 30 ensuring consistent application of residency statutes and clarifying 31 pathways to being a Washington resident student with a focus on 32 ensuring equity to accessing student residency. By December 1, 2022, 33 the council must submit a report with recommendations to the 34 appropriate committees of the legislature pursuant to RCW 43.01.036. 35 (17) $10,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2023 is provided solely for the council to submit a progress 37 report on the new or expanded cybersecurity and nursing academic 38 programs that receive funding in sections 602 through 608 of this 39 act, including the number of students enrolled. The council must 40 p. 1365 ESSB 5187.SL