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and $207,654,000 of the Washington opportunity pathways account—state 1 appropriation are provided solely for the Washington college grant 2 program as provided in RCW 28B.92.200. 3 (3) Changes made to the state work study program in the 2009-2011 4 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia are continued in the 2021-2023 fiscal 5 biennium including maintaining the increased required employer share 6 of wages; adjusted employer match rates; discontinuation of 7 nonresident student eligibility for the program; and revising 8 distribution methods to institutions by taking into consideration 9 other factors such as off-campus job development, historical 10 utilization trends, and student need. 11 (4) $1,165,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2022, $1,165,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2023, $15,849,000 of the education legacy trust account— 14 state appropriation, and (($16,132,000)) $13,379,000 of the 15 Washington opportunity pathways account—state appropriation are 16 provided solely for the college bound scholarship program and may 17 support scholarships for summer session. The office of student 18 financial assistance and the institutions of higher education shall 19 not consider awards made by the opportunity scholarship program to be 20 state-funded for the purpose of determining the value of an award 21 amount under RCW 28B.118.010. 22 (5) $6,999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2022 and $6,999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the passport to college 25 program. The maximum scholarship award is up to $5,000. The council 26 shall contract with a nonprofit organization to provide support 27 services to increase student completion in their postsecondary 28 program and shall, under this contract, provide a minimum of $500,000 29 in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for this purpose. 30 (6) $2,981,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 and (($8,551,000)) $17,904,000 of the general fund—state 32 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to meet state 33 match requirements associated with the opportunity scholarship 34 program. The legislature will evaluate subsequent appropriations to 35 the opportunity scholarship program based on the extent that 36 additional private contributions are made, program spending patterns, 37 and fund balance. 38 p. 1368 ESSB 5187.SL