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(ii) Best practices for appropriately and meaningfully engaging 1 individuals from underrepresented populations with lived experience. 2 Recommendations of these best practices may include suggestions from 3 engagement conducted under (a) of this subsection; 4 (iii) Information on how to plan the work of a statutory entity 5 using the principles of universal design, which may include 6 suggestions from community engagement conducted under (a) of this 7 subsection; 8 (iv) Best practices for onboarding all statutory entity members 9 including how to support underrepresented individuals with lived 10 experience in accessing compensation in accordance with chapter 43.03 11 RCW; and 12 (v) A list of state entities that appointing authorities may 13 consult with when considering appointments to statutory entities for 14 the purpose of increasing meaningful participation by people from 15 underrepresented populations who have lived experience. 16 (d) For purposes of this subsection: 17 (i) "Lived experience" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 18 43.03.220. 19 (ii) "Statutory entity" means a multimember task force, work 20 group, or advisory committee, that is temporary, established by 21 legislation adopted after January 1, 2025, established for the 22 specific purpose of examining a particular policy or issue which 23 directly and tangibly affects one or more underrepresented 24 populations, and is required to report to the legislature on the 25 policy or issues it is tasked with examining. "Statutory entity" does 26 not include legislative select committees or other statutorily 27 created legislative entities composed of only legislative members. 28 (iii) "Underrepresented population" means a population group that 29 is more likely to be at higher risk for disenfranchisement due to 30 adverse socioeconomic factors such as unemployment, high housing and 31 transportation costs relative to income, effects of environmental 32 harms, limited access to nutritious food and adequate health care, 33 linguistic isolation, and any other factors that may be barriers for 34 participating in policy-making processes. 35 (6) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 36 Washington state office of equity must cofacilitate the Washington 37 digital equity forum with the statewide broadband office. 38 (7)(a) $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for the office of the corrections 40 p. 20 ESSB 5187.SL