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the amount provided in this subsection for administration of these 1 grants. 2 (14)(a) $300,000 of the workforce education investment account— 3 state appropriation is provided solely for certified construction 4 trade preapprenticeship programs that use a nationally approved 5 multicraft curriculum and emphasize construction math, tool use, job 6 safety, equipment, life skills, and financial literacy. The 7 preapprenticeship programs should focus on disadvantaged, 8 nontraditional, and underrepresented populations, and on populations 9 reentering the community from incarceration and houselessness. 10 Funding provided in this subsection may be used to: 11 (i) Provide incentives for participation in preapprenticeship 12 programs, such as covering program costs, providing stipends to 13 preapprentices, or covering the costs of construction tools; or 14 (ii) Address barriers for participation in preapprenticeship 15 programs, such as covering costs of child care or transportation, or 16 facilitating interviews for apprenticeship programs. 17 (b) The department may use up to five percent of the amount 18 provided in (a) of this subsection for administration of these 19 grants. 20 (15)(a) $400,000 of the workforce education investment account— 21 state appropriation is provided solely for grants to nonprofit 22 organizations to: 23 (i) Expand meatcutter registered apprenticeship and 24 preapprenticeship programs to new locations; or 25 (ii) Develop a new fishmonger registered apprenticeship program. 26 (b) Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for: 27 (i) Equipment upgrades or new equipment purchases for training 28 purposes; 29 (ii) New training space and lab locations to support the 30 expansion and establishment of apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 31 training in new locations; 32 (iii) Curriculum development, including the creation of elearning 33 content, and instructor training for apprenticeship and 34 preapprenticeship instructors; 35 (iv) Tuition assistance for apprentices in registered 36 apprenticeship programs accredited by a community or technical 37 college; 38 (v) Stipends for preapprentices; and 39 p. 310 ESSB 5187.SL