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(1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual 1 legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for 2 each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted 3 to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of 4 the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days 5 after the end of each fiscal year. As part of its by agency report to 6 the legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial 7 management, the office of the attorney general shall include 8 information detailing the agency's expenditures for its agency-wide 9 overhead and a breakdown by division of division administration 10 expenses. 11 (2) Prior to entering into any negotiated settlement of a claim 12 against the state that exceeds five million dollars, the attorney 13 general shall notify the director of the office of financial 14 management and the chairs and ranking members of the senate committee 15 on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on 16 appropriations. 17 (3) The attorney general shall annually report to the fiscal 18 committees of the legislature all new cy pres awards and settlements 19 and all new accounts, disclosing their intended uses, balances, the 20 nature of the claim or account, proposals, and intended timeframes 21 for the expenditure of each amount. The report shall be distributed 22 electronically and posted on the attorney general's web site. The 23 report shall not be printed on paper or distributed physically. 24 (4) $1,217,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $1,217,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for multi-year arbitrations of 27 the state's diligent enforcement of its obligations to receive 28 amounts withheld from tobacco master settlement agreement payments. 29 (5) $6,189,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2024 and $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 32 326, Laws of 2021 (law enforcement data). 33 (6) $1,958,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34 year 2024 and $958,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of a program 36 for receiving and responding to tips from the public regarding risks 37 or potential risks to the safety or well-being of youth, called the 38 YES tip line program. Risks to safety or well-being may include, but 39 p. 34 ESSB 5187.SL