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(26) $7,698,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024 and $7,698,000 of the general fund—state 2 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to increase 3 complex needs grant funds for child care providers. 4 (27) $2,624,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2024 and $2,624,000 of the general fund—state 6 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for equity 7 grants established under chapter 199, Laws of 2021 (E2SSB 5237). 8 (28) $2,354,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 9 fiscal year 2024 and $2,431,000 of the general fund—state 10 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 11 department to continue the birth-to-three early childhood education 12 and assistance program. Funding is sufficient for a 20 percent rate 13 increase beginning July 1, 2023, and a 1.8 percent rate increase 14 beginning July 1, 2024. 15 (29) $3,352,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2024 and $9,916,000 of the general fund—state 17 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to implement 18 Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5225 (working conn. child care). If 19 the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in 20 this subsection shall lapse. 21 (30) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024 and $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to help close the gap in 24 childcare access in the King county region by providing pandemic 25 recovery support funding to the Launch learning organization. 26 (31) $533,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2024 is provided solely for the department to submit an 28 implementation plan to expand access to Washington's mixed delivery 29 child care system. The plan must assume that any financial 30 contribution by families is capped at no more than seven percent of 31 household income and that the child care workforce are provided 32 living wages and benefits. The plan must be submitted to the 33 appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2025, and 34 should: 35 (a) Follow the intent of chapter 199, Laws of 2021; 36 (b) Be aligned with the cost of quality care rate model; 37 (c) Include timelines, costs, and statutory changes necessary for 38 timely and effective implementation; and 39 p. 390 ESSB 5187.SL