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(ii) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more 1 than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than 2 one hundred eighty students, an additional one-half of a classified 3 staff unit; and 4 (g) School districts receiving additional staff units to support 5 small student enrollments and remote and necessary plants under this 6 subsection (13) shall generate additional MSOC allocations consistent 7 with the nonemployee related costs (NERC) allocation formula in place 8 for the 2010-11 school year as provided section 502, chapter 37, Laws 9 of 2010 1st sp. sess. (2010 supplemental budget), adjusted annually 10 for inflation. 11 (14) Any school district board of directors may petition the 12 superintendent of public instruction by submission of a resolution 13 adopted in a public meeting to reduce or delay any portion of its 14 basic education allocation for any school year. The superintendent of 15 public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay if it does 16 not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not be 17 for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no 18 impact on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort 19 assistance pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW. 20 (15) The superintendent may distribute funding for the following 21 programs outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2024 22 and 2025 as follows: 23 (a) $650,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2024 and $650,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 25 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for fire protection for school 26 districts located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter 27 established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW. 28 (b) $436,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2024 and $436,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for programs providing skills 31 training for secondary students who are enrolled in extended day 32 school-to-work programs, as approved by the superintendent of public 33 instruction. The funds shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed 34 $500 per full-time equivalent student enrolled in those programs. 35 (16) Funding in this section is sufficient to fund a maximum of 36 1.6 FTE enrollment for skills center students pursuant to chapter 37 463, Laws of 2007. 38 p. 489 ESSB 5187.SL