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curriculum and instructional strategies aligned with common core 1 state standards and next generation science standards. Funding shall 2 be distributed among the educational service districts in the same 3 proportion as distributions in the 2007-2009 biennium. Each 4 educational service district shall use this funding solely for salary 5 and benefits for a certificated instructional staff with expertise in 6 the appropriate subject matter and in professional development 7 delivery, and for travel, materials, and other expenditures related 8 to providing regional professional development support. 9 (3) Funding in this section is provided for regional professional 10 development related to English language arts curriculum and 11 instructional strategies aligned with common core state standards. 12 Each educational service district shall use this funding solely for 13 salary and benefits for certificated instructional staff with 14 expertise in the appropriate subject matter and in professional 15 development delivery, and for travel, materials, and other 16 expenditures related to providing regional professional development 17 support. 18 (4) Funding in this section is provided for regional technical 19 support for the K-20 telecommunications network to prevent system 20 failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data 21 processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These 22 funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical 23 support for the network. 24 (5) Funding in this section is provided for a corps of nurses 25 located at the educational service districts, to be dispatched in 26 coordination with the office of the superintendent of public 27 instruction, to provide direct care to students, health education, 28 and training for school staff. In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, 29 allocations for the corps of nurses is sufficient to provide one day 30 per week of nursing services for all second-class school districts. 31 (6) Funding in this section is provided for staff and support at 32 the nine educational service districts to provide a network of 33 support for school districts to develop and implement comprehensive 34 suicide prevention and behavioral health supports for students. 35 (7) Funding in this section is provided for staff and support at 36 the nine educational service districts to provide assistance to 37 school districts with comprehensive safe schools planning, conducting 38 needs assessments, school safety and security trainings, coordinating 39 appropriate crisis and emergency response and recovery, and 40 p. 502 ESSB 5187.SL