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developing threat assessment and crisis intervention teams. In fiscal 1 years 2024 and 2025, allocations for staff and support for regional 2 safety centers are increased to 3 full-time equivalent certificated 3 instructional staff for each regional safety center. 4 (8) Funding in this section is provided for regional English 5 language arts coordinators to provide professional development of 6 teachers and principals around the new early screening for dyslexia 7 requirements. 8 (9) The educational service districts, at the request of the 9 state board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.310.010 and 28A.305.130, 10 may receive and screen applications for school accreditation, conduct 11 school accreditation site visits pursuant to state board of education 12 rules, and submit to the state board of education post-site visit 13 recommendations for school accreditation. The educational service 14 districts may assess a cooperative service fee to recover actual plus 15 reasonable indirect costs for the purposes of this subsection. 16 (10) $2,169,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2024 and $2,169,000 of the general fund—state 18 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for each 19 educational service district to provide technology consultation, 20 procurement, and training required under chapter 301, Laws of 2021 21 (schools/computers & devices). 22 (11) $1,009,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2024 and $1,009,000 of the general fund—state 24 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 25 implementation of chapter 87, Laws of 2022 (ed. service district 26 funding). 27 (12) $2,700,000 of the workforce education investment account— 28 state appropriation is provided solely for the cost of employing one 29 full-time equivalent employee at each of the nine education service 30 districts to support the expansion of career connected learning. 31 (13) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for educational service 34 districts to provide students attending school in rural areas with 35 access to a mental health professional using telemedicine. Funding 36 must be prioritized to districts where mental health services are 37 inadequate or nonexistent due to geographic constraints. Funding may 38 be used for schools or school districts for technology upgrades to 39 p. 503 ESSB 5187.SL