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professional teaching standards are required to repay the conditional 1 loan. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 2 adopt rules to define the terms for initial grant of the assessment 3 fee and repayment, including applicable fees. To the extent 4 necessary, the superintendent may use revenues from the repayment of 5 conditional loan scholarships to ensure payment of all national board 6 bonus payments required by this section in each school year. 7 (b) $3,418,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2024 and $3,418,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 9 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of a new 10 performance-based evaluation for certificated educators and other 11 activities as provided in chapter 235, Laws of 2010 (education 12 reform) and chapter 35, Laws of 2012 (certificated employee 13 evaluations). 14 (c) $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15 year 2024 and $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the leadership internship 17 program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators. 18 (d) $810,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19 year 2024 and $810,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 20 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the development of a 21 leadership academy for school principals and administrators. The 22 superintendent of public instruction shall contract with an 23 independent organization to operate a state-of-the-art education 24 leadership academy that will be accessible throughout the state. 25 Semiannually the independent organization shall report on amounts 26 committed by foundations and others to support the development and 27 implementation of this program. Leadership academy partners shall 28 include the state level organizations for school administrators and 29 principals, the superintendent of public instruction, the 30 professional educator standards board, and others as the independent 31 organization shall identify. 32 (e) $11,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2024 and $11,500,000 of the general fund—state 34 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a 35 beginning educator support program (BEST). The program shall 36 prioritize first year educators in the mentoring program. School 37 districts and/or regional consortia may apply for grant funding. The 38 program provided by a district and/or regional consortia shall 39 p. 510 ESSB 5187.SL