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plus programs reflect current industry competencies, and identify 1 appropriate program credentials. 2 (f) $4,940,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024 and $4,940,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the Washington state 5 achievers scholarship and Washington higher education readiness 6 program. The funds shall be used to: Support community involvement 7 officers that recruit, train, and match community volunteer mentors 8 with students selected as achievers scholars; and to identify and 9 reduce barriers to college for low-income and underserved middle and 10 high school students. The office may require the recipient of these 11 funds to report the impacts of the recipient's efforts in alignment 12 with the measures of the Washington school improvement framework. 13 (g) $1,454,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14 year 2024 and $1,454,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for contracting with a college 16 scholarship organization with expertise in conducting outreach to 17 students concerning eligibility for the Washington college bound 18 scholarship consistent with chapter 405, Laws of 2007. The office may 19 require the recipient of these funds to report the impacts of the 20 recipient's efforts in alignment with the measures of the Washington 21 school improvement framework. 22 (h) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for an education and workforce 25 pathway pilot program at the northwest career and technical academy. 26 The pilot program will oversee a pathway including high schools, 27 skills centers, community and technical colleges, and employers that 28 results in students earning a high school diploma and an associate in 29 technical arts degree, while maintaining summer employment. 30 (i) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office to distribute 33 after-exit running start grants to school districts that identify 34 running start students that have exceeded maximum enrollment under 35 running start formulas and high school graduates who have 15 or fewer 36 college credits to earn before meeting associate degree requirements 37 for instruction not funded under section 504(18) of this act. High 38 school graduates who meet these requirements are eligible to receive 39 p. 520 ESSB 5187.SL