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shall ensure that teachers in one grade level in each elementary, 1 middle, and high school participate in this science training. Of the 2 amount appropriated $1,000,000 is provided solely for community-based 3 nonprofits including tribal education organizations to partner with 4 public schools for next generation science standards. 5 (f) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the Kip Tokuda memorial 8 Washington civil liberties public education program. The 9 superintendent of public instruction shall award grants consistent 10 with RCW 28A.300.410. 11 (g) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the Washington state 14 leadership and assistance for science education reform (LASER) 15 regional partnership activities, including instructional material 16 purchases, teacher and principal professional development, and school 17 and community engagement events. The office may require the recipient 18 of these funds to report the impacts of the recipient's efforts in 19 alignment with the measures of the Washington school improvement 20 framework. 21 (h) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants of $2,500 to provide 24 twenty middle and high school teachers each year with professional 25 development training for implementing integrated math, science, 26 technology, and engineering programs in their schools. 27 (i) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2024 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the computer science and 30 education grant program to support the following three purposes: 31 Train and credential teachers in computer sciences; provide and 32 upgrade technology needed to learn computer science; and, for 33 computer science frontiers grants to introduce students to and engage 34 them in computer science. The office of the superintendent of public 35 instruction must use the computer science learning standards adopted 36 pursuant to chapter 3, Laws of 2015 (computer science) in 37 implementing the grant, to the extent possible. Additionally, grants 38 provided for the purpose of introducing students to computer science 39 p. 523 ESSB 5187.SL