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outdoor education experiences program. The office must prioritize 1 providing the program to fifth and sixth grade students in high 2 poverty schools, expanding to other fifth and sixth grade students 3 subject to available funds. 4 (o) $3,205,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2024 and $3,205,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 7 238, Laws of 2022 (student financial literacy) which provides grants 8 to school districts for integrating financial literacy education into 9 professional development for certificated staff. 10 (p)(i) $1,425,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2024 and $4,725,000 of the general fund—state 12 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for dual 13 language grants to grow capacity for high quality dual language 14 learning. Grant funding may be used for new and existing dual 15 language programs, heritage language programs for immigrant and 16 refugee students, and indigenous language programs for native 17 students. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 of 18 the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 is provided 19 solely for tribal language grants. 20 (ii) Each grant recipient must convene an advisory board to guide 21 the development and continuous improvement of its dual language 22 program, including but not limited to: Determining which schools and 23 languages will be prioritized; conducting outreach to the community; 24 and addressing enrollment considerations and the hiring of staff. At 25 least half the members of the board must be parents of English 26 learner students or current or former English learner students. The 27 other members of the board must represent teachers, students, school 28 leaders, governing board members, youth, and community-based 29 organizations that support English learners. 30 (q) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 is provided solely for a statewide information technology 32 academy program. This public-private partnership will provide 33 educational software, as well as information technology certification 34 and software training opportunities for students and staff in public 35 schools for the 2023-24 school year only. The office must evaluate 36 other options that may be available in the state for a future public- 37 private partnership to deliver similar services to students and staff 38 of public schools at no cost to the state. 39 p. 526 ESSB 5187.SL