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(r) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office to contract with 3 a nongovernmental entity whose goals are to reduce disparities in 4 student performance and improve algebraic achievement to create a 5 statewide interactive math tutoring tool for middle and high school 6 students that is accessible on a 24 hour basis to students, teachers, 7 and parents across the state. The nongovernmental entity must have 8 previously contracted with five other states and have demonstrated 9 experience creating statewide interactive math tools with proven 10 outcomes in math proficiency. 11 (s) $2,036,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024 is provided solely for a gravitational wave observatory 13 located in southeastern Washington that is supported through the 14 national science foundation to purchase hands-on, interactive 15 exhibits to expand the number of developmentally appropriate learning 16 activities available for K-12 students attending the observatory. 17 (t) $170,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2024 and $170,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the continuation of the math 20 improvement pilot program. Of the amounts provided in this 21 subsection: 22 (i) $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024 and $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the Spokane school district. 25 (ii) $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2024 and $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the Chehalis school 28 district. 29 (u) $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2024 and $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office of the 32 superintendent of public instruction to administer grants to school 33 districts for a plant-based school meals pilot program. Grants may be 34 used for food supplies, delivery costs, equipment purchases, 35 education, and other expenditures to increase access to plant-based 36 school meals. Grant awards to school districts may not exceed $10,000 37 per district and may only be distributed to school districts that 38 have not received funding for the pilot program previously. 39 p. 527 ESSB 5187.SL