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fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for student financial aid 1 payments under the state work study program, including up to four 2 percent administrative allowance for the state work study program. 3 (2) $276,416,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2024, $276,416,000 of the general fund—state 5 appropriation for fiscal year 2025, $169,036,000 of the workforce 6 education investment account—state appropriation, $69,639,000 of the 7 education legacy trust fund—state appropriation, and $67,654,000 of 8 the Washington opportunity pathways account—state appropriation are 9 provided solely for the Washington college grant program as provided 10 in RCW 28B.92.200. 11 (3) Changes made to the state work study program in the 2009-2011 12 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia are continued in the 2023-2025 fiscal 13 biennium including maintaining the increased required employer share 14 of wages; adjusted employer match rates; discontinuation of 15 nonresident student eligibility for the program; and revising 16 distribution methods to institutions by taking into consideration 17 other factors such as off-campus job development, historical 18 utilization trends, and student need. 19 (4) $1,165,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2024, $1,165,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2025, $15,849,000 of the education legacy trust account— 22 state appropriation, and $11,260,000 of the Washington opportunity 23 pathways account—state appropriation are provided solely for the 24 college bound scholarship program and may support scholarships for 25 summer session. The office of student financial assistance and the 26 institutions of higher education shall not consider awards made by 27 the opportunity scholarship program to be state-funded for the 28 purpose of determining the value of an award amount under RCW 29 28B.118.010. 30 (5) $6,999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $6,999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the passport to college 33 program. The maximum scholarship award is up to $5,000. The council 34 shall contract with a nonprofit organization to provide support 35 services to increase student completion in their postsecondary 36 program and shall, under this contract, provide a minimum of $500,000 37 in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for this purpose. 38 p. 605 ESSB 5187.SL