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apprenticeship, degree, certification, or professional development 1 opportunities in the health care field. Grant recipients must be 2 labor-management partnerships established under section 302 of the 3 labor-management relations act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 186 that demonstrate 4 adequate funding match and competency in the provision of student 5 supports, or employers who can demonstrate service serving greater 6 than 50 percent medicaid populations who can demonstrate that they 7 will use the grant to join or establish a labor-management 8 partnership dedicated to the purposes of this section. Preference 9 must be given to applications that demonstrate an ability to support 10 students from racially diverse backgrounds, and that are focused on 11 in-demand fields with career ladders to living wage jobs. Grant 12 recipients must use the funds to provide services including, but not 13 limited to, development and implementation of apprenticeship and 14 industry certifications, benefits administration, tuition assistance, 15 counseling and navigation, tutoring and test preparation, instructor/ 16 mentor training, materials and technology for students, childcare, 17 and travel costs. 18 (7) $92,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19 year 2024 and $92,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 20 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a full-time information 21 technology position to collaborate with other state workforce 22 agencies to establish and support a governance structure that 23 provides strategic direction on cross-organizational information 24 technology projects. The board must submit a report to the governor's 25 office and the appropriate committees of the legislature, pursuant to 26 RCW 43.01.036, with a progress update and recommendations on a 27 coalition model that will result in better service coordination and 28 public stewardship that enables the efficient delivery of workforce 29 development services by September 1, 2023, and September 1, 2024. 30 (8) The workforce board must report to and coordinate with the 31 department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 32 act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and section 33 302(13) of this act. 34 (9) $84,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 35 appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Second 36 Substitute House Bill No. 1724 (behavioral health workforce). If the 37 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this 38 subsection shall lapse. 39 p. 608 ESSB 5187.SL