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(2) Expenditures from the account may be used by the department 1 of commerce for: 2 (a) Economic development, which includes addressing wealth 3 disparities to promote asset building such as home ownership and 4 expanding access to financial resources including, but not limited 5 to, grants and loans for small businesses and entrepreneurs, 6 financial literacy training, and other small business training and 7 support activities; 8 (b) Civil and criminal legal assistance to provide postconviction 9 relief and case assistance, including the expungement of criminal 10 records and vacation of criminal convictions; 11 (c) Community-based violence intervention and prevention 12 services, which may include after-school programs focused on 13 providing education and mentorship to youths; and 14 (d) Reentry services to facilitate successful transitions for 15 persons formerly incarcerated in an adult correctional facility or 16 juvenile residential facility in Washington. 17 (3) The distribution of the grants under this section must be 18 done in collaboration with the governor's office of Indian affairs 19 and "by and for community organizations" as defined by the department 20 of commerce and the office of equity. For the 2023-2025 fiscal 21 biennium, the distribution of grants must be done only in 22 collaboration with "by and for community organizations" as defined by 23 the department of commerce and the office of equity. 24 Sec. 931. RCW 43.101.200 and 2021 c 334 s 977 and 2021 c 323 s 25 31 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 26 (1) All law enforcement personnel, except volunteers, and reserve 27 officers whether paid or unpaid, initially employed on or after 28 January 1, 1978, shall engage in basic law enforcement training which 29 complies with standards adopted by the commission pursuant to RCW 30 43.101.080. For personnel initially employed before January 1, 1990, 31 such training shall be successfully completed during the first 32 fifteen months of employment of such personnel unless otherwise 33 extended or waived by the commission and shall be requisite to the 34 continuation of such employment. Personnel initially employed on or 35 after January 1, 1990, shall commence basic training during the first 36 six months of employment unless the basic training requirement is 37 otherwise waived or extended by the commission. Successful completion 38 p. 675 ESSB 5187.SL