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and staff capacity, and may contract for services as necessary, to 1 complete the following performance audits: 2 (a) The department of labor and industries' programs and 3 responsibilities to investigate and enforce: 4 (i) Wage and hour laws applicable to farmworkers; 5 (ii) Workplace health and safety standards applicable to 6 farmworkers; and 7 (iii) Laws prohibiting harassment, discrimination, and 8 retaliation against farmworkers for, among other things, asserting 9 their rights regarding health and safety standards and wage and hour 10 laws; 11 (b) The employment security department's administration of the 12 H-2A program; and 13 (c) The department of health's administration of laws and rules 14 related to pesticide safety that are intended to protect farmworkers 15 from hazardous exposures. 16 (7) $42,000 of the performance audits of government account—state 17 appropriation is for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill 18 No. 5649 (family and medical leave). If the bill is not enacted by 19 June 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 20 (8) $13,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2022 and $4,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2023 are for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute 23 House Bill No. 1643 (affordable housing/REET). If the bill is not 24 enacted by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection 25 shall lapse. 26 (9) $36,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2023 is for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute 28 House Bill No. 1015 (equitable access to credit). If the bill is not 29 enacted by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection 30 shall lapse. 31 (((12))) (10)(a) The joint legislative audit and review committee 32 shall conduct a performance audit of the department of health's 33 oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. 34 The study must explore: 35 (i) The types of data that hospitals are required to collect and 36 report to state and federal regulatory entities, hospitals' 37 compliance with these reporting requirements, and the department's 38 enforcement and use of such reporting. This data includes: Hospital 39 p. 715 ESSB 5187.SL