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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1 conditions and limitations: 2 (1) The distributions made under this section and distributions 3 from the county criminal justice assistance account made pursuant to 4 section 801 of this act constitute appropriate reimbursement for 5 costs for any new programs or increased level of service for purposes 6 of RCW 43.135.060. 7 (2)(a) $7,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2022 and $7,000,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for 10 distribution to county juvenile court administrators for the costs 11 associated with processing and case management of truancy, children 12 in need of services, and at-risk youth referrals. The administrator 13 for the courts, in conjunction with the juvenile court 14 administrators, shall develop an equitable funding distribution 15 formula. The formula must neither reward counties with higher than 16 average per-petition/referral processing costs nor shall it penalize 17 counties with lower than average per-petition/referral processing 18 costs. 19 (b) Each fiscal year during the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, each 20 county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total 21 actual costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and 22 at-risk youth petitions. Counties shall submit the reports to the 23 administrator for the courts no later than 45 days after the end of 24 the fiscal year. The administrator for the courts shall 25 electronically transmit this information to the chairs and ranking 26 minority members of the house of representatives and senate fiscal 27 committees no later than 60 days after a fiscal year ends. These 28 reports are informational in nature and are not for the purpose of 29 distributing funds. 30 (3) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for providing all courts with an 33 electronic demographic survey for jurors who begin a jury term. The 34 survey must collect data on each juror's race, ethnicity, age, sex, 35 employment status, educational attainment, and income, as well as any 36 other data approved by order of the chief justice of the Washington 37 state supreme court. This electronic data gathering must be conducted 38 and reported in a manner that preserves juror anonymity. The 39 p. 718 ESSB 5187.SL