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generational poverty, or have a disabling condition, including those 1 that are further impacted by systemic racism, who do not believe they 2 can be successful or have not yet contemplated college for their 3 future with the intent of engaging these individuals in further 4 education to increase their lifelong wage potential. 5 (107)(a) $151,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2022 and $532,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 7 for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to 8 contract with a nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise in 9 the creative arts and strategic planning to establish a Washington 10 state creative economy work group that within two years, and with the 11 advice of the work group, develops a strategic plan to improve the 12 Washington state creative economy that can be rolled out in 13 incremental phases to reach identified economic, social justice, and 14 business development goals. 15 (b) The goal of the strategic plan must be to ensure that the 16 state of Washington is competitive with respect to attracting 17 creative economy business, retaining talent within the state, and 18 developing marketable content that can be exported for national and 19 international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan must 20 address support for the creative community within historically 21 marginalized communities, as well as the creative economy at large, 22 and take into account the diverse interests, strengths, and needs of 23 Washington's population on both sides of the Cascade mountains. 24 (c) The chair of the work group must be the director of the 25 nonprofit organization contracted with by the department or the 26 director's designee, and must have significant experience working as 27 an artist, producer, or director and in business development, 28 including drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning 29 documents. The chair must appoint representatives to the work group 30 who represent the range of demographic diversity across the state of 31 Washington, including: 32 (i) A representative from the Washington state association of 33 counties; 34 (ii) A representative from the association of Washington cities; 35 (iii) A representative from the Washington state arts commission; 36 (iv) A representative from the Washington state labor council; 37 (v) A representative from the banking industry with experience in 38 matters involving the federal small business administration; 39 p. 784 ESSB 5187.SL