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contracts, including contracts administered by the office of homeless 1 youth. 2 (D) The study must include a pay equity and comparable worth 3 analysis that compares eligible homeless service provider positions 4 with jobs with similar complexity, difficulty, and educational and 5 skill requirements in the public and private sectors that were deemed 6 essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. 7 (E) In conducting the study, the third-party entity must consult 8 with eligible homeless service provider employees; employees of 9 eligible entities with lived experience of homelessness; and 10 organizations led by or serving BIPOC populations. 11 (F) The department must report the results of the study, 12 including any policy recommendations, to the appropriate committees 13 of the legislature by September 30, 2023. 14 (b) The department must contract with an entity located in 15 Washington state to administer the stipend payments in (a)(i) and 16 (ii) of this subsection. The entity must demonstrate an ability to 17 efficiently administer stipend payments statewide by showing 18 successful administration of similar programs; an ability to adhere 19 to federal tax requirements, including sending stipend recipients 20 1099 or other required tax forms; and an ability to track and report 21 on demographic data of stipend recipients and fulfill other reporting 22 requirements as determined by the department. The entity must conduct 23 marketing and outreach for the program by September 1, 2022, and 24 begin administering stipend payments under (a)(i) of this subsection 25 by October 1, 2022. The administrator must pay the stipends on a 26 first-come, first-served basis and there is no individual entitlement 27 to receive a stipend. 28 (c) The department is authorized to shift funding among the 29 purposes in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection based on the level of 30 demonstrated need. 31 (d) The department may retain up to five percent of the funding 32 allocated under (a) of this subsection for administrative costs. 33 (e) The administrating entity selected under (b) of this 34 subsection may use up to 15 percent of the funding allocated under 35 (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection for administrative costs and up to 36 five percent of the funding allocated under (a)(i) and (ii) of this 37 subsection for outreach and marketing costs. 38 (f) For the purposes of this subsection: 39 p. 806 ESSB 5187.SL