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school director compensation with those governing the compensation of 1 other elected officials with comparable duties and responsibilities. 2 (a) The examination required by this subsection, at a minimum, 3 must address: 4 (i) The duties and responsibilities of school directors and to 5 what extent those duties, and the factors relevant to their 6 completion, may have changed in the previous 10 years; 7 (ii) Demographic data about school district boards of directors 8 and the communities they represent for the purpose of understanding 9 the diversity of school district boards of directors and whether that 10 diversity reflects the communities they serve; 11 (iii) The significant variances in school district budgets, 12 student enrollments, tax bases, and revenues; 13 (iv) Options for periodically updating school director 14 compensation, including the frequency and timing of potential 15 compensation reviews, potential entities that may be qualified to 16 conduct the reviews, and considerations related to inflationary 17 indices or other measures that reflect cost-of-living changes; and 18 (v) Options for funding the actual and potential costs of school 19 director compensation, including salaries, per diem amounts, expense 20 reimbursements, and health care benefits. 21 (b) In completing the examination required by this subsection, 22 the department shall consult with interested parties, including the 23 office of the superintendent of public instruction, the Washington 24 state school directors' association, the Washington association of 25 school administrators, and educational service districts. 26 (c) The department shall, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036, 27 report its findings and recommendations to the governor, the 28 superintendent of public instruction, and the committees of the 29 legislature with jurisdiction over fiscal matters and K-12 education 30 by January 6, 2023. 31 (((170))) (169) $175,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a grant to the south King 33 fire and rescue district located in south King county to implement a 34 workforce development initiative, with the goals of increasing 35 recruitment and retention of employees from south King county 36 communities and increasing the diversity of the district's workforce. 37 (((171))) (170) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 38 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the department to 39 contract for a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative focused on 40 p. 814 ESSB 5187.SL