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other costs related to the crisis response improvement strategy 1 committee established in section 104 of Engrossed Second Substitute 2 House Bill No. 1477 (national 988 system). 3 (15) $40,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2023 is provided solely for the office of financial management 5 to review and report on vendor rates for services provided to low- 6 income individuals at the department of children, youth, and 7 families, the department of corrections, and the department of social 8 and health services. ((The)) A status report must be submitted to the 9 governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by 10 December 1, 2022. A final report must be submitted to the governor 11 and the appropriate committees of the legislature by May 31, 2023, 12 and must include review of, at least: 13 (a) The current rates for services by vendor; 14 (b) A history of increases to the rates since fiscal year 2010 by 15 vendor; 16 (c) A comparison of how the vendor increases and rates compare to 17 inflation; and 18 (d) A summary of the billing methodology for the vendor rates. 19 (16) $35,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2022 and $86,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute 22 House Bill No. 1867 (dual credit program data). If the bill is not 23 enacted by June 30, 2022, the amounts provided in this subsection 24 shall lapse. 25 (17)(a) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2022 and $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 27 for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the office to contract 28 with a third-party facilitator to convene an applicant background 29 check work group. The purpose of the work group is to review existing 30 requirements and processes for conducting applicant background checks 31 for impacted individuals, and to provide a feasibility study and 32 implementation plan for establishing a state office to centrally 33 manage criminal background check processes for impacted individuals. 34 (b) For the purposes of this subsection, "impacted individuals" 35 means applicants for state employment, current state employees, and 36 individuals for whom an applicant background check is required as a 37 condition of employment or to provide state services, including but 38 not limited to individuals subject to the requirements of RCW 39 p. 845 ESSB 5187.SL