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(iv) After the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, the 1 work group must: 2 (A) Hold no less than five public meetings organized by 3 geographic region (in person or online) with special consideration 4 for regional geographies throughout the state, rural areas, and 5 border communities; 6 (B) Participate in no less than 10 existing meetings of various 7 associations, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and similar 8 groups in order to engage low-income and middle-income taxpayers, 9 communities of color, senior citizens, and people with disabilities; 10 (C) Participate in no less than 10 existing meetings of various 11 business and agricultural associations, chambers of commerce, ports, 12 associate development organizations, and similar groups in order to 13 engage small, start-up, and low-margin businesses, and other 14 businesses; 15 (D) Hold no less than three listening sessions in a language 16 other than English to engage taxpayers who speak languages including, 17 but not limited to, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, and Somali; 18 (E) Present the findings described in (f) of this subsection and 19 alternatives to the state's current tax structure at the public 20 meetings utilizing a range of methods that account for different 21 learning styles including, but not limited to, written documents, 22 videos, animations, and graphics; 23 (F) Provide an opportunity at the public and other meetings for 24 taxpayers to engage in a conversation about the state tax structure 25 including, but not limited to, providing feedback on possible 26 recommendations for changes to the state tax structure and asking 27 questions about the report and findings and alternatives to the 28 state's current tax structure presented by the work group; 29 (G) Utilize methods to collect taxpayer feedback before, during, 30 or after the public meetings that may include, but is not limited to: 31 Small group discussions, in-person written surveys, in-person visual 32 surveys, online surveys, written testimony, and public testimony; 33 (H) Encourage legislators to inform their constituents about the 34 public meetings that occur within and near their legislative 35 districts (whether in person or online); 36 (I) Inform local elected officials about the public meetings that 37 occur within and near their communities (whether in person or 38 online); 39 p. 855 ESSB 5187.SL