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modify the proposal to address the feedback collected during the 1 public meetings; 2 (ix) During the 2024 legislative session, it is the intent of the 3 legislature to consider the modified proposal described in (d)(iv) of 4 this subsection; and 5 (x) By December 31, 2024, subject to the availability of funds in 6 the 2023-2025 biennial budget, the work group is directed to submit a 7 final report that is a compilation of all other reports previously 8 submitted since July 1, 2019, and may include additional content to 9 summarize final activities of the tax structure work group and 10 related legislation, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, to the 11 appropriate committees of the legislature. 12 (e)(i) The stakeholder groups referenced by (d)(iii)(A) of this 13 subsection must include, at a minimum, organizations and individuals 14 representing the following: 15 (A) Small, start-up, or low-margin business owners and employees 16 or associations expressly dedicated to representing these businesses, 17 or both; and 18 (B) Individual taxpayers with income at or below 100 percent of 19 area median income in their county of residence or organizations 20 expressly dedicated to representing low-income and middle-income 21 taxpayers, or both; 22 (ii) The presentation referenced in (d)(iii)(D) of this 23 subsection must include the following elements: 24 (A) The findings and alternatives included in the summary report 25 described in (d)(ii) of this subsection; and 26 (B) The preliminary plan to engage taxpayers directly in a robust 27 conversation about the state's tax structure, including presenting 28 the findings described in (f) of this subsection and alternatives to 29 the state's current tax structure, and collecting feedback to inform 30 development of recommendations. 31 (f) The duties of the department, with assistance of one or more 32 technical advisory groups, are to: 33 (i) With respect to the final report of findings and alternatives 34 submitted by the Washington state tax structure study committee to 35 the legislature under section 138, chapter 7, Laws of 2001 2nd sp. 36 sess.: 37 (A) Update the data and research that informed the 38 recommendations and other analysis contained in the final report; 39 p. 857 ESSB 5187.SL