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reviews. In order to improve the response to and recovery from future 1 pandemics, the task force shall develop lessons learned and make 2 recommendations that include, but are not limited to, the following: 3 (A) Aspects of the COVID-19 response that may inform future 4 pandemic and all-hazards responses; 5 (B) Emergency responses that would benefit the business community 6 and workers during a pandemic; 7 (C) Standards regarding flexible rent and repayment plans for 8 residential and commercial tenants during a pandemic; 9 (D) Whether establishing regional emergency management agencies 10 would benefit Washington state emergency response to future 11 pandemics; 12 (E) Gaps and needs for volunteers to support medical 13 professionals in performing their pandemic emergency response 14 functions within Washington state; 15 (F) Gaps and needs for tools to measure the scale of an impact 16 caused by a pandemic and tailoring the pandemic response to affected 17 regions based on the scale of the impact in those regions; 18 (G) Gaps and needs in health care system capacity and case 19 tracking, monitoring, control, isolation and quarantine, and 20 deploying medical supplies and personnel; and 21 (H) Implementing guidelines for school closures during a 22 pandemic. 23 (ii) The topics identified in (i) of this subsection (9)(d) are 24 intended to be illustrative but not exhaustive. The task force should 25 consider issues relating to equity, disparities, and discrimination 26 in each topic it studies and for which it makes recommendations. 27 (e) The military department must provide staff support for the 28 task force. The military department may employ staff and contracted 29 support to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. 30 (f) The task force shall consult with owners of small businesses, 31 epidemiologists, and representatives of immigrant communities. 32 (g) Legislative members of the task force are reimbursed for 33 travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative 34 members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with 35 chapter 43.03 RCW. 36 (h) The task force shall report its initial findings and 37 recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the 38 legislature by June 30, 2022. The task force shall report its final 39 p. 871 ESSB 5187.SL