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(1) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department 1 shall provide to the department of health, where available, the 2 following data for all nutrition assistance programs funded by the 3 United States department of agriculture and administered by the 4 department. The department must provide the report for the preceding 5 federal fiscal year by February 1, 2022, and February 1, 2023. The 6 report must provide: 7 (a) The number of people in Washington who are eligible for the 8 program; 9 (b) The number of people in Washington who participated in the 10 program; 11 (c) The average annual participation rate in the program; 12 (d) Participation rates by geographic distribution; and 13 (e) The annual federal funding of the program in Washington. 14 (2)(a) $3,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15 year 2022, $5,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2023, and $8,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 17 provided solely for the implementation of an agreement reached 18 between the governor and the Washington federation of state employees 19 for the language access providers under the provisions of chapter 20 41.56 RCW for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. 21 (b) $20,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2023 and $11,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 23 provided solely for the implementation of an agreement reached 24 between the governor and the Washington federation of state employees 25 for the language access providers under the provisions of chapter 26 41.56 RCW for fiscal year 2023 as provided in section 938 of this 27 act. 28 (3) By October 1, 2021, the department must submit a report to 29 the fiscal committees of the legislature detailing shortcomings of 30 the previously funded electronic health records system and contract, 31 the clinical validity of existing software, approaches to mitigate 32 the shortcomings of previously funded system, and a recommended 33 approach to establishing a comprehensive electronic health records 34 system at state facilities in the future. 35 (4) $39,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2022 is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 37 1411 (health care workforce). 38 p. 948 ESSB 5187.SL