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_ 474 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 329. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 2. Out of this appropriation, $342,414 the first year and $342,414 the second year from the general fund and $215,900 the first year and $215,900 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be provided for five positions to execute these negotiations. K.1. Out of this appropriation, $10,017,668 the first year and $10,017,668 the second year from the general fund and $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be available for the reinvestment of adoption general fund savings as authorized in title IV, parts B and E of the federal Social Security Act (P.L. 110-351). 2. Of the amounts in paragraph K.1. above, $3,078,595 the first year and $3,078,595 the second year from the general fund shall be used to develop a case management module for a comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS). L.1. Out of this appropriation, $7,121,181 the first year and $7,121,181 the second year from the general fund and $7,121,181 the first year and $7,121,181 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be available for the development of a compliant comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS). Any unexpended balances in this paragraph at the close of business on June 30 each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward and reappropriated for this purpose. 2. In the development of the CCWIS, the department shall not create any future obligation that will require the appropriation of general fund in excess of that provided in this Item. Should additional appropriation, in excess of the amounts identified in paragraphs K.2. and L.1. above, be needed to complete development of this or any other module for the CCWIS, the department shall notify the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and Director, Department of Planning and Budget. 3. Beginning September 1, 2018, the department shall also provide semi-annual progress reports that includes current project summary, implementation status, accounting of project expenditures and future milestones. All reports shall be submitted to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and Director, Department of Planning and Budget by February 1 and September 1 each year. M.1. Out of this appropriation, $1,009,563 the first year and $1,009,563 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be used to fund 10 positions that support the child protective services hotline. 2. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the first year from the general fund shall be provided to enhance the existing interactive voice response system that is utilized by the state child protective services hotline. Any unexpended balance in this paragraph at the close of business on June 30, 2025 associated with unpaid enhancement costs shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. N. Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from the general fund and $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be used to fund one position that supports Virginia Fosters. O. Out of this appropriation, $851,000 the first year and $851,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for training, consultation and technical support, and licensing costs associated with establishing evidence-based programming as identified in the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Evidence-Based Programs Clearinghouse. P. The Department of Social Services shall develop a plan to provide access statewide to a Kinship Navigator Program which will provide services to kinship caregivers who are having trouble finding assistance for their unique needs and to help these caregivers navigate their locality's service system, as well as federal and state benefits. The plan shall be submitted to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and Director, Department of Planning and Budget by September 1, 2024. Q. The Department of Social Services shall maintain an emergency approval process for kinship caregivers and develop foster home certification standards for kinship caregivers using as a guide the Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards developed by the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Generations United, and the National Association for Regulatory Administration. The adopted standards should align, as much as reasonably possible, to the Model Family Foster Home