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and $440,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 1 2023 are provided solely for the three behavioral health workforce 2 pilot programs and $60,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 3 for fiscal year 2022 and $60,000 of the general fund—state 4 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for training 5 support grants. 6 (48) $1,400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2022 and $3,600,000 of the general fund—state 8 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 9 authority to expand efforts to provide opioid use disorder medication 10 in city, county, regional, and tribal jails. The authority must 11 submit a report to the office of financial management and the 12 appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2021, on the 13 allocation of the fiscal year 2021 funding within this subsection. 14 The authority must provide a report to the office of financial 15 management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by 16 December 1, 2022, on the allocation of the fiscal year 2022 funding 17 and the expenditures and number of individuals served in fiscal year 18 2021 by location. 19 (49) $500,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 20 provided solely to establish an emotional support network program for 21 individuals employed as peer specialists. The authority must contract 22 for these services which shall include, but not be limited to, 23 facilitating support groups for peer specialists, support for the 24 recovery journeys of the peer specialists themselves, and targeted 25 support for the secondary trauma inherent in peer work. 26 (50) $1,800,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 27 provided solely for the authority to contract on a one-time basis 28 with the University of Washington behavioral health institute to 29 continue and enhance its efforts related to training and workforce 30 development. The behavioral health institute shall develop and 31 disseminate model programs and curricula to address the treatment 32 needs of individuals with substance use disorders and cooccurring 33 disorders. The behavioral health institute shall provide consultation 34 and training to behavioral health agencies in order to improve the 35 delivery of evidence-based and promising practices and overall 36 quality of care. Training for providers may include technical 37 assistance related to payment models, integration of peers, team- 38 based care, utilization reviews, care transitions, and the infusion 39 p. 1020 ESSB 5187.SL