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on black, indigenous, and people of color communities. The authority 1 must submit a preliminary report to the office of financial 2 management and the appropriate committees of the legislature on the 3 status of these efforts by December 1, 2021, and a final report 4 including identification of the number and demographics of 5 individuals recruited into behavioral health peer positions by 6 December 1, 2022. 7 (55) $250,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 8 provided solely for the authority to provide crisis response training 9 to behavioral health peer specialists. The authority must use these 10 amounts to contract for the development of a specialized 40 hour 11 crisis response training curriculum for behavioral health peer 12 specialists and to conduct a minimum of one statewide training 13 session during fiscal year 2022 and one statewide training session 14 during fiscal year 2023. The training shall focus on preparing 15 behavioral health peer specialists to work with individuals in 16 crisis, including providing peer services in emergency departments, 17 as coresponders with law enforcement, and as part of mobile crisis 18 teams. The training sessions must be offered free of charge to the 19 participants and may be offered either virtually or in person as 20 determined by the authority. By December 1, 2022, the authority must 21 submit a report to the office of financial management and the 22 appropriate committees of the legislature on the peer crisis response 23 curriculum and the number of individuals that received training. 24 (56) $500,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 25 provided solely for the authority to contract on a one-time basis 26 with the University of Washington alcohol and drug abuse institute to 27 develop policy solutions in response to the public health challenges 28 of high tetrahydrocannabinol potency cannabis. The institute must use 29 this funding to: Conduct individual interviews with stakeholders and 30 experts representing different perspectives, facilitate joint 31 meetings with stakeholders to identify areas of common ground and 32 consensus, and develop recommendations for state policies related to 33 cannabis potency and mitigating detrimental health impacts. The 34 authority must submit the following reports to the office of 35 financial management and the appropriate committees of the 36 legislature: 37 (a) An initial report must be submitted by December 31, 2021, and 38 shall summarize progress made to date, preliminary policy 39 recommendations, and next steps; and 40 p. 1023 ESSB 5187.SL