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modify the current unavailable detention facilities report to 1 identify whether the reason a bed was not available was due to: 2 Transportation issues; all beds being full at the facility; staffing 3 shortages; inability of facilities with available beds to meet the 4 behavioral needs of the patient; inability of facilities with 5 available beds to meet the medical needs of the patient; or other 6 specified reasons. The authority must submit a report to the office 7 of financial management and the appropriate committees of the 8 legislature with findings and recommendations from the study by 9 December 31, 2022. 10 (((102))) (101) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state 11 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 12 authority to increase contracts for recovery navigator services 13 established in chapter 311, Laws of 2021 (ESB 5476). These amounts 14 must be allocated to increase funding for recovery navigator services 15 in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. These amounts must 16 supplement and not supplant funding allocated, pursuant to section 17 22(1), chapter 311, Laws of 2021, to the regional behavioral health 18 administrative services organizations serving those counties. 19 (((103))) (102) $4,213,000 of the general fund—state 20 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 21 authority to support efforts by counties and cities to implement 22 local response teams. Of these amounts: 23 (a) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2023 is provided solely for the authority to provide a grant to 25 the association of Washington cities to assist cities with the costs 26 of implementing alternative response teams. This funding must be used 27 to reimburse cities for documented costs associated with creating co- 28 responder teams within different alternative diversion models 29 including law enforcement assisted diversion programs, community 30 assistance referral and education programs, and as part of mobile 31 crisis teams. Cities are encouraged to partner with each other to 32 create a regional response model. In awarding these funds, the 33 association must prioritize applicants with demonstrated capacity for 34 facility-based crisis triage and stabilization services. The 35 association and authority must collect and report information 36 regarding the number of facility-based crisis stabilization and 37 triage beds available in the locations receiving funding through this 38 subsection and submit a report to the office of financial management 39 p. 1041 ESSB 5187.SL