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state. Library materials and collections include but are not limited 1 to Washington state newspapers, current consumer medical information, 2 and other current reference collections that will support the 3 department's reentry efforts in supporting the recovery and personal 4 growth of incarcerated individuals. 5 (m) $320,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6 year 2023 is provided solely for two contracted parent navigator 7 positions. One parent navigator must be located at the Washington 8 correction center for women and one parent navigator position must be 9 located at the Airway Heights corrections center or another state 10 correctional facility that houses incarcerated male individuals and 11 is selected by the department of corrections as a more suitable fit 12 for a parent navigator. The parent navigators must have lived 13 experience in navigating the child welfare system. The parent 14 navigators must provide guidance and support to incarcerated 15 individuals towards family reunification, including, but not limited 16 to, how to access services, navigating the court system, assisting 17 with guardianship arrangements, and facilitating visitation with 18 their children. The goal of the parent navigator programs is to 19 assist incarcerated parents involved in dependency or child welfare 20 cases to maintain connections with their children and to assist these 21 individuals in successfully transitioning and reuniting with their 22 families upon release from incarceration. As part of the parent 23 navigation program, the department of corrections must also review 24 and provide a report to the legislature on the effectiveness of the 25 program that includes the number of incarcerated individuals that 26 received assistance from the parent navigators and that tracks 27 outcomes of the parenting navigator program. A preliminary report 28 must be submitted to the legislature by June 30, 2023, with the 29 expectation that a final report be funded in the 2023-2025 fiscal 30 biennium budget and submitted by December 1, 2024. Of the amounts 31 provided in this subsection, $20,000 of the general fund—state 32 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 33 department's review and preliminary report on the effectiveness of 34 the parent navigator program. 35 (n) $4,088,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (CRF) is 36 provided solely for COVID-19 related payroll and benefit expenditures 37 that were incurred between July 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, for 38 public safety and health employees whose services are presumed to be 39 p. 1113 ESSB 5187.SL