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to the same metrics expressed as an average over the prior six 1 months. The report shall identify separately beds with the enhanced 2 behavioral rehabilitation services rate. Effective January 1, 2022, 3 and to the extent the information is available, the report will 4 include the same information for emergency placement services beds 5 and enhanced emergency placement services beds. 6 (14) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2022 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementing the supportive 9 visitation model that utilizes trained visit navigators to provide a 10 structured and positive visitation experience for children and their 11 parents. 12 (15) $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2022 and $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for enhanced adoption placement 15 services for legally free children in state custody, through a 16 partnership with a national nonprofit organization with private 17 matching funds. These funds must supplement, but not supplant, the 18 work of the department to secure permanent adoptive homes for 19 children with high needs. 20 (16) The department of children, youth, and families shall make 21 foster care maintenance payments to programs where children are 22 placed with a parent in a residential program for substance abuse 23 treatment. These maintenance payments are considered foster care 24 maintenance payments for purposes of forecasting and budgeting at 25 maintenance level as required by RCW 43.88.058. 26 (17) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2022 and $2,000,000 of the general fund— state 28 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 29 department to contract with one or more nonprofit, nongovernmental 30 organizations to purchase and deliver concrete goods to low-income 31 families. 32 (18) $5,500,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund— 33 federal appropriation is provided solely for one-time $250 per child 34 grants to families on behalf of up to 22,000 children who may be at 35 risk of child welfare system involvement and have experienced 36 economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 37 (19) The department is authorized to use the amounts provided in 38 this section for services and maintenance payments to former 39 p. 1131 ESSB 5187.SL