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(29) $499,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022, $499,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023, and $310,000 of the general fund—federal 3 appropriation are provided solely to expand the family connections 4 program in ((two)) eight areas of the state in which the program is 5 not already established as of the effective date of this section. One 6 expansion site must be located west of the crest of the Cascade 7 mountain range and the other expansion site must be located east of 8 the crest of the Cascade mountain range. The program expansion must 9 follow the family connections program model pursuant to RCW 10 74.13.715. To operate the ((two)) eight expansion sites, the 11 department must contract with a community-based organization that has 12 experience working with the foster care population and administering 13 the family connections program. 14 (30) $25,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15 year 2023 and $25,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 16 (ARPA) are provided solely for the department to implement Engrossed 17 Second Substitute House Bill No. 1227 (child abuse allegations). 18 (31) If the department receives an allocation of federal funding 19 through an unanticipated receipt, the department shall not expend 20 more than what was approved or for another purpose than what was 21 approved by the governor through the unanticipated receipt process 22 pursuant to RCW 43.79.280. 23 (32) $1,513,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a new behavioral 25 rehabilitation services facility in Vancouver. 26 (33) $449,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2022, $1,203,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2023, and $353,000 of the general fund—federal 29 appropriation are provided solely for the department to revise and 30 update its policies, procedures, and the state Title IV-E plan to 31 reflect that it is appropriate to only refer child welfare cases to 32 the department of social and health services division of child 33 support enforcement when the court has found a child to have been 34 abandoned by their parent or guardian as defined in RCW 13.34.030. 35 (34) $800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2023 and $200,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 37 provided solely for the department to contract for a child welfare 38 workload study, which must include an evaluation of workload impacts 39 p. 1134 ESSB 5187.SL