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required by state and federal law and make recommendations for 1 staffing models and system improvements. 2 (a) The study must consider, but is not limited to, enacted laws 3 and forthcoming legislation related to child welfare such as the 4 keeping families together act, chapter 211, Laws of 2021, and the 5 family first prevention services act. 6 (b) The study must include, at a minimum, all child welfare case- 7 carrying workers including but not limited to: Child protective 8 services, child welfare case workers, and child welfare licensing 9 staff, including foster care assessment, safety and monitoring, and 10 child protective services licensing. 11 (c) The study must evaluate the workload impacts related to 12 changes in the application of the federal Indian child welfare act, 13 25 U.S.C. Secs. 1901-1963 and the Washington state Indian child 14 welfare act, chapter 13.38 RCW as required by In re Dependency of 15 G.J.A., A.R.A., S.S.A., J.J.A., and V.A., 197 Wn.2d 868 (2021) and In 16 re Dependency of Z.J.G. and M.E.J.G., 196 Wn.2d 152 (2020). 17 (d) The department must establish a steering committee inclusive 18 of members who are familiar with public child welfare practice and 19 who have had substantial experience with similar studies. The 20 steering committee members will be appointed by the agency secretary 21 and must include internal and external members. 22 (e) A final report must also include recommendations to 23 streamline internal processes; to more equitably allocate staff and 24 contracted resources statewide; to reduce workload through 25 technology; to reduce staff attrition; and to increase direct service 26 time. The report must be submitted to the governor and appropriate 27 fiscal committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023. 28 (35) Within the amounts provided in this section, sufficient 29 funding is provided for the department to contract with a community 30 organization to administer monthly stipends to young adults who were 31 impacted by the federal moratorium that prohibited states from 32 discharging them from extended foster care due to age through 33 September 30, 2021, and young adults who age out of extended foster 34 care between October 1, 2021, and June 30, 2023. To the extent 35 feasible, the organization must administer the monthly stipends at 36 consistent amounts per young adult each month. 37 (36) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to contract for a 39 systems assessment of state and federally funded services and 40 p. 1135 ESSB 5187.SL