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benefits for young adults enrolled in or exiting extended foster care 1 and make recommendations to improve the continuum of supports for the 2 extended foster care population to support successful transitions to 3 independent adulthood. 4 (a) The systems assessment must include, but is not limited to, 5 the following: 6 (i) A survey of state and federally funded services and benefits, 7 and the utilization of such services and benefits, including but not 8 limited to economic services, housing programs and payment vouchers, 9 independent living programs, educational supports, and access to 10 postsecondary opportunities, including vocational training and 11 placement programs, legal services, navigation assistance, and peer 12 mentoring. The survey must examine how these services and benefits 13 contribute to a continuum of supports for young adults enrolled in 14 extended foster care and those who have exited since September 2021; 15 (ii) A young adult needs assessment, including collecting data on 16 young adults enrolled in extended foster care and those who have 17 exited since September 2021. The needs assessment must also gauge 18 young adults' awareness of and ability to access the available 19 services and benefits; 20 (iii) Identification of gaps or redundancies within the existing 21 array of state and federally funded programs serving the extended 22 foster care population; 23 (iv) Identification of funding sources or programs that could be 24 used to address any gaps in the array of services and benefits 25 available; and 26 (v) An assessment of the various data systems currently used or 27 capable of being used to report on the young adult population served 28 by the extended foster care program. The data assessment must include 29 a discussion of any system limitations and recommendations to support 30 future data tracking of outcomes for this population. 31 (b) The department and contractor must engage with state agencies 32 administering relevant programs, contracted organizations serving the 33 extended foster care population, and young adults currently in 34 extended foster care and those who have exited since September 2021 35 to conduct the systems assessment. A status update must be submitted 36 to the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the 37 legislature by November 30, 2022. A final report must be submitted to 38 the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 39 2023. 40 p. 1136 ESSB 5187.SL