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The committee's recommendations shall include consideration of the 1 expansion of: 2 (i) Block grant funding to community juvenile programs that 3 provide services to juveniles assessed as low risk; 4 (ii) Block grant funding to community juvenile programs that 5 provide services that are not solely focused on reducing recidivism; 6 (iii) Available block grant funding needed to complete 7 evaluations of programs such that more programs may be evaluated to 8 be classified as evidence-based; and 9 (iv) Classifications used by the Washington state institute for 10 public policy to demonstrate the effectiveness of programs provided 11 by juvenile court. 12 (b) The block grant oversight committee must report its findings 13 and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature 14 by November 1, 2022. 15 (17) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2023 is provided solely for the juvenile rehabilitation 17 administration to contract with a peer navigator program that 18 currently mentors and assists with the needs of justice-involved 19 youth and young adults who are from the city of Federal Way and who 20 are currently residing at the Green Hill school. The mentorship 21 program must provide peer coaching and support by aiding in the 22 personal and professional development of incarcerated youth and young 23 adults through life skills, job readiness, youth leadership, and 24 results-based projects. 25 (18) $40,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2022 and $156,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for two juvenile education- 28 security staff positions for juvenile rehabilitation's GED education 29 programs. One education-security position must be located at the Echo 30 Glen children's center to assist with the open doors program and one 31 education-security position must be located at the Green Hill school. 32 The goal of the education-security positions is to provide 33 dependable, daily education opportunities for students participating 34 in the GED programs located at the respective institutional 35 facilities. The education-security positions are responsible for 36 providing daily escort to and from the classroom for students 37 attending school and for providing classroom management during the 38 period while students are attending classes. 39 p. 1145 ESSB 5187.SL