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(a) A needs assessment and staffing recommendation for program 1 accessibility at the department for individuals with limited English 2 and a geographic landscape analysis of language needs for providers, 3 caregivers, and families in their interactions with the department; 4 (b) A review of successful language access policies and practices 5 in public agencies to effectively address the needs of non-English 6 speaking families, providers, and other stakeholders; 7 (c) An alignment of best practices across the department in 8 multilingual workforce development; 9 (d) A framework for proactive community engagement to provide 10 child care providers, early learning providers, or families that 11 speak languages other than English access to information and support 12 in navigating English-dominant state resources at the department; 13 (e) Recommendations for a continuous improvement model of 14 measuring progress and success in language access at the department; 15 and 16 (f) Compliance with federal and state laws at the department. 17 (11) $40,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (CRRSA) is 18 provided solely for the department to establish a process for 19 informing, upon clearance of required background checks, employees of 20 licensed family home, center-based, and outdoor nature-based 21 childcares about available financial supports and options for 22 accessing health coverage. On at least an annual basis, no less than 23 45 days before the start of open-enrollment, the department must 24 share with the health benefits exchange (exchange) and designated 25 navigator organizations, but no additional third-party entity, 26 workforce data identifying licensed childcare employees for the sole 27 purpose of outreach, enrollment, verification, and other program 28 implementation activities identified by the exchange. The department 29 must share with the exchange and designated navigator organizations, 30 but no additional third-party entity, workforce data identifying 31 newly licensed childcare employees on an ongoing basis as needed 32 during the plan year for the sole purpose of outreach, enrollment, 33 verification, and other program implementation activities identified 34 by the exchange. 35 (12) $1,494,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 36 provided solely for the department to implement the family first 37 prevention services act requirements, including technology 38 enhancements to support the automated assessments, data quality, and 39 reporting requirements. Funding provided in this subsection is 40 p. 1165 ESSB 5187.SL