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(iv) a summary of the administrative data to identify whether 1 implementation of the tool is resulting in increased access and 2 service levels and lower recidivism rates for high-risk clients at 3 the state and regional level. 4 (b) The department must provide staff support for the forensic 5 and long-term civil commitment bed forecast which must be conducted 6 under the direction of the office of financial management. The 7 forecast methodology, updates, and methodology changes must be 8 conducted in coordination with staff from the department, the health 9 care authority, the office of financial management, and the 10 appropriate fiscal committees of the state legislature. The model 11 shall incorporate factors for capacity in state hospitals as well as 12 contracted facilities, which provide similar levels of care, referral 13 patterns, wait lists, lengths of stay, and other factors identified 14 as appropriate for estimating the number of beds needed to meet the 15 demand for civil and forensic state hospital services. Factors should 16 include identification of need for the services and analysis of the 17 effect of community investments in behavioral health services and 18 other types of beds that may reduce the need for long-term civil 19 commitment needs. The forecast must be updated each February, June, 20 and November during the fiscal biennium and the department must 21 submit a report to the legislature and the appropriate committees of 22 the legislature summarizing the updated forecast based on the 23 caseload forecast council's schedule for entitlement program 24 forecasts. 25 (7) $9,119,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2024 and $9,145,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the phase-in of the 28 settlement agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social 29 and Health Services, et al., United States District Court for the 30 Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The 31 department, in collaboration with the health care authority and the 32 criminal justice training commission, must implement the provisions 33 of the settlement agreement pursuant to the timeline and 34 implementation plan provided for under the settlement agreement. This 35 includes implementing provisions related to competency evaluations, 36 competency restoration, forensic navigators, crisis diversion and 37 supports, education and training, and workforce development. 38 p. 155 ESSB 5187.SL