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(1) $3,917,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $7,711,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the appointed counsel 3 program for children and youth in dependency cases under RCW 4 13.34.212(3) in accordance with revised practice, caseload, and 5 training standards adopted by the supreme court commission on 6 children in foster care and includes a vendor rate increase for 7 contracted attorneys. By October 1, 2023, the office must develop a 8 revised implementation schedule based on a caseload assumption of 9 adding no more than 1,250 new dependency cases to the program each 10 fiscal year for consideration by the governor and the legislature. 11 (2) $2,408,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024 and $2,579,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the provision of civil legal 14 information, advice, and representation for tenants at risk of 15 eviction but not yet eligible for appointed counsel services under 16 RCW 59.18.640. 17 (3) $15,425,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2024 and $16,030,000 of the general fund—state 19 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 20 appointed counsel program for tenants in unlawful detainer cases 21 established in RCW 59.18.640 and includes a vendor rate increase for 22 contracted attorneys. 23 (4) $2,387,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account—state 24 appropriation is provided solely to continue legal information, 25 advice, assistance, and representation for individuals eligible for 26 civil relief under the supreme court's ruling in State v. Blake. 27 (5) An amount not to exceed $40,000 of the general fund—state 28 appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and an amount not to exceed 29 $40,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 30 may be used to provide telephonic legal advice and assistance to 31 otherwise eligible persons who are 60 years of age or older on 32 matters authorized by RCW 2.53.030(2) (a) through (k) regardless of 33 household income or asset level. 34 (6) $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2024 and $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to the office of civil legal aid 37 to establish a legal advice phone line to provide guidance and legal 38 advice for kinship caregivers. The phone line must be staffed by two 39 p. 16 ESSB 5187.SL