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appropriation are provided solely to increase rates paid to supported 1 employment and community inclusion providers. 2 (y)(i) $79,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024, $76,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2025, and $121,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 5 provided solely for the department to develop a plan for implementing 6 an enhanced behavior support specialty contract for community 7 residential supported living, state-operated living alternative, or a 8 group training home to provide intensive behavioral services and 9 support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 10 who require enhanced services and support due to challenging 11 behaviors that cannot be safely and holistically managed in an 12 exclusively community setting, and who are at risk of 13 institutionalization or out-of-state placement, or are transitioning 14 to the community from an intermediate care facility, hospital, or 15 other state-operated residential facility. The enhanced behavior 16 support specialty contract shall be designed to ensure that enhanced 17 behavior support specialty settings serve a maximum capacity of four 18 clients and that they have the adequate levels of staffing to provide 19 24-hour nonmedical care and supervision of residents. 20 (ii) No later than June 30, 2025, the department must submit to 21 the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature a 22 report that includes: 23 (A) A detailed description of the design of the enhanced behavior 24 support specialty contract and setting, including a description of 25 and the rationale for the number of staff required within each 26 behavior support specialty setting and the necessary qualifications 27 of these staff; 28 (B) A detailed description of and the rationale for the number of 29 department staff required to manage the enhanced behavior support 30 specialty program; 31 (C) A plan for implementing the enhanced behavior support 32 specialty contracts that includes: 33 (I) An analysis of areas of the state where enhanced behavior 34 support specialty settings are needed, including recommendations for 35 how to phase in the enhanced behavior support specialty settings in 36 these areas; and 37 (II) An analysis of the sufficiency of the provider network to 38 support a phase in of the enhanced behavior support specialty 39 p. 171 ESSB 5187.SL