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(iv) An estimate of the costs to implement the enhanced behavior 1 support specialty settings and program and any necessary 2 recommendations for legislative actions to facilitate the ability of 3 the department to: 4 (A) Enter into contracts and payment arrangements with providers 5 choosing to provide the enhanced behavior support specialty setting 6 and to supplement care in all community-based residential settings 7 with experts trained in enhanced behavior support so that state- 8 operated living alternatives, supported living facilities, and other 9 community-based settings can specialize in the needs of individuals 10 with developmental disabilities who are living with high, complex 11 behavioral support needs; 12 (B) Enter into funding agreements with the health care authority 13 for the provision of applied behavioral analysis and other applicable 14 health care services within the community-based residential setting; 15 and 16 (C) Provide the enhanced behavior support specialty through a 17 medicaid waiver or other federal authority administered by the 18 department, to the extent consistent with federal law and federal 19 funding requirements to receive federal matching funds. 20 (31) $2,874,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2024, $2,211,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 22 for fiscal year 2025, and $70,000 of the general fund—federal 23 appropriation are provided solely for the kinship care support 24 program. Of the amounts provided in this subsection: 25 (a) $667,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2024 is provided solely to continue the kinship navigator case 27 management pilot program. 28 (b) $900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2024 and $900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to increase the rates paid to 31 kinship navigators and to increase the number of kinship navigators 32 so that each area agency on aging has one kinship navigator and King 33 county has two kinship navigators. 34 (32) $2,574,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2024 and $2,567,000 of the general fund—state 36 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 37 department to provide personal care services for up to 40 clients who 38 are not United States citizens and who are ineligible for medicaid 39 p. 190 ESSB 5187.SL