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under RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088. The plan shall identify strategies 1 to overcome these barriers including, but not limited to, potential 2 rate enhancements for high needs clients. The authority must submit 3 its updated implementation plan to the office of financial management 4 and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by December 5 1, 2023, and submit a status update on the implementation plan by 6 October 15, 2024. 7 (51)(a) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 9 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a one-time grant to 10 Island county to maintain support for a pilot program to improve 11 behavioral health outcomes for young people in rural communities. In 12 administering the pilot program, Island county shall coordinate with 13 school districts, community groups, and health care providers to 14 increase access to behavioral health programs for children and youth 15 aged birth to 24 years of age. The grant funds shall be used to 16 coordinate and expand behavioral health services. The grant funding 17 must not be used to supplant funding from existing programs. No more 18 than 10 percent of the funds may be used for administrative costs 19 incurred by Island county in administering the program. Services that 20 may be provided with the grant funding include, but are not limited 21 to: 22 (i) Support for children and youth with significant behavioral 23 health needs to address learning loss caused by COVID-19 and remote 24 learning; 25 (ii) School based behavioral health education, assessment, and 26 brief treatment; 27 (iii) Screening and referral of children and youth to long-term 28 treatment services; 29 (iv) Behavioral health supports provided by community agencies 30 serving youth year-round; 31 (v) Expansion of mental health first aid, a program designed to 32 prepare adults who regularly interact with youth for how to help 33 people in both crisis and noncrisis mental health situations; 34 (vi) Peer support services; and 35 (vii) Compensation for the incurred costs of clinical supervisors 36 and internships. 37 (b) The authority, in coordination with Island county, must 38 submit to the office of financial management and the appropriate 39 committees of the legislature, a report summarizing how the funding 40 p. 270 ESSB 5187.SL