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startup costs including the recruitment, hiring, and training of 1 staff. If the authority is able to identify a provider that can begin 2 developing these services before July 2024, it must notify the office 3 of financial management and the appropriate committees of the 4 legislature and submit a request for funding in the fiscal year 2024 5 supplemental operating budget. 6 (73) $160,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2024 is provided on a one-time basis solely for the authority to 8 continue a grant to the city of Snoqualmie to pilot behavioral health 9 emergency response and coordination services through a regional 10 behavioral health coordinator. The regional behavioral health 11 coordinator shall be a licensed mental health or substance use 12 disorder professional who works directly with and accompanies law 13 enforcement officers and fire and rescue first responders to help 14 respond to crises involving persons with behavioral health needs. The 15 coordinator shall plan, implement, and coordinate services related to 16 crisis response and social service needs with the city of Snoqualmie, 17 the city of North Bend, the Snoqualmie police and fire departments, 18 and the eastside fire and rescue agency serving North Bend, and local 19 community services, school districts, hospitals, and crisis response 20 systems provided by King county for the region. The coordinator shall 21 support the social services needs identified through police and fire 22 response in the lower Snoqualmie valley and serve as a liaison 23 between law enforcement, first responders, and persons accessing or 24 requesting emergency services with social service needs. The 25 authority shall collect information on the pilot project and, in 26 coordination with the city of Snoqualmie, must submit a report to the 27 office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the 28 legislature by December 31, 2023, summarizing the services provided 29 through the grant funds and identifying recommendations on how to 30 implement effective, integrated, coordinated behavioral health 31 emergency response and community care services. The authority must 32 also provide the report to the criminal justice training commission, 33 the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, and the 34 Washington fire commissioners association. 35 (74) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 37 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the authority to contract 38 for services with a statewide recovery community organization. The 39 p. 279 ESSB 5187.SL