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consideration individuals' immediate and long-term needs and 1 abilities to achieve and maintain housing stability; and 2 (ii) A commitment to transition individuals who are initially 3 matched to temporary lodging into a permanent housing placement, 4 including appropriate supportive housing supports and services, 5 within six months except under unusual circumstances. 6 (c) When awarding grants, the authority must prioritize 7 applicants that: 8 (i) Provide matching resources; 9 (ii) Focus on ensuring an expeditious path to sustainable 10 permanent housing solutions; and 11 (iii) Demonstrate an understanding of working with individuals 12 who experience homelessness or have interactions with the criminal 13 legal system to understand their optimal housing type and level of 14 ongoing services. 15 (87)(a) $2,266,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2024, $14,151,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 17 for fiscal year 2025, and $19,269,000 of the general fund—federal 18 appropriation are provided solely for services to medicaid and state 19 funded clients in behavioral health residential treatment facilities 20 that are scheduled to open during the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 21 (b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $125,000 of 22 the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and 23 $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 24 are provided solely for the authority to reimburse the department of 25 social and health services for staffing costs related to tracking 26 behavioral health community capacity through the community behavioral 27 health executive management information system and providing annual 28 reports on the implementation of new behavioral health community 29 capacity. 30 (c) The department of commerce, the department of health, and the 31 authority must cooperate with the department of social and health 32 services in collecting and providing the data necessary to 33 incorporate tracking of behavioral health beds into the behavioral 34 health executive management information system and to prepare the 35 required reports. The agencies must work to ensure they are using 36 consistent definitions in classifying behavioral health bed types for 37 the purpose of reporting capacity and utilization. 38 p. 284 ESSB 5187.SL