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position must be located at the Airway Heights corrections center or 1 another state correctional facility that houses incarcerated male 2 individuals and is selected by the department of corrections as a 3 more suitable fit for a parent navigator. The parent navigators must 4 have lived experience in navigating the child welfare system. The 5 parent navigators must provide guidance and support to incarcerated 6 individuals towards family reunification including, but not limited 7 to, how to access services, navigating the court system, assisting 8 with guardianship arrangements, and facilitating visitation with 9 their children. The goal of the parent navigator program is to assist 10 incarcerated parents involved in dependency or child welfare cases to 11 maintain connections with their children and to assist these 12 individuals in successfully transitioning and reuniting with their 13 families upon release from incarceration. As part of the parent 14 navigation program, the department of corrections must also review 15 and provide a report to the legislature on the effectiveness of the 16 program that includes the number of incarcerated individuals that 17 received assistance from the parent navigators and the type of 18 assistance the incarcerated individuals received, and that tracked 19 the outcome of the parenting navigator program. A final report must 20 be submitted to the legislature by September 1, 2024. Of the amounts 21 provided in this subsection, $20,000 of the general fund—state 22 appropriation for fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for the 23 department's review and report on the effectiveness of the parent 24 navigator program. 25 (f) $4,504,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2024 and $4,009,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for restrictive housing to 28 reduce the use of solitary confinement by increasing correctional 29 staffing, incorporating mental health training, and implementing 30 change to restrictive housing environments. 31 (g) $579,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 and $2,058,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the amend collaboration and 34 training program. 35 (h) $1,294,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2024 and $1,294,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 37 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for reentry investments to 38 include reentry and discharge services. The staffing and resources 39 p. 349 ESSB 5187.SL