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(5) In fiscal year 2024 and in fiscal year 2025, the department 1 shall provide a tracking report for social service specialists and 2 corresponding social services support staff to the office of 3 financial management, and the appropriate policy and fiscal 4 committees of the legislature. The report shall detail continued 5 implementation of the targeted 1:18 caseload ratio standard for child 6 and family welfare services caseload-carrying staff and targeted 1:8 7 caseload ratio standard for child protection services caseload 8 carrying staff. To the extent to which the information is available, 9 the report shall include the following information identified 10 separately for social service specialists doing case management work, 11 supervisory work, and administrative support staff, and identified 12 separately by job duty or program, including but not limited to 13 intake, child protective services investigations, child protective 14 services family assessment response, and child and family welfare 15 services: 16 (a) Total full-time equivalent employee authority, allotments and 17 expenditures by region, office, classification, and band, and job 18 duty or program; 19 (b) Vacancy rates by region, office, and classification and band; 20 and 21 (c) Average length of employment with the department, and when 22 applicable, the date of exit for staff exiting employment with the 23 department by region, office, classification and band, and job duty 24 or program. 25 (6) $94,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2024 and $94,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a contract with a child 28 advocacy center in Spokane to provide continuum of care services for 29 children who have experienced abuse or neglect and their families. 30 (7)(a) $999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2024, $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32 for fiscal year 2025, $656,000 of the general fund—private/local 33 appropriation, and $252,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 34 are provided solely for a contract with an educational advocacy 35 provider with expertise in foster care educational outreach. The 36 amounts in this subsection are provided solely for contracted 37 education coordinators to assist foster children in succeeding in 38 K-12 and higher education systems and to assure a focus on education 39 p. 366 ESSB 5187.SL