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(16) If the department receives an allocation of federal funding 1 through an unanticipated receipt, the department shall not expend 2 more than what was approved or for another purpose than what was 3 approved by the governor through the unanticipated receipt process 4 pursuant to RCW 43.79.280. 5 (17) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000 of the general fund—state 7 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 8 department to contract with one or more nonprofit, nongovernmental 9 organizations to purchase and deliver concrete goods to low-income 10 families. 11 (18) $2,400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2024 and $2,400,000 of the general fund—state 13 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 14 implementation of performance-based contracts for family support and 15 related services pursuant to RCW 74.13B.020. 16 (19) The department will only refer child welfare cases to the 17 department of social and health services division of child support 18 enforcement when the court has found a child to have been abandoned 19 by their parent or guardian as defined in RCW 13.34.030. 20 (20) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2024 and 100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the provision of SafeCare, 23 an evidence-based parenting program, for families in Grays Harbor 24 county. 25 (21) $7,685,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2024, $8,354,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 27 for fiscal year 2025, and $2,682,000 of the general fund—federal 28 appropriation are provided solely for the phase-in of the settlement 29 agreement under D.S. et al. v. Department of Children, Youth and 30 Families et al., United States district court for the western 31 district of Washington, cause no. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR. The department 32 must implement the provisions of the settlement agreement pursuant to 33 the timeline and implementation plan provided for under the 34 settlement agreement. This includes implementing provisions related 35 to the emerging adulthood housing program, professional therapeutic 36 foster care, statewide hub home model, revised licensing standards, 37 family group planning, referrals and transition, qualified 38 residential treatment program, and monitoring and implementation. To 39 p. 369 ESSB 5187.SL