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comply with the settlement agreement, funding in this subsection is 1 provided as follows: 2 (a) $276,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024, $264,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2025, and $104,000 of the general fund—federal 5 appropriation are provided solely for implementation and monitoring 6 of the state's implementation plan, which includes receiving 7 recurring updates, requesting data on compliance, reporting on 8 progress, and resolving disputes that may arise. 9 (b) $2,022,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2024, $2,432,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2025, and $42,000 of the general fund—federal 12 appropriation are provided solely for the statewide hub home model. 13 The department shall develop and adapt the existing hub home model to 14 serve youth as described in the settlement agreement. 15 (c) $452,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2024, $864,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2025, and $334,000 of the general fund—federal 18 appropriation are provided solely for the department to establish a 19 negotiated rule-making method to align and update foster care and 20 group care licensing standards. 21 (d) $2,195,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024, $2,110,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2025, and $238,000 of the general fund—federal 24 appropriation are provided solely for revised referral and transition 25 procedures for youth entering foster care. 26 (e) $1,868,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2024, $1,852,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2025, and $1,543,000 of the general fund—federal 29 appropriation are provided solely for the department to develop and 30 implement a professional therapeutic foster care contract and 31 licensing category. Therapeutic foster care professionals are not 32 required to have another source of income and must receive 33 specialized training and support. 34 (f) $872,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2024, $832,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2025, and $421,000 of the general fund—federal 37 appropriation are provided solely to update assessment and placement 38 procedures prior to placing a youth in a qualified residential 39 p. 370 ESSB 5187.SL