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appropriation are provided solely to increase staff to support 1 statewide implementation of the kinship caregiver engagement unit. 2 (24) $7,332,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 3 fiscal year 2024 and $7,332,000 of the general fund—state 4 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to issue 5 foster care maintenance payments for up to 90 days to those kinship 6 caregivers who obtain an initial license. 7 (25) $6,696,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024, $6,696,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 9 for fiscal year 2025, and $2,940,000 of the general fund—federal 10 appropriation are provided solely for contracted visitation services 11 for children in temporary out-of-home care. Funding is provided to 12 reimburse providers for certain uncompensated services, which may 13 include work associated with missed or canceled visits. 14 (26) $4,104,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2024 and $5,589,000 of the general fund—state 16 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to expand 17 combined in-home services to serve more families. By December 1, 18 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall provide a report 19 to the legislature detailing combined in-home services expenditures 20 and utilization, including the number of families served and a 21 listing of services received by those families. 22 (27) $892,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024, $892,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025, and $796,000 of the general fund—federal 25 appropriation are provided solely for increased licensing staff. 26 Licensing staff are increased in anticipation that more kinship 27 placements will become licensed due to recent legislation and court 28 decisions, including In re Dependency of K.W. and chapter 211, Laws 29 of 2021 (E2SHB 1227) (child abuse or neglect). 30 (28) $755,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $2,014,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 33 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5124 (nonrelative kin placement). If the 34 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 35 subsection shall lapse. 36 (29) $338,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2024, $317,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2025, and $54,000 of the general fund—federal 39 p. 372 ESSB 5187.SL