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appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 1 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5515 (child abuse and neglect). If the 2 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 3 subsection shall lapse. 4 (30) $851,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2024, $2,412,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2025, and $108,000 of the general fund—federal 7 appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill 8 No. 5683 (foster care/Indian children). If the bill is not enacted by 9 June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. 10 (31) $2,304,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account—state 11 appropriation is for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute 12 Senate Bill No. 5536 (controlled substances). 13 (32) $375,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14 year 2024, $375,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2025, and $112,000 of the general fund—federal 16 appropriation are provided solely for the department to develop, 17 implement, and expand strategies to improve the capacity, 18 reliability, and effectiveness of contracted visitation services for 19 children in temporary out-of-home care and their parents and 20 siblings. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, increasing 21 mileage reimbursement for providers, offering transportation-only 22 contract options, and mechanisms to reduce the level of parent-child 23 supervision when doing so is in the best interest of the child. The 24 department shall report to the office of financial management and the 25 relevant fiscal and policy committees of the legislature regarding 26 these strategies by September 1, 2023. The report shall include the 27 number and percentage of parents requiring supervised visitation and 28 the number and percentage of parents with unsupervised visitation, 29 prior to reunification. 30 (33) $499,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024, $499,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025, and $310,000 of the general fund—federal 33 appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Second 34 Substitute House Bill No. 1204 (family connections program), which 35 will support the family connections program in areas of the state in 36 which the program is already established. To operate the program, the 37 department must contract with a community-based organization that has 38 experience working with the foster care population and administering 39 p. 373 ESSB 5187.SL