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organizations to provide youth services and young adult housing on a 1 multi-acre youth campus located in the city of Tacoma. Youth services 2 include, but are not limited to, HOPE beds and crisis residential 3 centers to provide temporary shelter and permanency planning for 4 youth under the age of 18. Young adult housing includes, but is not 5 limited to, rental assistance and case management for young adults 6 ages 18 to 24. The department shall submit an annual report to the 7 legislature on the use of the funds. The report is due annually on 8 June 30th. The report shall include but is not limited to: 9 (a) A breakdown of expenditures by program and expense type, 10 including the cost per bed; 11 (b) The number of youth and young adults helped by each program; 12 (c) The number of youth and young adults on the waiting list for 13 programs, if any; and 14 (d) Any other metric or measure the department deems appropriate 15 to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the funds. 16 (15) $65,310,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2024 and $65,310,000 of the general fund—state 18 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 19 essential needs and housing support program and related services. The 20 department may use a portion of the funds provided in this subsection 21 to continue the pilot program established in section 127(106) of 22 chapter 357, Laws of 2020 (addressing the immediate housing needs of 23 low or extremely low-income elderly or disabled adults in certain 24 counties who receive social security disability or retirement 25 income). The department must ensure the timely redistribution of the 26 funding provided in this subsection among entities or counties to 27 reflect actual caseload changes as required under RCW 28 43.185C.220(5)(c). 29 (16) $198,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2024 and $198,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to retain a behavioral health 32 facilities siting administrator within the department to coordinate 33 development of effective behavioral health housing options and 34 provide technical assistance in siting of behavioral health treatment 35 facilities statewide to aide in the governor's plan to discharge 36 individuals from the state psychiatric hospitals into community 37 settings. This position must work closely with the local government 38 legislative authorities, planning departments, behavioral health 39 p. 49 ESSB 5187.SL