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of corrections programs have ever been evaluated for their effect on 1 recidivism; and 2 (ii) No later than December 31, 2024, the institute shall publish 3 a final report with the updated adult corrections inventory 4 classifying programs as evidence-based, research-based, or promising 5 programs. The report shall include a list of programs currently 6 offered in Washington state department of corrections prison 7 facilities and a determination of their likely effectiveness in 8 reducing recidivism based on the results of the adult corrections 9 inventory. 10 (d)(i) $154,000 of the amount for fiscal year 2024 is provided 11 solely for the institute to examine the costs associated with 12 conservation district elections under current law, and the projected 13 costs and benefits for shifting conservation district election to be 14 held on general election ballots under Title 29A RCW. The examination 15 must include, to the extent that the data allows: 16 (A) An analysis of the amount of money that each conservation 17 district spends on holding elections for supervisors under current 18 law, and a description of the funding sources that each conservation 19 district utilizes to fund its elections; 20 (B) Information about voter turnout in each conservation district 21 supervisor election in at least the past six years and up to the past 22 20 years, if the conservation district has such data, as well as a 23 calculation of the total cost per ballot cast that each conservation 24 district spent in those elections; 25 (C) A projection of the costs that would be expected to be 26 incurred by each county and each conservation district for its 27 supervisor elections if the district were to hold its supervisor 28 elections on general election ballots under the processes and 29 procedures in Title 29A RCW, including: 30 (I) Switching all supervisor positions to elected positions; and 31 (II) Changing term lengths to four years, with terms staggered 32 such that elections are held every two years, to align with the 33 elections for other local government officials; 34 (D) A projection of the costs that would be expected to be 35 incurred by each county and each conservation district for its 36 supervisor elections if, in addition to the changes described in 37 (d)(i)(C) of this subsection, the conservation districts were divided 38 into zones such that each zone is represented by a single supervisor, 39 p. 586 ESSB 5187.SL