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the conclusion of an individual's treatment plan to individuals 1 participating in a drug court program as of February 24, 2021, if 2 that individual wishes to continue treatment following dismissal of 3 charges they were facing under RCW 69.50.4013(1). Such participation 4 is voluntary and contingent upon substantial compliance with drug 5 court program requirements. The legislature may appropriate from the 6 account for municipal drug courts and increased treatment options. 7 During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the 8 state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the criminal justice 9 treatment account to the home security fund account created in RCW 10 43.185C.060. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 11 appropriation. 12 (2) For purposes of this section: 13 (a) "Treatment" means services that are critical to a 14 participant's successful completion of his or her substance use 15 disorder treatment program, including but not limited to the recovery 16 support and other programmatic elements outlined in RCW 2.30.030 17 authorizing therapeutic courts; and 18 (b) "Treatment support" includes transportation to or from 19 inpatient or outpatient treatment services when no viable alternative 20 exists, and child care services that are necessary to ensure a 21 participant's ability to attend outpatient treatment sessions. 22 (3) Revenues to the criminal justice treatment account consist 23 of: (a) Funds transferred to the account pursuant to this section; 24 and (b) any other revenues appropriated to or deposited in the 25 account. 26 (4)(a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and each 27 subsequent fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer eight 28 million two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to 29 the criminal justice treatment account, divided into four equal 30 quarterly payments. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and 31 each subsequent fiscal year, the amount transferred shall be 32 increased on an annual basis by the implicit price deflator as 33 published by the federal bureau of labor statistics. 34 (b) In each odd-numbered year, the legislature shall appropriate 35 the amount transferred to the criminal justice treatment account in 36 (a) of this subsection to the department for the purposes of 37 subsection (5) of this section. 38 (5) Moneys appropriated to the authority from the criminal 39 justice treatment account shall be distributed as specified in this 40 p. 696 ESSB 5187.SL