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enacted by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection 1 shall lapse. 2 (28) $502,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2023 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House 4 Bill No. 1901 (civil protection orders). If the bill is not enacted 5 by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 6 (29) $2,025,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for activities of the office 8 relating to the resentencing of individuals and refund of legal 9 financial obligations and costs associated with the State v. Blake 10 ruling. In addition to contracting with cities and counties for the 11 disbursement of funds appropriated for resentencing costs, the office 12 must: 13 (a) Collaborate with superior court clerks, district court 14 administrators, and municipal court administrators to prepare 15 comprehensive reports, based on available court records, of all cause 16 numbers impacted by State v. Blake going back to 1971; and 17 (b) Establish a process to locate and notify individuals of 18 available refunds and notify those individuals of the application 19 process necessary to claim the refund and issue payment from the 20 legal financial obligation aid pool upon submission and approval of 21 applications. The office shall continue to reimburse counties for any 22 legal and financial obligation refunds made pursuant to a court order 23 pending the implementation of a direct refund process. 24 (30) $131,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2023 is provided solely for a court policy analyst position to 26 support the district and municipal court judges' association. The 27 court policy analyst position must assist with the development, 28 implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of district and municipal 29 court programs, court operations, and court costs that relate to the 30 State v. Blake decision. 31 (31) $11,500,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account— 32 state appropriation is provided solely to assist cities with costs of 33 complying with the State v. Blake ruling that arise from the city's 34 role in operating the municipal criminal justice system, including 35 resentencing, vacating prior convictions for simple drug possession, 36 and certifying refunds of legal financial obligations and collections 37 costs. The office shall contract with cities for judicial, clerk, 38 prosecution, and defense expenses for these purposes. 39 p. 724 ESSB 5187.SL