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technology; (e) life sciences and global health; (f) maritime; and 1 (g) military and defense. The department may establish these sector 2 leads by hiring new staff, expanding the duties of current staff, or 3 working with partner organizations and or other agencies to serve in 4 the role of sector lead. 5 (29) The department must develop a model ordinance for cities and 6 counties to utilize for siting community based behavioral health 7 facilities. 8 (30) $198,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2022 and $198,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to retain a behavioral health 11 facilities siting administrator within the department to coordinate 12 development of effective behavioral health housing options and 13 provide technical assistance in siting of behavioral health treatment 14 facilities statewide to aide in the governor's plan to discharge 15 individuals from the state psychiatric hospitals into community 16 settings. This position must work closely with the local government 17 legislative authorities, planning departments, behavioral health 18 providers, health care authority, department of social and health 19 services, and other entities to facilitate linkages among disparate 20 behavioral health community bed capacity-building efforts. This 21 position must work to integrate building behavioral health treatment 22 and infrastructure capacity in addition to ongoing supportive housing 23 benefits. 24 (31) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2022 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to contract 27 with an entity located in the Beacon hill/Chinatown international 28 district area of Seattle to provide low income housing, low income 29 housing support services, or both. To the extent practicable, the 30 chosen location must be colocated with other programs supporting the 31 needs of children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities. 32 (32) $1,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2022, $4,740,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 34 for fiscal year 2023 and $4,500,000 of the home security fund—state 35 appropriation are provided solely for the consolidated homeless grant 36 program. 37 (a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $4,500,000 of the 38 home security fund—state appropriation is provided solely for 39 p. 755 ESSB 5187.SL