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associated with processing and case management of truancy, children 1 in need of services, and at-risk youth referrals. The administrator 2 for the courts, in conjunction with the juvenile court 3 administrators, shall develop an equitable funding distribution 4 formula. The formula must neither reward counties with higher than 5 average per-petition/referral processing costs nor shall it penalize 6 counties with lower than average per-petition/referral processing 7 costs. 8 (b) Each fiscal year during the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, each 9 county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total 10 actual costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and 11 at-risk youth petitions. Counties shall submit the reports to the 12 administrator for the courts no later than 45 days after the end of 13 the fiscal year. The administrator for the courts shall 14 electronically transmit this information to the chairs and ranking 15 minority members of the house of representatives and senate fiscal 16 committees no later than 60 days after a fiscal year ends. These 17 reports are informational in nature and are not for the purpose of 18 distributing funds. 19 (3) $1,094,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2024 and $1,094,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the statewide fiscal impact 22 on Thurston county courts. It is the intent of the legislature that 23 this policy will be continued in subsequent fiscal biennia. 24 (4) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for distribution to local courts 27 for costs associated with the court-appointed attorney and visitor 28 requirements set forth in the uniform guardianship act, chapter 29 11.130 RCW. If the amount provided in this subsection is insufficient 30 to fully fund the local court costs, distributions must be reduced on 31 a proportional basis to ensure that expenditures remain within the 32 available funds provided in this subsection. No later than December 33 31, 2023, the administrative office of the courts will provide a 34 report on distributions to local courts including, but not limited 35 to, the amount provided to each court, the number of guardianship 36 cases funded at each court, costs segregated by attorney appointments 37 and court visitor appointments, the amount of any pro rata 38 p. 7 ESSB 5187.SL