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effect of community investments in behavioral health services and 1 other types of beds that may reduce the need for long-term civil 2 commitment needs. The forecast must be updated each February, June, 3 and November during the biennium and the department must submit a 4 report to the legislature and the appropriate committees of the 5 legislature summarizing the updated forecast based on the caseload 6 forecast council's schedule for entitlement program forecasts. 7 (h) $5,049,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2022 and (($5,075,000)) $5,761,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the phase- 10 in of the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department 11 of Social and Health Services, et al., United States District Court 12 for the Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. 13 The department, in collaboration with the health care authority and 14 the criminal justice training commission, must implement the 15 provisions of the settlement agreement pursuant to the timeline and 16 implementation plan provided for under the settlement agreement. This 17 includes implementing provisions related to competency evaluations, 18 competency restoration, forensic navigators, crisis diversion and 19 supports, education and training, and workforce development. 20 (i) $7,147,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2022 and $7,147,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to maintain implementation of 23 efforts to improve the timeliness of competency evaluation services 24 for individuals who are in local jails pursuant to chapter 5, Laws of 25 2015 (timeliness of competency treatment and evaluation services). 26 This funding must be used solely to maintain increases in the number 27 of competency evaluators that began in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to 28 the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of 29 Social and Health Services, et al., United States District Court for 30 the Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. 31 (j) $71,690,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2022, $77,825,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 33 for fiscal year 2023, and $2,541,000 of the general fund—federal 34 appropriation are provided solely for implementation of efforts to 35 improve the timeliness of competency restoration services pursuant to 36 chapter 5, Laws of 2015 (timeliness of competency treatment and 37 evaluation services) and the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et 38 al. v. Department of Social and Health Services, et al., United 39 p. 894 ESSB 5187.SL