SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 6032

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

As Passed Senate, February 23, 2018

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2018 supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes and Braun; by request of Office of Financial Management).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 1/09/18, 2/20/18, 2/21/18 [DPS, DNP, w/oRec].

Floor Activity:

Passed Senate: 2/23/18, 25-23.

Brief Summary of Engrossed First Substitute Bill

  • Makes supplemental operating budget appropriations for the 2017-19 biennium.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6032 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Rolfes, Chair; Frockt, Vice Chair; Billig, Carlyle, Conway, Darneille, Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser, Mullet, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker and Van De Wege.

Minority Report: Do not pass.

Signed by Senators Braun, Ranking Member; Honeyford, Assistant Ranking Member; Bailey, Becker, Brown, Fain, Schoesler, Wagoner and Warnick.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.

Signed by Senator Rivers.

Staff: Julie Murray (786-7711)

Background: The operating expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus operating budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. In subsequent legislative sessions, a supplemental budget is adopted, making various modifications to agency appropriations. State operating expenses are paid from the state general fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.

Summary of Engrossed First Substitute Bill: The 2017-19 biennial operating budget appropriations for the various agencies and programs of the state are modified. Budget summary materials are available online at www.fiscal.wa.gov under the Budget Bills and Documents header.

Appropriation: Various.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.

Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Original Bill: Please refer to the January 9, 2018, recording of the public hearing on the Senate AV Capture All website at http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/Pages/avcaaudio.aspx.

Persons Testifying: Higher Education. PRO: Chris Mulick, Washington State University.

OTHER: Arlan Harris, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Daniella Suarez, Community & College Student Association; Joe Dacca, Director of State Relations, University of Washington; Becca Kenna-Schenk, Western Washington University; Colleen Rust, The Evergreen State College.

K-12 Public Schools. PRO: Kim Mead, Association President, Washington Education Association; Michelle Nums, President, Washington State PTA; Gene Sementri, West Valley School District Superintendent; Doug Nelson, Public Schools Employees, SEUI 1948; Jessica Vavrus, Washington State School Directors' Association; Melissa Gombosky, Spokane Public Schools, Evergreen Public Schools, Vancouver Public Schools; Chris Reykdal, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

OTHER: Charlie Brown, Tacoma, Federal Way, and Bethel Schools.

Early Learning. No one.

Mental Health. PRO: Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

OTHER: Lindsey Grad, SEIU Health Care 1199 NW; Matt Zuvich, Washington Federation of State Employees.

Natural Resources. PRO: Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute.

Employee Compensation. PRO: Michael Moran, Washington State School Retirees Association; Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association.

OTHER: Matt Zuvich, Washington Federation of State Employees.

Other Human Services. PRO: Melissa Johnson, Community Residential Services Association; Cathy MacCaul, AARP.

CON: Diana Stadden, The Arc of Washington; Donna Patrick, Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council.

OTHER: Laurie Lippold, Partners for Our Children; Seth Dawson, Community Employment Alliance, Washington Association for Children & Families; Lee Phillips, Sunrise Services, Inc.; John Ficker, Executive Director, Adult Family Home Council.

All Other. PRO: Bob Cooper, Washington Defender Association, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Greg Link, Washington Appellate Project; Jim Bamberger, Office of Civil Legal Aid; Michael Groesch, Eastern Washington Society, NW Museum of Arts and Culture.

OTHER: Keith Flewelling, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Thurston Country 911; Karl Hatton, APCO, NENA Jefferson County 911; Richard Kirton, APCO, NENA Kitsap County 911; David Williams, Association of Washington Cities.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: Higher Education. No one.

K-12 Public Schools. No one.

Early Learning. No one.

Mental Health. No one.

Natural Resources. No one.

Employee Compensation. No one.

Other Human Services. No one.

All Other. No one.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Proposed Substitute: Please refer to the February 20, 2018, recording of the public hearing on the Senate AV Capture All website at http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/Pages/avcaaudio.aspx.

Persons Testifying: Higher Education. PRO: JoAnn Taricani, Faculty Senate, University of Washington; Joe Dacca, Director of State Relations, University of Washington; Becca Kenna- Schenk, Western Washington University; Marc Webster, WSAC; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; Rosa Rice- Pelepko, Western Washington Student Association; Daniela Suarez, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Austin Beiermann, Pacific Lutheran University; Francisco Flores, ASEWU; Antonio Sanchez, Central Washington University.

OTHER: Liz Trautman, The Mockingbird Society; Colleen Rust, The Evergreen State College; Dr. Jean Hernandez, Interim President, Pierce College; Doug Mah, Trustee, South Puget Sound Community College; John Boesenberg, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.

K-12 Public Schools. PRO: Kim Mead, President, Washington Education Association; Alex Hur, SEIU 925, Statewide Poverty Action Network; Melissa Gombosky, Spokane, Evergreen, Vancouver public schools; Doug Nelson, PSE/SEIU 1948; Jessica Vavrus, Washington State School Directors’ Association; Charlie Brown, Tacoma, Bethel, Federal Way, and Franklin Pierce school districts; Esther Kronenberg, citizen; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Amber McPhee Millard, ESD 105; Craig Engelking, IslandWood.

OTHER: Patrick Murphy, Superintendent, Olympia School District; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; Chris Reykdal, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Clifford Traisman, Seattle Public Schools, Highline Public Schools.

Early Learning. OTHER: Emily Murphy, Children’s Alliance.

Mental Health. PRO: Lindsey Grad, SEIU Healthcare; April Putney, King County; Brad Forbes, NAMI Washington.

OTHER: Brian Carroll, Washington Association for Children and Families.

Natural Resources. PRO: Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Jacques White, Long Live the Kings.

OTHER: Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute; Carolyn Logue, Washington Food Industry Association; Dawn Vyvyan, Yakama Nation.

Employee Compensation. PRO: Fred Yancey, Washington State School Retirees Association; Alan Burke, Washington State School Retirees Association; Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association.

OTHER: Matt Zuvich, Washington Federation of State Employees.

Other Human Services. PRO: Katie Kolan, Washington State Medical Association; Kate White Tudor, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Washington Academy of Physician Assistants; Diana Stadden, The Arc Of Washington; Ivanova Smith, Self Advocates in Leadership; Donna Patrick, Developmental Disabilities Council; Robin Zukoski, Columbia Legal Services; Demas Nesterenko, SEIU 775; Michael Nelson, citizen; Rachel Lundmark, Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services; Jay Doran, Equal Justice Coalition; Jim Larson, President, Morningside; Amber McPhee Millard, Breakthrough.

CON: John Ficker, Adult Family Home Council; Robert Wardell, People First.

OTHER: Olivia Thai, Partners for Our Children; Liz Trautman, The Mockingbird Society; Jeff Gombosky, Washington Health Care Association; Kate Cantrell, Youth Villages LifeSet; Julie Watts, Washington State Budget and Policy Center; Cynthia Munoz, Washington Parent Ally Committee; Brad Tower, Washington Coalition of Crime Victims’ Advocates; Lee Phillips, Sunrise Services, Inc.; David Lord, Disability Rights Washington; William Dorn IV, Northaven Senior Housing; Scott Sigmon, Leading Age Washington; Jonathan Seib, Molina; Tom McBride, AmeriGroup; Bill Stauffacher, Coordinated Care.

All Other. PRO: Bob Cooper, Washington Defenders Association; Greg Link, Director, Washington Appellate Project, Jim Bamberger, Office of Civil Legal Aid; Victoria Lincoln, Association of Washington Cities; Sophia Byrd McSherry, Washington State Office of Public Defense, Jacquelyn Styrna, Director, Skagit Dispute Resolution Center.

CON: Trent House, Washington Bankers Association, Port of Seattle; Brad Tower, Community Bankers of Washington.

OTHER: Doug Levy, WESTAF, Humanities Washington, Everett, Redmond, Lake Stevens, Issaquah, Renton, Kent, Puyallup, Fife; Karen Fraser, former Senator, board member, Humanities Washington; Armikka Bryant, Dolly.com; Mara Machulsky, Public Works Board; Brenda Wiest, Teamsters 117; Clay Hill, AWB; Steve Gano, Uber, BIAW; Duane Davidson, State Treasurer; Robin Campbell, Assistant County Manager, Thurston County; Christine Schaller, Thurston County Superior Court judge; Linda Myhre-Enlow, Thurston County clerk.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: Higher Education. No one.

K-12 Public Schools. No one.

Early Learning. No one.

Mental Health. No one.

Natural Resources. No one.

Employee Compensation. No one.

Other Human Services. No one.

All Other. No one.