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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1410
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Silver and Sommers; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Read first time 03/24/95.
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the operations of state agencies for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1997; amending RCW 43.08.250, 70.105D.070, 86.26.007, 43.155.050, 74.14C.065, and 43.131.370; reenacting and amending RCW 41.06.150; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing for submission of sections of this act to a vote of the people; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in the following sections, the several amounts specified in the following sections, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for salaries, wages, and other expenses of the agencies and offices of the state and for other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1997, except as otherwise provided, out of the several funds of the state hereinafter named.
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this act.
(a) "Fiscal year 1996" or "FY 1996" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996.
(b) "Fiscal year 1997" or "FY 1997" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
(c) "FTE" means full time equivalent.
(d) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an unappropriated status.
(e) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for a specified purpose which is unnecessary to fulfill the specified purpose shall lapse.
PART I
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 47,675,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 49,096,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,421,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1262 (creation of joint committee in health systems oversight). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the entire health services account appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR THE SENATE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 36,668,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 38,089,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,421,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1262 (creation of joint committee in health systems oversight). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the entire health services account appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,083,000
General Fund-‑Federal Appropriation............. $ 545,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 274,000
Medical Aid Account Appropriation.............. $ 75,000
Accident Account Appropriation.................. $ 75,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,052,000
(1) $545,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $545,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to develop and implement a welfare reform evaluation plan in accordance with the requirements of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $274,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for a study of current health care practices in correctional institutions, including a review of the feasibility and cost effectiveness of contracting out for medical services.
(3) $75,000 of the medical aid account state appropriation and $75,000 of the accident account state appropriation are provided solely for a study of the workers' compensation program of the department of labor and industries. This study shall include, but not be limited to: (a) A determination of the cost effectiveness of the operation of the workers' compensation program through the state industrial insurance fund, compared with programs operated by private insurers or programs state-managed or sponsored in other states and compared with self-insurance arrangements and retrospective rating programs in this and other states; (b) the effectiveness of the industrial insurance fund in improving workplace safety, injury experience rates, return-to-work rates, long term disability duration and litigation rates, and in reducing the incidence of fraud and repeat claims for the same workers, relative to other states and other public and private workers' compensation arrangements, and (c) the solvency of the industrial insurance fund as measured by national association of insurance commissioners standards for liquidity, leverage, and reserve adequacy. The legislative budget committee shall submit an interim report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 1995, and shall submit a final report to those committees no later than December 1, 1996.
(4) The legislative budget committee shall study the impact of the prevailing wage requirements enumerated in chapter 39.12 RCW. The study shall include but not be limited to consideration of the following: (a) The cost to the state, municipal and county governments for administration and compliance with prevailing wage laws; (b) whether other states have exempted certain capital projects from prevailing wage laws, and what savings or costs have resulted; (c) what states have repealed prevailing wage requirements and what savings or costs have resulted; (d) the possible impacts of prevailing wage requirements on small and minority-owned enterprises; (e) the potential savings that would be realized if construction of: (i) Common schools; (ii) correctional facilities; (iii) highways; (iv) higher education facilities; (v) ferries; (vi) projects with estimated costs below selected cost thresholds; and (vii) all public works were exempted from chapter 39.12 RCW; and (f) the extent to which chapter 39.12 RCW is or may be affected by the federal employee requirement income security act.
The legislative budget committee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 1996.
(5)(a) The legislative budget committee shall evaluate the fiscal notes used by the legislature to inform it of the costs and savings estimated to result from proposed legislation. The evaluation shall identify: (i) Whether the process for developing fiscal notes has adequate controls to ensure that the data and methodologies used are current and reliable, and (ii) how the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of fiscal notes can be improved.
(b) The study shall include: (i) A review of fiscal notes on legislation pertaining to a variety of state programs; (ii) a survey of fiscal note requirements, systems, and agencies in other states; (iii) an analysis of methods used in the public and private sectors that could be used to improve the reliability and accuracy and timeliness of fiscal notes; (iv) identification of statutes, policies, and rules that should be changed to improve the reliability and accuracy of fiscal notes; (v) recommendations on when fiscal notes should be required; (vi) recommendations on the appropriate assignment of responsibility for the development of fiscal notes; and (vii) recommendations on how the process for developing fiscal notes can be changed to reduce the time it takes to produce a reliable and accurate fiscal note.
(c) The legislative budget committee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the house of representatives appropriations committee and the senate ways and means committee no later than November 1, 1995.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 3,300,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $976,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the activities of the Washington state institute for public policy. The institute shall continue to receive and expend local funds made available through federal grants in aid and other research resources.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,574,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 9,353,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation shall be transferred to the legislative systems revolving fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 6,541,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR THE SUPREME COURT
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 8,970,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 3,101,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 18,183,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $187,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for an additional judicial position and related support costs for the court of appeals, division III, district 3, as authorized under chapter 420, Laws of 1993.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall take effect February 1, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 1,107,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 23,323,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 35,384,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Account Appropriation...................... $ 9,668,000
Judicial Information Systems Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,709,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 75,084,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding provided in the judicial information systems account shall be used to fund computer systems for the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the office of the administrator for the courts. Expanding services to the courts, technology improvements, and criminal justice proposals shall receive priority consideration for the use of these funds.
(2) $9,668,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation is provided solely for the continuation of the treatment-alternatives-to-street-crimes (TASC) programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, King, Spokane, and Yakima counties and for the expansion of the programs into Benton-Franklin, Cowlitz, Kitsap, Thurston, and Whatcom counties.
(3) $373,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation and $373,000 of the judicial information system account appropriation are provided solely for the enhanced security of courthouses. If Substitute House Bill No. 1680 (court fines) is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 5,798,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114. FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 485,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115. FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 2,013,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 725
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,013,725
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116. FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 14,478,000
Archives and Records Management Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,318,000
Department of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 609,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 19,405,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,859,975 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to reimburse counties for the state's share of primary and general election costs and the costs of conducting mandatory recounts on state measures.
(2) $5,183,762 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the verification of initiative and referendum petitions, maintenance of related voter registration records, legal advertising of state measures, and the publication and distribution of the voters and candidates pamphlet.
(3) $182,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with the inclusion of statements and other materials in the voters pamphlet for the referendum petition required by Substitute House Bill No. 1046 (amending the health services act of 1993). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 117. FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 303,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 118. FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 346,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 119. FOR THE STATE TREASURER
State Treasurer's Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,485,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $310,000 of the state treasurer’s service account appropriation is provided solely to develop datalinks and programs as necessary to carry out the treasurer’s responsibilities under Initiative 601.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 120. FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 346,000
Municipal Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 24,865,000
Auditing Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 11,806,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 37,017,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Audits of school districts by the division of municipal corporations shall include findings regarding the accuracy of: (a) Student enrollment data; and (b) the experience and education of the district's certified instructional staff, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction for allocation of state funding.
(2) $326,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to conduct a performance audit of the office of the superintendent of public instruction as required by Engrossed House Bill No. 1036 (requiring a performance audit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 121. FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 65,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 122. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 7,533,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,624,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,257,000
State Investment Board Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,000,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,804,000
Legal Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 110,797,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 127,015,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.
(2) The attorney general shall include, at a minimum, the following information with each bill sent to agencies receiving legal services: (a) The number of hours and cost of attorney services provided during the billing period; (b) cost of support staff services provided during the billing period; (c) attorney general overhead and central support costs charged to the agency for the billing period; (d) direct legal costs, such as filing and docket fees, charged to the agency for the billing period; and (e) other costs charged to the agency for the billing period. The attorney general may, with approval of the office of financial management change its billing system to meet the needs of its user agencies.
(3) $4,000,000 from the state investment board expense account appropriation is provided solely for attorney general costs and related expenses in aggressively pursuing litigation related to real estate investments on behalf of the state investment board. To the maximum extent possible, attorney general staff shall be used in pursuing this litigation.
(4) The attorney general shall distribute $2,848,000 of the legal services revolving account appropriation and $152,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for salaries and related benefits in a way that will maintain or increase the quality and experience of staff. Market value, specialization, retention, and merit (including billable hours) shall be the factors in determining the distribution of these funds. The salary increases granted under this subsection shall be in addition to those granted under section 714, and shall have the same effective date.
(5) $880,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the monitoring of sellers of travel as directed by House Bill No. 1704 (eliminating registration requirements for sellers of travel). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 123. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 192,000
Securities Regulation Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,655,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,847,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is provided solely for implementing House Bill No. 1348 (regulating escrow agents). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the entire general fund appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 102,688,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 182,857,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 7,928,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,960,000
Enhanced 911 Account Appropriation............. $ 18,542,000
Fire Service Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 90,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account Appropriation...................... $ 1,946,000
Washington Marketplace Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 150,000
Public Works Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,068,000
Building Code Council Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,309,000
Fire Service Training Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,740,000
Administrative Contingency Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,476,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 919,000
State Toxics Control Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 425,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,642,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 150,000
Washington Housing Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,686,000
Public Facility Construction Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 238,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,000
Energy Efficiency Services Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 977,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 333,795,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,365,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a contract with the Washington technology center. For work essential to the mission of the Washington technology center and conducted in partnership with universities, the center shall not pay any increased indirect rate nor increases in other indirect charges above the absolute amount paid during the 1993-95 biennium.
(2) $994,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1724 (growth management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this subsection is null and void.
(3) $10,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $4,271,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation are contingent upon the passage of House Bill No. 1742 (energy facilities site evaluation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the appropriations provided in this subsection shall be transferred to the state energy office unless Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2009 is enacted by June 30, 1995, in which case these amounts remain appropriated to the department of community, trade, and economic development.
(4) $663,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $17,336,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $1,876,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation, $4,000 of the industrial insurance premium refund appropriation, $20,000 of the building code council account appropriation and $977,000 of the energy efficiency services account appropriation are contingent upon the passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2009 (eliminating the energy office). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the appropriations provided in this subsection shall be transferred to the state energy office.
(5) $144,466 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to pay the difference between the debt service on the energy partnerships project as obligated in the 1991-93 capital budget and the loan payments from the departments of the military and social and health services.
(6) The amount appropriated in this section for life cycle cost analysis of building redesign shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(7) In order to offset reductions in federal community services block grant funding for community action agencies, the department shall set aside $4,800,000 of federal community development block grant funds for distribution to local governments to allocate to community action agencies state-wide.
(8) $8,915,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for the drug control and system improvement formula grant program, to be distributed in state fiscal year 1996 as follows:
(a) $3,603,250 to local units of government to continue multijurisdictional drug task forces;
(b) $934,000 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, technical assistance, and investigative and supervisory staff support for multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(c) $500,000 to the department to continue the state-wide drug prosecution assistance program;
(d) $93,000 to the department to continue a substance-abuse treatment in jails program, to test the effect of treatment on future criminal behavior;
(e) $911,000 to the department to continue the youth violence prevention and intervention projects;
(f) $250,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(g) $495,000 is provided to the Washington state patrol for a state-wide integrated narcotics system;
(h) $661,000 to the department for grant administration and program evaluation, monitoring, and reporting, pursuant to federal requirements;
(i) $51,000 to the Washington state patrol for data collection;
(j) $445,750 to the office of financial management for the criminal history records improvement program;
(k) $42,000 to the department to support local services to victims of domestic violence;
(l) $629,000 to the division of juvenile rehabilitation for substance abuse treatment during confinement; and
(m) $300,000 to the department of community, trade, and economic development for grants to provide a defender training program.
(9) No funds appropriated in this section shall be expended for contracts with evergreen legal services.
(10) $3,900,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the office of crime victims' advocacy.
(11) $410,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $200,000 of the Washington housing trust account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1862 (home matching programs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as a grant for the community connections program in Walla Walla county.
(14) $30,000 of the Washington housing trust account appropriation is provided solely for the department to conduct an assessment of the per square foot cost associated with constructing or rehabilitating buildings financed by the housing trust fund for low-income housing. The department may contract with specially trained teams to conduct this assessment. The department shall report to the legislature by December 31, 1995. The report shall include:
(a) The per square foot cost of each type of housing unit financed by the housing trust fund;
(b) An assessment of the factors that affect the per square foot cost;
(c) Recommendations for reducing the per square foot cost, if possible;
(d) Guidelines for housing costs per person assisted; and
(e) Other relevant information.
(15) $3,385,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the community mobilization against substance abuse program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 820,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation. ............ $ 18,119,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 12,432,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 720,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 31,471,000
The appropriations on this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as the state's share of funding for the "Americorps" youth employment program. The office of financial management shall ensure that a portion of the federal funds support activities in natural resource agencies, including watershed restoration, park maintenance, and weed control. The office of financial management shall ensure that at least $50,000 of the federal Americorps funding be dedicated for class B designate weed control on state park lands.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 230,000
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 14,509,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 14,739,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $230,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for administrative hearings for water related actions as directed by House Bill No. 1791 (water resource governance). If House Bill No. 1791 is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the entire general fund appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Department of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 17,156,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,657,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 18,813,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall reduce its charge for personnel services to the lowest rate possible.
(2) $32,000 of the department of personnel service fund appropriation is provided solely for the creation, printing, and distribution of the personal benefits statement for state employees.
(3) $2,600,000 of the department of personnel services account appropriation is provided solely for the establishment of a state-wide human resource information data system and network within the department of personnel. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(4) The department of personnel shall charge all administrative services costs incurred by the committee for deferred compensation for the deferred compensation program to the deferred compensation administrative account. Department billings to the committee shall be for actual costs only.
(5) The department of personnel service fund appropriation contains sufficient funds to continue the employee exchange program with the Hyogo prefecture in Japan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Dependent Care Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 188,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 130. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
Lottery Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 18,827,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 131. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE GAMBLING COMMISSION
Industrial Insurance Fund....................... $ 14,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 132. FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 390,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 133. FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 279,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 134. FOR THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
Department of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,593,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 135. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-OPERATIONS
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 29,990,000
Dependent Care Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 188,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 30,178,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $857,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for information systems projects known by the following names or successor names: Support of member database, support of audit, and audit of member files. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) $779,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the in-house design development, and implementation of the information systems project known as the disbursement system. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(3) $1,642,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation and the entire dependent care administrative account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1206 (restructuring the retirement system). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection from the department of retirement systems expense account shall lapse, and the entire dependent care administrative account appropriation shall be transferred to the committee for deferred compensation.
(4) The appropriation contains sufficient funds to implement House Bill No. 1296 (retirement contributions and recovery of overpayments). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this subsection is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 136. FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
State Investment Board Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 9,295,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $25,000 of the state investment board expense account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1206 (restructuring the retirement system). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) The amount appropriated in this section for the provision of investment accounting services shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 137. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 127,817,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,398,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account Appropriation...................... $ 95,000
State Toxics Control Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 67,000
Solid Waste Management Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 88,000
Oil Spill Administration Account
Appropriation................. ............ $ 14,000
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 230,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 132,709,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $4,094,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for senior citizen property tax deferral distribution.
(2) The amount appropriated in this section for out-of-state auditing, data entry, internal auditing, large scale shredding, and administrative support for special projects shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(3) $400,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $2,000,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for distribution to local governments to replace revenues lost as a result of the local sales and use tax exemptions for machinery and equipment in Second Substitute House Bill No. 1024. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 2,001,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR THE MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
General Fund Appropriation............ ........ $ 3,230,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR THE UNIFORM LEGISLATION COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 55,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 141. FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE Enterprises Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,643,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 142. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 563,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,304,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 388,000
Motor Transport Account Appropriation.......... $ 10,815,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 140,000
Air Pollution Control Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 111,000
Department of General Administration Facilities
and Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 20,060,000
Central Stores Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,561,000
Risk Management Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,034,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 38,976,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,776 of the industrial insurance premium refund account appropriation is provided solely for the Washington school directors association.
(2) After January 1, 1996, the funds provided in this section for custodial services on the capitol campus shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 143. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Data Processing Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,119,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The department shall provide a toll-free telephone number and operator service staff for the general public to call for information about state agencies. The department may provide such staff, equipment, and facilities as are necessary for this purpose. The director shall adopt rules to fix terms and charges for these services. All state agencies and the legislature shall participate in the information program and shall reimburse the department of information services in accordance with rules established by the director. The department shall also provide conference calling services for state and other public agencies on a fee-for-service basis.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 144. FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 104,000
Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 19,027,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 19,131,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The insurance commissioner shall obtain the approval of the department of information services for any feasibility plan for proposed technology improvements.
(2) $750,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is provided solely for contracting with the office of the attorney general for insurance fraud prosecution activities as contained in section 13 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1557. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) The insurance fraud investigation unit is created in the Washington state patrol as directed in Second Substitute House Bill No. 1557. The attorney general shall contract with the Washington state patrol for insurance fraud investigation services. The attorney general shall coordinate the activities of both the insurance fraud prosecution unit and the insurance fraud investigation unit. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this subsection is null and void.
(4) $670,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 145. FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified Public Accountants' Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 792,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section for the provision of certified public accountant examinations shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 146. FOR THE DEATH INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
Death Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 12,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 147. FOR THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Horse Racing Commission Account Appropriation... $........................................... 4,737,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: None of this appropriation may be used for the purpose of certifying Washington-bred horses under RCW 67.16.075.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 148. FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Liquor Revolving Account Appropriation......... $ 113,879,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $600,000 is provided solely for the enforcement of restrictions on tobacco use by minors, under chapter 70.155 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 149. FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Public Service Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,863,000
Public Service Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 26,063,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 150. FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS
Volunteer Fire Fighters' Relief and Pension
Administrative Account Appropriation........ $ 446,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $7,000 of the volunteer fire fighters' relief and pension administrative account is provided solely for administrative costs related to admission of reserve law officers under House Bill No. 1453 (reserve officer pensions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this amount shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 151. FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 8,391,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,676,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 222,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 34,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 17,323,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $205,238 of the total appropriation is provided solely to pay loan obligations on the energy partnership contract number 90-07-01. This obligation includes unpaid installments from September 1993 through June 1997. This amount may be reduced by any payments made in the 1993-95 Biennium on installments made in the 1993-95 Biennium on installments due between September 1993 and June 1995.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 152. FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 3,318,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 153. FOR THE GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 2,665,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 154. FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State Convention and Trade Center Operations
Account Appropriation...................... $ 25,604,000
(End of part)
PART II
HUMAN SERVICES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. (1) Appropriations made in this act to the department of social and health services shall initially be allotted as required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not include transfers of moneys between sections of this act except as expressly provided in this act, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that purpose.
(2) The department of social and health services shall not initiate any services that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation providing appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that at least eighty-five percent of the appropriations provided in this section for vendor rate increases shall be used for salary, wage, or benefit increases for those directly involved with providing services to clients.
(4) The department of social and health services is prohibited from requiring special authorization for nonmedical reasons for prescription drugs and medications for medicaid-eligible recipients.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 296,681,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 253,162,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 550,243,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,660,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $10,086,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the modification of the case and management information system (CAMIS). Authority to expend these funds is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) $6,667,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for enhancements to family preservation and support services as defined by 107 Stat. 650, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 629a.
(3) $23,027,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1417 (at-risk youth). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
The state of Washington may enter into agreements with the counties to provide detention services to runaway youth at a rate of reimbursement to be negotiated by the state and county.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 40,382,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 23,083,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 286,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 7,097,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 70,848,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 58,085,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 19,492,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 830,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 16,234,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 94,641,000
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 2,783,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 156,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,360,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 107,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,177,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,284,000
(5) The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $4,248,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $4,500,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1255 (juvenile justice act). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(b) $477,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $29,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $36,000 of the violence prevention and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996 and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
(c) Food services and building and grounds maintenance shall be provided at one major juvenile rehabilitation institution through contracts that are competitively bid. The department shall designate the institution for which the competitive bidding shall occur. The secretary of the department shall report to the governor and the fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 15, 1996, on the impact of competitive contracting on the cost and quality of these services.
The state of Washington may enter into agreements with counties to provide detention services to runaway youth at a rate of reimbursement to be negotiated by the state and county.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES/REGIONAL SUPPORT NETWORKS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 317,125,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 249,008,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 9,000,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 19,553,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 594,686,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 113,154,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 112,255,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 42,512,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 747,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 268,668,000
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 6,771,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 1,900,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 6,341,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 8,241,000
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 5,097,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,512,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,609,000
(6) The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Regional support networks shall use portions of the general fund‑-state appropriation for implementation of working agreements with the vocational rehabilitation program which will maximize the use of federal funding for vocational programs.
(b) The department shall ensure through contracts with regional support networks and prepaid health plans that services funded from general fund‑-state appropriations are provided to medicaid-eligible clients only by June 30, 1996. The department shall report to the appropriations committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate by January 1, 1996, on the reduction of general fund‑-state expenditures achieved in the first year of the 1995-97 biennium and a forecast of reductions in the second year of the 1995-97 biennium.
(c) $2,863,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $1,655,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $185,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
(d) The department shall provide food services, laundry services, and facility maintenance services at western state hospital through contracts that are competitively bid. The secretary of the department shall report to the governor and the fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 15, 1996, on the impact of competitive contracting on the cost and quality of these services.
(e) The mental health program at western state hospital shall continue to utilize labor provided by the Tacoma prerelease program of the department of corrections.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 227,454,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 157,446,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 686,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 385,586,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 126,286,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 140,668,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 9,100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 276,054,000
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 5,694,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,659,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 14,353,000
(4) The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Appropriations in this section shall not be expended, after June 30, 1996, for costs associated with the state operated living alternative (SOLA) program. During the 1996 fiscal year, the department shall transfer these SOLA clients to community-based residential programs contracted through private providers.
(b) The department shall develop and implement a voucher program for parents, guardians, and clients to purchase directly all family support, employment, and day programs. The department shall reduce the current administrative and overhead costs of these programs by at least five percent during the biennium through the implementation of the voucher direct purchase program. The department shall use the developmental disabilities planning council to assist parents, guardians, and clients in obtaining services and shall include counties in implementing the voucher direct purchase program.
(c) The department shall reduce the average per client cost of the intensive tenant support residential program so that at least $5,800,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation less is required during the 1995-97 biennium than the program would otherwise require. The department shall use $3,000,000 of this reduction to provide services to at least 200 additional clients in the family support and alternative living programs.
(d) $2,206,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $1,524,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $6,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
(e) The amount appropriated in this section for the state operated living alternative program shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(f) Facility maintenance and laundry services shall be provided at one major residential habilitation center through contracts that are competitively bid. The department shall designate the center for which the competitive bidding shall occur. The secretary of the department shall report to the governor and the fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 15, 1996, on the impact of competitive contracting on the cost and quality of these services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 768,717,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 787,036,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,555,753,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,310,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,403,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
(2) The amount appropriated in this section for client reauthorization for in-home community services by private contractors shall only be expended by means of contracts with area agencies on aging or by any other methods authorized by Substitute House Bill No. 1908 (long-term care provisions), if the bill is enacted by June 30, 1995.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM
(1) GRANTS AND SERVICES TO CLIENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 770,866,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 665,512,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,436,378,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Payment levels in the programs for aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, and refugee assistance shall contain an energy allowance to offset the costs of energy. The allowance shall be excluded from consideration as income for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefit levels of the food stamp program to the maximum extent such exclusion is authorized under federal law and RCW 74.08.046. To this end, up to $300,000,000 of the income assistance payments is so designated for exemptions of the following amounts:
Family size: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or more
Exemption: $55 71 86 102 117 133 154 170
(b) $10,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $10,171,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to fund the child care costs associated with the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 (AFDC contracts). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(c) The amounts appropriated in this section for the job opportunities and basic skills program components which had previously been contracted with the employment security department shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(2) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 221,081,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 202,635,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 423,716,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $362,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) system. The department shall:
(a) Reinstate the SAVE program by September 30, 1995, and report to the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate by December 1, 1995, regarding the progress of implementation and outcomes by region of the program;
(b) Coordinate with other state agencies, including but not limited to the employment security department, to ensure that persons receiving federal or state funds are eligible in terms of citizenship and residency status;
(c) Post at every community service office a sign letting applicants and recipients know that illegal aliens will be reported to the United States immigration and naturalization service and that the systematic alien verification for entitlements system is in use in the office; and
(d) Systematically use all processes available to verify eligibility in terms of the citizenship and residency status of applicants and recipients for public assistance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 15,997,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 75,796,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 70,492,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,391,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 163,676,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $9,544,000 of the total appropriation is provided solely for the grant programs for school districts and educational service districts set forth in RCW 28A.170.080 through 28A.170.100, including state support activities, as administered through the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) $504,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $104,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $700,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 1,409,637,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,764,415,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 242,525,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 156,291,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,572,868,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding is provided in this section for the adult dental program for Title XIX categorically eligible and medically needy persons and to provide foot care services by podiatric physicians and surgeons.
(2) The department shall contract for the services of private debt collection agencies to maximize financial recoveries from third parties where it is not cost-effective for the state to seek the recovery directly.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that Harborview medical center continue to be an economically viable component of the health care system and that the state's financial interest in Harborview medical center be recognized.
(4) $21,525,000 of the health services account‑-state appropriation and $21,031,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely to increase dental access for children.
(5) $3,339,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $3,135,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $4,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
(6) As part of the long term care reforms contained in Substitute House Bill No. 1908, after receiving acute inpatient hospital care, eligible clients shall be transferred from the high cost institutional setting to the least restrictive, least costly and most appropriate facility as soon as medically reasonable. Physical medicine and rehabilitation services (acute rehabilitation) shall take place in the least restrictive environment, at the least cost and in the most appropriate facility as determined by the department in coordination with appropriate health care professionals and facilities. Facilities providing physical medicine and rehabilitation services must meet the quality care certification standards required of acute rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units of hospitals.
(7) Medical assistance administration shall not reimburse claims for optional medical services provided by physical and occupational therapists.
(8) Funding for services provided through the state medically indigent program is provided solely for emergency transportation and acute emergency hospital services, to include only emergency room physicians and related inpatient hospital physician services.
(9) These appropriations may not be used for any purpose related to a supplemental discount drug program or agreement created under WAC 388-91-007 and 388-91-010.
(10) The department is authorized to provide chiropractic services to only those eligible recipients with acute conditions.
(11) These appropriations may not be used for reimbursement of services performed by licensees under chapter 18.50 RCW, if those services are defined as high risk by the Washington state medical quality assurance commission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 15,253,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 73,184,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 3,244,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 91,681,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative interagency agreements with local organizations, including higher education institutions and mental health regional support networks to improve and expand employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities served by those local agencies. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $13,005,822 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely as match for the general fund‑-local appropriation included in this section.
(2) $13,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 54,264,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 43,568,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 270,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 98,102,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,511,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $2,055,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform) is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $309,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $259,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1719 (creation of office of inspector general). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) The department shall not expend any funding for staffing or publication of the sexual minority initiative.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 36,345,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 135,624,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 33,275,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.... ............ $ 205,244,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall contract with private collection agencies to pursue collection of AFDC child support arrearages in cases that might otherwise consume a disproportionate share of the department's collection efforts. The department's child support collection staff shall determine which cases are appropriate for referral to private collection agencies pursuant to this section. In determining appropriate contract provisions, the department shall consult with other states that have successfully contracted with private collection agencies to the extent allowed by federal support enforcement regulations.
(2) The department shall request a waiver from federal support enforcement regulations, to replace the current program audit criteria which is process-based, with performance measures based on program outcomes.
(3) The amounts appropriated in this section for child support legal services shall only be expended by means of contracts with local prosecutor's offices.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 42,391,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 16,291,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 58,682,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 6,806,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative
Account Appropriation...................... $ 16,122,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 214,037,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 236,965,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $208,521,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health coverage through the subsidized portion of the basic health plan and program administration.
(2) $6,806,000 of the general fund appropriation and $5,516,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely for health care services provided through local community clinics.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,748,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,113,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 403,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 5,264,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
Worker and Community Right to Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 20,000
Accident Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 9,807,000
Medical Aid Account Appropriation.............. $ 9,808,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 19,635,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
Death Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 38,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,660,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 344,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 11,042,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $30,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 5,402,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 20,513,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,002,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 102,000
Electrical License Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 28,637,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account Appropriation..... $ 28,000
Worker and Community Right to Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,138,000
Public Works Administration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,818,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 142,654,000
Accident Account‑-Federal Appropriation........ $ 9,112,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 151,102,000
Medical Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing Certificate Account Appropriation..... $ 682,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,053,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 371,835,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $11,253,000 of the electrical license account appropriation, $3,918,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation, and $6,086,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If this bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) Pursuant to RCW 7.68.015, the department shall operate the crime victims compensation program within the public safety and education act funds appropriated in this section. In the event that cost containment measures are necessary, the department may (a) Institute copayments for services; (b) develop preferred provider and managed care contracts; and (c) coordinate with the department of social and health services to use public safety and education account funds as the match for federal Title XIX reimbursement, to the extent this maximizes total funds available for services to crime victims.
(3) $108,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for an interagency agreement to reimburse the board of industrial insurance appeals for crime victims appeals.
(4) The amount appropriated in this section for claimant fraud investigations, claims coding, and Washington industrial safety and health act laboratory tests on toxic substances shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(5)(a) The appropriations in this section may not be used to implement or enforce rules that are not in compliance with the regulatory fairness act, under chapter 19.85 RCW.
(b) The appropriations in this section may not be used to implement or enforce rules that the joint administrative rules review committee finds are not within the intent of the legislature as expressed by the statute which the rule implements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 2,289,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund Appropriation............ ........ $ 2,459,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account Appropriation......... $ 4,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,488,000
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,278,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 736,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 85,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,099,000
(3) VETERANS' HOME
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 8,275,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 10,529,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 7,526,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 26,330,000
(4) SOLDIERS' HOME
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 6,340,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 6,015,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 4,667,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 17,022,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section for the Spokane field service office beginning July 1, 1995, and the Seattle field service office beginning July 1, 1996, shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 85,347,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 233,173,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 28,842,000
Hospital Commission Account Appropriation...... $ 3,095,000
Medical Disciplinary Account Appropriation..... $ 1,798,000
Health Professions Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 31,853,000
Safe Drinking Water Account Appropriation...... $ 2,722,000
Public Health Services Account Appropriation... $ 32,600,000
Waterworks Operator Certification
Appropriation.............................. $ 506,000
Water Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,980,000
State Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 2,825,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Appropriation.............................. $ 469,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,822,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 394,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 18,436,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 446,862,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,466,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2) $10,000,000 of the public health services account appropriation is provided solely for distribution to local health departments for distribution on a per capita basis. Prior to distributing these funds, the department shall adopt rules and procedures to ensure that these funds are not used to replace current local support for public health programs.
(3) $13,600,000 of the public health account appropriation is provided solely for distribution to local health departments for capacity building and community assessment and mobilization.
(4) $2,400,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for public health information systems development. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(5) $2,300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for state level capacity building.
(6) $2,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for training of public health professionals.
(7) $200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the American Indian Health Plan.
(8) $1,953,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $3,873,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation are provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $170,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1332 (ambulatory surgical center licensure). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $152,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for implementing the health professions data system. If Substitute House Bill No. 1758 (repealing health resource plan) is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $1,033,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1589 (health care quality assurance). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) The department of health shall not initiate any services that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation that provides appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.
(13) The department is authorized to raise existing fees for nursing assistants and hypnotherapists in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative 601, if necessary, in order to meet the actual costs of investigative and legal services due to disciplinary activities.
(14) The amounts appropriated in this section for Washington health professional services for impaired practitioners; national cancer institute research; the women, infants and children's native American nutrition program; outreach services for tuberculosis control; technical assistance and training for hepatitis B and sexually transmitted disease prevention; research, analysis, and product development for the comprehensive hospital abstract reporting system; and some drinking water program activities shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 24,120,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 531,931,000
(3) COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 166,418,000
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 6,705,000
(5) INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 12,604,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(6)(a) Appropriations in this section shall not be used for the conversion of cells at the Washington state reformatory from their current use for medium custody inmates to use for close custody inmates.
(b) Appropriations in this section shall not be used for the sex offender treatment program at the Twin Rivers facility after June 30, 1996.
(c) Appropriations in this section shall not be used for the mental health pilot project at the McNeil Island facility after June 30, 1996.
(d) The department shall contract with a private contractor for the management and operations of the Coyote Ridge facility. By July 1, 1996, the management and operations of the facility shall be provided by a private contractor using staff employed by the contractor.
(e) $1,098,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 1357 (offender probation supervision). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) The department shall not expend more than $1,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for the provision of recreation services to inmates.
(8) $500,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for a one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1996, and an additional one percent vendor rate increase on January 1, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 2,589,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 9,686,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 80,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 12,355,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 984,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 1,068,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 190,949,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 21,965,000
Unemployment Compensation Administrative Account‑-
Federal Appropriation...................... $ 178,772,000
Administrative Contingency Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 8,446,000
Employment Services Administrative Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 12,199,000
Employment and Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 9,577,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 422,976,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The employment security department shall spend no more than $25,049,511 of the unemployment compensation administration account‑-federal appropriation for the general unemployment insurance development effort (GUIDE) project. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) $1,400,000 of the unemployment compensation administration account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) The employment and training trust account appropriation shall not be expended until a plan for such expenditure is reviewed and approved by the workforce training and education coordinating board for consistency with chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers), and the comprehensive plan for workforce training provided in RCW 28C.18.060(4).
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PART III
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 579,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 524,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 1,103,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: State agencies shall provide to the commission, without charge, all available data and information necessary to complete its review of the Columbia River Gorge management plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 30,026,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 37,122,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 985,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 42,000
Reclamation Revolving Account Appropriation.... $ 1,332,000
Flood Control Assistance Account Appropriation. $ 4,000,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 156,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account Appropriation...................... $ 3,466,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-
Waste Disposal Appropriation............... $ 1,000,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-
Water Supply Facilities Appropriation...... $ 647,000
Basic Data Account Appropriation............... $ 91,000
Vehicle Tire Recycling Account Appropriation... $ 3,283,000
Water Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,487,000
Worker and Community Right to Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 408,000
State Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 49,868,000
Local Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 3,192,000
Water Quality Permit Account Appropriation..... $ 19,614,000
Underground Storage Tank Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,336,000
Solid Waste Management Account Appropriation... $ 3,631,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,476,000
Air Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 15,410,000
Oil Spill Administration Account Appropriation. $ 2,457,000
Air Operating Permit Account Appropriation..... $ 4,110,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account Appropriation. $ 1,187,000
Oil Spill Response Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 7,060,000
Metals Mining Account Appropriation............. $ 300,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 165,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,019,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 197,870,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $5,255,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan. In addition, $394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $819,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation, $3,591,000 of the water quality permit fee account appropriation, and $2,715,000 of the oil spill administration account appropriation may be used for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1327 (water rights claims filing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $100,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely for implementing Substitute House Bill No. 1810 (hazardous substance cleanup). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $1,060,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $168,000 of the air operating permit account appropriation, $336,000 of the water quality permit account appropriation, and $120,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation are provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $2,000,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely for the following purposes:
(a) To conduct remedial actions for sites for which there are no potentially liable persons or for which potentially liable persons cannot be found;
(b) To provide funding to assist potentially liable persons under RCW 70.105D.070(2)(d)(xi) to pay for the cost of the remedial actions; and
(c) To conduct remedial actions for sites for which potentially liable persons have refused to comply with the orders issued by the department under RCW 70.105D.030 requiring the persons to provide the remedial action.
(6) $2,000,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation is provided solely to implement an enhanced emission and inspection program in the Spokane region.
(7) $250,000 of the flood control assistance account is provided solely for a grant or contract to the lead local entity for technical analysis and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies to address the breach in the south jetty at the entrance of Grays Harbor.
(8) $782,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely for hazardous waste education and technical assistance.
(9) Within the appropriations provided in this section, the department shall implement Substitute House Bill No. 1724 (growth management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this subsection is null and void.
(10) If House Bill No. 1125, or substantially similar legislation, is not enacted by July 1, 1995, then the department shall not expend any funds appropriated in this section for any regulatory activity authorized under RCW 90.03.350 with respect to hydroelectric facilities which require a license under the federal power act, 16 U.S.C.S. Sec. 791a et seq. If House Bill No. 1125, or substantially similar legislation, is enacted by July 1, 1995, then the department may apply all available funds appropriated under this section for regulatory activity authorized under RCW 90.03.350 for the purposes of inspecting and regulating the safety of dams under the exclusive jurisdiction of the state.
(11) $425,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $525,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the Padilla Bay national estuarine research reserve and interpretive center.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY‑-FOR WATER RIGHTS PERMIT PROGRAM
$1,862,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of ecology for its water rights permit program. This amount provides the financial resources to act upon 3,050 permits during fiscal year 1996. If the department requires additional resources to act upon these permits, such resources must be derived from the department's existing budget as appropriated in section 302 of this act, to the extent that such appropriations are not limited to other purposes as provided in section 302 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 34,036,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,931,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 1,464,000
Winter Recreation Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 726,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 241,000
Snowmobile Account Appropriation............... $ 2,175,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 314,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 48,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account Appropriation...................... $ 34,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 21,561,000
Water Trail Program Account Appropriation...... $ 26,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 62,566,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $189,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided solely to implement the Puget Sound water quality plan.
(2) The amount from the general fund‑-state appropriation account and the full amount from the parks renewal and stewardship account appropriation are provided to maintain full funding and continued operation of all state parks and state parks facilities.
(3) The parks commission shall identify ten parks for which contracted services for maintenance and clean-up activities are appropriate. Within the appropriations contained in this section the director shall award competitive contracts to provide these services. By December 1, 1995, the commission shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature on the following: (a) The process used for identifying suitable parks to receive contracted services; (b) an estimate of the costs and benefits of the proposal; and (c) the timeline for proposed implementation. By December 1, 1996, the commission shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature on implementation of the plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
Firearms Range Account Appropriation........... $ 108,000
Recreation Resources Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,480,000
Recreation Resources Account‑-Federal
Appropriation....... ...................... $ 200,000
NOVA Appropriation............................. $ 538,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 3,326,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $338,000 of the recreation resources account‑-state appropriation, $150,000 of the recreation resources account‑-federal appropriation, and $82,000 of the firearms range account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the development and implementation of a grant tracking and management system.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 1,206,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 1,641,000
Water Quality Account Appropriation............. $ 202,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 1,843,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Not more than eight percent of the water quality account moneys administered by the commission may be used by the commission for administration and program activities related to the grant and loan program.
(2) $362,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement the Puget Sound water quality management plan. In addition, $130,000 of the water quality account appropriation is provided for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(3) $20,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1539 (watershed restoration projects). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR THE PUGET SOUND WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 460,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 94,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 439,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 993,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The authority is directed to cease operations by October 1, 1995, in accordance with RCW 43.131.090.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 63,063,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 52,298,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 15,986,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 476,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,412,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 590,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 156,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,000,000
State Wildlife Account Appropriation........... $ 49,539,000
Special Wildlife Account Appropriation......... $ 1,884,000
Oil Spill Administration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 831,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 192,235,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,532,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2) $250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for attorney general costs on behalf of the department of fisheries, department of natural resources, department of health, and the state parks and recreation commission in defending the state and public interests in tribal shellfish litigation (United States v. Washington, subproceeding 89-3). The attorney general costs shall be paid as an interagency reimbursement.
(3) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1597 (flood damage reduction). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $350,000 of the state wildlife account appropriation is provided solely for control and eradication of class B designate weeds on department owned and managed lands.
(5) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for increased fish production at state operated hatcheries. Funding shall also be provided, as necessary, to support the development of the Grandy Creek hatchery.
(6) $250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with warm water fish production. Expenditure of this amount shall be consistent with the goals established under RCW 77.12.710 for development of a warm water fish program. No portion of this amount may be expended for any type of feasibility study.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 42,967,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 20,665,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 414,000
Forest Development Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 37,448,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 3,074,000
Surveys and Maps Account Appropriation......... $ 1,788,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation $ 2,512,000
Resource Management Cost Account Appropriation. $ 81,793,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account Appropriation...................... $ 440,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,533,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site
Account Appropriation...................... $ 734,000
Natural Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account Appropriation...................... $ 1,003,000
Air Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 981,000
Metals Mining Account Appropriation............. $ 41,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 195,393,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $7,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the emergency fire suppression subprogram.
(2) $36,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriations is provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan. In addition, $957,000 of the aquatics lands enhancement account is provided for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(3) $900,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely for the displaced forest-products worker program under chapter 50.70 RCW.
(4) $450,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely for the control and eradication of class B designate weeds on state lands.
(5) $600,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 2004 (Loomis state forest). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $22,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1437 (amateur radio repeater sites). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $49,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1287 (silvicultural burning). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $510,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $270,000 of the surface mining reclamation account appropriation, and $89,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If this bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $18,600,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely to provide reimbursement to the agency for the extraordinary fire suppression costs incurred during the 1993-95 biennium. Reimbursement is not intended to be provided for either agency positions funded with the biennial appropriation but left vacant, or depreciation of agency equipment.
(10) By September 30, 1995, the agency shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature on fire suppression costs incurred during the 1993-95 biennium. The report shall provide the following information: (a) An object breakdown of costs for the 1993-95 fire suppression subprogram; (b) the amount of reimbursement provided for personnel, services, and equipment outside the agency; (c) FTE levels and salary amounts by fund of positions backfilled as a result of the fires; (d) overtime costs paid to agency personnel; (e) equipment replacement costs, and (f) final allocation of costs for the Hatchery and Tyee fires between the United States forest service, local governments, and the state.
(11) $741,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for enhanced seismic mapping to identify high risk seismic areas across the state.
(12) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for grasshopper and mormon cricket eradication.
(13) $4,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1286 (forest practices). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 311. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 14,953,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 4,278,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 406,000
Weights and Measures Account Appropriation..... $ 654,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 178,000
State Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 1,088,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 21,557,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for consumer protection activities of the department's weights and measures program. Moneys provided in this subsection may not be used for device inspection or metrology activities of the weights and measures program.
(2) The entire weights and measures account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the weights and measures program in accordance with Second Substitute House Bill No. 1524 (weights and measures). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, then the entire weights and measures account appropriation provided in this section shall lapse.
(3) The amounts appropriated in this section for seasonal pest management and organic food inspection shall only be expended by means of contracts that are competitively bid.
(4) $117,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for grasshopper and mormon cricket eradication.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 312. FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE ENGINEER
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 15,986,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 10,000
Reclamation Revolving Account Appropriation.... $ 1,032,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 156,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-
Water Supply Facilities.................... $ 647,000
Basic Data Account Appropriation............... $ 91,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 17,922,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $8,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for watershed planning by water resource inventory area in accordance with Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1791 (water resource governance).
(2) All the appropriations provided in this section are contingent upon the passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1791 (water resource governance). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the appropriations provided in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 313. FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust
Account Appropriation...................... $ 907,000
(End of part)
PART IV
TRANSPORTATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 12,995,000
Architects' License Account Appropriation...... $ 904,000
Cemetery Account Appropriation.................. $ 171,000
Professional Engineers' Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,329,000
Real Estate Commission Account
Appropriation................. ............ $ 6,427,000
Master License Account Appropriation........... $ 5,980,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,079,000
Real Estate Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 606,000
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 413,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 34,904,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $185,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $23,000 of the architects' license account appropriation, $4,000 of the cemetery account appropriation, $59,000 of the processional engineers' account appropriation, $185,000 of the real estate commission account appropriation, $143,000 of the master license account appropriation, and $111,000 of the uniform commercial code account appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform).
(2) If the bill is not enacted by December 7, 1995, the amounts provided in subsection (1) of this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund--State Appropriation.............. $ 15,258,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,035,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 254,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,888,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,572,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,430,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 35,437,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Expenditures from the nonappropriated fingerprint identification account‑-state for the automation of pre-employment background checks for public and private employers and background checks for firearms dealers and firearm purchasers are subject to office of financial management approval of a completed feasibility study.
(2) Expenditures from the county criminal justice assistance‑-state appropriation and municipal criminal justice assistance‑-state appropriation contained in this section shall be expended solely for enhancements to crime lab services.
(3) The Washington state patrol shall report to the department of information services and office of financial management by October 30, 1995, on the implementation and financing plan for the state-wide integrated narcotics system.
(End of part)
PART V
EDUCATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 30,419,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 39,807,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 338,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 70,564,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a) $770,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education, including basic education assistance activities.
(b) $659,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for investigation activities of the office of professional practices.
(c) $1,700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to reprogram computer applications for collecting and processing school fiscal, personnel, and student data and for calculating apportionment payments and to upgrade agency computer hardware. A maximum of $600,000 of this amount shall be used for computer hardware.
By December 15, 1995, the superintendent shall present a plan to the house of representatives and senate education and fiscal committees which identifies state data base uses that could involve potentially sensitive data on students and parents. The plan shall detail methods that the superintendent shall employ internally and recommend to school organizations to insure integrity and proper use of data in any student data base, with particular attention to eliminating unnecessary and intrusive data about nonschool related information.
(d) The entire public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for administration of the traffic safety education program, including in-service training related to instruction in the risks of driving while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
(e) In calculating apportionment of funds in any instance where daily attendance is used in any program in Part V of this act, the superintendent shall provide exemptions for special educational circumstances including alternative schools, skill centers, and home schooling.
(2) STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS
(a) $2,415,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific Science Center.
(b) $70,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for operation of the Cispus environmental learning center.
(c) $2,949,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for educational clinics, including state support activities.
(d) $3,050,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for matching grants to enhance security in secondary schools. Not more than seventy-five percent of a district's total expenditures for school security in any school year may be paid from a grant under this subsection. The grants shall be expended solely for the costs of employing or contracting for building security monitors in secondary schools during school hours and school events. Of the amount provided in this subsection, at least $2,850,000 shall be spent for grants to districts that, during the 1988-89 school year, employed or contracted for security monitors in schools during school hours. However, these grants may be used only for increases in school district expenditures for school security over expenditure levels for the 1988-89 school year.
(e) $1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for grants to provide assistance for secondary students who are at risk of academic failure. Skill centers shall ensure that students in this program are provided, on a proportionate basis, all available state funds to which students are entitled, including block grants, nonemployee related costs, categorical program funding, and other appropriate funding. School districts whose enrollments include these students shall assist skill centers accordingly.
(f) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for matching grants to school districts for analysis of budgets for classroom related activities as specified in Substitute House Bill No. 1027. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(g) Funding is provided within these appropriations for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1147 (charter schools).
(h) Funding is provided within these appropriations for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1941 (reading literacy).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 6,142,623,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The general fund appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994-95 school year.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years shall be determined using formula‑generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollment in (d) through (f) of this subsection shall be reduced for vocational full-time equivalent enrollment and special education full-time equivalent enrollment in a manner consistent with (2)(a) (i), (ii), and (iv) of this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in grades K-6 shall be the greater of that generated under (a) of this subsection, or under (d) and (e) of this subsection. Certificated staffing allocations shall be as follows:
(a) On the basis of each 1,000 average annual full-time equivalent enrollments, excluding full-time equivalent enrollment otherwise recognized for certificated staff unit allocations under (c) through (f) of this subsection:
(i) Four certificated administrative staff units for grades K-12, excluding full-time equivalent handicapped enrollment recognized for funding purposes under section 507 of this act;
(ii) Forty-nine certificated instructional staff units, as required in RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b), for grades K-3, excluding full-time equivalent handicapped students ages six through eight;
(iii) An additional 5.3 certificated instructional staff units for grades K-3. Any funds allocated for these additional certificated units shall not be considered as basic education funding;
(A) Funds provided under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) in excess of the amount required to maintain the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b) shall be allocated only if the district documents an actual ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3. For any school district documenting a lower certificated instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall be based on the district's actual grades K-3 certificated instructional staff ratio achieved in that school year, or the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b), if greater;
(B) Districts at or above 51.0 certificated instructional staff per one thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3 may dedicate up to 1.3 of the 54.3 funding ratio to employ additional classified instructional assistants assigned to basic education classrooms in grades K-3. For purposes of documenting a district's staff ratio under this section, funds used by the district to employ additional classified instructional assistants shall be converted to a certificated staff equivalent and added to the district's actual certificated instructional staff ratio. Additional classified instructional assistants, for the purposes of this subsection, shall be determined using the 1989-90 school year as the base year;
(C) Any district maintaining a ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3 may use allocations generated under subsection (2)(a)(iii) of this section in excess of that required to maintain the minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b) to employ additional basic education certificated instructional staff or classified instructional assistants in grades 4-6. Funds allocated under subsection (2)(a)(iii) of this section shall only be expended to reduce class size in grades K-6. No more than 1.3 of the certificated instructional funding ratio amount may be expended for provision of classified instructional assistants; and
(iv) Forty‑six certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades 4-12, excluding full-time equivalent handicapped students ages nine and above; and
(b) For school districts with a minimum enrollment of 250 full-time equivalent students whose full-time equivalent student enrollment count in a given month exceeds the first of the month full-time equivalent enrollment count by 5 percent, an additional state allocation of 110 percent of the share that such increased enrollment would have generated had such additional full-time equivalent students been included in the normal enrollment count for that particular month;
(c) On the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in vocational education programs and skills center programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each 16.67 full-time equivalent vocational students;
(d) For districts enrolling not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education and enroll not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8:
(i) For those enrolling no students in grades seven and eight, 1.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑twentieth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled; and
(ii) For those enrolling students in grades 7 or 8, 1.68 certificated instructional staff units and 0.32 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑tenth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled;
(e) For specified enrollments in districts enrolling more than twenty‑five but not more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which enroll more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8 and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education:
(i) For enrollment of up to sixty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades K-6, 2.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units; and
(ii) For enrollment of up to twenty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades 7 and 8, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units;
(f) For districts operating no more than two high schools with enrollments of less than three hundred average annual full time equivalent students, for enrollment in grades 9-12 in each such school, other than alternative schools:
(i) For remote and necessary schools enrolling students in any grades 9-12 but no more than twenty‑five average annual full time equivalent students in grades K-12, four and one‑half certificated instructional staff units and one‑quarter of a certificated administrative staff unit;
(ii) For all other small high schools under this subsection, nine certificated instructional staff units and one‑half of a certificated administrative staff unit for the first sixty average annual full time equivalent students, and additional staff units based on a ratio of 0.8732 certificated instructional staff units and 0.1268 certificated administrative staff units per each additional forty‑three and one‑half average annual full time equivalent students.
Units calculated under (f)(ii) of this subsection shall be reduced by certificated staff units at the rate of forty‑six certificated instructional staff units and four certificated administrative staff units per thousand vocational and handicapped full time equivalent students.
(g) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-8 program or a grades 1-8 program, an additional one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit;
(h) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-6 program or a grades 1-6 program, an additional one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit.
(3) Allocations for classified salaries for the 1995‑96 and 1996‑97 school years shall be calculated using formula‑generated classified staff units determined as follows:
(a) For enrollments generating certificated staff unit allocations under subsection (2) (d) through (h) of this section, one classified staff unit for each three certificated staff units allocated under such subsections;
(b) For all other enrollment in grades K-12, including vocational but excluding special education full-time equivalent enrollments, one classified staff unit for each sixty average annual full-time equivalent students; and
(c) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, an additional one‑half of a classified staff unit.
(4) Fringe benefit allocations shall be calculated at a rate of 20.71 percent in the 1995‑96 school year and 20.71 percent in the 1996-97 school year of certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 18.77 percent in the 1995‑96 school year and 18.77 percent in the 1996-97 school year of classified salary allocations provided under subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the rates specified in section 519 of this act, based on the number of benefit units determined as follows:
(a) The number of certificated staff units determined in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) The number of classified staff units determined in subsection (3) of this section multiplied by 1.152. This factor is intended to adjust allocations so that, for the purposes of distributing insurance benefits, full-time equivalent classified employees may be calculated on the basis of 1440 hours of work per year, with no individual employee counted as more than one full-time equivalent.
(6)(a) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each certificated staff unit allocated under subsections (2) (a), (b), and (d) through (h) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $7,656 per certificated staff unit in the 1995‑96 school year and a maximum of $7,893 per certificated staff unit in the 1996-97 school year.
(b) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $14,587 per certificated staff unit in the 1995‑96 school year and a maximum of $15,039 per certificated staff unit in the 1996-97 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $341 for the 1995‑96 school year and $341 per year for the 1996‑97 school year for allocated classroom teachers. Solely for the purposes of this subsection, allocated classroom teachers shall be equal to the number of certificated instructional staff units allocated under subsection (2) of this section, multiplied by the ratio between the number of actual basic education certificated teachers and the number of actual basic education certificated instructional staff reported state‑wide for the 1994-95 school year.
(8) Any school district board of directors may petition the superintendent of public instruction by submission of a resolution adopted in a public meeting to reduce or delay any portion of its basic education allocation for any school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay if it does not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not be for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no impact on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort assistance pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW.
(9) The superintendent may distribute a maximum of $5,070,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 1996 and 1997 as follows:
(a) For fire protection for school districts located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW, a maximum of $431,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of $444,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1997;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $1,938,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of $1,944,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1997; and
(c) A maximum of $309,000 may be expended for school district emergencies.
(10) For the purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time equivalent student in state basic education appropriations provided under this act, including appropriations for salary and benefits increases, is 2.0 percent from the 1994‑95 school year to the 1995‑96 school year, and 1.4 percent from the 1995‑96 school year to the 1996‑97 school year.
(11) If two or more school districts consolidate and each district was receiving additional basic education formula staff units pursuant to subsection (2) (b) through (h) of this section, the following shall apply:
(a) For three school years following consolidation, the number of basic education formula staff units shall not be less than the number of basic education formula staff units received by the districts in the school year prior to the consolidation; and
(b) For the fourth through eighth school years following consolidation, the difference between the basic education formula staff units received by the districts for the school year prior to consolidation and the basic education formula staff units after consolidation pursuant to subsection (2) (a) through (h) of this section shall be reduced in increments of twenty percent per year.
(12) No funds appropriated in this act may be used for salaries of employees taking leave to represent labor unions in school district matters.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
(1) The following calculations determine the salaries used in the general fund allocations for certificated instructional, certificated administrative, and classified staff units under section 502 of this act:
(a) Salary allocations for certificated instructional staff units shall be determined for each district by multiplying the district's certificated instructional derived base salary shown on LEAP Document 12C, by the district's average staff mix factor for basic education certificated instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP Document 1A; and
(b) Salary allocations for certificated administrative staff units and classified staff units for each district shall be based on the district's certificated administrative and classified salary allocation amounts shown on LEAP Document 12C.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Basic education certificated instructional staff" is defined as provided in RCW 28A.150.100;
(b) "LEAP Document 1A" means the computerized tabulation establishing staff mix factors for basic education certificated instructional staff according to education and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on March 22, 1995, at 13:55 hours; and
(c) "LEAP Document 12C" means the computerized tabulation of 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 school year salary allocations for basic education certificated administrative staff and basic education classified staff and derived base salaries for basic education certificated instructional staff as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on March 17, 1995, at 12:00 hours.
(3)(a) Pursuant to RCW 28A.150.410, the following state‑wide salary allocation schedules for certificated instructional staff are established for basic education salary allocations:
1995-96 AND 1996-97 STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 22,625 23,203 23,803 24,403 26,331
1 23,327 23,924 24,544 25,183 27,168
2 24,043 24,659 25,296 25,998 28,016
3 24,795 25,430 26,086 26,826 28,880
4 25,561 26,236 26,910 27,690 29,797
5 26,362 27,054 27,748 28,586 30,728
6 27,197 27,887 28,618 29,517 31,691
7 28,045 28,752 29,502 30,459 32,686
8 28,906 29,652 30,419 31,455 33,713
9 30,584 31,388 32,462 34,772
10 32,370 33,520 35,862
11 34,610 37,003
12 35,665 38,173
13 39,373
14 40,579
15 or more 41,603
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 27,574 26,887 28,816 30,058
1 28,427 27,667 29,652 30,911
2 29,313 28,482 30,500 31,797
3 30,234 29,310 31,364 32,718
4 31,188 30,174 32,281 33,672
5 32,175 31,070 33,212 34,659
6 33,174 32,001 34,175 35,658
7 34,226 32,943 35,170 36,710
8 35,309 33,939 36,197 37,793
9 36,423 34,945 37,257 38,907
10 37,567 36,004 38,346 40,051
11 38,742 37,094 39,487 41,226
12 39,966 38,227 40,658 42,450
13 41,219 39,398 41,857 43,703
14 42,519 40,605 43,142 45,003
15 or more 43,594 41,629 44,232 46,142
(b) As used in this subsection, the column headings "BA+(N)" refer to the number of credits earned since receiving the baccalaureate degree.
(c) For credits earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree, any credits in excess of forty‑five credits may be counted after the masters degree. Thus, as used in this subsection, the column headings "MA+(N)" refer to the total of:
(i) Credits earned since receiving the masters degree; and
(ii) Any credits in excess of forty‑five credits that were earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree.
(4) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "BA" means a baccalaureate degree.
(b) "MA" means a masters degree.
(c) "PHD" means a doctorate degree.
(d) "Years of service" shall be calculated under the same rules used by the superintendent of public instruction for salary allocations in the 1994‑95 school year.
(e) "Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 if acquired before September 1, 1995.
(5) No more than ninety college quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in this act, or any replacement schedules and documents, unless:
(a) The employee has a masters degree; or
(b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations before January 1, 1992.
(6) The salary allocation schedules established in this section are for allocation purposes only except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200(2).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 353,322,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) A maximum of $1,347,000 may be expended for regional transportation coordinators and related activities. The transportation coordinators shall ensure that data submitted by school districts for state transportation funding shall, to the greatest extent practical, reflect the actual transportation activity of each district.
(3) For eligible school districts, the small-fleet maintenance factor shall be funded at a rate of $1.84 in the 1995-96 school year and $1.90 in the 1996-97 school year per weighted pupil‑mile.
(4) $180,000 is provided solely for the transportation of students enrolled in "choice" programs. Transportation shall be limited to low-income students who are transferring to "choice" programs solely for educational reasons.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 6,000,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 183,619,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 189,619,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 995,051,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 98,684,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,093,735,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The general fund‑‑state appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funds for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years in accordance with districts' handicapped enrollments and the allocation model established in LEAP Document 13 as developed on March 17, 1995, at 12:00 hours, and in accordance with RCW 74.09.5243.
(3) A maximum of $678,000 may be expended from the general fund‑-state appropriation to fund 5.43 full-time equivalent teachers and 2.1 full-time equivalent aides at Children's orthopedic hospital and medical center. This amount is in lieu of money provided through the home and hospital allocation and the handicapped program.
(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for projects to provide handicapped students with appropriate job and independent living skills, including work experience where possible, to facilitate their successful transition out of the public school system. The funds provided by this subsection shall be from federal discretionary grants.
(5) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute salary and fringe benefit allocations for state supported staff units in the handicapped education program in the same manner as is provided for basic education program staff.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 16,978,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994-95 school year.
(2) A maximum of $528,000 shall be expended for regional traffic safety education coordinators.
(3) The maximum basic state allocation per student completing the program shall be $137.16 in the 1995-96 school year and $137.16 in the 1996-97 school year.
(4) Additional allocations to provide tuition assistance for students from low-income families who complete the program shall be a maximum of $66.81 per eligible student in the 1995-96 school year and $66.81 in the 1996-97 school year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 9,519,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The educational service districts shall continue to furnish financial services required by the superintendent of public instruction and RCW 28A.310.190 (3) and (4).
(2) $250,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for student teaching centers as provided in RCW 28A.415.100.
(3) $400,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to continue implementation of chapter 109, Laws of 1993 (collaborative development school projects).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 165,270,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided to match school district maintenance and operation levies in eligible school districts pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 222,376,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 511. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 370,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 512. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 31,260,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 39,808,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The general fund‑-state appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) State funding provided under this section is based on salaries and other expenditures for a 220‑day school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall monitor school district expenditure plans for institutional education programs to ensure that districts plan for a full-time summer program.
(3) State funding for each institutional education program shall be based on the institution's annual average full-time equivalent student enrollment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 513. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 8,879,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable students shall be distributed for up to one and one-half percent of each district's full-time equivalent basic education act enrollment.
(3) $422,000 of the appropriation is for the Centrum program at Fort Worden state park.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 514. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 65,609,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 12,500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 78,109,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $20,175,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $4,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided for the 1995-96 school year for grants to school districts to implement education reform under RCW 28A.300.138 and the Goals 2000 Educate America Act. Grants shall be allocated in accordance with Substitute House Bill No. 1299, if enacted, based on a maximum of $444 times the number of full-time equivalent certificated staff employed in eligible schools of a district. Allocations shall be made between September 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996.
(2) $19,735,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $5,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided for the 1996-97 school year for grants to school districts to implement education reform under RCW 28A.300.138 and the Goals 2000 Educate America Act. Grants shall be allocated in accordance with Substitute House Bill No. 1299, if enacted, based on a maximum of $444 times the number of full-time equivalent certificated staff employed in eligible schools of a district. Allocations shall be made between September 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997.
(3) $3,819,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the operation of the commission on student learning under RCW 28A.630.883 through 28A.630.953. The commission on student learning shall report on a regular basis regarding proposed activities and expenditures of the commission.
(4) $5,690,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $800,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for development of assessments as required in RCW 28A.630.885 as amended by House Bill No. 1249 or Senate Bill No. 5499.
(5) $2,190,000 is provided solely for training of paraprofessional classroom assistants and certificated staff who work with classroom assistance as provided in RCW 28A.415.310.
(6) $2,475,000 is provided for school-to-work transition projects in the common schools, including state support activities, under RCW 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880.
(7) $2,475,000 is provided for mentor teacher assistance, including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.250 and 28A.415.260.
(8) $1,500,000 is provided for superintendent and principal internships, including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.270 through 28A.415.300.
(9) $2,250,000 is provided for improvement of technology infrastructure and educational technology support centers, including state support activities, under chapter 28A.650 RCW.
(10) $5,000,000 is provided solely for the meals for kids program under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155 and shall be distributed as follows:
(a) $442,000 is provided solely for start-up grants for schools not eligible for federal start-up grants and for summer food service programs; and
(b) $4,558,000 is provided solely to increase the state subsidy for free and reduced-price breakfasts.
(11) $1,100,000 is provided for technical assistance related to education reform through the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the commission on student learning, as specified in RCW 28A.300.130 (center for the improvement of student learning).
(12) To the extent federal funds are not realized as assumed in this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall prorate revenues according to the distribution pattern of federal funds in this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 515. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR ENCUMBRANCES OF FEDERAL GRANTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 51,216,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 516. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 56,846,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994-95 school year.
(2) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $624.41 per eligible bilingual student in the 1995-96 school year and $621.82 in the 1996-97 school year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 517. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 111,321,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) For making the calculation of the percentage of students scoring in the lowest quartile as compared with national norms, beginning with the 1991-92 school year, the superintendent shall multiply each school district's 4th and 8th grade test results by 0.86.
(3) Funding for school district learning assistance programs serving kindergarten through grade nine shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $471 per student eligible for learning assistance programs.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop a new allocation formula and report to the 1996 legislature. A preliminary report shall be furnished to the education and fiscal committees of the legislature by November 1, 1995.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 518. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 47,311,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1994-95 school year.
(2) School districts receiving moneys pursuant to this section shall expend such moneys to meet educational needs as identified by the school district. Program enhancements funded pursuant to this section do not fall within the definition of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the state Constitution and the state's funding duty thereunder, nor shall such funding constitute levy reduction funds for purposes of RCW 84.52.0531.
(3) Allocations to school districts shall be calculated on the basis of full-time enrollment at an annual rate of up to $26.30 per student. For school districts enrolling not more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, and for small school plants within any school district designated as remote and necessary schools, the allocations shall be as follows:
(a) Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in grades kindergarten through six shall generate funding based on sixty full-time equivalent students;
(b) Enrollment of not more than 20 average annual full-time equivalent students in grades seven and eight shall generate funding based on twenty full-time equivalent students; and
(c) Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in grades nine through twelve shall generate funding based on sixty full-time equivalent students.
(4) Receipt by a school district of one-fourth of the district's allocation of funds under this section, shall be conditioned on a finding by the superintendent that the district is enrolled as a medicaid service provider and is actively pursuing federal matching funds for medical services provided through special education programs, pursuant to RCW 74.09.5241 through 74.09.5256 (Title XIX funding). Second class districts shall be exempted if House Bill No. 1690, with specific reference to RCW 74.09.5241 through 74.09.5256, is adopted by the 1995 legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 519. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 137,514,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $199,420,000 is provided for salary adjustments of $100 per month effective September 1, 1995, for state-formula staff units. The appropriation includes associated incremental fringe benefit allocations for both years at rates 20.07% for certificated staff and 15.27% for classified staff.
The appropriation in this section includes the increased portion of salaries and incremental fringe benefits for all state funded school programs in PART V of this act. Salary adjustments for state employees in the office of superintendent of public instruction and the education reform program are provided in the Special Appropriations sections of this act.
(2) The appropriation in this section provides salary increase and incremental fringe benefit allocations for the following programs based on formula adjustments as follows:
(a) For pupil transportation, increases of $1.05 per weighted pupil‑mile for the 1995‑96 school year and $1.31 for the 1996-97 school year;
(b) For learning assistance, increases of $19.94 per eligible student for the 1995‑96 school year and $24.77 for the 1996-97 school year;
(c) For education of highly capable students, increases of $7.62 per formula student for the 1995‑96 school year and $9.49 for the 1996-97 school year; and
(d) For transitional bilingual education, increases of $19.44 per eligible bilingual student for the 1995‑96 school year and $23.85 for the 1996-97 school year.
(3) Health insurance benefits allocations are reduced $61,906,000, including adjustments to the maintenance rate of $322.90 per month made in other sections of this act and adjustments to the rates indicated in this subsection.
(a) Effective October 1, 1995, for the 1995-96 school year, the allocated rate is reduced by $42.41 to $280.49 per month.
(b) Effective October 1, 1996, for the 1996-97 school year, the allocated rate is increased by $12.81 to $293.30 per month.
(c) Adjustments for the following programs are applied directly to state formula certificated and classified staff health benefit units as adjusted for part-time factors shown in each program: General apportionment under section 502(5) of this act; special education program under section 506 of this act; educational service districts under section 508 of this act; and institutional education under section 512 of this act.
(d) Adjustments for the following categorical programs are calculated by increasing annual state funding rates by amounts specified in this subsection. Effective October 1, 1995, and October 1, 1996, respectively, the maximum rate adjustments are as follows:
(i) For pupil transportation, reductions of $.39 per weighted pupil‑mile for the 1995‑96 school year and $0.28 for the 1996-97 school year;
(ii) For learning assistance, reductions of $10.60 per eligible student for the 1995‑96 school year and $7.67 for the 1996-97 school year;
(iii) For education of highly capable students, reductions of $2.70 per formula student for the 1995‑96 school year and $1.95 for the 1996-97 school year; and
(iv) For transitional bilingual education, reductions of $6.87 per eligible bilingual student for the 1995‑96 school year and $4.96 for the 1996-97 school year.
(e) The rates specified in this subsection are subject to revision each year by the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 520. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. The appropriations in sections 502, 504, 506, 507, 508, 512, 513, 516, and 517 of this act include amounts to pay increased state retirement system contributions resulting from enactment of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1083 (Uniform COLA). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, this section shall be null and void.
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PART VI
HIGHER EDUCATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. The appropriations in sections 604 through 609 of this act are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) "Institutions" means the baccalaureate institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act.
(2) The legislature finds that if the state is to satisfy the increased demand for higher education access, institutions will have to reassess priorities and redirect resources to instruction, improve student outcomes, and improve faculty productivity.
The institutions shall provide data to the higher education coordinating board on average scheduled course contact hours and individualized courses based on course offerings and faculty assignments. Within guidelines established by the board, institutions shall report such data for the 1994-95 academic year, and each academic year of the 1995-97 biennium. The institutions shall establish, in consultation with the board, measurable goals for increasing the average scheduled course contact hours by type of faculty, and shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature each December 1st as to performance on such goals.
To reduce the time it takes students to graduate, the institutions shall establish policies and reallocate resources as necessary to increase the number of undergraduate degrees granted per full-time equivalent instructional faculty by five percent in the 1995-96 academic year and by seven and one-half percent in the 1996-97 academic year.
(3) Each institution of higher education shall provide to each classified staff employee, as defined by the office of financial management, a flat rate salary increase of $100 per month on January 1, 1996. For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW, distribution of the salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The salary increase for an employee working less than one full-time equivalent will be prorated based on the percent of a full-time equivalent worked by the employee.
(4) Each institution of higher education shall provide to instruction and research faculty, exempt professional staff, academic administrators, academic librarians, counselors, teaching and research assistants as classified by the office of financial management, and all other non-classified staff an average salary increase of $100 per month on January 1, 1996.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state general fund support for student full-time equivalent enrollments at each institution of higher education. Listed below are the annual full-time equivalent student enrollments by institution assumed in this act.
1995‑96 1996-97
Annual Annual
Average Average
FTE FTE
University of Washington
Main campus........................... 29,846 29,866
Evening Degree Program.................. 571 617
Tacoma branch........................... 586 662
Bothell branch.......................... 513 577
Washington State University
Main campus........................... 16,191 16,391
Spokane branch.......................... 272 286
Tri-Cities branch....................... 624 707
Vancouver branch........................ 723 851
Central Washington University......... 6,873 6,936
Eastern Washington University......... 7,656 7,739
The Evergreen State College........... 3,258 3,258
Western Washington University......... 9,483 9,606
State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges................. 111,986 113,586
Higher Education Coordinating
Board................................ 50 50
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 667,381,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment and Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 58,347,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 737,132,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,883,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for 500 supplemental FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259 (timber-dependent communities).
(2) $57,597,000 of the employment and training trust account appropriation is provided solely for training and related support services specified in chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers). Of this amount:
(a) $42,407,000 is to provide enrollment opportunity for 6,100 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1996 and 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1997. The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval a plan for the allocation of the full-time equivalents provided in this subsection.
(b) $8,808,000 is to provide child care assistance, transportation, and financial aid for the student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection.
(c) $6,382,000 is to provide financial assistance for student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection in order to enhance program completion for those enrolled students whose unemployment benefit eligibility has been exhausted. The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval a plan for eligibility and disbursement criteria to be used in determining the award of moneys provided in this subsection.
(d) $750,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is provided solely for an interagency agreement with the workforce training and education coordinating board for an independently contracted net-impact study to determine the overall effectiveness and outcomes of retraining and other services provided under chapter 226, Laws of 1993, (employment and training for unemployed workers). The net-impact study shall be completed and delivered to the legislature no later than December 31, 1996.
(3) The community and technical colleges shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(4) $1,412,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(5) $3,296,720 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for instructional equipment.
(6) $688,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(7)(a) $15,462,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for an average salary increase for community and technical college faculty of 4.0 percent on January 1, 1996, and 3.0 percent on January 1, 1997. The amount of the general salary increase and increments shall not exceed this appropriation, as allocated by the state board, and savings realized from staff turnover. The state board shall develop system-wide guidelines for the allocation and payment of faculty salary increments.
(b) $6,531,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for a flat rate salary increase of $100 per month on January 1, 1996, for classified staff employees, as defined by the office of financial management. For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW, distribution of the salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The salary increase for an employee working less than one full-time equivalent will be prorated based on the percent of a full-time equivalent worked by the employee.
(c) $2,561,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for an average salary increase of $100 per month on January 1, 1996, for all staff not covered by subsections (7) (a) or (b) of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 496,582,000
Oil Spill Administration Account............... $ 2,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 1,642,000
Accident Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 4,191,000
Medical Aid Account Appropriation.............. $ 4,185,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,900,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 509,502,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $8,667,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Tacoma branch campus. Of this amount, $237,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for continuation of the two-plus-two program operated jointly with the Olympic Community College.
(2) $8,629,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Bothell branch campus.
(3) $2,300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 492, Laws of 1993 (health care reform) to increase the supply of primary health care providers.
(4) $300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to expand community-based training for physician assistants.
(5) $300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the advanced registered nurse program.
(6) $2,909,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(7) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(8) $648,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(9) $1,471,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(10) $2,252,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for instructional enhancements at the Seattle campus.
(11) $500,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for enhancements to the mathematics, engineering and science achievement (MESA) program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 294,975,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 33,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 295,008,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $11,623,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services offered at the Vancouver branch campus.
(2) $6,410,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services offered at the Tri-Cities branch campus.
(3) $7,200,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate graduate and professional level courses and other educational services offered at the Spokane branch campus.
(4) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(5) $280,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(6) $1,400,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(7) $1,242,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(8) $1,203,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for instructional enhancements for the Pullman campus.
(9) $525,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1741 (wine and wine grape research). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $1,000,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1009 (pesticide research). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 70,353,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(2) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $200,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4) $571,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for instructional enhancements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 63,837,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 63,847,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(2) $140,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $140,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4) $512,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for instructional enhancements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 29,893,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(2) $94,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $58,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(4) On July 1, 1995, the Washington state institute for public policy is transferred to the legislative evaluation and accountability program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 79,818,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The university shall continue to report data as needed by the higher education coordinating board to continue system-wide assessment efforts.
(2) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $200,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4) $275,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(5) $709,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for instructional enhancements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,495,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,073,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,568,000
The appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the policy coordination, planning, studies, and administrative functions of the board and are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $560,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for enrollment to implement RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.580 (timber dependent communities). The number of students served shall be 50 full-time equivalent students per fiscal year. The higher education coordinating board (HECB) in cooperation with the state board for community and technical college education (SBCTC) shall review the outcomes of the timber program and report to the governor and legislature by November 1, 1995. The review should include programs administered by the HECB and SBCTC. The review should address student satisfaction, academic success, and employment success resulting from expenditure of these funds. The board should consider a broad range of recommendations from strengthening the program with existing resources to terminating the program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 131,209,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,585,000
State Educational Grant Account Appropriation... $ 40,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 134,834,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,046,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the displaced homemakers program.
(2) $431,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the western interstate commission for higher education.
(3) $128,919,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for student financial aid, including all administrative costs. Of this amount:
(a) $98,839,000 is provided solely for the state need grant program;
(b) $24,200,000 is provided solely for the state work study program;
(c) $1,000,000 is provided solely for educational opportunity grants;
(d) A maximum of $2,628,000 may be expended for financial aid administration; and
(e) $633,000 is provided solely for the educator's excellence awards.
(f) $580,000 is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1318 (Washington scholars program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(g) $680,000 is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1814 (Washington award for vocational excellence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 612. FOR THE JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 2,245,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $765,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 613. FOR THE WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,269,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 34,641,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 37,910,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 614. FOR WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 14,161,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 4,801,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 46,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 7,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 19,015,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $2,493,516 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and federal funds are provided for a contract with the Seattle public library for library services for the Washington book and braille library.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 615. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 3,783,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 934,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,718,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 616. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 4,151,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,731,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the new Washington state historical society operations and maintenance located in Tacoma.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 617. FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 946,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 618. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.......... ... $ 6,863,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 7,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,870,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 619. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 12,399,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 15,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 12,414,000
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PART VII
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL FUND BOND DEBT
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 853,359,000
State Building and Construction Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 21,500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 874,859,000
The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the account listed in section 801 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 702. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED BY ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES
State Convention and Trade Center Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 24,179,000
Accident Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 5,548,000
Medical Account Appropriation.................. $ 5,548,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 35,275,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 37,031,000
Higher Education Reimbursable Construction Account
Appropriation............................. $ 197,000
Community College Capital Construction Bond
Retirement Fund 1975 Appropriation........ $ 450,000
Higher Education Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Appropriation............................. $ 2,887,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 40,565,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 704. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT TO BE PAID BY STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED REVENUE
Common School Building Bond Redemption Fund 1967
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,923,000
State Building and Parking Bond Redemption
Fund 1969 Appropriation.................... $ 2,453,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 9,376,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 705. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 1,535,000
State Convention and Trade Center Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 15,000
State Building Construction Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 364,000
Higher Education Reimbursable Construction
Account Appropriation...................... $ 3,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 1,917,000
Total Bond Retirement and Interest Appropriations
contained in sections 701 through 705 of this
act........................................ $ 961,990,465
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-FOR TRANSFER TO THE TORT CLAIMS REVOLVING FUND
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 3,630,000
Wildlife Fund Appropriation.................... $ 78,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 3,708,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Americans with Disabilities Special Revolving Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ 426,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation shall be used solely to fund requests from state agencies complying with the program requirements of the federal Americans with disabilities act. This appropriation will be administered by the office of financial management and will be apportioned to agencies meeting distribution criteria.
(2) To facilitate payment from special funds dedicated to agency programs receiving allocations under this section, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from the special funds to the Americans with disabilities special revolving fund, hereby created in the state treasury, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 708. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-TORT DEFENSE SERVICES
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 2,100,000
Special Fund Agency Tort Defense Services
Revolving Fund Appropriation............... $ 1,400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION ............ $ 3,500,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: To facilitate payment of tort defense services from special funds, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each special fund to the special fund agency tort defense services revolving fund, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management. The governor shall distribute the moneys appropriated in this section to agencies to pay for tort defense services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 709. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-EMERGENCY FUND
General Fund Appropriation..................... $ 1,500,000
The appropriation in this section is for the governor's emergency fund for the critically necessary work of any agency.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 710. BELATED CLAIMS. The agencies and institutions of the state may expend moneys appropriated in this act, upon approval of the office of financial management, for the payment of supplies and services furnished to the agency or institution in prior fiscal biennia.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 711. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-COMPENSATION‑-INSURANCE BENEFITS
The office of financial management shall reduce the allotments of state agencies, excluding institutions of higher education, to reflect increased employee cost-sharing for insurance benefits. In making these allotment revisions, the office of financial management shall reduce general fund‑-state expenditures by $5,876,000, general fund‑-federal expenditures by $2,255,000, and all other fund expenditures by $4,753,000 pro rata on a per FTE basis. The state agency allotments for insurance benefits are as follows:
(1)(a) The monthly contributions for insurance benefit premiums shall not exceed $292.89 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1996, and $292.25 for fiscal year 1997.
(b) The monthly contributions for the margin in the self-insured medical and dental plans and for the operating costs of the health care authority shall not exceed $6.60 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1996, and $5.86 for fiscal year 1997.
(c) The health care authority shall implement managed competition strategies by January 1, 1996. Employees, including state-wide elected officers and members of the legislature, shall make a mandatory monthly copayment of $32 and shall make further monthly contributions to implement managed competition strategies determined by the board. All employee contributions shall be payable to the health care authority. It is the intent of the legislature that the health care authority give priority to offering a health plan with total employee premium contributions totaling no more than $32.00 per employee per month.
(d) The health benefit subsidy for retired or disabled state and school district employees eligible for parts A and B of medicare shall be $34.20 per month from the public employees and retirees insurance account.
(e) Surplus moneys accruing to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account due to lower-than-projected insurance costs or due to employee waivers of coverage may not be reallocated by the health care authority to decrease total employee premium contributions below $32.00 per employee per month or to add benefits that increase the actuarial value of public employee insurance plans. Except as provided under subsection (1)(f) of this section, surplus funds accruing under this subsection shall be held in reserve in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account and may not be expended without subsequent legislative authorization.
(f) Rates charged to school districts voluntarily purchasing employee benefits through the health care authority shall be equivalent to the actual insurance costs of benefits for state and higher education employees with the following exception: The health care authority is authorized to reduce rates charged to school districts up to a maximum of $16.44 per subscriber per month in fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of $4.82 per subscriber in fiscal year 1997, by applying surplus funds accumulated in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account. Rate subsidies of school district employee insurance may not be provided so as to deplete the account and cause a reduction in state or higher education employee benefits coverage. The authority shall report to the legislature the level of funds expended from the public employees' and retirees' insurance account for this purpose.
(2) The public employees benefits board shall provide insurance benefits to employees working at least one-half of one full-time equivalent and less than one full-time equivalent on a cost-sharing basis. Unless an eligible employee waives insurance benefits, the state shall contribute a portion of the benefits cost based on the percent of one full-time equivalent worked by such an employee. The employee shall pay for the balance of the insurance benefits cost.
(3) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the special fund salary and insurance contribution increase revolving fund in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 712. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations shall be made on a quarterly basis.
(1) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system:
FY 1996 FY 1997
General Fund Appropriation........ $ 87,500,000 87,500,000
(2) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial retirement system:
FY 1996 FY 1997
General Fund Appropriation........ $ 6,500,000 6,500,000
(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges retirement system:
FY 1996 FY 1997
General Fund Appropriation........ $ 800,000 800,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 713. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
FY 1996 FY 1997
General Fund‑-State
Appropriation................. $ 1,349,000 1,643,000
General Fund‑-Federal
Appropriation................. $ 367,000 447,000
Special Account Retirement Contribution
Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................. $ 904,000 1,089,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.... $ 5,799,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely to pay the increased retirement contributions resulting from enactment of Substitute House Bill No. 1083 (Uniform COLA). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714. SALARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation.............. $ 39,891,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 20,174,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 588,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 38,920,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 99,573,000
The appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes designated in this section and are subject to the conditions and limitations in this section.
(1)(a) Except for employees listed in subsection (1)(b) of this section, $34,432,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $20,174,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $38,802,000 of the salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation are provided solely for a flat rate salary increase of $100 per month effective January 1, 1996, for all classified employees (including those employees in the Washington management service) and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of the Washington personnel resources board and commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol. The salary increase for an employee working less than one full-time equivalent will be prorated based on the percent of a full-time equivalent worked by the employee.
(b) $5,459,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for a 4.0 percent cost-of-living adjustment effective January 1, 1996, and an additional 3.0 percent cost-of-living adjustment effective January 1, 1997, for Department of Corrections Correctional Officers, Correctional Sergeants, Correctional Lieutenants, and Correctional Captains. If the amount provided in this subsection exceeds the amount required to implement the adjustments directed by this subsection, the excess amount shall not lapse and shall be used to implement the adjustments directed by subsection (1)(a) of this section.
(c) The general fund‑-state appropriation for salary adjustments has been reduced to reflect savings resulting from the elimination of the employee attendance incentive program. The office of financial management shall distribute the reduction to state agencies and higher education institutions based on their general fund‑-state full-time equivalent employee allocation, excluding employees who are ineligible for renumeration for unused sick leave.
(2) No salary increase may be paid under this section to any person whose salary has been Y-rated pursuant to rules adopted by the Washington personnel resources board.
(3) A maximum of $3,086,000 of the salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation in this section may be expended for a flat rate salary increase of $100 per month, effective January 1, 1996, for ferry workers consistent with the 1995-97 transportation appropriations act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 715. SALARY INCREMENT INCREASES. General government and higher education general service employees whose salaries were frozen in the 1993-95 biennium and who are below the top step of their salary range will receive a step increase on their next periodic increment date on or after July 1, 1995. Thereafter, periodic increments will occur on the subsequent increment dates. Affected Washington management service (WMS) employees may receive increments as provided in the pertinent WMS rules on or after July 1, 1995. Civil service exempt employees who are below the top step may receive an increase at the discretion of the relevant appointing authority.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 716. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-LOANS
General Fund Appropriation‑-For transfer to the
Community College Capital Projects
Account.................................... $ 2,383,000
(End of part)
PART VIII
OTHER TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SUBJECT TO THE STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT
State General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Fund Appropriation......................... $ 853,359,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriation in this section and the general fund appropriation in section 701 of this act shall not exceed the total appropriation in this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED BY AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
State General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Appropriation.............................. $ 37,031,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriation in this section and the general fund appropriation in section 703 of this act shall not exceed the total appropriation in this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 803. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for fire insurance
premiums distribution...................... $ 6,025,000
General Fund Appropriation for public utility
district excise tax distribution........... $ 29,885,000
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting
attorneys’ salaries........................ $ 2,800,000
General Fund Appropriation for motor vehicle
excise tax distribution.................... $ 72,684,000
General Fund Appropriation for local mass
transit assistance......................... $ 335,869,000
General Fund Appropriation for camper and
travel trailer excise tax distribution..... $ 3,554,000
General Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education and law enforcement
distribution............................... $ 3,224,000
General Fund Appropriation for public health
distribution............................... $ 36,465,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for harbor improvement revenue
distribution............................... $ 130,000
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for
liquor excise tax distribution............. $ 23,081,000
Liquor Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits distribution....................... $ 43,554,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for distribution to "Timber" counties...... $ 109,425,000
Municipal Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 58,181,000
County Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 12,940,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation
for distribution to counties for publicly
funded autopsies........................... $ 1,200,000
County Criminal Justice Account Appropriation... $........................................... 69,940,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 27,972,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 843,425,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 804. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
Forest Reserve Fund Appropriation for federal
forest reserve fund distribution........... $ 50,740,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood
control funds distribution.................. $ 48,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing
fees distribution.......................... $ 73,000
General Fund Appropriation for distribution of
federal funds to counties in conformance with
P.L. 97-99 Federal Aid to Counties......... $ 220,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ 51,081,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 805. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to the
Flood Control Assistance Account........... $ 4,000,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the Water
Pollution Revolving Fund. Transfers shall be
made at intervals coinciding with deposits of
federal capitalization grant money into the
revolving fund. The amounts transferred shall
not exceed the match required for each federal
deposit.................................... $ 16,350,000
Trust Land Purchase Account: For transfer to the Parks
Renewal and Stewardship Account............. $ 1,304,000
Air Pollution Control Account: For transfer to
the General Fund pursuant to 1994
c 270 s 4.................................. $ 36,000
General Government Special Revenue Fund‑-State
Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to
the general fund on or before June 30, 1997,
an amount up to $4,000,000 in excess of the
cash requirements of the state treasurer’s
service account............................ $ 4,000,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
Public Health Services Account............. $ 32,600,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 806. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-TRANSFERS
General Fund Appropriation: For transfer to
the department of retirement systems expense
fund....................................... $ 18,000
(End of part)
PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 901. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS. The appropriations contained in this act are maximum expenditure authorizations. Pursuant to RCW 43.88.037, moneys disbursed from the treasury on the basis of a formal loan agreement shall be recorded as loans receivable and not as expenditures for accounting purposes. To the extent that moneys are disbursed on a loan basis, the corresponding appropriation shall be reduced by the amount of loan moneys disbursed from the treasury during the 1995-97 biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 902. INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS. Agencies shall comply with the following requirements regarding information systems projects when specifically directed to do so by this act.
(1) The agency shall produce a feasibility study for each information systems project in accordance with published department of information services instructions. In addition to department of information services requirements, the study shall examine and evaluate the costs and benefits of maintaining the status quo and the costs and benefits of the proposed project. The study shall identify when and in what amount any fiscal savings will accrue, and what programs or fund sources will be affected.
(2) The agency shall produce a project management plan for each project. The plan or plans shall address all factors critical to successful completion of each project. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following elements: A description of the problem or opportunity that the information systems project is intended to address; a statement of project objectives and assumptions; definition of phases, tasks, and activities to be accomplished and the estimated cost of each phase; a description of how the agency will facilitate responsibilities of oversight agencies; a description of key decision points in the project life cycle; a description of variance control measures; a definitive schedule that shows the elapsed time estimated to complete the project and when each task is to be started and completed; and a description of resource requirements to accomplish the activities within specified time, cost, and functionality constraints.
(3) A copy of each feasibility study and project management plan shall be provided to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and legislative fiscal committees. Authority to expend any funds for individual information systems projects is conditioned on approval of the relevant feasibility study and project management plan by the department of information services and the office of financial management.
(4) A project status report shall be submitted to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and legislative fiscal committees for each project prior to reaching key decision points identified in the project management plan. Project status reports shall examine and evaluate project management, accomplishments, budget, action to address variances, risk management, costs and benefits analysis, and other aspects critical to completion of a project.
Work shall not commence on any task in a subsequent phase of a project until the status report for the preceding key decision point has been approved by the department of information services and the office of financial management.
(5) If a project review is requested in accordance with department of information services policies, the reviews shall examine and evaluate: System requirements specifications; scope; system architecture; change controls; documentation; user involvement; training; availability and capability of resources; programming languages and techniques; system inputs and outputs; plans for testing, conversion, implementation, and postimplementation; and other aspects critical to successful construction, integration, and implementation of automated systems. Copies of project review written reports shall be forwarded to the office of financial management and appropriate legislative committees by the agency.
(6) A written postimplementation review report shall be prepared by the agency for each information systems project in accordance with published department of information services instructions. In addition to the information requested pursuant to the department of information services instructions, the postimplementation report shall evaluate the degree to which a project accomplished its major objectives including, but not limited to, a comparison of original cost and benefit estimates to actual costs and benefits achieved. Copies of the postimplementation review report shall be provided to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and appropriate legislative committees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 903. VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. The department of information services shall act as lead agency in coordinating video telecommunications services for state agencies. As lead agency, the department shall develop standards and common specifications for leased and purchased telecommunications equipment and assist state agencies in developing a video telecommunications expenditure plan. No agency may spend any portion of any appropriation in this act for new video telecommunication equipment, new video telecommunication transmission, or new video telecommunication programming, or for expanding current video telecommunication systems without first complying with chapter 43.105 RCW, including but not limited to, RCW 43.105.041(2), and without first submitting a video telecommunications expenditure plan, in accordance with the policies of the department of information services, for review and assessment by the department of information services under RCW 43.105.052. Prior to any such expenditure by a public school, a video telecommunications expenditure plan shall be approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall submit the plans to the department of information services in a form prescribed by the department. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate the use of video telecommunications in public schools by providing educational information to local school districts and shall assist local school districts and educational service districts in telecommunications planning and curriculum development. Prior to any such expenditure by a public institution of postsecondary education, a telecommunications expenditure plan shall be approved by the higher education coordinating board. The higher education coordinating board shall coordinate the use of video telecommunications for instruction and instructional support in postsecondary education, including the review and approval of instructional telecommunications course offerings.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 904. EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS. Whenever allocations are made from the governor's emergency fund appropriation to an agency that is financed in whole or in part by other than general fund moneys, the director of financial management may direct the repayment of such allocated amount to the general fund from any balance in the fund or funds which finance the agency. No appropriation shall be necessary to effect such repayment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 905. STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to the amounts appropriated in this act for revenues for distribution, state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, and bond retirement and interest including ongoing bond registration and transfer charges, transfers, interest on registered warrants, and certificates of indebtedness, there is also appropriated such further amounts as may be required or available for these purposes under any statutory formula or under chapter 39.96 RCW or any proper bond covenant made under law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 906. BOND EXPENSES. In addition to such other appropriations as are made by this act, there is hereby appropriated to the state finance committee from legally available bond proceeds in the applicable construction or building funds and accounts such amounts as are necessary to pay the expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the subject bonds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES. Notwithstanding RCW 43.01.090, the house of representatives, the senate, and the permanent statutory committees shall pay expenses quarterly to the department of general administration facilities and services revolving fund for services rendered by the department for operations, maintenance, and supplies relating to buildings, structures, and facilities used by the legislature for the biennium beginning July 1, 1995.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. AGENCY RECOVERIES. Except as otherwise provided by law, recoveries of amounts expended pursuant to an appropriation, including but not limited to, payments for material supplied or services rendered under chapter 39.34 RCW, may be expended as part of the original appropriation of the fund to which such recoveries belong, without further or additional appropriation. Such expenditures shall be subject to conditions and procedures prescribed by the director of financial management. The director may authorize expenditure with respect to recoveries accrued but not received, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that such recoveries shall not be included in revenues or expended against an appropriation for a subsequent fiscal period. This section does not apply to the repayment of loans, except for loans between state agencies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 909. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. The appropriations of moneys and the designation of funds and accounts by this and other acts of the 1995 legislature shall be construed in a manner consistent with legislation enacted by the 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1993 legislatures to conform state funds and accounts with generally accepted accounting principles.
Sec. 910. RCW 41.06.150 and 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 913 and 1993 c 281 s 27 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The board shall adopt rules, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapter, as now or hereafter amended, and with the best standards of personnel administration, regarding the basis and procedures to be followed for:
(1) The reduction, dismissal, suspension, or demotion of an employee;
(2) Certification of names for vacancies, including departmental promotions, with the number of names equal to six more names than there are vacancies to be filled, such names representing applicants rated highest on eligibility lists: PROVIDED, That when other applicants have scores equal to the lowest score among the names certified, their names shall also be certified;
(3) Examinations for all positions in the competitive and noncompetitive service;
(4) Appointments;
(5) Training and career development;
(6) Probationary periods of six to twelve months and rejections of probationary employees, depending on the job requirements of the class, except that entry level state park rangers shall serve a probationary period of twelve months;
(7) Transfers;
(8) Sick leaves and vacations;
(9) Hours of work;
(10) Layoffs when necessary and subsequent reemployment, both according to seniority;
(11) Determination of appropriate bargaining units within any agency: PROVIDED, That in making such determination the board shall consider the duties, skills, and working conditions of the employees, the history of collective bargaining by the employees and their bargaining representatives, the extent of organization among the employees, and the desires of the employees;
(12) Certification and decertification of exclusive bargaining representatives: PROVIDED, That after certification of an exclusive bargaining representative and upon the representative's request, the director shall hold an election among employees in a bargaining unit to determine by a majority whether to require as a condition of employment membership in the certified exclusive bargaining representative on or after the thirtieth day following the beginning of employment or the date of such election, whichever is the later, and the failure of an employee to comply with such a condition of employment constitutes cause for dismissal: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no more often than once in each twelve-month period after expiration of twelve months following the date of the original election in a bargaining unit and upon petition of thirty percent of the members of a bargaining unit the director shall hold an election to determine whether a majority wish to rescind such condition of employment: PROVIDED FURTHER, That for purposes of this clause, membership in the certified exclusive bargaining representative is satisfied by the payment of monthly or other periodic dues and does not require payment of initiation, reinstatement, or any other fees or fines and includes full and complete membership rights: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That in order to safeguard the right of nonassociation of public employees, based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such public employee is a member, such public employee shall pay to the union, for purposes within the program of the union as designated by such employee that would be in harmony with his or her individual conscience, an amount of money equivalent to regular union dues minus any included monthly premiums for union-sponsored insurance programs, and such employee shall not be a member of the union but is entitled to all the representation rights of a union member;
(13) Agreements between agencies and certified exclusive bargaining representatives providing for grievance procedures and collective negotiations on all personnel matters over which the appointing authority of the appropriate bargaining unit of such agency may lawfully exercise discretion;
(14) Written agreements may contain provisions for payroll deductions of employee organization dues upon authorization by the employee member and for the cancellation of such payroll deduction by the filing of a proper prior notice by the employee with the appointing authority and the employee organization: PROVIDED, That nothing contained herein permits or grants to any employee the right to strike or refuse to perform his or her official duties;
(15) Adoption and
revision of a comprehensive classification plan for all positions in the
classified service, based on investigation and analysis of the duties and
responsibilities of each such position. ((However, beginning July 1, 1993,
through June 30, 1995,)) The board shall not adopt job
classification revisions or class studies unless implementation of the proposed
revision or study will result in net cost savings, increased efficiencies, or
improved management of personnel or services, and the proposed revision or
study has been approved by the director of financial management in accordance
with chapter 43.88 RCW;
(16) Allocation and reallocation of positions within the classification plan;
(17) Adoption and revision of a state salary schedule to reflect the prevailing rates in Washington state private industries and other governmental units but the rates in the salary schedules or plans shall be increased if necessary to attain comparable worth under an implementation plan under RCW 41.06.155 and that, for institutions of higher education and related boards, shall be competitive for positions of a similar nature in the state or the locality in which an institution of higher education or related board is located, such adoption and revision subject to approval by the director of financial management in accordance with the provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW;
(18) Increment
increases within the series of steps for each pay grade based on length of
service for all employees whose standards of performance are such as to permit
them to retain job status in the classified service. ((However, beginning
July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1995, increment increases shall not be provided
to any classified or exempt employees under the jurisdiction of the board whose
monthly salary on or after July 1, 1993, exceeds three thousand seven hundred
fifty dollars;))
(19) Providing for veteran's preference as required by existing statutes, with recognition of preference in regard to layoffs and subsequent reemployment for veterans and their surviving spouses by giving such eligible veterans and their surviving spouses additional credit in computing their seniority by adding to their unbroken state service, as defined by the board, the veteran's service in the military not to exceed five years. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means any person who has one or more years of active military service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States or who has less than one year's service and is discharged with a disability incurred in the line of duty or is discharged at the convenience of the government and who, upon termination of such service has received an honorable discharge, a discharge for physical reasons with an honorable record, or a release from active military service with evidence of service other than that for which an undesirable, bad conduct, or dishonorable discharge shall be given: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the surviving spouse of a veteran is entitled to the benefits of this section regardless of the veteran's length of active military service: PROVIDED FURTHER, That for the purposes of this section "veteran" does not include any person who has voluntarily retired with twenty or more years of active military service and whose military retirement pay is in excess of five hundred dollars per month;
(20) Permitting agency heads to delegate the authority to appoint, reduce, dismiss, suspend, or demote employees within their agencies if such agency heads do not have specific statutory authority to so delegate: PROVIDED, That the board may not authorize such delegation to any position lower than the head of a major subdivision of the agency;
(21) Assuring persons
who are or have been employed in classified positions ((under chapter 28B.16
RCW)) before July 1, 1993, will be eligible for employment, reemployment,
transfer, and promotion in respect to classified positions covered by this
chapter;
(22) Affirmative action in appointment, promotion, transfer, recruitment, training, and career development; development and implementation of affirmative action goals and timetables; and monitoring of progress against those goals and timetables.
The board shall consult with the human rights commission in the development of rules pertaining to affirmative action. The department of personnel shall transmit a report annually to the human rights commission which states the progress each state agency has made in meeting affirmative action goals and timetables.
Sec. 911. RCW 43.08.250 and 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 917 are each amended to read as follows:
The money received by
the state treasurer from fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, reimbursements or
assessments by any court organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW, or chapter 2.08
RCW, shall be deposited in the public safety and education account which is
hereby created in the state treasury. The legislature shall appropriate the
funds in the account to promote traffic safety education, highway safety,
criminal justice training, crime victims' compensation, judicial education, the
judicial information system, civil representation of indigent persons, winter
recreation parking, and state game programs. However, during the 1995-97
biennium, funds from the account shall not be appropriated for civil
representation of indigent persons. During the fiscal biennium ending June
30, ((1995)) 1997, the legislature may appropriate moneys from
the public safety and education account for purposes of appellate indigent
defense, the criminal litigation unit of the attorney general's office, sexual
assault treatment, operations of the office of administrator for the courts,
and Washington state patrol criminal justice activities.
Sec. 912. RCW 70.105D.070 and 1994 c 252 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The state toxics control account and the local toxics control account are hereby created in the state treasury.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the state toxics control account: (a) Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-three one-hundredths of one percent; (b) the costs of remedial actions recovered under this chapter or chapter 70.105A RCW; (c) penalties collected or recovered under this chapter; and (d) any other money appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the following activities:
(i) The state's responsibility for hazardous waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(ii) The state's responsibility for solid waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.95 RCW;
(iii) The hazardous waste cleanup program required under this chapter;
(iv) State matching funds required under the federal cleanup law;
(v) Financial assistance for local programs in accordance with chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(vi) State government programs for the safe reduction, recycling, or disposal of hazardous wastes from households, small businesses, and agriculture;
(vii) Hazardous materials emergency response training;
(viii) Water and environmental health protection and monitoring programs;
(ix) Programs authorized under chapter 70.146 RCW;
(x) A public participation program, including regional citizen advisory committees;
(xi) Public funding to assist potentially liable persons to pay for the costs of remedial action in compliance with cleanup standards under RCW 70.105D.030(2)(d) but only when the amount and terms of such funding are established under a settlement agreement under RCW 70.105D.040(4) and when the director has found that the funding will achieve both (A) a substantially more expeditious or enhanced cleanup than would otherwise occur, and (B) the prevention or mitigation of unfair economic hardship; and
(xii) Development and demonstration of alternative management technologies designed to carry out the top two hazardous waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
(3) The following moneys shall be deposited into the local toxics control account: Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-seven one-hundredths of one percent.
(a) Moneys deposited in the local toxics control account shall be used by the department for grants or loans to local governments for the following purposes in descending order of priority: (i) Remedial actions; (ii) hazardous waste plans and programs under chapter 70.105 RCW; and (iii) solid waste plans and programs under chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW. Funds for plans and programs shall be allocated consistent with the priorities and matching requirements established in chapters 70.105, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.95 RCW.
(b) Funds may also be appropriated to the department of health to implement programs to reduce testing requirements under the federal safe drinking water act for public water systems. The department of health shall reimburse the account from fees assessed under RCW 70.119A.115 by June 30, 1995.
(4) Except for unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, moneys in the state and local toxics control accounts may be spent only after appropriation by statute.
(5) One percent of the moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts shall be allocated only for public participation grants to persons who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and to not-for-profit public interest organizations. The primary purpose of these grants is to facilitate the participation by persons and organizations in the investigation and remedying of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and to implement the state's solid and hazardous waste management priorities. No grant may exceed fifty thousand dollars though it may be renewed annually. Moneys appropriated for public participation from either account which are not expended at the close of any biennium shall revert to the state toxics control account. During the 1995-97 fiscal biennium no moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts may be committed to public participation grants.
(6) No moneys deposited into either the state or local toxics control account may be used for solid waste incinerator feasibility studies, construction, maintenance, or operation.
(7) The department shall adopt rules for grant or loan issuance and performance.
Sec. 913. RCW 86.26.007 and 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 928 are each amended to read as follows:
The flood control
assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury. At the
beginning of the ((1995-97)) 1997-99 fiscal biennium and each
biennium thereafter the state treasurer shall transfer from the general fund to
the flood control assistance account an amount of money which, when combined
with money remaining in the account from the previous biennium, will equal four
million dollars. Moneys in the flood control assistance account may be spent
only after appropriation for purposes specified under this chapter. To the
extent that moneys in the flood control assistance account are not appropriated
during the ((1993-95)) 1995-97 fiscal biennium for flood control
assistance, the legislature may direct their transfer to the state general
fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 914. No funding appropriated in this act shall be expended to support efforts to establish the northwest marine straits sanctuary.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 915. No funding appropriated in this act shall be expended to establish or publish rules which exceed federal requirements for providing habitat protection for northern spotted owls.
Sec. 916. RCW 43.155.050 and 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 921 are each amended to read as follows:
The public works
assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury. Money may be
placed in the public works assistance account from the proceeds of bonds when
authorized by the legislature or from any other lawful source. Money in the
public works assistance account shall be used to make loans and to give
financial guarantees to local governments for public works projects. During the
((1993-95)) 1995-97 fiscal biennium, moneys in the public works
assistance account may be appropriated for transfer to the flood control
assistance account to be used for flood control assistance, including
grants under chapter 86.26 RCW. To the extent that moneys in the public works
assistance account are not appropriated during the ((1993-95)) 1995-97
fiscal biennium for public works or flood control assistance, the legislature
may direct their transfer to the state general fund. In awarding grants under
chapter 86.26 RCW, the department of ecology shall give strong preference to
local governments that have: (1) Implemented, or are in the process of
implementing, an ordinance that establishes a flood plain policy that is
substantially more stringent than minimum federal requirements; (2) completed a
comprehensive flood control plan meeting the requirements of RCW 86.12.200; or
(3) constructed, or are in the process of constructing, a system of overtopping
dikes or levees that allow public access.
Sec. 917. RCW 74.14C.065 and 1992 c 214 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
Any federal funds made available under RCW 74.14C.060 shall be used to supplement and shall not supplant state funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter. However, during the 1995-97 fiscal biennium, federal funds made available under RCW 74.14C.060 may be used to supplant state funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 918. RCW 43.131.370 and 1990 c 115 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
The following acts or
parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed,
effective ((June 30, 1996)) October 1, 1995:
(1) Section 1, chapter 451, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.70.001;
(2) Section 2, chapter 451, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.70.005;
(3) Section 3, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 2, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.011;
(4) Section 5, chapter 451, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.70.025;
(5) Section 6, chapter 451, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.70.035;
(6) Section 7, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 72, chapter 36, Laws of 1988, section 3, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.045;
(7) Section 4, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 4, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.055;
(8) Section 8, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 31, chapter 11, Laws of 1989, section 5, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.060;
(9) Section 9, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 6, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.070;
(10) Section 10, chapter 451, Laws of 1985, section 7, chapter 115, Laws of 1990 and RCW 90.70.080; and
(11) Section 14, chapter 451, Laws of 1985 and RCW 90.70.901.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 919. FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURE LIMITS. An agency's total general fund‑-state expenditures by fiscal year shall not exceed the amount approved by the office of financial management (OFM) in expenditure plans authorized under RCW 43.88.070 and 43.88.110. OFM shall ensure that these plans conform with fiscal year expenditures in the OFM budget database as updated to reflect legislative appropriations and governor's vetoes. In no case shall the state-wide total of agency allotments exceed the Initiative 601 expenditure limit. The allotments of elected officials must match the GFS fiscal year split contained in the updated OFM database.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 920. Unless otherwise required by law, no moneys appropriated in this act may be expended for mandatory diversity training for state employees. No moneys appropriated in this act may be expended for voluntary diversity training offered to state employees where a record is made of attendance or nonattendance or where state employees may be subject to reprimand or other disciplinary action for participating or not participating.
Sec. 921. RCW 9.02.100 and 1992 c 1 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The sovereign people hereby declare that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions.
Accordingly, it is the public policy of the state of Washington that:
(1) Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control;
(2) Every woman has the fundamental right to choose or refuse to have an abortion, except as specifically limited by RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902;
(3) Except as specifically permitted by RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902, the state shall not deny or interfere with a woman's fundamental right to choose or refuse to have an abortion; and
(4) Except as provided in RCW 9.02.160, the state shall not discriminate against the exercise of these rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.
Sec. 922. RCW 9.02.110 and 1992 c 1 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Except as provided in RCW 9.02.160, the state may not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or to protect her life or health.
A physician may terminate and a health care provider may assist a physician in terminating a pregnancy as permitted by this section.
Sec. 923. RCW 9.02.160 and 1992 c 1 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
If the state provides, directly or by contract, maternity care benefits, services, or information to women through any program administered or funded in whole or in part by the state, the state shall also provide women otherwise eligible for any such program with substantially equivalent benefits, services, or information to permit them to voluntarily terminate their pregnancies. Except as permitted by section 924 of this act, during the 1995-1997 biennium the state shall not directly or indirectly provide any benefits or services for a termination of pregnancy, unless the termination of pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the woman. Additionally, no moneys appropriated under chapter . . ., Laws of 1995 (this act) may be used directly or indirectly by the state or by local government to provide any benefits or services for a termination of pregnancy, unless the termination of pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the woman.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 924. (1) The Washington public assistance trust fund program is established for the 1995-1997 biennium. The program shall be administered by the board of public assistance trustees established under subsection (3) of this section. The department of social and health services shall provide, within existing funding levels, any staff support required by the board.
(2) The Washington public assistance trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer for the 1995-1997 biennium. All moneys received by the board of public assistance trustees shall be deposited into the public assistance trust fund. No public moneys shall be deposited into the fund.
(3) The board of public assistance trustees is created for the 1995-1997 biennium. The board shall consist of three persons appointed by the governor. Board members shall serve until June 30, 1997. Board members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(4)(a) The board has the authority to accept gifts of money for the use and benefit of the public assistance trust fund. All moneys received shall be deposited in the public assistance trust fund. The board may accept moneys only from private individuals and organizations. The board shall not accept public moneys.
(b) The board has the authority to distribute moneys from the public assistance trust fund as grants to qualified organizations for the provision of food, housing, and medical care to eligible persons.
(c) The board shall develop by rule procedures by which qualified organizations may apply for grants from the fund.
(d) The board shall develop by rule criteria for distribution of grants to qualified organizations under this act. Such criteria may include but are not limited to:
(i) Moneys available in the public assistance trust fund;
(ii) Community characteristics, including unemployment and employment opportunities; and
(iii) Characteristics of the qualified organization, including the organization's ability to provide food, housing, or medical care to eligible persons.
(e) In adopting rules under this section the board may consult with state agencies, including but not limited to the department of social and health services, the department of community, trade, and economic development, and the department of health.
(f) For purposes of this section:
(i) "Board" means the board of public assistance trustees established under subsection (3) of this section.
(ii) "Eligible person" means a person who is not eligible for federal or state public assistance or benefits after July 1, 1995, but who was or would have been eligible for federal or state public assistance or benefits under laws in existence prior to July 1, 1995.
(iii) "Qualified organization" means a nonprofit corporation organized under Title 24 RCW and registered with the secretary of state as a charitable organization under chapter 19.09 RCW.
(iv) "Fund" means the public assistance trust fund established under subsection (2) of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 925. Unless reauthorized by the legislature, sections 921 through 924 of this act shall expire June 30, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 926. Sections 921 through 925 of this act shall be submitted to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next succeeding general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution, as amended, and the laws adopted to facilitate the operation thereof.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 927. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 928. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1995.
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INDEX
Page #
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS.................................... 6
ATTORNEY GENERAL................................................ 9
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY........................................... 21
BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS.......................... 36
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS........................................... 19
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 84
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.......... 9
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION................................ 44
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS......................... 16
COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS............................ 8
COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS................................. 16
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT.................................. 6
COMMITTEE FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION............................ 16
CONSERVATION COMMISSION........................................ 48
COURT OF APPEALS................................................ 5
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION........................... 36
DEATH INVESTIGATION COUNCIL.................................... 21
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE...................................... 53
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES................. 10
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...................................... 41
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.......................................... 44
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY‑‑FOR WATER RIGHTS PERMIT PROGRAM......... 47
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS........................... 10
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES........................................ 49
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION........................... 19
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................... 38
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES............................. 20
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES............................. 36
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING........................................ 55
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES................................ 50
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL........................................ 15
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS............................... 16
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Contributions to Retirement Systems.............................................. 93
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Operations................... 16
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.......................................... 18
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND........................... 42
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES....................... 24
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Administration and Supporting Services Program.......................... 34
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program........................................ 31
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Children and Family Services Program..................................... 24
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Developmental Disabilities Program.............................................. 28
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Income Assistance Program..................................................... 30
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Juvenile Rehabilitation Program.............................................. 25
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Long-term Care Services 29
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Medical Assistance Program..................................................... 32
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Mental Health Program 26
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Payments to Other Agencies Program.............................................. 35
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Revenue Collections Program.............................................. 34
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES: Vocational Rehabilitation Program.............................................. 33
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS................................. 38
EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.................... 88
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 84
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL.......................... 14
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT................................. 42
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE.................................. 48
GAMBLING COMMISSION............................................ 16
GOVERNOR........................................................ 7
GOVERNOR: American with Disabilities Act....................... 90
GOVERNOR: Compensation--Insurance Benefits..................... 91
GOVERNOR: Office of Indian Affairs.............................. 8
GOVERNOR: Office of the Governor................................ 7
GOVERNOR: Tort Defense Services................................ 91
GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD................................. 22
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD............................ 85
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: Policy Coordination and Administration....................................... 85
HORSE RACING COMMISSION........................................ 21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES........................................ 2
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION........................................ 36
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD............................ 38
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER......................................... 20
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION................... 48
JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.............................. 87
JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE............................. 5
LAW LIBRARY..................................................... 5
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE.................................... 3
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE..... 5
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR............................................. 7
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD........................................... 21
MILITARY DEPARTMENT............................................ 22
MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL..................................... 19
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.............................. 15
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT................................. 14
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Contributions to Retirement Systems..................................................... 94
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Emergency Fund................. 91
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES............ 19
OFFICE OF STATE ENGINEER....................................... 53
PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD........................................ 16
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION.................................... 7
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION......................... 22
PUGET SOUND WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY............................ 49
SECRETARY OF STATE.............................................. 7
SENATE.......................................................... 2
SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION............................... 42
STATE ACTUARY................................................... 5
STATE AUDITOR................................................... 8
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES............... 79
STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER.............................. 22
STATE INVESTMENT BOARD......................................... 17
STATE LOTTERY.................................................. 16
STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.......................... 47
STATE PATROL................................................... 55
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND..................................... 88
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF...................................... 88
STATE TREASURER................................................. 8
Bond Retirement and Interest................................... 89
STATE TREASURER: Bond Retirement and Interest.............. 89, 90
STATE TREASURER: Federal Revenues.............................. 98
STATE TREASURER: Loans......................................... 96
STATE TREASURER: State Revenues................................ 97
STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE........................................... 5
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION....................... 57, 76
Education of Indian children................................... 70
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Basic Education Employee Compensation Increases............................... 65
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Educational Reform Programs 71
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Educational Service Districts..................................................... 69
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Encumbrance of Federal Grants..................................................... 73
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Enumerated Purposes...... 70
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: General Apportionment (Basic Education)........................................... 59
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Handicapped Education Programs..................................................... 68
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Institutional Education Programs............................................. 70
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Learning Assistance Program 73
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Local Effort Assistance.. 70
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Local Enhancement Funds.. 74
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Programs for Highly Capable Students............................................. 71
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Pupil Transportation..... 67
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: School Employee Insurance Benefit Adjustments.................................. 75
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: School Food Service Programs 68
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: State Administration..... 57
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Traffic Safety Education Programs............................................. 69
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Transitional Bilingual Programs............................................. 73
SUPREME COURT................................................... 5
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE.................................... 84
UNIFORM LEGISLATION COMMISSION................................. 19
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON....................................... 81
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION........................ 21
VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS........................................ 22
WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM............. 54
WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION............................... 88
WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY......................... 35
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY............................ 88
WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY....................................... 87
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.................................... 83
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 85
WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD........... 87
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