Z-0436.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 1626
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Representatives Huff and H. Sommers; by request of Office of Financial Management
Read first time 02/03/97. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the operations of state agencies for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1999; amending RCW 43.08.250; creating new sections; providing an effective date; 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, 1997, and ending June 30, 1999, 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 1998" or "FY 1998" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
(b) "Fiscal year 1999" or "FY 1999" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.
(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--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 23,741,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 25,562,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 49,303,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR THE SENATE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 19,220,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,650,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 39,870,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,111,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,169,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,280,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,163,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,232,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,395,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,689,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 5,855,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 5,855,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 11,710,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,491,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,667,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 7,158,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR THE SUPREME COURT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,626,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,806,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 9,432,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,770,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,787,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,557,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 11,521,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 11,459,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 22,980,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 645,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 646,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,291,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 14,237,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 14,288,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 33,459,000
Judicial Information Systems Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 14,994,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 76,978,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 12,426,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,910,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,823,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $ 188,000
Water Resource Administration Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 479,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation.......... $ 884,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 11,284,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $171,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, $884,000 of the water quality account appropriation, and $479,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items PSAT-01, PSAT-02, PSAT-03, and PSAT-05.
(2) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97, (watershed referendum), or substantially similar legislation, authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire appropriation from the water resource administration account shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115. FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 254,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 255,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 509,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116. FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,365,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,252,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,617,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 117. FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 8,261,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,244,000
Archives & Records Management Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,330,000
Archives & Records Management Account--Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 2,261,000
Department of Personnel Service Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 663,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,759,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 118. FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 230,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 233,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 463,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 119. FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 200,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 201,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 401,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 120. FOR THE STATE TREASURER
State Treasurer's Service Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 11,587,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 121. FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 428,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 428,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 12,187,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,043,000
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) $420,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $420,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for staff and related costs to audit special education programs that exhibit unusual rates of growth, extraordinarily high costs, or other characteristics requiring attention of the state safety net committee. The auditor shall consult with the superintendent of public instruction regarding training and other staffing assistance needed to provide expertise to the audit staff.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 122. FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 34,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 62,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 96,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 123. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,463,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,462,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,248,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,300,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,094,000
Legal Services Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 122,837,000
Attorney General Salary Increase Revolving Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,997,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation........ $ 152,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 138,553,000
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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Regulation Account--State Appropriation... $................................................ 5,458,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 68,452,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 68,965,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 182,900,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 6,903,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 9,281,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control--State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,001,000
Public Works Assistance Account--State
Appropriation................. ................. $ 10,394,000
Water Resource Administration Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 935,000
Building Code Council Account--State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,318,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation.......... $ 252,000
Administrative Contingency Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,776,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 923,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 5,884,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 250,000
Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review
Account--State Appropriation.................... $ 1,000,000
Washington Housing Trust Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 7,999,000
Public Facility Construction Loan Revolving Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 419,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 369,652,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,032,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,032,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are 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 1995-97 biennium.
(2) $1,650,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $1,650,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $5,100,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation are provided solely for a contract to provide access to the legal system for low-income people.
(3) $723,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation related to the federal department of justice Byrne grant is provided solely for legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence.
(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for a contract with the Washington state association of court-appointed special advocates/guardians ad litem (CASA/GAL) to recruit additional community volunteers to represent the interests of children in dependency, custody/dissolution, and other appropriate court proceedings. Of this amount, up to $100,000 shall be used by the department to contract for an evaluation of the effectiveness of CASA/GALs in improving outcomes for dependent children. The evaluation should also address the cost effectiveness of CASA/GALs and identify potential savings in other areas of the state budget that might result from their efforts. The evaluation is due to the governor and the legislature by October 15, 1998.
(5) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for a contract to expand the services of the teamchild project to additional sites in Washington state. An evaluation on the effectiveness of teamchild in improving outcomes for children who are involved in the juvenile justice system is due to the governor and the legislature by October 15, 1998.
(6) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the implementation of a mandatory training program on domestic violence for judges and other court personnel who handle cases or matters involving domestic violence issues. The program will be mandated, developed, and implemented under the authority and direction of the supreme court of Washington state. The department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the office of the administrator of the courts to achieve these objectives.
(7) $6,725,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $6,725,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the emergency food assistance program. The department shall spend no more than four percent of these amounts for administration, including up to $75,000 to contract for an evaluation of the emergency food system. The evaluation shall examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, including issues related to the acquisition, distribution, and storage of food, and shall include recommendations for changes that may be necessary. The department shall report the results of the study to the governor and the legislature by November 15, 1997.
(8) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to supplement projects undertaken by the planning and environmental review fund pilot program.
(9) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97, (watershed referendum), or substantially similar legislation, authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the appropriations from the water resource administration account shall lapse.
(10) The entire water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely to provide technical and data support to local governments and watershed planning groups. Of this amount $291,000 is provided for the establishment of interagency watershed teams consisting of the departments of fish and wildlife; ecology; community, trade, and economic development; and health to provide assistance to local watershed planning efforts based on an agency agreed upon workplan. The governor's office shall coordinate the interagency team activities.
(11) $100,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation received as a result of the federal violence against women act is provided solely for an interagency agreement with the criminal justice training commission. These funds shall be used to expand domestic violence training opportunities for law enforcement officers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 522,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 533,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,055,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 10,396,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 10,184,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 23,331,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation........ $ 339,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 44,250,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 22,199,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Department of Personnel Service Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 15,942,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,701,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 17,643,000
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) The department of personnel service account appropriation contains sufficient funds to continue the employee exchange program with the Hyogo prefecture in Japan.
(3) $500,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is provided solely for the career transition program to assist state employees who are separated or are at risk of lay-off due to reduction-in-force. Services shall include employee retraining and career counseling.
(4) $244,000 of the department of personnel services account appropriation is provided solely for state employee training and counseling services to support the governor's domestic violence initiative.
(5) The department of personnel has the authority to charge agencies for expenses associated with converting its payroll/personnel computer system to accommodate the year 2000 date change. Funding to cover these expenses shall be realized from the agency FICA savings associated with the pretax benefits contributions plan.
(6) The department of personnel shall charge all administrative services costs incurred by the department of retirement systems for the deferred compensation program. The billings to the department of retirement systems shall be for actual costs only.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 130. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund--State
Appropriation................................... $ 9,000
Lottery Administrative Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 19,715,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 19,724,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 131. FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 201,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 206,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 407,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 132. FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 170,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 168,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 338,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 133. FOR THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
Department of Personnel Service Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,539,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 134. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--OPERATIONS
Dependent Care Administrative Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 357,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 33,832,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 34,189,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,930,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the information systems project known as the electronic document image management system. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) $1,259,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the information systems project known as the receivables management system. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 135. FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
State Investment Board Expense Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 10,324,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 136. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 78,528,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 77,163,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,780,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control--State
Appropriation................................... $ 100,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation.... $ 67,000
Solid Waste Management Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 92,000
Oil Spill Administration Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 14,000
Transportation Account--State Appropriation......... $ 299,000
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 244,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 161,287,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 137. FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 944,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 975,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,919,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR THE MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,611,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,655,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,266,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE Enterprises Account--State Appropriation...... $ 2,440,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,992,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,993,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,403,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 400,000
Motor Transport Account--State Appropriation........ $ 14,122,000
Air Pollution Control Account--State Appropriation... $ 391,000
General Administration Facilities and Services
Revolving Account--State Appropriation.......... $ 23,597,000
Central Stores Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,316,000
Energy Efficiency Services Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 180,000
Risk Management Account--State Appropriation........ $ 2,328,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 50,722,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 141. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Data Processing Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,927,000
(1) The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $600,000 of the nonappropriated data processing revolving account shall be provided for equipment and software enhancements to make the Washington information network kiosks accessible to people with visual and hearing disabilities.
(2) 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. 142. FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $ 106,000
Insurance Commissioners Regulatory Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 21,841,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,947,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 143. FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified Public Accountants' Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 981,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 144. FOR THE DEATH INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
Death Investigations Account--State Appropriation.... $ 12,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 145. FOR THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Horse Racing Commission Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,835,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 146. FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Liquor Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account--State Appropriation.................... $ 9,787,000
Liquor Revolving Account--State Appropriation........ $........................................... 126,662,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 136,449,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,553,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for the agency information technology upgrade. This item is conditioned on satisfying the requirements of section 902 of this act, including the development of a project management plan, a project schedule, a project budget, a project agreement, and incremental funding based on completion of key milestones.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 147. FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Public Service Revolving Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 24,441,000
Public Service Revolving Account--Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 292,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 24,733,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 148. FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS
Volunteer Firefighters' Relief & Pension Administrative
Account--State Appropriation.................... $ 529,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 149. FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 24,838,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,376,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 79,204,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 238,000
Flood Control Assistance Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 16,466,000
Enhanced 911 Account--State Appropriation........... $ 26,782,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 155,904,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $16,466,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is appropriated to the flood control assistance account. The flood control assistance account appropriation is provided to cover the state costs of the November/December 1995 winterstorms, the February 1996 floods, and to assist local governmental entities with the match necessary to earn federal emergency management agency funds for the February 1996 floods.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 150. FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,778,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,773,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,551,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 151. FOR THE GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,384,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,389,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,773,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 152. FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State Convention and Trade Center Operating Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 27,674,000
(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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 239,208,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 258,709,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 281,786,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 400,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 9,595,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 789,698,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department is directed to amend its regulations to equalize the payments required of persons eligible for the transitional child care program and the employment child care program. The minimum copayment for each program is $5.00 per month. Families with incomes below 120 percent of the federal poverty level will pay the minimum copayment. Eligible families with income above 120 percent of the federal poverty level will pay 50 percent of their income above 120 percent of the federal poverty level toward the cost of care.
(2) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to the family policy council for implementing community public health and safety network child abuse and prevention strategies that feature support services for new parents, including voluntary home visits. The funds shall be targeted to networks which do not have an existing comprehensive program in their area, but have identified this strategy in their plan for reducing child abuse and neglect and out-of-home placements. Under authorization of Z-0427.1/97 (exempting specific appropriations), these funds are exempt from the distribution formula required in RCW 70.190.090, and do not require the 25 percent match specified in RCW 70.190.010. The council shall establish a competitive bid process for award of these funds, and shall develop contracted outcome measures for the expenditure of funds.
(3) $2,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to the family policy council and community public health and safety networks for the purpose of reducing risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect and out of home placements. Networks are encouraged to consider developing and implementing a community-based alternative response system for families at risk of abuse or neglect who have been referred to child protective services, but who are not the subject of an active investigation. The family policy council may assist the networks with these efforts. These funds are to be allocated through the formula specified in RCW 70.190.090, and are subject to the 25 percent match and administrative requirements therein.
(4) $29,364,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $31,392,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for purposes consistent with the maintenance of effort requirements under the federal temporary assistance for needy families program established under P.L. 104-193.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 35,514,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 37,864,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 17,198,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 397,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 5,794,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 96,767,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 52,575,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 53,872,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 721,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 11,378,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 118,546,000
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,843,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,696,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 156,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,116,000
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 (FY 1998)......... $ 164,624,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 172,833,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 315,211,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 4,000,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 24,098,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 680,766,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: 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.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 63,262,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 62,489,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 117,057,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 36,250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 279,058,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The state mental hospitals may use funds appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods and supplies through hospital group purchasing organizations, when it is cost-effective to do so.
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 5,603,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,422,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 12,025,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,826,000
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,687,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,740,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,006,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 10,433,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 139,420,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 145,244,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 200,711,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 9,593,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 494,968,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,905,000 of the health services account appropriation and the associated general fund‑-federal match are provided solely for the enrollment in the basic health plan of home care workers below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts. Enrollment in the basic health plan for workers with family incomes at or above 200 percent of poverty shall be covered with general fund‑-state and matching general fund‑-federal revenues that were identified by the department to have been previously appropriated for health benefits coverage, to the extent that these funds had not been contractually obligated for worker wage increases.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 64,738,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 63,971,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 144,842,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 9,729,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 283,280,000
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,200,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,946,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,139,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.................. ... $ 8,285,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 12,030,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 414,199,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 439,790,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 919,028,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 4,609,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,777,626,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The entire health services account appropriation and the associated general fund‑-federal match are provided solely for the enrollment in the basic health plan of home care workers below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts. Enrollment in the basic health plan for workers with family incomes at or above 200 percent of poverty shall be covered with general fund‑-state and matching general fund‑-federal revenues that were identified by the department to have been previously appropriated for health benefits coverage, to the extent that these funds had not been contractually obligated for worker wage increases.
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 (FY 1998)......... $ 429,493,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 426,207,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 719,668,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,575,368,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The department is directed to amend its regulations to equalize the payments required of persons eligible for the transitional child care program and the employment child care program. The minimum copayment for each program is $5.00 per month. Families with incomes below 120 percent of the federal poverty level will pay the minimum copayment. Eligible families with income above 120 percent of the federal poverty level will pay 50 percent of their income above 120 percent of the federal poverty level toward the cost of care.
(2) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 126,567,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 125,646,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 211,018,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 463,231,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 21,113,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 24,401,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 81,475,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 630,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 68,076,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 970,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.............. ........ $ 196,665,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 690,478,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 706,041,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,063,988,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 221,332,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 287,878,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,969,717,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall continue to make use of the special eligibility category created for children through age 18 and in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level made eligible for medicaid as of July 1, 1994.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) Funding is provided in this section to fund payment of insurance premiums for persons with human immunodeficiency virus who are not eligible for medicaid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,963,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,296,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 75,902,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 2,904,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 95,065,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative interagency agreements with local organizations, including higher education institutions, mental health regional support networks, and county developmental disabilities programs to improve and expand employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities served by those local agencies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 27,580,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 27,435,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 46,074,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 270,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 101,359,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and industries shall continue to work on the measurable changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between the agencies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 22,859,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 23,526,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 154,602,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 33,207,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 234,194,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 25,180,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 25,410,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 20,558,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 71,148,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE POLICY BOARD
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 4,387,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,409,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,410,000
State Health Care Authority Administration
Account‑-State Appropriation.................... $ 14,923,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 444,230,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 465,972,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $3,380,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $3,381,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $5,814,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely for health care services provided through local community clinics.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,023,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,039,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,446,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 260,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,768,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 20,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 10,787,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 10,789,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,596,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 100,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local......................... $ 1,500,000
Death Investigations Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 38,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 12,712,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 337,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 14,687,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,949,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,975,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 16,246,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
Federal Appropriation........................... $ 6,002,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
Private/Local Appropriation..................... $ 2,014,000
Electrical License Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 22,542,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 28,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 2,187,000
Public Works Administration Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 2,375,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 150,041,000
Accident Account‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 9,112,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 159,090,000
Medical Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation.......... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing Certificate Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 846,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 2,106,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 388,105,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems projects identified in agency budget requests as "claim service delivery", "electrical permitting and inspection system", and "credentialing information system" are conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act. In addition, funds for the "claim service delivery" project shall not be released until the required components of a feasibility study are completed and approved by the department of information services.
(2) Pursuant to RCW 7.68.015, the department shall operate the crime victims compensation program within the public safety and education account 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; (c) coordinate with the department of social and health services to use the public safety and education account as matching funds for federal Title XIX reimbursement, to the extent this maximizes total funds available for services to crime victims.
(3) $54,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $54,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for an interagency agreement to reimburse the board of industrial insurance appeals for crime victims appeals.
(4) The secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and industries shall continue to work on the measurable changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between the agencies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,201,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 957,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,158,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,419,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,418,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 80,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account‑-State Appropriation........... $ 4,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,921,000
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,341,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,377,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 26,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 85,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...................... $ 4,829,000
(3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,871,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,183,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 19,448,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 13,152,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 45,654,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 54,405,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 61,728,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 262,638,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 23,989,000
Hospital Commission Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 3,089,000
Medical Disciplinary Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 3,969,000
Health Professions Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 31,870,000
Safe Drinking Water Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 2,495,000
Public Health Services Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 25,675,000
Waterworks Operator Certification‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 588,000
Water Resource Administration Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 2,805,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 3,066,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 2,855,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,624,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,812,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 20,402,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 503,010,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $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.
(2) $2,134,000 of the medical disciplinary account appropriation is provided solely for the development and implementation of a licensing and disciplinary management system. Expenditures are conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act. These funds shall not be expended without appropriate project approval by the department of information systems.
(3) Funding provided in this section for the drinking water program data management system shall not be expended without appropriate project approval by the department of information systems. Expenditures are conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act.
(4) $1,233,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $1,233,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $730,000 of the water resource administration account are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound Work Plan agency action item DOH-01, DOH-02, DOH-03, DOH-04, DOH-05, DOH-06, DOH-07, DOH-08, DOH-09, DOH-10, DOH-11, and DOH-12.
(5) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97, (watershed referendum), or substantially similar legislation, authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the appropriations from the water resource administration account shall lapse.
(6) $2,075,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely to provide technical and data support to local governments and watershed planning groups. Of this amount $620,000 is provided for the establishment of interagency watershed teams consisting of the departments of fish and wildlife; ecology; community, trade, and economic development; and health to provide assistance to local watershed planning efforts based upon an agency agreed upon workplan. The governor's office shall coordinate the interagency team activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 14,849,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 15,012,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 29,861,000
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 301,106,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 305,438,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,306,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 673,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 611,523,000
(3) COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 90,950,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 94,946,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 185,896,000
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,370,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,296,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,666,000
(5) INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,940,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,438,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,378,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,360,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,396,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 10,401,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 80,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,237,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 764,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 763,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ $1,527,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 226. FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 173,653,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 24,865,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal Appropriation........................... $ 183,832,000
Administrative Contingency Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 13,419,000
Employment Service Administrative Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 13,682,000
Employment & Training Trust Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 10,305,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 419,756,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems projects identified in agency budget requests as "claim and adjudication call centers", "data/wage quality initiative", and "one stop information connectivity" are conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act.
(End of part)
PART III
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 356,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 362,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 663,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,381,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 22,855,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 22,879,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. .... $.................................. 48,215,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 643,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 43,000
Reclamation Revolving Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 2,457,000
Flood Control Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 10,000,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 323,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 5,814,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Waste Facilities)‑-State Appropriation......... $ 1,086,000
Water Resource Administration Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 7,143,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Water Supply Facilities)‑-State Appropriation... $ 1,368,000
Basic Data Account‑-State Appropriation............. $ 185,000
Vehicle Tire Recycling Account‑-State Appropriation. $ 1,276,000
Water Right Permit Processing Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 263,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 2,907,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,073,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 475,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 51,861,000
Local Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 4,348,000
Water Quality Permit Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 20,592,000
Underground Storage Tank Account‑-State Appropriation $ 2,441,000
Solid Waste Management Account‑-State Appropriation. $ 1,073,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,619,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 16,417,000
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State Appropriation $ 3,112,000
Air Operating Permit Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 4,030,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account‑-State Appropriation $ 1,858,000
Oil Spill Response Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 7,178,000
Metals Mining Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 46,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 174,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 1,746,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 247,503,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,991,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $2,992,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, $394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $2,715,000 of the oil spill administration account, $819,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation, $3,591,000 of the water quality permit fee account, and $903,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items DOE-01, DOE-02, DOE-03, DOE-04, DOE-05, DOE-06, DOE-07, DOE-08, and DOE-09.
(2) $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, for which potentially liable persons cannot be found, or potentially liable persons are unable to pay for remedial actions; and
(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 conduct remedial actions required by the department; and
(d) To contract for services as necessary to support remedial actions.
(3) $6,240,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely for the processing of water right permit applications, basin assessments, water resource data management, setting instream flows, and providing technical and data support to local watershed planning and implementation efforts. Of this amount, $689,000 is provided for the establishment of interagency watershed teams consisting of the departments of fish and wildlife; ecology; community, trade, and economic development; and health to provide assistance to local watershed planning efforts based on an agency agreed upon workplan. The governor=s office shall coordinate the interagency team activities.
(4) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum) or substantially similar legislation authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the appropriations from the water resource administration account shall lapse.
(5) $3,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the auto emissions inspection and maintenance program. Expenditures of the amounts provided in this subsection are contingent upon a like amount being deposited in the general fund from the auto emission inspection fees in accordance with RCW 70.120.170(4).
(6)(a) $6,000,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is provided solely for updating local flood control plans, implementation of local flood control plans, and for the development and implementation of public awareness measures.
(b) If section 15 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum) or substantially similar legislation authorizing the transfer of funds from the general fund into the flood control assistance account is not enacted by January 1, 1998, $6,000,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriations shall lapse.
(7) $3,108,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for: Grants to counties to establish flood warning systems; stream bank stabilization demonstration projects; and training of local governments on guidelines for stream bank stabilization, flood awareness programs, and support of the flood preparedness council.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 20,633,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,406,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,428,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 59,000
Winter Recreation Program Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 759,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 251,000
Snowmobile Account‑-State Appropriation............. $ 2,290,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 321,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 48,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 10,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 34,000
Motor Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 1,091,000
Water Trail Program Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 14,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 23,078,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 71,422,000
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 for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items P&RC-01 and P&RC-03.
(2) The state parks and recreation commission is authorized to raise existing fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative Measure No. 601. This authorization does not apply to overnight camping fees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
Watershed Resources Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 680,000
Firearms Range Account‑-State Appropriation......... $ 46,000
Recreation Resources Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 2,512,000
NOVA Program Account‑-State Appropriation........... $ 600,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,838,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The watershed resources account appropriation is provided solely to administer watershed grants as defined in sections 1 through 15 and 21 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum). If this bill or substantially similar legislation is not enacted by January 1, 1998, the entire watershed resources account appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 775,000
General Fund‑‑State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 774,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,549,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $4,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to implement Z-0131.2/97 (departmental request bill 468-19). If this bill is not enacted by January 1, 1998, $4,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 848,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 850,000
Water Resource Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 971,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 442,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,111,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $149,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item CC-01.
(2) $823,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely for the development of a geographic information system to collect information on land management practices.
(3) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum) authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire water resource administration account appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 35,209,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 35,728,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 73,015,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 26,758,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 488,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 5,493,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 590,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 120,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,231,000
Water Resource Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 5,972,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 2,419,000
Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 51,090,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,911,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-Federal Appropriation $ 10,844,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 350,000
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 843,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 253,061,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $766,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $766,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $1,117,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items DFW-01, DFW-02, DFW-03, DFW-04, DFW-05, DFW-06, DFW-07, DFW-08, DFW-09, DFW-10, DFW-11, DFW-12, DFW-14, and DFW-15.
(2) $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $155,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for a maintenance and inspection program for department owned dams. The department shall submit a report to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees of the legislature by October 1, 1998, on the status of department owned dams. This report shall provide a recommendation, including a cost estimate, on whether each facility should continue to be maintained or should be decommissioned.
(3) $1,657,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely to implement the state's wild salmonid policy. These funds may not be spent until this policy has been adopted by the fish and wildlife commission and been agreed to by the comanagers.
(4) $3,198,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely to provide technical and data support to local governments and watershed planning groups. Of this amount $1,380,000 is provided for the establishment of interagency watershed teams consisting of the departments of fish and wildlife; ecology; community, trade, and economic development; and health to provide assistance to local watershed planning efforts based on an agency agreed upon workplan. The governor=s office shall coordinate the interagency team activities.
(5) If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum), or substantially similar legislation, authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire appropriation from the water resource administration account appropriation shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 31,764,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 29,447,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,156,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 422,000
Forest Development Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 50,079,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $........................................... 3,635,000
Surveys and Maps Account‑-State Appropriation........ $........................................... 2,089,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,577,000
Resources Management Cost Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 89,961,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 450,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,420,000
Water Resource Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 383,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 751,000
Natural Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account‑-State Appropriation.................... $ 77,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 890,000
Metals Mining Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 62,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 1,133,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 217,296,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $7,017,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $7,017,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for emergency fire suppression.
(2) $18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $957,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items DNR-01, DNR-02, and DNR-04.
(3) $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.
(4) $4,032,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,332,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for fire protection.
(5) $541,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $549,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the stewardship of natural area preserves, natural resource conservation areas, and the operation of the natural heritage program.
(6) $383,000 of the water resource administration account appropriation is provided solely for the entering of stream type data into the state's geographic information system and to complete a strategic plan for developing landscape based forest practices rules. If sections 19 and 20 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum), or substantially similar legislation, authorizing the transfer of funds from the water quality account into the water resource administration account is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire appropriation from the water resource administration account shall lapse.
(7) $11,300,000, of which $4,500,000 is from the general fund‑- state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $4,500,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, $1,100,000 is from the water quality account appropriation, and $1,200,000 is from the general fund‑-federal appropriation, are provided for the jobs for the environment program.
(a) The general fund‑-state appropriation and the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall be deposited into the watershed restoration account to implement the jobs for the environment program contained in the omnibus capital budget.
(b) The water quality account appropriation shall be used for the jobs for the environment program contained in the omnibus capital budget. Projects under contract as of June 1, 1997, will be given first priority for funding with this appropriation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,299,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 7,172,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,372,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 408,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 806,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 184,000
Motor Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 304,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 998,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,543,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following condition and limitation: $35,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $36,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item DOA-01.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 914,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 311. FOR THE OFFICE OF MARINE SAFETY
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,052,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $240,000 of the oil spill administration account appropriation is provided solely for the Intertanko lawsuit. If there is not an appeal of the lawsuit, this amount shall lapse.
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PART IV
TRANSPORTATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,293,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,329,000
Architects' License Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 852,000
Cemetery Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 188,000
Professional Engineers' Account‑-State Appropriation $ 2,667,000
Real Estate Commission Account‑-State Appropriation. $ 6,703,000
Master License Account‑-State Appropriation......... $ 6,976,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account‑-State Appropriation $ 4,217,000
Real Estate Education Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 606,000
Funeral Directors And Embalmers Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 409,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 31,240,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 8,017,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,103,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,990,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 341,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,652,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,905,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,573,000
Fire Service Trust Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 92,000
Fire Service Training Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,762,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 429,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 302,000
Fingerprint Identification Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,741,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...................... $ 35,907,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $254,000 of the fingerprint identification account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for an automated system that will facilitate the access of criminal history records remotely by computer or phone for preemployment background checks and other non-law enforcement purposes. The agency shall submit an implementation status report to the office of financial management and the legislature by September 1, 1997.
(2) $40,000 of the fingerprint identification account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a feasibility study to determine the functionality, costs, and performance improvements to implement an automated fingerprint system using scanned fingerprints instead of ink-based printcards to store and transmit fingerprint information. This study will also determine the staffing and capital cost effects on the Washington State Patrol as well as other potential conversion costs. The agency shall submit a copy of the proposed study workplan to the office of financial management and the department of information services for approval prior to expenditure. A final report shall be submitted to the legislature, the office of financial management, and the department of information services no later than January 31, 1998.
(3) $264,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for a feasibility study to develop a criminal investigation computer system. The study will report on the feasibility of developing a system that uses incident-based reporting as its foundation, consistent with FBI standards. The system will have the capability of connecting with local law enforcement jurisdictions as well as fire protection agencies conducting arson investigations. The study will report on the system requirements for incorporating case management, intelligence data, imaging, and geographic information. The system will also provide links to existing crime information databases such as WASIS and WACIC. The agency shall submit a copy of the proposed study workplan to the office of financial management and the department of information services for approval prior to expenditure. A final report shall be submitted to the legislature, the office of financial management, and the department of information services no later than June 30, 1998.
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PART V
EDUCATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998) ........ $ 46,502,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,629,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 39,959,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,148,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,040,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 113,678,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a) $788,000 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) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for enhancing computer systems and support in the office of superintendent of public instruction. This appropriation shall be used to: Make a database of school information available electronically to schools, state government, and the general public; reduce agency and school district administrative costs through more effective use of technology; and replace paper reporting and publication to the extent feasible with electronic media. The superintendent, in cooperation with the commission on student learning, shall develop a state student record system including elements reflecting student achievement. The system shall be made available to the office of financial management and the legislature with suitable safeguards of student confidentiality. The superintendent shall report to the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal committees by December 1 of each year of the biennium on the progress and plans for the expenditure of this appropriation.
(c) $348,000 of the 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.
(d) $400,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to contract for a study of possible changes to the state funding formula for high school instruction in light of: Education reform and the proposed certificate of mastery; increasing use of technology and distance learning including possible costs savings for small or remote high schools; changing vocational training needs and specifically the movement toward integration of academic and vocational instruction; running start and the need for improved coordination of high school and college instruction; alternative education and the benefits of self-paced instruction. A study plan and progress report shall be presented to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1997. A final report including a review of options for changing high school funding shall be presented to the governor and the legislature by December 30, 1998. The superintendent of public instruction shall convene a steering committee representing the governor, legislators, educators, and the public to advise the contractor.
(e) $32,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for the increased work associated with meeting new federal requirements for holding, suspending, or restricting professional certificates of school employees due to nonpayment of child support.
(2) STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS
(a) $2,174,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific Science Center.
(b) $63,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for operation of the Cispus environmental learning center.
(c) $2,654,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for educational centers, including state support activities.
(d) $3,094,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for grants for magnet schools to be distributed as recommended by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to chapter 232, section 516(13), Laws of 1992.
(e) $4,370,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for complex need grants. Grants shall be provided according to amounts shown in LEAP Document 30C as developed on May 21, 1995, at 23:46 hours.
(f) $3,040,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation and $2,800,000 of the public safety education account appropriation are provided solely for matching grants to enhance security in 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 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.
(g) Districts receiving allocations from subsection (2) (d) and (e) of this section shall submit an annual report to the superintendent of public instruction on the use of all district resources to address the educational needs of at-risk students in each school building. The superintendent of public instruction shall make copies of the reports available to the office of financial management and the legislature.
(h) $1,900,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for continuation of the primary intervention program previously administered by the department of social and health services, mental health division. A maximum of $50,000 per year of this amount is provided for state-level administration. The remainder is provided for the school districts previously receiving these funds, to the extent they continue to meet contract terms and conditions.
(i) $680,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for plan development and coordination as required by the federal goals 2000 educate America act. The superintendent shall collaborate with the commission on student learning for the plan development and coordination and submit regular reports on the plan development to the education committees of the legislature.
(j) $400,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for media productions by students to focus on issues and consequences of teenage pregnancy and child rearing. The projects shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 4, Chapter 299, Laws of 1994, including the requirement for a local/private or public sector match equal to fifty percent of the state grant.
(k) $3,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for school district petitions to juvenile court for truant students as provided in RCW 28A.225.030 and 28A.225.035. Allocation of this money to school districts shall be based on the number of petitions filed.
(l) $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for alcohol and drug prevention programs pursuant to RCW 66.08.180.
(m) $577,000 is provided for a pilot project for educational services for Native American children in the Seattle area.
(n) $20,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for school district technology enhancement. A maximum of $127,000 of this amount is provided for administrative support and oversight of the state telecommunications network of schools and colleges (K-20 network) by the superintendent of public instruction. The remaining $19,873,000 is provided for grants to school districts and consortia of school districts in the 1997-98 school year. First consideration shall be given to grants to complete school district connections to the K-20 network. The remaining amount shall be awarded in competitive grants as follows:
(i) Grant applicants shall submit a technology development plan approved by the school board(s) of directors. Preference shall be given to plans that show the greatest potential educational benefit.
(ii) Preference shall be given to school districts that match state grant money with cash or in-kind contributions from private, nonprofit, or other community resources.
(iii) $5,000,000 is reserved for grants to school districts demonstrating the greatest technological and educational need based on demonstrated financial constraints.
(o) $4,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for grants to school districts or consortia of school districts for vocational equipment and technology. Preference shall be given to grant applicants that match state grant money with cash or in-kind contributions from private, nonprofit, or other community resources.
(p) $2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for competitive grants to assist the operation of community truancy boards established by school districts pursuant to RCW 28A.225.025.
(q) $2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided for start-up grants to establish alternative programs for students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled or are subject to other disciplinary actions. Grants shall be used for planning and initial program development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,444,214,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,519,240,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,963,454,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996-97 school year.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years shall be determined using formula‑generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in (d) through (f) of this subsection shall be reduced for vocational full-time equivalent enrollments. 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 per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-12;
(ii) 49 certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3; and
(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 this subsection (2)(a)(iii) 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 this subsection (2)(a)(iii) 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; 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:
(i) Vocational education programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each 18.3 full-time equivalent vocational students;
(ii) Skills center programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative units for each 16.67 full-time equivalent vocational students; and
(iii) Indirect cost charges to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 10 percent;
(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 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; and
(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 1997‑98 and 1998‑99 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 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 20.22 percent in the 1997‑98 and 1998-99 school years for certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 18.65 percent in the 1997‑98 and 1998-99 school years for classified salary allocations provided under subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the rates specified in section 504(2) 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 subsection (2) (a), (b), and (d) through (h) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $7,981 per certificated staff unit in the 1997‑98 school year and a maximum of $8,196 per certificated staff unit in the 1998-99 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 $15,206 per certificated staff unit in the 1997‑98 school year and a maximum of $15,617 per certificated staff unit in the 1998-99 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maintenance rate of $354.64 per allocated classroom teachers exclusive of salary increase amounts provided in section 504 of this act. 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 1996-97 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 $6,128,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 1998 and 1999 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 $449,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1998 and a maximum of $461,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1999;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $1,948,000 may be expended each fiscal year;
(c) A maximum of $322,000 may be expended for school district emergencies; and
(d) A maximum of $500,000 per fiscal year may be expended for programs providing skills training for secondary students who are enrolled in extended day school-to-work programs, as approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The funds shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed $500 per full-time equivalent student enrolled in those programs.
(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 1.4 percent from the 1996‑97 school year to the 1997‑98 school year, and 3.6 percent from the 1997‑98 school year to the 1998‑99 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.
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 12D, by the district's average staff mix factor for basic education and special 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 12D.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Basic education certificated instructional staff" is defined as provided in RCW 28A.150.100 and "special education certificated staff" means staff assigned to the state-supported special education program pursuant to Chapter 28A.155 RCW in positions requiring a certificate;
(b) "LEAP Document 1A" means the computerized tabulation establishing staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff according to education and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on April 8, 1991, at 13:35 hours; and
(c) "LEAP Document 12D" means the computerized tabulation of 1997-98 and 1998-99 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 December 18, 1996 at 10:00 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary adjustments at a rate of 19.58 percent for certificated staff and 15.15 percent for classified staff for both years of the biennium.
(4)(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:
STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE
FOR THE 1997-98 SCHOOL YEAR
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 22,839 23,456 24,095 24,735 26,790
1 23,587 24,224 24,884 25,566 27,682
2 24,351 25,008 25,687 26,435 28,586
3 25,152 25,830 26,528 27,317 29,507
4 25,969 26,688 27,407 28,238 30,484
5 26,823 27,561 28,300 29,194 31,476
6 27,713 28,448 29,228 30,186 32,503
7 28,617 29,371 30,170 31,190 33,564
8 29,534 30,330 31,147 32,252 34,659
9 31,323 32,181 33,325 35,788
10 33,227 34,453 36,949
11 35,614 38,166
12 36,739 39,413
13 40,692
14 41,978
15 or more 43,070
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 28,115 27,383 29,438 30,763
1 29,024 28,214 30,330 31,672
2 29,969 29,083 31,234 32,616
3 30,950 29,965 32,155 33,598
4 31,967 30,886 33,132 34,615
5 33,019 31,842 34,124 35,667
6 34,084 32,834 35,151 36,732
7 35,206 33,838 36,212 37,854
8 36,360 34,900 37,307 39,008
9 37,548 35,972 38,436 40,196
10 38,767 37,101 39,597 41,415
11 40,020 38,263 40,814 42,668
12 41,324 39,471 42,062 43,972
13 42,660 40,719 43,341 45,308
14 44,046 42,006 44,710 46,694
15 or more 45,192 43,097 45,872 47,908
STATE-WIDE SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE
FOR THE 1998-99 SCHOOL YEAR
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 23,456 24,089 24,746 25,403 27,514
1 24,224 24,879 25,556 26,256 28,430
2 25,009 25,683 26,381 27,149 29,358
3 25,832 26,527 27,245 28,055 30,304
4 26,670 27,409 28,147 29,001 31,307
5 27,548 28,305 29,064 29,982 32,327
6 28,461 29,217 30,018 31,001 33,381
7 29,390 30,164 30,985 32,032 34,470
8 30,332 31,149 31,989 33,123 35,595
9 32,169 33,050 34,225 36,755
10 34,124 35,384 37,948
11 36,577 39,197
12 37,732 40,478
13 41,792
14 43,112
15 or more 44,234
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 28,874 28,122 30,233 31,594
1 29,808 28,976 31,149 32,527
2 30,778 29,869 32,078 33,497
3 31,786 30,775 33,023 34,506
4 32,831 31,720 34,027 35,550
5 33,911 32,702 35,046 36,631
6 35,005 33,721 36,100 37,725
7 36,157 34,752 37,190 38,876
8 37,342 35,842 38,315 40,062
9 38,562 36,944 39,475 41,282
10 39,815 38,104 40,667 42,534
11 41,101 39,296 41,916 43,821
12 42,440 40,537 43,198 45,160
13 43,813 41,819 44,512 46,532
14 45,236 43,141 45,917 47,956
15 or more 46,412 44,262 47,111 49,202
(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.
(5) 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 adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) "Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 or as hereafter amended.
(6) 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.
(7)(a) Credits earned by certificated instructional staff after September 1, 1995, shall be counted only if the content of the course: (i) Is consistent with the school district's strategic plan for improving student learning; (ii) is consistent with a school-based plan for improving student learning developed under section 520(2) of this act for the school in which the individual is assigned; (iii) pertains to the individual's current assignment or expected assignment for the following school year; (iv) is necessary for obtaining an endorsement as prescribed by the state board of education; (v) is specifically required for obtaining advanced levels of certification; or (vi) is included in a college or university degree program that pertains to the individual's current assignment, or potential future assignment, as a certificated instructional staff.
(b) Once credits earned by certificated instructional staff have been determined to meet one or more of the criteria in (a) of this subsection, the credits shall be counted even if the individual transfers to other school districts.
(8) 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 SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 73,225,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 182,194,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 255,419,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $221,636,000 is provided for cost of living adjustments of 2.5 percent effective September 1, 1997, and 2.7 percent effective September 1, 1998 for state formula staff units. The appropriations include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates 19.58 percent for certificated staff and 15.15 percent for classified staff for both years of the biennium.
(a) The appropriations in this section include the increased portion of salaries and incremental fringe benefits for all relevant 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. Increases for general apportionment (basic education) are based on the salary allocation schedules and methodology in section 503 of this act. Increases for special education result from increases in each district's basic education allocation per student. Increases for educational service districts and institutional education programs are determined by the superintendent of public instruction using the methodology for general apportionment salaries and benefits in section 503 of this act.
(b) The appropriations in this section provide salary increase and incremental fringe benefit allocations based on formula adjustments as follows:
(i) For pupil transportation, an increase of $0.50 per weighted pupil‑mile for the 1997‑98 school year and $1.06 for the 1998-99 school year;
(ii) For education of highly capable students, an increase of $5.67 per formula student for the 1997‑98 school year and $11.95 for the 1998-99 school year; and
(iii) For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $14.74 per eligible bilingual student for the 1997‑98 school year and $31.06 for the 1998-99 school year; and
(iv) For learning assistance, an increase of $7.28 per entitlement unit for the 1997‑98 school year and $15.35 for the 1998-99 school year.
(c) The appropriations in this section include $1,135,000 for salary increase adjustments for substitute teachers at rates of $8.87 per unit in the 1997-98 school year and $18.68 per unit in the 1998-99 school year.
(2) $33,783,000 is provided for adjustments to insurance benefit allocations. The maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is $314.51 for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years. The appropriations in this section provide increases of $10.15 per month for the 1997-98 school year and $19.50 per month for the 1998-99 school year at the following rates:
(a) For pupil transportation, an increase of $0.09 per weighted pupil‑mile for the 1997‑98 school year and $0.27 for the 1998-99 school year;
(b) For education of highly capable students, an increase of $0.62 per formula student for the 1997‑98 school year and $1.88 for the 1998-99 school year;
(c) For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $1.64 per eligible bilingual student for the 1997‑98 school year and $4.80 for the 1998-99 school year; and
(d) For learning assistance, an increase of $1.29 per funded unit for the 1997‑98 school year and $3.77 for the 1998-99 school year.
(3) The rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 179,226,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 184,442,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 363,668,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 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) $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.
(4) Allocations for transportation of students shall be based on reimbursement rates of $34.51 per weighted mile in the 1997-98 school year and $34.81 per weighted mile in the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act. Allocations for transportation of students transported more than one radius mile shall be based on weighted miles as determined by superintendent of public instruction times the per mile reimbursement rates for the school year pursuant to the formulas adopted by the superintendent of public instruction. Allocations for transportation of students living within one radius mile shall be based on the number of enrolled students in grades kindergarten through five living within one radius mile of their assigned school times the per mile reimbursement rate for the school year times 1.29.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 11,650,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 11,650,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 183,619,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 206,919,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for state matching money for federal child nutrition programs.
(2) $17,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for meals served by child day care providers. Funds shall be allocated by the superintendent of public instruction through a client service contract to child care providers not eligible for tier one funds under the child and adult care food program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 383,821,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 389,584,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 98,684,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 872,089,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funds to school districts based on two categories, the optional birth through age two program for developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and the mandatory special education program for special education students ages three to twenty-one.
(3) For the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years, the superintendent shall distribute state funds to each district based on the sum of:
(a) A district's annual average headcount enrollment of developmentally delayed infants and toddlers ages birth through two, times the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student, times 1.15; and
(b) A district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment times the funded enrollment percent determined pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section, times the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student times 0.9309.
(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
(a) "Average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student" for a district shall be based on the staffing ratios required by RCW 28A.150.260 (i.e., 49/1000 certificated instructional staff in grades K-3, and 46/1000 in grades 4-12), and shall not include enhancements for K-3, secondary vocational education, or small schools.
(b) "Annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment" means the resident enrollment including students enrolled through choice (RCW 28A.225.225) and students from nonhigh districts (RCW 28A.225.210) and excluding students residing in another district enrolled as part of an interdistrict cooperative program (RCW 28A.225.250).
(c) "Enrollment percent" shall mean the district's resident special education annual average enrollment, excluding the birth through age two enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment. For the 1997-98 and the 1998-99 school years, each district's funded enrollment percent shall be:
(i) For districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was at or below 12.7 percent, the lesser of the district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the allocation is being determined or 12.7 percent.
(ii) For districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was above 12.7 percent, the lesser of:
(A) The district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the special education allocation is being determined; or
(B) The district's actual enrollment percent for the school year immediately prior to the school year for which the special education allocation is being determined if greater than 12.7 percent; or
(C) For 1997-98, the 1994-95 enrollment percent reduced by 75 percent of the difference between the district's 1994-95 enrollment percent and 12.7 percent and for 1998-99, 12.7 percent.
(5) $4,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $15,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, and $15,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided as safety net funding for districts with demonstrated needs for state special education funding beyond the amounts provided in subsection (3) of this section. Safety net funding shall be awarded by a state safety net oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public instruction.
(a) The safety net oversight committee shall first consider the needs of districts adversely affected by the 1995 change in the special education funding formula. Awards shall be based on the amount required to maintain the 1994-95 state special education excess cost allocation to the school district in aggregate or on a dollar per funded student basis.
(b) The committee shall then consider unusual needs of districts due to a special education population which differs significantly from the assumptions of the state funding formula. Awards shall be made to districts that convincingly demonstrate need due to the concentration and/or severity of disabilities in the district. Differences in program costs attributable to district philosophy or service delivery style are not a basis for safety net awards.
(c) To the extent available, federal discretionary money shall be used for districts with demonstrated needs caused by the extraordinary needs of one or more individual special education student.
(6) Prior to June 1st of each year, the superintendent shall make available to each school district from available data:
(a) The district's 1994-95 enrollment percent;
(b) For districts with a 1994-95 enrollment percent over 12.7 percent, the district's maximum funded enrollment percent for the coming school year; and
(c) A comparison of the district's 1994-95 special education excess cost allocation and the district's estimated state special education entitlement for the coming school year.
(7) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary to administer special education funding and safety net award process. Prior to revising any standards, procedures, or rules the superintendent shall consult with the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(8) The state oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public instruction shall consist of:
(a) Staff of the office of superintendent of public instruction;
(b) Staff of the office of the state auditor;
(c) Staff from the office of the financial management; and
(d) One or more representatives from school districts or educational service districts knowledgeable of special education programs and funding.
(9) 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 special education program.
(10) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for projects to provide special education 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.
(11) A maximum of $933,600 of the general fund state appropriation for each fiscal year may be expended for state special education coordinators housed at each of the educational service districts. Employment and functions of the special education coordinators shall be determined in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.......................... ........ $ 17,611,000
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 1996-97 school year.
(2) A maximum of $507,000 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 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years.
(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 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,548,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,548,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 9,096,000
The appropriations in this section are 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) $225,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for student teaching centers as provided in RCW 28A.415.100.
(3) $360,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to continue implementation of chapter 109, Laws of 1993 (collaborative development school projects).
(4) A maximum of $350,000 is provided for centers for the improvement of teaching pursuant to RCW 28A.415.010.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 85,215,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 93,719,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 178,934,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $193,000 of fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $4,239,000 of the fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided to increase levy equalization from ten percent to eleven percent in calendar year 1998 and twelve percent in calendar year 1999 as provided in Z-0322/97. If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997 the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $737,000 of the fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided for the additional cost of levy equalization due to passage of a constitutional amendment as proposed in Z-0325/97. If the constitutional amendment is not approved in the November 1997 election, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 511. 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. 512. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 19,103,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,470,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 48,121,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 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. Staffing ratios for each category of institution and other state funding assumptions shall be those specified in the legislative budget notes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 513. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,450,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,531,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,981,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable students shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $302.64 per funded student for the 1997-98 school year and $303.23 per funded student for the 1998-99 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments pursuant to section 504 of this act. The number of funded students shall be a maximum of one and one-half percent of each district's full-time equivalent basic education enrollment.
(3) $436,000 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 (FY 1998)......... $ 21,778,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 26,263,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 16,120,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 64,161,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $20,781,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided for the operation of the commission on student learning and the development and implementation of student assessments. This appropriation assumes passage of Z-0323/97 which revises timelines for assessment development and implementation. The commission shall cooperate with the superintendent of public instruction in defining measures of student achievement to be included in the student record system developed by the superintendent pursuant to section 501(1)(b) of this act.
(2) $2,190,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for training of paraprofessional classroom assistants and certificated staff who work with classroom assistants as provided in RCW 28A.415.310.
(3) $2,970,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation 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.
(4) $2,970,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for mentor teacher assistance, including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.250 and 28A.415.260. Funds for the teacher assistance program shall be allocated to school districts based on the number of beginning teachers.
(5) $1,620,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for superintendent and principal internships, including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.270 through 28A.415.300.
(6) $4,050,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for improving technology infrastructure, monitoring and reporting on school district technology development, promoting standards for school district technology, promoting statewide coordination and planning for technology development, and providing regional educational technology support centers, including state support activities, under chapter 28A.650 RCW.
(7) $7,200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for grants to school districts to provide a continuum of care for children and families to help children become ready to learn. Grant proposals from school districts shall contain local plans designed collaboratively with community service providers. If a continuum of care program exists in the area in which the school district is located, the local plan shall provide for coordination with existing programs to the greatest extent possible. Grant funds shall be allocated pursuant to RCW 70.190.040.
(8) $5,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the meals for kids program under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(9) $1,260,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation 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).
(10) $15,120,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for competitive grants to school districts and professional development grants for education reform efforts under the federal goals 2000 legislation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 515. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 31,974,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 34,374,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 66,348,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996-97 school year.
(2) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $643.78 per eligible bilingual student in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 516. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 60,873,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 62,070,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 122,943,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 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 shall be allocated at maximum rates of $378.50 per funded unit for the 1997-98 school year and $379.63 per funded unit for the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act. School districts may carryover up to 10 percent of funds allocated under this program; however, carryover funds shall be expended for the learning assistance program.
(a) A school district's funded units for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years shall be the sum of the following:
(i) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in kindergarten through 6th grade, times the 5-year average 4th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, times 0.92; and
(ii) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7 through 9, times the 5-year average 8th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, times 0.92; and
(iii) If in the prior school year the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free and reduced price lunch exceeded the state average, subtract the state average percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch from the district's percentage and multiply the result by the district's K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the current school year times 22.30 percent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 517. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 49,382,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 47,778,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 97,160,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $69,804,000 is provided for building based planning, staff development, and other activities to improve student learning and implement student assessments pursuant to RCW 28A.150.210 and RCW 28A.630.885.
(a) Allocations for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years shall be at a maximum annual rate of $36.69 per full-time equivalent student as determined pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Allocations shall be made between September 1 and June 30 of each school year.
(b) As a condition for receiving student learning improvement money, a district shall develop and keep on file at each building a plan to achieve the student learning goals and essential academic learning requirements and to implement the assessment system as it is developed. The district shall also maintain a policy regarding the involvement of school staff, parents, and community members in instructional decisions.
(c) The state schools for the deaf and the blind may qualify for allocations of funds under this subsection.
(2) $27,356,000 is provided for local education program enhancements to meet educational needs as identified by the school district. This amount includes such amounts as are necessary for the remainder of the 1996-97 school year. Allocations for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school year shall be at a maximum annual rate of $13.15 per full-time equivalent student as determined pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Allocations shall be made on the monthly apportionment payment schedule provided in RCW 28A.510.250.
(3) Allocations provided under this section shall be based on school district annual average full-time equivalent enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve: PROVIDED, That 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) Schools receiving funding under this section shall include in the annual performance report required in RCW 28A.320.205, information on how money was spent and what results were achieved. Each school district shall submit the reports to the superintendent of public instruction and the superintendent shall summarize the results in an annual report to the legislature.
(5) Funding provided pursuant to this section does not fall within the definition of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the state Constitution and the state's funding duty thereunder.
(6) 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).
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PART VI
HIGHER EDUCATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) "Institutions" means the institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act.
(2)(a) The salary increases provided or referenced in this subsection shall be the allowable salary increases provided at institutions of higher education, excluding increases associated with normally occurring promotions and increases related to faculty and professional staff retention, and excluding increases associated with employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015.
(b) Each institution of higher education shall provide to each classified staff employee as defined by the office of financial management a salary increase of 2.5 percent on July 1, 1997, and a salary increase of 2.7 percent on July 1, 1998. Each institution of higher education shall provide to instructional 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 nonclassified staff, including those employees under RCW 28B.16.015, an average salary increase of 2.5 percent on July 1, 1997, and an average salary increase of 2.7 percent on July 1, 1998. For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015, distribution of the salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(c) Specific salary increases authorized in sections 603, 604, and 605 of this act are in addition to any salary increase provided in this subsection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state general fund support or employment and training trust account support for full-time equivalent student enrollments at each institution of higher education. Listed below are the annual full-time equivalent student enrollments by institution assumed in this act.
1997-98 1998-99
Annual Annual
Average Average
University of Washington
Main campus 30,455 30,895
Evening Degree Program 617 617
Tacoma branch 747 912
Bothell branch 685 850
Washington State University
Main campus 17,403 17,849
Spokane branch 352 423
Tri-Cities branch 724 820
Vancouver branch 851 1,044
Central Washington University 7,256 7,421
Eastern Washington University 7,739 7,739
The Evergreen State College 3,406 3,555
Western Washington University 10,038 10,313
State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges 114,326 116,742
Higher Education Coordinating
Board 50 50
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 381,694,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 404,409,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment and Training Trust Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 64,903,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 862,410,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $64,903,000 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) $45,574,000 is to provide enrollment opportunity for 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1998 and 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 1999. 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 equivalent students provided in this subsection.
(b) $8,403,000 is to provide child care assistance, transportation, and financial aid for the student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection.
(c) $10,226,000 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 will be exhausted before their training program is completed. 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) $700,000 is to provide the operating resources for seven employment security department job service centers located on community and technical college campuses.
(2) $1,441,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,441,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for 500 FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259 (timber-dependent communities).
(3) $1,862,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,862,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes at community and technical colleges.
(4) $706,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $706,000 of general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(5) Up to $1,035,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and up to $2,102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 may be used in combination with salary and benefit savings from faculty turnover to provide faculty salary increments. The state board for community and technical colleges shall recommend a system for measuring community and technical college faculty salary increment needs on a consistent, systemwide basis to the governor and legislature by October 1, 1998. The state board for community and technical colleges shall work with the office of financial management and legislative fiscal committees to develop the increment system.
(6) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to adjust part-time faculty salaries below the part-time community and technical college faculty salary average in fiscal year 1997 to the average part-time faculty salary. $3,050,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,050,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to increase the ratio of full-time faculty to part-time faculty in the community and technical college system. The intent of this money is to increase the percent of full-time faculty to fifty-three percent of community and technical college faculty. The state board for community and technical colleges shall report to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by October 30, 1997, on the status of expenditures authorized in this subsection and how these funds have been used to increase the percent of full-time faculty.
(7) $83,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,567,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided for personnel and expenses to develop curricula, plan library resources, and organize operations of Cascadia Community College.
(8) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for workforce development grants to community and technical colleges. Grants shall be competitively awarded based on recommendations from a review committee comprised of business and labor representatives appointed by the executive director of the state board for community and technical colleges. Successful grant applications will include but not be limited to curricula upgrading and program start-up costs in programs related to industry, high technology, and medicine.
(9) The technical colleges may increase tuition and fees to conform with the percentage increase in community college operating fees authorized in Z-0381/97.
(10) Enrollment increase funds shall be used to increase the number of academic transfer and vocational full-time equivalent students.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 282,241,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 294,159,000
Death Investigations Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 1,818,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 514,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 4,993,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 5,013,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 6,338,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 595,076,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,255,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $7,061,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Tacoma branch campus.
(2) $5,487,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $6,361,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Bothell branch campus.
(3) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(4) $324,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $324,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(5) $130,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $130,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item UW-01.
(6) $750,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $750,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennium operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes in this subsection.
(7) $75,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $75,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to the alcohol and drug abuse institute to complete a regionally directed statewide needs assessment of prevention and treatment of methamphetamine abuse. The institute shall coordinate the needs assessment with the governor's council on substance abuse and the division of alcohol and substance abuse. No more than ten percent of funds provided to the institute in this subsection may be applied to indirect administrative overhead expenses.
(8) $100,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $100,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for a matching elementary and secondary school principal training program. Funds provided by this section to train principals shall be matched by expenditures on a ratio of one to one by funds donated to the program.
(9) $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.
(10) $300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to expand community-based training for physician assistants.
(11) $300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the advanced registered nurse program.
(12) $2,909,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(13) $184,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for participation of the University of Washington dental school in migrant/community health centers in the Yakima valley.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 167,093,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 175,745,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 206,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 1,400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 344,444,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,779,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $7,762,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services offered at the Vancouver branch campus.
(2) $4,537,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $5,064,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to operate upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services offered at the Tri-Cities branch campus.
(3) $4,413,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,958,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to operate graduate and professional level courses and other educational services offered at the Spokane branch campus.
(4) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(5) $140,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $140,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(6) $157,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $157,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item WSU-01.
(7) $375,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $375,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennium operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes in this subsection.
(8) $1,400,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 38,770,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 39,899,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 78,869,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(2) $93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4) Based on the autumn term's 10th day student enrollment data and office of financial management's fall 1997 full-time equivalent student (FTES) budget driver report, Eastern Washington University (EWU) shall meet a target average annual FTES enrollment of 7,293 in fiscal year 1998. For each FTES below 7,220, $4,002 of state general funds shall be placed into reserve by allotment amendment by November 1, 1997. Based on the autumn term's 10th day student enrollment data and office of financial management's fall 1998 full-time equivalent student (FTES) budget driver report, EWU shall meet a target average annual FTES enrollment of 7,739 in fiscal year 1999. For each FTES below 7,584, $4,002 of state general funds shall be placed into reserve by allotment amendment by November 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 36,762,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 39,254,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 140,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 76,156,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(2) $70,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $70,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $140,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 20,144,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 21,285,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 41,429,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(2) $47,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $47,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 47,252,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 49,909,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 97,361,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for assessment of student outcomes.
(2) $93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(3) $200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660 (graduate service appointment health insurance).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,904,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,909,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 693,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,506,000
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:
(1) $280,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for enrollment to implement RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585 (rural natural resources impact areas). The number of students served shall be 50 full-time equivalent students per fiscal year. The board shall ensure that enrollments reported under this subsection meet the criteria outlined in RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585.
(2) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to develop a competency based admissions system for higher education institutions. The board shall complete the competency based admissions system and issue a report outlining the competency based admissions system by January 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 95,251,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 95,619,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,413,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 2,236,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 195,519,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $527,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $526,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the displaced homemakers program.
(2) $218,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $218,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the western interstate commission for higher education.
(3) $236,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the health personnel resources plan.
(4) $2,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for the scholarships and loans program under chapter 28B.115 RCW, the health professional conditional scholarship program. This amount shall be deposited to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship trust fund to carry out the purposes of the program.
(5) $93,275,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $94,487,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for student financial aid, including all administrative costs. Of this amount:
(a) $72,403,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $73,668,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the state need grant program. The board shall, to the best of its ability, rank and serve students eligible for the state need grant in order from the lowest family income to the highest family income;
(b) $16,793,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $16,407,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the state work study program;
(c) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for educational opportunity grants;
(d) A maximum of $1,429,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $1,393,000 in fiscal year 1999 may be expended for financial aid administration, excluding the four percent state work study program administrative allowance provision;
(e) $226,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $197,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the educator's excellence awards. Any educator's excellence moneys not awarded by April 1st of each year may be transferred by the board to either the Washington scholars program or, in consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board, to the Washington award for vocational excellence;
(f) $990,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $1,244,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to implement the Washington scholars program. Any Washington scholars program moneys not awarded by April 1st of each year may be transferred by the board to either the educator's excellence awards or, in consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board, to the Washington award for vocational excellence;
(g) $384,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $528,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to implement Washington award for vocational excellence program. Any Washington award for vocational program moneys not awarded by April 1st of each year may be transferred by the board to either the educator's excellence awards or, the Washington scholars program;
(h) $50,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 in fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for community scholarship matching grants of $2,000 each. To be eligible for the matching grant, a nonprofit community organization, organized under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, must demonstrate that it has raised $2,000 in new moneys for college scholarships after the effective date of this act. No organization may receive more than one $2,000 matching grant; and
(i) For the purpose of establishing eligibility for the equal opportunity grant program for placebound students under RCW 28B.101.020, Thurston county lies within the branch campus service area of the Tacoma branch campus of the University of Washington.
(6) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely to implement Z-0403/97 (Washington advanced college tuition payment program). The Washington advanced college tuition payment program moneys is a long term loan for operating and start-up costs of the program and is to be paid back to the state general fund by June 30, 2007. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 612. FOR THE JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,320,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,321,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,641,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 613. FOR THE WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,875,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,880,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 34,378,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 38,133,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 614. FOR WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,517,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 7,511,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,853,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 19,881,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 615. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,121,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,120,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 690,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,931,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 616. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,497,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,505,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,002,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 617. FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 741,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 747,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,488,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 618. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,679,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,703,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 192,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 7,574,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 619. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,458,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,459,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 12,917,000
(End of part)
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‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 450,385,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 485,382,000
Debt Service for Bonds Subject to Debt
Limit Appropriation............................. $ 948,532,000
Debt Service for Reimbursable Bonds Subject to
Debt Limit Appropriation........................ $ 3,144,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ $1,887,443,000
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 & Trade Center Account‑-
State Appropriation...... ...................... $ 34,081,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 5,108,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 5,108,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 44,297,000
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‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 23,297,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 25,803,000
Debt Service for Property Tax Bonds
Excluded from Debt Limit‑-State Appropriation... $ 49,100,000
Debt Service for Reimbursable Bonds Excluded from
Debt Limit‑-State Appropriation.................. $ 98,344,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 173,247,000
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
Debt Service for Revenue Bonds Excluded from
Debt Limit‑-State Appropriation.................. $ 2,451,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.............. ........ $ 2,451,000
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‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 115,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 115,000
State Building Construction Account--
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,625,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,011,000
Total Bond Retirement and Interest Appropriations
contained in sections 701 through 705 of this
act............................................. $ 2,111,449,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-FOR TRANSFER TO THE TORT CLAIMS REVOLVING FUND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,250,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Americans with Disabilities Special Revolving Fund
Appropriation................................... $ 426,000
The appropriation in this section is 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‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,257,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,257,000
Special Fund Agency Tort Defense Services
Revolving Fund Appropriation.................... $ 2,513,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,027,000
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‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 850,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 850,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,700,000
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
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,950,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,729,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,004,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 242,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 9,029,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 24,954,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly contribution for insurance benefit premiums shall not exceed $319.87 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $339.38 for fiscal year 1999.
(b) The monthly contribution for the operating costs of the health care authority shall not exceed $4.79 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $4.76 for fiscal year 1999.
(c) Surplus moneys accruing to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account due to lower-than-projected insurance costs may not be reallocated by the health care authority to increase the actuarial value of public employee insurance plans. Such funds shall be held in reserve in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account and may not be expended without subsequent legislative authorization.
(d) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health benefits, the public employees' benefits board may require employee premium co-payments, increase point-of-service cost sharing, and/or implement managed competition.
(2) 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.
(3) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and school district employees who are eligible for parts A and B of medicare, pursuant to RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, the subsidy shall be $41.89 per month. Starting January 1, 1999, the subsidy shall be $44.40 per month.
(4) Technical colleges, school districts, and educational service districts shall remit to the health care authority for deposit in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 41.05.120:
(a) For each full-time employee, $14.79 per month beginning October 1, 1995, and $14.80 per month beginning September 1, 1996;
(b) For each part-time employee who, at the time of the remittance, is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 or 41.40.010 and is eligible for employer fringe benefit contributions for basic benefits, $14.79 each month beginning October 1, 1995, and $14.80 each month beginning September 1, 1996, prorated by the proportion of employer fringe benefit contributions for a full-time employee that the part-time employee receives.
The remittance requirements specified in this subsection shall not apply to employees of a technical college, school district, or educational service district who purchase insurance benefits through contracts with the health care authority.
(5) The salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation includes funds sufficient to fund health benefits for ferry workers at the premium levels specified in subsection (1) of this section, consistent with the 1997-99 transportation appropriations act.
(6) Rates charged to school districts voluntarily purchasing employee benefits through the health care authority shall be equivalent to the actual insurance costs of benefits and administration costs for state and higher education employees.
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 monthly basis consistent with chapter 41.45 RCW.
(1) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 70,500,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 70,500,000
(2) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 8,500,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,500,000
(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 750,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 750,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 159,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 713. SALARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 25,859,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 55,278,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 22,831,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 63,267,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 167,235,000
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) In addition to the purposes set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, appropriations in this section are provided solely for a 2.5 percent salary increase effective July 1, 1997, and a 2.7 percent increase effective July 1, 1998, for all classified employees (including those employees in the Washington management service) and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of the personnel resources board.
(2) The appropriations in this section are sufficient to fund a 2.5 percent salary increase effective July 1, 1997, and a 2.7 percent increase effective July 1, 1998, for general government, legislative, and judicial employees exempt from merit system rules whose salaries are not set by the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(3) The salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation in this section includes funds sufficient to fund a 2.5 percent salary increase effective July 1, 1997, and a 2.7 percent increase effective July 1, 1998, for ferry workers consistent with the 1997-99 transportation appropriations act.
(4) No salary increase may be paid under this section to any person whose salary has been Y-rated pursuant to rules adopted by the personnel resources board.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL‑-SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 500,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 499,000
Attorney General Salary Increase Revolving
Account Appropriation........................... $ 998,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,997,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations are provided solely for increases in salaries and related benefits of assistant attorneys general. The attorney general shall distribute these funds in a manner that will maintain or increase the quality and experience of the attorney general's staff. Market value, specialization, retention, and performance (including billable hours) shall be the factors in determining the distribution of these funds.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, state agencies are directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the attorney general salary increase revolving account, hereby created in the state treasury, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 715. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,517,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,518,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving
Account Appropriation........................... $ 7,747,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 16,782,000
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) Funding is provided to partially implement the recommendations of the Washington personnel resources board consistent with the provisions of chapter 319, Laws of 1996. Items receiving funding consistent with these provisions are as follows: Various clerical classes, physicians, dental classifications, pharmacists, maintenance custodians, medical records technicians, fish/wildlife biologists, fish/wildlife enforcement classifications, habitat technicians, and fiscal technician classifications.
(2) Implementation for these increases will be July 1, 1997, for all specified classes except for fish/wildlife biologists, fish/wildlife enforcement classifications, and habitat technicians, which will have a July 1, 1998, implementation date.
(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
Debt Service for Bonds Subject to Debt Limit
Appropriation................................... $ 935,767,000
Debt Service for Reimbursable Bonds Subject to Debt
Limit Appropriation............................. $ 3,144,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 938,911,000
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
Debt Service for Property Tax Bonds Excluded
from Debt Limit Appropriation................... $ 49,100,000
Debt Service for Reimbursable Bonds Excluded
from Debt Limit................................. $ 98,344,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 147,444,000
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........................... $ 6,617,250
General Fund Appropriation for public utility
district excise tax distribution................ $ 35,183,803
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorneys
salaries........................................ $ 2,960,000
General Fund Appropriation for motor vehicle excise
tax distribution................................ $ 84,721,573
General Fund Appropriation for local mass transit
assistance...................................... $ 383,208,166
General Fund Appropriation for camper and travel
trailer excise tax distribution.................. $ 3,904,937
General Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education and law enforcement
distribution.................................... $ 3,616,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for harbor improvement revenue distribution..... $ 142,000
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor
excise tax distribution......................... $ 22,287,746
Liquor Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits distribution............................ $ 37,845,550
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for distribution to "Timber" counties........... $ 107,146,000
Municipal Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation................................... $ 66,860,014
County Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation................................... $ 8,623,224
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution to counties for publicly funded
autopsies....................................... $ 1,266,000
County Criminal Justice Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 80,107,471
Municipal Criminal Justice Account Appropriation.... $ 32,042,450
County Public Health Account Appropriation.......... $ 41,523,588
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 918,055,771
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....................... $ 58,801,910
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood control
funds distribution.............................. $ 4,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing fees
distribution.................................... $ 52,000
General Fund Appropriation for distribution of
federal funds to counties in conformance with
P.L. 97-99 Federal Aid to Counties.............. $ 885,916
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 59,743,826
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
General Fund: For transfer to the Water Quality
Account......................................... $ 32,559,100
General Fund: For transfer to the Flood Control
Assistance Account. If section 15 of
Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum), or
substantially similar legislation, is not enacted
by January 1, 1998, the transfer shall be
$4,000,000...................................... $ 10,000,000
State Convention and Trade Center Account: For
transfer to the State Convention and Trade
Center Operations Account....................... $ 4,368,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to the
Public Facilities Construction Loan Revolving
Account......................................... $ 7,000,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to the
Growth Management Planning and Environmental
Review Account.................................. $ 1,000,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the Water
Resource Administration Account. If sections 19
and 20 of Z-0400/97 (watershed referendum),
or substantially similar legislation,
are not enacted by June 30, 1997, this transfer
shall be null and void.......................... $ 19,000,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the Water
Pollution Control Account. Transfers shall be
made at intervals coinciding with deposits of
federal capitalization grant money into the
account. The amounts transferred shall not
exceed the match required for each federal
deposit......................................... $ 28,000,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the Water
Right Permit Processing Account.................. $ 263,000
Oil Spill Response Account: For transfer to the Oil
Spill Administration Account.................... $ 1,687,000
State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to
the general fund on or before June 30, 1999 an
amount up to $3,600,000 in excess of the cash
requirements of the State Treasurer's Service
Account......................................... $ 3,600,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the Public
Health Account.................................. $ 25,675,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 806. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-TRANSFERS
General Fund Appropriation: For transfer to the
department of retirement systems expense........ $ 16,000
(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 1997-99 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, 1997.
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 1997 legislature shall be construed in a manner consistent with legislation enacted by the 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1995 legislatures to conform state funds and accounts with generally accepted accounting principles.
Sec. 910. RCW 43.08.250 and 1996 c 283 s 901 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. During
the fiscal biennium ending June 30, ((1997)) 1999, 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, the treatment alternatives to street crimes program,
crime victims advocacy programs, justice information network telecommunication
planning, sexual assault treatment, operations of the office of administrator
for the courts, security in the common schools, programs for alternative
dispute resolution of farmworker employment claims, criminal justice data
collection, and Washington state patrol criminal justice activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 911. 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. 912. 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, 1997.
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ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS.................................... 3
AGENCY RECOVERIES............................................. 102
ATTORNEY GENERAL............................................ 6, 92
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS............................................. 92
BELATED CLAIMS................................................. 89
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS.............................. 15
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY........................................... 14
BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS.......................... 25
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS........................................... 13
BOND EXPENSES................................................. 102
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 80
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.......... 6
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION................................ 32
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS......................... 11
COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS............................ 5
COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS................................. 11
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT.................................. 3
CONSERVATION COMMISSION........................................ 36
COURT OF APPEALS................................................ 3
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION........................... 25
DEATH INVESTIGATION COUNCIL.................................... 14
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE...................................... 40
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT........ 7
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...................................... 29
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.......................................... 32
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS............................ 7
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION........................... 13
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................... 28
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES............................. 13
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES............................. 26
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING........................................ 42
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES................................ 39
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL........................................ 10
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS............................... 91
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS............................ 91
TRANSFERS...................................................... 98
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--OPERATIONS................... 12
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.......................................... 12
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND........................... 30
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES................ 17, 19‑24
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM................. 24
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM............................... 21
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM............................ 22
CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM.......................................... 24
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM........................... 17
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM............................. 20
ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM...................................... 22
JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM................................ 19
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM..................................... 23
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.......................................... 19
PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM............................. 24
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM.............................. 23
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS................................. 27
EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.................... 85
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 80
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL.......................... 10
EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS.................................... 101
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT................................. 30
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE.................................. 36
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS..................................... 99
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES...................... 103
GOVERNOR................................................... 88, 89
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT................................ 88
COMPENSATION--INSURANCE BENEFITS............................... 89
TORT DEFENSE SERVICES.......................................... 89
TRANSFER TO THE TORT CLAIMS REVOLVING FUND..................... 88
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS............................. 5
GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD................................. 16
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD............................ 82
FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS............................... 82
POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION......................... 82
HORSE RACING COMMISSION........................................ 14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES........................................ 2
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION........................................ 25
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD............................ 27
INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS................................... 99
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER......................................... 14
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION................... 36
JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.............................. 84
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE.................... 2
JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE............................. 3
LAW LIBRARY..................................................... 3
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE..... 2
LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES........................................ 102
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR............................................. 4
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD........................................... 14
MILITARY DEPARTMENT............................................ 15
MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL..................................... 13
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.............................. 10
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT......................... 10, 89, 93
COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD.............. 93
EMERGENCY FUND................................................. 89
OFFICE OF MARINE SAFETY........................................ 41
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES............ 13
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE........................................ 4
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.......................................... 4
OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY..................................... 2
PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD........................................ 12
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION.................................... 4
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION......................... 16
SALARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT............................... 92
SECRETARY OF STATE.............................................. 5
SENATE.......................................................... 2
SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION............................... 30
STATE AUDITOR................................................... 5
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES............... 74
STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER.............................. 16
STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY.................................... 25
STATE HEALTH CARE POLICY BOARD................................. 25
STATE INVESTMENT BOARD......................................... 12
STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.......................... 35
STATE PATROL................................................... 42
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND..................................... 85
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF...................................... 85
STATE TREASURER......................................... 5, 87, 88
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST........................... 87, 88, 95
FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION.............................. 96
STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION................................ 95
TRANSFERS...................................................... 97
STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE........................................... 3
STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS...................................... 102
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 44, 48, 54, 58, 60, 61, 64‑67,69, 70
BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.......................... 54
EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS...................................... 67
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS.................................. 65
FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS............................ 69
GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)........................ 48
INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS............................... 66
LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.................................... 69
LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE........................................ 65
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS........................................ 70
PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS........................... 66
PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROV 66
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION........................................... 60
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS....................... 58
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS................................... 61
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS..................................... 61
STATE ADMINISTRATION........................................... 44
TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.............................. 64
SUPREME COURT................................................... 3
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE.................................... 81
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON....................................... 77
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION........................ 15
VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS...................................... 101
WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM............. 41
WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION............................... 85
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY............................ 85
WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY....................................... 85
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY....................................... 11
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.................................... 78
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.................................. 81
WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD........... 85
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