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,
69.50.520, 79.24.580, and 86.26.007; reenacting and amending RCW 82.44.110;
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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 24,241,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 25,637,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 49,878,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the
independent operations of the legislative ethics board. Expenditure decisions
of the board, including employment of staff, shall be independent of the senate
and house of representatives.
(2)
$25,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
to implement Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8408 (water policy
report). If the concurrent resolution is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR
THE SENATE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 19,357,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 20,663,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 40,020,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the
independent operations of the legislative ethics board. Expenditure decisions
of the board, including employment of staff, shall be independent of the senate
and house of representatives.
(2)
$25,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
to implement Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8408 (water policy
report). If the concurrent resolution is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$100,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided
solely for a study of financial aid and tuition by the senate committee on ways
and means and the house of representatives committee on appropriations.
(a)
The study shall report on the current usage and distribution of financial aid,
investigate other resources available to financial aid recipients, and shall
compare alternative methods of financial aid distribution and their impacts on
the sectors of higher education and students served within each sector.
(b)
The study shall also provide comparative data from other states on methods of
establishing tuition rates and the relationship of tuition to state funding.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR
THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,524,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,837,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,361,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$103,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $412,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5633 (performance audit of the department
of transportation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2)
$50,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided
solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5071 (school district
territory). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE
EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,263,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,332,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,595,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The committee shall conduct an inventory and examination of state
data processing projects funded in this act and make recommendations to improve
the accountability and legislative evaluation and oversight of these projects.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF THE STATE ACTUARY
Department
of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,681,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR
THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 5,430,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 5,430,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 10,860,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $800,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$800,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for purchasing computers and related equipment on behalf of the senate, house
of representatives, and statute law committee. Equipment shall be purchased
only at the request of the customer agencies.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR
THE STATUTE
LAW COMMITTEE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 3,226,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 3,559,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,785,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $35,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$36,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for the uniform legislation commission.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR
THE SUPREME
COURT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,640,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,813,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 9,453,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR
THE LAW
LIBRARY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,769,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,785,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,554,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 110. FOR
THE COURT
OF APPEALS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 10,225,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 10,133,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 20,358,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$271,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely
for an additional judge position and related support staff in division I,
effective July 1, 1998.
(2)
$490,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
for remodeling existing space in division I court facilities to house
additional staff.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR
THE COMMISSION
ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 652,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 653,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,305,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR
THE ADMINISTRATOR
FOR THE COURTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 12,723,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 12,595,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 31,134,000
Judicial
Information Systems Account
Appropriation................................... $ 16,305,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 72,757,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
Funding provided in the judicial information systems account appropriation
shall be used for the operations and maintenance of technology systems that
improve services provided by the supreme court, the court of appeals, the
office of public defense, and the office of the administrator for the courts.
$400,000 of the judicial information systems account appropriation is provided
solely for the year 2000 date conversion.
(2)
No moneys appropriated in this section may be expended by the administrator for
the courts for payments in excess of fifty percent of the employer contribution
on behalf of superior courts judges for insurance and health care plans and
federal social security and medicare and medical aid benefits. Consistent with
Article IV, section 13 of the state Constitution and 1996 Attorney General's
Opinion No. 2, it is the intent of the legislature that the cost of these
employer contributions shall be shared equally between the state and county or
counties in which the judges serve. The administrator for the courts shall
continue to implement procedures for the collection and disbursement of these
employer contributions.
(3)
$6,510,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the continuation of treatment alternatives to street crimes (TASC)
programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, King, Spokane, and Yakima counties.
(4)
$125,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the workload associated with the increase in state cases filed in
Thurston county superior court.
(5)
$223,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the gender and justice commission.
(6)
$308,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the minority and justice commission.
(7)
$100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $100,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for judicial
program enhancements. Within the funding provided in this subsection, the
office of administrator of courts in consultation with the supreme court shall
determine the program or programs to receive an enhancement.
(8)
$35,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1771 (guardian
certification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9)
$100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
for the Snohomish county preprosecution diversion program.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 12,187,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The cost of defending indigent offenders in death penalty cases has escalated
significantly over the last four years. The office of public defense advisory
committee shall analyze the current methods for reimbursing private attorneys
and shall develop appropriate standards and criteria designed to control costs
and still provide indigent defendants their constitutional right to
representation at public expense. The office of public defense advisory
committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the supreme court
and the appropriate legislative committees by September 30, 1998.
(2)
$688,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely to increase the reimbursement for private attorneys providing
constitutionally mandated indigent defense in nondeath penalty cases.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 114. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF THE GOVERNOR
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 5,047,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 4,963,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $ 188,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $ 700,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 10,898,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,618,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$1,520,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
$700,000 of the water quality account appropriation, and $188,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation
of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items PSAT-01 through PSAT-06.
(2)
$12,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$13,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided for the state law enforcement medal of honor committee for the
purposes of recognizing qualified law enforcement officers as provided by
chapter 41.72 RCW.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 115. FOR
THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 282,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 283,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 565,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 116. FOR
THE PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,457,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,206,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,663,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $306,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$72,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for technology for customer service improvements.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 117. FOR
THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 8,055,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 5,901,000
Archives
& Records Management Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,032,000
Archives
& Records Management Account--Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 2,553,000
Department
of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation................................... $ 663,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,204,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,355,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided
solely to reimburse counties for the state's share of primary and general
election costs and the costs of conducting mandatory recounts on state
measures.
(2)
$2,011,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,536,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely for the verification of initiative and referendum petitions, maintenance
of related voter registration records, and the publication and distribution of
the voters and candidates pamphlet.
(3)
$99,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the state's
participation in the United States census block boundary suggestion program.
(4)
$125,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund appropriation is provided solely
for legal advertising of state measures under RCW 29.27.072.
(5)
$45,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
for an economic feasibility study of a state horse park.
(6)
The election review section under chapter 29.60 RCW shall be administered in a
manner consistent with Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5565 (election procedures
review).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 118. FOR
THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 185,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 188,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 373,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 119. FOR
THE COMMISSION
ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 200,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 201,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 401,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 120. FOR
THE STATE
TREASURER
State
Treasurer's Service Account
Appropriation................................... $ 11,567,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 121. FOR
THE STATE
AUDITOR
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 678,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 678,000
State
Auditing Services Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 11,928,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,284,000
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.
(3)
$250,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $250,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the budget
and reporting system (BARS) to improve the reporting of local government fiscal
data. Audits of counties and cities by the division of municipal corporations
shall include findings regarding the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of
BARS data reported to the state auditor's office.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 122. FOR
THE CITIZENS'
COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 63,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 67,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 123. FOR
THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 4,361,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,631,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,248,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,300,000
New
Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,094,000
Legal
Services Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 125,008,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 137,642,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual legal services
expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for each agency receiving
legal services. The report shall be submitted to the office of financial
management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives
no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.
(2)
The attorney general shall include, at a minimum, the following information
with each bill sent to agencies receiving legal services: (a) The number of
hours and cost of attorney services provided during the billing period; (b)
cost of support staff services provided during the billing period; (c) attorney
general overhead and central support costs charged to the agency for the
billing period; (d) direct legal costs, such as filing and docket fees, charged
to the agency for the billing period; and (e) other costs charged to the agency
for the billing period. The attorney general may, with approval of the office
of financial management change its billing system to meet the needs of its user
agencies.
(3)
$300,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation is provided
for a comprehensive assessment of environmental and public health impacts and
for other costs related to pursuing remedies for pollution in the Spokane river
basin.
(4)
$640,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation and $210,000
of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely
to implement the supervision management and recidivist tracking program to
allow the department of corrections and local law enforcement agencies to share
information concerning the activities of offenders on community supervision.
No information on any person may be entered into or retained in the program
unless the person is under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 124. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities
Regulation Account Appropriation......... $ 5,445,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $34,000 of the securities regulation account appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901
(implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 125. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 56,361,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 55,351,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 155,278,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 6,903,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 8,781,000
Public
Works Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,223,000
Building
Code Council Account Appropriation......... $ 1,318,000
Administrative
Contingency Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,776,000
Low-Income
Weatherization Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 923,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 555,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 6,042,000
Manufactured
Home Installation Training Account
Appropriation................................... $ 250,000
Washington
Housing Trust Account
Appropriation................................... $ 7,999,000
Public
Facility Construction Loan Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 515,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 304,275,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$3,282,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,282,500 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)
$155,000 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 contract with the Washington manufacturing extension
partnership.
(3)
$9,964,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for
the drug control and system improvement formula grant program, to be
distributed in state fiscal year 1998 as follows:
(a)
$3,603,250 to local units of governments to continue the multi-jurisdictional
narcotics task forces;
(b)
$500,000 to the department to continue the state-wide drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(c)
$1,306,075 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, investigative, and
supervisory support to the multijurisdictional narcotics task forces and for
methamphetamine education and response;
(d)
$240,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(e)
$900,000 to drug courts in eastern and western Washington;
(f)
$300,000 to the department for grants to provide sentencing alternatives
training programs to defenders;
(g)
$200,000 for grants to support substance-abuse treatment in county jails;
(h)
$517,075 to the department for legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence
and for training of local law enforcement officers and prosecutors on domestic
violence laws and procedures;
(i)
$903,000 to the department to continue youth violence prevention and
intervention projects;
(j)
$91,000 for the governor's council on substance abuse;
(k)
$99,000 for program evaluation and monitoring;
(l)
$100,000 for the department of corrections for a feasibility study of replacing
or updating the offender based tracking system.
(m)
$498,200 for development of a state-wide system to track criminal history
records; and
(n)
No more than $706,400 to the department for grant administration and
reporting.
These
amounts represent the maximum Byrne grant expenditure authority for each
program. No program may expend Byrne grant funds in excess of the amounts
provided in this section. If moneys in excess of those appropriated in this
section become available, whether from prior or current fiscal year Byrne grant
distributions, the department shall hold these moneys in reserve and may not
expend them without a specific appropriation. These moneys shall be carried
forward and applied to the pool of moneys available for appropriation for
programs and projects in the succeeding fiscal year. As part of its budget
request for the succeeding fiscal year, the department shall estimate and
request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result of this
subsection.
(4)
$1,000,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $1,000,000 of
the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to
implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1576 (buildable lands) or Senate
Bill No. 6094 (growth management). If neither bill is enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$4,800,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for indigent civil legal representation services contracts and contracts
administration. The amount provided in this subsection is contingent upon
enactment of section 2 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2276 (civil legal
services for indigent persons). If section 2 of the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$643,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $643,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to increase payment rates for contracted early childhood education assistance
program providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be
used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct,
front-line service delivery.
(7)
$75,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
as a grant for the community connections program in Walla Walla county.
(8)
$300,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $300,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to contract with the Washington state association of court-appointed special
advocates/guardians ad litem (CASA/GAL) to establish pilot programs in three
counties to recruit additional community volunteers to represent the interests
of children in dependency proceedings. Of this amount, a maximum of $30,000
shall be used by the department to contract for an evaluation of the
effectiveness of CASA/GAL in improving outcomes for dependent children. The
evaluation shall address the cost-effectiveness of CASA/GAL and to the extent
possible, identify savings in other programs of the state budget where the
savings resulted from the efforts of the CASA/GAL volunteers. The department
shall report to the governor and legislature by October 15, 1998.
(9)
$75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for state sponsorship of the "BIO 99" international
biotechnology conference and exhibition in the Seattle area in 1999.
(10)
$698,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$697,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$1,101,000 of the administrative contingency account appropriation are provided
solely for contracting with associate development organizations.
(11)
$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 to expand the long-term care ombudsman program.
(12)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan action item DCTED-01.
(13)
$555,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely
for the public participation grant program pursuant to RCW 70.105D.070. In
administering the grant program, the department shall award grants based upon a
state-wide competitive process each year. Priority is to be given to
applicants that demonstrate the ability to provide accurate technical
information on complex waste management issues. Amounts provided in this
subsection may not be spent on lobbying activities.
(14)
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a task force on tourism promotion and development. The
task force shall report to the legislature on its findings and recommendations
by January 31, 1998.
(15)
$71,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the pacific northwest economic region (PNWER).
(16)
$123,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $124,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the community development finance program.
(17)
Within the appropriations provided in this section, the department shall
conduct a study of possible financial incentives to assist in revitalization of
commercial areas and report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by November 15, 1997.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 126. FOR
THE ECONOMIC
AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 452,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 453,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 905,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 127. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 10,178,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 9,916,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 23,331,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 43,425,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for staff support for the implementation of the Washington
educational network. Funds shall be transferred to the appropriate agency as
required by Substitute House Bill No. 1698 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 5002
or substantially similar legislation (K-20 telecommunications).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 128. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Administrative
Hearings Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 19,615,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $1,798,000 of the administrative hearings revolving fund
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed House Bill No. 3901
(implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 129. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF PERSONNEL
Department
of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation............................... ... $ 16,493,000
Higher
Education Personnel Services Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,632,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 18,125,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The department shall reduce its charge for personnel services to the lowest
rate possible.
(2)
$32,000 of the department of personnel service fund appropriation is provided
solely for the creation, printing, and distribution of the personal benefits statement
for state employees.
(3)
The department of personnel service account appropriation contains sufficient
funds to continue the employee exchange program with the Hyogo prefecture in
Japan.
(4)
$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.
(5)
$800,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is
provided solely for the human resource data warehouse to: Expand the type and
amount of information available on the state-wide work force; and to provide
the office of financial management, legislature, and state agencies with direct
access to the data for policy and planning purposes. The department of
personnel shall establish uniform reporting procedures, applicable to all state
agencies and higher education institutions, for reporting data to the data
warehouse by June 30, 1998. The department of personnel will report quarterly
to the legislative fiscal committees, the office of financial management, the
information services board, and the office of information technology oversight
of the department of information services the following items: (a) The number
of state agencies that have received access to the data warehouse (it is
anticipated that approximately 40 agencies will receive access during the
1997-99 biennium); (b) the change in requests for downloads from the mainframe
computer by agencies with access to the data warehouse, to reflect transferring
customers use of the mainframe computer to the more economical use of data
warehouse information; and (c) a summary of customer feedback from agencies
with access to the data warehouse. Authority to expend this amount is
conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(6)
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.
(7)
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
Appropriation................................... $ 9,000
Lottery
Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 19,966,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 19,975,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 131. FOR
THE COMMISSION
ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 199,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 208,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 407,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 132. FOR
THE COMMISSION
ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 170,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 168,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 338,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 133. FOR
THE PERSONNEL
APPEALS BOARD
Department
of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,539,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 134. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--OPERATIONS
Dependent
Care Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 357,000
Department
of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation...................... ............ $ 31,415,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 31,772,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,373,000 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.
(3)
The department of retirement systems shall complete a study examining whether
it would be cost-effective to contract out the administration functions for the
dependent care assistance program and shall report to the fiscal committees of
the legislature by December 15, 1997.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 135. FOR
THE STATE
INVESTMENT BOARD
State
Investment Board Expense Account Appropriation $ 10,303,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 136. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 65,033,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 65,320,000
Timber
Tax Distribution Account
Appropriation................................... $ 4,778,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 100,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 67,000
Solid
Waste Management Account
Appropriation................................... $ 92,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account
Appropriation................................... $ 14,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 135,404,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,540,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,710,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely for senior citizen property tax deferral distribution.
(2)
Within the amounts appropriated in this section the department shall conduct a
study identifying the impacts of exempting all shellfish species from the tax
imposed on enhanced food fish under chapter 82.27 RCW. The study shall include
an estimate of the fiscal impacts to state revenues as well as an examination
of how such an exemption would impact shellfish-based industries and
communities where shellfish-based industries are located. The department shall
complete this study and report its findings to the legislature by December 1,
1997.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 137. FOR
THE BOARD
OF TAX APPEALS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 885,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 889,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,774,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR
THE MUNICIPAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,651,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,743,000
County
Research Services Account Appropriation...... $ 625,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,019,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The county research services account appropriation is provided
solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5521 (county research
services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the appropriation
shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE
Enterprises Account Appropriation............. $ 2,357,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,302,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,278,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,402,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 400,000
Motor
Transport Account Appropriation............... $ 14,120,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 391,000
General
Administration Facilities and Services
Revolving
Account Appropriation.................. $ 22,299,000
Central
Stores Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,306,000
Energy
Efficiency Services Account
Appropriation................................... $ 180,000
Risk
Management Account Appropriation............... $ 2,328,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 48,006,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the purchase of food for distribution to the state's food
assistance network and related expenses.
(2)
$25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the World War II memorial on the condition that the
currently approved design for the World War II memorial be sited on the
location selected by the World War II advisory committee and approved and
recommended by the capitol campus design advisory committee. This site is
immediately south of the Columbia street and 11th avenue axial on the west
capitol campus.
(3)
Except for the World War II memorial, no additional monuments may be placed on
the capitol campus until the completion of the capitol campus monuments and
memorial policy by the department of general administration, adoption of the
policy by the state capitol committee, and inclusion of the policy in the
department of general administration's administrative code.
(4)
The department shall not purchase any travel product for any state employee or
state official from a vendor who is not a Washington-based seller of travel
licensed under chapter 19.138 RCW.
(5)
The department shall study the state motor pool vehicle fleet to develop a plan
for meeting and exceeding the minimum vehicle mileage standards established by
the federal government. The department shall report its findings and
conclusions to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 1997.
(6)
The department shall sell or contract for sale all surplus motor pool fleet
vehicles and shall, when cost effective, contract out for the reconditioning,
transport, and delivery of the vehicles prior to their sale at auction.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 141. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Data
Processing Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,577,000
K-20
Technology Account Appropriation............... $ 44,028,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 47,605,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
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.
(2)
$44,028,000 of the K-20 technology account appropriation shall be expended in
accordance with the expenditures authorized by the K-20 telecommunications
oversight and policy committee as currently existing or as modified by
Substitute House Bill No. 1698, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5002, or
substantially similar legislation (K-20 telecommunications network).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 142. FOR
THE INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $ 106,000
Insurance
Commissioners Regulatory Account
Appropriation................................... $ 22,431,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 22,537,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$532,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is
provided solely for the expenditure of funds received under the consent order
with the Prudential insurance company. These funds are provided solely for
implementing the Prudential remediation process and for examinations of the
Prudential company.
(2)
$206,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is
provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1387 (basic health plan
benefits). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$298,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is
provided solely for technology improvements that will support the electronic
filing of insurance rates and contracts and enable regulators and the industry
to share information about licensed agents to protect the public from
fraudulent sales practices.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 143. FOR
THE BOARD
OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified
Public Accountants' Account
Appropriation................................... $ 978,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $22,000 of the certified public accountants' account appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901
(implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 144. FOR
THE FORENSIC
INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation.......... $ 12,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 145. FOR
THE HORSE
RACING COMMISSION
Horse
Racing Commission Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 4,828,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 146. FOR
THE LIQUOR
CONTROL BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,603,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,242,000
Liquor
Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 9,919,000
Liquor
Revolving Account Appropriation.............. $ 121,391,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 134,155,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,250,000 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.
(2)
$1,603,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $1,242,000 of
the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to
implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6084 or Engrossed Substitute House Bill
No. 2272 (transferring enforcement provisions regarding cigarette and tobacco taxes
to the liquor control board). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$459,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for
implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5664 (credit and debit cards
purchases in state liquor stores). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4)
$154,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for
the implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare
reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 147. FOR
THE UTILITIES
AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Public
Service Revolving Account--State
Appropriation................................... $ 24,313,000
Public
Service Revolving Account--Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 292,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 24,605,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 148. FOR
THE BOARD
FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
Volunteer
Firefighters' Relief & Pension Administrative
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 529,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 149. FOR
THE MILITARY
DEPARTMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 8,151,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 11,735,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 34,314,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 238,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation...... $ 3,000,000
Enhanced
911 Account Appropriation.................. $ 26,782,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-State Appropriation...... $ 23,977,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-Federal Appropriation.... $ 95,419,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 203,616,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$3,581,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year
1999, $3,000,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation, and
$6,197,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
deposit in the disaster response account to cover costs pursuant to subsection
(2) of this section.
(2)
$23,977,000 of the disaster response account--state appropriation is provided
solely for the state share of response and recovery costs associated with
federal emergency management agency (FEMA) disaster number 1079
(November/December 1995 storms), FEMA disaster 1100 (February 1996 floods),
FEMA disaster 1152 (November 1996 ice storm), FEMA disaster 1159 (December 1996
holiday storm), FEMA disaster 1172 (March 1997 floods) and to assist local
governmental entities with the matching funds necessary to earn FEMA funds for
FEMA disaster 1100 (February 1996 floods).
(3)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of a conditional scholarship program
pursuant to chapter 28B.103 RCW.
(4)
$35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the north county emergency medical service.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 150. FOR
THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,768,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,764,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,532,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 151. FOR
THE GROWTH
PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,247,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)....... ........ $ 1,252,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,499,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 152. FOR
THE STATE
CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State
Convention and Trade Center Operating Account
Appropriation................................... $ 27,175,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 153. FOR
THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 489,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 390,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 879,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely to
implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5472 (caseload forecast council). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(End of part)
PART
II
HUMAN
SERVICES
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. (1) Appropriations made in
this act to the department of social and health services shall initially be
allotted as required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not
include transfers of moneys between sections of this act except as expressly
provided in this act, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are
provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that purpose.
(2)
The department of social and health services shall not initiate any services
that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly
authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and
spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in
this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state
moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the
department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys
shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation
providing appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state
general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this
subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative
fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal
moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not
require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula
basis by state funds.
(3)
The appropriations in sections 202 through 213 of this act shall be expended
for the programs and in the amounts listed in those sections.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 191,716,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 201,581,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 247,553,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 400,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 4,230,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 645,480,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$16,510,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $17,508,000 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.
(2)
$837,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $7,228,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely
for the operation of the family policy council, the community public health and
safety networks, and delivery of services authorized under the federal family
preservation and support act. Within the funds provided, the family policy
council shall contract for an evaluation of the community networks with the
institute for public policy and shall provide for audits of ten networks.
Within the funds provided, the family policy council may build and maintain a
geographic information system database tied to community network geography.
(3)
$577,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $577,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The
facility shall provide residential care for up to twelve children through two
years of age. Seventy-five percent of the children served by the facility must
be in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers.
The facility also shall provide on-site training to biological, adoptive, or
foster parents. The facility shall provide at least three months of
consultation and support to parents accepting placement of children from the
facility. The facility may recruit new and current foster and adoptive parents
for infants served by the facility. The department shall not require case
management as a condition of the contract.
(4)
$481,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$481,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for up to three nonfacility-based programs for the training,
consultation, support, and recruitment of biological, foster, and adoptive
parents of children through age three in need of special care as a result of
substance abuse by their mothers, except that each program may serve up to
three medically fragile nonsubstance-abuse-affected children. In selecting
nonfacility-based programs, preference shall be given to programs whose federal
or private funding sources have expired or that have successfully performed
under the existing pediatric interim care program.
(5)
$640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to fund the provisions of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1862
(community-based alternative response system) or Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5710 (juvenile care and treatment), including section 2 of the bill.
Amounts provided in this subsection to implement Second Substitute House Bill
No. 1862 or Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5710 must be used to serve
families who are screened from the child protective services risk assessment
process. Services shall be provided through contracts with community-based
organizations. If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$556,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$290,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to fund
the provisions of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2046 (foster
parent liaison). The department shall establish a foster parent liaison in
each department of social and health services region of the state and contract
with a private provider to implement a recruitment and retention program for foster
parents and adoptive families. The department shall provide a minimum of two
hundred additional adoptive and foster home placements by June 30, 1998. If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts in this subsection shall
lapse.
(7)
$433,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation,
$395,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation, and
$894,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
to increase the rate paid to private child-placing agencies.
(8)
$580,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $580,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for development and expansion of child care training
requirements and optional training programs. The department shall adopt rules
to require annual training in early childhood development of all directors,
supervisors, and lead staff at child care facilities. Directors, supervisors,
and lead staff at child care facilities include persons licensed as family
child care providers, and persons employed at child care centers or school age
child care centers. The department shall establish a program to fund
scholarships and grants to assist persons in meeting these training requirements.
The department shall also develop criteria for approving training programs and
establish a system for tracking who has received the required level of
training. In adopting rules, developing curricula, setting up systems, and
administering scholarship programs, the department shall consult with the child
care coordinating committee and other community stakeholders.
(9)
The department shall provide a report to the legislature by November 1997 on
the growth in additional rates paid to foster parents beyond the basic monthly
rate. This report shall explain why exceptional, personal, and special rates
are being paid for an increasing number of children and why the amount paid for
these rates per child has risen in recent years. This report must also
recommend methods by which the legislature may improve the current foster
parent compensation system, allow for some method of controlling the growth in
costs per case, and improve the department's and the legislature's ability to
forecast the program's needs in future years.
(10)
$100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for legal costs associated with the defense of vendors operating
a secure treatment facility, for actions arising from the good faith
performance of treatment services for behavioral difficulties or needs.
(11)
$2,745,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation,
$2,745,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and
$1,944,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
the category of services titled "intensive family preservation
services."
(12)
$2,200,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$2,200,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely to continue existing continuum of care and street youth
projects.
(13)
$1,456,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$1,474,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
and $1,141,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for the improvement of quality and capacity of the child care system and
related consumer education. The activities funded by this appropriation shall
include, but not be limited to: Expansion of child care resource and referral
network services to serve additional families, to provide technical assistance
to child care providers, and to cover currently unserved areas of the state;
development of and incentives for child care during nonstandard work hours; and
the development of care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age
youth. These amounts are provided in addition to funding for child care training
and fire inspections of child care facilities. These activities shall also
improve the quality and capacity of the child care system.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1)
COMMUNITY SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 29,732,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 28,764,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 16,127,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 378,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 13,381,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 88,382,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$445,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for deposit in the county criminal justice assistance
account solely for costs to the criminal justice system associated with the
implementation of RCW 13.04.030 as amended by Engrossed Third Substitute House
Bill No. 3900 (revising the juvenile code). If RCW 13.04.030 is not amended by
Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 by June 30, 1997, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse. The amount provided in this
subsection is intended to provide funding for county adult court and jail costs
associated with the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No.
3900 and shall be distributed in accordance with RCW 82.14.310.
(b)
$4,913,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account is provided
solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute Senate Bill No.
3900 (revising the juvenile code). The amount provided in this subsection is
intended to provide funding for county impacts associated with the
implementation of Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 3900 and shall be
distributed to counties as prescribed in the current consolidated juvenile
services (CJS) formula. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided shall lapse.
(c)
$2,350,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$2,350,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for an early intervention program to be administered at the
county level. Moneys shall be awarded on a competitive basis to counties that
have submitted plans for implementation of an early intervention program
consistent with proven methodologies currently in place in the state. The
juvenile rehabilitation administration shall develop criteria for evaluation of
plans submitted and a timeline for awarding funding and shall assist counties
in creating and submitting plans for evaluation.
(d)
$1,832,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement appropriation is
provided solely to implement alcohol and substance abuse treatment for locally
committed offenders. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall award
these moneys on a competitive basis to counties that have submitted a plan for
the provision of treatment services approved by the division of alcohol and
substance abuse. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall develop
criteria for evaluation of plans submitted and a timeline for awarding funding
and shall assist counties in creating and submitting plans for evaluation. If
Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions) is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(e)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the juvenile rehabilitation administration to contract with
the institute for public policy for the responsibilities assigned in Engrossed
Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 49,823,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 52,373,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 721,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 13,156,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 116,073,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $3,691,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998
appropriation, $6,679,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999
appropriation, and $1,555,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement
account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed
Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(3)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,874,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,623,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 156,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 421,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,074,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$92,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$36,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5759 (risk
classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided shall lapse.
(b)
$206,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1968
(juvenile offender placement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided shall lapse.
(c)
$49,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$49,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill
No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(d)
Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the juvenile rehabilitation
administration (JRA) shall develop by January 1, 1998, a staffing model for
noncustody functions at JRA institutions and work camps. The models should,
whenever possible, reflect the most efficient practices currently being used
within the system.
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)......... $ 167,577,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 170,803,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 296,006,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 4,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 638,386,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
Regional support networks shall use portions of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for implementation of working agreements with the vocational
rehabilitation program which will maximize the use of federal funding for
vocational programs.
(b)
From the general fund--state appropriations in this subsection, the secretary
of social and health services shall assure that regional support networks
reimburse the aging and adult services program for the general fund--state cost
of medicaid personal care services that enrolled regional support network
consumers use because of their psychiatric disability.
(c)
$2,413,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,393,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to directly reimburse eligible providers for the medicaid share
of mental health services provided to persons eligible for both medicaid and
medicare. To be reimbursed, the service must be covered by and provided in
accordance with the state medicaid plan.
(d)
$1,304,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$3,356,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $5,056,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for distribution to those regional support networks whose 1997-99
allocation would otherwise be less than the regional support network would
receive if all funding appropriated in this subsection (1) of this section for
medicaid outpatient mental health services were distributed among all regional
support networks at the state-wide average per capita rate for each eligibility
category.
(e)
At least thirty days prior to entering contracts that would capitate payments
for voluntary psychiatric hospitalizations, the mental health division shall
report the proposed capitation rates, and the assumptions and calculations by
which they were established, to the budget and forecasting divisions of the
office of financial management, the appropriations committee of the house of
representatives, and the ways and means committee of the senate.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 59,496,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 59,508,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 127,118,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 30,940,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 277,062,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
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.
(b)
The mental health program at Western state hospital shall continue to use labor
provided by the Tacoma prerelease program of the department of corrections.
(3)
CIVIL COMMITMENT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 5,423,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 6,082,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION.............. ........ $ 11,505,000
(4)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 50,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 450,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,826,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,326,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $450,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for development and operation of the pilot project for
mentally ill offenders described in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6002 (mentally
ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided shall lapse.
(5)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,560,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,395,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,111,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,066,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 is provided solely to increase the department's capacity to carry out
legislative intent set forth in RCW 71.24.400 through 71.24.415. To facilitate
this activity, the secretary shall appoint an oversight committee of project
stakeholders including representatives from: Service providers, mental health
regional support networks, the department's mental health division, the
department's division of alcohol and substance abuse, the department's division
of children and family services, and the department's medical assistance
administration. The oversight group shall continue to seek ways to streamline
service delivery as set forth in RCW 71.24.405 until at least July 1, 1998.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1)
COMMUNITY SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 140,172,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 142,643,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 194,347,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 1,695,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 478,857,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$1,695,000 of the health services account appropriation and $1,835,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the
enrollment in the basic health plan of home care workers with family incomes
below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state
contracts. Enrollment in the basic health plan for home care 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 prior to March 1, 1996.
(b)
$365,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,543,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for employment, or other day activities and training programs,
for young people who complete their high school curriculum in 1997 or 1998.
(c)
$22,974,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$25,111,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, plus
any vendor rate increases allotted in accordance with section 213 of this act,
are provided solely to deliver personal care services to an average of 6,250
children and adults in fiscal year 1998 and an average of 7,100 children and
adults in fiscal year 1999. If the secretary of social and health services
determines that total expenditures are likely to exceed these appropriated
amounts, the secretary shall take action as required by RCW 74.09.520 to adjust
either functional eligibility standards or service levels or both sufficiently
to maintain expenditures within appropriated levels. Such action may include
the adoption of emergency rules and may not be taken to the extent that
projected over-expenditures are offset by under-expenditures elsewhere within
the program's general fund--state appropriation.
(d)
$453,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$214,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $719,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely to continue operation of the united cerebral palsy residential center
during the period in which its residents are phasing into new community residences.
(e)
$197,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $197,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to contract with the Washington initiative for
supported employment for the purpose of continuing the promotion of supported
employment services for persons with disabilities.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 63,982,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 63,206,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 142,955,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 9,729,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 279,872,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
With the funds appropriated in this subsection, the secretary of social and
health services shall develop an eight-bed program at Yakima valley school
specifically for the purpose of providing respite services to all eligible
individuals on a state-wide basis, with an emphasis on those residing in
central Washington.
(b)
$112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$75,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for a
nursing community outreach project at Yakima valley school. Registered nursing
staff are to provide nursing assessments, consulting services, training, and
quality assurance on behalf of individuals residing in central Washington.
(c)
$200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the
development of a sixteen-bed program at Yakima valley school specifically for
the purpose of providing respite services to all eligible individuals on a
state-wide basis, with an emphasis on those residing in central Washington.
(3)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,543,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,517,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,645,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,705,000
(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)......... $ 392,045,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 416,304,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 878,169,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 6,087,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,692,605,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The entire health services account appropriation and $6,076,000 of the general
fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the enrollment in the
basic health plan of home care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of
the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts. Enrollment
in the basic health plan for home care 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 prior to March 1, 1996.
(2)
$1,277,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,277,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for operation of the volunteer chore program.
(3)
$107,997,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$120,397,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, plus
any vendor rate increases allocated to these services in accordance with
section 213 of this act, are provided solely to deliver chore, COPES, and
medicaid personal care services. If the secretary of social and health
services determines that total expenditures are likely to exceed these amounts,
the secretary shall take action as required by RCW 74.09.520, 74.39A.120, and
74.09.530 to adjust functional eligibility standards and/or service levels
sufficiently to maintain expenditures within appropriated levels. Such action
may include the adoption of emergency rules, and shall not be taken to the
extent that projected over-expenditures are offset by under-expenditures
resulting from lower than budgeted nursing home caseloads.
(4)
$26,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $59,000
of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $85,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to employ
registered nurses rather than social workers to fill six of the new field
positions to be filled in fiscal year 1998 and seven more of the new positions
to be filled in fiscal year 1999. These registered nurses shall conduct
assessments, develop and monitor service plans, and consult with social work staff
to assure that persons with medical needs are placed in and receive the
appropriate level of care.
(5)
$425,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$882,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5179 (nursing
facility reimbursement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
A maximum of $2,193,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $2,351,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 are provided to fund the medicaid share of any new prospective
payment rate adjustments as may be necessary in accordance with RCW 74.46.460.
(7)
$242,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$212,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $498,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for operation of a system for investigating allegations of staff abuse
and neglect in nursing homes, as provided in Second Substitute House Bill No.
1850 (long-term care standards of care).
(8)
$350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $382,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to supplement the incomes of disabled legal immigrants
who, because of loss of their federal supplemental security income benefit,
would otherwise be at risk of placement into a more expensive long-term care
setting.
(9)(a)
The department shall establish a shadow case mix payment system to educate
facilities about payment system alternatives. The department shall provide
shadow rates beginning July 1, 1997, based on the following:
(i)
The direct care portion of the rate, usually called "nursing
services," shall be set under a case mix methodology that classifies
residents under the Resource Utilization Group III (RUG-III) Version 5.10 (or
subsequent revision) 44 group index maximizing model based on the Minimum Data
Set (MDS) Version 2.0.
(ii)
Payment to a facility shall be based on facility weighted average case mix data
which provides one rate to a facility reflecting its mix of residents. For
purposes of determining the facility's cost per case mix unit, the facility
average case mix score will be based on the case mix of all residents. For
purposes of determining the facility's payment rate, the facility average case
mix score shall be based on the case mix of medicaid residents.
(iii)
The direct care rates shall be adjusted prospectively each quarter based on the
facility's MDS 2.0 data from the quarter commencing six months preceding the
rate effective date. For example, the MDSs for 1/1/97 - 3/31/97 shall be used
to establish shadow rates for 7/1/97 - 9/30/97.
(iv)
Those costs which currently comprise nursing services as defined by chapter
74.46 RCW, excluding therapies, shall be included in the direct care component
for case mix.
(v)
Data from 1994 cost reports (allowable and audited costs) shall be used to
establish the shadow rates. The costs shall be inflated comparable to fiscal
year 1998 payment rates, according to RCW 74.46.420.
(vi)
Separate prices, ceilings, and corridors shall be established for the peer
groups of metropolitan statistical area and nonmetropolitan statistical area.
(b)
The following methods shall be used to establish the shadow case mix rates:
(i)
A pricing system in which payment to a facility shall be based on a price
multiplied by each facility's medicaid case mix. The price, per peer group,
shall be established at the median direct care cost per case mix unit.
(ii)
A pricing system in which payment to a facility shall be based on a price
multiplied by each facility's medicaid case mix. The price, per peer group,
shall be based on the cost per case-mix unit of a group of cost-effective
benchmark facilities which meet quality standards.
(iii)
A corridor-based system in which payment to a facility shall be the facility's
allowable cost per case-mix unit adjusted for case mix up to a ceiling and no
less than a floor. The floor, per peer group, shall be established at 90
percent of the cost per case-mix unit of a group of cost-effective benchmark
facilities which meet quality standards. The ceiling, per peer group, shall be
established at 110 percent of the cost per case-mix unit of the group of
benchmark facilities.
(iv)
A corridor-based system in which payment to a facility shall be the facility's
allowable cost per case-mix unit adjusted for case mix up to a ceiling and no
less than a floor. The floor, per peer group, shall be established at 90
percent of the industry-wide median direct care cost per case-mix unit. The
ceiling, per peer group, shall be established at 110 percent of the industry-wide
median direct care cost per case-mix unit.
(c)
The department shall provide all data, information, and specifications of the
methods used in establishing the shadow case mix rates to the nursing home
provider associations.
(d)
It is the legislature's intent that the average state payment for nursing
facility services under the new system increase by no more than 175 percent of
the health care financing administration nursing home input price index,
excluding capital costs. In designing the new payment system, the department
shall develop and propose options for the combined direct and indirect rate
components that assure this.
(10)
$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 payments to any nursing facility licensed under chapter
18.51 RCW which meets all of the following criteria: (a) The nursing home
entered into an arm's length agreement for a facility lease prior to January 1,
1980; (b) the lessee purchased the leased nursing home after January 1, 1980;
and (c) the lessor defaulted on its loan or mortgage for the assets of the home
after January 1, 1991, and prior to January 1, 1992. Payments provided
pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the settlement, audit, or
rate-setting requirements contained in chapter 74.46 RCW.
(11)
$546,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$583,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $1,220,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for an increase in the state payment rates for adult residential care
and enhanced adult residential care.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 207. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ECONOMIC
SERVICES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 543,150,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 529,985,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 952,618,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,025,753,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
General assistance-unemployable recipients who are assessed as needing alcohol
or drug treatment shall be assigned a protective payee to prevent the diversion
of cash assistance toward purchasing alcohol or other drugs.
(2)
The legislature finds that, with the passage of the federal personal
responsibility and work opportunity act and Engrossed House Bill No. 3901, the
temporary assistance for needy families is no longer an entitlement. The
legislature declares that the currently appropriated level for the program is
sufficient for the next few budget cycles. To the extent, however, that
currently appropriated amounts exceed costs during the 1997-99 biennium, the
department is encouraged to set aside excess federal funds for use in future
years.
(3)
$485,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation,
$3,186,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and
$3,168,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
to continue to implement the previously competitively procured electronic
benefits transfer system through the western states EBT alliance for
distribution of cash grants and food stamps so as to meet the requirements of
P.L. 104-193.
(4)
$50,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a study of child care affordability as directed in section
403 of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). The study
shall be performed by the Washington institute for public policy. If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(5)
$500,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$500,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely for an evaluation of the WorkFirst program as directed in
section 705 of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform).
The study shall be performed by the joint legislative audit and review
committee. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$73,129,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely to
implement section 402 of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare
reform). If section 402 of the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$7,624,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation,
$18,489,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and
$29,781,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform),
including sections 404 and 405. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ALCOHOL
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 14,714,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 14,829,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 80,497,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 630,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation...................... ............ $ 72,900,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 183,570,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,062,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation and $7,482,000 of
the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided
solely for the grant programs for school districts and educational service
districts set forth in RCW 28A.170.080 through 28A.170.100, including state
support activities, as administered through the office of the superintendent of
public instruction.
(2)
$1,902,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation,
$1,902,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and
$1,592,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
for alcohol and substance abuse assessment, treatment, including treatment for
drug affected infants and toddlers, and child care services for clients of the
division of children and family services. Assessment shall be provided by
approved chemical dependency treatment programs as requested by child
protective services personnel in the division of children and family services.
Child care shall be provided as deemed necessary by the division of children
and family services while parents requiring alcohol and substance abuse
treatment are attending treatment programs.
(3)
$760,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation and $760,000
of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely
to fund a program serving mothers of children affected by fetal alcohol
syndrome and related conditions, known as the birth-to-three program. The
program may be operated in two cities in the state.
(4)
$248,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$495,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely to implement Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 684,033,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 684,885,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,038,101,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 223,900,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 253,004,000
Emergency
Medical and Trauma Care Services
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 4,600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,888,523,000
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)
$1,622,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,622,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided for treatment of low-income kidney dialysis patients.
(5)
$80,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $80,000
of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $160,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the prenatal
triage clearinghouse to provide access and outreach to reduce infant mortality.
(6)
The department shall employ the managed care contracting and negotiation
strategies defined in Substitute Senate Bill No. 5125 to assure that the
average per-recipient cost of managed care services for temporary assistance to
needy families and expansion populations increases by no more than two percent
per year in calendar years 1998 and 1999.
(7)
The department shall seek federal approval to require adult medicaid recipients
who are not elderly or disabled to contribute ten dollars per month toward the
cost of their medical assistance coverage. The department shall report on the
progress of this effort to the house of representatives and senate health care
and fiscal committees by September 1 and November 15, 1997.
(8)
$325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to increase rates paid for air ambulance services.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 8,652,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 8,592,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 79,542,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 2,904,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 99,690,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative
interagency agreements with local organizations, including higher education
institutions, 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.
(2)
$363,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$506,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$3,208,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
vocational rehabilitation services for individuals enrolled for services with
the developmental disabilities program who complete their high school
curriculum in 1997 or 1998.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 24,572,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 23,956,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 40,352,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 270,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 89,150,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The department may transfer up to $1,289,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $1,757,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $2,813,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation to the administration and supporting services program from
various other programs to implement administrative reductions.
(2)
The secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and
industries shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1997, and every six months thereafter 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.
(3)
The department shall not expend any funding for staffing or publication of the
sexual minority initiative.
(4)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a welfare fraud pilot program as described by House Bill
No. 1822 (welfare fraud investigation).
(5)
$55,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation, $64,000 of
the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and $231,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of
Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILD
SUPPORT PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 21,122,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,877,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 145,739,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 33,207,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 220,945,000
The
appropriations provided in this section are subject to the following conditions
and limitations:
(1)
The department shall contract with private collection agencies to pursue
collection of AFDC child support arrearages in cases that might otherwise consume
a disproportionate share of the department's collection efforts. The
department's child support collection staff shall determine which cases are
appropriate for referral to private collection agencies. In determining
appropriate contract provisions, the department shall consult with other states
that have successfully contracted with private collection agencies to the
extent allowed by federal support enforcement regulations.
(2)
The department shall request a waiver from federal support enforcement
regulations to replace the current program audit criteria, which is
process-based, with performance measures based on program outcomes.
(3)
The amounts appropriated in this section for child support legal services shall
be expended only by means of contracts with local prosecutor's offices.
(4)
$305,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation, $494,000 of
the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and $1,408,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed
House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-PAYMENTS
TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 47,435,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 47,514,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 54,366,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 1,502,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,215,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 153,032,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$22,893,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1998, $22,835,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, $35,431,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, $2,215,000
of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account, and $1,502,000 of the
health services account are provided solely to increase the rates of contracted
service providers. The department need not provide all vendors with the same
percentage rate increase. Rather, the department is encouraged to use these
funds to help assure an adequate supply of qualified vendors. Vendors
providing services in markets where recruitment and retention of qualified
providers is a problem may receive larger rate increases than other vendors.
It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be used primarily to
increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line service
delivery. Any rate increases granted as a result of this section must be
implemented so that the carry-forward costs into the 1999-01 biennium do not
exceed the amounts provided in this subsection. Within thirty days of granting
a vendor rate increase under this section, the department shall report the
following information to the fiscal committees of the legislature: (1) The
amounts and effective dates of any increases granted; (2) the process and
criteria used to determine the increases; and (3) any data used in that
process. In accordance with RCW 43.88.110(1), the department and the office of
financial management shall allot funds appropriated in this section to the
programs and budget units from which the funds will be expended. Such
allotments shall be completed no later than September 15, 1997.
(2)
$263,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation, $349,000 of
the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and $1,186,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of
Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR
THE STATE
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,316,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,317,000
State
Health Care Authority Administration
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 14,719,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 300,796,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 328,148,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The general fund‑-state appropriations are provided solely for health
care services provided through local community clinics.
(2)
The health care authority shall utilize competitive contracting strategies,
increase co-pay requirements, adjust state subsidy levels, and take other
actions it deems necessary to assure that the funds appropriated in this
section are sufficient to subsidize basic health plan enrollment for a monthly
average of 130,000 persons during fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
(3)
Within funds appropriated in this section and sections 205 and 206 of this act,
the health care authority shall continue to provide an enhanced basic health
plan subsidy option for foster parents licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW and
workers in state-funded homecare programs. Under this enhanced subsidy option,
foster parents and homecare workers with family incomes below 200 percent of
the federal poverty level shall be allowed to enroll in the basic health plan
at a cost of ten dollars per covered worker per month.
(4)
The health care authority shall require organizations and individuals that are
paid to deliver basic health plan services to contribute a minimum of
forty-five dollars per enrollee per month if the organization or individual
chooses to sponsor an individual's enrollment in the subsidized basic health
plan.
(5)
$150,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute House Bill No. 1805 (health care savings accounts). If
this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(6)
The health care authority shall report to the fiscal committees of the
legislature by December 1, 1997, on the number of basic health plan enrollees
who are illegal aliens but are not resident citizens, legal aliens, legal
refugees, or legal asylees.
(7)
$270,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to pay
commissions to agents and brokers in accordance with RCW 70.47.015(5) for
application assistance provided to persons on the reservation list as of June
30, 1997, who enroll in the subsidized basic health plan on or after July 1,
1997.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR
THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,019,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,036,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,444,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 259,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,758,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR
THE BOARD
OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation................................... $ 20,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 10,785,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 10,787,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 21,592,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR
THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 100,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation.......... $ 38,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 13,434,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 346,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,918,000
The
appropriations made in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$80,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely to continue the study of law enforcement and corrections training begun
in 1996. In conducting the study, the criminal justice training commission
shall consult with the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the
legislature. Specific elements to be addressed in the study include: (a) The
feasibility and the rationale for increasing basic law enforcement training
from 440 to 600 hours; (b) the feasibility and rationale for creating a
certification process for law enforcement officers; (c) the feasibility and
rationale for expanding the correctional officers academy; (d) the feasibility
and rationale for expanding the juvenile service workers academy and/or the adult
services academy; and (e) any other items considered relevant by the
commission. Any recommendations made shall include a plan and timeline for how
they would be implemented. The board on correctional training standards and
education and the board on law enforcement training standards and education
shall be actively involved in the study effort. Copies of the study shall be
provided to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature and
the director of financial management by October 1, 1997.
(2)
$50,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely to prepare a cost and fee study of the current and proposed criminal
justice course offerings. The analysis shall identify total costs and major
cost components for: (a) Any current training classes which are considered
mandatory; and (b) any proposed or modified training courses which are
considered mandatory. Mandatory classes include, but are not limited to, the
following: Basic law enforcement academy, correctional officers academy,
supervisory and management training of law enforcement officers, supervisory
and management training of correctional officers, juvenile service workers
academy, and the adult service academy. The study shall also recommend a methodology
for estimating the future demand for these classes. The study shall also
estimate the cost of implementing any recommendations made pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section. The study shall be conducted by a private
sector consultant selected by the office of financial management in
consultation with the executive director of the criminal justice training
commission. The final report shall be completed by January 1, 1998.
(3)
$92,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the purpose of training law enforcement managers and supervisors.
(4)
$40,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely to implement the provisions of Substitute House Bill No. 1423 (criminal
justice training commission). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 6,805,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 6,848,000
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 Appropriation............. $...................................... 22,542,000
Farm
Labor Revolving Account Appropriation.......... $ 28,000
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,187,000
Public
Works Administration Account Appropriation.... $................................................ 1,975,000
Accident
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 146,849,000
Accident
Account‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 9,112,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 155,220,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation.......... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing
Certificate Account Appropriation.......... $ 846,000
Pressure
Systems Safety Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 2,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 380,372,000
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 "claims service
delivery", "electrical permitting and inspection system", and
"credentialing information system" are conditioned upon compliance
with section 902 of this act.
(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 appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $54,000 of
the general fund 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 report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1997, and every six months thereafter 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.
(5)
$43,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$35,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
$20,000 of the electrical license account appropriation, and $58,000 of the
plumbing certificate account appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided shall lapse.
(6)
The expenditures of the elevator, factory assembled structures, and
contractors' registration and compliance programs may not exceed the revenues
generated by these programs.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR
THE INDETERMINATE
SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,141,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 920,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,061,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $920,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1646 (indeterminate sentence
review) or Senate Bill No. 5410 (indeterminate sentence review board). If
neither of these bills is enacted by June 30, 1997, this amount shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1)
HEADQUARTERS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,339,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,334,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation................................... $ 80,000
Charitable,
Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions
Account Appropriation.............. $ 4,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,757,000
(2)
FIELD SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,418,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,420,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 26,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 85,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,949,000
(3)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 6,101,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 5,369,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 19,556,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 14,583,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 45,609,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 53,955,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 57,462,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 259,139,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 24,351,000
Hospital
Commission Account Appropriation........... $ 3,089,000
Health
Professions Account Appropriation............. $...................................... 36,038,000
Emergency
Medical and Trauma Care Services Account
Appropriation................................... $ 21,042,000
Safe
Drinking Water Account Appropriation........... $ 2,494,000
Drinking
Water Assistance Account‑-Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 5,385,000
Waterworks
Operator Certification Appropriation..... $ 588,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,065,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 469,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,854,000
Medical
Test Site Licensure Account Appropriation.... $................................................ 1,624,000
Youth
Tobacco Prevention Account Appropriation...... $ 1,812,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 24,224,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 497,591,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,134,000 of the health professions 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.
(2)
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.
(3)
The department is authorized to raise existing fees charged to the nursing
professions and midwives, by the pharmacy board, and for boarding home
licenses, in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative
Measure No. 601, if necessary, to meet the actual costs of conducting business.
(4)
$1,633,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$1,634,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound water work plan and
agency action items, 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)
$10,000,000 of the 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.
(6)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely for operation of a youth suicide prevention program at the state level,
including a state-wide public educational campaign to increase knowledge of
suicide risk and ability to respond and provision of twenty-four hour crisis
hotlines, staffed to provide suicidal youth and caregivers a source of instant
help.
(7)
The department of health shall not initiate any services that will require
expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly authorized in this
act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW
43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long
as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the
program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the department
receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys shall be spent
for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation that provides
appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state moneys shall
lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of
financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used
in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block
grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on
specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.
(8)
$259,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely to
implement Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(9)
$150,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $150,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for community‑based oral health grants that may fund sealant programs,
education, prevention, and other oral health interventions. The grants may be
awarded to state or federally funded community and migrant health centers,
tribal clinics, or public health jurisdictions. Priority shall be given to
communities with established oral health coalitions. Grant applications for
oral health education and prevention grants shall include (a) an assessment of
the community's oral health education and prevention needs; (b) identification
of the population to be served; and (c) a description of the grant program's
predicted outcomes.
(10)
$21,042,000 of the emergency medical and trauma care services account
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5127 (trauma care services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for family support and provider training services for children
with special health care needs.
(12)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for an abstinence education program which complies with P.L. 104-193. $400,000
of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for abstinence
education projects at the office of the superintendent of public instruction
and shall be transferred to the office of the superintendent of public
instruction for the 1998-99 school year. The department shall apply for
abstinence education funds made available by the federal personal
responsibility and work opportunity act of 1996 and implement a program that
complies with the requirements of that act.
(13)
$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 the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1191
(mandated health benefit review). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
(14)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the volunteer retired provider program. Funds
shall be used to increase children's access to dental care services in rural
and underserved communities by paying malpractice insurance and professional
licensing fees for retired dentists participating in the program.
(15)
$852,000 of the drinking water assistance account‑-federal appropriation
is provided solely for an interagency agreement with the department of
community, trade, and economic development to administer, in cooperation with
the public works board, loans to local governments and public water systems for
projects and activities to protect and improve the state's drinking water
facilities and resources.
(16)
Amounts provided in this section are sufficient to operate the AIDS
prescription drug program. To operate the program within the appropriated amount,
the department shall limit new enrollments, manage access to the most expensive
drug regimens, establish waiting lists and priority rankings, assist clients in
accessing drug assistance programs sponsored by drug manufacturers, or pursue
other means of managing expenditures by the program.
(17)
Funding provided in this section is sufficient to implement section 8 of
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2264 (eliminating the health care policy
board).
(18)
$4,150,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
the Washington poison center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS
(1)
ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 13,926,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 13,910,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 500,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 28,336,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$187,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $155,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for implementation
of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5759 (risk classification). If the bill is not
enacted by July 1, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b)
$500,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for a feasibility study regarding the replacement of the
department's offender based tracking system.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 289,204,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 302,933,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 18,097,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Rebate Account
Appropriation................................... $ 673,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,614,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 612,521,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
The department shall provide funding for the pet partnership program at the
Washington corrections center for women at a level at least equal to that
provided in the 1995-97 biennium.
(b)
$2,298,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$5,414,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the criminal justice costs associated with the implementation
of RCW 13.04.030 as amended by Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If RCW 13.04.030 is not amended by Engrossed
Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided
shall lapse.
(c)
The department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the
least possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff,
and correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional
custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of
offenders.
(d)
It is the intent of the legislature that the department reduce health care
expenditures in the 1997-99 biennium using the scenario identified in the
health services delivery system study which limited health care costs to
$43,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $40,700,000 in fiscal year 1999. The
department shall consult with direct health care service providers and health
care staff in implementing this scenario.
(e)
$296,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $297,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to increase payment rates for contracted education
providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be used
primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line
service delivery.
(f)
The department may expend funds generated by contractual agreements entered
into for mitigation of severe overcrowding in local jails. If any funds are
generated in excess of actual costs, they shall be deposited in the state
general fund. Expenditures shall not exceed revenue generated by such
agreements and shall be treated as recovery of costs.
(3)
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 89,364,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 90,416,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION ...................... $ 179,780,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$14,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $106,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the
criminal justice costs associated with the implementation of RCW 13.04.030 as
amended by Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (revising the
juvenile code). If RCW 13.04.030 is not amended by Engrossed Third Substitute
House Bill No. 3900 by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b)
The department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the
least possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff,
and correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional
custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of
offenders.
(c)
$467,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $505,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
increase payment rates for contracted education providers and contracted work
release facilities. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be
used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct,
front-line service delivery.
(4)
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,055,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,167,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,222,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $100,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for transfer to
the jail industries board. The board shall use the amounts provided only for
administrative expenses, equipment purchases, and technical assistance
associated with advising cities and counties in developing, promoting, and
implementing consistent, safe, and efficient offender work programs.
(b)
$50,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
correctional industries board of directors to hire one staff person,
responsible directly to the board, to assist the board in fulfilling its
duties.
(5)
INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 6,945,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 6,444,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,389,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,368,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,411,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 10,454,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 80,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,313,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR
THE SENTENCING
GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 714,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 713,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ $1,427,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 173,595,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 24,842,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation........................... $ 181,985,000
Administrative
Contingency Account Appropriation.... $ 12,579,000
Employment
Service Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 13,176,000
Employment
& Training Trust Account Appropriation.... $ 600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 406,777,000
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 "claims and adjudication
call centers", "data/wage quality initiative", and "one
stop information connectivity" are conditioned upon compliance with
section 902 of this act.
(2)
$600,000 of the employment and training trust account appropriation is provided
solely for the account's share of unemployment insurance tax collection costs.
(3)
$1,126,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for the continuation of job placement centers colocated on community and
technical college campuses.
(4)
The employment security department shall spend no more than $25,049,511 of the
unemployment compensation administration account‑-federal appropriation
for the general unemployment insurance development effort (GUIDE) project,
except that the department may exceed this amount by up to $2,600,000 to offset
the cost associated with any vendor-caused delay. The additional spending
authority is contingent upon the department fully recovering these moneys from
any project vendors failing to perform in full. Authority to spend the amount
provided by this subsection is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of
this act.
(5) $114,000 of the administrative contingency account
appropriation is provided solely for the King county reemployment support
center.
(End of part)
PART
III
NATURAL
RESOURCES
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 213,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 222,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 435,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 870,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following condition and
limitation: $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $240,000 of the general fund‑-local appropriation are
provided solely for each Columbia river gorge county to receive an $80,000
grant for the purposes of implementing the scenic area management plan. If a
Columbia river gorge county has not adopted an ordinance to implement the scenic
area management plan in accordance with the national scenic area act (P.L.
99-663), then the grant funds for that county may be used by the commission to
implement the plan for that county.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 27,749,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 27,794,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 45,315,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 643,000
Special
Grass Seed Burning Research Account
Appropriation.................................. $ 42,000
Reclamation
Revolving Account Appropriation......... $ 2,441,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation...... $ 4,850,000
State
Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 319,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 10,316,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Waste
Facilities) Appropriation................ $ 601,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Water
Supply Facilities) Appropriation......... $ 1,366,000
Basic
Data Account Appropriation.................... $ 182,000
Vehicle
Tire Recycling Account Appropriation........ $ 1,194,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,892,000
Wood
Stove Education and Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,055,000
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation................................... $ 469,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 53,160,000
Local
Toxics Control Account Appropriation...... ... $ 4,342,000
Water
Quality Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 20,378,000
Underground
Storage Tank Account Appropriation...... $ 2,443,000
Solid
Waste Management Account Appropriation........ $ 1,021,000
Hazardous
Waste Assistance Account Appropriation.... $ 3,615,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 16,224,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account Appropriation...... $ 6,958,000
Air
Operating Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 4,033,000
Freshwater
Aquatic Weeds Account Appropriation...... $ 1,829,000
Oil
Spill Response Account Appropriation............. $...................................... 7,078,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation.................. $ 42,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 349,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 1,726,000
Biosolids
Permit Account Appropriation.............. $ 567,000
Environmental
Excellence Account Appropriation...... $ 247,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 251,240,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$3,211,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$3,211,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
$394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $2,017,000 of the
oil spill administration account, $819,000 of the state toxics control account
appropriation, and $3,591,000 of the water quality permit fee account are
provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and 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 for which
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)
$1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,900,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the processing of water right permit applications,
continued implementation of water resources data management systems, and
providing technical and data support to local watershed planning efforts in
accordance with sections 101 through 116 of Second Substitute House Bill No.
2054 (water resource management). If any of sections 101 through 116 of Second
Substitute House Bill No. 2054 is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4)
$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 appropriated for grants to local WRIA planning units established in
accordance with sections 101 through 116 of Second Substitute House Bill No.
2054 (water resource management). If any of sections 101 through 116 of Second
Substitute House Bill No. 2054 is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
1111 (water rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
1118 (reopening a water rights claim filing period). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$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).
(8)
$170,000 of the oil spill administration account appropriation is provided
solely for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan action item UW-02
through a contract with the University of Washington's Sea Grant program in
order to develop an educational program that targets small spills from
commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas.
(9)
The merger of the office of marine safety into the department of ecology shall
be accomplished in a manner that will maintain a priority focus on oil spill
prevention, as well as maintain a strong oil spill response capability. The
merged program shall be established to provide a high level of visibility and
ensure that there shall not be a diminution of the existing level of effort
from the merged programs.
(10)
The entire environmental excellence account appropriation is provided solely
for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1866
(environmental excellence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. In implementing the bill, the
department shall organize the needed expertise to process environmental excellence
applications after an application has been received.
(11)
$200,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is provided
solely to address saltcedar weed problems.
(12)
$4,498,000 of the waste reduction/recycling/litter control account
appropriation is provided for fiscal year 1998 to be expended in accordance
with Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5842 (litter control and recycling).
From the amount provided for fiscal year 1998, the department shall provide
$352,000 through an interagency agreement to the department of corrections to
hire correctional crews to remove litter in areas that are not accessible to
youth crews. $5,818,000 of the waste reduction/recycling/litter control
account appropriation is provided for fiscal year 1999. The amount provided
for fiscal year 1999 is to remain in unallotted status until the
recommendations of the task force established in Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5842 are acted upon by the legislature during the 1998 legislative
session. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5842 is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided for fiscal year 1999 shall lapse.
(13)
The entire biosolids permit account appropriation is provided solely for
implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5590 (biosolids management). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire appropriation is null and
void.
(14)
$29,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$99,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1985
(landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15)
$60,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is provided
solely for a grant to the department of fish and wildlife to control and
eradicate purple loosestrife using the most cost-effective methods available,
including chemical control where appropriate.
(16)
$250,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is provided
solely as a reappropriation to complete the Skokomish valley flood reduction
plan. The amount provided in this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
expended from this account for the Skokomish valley flood reduction plan during
the biennium ending June 30, 1997.
(17)
The number of special purpose vehicles in the department's fleet on July 1,
1997, shall be reduced by fifty percent as of June 30, 1999. Special purpose
vehicles may be replaced by fuel efficient economy vehicles or not replaced at
all depending on the vehicle requirements of the agency. An exception to this
reduction in the number of special purpose vehicles is provided for those
special purpose vehicles used by the department's youth corps program. Special
purpose vehicle is defined as a four-wheel drive off-road motor vehicle.
(18)
$600,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is provided
solely to complete flood control projects that were awarded funds during the 1995-97
biennium. These funds shall be spent only to complete projects that could not
be completed during the 1995-97 biennium due to delays caused by weather or
delays in the permitting process.
(19)
$113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5505
(assistance to water applicants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20)
$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 for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5785
(consolidation of groundwater rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21)
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5276 (water
right applications). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(22)
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5030
(lakewater irrigation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(23)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the continuation of the southwest Washington
coastal erosion study.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR
THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 21,026,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,835,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,428,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 59,000
Winter
Recreation Program Account Appropriation..... $ 759,000
Off Road
Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 251,000
Snowmobile
Account Appropriation.................... $ 2,290,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 321,000
Public
Safety and Education Account Appropriation.... $ 48,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund............. Appropriation $ 10,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 34,000
Water
Trail Program Account Appropriation........... $ 14,000
Parks
Renewal and Stewardship Account Appropriation. $ 25,344,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 73,419,000
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)
$264,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided for boater
programs state-wide and for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan.
(3)
$45,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a feasibility study of a public/private effort to establish
a reserve for recreation and environmental studies in southwest Kitsap county.
(4)
Within the funds provided in this section, the state parks and recreation
commission shall provide to the legislature a status report on implementation
of the recommendations contained in the 1994 study on the restructuring of
Washington state parks. This status report shall include an evaluation of the
campsite reservation system including the identification of any incremental
changes in revenues associated with implementation of the system and a progress
report on other enterprise activities being undertaken by the commission. The
report may also include recommendations on other revenue generating options.
In preparing the report, the commission is encouraged to work with interested
parties to develop a long-term strategy to support the park system. The
commission shall provide this report by December 1, 1997.
(5)
$85,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$165,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for development of underwater park programs and
facilities. The department shall work with the underwater parks program task
force to develop specific plans for the use of these funds.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR
THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
Firearms
Range Account Appropriation................ $ 46,000
Recreation
Resources Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,352,000
NOVA
Program Account Appropriation.................. $ 590,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,988,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: Any proceeds from the sale of the PRISM software system shall be
deposited into the recreation resources account.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 780,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 773,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,553,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5119 (forest practices appeals
board). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, $4,000 of the general
fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000 of the general fund
appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR
THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 838,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 840,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $ 440,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,118,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $181,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$181,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $130,000
of the water quality account appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item CC-01.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 36,049,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 36,571,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 73,015,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 26,758,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 488,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 5,593,000
Public
Safety and Education Account............. Appropriation $ 590,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund............. Appropriation $ 120,000
Recreational
Fisheries Enhancement Appropriation.... $ 2,387,000
Warm
Water Game Fish Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,419,000
Wildlife
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 52,372,000
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 Appropriation...... $ 843,000
Environmental
Excellence Account Appropriation...... $ 20,000
Eastern
Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 547,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 250,877,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan
agency action items DFW-01, DFW-03, DFW-04, and DFW-8 through 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 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)
$832,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $825,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to implement salmon recovery activities and other
actions required to respond to federal listings of salmon species under the
endangered species act.
(4)
$350,000 of the wildlife account appropriation, $72,000 of the general
fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, and $73,000 of the general
fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for control
and eradication of class B designate weeds on department owned and managed
lands. The amounts from the general fund‑-state appropriations are
provided solely for control of spartina.
(5)
$140,000 of the wildlife account appropriation is provided solely for a
cooperative effort with the department of agriculture for research and
eradication of purple loosestrife on state lands.
(6)
In controlling weeds on state-owned lands, the department shall use the most
cost-effective methods available, including chemical control where appropriate,
and the department shall report to the appropriate committees of the
legislature by January 1, 1998, on control methods, costs, and acres treated
during the previous year.
(7)
A maximum of $1,000,000 is provided from the wildlife fund for fiscal year
1998. The amount provided in this subsection is for the emergency feeding of
deer and elk that may be starving and that are posing a risk to private
property due to severe winter conditions during the winter of 1997-98. The
amount expended under this subsection must not exceed the amount raised
pursuant to section 3 of Substitute House Bill No. 1478. Of the amount
expended under this subsection, not more than fifty percent may be from fee
revenue generated pursuant to section 3 of Substitute House Bill No. 1478. If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(8)
$193,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$300,000 of the wildlife account appropriation are provided solely for the
design and development of an automated license system.
(9)
The department is directed to offer for sale its Cessna 421 aircraft by June
30, 1998. Proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the wildlife account.
(10)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to continue the department's habitat partnerships
program during the 1997-99 biennium.
(11)
$350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for purchase of monitoring equipment necessary to fully
implement mass marking of coho salmon.
(12)
$238,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $219,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1985 (landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13)
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for a contract with the United States department of agriculture
to carry out animal damage control projects throughout the state related to
cougars, bears, and coyotes.
(14)
$97,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$98,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement animal damage control programs for Canada geese in
the lower Columbia river basin.
(15)
$170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$360,000 of the wildlife account appropriation are provided solely to hire
additional enforcement officers to address problem wildlife throughout the
state.
(16)
$197,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$196,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5120 (remote site
incubators). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
(17)
$133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5442 (flood control
permitting). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
(18)
$105,000 of the recreational fisheries enhancement account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5886 (regional
enhancement groups). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(19)
$100,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
solely for grants to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.
(20)
$547,000 of the eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5104
(pheasant enhancement program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21)
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $150,000
of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely to hire Washington conservation corps crews to maintain department-owned
and managed lands.
(22)
The entire environmental excellence account appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1866
(environmental excellence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
entire appropriation is null and void.
(23)
$156,000 of the recreational fisheries enhancement appropriation is provided
solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 5102 (fishing license surcharge). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(24)
$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 staffing and operation of the Tenant Lake interpretive
center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 25,117,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 25,518,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,156,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 422,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation............. $...................................... 49,923,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 3,628,000
Surveys
and Maps Account Appropriation.............. $ 2,088,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 4,869,000
Resources
Management Cost Account Appropriation..... $ 89,613,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 450,000
Surface
Mining Reclamation Account Appropriation.... $ 1,420,000
Aquatic
Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account
Appropriation................................... $ 751,000
Natural
Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 77,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 890,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation.................. $ 62,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 205,984,000
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 $6,900,000 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. The department shall use the most cost-effective methods available,
including chemical control where appropriate, and report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by January 1, 1998, on control methods, costs,
and acres treated during the previous year.
(4)
$2,682,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $3,063,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for fire protection activities.
(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)
$2,300,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
for the department's portion of the Eagle Harbor settlement.
(7)
$195,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $220,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1985 (landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)
$600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the cooperative monitoring, evaluation, and research
projects related to implementation of the timber-fish-wildlife agreement.
(9)
$6,568,000 of the forest development account appropriation is provided solely
for silviculture activities on forest board lands. To the extent that forest
board counties apply for reconveyance of lands pursuant to Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5325 (county land transfers), the amount provided in this subsection
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the estimated silvicultural expenditures
planned in each county that applies for reconveyance.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,596,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 7,008,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,716,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 405,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 806,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund............. Appropriation $ 184,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,338,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 22,053,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$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 technical assistance on pesticide management including the
implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item DOA-01.
(2)
$461,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $361,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely to monitor and eradicate the Asian gypsy moth.
(3)
$138,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$138,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for two additional staff positions in the plant protection
program.
(4)
$12,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$13,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5077
(integrated pest management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR
THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution
Liability Insurance Program Trust Account
Appropriation................................... $ 909,000
(End of part)
PART
IV
TRANSPORTATION
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LICENSING
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,536,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,409,000
Architects'
License Account Appropriation........... $ 857,000
Cemetery
Account Appropriation....................... $ 188,000
Professional
Engineers' Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 2,674,000
Real
Estate Commission Account Appropriation........ $ 6,708,000
Master
License Account Appropriation................ $ 6,998,000
Uniform
Commercial Code Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 4,291,000
Real
Estate Education Account Appropriation......... $ 606,000
Funeral
Directors And Embalmers Account Appropriation $ 409,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 31,676,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$21,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $22,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement
House Bill No. 1827 or Senate Bill No. 5754 (boxing, martial arts, wrestling).
If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(2)
$40,000 of the master license account appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5483 (whitewater river outfitters). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$229,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $195,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of Senate Bill No. 5997 (cosmetology inspections). If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(4)
$31,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation, $1,000 of the
general fund fiscal 1999 appropriation, $7,000 of the architects' license
account appropriation, $18,000 of the professional engineers' account
appropriation, $14,000 of the real estate commission account appropriation,
$40,000 of the master license account appropriation, and $3,000 of the funeral
directors and embalmers account appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$17,000 of the professional engineers' account appropriation is provided solely
to implement Senate Bill No. 5266 (engineers/land surveyors). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(6)
$110,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely
to implement Senate Bill No. 5998 (cosmetology advisory board). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(7)
$74,000 of the uniform commercial code account appropriation is provided solely
to implement Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5163 (UCC filing). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)
$11,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $2,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement
Substitute House Bill No. 1748 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 5513 (vessel
registration). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR
THE STATE
PATROL
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,712,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 7,850,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 3,990,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 341,000
Public
Safety and Education Account Appropriation.... $................................................ 4,652,000
County
Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,905,000
Municipal
Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,573,000
Fire
Service Trust Account Appropriation............. $ 92,000
Fire
Service Training Account Appropriation......... $ 1,762,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 439,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 310,000
Fingerprint
Identification Account Appropriation.... $ 3,082,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 35,708,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$254,000 of the fingerprint identification account appropriation is provided
solely for an automated system that will facilitate the access of criminal
history records remotely by computer or telephone 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) $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 appropriate committees of the legislature, the
office of financial management, and the department of information services no
later than June 30, 1998.
(End of part)
PART
V
EDUCATION
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE
ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 24,575,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 46,152,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 49,439,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,598,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 400,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,672,000
Education
Savings Account Appropriation............. $ 29,312,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 156,148,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a)
$394,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $394,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education,
including basic education assistance activities.
(b)(i)
$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 for enhancing computer systems and support in the office of
superintendent of public instruction. These amounts 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 these amounts.
(ii)
The superintendent, in cooperation with the commission on student learning,
shall develop a feasibility plan for a state student record system, including
elements reflecting student academic achievement on goals 1 and 2 under RCW
28A.150.210. The feasibility plan shall be made available to the office of
financial management and the fiscal and education committees of the legislature
for approval before a student records database is established, and shall
identify data elements to be collected and suitable safeguards of student
confidentiality and proper use of database records, with particular attention
to eliminating unnecessary and intrusive data about nonacademic related
information.
(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)
$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 to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5394 or Substitute
House Bill No. 1776 (school audit resolutions). If neither bill is enacted by
June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(e)
The superintendent of public instruction shall not accept, allocate, or expend
any federal funds to implement the federal goals 2000 program.
(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)
$2,754,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
educational centers, including state support activities.
(d)
$2,500,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$2,500,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are for
initiatives to improve reading in early grades as identified in legislation
enacted by the 1997 legislature, including Second Substitute Senate Bill No.
5508 and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2042, including section 4
of the bill. Amounts appropriated in this subsection 2(d) shall lapse unless
both bills are enacted as passed by the legislature.
(e)
$3,672,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $2,250,000 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.
(f)
$200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation transferred from the
department of health are provided solely for a program that provides grants to
school districts for media campaigns promoting sexual abstinence and addressing
the importance of delaying sexual activity, pregnancy, and childbearing until
individuals are ready to nurture and support their children. Grants to the
school districts shall be for projects that are substantially designed and
produced by students. The grants shall require a local private sector match
equal to one-half of the state grant, which may include in-kind contribution of
technical or other assistance from consultants or firms involved in public
relations, advertising broadcasting, and graphics or video production or other
related fields.
(g)
$1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are 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.
(h)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for alcohol
and drug prevention programs pursuant to RCW 66.08.180.
(i)(i)
$5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $14,656,000 of the
education savings account appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation and $14,656,000 of the education savings
account appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for matching
grants and related state activities to provide school district consortia with
programs utilizing technology to improve learning. A maximum of $100,000 each
fiscal year of this amount is provided for administrative support and oversight
of the K-20 network by the superintendent of public instruction. The
superintendent of public instruction shall convene a technology grants
committee representing private sector technology, school districts, and
educational service districts to recommend to the superintendent grant
proposals that have the best plans for improving student learning through
innovative curriculum using technology as a learning tool and evaluating the
effectiveness of the curriculum innovations. After considering the technology
grants committee recommendations, the superintendent shall make matching grant
awards, including granting at least fifteen percent of funds on the basis of
criteria in (ii)(A) through (C) of this subsection (2)(h).
(ii)
Priority for award of funds will be to (A) school districts most in need of
assistance due to financial limits, (B) school districts least prepared to take
advantage of technology as a means of improving student learning, and (C)
school districts in economically distressed areas. The superintendent of
public instruction, in consultation with the technology grants committee, shall
propose options to the committee for identifying and prioritizing districts
according to criteria in (i) and (ii) of this subsection (2)(i).
(iii)
Options for review criteria to be considered by the superintendent of public
instruction include, but are not limited to, free and reduced lunches, levy
revenues, ending fund balances, equipment inventories, and surveys of
technology preparedness. An "economically distressed area" is (A) a
county with an unemployment rate that is at least twenty percent above the
state-wide average for the previous three years; (B) a county that has
experienced sudden and severe or long-term and severe loss of employment, or
erosion of its economic base resulting in decline of its dominant industries;
or (C) a district within a county which (I) has at least seventy percent of its
families and unrelated individuals with incomes below eighty percent of the
county's median income for families and unrelated individuals; and (II) has an
unemployment rate which is at least forty percent higher than the county's
unemployment rate.
(j)
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriations is provided as matching funds
for district contributions to provide analysis of the efficiency of school
district business practices. The superintendent of public instruction shall
establish criteria, make awards, and provide a report to the fiscal committees
of the legislature by December 15, 1997, on the progress and details of
analysis funded under this subsection (2)(j).
(k)
$1,816,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$3,378,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2019,
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5764, or Senate Bill No. 7901 (charter schools). If
none of the bills is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(i)
The fiscal year 1998 amount appropriated in this subsection is provided for
expenditure as follows:
(A)
A maximum of $300,000 for the appeals process;
(B)
A maximum of $75,000 for the study of charter schools;
(C)
A maximum of $530,000 for startup loans; and
(D)
$911,000 for apportionment to charter schools based on enrollment and other
workload factors.
(ii)
The fiscal year 1999 amount appropriated in this subsection is provided for
expenditure as follows:
(A)
A maximum of $300,000 for the appeals process;
(B)
A maximum of $75,000 for the study of charter schools;
(C)
A maximum of $532,000 for startup loans; and
(D)
$2,471,000 for apportionment to charter schools based on enrollment and other
workload factors.
(l)
$19,977,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for the purchase of classroom instructional materials and
supplies. The superintendent shall allocate the funds at a maximum rate of
$20.82 per full-time equivalent student, beginning September 1, 1998, and
ending June 30, 1999. The expenditure of the funds shall be determined at each
school site by the school building staff, parents, and the community. School
districts shall distribute all funds received to school buildings without
deduction.
(m)
$15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to assist
local districts vocational education programs in applying for low frequency FM
radio licenses with the federal communications commission.
(n)
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to the
state board of education to design a program to encourage high school students
and other adults to pursue careers as vocational education teachers in the
subject matter of agriculture.
(o)
$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 allocation to the primary coordinators of the state
geographic alliance to improve the teaching of geography in schools.
(p)
$1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided for state
administrative costs and start-up grants for alternative programs and services
that improve instruction and learning for at-risk students consistent with the
objectives of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1378 (educational
opportunities). Each grant application shall contain proposed performance
indicators and an evaluation plan to measure the success of the program and its
impact on improved student learning. Applications shall contain the
applicant's plan for maintaining the program and/or services after the grant
period, shall address the needs of students who cannot be accommodated within
the framework of existing school programs or services and shall address how the
applicant will serve any student within the proposed program's target age range
regardless of the reason for truancy, suspension, expulsion, or other
disciplinary action. Up to $50,000 per year may be used by the superintendent
of public instruction for grant administration. The superintendent shall
submit an evaluation of the alternative program start-up grants provided under
this section, and section 501(2)(q), chapter 283, Laws of 1996, to the fiscal
and education committees of the legislature by November 15, 1998. Grants shall
be awarded to applicants showing the greatest potential for improved student
learning for at-risk students including:
(i)
Students who have been suspended, expelled, or are subject to other
disciplinary actions;
(ii)
Students with unexcused absences who need intervention from community truancy
boards or family support programs;
(iii)
Students who have left school; and
(iv)
Students involved with the court system.
The
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall prepare a report
describing student recruitment, program offerings, staffing practices, and
available indicators of program effectiveness of alternative education programs
funded with state and, to the extent information is available, local funds.
The report shall contain a plan for conducting an evaluation of the educational
effectiveness of alternative education programs.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 502. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL
APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 3,429,727,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 3,511,157,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,940,884,000
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;
(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;
(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, a maximum of 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08
certificated administrative staff units for each 18.3 full-time equivalent
vocational students. Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, districts
documenting staffing ratios of less than 1 certificated staff per 18.3 students
shall be allocated the greater of the total ratio in subsections (2)(a)(i) and
(iv) of this section or the actual documented ratio;
(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;
(iii)
Indirect cost charges, as defined by the superintendent of public instruction,
to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 10 percent; and
(iv)
Vocational full-time equivalent enrollment shall be reported on the same
monthly basis as the enrollment for students eligible for basic support, and
payments shall be adjusted for reported vocational enrollments on the same
monthly basis as those adjustments for enrollment for students eligible for
basic support.
(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 7 and 8, 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 maintenance rate
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 $7,950 per certificated staff unit in the
1997‑98 school year and a maximum of $8,165 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 $15,147 per certificated staff unit in the 1997‑98
school year and a maximum of $15,556 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 $6,124,000 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
$447,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1998 and a maximum of $459,000 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 $321,000 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 2.5 percent from the 1996‑97
school year to the 1997‑98 school year, and 1.1 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 March 21,
1997 at 16:37 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 AND 1998-99 SCHOOL YEARS
Years
of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 22,950 23,570 24,212 24,855 26,920
1 23,702 24,342 25,005 25,690 27,816
2 24,469 25,129 25,812 26,563 28,725
3 25,275 25,955 26,657 27,450 29,650
4 26,095 26,818 27,540 28,375 30,632
5 26,953 27,695 28,437 29,336 31,629
6 27,847 28,586 29,370 30,333 32,661
7 28,756 29,513 30,316 31,341 33,727
8 29,678 30,477 31,299 32,408 34,827
9 31,475 32,337 33,487 35,962
10 33,388 34,621 37,129
11 35,788 38,351
12 36,918 39,605
13 40,890
14 42,182
15 or
more 43,279
Years
of MA+90
Service
BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 28,251 27,516 29,581 30,912
1 29,165 28,351 30,477 31,825
2 30,115 29,224 31,386 32,774
3 31,100 30,111 32,311 33,761
4 32,123 31,036 33,293 34,783
5 33,180 31,996 34,290 35,840
6 34,250 32,994 35,322 36,911
7 35,377 34,002 36,388 38,038
8 36,537 35,069 37,488 39,198
9 37,730 36,147 38,623 40,391
10 38,956 37,282 39,790 41,617
11 40,214 38,449 41,012 42,875
12 41,525 39,662 42,266 44,186
13 42,867 40,917 43,551 45,528
14 44,260 42,210 44,927 46,921
15 or
more 45,411 43,307 46,095 48,141
(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.
(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 as required
by the annual school performance report, under RCW 28A.320.205, 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)................ $ 79,975,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 116,311,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 196,286,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$176,535,000 is provided for a cost of living adjustment of 3.0 percent
effective September 1, 1997, for state formula staff units. The appropriations
include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates of 19.58
percent for certificated staff and 15.15 percent for classified staff.
(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 part VII 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 $0.60 per weighted pupil‑mile
for the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school year;
(ii)
For education of highly capable students, an increase of $6.81 per formula
student for the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school
year; and
(iii)
For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $17.69 per eligible
bilingual student for the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the
1998-99 school year; and
(iv)
For learning assistance, an increase of $8.74 per entitlement unit for the 1997‑98
school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school year.
(c)
The appropriations in this section include $912,000 for salary increase
adjustments for substitute teachers at a rate of $10.64 per unit in the 1997-98
school year and maintained in the 1998-99 school year.
(2)
$19,751,000 is provided for adjustments to insurance benefit allocations. The
maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is $314.51 per month for the
1997-98 and 1998-99 school years. The appropriations in this section provide
increases of $2.83 per month for the 1997-98 school year and $18.41 per month
for the 1998-99 school year at the following rates:
(a)
For pupil transportation, an increase of $0.03 per weighted pupil‑mile
for the 1997‑98 school year and $0.19 for the 1998-99 school year;
(b)
For education of highly capable students, an increase of $0.20 per formula
student for the 1997‑98 school year and $1.35 for the 1998-99 school
year;
(c)
For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $.46 per eligible
bilingual student for the 1997‑98 school year and $3.44 for the 1998-99
school year; and
(d)
For learning assistance, an increase of $.36 per funded unit for the 1997‑98
school year and $2.70 for the 1998-99 school year.
(3)
The rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the
legislature.
(4)(a)
For the 1997-98 school year, the superintendent shall prepare a report showing
the allowable derived base salary for certificated instructional staff in
accordance with RCW 28A.400.200 and LEAP Document 12D, and the actual derived
base salary paid by each school district as shown on the S-275 report and shall
make the report available to the fiscal committees of the legislature no later
than February 15, 1998.
(b)
For the 1998-99 school year, the superintendent shall reduce the percent of
salary increase funds provided in section 504 of this act by the percentage by
which a district exceeds the allowable derived base salary for certificated
instructional staff as shown on LEAP Document 12D.
(5)
Cost-of-living funds provided to school districts under this section for
classified staff shall be distributed to each and every formula funded employee
at 3.0 percent, effective September 1, 1997.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 505. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL
TRANSPORTATION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 174,344,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 179,560,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 353,904,000
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 $1,451,000 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)
$30,000 of the fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $40,000 of the fiscal year
1999 appropriation are 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 $34.47 per weighted mile in the 1997-98 school year and $34.76 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)......... $ 3,075,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,075,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 194,483,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 200,633,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$6,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriations are provided for
state matching money for federal child nutrition programs.
(2)
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriations are provided for summer food
programs for children in low-income areas.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 507. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 370,486,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 374,327,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 135,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 879,919,000
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 special education eligible developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and
the mandatory special education program for special education eligible students
ages three to twenty-one. A "special education eligible student"
means a student receiving specially designed instruction in accordance with a
properly formulated individualized education program.
(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" means the district's resident special education
annual average enrollment including those students counted under the special
education demonstration projects, 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)
At the request of any interdistrict cooperative of at least 15 districts in
which all excess cost services for special education students of the districts
are provided by the cooperative, the maximum enrollment percent shall be 12.7,
and shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district
units. For purposes of this subsection (4) of this section, the average basic
education allocation per full-time equivalent student shall be calculated in
the aggregate rather than individual district units.
(6)
A maximum of $12,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1998 and a maximum of $12,000,000 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 the state safety net oversight committee.
(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.
(7)
Prior to June 1st of each year, the superintendent shall make available to each
school district from available data the district's maximum funded enrollment
percent for the coming school year.
(8)
The superintendent of public instruction may adopt such rules and procedures as
are necessary to administer the special education funding and safety net award
process. Prior to revising any standards, procedures, or rules in place for
the 1996-97 school year, the superintendent shall consult with the office of
financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(9)
The safety net 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.
(10)
A maximum of $4,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall
be expended for safety net funding to meet the extraordinary needs of one or
more individual special education students.
(11)
A maximum of $678,000 may be expended from the general fund‑-state
appropriations 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.
(12)
A maximum of $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is
provided 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.
(13)
A school district may carry over up to 10 percent of general fund‑-state
funds allocated under this program; however, carry over funds shall be expended
in the special education program.
(14)
Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, the superintendent shall increase the
percentage of federal flow-through to school districts to at least 84 percent.
In addition to other purposes, school districts may use increased federal funds
for high cost students, for purchasing regional special education services from
educational service districts, and for staff development activities
particularly relating to inclusion issues.
(15)
Up to one percent of the general fund--federal appropriation shall be expended
by the superintendent for projects related to use of inclusion strategies by
school districts for provision of special education services. The
superintendent shall prepare an information database on laws, best practices,
examples of programs, and recommended resources. The information may be disseminated
in a variety of ways, including workshops and other staff development
activities.
(16)
Amounts appropriated within this section are sufficient to fund section 5 of
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1709 (mandate on school districts).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC
SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.......................... ........ $ 17,179,000
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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,511,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,510,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 9,021,000
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)
$250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $250,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
student teaching centers as provided in RCW 28A.415.100.
(3)
A maximum of $500,000 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 84,598,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 89,354,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 173,952,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 511. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 255,987,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 512. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 18,327,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 19,131,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 46,006,000
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 shall remain the same as those funded
in the 1995-97 biennium.
(4)
$758,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $704,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 513. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS
FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 5,752,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 6,176,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 11,928,000
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 $311.12 per funded student for the 1997-98
school year and $311.58 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 two percent of each
district's full-time equivalent basic education enrollment.
(3)
$350,000 of the appropriation is for the centrum program at Fort Worden state
park.
(4)
$186,000 of the appropriation is for the odyssey of the mind and future
problem-solving programs.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 514. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-EDUCATION
REFORM PROGRAMS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 18,905,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 21,868,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 40,773,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$18,103,000 is provided for the operation of the commission on student learning
and the development and implementation of student assessments. 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. The
timelines for development of assessments are funded in accordance with the
timelines proposed in Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1777.
(2)
$2,190,000 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 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.
(4)
$4,050,000 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.
(5)
$7,200,000 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.
(6)
$5,000,000 is provided solely for the meals for kids program under RCW
28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(7)
$1,260,000 is provided for technical assistance related to education reform
through the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation
with the commission on student learning, as specified in RCW 28A.300.130
(center for the improvement of student learning).
(8)
The superintendent of public instruction shall not accept, allocate, or expend
any federal funds to implement the federal goals 2000 program.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 515. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL
BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 31,146,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 33,414,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 64,560,000
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 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments
provided in section 504 of this act.
(3)
A student shall be eligible for funding under this section if the student is
enrolled in grades K-12 pursuant to WAC 392-121-106 and is receiving
specialized instruction pursuant to chapter 28A.180 RCW.
(4)
The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $643.78 per eligible weighted
bilingual student in the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit
adjustments provided in section 504 of this act.
(5)
The following factors shall be used to calculate weightings for the 1998-99
school year.
(a)
Grades Level
(i)
K-5................... .35
(ii)
6-8.................. .50
(iii)
9-12................ .72
(b)
Time in Program
(i)
Up to 1 year.......... .82
(ii)
1 to 2 years......... .62
(iii)
2 to 3 years........ .41
(iv)
more than 3 years.... .21
(c)
The grade level weight and time in program weight shall be summed for each
eligible student and the result shall be multiplied by the rate per weighted
student specified in subsection (3) of this section.
(d)
Time in program under (b) of this subsection shall be calculated in accordance
with WAC 392-160-035.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 516. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 60,309,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 60,862,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 121,171,000
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 $378.33 per funded unit for the 1997-98 school year and
$379.47 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 45,404,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 51,375,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 96,779,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
A maximum of $40,841,000 is provided for learning improvement allocations to
school districts to enhance the ability of instructional staff to teach and
assess the essential academic learning requirements for reading, writing,
communication, and math in accordance with the timelines and requirements
established under RCW 28A.630.885. However, special emphasis shall be given to
the successful teaching of reading. Allocations under this section shall be subject
to the following conditions and limitations:
(a)
In accordance with the timetable for the implementation of the assessment
system by the commission on student learning, the allocations for the 1997-98
and 1998-99 school years shall be at a maximum annual rate per full-time
equivalent student of $30 for students enrolled in grades K-4, $24 for students
enrolled in grades 5-7, and $18 for students enrolled in grades 8-12.
Allocations shall be made on the monthly apportionment schedule provided in RCW
28A.510.250.
(b)
A district receiving learning improvement allocations shall:
(i)
Develop and keep on file at each building a student learning improvement plan
to achieve the student learning goals and essential academic learning
requirements and to implement the assessment system as it is developed. The
plan shall delineate how the learning improvement allocations will be used to
accomplish the foregoing. The plan shall be made available to the public upon
request;
(ii)
Maintain a policy regarding the involvement of school staff, parents, and
community members in instructional decisions;
(iii)
File a report by October 1, 1998, and October 1, 1999, with the office of the
superintendent of public instruction, in a format developed by the
superintendent that: Enumerates the activities funded by these allocations;
the amount expended for each activity; describes how the activity improved
understanding, teaching, and assessment of the essential academic learning
requirements by instructional staff; and identifies any amounts expended from
this allocation for supplemental contracts; and
(iv)
Provide parents and the local community with specific information on the use of
this allocation by including in the annual performance report required in RCW
28A.320.205, information on how funds allocated under this subsection were
spent and the results achieved.
(c)
The superintendent of public instruction shall compile and analyze the school
district reports and present the results to the office of financial management
and the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than November 15,
1998, and November 15, 1999.
(2)
$55,937,000 is provided for local education program enhancements to meet
educational needs as identified by the school district, including alternative
education programs. 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 $29.86 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)
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.
(5)
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:
(a)
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); and
(b) The district is filing truancy petitions as required under
chapter 312, Laws of 1995 and RCW 28A.225.030.
(End of part)
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
3.0 percent on July 1, 1997. 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 3.0 percent on July 1, 1997. 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. However, an increase shall not be provided to
any classified employee whose salary is above the approved salary range maximum
for the class to which the employee's position is allocated. To collect
consistent data for use by the legislature, the office of financial management,
and other state agencies for policy and planning purposes, institutions of
higher education shall report personnel data to be used in the department of
personnel's human resource data warehouse in compliance with uniform reporting
procedures established by the department of personnel.
(c)
Each institution of higher education receiving appropriations under sections
604 through 609 of this act may 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, but not including
employees under RCW 28B.16.015, an additional average salary increase of 1.0
percent on July 1, 1997, and an average salary increase of 2.0 percent on July
1, 1998. Any salary increases authorized under this subsection (2)(c) shall
not be included in an institution's salary base. It is the intent of the
legislature that general fund‑-state support for an institution shall not
increase during the current or any future biennium as a result of any salary
increases authorized under this subsection (2)(c).
(d)
Specific salary increases authorized in sections 603 through 609 of this act
are in addition to any salary increase provided in this subsection.
(3)(a)
Each institution receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of
this act shall submit plans for achieving measurable and specific improvements
in academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99 to the higher education coordinating
board. The plans, to be prepared at the direction of the board, shall be
submitted by August 15, 1997 (for academic year 1997-98) and August 15, 1998
(for academic year 1998-99). The following measures and goals will be used for
the 1997-99 biennium:
Goal
(i)
Undergraduate graduation efficiency index:
For
students beginning as freshmen 95
For
transfer students 90
(ii)
Undergraduate student retention, defined as the percentage of all undergraduate
students who return for the next year at the same
institution,
measured from fall to fall:
Research
universities 95%
Comprehensive
universities and college 90%
(iii)
Graduation rates, defined as the percentage of an entering
freshmen
class at each institution that graduates within five years:
Research
universities 65%
Comprehensive
universities and college 55%
(iv)
A measure of faculty productivity, with goals and targets in accord with the
legislative intent to achieve measurable and specific improvements, to be
determined by the higher education coordinating board, in consultation with the
institutions receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this
act.
(v)
An additional measure and goal to be selected by the higher education
coordinating board for each institution, in consultation with each institution.
(b)
Academic year 1995-96 shall be the baseline year against which performance in
academic year 1997-98 shall be measured. Academic year 1997-98 shall be the
baseline year against which performance in academic year 1998-99 shall be
measured. The difference between each institution's baseline year and the
state-wide performance goals shall be calculated and shall be the performance
gap for each institution for each measure for each year. The plan for each
institution shall set as a performance target the closing of its performance
gap for each measure by ten percent in each year. Each institution shall
report to the higher education coordinating board on its actual performance
achievement for each measure for academic year 1997-98 by October 15, 1998.
(4)
The state board for community and technical colleges shall develop an
implementation plan for measurable and specific improvements in productivity,
efficiency, and student retention in academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99
consistent with the performance management system developed by the work force
training and education coordinating board and for the following long-term
performance goals:
Goal
(a)
Hourly wages for vocational graduates $12/hour
(b)
Academic students transferring to Washington
higher
education institutions 67%
(c)
Core course completion rates 85%
(d)
Graduation efficiency index 95
(5)
The state's public institutions of higher education increasingly are being
called upon to become more efficient in conducting the business operations
necessary to support the carrying out of their academic missions. The
legislature recognizes that state laws and regulations may have the unintended
effect of acting as barriers to efficient operation in some instances, and
desires to encourage the institutions of higher education to think beyond the
constraints of current law in identifying opportunities for improved
efficiency. Accordingly, the legislature requests that the institutions of
higher education, working together through the council of presidents' office
and the state board for community and technical colleges, identify
opportunities for changes in state law that would form the basis for a new
efficiency compact with the state, for consideration no later than the 1999
legislative session.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 602. (1)
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 31,297 31,527
Tacoma
branch 775 895
Bothell
branch 847 992
Washington
State University
Main
campus 17,403 17,723
Spokane
branch 352 442
Tri-Cities
branch 754 814
Vancouver
branch 851 971
Central
Washington University 7,346 7,446
Eastern
Washington University 7,739 7,739
The
Evergreen State College 3,496 3,576
Western
Washington University 10,188 10,338
State
Board for Community and
Technical
Colleges 116,426 118,526
Higher
Education Coordinating
Board 50 50
(2)
The legislature intends to reduce general fund‑-state support for student
enrollments by average instructional funding as calculated by the higher
education coordinating board for enrollments below the budgeted levels in
subsection (1) of this section, except that, for campuses with less than 1,500
budgeted full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollments, enrollment targets
shall be set at 95 percent of the budgeted enrollment level, and except that
underenrollment at Eastern Washington University shall be administered in
accordance with section 606(5) of this act.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR
THE STATE
BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 380,591,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 418,661,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment
and Training Trust Account
Appropriation................................... $ 26,346,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 837,002,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,718,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $4,079,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
shall be held in reserve by the board. These funds are provided for
improvements in productivity, efficiency, and student retention. The board may
approve the fiscal year 1998 allocation of funds under this subsection upon
completion of an implementation plan. The implementation plan shall be
submitted by the board to the appropriate legislative committees and the office
of financial management in accordance with section 601(4) of this act by
September 1, 1997. The board may approve the fiscal year 1999 allocation of
funds under this subsection based on the board's evaluation of:
(a)
College performance compared to the goals for productivity, efficiency, and
student retention as submitted in the plan required in section 601(4) of this
act; and
(b)
The quality and effectiveness of the strategies the colleges propose to achieve
continued improvement in quality and efficiency during the 1998-99 academic
year.
(2)
$1,253,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$27,461,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999, and the entire employment and training trust account appropriation are
provided solely as special funds for training and related support services,
including financial aid, child care, and transportation, as specified in
chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers) and
Substitute House Bill No. 2214.
(a)
Funding is provided to support up to 7,200 full-time equivalent students in
each fiscal year.
(b)
The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit a plan for
the allocation of the full-time equivalent students provided in this subsection
to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and
approval.
(3)
$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).
(4)
$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.
(5)
$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.
(6)
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 and associated benefits. To the
extent general salary increase funding is used to pay faculty increments, the
general salary increase shall be reduced by the same amount.
(7)
To address part-time faculty salary disparities and to increase the ratio of
full-time to part-time faculty instructors, the board shall provide salary
increases to part-time instructors or hire additional full-time instructional
staff under the following conditions and limitations: (a) The amount used for
such purposes shall not exceed an amount equivalent to an additional salary
increase of 1.0 percent on July 1, 1997, and an additional salary increase of
2.0 percent on July 1, 1998, for instructional faculty as classified by the
office of financial management; and (b) at least $2,934,000 shall be spent for
the purposes of this subsection.
(8)
$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, library resources,
and operations of Cascadia Community College. It is the legislature's intent
to use the opportunity provided by the establishment of the new institution to
conduct a pilot project of budgeting based on instructional standards and
outcomes. The college shall use a portion of the available funds to develop a
set of measurable standards and outcomes as the basis for budget development in
the 1999-01 biennium.
(9)
The technical colleges may increase tuition and fees to conform with the
percentage increase in community college operating fees enacted by the 1997
legislature. The community colleges may charge up to the maximum level
authorized for services and activities fees in RCW 28B.15.069.
(10)
Community and technical colleges with below-average faculty salaries may use
funds identified by the state board in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 operating
allocations to increase faculty salaries no higher than the system-wide
average.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 283,923,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 289,807,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,810,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation................................... $ 514,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 4,969,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 4,989,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 586,012,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,019,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,029,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$800,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,896,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the Tacoma
branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(3)
$593,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,547,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the Bothell
branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(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)
$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.
(6)
$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.
(7)
$1,200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,200,000 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 biennial
operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for
the purposes of this subsection.
(8)
$47,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund appropriation and $47,000 of the
fiscal year 1999 general fund appropriation are provided solely to employ a
fossil preparator/educator in the Burke Museum. The entire amounts provided in
this subsection shall be provided directly to the Burke Museum.
(9)
$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 for
enhancements to research capabilities at the Olympic natural resources center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON
STATE UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 166,644,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 172,819,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 206,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 339,669,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,204,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,807,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be
placed in reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the
allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher
education coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation
of plans and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements
towards performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of
this act.
(2)
$1,059,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided
solely to support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at
the Vancouver branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(3)
$263,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $789,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the
Tri-Cities branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(4)
$971,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided
solely to support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at
the Spokane branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(5)
$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.
(6)
$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.
(7)
$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.
(8)
$600,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $600,000 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 biennial operating
budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes
of this subsection.
(9)
$50,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
yellow star thistle research.
(10)
$55,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $55,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
Goldendale distance learning center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 39,211,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 39,489,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 78,700,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$285,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $428,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in reserve.
The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under
this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.
These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans and for the achievement
of measurable and specific improvements towards performance and accountability
goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$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.
(3)
$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.
(4)
$53,000 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 competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention
salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01
biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of
funds for the purposes of this subsection.
(5)
$3,188,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,188,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be
placed in reserve pending attainment of budgeted enrollments of 6,942 FTEs.
The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of funds under
this subsection at the annual rate of $4,000 for annual student FTEs in excess
of 6,942 based on tenth day quarterly enrollment and the office of financial
management's quarterly budget driver report. In addition, allotments of
reserve funds in this section shall be approved by the office of financial
management upon approval by the higher education coordinating board for (a)
actions that will result in additional enrollment growth, and (b) contractual
obligations in fiscal year 1998 to the extent such funds are required.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 37,214,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 38,616,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 75,830,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$269,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $403,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in reserve.
The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under
this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.
These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans and for the achievement
of measurable and specific improvements towards performance and accountability
goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$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.
(3)
$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.
(4)
$51,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $51,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The college shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating budget
request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of
this subsection.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 20,151,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 20,518,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 40,669,000
The
appropriations in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
$144,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $217,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$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.
(3)
$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.
(4)
$29,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $29,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The college shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating budget
request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of
this subsection.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 47,822,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 48,855,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 96,677,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$342,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $514,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$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.
(3)
$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.
(4)
$66,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $67,000 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 biennial operating budget request
submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this
subsection.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY
COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,734,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,615,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 693,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,042,000
The
appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the accountability,
performance measurement, policy coordination, planning, studies and
administrative functions of the board and are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)
The board shall review, recommend changes if necessary, and approve plans
defined in section 601(3)(a) of this act for achieving measurable and specific
improvements in academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99. The plans shall be
reported to the office of financial management and the appropriate legislative
committees by October of each year. By October 1, 1997, the board shall notify
the office of financial management to allot institutions' fiscal year 1998
performance funds held in reserve, based upon the adequacy of plans prepared by
the institutions.
(2)
The board shall develop criteria to assess institutions' performance and shall
use those criteria in determining the allotment of performance and
accountability funds. The board shall evaluate each institution's achievement
of performance targets for the 1997-98 academic year and, by December 1, 1998,
the board shall notify the office of financial management to allot
institutions' fiscal year 1999 performance funds held in reserve, based upon
each institution's performance.
(3)
By January, 1999, the board shall recommend to the office of financial
management and appropriate legislative committees any recommended additions,
deletions, or revisions to the performance and accountability measures in
sections 601(3) of this act as part of the next master plan for higher
education. The recommendations shall be developed in consultation with the
institutions of higher education and may include additional performance
indicators to measure successful student learning and other student outcomes
for possible inclusion in the 1999-01 operating budget.
(4)
$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.
(5)
$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 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.
(6)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for activities related to higher education facilities planning,
project monitoring, and access issues related to capital facilities. Of this
amount, $50,000 is provided for a study of higher education needs of Okanogan
county and surrounding communities with consideration given to alternative
approaches to educational service delivery, facility expansion, relocation or
partnership, and long-term growth and future educational demands of the region.
(7)
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely as one-time funding for computer upgrades.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL
AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 86,369,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 93,209,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,255,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 187,833,000
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)
$216,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$220,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the western interstate commission for higher education.
(3)
$118,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $118,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the health personnel resources plan.
(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 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)
$83,783,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$90,728,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for student financial aid, including all administrative costs.
The amounts in (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection are sufficient to implement
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1851 (higher education financial aid). Of
these amounts:
(a)
$64,262,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $70,964,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the state need grant program.
(i)
Unless an alternative method for distribution of the state need grant is
enacted which distributes grants based on tuition costs, for the purposes of
determination of eligibility for state need grants for the 1998-99 academic
year, the higher education coordinating board shall establish family income
equivalencies for independent students having financial responsibility for
children and independent students with no financial responsibility for
children, respectively, based on the United States bureau of labor statistics'
low budget standard for persons in the 20-35 year age group, in accordance with
the recommendations of the 1996 student financial aid policy advisory
committee.
(ii)
After April 1 of each fiscal year, up to one percent of the annual
appropriation for the state need grant program may be transferred to the state work
study program.
(b)
$15,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $15,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the state work study program. After April 1 of
each fiscal year, up to one percent of the annual appropriation for the state
work study program may be transferred to the state need grant program;
(c)
$2,422,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $2,422,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for educational opportunity grants. 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;
(d)
A maximum of 2.1 percent of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1998 and 2.1 percent of the general fund‑-state appropriation
for fiscal year 1999 may be expended for financial aid administration,
excluding the four percent state work study program administrative allowance
provision;
(e)
$230,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $201,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for 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)
$1,012,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,266,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for 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)
$456,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $474,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for 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)
$51,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$51,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for 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
(6)
$175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$175,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No.
1372 or Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 (Washington advanced college
tuition payment program). If neither Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill
No. 1372 nor Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 is enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$187,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for a demonstration project in the 1997-99 biennium to
provide undergraduate fellowships based upon the graduate fellowship program.
(8)
Funding is provided in this section for the development of three models for
tuition charges for distance learning programs. Institutions involved in
distance education or extended learning shall provide information to the board
on the usage, cost, and revenue generated by such programs.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 612. FOR
THE JOINT
CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,469,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,470,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,939,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 613. FOR
THE WORK
FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,636,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,642,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 34,378,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 37,656,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 614. FOR WASHINGTON
STATE LIBRARY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 7,483,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 7,281,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,847,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 19,611,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
At least $2,524,000 shall be expended for a contract with the Seattle public
library for library services for the Washington book and braille library.
(2)
$198,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the state library to continue the government information
locator service in accordance with chapter 171, Laws of 1996. The state
library, in consultation with interested parties, shall prepare an evaluation
of the government information locator service by October 1, 1997. The
evaluation shall include a cost-benefit analysis, a determination of fiscal
impacts to the state, and programmatic information. The evaluation report
shall be provided to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 615. FOR
THE WASHINGTON
STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,015,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,013,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 690,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,718,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 616. FOR
THE WASHINGTON
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)............ ... $ 2,502,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 2,531,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,033,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $216,200 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $216,200 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for exhibit and educational programming.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 617. FOR
THE EASTERN
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 741,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 1,022,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,763,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $275,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided solely for exhibit design and planning.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 618. FOR
THE STATE
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,714,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 3,738,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 192,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 7,644,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 619. FOR
THE STATE
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 6,458,000
General
Fund 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 447,283,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 485,077,000
General
Fund Bonds Subject to the Limit Bond
Retirement
Account Appropriation................ $ 932,360,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ $1,864,720,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the general
fund bonds subject to the limit bond retirement account.
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
Appropriation................................... $ 34,081,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 5,108,000
Medical
Aid Account 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 23,096,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 25,603,000
General
Fund Bonds Excluded from the Limit
Bond
Retirement Account Appropriation........... $ 48,699,000
Reimbursable
Bonds Excluded from the Limit Bond
Retirement
Account Appropriation................ $ 104,933,000
Reimbursable
Bonds Subject to the Limit Bond
Retirement
Account Appropriation................ $ 402,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 202,733,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the general
fund bonds excluded from the limit bond retirement account.
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
Revenue
Bonds Excluded from the Limit Bond
Retirement
Account 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 475,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 475,000
Higher
Education Construction Account Appropriation. $ 215,000
State
Building Construction Account Appropriation.... $................................................ 6,374,000
Public
Safety Reimbursable Bond Account Appropriation $ 8,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 7,547,000
Total
Bond Retirement and Interest Appropriations
contained
in sections 701 through 705 of this
act............................................. $ 2,121,748,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 706. FOR
THE GOVERNOR‑-FOR TRANSFER
TO THE TORT CLAIMS REVOLVING FUND
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,250,000
General
Fund 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,257,000
General
Fund 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 500,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 500,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,000,000
The
appropriation in this section is for the governor's emergency fund for the
critically necessary work of any agency.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 710. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 3,380,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,960,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,883,000
Liquor
Revolving Account Appropriation.............. $ 131,000
Health
Care Authority Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 631,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 1,102,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 1,102,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration Account--
Federal
Appropriation........................... $ 1,313,000
Administrative
Contingency Account Appropriation.... $ 948,000
Employment
Services Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 500,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation............. $ 156,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 7,000
Surveys
and Maps Account Appropriation.............. $ 1,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 8,000
Resource
Management Cost Account Appropriation...... $ 348,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 14,470,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
The appropriations will be allocated by the office of financial management to
agencies to complete Year 2000 date conversion maintenance on their computer
systems. Agencies shall submit their estimated costs of conversion to the
office of financial management by July 1, 1997.
(2)
Up to $10,000,000 of the cash balance of the data processing revolving account
may be expended on agency Year 2000 date conversion costs. The $10,000,000
will be taken from the cash balances of the data processing revolving account's
two major users, as follows: $7,000,000 from the department of information
services and $3,000,000 from the office of financial management. The office of
financial management in consultation with the department of information
services shall allocate these funds as needed to complete the date conversion
projects.
(3)
Agencies receiving these allocations shall report at a minimum to the
information services board and to the governor every six months on the progress
of Year 2000 maintenance efforts.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 711. 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. 712. FOR
THE GOVERNOR‑-COMPENSATION‑-INSURANCE
BENEFITS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 823,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 6,257,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,431,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 146,000
Salary
and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 5,465,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 15,122,000
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
$312.35 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $331.31 for fiscal year
1999.
(b)
The monthly contribution for the operating costs of the health care authority
shall not exceed $4.99 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $4.44
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 prior
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 $41.26 per
month. Starting January 1, 1999, the subsidy shall be $43.16 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, $14.80 per month beginning September 1, 1997;
(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, $14.80 each month
beginning September 1, 1997, 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
amounts 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.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 713. 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 Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 68,350,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 72,750,000
Of
the appropriations in this subsection, $50,000 of the general fund fiscal year
1998 appropriation and $50,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999
appropriation are provided solely for House Bill No. 1099 (LEOFF retirement
plan I). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, these amounts shall
lapse.
(2)
There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial retirement system:
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 8,500,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 8,500,000
(3)
There is appropriated for contributions to the judges retirement system:
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 750,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 750,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 159,600,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 714. SALARY
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 31,031,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 31,421,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 17,578,000
Salary
and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 48,678,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 128,708,000
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 3.0 percent
salary increase effective July 1, 1997, 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 3.0 percent salary
increase effective July 1, 1997, 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 3.0 percent salary increase
effective July 1, 1997, 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. 715. FOR
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL‑-SALARY
ADJUSTMENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 250,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 250,000
Attorney
General Salary Increase Revolving
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 500,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,000,000
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. 716. FOR
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-COMPENSATION
ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)............ ... $ 5,289,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 10,642,000
Salary
and Insurance Increase Revolving
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 8,862,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 24,793,000
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 fully implement the recommendations of the Washington
personnel resources board consistent with the provisions of chapter 319, Laws
of 1996.
(2)
Implementation of the salary adjustments for the various clerical classes,
physicians, dental classifications, pharmacists, maintenance custodians,
medical records technicians, fish/wildlife biologists, fish/wildlife
enforcement, habitat technicians, and fiscal technician classifications will be
effective July 1, 1997. Implementation of the salary adjustments for safety
classifications, park rangers, park aides, correctional officers/sergeants,
community corrections specialists, tax information specialists, industrial
relations specialists, electrical classifications at the department of labor
and industries, fingerprint technicians, some labor relations classifications,
health benefits specialists, foresters/land managers, and liquor enforcement
officers will be effective July 1, 1998.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 717. INCENTIVE
SAVINGS‑-FY
1998. The sum of seventy-five million dollars or so much
thereof as may be available on June 30, 1998, from the total amount of unspent
fiscal year 1998 state general fund appropriations is appropriated for the
purposes of House Bill No. 2240 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 6045 in the
manner provided in this section.
(1)
Of the total appropriated amount, one-half of that portion that is attributable
to incentive savings, not to exceed twenty-five million dollars, is
appropriated to the savings incentive account for the purpose of improving the
quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of agency services, and credited to the
agency that generated the savings.
(2)
The remainder of the total amount, not to exceed seventy million dollars, is
appropriated to the education savings account for the purpose of common school
construction projects and education technology.
(3)
For purposes of this section, the total amount of unspent state general fund
appropriations does not include the appropriations made in this section or any
amounts included in across-the-board allotment reductions under RCW 43.88.110.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 718. INCENTIVE
SAVINGS‑-FY
1999. The sum of seventy-five million dollars or so much
thereof as may be available on June 30, 1999, from the total amount of unspent
fiscal year 1999 state general fund appropriations is appropriated for the
purposes of House Bill No. 2240 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 6045 in the
manner provided in this section.
(1)
Of the total appropriated amount, one-half of that portion that is attributable
to incentive savings, not to exceed twenty-five million dollars, is
appropriated to the savings incentive account for the purpose of improving the
quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of agency services, and credited to the
agency that generated the savings.
(2)
The remainder of the total amount, not to exceed seventy million dollars, is
appropriated to the education savings account for the purpose of common school
construction projects and education technology.
(3)
For purposes of this section, the total amount of unspent state general fund
appropriations does not include the appropriations made in this section or any
amounts included in across-the-board allotment reductions under RCW 43.88.110.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 719. FOR
THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--REGULATORY REFORM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,821,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,549,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $ 475,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 136,000
Insurance
Commissioner's Regulatory Account
Appropriation................................... $ 375,000
Accident
Account Appropriation.... .................. $ 482,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 520,000
Electrical
License Account Appropriation............. $ 123,000
Health
Professions Account Appropriation............. $ 581,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration Account--
Federal
Appropriation........................... $ 220,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 164,000
Water
Quality Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 64,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 54,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation...... $ 33,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 18,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account Appropriation...... $ 18,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $ 15,000
Air
Operating Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 15,000
Architects'
License Account Appropriation........... $ 46,000
Cemetery
Account Appropriation....................... $ 31,000
Professional
Engineers' Account Appropriation........ $ 41,000
Real
Estate Commission Account Appropriation........ $ 71,000
Master
License Account Appropriation................ $ 59,000
Uniform
Commercial Code Account Appropriation........ $ 95,000
Funeral
Directors And Embalmers Account
Appropriation................................... $ 33,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 7,039,000
The
appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes
designated in this section and are subject to the following conditions and
limitations in this section:
(1)
The funds appropriated in this section are provided solely for implementing the
rules review provisions of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1032
(regulatory reform) and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5105
(state/federal rules).
(2)
The office of financial management shall allocate the funds provided in this section
to agencies that are subject to the significant legislative rule making
requirements of RCW 34.05.328 as amended by Engrossed Second Substitute House
Bill No. 1032 (regulatory reform).
(3)
Agencies shall submit their expenditure plans for implementing the rules review
requirements of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1032 (regulatory
reform) and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5105 (state/federal rules) to
the office of financial management by July 1, 1997. Upon granting approval of the
agency's plan, the office of financial management shall allocate the funding
necessary to carry out the review of existing agency rules.
(4) If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
appropriated in this section shall lapse.
(End of part)
PART
VIII
OTHER
TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 801. 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............................ $ 36,989,000
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................................... $ 11,843,224
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution
to counties for publicly funded
autopsies....................................... $ 1,266,000
County
Criminal Justice Account Appropriation........ $........................................... 80,552,471
Municipal
Criminal Justice Account Appropriation.... $ 32,042,450
County
Public Health Account Appropriation.......... $ 43,773,588
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 923,114,222
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. 802. 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. 803. FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
General
Fund: For transfer to the Water Quality
Account......................................... $ 26,607,000
General
Fund: For transfer to the Flood Control
Assistance
Account.............................. $ 4,000,000
State
Convention and Trade Center Account: For
transfer
to the State Convention and Trade
Center
Operations Account....................... $ 3,877,000
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......................................... $ 21,688,000
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
County
Public Health Account.................... $ 2,250,000
Public
Works Assistance Account: For transfer to
the
Drinking Water Assistance Account........... $ 9,949,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 804. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-TRANSFERS
General
Fund Appropriation: For transfer to the
department
of retirement systems expense fund
for
the administrative expenses of the judicial
retirement system............................... $ 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.
Sec.
911. RCW
82.44.110 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 15 s 2 and 1995 c 398 s 14 are each reenacted
and amended to read as follows:
The
county auditor shall regularly, when remitting license fee receipts, pay over
and account to the director of licensing for the excise taxes collected under
the provisions of this chapter. The director shall forthwith transmit the
excise taxes to the state treasurer.
(1)
The state treasurer shall deposit the excise taxes collected under RCW
82.44.020(1) as follows:
(a)
1.60 percent into the motor vehicle fund to defray administrative and other
expenses incurred by the department in the collection of the excise tax.
(b)
8.15 percent into the Puget Sound capital construction account in the motor
vehicle fund.
(c)
4.07 percent into the Puget Sound ferry operations account in the motor vehicle
fund.
(d)
5.88 percent into the general fund to be distributed under RCW 82.44.155.
(e)
4.75 percent into the municipal sales and use tax equalization account in the
general fund created in RCW 82.14.210.
(f)
1.60 percent into the county sales and use tax equalization account in the
general fund created in RCW 82.14.200.
(g)
62.6440 percent into the general fund through June 30, 1995, and 57.6440
percent into the general fund beginning July 1, 1995.
(h)
5 percent into the transportation fund created in RCW 82.44.180 beginning July
1, 1995.
(i)
5.9686 percent into the county criminal justice assistance account created in
RCW 82.14.310.
(j)
1.1937 percent into the municipal criminal justice assistance account for
distribution under RCW 82.14.320.
(k)
1.1937 percent into the municipal criminal justice assistance account for
distribution under RCW 82.14.330.
(l)
2.95 percent into the county public health account created in RCW 70.05.125.
Notwithstanding
(i) through (k) of this subsection, no more than sixty million dollars shall be
deposited into the accounts specified in (i) through (k) of this subsection for
the period January 1, 1994, through June 30, 1995. Not more than five percent
of the funds deposited to these accounts shall be available for appropriations
for enhancements to the state patrol crime laboratory system and the continuing
costs related to these enhancements. Motor vehicle excise tax funds
appropriated for such enhancements shall not supplant existing funds from the
state general fund. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, the amounts deposited into the accounts specified in
(i) through (k) of this subsection shall not increase by more than the amounts
deposited into those accounts in the previous fiscal year increased by the
implicit price deflator for the previous fiscal year. Any revenues in excess
of this amount shall be deposited into the ((general fund)) violence
reduction and drug enforcement account during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium.
(2)
The state treasurer shall deposit the excise taxes collected under RCW
82.44.020(2) into the transportation fund.
(3)
The state treasurer shall deposit the excise tax imposed by RCW 82.44.020(3)
into the air pollution control account created by RCW 70.94.015.
Sec.
912. RCW
69.50.520 and 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 919 are each amended to read as follows:
The
violence reduction and drug enforcement account is created in the state
treasury. All designated receipts from RCW 9.41.110(7), 66.24.210(4),
66.24.290(3), 69.50.505(h)(1), 82.08.150(5), 82.24.020(2), 82.64.020, and
section 420, chapter 271, Laws of 1989 shall be deposited into the account.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for funding services and
programs under chapter 271, Laws of 1989 and chapter 7, Laws of 1994 sp. sess.,
including state incarceration costs. During the 1997-1999 biennium, funds
from the account may also be used to implement Engrossed Third Substitute House
Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions), including local government costs, and
costs associated with conducting a feasibility study of the department of
corrections' offender-based tracking system. After July 1, ((1997))
1999, at least seven and one-half percent of expenditures from the
account shall be used for providing grants to community networks under chapter
70.190 RCW by the family policy council.
Sec.
913. RCW
79.24.580 and 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 923 are each amended to read as follows:
After
deduction for management costs as provided in RCW 79.64.040 and payments to
towns under RCW 79.92.110(2), all moneys received by the state from the sale or
lease of state-owned aquatic lands and from the sale of valuable material from
state-owned aquatic lands shall be deposited in the aquatic lands enhancement
account which is hereby created in the state treasury. After appropriation,
these funds shall be used solely for aquatic lands enhancement projects; for
the purchase, improvement, or protection of aquatic lands for public purposes;
for providing and improving access to such lands; and for volunteer cooperative
fish and game projects. ((During the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 1995,
the funds may be appropriated for shellfish management, enforcement, and
enhancement and for developing and implementing plans for population monitoring
and restoration of native wild salmon stock.)) During the fiscal biennium
ending June 30, ((1997)) 1999, the funds may be appropriated for boating
safety, shellfish management, enforcement, and enhancement and for
developing and implementing plans for population monitoring and restoration of
native wild salmon stock.
Sec.
914. RCW
86.26.007 and 1996 c 283 s 903 are each amended to read as follows:
The
flood control assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury.
At the beginning of the 1997-99 fiscal biennium and each biennium thereafter
the state treasurer shall transfer four million dollars from the general
fund to the flood control assistance account ((an amount of money which,
when combined with money remaining in the account from the previous biennium,
will equal four million dollars)). Moneys in the flood control assistance
account may be spent only after appropriation for purposes specified under this
chapter or, during the ((1995-97 biennium, for state and local response and
recovery costs associated with federal emergency management agency (FEMA)
disaster number 1079 (November/December 1995 storms), FEMA disaster number 1100
(February 1996 floods), and for prior biennia disaster recovery costs. To the
extent that moneys in the flood control assistance account are not appropriated
during the 1995-97 fiscal biennium for flood control assistance, the
legislature may direct their transfer to the state general fund)) 1997-99
fiscal biennium, for transfer to the disaster response account.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 915.
Within amounts appropriated in this act, the following state agencies or
institutions shall implement sections 3, 4, and 5 of Substitute Senate Bill No.
5077 (integrated pest management):
(1)
The department of agriculture;
(2)
The state noxious weed control board;
(3)
The department of ecology;
(4)
The department of fish and wildlife;
(5)
The parks and recreation commission;
(6)
The department of natural resources;
(7)
The department of corrections;
(8)
The department of general administration; and
(9)
Each state institution of higher education, for the institution's own building
and grounds maintenance.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 916. No
funding appropriated in this act shall be expended to support the governor's
council on environmental education.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 917. 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. 918. 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 takes effect July 1, 1997.
(End of part)
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ADMINISTRATOR
FOR THE COURTS.................................... 5
AGENCY RECOVERIES............................................. 150
ATTORNEY GENERAL............................................... 10
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS............................................ 140
BELATED CLAIMS................................................ 136
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE
FIGHTERS.............................. 24
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY........................................... 23
BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE
APPEALS.......................... 51
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS........................................... 20
BOND EXPENSES................................................. 150
CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL...................................... 26
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY................................. 123
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON
SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS......... 10
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
COMMISSION................................ 64
COMMISSION ON
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS......................... 18
COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN
AFFAIRS............................ 9
COMMISSION ON HISPANIC
AFFAIRS................................. 18
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL
CONDUCT.................................. 5
CONSERVATION COMMISSION........................................ 71
COURT OF APPEALS................................................ 4
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING
COMMISSION........................... 51
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE...................................... 77
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY,
TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT....... 11
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...................................... 59
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.......................................... 64
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS........................... 11
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE................................ 72
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION........................... 20
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................... 55
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
SERVICES............................. 22
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRIES............................. 53
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING........................................ 79
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES................................ 75
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL........................................ 16
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT
SYSTEMS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT
SYSTEMS........................... 138
OPERATIONS..................................................... 18
TRANSFERS..................................................... 146
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.......................................... 19
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR
THE BLIND........................... 62
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND
HEALTH SERVICES....................... 27
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING
SERVICES PROGRAM................. 47
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES
PROGRAM............................... 39
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PROGRAM............................ 44
CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM.......................................... 48
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
PROGRAM........................... 27
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
PROGRAM............................. 36
ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM...................................... 42
JUVENILE REHABILITATION
PROGRAM................................ 31
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM..................................... 45
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.......................................... 34
PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES
PROGRAM............................. 49
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PROGRAM.............................. 46
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS................................. 55
EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY................... 131
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY................................. 122
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
COUNCIL.......................... 16
EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS.................................... 149
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
DEPARTMENT................................. 62
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE.................................. 71
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS.................................... 147
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION
COUNCIL................................. 23
GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES...................... 151
GOVERNOR
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
ACT............................... 134
COMPENSATION--INSURANCE
BENEFITS.............................. 137
TORT DEFENSE SERVICES......................................... 135
TRANSFER TO THE TORT CLAIMS
REVOLVING FUND.................... 134
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS............................. 9
GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS
BOARD................................. 25
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING
BOARD
FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT
PROGRAMS.............................. 127
POLICY COORDINATION AND
ADMINISTRATION........................ 125
HORSE RACING COMMISSION........................................ 23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES........................................ 1
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION........................................ 51
INCENTIVE SAVINGS
FY 1998....................................................... 141
FY 1999....................................................... 141
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW
BOARD............................ 54
INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS.................................. 147
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER......................................... 22
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR
OUTDOOR RECREATION................... 71
JOINT CENTER FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION............................. 130
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND
REVIEW COMMITTEE.................... 3
JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS
COMMITTEE............................. 4
LAW LIBRARY..................................................... 4
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE..... 3
LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES........................................ 150
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR............................................. 7
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD........................................... 23
MILITARY DEPARTMENT............................................ 24
MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL..................................... 20
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS.............................. 16
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT................................. 16
COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF
PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD............. 140
EMERGENCY FUND................................................ 135
REGULATORY REFORM............................................. 142
YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS......................................... 135
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND
WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES............ 20
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE........................................ 6
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.......................................... 7
OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY..................................... 3
PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD........................................ 18
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION.................................... 7
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
COMMISSION......................... 25
SALARY COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.............................. 139
SECRETARY OF STATE.............................................. 8
SENATE.......................................................... 2
SENTENCING GUIDELINES
COMMISSION............................... 62
STATE AUDITOR................................................... 9
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES.............. 117
STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE
CENTER.............................. 25
STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY.................................... 50
STATE INVESTMENT BOARD......................................... 19
STATE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION.......................... 69
STATE PATROL................................................... 80
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.................................... 131
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF..................................... 131
STATE TREASURER................................................. 9
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST............................. 133,
134
FEDERAL REVENUES FOR
DISTRIBUTION............................. 145
STATE REVENUES FOR
DISTRIBUTION............................... 144
TRANSFERS..................................................... 145
STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE........................................... 4
STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS...................................... 150
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION.......................... 94
EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS..................................... 107
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS................................. 105
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT............... 106
GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC
EDUCATION)........................ 88
INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.............................. 106
LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM................................... 109
LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE....................................... 105
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS....................................... 110
PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE
STUDENTS.......................... 106
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.......................................... 100
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
ADJUSTMENTS....................... 98
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS.................................. 100
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.................................... 101
STATE ADMINISTRATION........................................... 82
TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
PROGRAMS............................. 105
TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL
PROGRAMS............................... 108
SUPREME COURT................................................... 4
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE................................... 124
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON...................................... 119
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION........................ 24
VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS...................................... 149
WASHINGTON POLLUTION
LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM............. 78
WASHINGTON STATE ARTS
COMMISSION.............................. 131
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY........................... 131
WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY...................................... 130
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY....................................... 18
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY................................... 121
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY................................. 124
WORK FORCE TRAINING AND
EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.......... 130
