| Passed by the Senate April 24, 2005 YEAS 25 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 24, 2005 YEAS 56 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6090 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/30/05.
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 28A.160.195, 28A.305.210, 28A.500.030, 28A.600.110, 28A.600.150, 28B.76.660, 41.05.050, 41.05.065, 41.05.120, 41.50.110, 41.50.110, 43.07.130, 43.08.190, 43.08.250, 43.10.180, 43.30.305, 43.43.944, 43.72.900, 43.135.045, 50.20.190, 66.16.010, 67.40.040, 69.50.520, 70.83.040, 70.93.180, 70.146.030, 70.146.080, 70.148.020, 72.11.040, 74.46.431, 79.64.040, 79.90.245, 86.26.007, 43.185.050, 43.185.070, and 43.185A.030; amending 2004 c 276 ss 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 126, 129, 131, 132, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 304, 306, 307, 308, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 513, 514, 515, 516, 603, 701, 702, 703, 709, 802 (uncodified); amending 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 ss 119, 152, 617, and 706 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 28B.102.040, 43.320.110, and 50.16.010; adding new sections to 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 (uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; 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 parts I through VIII of this act, 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,
2005, and ending June 30, 2007, 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 2006" or "FY 2006" means the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2006.
(b) "Fiscal year 2007" or "FY 2007" means the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2007.
(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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101 FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,411,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,900,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,311,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the committee on fiscal stability.
(a) The committee on fiscal stability is created, consisting of six
members as follows: Three members shall be appointed by the leader of
each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives. The
governor shall appoint an additional person to serve as the chair of
the committee. The chair may vote on procedural questions, but may not
vote on substantive questions concerning the research or
recommendations of the committee.
(b) The committee shall develop recommendations for specific
statutory and constitutional provisions to establish or revise the
following: (i) Spending limitations; (ii) tax limits; (iii) emergency
reserve accounts; and (iv) tax reforms necessary to create a
sustainable system of state and local finance, improve the fairness of
state and local taxation, and improve the competitiveness of the
state's economy.
(c) The committee shall conduct a series of public hearings on
these topics and its proposed recommendations. The hearings shall be
held in locations across the state and shall be structured to encourage
full participation by persons who represent a balance of perspectives
and constituencies. The committee shall submit its findings and
recommendations in a report to the fiscal committees of the legislature
by January 1, 2006.
(d) The committee shall use legislative facilities and staff from
the office of program research. The department of revenue shall
provide necessary support and information to the committee. The chair
of the committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance
with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. All expenses of the committee,
including travel, shall be paid by the house of representatives.
(2) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the children's and family services
task force established in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5872
(family/children's department). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 FOR THE SENATE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,253,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,368,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,621,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $25,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 is provided solely for the
children's and family services task force established in Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5872 (family/children's department). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW
COMMITTEE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,531,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,953,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,484,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions in this section, the committee
may adjust the due dates for projects included on the committee's 2005-07 work plan as necessary to efficiently manage workload.
(2)(a) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for a study of the basic health plan.
Part 1 of the study shall examine the extent to which basic health plan
policies and procedures promote or discourage the provision of
appropriate, high-quality, cost-effective care to basic health plan
enrollees. Issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to,
whether (i) enrollees are encouraged to engage in wellness activities
and receive preventative services; (ii) evidence-based treatment
strategies are identified and promoted; (iii) enrollees are encouraged
to use high-quality providers; (iv) enrollees with chronic or other
high-cost conditions are identified and provided with appropriate
interventions; and (v) innovative health care service delivery methods
are encouraged. Part 1 of the study report shall be completed by
December 2005.
(b) Part 2 of the study shall examine the characteristics of
individuals enrolled in the basic health plan, and their use of health
care services, including, but not limited to, (i) enrollee longevity on
the basic health plan; (ii) circumstances that led to basic health plan
enrollment; (iii) how enrollees obtained health care prior to basic
health plan enrollment; (iv) health care coverage of other household
members; (v) service utilization patterns; and (vi) employment status
and by whom basic health plan enrollees are employed. Part 2 of the
study must be completed by July, 2006.
(3) $188,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the cost of evaluating the
effectiveness of the job development fund grant program required by
House Bill No. 1903 (creating a job development fund). If House Bill
No. 1903 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(4) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for an evaluation of the budget process
used for information technology projects. The evaluation will include:
Itemizing total costs for current information technology funding across
state agencies; analyzing current processes by which information
funding is requested and evaluated; analyzing processes used in the
private sector and other states; and assessing the applicability of
other practices for improving the state's funding process. A report is
due in January 2006.
(5) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for a study of the current state pupil
transportation funding formula. The study will evaluate the extent to
which the formula captures the costs of providing pupil transportation
for basic education programs. Based on the results of this evaluation,
the study shall develop alternative formulas for allocating state
funding to school districts for the transportation of students for
basic education programs. The alternative formulas shall take into
account the legislative definition of basic education programs, promote
the efficient use of state and local resources, and allow local
district control over the management of pupil transportation systems.
In addition, the study shall include a review of the funding mechanisms
used by other states and identify best practices.
(6) Within amounts provided in this section, the committee shall
conduct a review of the special education excess cost accounting
methodology and expenditure reporting requirements. The committee
shall work with the state auditor's office and develop a mutually
acceptable work plan in conducting this review. This review may
include, but is not limited to: (a) An analysis of the current special
education excess cost accounting methodology and related special
education expenditure reporting requirements; (b) an examination of
whether opportunities exist for modifying the current excess cost
accounting methodology and expenditure reporting requirements; (c) an
assessment of the potential impact on school districts if the current
excess cost accounting methodology and expenditure reporting
requirements are modified; and (d) any findings and recommendations
from the state auditor's office examination of whether school districts
are appropriately and consistently applying the current excess cost
methodology. The committee shall provide a report to the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the legislature in January 2006.
(7) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the consultant costs related to the
study identified in section 505 of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5763 (mental disorders treatment). If this section is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, these amounts shall lapse.
(8) $86,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to implement the provisions of Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 1064 (government performance). If Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 1064 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104 FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,737,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,921,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,658,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105 FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,013,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: By December 1, 2005, the state actuary
shall conduct an actuarial analysis that quantifies, to the greatest
extent permissible from available experience data, the fiscal impact of
the retire-rehire program for plan 1 of the public employees'
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system enacted by
chapter 10, Laws of 2001 and chapter 412, Laws of 2003. In addition to
the actuarial analysis, the state actuary shall present a range of
legislative alternatives to the plan 1 retire-rehire program, including
an actuarial analysis of the fiscal impact of proposals to increase the
maximum retirement allowance beyond sixty percent of average final
compensation. The analysis shall be submitted to the select committee
on pension policy, the senate committee on ways and means, and the
house of representatives committee on appropriations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS
COMMITTEE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,288,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,248,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,536,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107 FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,112,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,398,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,510,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108 LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES. In order to achieve
operating efficiencies within the financial resources available to the
legislative branch, the executive rules committee of the house of
representatives and the facilities and operations committee of the
senate by joint action may transfer funds among the house of
representatives, senate, joint legislative audit and review committee,
legislative evaluation and accountability program committee,
legislative transportation committee, office of the state actuary,
joint legislative systems committee, and statute law committee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109 FOR THE SUPREME COURT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,085,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,346,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,431,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 110 FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,011,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,020,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,031,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111 FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,866,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,358,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,224,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112 FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,055,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,107,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,162,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113 FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,657,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,081,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,106,000
Judicial Information Systems Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,641,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,485,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for court-appointed special
advocates in dependency matters. The administrator for the courts,
after consulting with the association of juvenile court administrators
and the association of court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad
litem programs, shall distribute the funds to volunteer court-appointed
special advocate/guardian ad litem programs. The distribution of
funding shall be based on the number of children who need volunteer
court-appointed special advocate representation and shall be equally
accessible to all volunteer court-appointed special advocate/guardian
ad litem programs. The administrator for the courts shall not retain
more than six percent of total funding to cover administrative or any
other agency costs.
(2) $3,000,000 of the public safety and education account
appropriation is provided solely for school district petitions to
juvenile court for truant students as provided in RCW 28A.225.030 and
28A.225.035. The office of the administrator for the courts shall
develop an interagency agreement with the office of the superintendent
of public instruction to allocate the funding provided in this
subsection. Allocation of this money to school districts shall be
based on the number of petitions filed.
(3) $13,224,000 of the public safety and education account
appropriation is provided solely for distribution to county juvenile
court administrators to fund the costs of processing truancy, children
in need of services, and at-risk youth petitions. The office of the
administrator for the courts shall not retain any portion of these
funds to cover administrative costs. The office of the administrator
for the courts, in conjunction with the juvenile court administrators,
shall develop an equitable funding distribution formula. The formula
shall neither reward counties with higher than average per-petition
processing costs nor shall it penalize counties with lower than average
per-petition processing costs.
(4) The distributions made under subsection (3) of this section and
distributions from the county criminal justice assistance account made
pursuant to section 801 of this act constitute appropriate
reimbursement for costs for any new programs or increased level of
service for purposes of RCW 43.135.060.
(5) Each fiscal year during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, each
county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total
actual costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and
at-risk youth petitions. Counties shall submit the reports to the
administrator for the courts no later than 45 days after the end of the
fiscal year. The administrator for the courts shall electronically
transmit this information to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the house of representatives appropriations committee and the senate
ways and means committee no later than 60 days after a fiscal year
ends. These reports are deemed informational in nature and are not for
the purpose of distributing funds.
(6) $82,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $82,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of House
Bill No. 1112 (creating an additional superior court position). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts in this subsection
shall lapse.
(7) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House
Bill No. 1854 (driving privilege) and Engrossed Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5454 (court operations). If neither bill is enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114 FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,490,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,078,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,175,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,743,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to expand the parent
representation project in dependency and termination cases.
(2) Amounts provided from the public safety and education account
appropriation in this section include funding for investigative
services in death penalty personal restraint petitions.
(3) Within amounts appropriated in this section and in Engrossed
Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5454, the office may, at its
discretion, implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1542 (indigent
defense services).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115 FOR THE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,883,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,832,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,705,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,987,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,407,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,783,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $2,732,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, $4,705,000 of the public safety and education
account--state appropriation, and $2,987,000 of the violence reduction
and drug enforcement account--state appropriation are contingent upon
enactment of Substitute House Bill No. 1747 (civil legal services). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, these appropriations shall be
made to the department of community, trade, and economic development
and are provided solely for the purpose of civil legal services.
(2) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are contingent upon enactment of Substitute House Bill
No. 1747 (civil legal services). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the appropriation shall be made to the department of
community, trade, and economic development and is provided solely for
a general farm organization with members in every county of the state
to develop and administer an alternative dispute resolution system for
disputes between farmers and farm workers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116 FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,600,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,279,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,364,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $508,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,184,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,935,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $4,112,000 of the water quality account appropriation and
$1,150,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided
solely for the Puget Sound water quality action team to implement the
Puget Sound conservation and recovery plan action items PSAT-01 through
PSAT-06.
(2) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $200,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for one-time corrective actions to address Hood canal's
dissolved oxygen problems, the Puget Sound conservation and recovery
plan action item PSAT-07.
(3) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the Puget Sound
water quality action team shall make recommendations and report on
monitoring activities related to salmon recovery.
(4) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of House
Bill No. 1152 (early learning council). If House Bill No. 1152 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(5) For the governor's funding request pursuant to RCW 74.39A.300
to be submitted to the legislature by December 20, 2006, it is the
intent of the legislature to consider a fringe benefits funding request
that provides health care benefits substantially equivalent in cost to
those available to individual providers pursuant to chapter 25, Laws of
2003 1st sp. sess.
(6) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute
House Bill No. 2097 (management program for Hood Canal). If Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 2097 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a review of ocean policy
issues in cooperation with individuals with appropriate expertise and
the departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, and natural resources.
By December 31, 2005, the governor's office shall identify the
recommendations of the U.S. commission on ocean policy appropriate for
immediate implementation. By December 31, 2006, the governor's office
shall provide a report: (a) Summarizing the condition of the state's
ocean resources and their contribution to the state's character,
quality of life, and economic viability; (b) recommending improvements
in coordination among state agencies and other jurisdictions; (c)
recommending measures to protect and manage ocean resources; (d)
recommending measures to finance ocean protection, management, and
development programs; and (e) recommending legislation regarding ocean
resources or policy.
(8) $508,000 of the oil spill prevention account appropriation is
provided solely for the oil spill advisory council established in
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5432 (oil spill oversight
council). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 117 FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $752,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $766,000
General Fund--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,519,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 118 FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,989,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,009,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,998,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 119 FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,102,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,323,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,092,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000
Archives and Records Management Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,127,000
Department of Personnel Services Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $719,000
Local Government Archives Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,138,000
Election Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,009,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,635,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,296,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 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. Counties shall be reimbursed
only for those odd-year election costs that the secretary of state
validates as eligible for reimbursement.
(2) $1,999,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,403,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 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) $125,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $118,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for legal advertising of state
measures under RCW 29.27.072.
(4)(a) $2,028,004 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,063,772 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for contracting
with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel television
coverage of state government deliberations and other events of
statewide significance during the 2005-07 biennium. The funding level
for each year of the contract shall be based on the amount provided in
this subsection. The nonprofit organization shall be required to raise
contributions or commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind,
in an amount equal to forty percent of the state contribution. The
office of the secretary of state may make full or partial payment once
all criteria in (a) and (b) of this subsection have been satisfactorily
documented.
(b) The legislature finds that the commitment of on-going funding
is necessary to ensure continuous, autonomous, and independent coverage
of public affairs. For that purpose, the secretary of state shall
enter into a contract with the nonprofit organization to provide public
affairs coverage.
(c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual independent
audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual report, including
benchmarks that measure the success of the nonprofit organization in
meeting the intent of the program.
(d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this subsection
may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes:
(i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any
legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any
county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of
Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any
rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state
agency;
(ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW; or
(iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel,
lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee.
(5) $196,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $173,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided for the implementation of House Bill No.
1749 (county election procedures). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 120 FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $277,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $566,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The office shall assist the department of
personnel on providing the government-to-government training sessions
for federal, state, local, and tribal government employees. The
training sessions shall cover tribal historical perspectives, legal
issues, tribal sovereignty, and tribal governments. Costs of the
training sessions shall be recouped through a fee charged to the
participants of each session. The department of personnel shall be
responsible for all of the administrative aspects of the training,
including the billing and collection of the fees for the training.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 121 FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN-PACIFIC-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $473,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 122 FOR THE STATE TREASURER
State Treasurer's Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,124,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 123 FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,884,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,441,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,952,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,277,000
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) $731,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $727,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for staff and related costs to
verify the accuracy of reported school district data submitted for
state funding purposes; conduct school district program audits of state
funded public school programs; establish the specific amount of state
funding adjustments whenever audit exceptions occur and the amount is
not firmly established in the course of regular public school audits;
and to assist the state special education safety net committee when
requested.
(3) The office shall report to the office of financial management
and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature detailed
information on risk-based auditing, its theory, and its application for
the audits performed on Washington state government. The report shall
include an explanation of how the office identifies, measures, and
prioritizes risk, the manner in which the office uses these factors in
the planning and execution of the audits of Washington state
government, and the methods and procedures used in the conduct of the
risk-based audits themselves. The report is due no later than December
1, 2005.
(4) $1,130,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,695,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $2,000 of the state auditing services revolving
account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 are provided solely
for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1064
(government performance). If Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1064
is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(5) $16,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided for a review of special education excess cost
accounting and reporting requirements. The state auditor's office
shall coordinate this work with the joint legislative audit and review
committee's review of the special education excess cost accounting
methodology and expenditure reporting requirements. The state
auditor's review shall include an examination of whether school
districts are (a) appropriately implementing the excess cost accounting
methodology; (b) consistently charging special education expenses to
the special education and basic education programs; (c) appropriately
determining the percentage of expenditures that should be charged to
the special education and basic education programs; and (d)
appropriately and consistently reporting special education
expenditures. The results of this review will be included in the joint
legislative audit and review committee's report issued in January 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124 FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES
FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $343,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125 FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,223,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,156,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,973,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,303,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,313,000
Legal Services Revolving Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,970,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $270,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,208,000
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) Prior to entering into any negotiated settlement of a claim
against the state that exceeds five million dollars, the attorney
general shall notify the director of financial management and the
chairs of the senate committee on ways and means and the house of
representatives committee on appropriations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126 FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $719,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $714,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,433,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE,
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,123,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,151,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $246,886,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,229,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,439,000
Public Works Assistance Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,395,000
Tourism Development and Promotion Account
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,000
Lead Paint Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Building Code Council Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,130,000
Administrative Contingency Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,808,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,362,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,231,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,000
Community and Economic Development Fee Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,570,000
Washington Housing Trust Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,009,000
Homeless Families Services Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Public Facility Construction Loan Revolving
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $614,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $442,006,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,838,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,838,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 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
fiscal biennium.
(2) $5,902,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided solely for the justice assistance grant program, to be
distributed in state fiscal year 2006 as follows:
(a) $2,064,000 to local units of government to continue
multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(b) $330,000 to the department to continue the drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task
forces;
(c) $675,000 to the Washington state patrol for coordination,
investigative, and supervisory support to the multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces and for methamphetamine education and response;
(d) $20,000 to the department for tribal law enforcement;
(e) $345,000 to the department to continue domestic violence legal
advocacy;
(f) $60,000 to the department for community-based advocacy services
to victims of violent crime, other than sexual assault and domestic
violence;
(g) $351,000 to the department of social and health services,
division of alcohol and substance abuse, for juvenile drug courts in
eastern and western Washington;
(h) $626,000 to the department of social and health services to
continue youth violence prevention and intervention projects;
(i) $97,000 to the department to continue evaluation of this grant
program;
(j) $290,000 to the office of financial management for criminal
history records improvement;
(k) $580,000 to the department for required grant administration,
monitoring, and reporting on justice assistance grant programs; and
(l) $464,000 to the department for distribution to small
municipalities.
These amounts represent the maximum justice assistance grant
expenditure authority for each program. No program may expend justice
assistance grant funds in excess of the amounts provided in this
subsection. If moneys in excess of those appropriated in this
subsection become available, whether from prior or current fiscal year
distributions, the department shall hold these moneys in reserve and
may not expend them without 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 year, the department
shall estimate and request authority to spend any justice assistance
grant funds.
(3) $170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to fund domestic violence legal
advocacy, in recognition of reduced federal grant funding.
(4) $28,848,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $29,941,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for providing early childhood
education assistance. Of these amounts, $1,497,000 in each fiscal year
is provided solely to increase the number of children receiving
education, and $1,052,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $2,146,000 in fiscal
year 2007 are provided solely for a targeted vendor rate increase.
(5) Repayments of outstanding loans granted under RCW 43.63A.600,
the mortgage and rental assistance program, shall be remitted to the
department, including any current revolving account balances. The
department shall contract with a lender or contract collection agent to
act as a collection agent of the state. The lender or contract
collection agent shall collect payments on outstanding loans, and
deposit them into an interest-bearing account. The funds collected
shall be remitted to the department quarterly. Interest earned in the
account may be retained by the lender or contract collection agent, and
shall be considered a fee for processing payments on behalf of the
state. Repayments of loans granted under this chapter shall be made to
the lender or contract collection agent as long as the loan is
outstanding, notwithstanding the repeal of the chapter.
(6) $1,288,000 of the Washington housing trust account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed House Bill No.
1074. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts in this
subsection shall lapse.
(7) $725,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $725,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for food banks to obtain and
distribute additional nutritious food; and purchase equipment to
transport and store perishable products.
(8) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the community services block
grant program to help meet current service demands that exceed
available community action resources.
(9) $215,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for matching funds for a federal economic
development administration grant awarded to the city of Kent to conduct
a feasibility study and economic analysis for the establishment of a
center for advanced manufacturing.
(10) $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the department to compile a report on
housing stock in Washington state to identify areas of potentially high
risk for child lead exposure. This report shall include an analysis of
existing data regarding the ages of housing stock in specific regions
and an analysis of data regarding actual lead poisoning cases, which
shall be provided by the department of health's childhood lead
poisoning surveillance program.
(11) $150,000 of general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
2006 is provided solely for the Cascade land conservancy to develop and
implement a plan for regional conservation within King, Kittitas,
Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
(12) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the support, including safety and
security costs, of the America's freedom salute to be held in the
Vancouver, Washington area.
(13) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to Snohomish county for a law
enforcement and treatment methamphetamine pilot program. $250,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $250,000
of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are
provided solely to the Pierce county alliance's methamphetamine family
services treatment program and safe streets of Tacoma's methamphetamine
prevention service.
(14) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided
solely for one pilot project to promote the study and implementation of
safe neighborhoods through community planning.
(15) $287,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $288,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for Walla Walla community college
to establish the water and environmental studies center to provide
workforce education and training, encourage innovative approaches and
practices that address environmental and cultural issues, and
facilitate the Walla Walla watershed alliance role in promoting
communication leading to cooperative conservation efforts that
effectively address urban and rural water and environmental issues.
(16) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for work with the northwest food
processors association on the food processing cluster development
project.
(17) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the northwest agriculture
incubator project, which will support small farms in economic
development.
(18) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to the department of community,
trade, and economic development as the final appropriation for the
youth assessment center in Pierce county for activities dedicated to
reducing the rate of incarceration of juvenile offenders.
(19) $235,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $235,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of the
small business incubator program. $250,000 must be distributed as
grants and must be matched by an equal amount of private funds.
(20) The department shall coordinate any efforts geared towards the
2010 Olympics with the regional effort being conducted by the Pacific
northwest economic region, a statutory committee.
(21) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for HistoryLink to expand its
free, noncommercial online encyclopedia service on state and local
history.
(22) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for Women's Hearth, a nonprofit
program serving the Spokane area's homeless and low-income women.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128 FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
COUNCIL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $573,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $517,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,090,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,993,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,050,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,550,000
Public Works Assistance Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $246,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,064,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $200,000 of the public works assistance account appropriation
is provided solely for an inventory and evaluation of the most
effective way to organize the state public infrastructure programs and
funds. The inventory and evaluation shall be delivered to the governor
and the appropriate committees of the legislature by September 1, 2005.
(2)(a) $182,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for an advisory council to study
residential services for persons with developmental disabilities. The
study shall identify a preferred system of services and a plan to
implement the system within four years. Recommendations shall be
provided on the services that best address client needs in different
regions of the state and on the preferred system by January 1, 2006.
The office of financial management may contract for specialized
services to complete the study.
(b) The advisory council shall consist of thirteen members.
Members appointed by the governor, include one representative from each
of the governor's office or the office of financial management, the
department of social and health services, the Washington state
disabilities council, two labor organizations, the community
residential care providers, residents of residential habilitation
centers, individuals served by community residential programs, and
individuals with developmental disabilities who reside or resided in
residential habilitation centers. The advisory council shall also
include two members of the house of representatives appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives representing the majority and
minority caucuses and two members of the senate appointed by the
president of the senate representing the majority and minority
caucuses. Legislative members of the advisory group shall be
reimbursed in accordance with RCW 44.04.120, and nonlegislative members
in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 44.04.120. Staff support shall be
provided by the department of social and health services, the
developmental disabilities council, the office of financial management,
the house of representatives office of program research, and senate
committee services.
(3) $1,041,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $706,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5441 (studying early
learning, K-12, and higher education). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided to the office of regulatory assistance and is
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) This amount is provided solely for the enhanced planning and
permit pilot program; and
(b) Regulatory assistance is to select two local government
planning and permitting offices to participate in an enhanced permit
assistance pilot program. Such enhancement may include, but is not
limited to:
(i) Creation of local and state interagency planning and permit
review teams;
(ii) Use of advanced online planning and permit applications;
(iii) Using loaned executives; and
(iv) Additional technical assistance and guidance for permit
applicants.
(5) $303,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $255,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1970 (government management). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(6) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute
Engrossed House Bill No. 1242 (budgeting outcomes and priorities). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(7) The department of ecology, the department of fish and wildlife,
the department of natural resources, the conservation commission, and
the interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall make
recommendations to improve or eliminate monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery and watershed health. The agencies shall coordinate
with the governor's forum on monitoring and watershed health and
consult with the office of financial management in determining the
scope and contents of the report.
The agencies shall prepare a report detailing all new activity and
updating all previously identified activity within the comprehensive
monitoring strategy. The report shall identify the monitoring activity
being performed and include: The purpose of the monitoring activity,
when the activity started, who uses the information, how often it is
accessed, what costs are incurred by fund, what frequency is used to
collect data, what geographic location is used to collect data, where
the information is stored, and what is the current status and cost by
fund source of the data storage systems.
The agencies shall provide a status report summarizing progress to
the governor's forum on monitoring and watershed health and the office
of financial management by March 1, 2006. A final report to the
governor's monitoring forum, the office of financial management, and
the appropriate legislative fiscal committees shall be submitted no
later than September 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 130 FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,490,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $103,000 of the administrative hearing
revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely to determine,
in collaboration with other state agencies, the best mechanism of
digital recording for the office of administrative hearings, the manner
of conversion from tape recording to digital recording, and the
purchase of digital recording devices.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 131 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,323,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,634,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,957,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The department shall coordinate with the
governor's office of Indian affairs on providing the government-to-government training sessions for federal, state, local, and tribal
government employees. The training sessions shall cover tribal
historical perspectives, legal issues, tribal sovereignty, and tribal
governments. Costs of the training sessions shall be recouped through
a fee charged to the participants of each session. The department
shall be responsible for all of the administrative aspects of the
training, including the billing and collection of the fees for the
training.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 132 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
Lottery Administrative Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,087,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section may not
be expended by the Washington state lottery for any purpose associated
with a lottery game offered through any interactive electronic device,
including the internet.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 133 FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $485,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 134 FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN
AFFAIRS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $477,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 135 FOR THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,043,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 136 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT
SYSTEMS -- OPERATIONS
Dependent Care Administrative Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $416,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,056,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,472,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $13,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1327,
chapter 65, Laws of 2005 (purchasing service credit).
(2) $10,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1269,
chapter 21, Laws of 2005 (law enforcement officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system plan 2 service credit purchase).
(3) $55,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1270 (law
enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2
postretirement employment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $26,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1319,
chapter 62, Laws of 2005 (law enforcement officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system plan 1 ex-spouse benefits).
(5) $46,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1325,
chapter 64, Laws of 2005 (military service credit purchase).
(6) $79,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1329,
chapter 67, Laws of 2005 (law enforcement officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system plan 1 reduced survivor benefit).
(7) $56,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1936
(emergency medical technician membership in law enforcement officers'
and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2 service). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(8) $16,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account
is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5522 (purchasing
service credit lost due to injury). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 137 FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
State Investment Board Expense Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,020,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 138 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,065,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,207,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,609,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,076,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, and $93,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of House
Bill No. 1315 (modifying disclosure requirements for the purposes of
the real estate excise tax). If House Bill No. 1315 is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $7,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
2006 and $2,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5101 (renewable energy). If Substitute Senate Bill No.
5101 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House
Bill No. 1241 (modifying vehicle licensing and registration penalties).
If Engrossed House Bill No. 1241 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $1,390,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, and $1,240,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the department to employ
strategies to enhance current revenue enforcement activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 139 FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,362,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,211,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,573,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 140 FOR THE MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
County Research Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $787,000
City and Town Research Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,134,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,921,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 141 FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE Enterprises Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,186,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $180,000 of the OMWBE enterprises account
appropriation is provided solely for management of private sector
grants and coordination of support services to small businesses in the
state. It is the intent of the legislature that this amount be funded
from new grant revenues and business fees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 142 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $321,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $233,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,640,000
General Administration Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,045,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,239,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $75,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 is provided solely for the
implementation of House Bill No. 1830 (alternative public works). If
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1830 is not enacted by June 30,
2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 143 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
SERVICES
Data Processing Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,612,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,296,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 144 FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $673,000
Insurance Commissioners Regulatory Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,253,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,926,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 145 FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified Public Accountants' Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,962,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 146 FOR THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
Death Investigations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $250,000 of the death investigation
account appropriation is provided solely for providing financial
assistance to local jurisdictions in multiple death investigations.
The forensic investigation council shall develop criteria for awarding
these funds for multiple death investigations involving an
unanticipated, extraordinary, and catastrophic event or those involving
multiple jurisdictions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 147 FOR THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Horse Racing Commission Operating Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,009,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 148 FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,739,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,706,000
Liquor Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,832,000
Liquor Revolving Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,080,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,357,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) As authorized under RCW 66.16.010, the liquor control board
shall add an equivalent surcharge of $0.42 per liter on all retail
sales of spirits, excluding licensee, military and tribal sales,
effective no later than July 1, 2005. The intent of this surcharge is
to generate additional revenues for the state general fund in the
2005-07 biennium.
(2) $154,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the lease of state vehicles from the department
of general administration's motor pool.
(3) $2,228,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for costs associated with the installation of a wide
area network that connects all of the state liquor stores and the
liquor control board headquarters.
(4) $186,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for an alcohol education staff coordinator and
associated alcohol educational resources targeted toward middle school
and high school students.
(5) $2,261,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for replacement of essential computer equipment,
improvement of security measures, and improvement to the core
information technology infrastructure.
(6) $2,800,000 of the liquor control board construction and
maintenance account--state appropriation is provided solely for the
certificate of participation to fund the expansion of the liquor
distribution center.
(7) $3,233,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for upgrades to material handling system and
warehouse management system software and equipment, and associated
staff to increase the liquor distribution center's shipping capacity.
(8) $2,746,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely for additional state liquor store and retail
business analysis staff. The additional liquor store staff will be
deployed to those stores with the greatest potential for increased
customer satisfaction and revenue growth. The liquor control board,
using the new retail business analysis staff and, if needed, an
independent consultant, will analyze the impact of additional staff on
customer satisfaction and revenue growth and make recommendations that
will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of all the liquor
control board's retail-related activities. Using best practices and
benchmarks from comparable retail organizations, the analysis will
evaluate and make recommendations, at a minimum, on the following
issues: Optimal staffing levels and store locations and numbers of
stores (both state liquor stores and contract liquor stores); options
for an improved retail organizational structure; strategies to increase
the retail decision-making capacity; and resources required for
enhanced internal organizational support of the retail activities. In
support of this evaluation, a survey shall be employed to gauge
customer satisfaction with state and contract liquor store services.
A written evaluation with recommendations shall be submitted to the
governor and the legislative fiscal committees by October 1, 2006.
(9) $187,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $122,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of Senate
Bill No. 6097 (tobacco products enforcement). If Senate Bill No. 6097
is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(10) $1,435,000 of the liquor revolving account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute
House Bill No. 1379 (liquor retail plan). If Substitute House Bill No.
1379 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 149 FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
Public Service Revolving Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,436,000
Pipeline Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,877,000
Pipeline Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,535,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,848,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 150 FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
Volunteer Firefighters' and Reserve Officers'
Administrative Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $768,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 151 FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,084,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,362,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,970,000
General Fund--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
Enhanced 911 Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,766,000
Disaster Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,277,000
Disaster Response Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,008,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $314,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,713,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,127,000
Military Department Rental and Lease Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $378,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $270,001,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,277,000 of the disaster response account -- state
appropriation and $11,008,000 of the disaster response account -- federal
appropriation may be spent only on disasters declared by the governor
and with the approval of the office of financial management. The
military department shall submit a report quarterly to the office of
financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing
information on the disaster response account, including: (a) The
amount and type of deposits into the account; (b) the current available
fund balance as of the reporting date; and (c) the projected fund
balance at the end of the 2005-07 biennium based on current revenue and
expenditure patterns.
(2) $6,713,000 of the Nisqually earthquake account -- state
appropriation and $29,127,000 of the Nisqually earthquake account -- federal appropriation are provided solely for response and recovery
costs associated with the February 28, 2001, earthquake. The military
department shall submit a report quarterly to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing earthquake
recovery costs, including: (a) Estimates of total costs; (b)
incremental changes from the previous estimate; (c) actual
expenditures; (d) estimates of total remaining costs to be paid; and
(e) estimates of future payments by biennium. This information shall
be displayed by fund, by type of assistance, and by amount paid on
behalf of state agencies or local organizations. The military
department shall also submit a report quarterly to the office of
financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing
information on the Nisqually earthquake account, including: (a) The
amount and type of deposits into the account; (b) the current available
fund balance as of the reporting date; and (c) the projected fund
balance at the end of the 2005-07 biennium based on current revenue and
expenditure patterns.
(3) $127,586,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided solely for homeland security, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) Any communications equipment purchased by local jurisdictions
or state agencies shall be consistent with standards set by the
Washington state interoperability executive committee;
(b) This amount shall not be allotted until a spending plan is
reviewed by the governor's domestic security advisory group and
approved by the office of financial management;
(c) The department shall submit a quarterly report to the office of
financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing
the governor's domestic security advisory group recommendations;
homeland security revenues and expenditures, including estimates of
total federal funding for the state; incremental changes from the
previous estimate, planned and actual homeland security expenditures by
the state and local governments with this federal funding; and matching
or accompanying state or local expenditures; and
(d) The department shall submit a report by December 1st of each
year to the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal
committees detailing homeland security revenues and expenditures for
the previous fiscal year by county and legislative district.
(4) $867,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the Cowlitz county 911 communications
center for the purpose of purchasing or reimbursing the purchase of
interoperable radio communication technology to improve disaster
response in the Mount St. Helens area.
(5) No funds from sources other than fees from voice over internet
protocol (VOIP) providers may be used to implement technologies
specific to the integration of VOIP 911 with E-911. The military
department, in conjunction with the department of revenue, shall
propose methods for assuring the collection of an appropriate enhanced
911 excise tax from VOIP 911 providers and shall report their
recommendations to the legislature by November 1, 2005.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 152 FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,776,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,824,000
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,945,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,545,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 153 FOR THE GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,571,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,587,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,158,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $9,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $9,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the
Western Board to relocate. If the Western Board does not relocate by
June 30, 2006, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 154 FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State Convention and Trade Center Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,512,000
State Convention and Trade Center Operating
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,470,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,982,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 155 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $550,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,446,000
General Fund--Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,559,000
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 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 department is authorized to develop an integrated health
care program designed to slow the progression of illness and disability
and better manage Medicaid expenditures for the aged and disabled
population. Under this Washington medicaid integration partnership
(WMIP) the department may combine and transfer such Medicaid funds
appropriated under sections 204, 206, 208, and 209 of this act as may
be necessary to finance a unified health care plan for the WMIP program
enrollment. The WMIP pilot projects shall not exceed a daily
enrollment of 6,000 persons during the 2005-2007 biennium. The amount
of funding assigned to the pilot projects from each program may not
exceed the average per capita cost assumed in this act for individuals
covered by that program, actuarially adjusted for the health condition
of persons enrolled in the pilot, times the number of clients enrolled
in the pilot. In implementing the WMIP pilot projects, the department
may: (a) Withhold from calculations of "available resources" as set
forth in RCW 71.24.025 a sum equal to the capitated rate for
individuals enrolled in the pilots; and (b) employ capitation financing
and risk-sharing arrangements in collaboration with health care service
contractors licensed by the office of the insurance commissioner and
qualified to participate in both the medicaid and medicare programs.
The department shall conduct an evaluation of the WMIP, measuring
changes in participant health outcomes, changes in patterns of service
utilization, participant satisfaction, participant access to services,
and the state fiscal impact.
(4) In accordance with RCW 74.39A.300, the appropriations to the
department of social and health services in this act are sufficient to
implement the compensation and fringe benefits of the collective
bargaining agreement reached between the governor and the exclusive
bargaining representative of individual providers of home care
services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $251,005,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $266,350,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $421,401,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,754,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,510,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $951,420,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,271,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $2,271,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $1,584,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the category of services titled
"intensive family preservation services."
(2) $701,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $701,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to contract for the operation of
one pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide
residential care for up to thirteen 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 shall also 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.
(3) $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $322,000 of the general fund--federal 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.
(4) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a foster parent retention
program. This program is directed at foster parents caring for
children who act out sexually.
(5) The providers for the 31 HOPE beds shall be paid a $1,000 base
payment per bed per month, and reimbursed for the remainder of the bed
cost only when the beds are occupied.
(6) Within amounts provided for the foster care and adoption
support programs, the department shall control reimbursement decisions
for foster care and adoption support cases such that the aggregate
average cost per case for foster care and for adoption support does not
exceed the amounts assumed in the projected caseload expenditures. The
department shall adjust adoption support benefits to account for the
availability of the new federal adoption support tax credit for special
needs children. The department shall report annually by October 1st to
the appropriate committees of the legislature on the specific efforts
taken to contain costs.
(7) $3,837,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $6,352,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $4,370,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for reforms to the child protective
services and child welfare services programs, including 30-day face-to-face contact for children in out-of-home care, improved timeliness of
child protective services investigations, an enhanced in-home child
welfare services program, and education specialist services. The
department shall report by December 1st of each year on the
implementation status of the enhancements, including the hiring of new
staff, and the outcomes of the reform efforts. The information
provided shall include a progress report on items in the child and
family services review program improvement plan and areas identified
for improvement in the Braam lawsuit settlement.
(8) Within amounts appropriated in this section, priority shall be
given to proven intervention models, including evidence-based
prevention and early intervention programs identified by the Washington
institute for public policy and the department. The department shall
include information on the number, type, and outcomes of the evidence-based programs being implemented in its reports on child welfare reform
efforts.
(9) $177,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $178,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the state association of
children's advocacy centers. Funds may be used for (a) children's
advocacy centers that meet the national children's alliance
accreditation standards for full membership, and are members in good
standing; (b) communities in the process of establishing a center; and
(c) the state association of children's advocacy centers. A 50 percent
match will be required of each center receiving state funding.
(10) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a street youth program in
Spokane.
(11) $4,672,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $4,672,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for secure crisis residential
centers.
(12) $572,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $572,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $1,144,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation
are provided solely for section 305 of Senate Bill No. 5763 (mental
disorders treatment) for chemical dependency specialist services.
(13) $3,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5922 (child neglect). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, these amounts shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,552,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,760,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,998,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,098,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,385,000
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,621,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $211,414,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $706,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation is provided solely for deposit in the county criminal
justice assistance account for costs to the criminal justice system
associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997
(juvenile code revisions). The amounts provided in this subsection are
intended to provide funding for county adult court costs associated
with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 and shall be
distributed in accordance with RCW 82.14.310.
(2) $6,156,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement
account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of
chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). The amounts
provided in this subsection are intended to provide funding for county
impacts associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997
and shall be distributed to counties as prescribed in the current
consolidated juvenile services (CJS) formula.
(3) $1,020,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,030,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $5,345,000 of the violence reduction and drug
enforcement account appropriation are provided solely to implement
community juvenile accountability grants pursuant to chapter 338, Laws
of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). Funds provided in this subsection
may be used solely for community juvenile accountability grants,
administration of the grants, and evaluations of programs funded by the
grants.
(4) $2,997,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement
account appropriation is provided solely to implement alcohol and
substance abuse treatment programs for locally committed offenders.
The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall award these moneys on
a competitive basis to counties that submitted a plan for the provision
of 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.
(5) For the purposes of a pilot project, the juvenile
rehabilitation administration shall provide a block grant, rather than
categorical funding, for consolidated juvenile services, community
juvenile accountability act grants, the chemically dependent
disposition alternative, and the special sex offender disposition
alternative to the Pierce county juvenile court. To evaluate the
effect of decategorizing funding for youth services, the juvenile court
shall do the following:
(a) Develop intermediate client outcomes according to the risk
assessment tool (RAT) currently used by juvenile courts and in
coordination with the juvenile rehabilitation administration;
(b) Track the number of youth participating in each type of
service, intermediate outcomes, and the incidence of recidivism within
twenty-four months of completion of services;
(c) Track similar data as in (b) of this subsection with an
appropriate comparison group, selected in coordination with the
juvenile rehabilitation administration and the family policy council;
(d) Document the process for managing block grant funds on a
quarterly basis, and provide this report to the juvenile rehabilitation
administration and the family policy council; and
(e) Provide a process evaluation to the juvenile rehabilitation
administration and the family policy council by June 20, 2006, and a
concluding report by June 30, 2007. The court shall develop this
evaluation in consultation with the juvenile rehabilitation
administration, the family policy council, and the Washington state
institute for public policy.
(6) $319,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $678,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to establish a reinvesting in
youth pilot program. Participation shall be limited to three counties
or groups of counties, including one charter county with a population
of over eight hundred thousand residents and at least one county or
group of counties with a combined population of three hundred thousand
residents or less.
(a) Only the following intervention service models shall be funded
under the pilot program: (i) Functional family therapy; (ii)
multi-systemic therapy; and (iii) aggression replacement training.
(b) Subject to (c) of this subsection, payments to counties in the
pilot program shall be sixty-nine percent of the average service model
cost per youth times the number of youth engaged by the selected
service model. For the purposes of calculating the average service
model cost per engaged youth for a county, the following costs will be
included: Staff salaries, staff benefits, training, fees, quality
assurance, and local expenditures on administration.
(c) Distribution of moneys to the charter county with a population
of over eight hundred thousand residents shall be based upon the number
of youth that are engaged by the intervention service models, up to six
hundred thousand dollars for the biennium. The department may
distribute the remaining grant moneys to the other counties selected to
participate in the pilot program.
(d) The department shall provide recommendations to the legislature
by June 30, 2006, regarding a cost savings calculation methodology, a
funds distribution formula, and criteria for service model eligibility
for use if the reinvesting in youth program is continued in future
biennia.
(e) $248,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $496,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to reimburse counties for local
juvenile disposition alternatives implemented pursuant to House Bill
No. 2073 (juvenile sentencing) and Senate Bill No. 5719 (community
commitment). The juvenile rehabilitation administration, in
consultation with the juvenile court administrators, shall develop an
equitable distribution formula for the funding provided in this
subsection, and negotiate contracts that would avoid the cost of a
youth kept in the community costing more than serving the youth in a
juvenile rehabilitation institution and parole program on an average
daily population basis. The juvenile rehabilitation administration may
adjust the funding level provided in this subsection in the event that
utilization rates of the disposition alternatives are lower than the
level anticipated by the total appropriation to the juvenile
rehabilitation administration in this section. The juvenile
rehabilitation administration shall report to the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the legislature on the use of the disposition
alternatives and revocations by December 1, 2006. If either bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
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 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $261,430,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,285,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $336,771,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,970,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $869,456,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) In fiscal year 2006 the department shall continue and in fiscal
year 2007 it shall complete the phased-in implementation of the revised
medicaid allocation formula under which each regional support network
is paid the same standard capitation rate per medicaid eligible person,
adjusted by age and disability status.
(b) $103,400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $103,400,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for persons and
services not covered by the medicaid program. The department shall
distribute these amounts among the regional support networks according
to a formula that, consistent with RCW 71.24.035(13), assures
continuation of fiscal year 2003 levels of nonmedicaid service in each
regional support network area for the following service categories in
the following priority order: (i) Crisis and commitment services; (ii)
community inpatient services; and (iii) residential care services,
including personal care and emergency housing assistance. The
remaining amounts shall be distributed based upon a formula that
incorporates each regional support network's percentage of the state's
population. In consultation with regional support networks and other
interested groups, the department shall report to the joint legislative
and executive task force by September 2006 on options for modifying the
allocation formula to assure equitable statewide access to essential
nonmedicaid services.
(c) 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 disability services
administration for the general fund--state cost of medicaid personal
care services that enrolled regional support network consumers use
because of their psychiatric disability.
(d) Within amounts appropriated in this subsection, the department
shall contract with the Clark county regional support network for
development and operation of a project demonstrating collaborative
methods for providing intensive mental health services in the school
setting for severely emotionally disturbed children who are medicaid
eligible. Project services shall be delivered by teachers and teaching
assistants who qualify as, or who are under the supervision of, mental
health professionals meeting the requirements of chapter 275-57 WAC.
The department shall increase medicaid payments to the regional support
network by the amount necessary to cover the necessary and allowable
costs of the demonstration, not to exceed the upper payment limit
specified for the regional support network in the department's medicaid
waiver agreement with the federal government after meeting all other
medicaid spending requirements assumed in this subsection. The
regional support network shall provide the required nonfederal share of
the increased medicaid payment provided for operation of this project.
(e) $3,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to establish a base community
psychiatric hospitalization payment rate. The base payment rate shall
be $400 per indigent patient day at hospitals that accept commitments
under the involuntary treatment act, and $550 per medicaid patient day
at free-standing psychiatric hospitals that accept commitments under
the involuntary treatment act. The department shall allocate these
funds among the regional support networks to reflect projected
expenditures at the enhanced payment level by hospital and region.
(f) At least $902,000 of the federal block grant funding
appropriated in this subsection shall be used for the continued
operation of the mentally ill offender pilot program.
(g) $2,146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $4,408,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $4,559,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for a vendor rate increase to
regional support networks for medicaid and nonmedicaid services, to the
extent that: Amounts provided in this subsection (1) to serve medicaid
clients through regional support networks are sufficient to ensure
compliance with federally approved actuarially sound medicaid rate
ranges in every rate category. If such amounts are not sufficient to
ensure compliance, funds provided in this subsection (1)(g) shall first
be applied to address any noncompliant rate category; remaining amounts
shall be allocated among the regional support networks by applying a
uniform percentage of increase across regional support networks.
(h) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for mental health services for
mentally ill offenders while confined in a county or city jail and for
facilitating access to programs that offer mental health services upon
mentally ill offenders' release from confinement. These amounts shall
supplement, and not supplant, local or other funding or in-kind
resources currently being used for these purposes. The department is
authorized to transfer such amounts as are necessary, which are not to
exceed $418,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $418,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, to the economic services program for the purposes of
implementing section 12 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No.
1290 (community mental health) related to reinstating and facilitating
access to mental health services upon mentally ill offenders' release
from confinement.
(i) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for grants for innovative mental
health service delivery projects. Such projects may include, but are
not limited to, clubhouse programs and projects for integrated health
care and behavioral health services for general assistance recipients.
These amounts shall supplement, and not supplant, local or other
funding currently being used for activities funded under the projects
authorized in this subsection.
(j) The department is authorized to continue to expend federal
block grant funds, and special purpose federal grants, through direct
contracts, rather than through contracts with regional support
networks; and to distribute such funds through a formula other than the
one established pursuant to RCW 71.24.035(13).
(k) The department is authorized to continue to contract directly,
rather than through contracts with regional support networks, for
children's long-term inpatient facility services.
(l) $2,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $2,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $4,500,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the continued operation of
community residential and support services for persons who are older
adults or who have co-occurring medical and behavioral disorders and
who have been discharged or diverted from a state psychiatric hospital.
These funds shall be used to serve individuals whose treatment needs
constitute substantial barriers to community placement, who no longer
require active psychiatric treatment at an inpatient hospital level of
care, and who no longer meet the criteria for inpatient involuntary
commitment. Coordination of these services will be done in partnership
between the mental health program and the aging and disability services
administration. The funds are not subject to the standard allocation
formula applied in accordance with RCW 71.24.035(13)(a).
(m) $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided to continue performance-based incentive
contracts to provide appropriate community support services for
individuals with severe mental illness who have been discharged from
the state hospitals. These funds will be used to enhance community
residential and support services provided by regional support networks
through other state and federal funding.
(n) $539,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007 is provided solely to assist with the one-time start-up costs
of two evaluation and treatment facilities. Funding for ongoing
program operations shall be from existing funds that would otherwise be
expended upon short-term treatment in state or community hospitals.
(o) $550,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a pilot project that provides
integrated care through a facility specializing in long-term
rehabilitation services for people with chronic mental illness who are
chronically medically-compromised. This project is to be implemented
in coordination with and under the auspices of a regional support
network.
(p) Sufficient funds are appropriated in this section to implement
the integrated chemical dependency/mental health screening and
assessment provisions of section 601 of Senate Bill No. 5763.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,749,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,534,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,115,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,632,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,030,000
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) $3,725,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,675,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to operate at least one more
forensic ward at western state hospital than was operational in
December 2004, and to employ professional staff in addition to those
assigned in December 2004 to conduct outpatient evaluations of
competency to stand trial.
(c) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for payment to the city of
Lakewood on September 1 of each year for police services provided by
the city at western state hospital and adjacent areas.
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,322,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,551,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,873,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $643,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $994,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,209,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,846,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $40,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely to implement the request for proposal process required
by House Bill No. 1290 (community mental health). If House Bill No.
1290 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, these amounts shall lapse.
(b) $178,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $221,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to develop and to train community
mental health staff in the use of the integrated chemical
dependency/mental health screening and assessment system and tool
required by section 601 of Senate Bill No. 5763 (mental disorders
treatment). If section 601 of Senate Bill No. 5763 is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, these amounts shall lapse.
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,620,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,550,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,671,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,841,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $125,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006, $125,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2007, and $164,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the institute for public
policy to continue the longitudinal analysis directed in chapter 334,
Laws of 2001 (mental health performance audit), and, to the extent
funds are available within these amounts, to build upon the evaluation
of the impacts of chapter 214, Laws of 1999 (mentally ill offenders).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,027,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $311,869,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $505,414,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $904,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,117,214,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The entire health services account appropriation, $213,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006, $400,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007, and
$600,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely
for health care benefits for agency home care workers who are employed
through state contracts for at least twenty hours a week. The per
worker per month state contribution per agency to the cost of health
care benefits shall be no greater than $380.06 in fiscal year 2006 and
$413.14 in fiscal year 2007.
(b) Individuals receiving family support or high school transition
payments as supplemental security income (SSI) state supplemental
payments shall not become eligible for medical assistance under RCW
74.09.510 due solely to the receipt of SSI state supplemental payments.
(c) $516,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,563,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $2,078,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for community residential and support
services. Funding in this subsection shall be prioritized for (i)
residents of residential habilitation centers who are able to be
adequately cared for in community settings and who choose to live in
those community settings; (ii) clients without residential services who
are at immediate risk of institutionalization or in crisis; (iii)
children who are aging out of other state services; and (iv) current
home and community-based waiver program clients who have been assessed
as having an immediate need for increased services. The department
shall ensure that the average cost per day for all program services
other than start-up costs shall not exceed $300. In order to maximize
the number of clients served and ensure the cost-effectiveness of the
waiver programs, the department will strive to limit new client
placement expenditures to 90 percent of the budgeted daily rate. If
this can be accomplished, additional clients may be served with excess
funds provided the total projected carry-forward expenditures do not
exceed the amounts estimated. The department shall electronically
report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, within 45 days
following each fiscal year quarter, the number of persons served with
these additional community services, where they were residing, what
kinds of services they were receiving prior to placement, and the
actual expenditures for all community services to support these
clients.
(d) $579,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,531,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $2,110,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for expanded community services for
persons with developmental disabilities who also have community
protection issues. Funding in this subsection shall be prioritized for
(i) clients being diverted or discharged from the state psychiatric
hospitals; (ii) clients participating in the dangerous mentally ill
offender program; (iii) clients participating in the community
protection program; and (iv) mental health crisis diversion
outplacements. The department shall ensure that the average cost per
day for all program services other than start-up costs shall not exceed
$300. In order to maximize the number of clients served and ensure the
cost-effectiveness of the waiver programs, the department will strive
to limit new client placement expenditures to 90 percent of the
budgeted daily rate. If this can be accomplished, additional clients
may be served with excess funds if the total projected carry-forward
expenditures do not exceed the amounts estimated. The department shall
implement the four new waiver programs such that decisions about
enrollment levels and the amount, duration, and scope of services
maintain expenditures within appropriations. The department shall
electronically report to the appropriate committees of the legislature,
within 45 days following each fiscal year quarter, the number of
persons served with these additional community services, where they
were residing, what kinds of services they were receiving prior to
placement, and the actual expenditures for all community services to
support these clients.
(e) $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of a
flexible family support pilot program for families who are providing
care and support for family members with developmental disabilities.
The program shall provide funding for support services such as respite
care, training and counseling, assistive technologies, transition
services, and assistance with extraordinary household expenses.
(i) To receive funding, an individual must: (A) Be eligible for
services from the division of developmental disabilities; (B) live with
his or her family; (C) not live independently or with a spouse; (D) not
receive paid services through the division, including medicaid personal
care and medicaid waiver services; and (E) have gross household income
of less than or equal to four hundred percent of the federal poverty
level.
(ii) The department shall determine individual funding awards based
on the following criteria: (A) Documented need for services, with
priority given to individuals in crisis or at immediate risk of needing
institutional services, individuals who transition from high school
without employment or day program opportunities, individuals cared for
by a single parent, and individuals with multiple disabilities; (B)
number and ages of family members and their relation to the individual
with developmental disabilities; (C) gross annual household income; and
(D) availability of state funds.
Funding awards may be made as one-time awards or on a renewable
basis. Renewable awards shall be for a period of twelve months for the
biennium. Awards shall be based upon the criteria provided in this
subsection, but shall be within the following limits: Maximum of
$4,000 per year for an individual whose gross annual household income
is up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level; maximum of $3,000
per year for an individual whose gross annual household income is up to
200 percent of the federal poverty level; maximum of $2,000 per year
for an individual whose gross annual household income is up to 300
percent of the federal poverty level; and maximum of $1,000 per year
for an individual whose gross annual household income is up to 400
percent of the federal poverty level. Of the amounts provided in this
subsection, $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for one-time awards.
(iii) Eligibility for, and the amount of, renewable awards and one-time awards shall be redetermined annually and shall correspond with
the application of the department's mini-assessment tool. At the end
of each award period, the department must redetermine eligibility for
funding, including increases or reductions in the level of funding, as
appropriate.
(iv) By November 1, 2006, the department shall provide
recommendations to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the
legislature on strategies for integrating state-funded family support
programs, including, if appropriate, the flexible family support pilot
program, into a single program. The department shall also provide a
status report on the flexible family support pilot program, which shall
include the following information: The number of applicants for
funding; the total number of awards; the number and amount of both
annual and one-time awards, broken down by household income levels; and
the purpose of the awards.
(v) The department shall manage enrollment and award levels so as
to not exceed the amounts appropriated for this purpose.
(f) $840,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,979,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $1,219,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for employment and day services.
Priority consideration for this new funding shall be young adults with
developmental disabilities living with their family who need employment
opportunities and assistance after high school graduation. Services
shall be provided for both waiver and nonwaiver clients.
(g) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $2,000,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided for implementation of the administrative
rate standardization. These amounts are in addition to any vendor rate
increase adopted by the legislature.
(h) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for services to community clients provided
by licensed professionals at the state residential habilitation
centers. The division shall submit claims for reimbursement for
services provided to clients living in the community with medical
assistance or third-party health coverage, as appropriate, and shall
implement a system for billing clients without coverage. The
department shall provide a report by December 1, 2006, to the
appropriate committees of the legislature on the number of clients
served, services provided, and expenditures and revenues associated
with those services.
(i) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $130,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for supplemental compensation increases for direct care
workers employed by home care agencies in recognition of higher labor
market cost pressures experienced by agencies subject to collective
bargaining obligations. In order for a specific home care agency to be
eligible for such increases, home care agencies shall submit the
following to the department:
(i) Proof of a legally binding, written commitment to increase the
compensation of agency home care workers; and
(ii) Proof of the existence of a method of enforcement of the
commitment, such as arbitration, that is available to the employees or
their representative, and proof that such a method is expeditious, uses
a neutral decision maker, and is economical for the employees.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,062,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,545,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $152,479,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,086,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The developmental disabilities program is
authorized to use funds appropriated in this section to purchase goods
and supplies through direct contracting with vendors when the program
determines it is cost-effective to do so.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,457,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,068,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,034,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,559,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $578,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $578,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the purpose of developing
and implementing a consistent needs assessment instrument for use on
all clients with developmental disabilities. In developing the
instrument, the department shall develop a process for collecting data
on family income for minor children with developmental disabilities and
all individuals who are receiving state-only funded services. The
department shall ensure that this information is captured as part of
the client assessment process.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,668,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,696,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $604,891,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $623,448,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,264,939,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,939,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,888,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,517,105,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire health services account appropriation, $610,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006, $610,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007, and
$5,552,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided
solely for health care benefits for agency home care workers who are
employed through state contracts for at least twenty hours a week. The
per worker per month state contribution per agency to the cost of
health care benefits shall be no greater than $380.06 in fiscal year
2006 and $413.14 in fiscal year 2007.
(2) For purposes of implementing chapter 74.46 RCW, the weighted
average nursing facility payment rate shall not exceed $149.14 for
fiscal year 2006 and shall not exceed $153.50 for fiscal year 2007.
(3) In accordance with chapter 74.46 RCW, the department shall
issue certificates of capital authorization that result in up to $16
million of increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in
fiscal year 2006; up to $16 million of increased asset value completed
and ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2007; and up to $16 million of
increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in fiscal year
2008.
(4) Adult day health services shall not be considered a duplication
of services for persons receiving care in long-term care settings
licensed under chapter 18.20, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW.
(5) In accordance with chapter 74.39 RCW, the department may
implement two medicaid waiver programs for persons who do not qualify
for such services as categorically needy, subject to federal approval
and the following conditions and limitations:
(a) One waiver program shall include coverage of care in community
residential facilities. Enrollment in the waiver shall not exceed 600
persons at any time.
(b) The second waiver program shall include coverage of in-home
care. Enrollment in this second waiver shall not exceed 200 persons at
any time.
(c) The department shall identify the number of medically needy
nursing home residents, and enrollment and expenditures on each of the
two medically needy waivers, on monthly management reports.
(d) If it is necessary to establish a waiting list for either
waiver because the budgeted number of enrollment opportunities has been
reached, the department shall track how the long-term care needs of
applicants assigned to the waiting list are met.
(6) $1,413,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $2,887,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $4,305,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely to increase compensation for direct
care workers employed by home care agencies by 27 cents per hour on
July 1, 2005, and by an additional 23 cents per hour on July 1, 2006.
The amounts in this subsection also include the funds needed for the
employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the amount
of the increase.
(7) $1,786,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,804,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for operation of the volunteer
chore services program.
(8) The department shall establish waiting lists to the extent
necessary to assure that annual expenditures on the community options
program entry systems (COPES) program do not exceed appropriated
levels. In establishing and managing any such waiting list, the
department shall assure priority access to persons with the greatest
unmet needs, as determined by department assessment processes.
(9) $93,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $8,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $101,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely to expand the number of boarding homes that receive
exceptional care rates for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related
dementias who might otherwise require nursing home care. The
department may expand the number of licensed boarding home facilities
that specialize in caring for such conditions by up to 85 beds in
fiscal year 2006 and up to 150 beds in fiscal year 2007.
(10) $305,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $377,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the senior farmer's market
nutrition program.
(11) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department
shall develop and implement a pilot program that authorizes assisted
living facilities to offer dual-occupancy accommodations to publicly-funded residents who would otherwise be placed in a skilled nursing
facility or adult family home. The pilot shall include contracted
assisted living facilities that are ineligible to receive capital add-on payments and whose Medicaid occupancy rates exceeded 50 percent as
of December 31, 2004.
(12) $109,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $90,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $198,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill
No. 1220 (long-term care financing). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for area agencies on aging, or
entities with which area agencies on aging contract, to provide a
kinship navigator for grandparents and other kinship caregivers of
children in both western and eastern Washington.
(a) Kinship navigator services shall include but not be limited to
assisting kinship caregivers with understanding and navigating the
system of services for children in out-of-home care while reducing
barriers faced by kinship caregivers when accessing services.
(b) In providing kinship navigator services, area agencies on aging
shall give priority to helping kinship caregivers maintain their
caregiving role by helping them access existing services and supports,
thus keeping children from entering foster care.
(14) $435,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $435,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $870,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for supplemental compensation increases for direct care
workers employed by home care agencies in recognition of higher labor
market cost pressures experienced by agencies subject to collective
bargaining obligations. In order for a specific home care agency to be
eligible for such increases, home care agencies shall submit the
following to the department:
(i) Proof of a legally binding, written commitment to increase the
compensation of agency home care workers; and
(ii) Proof of the existence of a method of enforcement of the
commitment, such as arbitration, that is available to the employees or
their representative, and proof that such a method is expeditious, uses
a neutral decision maker, and is economical for the employees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $483,166,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $501,081,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,246,447,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,466,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,262,160,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $273,333,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006, $273,333,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year 2007, and $1,020,292,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for all components of the WorkFirst
program. Within the amounts provided for the WorkFirst program, the
department shall:
(a) Continue to implement WorkFirst program improvements that are
designed to achieve progress against outcome measures specified in RCW
74.08A.410. Outcome data regarding job retention and wage progression
shall be reported quarterly to appropriate fiscal and policy committees
of the legislature for families who leave assistance, measured after 12
months, 24 months, and 36 months. The department shall also report the
percentage of families who have returned to temporary assistance for
needy families after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months; and
(b) Submit a report by October 1, 2005, to the fiscal committees of
the legislature containing a spending plan for the WorkFirst program.
The plan shall identify how spending levels in the 2005-2007 biennium
will be adjusted to stay within available federal grant levels and the
appropriated state-fund levels.
(2) $75,833,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $74,358,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for cash assistance and other
services to recipients in the general assistance--unemployable program.
Within these amounts:
(a) The department may expend funds for services that assist
recipients to obtain employment and reduce their dependence on public
assistance, provided that expenditures for these services and cash
assistance do not exceed the funds provided. Mental health, substance
abuse, and vocational rehabilitation services may be provided to
recipients whose incapacity is not severe enough to qualify for
services through a regional support network, the alcoholism and drug
addiction treatment and support act, or the division of vocational
rehabilitation to the extent that those services are necessary to
eliminate or minimize barriers to employment;
(b) The department shall review the general assistance caseload to
identify recipients that would benefit from assistance in becoming
naturalized citizens, and thus be eligible to receive federal
supplemental security income benefits. Those cases shall be given high
priority for naturalization funding through the department;
(c) The department shall identify general assistance recipients who
are or may be eligible to receive health care coverage or services
through the federal veteran's administration and assist recipients in
obtaining access to those benefits; and
(d) The department shall report by November of each year to the
appropriate committees of the legislature on the progress and outcomes
of these efforts.
(3) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department
shall increase the state supplemental payment by $10 per month for SSI
clients who reside in nursing facilities, residential habilitation
centers, or state hospitals and who receive a personal needs allowance
and decrease other state supplemental payments.
(4) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $10,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a subsidy rate increase for
child care providers. Of this amount, $500,000 per year shall be
targeted for child care providers in urban areas of region 1 and
$500,000 per year shall be targeted for one or more tiered-reimbursement pilot projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,235,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,956,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,175,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $633,000
Criminal Justice Treatment Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,842,000
Problem Gambling Treatment Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,081,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,922,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,500,000 of the problem gambling treatment account
appropriation is provided solely for the program established in
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1031 (problem gambling). If
legislation creating the account is not enacted by June 30, 2005, this
amount shall lapse.
(2) $1,339,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,338,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the parent child assistance
program, including an expansion of services to southwestern Washington.
The department shall contract with the University of Washington and
community-based providers in Spokane, Yakima, and southwestern
Washington for the provision of this program. For all contractors,
indirect charges for administering the program shall not exceed ten
percent of the total contract amount. The amounts provided in this
subsection are sufficient to fund section 303 of Senate Bill No. 5763
(mental disorders treatment).
(3) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for vendor rate adjustments for
residential treatment providers for chemical dependency services.
(4) $465,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $934,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, $1,319,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, and
$700,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation are provided solely for vendor rate adjustments for
residential treatment providers. To the extent that a portion of this
funding is sufficient to maintain sufficient residential treatment
capacity, remaining amounts may then be used to provide vendor rate
adjustments to other types of providers as prioritized by the
department in order to maintain or increase treatment capacity.
(5) $1,916,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $4,278,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for integrated pilot programs as
required by section 203 of Senate Bill No. 5763 (mental disorders
treatment). If section 203 of Senate Bill No. 5763 is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $244,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $244,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for intensive case management
pilot programs as required by section 220 of Senate Bill No. 5763
(mental disorders treatment). If section 220 of Senate Bill No. 5763
is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(7) $159,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $140,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $161,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for development of the integrated chemical
dependency/mental health screening and assessment tool required by
section 601 of Senate Bill No. 5763 (mental disorders treatment), and
associated training and quality assurance. If section 601 of Senate
Bill No. 5763 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, 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 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,481,212,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,596,101,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,036,615,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $636,942,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,767,870,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Based on quarterly expenditure reports and caseload forecasts,
if the department estimates that expenditures for the medical
assistance program will exceed the appropriations, the department shall
take steps including but not limited to reduction of rates or
elimination of optional services to reduce expenditures so that total
program costs do not exceed the annual appropriation authority.
(2) The department shall continue to extend medicaid eligibility to
children through age 18 residing in households with incomes below 200
percent of the federal poverty level.
(3) In determining financial eligibility for medicaid-funded
services, the department is authorized to disregard recoveries by
Holocaust survivors of insurance proceeds or other assets, as defined
in RCW 48.104.030.
(4) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the
department to continue podiatry services for medicaid-eligible adults.
(5) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the
department to provide an adult dental benefit that is equivalent to the
benefit provided in the 2003-05 biennium.
(6) In accordance with RCW 74.46.625, $6,000,000 of the general
fund -- federal appropriation is provided solely for supplemental
payments to nursing homes operated by public hospital districts. The
public hospital district shall be responsible for providing the
required nonfederal match for the supplemental payment, and the
payments shall not exceed the maximum allowable under federal rules.
It is the legislature's intent that the payments shall be supplemental
to and shall not in any way offset or reduce the payments calculated
and provided in accordance with part E of chapter 74.46 RCW. It is the
legislature's further intent that costs otherwise allowable for rate-setting and settlement against payments under chapter 74.46 RCW shall
not be disallowed solely because such costs have been paid by revenues
retained by the nursing home from these supplemental payments.
(7) $1,660,000 of the health services account appropriation,
$4,361,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation, $1,350,000 of
the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006, and
$1,351,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
2007 are provided solely for grants to rural hospitals. The department
shall distribute the funds under a formula that provides a relatively
larger share of the available funding to hospitals that (a) serve a
disproportionate share of low-income and medically indigent patients
and (b) have relatively smaller net financial margins, to the extent
allowed by the federal medicaid program.
(8) $22,081,000 of the health services account appropriation and
$20,714,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided
solely for grants to nonrural hospitals. The department shall
distribute the funds under a formula that provides a relatively larger
share of the available funding to hospitals that (a) serve a
disproportionate share of low-income and medically indigent patients
and (b) have relatively smaller net financial margins, to the extent
allowed by the federal medicaid program.
(9) In response to the federal directive to eliminate
intergovernmental transfer transactions effective June 30, 2005, the
department is directed to implement the inpatient hospital certified
public expenditures program for the 2005-07 biennium. The program
shall apply to all public hospitals, including those owned or operated
by the state, except those classified as critical access hospitals or
state psychiatric institutions. Hospitals in the program shall be paid
and shall retain (a) one hundred percent of the federal portion of each
medicaid inpatient fee-for-service claim payable by the medical
assistance administration; and (b) one hundred percent of the federal
portion of the maximum disproportionate share hospital payment
allowable under federal regulations. Medicaid fee-for-service claim
amounts shall be established by applying the department's ratio of
costs to charges payment methodology. The department shall provide
participating hospitals with the information and instructions needed by
the hospital to certify the public expenditures required to qualify for
the federal portions of both the medicaid inpatient fee-for-service
payments and the disproportionate share hospital payments. In the
event that any part of the program including, but not limited to,
allowable certified public expenditures, is disallowed by the federal
government, the department shall not seek recoupment of payments from
the hospitals, provided the hospitals have complied with the directions
of the department for participation in the program. The legislature
intends that hospitals in the program receive no less in combined state
and federal payments than they would have received under the
methodology that was in place during fiscal year 2005. The department
shall therefore make additional grant payments, not to exceed the
amounts provided in this subsection, to hospitals whose total payments
under the program would otherwise be less than the total state and
federal payments they would have received under the methodology in
effect during fiscal year 2005. $37,034,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006, $37,552,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007, $8,300,000 of the emergency
medical services and trauma care systems trust account--state
appropriation, and $45,450,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for new state grant and upper payment
limit programs for the participating hospitals.
(10) $4,372,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $4,014,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $65,112,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely for development and implementation of
a replacement system for the existing medicaid management information
system.
(11) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $225,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for the department to contract for an independent
analysis of the medical assistance administration's current system for
establishing hospital inpatient payment rates, and for recommendations
on a new or updated system. The department shall submit an interim
report of study findings by December 1, 2005, and a final report by
November 15, 2006. The interim report shall include a comparison of
the strengths and weaknesses of the current rate-setting system
relative to those used by other state, federal, and private payers.
The final report shall include recommendations on the design and
implementation of a new or updated system that will promote equity
among hospitals, access to quality care and improved health outcomes
for patients, and cost-control and efficiency for taxpayers. The study
should make use of complete and current cost data from a wide variety
of hospitals, recognize unique aspects of hospital service delivery
structures and medicaid payment systems in Washington, recognize
impacts on productivity and quality of care that may result from
hospital compensation, recruitment, and retention policies, and provide
opportunities for comment and participation by key interest groups in
the identification and assessment of alternatives.
(12) Payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services
shall be increased by an average of 1.3 percent effective July 1, 2005,
and by an average of an additional 1.3 percent effective July 1, 2006.
The inpatient increases shall be provided only on the portion of a
hospital's rate that excludes medical education and outlier costs, and
shall be allocated so that hospitals with lower costs of care
(excluding medical education and outlier costs) receive larger
percentage increases than those with higher costs of care. The
inpatient increases shall be allocated in three percentage increments,
with the lowest-cost hospitals receiving the largest percentage rate
increase, highest-cost hospitals receiving the smallest percentage
increase, and medium-cost hospitals receiving the average of the
highest and the lowest percentage rate increase. Increases shall not
be provided to those hospitals that are certified as critical access.
Sufficient funds are appropriated in this section for Healthy Options
contractors to increase hospital payment rates commensurate with the
increases in fee-for-service payment rates.
(13) When a person is ineligible for medicaid solely by reason of
residence in an institution for mental diseases, the department shall
provide the person with the same benefits as he or she would receive if
eligible for medicaid, using state-only funds to the extent necessary.
(14) The medical assistance administration is authorized to use
funds appropriated in this section to purchase goods and supplies
through direct contracting with vendors when the administration
determines it is cost-effective to do so.
(15) The legislature affirms that it is in the state's interest for
Harborview medical center to remain an economically viable component of
the state's health care system.
(16) By October 1, 2005, the department shall recommend to the
governor and legislature at least two pilot project designs which seem
likely to reduce avoidable emergency room utilization at no net cost to
the state within the projects' first eighteen months of operation.
(17) Within funds appropriated in this section, the department
shall participate in the health technology assessment program required
in section 213(6) of this act.
(18) The department is also required to participate in the joint
health purchasing project described in section 213(7) of this act.
(19) The department shall, within available resources, continue
operation of the medical care services care management pilot project
for clients receiving general assistance benefits in King and Pierce
counties. The project may use a full or partial capitation model that
includes a mechanism for shared savings. The department shall provide
a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1,
2006, on costs, savings, and any outcomes or quality measures
associated with the pilot programs during the first year of operation.
(20) By October 1, 2005, the department shall report to the
appropriate committees of the legislature on the potential fiscal and
programmatic costs and benefits associated with an expansion of managed
care pilot programs to SSI and other eligible medicaid elderly and
disabled persons.
(21) Within the funding provided in section 207(2) of this act, the
medical assistance administration and the economic services
administration may implement a time-limited transitional prescription
drug benefit for general assistance unemployable recipients who obtain
employment and who have no other source of health insurance coverage.
The benefit shall be limited to coverage of prescription drugs and
medication management. The benefit shall be limited to one year. The
department shall implement a premium schedule for the benefits under
this subsection that is related to the participant's income. The
minimum premium shall be twenty dollars per month. Recipients of this
transitional benefit shall not be considered part of the general
assistance caseload unless eligibility is established under standard
reapplication procedures.
(22) By November 15, 2006, the department of social and health
services, in consultation with the department of revenue and the health
care authority, shall report to the health care and fiscal committees
of the legislature on options for providing financial incentives for
private practice physicians to serve uninsured, medicare, and medicaid
patients. The report shall include an assessment of the relative costs
and effectiveness of strategies including, but not limited to, tax
credits and payment rate increases. The report shall further suggest
alternative mechanisms and thresholds for varying tax credits and
payment enhancements according to the extent to which a provider serves
uninsured, medicare, and medicaid patients.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,202,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,350,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,908,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $440,000
Telecommunications Devices for the Hearing and
Speech Impaired -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,791,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,691,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The division of vocational rehabilitation
shall maintain support for existing clubhouse programs at the 2003-2005
level.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,933,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,910,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,489,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $810,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,452,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,791,000
Domestic Violence Prevention Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,345,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,730,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for funding of the teamchild
project through the governor's juvenile justice advisory committee.
(2) $2,452,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation and $1,791,000 of the violence reduction and drug
enforcement account--state appropriation are provided solely for the
family policy council.
(3) $3,195,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $639,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $3,834,000 of the general--fund federal appropriation
are provided solely to implement the 2005-07 home care worker
collective bargaining agreement.
(4) $1,345,000 of the domestic violence prevention account is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House
Bill No. 1314 (domestic violence prevention). If legislation creating
the account is not enacted by June 30, 2005, this amount shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES -- PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,381,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,380,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,103,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $137,864,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213 FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,140,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,394,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $171,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $456,207,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $488,912,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Within amounts 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 for foster parents
licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW and workers in state-funded home care
programs. Under this enhanced subsidy option, foster parents and home
care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of the federal
poverty level shall be allowed to enroll in the basic health plan at
the minimum premium amount charged to enrollees with incomes below
sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level.
(2) The health care authority shall require organizations and
individuals which are paid to deliver basic health plan services and
which choose to sponsor enrollment in the subsidized basic health plan
to pay 133 percent of the premium amount which would otherwise be due
from the sponsored enrollees.
(3) The administrator shall take at least the following actions to
assure that persons participating in the basic health plan are eligible
for the level of assistance they receive: (a) Require submission of
(i) income tax returns, and recent pay history, from all applicants, or
(ii) other verifiable evidence of earned and unearned income from those
persons not required to file income tax returns; (b) check employment
security payroll records at least once every twelve months on all
enrollees; (c) require enrollees whose income as indicated by payroll
records exceeds that upon which their subsidy is based to document
their current income as a condition of continued eligibility; (d)
require enrollees for whom employment security payroll records cannot
be obtained to document their current income at least once every six
months; (e) not reduce gross family income for self-employed persons by
noncash-flow expenses such as, but not limited to, depreciation,
amortization, and home office deductions, as defined by the United
States internal revenue service; and (f) pursue repayment and civil
penalties from persons who have received excessive subsidies, as
provided in RCW 70.47.060(9).
(4) $19,108,000 of the health services account--state appropriation
is provided solely for funding for health care services provided
through local community clinics.
(5) $391,000 of the health services account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5471,
chapter 129, Laws of 2005 (drug purchasing consortium).
(6) The health care authority shall conduct a health technology
assessment pilot project to evaluate scientific evidence regarding
current and evolving health care procedures, services and technology.
The pilot shall be a joint effort of the departments of social and
health services, labor and industries, corrections, and veteran's
affairs and the health care authority. Upon completion of assessment
of a procedure, service or technology, the agencies shall make every
effort, consistent with federal and state law, to jointly decide: (a)
On coverage of the procedure, service or technology by each agency, and
(b) if covered, the guidelines or criteria that will be applied to
medical necessity decisions.
(7) The departments of social and health services, labor and
industries and the health care authority, in collaboration with
affected health care providers, facilities, and contracted health
plans, shall design and implement a joint health purchasing project
that links payment to health care provider or facility performance,
particularly where such performance is expected to improve patient
outcomes or where there are wide variations in clinical practice used
to treat a condition or illness. The purchasing effort shall utilize
evidence-based performance measures that are designed to improve
quality of care and yield measurable and significant savings. The
project shall include payment mechanisms that create incentives to
improve quality of care. On or before December 1, 2006, the agencies
shall report to relevant policy and fiscal committees of the
legislature on the status of the purchasing project, including actual
and anticipated savings.
(8) $395,000 of the health services account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1689
(dental residency program). If Substitute House Bill No. 1689 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(9) $250,000 of the health services account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House
Bill No. 1688 (certificate of need program). If Engrossed Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1688 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $316,000 of the health services account--state appropriation
and $15,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided
solely for a study of electronic medical records systems pursuant to
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5064 (electronic medical records). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(11) The health care authority shall study alternatives for the
provision of a high deductible health plan and health savings accounts
for enrollees in the basic health and public employees' benefits board
plans that conform to section 223, Part VII of subchapter B of chapter
1 of the internal revenue code of 1986. The board shall submit a
report to the legislature by December 1, 2005, on options for
implementation of pilot programs for the basic health and public
employees' benefits board plans and a full scale offering. The board's
report shall include estimates of the fiscal impact of each option.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214 FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,596,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,634,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,741,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,971,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The commission shall submit a report by
December 1st of each year to the office of financial management and the
legislative fiscal committees detailing any changes in existing federal
revenues for the remainder of the current fiscal year and changes in
projections of federal revenue for the upcoming fiscal year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215 FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE
APPEALS
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,399,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,398,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,817,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216 FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING
COMMISSION
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,003,000
Death Investigations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account --
Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $460,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,611,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) During the 2005-2007 biennium, the criminal justice training
commission is authorized to raise existing fees charged for firearms
certification for security guards in excess of the fiscal growth factor
established pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, if necessary, to meet the
actual costs of conducting the certification programs and the
appropriation levels in this section.
(2) $100,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation is provided solely for support of the coalition of small
police agencies major crimes task force. The purpose of this task
force is to pool its resources and to establish an efficient and
cooperative approach in addressing major violent crimes.
(3) Amounts provided within this section are sufficient to
implement the provisions of section 2 of House Bill No. 1136
(electronic monitoring system).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRIES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,554,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,648,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,277,000
Public Safety and Education Account--Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Asbestos Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $808,000
Electrical License Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,743,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,836,000
Public Works Administration Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,664,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,490,000
Accident Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,621,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,011,000
Medical Aid Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,185,000
Plumbing Certificate Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,657,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,324,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,846,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $700,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and
$699,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided
solely for the construction of a computer system to collect data from
self-insured employers and are contingent on the passage of Substitute
House Bill No. 1310 (workers compensation reporting) on mandatory
electronic data reporting by self-insured employers. If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(2) $27,227,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation, and $10,000,000 of the public safety and education
account--federal appropriation are provided solely for the crime
victims' compensation program, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Reimbursement shall be provided throughout the 2005-2007
biennium for full reimbursement of sexual assault forensic exams at
workers' compensation rates; and
(b) In accordance with RCW 7.68.015, it is the policy of the state
that the department of labor and industries operate the crime victims'
compensation program within the amounts provided for this program in
this subsection.
(3) $200,000 of the accident account--state appropriation is
provided solely to reimburse the department of agriculture for the
agricultural worker pesticide handling and application training
program.
(4) $71,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation and
$71,000 of the accident account--state appropriation are provided
solely for the review of payment of medical bills and authorization for
medical procedures by self-insurers.
(5) The department is required to participate in the health
technology assessment program required in section 213(6) of this act.
(6) The department is also required to participate in the joint
health purchasing project described in section 213(7) of this act.
(7) $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $8,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of
Substitute House Bill No. 1393 (older mobile homes). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(8) $182,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and
$623,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided
solely to expand the Spokane center of occupational health and
education to include Yakima county. The Spokane center of occupational
health will recruit and train approximately one hundred sixty
physicians in Yakima county on best practices for occupational medicine
and work with labor and business to improve quality and outcomes of
medical care provided to injured workers.
(9) $158,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and
$158,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided
solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1856 (annual audits of
the state industrial insurance fund). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) The department shall delay the costs associated with
implementation of phase II of its indirect cost allocation plan for the
public works administration account until July 1, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218 FOR THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW
BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,092,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,096,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,188,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,918,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,880,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,808,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The department shall participate in the health technology
assessment program required in section 213(6) of this act.
(b) The department shall participate in the joint health purchasing
project described in section 213(7) of this act.
(c) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided for the department to conduct a feasibility study
of a veterans' cemetery in eastern Washington. The study shall include
location, acquisition costs, projection of continued operations costs,
and revenue sources for acquisition and operations. A final report of
the findings shall be submitted no later than December 15, 2005.
(d) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill
No. 5539 (veterans conservation corps). If Senate Bill No. 5539 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, these amounts shall lapse.
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,811,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,809,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $343,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,016,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,979,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the development of a public service
announcement outreach campaign directed at returning veterans from
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
(b) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the post traumatic stress
counseling program expansion to address the needs of veterans returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan.
(3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,259,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,238,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,436,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,338,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,271,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220 FOR THE HOME CARE QUALITY AUTHORITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $919,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,093,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,034,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,046,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The legislature encourages the home care
quality authority to move forward with implementation of a statewide
referral registry system by use of any existing and future agency
administrative moneys and by seeking other means of funding, including
grants and additional funding resources.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,090,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,485,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $455,467,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,479,000
Hospital Commission Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,615,000
Health Professions Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,659,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,578,000
Safe Drinking Water Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,907,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,158,000
Waterworks Operator Certification -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,098,000
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $326,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,680,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,843,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,790,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,806,000
Public Health Supplemental Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,306,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,101,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,677,000
Patient Safety Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $641,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $878,625,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The department or any successor agency is authorized to raise
existing fees charged for the clandestine drug lab program, the
drinking water program, radioactive materials license fees, X-ray
facility registration fees, shellfish commercial paralytic shellfish
poisoning fees, the water recreation program, the wastewater management
program, newborn specialty clinic fees, acute care hospitals,
psychiatric hospitals, child birth centers, correctional medical
facilities, alcoholism hospitals, and the midwifery program, in excess
of the fiscal growth factor pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, if necessary,
to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation
levels in this section. However, the department may not raise existing
fees charged for the midwifery program by more than twenty percent over
the biennium.
(2) $1,363,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2006
appropriation, $1,363,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2007
appropriation, and $676,000 of the general fund--local appropriation
are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound
conservation and recovery plan and agency action items, DOH-01, DOH-02,
DOH-03, and DOH-04.
(3) 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.
(4) $383,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $317,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $600,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account
appropriation are provided solely to assist counties in marine areas
complete on-site sewage system management plans and electronic data
bases to inventory on-site sewage systems.
(5) $60,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5470 (prescription importation). If Engrossed Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5470 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $268,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill
No. 2266 (precursor drugs). If Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
2266 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(7) $42,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No.
1168 (prescription reimportation). If Second Substitute House Bill No.
1168 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(8) $82,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $52,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $641,000 of the patient safety account appropriation are
provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House
Bill No. 1291 (patient safety practices). If Engrossed Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1291 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the department to implement a
multi-year pilot project covering Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant and
Franklin counties for persons with household income at or below 200
percent of the federal poverty level who are ineligible for family
planning services through the medicaid program. Individuals who will
be served under the pilot program include women who have never been
pregnant, are not currently pregnant, or are beyond the family planning
extension period allowed for first steps program eligibility. It is
anticipated that the pilot program will serve approximately 500 women.
The department will provide a preliminary report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by January 1, 2006, and a final report by
January 1, 2007.
(10) $462,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation is
provided solely to support specialty clinics that provide treatment
services to children that are identified with one of the five heritable
or metabolic disorders added to the newborn screening panel by the
state board of health in 2003.
(11) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the farmers' market nutrition
program of the special supplemental nutrition program for women,
infants and children. It is anticipated that these funds will enable
the department to expand 2004 participation levels by 8,000 persons
annually.
(12) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the infertility prevention
project to implement effective prevention strategies designed to reduce
the prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea and their potentially
debilitating complications.
(13) With funds appropriated in this section, the medical advisory
committee to the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening
program shall study and recommend strategies for adopting emerging
technologies and best practices from the national, state, and local
levels in the field of early prevention and detection for breast and
cervical cancer, and assist the early detection breast and cervical
cancer screening program in implementing policy that follows the best
practices of high quality health care for clinical, diagnostic,
preventative, pathologic, radiological, and oncology services. The
committee will report its recommendations to the legislature by
December 15, 2006.
(14) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to develop and implement best practices in
preventative health care for children. The department and the kids get
care program of public health - Seattle and King county will work in
collaboration with local health care agencies to disseminate strategic
interventions that are focused on evidence-based best practices for
improving health outcomes in children and saving health-care costs.
(15) $48,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1075
(nursing quality commission). If Substitute House Bill No. 1075 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(16) $74,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1137
(physical therapy). If Substitute House Bill No. 1137 is not enacted
by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $109,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 1546 (naturopathic
physicians). If House Bill No. 1546 is not enacted by June 30, 2005,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $80,000 of the health professions account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1689
(dental health services). If Substitute House Bill No. 1689 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(19) $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $24,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1605 (soil contamination). If
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1605 is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House
Bill No. 1951 (vision exams for children). If Substitute House Bill
No. 1951 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(21) $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Senate
Bill No. 5049 (mold in residential units). If Engrossed Senate Bill
No. 5049 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(22) $26,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $12,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill
No. 5311 (autism task force). If Senate Bill No. 5311 is not enacted
by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(23) $168,000 of the health services account appropriation is
provided solely for a two-year pilot project under which parents have
the option to choose vaccines which do not contain mercury.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,282,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,838,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,022,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,768,000
Industrial Insurance Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,937,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $11,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for phase three of the department's
offender-based tracking system replacement project. This amount is
conditioned on the department satisfying the requirements of section
902 of this act.
(b) $26,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of
Substitute House Bill No. 1402 (offender travel or transfer). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(2) CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $516,992,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $545,816,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,424,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,984,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,070,216,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) For the acquisition of properties and facilities, the
department of corrections is authorized to enter into financial
contracts, paid for from operating resources, for the purposes
indicated and in not more than the principal amounts indicated, plus
financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW.
This authority applies to the following: Lease-develop with the option
to purchase or lease-purchase work release beds in facilities
throughout the state for $8,561,000.
(b) The department may expend funds generated by contractual
agreements entered into for mitigation of severe overcrowding in local
jails. Any funds generated in excess of actual costs 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.
(c) 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.
(d) The department 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.
(e) During the 2005-07 biennium, when contracts are established or
renewed for offender pay phone and other telephone services provided to
inmates, the department shall select the contractor or contractors
primarily based on the following factors: (i) The lowest rate charged
to both the inmate and the person paying for the telephone call; and
(ii) the lowest commission rates paid to the department, while
providing reasonable compensation to cover the costs of the department
to provide the telephone services to inmates and provide sufficient
revenues for the activities funded from the institutional welfare
betterment account.
(f) The department shall participation in the health technology
assessment program required in section 213(6) of this act. The
department shall also participate in the joint health purchasing
project described in section 213(7) of this act.
(g) The Harborview medical center shall provide inpatient and
outpatient hospital services to offenders confined in department of
corrections facilities at a rate no greater than the average rate that
the department has negotiated with other community hospitals in
Washington state.
(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,210,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,646,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,736,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $180,592,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The department 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.
(b) $268,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $484,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of
Substitute House Bill No. 1402 (offender travel or transfer). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(c) $122,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $82,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of House
Bill No. 1136 (electronic monitoring system). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $838,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $882,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,720,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $110,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $110,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 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.
(5) INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,839,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,838,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,677,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE
BLIND
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,887,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,939,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,326,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,232,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224 FOR THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $864,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $861,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,725,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225 FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $259,865,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,857,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account --
Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $199,217,000
Administrative Contingency Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,946,000
Employment Service Administrative Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,411,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $530,416,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,087,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account -- federal appropriation is provided from amounts made available
to the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
This amount is provided to replace obsolete information technology
infrastructure.
(2) $12,735,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account -- federal appropriation is provided from amounts made available
to the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
This amount is authorized for state choice administrative functions.
The department shall submit recommendations by September 1, 2007, to
the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal
committees for options reducing the costs of the state choice
administrative functions for the 2007-2009 biennium. If these options
require any statutory changes, the department shall submit agency
request legislation to the appropriate legislative policy committees
and fiscal committees by December 15, 2007.
(3) $2,300,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from amounts made available
to the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
This amount is authorized to continue implementation of chapter 4, Laws
of 2003 2nd sp. sess. and for implementation costs relating to
Engrossed House Bill No. 2255 (unemployment insurance).
(4) $4,578,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
These funds are authorized to provide direct services to unemployment
insurance claimants and providing job search review.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301 FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $471,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $478,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $859,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,808,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,648,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,344,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,911,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,287,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
Reclamation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,646,000
Flood Control Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,084,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,456,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,067,000
State Drought Preparedness Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $221,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving
Account (Water Supply Facilities) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $384,000
Vessel Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,876,000
Site Closure Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $655,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,021,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,142,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,169,000
State Toxics Control Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $379,000
Local Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,258,000
Water Quality Permit Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,909,000
Underground Storage Tank Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,883,000
Environmental Excellence Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,000
Biosolids Permit Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $851,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,153,000
Air Pollution Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,199,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,219,000
Air Operating Permit Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,679,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,534,000
Oil Spill Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,079,000
Metals Mining Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $413,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,995,000
Freshwater Aquatic Algae Control Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $509,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,860,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,526,196 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $2,526,195 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, $366,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation,
$2,581,000 of the state toxics account -- state appropriation, $540,806
of the water quality account -- state appropriation, $3,748,220 of the
water quality permit account -- state appropriation, and $705,000 of the
oil spill prevention account are provided solely for the implementation
of the Puget Sound conservation and recovery plan and agency action
items DOE-01, DOE-02, DOE-04, DOE-06, DOE-07, DOE-08, and DOE-09.
(2) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the department
shall make recommendations and report on monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery.
(3) $4,054,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is
provided solely for methamphetamine lab clean-up activities.
(4) $170,000 of the oil spill prevention account appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of the Puget Sound conservation and
recovery plan action item UW-02 through a contract with the University
of Washington's sea grant program to continue an educational program
targeted to small spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries,
cruise ships, ports, and marinas.
(5) $2,500,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for shoreline grants to local
governments to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6012 (shoreline
management), chapter 262, Laws of 2003.
(6) $156,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $144,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to expand the department's pilot
program for processing 401 water quality certification projects to a
statewide process and timeline to meet improved permit processing
accountability and timelines, which will result in 90 percent of
routine certifications occurring within 90 days of application, and
acknowledgement of receipt of the application being sent within 10
days.
(7) Fees approved by the department of ecology in the 2005-07
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(8) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to support water measurement and
water storage components of the Columbia River Initiative Program.
(9) $661,000 of the reclamation account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5831 (well construction
fees). If the bill is enacted by June 30, 2005, $150,000 from the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $150,000
from the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007
provided in this section shall lapse. If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the amount provided from the reclamation account in this
subsection shall lapse.
(10) $509,000 of the freshwater aquatic algae control account--state is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5699 (aquatic invasive species). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(11) $250,000 of the state toxics control account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1605 (soil contamination). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount in this subsection shall
lapse.
(12) $200,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the department to contract with the state
conservation commission to provide statewide coordination and support
for coordinated resource management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303 FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,527,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,669,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,738,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,000
Winter Recreation Program Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,110,000
Off Road Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000
Snowmobile Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,805,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $345,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,480,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,317,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Fees approved by the state parks and recreation commission in
the 2005-07 biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor
under RCW 43.135.055.
(2) $79,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $79,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a grant for the operation of
the Northwest avalanche center.
(3) $191,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound
conservation and recovery plan and agency action item PRC-02.
(4) $185,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship account--state
appropriation is provided solely to develop a plan for public education
and tourist orientation and interpretation at selected state park sites
along the route of the ice age floods from Spokane to the Pacific
ocean.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304 FOR THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR
RECREATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,401,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,414,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,455,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $254,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Firearms Range Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,000
Recreation Resources Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,176,000
NOVA Program Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $809,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,983,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the department
shall make recommendations and report on monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery.
(2) $16,025,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of the forest and fish agreement
rules. These funds will be passed through to the department of natural
resources and the department of fish and wildlife.
(3) During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, any county that purchased
land before 1978 for off-road vehicle sports park recreation pursuant
to 1972 ex.s. c 153 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 34 may discharge its
contractual obligations for state-funded capital improvements on those
lands if by no later than June 30, 2007:
(a) It sells on the open market, at the highest price achievable,
all such lands and related facilities and equipment. After deducting
reasonable expenses for the cost of sale, all remaining funds will be
deposited within thirty days of closing to the nonhighway and off-road
vehicle activities program account in the office of the state
treasurer. Any funds derived from such sale shall be expended in
accordance with RCW 46.09.170(2)(d)(ii)(A) in the same manner as funds
the committee receives from RCW 46.09.110 and shall be used for off-road vehicle recreation facilities in areas west of the crest of the
Cascade Mountains with preference for developing a new off-road vehicle
sports park; or
(b) With the consent of the interagency committee, it gives all
such lands and related facilities and equipment to a state or local
agency. The state or local agency must agree to make the lands
available for purposes related to motorized off-road vehicle
recreation. The agency will not be responsible for contractual
obligations for previous state-funded capital improvements on those
lands. The interagency committee may award a one time noncompetitive
grant to the agency for renovation and other capital improvements and
for initial operating costs. If a transfer of property under this
subsection (b) is not approved prior to June 30, 2006, then the
property shall be sold according to (a) of this subsection.
(4) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the biodiversity strategy.
(5) $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for coordination of federal,
state, tribal, local, and private aquatic monitoring efforts. The
department shall provide a memorandum to the office of financial
management and legislative fiscal committees in January of every year
which specifies performance measures to reduce redundancy, increase
efficiency, and help meet the goals and objectives of the various
entities involved in monitoring and if these performance measures were
met.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305 FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,057,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,064,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,121,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306 FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,235,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,253,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,175,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,663,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $197,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $197,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound conservation and recovery plan and agency action item CC-01.
(2) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the department
shall make recommendations and report on monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery.
(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill
No. 1462 (relating to funding for conservation districts). If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,751,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,545,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,261,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,025,000
Off Road Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $392,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,813,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,547,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,898,000
Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,776,000
Wildlife Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,966,000
Wildlife Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,379,000
Game Special Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,147,000
Game Special Wildlife Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,858,000
Game Special Wildlife Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $468,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $588,000
Environmental Excellence Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
Regional Fisheries Salmonid Recovery
Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,755,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,040,000
Recreation Resources Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000
Oyster Reserve Land Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $411,000
Freshwater Aquatic Algae Control Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $302,171,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the department
shall make recommendations and report on monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery.
(2) $1,556,714 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,556,713 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound conservation and recovery plan and agency action items DFW-01 through DFW-06, DFW-08 through DFW-12, and DFW-16.
(3) $225,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $225,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of hatchery
reform recommendations defined by the hatchery scientific review group.
(4) The department shall support the activities of the aquatic
nuisance species coordination committee to foster state, federal,
tribal, and private cooperation on aquatic nuisance species issues.
The committee shall strive to prevent the introduction of nonnative
aquatic species and to minimize the spread of species that are
introduced.
(5) The department shall emphasize enforcement of laws related to
protection of fish habitat and the illegal harvest of salmon and
steelhead. Within the amount provided for the agency, the department
shall provide support to the department of health to enforce state
shellfish harvest laws.
(6) $180,000 of the wildlife account -- state appropriation is
provided solely to test deer and elk for chronic wasting disease and to
document the extent of swan lead poisoning. Of this amount, $65,000 is
provided solely to document the extent of swan lead poisoning and to
begin environmental cleanup.
(7) The department shall provide quarterly status reports to the
office of financial management regarding the replacement of the
Washington interactive licensing system and the implementation of the
hydraulic permit management system.
(8) The department shall prepare a report detailing the hydraulic
permit approval program applications and project types. The department
shall coordinate with the office of financial management in determining
the contents of the report. At minimum, the report shall include
permits by applicant (name, state, local, federal, tribal entity,
etc.), project type (pamphlet, minor, medium, major, extension,
revision, etc.) and project location (county and water resource
inventory area). The department shall submit the report to the office
of financial management and legislative fiscal committees no later than
September 1, 2006.
(9) $1,900,000 of the state wildlife account--state is provided
solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5234 (expanding hunter access to
private lands). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $72,000 of the state wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1211 (multiple season big
game permit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount
provided in this section shall lapse.
(11) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for a grant to the grizzly bear outreach
project to disseminate accurate information about grizzly bears and the
grizzly bear recovery process in the north Cascades mountains.
(12) $750,000 of the freshwater aquatic algae control account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No.
5699 (preventing and controlling aquatic invasive species and algae).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $703,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to purchase six purse seine and three gill
net licenses to meet the provisions of the United States/Canada salmon
treaty.
(14) $50,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely for reimbursements for damage to commercial livestock
caused by cougars.
(15) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for chum salmon production at
Minter creek hatchery.
(16) $45,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $45,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the management of Canada goose
seasons to increase the number of hunting days in southwest Washington.
(17) $46,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to increase the number of courses providing the hunter
education training program created in RCW 77.32.155. The department
shall reduce the current backlog of applicants waiting to take the
training program and provide for a stable supply of training program
courses in order to avoid future backlogs.
(18) $481,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to continued operation of the Naselle Hatchery during
the 2005-07 biennium. This will increase production by 3 million
Chinook, 1 million Coho, and 30,000 trout.
(19) $120,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5232 (turkey tags). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(20) $223,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5227 (wildlife harvest
reports). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21) $4,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1210 (temporary fishing
license). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,220,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,757,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,202,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,275,000
Forest Development Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,441,000
Off-Road Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,986,000
Surveys and Maps Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,436,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,344,000
Resources Management Cost Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,941,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,841,000
Disaster Response Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,630,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $652,000
Natural Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,155,000
Air Pollution Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $555,000
Derelict Vessel Removal Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,137,000
Agricultural College Trust Management
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,962,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $280,568,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) As described in section 129(7) of this act, the department
shall make recommendations and report on monitoring activities related
to salmon recovery.
(2) $18,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $18,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $1,652,050 of the aquatic lands enhancement account
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget
Sound conservation and recovery plan and agency action items DNR-01 and
DNR-02.
(3) $138,000 of the resource management cost account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1896 (geoduck harvest). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount in the subsection shall lapse.
(4) $953,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $950,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for deposit into the agricultural
college trust management account and are provided solely to manage
approximately 70,700 acres of Washington State University's
agricultural college trust lands.
(5) $10,635,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $13,635,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $5,000,000 of the disaster response account -- state appropriation are provided solely for emergency fire suppression.
Of these amounts, up to $250,000 may be expended for staff and other
necessary resources to design and implement a fire data-collection
system that includes financial- and performance-management information
for fires over 10 acres in size.
None of the general fund and disaster response account amounts
provided in this subsection may be used to fund agency indirect and
administrative expenses. Agency indirect and administrative costs
shall be allocated among the agency's remaining accounts and
appropriations.
(6) $582,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for spartina control.
(7) Fees approved by the board of natural resources in the 2005-07
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(8) $9,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,000,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account--state appropriation are provided solely for the purposes of settling
those claims identified in the consent decree and settlement agreement
in U.S., et al. v. State of Washington, et al. Subproceeding No. 89-3
(Shellfish), United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington at Seattle, Case No. C70-9213. The expenditure of this
appropriation is contingent on the release of those claims in this
subproceeding. In the event that the federal government does not
appropriate $22,000,000 for this purpose by June 30, 2006, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $2,155,000 of the state toxics account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the department to meet its obligations with the
U.S. environmental protection agency for the clean-up of Commencement
Bay and other sites.
(10) The department shall not develop the Gull Harbor facility
without first submitting a master plan to the appropriate committees of
the legislature. The plan shall ensure continued public access to the
waterfront. The plan shall also examine alternative locations to the
Gull Harbor site that would colocate marine equipment for all state
agencies needing water access in Thurston county. The report shall be
submitted by December 1, 2006.
(11) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2007, and $500,000 of the resource management cost account--state
appropriation are provided solely for a report on the future of
Washington forests. The purpose of the report is to examine economic,
recreational, and environmental trends influencing the forest products
industry and secondary manufacturing sectors in Washington state. The
department shall contract with the University of Washington college of
forestry resources. The college shall consult with the University of
Washington economics department for the section on investment returns
from granted lands. The report shall contain the following parts:
(a) An update of the 1992 timber supply study for Washington state
that was conducted by the University of Washington. The update may be
accomplished by reviewing the most recent similar data available in
existing reports, examining a sample of the original 1992 study sample
of lands, and through other existing data sources that may reveal
relevant trends and changes since 1992.
(b) An independent assessment of the economic contribution of the
forest products industry, and secondary manufacturing sectors, to the
state. This assessment will also examine some of the macroeconomic
trends likely to affect the industry in the future.
(c) A comparison of the competitive position of Washington's forest
products industry globally, and with other leading forest products
states, or regions, of the United States. This evaluation should
compare the relative tax burden for growing and harvesting timber
between the states or regions and the relative cost of adhering to
regulations, and identify the competitive advantages of each state or
region.
(d) An assessment of the trends and dynamics that commercial and
residential development play in the conversion of the state's forests
to nonforestry uses. The assessment will involve gathering relevant
data, reviewing that data, and analyzing the relationship between
development and the conversion of forest land uses.
(e) Recommendations on: (i) Policy changes that would enhance the
competitive position of Washington's forest products industry in
Washington state; (ii) policy changes that would, to the extent
possible, ensure that a productive forest land base continues to be
managed for forest products, recreation, and environmental and other
public benefits into the future; and (iii) policy changes that would
enhance the recreational opportunities on working forest lands in the
state.
(f) Based on the information derived from (a) through (d) of this
subsection, an assessment of the expected rate of return from state
granted lands. This section of the reports shall also review reports
prepared by the department over the past ten years that describe the
investment returns from granted lands. The review of these previous
reports shall compare and critique the methodology and indicators used
to report investment returns. The review shall recommend appropriate
measures of investment returns from granted lands.
(g) Analyze and recommend policies and programs to assist Cascade
foothills area landowners and communities in developing and
implementing innovative approaches to retaining traditional forestry
while at the same time accommodating new uses that strengthen the
economic and natural benefits from forest lands. For the purposes of
this section, the Cascade foothills area generally encompasses the
nonurbanized lands within the Cascade mountain range and drainages
lying between three hundred and three thousand feet above mean sea
level, and located within Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce,
Thurston, and Lewis counties.
(12) $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 and $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 are provided solely to compensate the forest board
trust for a portion of the lease to the Crescent television improvement
district consistent with RCW 79.13.520.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,443,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,608,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $413,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,986,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $968,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,416,000
Water Quality Permit Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,072,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $37,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $37,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for implementation of the Puget
Sound conservation and recovery plan and agency action item WSDA-01.
(2) Fees and assessments approved by the department in the 2005-07
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(3) Within funds appropriated in this section, the department, in
addition to the authority provided in RCW 17.26.007, may enter into
agreements with federal agencies to eradicate spartina from private
lands that may provide a source of reinfestation to public lands.
(4) $36,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $37,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for an economic impact study of
fairs in the state of Washington.
(5) $12,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $13,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for indemnity payments for poultry
that are ordered by the department to be slaughtered or destroyed.
(6) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for market promotion and trade
barrier grants.
(7) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the small farm and direct
marketing program.
(8) $466,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to complete a database application that
would consolidate program information and enable the department to more
effectively respond to a food safety or animal disease emergency.
(9) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement the Washington wine
brand campaign.
(10) The department shall consult with affected agricultural
industries before fees for fruit and vegetable inspections may be
raised. The consultation shall include a review of current inspection
services, the cost of providing those services, and the discontinuation
of unnecessary services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310 FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY
REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $861,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,886,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,787,000
Architects' License Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $728,000
Cemetery Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,000
Professional Engineers' Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,179,000
Real Estate Commission Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,583,000
Master License Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,593,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,936,000
Real Estate Education Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000
Real Estate Appraiser Commission
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,345,000
Business and Professions Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,927,000
Real Estate Research Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $301,000
Wildlife Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $534,000
Geologists' Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000
Data Processing Revolving Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000
Derelict Vessel Removal Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,405,000
(1) The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: In accordance with RCW 43.24.086, it is
the policy of the state of Washington that the cost of each
professional, occupational, or business licensing program be fully
borne by the members of that profession, occupation, or business. For
each licensing program covered by RCW 43.24.086, the department shall
set fees at levels sufficient to fully cover the cost of administering
the licensing program, including any costs associated with policy
enhancements funded in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium. Pursuant to RCW
43.135.055, during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the department may
increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor if the increases
are necessary to fully fund the costs of the licensing programs.
(2) $7,685,000 of the business and professions account--state
appropriation is subject to enactment of Substitute House Bill No. 1394
(business and professions account). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the appropriations out of this account shall be made from the
general fund.
(3) $1,653,000 of the master license account--state appropriation
is subject to enactment of House Bill No. 2131 (master licensing
service). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $34,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 are subject to enactment of House Bill No. 1241 (vehicle
licensing and registration). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $180,000 of the real estate appraiser commission account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5274
(real estate appraisers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402 FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,089,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,702,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,356,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $595,000
Death Investigations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,615,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,941,000
Enhanced 911 Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $573,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,883,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,154,000
Fire Service Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,000
Fire Service Training Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,550,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $468,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $313,000
Fingerprint Identification
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,257,000
Disaster Response Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
DNA Data Base Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $222,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,001,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $200,000 of the fire service training account--state
appropriation is provided solely for two FTEs in the office of state
fire marshal to exclusively review K-12 construction documents for fire
and life safety in accordance with the state building code. It is the
intent of this appropriation to provide these services only to those
districts that are located in counties without qualified review
capabilities.
(2) $222,000 of the aquatic invasive species prevention account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5699 (aquatic invasive species).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House
Bill No. 1241 (vehicle licensing and registration). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
(1) STATE AGENCY OPERATIONS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,946,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,870,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,248,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,064,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $10,836,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $10,910,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the office of the superintendent of public instruction. Within the
amounts provided in this subsection, the superintendent shall recognize
the extraordinary accomplishments of four students who have
demonstrated a strong understanding of the civics essential learning
requirements to receive the Daniel J. Evans civic education award. The
students selected for the award must demonstrate understanding through
completion of at least one of the classroom-based civics assessment
models developed by the superintendent of public instruction, and
through leadership in the civic life of their communities. The
superintendent shall select two students from eastern Washington and
two students from western Washington to receive the award, and shall
notify the governor and legislature of the names of the recipients.
(b) $428,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $428,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the state board of education, including basic education assistance
activities.
(c) $509,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $504,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the Washington professional educator standards board. Within the
amounts provided in this subsection, the Washington professional
educator standards board shall pursue the implementation of recent
study recommendations including: (i) Revision of teacher mathematics
endorsement competencies and alignment of teacher tests to the updated
competencies, and (ii) development of mathematics specialist
endorsement.
(d) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for increased attorney general fees
related to School Districts' Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special
Education et al. v. State of Washington et al., Thurston County
Superior Court Cause No. 04-2-02000-7.
(e) $950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for replacement of the
apportionment system, which includes the processes that collect school
district budget and expenditure information, staffing characteristics,
and the student enrollments that drive the funding process.
(f)(i) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for the office of the superintendent of
public instruction and the department of health to collaborate and
develop a work group to assess school nursing services in class I
school districts. The work group shall consult with representatives
from the following groups: School nurses, schools, students, parents,
teachers, health officials, and administrators. The work group shall:
(A) Study the need for additional school nursing services by
gathering data about current school nurse-to-student ratios in each
class I school district and assessing the demand for school nursing
services by acuity levels and the necessary skills to meet those
demands. The work group also shall recommend to the legislature best
practices in school nursing services, including a dedicated,
sustainable funding model that would best meet the current and future
needs of Washington's schools and contribute to greater academic
success of all students. The work group shall make recommendations for
school nursing services, and may examine school nursing services by
grade level. The work group shall assess whether funding for school
nurses should continue as part of basic education; and
(B) In collaboration with managed care plans that contract with the
department of social and health services medical assistance
administration to provide health services to children participating in
the medicaid and state children's health insurance program, identify
opportunities to improve coordination of and access to health services
for low-income children through the use of school nurse services. The
work group shall evaluate the feasibility of pooling school district
and managed care plan funding to finance school nurse positions in
school districts with high numbers of low-income children.
(ii) The office of superintendent of public instruction shall
report the work group's findings and plans for implementation to the
legislature by February 1, 2006.
(g) $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to provide direct services and
support to schools around an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to
instruction in conservation, natural resources, sustainability, and
human adaptation to the environment. Specific integration efforts will
focus on science, math, and the social sciences. Integration between
basic education and career and technical education, particularly
agricultural and natural sciences education, is to be a major element.
(2) STATEWIDE PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,192,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,155,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,465,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,812,000
The appropriations in this subsection are provided solely for the
statewide programs specified in this subsection and are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) HEALTH AND SAFETY
(i) A maximum of $2,541,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $2,541,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for
a corps of nurses located at educational service districts, as
determined by the superintendent of public instruction, to be
dispatched to the most needy schools to provide direct care to
students, health education, and training for school staff.
(ii) A maximum of $96,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $96,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for the school
safety center in the office of the superintendent of public instruction
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(A) The safety center shall: Disseminate successful models of
school safety plans and cooperative efforts; provide assistance to
schools to establish a comprehensive safe school plan; select models of
cooperative efforts that have been proven successful; act as an
information dissemination and resource center when an incident occurs
in a school district either in Washington or in another state;
coordinate activities relating to school safety; review and approve
manuals and curricula used for school safety models and training; and
develop and maintain a school safety information web site.
(B) The school safety center advisory committee shall develop a
training program, using the best practices in school safety, for all
school safety personnel.
(iii) A maximum of $100,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $100,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for
a school safety training program provided by the criminal justice
training commission. The commission, in collaboration with the school
safety center advisory committee, shall provide the school safety
training for all school administrators and school safety personnel,
including school safety personnel hired after the effective date of
this section.
(iv) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided
solely for the safety center advisory committee to develop and
distribute a pamphlet to promote internet safety for children,
particularly in grades seven through twelve. The pamphlet shall be
posted on the superintendent of public instruction's web site. To the
extent possible, the pamphlet shall be distributed in schools
throughout the state and in other areas accessible to youth, including
but not limited to libraries and community centers.
(v) $11,600,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for safe and drug free schools and communities grants for drug
and violence prevention activities and strategies.
(vi) A maximum of $146,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $146,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for a nonviolence
and leadership training program provided by the institute for community
leadership. The program shall provide a request for proposal process,
with up to 80 percent funding, for nonviolence leadership workshops
serving at least 12 school districts with direct programming in 36
elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Washington state.
(b) TECHNOLOGY
A maximum of $1,939,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $1,939,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for K-20
telecommunications network technical support in the K-12 sector to
prevent system failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization
of the data processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the
network. These funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced
technical support for the network.
(c) GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS
(i) $787,000 of the fiscal year 2006 appropriation and $799,000 of
the fiscal year 2007 appropriation are provided solely for the special
services pilot projects. The office of the superintendent of public
instruction shall allocate these funds to the district or districts
participating in the pilot program according to the provisions of RCW
28A.630.015.
(ii) A maximum of $548,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $548,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for alternative
certification routes. Funds may be used by the professional educator
standards board to continue existing alternative-route grant programs
and to create new alternative-route programs in regions of the state
with service shortages.
(iii) A maximum of $31,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $31,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for operation of
the Cispus environmental learning center.
(iv) A maximum of $1,224,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $1,224,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for
in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific
Science Center.
(v) A maximum of $1,079,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $1,079,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for
the Washington state leadership assistance for science education reform
(LASER) regional partnership coordinated at the Pacific Science Center.
(vi) A maximum of $97,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $97,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided to support
vocational student leadership organizations.
(vii) A maximum of $146,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $146,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for
the Washington civil liberties education program.
(viii) $1,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $1,000,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the
Washington state achievers scholarship program. The funds shall be
used to support community involvement officers that recruit, train, and
match community volunteer mentors with students selected as achievers
scholars.
(ix) $1,521,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for the advanced placement fee program to increase
opportunities for low-income students and under-represented populations
to participate in advanced placement courses and to increase the
capacity of schools to provide advanced placement courses to students.
(x) $8,292,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for comprehensive school reform demonstration projects to
provide grants to low-income schools for improving student achievement
through adoption and implementation of research-based curricula and
instructional programs.
(xi) $19,587,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for 21st century learning center grants, providing after-school and inter-session activities for students.
(xii) $383,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $294,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia
pilot reading program in up to five school districts.
(xiii) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for developing and disseminating
curriculum and other materials documenting women's role in World War
II.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,180,957,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,243,010,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,423,967,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 2005-06 and
2006-07 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) Forty-six certificated instructional staff units per thousand
full-time equivalent students in grades 4-12; and
(iv) An additional 4.2 certificated instructional staff units for
grades K-3 and an additional 7.2 certificated instructional staff units
for grade 4. Any funds allocated for the additional certificated units
provided in this subsection (iv) shall not be considered as basic
education funding;
(A) Funds provided under this subsection (2)(a)(iv) 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 in grades K-4 equal to or greater than 53.2
certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent
students. For any school district documenting a lower certificated
instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall be based on the
district's actual grades K-4 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-4 may dedicate
up to 1.3 of the 53.2 funding ratio to employ additional classified
instructional assistants assigned to basic education classrooms in
grades K-4. 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 in grades K-4 equal to or
greater than 53.2 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students may use allocations generated under this
subsection (2)(a)(iv) 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 5-6. Funds allocated
under this subsection (2)(a)(iv) 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;
(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)(i) On the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in:
(A) 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 19.5
full-time equivalent vocational students; and
(B) Skills center programs meeting the standards for skills center
funding established in January 1999 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;
(ii) 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; and
(iii) Indirect cost charges by a school district to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 15 percent of the combined basic
education and vocational enhancement allocations of state funds;
(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 2005-06 and 2006-07
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
10.90 percent in the 2005-06 school year and 11.90 percent in the 2006-07 school year for certificated salary allocations provided under
subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 14.57 percent in the
2005-06 school year and 15.82 percent in the 2006-07 school year 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
$9,112 per certificated staff unit in the 2005-06 school year and a
maximum of $9,285 per certificated staff unit in the 2006-07 school
year.
(b) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational
certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(A) of this
section, there shall be provided a maximum of $22,377 per certificated
staff unit in the 2005-06 school year and a maximum of $22,802 per
certificated staff unit in the 2006-07 school year.
(c) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational
certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(B) of this
section, there shall be provided a maximum of $17,362 per certificated
staff unit in the 2005-06 school year and a maximum of $17,692 per
certificated staff unit in the 2006-07 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall
be distributed at a maintenance rate of $531.09 for the 2005-06 and
2006-07 school years 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 statewide for the prior 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 $7,621,000
outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2006 and 2007
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 $513,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2006
and a maximum of $523,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2007;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of
$2,035,000 may be expended for the 2006 fiscal year and a maximum of
$2,035,000 for the 2007 fiscal year;
(c) A maximum of $365,000 may be expended for school district
emergencies;
(d) A maximum of $485,000 each 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; and
(e) $394,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $787,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for incentive grants to encourage
school districts to increase enrollment in vocational skills centers.
Up to $500 for each full-time equivalent student may be proportionally
distributed to a school district or school districts increasing skills
centers enrollment above the levels in the 2004-05 school year. The
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop
criteria for awarding incentive grants pursuant to this subsection.
The total amount allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be limited
to $1,181,000 for the 2005-07 biennium.
(10) For purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time
equivalent student is 5.2 percent from the 2004-05 school year to the
2005-06 school year and 3.4 percent from the 2005-06 school year to the
2006-07 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 total base salary shown on LEAP Document 12E
by the district's average staff mix factor for certificated
instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP Document
1Sb; 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 12E.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "LEAP Document 1Sb" 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 March
18, 2005, at 10:00 hours; and
(b) "LEAP Document 12E" means the computerized tabulation of 2005-06 and 2006-07 school year salary allocations for certificated
administrative staff and classified staff and derived and total base
salaries for certificated instructional staff as developed by the
legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on April 6,
2005, at 10:00 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary
adjustments at a rate of 10.26 percent for school year 2005-06 and
11.26 percent for school year 2006-07 for certificated staff and for
classified staff 11.07 percent for school year 2005-06 and 12.32
percent for the 2006-07 school year.
(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:
| K-12 Salary Allocation Schedule For Certificated Instructional Staff | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 School Year | ||||||||||
| Years of | MA+90 | |||||||||
| Service | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+90 | BA+135 | MA | MA+45 | or PHD | |
| 0 | 30,383 | 31,204 | 32,054 | 32,906 | 35,640 | 37,401 | 36,426 | 39,161 | 40,924 | |
| 1 | 30,792 | 31,624 | 32,485 | 33,375 | 36,137 | 37,889 | 36,831 | 39,594 | 41,345 | |
| 2 | 31,181 | 32,022 | 32,892 | 33,850 | 36,605 | 38,375 | 37,239 | 39,994 | 41,764 | |
| 3 | 31,583 | 32,431 | 33,311 | 34,299 | 37,049 | 38,861 | 37,626 | 40,373 | 42,187 | |
| 4 | 31,977 | 32,862 | 33,747 | 34,770 | 37,536 | 39,361 | 38,031 | 40,796 | 42,623 | |
| 5 | 32,384 | 33,273 | 34,167 | 35,247 | 38,002 | 39,864 | 38,442 | 41,199 | 43,061 | |
| 6 | 32,802 | 33,672 | 34,596 | 35,729 | 38,472 | 40,344 | 38,864 | 41,607 | 43,478 | |
| 7 | 33,536 | 34,420 | 35,356 | 36,551 | 39,334 | 41,258 | 39,655 | 42,437 | 44,362 | |
| 8 | 34,612 | 35,543 | 36,502 | 37,796 | 40,616 | 42,611 | 40,899 | 43,720 | 45,714 | |
| 9 | 36,707 | 37,713 | 39,054 | 41,940 | 44,002 | 42,156 | 45,044 | 47,106 | ||
| 10 | 38,938 | 40,376 | 43,301 | 45,432 | 43,479 | 46,405 | 48,535 | |||
| 11 | 41,737 | 44,726 | 46,900 | 44,840 | 47,830 | 50,003 | ||||
| 12 | 43,055 | 46,189 | 48,428 | 46,255 | 49,292 | 51,532 | ||||
| 13 | 47,688 | 49,993 | 47,720 | 50,791 | 53,096 | |||||
| 14 | 49,194 | 51,618 | 49,227 | 52,396 | 54,721 | |||||
| 15 | 50,474 | 52,961 | 50,507 | 53,758 | 56,144 | |||||
| 16 or more | 51,483 | 54,019 | 51,517 | 54,833 | 57,266 | |||||
| K-12 Salary Allocation Schedule For Certificated Instructional Staff | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 School Year | ||||||||||
| Years of | MA+90 | |||||||||
| Service | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+90 | BA+135 | MA | MA+45 | or PHD | |
| 0 | 30,900 | 31,735 | 32,599 | 33,466 | 36,247 | 38,038 | 37,046 | 39,827 | 41,620 | |
| 1 | 31,316 | 32,162 | 33,038 | 33,942 | 36,752 | 38,534 | 37,458 | 40,268 | 42,048 | |
| 2 | 31,712 | 32,566 | 33,451 | 34,426 | 37,228 | 39,028 | 37,873 | 40,674 | 42,475 | |
| 3 | 32,121 | 32,983 | 33,878 | 34,883 | 37,679 | 39,523 | 38,266 | 41,060 | 42,905 | |
| 4 | 32,521 | 33,421 | 34,321 | 35,362 | 38,174 | 40,031 | 38,678 | 41,491 | 43,348 | |
| 5 | 32,935 | 33,840 | 34,748 | 35,846 | 38,649 | 40,543 | 39,097 | 41,900 | 43,794 | |
| 6 | 33,360 | 34,245 | 35,185 | 36,337 | 39,127 | 41,031 | 39,526 | 42,315 | 44,218 | |
| 7 | 34,107 | 35,005 | 35,957 | 37,173 | 40,003 | 41,960 | 40,330 | 43,159 | 45,116 | |
| 8 | 35,201 | 36,148 | 37,123 | 38,439 | 41,307 | 43,336 | 41,594 | 44,464 | 46,492 | |
| 9 | 37,332 | 38,355 | 39,718 | 42,654 | 44,751 | 42,873 | 45,810 | 47,908 | ||
| 10 | 39,601 | 41,063 | 44,038 | 46,205 | 44,219 | 47,194 | 49,361 | |||
| 11 | 42,448 | 45,487 | 47,698 | 45,603 | 48,644 | 50,853 | ||||
| 12 | 43,788 | 46,975 | 49,252 | 47,042 | 50,131 | 52,409 | ||||
| 13 | 48,499 | 50,844 | 48,532 | 51,655 | 54,000 | |||||
| 14 | 50,031 | 52,496 | 50,065 | 53,287 | 55,652 | |||||
| 15 | 51,333 | 53,862 | 51,366 | 54,673 | 57,099 | |||||
| 16 or more | 52,359 | 54,938 | 52,393 | 55,766 | 58,241 | |||||
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,981,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $186,968,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $470,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $864,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $262,283,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $135,669,000 is provided for a cost of living adjustment of 1.2
percent effective September 1, 2005, and another 1.7 percent effective
September 1, 2006, for state formula staff units. The appropriations
include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates of
10.26 percent for the 2005-06 school year and 11.26 percent for the
2006-07 school year for certificated staff and 11.07 percent for the
2005-06 school year and 12.32 percent for the 2006-07 school year 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. Increases for
general apportionment (basic education) are based on the salary
allocation schedules and methodology in sections 502 and 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 sections
502 and 503 of this act.
(b) The appropriations in this section provide cost of living and
incremental fringe benefit allocations based on formula adjustments as
follows:
| School Year | ||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |||
| Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) | $0.28 | $0.68 | ||
| Highly Capable (per formula student) | $2.96 | $7.26 | ||
| Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) | $7.92 | $19.44 | ||
| Learning Assistance (per formula student) | $1.69 | $4.14 | ||
| School Year | ||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |||
| Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) | $0.42 | $0.88 | ||
| Highly Capable (per formula student) | $2.89 | $5.97 | ||
| Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) | $7.54 | $15.69 | ||
| Learning Assistance (per formula student) | $1.49 | $3.11 | ||
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,170,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $248,575,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $490,745,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) A maximum of $796,000 of this fiscal year 2006 appropriation
and a maximum of $812,000 of the fiscal year 2007 appropriation 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) $5,000 of the fiscal year 2006 appropriation and $5,000 of the
fiscal year 2007 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 $41.51 per weighted mile in the 2005-06 school
year and $42.01 per weighted mile in the 2006-07 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 multiplied by 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 multiplied by
the per mile reimbursement rate for the school year multiplied by 1.29.
(5) For busses purchased between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2007,
the office of superintendent of public instruction shall provide
reimbursement funding to a school district only after the
superintendent of public instruction determines that the school bus was
purchased from the list established pursuant to RCW 28A.160.195(2) or
a comparable competitive bid process based on the lowest price quote
based on similar bus categories to those used to establish the list
pursuant to RCW 28A.160.195. The competitive specifications shall meet
federal motor vehicle safety standards, minimum state specifications as
established by rule by the superintendent, and supported options as
determined by the superintendent in consultation with the regional
transportation coordinators of the educational service districts.
(6) Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, the superintendent of
public instruction shall base depreciation payments for school district
buses on the five-year average of lowest bids in the appropriate
category of bus. In the final year on the depreciation schedule, the
depreciation payment shall be based on the current state price. The
superintendent may include a weighting or other adjustment factor in
the averaging formula to ease the transition from the current-price
depreciation system to the average depreciation system. Prior to
making any depreciation payment in the 2005-06 school year, the
superintendent shall notify the office of financial management and the
fiscal committees of the legislature of the specific depreciation
formula to be used. The replacement cost shall be based on the lowest
bid in the appropriate bus category for that school year. A maximum of
$50,000 of the fiscal year 2006 appropriation may be expended for
software programming costs associated with the implementation of this
subsection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,147,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,159,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $288,774,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,080,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided for state matching money for federal
child nutrition programs.
(2) $100,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $100,000 of the 2007 fiscal year appropriation are
provided for summer food programs for children in low-income areas.
(3) $47,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $59,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to reimburse school districts for
school breakfasts served to students enrolled in the free or reduced
price meal program pursuant to House Bill No. 1771 (requiring school
breakfast programs in certain schools). If House Bill No. 1771 is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $460,032,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $471,961,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $435,464,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,367,457,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding for special education programs is provided on an excess
cost basis, pursuant to RCW 28A.150.390. School districts shall ensure
that special education students as a class receive their full share of
the general apportionment allocation accruing through sections 502 and
504 of this act. To the extent a school district cannot provide an
appropriate education for special education students under chapter
28A.155 RCW through the general apportionment allocation, it shall
provide services through the special education excess cost allocation
funded in this section.
(2)(a) The superintendent of public instruction shall use the
excess cost methodology developed and implemented for the 2001-02
school year using the S-275 personnel reporting system and all related
accounting requirements to ensure that:
(i) Special education students are basic education students first;
(ii) As a class, special education students are entitled to the
full basic education allocation; and
(iii) Special education students are basic education students for
the entire school day.
(b) The S-275 and accounting changes in effect since the 2001-02
school year shall supercede any prior excess cost methodologies and
shall be required of all school districts.
(3) Each fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are
necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for
prior fiscal year adjustments.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state
and federal 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.
(5)(a) For the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years, the superintendent
shall make allocations to each district based on the sum of:
(i) A district's annual average headcount enrollment of
developmentally delayed infants and toddlers ages birth through two,
multiplied by the district's average basic education allocation per
full-time equivalent student, multiplied by 1.15; and
(ii) A district's annual average full-time equivalent basic
education enrollment multiplied by the funded enrollment percent
determined pursuant to subsection (6)(b) of this section, multiplied by
the district's average basic education allocation per full-time
equivalent student multiplied by 0.9309.
(b) For purposes of this subsection, "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 and shall not
include enhancements, secondary vocational education, or small schools.
(6) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this
section.
(a) "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).
(b) "Enrollment percent" means the district's resident special
education annual average enrollment, excluding the birth through age
two enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time
equivalent basic education enrollment.
Each district's general fund -- state funded special education
enrollment shall be the lesser of the district's actual enrollment
percent or 12.7 percent.
(7) 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 calculated in accordance with subsection
(6)(b) of this section, and shall be calculated in the aggregate rather
than individual district units. For purposes of this subsection, the
average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student
shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district
units.
(8) To the extent necessary, $18,940,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation and $28,698,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided for safety net awards for districts with
demonstrated needs for special education funding beyond the amounts
provided in subsection (5) of this section. If safety net awards
exceed the amount appropriated in this subsection (8), the
superintendent shall expend all available federal discretionary funds
necessary to meet this need. Safety net funds shall be awarded by the
state safety net oversight committee subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The committee shall consider unmet needs for districts that can
convincingly demonstrate that all legitimate expenditures for special
education exceed all available revenues from state funding formulas.
In the determination of need, the committee shall also consider
additional available revenues from federal sources. Differences in
program costs attributable to district philosophy, service delivery
choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate basis for safety
net awards.
(b) The committee shall then consider the extraordinary high cost
needs of one or more individual special education students.
Differences in costs attributable to district philosophy, service
delivery choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate basis for
safety net awards.
(c) The maximum allowable indirect cost for calculating safety net
eligibility may not exceed the federal restricted indirect cost rate
for the district plus one percent.
(d) Safety net awards shall be adjusted based on the percent of
potential medicaid eligible students billed as calculated by the
superintendent in accordance with chapter 318, Laws of 1999.
(e) Safety net awards must be adjusted for any audit findings or
exceptions related to special education funding.
(9) 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, the superintendent shall consult with the office
of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(10) The safety net oversight committee appointed by the
superintendent of public instruction shall consist of:
(a) One staff from the office of superintendent of public
instruction;
(b) Staff of the office of the state auditor who shall be nonvoting
members of the committee; and
(c) One or more representatives from school districts or
educational service districts knowledgeable of special education
programs and funding.
(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 maximum of $100,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation shall be expended to create a special education ombudsman
program within the office of superintendent of public instruction. The
purpose of the program is to provide support to parents, guardians,
educators, and students with disabilities. The program will provide
information to help families and educators understand state laws,
rules, and regulations, and access training and support, technical
information services, and mediation services. The ombudsman program
will provide data, information, and appropriate recommendations to the
office of superintendent of public instruction, school districts,
educational service districts, state need projects, and the parent and
teacher information center.
(14) The superintendent shall maintain the percentage of federal
flow-through to school districts at 85 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) A maximum of $1,200,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation may be expended by the superintendent for projects
related to use of inclusion strategies by school districts for
provision of special education services.
(16) $1,400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation shall be
expended for one-time grants to school districts for the start-up costs
of implementing web-based programs that assist schools in meeting state
and federal requirements regarding individualized education plans.
(17) The superintendent, consistent with the new federal IDEA
reauthorization, shall continue to educate school districts on how to
implement a birth-to-three program and review the cost effectiveness
and learning benefits of early intervention.
(18) A school district may carry over from one year to the next
year up to 10 percent of the general fund -- state funds allocated under
this program; however, carry over funds shall be expended in the
special education program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,694,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,724,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,418,000
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) The educational service districts, at the request of the state
board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.310.010 and 28A.310.340, may
receive and screen applications for school accreditation, conduct
school accreditation site visits pursuant to state board of education
rules, and submit to the state board of education post-site visit
recommendations for school accreditation. The educational service
districts may assess a cooperative service fee to recover actual plus
reasonable indirect costs for the purposes of this subsection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $174,465,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $182,702,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,167,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,084,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,673,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,757,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund -- state fiscal year appropriation includes
such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(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) The funded staffing ratios for education programs for juveniles
age 18 or less in department of corrections facilities shall be the
same as those provided in the 1997-99 biennium.
(5) $219,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $219,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to maintain at least one
certificated instructional staff and related support services at an
institution whenever the K-12 enrollment is not sufficient to support
one full-time equivalent certificated instructional staff to furnish
the educational program. The following types of institutions are
included: Residential programs under the department of social and
health services for developmentally disabled juveniles, programs for
juveniles under the department of corrections, and programs for
juveniles under the juvenile rehabilitation administration.
(6) Ten percent of the funds allocated for each institution may be
carried over from one year to the next.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 511 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,860,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,926,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,786,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable
students shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $347.24 per funded
student for the 2005-06 school year and $349.48 per funded student for
the 2006-07 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) $170,000 of the fiscal year 2006 appropriation and $170,000 of
the fiscal year 2007 appropriation are provided for the centrum program
at Fort Worden state park.
(4) $90,000 of the fiscal year 2006 appropriation and $90,000 of
the fiscal year 2007 appropriation are provided for the Washington
destination imagination network and future problem-solving programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 512 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR MISCELLANEOUS PURPOSES UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT AND THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,084,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 513 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,076,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,427,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,345,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,848,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) ASSESSMENT
$19,810,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $16,105,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, and $16,111,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely for development and implementation of
the Washington assessments of student learning (WASL), including
development and implementation of retake assessments for high school
students who are not successful in one or more content areas of the
WASL and development of alternative assessments or appeals procedures
to implement the certificate of academic achievement. Within these
amounts, the superintendent of public instruction shall contract for
the early return of 10th grade student WASL results, on or around June
10th of each year.
(2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(a) $548,000 of the fiscal year 2006 general fund -- state
appropriation and $548,000 of the fiscal year 2007 general fund -- state
appropriation are provided solely for training of paraprofessional
classroom assistants and certificated staff who work with classroom
assistants as provided in RCW 28A.415.310.
(b) $2,348,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,348,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for mentor teacher assistance,
including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.250 and
28A.415.260, and for a mentor academy. Up to $200,000 of the amount in
this subsection may be used each fiscal year to operate a mentor
academy to help districts provide effective training for peer mentors.
Funds for the teacher assistance program shall be allocated to school
districts based on the number of first year beginning teachers.
(c) $705,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $705,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the leadership internship
program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators.
(d) $3,010,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $4,018,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for salary bonuses for teachers
who attain certification by the national board for professional
teaching standards, subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(i) Teachers who hold a valid certificate from the national board
during the 2005-06 or 2006-07 school years shall receive an annual
bonus not to exceed $3,500 in each of these school years in which they
hold a national board certificate.
(ii) The annual bonus shall be paid in a lump sum amount and shall
not be included in the definition of "earnable compensation" under RCW
41.32.010(10).
(e) $90,399,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers
and principals under Title II of the no child left behind act.
(3) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
(a) $338,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $338,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a principal support program.
The office of the superintendent of public instruction may contract
with an independent organization to administer the program. The
program shall include: (i) Development of an individualized
professional growth plan for a new principal or principal candidate;
and (ii) participation of a mentor principal who works over a period of
between one and three years with the new principal or principal
candidate to help him or her build the skills identified as critical to
the success of the professional growth plan. Within the amounts
provided, $25,000 per year shall be used to support additional
participation of secondary principals.
(b) $3,046,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,046,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to the office of the
superintendent of public instruction for focused assistance. The
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall conduct
educational audits of low-performing schools and enter into performance
agreements between school districts and the office to implement the
recommendations of the audit and the community. Each educational audit
shall include recommendations for best practices and ways to address
identified needs and shall be presented to the community in a public
meeting to seek input on ways to implement the audit and its
recommendations.
(c) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for a high school and school
district improvement program modeled after the office of the
superintendent of public instruction's existing focused assistance
program in (b) of this subsection. The state funding for this
improvement program will match an equal amount committed by a nonprofit
foundation in furtherance of a jointly funded program.
(d) A maximum of $250,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2006 and a maximum of $250,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided for summer
accountability institutes offered by the superintendent of public
instruction. The institutes shall provide school district staff with
training in the analysis of student assessment data, information
regarding successful district and school teaching models, research on
curriculum and instruction, and planning tools for districts to improve
instruction in reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies,
including civics, and guidance and counseling. The superintendent of
public instruction shall emphasize issues of high school reform and
mathematics instruction when offering summer institute programs
supported by funds provided in this subsection.
(e) $515,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $515,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided for the evaluation of reading and
mathematics textbooks, other instructional materials, and diagnostic
tools to determine the extent to which they are aligned with the state
standards. A scorecard of the analysis shall be made available to
school districts. The superintendent shall also develop and
disseminate information on essential components of comprehensive,
school-based math and reading programs and shall develop and
disseminate grade level expectations for reading and math which shall
include professional development modules and web-based materials.
(f) $1,764,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,764,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the mathematics helping corps
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) In order to increase the availability and quality of technical
mathematics assistance statewide, the superintendent of public
instruction shall employ mathematics school improvement specialists to
provide assistance to schools and districts. The specialists shall be
hired by and work under the direction of a statewide school improvement
coordinator. The mathematics improvement specialists shall not be
permanent employees of the superintendent of public instruction.
(ii) The school improvement specialists shall provide the
following:
(A) Assistance to schools to disaggregate student performance data
and develop improvement plans based on those data;
(B) Consultation with schools and districts concerning their
performance on the Washington assessment of student learning and other
assessments emphasizing the performance on the mathematics assessments;
(C) Consultation concerning curricula that aligns with the
essential academic learning requirements emphasizing the academic
learning requirements for mathematics, the Washington assessment of
student learning, and meets the needs of diverse learners;
(D) Assistance in the identification and implementation of
research-based instructional practices in mathematics;
(E) Staff training that emphasizes effective instructional
strategies and classroom-based assessment for mathematics;
(F) Assistance in developing and implementing family and community
involvement programs emphasizing mathematics; and
(G) Other assistance to schools and school districts intended to
improve student mathematics learning.
(g) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the improvement of reading
achievement and implementation of research-based reading models. The
superintendent shall evaluate reading curriculum programs and other
instructional materials to determine the extent to which they are
aligned with state standards. A report of the analyses shall be made
available to school districts. The superintendent shall report to
districts the assessments that are available to screen and diagnose
reading difficulties, and shall provide training on how to implement a
reading assessment system. Resources may also be used to disseminate
grade level expectations and develop professional development modules
and web-based materials.
(h) $16,758,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for the reading first program under Title I of the no child
left behind act.
(4) STUDENT SUPPORTS
(a) $2,500,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,500,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the meals for kids program
under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(b) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for an early reading grant program
for community-based initiatives that develop prereading and early
reading skills through parental and community involvement, public
awareness, coordination of resources, and partnerships with local
school districts. Grant awards shall include funding for one-time
start up costs for local affiliates and a one-time partial payment of
school district dues to local affiliates of up to 30 percent of the per
student dues amount. Grant applications shall include:
(i) Strategies for parental involvement emphasizing ages birth to
five and outreach to diverse communities;
(ii) Evidence of collaboration with, and support from, local school
districts, and how the activities funded in the grant are complementary
to the reading improvement efforts of local school districts;
(iii) A plan for community participation and coordination of
resources including in-kind and financial support by public and private
sector partners;
(iv) Measurable goals and evaluation methodology to determine
impact;
(v) Integration of reading strategies from the Washington state
early learning and development benchmarks;
(vi) A plan for marketing and public relations;
(vii) Strategies for sustaining the program when grant funding is
no longer available; and
(viii) Evidence of district commitment to reading improvement,
aligned curriculum, progress monitoring, and time-on-task.
(c) $850,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $850,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the Washington reading corps.
The superintendent shall allocate reading corps members to low-performing schools and school districts that are implementing
comprehensive, proven, research-based reading programs. Two or more
schools may combine their Washington reading corps programs. Grants
provided under this section may be used by school districts for
expenditures from September 2005 through August 31, 2007.
(d) $3,594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $3,594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely 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.
(5) TECHNOLOGY
(a) $1,959,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,959,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely 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.
The superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate a process to
facilitate the evaluation and provision of online curriculum courses to
school districts which includes the following: Creation of a general
listing of the types of available online curriculum courses; a survey
conducted by each regional educational technology support center of
school districts in its region regarding the types of online curriculum
courses desired by school districts; a process to evaluate and
recommend to school districts the best online courses in terms of
curriculum, student performance, and cost; and assistance to school
districts in procuring and providing the courses to students.
(b) $126,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $126,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided for the development and posting of web-based instructional tools, assessment data, and other information that
assists schools and teachers implementing higher academic standards.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 514 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,673,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,535,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,561,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,769,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $757.72 per
eligible bilingual student in the 2005-06 school year and $763.70 in
the 2006-07 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments
provided in section 504 of this act.
(3) The superintendent may withhold up to 1.5 percent of the school
year allocations to school districts in subsection (2) of this section,
and adjust the per eligible pupil rates in subsection (2) of this
section accordingly, solely for the central provision of assessments as
provided in RCW 28A.180.090 (1) and (2).
(4) $70,000 of the amounts appropriated in this section are
provided solely to develop a system for the tracking of current and
former transitional bilingual program students.
(5) The general fund -- federal appropriation in this section is
provided for migrant education under Title I Part C and English
language acquisition, and language enhancement grants under Title III
of the elementary and secondary education act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 515 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,434,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,367,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,605,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $343,227,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $498,633,000
(1) The general fund -- state and education legacy trust account
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions
and limitations:
(a) The appropriations include such funds as are necessary to
complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal
year adjustments.
(b) Funding for school district learning assistance programs shall
be allocated at maximum rates of $184.29 per funded student for the
2005-06 school year and $186.03 per funded student for the 2006-07
school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided under
section 504 of this act.
(c) A school district's funded students for the learning assistance
program shall be the sum of the following as appropriate:
(i) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-12
for the prior school year multiplied by the district's percentage of
October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or
reduced price lunch in the prior school year; and
(ii) If, in the prior school year, the district's percentage of
October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or
reduced price lunch exceeded forty percent, subtract forty percent from
the district's percentage and multiply the result by the district's K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the prior school
year.
(d) In addition to amounts allocated in (b) and (c) of this
subsection, an additional amount shall be allocated to a school
district for each school year in which the district's allocation is
less than the amount the district received for the general fund--state
learning assistance program allocation in the 2004-05 school year. The
amount of the allocation in this section shall be sufficient to
maintain the 2004-05 school year allocation.
(2) Increases in a school district's allocation above the 2004-05
school year level shall be directed to grades nine through twelve.
Districts are encouraged to offer remediation courses in the summer for
students who fail the tenth grade WASL.
(3) The general fund -- federal appropriation in this section is
provided for Title I Part A allocations of the no child left behind act
of 2001.
(4) Small school districts are encouraged to make the most
efficient use of the funding provided by using regional educational
service district cooperatives to hire staff, provide professional
development activities, and implement reading and mathematics programs
consistent with research-based guidelines provided by the office of the
superintendent of public instruction.
(5) A school district may carry over from one year to the next up
to 10 percent of the general fund -- state or education legacy trust
funds allocated under this program; however, carryover funds shall be
expended for the learning assistance program.
(6) School districts are encouraged to coordinate the use of these
funds with other federal, state, and local sources to serve students
who are below grade level and to make efficient use of resources in
meeting the needs of students with the greatest academic deficits.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 516 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION -- FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Student Achievement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $629,356,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding for school district student achievement programs shall
be allocated at a maximum rate of $300.00 per FTE student for the 2005-06 school year and $375.00 per FTE student for the 2006-07 school year.
For the purposes of this section, FTE student refers to the annual
average full-time equivalent enrollment of the school district in
grades kindergarten through twelve for the prior school year, as
reported to the office of the superintendent of public instruction by
August 31st of the previous school year.
(2) The appropriation is allocated for the following uses as
specified in RCW 28A.505.210:
(a) To reduce class size by hiring certificated elementary
classroom teachers in grades K-4 and paying nonemployee-related costs
associated with those new teachers;
(b) To make selected reductions in class size in grades 5-12, such
as small high school writing classes;
(c) To provide extended learning opportunities to improve student
academic achievement in grades K-12, including, but not limited to,
extended school year, extended school day, before-and-after-school
programs, special tutoring programs, weekend school programs, summer
school, and all-day kindergarten;
(d) To provide additional professional development for educators
including additional paid time for curriculum and lesson redesign and
alignment, training to ensure that instruction is aligned with state
standards and student needs, reimbursement for higher education costs
related to enhancing teaching skills and knowledge, and mentoring
programs to match teachers with skilled, master teachers. The funding
shall not be used for salary increases or additional compensation for
existing teaching duties, but may be used for extended year and
extended day teaching contracts;
(e) To provide early assistance for children who need
prekindergarten support in order to be successful in school; or
(f) To provide improvements or additions to school building
facilities which are directly related to the class size reductions and
extended learning opportunities under (a) through (c) of this
subsection (2).
(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute the
school year allocation according to the monthly apportionment schedule
defined in RCW 28A.510.250.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 517 K-12 CARRYFORWARD AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR
ADJUSTMENTS. State general fund and state student achievement fund
appropriations provided to the superintendent of public instruction for
state entitlement programs in the public schools in this part V of this
act may be expended as needed by the superintendent for adjustments to
apportionment for prior fiscal periods. Recoveries of state general
fund moneys from school districts and educational service districts for
a prior fiscal period shall be made as reductions in apportionment
payments for the current fiscal period and shall be shown as prior year
adjustments on apportionment reports for the current period. Such
recoveries shall not be treated as revenues to the state, but as a
reduction in the amount expended against the appropriation for the
current fiscal period.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 518 FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. Appropriations made in this act to the office of
superintendent of public instruction shall initially be allotted as
required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not
include transfers of moneys between sections of this act.
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 and described in sections 603 and 949 through 980 of this
act shall be the only 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 and 28B.50.874(1).
(b) For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW
pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015 and 28B.50.874(1), 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.
(c) Each institution of higher education receiving appropriations
for salary increases under sections 604 through 609 of this act may
provide additional salary increases from other sources to instructional
and research faculty, exempt professional staff, 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. Any additional salary increase granted under the authority
of this subsection (2)(c) shall not be included in an institution's
salary base for future state funding. 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) The legislature, the office of financial management, and other
state agencies need consistent and accurate personnel data from
institutions of higher education for policy planning purposes.
Institutions of higher education shall report personnel data to the
department of personnel for inclusion in the department's data
warehouse. Uniform reporting procedures shall be established by the
department of personnel for use by the reporting institutions,
including provisions for common job classifications and common
definitions of full-time equivalent staff. Annual contract amounts,
number of contract months, and funding sources shall be consistently
reported for employees under contract.
(3) The tuition fees, as defined in chapter 28B.15 RCW, charged to
full-time students at the state's institutions of higher education for
the 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years, other than the summer term,
shall be adjusted by the governing boards of the state universities,
regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the state board
for community and technical colleges. Tuition fees may be increased in
excess of the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
For the 2005-06 academic year, the governing boards of the state
universities may implement an increase no greater than seven percent
over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students
for the 2004-05 academic year. The governing boards of the regional
universities and The Evergreen State College may implement an increase
no greater than six percent over tuition fees charged to full-time
resident undergraduate students for the 2004-05 academic year. The
state board for community and technical colleges may implement an
increase no greater than five percent over tuition fees charged to
full-time resident students for the 2004-05 academic year.
For the 2006-07 academic year, the governing boards of the state
universities may implement an increase no greater than seven percent
over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students
for the 2005-06 academic year. The governing boards of the regional
universities and The Evergreen State College may implement an increase
no greater than six percent over tuition fees charged to full-time
resident undergraduate students for the 2005-06 academic year. The
state board for community and technical colleges may implement an
increase no greater than five percent over tuition fees charged to
full-time resident students for the 2005-06 academic year.
(4) For the 2005-07 biennium, the state board for community and
technical colleges may increase tuition fees differentially based on
student credit hour load at their discretion.
(5) For the 2005-07 biennium, the governing boards and the state
board may adjust full-time operating fees for factors that may include
time of day and day of week, as well as delivery method and campus, to
encourage full use of the state's educational facilities and resources.
(6) Technical colleges may increase their building fee in excess of
the fiscal growth factor until parity is reached with the community
colleges.
(7) In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW
28B.15.910, the governing boards and the state board may waive all or
a portion of operating fees for any student. State general fund
appropriations shall not be provided to replace tuition and fee revenue
foregone as a result of waivers granted under this subsection.
(8) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, institutions of higher education
receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act are
authorized to increase summer term tuition in excess of the fiscal
growth factor during the 2005-07 biennium. Tuition levels increased
pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the per credit hour rate
calculated from the academic year tuition levels adopted under this
act.
(9) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, community and technical colleges
are authorized to increase services and activities fee charges in
excess of the fiscal growth factor during the 2005-2007 biennium. The
services and activities fee charges increased pursuant to this
subsection shall not exceed the maximum level authorized by the state
board for community and technical colleges.
(10) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, the governing boards of the state
universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College
are authorized to increase application fees in excess of the fiscal
growth factor during the 2005-2007 biennium. The application fee
levels increased pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed fifty
dollars per application.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602 (1) The appropriations in sections 603
through 609 of this act provide state general fund support for full-time equivalent student enrollments at each institution of higher
education. Listed below are the annual full-time equivalent student
enrollments by institutions assumed in this act.
| 2005-06 Annual Average | 2006-07 Annual Average | |||
| University of Washington | ||||
| Main campus | 33,037 | 33,217 | ||
| Bothell branch | 1,340 | 1,540 | ||
| Tacoma branch | 1,644 | 1,869 | ||
| Washington State University | ||||
| Main campus | 18,695 | 18,910 | ||
| Tri-Cities branch | 675 | 700 | ||
| Vancouver branch | 1,353 | 1,678 | ||
| Central Washington University | 8,323 | 8,649 | ||
| Eastern Washington University | 8,593 | 8,919 | ||
| The Evergreen State College | 4,038 | 4,143 | ||
| Western Washington University | 11,559 | 11,729 | ||
| State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | 130,905 | 133,040 | ||
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603 FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $556,499,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $556,220,000
Administrative Contingency Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,950,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,669,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,172,338,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The technical colleges may increase tuition and fees in excess
of the fiscal growth factor to conform with the percentage increase in
community college operating fees.
(2) $539,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $540,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the displaced homemakers
program.
(3) Access to baccalaureate and graduate degree programs continues
to be limited for residents of North Snohomish, Island, and Skagit
counties. The higher education consortium created to serve the region
has not been able to successfully address the region's access needs.
The university center model of service delivery, centered on a
community college campus with a single point of accountability, has
proven more effective in developing degree programs and attracting
students.
Therefore, the management and leadership responsibility for
consortium operations are assigned to Everett community college.
Everett community college shall collaborate with community and business
leaders, other local community colleges, the public four-year
institutions of higher education, and the higher education coordinating
board to develop an educational plan for the North Snohomish, Island,
and Skagit county region based on the university center model.
(4) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for higher education student child
care matching grants under chapter 28B.135 RCW.
(5) $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely as special funds for training and
related support services, including financial aid, as specified in
chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed
workers). Funding is provided to support up to 6,200 full-time
equivalent students in each fiscal year.
(6) $2,000,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,000,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for basic skills
education at community and technical colleges and community-based
providers. These funds may be used to align or integrate adult basic
education and English as a second language courses with vocational
training.
(7) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the community and technical
colleges as a result of the tuition increases that are authorized in
section 601 of this act. Given these increases in core funding, the
state board for community and technical colleges shall, by June 30,
2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Increase the number of academic students who are eligible to
transfer to baccalaureate institutions;
(b) Increase the number of students prepared for work; and
(c) Increase the number of basic skills students who demonstrate
substantive skill gain.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the state board and the office of financial
management and shall be determined based on the per student funding
level assumed in this act.
The state board for community and technical colleges shall provide
a summary of the progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section to the governor and the appropriate fiscal
and policy committees of the legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(8) $11,070,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $22,599,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided to increase budgeted
enrollments by 2,050 student FTEs in academic year 2006 and an
additional 2,135 student FTEs in academic year 2007. By December 15th
of each year of the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the board shall report to
the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal
committees the number of new student FTEs enrolled with the funding
provided in this subsection.
(9) $2,250,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,250,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to increase
salaries and related benefits for part-time faculty. A college
district may match the state funds with local revenue. The board shall
report by January 30, 2006, to the office of financial management and
the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature on (a)
the distribution of state funds, and (b) wage adjustments for part-time
faculty.
(10) $2,250,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,250,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for faculty
salary increments and associated benefits and may be used in
combination with salary and benefit savings from faculty turnover to
provide salary increments and associated benefits for faculty who
qualify through professional development and training. To the extent
general salary increase funding is used to pay faculty increments, the
general salary increase shall be reduced by the same amount.
(11) $2,950,000 of the administrative contingency account--state
appropriation is provided solely for administration and customized
training contracts through the job skills program, which shall be made
available broadly and not to the exclusion of private nonprofit
baccalaureate degree granting institutions or vocational arts career
schools operating in Washington state who partner with a firm,
hospital, group, or industry association concerned with commerce,
trade, manufacturing, or the provision of services to train current or
prospective employees. The state board shall make an annual report by
January 1 of each fiscal year to the governor and appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the legislature regarding the implementation
of this section listing the scope of grant awards, the distribution of
funds by educational sector and region of the state, and the successful
partnerships supported by these state funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $336,644,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $344,118,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,204,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,141,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,748,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $704,155,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $165,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $165,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound work plan and agency action item UW-01.
(2) $300,000 of the general fund -- private/local appropriation is
provided solely for shellfish biotoxin monitoring as specified in
chapter 263, Laws of 2003 (SSB 6073, shellfish license fee).
(3) $3,057,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $7,691,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy
for 360 new enrollments at the Seattle campus, 325 new enrollments at
the Tacoma campus, and 275 new enrollments at the Bothell campus. By
December 15th of each year of the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the
university shall report to the office of financial management and the
legislative fiscal committees the number of new student FTEs by campus
enrolled with the funding provided in this subsection.
(4) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the university as a result of
the tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, the University of Washington
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that are ranked in the top twenty
nationally;
(e) Sustain the quality of its research programs as measured by the
national ranking for federal research grants received; and
(f) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006, the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(5) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to assist the transition of University of
Washington-Tacoma and University of Washington-Bothell from branch
campuses serving upper-division students, to four-year campuses serving
freshmen, sophomores, and upper-division students. Funds may be used
to develop curricula, recruit new faculty, and expand student services.
Consistent with the recommendations of the higher education
coordinating board, UW-Tacoma and UW-Bothell may begin enrolling lower-division students beginning in fiscal year 2007.
(6) $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for research on labor and economic
issues in Washington state through the Harry Bridges center.
(7) $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for the
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to the Burke Museum to enhance the
museum's public outreach capabilities.
(8) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for the
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to the institute for learning and
brain sciences (ILABS) to develop a partnership, linking ILABS to
policymakers, private sectors and user-groups.
(9) The University of Washington medical center shall provide
inpatient and outpatient hospital services to offenders confined in
department of corrections facilities at a rate no greater than the
average rate that the department of corrections has negotiated with
other community hospitals in Washington state.
(10) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the Olympic natural resources
center.
(11) $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to maintain the autism center at
the University of Washington-Tacoma campus. The facility will continue
to function as a satellite facility to the autism center at the
University of Washington medical center in Seattle and provide clinical
service and professional training.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605 FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,494,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $211,870,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,162,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $429,526,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $210,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $210,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound work plan and agency action item WSU-01.
(2) $2,741,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $6,900,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy
for 430 new enrollments at the Pullman campus, 450 new enrollments at
the Vancouver campus, and 25 new enrollments at the Tri-Cities campus.
By December 15th of each year of the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the
university shall report to the office of financial management and the
legislative fiscal committees the number of new student FTEs by campus
enrolled with the funding provided in this subsection.
(3) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the university as a result of
the tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, Washington State University
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that are ranked in the top twenty
nationally;
(e) Sustain the quality of its research programs as measured by the
national ranking for federal research grants received; and
(f) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006 the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(4) $507,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,014,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation
for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to expand the entering class
of veterinary medicine students by 16 resident student FTEs each
academic year during the 2005-2007 biennium.
(5) $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to assist the transition of Washington
State University-Vancouver from a branch campus serving only upper-division students, to a four-year campus serving freshmen, sophomores,
and upper-division students. Funds may be used to develop curricula,
recruit new faculty, and expand student services. Consistent with the
recommendations of the higher education coordinating board, WSU-Vancouver may begin enrolling lower-division students beginning in
fiscal year 2007.
(6) The university shall give consideration to reprioritizing
agricultural research funding to allow for expansion of the center for
precision agricultural systems and development of the biologically
intensive and organic agriculture program.
(7) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to study the cost of complying
with vehicle licensing and registration laws. Funding is subject to
the passage of House Bill No. 1241 (modifying vehicle licensing and
registration penalties). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5101
(providing incentives to support renewable energy). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(9) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to conduct research on
alternatives for controlling ghost shrimp in Willapa bay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606 FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,137,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,069,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,461,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,667,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,147,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $4,314,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy
for 650 new enrollments. By December 15th of each year of the 2005-07
fiscal biennium, the university shall report to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees the number of new
student FTEs by campus enrolled with the funding provided in this
subsection.
(2) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the university as a result of
the tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, Eastern Washington University
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that receive national accreditation;
and
(e) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006, the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(3) $212,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $213,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the northeast autism center to
provide community based approaches to assisting children and adults
with autism spectrum disorder and to include the establishment of a
preschool at Eastern Washington University to serve children identified
with autism spectrum disorder.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607 FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,379,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,739,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,461,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,579,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,147,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $4,314,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy
for 650 new enrollments. By December 15th of each year of the 2005-07
fiscal biennium, the university shall report to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees the number of new
student FTEs by campus enrolled with the funding provided in this
subsection.
(2) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the university as a result of
the tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, Central Washington University
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that receive national accreditation;
and
(e) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006, the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(3) For the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years, the legislature
hereby increases the limit on total gross authorized operating fees
revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by Central Washington University
pursuant to RCW 28B.15.910 to eleven percent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 608 FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,586,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,174,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,116,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,876,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $705,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $1,411,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation
for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy for 210 new
enrollments. By December 15th of each year of the 2005-07 fiscal
biennium, the college shall report to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees the number of new
student FTEs by campus enrolled with the funding provided in this
subsection.
(2) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the college as a result of the
tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, The Evergreen State College
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that receive national accreditation;
(e) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006, the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(3) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the Washington state institute
for public policy to conduct an analysis of the availability, services,
and effectiveness of programs in community and technical colleges that
serve the educational needs of recent immigrant students who are not
proficient in English and who are or have been enrolled in high school
but have not met graduation requirements. The analysis shall include,
but not be limited to, the type of programs provided, the geographic
availability of programs, the identification of best practices, how the
programs are funded, and the effectiveness of the programs. The
analysis shall also include recommendations for improving the programs
to better meet the needs of recent immigrant students and for expanding
the availability of programs statewide. A report shall be submitted to
the fiscal and education committees of the legislature, the
superintendent of public instruction, and the state board for community
and technical colleges by December 1, 2006.
(4) $170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $140,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for sections 217 and 605 of Senate
Bill No. 5763 (mental disorders treatment). If neither section 217 nor
section 605 is enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609 FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,896,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,514,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,475,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,885,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,158,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,317,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided as the state subsidy
for 340 new enrollments. By December 15th of each year of the 2005-07
fiscal biennium, the university shall report to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees the number of new
student FTEs by campus enrolled with the funding provided in this
subsection.
(2) The appropriations for higher education employee compensation
increases provided or referenced in this section and described in
sections 949 through 980 of this act are estimated to increase the
total per student funding during the 2005-2007 biennium. This increase
in total per student funding is in addition to the tuition revenues
that will be generated and retained by the university as a result of
the tuition increases that are authorized in section 601 of this act.
Given these increases in core funding, Western Washington University
shall, by June 30, 2007, show demonstrable progress toward achieving
the following six-year programmatic goals:
(a) Improve time to degree as measured by the percent of admitted
students who graduate within 125% of the credits required for a degree;
(b) Preserve access for low-income students as measured by the
percentage of total degrees awarded to Pell Grant recipients;
(c) Improve freshman retention rates;
(d) Improve and sustain the quality of its degree programs as
measured by the number of programs that receive national accreditation;
and
(e) Improve its ability to prepare students for the workforce as
measured by the job placement or graduate school acceptance rates among
graduates.
Specific six-year targets for the goals stated in this subsection
shall be established by the university, the office of financial
management, and the higher education coordinating board and shall be
determined based on the per student funding level assumed in this act.
On or before October 1, 2006, the university shall submit to the
higher education coordinating board a report that outlines the
institution's progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the
provisions of this section. The higher education coordinating board
shall compile and analyze all responses and provide a summary to the
governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature prior to November 1, 2006.
(3) Access to baccalaureate and graduate degree programs continues
to be limited for residents of North Snohomish, Island, and Skagit
counties. The higher education consortium created to serve the region
has not been able to successfully address the region's access needs.
The university center model of service delivery, centered on a
community college campus with a single point of accountability, has
proven more effective in developing degree programs and attracting
students.
Therefore, the management and leadership responsibility for
consortium operations are assigned to Everett community college.
Everett community college shall collaborate with community and business
leaders, other local community colleges, the public four-year
institutions of higher education, and the higher education coordinating
board to develop an educational plan for the North Snohomish, Island,
and Skagit county region based on the university center model.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 610 FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING
BOARD -- POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,665,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,684,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,289,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,638,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $300,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to develop
college readiness standards for English and science.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 611 FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING
BOARD -- FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,363,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $164,634,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,073,000
Education Legacy Trust--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,910,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,980,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $299,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $308,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the western interstate
commission for higher education.
(2) $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for higher education student child
care matching grants under chapter 28B.135 RCW.
(3) $25,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $25,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the benefit of students who
participate in college assistance migrant programs (CAMP) operating in
Washington state. To ensure timely state aid, the board may establish
a date after which no additional grants would be available for the
2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years. The board shall disperse grants in
equal amounts to eligible post-secondary institutions so that state
money in all cases supplements federal CAMP awards.
(4) $124,901,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2006, $134,506,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2007, $28,400,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2006, and $31,654,000 of the education
legacy trust appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for
the state need grant program. After April 1st 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.
(5) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1345
(part-time student financial aid). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. The
board may not expend more than the amount provided in this subsection
to implement the bill.
(6) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the implementation of Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1050 (foster care endowed scholarship
program). The purpose of the program is to help students who are or
were in foster care attend an institution of higher education in the
state of Washington. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for the
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to support the future teachers'
conditional scholarship and loan repayment program.
(8) $17,048,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006, $17,048,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007, $863,000 of the education legacy trust appropriation
for fiscal year 2006, and $1,993,000 of the education legacy trust
appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the state
work study program. After April 1st 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. In addition to the
administrative allowance in subsection (11) of this section, four
percent of the general fund -- state amount in this subsection may be
expended for state work study program administration.
(9) $2,867,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,867,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for educational opportunity grants
pursuant to chapter 233, Laws of 2003 (ESB 5676). The board may
deposit sufficient funds from its appropriation into the state
education trust fund as established in RCW 28B.10.821 to provide a one-year renewal of the grant for each new recipient of the educational
opportunity grant award.
(10) $2,384,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,361,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 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 the
Washington award for vocational excellence. Amounts provided in this
subsection are sufficient for the higher education coordinating board
to select three Washington scholars in fiscal year 2006 and two
Washington scholars in fiscal year 2007 from each legislative district
under the provisions of RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150.
(11) $794,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $847,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 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 the Washington scholars program.
(12) $246,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $246,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for community scholarship matching
grants of $2,000 each and up to a total of $46,000 per year in grants
for nonprofit community organizations with preference given to
organizations affiliated with scholarship America to administer the
scholarship matching grants. 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
section. An organization may receive more than one $2,000 matching
grant and preference shall be given to organizations affiliated with
scholarship America.
(13) Subject to state need grant service requirements pursuant to
chapter 28B.119 RCW, $4,265,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 is provided solely for the
Washington promise scholarship program. The Washington promise
scholarship program is terminated following fiscal year 2006. No
Washington promise scholarship awards may be offered to students beyond
the graduating high school class of 2004.
(14) $2,963,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $2,958,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for financial aid administration,
in addition to the four percent cost allowance provision for state work
study under subsection (5) of this section. These funds are provided
to administer all the financial aid and grant programs assigned to the
board by the legislature and administered by the agency. To the extent
the executive director finds the agency will not require the full sum
provided in this subsection, a portion may be transferred to supplement
financial grants-in-aid to eligible clients after notifying the board
and the office of financial management of the intended transfer.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 612 FOR THE WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION
COORDINATING BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,225,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,231,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,890,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,346,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 613 FOR THE SPOKANE INTERCOLLEGIATE RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,446,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,476,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,922,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
The legislature finds that economic development, especially in
emerging technologies, is critical to Spokane and Eastern Washington.
The principal goal of the state's investment in the Spokane
intercollegiate research and technology institute (SIRTI) is to bridge
the gap between academic discovery and economic development, thereby
leveraging the state's investment in research. However, it is
essential to find appropriate ways to mark the success of these
efforts. By September 15, 2005, SIRTI shall develop a plan for review
by the house of representatives higher education committee and the
senate labor, commerce, research and development committee, describing
the agency's strategy and budget for commercial application of academic
research. The plan shall include actions to be taken to select,
develop, commercialize, and graduate clients. The plan shall also
detail how to measure significant impacts to the overall economic
climate of the Spokane region, including job creation and wages, that
are attributable to SIRTI.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 614 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,322,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,349,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,300,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,972,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 615 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,408,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,757,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,165,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5707
(women's history consortium). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2005, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $262,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely to coordinate and fund programs related to
the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commemoration.
(3) $155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for reimbursement of costs incurred by the
Pacific county sheriff's office resulting from Lewis and Clark
bicentennial commemoration events.
(4) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 is provided solely for reimbursement of costs incurred by
local law enforcement resulting from Lewis and Clark bicentennial
commemoration events scheduled in the cities of Clarkston, Dayton,
Kennewick, Stevenson, Toppenish, and Vancouver.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 616 FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,636,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,630,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,266,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 617 FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,133,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,251,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,335,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,719,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 618 FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,419,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,613,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $232,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,264,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $694,444,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $668,119,000
State Building Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,924,000
State Taxable Building Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,215,000
Debt-limit General Fund Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,113,000
Debt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,583,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,374,537,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriations are for
deposit into the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account. The
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 shall be deposited in the debt-limit
general fund bond retirement account by June 30, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 702 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED BY ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES
State Convention and Trade Center
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,411,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,111,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,111,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,633,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,588,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,743,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,844,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $183,175,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for
deposit into the nondebt-limit general fund bond retirement account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 704 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
BOND SALE EXPENSES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,357,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,357,000
State Building Construction Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,080,000
State Taxable Building Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,259,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 705 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- FIRE CONTINGENCY POOL
Disaster Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
The sum of $4,000,000 is appropriated from the disaster response
account for the purpose of making allocations to the Washington state
patrol for fire mobilizations costs or to the department of natural
resources for fire suppression costs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- EMERGENCY FUND
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,700,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are for
the governor's emergency fund for the critically necessary work of any
agency.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- SEX OFFENDER SENTENCING IMPACT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $792,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $837,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for
distribution to counties to pay for the costs of implementing chapter
176, Laws of 2004, which makes amendments to the special sex offender
sentencing alternative.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 708 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- SMALL AGENCY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POOL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for
deposit into the data processing revolving account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 709 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- CAPITOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for
deposit in the capitol building construction account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 710 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE,
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANCE
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The director of the department of
community, trade, and economic development shall distribute the
appropriations to the following counties and health districts in the
amounts designated:
| Health District | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2005-07 Biennium |
| Adams County Health District | $30,951 | $30,951 | $61,902 |
| Asotin County Health District | $67,714 | $67,714 | $135,428 |
| Benton-Franklin Health District | $1,165,612 | $1,165,612 | $2,331,224 |
| Chelan-Douglas Health District | $184,761 | $184,761 | $369,522 |
| Clallam County Health and Human Services Department | $141,752 | $141,752 | $283,504 |
| Southwest Washington Health District | $1,084,473 | $1,084,473 | $2,168,946 |
| Columbia County Health District | $40,529 | $40,529 | $81,058 |
| Cowlitz County Health Department | $278,560 | $278,560 | $557,120 |
| Garfield County Health District | $15,028 | $15,028 | $30,056 |
| Grant County Health District | $118,595 | $118,595 | $237,191 |
| Grays Harbor Health Department | $183,870 | 183,870 | $367,740 |
| Island County Health Department | $91,892 | $91,892 | $183,784 |
| Jefferson County Health and Human Services | $85,782 | $85,782 | $171,564 |
| Seattle-King County Department of Public Health | $9,531,747 | $9,531,747 | $19,063,494 |
| Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District | $554,669 | $554,669 | $1,109,338 |
| Kittitas County Health Department | $92,499 | $92,499 | $184,998 |
| Klickitat County Health Department | $62,402 | $62,402 | $124,804 |
| Lewis County Health Department | $105,801 | $105,801 | $211,602 |
| Lincoln County Health Department | $29,705 | $29,705 | $59,410 |
| Mason County Department of Health Services | $95,988 | $95,988 | $191,976 |
| Okanogan County Health District | $63,458 | $63,458 | $126,916 |
| Pacific County Health Department | $77,427 | $77,427 | $154,854 |
| Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department | $2,820,590 | $2,820,590 | $5,641,180 |
| San Juan County Health and Community Services | $37,531 | $37,531 | $75,062 |
| Skagit County Health Department | $223,927 | $223,927 | $447,854 |
| Snohomish Health District | $2,258,207 | $2,258,207 | $4,516,414 |
| Spokane County Health District | $2,101,429 | $2,101,429 | $4,202,858 |
| Northeast Tri-County Health District | $110,454 | $110,454 | $220,908 |
| Thurston County Health Department | $600,419 | $600,419 | $1,200,838 |
| Wahkiakum County Health Department | $13,773 | $13,772 | $27,545 |
| Walla Walla County-City Health Department | $172,062 | $172,062 | $344,124 |
| Whatcom County Health Department | $855,863 | $855,863 | $1,711,726 |
| Whitman County Health Department | $78,733 | $78,733 | $157,466 |
| Yakima Health District | $623,797 | $623,797 | $1,247,594 |
| TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $48,000,000 |
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 A new section is added to 2003 1st sp.s.
c 25 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $510,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $511,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,021,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are
provided solely for deposit in the individual development account. If
House Bill No. 1408 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, these amounts
shall lapse.
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 for the law enforcement officers' and firefighters'
retirement system shall be made on a monthly basis beginning July 1,
2005, consistent with chapter 41.45 RCW, and the appropriations for the
judges and judicial retirement systems shall be made on a quarterly
basis consistent with chapters 2.10 and 2.12 RCW.
(1) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law
enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system:
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,450,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,550,000
(a) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriations for fiscal
year 2006 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriations for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill
No. 1936 (emergency medical technicians). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b) $950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2006 and $950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2007 are provided solely for the state contributions
required under Substitute Senate Bill No. 5615 (law enforcement
officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2 disability
benefit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts
provided shall lapse.
(2) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial
retirement system:
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000
(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges
retirement system:
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,600,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING ACCOUNT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,840,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,840,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,680,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are
provided solely for deposit in the education technology revolving
account for the purpose of covering ongoing operational and equipment
replacement costs incurred by the K-20 educational network program in
providing telecommunication services to network participants.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 715 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ASSISTANCE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for
grants to support projects in Island county, Kitsap county, Pierce
county, Snohomish county, and Spokane county when a military base in
that county is at risk of being identified for closure on the federal
base realignment and closure process. The office of financial
management shall establish a process for selecting projects for funding
based on criteria used to determine the federal base realignment and
closure list and recommendations by the department of community, trade,
and economic development and the military department. Final allocation
of the grants shall be at the discretion and with the approval of the
director of the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 716 FOR THE GOVERNOR--LIFE SCIENCES DISCOVERY
FUND AUTHORITY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is
provided solely for a grant to the life sciences discovery fund
authority to be used in accordance with Engrossed Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5581 (life sciences). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2005, the appropriation in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 717 DOUBLE-FILLED PERSONNEL POSITIONS. From
appropriations in this act, the director of financial management shall
reduce general fund--state appropriations for fiscal year 2006 by
$1,333,000 and general fund--state appropriations for fiscal year 2007
by $2,667,000 to reflect the elimination of double-filled personnel
positions in which two or more persons occupy the same position in the
state personnel system. The allotment reductions shall be placed in
unallotted status and remain unexpended.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 718 CRITICAL HIGH DEMAND EMPLOYEES. From
the funds placed in unallotted status under section 717 of this act,
the office of financial management may allot up to $1,333,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and $2,667,000 for fiscal year 2007 to meet critical
staffing needs of state agencies, particularly need for employees with
high degrees of technical skill in high-demand nonmanagerial
occupations. In no event may any of these funds be used, directly or
indirectly, to increase employee compensation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 719 FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR--JOINT
TASK FORCE ON MENTAL HEALTH
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: Amounts are provided for the task force
created in House Bill No. 1290 (community mental health). If House
Bill No. 1290 is not enacted by June 30, 2005, the amounts provided in
this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 720 STRATEGIC PURCHASING STRATEGY. (1) The
office of financial management shall work with the appropriate state
agencies to generate savings of $50,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall
be from the state general fund, that can arise from a strategic
purchasing strategy. From appropriations in this act, the office of
financial management shall reduce general fund--state allotments by $8
million for fiscal year 2006 and by $17 million for fiscal year 2007 to
reflect the savings from the strategic purchasing strategy. The
allotment reductions shall be placed in unallotted status and remain
unexpended.
(2) The department of general administration, with the assistance
of the department of information services and the department of
printing and in consultation with the office of financial management,
shall conduct an analysis of the state's purchasing processes to
identify the most reasonable strategy of attaining a statewide savings
target of $50,000,000 without affecting direct program activities. The
analysis shall identify savings by agency and fund that will result
from the implementation of a strategic purchasing strategy. The
results of this analysis shall then be provided to the director of
financial management by October 1, 2005, so the director may use it as
the basis to achieve the savings identified in subsection (1) of this
section.
(3) Before the purchase of goods and services, all state agencies
and higher education institutions shall first consider the utilization
of current or existing master contracts. All state agencies and higher
education institutions shall strive to use master contracts when that
use is consistent with the agency's requirements and purchase is
financially cost-effective.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 721 WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT REDUCTION. (1) Appropriations made in this act assume the
reduction of 1,000 middle managers.
(2) The office of financial management shall report to the fiscal
committees of the legislature on the implementation of reduction no
later than June 30, 2006, and again no later than June 30, 2007. The
report will include the following information for each position
eliminated: (a) Job classification; (b) date the position was
eliminated; (c) the amount saved by fund source; (d) whether the
employee who previously held the vacated position still works in
another position within the agency; and (e) whether the employee who
previously held the vacated position still works in any other state
agency.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 722 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The director of financial management shall
distribute the appropriation to the following county in the amounts
designated for extraordinary criminal justice costs:
Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 723 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--STATE EMERGENCY WATER PROJECTS REVOLVING ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $725,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is
provided solely for deposit in the state emergency water projects
revolving account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 724 INCENTIVE SAVINGS -- FY 2006. The sum of
one hundred million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on
June 30, 2006, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2006 state
general fund appropriations is appropriated for the purposes of RCW
43.79.460 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-five
million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 725 INCENTIVE SAVINGS -- FY 2007. The sum of
one hundred million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on
June 30, 2007, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2007 state
general fund appropriations is appropriated for the purposes of RCW
43.79.460 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-five
million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 726 NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE SALARY SURVEY.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit
under the personnel system reform act of 2002, funding is provided
within agency appropriations for implementation of the department of
personnel's 2002 salary survey, for job classes more than 25% below
market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 727 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. Funding is provided within agency
appropriations solely for funding agency pension changes as set forth
in Substitute House Bill No. 1044 (pension funding methodology).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 728 STATE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFIT RESERVE.
$20,000,000 in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account
shall be held in reserve and may be expended only to the extent that it
is required to prevent the average employee share of medical insurance
premiums from rising above 12% due to inflation above the assumed rate
and shall not be used to expand benefits or to reduce the average
employee share of medical insurance premium costs to less than 12%. If
additional funds beyond the amount held in reserve by this section are
needed, the legislature intends to appropriate additional funds to
cover the cost of inflation, up to a maximum of 11%, in order to
maintain the average employee share of medical premiums at no more than
12%.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 729 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--PENSION CONTRIBUTION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,400,000
Special Account Retirement Contribution Increase
Revolving Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . ($3,900,000)
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations in this section are provided solely to make
adjustments to agency appropriations to reflect the costs associated
with the entry of employees into the public safety employees'
retirement system as created by chapter 242, Laws of 2004.
(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 account retirement
contribution increase revolving account in accordance with schedules
provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- STATE REVENUES
FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for fire insurance
premium distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,577,000
General Fund Appropriation for public utility
district excise tax distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,422,000
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting
attorney distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,457,000
General Fund Appropriation for boating safety and
education distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,430,000
General Fund Appropriation for other tax
distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution to counties for publicly
funded autopsies . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,969,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for harbor improvement revenue
distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation for
distribution to "timber" counties . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,110,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,914,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,104,000
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for
liquor excise tax distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,413,000
Liquor Revolving Account Appropriation for
liquor profits distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,186,000
City-County Assistance Account Appropriation for
local government financial assistance distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,527,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the
appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available
under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- FOR THE COUNTY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,913,400
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section
shall be distributed quarterly during the 2005-07 biennium in
accordance with RCW 82.14.310. This funding is provided to counties
for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including,
but not limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk driving
penalties); chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 208,
Laws of 1998 (deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws of 1998
(DUI/license suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition interlock
violations); chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 212,
Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 (intoxication
levels lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); and chapter
215, Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 803 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- FOR THE
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,275,600
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section
shall be distributed quarterly during the 2005-07 biennium to all
cities ratably based on population as last determined by the office of
financial management. The distributions to any city that substantially
decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 1, 1990, and
that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with criminal
cases under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county in
which the city is located. This funding is provided to cities for the
costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including, but not
limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk driving penalties);
chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 208, Laws of 1998
(deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws of 1998 (DUI/license
suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition interlock violations);
chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 212, Laws of 1998
(DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 (intoxication levels
lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); and chapter 215,
Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 804 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- FEDERAL REVENUES
FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing
fees distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,632,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood
control funds distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,000
Forest Reserve Fund Appropriation for federal
forest reserve fund distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,200,000
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the
appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available
under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 805 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS. For
transfers in this section to the state general fund, pursuant to RCW
43.135.035(5), the state expenditure limit shall be increased by the
amount of the transfer. The increase shall occur in the fiscal year in
which the transfer occurs.
State Convention and Trade Center Account:
For transfer to the state general fund,
$5,150,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $5,150,000
for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,300,000
General Fund: For transfer to the tourism
development and promotion account, $150,000
for fiscal year 2006 and $150,000 for fiscal
year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer
to the state general fund, $778,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and $779,000 for fiscal
year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,557,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For
transfer to the drinking water
assistance account, $8,400,000 for fiscal
year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,400,000
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer
to the health services account, in an
amount not to exceed the actual balance
of the tobacco settlement account . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,823,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
state general fund, $45,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
tobacco prevention and control account . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,366,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
water quality account . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,885,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
violence reduction and drug enforcement
account . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,932,000
Public Employees' and Retirees' Insurance Account:
For transfer to the state general fund,
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account:
For transfer to the state general fund,
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Secretary of State's Revolving Account: For
transfer to the state general fund, $250,000
for fiscal year 2006 and $250,000 for
fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer
to the state general fund, $5,500,000 for fiscal
year 2006 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500,000
General Fund: For transfer to the water quality
account, $318,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
$319,000 for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $637,000
State Toxics Control Account: For transfer to the
water quality account . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the
water pollution control revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,534,000
Pollution Liability Insurance Trust Account: For
transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account: For transfer
to the drinking water assistance repayment
account, an amount not to exceed . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000,000
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account: For transfer to the state general
fund, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to
the public facility construction loan revolving
account, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account: For transfer to
the disaster response account, $3,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Natural Resources Equipment Revolving Fund: For
transfer to the state general fund for fiscal
year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
General Fund: For transfer to the violence
reduction and drug enforcement account,
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,500,000
for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Education Legacy Trust Account: For transfer
to the student achievement account,
$35,541,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
$102,697,000 for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $138,238,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account: For
transfer to the state general fund, $13,910,000
for fiscal year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,910,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 806 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS. For
transfers in this section to the state general fund, pursuant to RCW
43.135.035(5), the state expenditure limit shall be increased by the
amount of the transfer. The increase shall occur in the fiscal year in
which the transfer occurs. The transfers are subject to the enactment
of Senate Bill No. 5391 (tricare supplemental insurance), chapter 46,
Laws of 2005.
Public Employees' and Retirees' Insurance Account:
For transfer to the state general fund,
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $12,000,000
for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000,000
General Fund--State Account: For transfer
to the tourism development and promotion
account, $150,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
$150,000 for fiscal year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
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 2003-05 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) Agency planning and decisions concerning information technology
shall be made in the context of its information technology portfolio.
"Information technology portfolio" means a strategic management
approach in which the relationships between agency missions and
information technology investments can be seen and understood, such
that: Technology efforts are linked to agency objectives and business
plans; the impact of new investments on existing infrastructure and
business functions are assessed and understood before implementation;
and agency activities are consistent with the development of an
integrated, nonduplicative statewide infrastructure.
(2) Agencies shall use their information technology portfolios in
making decisions on matters related to the following:
(a) System refurbishment, acquisitions, and development efforts;
(b) Setting goals and objectives for using information technology
in meeting legislatively-mandated missions and business needs;
(c) Assessment of overall information processing performance,
resources, and capabilities;
(d) Ensuring appropriate transfer of technological expertise for
the operation of any new systems developed using external resources;
and
(e) Progress toward enabling electronic access to public
information.
(3) Each project will be planned and designed to take optimal
advantage of Internet technologies and protocols. Agencies shall
ensure that the project is in compliance with the architecture,
infrastructure, principles, policies, and standards of digital
government as maintained by the information services board.
(4) The agency shall produce a feasibility study for information
technology projects at the direction of the information services board
and in accordance with published department of information services
policies and guidelines. At a minimum, such studies shall include a
statement of: (a) The purpose or impetus for change; (b) the business
value to the agency, including an examination and evaluation of
benefits, advantages, and cost; (c) a comprehensive risk assessment
based on the proposed project's impact on both citizens and state
operations, its visibility, and the consequences of doing nothing; (d)
the impact on agency and statewide information infrastructure; and (e)
the impact of the proposed enhancements to an agency's information
technology capabilities on meeting service delivery demands.
(5) The agency shall produce a comprehensive management plan for
each project. The plan or plans shall address all factors critical to
successful completion of each project. The plan(s) shall include, but
is not limited to, the following elements: A description of the
problem or opportunity that the information technology project is
intended to address; a statement of project objectives and assumptions;
a definition and schedule of phases, tasks, and activities to be
accomplished; and the estimated cost of each phase. The planning for
the phased approach shall be such that the business case justification
for a project needs to demonstrate how the project recovers cost or
adds measurable value or positive cost benefit to the agency's business
functions within each development cycle.
(6) The agency shall produce quality assurance plans for
information technology projects. Consistent with the direction of the
information services board and the published policies and guidelines of
the department of information services, the quality assurance plan
shall address all factors critical to successful completion of the
project and successful integration with the agency and state
information technology infrastructure. At a minimum, quality assurance
plans shall provide time and budget benchmarks against which project
progress can be measured, a specification of quality assurance
responsibilities, and a statement of reporting requirements. The
quality assurance plans shall set out the functionality requirements
for each phase of a project.
(7) A copy of each feasibility study, project management plan, and
quality assurance plan shall be provided to the department of
information services, the office of financial management, and
legislative fiscal committees. The plans and studies shall demonstrate
a sound business case that justifies the investment of taxpayer funds
on any new project, an assessment of the impact of the proposed system
on the existing information technology infrastructure, the disciplined
use of preventative measures to mitigate risk, and the leveraging of
private-sector expertise as needed. Authority to expend any funds for
individual information systems projects is conditioned on the approval
of the relevant feasibility study, project management plan, and quality
assurance plan by the department of information services and the office
of financial management.
(8) Quality assurance status reports shall be submitted to the
department of information services, the office of financial management,
and legislative fiscal committees at intervals specified in the
project's quality assurance plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 903 BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER
RECOVERY. State agencies shall comply with the business continuity and
disaster recovery policies, guidelines, and statements of direction
developed by the department of information services and the information
services board in consultation with state agencies. To ensure that
agency business continuity and disaster recovery activities identify
the primary risks across state agencies, account for dependencies
between agencies, capitalize on economies of scale, and avoid
unnecessary duplication of costs and efforts, state agencies shall
receive the prior approval of the department of information services
before implementing business continuity and disaster recovery
strategies and expending funds for business continuity activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 904 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. 905 PROGRAM COST SHIFTS. Any program costs
or moneys in this act that are shifted to the general fund from another
fund or account require an adjustment to the expenditure limit under
RCW 43.135.035(5).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 906 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. 907 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 plan 2, 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 chapters 39.94 and
39.96 RCW or any proper bond covenant made under law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 908 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. 909 VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES. As a
management tool to reduce costs and make more effective use of
resources, while improving employee productivity and morale, agencies
may offer voluntary separation and/or downshifting incentives and
options according to procedures and guidelines established by the
department of personnel and the department of retirement systems in
consultation with the office of financial management. The options may
include, but are not limited to, financial incentives for: Voluntary
resignation and retirement, voluntary leave-without-pay, voluntary
workweek or work hour reduction, voluntary downward movement, or
temporary separation for development purposes. No employee shall have
a contractual right to a financial incentive offered pursuant to this
section. Agencies shall report on the outcomes of their plans, and
offers shall be reviewed and monitored jointly by the department of
personnel and the department of retirement systems, for reporting to
the office of financial management by December 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 910 VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES. It is
the intent of the legislature that agencies may implement a voluntary
retirement incentive program that is cost neutral or results in cost
savings provided that such a program is approved by the director of
retirement systems and the office of financial management. Agencies
participating in this authorization are required to submit a report by
June 30, 2007, to the legislature and the office of financial
management on the outcome of their approved retirement incentive
program. The report should include information on the details of the
program including resulting service delivery changes, agency
efficiencies, the cost of the retirement incentive per participant, the
total cost to the state, and the projected or actual net dollar savings
over the 2005-07 biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 911 AGENCY EXPENDITURES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
The use of hybrid motor vehicles reduces air contaminants, greenhouse
gas emissions and reliance on imported sources of petroleum. To foster
the use of hybrid motor vehicles, beginning July 1, 2005, before the
purchase or lease of a motor vehicle, state agencies should first
consider the feasibility of hybrid motor vehicles. State agencies
should strive to purchase or lease a hybrid motor vehicle when the use
of such vehicle is consistent with and can accomplish the agency's
mission and when the purchase is financially reasonable. The financial
assessment should include savings accruing from reduced fuel purchases
over the life of the vehicle. Agencies shall report on their purchases
of hybrid vehicles in their biennial sustainability plans as required
under executive order 02-03.
Sec. 912 RCW 28A.160.195 and 2004 c 276 s 904 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with
the regional transportation coordinators of the educational service
districts, shall establish a minimum number of school bus categories
considering the capacity and type of vehicles required by school
districts in Washington. The superintendent, in consultation with the
regional transportation coordinators of the educational service
districts, shall establish competitive specifications for each category
of school bus. The categories shall be developed to produce minimum
long-range operating costs, including costs of equipment and all costs
in operating the vehicles. The categories, for purposes of comparative
studies, will be at a minimum the same as those in the beginning of the
1994-95 school year. The competitive specifications shall meet federal
motor vehicle safety standards, minimum state specifications as
established by rule by the superintendent, and supported options as
determined by the superintendent in consultation with the regional
transportation coordinators of the educational service districts. In
fiscal ((year 2005)) years 2006 and 2007, the superintendent may
solicit and accept price quotes for a rear-engine category school bus
that shall be reimbursed at the price of the corresponding front engine
category.
(2) After establishing school bus categories and competitive
specifications, the superintendent of public instruction shall solicit
competitive price quotes from school bus dealers to be in effect for
one year and shall (a) except in fiscal ((year 2005)) years 2006 and
2007, establish a list of the lowest competitive price quotes obtained
under this subsection, and (b) in fiscal ((year 2005)) years 2006 and
2007, establish a list of all accepted price quotes in each category
obtained under this subsection.
(3) The superintendent shall base the level of reimbursement to
school districts and educational service districts for school buses on
the lowest quote in each category.
(4) Notwithstanding RCW 28A.335.190, school districts and
educational service districts may purchase at the quoted price directly
from the dealer who is providing the lowest competitive price quote on
the list established under subsection (2) of this section and in fiscal
((year 2005)) years 2006 and 2007 from any dealer on the list
established under subsection (2)(b) of this section. School districts
and educational service districts may make their own selections for
school buses, but shall be reimbursed at the rates determined under
subsection (3) of this section and RCW 28A.160.200. District-selected
options shall not be reimbursed by the state. For the ((2003-05))
2005-2007 fiscal biennium, school districts and educational service
districts shall be reimbursed for buses purchased only through a
lowest-price competitive bid process conducted pursuant to RCW
28A.335.190 or through the state bid process established by this
section.
(5) This section does not prohibit school districts or educational
service districts from conducting their own competitive bid process.
(6) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules under
chapter 34.05 RCW to implement this section.
Sec. 913 RCW 28A.305.210 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 911 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The state board of education, by rule or regulation, may
require the assistance of educational service district boards and/or
superintendents in the performance of any duty, authority, or power
imposed upon or granted to the state board of education by law, upon
such terms and conditions as the state board of education shall
establish. Such authority to assist the state board of education shall
be limited to the service function of information collection and
dissemination and the attestment to the accuracy and completeness of
submitted information.
(2) During the ((2003-05)) 2005-2007 biennium, educational service
districts may, at the request of the state board of education, receive
and screen applications for school accreditation, conduct school
accreditation site visits pursuant to state board of education rules,
and submit to the state board of education postsite visit
recommendations for school accreditation. The educational service
districts may assess a cooperative service fee to recover actual plus
reasonable indirect costs for the purposes of this subsection.
Sec. 914 RCW 28A.500.030 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 912 are each
amended to read as follows:
Allocation of state matching funds to eligible districts for local
effort assistance shall be determined as follows:
(1) Funds raised by the district through maintenance and operation
levies shall be matched with state funds using the following ratio of
state funds to levy funds:
(a) The difference between the district's twelve percent levy rate
and the statewide average twelve percent levy rate; to
(b) The statewide average twelve percent levy rate.
(2) The maximum amount of state matching funds for districts
eligible for local effort assistance shall be the district's twelve
percent levy amount, multiplied by the following percentage:
(a) The difference between the district's twelve percent levy rate
and the statewide average twelve percent levy rate; divided by
(b) The district's twelve percent levy rate.
(3) Calendar year 2003 allocations and maximum eligibility under
this chapter shall be multiplied by 0.99.
(4) From January 1, 2004, to ((June 30,)) December 31, 2005,
allocations and maximum eligibility under this chapter shall be
multiplied by 0.937.
(5) From January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, allocations and maximum
eligibility under this chapter shall be multiplied by 0.9563.
Sec. 915 RCW 28A.600.110 and 2004 c 275 s 46 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is established by the legislature of the state of Washington
the Washington state scholars program. The purposes of this program
annually are to:
(1) Provide for the selection of three seniors residing in each
legislative district in the state graduating from high schools who have
distinguished themselves academically among their peers, except that
during fiscal year 2007, no more than two seniors plus one alternate
may be selected.
(2) Maximize public awareness of the academic achievement,
leadership ability, and community contribution of Washington state
public and private high school seniors through appropriate recognition
ceremonies and events at both the local and state level.
(3) Provide a listing of the Washington scholars to all Washington
state public and private colleges and universities to facilitate
communication regarding academic programs and scholarship availability.
(4) Make available a state level mechanism for utilization of
private funds for scholarship awards to outstanding high school
seniors.
(5) Provide, on written request and with student permission, a
listing of the Washington scholars to private scholarship selection
committees for notification of scholarship availability.
(6) Permit a waiver of tuition and services and activities fees as
provided for in RCW 28B.15.543 and grants under RCW 28B.76.660.
Sec. 916 RCW 28A.600.150 and 1999 c 159 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
Each year, three Washington scholars and one Washington scholars-alternate shall be selected from the students nominated under RCW
28A.600.140, except that during fiscal year 2007, no more than two
scholars plus one alternate may be selected. The higher education
coordinating board shall notify the students so designated, their high
school principals, the legislators of their respective districts, and
the governor when final selections have been made.
The board, in conjunction with the governor's office, shall prepare
appropriate certificates to be presented to the Washington scholars and
the Washington scholars-alternates. An awards ceremony at an
appropriate time and place shall be planned by the board in cooperation
with the Washington association of secondary school principals, and
with the approval of the governor.
Sec. 917 RCW 28B.76.660 and 2004 c 275 s 24 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Recipients of the Washington scholars award or the Washington
scholars-alternate award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 who
choose to attend an independent college or university in this state, as
defined in subsection (4) of this section, and recipients of the award
named after June 30, 1994, who choose to attend a public college or
university in the state may receive grants under this section if moneys
are available. The higher education coordinating board shall
distribute grants to eligible students under this section from moneys
appropriated for this purpose. The individual grants shall not exceed,
on a yearly basis, the yearly, full-time, resident, undergraduate
tuition and service and activities fees in effect at the state-funded
research universities. Grants to recipients attending an independent
institution shall be contingent upon the institution matching on at
least a dollar-for-dollar basis, either with actual money or by a
waiver of fees, the amount of the grant received by the student from
the state. The higher education coordinating board shall establish
procedures, by rule, to disburse the awards as direct grants to the
students.
(2) The higher education coordinating board shall establish rules
that provide for the annual awarding of grants, if moneys are
available, to three Washington scholars per legislative district except
for fiscal year 2007 when no more than two scholars per district shall
be selected; and, if not used by an original recipient, to the
Washington scholars-alternate from the same legislative district.
Beginning with scholars selected in the year 2000, if the
recipients of grants fail to demonstrate in a timely manner that they
will enroll in a Washington institution of higher education in the fall
term of the academic year following the award of the grant or are
deemed by the higher education coordinating board to have withdrawn
from college during the first academic year following the award, then
the grant shall be considered relinquished. The higher education
coordinating board may then award any remaining grant amounts to the
Washington scholars-alternate from the same legislative district if the
grants are awarded within one calendar year of the recipient being
named a Washington scholars-alternate. Washington scholars-alternates
named as recipients of the grant must also demonstrate in a timely
manner that they will enroll in a Washington institution of higher
education during the next available term, as determined by the higher
education coordinating board. The board may accept appeals and grant
waivers to the enrollment requirements of this section based on
exceptional mitigating circumstances of individual grant recipients.
To maintain eligibility for the grants, recipients must maintain a
minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to
3.30. Students shall be eligible to receive a maximum of twelve
quarters or eight semesters of grants for undergraduate study and may
transfer among in-state public and independent colleges and
universities during that period and continue to receive the grant as
provided under RCW 28B.76.665. If the student's cumulative grade point
average falls below 3.30 during the first three quarters or two
semesters, that student may petition the higher education coordinating
board which shall have the authority to establish a probationary period
until such time as the student's grade point average meets required
standards.
(3) No grant shall be awarded to any student who is pursuing a
degree in theology.
(4) As used in this section, "independent college or university"
means a private, nonprofit educational institution, the main campus of
which is permanently situated in the state, open to residents of the
state, providing programs of education beyond the high school level
leading at least to the baccalaureate degree, and accredited by the
northwest association of schools and colleges as of June 9, 1988, and
other institutions as may be developed that are approved by the higher
education coordinating board as meeting equivalent standards as those
institutions accredited under this section.
(5) As used in this section, "public college or university" means
an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.
Sec. 918 RCW 28B.102.040 and 2004 c 276 s 905, 2004 c 275 s 68,
and 2004 c 58 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The board may select participants based on an application
process conducted by the board or the board may utilize selection
processes for similar students in cooperation with the professional
educator standards board or the office of the superintendent of public
instruction.
(2) If the board selects participants for the program, it shall
establish a selection committee for screening and selecting recipients
of the conditional scholarships. The criteria shall emphasize factors
demonstrating excellence including but not limited to superior
scholastic achievement, leadership ability, community contributions,
bilingual ability, willingness to commit to providing teaching service
in shortage areas, and an ability to act as a role model for students.
Priority will be given to individuals seeking certification or an
additional endorsement in math, science, technology, or special
education.
((Subject to enactment of chapter 58, Laws of 2004,)) For fiscal
years ((2005)) 2006 and 2007, additional priority shall be given to
such individuals who are also bilingual. It is the intent of the
legislature to develop a pool of dual-language teachers in order to
meet the challenge of educating students who are dominant in languages
other than English.
Sec. 919 RCW 41.05.050 and 2003 c 158 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Every department, division, or separate agency of state
government, and such county, municipal, school district, educational
service district, or other political subdivisions as are covered by
this chapter, shall provide contributions to insurance and health care
plans for its employees and their dependents, the content of such plans
to be determined by the authority. Contributions, paid by the county,
the municipality, or other political subdivision for their employees,
shall include an amount determined by the authority to pay such
administrative expenses of the authority as are necessary to administer
the plans for employees of those groups, except as provided in
subsection (4) of this section.
(2) If the authority at any time determines that the participation
of a county, municipal, or other political subdivision covered under
this chapter adversely impacts insurance rates for state employees, the
authority shall implement limitations on the participation of
additional county, municipal, or other political subdivisions.
(3) The contributions of any department, division, or separate
agency of the state government, and such county, municipal, or other
political subdivisions as are covered by this chapter, shall be set by
the authority, subject to the approval of the governor for availability
of funds as specifically appropriated by the legislature for that
purpose. Insurance and health care contributions for ferry employees
shall be governed by RCW 47.64.270.
(4)(a) Beginning September 1, 2003, the authority shall collect
from each participating school district and educational service
district an amount equal to the composite rate charged to state
agencies, plus an amount equal to the employee premiums by plan and
family size as would be charged to state employees, for groups of
district employees enrolled in authority plans as of January 1, 2003.
However, during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the authority shall
collect from each participating school district and educational service
district an amount equal to the insurance benefit allocations provided
in section 504 of this act, plus any additional funding provided by the
legislature for school employee health benefits, plus an amount equal
to the employee premiums by plan and family size as would be charged to
state employees, for groups of district employees enrolled in authority
plans as of July 1, 2005.
(b) For all groups of district employees enrolling in authority
plans for the first time after September 1, 2003, the authority shall
collect from each participating school district an amount equal to the
composite rate charged to state agencies, plus an amount equal to the
employee premiums by plan and by family size as would be charged to
state employees, only if the authority determines that this method of
billing the districts will not result in a material difference between
revenues from districts and expenditures made by the authority on
behalf of districts and their employees.
(c) If the authority determines at any time that the conditions in
(b) of this subsection cannot be met, the authority shall offer
enrollment to additional groups of district employees on a tiered rate
structure until such time as the authority determines there would be no
material difference between revenues and expenditures under a composite
rate structure for all district employees enrolled in authority plans.
(d) The authority may charge districts a one-time set-up fee for
employee groups enrolling in authority plans for the first time.
(e) For the purposes of this subsection:
(i) "District" means school district and educational service
district; and
(ii) "Tiered rates" means the amounts the authority must pay to
insuring entities by plan and by family size.
(f) Notwithstanding this subsection and RCW 41.05.065(3), the
authority may allow districts enrolled on a tiered rate structure prior
to September 1, 2002, to continue participation based on the same rate
structure and under the same conditions and eligibility criteria.
(5) The authority shall transmit a recommendation for the amount of
the employer contribution to the governor and the director of financial
management for inclusion in the proposed budgets submitted to the
legislature.
Sec. 920 RCW 41.05.065 and 2003 c 158 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The board shall study all matters connected with the provision
of health care coverage, life insurance, liability insurance,
accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and disability income
insurance or any of, or a combination of, the enumerated types of
insurance for employees and their dependents on the best basis possible
with relation both to the welfare of the employees and to the state.
However, liability insurance shall not be made available to dependents.
(2) The board shall develop employee benefit plans that include
comprehensive health care benefits for all employees. In developing
these plans, the board shall consider the following elements:
(a) Methods of maximizing cost containment while ensuring access to
quality health care;
(b) Development of provider arrangements that encourage cost
containment and ensure access to quality care, including but not
limited to prepaid delivery systems and prospective payment methods;
(c) Wellness incentives that focus on proven strategies, such as
smoking cessation, injury and accident prevention, reduction of alcohol
misuse, appropriate weight reduction, exercise, automobile and
motorcycle safety, blood cholesterol reduction, and nutrition
education;
(d) Utilization review procedures including, but not limited to a
cost-efficient method for prior authorization of services, hospital
inpatient length of stay review, requirements for use of outpatient
surgeries and second opinions for surgeries, review of invoices or
claims submitted by service providers, and performance audit of
providers;
(e) Effective coordination of benefits;
(f) Minimum standards for insuring entities; and
(g) Minimum scope and content of public employee benefit plans to
be offered to enrollees participating in the employee health benefit
plans. To maintain the comprehensive nature of employee health care
benefits, employee eligibility criteria related to the number of hours
worked and the benefits provided to employees shall be substantially
equivalent to the state employees' health benefits plan and eligibility
criteria in effect on January 1, 1993. Nothing in this subsection
(2)(g) shall prohibit changes or increases in employee point-of-service
payments or employee premium payments for benefits.
(3) The board shall design benefits and determine the terms and
conditions of employee participation and coverage, including
establishment of eligibility criteria. The same terms and conditions
of participation and coverage, including eligibility criteria, shall
apply to state employees and to school district employees and
educational service district employees.
(4) The board may authorize premium contributions for an employee
and the employee's dependents in a manner that encourages the use of
cost-efficient managed health care systems. During the 2005-2007
fiscal biennium, the board may only authorize premium contributions for
an employee and the employee's dependents that are the same, regardless
of an employee's status as represented or nonrepresented by a
collective bargaining unit under the personnel system reform act of
2002. The board shall require participating school district and
educational service district employees to pay at least the same
employee premiums by plan and family size as state employees pay.
(5) Employees shall choose participation in one of the health care
benefit plans developed by the board and may be permitted to waive
coverage under terms and conditions established by the board.
(6) The board shall review plans proposed by insuring entities that
desire to offer property insurance and/or accident and casualty
insurance to state employees through payroll deduction. The board may
approve any such plan for payroll deduction by insuring entities
holding a valid certificate of authority in the state of Washington and
which the board determines to be in the best interests of employees and
the state. The board shall promulgate rules setting forth criteria by
which it shall evaluate the plans.
(7) Before January 1, 1998, the public employees' benefits board
shall make available one or more fully insured long-term care insurance
plans that comply with the requirements of chapter 48.84 RCW. Such
programs shall be made available to eligible employees, retired
employees, and retired school employees as well as eligible dependents
which, for the purpose of this section, includes the parents of the
employee or retiree and the parents of the spouse of the employee or
retiree. Employees of local governments and employees of political
subdivisions not otherwise enrolled in the public employees' benefits
board sponsored medical programs may enroll under terms and conditions
established by the administrator, if it does not jeopardize the
financial viability of the public employees' benefits board's long-term
care offering.
(a) Participation of eligible employees or retired employees and
retired school employees in any long-term care insurance plan made
available by the public employees' benefits board is voluntary and
shall not be subject to binding arbitration under chapter 41.56 RCW.
Participation is subject to reasonable underwriting guidelines and
eligibility rules established by the public employees' benefits board
and the health care authority.
(b) The employee, retired employee, and retired school employee are
solely responsible for the payment of the premium rates developed by
the health care authority. The health care authority is authorized to
charge a reasonable administrative fee in addition to the premium
charged by the long-term care insurer, which shall include the health
care authority's cost of administration, marketing, and consumer
education materials prepared by the health care authority and the
office of the insurance commissioner.
(c) To the extent administratively possible, the state shall
establish an automatic payroll or pension deduction system for the
payment of the long-term care insurance premiums.
(d) The public employees' benefits board and the health care
authority shall establish a technical advisory committee to provide
advice in the development of the benefit design and establishment of
underwriting guidelines and eligibility rules. The committee shall
also advise the board and authority on effective and cost-effective
ways to market and distribute the long-term care product. The
technical advisory committee shall be comprised, at a minimum, of
representatives of the office of the insurance commissioner, providers
of long-term care services, licensed insurance agents with expertise in
long-term care insurance, employees, retired employees, retired school
employees, and other interested parties determined to be appropriate by
the board.
(e) The health care authority shall offer employees, retired
employees, and retired school employees the option of purchasing long-term care insurance through licensed agents or brokers appointed by the
long-term care insurer. The authority, in consultation with the public
employees' benefits board, shall establish marketing procedures and may
consider all premium components as a part of the contract negotiations
with the long-term care insurer.
(f) In developing the long-term care insurance benefit designs, the
public employees' benefits board shall include an alternative plan of
care benefit, including adult day services, as approved by the office
of the insurance commissioner.
(g) The health care authority, with the cooperation of the office
of the insurance commissioner, shall develop a consumer education
program for the eligible employees, retired employees, and retired
school employees designed to provide education on the potential need
for long-term care, methods of financing long-term care, and the
availability of long-term care insurance products including the
products offered by the board.
(h) By December 1998, the health care authority, in consultation
with the public employees' benefits board, shall submit a report to the
appropriate committees of the legislature, including an analysis of the
marketing and distribution of the long-term care insurance provided
under this section.
Sec. 921 RCW 41.05.120 and 1994 c 153 s 9 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The public employees' and retirees' insurance account is hereby
established in the custody of the state treasurer, to be used by the
administrator for the deposit of contributions, the remittance paid by
school districts and educational service districts ((under RCW
28A.400.400)), reserves, dividends, and refunds, and for payment of
premiums for employee and retiree insurance benefit contracts and
subsidy amounts provided under RCW 41.05.085. Moneys from the account
shall be disbursed by the state treasurer by warrants on vouchers duly
authorized by the administrator.
(2) The state treasurer and the state investment board may invest
moneys in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account. All
such investments shall be in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 or
43.84.150, whichever is applicable. The administrator shall determine
whether the state treasurer or the state investment board or both shall
invest moneys in the public employees' insurance account.
(3) During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the legislature may
transfer from the public employees' and retirees' insurance account
such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
Sec. 922 RCW 41.50.110 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 914 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided by RCW 41.50.255 and subsection (6) of this
section, all expenses of the administration of the department, the
expenses of administration of the retirement systems, and the expenses
of the administration of the office of the state actuary created in
chapters 2.10, 2.12, 41.26, 41.32, 41.40, 41.34, 41.35, 43.43, and
44.44 RCW shall be paid from the department of retirement systems
expense fund.
(2) In order to reimburse the department of retirement systems
expense fund on an equitable basis the department shall ascertain and
report to each employer, as defined in RCW 41.26.030, 41.32.010,
41.35.010, or 41.40.010, the sum necessary to defray its proportional
share of the entire expense of the administration of the retirement
system that the employer participates in during the ensuing biennium or
fiscal year whichever may be required. Such sum is to be computed in
an amount directly proportional to the estimated entire expense of the
administration as the ratio of monthly salaries of the employer's
members bears to the total salaries of all members in the entire
system. It shall then be the duty of all such employers to include in
their budgets or otherwise provide the amounts so required.
(3) The department shall compute and bill each employer, as defined
in RCW 41.26.030, 41.32.010, 41.35.010, or 41.40.010, at the end of
each month for the amount due for that month to the department of
retirement systems expense fund and the same shall be paid as are its
other obligations. Such computation as to each employer shall be made
on a percentage rate of salary established by the department. However,
the department may at its discretion establish a system of billing
based upon calendar year quarters in which event the said billing shall
be at the end of each such quarter.
(4) The director may adjust the expense fund contribution rate for
each system at any time when necessary to reflect unanticipated costs
or savings in administering the department.
(5) An employer who fails to submit timely and accurate reports to
the department may be assessed an additional fee related to the
increased costs incurred by the department in processing the deficient
reports. Fees paid under this subsection shall be deposited in the
retirement system expense fund.
(a) Every six months the department shall determine the amount of
an employer's fee by reviewing the timeliness and accuracy of the
reports submitted by the employer in the preceding six months. If
those reports were not both timely and accurate the department may
prospectively assess an additional fee under this subsection.
(b) An additional fee assessed by the department under this
subsection shall not exceed fifty percent of the standard fee.
(c) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section.
(6) Expenses other than those under RCW 41.34.060(3) shall be paid
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(7) During the ((2003-)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature
may transfer from the department of retirement systems' expense fund to
the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance
of the fund.
Sec. 923 RCW 41.50.110 and 2004 c 242 s 46 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Except as provided by RCW 41.50.255 and subsection (6) of this
section, all expenses of the administration of the department, the
expenses of administration of the retirement systems, and the expenses
of the administration of the office of the state actuary created in
chapters 2.10, 2.12, 41.26, 41.32, 41.40, 41.34, 41.35, 41.37, 43.43,
and 44.44 RCW shall be paid from the department of retirement systems
expense fund.
(2) In order to reimburse the department of retirement systems
expense fund on an equitable basis the department shall ascertain and
report to each employer, as defined in RCW 41.26.030, 41.32.010,
41.35.010, 41.37.010, or 41.40.010, the sum necessary to defray its
proportional share of the entire expense of the administration of the
retirement system that the employer participates in during the ensuing
biennium or fiscal year whichever may be required. Such sum is to be
computed in an amount directly proportional to the estimated entire
expense of the administration as the ratio of monthly salaries of the
employer's members bears to the total salaries of all members in the
entire system. It shall then be the duty of all such employers to
include in their budgets or otherwise provide the amounts so required.
(3) The department shall compute and bill each employer, as defined
in RCW 41.26.030, 41.32.010, 41.35.010, 41.37.010, or 41.40.010, at the
end of each month for the amount due for that month to the department
of retirement systems expense fund and the same shall be paid as are
its other obligations. Such computation as to each employer shall be
made on a percentage rate of salary established by the department.
However, the department may at its discretion establish a system of
billing based upon calendar year quarters in which event the said
billing shall be at the end of each such quarter.
(4) The director may adjust the expense fund contribution rate for
each system at any time when necessary to reflect unanticipated costs
or savings in administering the department.
(5) An employer who fails to submit timely and accurate reports to
the department may be assessed an additional fee related to the
increased costs incurred by the department in processing the deficient
reports. Fees paid under this subsection shall be deposited in the
retirement system expense fund.
(a) Every six months the department shall determine the amount of
an employer's fee by reviewing the timeliness and accuracy of the
reports submitted by the employer in the preceding six months. If
those reports were not both timely and accurate the department may
prospectively assess an additional fee under this subsection.
(b) An additional fee assessed by the department under this
subsection shall not exceed fifty percent of the standard fee.
(c) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section.
(6) Expenses other than those under RCW 41.34.060(3) shall be paid
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(7) During the ((2003-)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature
may transfer from the department of retirement systems' expense fund to
the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance
of the fund.
Sec. 924 RCW 43.07.130 and 1994 c 211 s 1311 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is created within the state treasury a revolving fund, to be
known as the "secretary of state's revolving fund," which shall be used
by the office of the secretary of state to defray the costs of
printing, reprinting, or distributing printed matter authorized by law
to be issued by the office of the secretary of state, and any other
cost of carrying out the functions of the secretary of state under
Title 23B RCW, or chapters 18.100, 23.86, 23.90, 24.03, 24.06, 24.12,
24.20, 24.24, 24.28, 24.36, 25.15, or 25.10 RCW.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to charge a fee for
such publications in an amount which will compensate for the costs of
printing, reprinting, and distributing such printed matter. Fees
recovered by the secretary of state under RCW 43.07.120(2), 23B.01.220
(1)(e), (6) and (7), 23B.18.050, 24.03.410, 24.06.455, or 46.64.040,
and such other moneys as are expressly designated for deposit in the
secretary of state's revolving fund shall be placed in the secretary of
state's revolving fund.
During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer
from the secretary of state's revolving fund to the state general fund
such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
Sec. 925 RCW 43.08.190 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 916 are each
amended to read as follows:
There is hereby created a fund within the state treasury to be
known as the "state treasurer's service fund". Such fund shall be used
solely for the payment of costs and expenses incurred in the operation
and administration of the state treasurer's office.
Moneys shall be allocated monthly and placed in the state
treasurer's service fund equivalent to a maximum of one percent of the
trust and treasury average daily cash balances from the earnings
generated under the authority of RCW 43.79A.040 and 43.84.080 other
than earnings generated from investment of balances in funds and
accounts specified in RCW ((43.79.040)) 43.79A.040 or 43.84.092(4)(b).
The allocation shall precede the distribution of the remaining earnings
as prescribed under RCW 43.79A.040 and 43.84.092. The state treasurer
shall establish a uniform allocation rate based on the appropriations
for the treasurer's office.
During the ((2003-)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may
transfer from the state treasurer's service fund to the state general
fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
Sec. 926 RCW 43.08.250 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 918 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, drug
court operations, and state game programs. During the fiscal biennium
ending June 30, ((2005)) 2007, the legislature may appropriate moneys
from the public safety and education account for purposes of appellate
indigent defense and other operations of the office of public 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,
treatment for supplemental security income clients, sexual assault
treatment, operations of the office of administrator for the courts,
security in the common schools, alternative school start-up grants,
programs for disruptive students, criminal justice data collection,
Washington state patrol criminal justice activities, drug court
operations, unified family courts, local court backlog assistance,
financial assistance to local jurisdictions for extraordinary costs
incurred in the adjudication of criminal cases, domestic violence
treatment and related services, the department of corrections' costs in
implementing chapter 196, Laws of 1999, reimbursement of local
governments for costs associated with implementing criminal and civil
justice legislation, the replacement of the department of corrections'
offender-based tracking system, secure and semi-secure crisis
residential centers, HOPE beds, the family policy council and community
public health and safety networks, the street youth program, public
notification about registered sex offenders, and narcotics or
methamphetamine-related enforcement, education, training, and drug and
alcohol treatment services.
Sec. 927 RCW 43.10.180 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 917 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The attorney general shall keep such records as are necessary
to facilitate proper allocation of costs to funds and agencies served
and the director of financial management shall prescribe appropriate
accounting procedures to accurately allocate costs to funds and
agencies served. Billings shall be adjusted in line with actual costs
incurred at intervals not to exceed six months.
(2) During the ((2003-05)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, all expenses
for administration of the office of the attorney general shall be
allocated to and paid from the legal services revolving fund in
accordance with accounting procedures prescribed by the director of
financial management.
Sec. 928 RCW 43.30.305 and 2003 c 334 s 120 are each amended to
read as follows:
A revolving fund in the custody of the state treasurer, to be known
as the natural resources equipment fund, is hereby created to be
expended by the department without appropriation solely for the
purchase of equipment, machinery, and supplies for the use of the
department and for the payment of the costs of repair and maintenance
of such equipment, machinery, and supplies. During the 2005-2007
fiscal biennium the legislature may transfer such amounts as represent
the excess balance of the fund to the state general fund.
Sec. 929 RCW 43.43.944 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 919 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The fire service training account is hereby established in the
state treasury. The fund shall consist of:
(a) All fees received by the Washington state patrol for fire
service training;
(b) All grants and bequests accepted by the Washington state patrol
under RCW 43.43.940; and
(c) Twenty percent of all moneys received by the state on fire
insurance premiums.
(2) Moneys in the account may be appropriated only for fire service
training. During the ((2003-2005)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the
legislature may appropriate funds from this account for school fire
prevention activities within the Washington state patrol.
Sec. 930 RCW 43.72.900 and 2003 c 259 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The health services account is created in the state treasury.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Subject
to the transfers described in subsection (3) of this section, moneys in
the account may be expended only for maintaining and expanding health
services access for low-income residents, maintaining and expanding the
public health system, maintaining and improving the capacity of the
health care system, containing health care costs, and the regulation,
planning, and administering of the health care system.
(2) Funds deposited into the health services account under RCW
82.24.028 and 82.26.028 shall be used solely as follows:
(a) Five million dollars for the state fiscal year beginning July
1, 2002, and five million dollars for the state fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2003, shall be appropriated by the legislature for programs
that effectively improve the health of low-income persons, including
efforts to reduce diseases and illnesses that harm low-income persons.
The department of health shall submit a report to the legislature on
March 1, 2002, evaluating the cost-effectiveness of programs that
improve the health of low-income persons and address diseases and
illnesses that disproportionately affect low-income persons, and making
recommendations to the legislature on which of these programs could
most effectively utilize the funds appropriated under this subsection.
(b) Ten percent of the funds deposited into the health services
account under RCW 82.24.028 and 82.26.028 remaining after the
appropriation under (a) of this subsection shall be transferred no less
frequently than annually by the treasurer to the tobacco prevention and
control account established by RCW 43.79.480. The funds transferred
shall be used exclusively for implementation of the Washington state
tobacco prevention and control plan and shall be used only to
supplement, and not supplant, funds in the tobacco prevention and
control account as of January 1, 2001, however, these funds may be used
to replace funds appropriated by the legislature for further
implementation of the Washington state tobacco prevention and control
plan for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001. For each state fiscal
year beginning on and after July 1, 2002, the legislature shall
appropriate no less than twenty-six million two hundred forty thousand
dollars from the tobacco prevention and control account for
implementation of the Washington state tobacco prevention and control
plan.
(c) Because of its demonstrated effectiveness in improving the
health of low-income persons and addressing illnesses and diseases that
harm low-income persons, the remainder of the funds deposited into the
health services account under RCW 82.24.028 and 82.26.028 shall be
appropriated solely for Washington basic health plan enrollment as
provided in chapter 70.47 RCW. Funds appropriated under this
subsection may be used to support outreach and enrollment activities
only to the extent necessary to achieve the enrollment goals described
in this section.
(3) Prior to expenditure for the purposes described in subsection
(2) of this section, funds deposited into the health services account
under RCW 82.24.028 and 82.26.028 shall first be transferred to the
following accounts to ensure the continued availability of previously
dedicated revenues for certain existing programs:
(a) To the violence reduction and drug enforcement account under
RCW 69.50.520, two million two hundred forty-nine thousand five hundred
dollars for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, four million
two hundred forty-eight thousand dollars for the state fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2002, seven million seven hundred eighty-nine
thousand dollars for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, six million
nine hundred thirty-two thousand dollars for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2005, and six million nine hundred thirty-two thousand dollars
for each biennium thereafter, as required by RCW 82.24.020(2);
(b) To the health services account under this section, nine million
seventy-seven thousand dollars for the state fiscal year beginning July
1, 2001, seventeen million one hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars
for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, thirty-one million
seven hundred fifty-five thousand dollars for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2003, twenty-eight million six hundred twenty-two thousand
dollars for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, and twenty-eight
million six hundred twenty-two thousand dollars for each biennium
thereafter, as required by RCW 82.24.020(3); and
(c) To the water quality account under RCW 70.146.030, two million
two hundred three thousand five hundred dollars for the state fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2001, four million two hundred forty-four
thousand dollars for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002,
eight million one hundred eighty-two thousand dollars for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2003, seven million eight hundred eighty-five
thousand dollars for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, and seven
million eight hundred eighty-five thousand dollars for each biennium
thereafter, as required by RCW 82.24.027(2)(a).
During the ((2001-2003)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature
may transfer from the health services account such amounts as reflect
the excess fund balance of the account to the state general fund.
Sec. 931 RCW 43.135.045 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 920 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The emergency reserve fund is established in the state
treasury. During each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall deposit
in the emergency reserve fund all general fund -- state revenues in
excess of the state expenditure limit for that fiscal year. Deposits
shall be made at the end of each fiscal quarter based on projections of
state revenues and the state expenditure limit. The treasurer shall
make transfers between these accounts as necessary to reconcile actual
annual revenues and the expenditure limit for fiscal year 2000 and
thereafter.
(2) The legislature may appropriate moneys from the emergency
reserve fund only with approval of at least two-thirds of the members
of each house of the legislature, and then only if the appropriation
does not cause total expenditures to exceed the state expenditure limit
under this chapter.
(3) The emergency reserve fund balance shall not exceed five
percent of annual general fund -- state revenues as projected by the
official state revenue forecast. Any balance in excess of five percent
shall be transferred on a quarterly basis by the state treasurer as
follows: Seventy-five percent to the student achievement fund hereby
created in the state treasury and twenty-five percent to the general
fund balance. The treasurer shall make transfers between these
accounts as necessary to reconcile actual annual revenues for fiscal
year 2000 and thereafter. When per-student state funding for the
maintenance and operation of K-12 education meets a level of no less
than ninety percent of the national average of total funding from all
sources per student as determined by the most recent published data
from the national center for education statistics of the United States
department of education, as calculated by the office of financial
management, further deposits to the student achievement fund shall be
required only to the extent necessary to maintain the ninety-percent
level. Remaining funds are part of the general fund balance and these
funds are subject to the expenditure limits of this chapter.
(4) The education construction fund is hereby created in the state
treasury.
(a) Funds may be appropriated from the education construction fund
exclusively for common school construction or higher education
construction.
(b) Funds may be appropriated for any other purpose only if
approved by a two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature and if
approved by a vote of the people at the next general election. An
appropriation approved by the people under this subsection shall result
in an adjustment to the state expenditure limit only for the fiscal
period for which the appropriation is made and shall not affect any
subsequent fiscal period.
(5) Funds from the student achievement fund shall be appropriated
to the superintendent of public instruction strictly for distribution
to school districts to meet the provisions set out in the student
achievement act. Allocations shall be made on an equal per full-time
equivalent student basis to each school district.
(6) Earnings of the emergency reserve fund under RCW
43.84.092(4)(a) shall be transferred quarterly to the multimodal
transportation account, except for those earnings that are in excess of
thirty-five million dollars each fiscal year. Within thirty days
following any fiscal year in which earnings transferred to the
multimodal transportation account under this subsection did not total
thirty-five million dollars, the state treasurer shall transfer from
the emergency reserve fund an amount necessary to bring the total
deposited in the multimodal transportation account under this
subsection to thirty-five million dollars. The revenues to the
multimodal transportation account reflected in this subsection provide
ongoing support for the transportation programs of the state. However,
it is the intent of the legislature that any new long-term financial
support that may be subsequently provided for transportation programs
will be used to replace and supplant the revenues reflected in this
subsection, thereby allowing those revenues to be returned to the
purposes to which they were previously dedicated. No transfers from
the emergency reserve fund to the multimodal fund shall be made during
the ((2003-05)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium.
Sec. 932 RCW 43.320.110 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 921 and 2003 c
288 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
There is created a local fund known as the "financial services
regulation fund" which shall consist of all moneys received by the
divisions of the department of financial institutions, except for the
division of securities which shall deposit thirteen percent of all
moneys received, except as provided in RCW 43.320.115, and which shall
be used for the purchase of supplies and necessary equipment; the
payment of salaries, wages, and utilities; the establishment of
reserves; and other incidental costs required for the proper regulation
of individuals and entities subject to regulation by the department.
The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund. Disbursements
from the fund shall be on authorization of the director of financial
institutions or the director's designee. In order to maintain an
effective expenditure and revenue control, the fund shall be subject in
all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required to
permit expenditures and payment of obligations from the fund.
During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer
from the financial services regulation fund to the state general fund
such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
Sec. 933 RCW 50.16.010 and 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 s 23 and 2003 1st
sp.s. c 25 s 925 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) There shall be maintained as special funds, separate and apart
from all public moneys or funds of this state an unemployment
compensation fund, an administrative contingency fund, and a federal
interest payment fund, which shall be administered by the commissioner
exclusively for the purposes of this title, and to which RCW 43.01.050
shall not be applicable.
(2)(a) The unemployment compensation fund shall consist of:
(i) All contributions collected under RCW 50.24.010 and payments in
lieu of contributions collected pursuant to the provisions of this
title;
(ii) Any property or securities acquired through the use of moneys
belonging to the fund;
(iii) All earnings of such property or securities;
(iv) Any moneys received from the federal unemployment account in
the unemployment trust fund in accordance with Title XII of the social
security act, as amended;
(v) All money recovered on official bonds for losses sustained by
the fund;
(vi) All money credited to this state's account in the unemployment
trust fund pursuant to section 903 of the social security act, as
amended;
(vii) All money received from the federal government as
reimbursement pursuant to section 204 of the federal-state extended
compensation act of 1970 (84 Stat. 708-712; 26 U.S.C. Sec. 3304); and
(viii) All moneys received for the fund from any other source.
(b) All moneys in the unemployment compensation fund shall be
commingled and undivided.
(3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the
administrative contingency fund shall consist of:
(i) All interest on delinquent contributions collected pursuant to
this title;
(ii) All fines and penalties collected pursuant to the provisions
of this title;
(iii) All sums recovered on official bonds for losses sustained by
the fund; and
(iv) Revenue received under RCW 50.24.014.
(b) All fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties collected or
assessed by a district court because of the violation of this title or
rules adopted under this title shall be remitted as provided in chapter
3.62 RCW.
(c) Moneys available in the administrative contingency fund, other
than money in the special account created under RCW 50.24.014(1)(a),
shall be expended upon the direction of the commissioner, with the
approval of the governor, whenever it appears to him or her that such
expenditure is necessary solely for:
(i) The proper administration of this title and no federal funds
are available for the specific purpose to which such expenditure is to
be made, provided, the moneys are not substituted for appropriations
from federal funds which, in the absence of such moneys, would be made
available.
(ii) The proper administration of this title for which purpose
appropriations from federal funds have been requested but not yet
received, provided, the administrative contingency fund will be
reimbursed upon receipt of the requested federal appropriation.
(iii) The proper administration of this title for which compliance
and audit issues have been identified that establish federal claims
requiring the expenditure of state resources in resolution. Claims
must be resolved in the following priority: First priority is to
provide services to eligible participants within the state; second
priority is to provide substitute services or program support; and last
priority is the direct payment of funds to the federal government.
(d) During the ((2003-2005)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the cost of
the job skills program ((and the alliance for corporate education)) at
community and technical colleges as appropriated by the legislature.
Money in the special account created under RCW 50.24.014(1)(a) may
only be expended, after appropriation, for the purposes specified in
this section and RCW 50.62.010, 50.62.020, 50.62.030, 50.24.014,
50.44.053, and 50.22.010.
Sec. 934 RCW 50.20.190 and 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 s 26 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) An individual who is paid any amount as benefits under this
title to which he or she is not entitled shall, unless otherwise
relieved pursuant to this section, be liable for repayment of the
amount overpaid. The department shall issue an overpayment assessment
setting forth the reasons for and the amount of the overpayment. The
amount assessed, to the extent not collected, may be deducted from any
future benefits payable to the individual: PROVIDED, That in the
absence of a back pay award, a settlement affecting the allowance of
benefits, fraud, misrepresentation, or willful nondisclosure, every
determination of liability shall be mailed or personally served not
later than two years after the close of or final payment made on the
individual's applicable benefit year for which the purported
overpayment was made, whichever is later, unless the merits of the
claim are subjected to administrative or judicial review in which event
the period for serving the determination of liability shall be extended
to allow service of the determination of liability during the six-month
period following the final decision affecting the claim.
(2) The commissioner may waive an overpayment if the commissioner
finds that the overpayment was not the result of fraud,
misrepresentation, willful nondisclosure, or fault attributable to the
individual and that the recovery thereof would be against equity and
good conscience: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the overpayment so waived
shall be charged against the individual's applicable entitlement for
the eligibility period containing the weeks to which the overpayment
was attributed as though such benefits had been properly paid.
(3) Any assessment herein provided shall constitute a determination
of liability from which an appeal may be had in the same manner and to
the same extent as provided for appeals relating to determinations in
respect to claims for benefits: PROVIDED, That an appeal from any
determination covering overpayment only shall be deemed to be an appeal
from the determination which was the basis for establishing the
overpayment unless the merits involved in the issue set forth in such
determination have already been heard and passed upon by the appeal
tribunal. If no such appeal is taken to the appeal tribunal by the
individual within thirty days of the delivery of the notice of
determination of liability, or within thirty days of the mailing of the
notice of determination, whichever is the earlier, the determination of
liability shall be deemed conclusive and final. Whenever any such
notice of determination of liability becomes conclusive and final, the
commissioner, upon giving at least twenty days notice by certified mail
return receipt requested to the individual's last known address of the
intended action, may file with the superior court clerk of any county
within the state a warrant in the amount of the notice of determination
of liability plus a filing fee under RCW 36.18.012(10). The clerk of
the county where the warrant is filed shall immediately designate a
superior court cause number for the warrant, and the clerk shall cause
to be entered in the judgment docket under the superior court cause
number assigned to the warrant, the name of the person(s) mentioned in
the warrant, the amount of the notice of determination of liability,
and the date when the warrant was filed. The amount of the warrant as
docketed shall become a lien upon the title to, and any interest in,
all real and personal property of the person(s) against whom the
warrant is issued, the same as a judgment in a civil case duly docketed
in the office of such clerk. A warrant so docketed shall be sufficient
to support the issuance of writs of execution and writs of garnishment
in favor of the state in the manner provided by law for a civil
judgment. A copy of the warrant shall be mailed to the person(s)
mentioned in the warrant by certified mail to the person's last known
address within five days of its filing with the clerk.
(4) On request of any agency which administers an employment
security law of another state, the United States, or a foreign
government and which has found in accordance with the provisions of
such law that a claimant is liable to repay benefits received under
such law, the commissioner may collect the amount of such benefits from
the claimant to be refunded to the agency. In any case in which under
this section a claimant is liable to repay any amount to the agency of
another state, the United States, or a foreign government, such amounts
may be collected without interest by civil action in the name of the
commissioner acting as agent for such agency if the other state, the
United States, or the foreign government extends such collection rights
to the employment security department of the state of Washington, and
provided that the court costs be paid by the governmental agency
benefiting from such collection.
(5) Any employer who is a party to a back pay award or settlement
due to loss of wages shall, within thirty days of the award or
settlement, report to the department the amount of the award or
settlement, the name and social security number of the recipient of the
award or settlement, and the period for which it is awarded. When an
individual has been awarded or receives back pay, for benefit purposes
the amount of the back pay shall constitute wages paid in the period
for which it was awarded. For contribution purposes, the back pay
award or settlement shall constitute wages paid in the period in which
it was actually paid. The following requirements shall also apply:
(a) The employer shall reduce the amount of the back pay award or
settlement by an amount determined by the department based upon the
amount of unemployment benefits received by the recipient of the award
or settlement during the period for which the back pay award or
settlement was awarded;
(b) The employer shall pay to the unemployment compensation fund,
in a manner specified by the commissioner, an amount equal to the
amount of such reduction;
(c) The employer shall also pay to the department any taxes due for
unemployment insurance purposes on the entire amount of the back pay
award or settlement notwithstanding any reduction made pursuant to (a)
of this subsection;
(d) If the employer fails to reduce the amount of the back pay
award or settlement as required in (a) of this subsection, the
department shall issue an overpayment assessment against the recipient
of the award or settlement in the amount that the back pay award or
settlement should have been reduced; and
(e) If the employer fails to pay to the department an amount equal
to the reduction as required in (b) of this subsection, the department
shall issue an assessment of liability against the employer which shall
be collected pursuant to the procedures for collection of assessments
provided herein and in RCW 50.24.110.
(6) When an individual fails to repay an overpayment assessment
that is due and fails to arrange for satisfactory repayment terms, the
commissioner shall impose an interest penalty of one percent per month
of the outstanding balance. Interest shall accrue immediately on
overpayments assessed pursuant to RCW 50.20.070 and shall be imposed
when the assessment becomes final. For any other overpayment, interest
shall accrue when the individual has missed two or more of the
individual's monthly payments either partially or in full. The
interest penalty shall be used, first, to fully fund either social
security number cross-match audits or other more effective activities
that ensure that individuals are entitled to all amounts of benefits
that they are paid ((and)), second, to fund other detection and
recovery of overpayment and collection activities, and third, during
the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the cost of the job skills program at
community and technical colleges as appropriated by the legislature.
Sec. 935 RCW 66.16.010 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 928 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) There shall be established at such places throughout the state
as the liquor control board, constituted under this title, shall deem
advisable, stores to be known as "state liquor stores," for the sale of
liquor in accordance with the provisions of this title and the
regulations: PROVIDED, That the prices of all liquor shall be fixed by
the board from time to time so that the net annual revenue received by
the board therefrom shall not exceed thirty-five percent. Effective no
later than ((September 1, 2003)) July 1, 2005, the liquor control board
shall add an equivalent surcharge of $0.42 per liter on all retail
sales of spirits, excluding licensee, military, and tribal sales. The
intent of this surcharge is to raise (($14,000,000 in additional))
revenue for the general fund-state ((revenue)) for the 2003-2005 and
2005-2007 bienniums. ((To the extent that a lesser surcharge is
sufficient to raise $14,000,000, the board may reduce the amount of the
surcharge.)) The board shall remove the surcharge ((once it generates
$14,000,000, but no later than)) June 30, ((2005)) 2007.
(2) The liquor control board may, from time to time, fix the
special price at which pure ethyl alcohol may be sold to physicians and
dentists and institutions regularly conducted as hospitals, for use or
consumption only in such hospitals; and may also fix the special price
at which pure ethyl alcohol may be sold to schools, colleges and
universities within the state for use for scientific purposes.
Regularly conducted hospitals may have right to purchase pure ethyl
alcohol on a federal permit.
(3) The liquor control board may also fix the special price at
which pure ethyl alcohol may be sold to any department, branch or
institution of the state of Washington, federal government, or to any
person engaged in a manufacturing or industrial business or in
scientific pursuits requiring alcohol for use therein.
(4) The liquor control board may also fix a special price at which
pure ethyl alcohol may be sold to any private individual, and shall
make regulations governing such sale of alcohol to private individuals
as shall promote, as nearly as may be, the minimum purchase of such
alcohol by such persons.
Sec. 936 RCW 67.40.040 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 929 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized in RCW
67.40.030, proceeds of the taxes imposed under RCW 67.40.090 and
67.40.130, and all other moneys received by the state convention and
trade center from any public or private source which are intended to
fund the acquisition, design, construction, expansion, exterior cleanup
and repair of the Eagles building, conversion of various retail and
other space to meeting rooms, purchase of the land and building known
as the McKay Parcel, development of low-income housing, or renovation
of the center, and those expenditures authorized under RCW 67.40.170
shall be deposited in the state convention and trade center account
hereby created in the state treasury and in such subaccounts as are
deemed appropriate by the directors of the corporation.
(2) Moneys in the account, including unanticipated revenues under
RCW 43.79.270, shall be used exclusively for the following purposes in
the following priority:
(a) For reimbursement of the state general fund under RCW
67.40.060;
(b) After appropriation by statute:
(i) For payment of expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of
the bonds issued under RCW 67.40.030;
(ii) For expenditures authorized in RCW 67.40.170;
(iii) For acquisition, design, and construction of the state
convention and trade center; and
(iv) For reimbursement of any expenditures from the state general
fund in support of the state convention and trade center; and
(c) For transfer to the state convention and trade center
operations account.
(3) The corporation shall identify with specificity those
facilities of the state convention and trade center that are to be
financed with proceeds of general obligation bonds, the interest on
which is intended to be excluded from gross income for federal income
tax purposes. The corporation shall not permit the extent or manner of
private business use of those bond-financed facilities to be
inconsistent with treatment of such bonds as governmental bonds under
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(4) In order to ensure consistent treatment of bonds authorized
under RCW 67.40.030 with applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and notwithstanding RCW 43.84.092, investment
earnings on bond proceeds deposited in the state convention and trade
center account in the state treasury shall be retained in the account,
and shall be expended by the corporation for the purposes authorized
under chapter 386, Laws of 1995 and in a manner consistent with
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(5) During the ((2003-)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature
may transfer from the state convention and trade center account to the
state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of
the account.
Sec. 937 RCW 69.50.520 and 2004 c 276 s 912 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(8),
66.24.210(4), 66.24.290(2), 69.50.505(9)(a), 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. Funds from the account may also be appropriated
to reimburse local governments for costs associated with implementing
criminal justice legislation including chapter 338, Laws of 1997.
During the 2003-2005 and 2005-2007 bienniums, funds from the account
may also be used for costs associated with providing grants to local
governments in accordance with chapter 338, Laws of 1997, funding drug
offender treatment services in accordance with RCW 70.96A.350,
maintenance and operating costs of the Washington association of
sheriffs and police chiefs jail reporting system, maintenance and
operating costs of the juvenile rehabilitation administration's client
activity tracking system, civil indigent legal representation,
multijurisdictional narcotics task forces, transfers to the health
services account, and grants to community networks under chapter 70.190
RCW by the family policy council.
Sec. 938 RCW 70.83.040 and 1999 c 76 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
When notified of positive screening tests, the state department of
health shall offer the use of its services and facilities, designed to
prevent mental retardation or physical defects in such children, to the
attending physician, or the parents of the newborn child if no
attending physician can be identified.
The services and facilities of the department, and other state and
local agencies cooperating with the department in carrying out programs
of detection and prevention of mental retardation and physical defects
shall be made available to the family and physician to the extent
required in order to carry out the intent of this chapter and within
the availability of funds. The department has the authority to collect
a reasonable fee, from the parents or other responsible party of each
infant screened to fund specialty clinics that provide treatment
services for hemoglobin diseases, phenylketonuria, congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, ((and)) congenital hypothyroidism, and, during the 2005-07
fiscal biennium, other disorders defined by the board of health under
RCW 70.83.020. The fee may be collected through the facility where the
screening specimen is obtained.
Sec. 939 RCW 70.93.180 and 1998 c 257 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) There is hereby created an account within the state treasury to
be known as the "waste reduction, recycling, and litter control
account". Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
Expenditures from the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control
account shall be used as follows:
(a) Fifty percent to the department of ecology, for use by the
departments of ecology, natural resources, revenue, transportation, and
corrections, and the parks and recreation commission, for use in litter
collection programs, to be distributed under RCW 70.93.220. The amount
to the department of ecology shall also be used for a central
coordination function for litter control efforts statewide, for the
biennial litter survey under RCW 70.93.200(8), and for statewide public
awareness programs under RCW 70.93.200(7). The amount to the
department shall also be used to defray the costs of administering the
funding, coordination, and oversight of local government programs for
waste reduction, litter control, and recycling, so that local
governments can apply one hundred percent of their funding to achieving
program goals. The amount to the department of revenue shall be used
to enforce compliance with the litter tax imposed in chapter 82.19 RCW;
(b) Twenty percent to the department for local government funding
programs for waste reduction, litter control, and recycling activities
by cities and counties under RCW 70.93.250, to be administered by the
department of ecology; and
(c) Thirty percent to the department of ecology for waste reduction
and recycling efforts.
(2) All taxes imposed in RCW 82.19.010 and fines and bail
forfeitures collected or received pursuant to this chapter shall be
deposited in the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account
and used for the programs under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Not less than five percent and no more than ten percent of the
amount appropriated into the waste reduction, recycling, and litter
control account every biennium shall be reserved for capital needs,
including the purchase of vehicles for transporting crews and for
collecting litter and solid waste. Capital funds shall be distributed
among state agencies and local governments according to the same
criteria provided in RCW 70.93.220 for the remainder of the funds, so
that the most effective waste reduction, litter control, and recycling
programs receive the most funding. The intent of this subsection is to
provide funds for the purchase of equipment that will enable the
department to account for the greatest return on investment in terms of
reaching a zero litter goal.
(4) During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may
transfer from the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control
account to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess
fund balance of the account.
Sec. 940 RCW 70.146.030 and 2004 c 277 s 909 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The water quality account is hereby created in the state
treasury. Moneys in the account may be used only in a manner
consistent with this chapter. Moneys deposited in the account shall be
administered by the department of ecology and shall be subject to
legislative appropriation. Moneys placed in the account shall include
tax receipts as provided in RCW 82.24.027, 82.26.025, and 82.32.390,
principal and interest from the repayment of any loans granted pursuant
to this chapter, and any other moneys appropriated to the account by
the legislature.
(2) The department may use or permit the use of any moneys in the
account to make grants or loans to public bodies, including grants to
public bodies as cost-sharing moneys in any case where federal, local,
or other funds are made available on a cost-sharing basis, for water
pollution control facilities and activities, or for purposes of
assisting a public body to obtain an ownership interest in water
pollution control facilities and/or to defray a part of the payments
made by a public body to a service provider under a service agreement
entered into pursuant to RCW 70.150.060, within the purposes of this
chapter and for related administrative expenses. For the period July
1, ((2003)) 2005, to June 30, ((2005)) 2007, moneys in the account may
be used to process applications received by the department that seek to
make changes to or transfer existing water rights, for water conveyance
projects, and for grants and technical assistance to public bodies for
watershed planning under chapter 90.82 RCW. No more than three percent
of the moneys deposited in the account may be used by the department to
pay for the administration of the grant and loan program authorized by
this chapter.
(3) Beginning with the biennium ending June 30, 1997, the
department shall present a biennial progress report on the use of
moneys from the account to the chairs of the senate committee on ways
and means and the house of representatives committee on appropriations.
The first report is due June 30, 1996, and the report for each
succeeding biennium is due December 31 of the odd-numbered year. The
report shall consist of a list of each recipient, project description,
and amount of the grant, loan, or both.
Sec. 941 RCW 70.146.080 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 935 are each
amended to read as follows:
Within thirty days after June 30, 1987, and within thirty days
after each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall
determine the tax receipts deposited into the water quality account for
the preceding fiscal year. If the tax receipts deposited into the
account in each of the fiscal years 1988 and 1989 are less than forty
million dollars, the state treasurer shall transfer sufficient moneys
from general state revenues into the water quality account to bring the
total receipts in each fiscal year up to forty million dollars.
For the biennium ending June 30, 1991, if the tax receipts
deposited into the water quality account and the earnings on investment
of balances credited to the account are less than ninety million
dollars, the treasurer shall transfer sufficient moneys from general
state revenues into the water quality account to bring the total
revenue up to ninety million dollars. The determination and transfer
shall be made by July 31, 1991.
For fiscal year 1992 and for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and
thereafter, if the tax receipts deposited into the water quality
account for each fiscal year are less than forty-five million dollars,
the treasurer shall transfer sufficient moneys from general state
revenues into the water quality account to bring the total revenue up
to forty-five million dollars. However, during the ((2003-05)) 2005-
2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may specify the transfer of a
different amount in the operating budget bill. Determinations and
transfers shall be made by July 31 for the preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 942 RCW 70.148.020 and 1999 c 73 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The pollution liability insurance program trust account is
established in the custody of the state treasurer. All funds
appropriated for this chapter and all premiums collected for
reinsurance shall be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the
account shall be used exclusively for the purposes of this chapter
including payment of costs of administering the pollution liability
insurance and underground storage tank community assistance programs.
Expenditures for payment of administrative and operating costs of the
agency are subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW
and may be made only after appropriation by statute. No appropriation
is required for other expenditures from the account.
(2) Each calendar quarter, the director shall report to the
insurance commissioner the loss and surplus reserves required for the
calendar quarter. The director shall notify the department of revenue
of this amount by the fifteenth day of each calendar quarter.
(3) Each calendar quarter the director shall determine the amount
of reserves necessary to fund commitments made to provide financial
assistance under RCW 70.148.130 to the extent that the financial
assistance reserves do not jeopardize the operations and liabilities of
the pollution liability insurance program. The director shall notify
the department of revenue of this amount by the fifteenth day of each
calendar quarter. The director may immediately establish an initial
financial assistance reserve of five million dollars from available
revenues. The director may not expend more than fifteen million
dollars for the financial assistance program.
(4) During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may
transfer from the pollution liability insurance program trust account
to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund
balance of the account.
(5) This section expires June 1, ((2001 [2007])) 2007.
Sec. 943 RCW 72.11.040 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 936 are each
amended to read as follows:
The cost of supervision fund is created in the custody of the state
treasurer. All receipts from assessments made under RCW 9.94A.780 and
72.04A.120 shall be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the
fund may be used only to support the collection of legal financial
obligations. During the ((2003-2005)) 2005-2007 biennium, funds from
the account may also be used for costs associated with the department's
supervision of the offenders in the community. Only the secretary of
the department of corrections or the secretary's designee may authorize
expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment
procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required
for expenditures.
Sec. 944 RCW 74.46.431 and 2004 c 276 s 913 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Effective July 1, 1999, nursing facility medicaid payment rate
allocations shall be facility-specific and shall have seven components:
Direct care, therapy care, support services, operations, property,
financing allowance, and variable return. The department shall
establish and adjust each of these components, as provided in this
section and elsewhere in this chapter, for each medicaid nursing
facility in this state.
(2) All component rate allocations for essential community
providers as defined in this chapter shall be based upon a minimum
facility occupancy of eighty-five percent of licensed beds, regardless
of how many beds are set up or in use. For all facilities other than
essential community providers, effective July 1, 2001, component rate
allocations in direct care, therapy care, support services, variable
return, operations, property, and financing allowance shall continue to
be based upon a minimum facility occupancy of eighty-five percent of
licensed beds. For all facilities other than essential community
providers, effective July 1, 2002, the component rate allocations in
operations, property, and financing allowance shall be based upon a
minimum facility occupancy of ninety percent of licensed beds,
regardless of how many beds are set up or in use.
(3) Information and data sources used in determining medicaid
payment rate allocations, including formulas, procedures, cost report
periods, resident assessment instrument formats, resident assessment
methodologies, and resident classification and case mix weighting
methodologies, may be substituted or altered from time to time as
determined by the department.
(4)(a) Direct care component rate allocations shall be established
using adjusted cost report data covering at least six months. Adjusted
cost report data from 1996 will be used for October 1, 1998, through
June 30, 2001, direct care component rate allocations; adjusted cost
report data from 1999 will be used for July 1, 2001, through June 30,
2005, direct care component rate allocations. Adjusted cost report
data from 1999 will continue to be used for July 1, 2005, and later
direct care component rate allocations.
(b) Direct care component rate allocations based on 1996 cost
report data shall be adjusted annually for economic trends and
conditions by a factor or factors defined in the biennial
appropriations act. A different economic trends and conditions
adjustment factor or factors may be defined in the biennial
appropriations act for facilities whose direct care component rate is
set equal to their adjusted June 30, 1998, rate, as provided in RCW
74.46.506(5)(i).
(c) Direct care component rate allocations based on 1999 cost
report data shall be adjusted annually for economic trends and
conditions by a factor or factors defined in the biennial
appropriations act. A different economic trends and conditions
adjustment factor or factors may be defined in the biennial
appropriations act for facilities whose direct care component rate is
set equal to their adjusted June 30, 1998, rate, as provided in RCW
74.46.506(5)(i).
(5)(a) Therapy care component rate allocations shall be established
using adjusted cost report data covering at least six months. Adjusted
cost report data from 1996 will be used for October 1, 1998, through
June 30, 2001, therapy care component rate allocations; adjusted cost
report data from 1999 will be used for July 1, 2001, through June 30,
2005, therapy care component rate allocations. Adjusted cost report
data from 1999 will continue to be used for July 1, 2005, and later
therapy care component rate allocations.
(b) Therapy care component rate allocations shall be adjusted
annually for economic trends and conditions by a factor or factors
defined in the biennial appropriations act.
(6)(a) Support services component rate allocations shall be
established using adjusted cost report data covering at least six
months. Adjusted cost report data from 1996 shall be used for October
1, 1998, through June 30, 2001, support services component rate
allocations; adjusted cost report data from 1999 shall be used for July
1, 2001, through June 30, 2005, support services component rate
allocations. Adjusted cost report data from 1999 will continue to be
used for July 1, 2005, and later support services component rate
allocations.
(b) Support services component rate allocations shall be adjusted
annually for economic trends and conditions by a factor or factors
defined in the biennial appropriations act.
(7)(a) Operations component rate allocations shall be established
using adjusted cost report data covering at least six months. Adjusted
cost report data from 1996 shall be used for October 1, 1998, through
June 30, 2001, operations component rate allocations; adjusted cost
report data from 1999 shall be used for July 1, 2001, through June 30,
2005, operations component rate allocations. Adjusted cost report data
from 1999 will continue to be used for July 1, 2005, and later
operations component rate allocations.
(b) Operations component rate allocations shall be adjusted
annually for economic trends and conditions by a factor or factors
defined in the biennial appropriations act.
(8) For July 1, 1998, through September 30, 1998, a facility's
property and return on investment component rates shall be the
facility's June 30, 1998, property and return on investment component
rates, without increase. For October 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999,
a facility's property and return on investment component rates shall be
rebased utilizing 1997 adjusted cost report data covering at least six
months of data.
(9) Total payment rates under the nursing facility medicaid payment
system shall not exceed facility rates charged to the general public
for comparable services.
(10) Medicaid contractors shall pay to all facility staff a minimum
wage of the greater of the state minimum wage or the federal minimum
wage.
(11) The department shall establish in rule procedures, principles,
and conditions for determining component rate allocations for
facilities in circumstances not directly addressed by this chapter,
including but not limited to: The need to prorate inflation for
partial-period cost report data, newly constructed facilities, existing
facilities entering the medicaid program for the first time or after a
period of absence from the program, existing facilities with expanded
new bed capacity, existing medicaid facilities following a change of
ownership of the nursing facility business, facilities banking beds or
converting beds back into service, facilities temporarily reducing the
number of set-up beds during a remodel, facilities having less than six
months of either resident assessment, cost report data, or both, under
the current contractor prior to rate setting, and other circumstances.
(12) The department shall establish in rule procedures, principles,
and conditions, including necessary threshold costs, for adjusting
rates to reflect capital improvements or new requirements imposed by
the department or the federal government. Any such rate adjustments
are subject to the provisions of RCW 74.46.421.
(13) Effective July 1, 2001, medicaid rates shall continue to be
revised downward in all components, in accordance with department
rules, for facilities converting banked beds to active service under
chapter 70.38 RCW, by using the facility's increased licensed bed
capacity to recalculate minimum occupancy for rate setting. However,
for facilities other than essential community providers which bank beds
under chapter 70.38 RCW, after May 25, 2001, medicaid rates shall be
revised upward, in accordance with department rules, in direct care,
therapy care, support services, and variable return components only, by
using the facility's decreased licensed bed capacity to recalculate
minimum occupancy for rate setting, but no upward revision shall be
made to operations, property, or financing allowance component rates.
(14) Facilities obtaining a certificate of need or a certificate of
need exemption under chapter 70.38 RCW after June 30, 2001, must have
a certificate of capital authorization in order for (a) the
depreciation resulting from the capitalized addition to be included in
calculation of the facility's property component rate allocation; and
(b) the net invested funds associated with the capitalized addition to
be included in calculation of the facility's financing allowance rate
allocation.
Sec. 945 RCW 79.64.040 and 2004 c 199 s 227 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The board shall determine the amount deemed necessary in order
to achieve the purposes of this chapter and shall provide by rule for
the deduction of this amount from the moneys received from all leases,
sales, contracts, licenses, permits, easements, and rights of way
issued by the department and affecting state lands and aquatic lands,
provided that no deduction shall be made from the proceeds from
agricultural college lands.
(2) Moneys received as deposits from successful bidders, advance
payments, and security under RCW 79.15.100, 79.15.080, and 79.11.150
prior to December 1, 1981, which have not been subjected to deduction
under this section are not subject to deduction under this section.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section,
the deductions authorized under this section shall ((in no event)) not
exceed twenty-five percent of the moneys received by the department in
connection with any one transaction pertaining to state lands and
aquatic lands other than second class tide and shore lands and the beds
of navigable waters, and fifty percent of the moneys received by the
department pertaining to second class tide and shore lands and the beds
of navigable waters.
(4) In the event that the department sells logs using the contract
harvesting process described in RCW 79.15.500 through 79.15.530, the
moneys received subject to this section are the net proceeds from the
contract harvesting sale.
(5) During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the twenty-five percent
limitation on deductions set in subsection (3) of this section may be
increased to thirty percent by the board. If so increased, the
department must provide a report by January 9, 2006 to the appropriate
committees of the legislature on the use of the increased amount.
Sec. 946 RCW 79.90.245 and 2004 c 276 s 914 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.
In providing grants for aquatic lands enhancement projects, the
department shall require grant recipients to incorporate the
environmental benefits of the project into their grant applications,
and the department shall utilize the statement of environmental
benefits in its prioritization and selection process. The department
shall also develop appropriate outcome-focused performance measures to
be used both for management and performance assessment of the grants.
To the extent possible, the department should coordinate its
performance measure system with other natural resource-related agencies
as defined in RCW 43.41.270. The department shall consult with
affected interest groups in implementing this section.
During the fiscal biennium ending June 30, ((2005)) 2007, the funds
may be appropriated for boating safety, settlement costs for aquatic
lands cleanup, and shellfish management, enforcement, and enhancement
and assistance to local governments for septic system surveys and data
bases.
Sec. 947 RCW 86.26.007 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 943 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)) 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the state treasurer shall transfer
three million dollars from the general fund to the flood control
assistance account. Each biennium thereafter the state treasurer shall
transfer four million dollars from the general fund to the flood
control assistance account. Moneys in the flood control assistance
account may be spent only after appropriation for purposes specified
under this chapter. ((During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the
legislature may transfer from the flood control assistance account to
the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance
of the account.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 948 COMPENSATION--INSURANCE BENEFITS. The
appropriations for state agencies, including institutions of higher
education are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $663.00 per eligible employee
for fiscal year 2006. For fiscal year 2007 the monthly employer
funding rate shall not exceed $744.00 per eligible employee represented
by a collective bargaining unit under the personnel system reform act
of 2002, or $618.00 per eligible nonrepresented employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board shall require any or all
of the following: Employee premium copayments, increases in
point-of-service cost sharing, the implementation of managed
competition, or make other changes to benefits consistent with RCW
41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments, into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts shall not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) 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 medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, the
subsidy shall be $131.87. Starting January 1, 2007, the subsidy shall
be $149.67 per month.
(3) Technical colleges, school districts, and educational service
districts shall remit to the health care authority for deposit into the
public employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW
41.05.120 the following amounts:
(a) For each full-time employee, $48.42 per month beginning
September 1, 2005, and $55.73 beginning September 1, 2006;
(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, $48.42 each month beginning September 1, 2005, and
$55.73 beginning September 1, 2006, 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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 949 NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
The appropriations for nonrepresented employee compensation adjustments
are provided solely for:
(1) Salary Cost of Living Adjustments.
(a) Appropriations are provided for a 3.2% salary increase
effective September 1, 2005, for all classified employees, except those
represented by a collective bargaining unit under the personnel system
reform act of 2002, and except the certificated employees of the state
schools for the deaf and blind and employees of community and technical
colleges covered by the provisions of Initiative Measure No. 732. Also
included are employees in the Washington management service, and exempt
employees under the jurisdiction of the personnel resources board or
the director of personnel, as applicable. However, community and
technical colleges shall increase salaries of all classified staff not
covered by Initiative Measure No. 732 or by a collective bargaining
agreement under the personnel system reform act of 2002 by 3.2% of pay
effective September 1, 2005. Community and technical colleges shall
provide to exempt professional staff an average salary increase of 3.2%
of pay beginning September 1, 2005. The appropriations are also
sufficient to fund for the four-year higher education institutions an
average salary increase of 3.2% effective September 1, 2005, for
faculty, exempt administrative and professional staff, graduate
assistants, and other nonclassified staff. Funds provided in this
section may not be used for any other purpose by institutions of higher
education, including for other pay increases.
The appropriations are also sufficient to fund a 3.2% salary
increase effective September 1, 2005, for general government,
legislative, and judicial employees exempt from merit system rules
whose maximum salaries are not set by the commission on salaries for
elected officials.
(b) Appropriations are provided for a 1.6% salary increase
effective September 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, for all classified
employees, except those represented by a collective bargaining unit
under the personnel system reform act of 2002, and except the
certificated employees of the state schools for the deaf and blind and
employees of community and technical colleges covered by the provisions
of Initiative Measure No. 732. Also included are employees in the
Washington management service, and exempt employees under the
jurisdiction of the personnel resources board or the director of
personnel, as applicable. However, community and technical colleges
shall increase salaries of all classified and instructional staff not
covered by Initiative Measure No. 732 or by a collective bargaining
agreement under the personnel system reform act of 2002 by 1.6% of pay
effective September 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007. Community and
technical colleges shall provide to exempt professional staff an
average salary increase of 1.6% of pay, beginning September 1, 2006,
until June 30, 2007. The appropriations are also sufficient to fund
for the four-year higher education institutions an average salary
increase of 1.6% effective September 1, 2006, for faculty, exempt
administrative and professional staff, graduate assistants, and other
nonclassified staff. Funds provided in this section may not be used
for any other purpose by institutions of higher education, including
for other pay increases. The appropriations are also sufficient to
fund a 1.6% salary increase effective September 1, 2006, until June 30,
2007, for general government, legislative, and judicial employees
exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by
the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(2) Salary Survey.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit
under the personnel system reform act of 2002, funding is provided for
implementation of the department of personnel's 2002 salary survey, for
job classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 950 CLASSIFICATION REVISIONS. Funding is
provided for partial implementation of classification consolidation and
revisions under the personnel system reform act of 2002. Groups 2 and
3 of the department of personnel's initial class consolidation plan are
affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 951 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
Provisions of collective bargaining agreements contained in sections
948 and 950 through 980 of this act are described in general terms.
Only major economic terms are included in the descriptions. These
descriptions do not contain the complete contents of the agreements.
Extraordinary challenges were presented to employers and employees in
negotiating the initial collective bargaining agreements under the
Personnel Services Reform Act of 2002. Several agreements not
concluded by the October 1st statutory deadline are described in the
following sections and funded within the respective agencies. The
legislature does not intend to fund bargaining agreements concluded
after the October 1st deadline in future biennia.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 952 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE.
Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the governor and the Washington federation of state employees
under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered
under this agreement, funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided for a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of
the department of personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than
25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 953 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WPEA.
Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the governor and the Washington public employees association
under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered
under this agreement, funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided for a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of
the department of personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than
25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 954 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UFCW.
Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the governor and the united food and commercial workers under
the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered under
this agreement, funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided for a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006 until June 30, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 955 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--TEAMSTERS. Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement
reached between the governor and the brotherhood of teamsters under the
personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this
agreement, funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase effective
July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided for a 2.9% increase effective
July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of the
department of personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than 25%
below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 956 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING--COALITION.
Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the governor and the coalition under the personnel system
reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005.
Funding is also provided for a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006,
until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of the department of
personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than 25% below market
rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 957 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING--IFPTE. Funding
is provided for the collective bargaining agreement reached between the
governor and the international federation of professional and technical
engineers local 17 under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For
employees covered under this agreement, funding is provided for a 3.2%
salary increase effective July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided for
a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for
implementation of the department of personnel 2002 salary survey for
classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 958 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--SEIU
1199. Funding is provided for the collective bargaining agreement
reached between the governor and the service employees international
union, local 1199 NW under the personnel system reform act of 2002.
For employees covered under this agreement, funding is provided for a
3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005. Funding is also provided
for a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and
for negotiated changes to the "N" range salary schedule.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 959 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE
HIGHER EDUCATION. Funding is provided for the collective bargaining
agreement reached between the governor and the Washington federation of
state employees in higher education under the personnel system reform
act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement, funding is
provided for a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005. Funding is
also provided for a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until June
30, 2007, and for implementation of the department of personnel 2002
salary survey for classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 960 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WPEA
HIGHER EDUCATION. Funding is provided for the collective bargaining
agreement reached between the governor and the Washington public
employees association in higher education under the personnel system
reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
funding is provided for a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005.
Funding is also provided for a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006,
until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of the department of
personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than 25% below market
rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 961 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WFSE BU A. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between the Western Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit A under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005, a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until
June 30, 2007, and implementation of the department of personnel 2002
salary survey for classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 962 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WFSE BU B. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between the Western Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit B under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005, a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until
June 30, 2007, and implementation of the department of personnel 2002
salary survey for classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 963 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WPEA/PROFESSIONAL LOCAL 365 UNIT C--WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.
Budget amounts reflect the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the Western Washington University and the Washington Public
Employees Association bargaining unit C under the personnel system
reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
provisions include a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005.
Provisions also include a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until
June 30, 2007, and for implementation of the department of personnel
2002 salary survey for classes more than 25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 964 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WFSE BU E. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between the Western Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit E under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005, and a 1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006,
until June 30, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 965 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WSU POLICE GUILD. Budget amounts reflect
the collective bargaining agreement reached between Washington State
University and the Washington State University police guild bargaining
unit under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005, and a 2.9% lump sum payment effective July 1,
2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 966 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WFSE BU 1 AND 11. Budget amounts reflect
the collective bargaining agreement reached between Washington State
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit 1--research and extension units west of the Cascades, bargaining
unit 5--library and bargaining unit 11--intercollegiate college of
nursing under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Provisions also include a 2% lump sum payment
effective July 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 967 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEIU 925. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreements reached between the University of
Washington and the service employees international union university-wide nonsupervisory, university-wide supervisory, research
technologist, research technologist supervisor, and medical/laboratory
technologist bargaining units under the personnel system reform act of
2002. For employees covered under this agreement, provisions include
a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005, a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, implementation of a
University of Washington salary survey, and adjustment to the salary
grid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 968 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WFSE. Budget amounts reflect the collective
bargaining agreements reached between the University of Washington and
the Washington federation of state employees campus-wide, library,
custodial supervisor, Harborview medical center, and Harborview medical
center public safety officers bargaining units under the personnel
system reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
provisions include a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005, a
1.6% increase effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and
implementation of a University of Washington salary survey.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 969 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WFSE, SKILLED TRADES. Budget amounts reflect
the collective bargaining agreements reached between the University of
Washington and the Washington federation of state employees, skilled
trades bargaining unit under the personnel system reform act of 2002.
For employees covered under this agreement, provisions include a $1.00
per hour increase effective July 1, 2005, an increase in shift
differential pay, and an adjustment to the grid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 970 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEIU LOCAL 1199 NW PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL.
Budget amounts reflect the collective bargaining agreement reached
between the University of Washington and the service employee
international union Harborview medical center professional and
technical bargaining unit under the personnel system reform act of
2002. For employees covered under this agreement, provisions include
a 1.5% salary increase effective January 1, 2006, a 1.5% salary
increase effective January 1, 2007, an adjustment to the salary grid,
and changes in premium pay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 971 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEIU LOCAL 1199 NW NURSES. Budget amounts
reflect the collective bargaining agreement reached between the
University of Washington and the service employee international union
Harborview medical center registered nurse bargaining unit under the
personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this
agreement, provisions include a 2.0% salary increase effective July 1,
2005, a 2.0% salary increase effective July 1, 2006, a 2.0% salary
increase effective January 1, 2007, an adjustment to the salary grid,
and changes in premium pay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 972 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEIU LOCAL 1199 NW SOCIAL WORK. Budget
amounts reflect the collective bargaining agreements reached between
the University of Washington and the service employee international
union Harborview medical center social work and health care specialist
bargaining units under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For
employees covered under this agreement, provisions include a 2.0%
salary increase effective July 1, 2005, a 2.0% salary increase
effective July 1, 2006, a 1.0% salary increase effective January 1,
2007, an adjustment to the salary grid, and changes in premium pay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 973 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. Budget amounts
reflect the collective bargaining agreements reached between the
University of Washington and the University of Washington police
officers association bargaining unit under the personnel system reform
act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement, provisions
include a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005, a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, and longevity pay increases.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 974 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WFSE UW POLICE MANAGEMENT. Budget amounts
reflect the collective bargaining agreements reached between the
University of Washington and the Washington federation of state
employees police management bargaining unit under the personnel system
reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
provisions include a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2005, and
a 15% supervisory differential effective July 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 975 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION. Budget
amounts reflect the collective bargaining agreement reached between the
University of Washington and the Washington state nurses association
university medical center registered nurses bargaining unit under the
personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees covered under this
agreement, provisions include a 2.0% salary increase effective July 1,
2005, a 2.0% salary increase effective July 1, 2006, a 2.0% salary
increase effective January 1, 2007, an adjustment to the salary grid,
and changes in premium pay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 976 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION. Budget amounts
reflect the collective bargaining agreement reached between the
University of Washington and the inland boatmen's union of the Pacific
Thompson research vessel crew bargaining unit under the personnel
system return act of 2002. For employees covered under this agreement,
provisions include a 3.2% salary increase effective July 1, 2006, and
a 1.6% salary increase effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 977 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE
UNIT 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between Eastern Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit 2 under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Provisions also include a 1.6% salary increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for a $500 lump-sum
payment to full-time employees, and pro-rated for part-time employees,
effective July 1, 2005.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 978 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE
UNIT 1 EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between Eastern Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit 1 under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Provisions also include a $500 lump-sum
payment to full-time employees, and pro-rated for part-time employees,
effective July 1, 2005, and a lump sum payment of 1.6% of annual salary
effective July 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 979 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE
UNIT 2 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between Central Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit 2 under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Provisions also include a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of
the department of personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than
25% below market rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 980 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--WFSE
UNIT 1 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. Budget amounts reflect the
collective bargaining agreement reached between Central Washington
University and the Washington federation of state employees bargaining
unit 1 under the personnel system reform act of 2002. For employees
covered under this agreement, provisions include a 3.2% salary increase
effective July 1, 2005. Provisions also include a 1.6% increase
effective July 1, 2006, until June 30, 2007, and for implementation of
the department of personnel 2002 salary survey for classes more than
25% below market rates.
Sec. 1001 2004 c 276 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,049,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,050,000))
$2,089,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,099,000))
$4,138,000
Sec. 1002 2004 c 276 s 107 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,523,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,931,000))
$12,986,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($25,454,000))
$25,509,000
Sec. 1003 2004 c 276 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,374,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,036,000))
$17,998,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,534,000))
$43,588,000
Judicial Information Systems Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,803,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($110,747,000))
$110,763,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) 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 administrator for the courts.
(2) $750,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $750,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for court-appointed special
advocates in dependency matters. The administrator for the courts,
after consulting with the association of juvenile court administrators
and the association of court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad
litem programs, shall distribute the funds to volunteer court-appointed
special advocate/guardian ad litem programs. The distribution of
funding shall be based on the number of children who need volunteer
court-appointed special advocate representation and shall be equally
accessible to all volunteer court-appointed special advocate/guardian
ad litem programs. The administrator for the courts shall not retain
more than six percent of total funding to cover administrative or any
other agency costs.
(3) $16,172,000 of the judicial information systems account -- state
appropriation is provided solely for improvements and enhancements to
the judicial information system. Of this amount, $1,100,000 is
provided solely for disaster recovery planning, equipment, and testing
for the judicial information system.
(4) $3,000,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation is provided solely for school district petitions to
juvenile court for truant students as provided in RCW 28A.225.030 and
28A.225.035. The office of the administrator for the courts shall
develop an interagency agreement with the office of the superintendent
of public instruction to allocate the funding provided in this
subsection. Allocation of this money to school districts shall be
based on the number of petitions filed.
(5) $13,224,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation is provided solely for distribution to county juvenile
court administrators to fund the costs of processing truancy, children
in need of services, and at-risk youth petitions. The office of the
administrator for the courts shall not retain any portion of these
funds to cover administrative costs. The office of the administrator
for the courts, in conjunction with the juvenile court administrators,
shall develop an equitable funding distribution formula. The formula
shall neither reward counties with higher than average per-petition
processing costs nor shall it penalize counties with lower than average
per-petition processing costs.
(6) The distributions made under subsection (6) of this section and
distributions from the county criminal justice assistance account made
pursuant to section 801 of this act constitute appropriate
reimbursement for costs for any new programs or increased level of
service for purposes of RCW 43.135.060.
(7) Each fiscal year during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, each
county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total
actual costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and
at-risk youth petitions. Counties shall submit the reports to the
administrator for the courts no later than 45 days after the end of the
fiscal year. The administrator for the courts shall electronically
transmit this information to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the house of representatives appropriations committee and the senate
ways and means committee no later than 60 days after a fiscal year
ends. These reports are deemed informational in nature and are not for
the purpose of distributing funds.
(8) $813,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $762,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for billing and related costs for
the office of the administrator for the courts pursuant to Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5990 (supervision of offenders).
(9) $1,800,000 of the public safety and education account
appropriation is provided solely for distribution to the county clerks
for the collection of legal financial obligations pursuant to Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5990 (supervision of offenders). The
funding shall be distributed by the office of the administrator for the
courts to the county clerks in accordance with the funding formula
determined by the Washington association of county officials pursuant
to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5990 (supervision of
offenders).
Sec. 1004 2004 c 276 s 110 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,773,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,011,000))
$4,183,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,140,000
Water Quality Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,854,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,778,000))
$12,950,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $3,854,000 of the water quality account
appropriation and $1,140,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation
are provided solely for the Puget Sound water quality action team to
implement the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items PSAT-01
through PSAT-05.
Sec. 1005 2004 c 276 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,336,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,092,000))
$18,946,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,967,000
Archives and Records Management Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,414,000))
$8,460,000
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000
Election Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,140,000
Election Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,121,000
Local Government Archives Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,010,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($96,741,000))
$104,679,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,296,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 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. Counties shall be reimbursed
only for those odd-year election costs that the secretary of state
validates as eligible for reimbursement.
(2) $1,826,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $2,686,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 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) $125,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $118,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for legal advertising of state
measures under RCW 29.27.072.
(4)(a) $1,944,004 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004 and $1,986,772 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for contracting
with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel television
coverage of state government deliberations and other events of
statewide significance during the 2003-05 biennium. The funding level
for each year of the contract shall be based on the amount provided in
this subsection. The nonprofit organization shall be required to raise
contributions or commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind,
in an amount equal to forty percent of the state contribution. The
office of the secretary of state may make full or partial payment once
all criteria in (a) and (b) of this subsection have been satisfactorily
documented.
(b) The legislature finds that the commitment of on-going funding
is necessary to ensure continuous, autonomous, and independent coverage
of public affairs. For that purpose, the secretary of state shall
enter into a four-year contract with the nonprofit organization to
provide public affairs coverage through June 30, 2006.
(c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual independent
audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual report, including
benchmarks that measure the success of the nonprofit organization in
meeting the intent of the program.
(d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this subsection
may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes:
(i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any
legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any
county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of
Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any
rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state
agency;
(ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW; or
(iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel,
lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee.
(5) $252,000 of the archives and records management account--state
appropriation and $1,504,000 of the local government archives account--state appropriation are provided solely for additional facility capital
costs, digital archive technology architecture costs, and additional
digital archive staff and operational costs, associated with the new
eastern regional archives and digital archives facility.
(6) The entire election account--state appropriation in this
section is provided solely as state match funding for federal moneys
provided under the Help America Vote act (P.L. 107-252). Of the state
match funding provided, the secretary of state may expend only the
amount required to match the federal funding received, and any amount
that is not necessary to match the federal funding shall lapse. After
receipt of the federal moneys, the office of the secretary of state
shall notify the appropriations committee of the house of
representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate of the
amount of federal funding received and the associated required state
match.
(7) $953,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for attorneys' fees and costs associated
with litigation regarding the blanket primary, including costs already
awarded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
(8) $451,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to reimburse counties for fifty percent of
the costs of the manual recount in the 2004 gubernatorial election.
Sec. 1006 2004 c 276 s 115 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,345,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,166,000))
$4,518,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,845,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,001,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $270,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,180,000
Legal Services Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($166,624,000))
$170,746,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($181,431,000))
$185,905,000
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) Prior to entering into any negotiated settlement of a claim
against the state that exceeds five million dollars, the attorney
general shall notify the director of financial management and the
chairs of the senate committee on ways and means and the house of
representatives committee on appropriations.
(3) $818,000 of the legal services revolving account--state
appropriation is provided solely for legal defense costs associated
with Pacific Sound Resources v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
et al.
(4) $70,000 of the legal services revolving account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6489 (correctional industries). If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
Sec. 1007 2004 c 276 s 117 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,805,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($66,566,000))
$66,760,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $236,264,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,075,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,095,000
Public Works Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,088,000
Building Code Council Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,061,000
Administrative Contingency Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,776,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,293,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,013,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $256,000
Community Economic Development Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,581,000
Washington Housing Trust Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $((16,740,000))
$17,415,000
Public Facility Construction Loan Revolving
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $622,000
Lead Paint Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Developmental Disabilities Endowment Trust Fund--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,000
Homeless Families Services Fund--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($431,511,000))
$432,380,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,838,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $2,838,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 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
fiscal biennium.
(2) $61,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $62,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound work plan and agency action item OCD-01.
(3) $10,180,797 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 2004 as follows:
(a) $3,551,972 to local units of government to continue
multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(b) $611,177 to the department to continue the drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task
forces;
(c) $1,343,603 to the Washington state patrol for coordination,
investigative, and supervisory support to the multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces and for methamphetamine education and response;
(d) $197,154 to the department for grants to support tribal law
enforcement needs;
(e) $976,897 to the department of social and health services,
division of alcohol and substance abuse, for drug courts in eastern and
western Washington;
(f) $298,246 to the department for training and technical
assistance of public defenders representing clients with special needs;
(g) $687,155 to the department to continue domestic violence legal
advocacy;
(h) $890,150 to the department of social and health services,
juvenile rehabilitation administration, to continue youth violence
prevention and intervention projects;
(i) $60,000 to the department for community-based advocacy services
to victims of violent crime, other than sexual assault and domestic
violence;
(j) $89,705 to the department to continue the governor's council on
substance abuse;
(k) $97,591 to the department to continue evaluation of Byrne
formula grant programs;
(l) $572,919 to the office of financial management for criminal
history records improvement; and
(m) $804,228 to the department for required grant administration,
monitoring, and reporting on Byrne formula grant programs.
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 subsection. If moneys in excess
of those appropriated in this subsection 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
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 year, the department shall estimate and
request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result
of this subsection.
(4) $125,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $125,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for implementing the industries of
the future strategy.
(5) $200,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $200,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a contract with the Washington
manufacturing services.
(6) $205,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $205,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for grants to Washington Columbia
River Gorge counties to implement their responsibilities under the
national scenic area management plan. Of this amount, $390,000 is
provided for Skamania county and $20,000 is provided for Clark county.
(7) $50,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $50,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a contract with international
trade alliance of Spokane.
(8) $5,085,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $5,085,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, $4,250,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation, and $6,145,000 of the Washington housing trust account
are provided solely for providing housing and shelter for homeless
people, including but not limited to grants to operate, repair, and
staff shelters; grants to operate transitional housing; partial
payments for rental assistance; consolidated emergency assistance;
overnight youth shelters; and emergency shelter assistance.
(9) $369,000 of the community economic development account
appropriation and $120,000 of the developmental disabilities endowment
trust fund appropriation are provided solely for support of the
developmental disabilities endowment governing board and costs of the
endowment program. The governing board may use appropriations to
implement a sliding-scale fee waiver for families earning below 150
percent of the state median family income.
(10) $800,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation and $6,000
of the lead paint account--state appropriation are provided solely to
implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5586 (lead-based paint).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2003, the amounts provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $475,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the business retention and
expansion program to fund contracts with locally based development
organizations for local business and job retention activities. In
administering new and existing funding for the business retention and
expansion program, the department shall ensure the existing local
programs are funded at levels that meet or exceed the funding provided
in the 2001-2003 biennium.
(12) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the tourism office to market
Washington state as a travel destination to northwest states,
California, and British Columbia. By December 1, 2004, the department
shall report to the relevant legislative policy and fiscal committees
on the effectiveness of these expenditures.
(13) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for business development
activities to conduct statewide and/or regional business recruitment
and client lead generation services. In administering this funding,
the department shall solicit recommendations from a statewide economic
development organization representing associate development
organizations.
(14) $60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the community services block
grant program for pass-through to community action agencies.
(15) $26,862,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004 and $26,862,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for providing
early childhood education assistance.
(16) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, funding is
provided for Washington state dues for the Pacific northwest economic
region.
(17) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the foreign offices (overseas
representatives) to expand local capacity for China, expand operations
in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, and in Mexico to assist Washington
exporters in expanding their sales opportunities.
(18) $600,000 of the public safety and education account
appropriation is provided solely for sexual assault prevention and
treatment programs.
(19) $65,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $65,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a contract with a food
distribution program for communities in the southwestern portion of the
state and for workers impacted by timber and salmon fishing closures
and reductions. The department may not charge administrative overhead
or expenses to the funds provided in this subsection.
(20) Repayments of outstanding loans granted under RCW 43.63A.600,
the mortgage and rental assistance program, shall be remitted to the
department, including any current revolving account balances. The
department shall contract with a lender or contract collection agent to
act as a collection agent of the state. The lender or contract
collection agent shall collect payments on outstanding loans, and
deposit them into an interest-bearing account. The funds collected
shall be remitted to the department quarterly. Interest earned in the
account may be retained by the lender or contract collection agent, and
shall be considered a fee for processing payments on behalf of the
state. Repayments of loans granted under this chapter shall be made to
the lender or contract collection agent as long as the loan is
outstanding, notwithstanding the repeal of the chapter.
(21) Within amounts provided in this section, sufficient funding is
provided to implement Engrossed House Bill No. 1090 (trafficking of
persons).
(22) $10,208,818 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 2005 as follows:
(a) $3,533,522 to local units of government to continue
multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(b) $608,002 to the department to continue the drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task
forces;
(c) $1,336,624 to the Washington state patrol for coordination,
investigative, and supervisory support to the multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces and for methamphetamine education and response;
(d) $196,130 to the department for grants to support tribal law
enforcement needs;
(e) $971,823 to the department of social and health services,
division of alcohol and substance abuse, for drug courts in eastern and
western Washington;
(f) $296,697 to the department for training and technical
assistance of public defenders representing clients with special needs;
(g) $683,586 to the department to continue domestic violence legal
advocacy;
(h) $885,526 to the department of social and health services,
juvenile rehabilitation administration, to continue youth violence
prevention and intervention projects;
(i) $59,688 to the department for community-based advocacy services
to victims of violent crime, other than sexual assault and domestic
violence;
(j) $89,239 to the department to continue the governor's council on
substance abuse;
(k) $97,084 to the department to continue evaluation of Byrne
formula grant programs;
(l) $650,846 to the office of financial management for criminal
history records improvement; and
(m) $800,051 to the department for required grant administration,
monitoring, and reporting on Byrne formula grant programs.
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 subsection. If moneys in excess
of those appropriated in this subsection become available, whether from
prior or current fiscal year Byrne grant distributions, the department
shall hold those moneys in reserve and may not expend them without
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 year, the department shall estimate and
request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result
of this subsection.
(23) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the purpose of grants to
support the base realignment and closure process. The department shall
develop and implement criteria and procedures such as the types of
activities that can be funded by the grants and requirements for local
matching funds for the issuance of grants to one organization within:
Island county, Kitsap county, Pierce county, Snohomish county, and
Spokane county. The department shall use a portion of the funding
provided to support the related activities of state agencies as
identified by the governor.
(24) $163,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for pass through to community voice mail
agencies as identified in this subsection, in order for these agencies
to provide people in crisis and transition free and personalized voice
mail services:
(a) The Opportunity Council, Bellingham, $15,000;
(b) Skagit Community Action, Skagit county, $12,000;
(c) The Opportunity Council, Island county, $11,000;
(d) Volunteers of America, Snohomish county, $10,616;
(e) Fremont Public Association, Seattle, $27,909;
(f) Metropolitan Development Council, Tacoma, $10,475;
(g) Community Voice Mail National, Olympia, $18,000;
(h) Council on Homelessness, Vancouver, $12,500;
(i) Chelan-Douglas Community Action, north central Washington,
$13,000;
(j) Benton-Franklin Community Action, south central Washington,
$17,500; and
(k) SNAP, Spokane, $15,000.
(25) $634,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $634,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $1,101,000 of the administrative contingency account
appropriation are provided solely for contracting with associate
development organizations to maintain existing programs.
(26) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to the department of community, trade, and
economic development for the northwest orthopaedic institute to develop
additional organizational infrastructure to assist community-based
musculoskeletal health research.
(27) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to the department of community, trade, and
economic development for the youth assessment center in Pierce county
for activities dedicated to reducing the rate of incarceration of
juvenile offenders.
(28) $99,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the retired senior volunteer program.
(29) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for increased civil legal services for the
indigent. Of this amount, $100,000 shall be allocated to a general
farm organization with members in every county of the state to develop
and administer an alternative dispute resolution system for disputes
between farmers and farm workers.
(30) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for deposit in the homeless families
services fund created in section 718 of this act.
(31) The entire homeless families services fund--state
appropriation is provided solely to administer the homeless families
fund and program created in section 718 of this act. It is the intent
of the legislature that beginning with the 2005-07 biennium, the
department choose a qualified contractor to administer the homeless
families services fund program.
(32) $421,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $193,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to coordinate the state's efforts
in siting the 7E7 final assembly plant.
(33) $60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for a study under (a) through (i) of this
subsection. Expenditure of this amount is contingent upon a $60,000
match from a county with a population exceeding one million. The
department shall conduct a study to:
(a) Detail the progress in each of the buildable land counties to
date in achieving annexation or incorporation of its urban growth area
since adoption of the county's county-wide planning policies to the
present time by documenting:
(i) The number of acres annexed;
(ii) The number of acres incorporated;
(iii) The number of residents annexed, incorporated, and remaining
in urban unincorporated areas; and
(iv) The characteristic of urban land remaining unincorporated in
terms of assessed value, infrastructure deficits, service needs, land
use, commercial development, and residential development;
(b) Determine the characteristics of remaining urban unincorporated
areas and current statutes, and estimate when all urban unincorporated
areas in each county will be annexed or incorporated, based on the rate
of progress to date;
(c) Survey the counties to identify those obstacles which, in their
experience, slow or prohibit annexation;
(d) Survey the cities in each of the subject counties to identify
obstacles, which in their experience, slow or prohibit annexation;
(e) Survey residents of urban unincorporated areas in each of the
subject counties to identify their attitudes towards annexation or
incorporation;
(f) Propose possible changes to city and county taxing authority
which will serve to aid the transfer of annexation of remaining urban
growth areas in a timely manner;
(g) Identify and discuss the need for funding of capital
improvement projects needed to provide urban levels of service;
(h) Assess the role and statutory authority of the boundary review
board and how altering their role and authority might facilitate
annexation; and
(i) Propose possible changes to growth management or annexation
processes which will facilitate annexation.
The department shall report to the local government committees of
the legislature no later than December 1, 2004.
If a county does not wish to participate in this study, the county
administrative officer shall submit those intentions, in writing, to
the department no later than July 1, 2004.
(34) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for deposit in the small business
incubator account to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2784
(small business incubator program). If this bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(35) (($75,000)) $54,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year ((2004)) 2005 is provided solely to implement
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6488 (agricultural lands study). ((If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.))
Sec. 1008 2004 c 276 s 118 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,617,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,860,000))
$12,905,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,924,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,000
State Auditing Services Revolving
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,668,000))
$49,713,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $67,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $232,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5694 (integrated permit system) and Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 6217 (regulatory improvement center). If Second
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6217 is not enacted by June 30, 2004,
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005
shall lapse.
(2) By November 15, 2003, the office of financial management shall
report to the house of representatives committees on appropriations,
capital budget, and transportation and to the senate committees on ways
and means and highways and transportation on the ten general priorities
of government upon which the 2005-07 biennial budgets will be
structured. Each priority must include a proposed set of cross agency
activities with definitions and outcome measures. For historical
comparisons, the 2001-03 expenditures and 2003-05 appropriations must
be restated in this format and organized by priority, activity, fund
source, and agency.
(3) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the office of financial management to
contract for an evaluation of the costs and benefits of additional
efforts aimed at encouraging K-12 employee collective bargaining units
to elect coverage under public employee benefits board (PEBB)
administered health care plans. This evaluation will include, but is
not limited to, the following: A review of current processes for the
procurement of health benefit coverage by K-12 employees; an assessment
of the costs and benefits for the state, local school districts, and K-12 employees of moving to PEBB administered health care plans; and
options for creating incentives for K-12 employee collective bargaining
units moving to PEBB administered plans. The office of financial
management shall report regarding the results of this study to the
governor and the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1,
2004.
(4)(a) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for a task force on noneconomic damages.
On or before October 31, 2005, the task force shall prepare a study and
develop, for consideration by the legislature, a proposed plan for
implementation of an advisory schedule of noneconomic damages in
actions for injuries resulting from health care under chapter 7.70 RCW.
Implementation of any proposed plan is contingent upon statutory
authorization by the legislature.
(b) The task force shall develop a proposed plan for use of an
advisory schedule of noneconomic damages, as defined in RCW 4.56.250,
that will increase the predictability and proportionality of
settlements and awards for noneconomic damages in actions for injuries
resulting from health care. The task force shall consider:
(i) The information that can most appropriately be used to provide
guidance to the trier of fact regarding noneconomic damage awards,
giving consideration to past noneconomic damage awards for similar
injuries, considering severity and duration of the injuries, and other
factors deemed appropriate by the task force; past noneconomic damage
awards for similar claims for damages; and such other information the
task force finds appropriate;
(ii) The most appropriate format in which to present the
information to the trier of fact; and
(iii) When and under what circumstances an advisory schedule should
be utilized in alternative dispute resolution settings and presented to
the trier of fact at trial.
(c) A proposed implementation plan shall include, at a minimum:
(i) The information developed under subsection (b) of this section;
(ii) Identification of statutory, regulatory, or court rule changes
necessary to implement the advisory schedule, as well as forms or other
documents necessary to implement the schedule; and
(iii) Identification of the time required to implement an advisory
schedule authorized by the legislature.
(d) The task force is composed of fourteen members, as follows:
(i) One member from each of the two largest caucuses in the senate, to
be appointed by the president of the senate, and one member from each
of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives, to be
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (ii) one
health care ethicist; (iii) one economist; (iv) one actuary; (v) two
attorneys with expertise or significant experience in medical
malpractice actions, one representing the plaintiff's bar and one
representing the insurance defense bar; (vi) two superior court judges;
(vii) one representative of a hospital; (viii) one physician; (ix) one
representative of a medical malpractice insurer; and (x) two consumers.
The governor shall appoint the nonlegislative members of the task force
and select a chair.
(e) Legislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed for
travel expenses under RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members of the
task force shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW
43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(f) The office of financial management shall provide support to the
task force with the assistance of staff from the administrative office
of the courts, the house of representatives office of program research,
and senate committee services.
(5) $252,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the office to study land use and local
government finance and make recommendations on the impact that current
trends in city and county revenue sources and expenditures may have on
land use decisions made by counties and cities and meeting goals of the
growth management act. Among the areas to be studied: Local
government revenue sources and expenditures over the past decade; the
relationship between local government finances and land use decisions
including commercial, residential, and industrial development;
cooperation or competition of adjoining jurisdictions over land use and
annexation; the relationship new development has to existing commercial
and residential areas and its effect on a community's infrastructure
and quality of life. The study shall include recommendations for state
and local government fiscal partnerships that encourage cooperation
among jurisdictions to meet the goals of the growth management act, and
how the state and local government fiscal structure can better meet the
responsibilities of providing services to citizens and meeting the
goals of the growth management act.
(6) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation in fiscal year
2005 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1380 or Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5441 (education
finance study). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2005, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1009 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 119 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($239,000))
$250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($467,000))
$478,000
Sec. 1010 2004 c 276 s 120 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,247,000))
$18,854,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,612,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,859,000))
$20,466,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The department is authorized to enter into a financing contract
for up to $38,911,000, plus necessary financing expenses and required
reserves, pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW. The contract shall be to
purchase, develop, and implement a new statewide payroll system and
shall be for a term of not more than twelve years. The legislature
recognizes the critical nature of the human resource management system
and its relationship to successful implementation of civil service
reform, collective bargaining, and the ability to permit contracting
out of services to the private sector. Projects of this size and
complexity have many risks associated with their successful and timely
completion, therefore, to help ensure project success, the department
of personnel and the office of financial management shall jointly
report to the legislature by January 15, 2004, on progress toward
implementing the human resource management system. The report shall
include a description of mitigation strategies employed to address the
risks related to: Business requirements not fully defined at the
project outset; short time frame for system implementation; and delays
experienced by other states. The report shall assess the probability
of meeting the system implementation schedule and recommend contingency
strategies as needed. The report shall establish the timelines, the
critical path, and the dependencies for realizing each of the benefits
articulated in the system feasibility study.
(2) The department shall coordinate with the governor's office of
Indian affairs on providing one-day government to government training
sessions for federal, state, local, and tribal government employees.
The training sessions must cover tribal historical perspectives, legal
issues, tribal sovereignty, and tribal governments. Costs of the
training sessions shall be recouped through a fee charged to the
participants of each session.
Sec. 1011 2004 c 276 s 121 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,644,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($82,036,000))
$82,606,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,327,000
Waste Education/Recycling/Litter Control -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,000
Oil Spill Administration Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($170,189,000))
$170,759,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $120,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5034 (senior
citizen property tax exemption). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $136,000 of the timber tax distribution account appropriation
is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
2693 (taxation of timber). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1012 2004 c 276 s 123 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE Enterprises Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,990,000))
$2,334,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The office's revolving fund charges to state agencies may not
exceed $1,534,000.
(2) During the 2003-05 biennium, the office may receive gifts,
grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from
time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the
purposes of the office and spend gifts, grants, or endowments or income
from the public or private sources according to their terms, unless the
receipt of the gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 42.17.710.
(3) During the 2003-05 biennium, the office may raise fees in
excess of the fiscal growth factor.
Sec. 1013 2004 c 276 s 124 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $233,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,865,000
General Administration Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,856,000))
$39,310,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,189,000))
$43,643,000
Sec. 1014 2004 c 276 s 126 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,650,000))
$1,771,000
Data Processing Revolving Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,569,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,219,000))
$6,340,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $1,000,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and (($1,650,000)) $1,771,000 of the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided
solely for the digital learning commons to create a demonstration
project, in collaboration with schools, which will provide a web-based
portal where students, parents, and teachers from around the state will
have access to digital curriculum resources, learning tools, and online
classes. The intent is to establish a clearinghouse of high quality
online courses and curriculum materials that are aligned with the
state's essential learning requirements. The clearinghouse shall be
designed for ease of use and shall pool the purchasing power of the
state so that these resources and courses are affordable and accessible
to schools, teachers, students, and parents. These appropriations are
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The funding provided in this section shall be expended
primarily for acquiring online courses and curriculum materials that
are aligned with the state "essential learning requirements" and that
meet standards of quality. No more than ten percent of the funds
provided in this subsection shall be used for administrative expenses
of the digital learning commons.
(2) To the maximum extent possible, funds shall be used on
demonstration projects that utilize online course materials and
curricula that are already available. The commons may also consider
utilizing existing products in establishing the entire digital learning
commons.
(3) By September 1, 2003, the digital learning commons shall begin
offering access to and reimbursement for online courses and services.
(4) In consultation with the department of information services,
the office of financial management shall monitor compliance with these
conditions and limitations. By February 1, 2004, the digital learning
commons shall submit a report to the governor and the appropriate
legislative committees detailing the types of courses and services
offered and the number of students served through the digital learning
commons.
Sec. 1015 2004 c 276 s 129 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,454,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,455,000
Liquor Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,717,000))
$10,217,000
Liquor Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($135,303,000))
$135,635,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($143,929,000))
$148,761,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,000,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is
provided solely for the costs associated with the merchandising
business system, with priority placed on the point-of-sale component of
the system. Actual expenditures are limited to the balance of funds
remaining from the $4,803,000 appropriation provided for the
merchandise business system in the 2001-03 budget.
(2) $1,309,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is
provided solely for the costs associated with the merchandising
business system solution, with priority placed on the point-of-sale
component of the system. These costs include hiring system-related
staff and procuring system-related hardware and software.
(3) As required under RCW 66.16.010, the liquor control board shall
add an equivalent surcharge of $0.42 per liter on all retail sales of
spirits, excluding licensee, military and tribal sales, effective no
later than September 1, 2003. The intent of this surcharge is to raise
(($14,000,000 in)) additional revenue for the 2003-05 biennium. ((To
the extent that a lesser surcharge is sufficient to raise $14,000,000,
the board may reduce the amount of the surcharge. The board shall
remove the surcharge once it generates $14,000,000, but no later than
June 30, 2005.))
(4) During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the board may increase
the fee for the certificate of approval in excess of the fiscal growth
factor under RCW 43.135.055 if the increase is necessary to fully fund
the costs of administering the certificate of approval program under
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655, as amended. If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2004, this subsection is null and void.
(5) $385,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation
is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No.
6655 (beer/wine manufacturers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $4,500,000 of the liquor control board construction and
maintenance account is provided solely for a three-level pick module,
a pick module conveyor, additional deck lanes, associated material
handling system equipment, and architectural and engineering/project
management consulting fees to increase the liquor distribution center's
shipping capacity.
Sec. 1016 2004 c 276 s 131 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,578,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,466,000))
$8,494,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($143,243,000))
$143,620,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($371,000))
$421,000
Enhanced 911 Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,955,000
Disaster Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,387,000))
$2,811,000
Disaster Response Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,857,000))
$6,256,000
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $290,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,869,000))
$11,656,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($62,103,000))
$35,637,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($286,119,000))
$251,718,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $190,000 of the disaster response account--state appropriation
is provided solely to develop and implement a disaster grant management
system. The military department shall also submit a report quarterly
to the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal
committees detailing information on the disaster response account,
including: (a) The amount and type of deposits into the account; (b)
the current available fund balance as of the reporting date; and (c)
the projected fund balance at the end of the 2003-05 biennium based on
current revenue and expenditure patterns.
(2) (($14,869,000)) $8,656,000 of the Nisqually earthquake
account--state appropriation and (($62,103,000)) $35,637,000 of the
Nisqually earthquake account--federal appropriation are provided solely
for response and recovery costs associated with the February 28, 2001,
earthquake. The military department shall submit a report quarterly to
the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal
committees detailing earthquake recovery costs, including: (a)
Estimates of total costs; (b) incremental changes from the previous
estimate; (c) actual expenditures; (d) estimates of total remaining
costs to be paid; and (e) estimates of future payments by biennium.
This information shall be displayed by fund, by type of assistance, and
by amount paid on behalf of state agencies or local organizations. The
military department shall also submit a report quarterly to the office
of financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing
information on the Nisqually earthquake account, including: (a) The
amount and type of deposits into the account; (b) the current available
fund balance as of the reporting date; and (c) the projected fund
balance at the end of the 2003-05 biennium based on current revenue and
expenditure patterns.
(3) $3,000,000 of the Nisqually earthquake account--state
appropriation is provided solely to cover other response and recovery
costs associated with the Nisqually earthquake that are not eligible
for federal emergency management agency reimbursement. Prior to
expending funds provided in this subsection, the military department
shall obtain prior approval of the director of financial management.
Prior to approving any single project of over $1,000,000, the office of
financial management shall notify the fiscal committees of the
legislature. The military department is to submit a quarterly report
detailing the costs authorized under this subsection to the office of
financial management and the legislative fiscal committees.
(4) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $105,952,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation
are provided solely for homeland security, to be distributed as
follows:
(a) $9,469,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to units
of local government for homeland security purposes. Any communications
equipment purchased shall be consistent with standards set by the
Washington state interoperability executive committee;
(b) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $2,713,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to
the department to conduct the terrorism consequence management program;
(c) $100,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to the
department to conduct a critical infrastructure assessment;
(d) $674,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to the
office of financial management for the citizen corps and the community
emergency response teams;
(e) $1,384,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to the
department to provide homeland security exercise and training
opportunities to state and local governments, and to develop, monitor,
coordinate, and manage statewide homeland security programs, including
required grant administration, monitoring, and reporting;
(f) $89,677,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation for
other anticipated homeland security needs. This amount shall not be
allotted until a spending plan is approved by the governor's domestic
security advisory group and the office of financial management;
(g) The remaining general fund--federal appropriation may be
expended according to federal requirements;
(h) Federal moneys shall be carried forward and applied to the pool
of moneys available for appropriation for programs and projects in the
succeeding fiscal year. Funding is contingent upon receipt of federal
awards. As part of its budget request in each year, the department
shall estimate and request authority to spend any federal funds
remaining available as a result of this subsection;
(i) The department shall submit a quarterly report to the office of
financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing
the governor's domestic security advisory group recommendations;
homeland security revenues and expenditures, including estimates of
total federal funding for Washington state; incremental changes from
the previous estimate, planned and actual homeland security
expenditures by the state and local governments with this federal
funding; and matching or accompanying state or local expenditures.
Sec. 1017 2004 c 276 s 132 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,362,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,437,000))
$2,396,000
Department of Personnel Service Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,542,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,341,000))
$7,300,000
((The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $41,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for the
implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2295 or Second
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5012 (charter schools). If
neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.))
Sec. 1018 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 152 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,536,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,467,000))
$1,522,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,003,000))
$3,058,000
Sec. 1101 2004 c 276 s 201 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
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 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)(a) The appropriations to the department of social and health
services in this act shall be expended for the programs and in the
amounts specified in this act. However, after May 1, 2004, unless
specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer
general fund -- state appropriations for fiscal year 2004 among programs
after approval by the director of financial management; and after May
1, 2005, unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may
transfer general fund--state appropriations for fiscal year 2005 in
this act and in chapter 278, Laws of 2004 among programs after approval
by the director of financial management. However, the department shall
not transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a specified
purpose except as expressly provided in subsection (3)(b) of this
section.
(b) To the extent that transfers under subsection (3)(a) of this
section are insufficient to fund actual expenditures in excess of
fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005 caseload forecasts and
utilization assumptions in the medical assistance, long-term care,
foster care, adoption support, and child support programs, the
department may transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a
specified purpose after approval by the director of financial
management.
(c) The director of financial management shall notify the
appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of
representatives in writing prior to approving any allotment
modifications or transfers under this subsection.
(4) After consultation and coordination with local elected
officials and community groups to assure there will be no degradation
in existing services as a result of implementing the Washington
medicaid integration project, the department shall report its progress
to the appropriate committees of the legislature during the 2004
September committee assembly days and is authorized to develop an
integrated health care program designed to slow the progression of
illness and disability and better manage Medicaid expenditures for the
aged and disabled population. Under this Washington medicaid
integration partnership (WMIP) the department may combine and transfer
such Medicaid funds appropriated under sections 204, 206, 208, and 209
of this act as may be necessary to finance a unified health care plan
for the WMIP program enrollment. The WMIP pilot projects shall not
exceed a daily enrollment of 6,000 persons during the 2003-05 biennium.
The amount of funding assigned to the pilot projects from each program
may not exceed the average per capita cost assumed in this act for
individuals covered by that program, actuarially adjusted for the
health condition of persons enrolled in the pilot, times the number of
clients enrolled in the pilot. In implementing the WMIP pilot
projects, the department may: (a) Withhold from calculations of
"available resources" as set forth in RCW 71.24.025 a sum equal to the
capitated rate for individuals enrolled in the pilots; and (b) employ
capitation financing and risk-sharing arrangements in collaboration
with health care service contractors licensed by the office of the
insurance commissioner and qualified to participate in both the
medicaid and medicare programs. The department shall conduct an
evaluation of the WMIP, measuring changes in participant health
outcomes, changes in patterns of service utilization, participant
satisfaction, participant access to services, and the state fiscal
impact.
Sec. 1102 2004 c 276 s 202 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,291,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($229,924,000))
$230,779,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($422,870,000))
$424,700,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
Public Safety and Education Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,488,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,488,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($895,461,000))
$898,146,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,271,000 of the fiscal year 2004 general fund--state
appropriation, $2,271,000 of the fiscal year 2005 general fund--state
appropriation, and $1,584,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the category of services titled
"intensive family preservation services."
(2) $701,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2004
appropriation and $701,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2005
appropriation are provided to contract for the operation of one
pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide
residential care for up to thirteen 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 shall also 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.
(3) $375,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2004
appropriation, $375,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2005
appropriation, and $322,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation
are provided 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.
(4) The providers for the 31 HOPE beds shall be paid a $1,000 base
payment per bed per month, and reimbursed for the remainder of the bed
cost only when the beds are occupied.
(5) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a foster parent retention
program. This program is directed at foster parents caring for
children who act out sexually.
(6) Within funding provided for the foster care and adoption
support programs, the department shall control reimbursement decisions
for foster care and adoption support cases such that the aggregate
average cost per case for foster care and for adoption support does not
exceed the amounts assumed in the projected caseload expenditures. The
department shall adjust adoption support benefits to account for the
availability of the new federal adoption support tax credit for special
needs children.
(7) $50,000 of the fiscal year 2004 general fund--state
appropriation and $50,000 of the fiscal year 2005 general fund--state
appropriation are provided solely for a street youth program in
Spokane.
(8) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to increase shelter and other services for
victims of domestic violence, including $65,000 for domestic violence
shelter operating costs in Shelton.
(9) $1,773,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 and $531,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6642
(case conferences), CAMIS user interface improvements, and family team
decision meetings, as part of the department's program improvement plan
implementation.
(10) The department shall convene regional and local department
staff and community-based agency staff to develop recommended policies
and protocols concerning collaborative decision making, including
contracting, referrals, and resource allocation. The department shall
submit these recommendations to the governor and the appropriate
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2004.
Sec. 1103 2004 c 276 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- JUVENILE
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,362,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($72,697,000))
$73,253,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,260,000))
$6,160,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,098,000
Juvenile Accountability Incentive
Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,300,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,699,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($195,284,000))
$197,872,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $695,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation is provided solely for deposit in the county criminal
justice assistance account for costs to the criminal justice system
associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997
(juvenile code revisions). The amounts provided in this subsection are
intended to provide funding for county adult court costs associated
with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 and shall be
distributed in accordance with RCW 82.14.310.
(2) $6,065,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement
account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of
chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). The amounts
provided in this subsection are intended to provide funding for county
impacts associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997
and shall be distributed to counties as prescribed in the current
consolidated juvenile services (CJS) formula.
(3) $1,204,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $1,204,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $5,262,000 of the violence reduction and drug
enforcement account appropriation are provided solely to implement
community juvenile accountability grants pursuant to chapter 338, Laws
of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). Funds provided in this subsection
may be used solely for community juvenile accountability grants,
administration of the grants, and evaluations of programs funded by the
grants.
(4) $2,544,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement
account appropriation is provided solely to implement alcohol and
substance abuse treatment programs for locally committed offenders.
The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall award these moneys on
a competitive basis to counties that submitted a plan for the provision
of 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.
(5) $16,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $16,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the implementation of chapter
167, Laws of 1999 (firearms on school property). The amounts provided
in this subsection are intended to provide funding for county impacts
associated with the implementation of chapter 167, Laws of 1999, and
shall be distributed to counties as prescribed in the current
consolidated juvenile services (CJS) formula.
(6) $16,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation is provided solely for the evaluation of the juvenile
offender co-occurring disorder pilot program.
(7) For the purposes of a pilot project recommended by the family
policy council, the juvenile rehabilitation administration shall
provide a block grant, rather than categorical funding, for
consolidated juvenile services, community juvenile accountability act
grants, the chemically dependent disposition alternative, and the
special sex offender disposition alternative to the Pierce county
juvenile court. To evaluate the effect of decategorizing funding for
youth services, the juvenile court shall do the following:
(a) Develop intermediate client outcomes according to the risk
assessment tool (RAT) currently used by juvenile courts and in
coordination with the juvenile rehabilitation administration and the
family policy council;
(b) Track the number of youth participating in each type of
service, intermediate outcomes, and the incidence of recidivism within
twenty-four months of completion of services;
(c) Track similar data as in (b) of this subsection with an
appropriate control group, selected in coordination with the juvenile
rehabilitation administration and the family policy council;
(d) Document the process for managing block grant funds on a
quarterly basis, and provide this report to the juvenile rehabilitation
administration and the family policy council; and
(e) Provide an initial process evaluation to the juvenile
rehabilitation administration and the family policy council by January
30, 2004, and an intermediate evaluation by December 31, 2004. The
court shall develop this evaluation in consultation with the juvenile
rehabilitation administration, the family policy council, and the
Washington state institute for public policy.
(8) $158,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($580,000)) $211,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to reimburse
counties for local juvenile disposition alternatives implemented
pursuant to Senate Bill No. 5903 (juvenile offender sentencing). The
juvenile rehabilitation administration, in consultation with the
juvenile court administrators, shall develop an equitable distribution
formula for the funding provided in this subsection. The juvenile
rehabilitation administration may adjust this funding level in the
event that utilization rates of the disposition alternatives are lower
than the level anticipated by the total appropriations to the juvenile
rehabilitation administration in this section. If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2003, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(9) $1,416,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,417,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for additional research-based
services to the juvenile parole population, including quality control
efforts to ensure appropriate implementation of research-based
services. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall consult
with the Washington state institute for public policy in deciding which
interventions to provide to the parole population and appropriate
levels of quality control. Of the total general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004, up to $55,000 may be used for
additional suicide precaution training for staff.
Sec. 1104 2004 c 276 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES/REGIONAL SUPPORT NETWORKS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,251,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($214,010,000))
$208,328,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($405,549,000))
$399,700,000
General Fund -- Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,970,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($821,780,000))
$810,249,000
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 that 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 disability services
administration for the general fund -- state cost of medicaid personal
care services that enrolled regional support network consumers use
because of their psychiatric disability.
(c) $4,222,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $4,222,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $8,444,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely for the continued operation of
community residential and support services for persons whose treatment
needs constitute substantial barriers to community placement and who no
longer require active psychiatric treatment at an inpatient hospital
level of care, no longer meet the criteria for inpatient involuntary
commitment, and have been discharged from a state psychiatric hospital.
Primary responsibility and accountability for provision of appropriate
community support for persons placed with these funds shall reside with
the mental health program and the regional support networks, with
partnership and active support from the alcohol and substance abuse
division and from the aging and disability services administration.
The department shall continue performance-based incentive contracts to
provide appropriate community support services for individuals leaving
the state hospitals under this subsection. The department shall first
seek to contract with regional support networks before offering a
contract to any other party. The funds appropriated in this subsection
shall not be considered "available resources" as defined in RCW
71.24.025 and are not subject to the standard allocation formula
applied in accordance with RCW 71.24.035(13)(a).
(d) At least $902,000 of the federal block grant funding
appropriated in this subsection shall be used for the continued
operation of the mentally ill offender pilot program.
(e) Within funds appropriated in this subsection, the department
shall contract with the Clark county regional support network for
development and operation of a project demonstrating collaborative
methods for providing intensive mental health services in the school
setting for severely emotionally disturbed children who are medicaid
eligible. Project services are to be delivered by teachers and
teaching assistants who qualify as, or who are under the supervision
of, mental health professionals meeting the requirements of chapter
275-57 WAC. The department shall increase medicaid payments to the
regional support network by the amount necessary to cover the necessary
and allowable costs of the demonstration, not to exceed the upper
payment limit specified for the regional support network in the
department's medicaid waiver agreement with the federal government
after meeting all other medicaid spending requirements assumed in this
subsection. The regional support network shall provide the department
with (i) periodic reports on project service levels, methods, and
outcomes; and (ii) an intergovernmental transfer equal to the state
share of the increased medicaid payment provided for operation of this
project.
(f) The department shall assure that each regional support network
increases spending on direct client services in fiscal years 2004 and
2005 by at least the same percentage as the total state, federal, and
local funds allocated to the regional support network in those years
exceed the amounts allocated to it in fiscal year 2003.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,607,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($87,592,000))
$89,683,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($146,945,000))
$146,844,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,063,000))
$28,743,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($350,207,000))
$351,877,000
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.
(c) $124,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, $19,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation,
and $17,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided
solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6358 (treatment orders).
If Senate Bill No. 6358 is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,194,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,400,000))
$38,295,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($63,594,000))
$67,489,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($300,000)) $229,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for public
safety mitigation funding for jurisdictions affected by the placement
of the secure community transition facility on McNeil Island. Of this
amount, $45,000 per year shall be provided to the city of Lakewood on
September 1, 2003, and September 1, 2004, for police protection
services provided by the city at Western State Hospital and adjacent
areas. Of the remaining (($255,000 per year)) amounts, the department
shall reimburse the affected jurisdictions for their documented costs
that have been negotiated in an interagency agreement between the
department and each jurisdiction, as follows:
(i) Up to $125,000 per year shall be provided to Pierce county for
its additional public safety costs as defined in RCW 71.09.344(2).
(ii) Up to $45,000 per year shall be provided to affected
jurisdictions other than Pierce county for the costs of training their
law enforcement and administrative personnel as defined in RCW
71.09.344(2)(a).
(iii) The remaining amounts are for affected jurisdictions other
than Pierce county for reimbursement of their documented public safety
costs as defined in RCW 71.09.344(2) (b), (c), and (d).
(b) $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
2004 and $354,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 are provided solely for mitigation costs associated with the
development and occupancy of the secure community transition facility
in Seattle, as described in the settlement agreement dated February 3,
2004, between the department and the city of Seattle. If City of
Seattle v. DSHS, King County Superior Court Cause No. 03-2-37882-SEA is
not dismissed with prejudice by July 1, 2004, this appropriation shall
lapse. If the proceeding requested by the city under RCW 71.09.342(5)
is not withdrawn or dismissed with prejudice by July 1, 2004, this
appropriation shall lapse.
(c) $1,212,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,260,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for legal fees charged to the
special commitment program, including increased hourly rates.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,082,000
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,124,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,208,000))
$3,334,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,918,000))
$6,026,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,250,000))
$12,484,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $113,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $125,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $164,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are
provided solely for the institute for public policy to evaluate the
impacts of chapter 214, Laws of 1999 (mentally ill offenders), chapter
297, Laws of 1998 (commitment of mentally ill persons), and chapter
334, Laws of 2001 (mental health performance audit).
(b) $50,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $50,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are
provided solely for a study of the prevalence of mental illness among
the state's regional support networks. The study shall examine how
reasonable estimates of the prevalence of mental illness relate to the
incidence of persons enrolled in medical assistance programs in each
regional support network area. In conducting this study, the
department shall consult with the joint legislative audit and review
committee, regional support networks, community mental health
providers, and mental health consumer representatives. The department
shall submit a final report on its findings to the fiscal, health care,
and human services committees of the legislature by November 1, 2003.
(c) $53,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $47,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are
provided solely for development of a plan for maintaining and
increasing the number of beds available for treatment of persons
experiencing acute psychiatric emergencies. The plan is to provide an
estimate of the number of state hospital and community acute care beds
needed in different areas of the state, and to estimate the
construction and operating cost of meeting that need under alternative
operating arrangements.
Sec. 1105 2004 c 276 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,633,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($274,414,000))
$272,837,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($453,434,000))
$450,747,000
Health Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $971,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($979,452,000))
$975,188,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) Any new funding for family support and high school transition
along with a portion of existing funding for these programs shall be
provided as supplemental security income (SSI) state supplemental
payments for persons with developmental disabilities in families with
taxable incomes at or below 150 percent of median family income.
Individuals receiving family support or high school transition payments
shall not become eligible for medical assistance under RCW 74.09.510
due solely to the receipt of SSI state supplemental payments.
(b) The health services account appropriation and $971,000 of the
general fund -- federal appropriation are provided solely for health care
benefits for home care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of
the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts for
twenty hours per week or more.
(i) Premium payments for individual provider home care workers
shall be made only to the subsidized basic health plan.
(ii) Home care agencies may obtain coverage either through the
basic health plan or through an alternative plan with substantially
equivalent benefits. Premium payments made to home care agencies shall
be limited to home care workers who are employed at least twenty hours
per week to serve state-funded clients. It is the intent of the
legislature to fund the purchase of health care benefits for agency
home care providers in a more fiscally prudent manner. The legislature
encourages agency providers to purchase more cost-effective health care
benefits, including increasing participation in the basic health plan
or purchasing substantially equivalent benefits with substantially
equivalent costs.
(c) $562,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $1,767,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $2,266,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely for community residential and support
services. Funding in this subsection shall be prioritized for (i)
residents of residential habilitation centers who are able to be
adequately cared for in community settings and who choose to live in
those community settings; (ii) clients without residential services who
are at immediate risk of institutionalization or in crisis; (iii)
children who are aging out of other state services; and (iv) current
home and community-based waiver program clients who have been assessed
as having an immediate need for increased services. The department
shall ensure that the average cost per day for all program services
other than start-up costs shall not exceed $300. In order to maximize
the number of clients served and ensure the cost-effectiveness of the
waiver programs, the department will strive to limit new client
placement expenditures to 90 percent of the budgeted daily rate. If
this can be accomplished, additional clients may be served with excess
funds provided the total projected carry-forward expenditures do not
exceed the amounts estimated. The department shall implement the four
new waiver programs such that decisions about enrollment levels and the
amount, duration, and scope of services maintain expenditures within
appropriations. The department shall electronically report to the
appropriate committees of the legislature, within 45 days following
each fiscal year quarter, the number of residents moving into community
settings and the actual expenditures for all community services to
support those residents.
(d) $563,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $1,390,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $1,905,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation are provided solely for expanded community services for
persons with developmental disabilities who also have community
protection issues. Funding in this subsection shall be prioritized for
(i) clients being diverted or discharged from the state psychiatric
hospitals; (ii) clients participating in the dangerous mentally ill
offender program; (iii) clients participating in the community
protection program; and (iv) mental health crisis diversion
outplacements. The department shall ensure that the average cost per
day for all program services other than start-up costs shall not exceed
$300. In order to maximize the number of clients served and ensure the
cost-effectiveness of the waiver programs, the department will strive
to limit new client placement expenditures to 90 percent of the
budgeted daily rate. If this can be accomplished, additional clients
may be served with excess funds provided the total projected carry-forward expenditures do not exceed the amounts estimated. The
department shall implement the four new waiver programs such that
decisions about enrollment levels and the amount, duration, and scope
of services maintain expenditures within appropriations. The
department shall electronically report to the appropriate committees of
the legislature, within 45 days following each fiscal year quarter, the
number of persons served with these additional community services,
where they were residing, what kinds of services they were receiving
prior to placement, and the actual expenditures for all community
services to support these clients.
(e) The department shall provide a status report on the transition,
implementation, and operation of the four home and community-based
waivers that will replace the community alternatives program waiver.
The department shall electronically report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature, within 45 days following each fiscal
year quarter for the quarters through December 2004, the following
information for each home and community-based waiver: Total projected
state and federal fiscal year expenditures, year-to-date actual
expenditures compared to projected expenditures, year-to-date
unduplicated clients compared to projected clients, actual average per
capita costs compared to projected per capita costs, number of
transfers between waivers, amount of emergency funds spent to date
compared to projected emergency costs, state and federal funds
transferred from the medicaid personal care program to the four home
and community-based waiver programs, and the year-to-date number of new
clients added to a waiver program.
(f) The department may transfer funding provided in this subsection
to meet the purposes of subsection (2) of this section to the extent
that fewer residents of residential habilitation centers choose to move
to community placements than was assumed in this appropriation.
(g) $3,202,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $4,472,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $7,633,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the purpose of providing a wage
increase effective October 1, 2003, for individual home care workers
providing state-funded services. The amounts in this subsection also
include the funds needed for the employer share of unemployment and
social security taxes on the amount of the increase.
(h) $213,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $289,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $500,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely to increase payments to agency home care providers from
$13.44 per hour to $14.27 per hour effective October 1, 2003. The
amounts in this subsection shall be used to increase compensation for
direct care workers by 75 cents per hour. The amounts in this
subsection also include the funds needed for the employer share of
unemployment and social security taxes on the amount of the increase.
(i) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 and $300,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for employment and day services. Priority
consideration for this new funding shall be young adults with
developmental disabilities living with their family who need employment
opportunities and assistance after high school graduation. Services
shall be provided proportionately between waiver and nonwaiver clients.
Federal funds may be used to enhance this funding only to the extent
that a client is already on a home and community-based waiver. This
funding shall not be used to add new clients to a home and community-based waiver.
(j) (($312,000)) $347,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year 2005 and (($290,000)) $322,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase payments to
agency home care providers from $14.27 per hour to $14.93 per hour,
effective October 1, 2004. The amounts in this subsection shall be
used to increase compensation for direct care workers by 50 cents per
hour. The amounts in this subsection also include the funds needed for
the employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the
amount of the increase.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,708,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,794,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,998,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,228,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,728,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The department may transfer funding
provided in this subsection to meet the purposes of subsection (1) of
this section to the extent that more residents of residential
habilitation centers choose to move to community placements than was
assumed in this appropriation.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,474,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,208,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,209,000
Telecommunications Devices for the Hearing and
Speech Impaired Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $891,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,782,000
The appropriation in this subsection is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $245,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004, $996,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $1,258,000 of the general
fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the purpose of
developing and implementing a consistent needs assessment instrument
for use on all clients with developmental disabilities. In developing
the instrument, the department shall develop a process for collecting
data on family income for minor children with developmental
disabilities who are clients of the department and shall ensure that
this information is captured as part of the client assessment process.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,604,000
Sec. 1106 2004 c 276 s 206 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- AGING AND ADULT
SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $523,896,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($578,270,000))
$561,504,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,187,250,000))
$1,173,125,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,644,000
Health Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,888,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,312,948,000))
$2,282,057,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire health services account appropriation, $1,476,000 of
the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2004,
(($1,043,000)) $3,838,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and (($6,851,000)) $9,924,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided solely for health care benefits for
home care workers who are employed through state contracts for at least
twenty hours per week.
(a) Premium payments for individual provider home care workers
shall be made only to the subsidized basic health plan, and only for
persons with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
(b) Home care agencies may obtain coverage either through the basic
health plan or through an alternative plan with substantially
equivalent benefits. Premium payments made to home care agencies shall
be limited to home care workers who are employed at least twenty hours
per week to serve state-funded clients. It is the intent of the
legislature to fund the purchase of health care benefits for agency
home care providers in a more fiscally prudent manner. The legislature
encourages agency providers to purchase more cost-effective health care
benefits, including increasing participation in the basic health plan
or purchasing substantially equivalent benefits with substantially
equivalent costs.
(2) $1,768,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,768,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for operation of the volunteer
chore services program.
(3) For purposes of implementing chapter 74.46 RCW, the weighted
average nursing facility payment rate shall be no more than $142.04 for
fiscal year 2004, and no more than (($148.11)) $145.81 for fiscal year
2005. For all facilities, the direct care, therapy care, support
services, and operations component rates established in accordance with
chapter 74.46 RCW shall be adjusted for economic trends and conditions
by 3.0 percent effective July 1, 2003, and by an additional 2.4 percent
effective July 1, 2004.
(4) In accordance with chapter 74.46 RCW, the department shall
issue certificates of capital authorization that result in up to $32
million of increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in
fiscal year 2004; up to $32 million of increased asset value completed
and ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2005; and up to $32 million of
increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in fiscal year
2006.
(5) Adult day health services shall not be considered a duplication
of services for persons receiving care in long-term care settings
licensed under chapter 18.20, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW.
(6) In accordance with chapter 74.39 RCW, the department may
implement two medicaid waiver programs for persons who do not qualify
for such services as categorically needy, subject to federal approval
and the following conditions and limitations:
(a) One waiver program shall include coverage of care in community
residential facilities. Enrollment in the waiver shall not exceed 600
persons at any time.
(b) The second waiver program shall include coverage of in-home
care. Enrollment in this second waiver shall not exceed 200 persons at
any time.
(c) The department shall identify the number of medically needy
nursing home residents, and enrollment and expenditures on each of the
two medically needy waivers, on monthly management reports.
(d) The department shall track and electronically report to health
care and fiscal committees of the legislature by November 15, 2004, on
the types of long-term care support a sample of waiver participants
were receiving prior to their enrollment in the waivers, how those
services were being paid for, and an assessment of their adequacy.
(e) If it is necessary to establish a waiting list for either
waiver because the budgeted number of enrollment opportunities has been
reached, the department shall track how the long-term care needs of
applicants assigned to the waiting list are met.
(7) $118,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $118,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $236,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are
provided solely for the department to assess at least annually each
elderly resident residing in residential habilitation centers and
state-operated living alternatives to determine if the resident can be
more appropriately served in a less restrictive setting.
(a) The department shall consider the proximity to the resident of
the family, friends, and advocates concerned with the resident's
well-being in determining whether the resident should be moved from a
residential habilitation center to a different facility or program.
(b) In assessing an elderly resident under this section and to
ensure appropriate placement, the department shall identify the special
needs of the resident, the types of services that will best meet those
needs, and the type of facility that will best provide those services.
(c) The appropriate interdisciplinary team shall conduct the
evaluation.
(d) If appropriate, the department shall coordinate with the local
mental health authority.
(e) The department may explore whether an enhanced rate is needed
to serve this population.
(8) Within funds appropriated in this section, the department may
expand the number of boarding home beds participating in the dementia
pilot project by up to 200. These additional beds shall provide
persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who might
otherwise require nursing home care accommodation in licensed boarding
home facilities that specialize in caring for such conditions.
(9) The department shall establish waiting lists to the extent
necessary to assure that annual expenditures on the community options
program entry systems (COPES) program do not exceed appropriated
levels. In establishing and managing any such waiting list, the
department shall assure priority access to persons with the greatest
unmet needs, as determined by department assessment processes.
(10) $6,418,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $8,620,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $15,038,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the purpose of providing a wage
increase effective October 1, 2003, for individual home care workers
providing state-funded services. The amounts in this subsection also
include the funds needed for the employer share of unemployment and
social security taxes on the amount of the increase.
(11) $2,294,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $3,266,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $5,560,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation are provided solely to increase payments to agency home
care providers from $13.44 per hour to $14.27 per hour effective
October 1, 2003. The amounts in this subsection shall be used to
increase compensation for direct care workers by 75 cents per hour.
The amounts in this subsection also include the funds needed for the
employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the amount
of the increase.
(12) (($1,952,000)) $2,114,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 and (($1,941,000)) $2,103,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase
payments to agency home care providers from $14.27 per hour to $14.93
per hour, effective October 1, 2004. The amounts in this subsection
shall be used to increase compensation for direct care workers by 50
cents per hour. The amounts in this subsection also include the funds
needed for the employer share of unemployment and social security taxes
on the amount of the increase.
(13) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for area agencies on aging, or entities
with which area agencies on aging contract, to provide support services
for grandparents and other formal and informal kinship caregivers of
children throughout the state.
(a) Support services shall include but not be limited to assistance
in gaining access to those services, counseling, organization of
support groups, and respite care.
(b) In providing support services under the kinship caregivers
support program, area agencies on aging shall give priority to kinship
caregivers who are at the greatest risk of being unable to maintain the
caregiving role.
(c) In carrying out the kinship caregivers support program, each
area agency on aging shall coordinate the activities of the agency, or
entities with which the agency contracts, with the activities of other
public and private agencies or organizations providing similar services
for kinship caregivers.
Sec. 1107 2004 c 276 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- ECONOMIC SERVICES
PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $445,968,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($437,720,000))
$457,208,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,208,746,000))
$1,216,706,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($33,891,000))
$32,673,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,126,325,000))
$2,152,555,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $273,652,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004, (($273,695,000)) $278,695,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $1,000,222,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for all
components of the WorkFirst program. Within the amounts provided for
the WorkFirst program, the department shall:
(a) Continue to implement WorkFirst program improvements that are
designed to achieve progress against outcome measures specified in RCW
74.08A.410. Valid outcome measures of job retention and wage
progression shall be developed and reported quarterly to appropriate
fiscal and policy committees of the legislature for families who leave
assistance, measured after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months. The
department shall also report the percentage of families who have
returned to temporary assistance for needy families after 12 months, 24
months, and 36 months;
(b) Submit a report by October 1, 2003, to the fiscal committees of
the legislature containing a spending plan for the WorkFirst program.
The plan shall identify how spending levels in the 2003-2005 biennium
will be adjusted to stay within available federal grant levels and the
appropriated state-fund levels; and
(2) $57,547,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($59,953,000)) $73,424,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for cash
assistance and other services to recipients in the general assistance -- unemployable program. Within these amounts, the department may expend
funds for services that assist recipients to reduce their dependence on
public assistance, provided that expenditures for these services and
cash assistance do not exceed the funds provided.
(3) $936,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $936,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided for the department to assist in
naturalization efforts for legal aliens whose eligibility for federal
supplemental security income has expired. The department shall use
funding previously spent on general assistance employment supports for
these naturalization services.
(4) $3,940,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $3,940,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the food assistance program
for legal immigrants. The level of benefits shall be equivalent to the
benefits provided by the federal food stamp program.
(5) $9,142,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is
provided solely for increased reimbursement of county legal-clerk
services for child support enforcement. The department shall ensure
this increase in cost does not reduce federal incentive payments.
(6) In reviewing the budget for the division of child support, the
legislature has conducted a review of the Washington state child
support schedule, chapter 26.19 RCW, and supporting documentation as
required by federal law. The legislature concludes that the
application of the support schedule continues to result in the correct
amount of child support to be awarded. No further changes will be made
to the support schedule or the economic table at this time.
(7) $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the department to maintain specialized
employment services through the WorkFirst/LEP pathway program for
refugees and other limited-English-proficient (LEP) families and
individuals that receive temporary assistance for needy families, state
family assistance, or refugee cash assistance benefits. These
employment services include but are not limited to English as a second
language (ESL), job placement assistance, and work support services.
(8) $96,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, $16,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, and
$11,000 of the general fund--local appropriation are provided solely
for the implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6411 (reducing
hunger), including section 2 of the act. If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2004, the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
(9) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for a subsidy rate increase for child care
providers in urban areas of region 1.
Sec. 1108 2004 c 276 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,979,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,201,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($94,105,000))
$98,359,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $630,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,060,000
Criminal Justice Treatment Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,142,000
((Problem Gambling Treatment Account--State))
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($236,567,000))
$240,321,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $966,197 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $966,197 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the parent child assistance
program. The department shall contract with the University of
Washington and community-based providers in Spokane and Yakima for the
provision of this program. For all contractors, indirect charges for
administering the program shall not exceed ten percent of the total
contract amount.
(2) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided for the Washington state mentoring partnership.
(((3) $500,000 of the problem gambling treatment account
appropriation is provided solely to implement Second Substitute House
Bill No. 2776 (problem gambling). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.))
Sec. 1109 2004 c 276 s 209 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,119,073,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,248,580,000))
$1,346,308,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,892,248,000))
$3,903,616,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($278,296,000))
$294,744,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,004,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($708,854,000))
$687,951,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,261,055,000))
$7,365,696,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Based on quarterly expenditure reports and caseload forecasts,
if the department estimates that expenditures for the medical
assistance program will exceed the appropriations, the department shall
take steps including but not limited to reduction of rates or
elimination of optional services to reduce expenditures so that total
program costs do not exceed the annual appropriation authority.
(2) The department shall continue to extend medicaid eligibility to
children through age 18 residing in households with incomes below 200
percent of the federal poverty level.
(3) In determining financial eligibility for medicaid-funded
services, the department is authorized to disregard recoveries by
Holocaust survivors of insurance proceeds or other assets, as defined
in RCW 48.104.030.
(4) $493,000 of the health services account appropriation for
fiscal year 2004, (($748,000)) $1,184,000 of the health services
account appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and (($1,241,000))
$1,438,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided
solely for implementation of a "ticket to work" medicaid buy-in program
for working persons with disabilities, operated in accordance with the
following conditions:
(a) To be eligible, a working person with a disability must have
total income which is less than 450 percent of poverty;
(b) Participants shall participate in the cost of the program by
paying (i) a monthly enrollment fee equal to fifty percent of any
unearned income in excess of the medicaid medically needy standard; and
(ii) a monthly premium equal to 5 percent of all unearned income, plus
5 percent of all earned income after disregarding the first sixty-five
dollars of monthly earnings, and half the remainder;
(c) The department shall establish more restrictive eligibility
standards than specified in this subsection to the extent necessary to
operate the program within appropriated funds; and
(d) The department may require point-of-service copayments as
appropriate, except that copayments shall not be so high as to
discourage appropriate service utilization, particularly of
prescription drugs needed for the treatment of psychiatric conditions.
(5) Sufficient funds are appropriated in this section for the
department to continue podiatry services for medicaid-eligible adults.
(6) Sufficient funds are appropriated in this section for the
department to provide an adult dental benefit equivalent to
approximately 75 percent of the dental benefit provided during the
2001-03 biennium. The department shall establish the scope of services
to be provided within the available funds in consultation with dental
providers and consumer representatives.
(7) The legislature reaffirms that it is in the state's interest
for Harborview medical center to remain an economically viable
component of the state's health care system.
(8) In accordance with RCW 74.46.625, $35,953,000 of the fiscal
year 2004 health services account appropriation, $20,577,000 of the
fiscal year 2005 health services account appropriation, and $61,037,000
of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided solely for
supplemental payments to nursing homes operated by rural public
hospital districts. The payments shall be conditioned upon (a) a
contractual commitment by ((the association of public hospital
districts and)) participating rural public hospital districts to make
an intergovernmental transfer to the state treasurer, for deposit into
the health services account, equal to at least 91.9 percent of the
supplemental payments; and (b) ((a contractual commitment by the
association of public hospital districts to return at least 8.1 percent
of the supplemental payments to the participating rural hospital
districts; and (c))) a contractual commitment by the participating
districts to not allow ((expenditures covered by the supplemental
payments)) amounts intergovernmentally transferred to the state
treasurer to be included in the nursing home cost report as
expenditures or settlement against payments to be used for medicaid
nursing home rate setting. It is the legislature's intent that the
payments provided in this subsection shall be supplemental to and shall
not in any way offset or reduce the payments calculated and provided in
accordance with part E of chapter 74.46 RCW. It is the legislature's
further intent that costs to improve access to healthcare at nursing
facilities otherwise allowable for rate-setting and settlement against
payments under chapter 74.46 RCW shall not be disallowed solely because
such costs have been paid by revenues retained by the nursing home from
these supplemental payments. A ((hospital)) nursing home which does
not participate in the supplemental payment intergovernmental transfer
budgeted for fiscal year 2003 shall not be eligible to participate in
the supplemental payments budgeted in this subsection for fiscal year
2004. The participating districts shall retain no more than a total of
$9,600,000 for the 2003-05 biennium.
(9) $12,318,000 of the health services account appropriation for
fiscal year 2004, $10,738,000 of the health services account
appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $23,056,000 of the general
fund -- federal appropriation are provided solely for additional
disproportionate share and medicare upper payment limit payments to
public hospital districts and to the state's teaching hospitals. The
payments shall be conditioned upon a contractual commitment by the
participating public hospitals to make an intergovernmental transfer to
the health services account equal to at least 91 percent of the
additional payments. The state's teaching hospitals shall retain at
least 28 percent of the amounts retained by hospitals under these
programs, or the maximum allowable under the teaching hospitals' limits
as established under federal rule, whichever is less.
(10) $3,178,000 of the health services account appropriation,
$4,208,000 of the general fund--local appropriation, and $7,308,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for grants
to rural hospitals. The department shall distribute the funds under a
formula that provides a relatively larger share of the available
funding to hospitals that (a) serve a disproportionate share of low-income and medically indigent patients and (b) have relatively smaller
net financial margins, to the extent allowed by the federal medicaid
program.
(11) $36,002,000 of the health services account appropriation and
$26,080,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided
solely for grants to nonrural hospitals. The department shall
distribute the funds under a formula that provides a relatively larger
share of the available funding to hospitals that (a) serve a
disproportionate share of low-income and medically indigent patients
and (b) have relatively smaller net financial margins, to the extent
allowed by the federal medicaid program.
(12) $302,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, (($1,671,000)) $1,633,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and (($17,757,000)) $17,410,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
development and implementation of a replacement system for the existing
medicaid management information system. The medicaid management
information system replacement project shall comply with section 902,
chapter 25, Laws of 2003 1st sp. sess.
(13) The department shall implement a combination of cost
containment and utilization strategies sufficient to reduce general
fund--state costs for durable medical equipment and supplies in fiscal
year 2005 by approximately 5 percent below the level projected for
fiscal year 2005 in the February 2003 forecast. In designing
strategies, the primary strategy considered shall be selective or
direct contracting with durable medical equipment and supplies vendors
or manufacturers.
(14) The department shall, within available resources, design and
implement a medical care services care management pilot project for
clients receiving general assistance benefits. The pilot project shall
be operated in at least two of the counties with the highest
concentration of general assistance clients, and may use a full or
partial capitation model. In designing the project, the department
shall consult with the mental health division and its managed care
contractors that include community and migrant health centers in their
provider network. The pilot project shall be designed to maximize care
coordination, high-risk medical management, and chronic care management
to achieve better health outcomes. The pilot project shall begin
enrollment on July 1, 2004.
(15) Within available resources and to the extent possible, the
department shall evaluate and pilot a nurse consultant services program
to assist fee-for-service clients in accessing medical information,
with the goal of reducing administrative burdens on physicians and
unnecessary emergency room utilization.
(16) The department shall include in any pending medicaid reform
section 1115 waiver application, or in any existing section 1115
waiver, a request for authorization to provide optional medicaid
services that have been eliminated in this act to American Indian and
Alaska Native persons as defined in relevant federal law who are
eligible for medicaid only to the extent that such services are
provided through the American Indian health system and are financed
with one hundred percent federal medicaid matching funds.
(17) The department shall establish managed care rates within
available funds, in a manner that promotes health plan efficiency,
encourages continuity of service, and assures access in underserved
areas.
(18) The department of social and health services, the office of
the superintendent of public instruction, and the department of health
should jointly identify opportunities for early intervention and
prevention activities that can help prevent disease and reduce oral
health issues among children. Disease prevention among infants at the
age of one year and among children entering the K-12 education system
provides cost-effective ways to avoid higher health care spending later
in life.
(19) The department shall secure a federal waiver, effective no
later than September 1, 2003, which will enable it to charge ((co-))
premiums for medical and dental coverage of children whose family
incomes exceed the federal poverty level.
(20) ((For purposes of RCW 74.09.800(2), $8,017,000 of the general
fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2004, $8,454,000 of the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $30,588,000
of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to
provide prenatal care services to low-income women who are not eligible
to receive such services under the medical assistance program, Title
XIX of the federal social security act. If the department is unable to
secure federal matching funds under Title XXI of the social security
act, the department shall take all actions necessary to manage the
program within these appropriated levels.)) $13,588,000 of the health services account appropriation for
fiscal year 2004, $11,008,000 of the health services account
appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $24,595,000 of the general
fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for additional
disproportionate share hospital payments to public hospital districts.
The payments shall be conditioned upon a contractual commitment by the
participating hospital districts to make an intergovernmental transfer
to the health services account equal to at least 86.5 percent of the
additional disproportionate share payment. The participating districts
shall retain no more than $6,607,000 of the total additional amount
paid.
(21)
(((22) $10,000,000)) (21) $20,000,000 of the general fund--federal
and (($10,000,000)) $20,000,000 of the general fund--local funds are
provided solely to increase payments in the inpatient upper payment
limit program for the state's teaching hospitals. Payments shall be
made to the extent allowable under federal medicaid rule and law. The
department shall work with the teaching hospitals to identify allowable
sources of funding for the required match and to assure that the
teaching hospitals are responsible for repayment of any disallowed
federal matching funds.
Sec. 1110 2004 c 276 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- ADMINISTRATION AND
SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,620,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,382,000))
$29,417,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($52,580,000))
$52,599,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $810,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,444,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,152,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($126,988,000))
$127,042,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $467,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $769,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $1,236,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation
are provided solely for transition costs associated with the downsizing
effort at Fircrest school. The department shall organize the
downsizing effort so as to minimize disruption to clients, employees,
and the developmental disabilities program. The employees responsible
for the downsizing effort shall report to the assistant secretary of
the aging and disability services administration. Within the funds
provided in this subsection, the department shall:
(a) Determine appropriate ways to maximize federal reimbursement
during the downsizing process;
(b) Meet and confer with representatives of affected employees on
how to assist employees who need help to relocate to other state jobs
or to transition to private sector positions;
(c) Review opportunities for state employees to continue caring for
clients by assisting them in developing privately operated community
residential alternatives. In conducting the review, the department
will examine efforts in this area pursued by other states as part of
institutional downsizing efforts;
(d) Keep appropriate committees of the legislature apprised,
through regular reports and periodic e-mail updates, of the development
of and revisions to the work plan regarding this downsizing effort; and
(e) Provide a preliminary transition plan to the fiscal and policy
committees of the legislature by January 1, 2004. The transition plan
shall include recommendations on ways to continue to provide some of
the licensed professional services offered at Fircrest school to
clients being served in community settings.
(2) $10,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for one-time expenditures needed to meet
the federally required level for state supplemental payments (SSP).
The department shall transfer appropriate portions of this amount to
other programs within the agency to accomplish this purpose. The
department shall not initiate new services with this funding that will
cause total future SSP expenditures to exceed the required annual
maintenance-of-effort level.
(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a contract for expanded
services of the teamchild project.
(4) $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the continued implementation
of the juvenile violence prevention grant program established in
section 204, chapter 309, Laws of 1999.
Sec. 1111 2004 c 276 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES -- PAYMENTS TO OTHER
AGENCIES PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,454,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,493,000))
$45,175,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,321,000))
$43,981,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($130,268,000))
$132,610,000
Sec. 1112 2004 c 276 s 213 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
State Health Care Authority Administrative
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,942,000))
$19,570,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($417,890,000))
$417,333,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,875,000))
$3,804,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $440,920,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,500,000 of the health services account--state appropriation
is provided solely to increase funding for health care services
provided through local community clinics.
(2) The health services account--state appropriation contains
funding to provide dental care at community clinics for persons who are
not current medicaid recipients, and for interpreter services to
support dental and medical services for persons for whom interpreters
are not available from any other source.
(3) $50,000 of the health services account--state appropriation is
provided solely to support the operation of an innovative clinic model
for the delivery of health services to uninsured or publicly insured
persons that is located in an urban underserved area and operated as a
department or subsidiary of a hospital located in that underserved
area; has been in operation for fewer than six months as of the
effective date of this act; utilizes an innovative service delivery
model that relies upon midlevel practitioners, volunteers, and students
enrolled in health education programs and offers group visits for
common conditions; and has a sliding fee schedule that assumes that
every patient of the clinic will make some contribution towards the
cost of his or her care.
(4) In order to maximize the number of enrollees who can be
supported within appropriated amounts, the health care authority is
directed to make modifications that will reduce the actuarial value of
the basic health plan benefit by approximately 18 percent effective
January 1, 2004. Modifications may include changes in enrollee premium
obligations, enrollee cost-sharing, benefits, and incentives to access
preventative services. To the extent that additional actions are
needed in order to operate within appropriated funds, new enrollments
to the program shall be limited in a manner consistent with the
authority's September 6, 2001, administrative policy on basic health
plan enrollment management.
(5) 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 for foster parents licensed under
chapter 74.15 RCW and workers in state-funded home care programs.
Under this enhanced subsidy option, foster parents and home care
workers with family incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty
level shall be allowed to enroll in the basic health plan at the
minimum premium amount charged to enrollees with incomes below sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level.
(6) The health care authority shall require organizations and
individuals which are paid to deliver basic health plan services and
which choose to sponsor enrollment in the subsidized basic health plan
to pay 133 percent of the premium amount which would otherwise be due
from the sponsored enrollees.
(7) The administrator shall take at least the following actions to
assure that persons participating in the basic health plan are eligible
for the level of assistance they receive: (a) Require submission of
(i) income tax returns, and recent pay history, from all applicants, or
(ii) other verifiable evidence of earned and unearned income from those
persons not required to file income tax returns; (b) check employment
security payroll records at least once every twelve months on all
enrollees; (c) require enrollees whose income as indicated by payroll
records exceeds that upon which their subsidy is based to document
their current income as a condition of continued eligibility; (d)
require enrollees for whom employment security payroll records cannot
be obtained to document their current income at least once every six
months; (e) not reduce gross family income for self-employed persons by
noncash-flow expenses such as, but not limited to, depreciation,
amortization, and home office deductions, as defined by the United
States internal revenue service; and (f) pursue repayment and civil
penalties from persons who have received excessive subsidies, as
provided in RCW 70.47.060(9).
(8) To decrease administrative burdens for providers and plans
participating in state purchased health care programs, the
administrator, the assistant secretary for the medical assistance
administration of the department of social and health services, and the
director of the department of labor and industries, in collaboration
with health carriers, health care providers, and the office of the
insurance commissioner shall, within available resources:
(a) Improve the timeliness of claims processing and the
distribution of medical assistance program fee schedules, and more
clearly define the scope of coverage under managed care contracts;
(b) Improve the capacity for electronic billing and claims
submission and provide electronic access to eligibility, benefits, and
exclusion information;
(c) Develop clear audit and data requirements for contracting
managed health care plans and improve consistency between claims
processing and published fee schedules;
(d) Conform billing codes with providers and between agencies with
national and regional standards wherever possible; and
(e) Take steps to implement cost-effective measures pursuant to
this section by December 2004, and on or before December 1, 2003,
provide a progress report to the relevant policy and fiscal committees
of the legislature on the feasibility of implementation and any fiscal
constraints or regulatory or statutory barriers.
Sec. 1113 2004 c 276 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,863,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,145,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,391,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,462,000
Asbestos Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $717,000
Electrical License Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,589,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,557,000
Public Works Administration Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,477,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $188,181,000
Accident Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,396,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $186,408,000
Medical Aid Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,960,000
Plumbing Certificate Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,490,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,878,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $473,542,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $90,000 of the electrical license account--state appropriation
and $206,000 of the plumbing certificate account--state appropriation
are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No.
5713 (electrical contractors). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2003, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) (($578,000)) $1,031,000 of the accident account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the purpose of:
(a) Contracting with medical laboratories, health care providers,
and other appropriate entities to provide cholinesterase medical
monitoring of farm workers who handle cholinesterase-inhibiting
pesticides((, and));
(b) To collect and analyze data related to such monitoring((.));
(3) $453,000 of the accident account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the purpose of reimbursing
(c) To reimburse agricultural employers for the costs of training,
record-keeping, and travel related to cholinesterase medical monitoring
of farm workers who handle cholinesterase((-inhibiting pesticides)).
(((4))) (3) The department shall report to the office of financial
management and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature detailed information regarding administrative staffing
levels and services by October 1, 2004, and prior to implementing phase
II of the indirect cost study.
(((5))) (4) $399,000 of the accident account--state appropriation
and $399,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are
provided solely for the expansion of workers' compensation fraud
investigation activities. The department shall report quarterly to the
office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the legislature regarding the cost effectiveness of fraud
activities, including the total dollars expended compared to total
dollars recovered.
(5) If the department estimates that expenditures for crime victims
compensation will exceed the appropriations, including any amounts
provided in Senate Bill No. 5993, the department shall take steps,
including but not limited to reduction of rates or elimination of
optional services, to reduce expenditures so that total program costs
do not exceed the annual appropriation authority.
Sec. 1114 2004 c 276 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,531,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,536,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,078,000
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,588,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,596,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $309,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,668,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,161,000
(3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,380,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,020,000))
$6,136,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,365,000))
$29,051,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,822,000))
$26,345,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($68,587,000))
$68,912,000
Sec. 1115 2004 c 276 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,853,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,346,000
Health Services Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,989,000))
$34,163,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($392,762,000))
$395,950,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($93,601,000))
$99,368,000
Hospital Commission Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,490,000
Health Professions Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,285,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,558,000
Safe Drinking Water Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,728,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,654,000
Waterworks Operator Certification -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,053,000
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $326,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,359,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $258,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,761,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,718,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,806,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,510,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($779,103,000))
$785,232,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The department or any successor agency is authorized to raise
existing fees charged for health care assistants, commercial shellfish
paralytic shellfish poisoning, commercial shellfish licenses, newborn
screening programs, psychiatrically impaired children and youth
residential treatment, and in-home services in excess of the fiscal
growth factor established by Initiative Measure No. 601, if necessary,
to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation
levels in this section.
(2) $1,337,000 of the general fund -- state fiscal year 2004
appropriation and $1,338,000 of the general fund -- state fiscal year
2005 appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound water work plan and agency action items, DOH-01, DOH-02,
DOH-03, and DOH-04.
(3) 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.
(4) (($24,350,000)) $21,524,000 of the health services account -- state appropriation is provided solely for the state's program of
universal access to essential childhood vaccines. The department shall
utilize all available federal funding before expenditure of these
funds.
(5) $2,984,000 of the general fund--local appropriation is provided
solely for development and implementation of an internet-based system
for preparing and retrieving death certificates as provided in
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5545 (chapter 241, Laws of 2003, web-based
vital records).
(6) The department of social and health services, the office of the
superintendent of public instruction, and the department of health
should jointly identify opportunities for early intervention and
prevention activities that can help prevent disease and reduce oral
health issues among children. Disease prevention among infants at the
age of one year and among children entering the K-12 education system
provides cost-effective ways to avoid higher health care spending later
in life.
(7) $92,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $19,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $987,000 of the general fund--local appropriation are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1338
(municipal water rights). If Substitute House Bill No. 1338 is not
enacted by June 30, 2003, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(8) $188,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation
is provided solely to increase the regulation of sales of precursor
drugs that are often used to illegally manufacture methamphetamine to
implement Senate Bill No. 6478 (ephedrine). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to develop and implement best practices in
preventative health care for children. The department and the kids get
care program of public health - Seattle and King county will work in
collaboration with local health care agencies to disseminate strategic
interventions that are focused on evidence-based best practices for
improving health outcomes in children and saving health care costs. A
report shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the
legislature by June 30, 2005, on the program effectiveness and cost
savings. This funding shall be matched by an equal amount of local
funding.
(10) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the department to implement a
multiyear pilot project in Yakima county for persons with household
income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are
ineligible for family planning services through the medicaid program.
Individuals who will be served under the pilot include women who have
never been pregnant, are not currently pregnant, or are beyond the
family planning extension period allowed for first steps program
eligibility. It is anticipated that the pilot project will serve
approximately 1,000 women annually. The department will provide a
preliminary report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by
December 1, 2005.
Sec. 1116 2004 c 276 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. The appropriations to the
department of corrections in this act shall be expended for the
programs and in the amounts specified herein. However, after May 1,
((2004)) 2005, after approval by the director of financial management
and unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may
transfer general fund -- state appropriations for fiscal year ((2004))
2005 between programs. The director of financial management shall
notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of
representatives in writing prior to approving any deviations from
appropriation levels.
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,534,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,835,000))
$41,461,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,657,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($79,052,000))
$81,678,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $700,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and (($2,550,000)) $5,050,000 of the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided
solely for the continuation of phase two of the department's offender-based tracking system replacement project. These amounts are
conditioned on the department satisfying the requirements of section
902 of this act.
(2) CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $458,402,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($477,061,000))
$489,605,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,090,000))
$4,507,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,008,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($942,561,000))
$955,522,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The department may expend funds generated by contractual
agreements entered into for mitigation of severe overcrowding in local
jails. Any funds generated in excess of actual costs 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.
(b) 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.
(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) During the 2003-05 biennium, when contracts are established or
renewed for offender pay phone and other telephone services provided to
inmates, the department shall select the contractor or contractors
primarily based on the following factors: (i) The lowest rate charged
to both the inmate and the person paying for the telephone call; and
(ii) the lowest commission rates paid to the department, while
providing reasonable compensation to cover the costs of the department
to provide the telephone services to inmates and provide sufficient
revenues for the activities funded from the institutional welfare
betterment account.
(e) For the acquisition of properties and facilities, the
department of corrections is authorized to enter into financial
contracts, paid for from operating resources, for the purposes
indicated and in not more than the principal amounts indicated, plus
financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW.
This authority applies to the following: Lease-develop with the option
to purchase or lease-purchase approximately 50 work release beds in
facilities throughout the state for $3,500,000.
(f) $7,272,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the purposes of settling all claims in
Stamey, et al. v. State of Washington Department of Corrections, Pierce
County Superior Court Cause No. 03-2-06201-1. The expenditure of this
appropriation is contingent on the release of all claims in the case,
and total settlement costs shall not exceed the appropriation in this
subsection (f). If settlement is not executed by June 30, 2005, the
appropriation in this subsection (f) shall lapse.
(g) $810,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the purposes of settling all claims in
Arrasmith, et al. v. State of Washington Department of Corrections,
Pierce County Superior Court Cause No. 04-2-07177-7. The expenditure
of this appropriation is contingent on the release of all claims in the
case, and total settlement costs shall not exceed the appropriation in
this subsection (g). If settlement is not executed by June 30, 2005,
the appropriation in this subsection (g) shall lapse.
(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,626,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($88,564,000))
$84,711,000
Public Safety and Education
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,492,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($191,682,000))
$187,829,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) 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.
(b) $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the department of corrections
to contract with the institute for public policy for responsibilities
assigned in chapter 196, Laws of 1999 (offender accountability act) and
sections 7 through 12 of chapter 197, Laws of 1999 (drug offender
sentencing).
(c) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for a pilot project to test the
availability, reliability, and effectiveness of an electronic
monitoring system based on passive data logging global positioning
system technology for monitoring sex offenders.
(i) The department of corrections shall work with the Washington
association of sheriffs and police chiefs and the department of social
and health services to establish the pilot project.
(ii) The pilot project shall be of sufficient size to test the
reliability of the technology in a variety of geographical
circumstances including both urban and rural locations.
(iii) The pilot project shall test the system using sex or
kidnapping offenders under the jurisdiction of the department of
corrections and persons civilly committed under chapter 71.09 RCW under
a variety of supervision circumstances. Offenders included in the
pilot project shall be offenders who have been classified as level
three offenders by the end of sentence review committee and over whom
the department of corrections has authority to establish conditions of
supervision or persons who have been ordered to be electronically
monitored by the court in a proceeding under chapter 71.09 RCW and who
have been classified as level three offenders by the end of sentence
review committee.
(iv) The pilot project shall specifically examine the feasibility
of electronic monitoring for level three sex offenders or kidnapping
offenders who register as homeless or transient.
(v) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall
report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the
governor on the results of the pilot project by January 31, 2004. The
report must include, but is not limited to:
(A) The availability of the technology, including a description of
the system used and a discussion of the various types of global
positioning system-based monitoring available and appropriate for a sex
offender population;
(B) Any geographic or weather-related limitations posed by the
technology;
(C) The reliability, including the false alarm rate of the
technology;
(D) Any training requirements for department of corrections staff
or supervised persons;
(E) Any distinctions in effectiveness or feasibility for different
supervision populations;
(F) Costs, including equipment costs, monitoring fees, and any
changes to department of corrections staffing levels;
(G) The ability of the subjects of the pilot to pay for daily
and/or equipment costs;
(H) The rate of loss or damage to equipment used by the subjects of
the pilot project; and
(I) Limitations in the pilot project to determining the answers to
the items in this subsection (3)(c)(v).
The association shall make a recommendation in the report about the
frequency and timing of monitoring reports, and the need for further
study of the issue to determine efficacy and reliability.
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $626,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $626,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,252,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $110,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and $110,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 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.
(5) INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,259,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,288,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,547,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $70,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for the
implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6489
(correctional industries). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1117 2004 c 276 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $267,586,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,103,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account --
Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,366,000
Administrative Contingency Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,221,000
Employment Service Administrative Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,184,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $524,460,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $100,000 of the administrative contingency account
appropriation is provided solely to the employment security department
for manufacturing economic research and surveys with findings reported
to relevant legislative committees, business, and labor.
(2) $3,988,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
These funds are provided to replace obsolete information technology
infrastructure.
(3) $3,500,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the Social Security Act (Reed Act).
These funds are authorized for employer outreach activities, employment
service activities, and to prevent, detect, and collect unemployment
insurance benefit overpayments.
(4) $1,881,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the social security act (Reed Act).
These funds are authorized to build an electronic delivery system to
improve the collection, storage, and access of claimant and employer
documents used by the department.
(5) $2,065,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the social security act (Reed Act).
These funds are authorized to provide technology to collect information
from unemployment insurance applicants at the beginning of the
telephone interview.
(6) $4,337,000 of the unemployment compensation administration
account--federal appropriation is provided from funds made available to
the state by section 903(d) of the social security act (Reed Act).
These funds are authorized to provide direct services to unemployment
insurance claimants and providing job search review.
Sec. 1201 2004 c 276 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,828,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,911,000))
$36,184,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,143,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,696,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
Reclamation Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,760,000
Flood Control Assistance Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,159,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $725,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,714,000
State Drought Preparedness Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,858,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Water Supply Facilities) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $593,000
Site Closure Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($629,000))
$653,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,252,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $356,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,348,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($59,427,000))
$60,039,000
State Toxics Control Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $353,000
Local Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,878,000
Water Quality Permit Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,741,000
Underground Storage Tank Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,710,000
Environmental Excellence Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,000
Biosolids Permit Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $784,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,535,000
Air Pollution Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,654,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,889,000
Air Operating Permit Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,693,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,503,000
Oil Spill Response Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,078,000
Metals Mining Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $387,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account --
Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,901,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($308,042,000))
$308,951,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,757,696 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $2,757,696 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, $394,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation,
$2,581,000 of the state toxics account--state appropriation, $217,830
of the water quality account--state appropriation, $322,976 of the
state drought preparedness account--state appropriation, $3,748,220 of
the water quality permit account--state appropriation, and $704,942 of
the oil spill prevention account are provided solely for the
implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items
DOE-01, DOE-02, DOE-04, DOE-05, DOE-06, DOE-07, DOE-08, and DOE-09.
(2) $4,059,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is
provided solely for methamphetamine lab clean-up activities.
(3) $170,000 of the oil spill prevention 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 to develop an educational program targeted to small
spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports,
and marinas.
(4) $730,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($1,270,000)) $1,543,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for shoreline
grants to local governments to implement Substitute Senate Bill No.
6012 (shoreline management), chapter 262, Laws of 2003.
(5) Fees approved by the department of ecology in the 2003-05
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(6) $200,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the department to contract with Washington State
University cooperative extension program to provide statewide
coordination and support for coordinated resource management.
(7) $100,000 of the state toxics control account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute
House Bill No. 1002 (mercury), chapter 260, Laws of 2003. If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 2003, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(8) The department of ecology is authorized to take one of the
following actions related to the grant awarded in the 2001-03 biennium
to Lincoln county for the Negro Creek flood control project, flood
control assistance account program grant G0200049: (a) Carry forward
to the 2003-05 biennium any unspent portion of the grant, or (b) extend
the time of performance for the grant contract to the end of the 2003-2005 biennium.
(9) $144,000 of the oil spill prevention account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement the provisions of
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6641 (oil spills). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(10) $536,000 of the water quality permit account--state
appropriation is provided solely to implement the provisions of
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6415 (storm water discharge
permits). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $218,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to implement the provisions of Engrossed
Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5957 (water quality data). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(12) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to support the initial phase of the
federal United States Geological Survey study of the Spokane
Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer.
(13) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House
Bill No. 2488 (electronic products). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 2004, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) $1,043,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for (a) establishing instream flows by
rule for main stem rivers and their key tributaries. In watersheds
where planning is not being conducted pursuant to chapter 90.82 RCW,
the department shall follow the procedures and applicable requirements
of chapters 90.22 and 90.54 RCW, and shall create a process of public
involvement similar to that of a watershed planning unit under the
provisions of chapter 90.82 RCW, in order to ensure that citizens are
informed and afforded the opportunity to participate in the development
of instream flow recommendations in collaboration with the department;
(b) working with counties that have existing geographic information
systems to map existing water rights and document current ownership and
evaluating alternative administrative systems for determining existing
water rights; and (c) assigning one water master to a basin that has
been adjudicated.
(15) $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for a one-time payment to settle all
claims in a suit against the state in the Envirotest v. Department of
Ecology, Thurston Co. Sup. Ct. Case No. 02-2-00255-0.
(16) $350,000 of the hazardous waste assistance account
appropriation is provided solely for rulemaking to require closure
plans, liability coverage, and financial assurances for hazardous waste
management facilities.
(17) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to assist in watershed planning efforts.
Of this amount, $200,000 is provided solely for mediation efforts with
the Lummi nation to pursue resolution of federal and tribal rights to
water in Washington state consistent with comprehensive state water
resources planning under chapter 90.54 RCW and $100,000 is provided
solely for coordination and staff support for the Nisqually river
council watershed initiative program.
(18)(a) $166,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for rulemaking and development of
chemical action plans for persistent bioaccumulative toxins. Of this
amount:
(i) $83,000 is provided solely for the development of a chemical
action plan for the chemical compounds known as PBDE (polybrominated
diphenyl ethers); and
(ii) $83,000 is provided solely for rulemaking to develop specific
criteria by which chemicals may be included on a persistent
bioaccumulative toxins list, develop a specific list of persistent
bioaccumulative toxins and establish criteria for selecting chemicals
for chemical action plans. The department shall develop the criteria
and list consistent with the administrative procedure act provided
under chapter 34.05 RCW and shall not adopt the rule prior to the
adjournment of the 2005 legislative session. The department shall make
recommendations to the legislature by December 31, 2004, regarding
future funding alternatives to address persistent bioaccumulative
toxins.
(b) $159,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is
provided solely to implement the mercury chemical action plan. Of this
amount: (i) $84,000 is provided for development of a memorandum of
understanding with the Washington state hospital association and the
auto recyclers of Washington to ensure the safe removal and disposal of
products containing mercury; and (ii) $75,000 is provided for ongoing
fluorescent lamp recycling.
Any pesticide with a valid registration on or after the effective
date of this act issued by the environmental protection agency under
the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act, 7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq., or any fertilizer regulated under the Washington fertilizer act,
chapter 15.54 RCW, shall not be included in a persistent
bioaccumulative toxin rulemaking process, list, or chemical action plan
undertaken by the department of ecology.
(19) $120,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for a wetland mitigation banking pilot
project. The department shall work with representatives from involved
state agencies, the army corps of engineers, business, mitigation
banking organizations, and environmental organizations to develop and
implement a wetland banking rule. The department shall report to the
appropriate committees of the legislature on the progress of the rule
by December 2004.
(20) Within the amounts appropriated in this section the department
shall convene and provide staff support for a water resources
administration and funding task force. The task force shall develop
proposals for and recommend several options for funding the state's
water resource programs, including both operating programs and capital
costs for water program implementation. The task force must report its
findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate
committees of the legislature by December 15, 2004. The task force
shall include representatives of each of the following interests,
selected by the associations representing those interests:
(i) One representative from each of the following interests:
Agriculture, industry, environmental, fisheries, water utilities, and
power utilities;
(ii) One representative of cities and one representative of
counties;
(iii) Two representatives of Indian tribes, one from eastern
Washington and one from western Washington;
(iv) Three representatives of the executive branch of state
government; and
(v) The department of ecology shall invite a representative of the
United States bureau of reclamation to participate as a member of the
task force.
Sec. 1202 2004 c 276 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,015,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,034,000))
$30,398,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,666,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,000
Winter Recreation Program Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,079,000
Off Road Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $285,000
Snowmobile Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,790,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $332,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account--
Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,431,000))
$34,744,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($104,042,000))
$104,719,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Fees approved by the state parks and recreation commission in
the 2003-05 biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor
under RCW 43.135.055.
(2) $79,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $79,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $8,000 of the winter recreation program account -- state
appropriation are provided solely for a grant for the operation of the
Northwest avalanche center.
(3) $191,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan
and agency action item P+RC-02.
(4) At each state park at which a parking fee is collected, the
state parks and recreation commission shall provide notice that the
revenue collected from the parking fee shall be used to fund
expenditures to maintain and improve the state park system.
(5) $72,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship account--state
appropriation is provided solely for one-time and ongoing computer
system improvements and technical support.
(6) $106,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 and $158,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship account--state appropriation are provided solely for employee retirement buyout
costs.
Sec. 1203 2004 c 276 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $934,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($998,000))
$1,021,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,932,000))
$1,955,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $30,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and (($20,000)) $43,000 of the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided
solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5776 (review
of permit decisions), chapter 393, Laws of 2003.
Sec. 1204 2004 c 276 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,600,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,584,000))
$40,634,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,316,000))
$41,816,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,420,000))
$34,345,000
Off Road Vehicle Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $501,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,620,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $562,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,467,000))
$3,692,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,568,000
Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($58,922,000))
$59,382,000
Wildlife Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,532,000
Wildlife Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,038,000
Special Wildlife Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,068,000
Special Wildlife Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,720,000))
$7,720,000
Special Wildlife Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($450,000))
$1,450,000
Environmental Excellence Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
Regional Fisheries Salmonid Recovery Account --
Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,750,000))
$2,750,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $981,000
Oyster Reserve Land Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $411,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($278,275,000))
$286,435,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,355,714 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $1,355,713 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and $402,000 of the wildlife account--state
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget
Sound work plan and agency action items DFW-01 through DFW-06.
(2) $225,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $225,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $550,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation
are provided solely for the implementation of hatchery reform
recommendations defined by the hatchery scientific review group.
(3) $1,016,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely for stewardship and maintenance needs on agency-owned
lands and water access sites.
(4) $900,000 of the wildlife fund--state appropriation is provided
solely for wetland restoration activities for migratory waterfowl by
providing landowner incentives to create or maintain waterfowl habitat
and management activities.
(5) $2,000,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account
appropriation is provided for cooperative volunteer projects.
(6) The department shall support the activities of the aquatic
nuisance species coordination committee to foster state, federal,
tribal, and private cooperation on aquatic nuisance species issues.
The committee shall strive to prevent the introduction of nonnative
aquatic species and to minimize the spread of species that are
introduced.
(7) The department shall develop and implement an activity-based
costing system. The system shall be operational no later than January
1, 2004.
(8) $400,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement the department's information systems
strategic plan to include continued implementation of a personal
computer leasing plan, an upgrade of computer back-up systems, systems
architecture assessment, and network security analysis.
(9) Within funds provided, the department shall make available
enforcement and biological staff to respond and take appropriate action
to ensure public safety in response to public complaints regarding bear
and cougar.
(10) $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for staffing and operation of the
Tennant Lake interpretive center.
(11) $80,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $77,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute
House Bill No. 1095 (small forest landowners), chapter 311, Laws of
2003.
(12) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1338 (municipal water rights). If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 2003, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(13) $110,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $110,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for economic adjustment assistance
to fishermen pursuant to the 1999 Pacific salmon treaty agreement.
(14) The department shall emphasize enforcement of laws related to
protection of fish habitat and the illegal harvest of salmon and
steelhead. Within the amount provided for the agency, the department
shall provide support to the department of health to enforce state
shellfish harvest laws.
(15) $75,000 of the recreational fisheries enhancement account and
$75,000 of the state wildlife account--state appropriation are provided
solely to implement additional selective recreational fisheries to
include one additional fishery each in eastern and western Washington.
The department shall determine the eastern Washington fishery, and the
western Washington fishery shall be for Lake Washington sockeye.
(16) $16,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2621
(razor clam license). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $417,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2431 (Dungeness
crab card). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to buy back purse seine fishing licenses.
(19) $180,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to test deer and elk for chronic wasting disease and to
document the extent of swan lead poisoning. Of this amount, $65,000 is
provided solely to document the extent of swan lead poisoning and to
begin environmental cleanup.
(20) (($122,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation is
provided solely to reimburse the department of natural resources for
fire suppression costs incurred on department of fish and wildlife
lands.)) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 and $150,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation are
provided solely to complete phase II of the contract management system
(CAPS). The CAPS system phase II shall be operational no later than
June 30, 2005.
(21)
(((22))) (21) From within existing funding, the department shall
provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature
identifying options for reducing future allocations for the harvest of
salmon in the event that a group's actual catch exceeds a current
allocation. The report shall identify any statutory changes that would
be required to implement such an accountability system.
(((23))) (22) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for lease payments for the
Vancouver hatchery staff residence and for the development of plans for
an educational facility in cooperation with the Columbia Springs
environmental education center.
(23) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for pheasant brood stock replacement and
follow up sanitation and clean up of the Lewis county game farm.
Sec. 1205 2004 c 276 s 307 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,189,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,554,000))
$47,583,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,116,000))
$5,281,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,482,000
Forest Development Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,075,000
Off Road Vehicle Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,029,000
Surveys and Maps Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,761,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,925,000
Resources Management Cost Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,418,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,293,000
Disaster Response Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,200,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($750,000))
$890,000
Water Quality Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,479,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,311,000
Natural Resource Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,000
Air Pollution Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $526,000
Agricultural College Trust Management Account
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,868,000
Derelict Vessel Removal Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,130,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($254,189,000))
$265,523,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $18,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $18,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005, and $1,006,950 of the aquatic lands enhancement account
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget
Sound work plan and agency action items DNR-01, DNR-02, and DNR-04.
(2) $908,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $910,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for deposit into the agricultural
college trust management account and are provided solely to manage
approximately 70,700 acres of Washington State University's
agricultural college trust lands.
(3) $24,674,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, (($8,358,000)) $19,087,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005, and $7,200,000 of the disaster
response account--state appropriation are provided solely for emergency
fire suppression. These funds shall not be allocated to cover any
portion of agency indirect and administrative expenses. The
legislature finds that general fund and disaster response account
support for emergency fire suppression is a significant and direct
subsidy of the costs to administer and manage various trust lands. It
would be an unintended additional subsidy if a portion of the general
fund and disaster response account amounts provided in this subsection
were used to fund agency indirect and administrative expenses. To
avoid this unintended additional subsidy, agency indirect and
administrative costs shall be allocated among the agency's remaining
accounts and appropriations.
(4) $582,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for spartina control.
(5) Fees approved by the board of natural resources in the 2003-05
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(6) The department shall prepare a report of actual and planned
expenditures by task and activity from all fund sources for all aspects
of the forest and fish program for the 2001-03 and 2003-05 biennia.
The report shall be submitted to the director of financial management
and the legislative fiscal committees by August 31, 2003.
(7) Authority to expend funding for acquisition of technology
equipment and software associated with development of a new revenue
management system is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this
act.
(8) $1,000,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account--state
appropriation ((is)) and $140,000 of the state toxics control account--state appropriation are provided solely for the department to meet its
obligations with the U.S. environmental protection agency for the
clean-up of Commencement Bay.
(9) The department of natural resources shall provide a report to
the appropriate committees of the legislature, the office of financial
management, and the board of natural resources concerning the costs and
effectiveness of the contract harvesting program as authorized by
Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5074 (contract harvesting), chapter
313, Laws of 2003. The report shall be submitted by December 31, 2006,
and shall include the following information:
(a) Number of sales conducted through contract harvesting;
(b) For each sale conducted, the (i) number of board feet sold;
(ii) stumpage and pond prices; (iii) difference in revenues received
compared to revenues that would have accrued through noncontract
harvest sales, and the distribution of revenues to the contract
harvesting revolving account, and to applicable management and trust
accounts; and (iv) total cost to conduct the contract harvest, by fund
and object of expenditure; and
(c) Other costs and benefits attributable to contract harvesting.
(10) $208,000 of the general fund--state appropriation of fiscal
year 2004 and $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute
House Bill No. 1095 (small forest landowners), chapter 311, Laws of
2003.
(11) The department of natural resources shall not close Sahara
Creek facility, campground, or trailhead. The appropriations in this
section are deemed sufficient to provide service for these recreational
opportunities.
(12) $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to compensate the forest board
trust for a portion of the lease to the Crescent television improvement
district consistent with RCW 79.12.055.
(13) $2,700,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely to the department of natural resources to
acquire approximately 232 acres of land and timber in Klickitat county
from the SDS lumber company. Expenditure of the moneys provided in
this subsection shall not be made until the SDS lumber company accepts
the land and timber acquisition as full and complete settlement of the
current litigation brought by the SDS lumber company against the state
and the litigation is dismissed, with prejudice. The land and timber
acquired with the funding in this subsection shall be managed for the
benefit of the common schools. By June 30, 2004, if the department has
not recovered through trust asset management the state's capital
investment from the land acquisition provided in this subsection, the
department shall seek reimbursement from the federal government.
(14) $265,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account
appropriation is provided solely for developing a pilot project to
study the feasibility of geoduck aquaculture on both intertidal and
subtidal lands in the state of Washington.
(15) $60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for habitat restoration work in the Loomis
natural resource area.
(16) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for providing public access to camp sites
and trails maintained by the department. This additional funding,
along with existing funding from the off road vehicle account is
intended to fully fund current access to camp sites and trails. If
additional funding is required to avoid closures to camp sites and
trails during the 2003-05 biennium, the department shall reduce
expenditures for agency administration by five percent and redeploy
those general fund resources to the recreation program prior to closing
any camp sites or trails.
(17) $40,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for the department to (a) calculate the rent for
DNR-leased marinas based on a percentage of a marina's income and (b)
recommend an appropriate formula to the 2005 legislature.
(18)(a) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, $750,000 of the state toxics control account--state
appropriation, and $2,000,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the purpose of
settling Pacific Sound Resources v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railroad, et al. In the event: (i) A final settlement agreement is
not signed by the port of Seattle, Pacific Sound Resources, and the
department of natural resources by March 25, 2004; or (ii) the U.S.
environmental protection agency, or the department of justice if
necessary, fail to settle with the state and the department and provide
a covenant not to sue and contribution protection with no additional
consideration required, then $550,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 shall be available to use to fund
the existing PSR litigation and the remainder of the amounts provided
in this subsection (a) shall lapse.
(b) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for legal defense costs in Pacific Sound
Resources v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad et al.
Sec. 1206 2004 c 276 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,636,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,941,000))
$11,019,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,068,000
General fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,110,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,027,000))
$2,149,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $692,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,780,000
Water Quality Permit Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,419,000))
$35,619,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $37,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $37,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for implementation of the Puget
Sound work plan and agency action item WSDA-01.
(2) Fees and assessments approved by the department in the 2003-05
biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW
43.135.055.
(3) $165,000 of the water quality permit account--state
appropriation and $692,000 of the water quality account--state
appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5889 (animal feeding operations), chapter 325, Laws of
2003.
(4) $53,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute
House Bill No. 1754 (chickens), chapter 397, Laws of 2003.
(5) $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $287,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for animal identification, food
safety, and commercial feed inspection programs.
(6) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 is provided solely for response costs to the discovery of
bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a Washington dairy cow.
(7) $630,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the "from the heart of Washington"
campaign, southeast Asia/China trade representatives, domestic
marketing/economic development, food and agriculture industry security,
and for the small farm and direct marketing program.
(8) $85,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for spartina eradication efforts in Willapa Bay and
Grays Harbor.
(9) $330,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely to contract with Washington State
University for research and development activities related to asparagus
harvesting and automation technology.
(10) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the purchase of agricultural products
packing equipment. The department shall negotiate an appropriate
agreement with the agricultural industry for the use of the equipment.
(11) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for control of Japanese knotweed in
Washington state.
Sec. 1301 2004 c 276 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,005,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,855,000))
$21,702,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,240,000))
$4,490,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $378,000
Death Investigations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,489,000
Public Safety and Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,969,000
Enhanced 911 Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $612,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,649,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,087,000
Fire Service Trust Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000
Fire Service Training Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,374,000
State Toxics Control Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $436,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $286,000
Fingerprint Identification Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,393,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($87,898,000))
$90,995,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $750,000 of the fire service training account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill
No. 5176 (fire fighting training). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 2003, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $200,000 of the fire service training account--state
appropriation is provided solely for two FTE's in the office of state
fire marshal to exclusively review K-12 construction documents for fire
and life safety in accordance with the state building code. It is the
intent of this appropriation to provide these services only to those
districts that are located in counties without qualified review
capabilities.
(3) $376,000 of the public safety and education account--state
appropriation is provided solely for additional DNA testing kits.
(4) $276,000 of the fingerprint identification account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute
House Bill No. 2532 (modifying commercial driver's license provisions).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1401 2004 c 276 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(1) STATE AGENCY OPERATIONS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,615,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,846,000))
$12,011,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($26,968,000))
$28,635,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,429,000))
$52,261,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) $10,771,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $10,768,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the office of the superintendent of public instruction. Within the
amounts provided in this subsection, the superintendent shall recognize
the extraordinary accomplishments of four students who have
demonstrated a strong understanding of the civics essential learning
requirements to receive the Daniel J. Evans civic education award. The
students selected for the award must demonstrate understanding through
completion of at least one of the classroom-based civics assessment
models developed by the superintendent of public instruction, and
through leadership in the civic life of their communities. The
superintendent shall select two students from eastern Washington and
two students from western Washington to receive the award, and shall
notify the governor and legislature of the names of the recipients.
(b) $428,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $428,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the state board of education, including basic education assistance
activities.
(c) $416,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $476,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of
the Washington professional educator standards board. Within the
amounts provided, the Washington professional educator standards board
(WPESB) shall submit a report regarding specific implementation
strategies to strengthen mathematics initiatives by improving teacher
knowledge and skill development including: (i) Teacher preparation
program approval standard changes; (ii) teacher certification
requirement changes and the development of new expertise credentials;
(iii) state-established standards to guide the approval of professional
development providers and offerings related to mathematics; and (iv)
other related recommendations. The WPESB shall base the
recommendations on determinations of the status of teacher preparation
and professional development opportunities and work with appropriate
parties. The WPESB shall submit the report to the governor,
superintendent of public instruction, state board of education, and the
education and fiscal committees of the legislature by November 1, 2004.
(d) (($130,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5012 or Second Substitute House Bill No.
2295 (charter schools). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2004,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.)) The department of social and health services, the office of
the superintendent of public instruction, and the department of health
should work together to identify opportunities for early intervention
and prevention activities that can help prevent disease and reduce oral
health issues among children. Disease prevention among infants at the
age of one year and among children entering the K-12 education system
provide cost-effective ways to avoid higher health spending later in
life.
(e)
(((f))) (e) $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill
No. 6171 (complaints against school employees) or Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5533 (disclosure of misconduct). If neither bill is
enacted by June 30, 2004, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(f) $295,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for increased attorney general fees
related to School Districts' Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special
Education et al. v State of Washington et al., Thurston County Superior
Court Cause No. 04-2-02000-7.
(2) STATEWIDE PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,676,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,885,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($61,656,000))
$63,394,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($80,217,000))
$81,955,000
The appropriations in this subsection are provided solely for the
statewide programs specified in this subsection and are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) HEALTH AND SAFETY
(i) A maximum of $2,541,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $2,541,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for
a corps of nurses located at educational service districts, as
determined by the superintendent of public instruction, to be
dispatched to the most needy schools to provide direct care to
students, health education, and training for school staff.
(ii) A maximum of $96,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $96,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for the school
safety center in the office of the superintendent of public instruction
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(A) The safety center shall: Disseminate successful models of
school safety plans and cooperative efforts; provide assistance to
schools to establish a comprehensive safe school plan; select models of
cooperative efforts that have been proven successful; act as an
information dissemination and resource center when an incident occurs
in a school district either in Washington or in another state;
coordinate activities relating to school safety; review and approve
manuals and curricula used for school safety models and training; and
develop and maintain a school safety information web site.
(B) The superintendent of public instruction shall participate in
a school safety center advisory committee that includes representatives
of educators, classified staff, principals, superintendents,
administrators, the American society for industrial security, the state
criminal justice training commission, and others deemed appropriate and
approved by the school safety center advisory committee. Members of
the committee shall be chosen by the groups they represent. In
addition, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs
shall appoint representatives of law enforcement to participate on the
school safety center advisory committee. The advisory committee shall
select a chair.
(C) The school safety center advisory committee shall develop a
training program, using the best practices in school safety, for all
school safety personnel.
(iii) A maximum of $100,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $100,000 of the
general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for
a school safety training program provided by the criminal justice
training commission subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(A) The criminal justice training commission with assistance of the
school safety center advisory committee established in section
2(b)(iii) of this section shall develop manuals and curricula for a
training program for all school safety personnel.
(B) The Washington state criminal justice training commission, in
collaboration with the advisory committee, shall provide the school
safety training for all school administrators and school safety
personnel, including school safety personnel hired after the effective
date of this section.
(iv) $12,917,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is
provided for safe and drug free schools and communities grants for drug
and violence prevention activities and strategies.
(v) A maximum of $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for a nonviolence
and leadership training program provided by the institute for community
leadership. The program shall provide the following:
(A) Statewide nonviolence leadership coaches training program for
certification of educational employees and community members in
nonviolence leadership workshops;
(B) Statewide leadership nonviolence student exchanges, training,
and speaking opportunities for student workshop participants; and
(C) A request for proposal process, with up to 80 percent funding,
for nonviolence leadership workshops serving at least 12 school
districts with direct programming in 36 elementary, middle, and high
schools throughout Washington state.
(b) TECHNOLOGY
A maximum of $1,939,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $1,939,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for K-20
telecommunications network technical support in the K-12 sector to
prevent system failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization
of the data processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the
network. These funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced
technical support for the network.
(c) GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS
(i) $16,000 of the fiscal year 2004 appropriation and $689,000 of
the fiscal year 2005 appropriation are provided solely for the special
services pilot projects provided by Second Substitute House Bill No.
2012 (special services pilot program). The office of the
superintendent of public instruction shall allocate these funds to the
district or districts participating in the pilot program according to
the provisions of section 2 subsection (4) of Second Substitute House
Bill No. 2012, chapter 33, Laws of 2003.
(ii) A maximum of $761,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $1,097,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for alternative
certification routes. Funds may be used by the professional educator
standards board to continue existing alternative-route grant programs
and to create new alternative-route programs in regions of the state
with service shortages.
(iii) A maximum of $31,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $31,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for operation of
the Cispus environmental learning center.
(iv) A maximum of $1,224,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $1,224,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for
in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific
Science Center.
(v) A maximum of $1,079,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $1,079,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for
the Washington state leadership assistance for science education reform
(LASER) regional partnership coordinated at the Pacific Science Center.
(vi) A maximum of $97,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $97,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided to support
vocational student leadership organizations.
(vii) A maximum of $146,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $146,000 of the
general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for
the Washington civil liberties education program.
(viii) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the Washington state achievers
scholarship program. The funds shall be used to support community
involvement officers that recruit, train, and match community volunteer
mentors with students selected as achievers scholars.
(ix) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the school safety center advisory
committee to identify instructional materials and resources for
students, parents, and teachers that are designed to prevent the
abduction of children.
(x) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for deposit in the natural science,
wildlife, and environmental partnership account--state for the grant
program established in chapter 22, Laws of 2003 (ESHB 1466).
(xi) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely as one-time funding for the Washington
virtual classroom consortium administered by the Quillayute valley
school district.
(xii) $1,650,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for the advanced placement fee program to increase
opportunities for low-income students and under-represented populations
to participate in advanced placement courses and to increase the
capacity of schools to provide advanced placement courses to students.
(xiii) $9,953,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for comprehensive school reform demonstration projects to
provide grants to low-income schools for improving student achievement
through adoption and implementation of research-based curricula and
instructional programs.
(xiv) (($12,941,000)) $14,679,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation is provided for 21st century learning center grants,
providing after-school and inter-session activities for students.
Sec. 1402 2004 c 276 s 502 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR GENERAL
APPORTIONMENT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,976,507,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,988,649,000))
$3,987,326,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,965,156,000))
$7,963,833,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 2003-04 and
2004-05 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) Forty-six certificated instructional staff units per thousand
full-time equivalent students in grades 4-12; and
(iv) An additional 4.2 certificated instructional staff units for
grades K-3 and an additional 7.2 certificated instructional staff units
for grade 4. Any funds allocated for the additional certificated units
provided in this subsection (iv) shall not be considered as basic
education funding;
(v) For class size reduction and expanded learning opportunities
under the better schools program, an additional 0.8 certificated
instructional staff units for the 2003-04 school year for grades K-4
per thousand full-time equivalent students. Funds allocated for these
additional certificated units shall not be considered as basic
education funding. The allocation may be used for reducing class sizes
in grades K-4 or to provide additional classroom contact hours for
kindergarten, before-and-after-school programs, weekend school
programs, summer school programs, and intercession opportunities to
assist elementary school students in meeting the essential academic
learning requirements and student assessment performance standards.
For purposes of this subsection, additional classroom contact hours
provided by teachers beyond the normal school day under a supplemental
contract shall be converted to a certificated full-time equivalent by
dividing the classroom contact hours by 900.
(A) Funds provided under this subsection (2)(a)(iv) and (v) 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 in grades K-4 equal to or greater
than 54.0 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time
equivalent students in the 2003-04 school year and 53.2 certificated
instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in the
2004-05 school year. For any school district documenting a lower
certificated instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall be based
on the district's actual grades K-4 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-4 may dedicate
up to 1.3 of the 54.0 funding ratio in the 2003-04 school year, and up
to 1.3 of the 53.2 funding ratio in the 2004-05 school year, to employ
additional classified instructional assistants assigned to basic
education classrooms in grades K-4. 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 in grades K-4 equal to or
greater than 54.0 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in the 2003-04 school year and 53.2
certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent
students in the 2004-05 school year may use allocations generated under
this subsection (2)(a)(iv) and (v) 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 5-6. Funds allocated
under this subsection (2)(a)(iv) and (v) 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;
(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)(i) On the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in:
(A) 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 19.5
full-time equivalent vocational students; and
(B) Skills center programs meeting the standards for skills center
funding established in January 1999 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;
(ii) 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; and
(iii) Indirect cost charges by a school district to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 15 percent of the combined basic
education and vocational enhancement allocations of state funds;
(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 2003-04 and 2004-05
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
9.68 percent in the 2003-04 school year and ((9.69)) 9.66 percent in
the 2004-05 school year for certificated salary allocations provided
under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 12.25 percent in
the 2003-04 school year and ((12.25)) 12.22 percent in the 2004-05
school year 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
$8,785 per certificated staff unit in the 2003-04 school year and a
maximum of $8,855 per certificated staff unit in the 2004-05 school
year.
(b) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational
certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(A) of this
section, there shall be provided a maximum of $21,573 per certificated
staff unit in the 2003-04 school year and a maximum of $21,746 per
certificated staff unit in the 2004-05 school year.
(c) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational
certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(B) of this
section, there shall be provided a maximum of $16,739 per certificated
staff unit in the 2003-04 school year and a maximum of $16,873 per
certificated staff unit in the 2004-05 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall
be distributed at a maintenance rate of $531.09 for the 2003-04 and
2004-05 school years 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 statewide for the prior 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 $6,385,000
outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2004 and 2005
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 $495,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2004
and a maximum of $499,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2005;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of
$2,035,000 may be expended for the 2004 fiscal year and a maximum of
$2,035,000 for the 2005 fiscal year;
(c) A maximum of $351,000 may be expended for school district
emergencies; and
(d) A maximum of $485,000 each 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 purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time
equivalent student is 3.4 percent from the 2002-03 school year to the
2003-04 school year and 2.5 percent from the 2003-04 school year to the
2004-05 school year.
(11) If two or more school districts consolidate and each district
was receiving additional basic education formula staff units pursuant
to subsection (2)(b) through (h) of this section, the following shall
apply:
(a) For three school years following consolidation, the number of
basic education formula staff units shall not be less than the number
of basic education formula staff units received by the districts in the
school year prior to the consolidation; and
(b) For the fourth through eighth school years following
consolidation, the difference between the basic education formula staff
units received by the districts for the school year prior to
consolidation and the basic education formula staff units after
consolidation pursuant to subsection (2)(a) through (h) of this section
shall be reduced in increments of twenty percent per year.
(((12) $401,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5012 or Second Substitute House Bill No.
2295 (charter schools). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2004,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.))
Sec. 1403 2004 c 276 s 503 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
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 total base salary shown on LEAP Document 12E
by the district's average staff mix factor for certificated
instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP Document
1Sa for the 2003-04 school year and LEAP Document 1Sb for the 2004-05
school year; 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 12E.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "LEAP Document 1Sa" means the computerized tabulation
establishing staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff for
the 2003-04 school year according to education and years of experience,
as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program
committee on March 31, 2003, at 09:06 hours;
(b) "LEAP Document 1Sb" means the computerized tabulation
establishing staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff for
the 2004-05 school year according to education and years of experience,
as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program
committee on March 31, 2003, at 09:06 hours; and
(c) "LEAP Document 12E" means the computerized tabulation of 2003-04 and 2004-05 school year salary allocations for certificated
administrative staff and classified staff and derived and total base
salaries for certificated instructional staff as developed by the
legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on March
31, 2003, at 09:06 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary
adjustments at a rate of 9.04 percent for school year 2003-04 and
((9.05)) 9.02 percent for school year 2004-05 for certificated staff
and for classified staff 8.75 percent for school year 2003-04 and
((8.75)) 8.72 percent for the 2004-05 school year.
(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:
| K-12 Salary Allocation Schedule For Certificated Instructional Staff | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 School Year | ||||||||||
| Years of | MA+90 | |||||||||
| Service | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+90 | BA+135 | MA | MA+45 | or PHD | |
| 0 | 29,149 | 29,936 | 30,752 | 31,568 | 34,192 | 35,881 | 34,947 | 37,570 | 39,262 | |
| 1 | 29,540 | 30,339 | 31,165 | 32,019 | 34,669 | 36,350 | 35,335 | 37,985 | 39,665 | |
| 2 | 30,060 | 30,870 | 31,709 | 32,633 | 35,289 | 36,995 | 35,901 | 38,556 | 40,262 | |
| 3 | 30,747 | 31,574 | 32,429 | 33,392 | 36,069 | 37,833 | 36,630 | 39,306 | 41,071 | |
| 4 | 31,285 | 32,151 | 33,017 | 34,018 | 36,724 | 38,510 | 37,208 | 39,914 | 41,701 | |
| 5 | 31,840 | 32,716 | 33,594 | 34,655 | 37,365 | 39,196 | 37,798 | 40,509 | 42,340 | |
| 6 | 32,251 | 33,108 | 34,016 | 35,131 | 37,827 | 39,667 | 38,213 | 40,910 | 42,750 | |
| 7 | 33,139 | 34,012 | 34,937 | 36,118 | 38,868 | 40,769 | 39,185 | 41,934 | 43,836 | |
| 8 | 34,202 | 35,122 | 36,069 | 37,348 | 40,135 | 42,106 | 40,414 | 43,202 | 45,172 | |
| 9 | 36,272 | 37,266 | 38,591 | 41,443 | 43,481 | 41,656 | 44,510 | 46,548 | ||
| 10 | 38,477 | 39,898 | 42,788 | 44,894 | 42,964 | 45,855 | 47,960 | |||
| 11 | 41,243 | 44,196 | 46,344 | 44,309 | 47,263 | 49,410 | ||||
| 12 | 42,545 | 45,642 | 47,854 | 45,707 | 48,708 | 50,921 | ||||
| 13 | 47,123 | 49,401 | 47,154 | 50,189 | 52,467 | |||||
| 14 | 48,611 | 51,006 | 48,644 | 51,775 | 54,073 | |||||
| 15 | 49,876 | 52,333 | 49,908 | 53,121 | 55,479 | |||||
| 16 or More | 50,873 | 53,379 | 50,906 | 54,183 | 56,588 | |||||
| K-12 Salary Allocation Schedule For Certificated Instructional Staff | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 School Year | ||||||||||
| Years of | MA+90 | |||||||||
| Service | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+90 | BA+135 | MA | MA+45 | or PHD | |
| 0 | 30,023 | 30,834 | 31,674 | 32,516 | 35,218 | 36,958 | 35,995 | 38,697 | 40,439 | |
| 1 | 30,427 | 31,249 | 32,100 | 32,979 | 35,709 | 37,440 | 36,395 | 39,125 | 40,855 | |
| 2 | 30,812 | 31,642 | 32,502 | 33,449 | 36,171 | 37,920 | 36,798 | 39,520 | 41,269 | |
| 3 | 31,209 | 32,047 | 32,916 | 33,893 | 36,610 | 38,401 | 37,180 | 39,895 | 41,687 | |
| 4 | 31,598 | 32,473 | 33,347 | 34,358 | 37,091 | 38,895 | 37,580 | 40,313 | 42,118 | |
| 5 | 32,000 | 32,879 | 33,762 | 34,829 | 37,552 | 39,392 | 37,987 | 40,711 | 42,551 | |
| 6 | 32,413 | 33,273 | 34,186 | 35,306 | 38,016 | 39,866 | 38,404 | 41,114 | 42,963 | |
| 7 | 33,139 | 34,012 | 34,937 | 36,118 | 38,868 | 40,769 | 39,185 | 41,934 | 43,836 | |
| 8 | 34,202 | 35,122 | 36,069 | 37,348 | 40,135 | 42,106 | 40,414 | 43,202 | 45,172 | |
| 9 | 36,272 | 37,266 | 38,591 | 41,443 | 43,481 | 41,656 | 44,510 | 46,548 | ||
| 10 | 38,477 | 39,898 | 42,788 | 44,894 | 42,964 | 45,855 | 47,960 | |||
| 11 | 41,243 | 44,196 | 46,344 | 44,309 | 47,263 | 49,410 | ||||
| 12 | 42,545 | 45,642 | 47,854 | 45,707 | 48,708 | 50,921 | ||||
| 13 | 47,123 | 49,401 | 47,154 | 50,189 | 52,467 | |||||
| 14 | 48,611 | 51,006 | 48,644 | 51,775 | 54,073 | |||||
| 15 | 49,876 | 52,333 | 49,908 | 53,121 | 55,479 | |||||
| 16 or More | 50,873 | 53,379 | 50,906 | 54,183 | 56,588 | |||||
Sec. 1404 2004 c 276 s 504 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,604,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($132,202,000))
$132,232,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($663,000))
$655,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($161,469,000))
$161,491,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $8,944,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($20,339,000)) $20,366,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to provide a
salary adjustment for state formula certificated instructional staff
units in their first seven years of service. Consistent with the
statewide certificated instructional staff salary allocation schedule
in section 503 of this act, sufficient funding is provided to increase
the salary of certificated instructional staff units in the 2003-04
school year and the 2004-05 school year by the following percentages:
Three percent for certificated instructional staff in their first and
second years of service; two and one-half percent for certificated
instructional staff in their third year of service; one and one-half
percent for certificated instructional staff in their fourth year of
service; one percent for certificated instructional staff in their
fifth year of service; and one-half of a percent for certificated
instructional staff in their sixth and seventh years of service. These
increases will take effect September 1, 2003 and September 1, 2004.
(a) In order to receive funding provided in this subsection, school
districts shall certify to the office of superintendent of public
instruction that they will provide the percentage increases in the
amounts specified in this subsection. In cases where a school district
providing the increases in the amounts specified in this subsection
would cause that school district to be out of compliance with RCW
28A.400.200, they may provide salary increases in different amounts but
only to the extent necessary to come into compliance with RCW
28A.400.200. Funds provided in this subsection shall be used
exclusively for providing the percentage increases specified in this
subsection to the certificated staff units in their first seven years
of service and shall not be used to supplant any other state or local
funding for compensation for these staff.
(b) The appropriations include associated incremental fringe
benefit allocations at rates of 9.04 percent for school year 2003-04
and ((9.05)) 9.02 percent for school year 2004-05 for certificated
staff. Increases for general apportionment (basic education) are based
on the salary allocation schedules and methodology in sections 502 and
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 sections
502 and 503 of this act.
(2) (($5,452,000)) $5,443,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation is provided solely to provide a salary adjustment for
state formula classified units of one percent effective September 1,
2004, and (($126,598,000)) $126,605,000 is provided solely for
adjustments to insurance benefit allocations.
(a)(i) In order to receive funding provided in this subsection for
salary adjustments for state formula classified units, school districts
shall certify to the office of superintendent of public instruction
that they will provide the percentage increases in the amounts
specified in this subsection. Funds provided in this subsection for
this purpose shall be used exclusively for providing the percentage
increases specified in this subsection to classified staff units and
shall not be used to supplant any other state or local funding for
compensation for these staff.
(ii) The appropriations include associated incremental fringe
benefit allocations at rates of ((8.75)) 8.72 percent for the 2004-05
school year for classified staff. The appropriations in this section
include the increased portion of salaries and incremental fringe
benefits for all relevant state-funded school programs in this part V
of this act. Increases for general apportionment (basic education) are
based on the salary allocation schedules and methodology in sections
502 and 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 sections 502 and 503 of this act.
(b) The maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is
$457.07 per month for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years. The
appropriations in this section provide for a rate increase to $481.31
per month for the 2003-04 school year and $582.47 per month for the
2004-05 school year.
(3) The appropriations in this section provide salary adjustments
and incremental fringe benefit allocations based on formula adjustments
as follows:
| School Year | ||||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | |||
| Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) | $0.00 | $0.22 | ||
| Highly Capable (per formula student) | $0.93 | $1.89 | ||
| Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) | $2.45 | $4.97 | ||
| Learning Assistance (per entitlement unit) | $0.69 | $2.94 | ||
| School Year | ||||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | |||
| Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) | $0.22 | $1.14 | ||
| Highly Capable (per formula student) | $1.52 | $7.72 | ||
| Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) | $3.92 | $20.30 | ||
| Learning Assistance (per entitlement unit) | $3.08 | $15.95 | ||
Sec. 1405 2004 c 276 s 505 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $215,454,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($219,899,000))
$232,295,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($435,353,000))
$447,749,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) A maximum of $768,000 of this fiscal year 2004 appropriation
and a maximum of $774,000 of the fiscal year 2005 appropriation 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) $5,000 of the fiscal year 2004 appropriation and $5,000 of the
fiscal year 2005 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 $39.21 per weighted mile in the 2003-04 school
year and $39.30 per weighted mile in the 2004-05 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 multiplied by 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 multiplied by
the per mile reimbursement rate for the school year multiplied by 1.29.
(5) For busses purchased between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004,
the office of superintendent of public instruction shall provide
reimbursement funding to a school district only after the
superintendent of public instruction determines that the school bus was
purchased from the list established pursuant to RCW 28A.160.195(2) or
a comparable competitive bid process based on the lowest price quote
based on similar bus categories to those used to establish the list
pursuant to RCW 28A.160.195. The competitive specifications shall meet
federal motor vehicle safety standards, minimum state specifications as
established by rule by the superintendent, and supported options as
determined by the superintendent in consultation with the regional
transportation coordinators of the educational service districts.
Sec. 1406 2004 c 276 s 506 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,100,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,100,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($252,128,000))
268,293,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($258,328,000))
$274,493,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $3,000,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided for state matching money for federal
child nutrition programs.
(2) $100,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $100,000 of the 2005 fiscal year appropriation are
provided for summer food programs for children in low-income areas.
Sec. 1407 2004 c 276 s 507 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $435,061,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($426,802,000))
$430,000,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($426,450,000))
$426,218,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,288,313,000))
$1,291,279,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding for special education programs is provided on an excess
cost basis, pursuant to RCW 28A.150.390. School districts shall ensure
that special education students as a class receive their full share of
the general apportionment allocation accruing through sections 502 and
504 of this act. To the extent a school district cannot provide an
appropriate education for special education students under chapter
28A.155 RCW through the general apportionment allocation, it shall
provide services through the special education excess cost allocation
funded in this section.
(2)(a) The superintendent of public instruction shall use the
excess cost methodology developed and implemented for the 2001-02
school year using the S-275 personnel reporting system and all related
accounting requirements to ensure that:
(i) Special education students are basic education students first;
(ii) As a class, special education students are entitled to the
full basic education allocation; and
(iii) Special education students are basic education students for
the entire school day.
(b) The S-275 and accounting changes in effect since the 2001-02
school year shall supercede any prior excess cost methodologies and
shall be required of all school districts.
(3) Each fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are
necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for
prior fiscal year adjustments.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state
and federal 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.
(5)(a) For the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, the superintendent
shall make allocations to each district based on the sum of:
(i) A district's annual average headcount enrollment of
developmentally delayed infants and toddlers ages birth through two,
multiplied by the district's average basic education allocation per
full-time equivalent student, multiplied by 1.15; and
(ii) A district's annual average full-time equivalent basic
education enrollment multiplied by the funded enrollment percent
determined pursuant to subsection (6)(b) of this section, multiplied by
the district's average basic education allocation per full-time
equivalent student multiplied by 0.9309.
(b) For purposes of this subsection, "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 and shall not
include enhancements, secondary vocational education, or small schools.
(6) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this
section.
(a) "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).
(b) "Enrollment percent" means the district's resident special
education annual average enrollment, excluding the birth through age
two enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time
equivalent basic education enrollment.
Each district's general fund -- state funded special education
enrollment shall be the lesser of the district's actual enrollment
percent or 12.7 percent. Increases in enrollment percent from 12.7
percent to 13.0 percent shall be funded from the general fund -- federal
appropriation.
(7) 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 calculated in accordance with subsection
(6)(b) of this section, and shall be calculated in the aggregate rather
than individual district units. For purposes of this subsection, the
average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student
shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district
units.
(8) To the extent necessary, $25,746,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is provided for safety net awards for districts
with demonstrated needs for state special education funding beyond the
amounts provided in subsection (5) of this section. If safety net
awards exceed the amount appropriated in this subsection (8), the
superintendent shall expend all available federal discretionary funds
necessary to meet this need. Safety net funds shall be awarded by the
state safety net oversight committee subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) The committee shall consider unmet needs for districts that can
convincingly demonstrate that all legitimate expenditures for special
education exceed all available revenues from state funding formulas.
In the determination of need, the committee shall also consider
additional available revenues from federal and local sources.
Differences in program costs attributable to district philosophy,
service delivery choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate
basis for safety net awards.
(b) The committee shall then consider the extraordinary high cost
needs of one or more individual special education students.
Differences in costs attributable to district philosophy, service
delivery choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate basis for
safety net awards.
(c) The maximum allowable indirect cost for calculating safety net
eligibility may not exceed the federal restricted indirect cost rate
for the district plus one percent.
(d) Safety net awards shall be adjusted based on the percent of
potential medicaid eligible students billed as calculated by the
superintendent in accordance with chapter 318, Laws of 1999.
(e) Safety net awards must be adjusted for any audit findings or
exceptions related to special education funding.
(9) 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, the superintendent shall consult with the office
of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(10) The safety net oversight committee appointed by the
superintendent of public instruction shall consist of:
(a) One staff from the office of superintendent of public
instruction;
(b) Staff of the office of the state auditor; and
(c) One or more representatives from school districts or
educational service districts knowledgeable of special education
programs and funding.
(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) $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) The superintendent shall maintain the percentage of federal
flow-through to school districts at 85 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.
(14) A maximum of $1,200,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation may 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.
(15) A school district may carry over from one year to the next
year up to 10 percent of the general fund -- state funds allocated under
this program; however, carry over funds shall be expended in the
special education program.
Sec. 1408 2004 c 276 s 508 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
DISTRICTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,538,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,538,000))
$3,537,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,076,000))
$7,075,000
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) The educational service districts, at the request of the state
board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.310.010 and 28A.310.340, may
receive and screen applications for school accreditation, conduct
school accreditation site visits pursuant to state board of education
rules, and submit to the state board of education post-site visit
recommendations for school accreditation. The educational service
districts may assess a cooperative service fee to recover actual plus
reasonable indirect costs for the purposes of this subsection.
Sec. 1409 2004 c 276 s 509 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR LOCAL EFFORT
ASSISTANCE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $163,049,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($165,578,000))
$164,860,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($328,627,000))
$327,909,000
Sec. 1410 2004 c 276 s 510 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR INSTITUTIONAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,207,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,176,000))
$18,313,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,383,000))
$36,520,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund -- state fiscal year appropriation includes
such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(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) The funded staffing ratios for education programs for juveniles
age 18 or less in department of corrections facilities shall be the
same as those provided in the 1997-99 biennium.
(5) $190,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $142,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to maintain at least one
certificated instructional staff and related support services at an
institution whenever the K-12 enrollment is not sufficient to support
one full-time equivalent certificated instructional staff to furnish
the educational program. The following types of institutions are
included: Residential programs under the department of social and
health services for developmentally disabled juveniles, programs for
juveniles under the department of corrections, and programs for
juveniles under the juvenile rehabilitation administration.
(6) Ten percent of the funds allocated for each institution may be
carried over from one year to the next.
Sec. 1411 2004 c 276 s 511 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY
CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,620,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,632,000))
$6,683,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,252,000))
$13,303,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable
students shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $334.89 per funded
student for the 2003-04 school year and (($334.91)) $334.85 per funded
student for the 2004-05 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) $170,000 of the fiscal year 2004 appropriation and $170,000 of
the fiscal year 2005 appropriation are provided for the centrum program
at Fort Worden state park.
(4) $90,000 of the fiscal year 2004 appropriation and $90,000 of
the fiscal year 2005 appropriation are provided for the Washington
destination imagination network and future problem-solving programs.
Sec. 1412 2004 c 276 s 513 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- EDUCATION REFORM
PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,417,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($37,709,000))
$37,270,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($164,087,000))
$128,906,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($240,213,000))
$204,593,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $310,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $310,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the academic achievement and
accountability commission.
(2) $15,486,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004, $13,103,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005, and (($12,310,000)) $14,009,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation are provided solely for development and
implementation of the Washington assessments of student learning
(WASL), including development and implementation of retake assessments
for high school students who are not successful in one or more content
areas of the WASL, development of alternative assessments or appeals
procedures to implement the certificate of academic achievement, and
independent research on the alignment and technical review of reading,
writing, and science.
(3) $548,000 of the fiscal year 2004 general fund -- state
appropriation and $548,000 of the fiscal year 2005 general fund -- state
appropriation are provided solely for training of paraprofessional
classroom assistants and certificated staff who work with classroom
assistants as provided in RCW 28A.415.310.
(4) $2,348,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $2,348,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for mentor teacher assistance,
including state support activities, under RCW 28A.415.250 and
28A.415.260, and for a mentor academy. Up to $200,000 of the amount in
this subsection may be used each fiscal year to operate a mentor
academy to help districts provide effective training for peer mentors.
Funds for the teacher assistance program shall be allocated to school
districts based on the number of first year beginning teachers.
(a) A teacher assistance program is a program that provides to a
first year beginning teacher peer mentor services that include but are
not limited to:
(i) An orientation process and individualized assistance to help
beginning teachers who have been hired prior to the start of the school
year prepare for the start of a school year;
(ii) The assignment of a peer mentor whose responsibilities to the
beginning teacher include but are not limited to constructive feedback,
the modeling of instructional strategies, and frequent meetings and
other forms of contact;
(iii) The provision by peer mentors of strategies, training, and
guidance in critical areas such as classroom management, student
discipline, curriculum management, instructional skill, assessment,
communication skills, and professional conduct. A district may provide
these components through a variety of means including one-on-one
contact and workshops offered by peer mentors to groups, including
cohort groups, of beginning teachers;
(iv) The provision of release time, substitutes, mentor training in
observation techniques, and other measures for both peer mentors and
beginning teachers, to allow each an adequate amount of time to observe
the other and to provide the classroom experience that each needs to
work together effectively;
(v) Assistance in the incorporation of the essential academic
learning requirements into instructional plans and in the development
of complex teaching strategies, including strategies to raise the
achievement of students with diverse learning styles and backgrounds;
and
(vi) Guidance and assistance in the development and implementation
of a professional growth plan. The plan shall include a professional
self-evaluation component and one or more informal performance
assessments. A peer mentor may not be involved in any evaluation under
RCW 28A.405.100 of a beginning teacher whom the peer mentor has
assisted through this program.
(b) In addition to the services provided in (a) of this subsection,
an eligible peer mentor program shall include but is not limited to the
following components:
(i) Strong collaboration among the peer mentor, the beginning
teacher's principal, and the beginning teacher;
(ii) Stipends for peer mentors and, at the option of a district,
for beginning teachers. The stipends shall not be deemed compensation
for the purposes of salary lid compliance under RCW 28A.400.200 and are
not subject to the continuing contract provisions of Title 28A RCW; and
(iii) To the extent that resources are available for this purpose
and that assistance to beginning teachers is not adversely impacted,
the program may serve second year and more experienced teachers who
request the assistance of peer mentors.
(5) $1,959,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,959,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely 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.
The superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate a process to
facilitate the evaluation and provision of online curriculum courses to
school districts which includes the following: Creation of a general
listing of the types of available online curriculum courses; a survey
conducted by each regional educational technology support center of
school districts in its region regarding the types of online curriculum
courses desired by school districts; a process to evaluate and
recommend to school districts the best online courses in terms of
curriculum, student performance, and cost; and assistance to school
districts in procuring and providing the courses to students.
(6) $3,594,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $3,594,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely 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.
(7) $2,500,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $2,500,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the meals for kids program
under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(8) $705,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $705,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the leadership internship
program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators.
(9) A maximum of $250,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2004 and a maximum of $250,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided for summer
accountability institutes offered by the superintendent of public
instruction and the academic achievement and accountability commission.
The institutes shall provide school district staff with training in the
analysis of student assessment data, information regarding successful
district and school teaching models, research on curriculum and
instruction, and planning tools for districts to improve instruction in
reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies, including civics,
and guidance and counseling.
(10) $3,713,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $3,713,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the Washington reading corps
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Grants shall be allocated to schools and school districts to
implement proven, research-based mentoring and tutoring programs in
reading that may include research-based reading skills development
software for low-performing students in grades K-6. If the grant is
made to a school district, the principals of schools enrolling targeted
students shall be consulted concerning design and implementation of the
program.
(b) The programs may be implemented before, after, or during the
regular school day, or on Saturdays, summer, intercessions, or other
vacation periods.
(c) Two or more schools may combine their Washington reading corps
programs.
(d) A program is eligible for a grant if it meets the following
conditions:
(i) The program employs methods of teaching and student learning
based on reliable reading/literacy research and effective practices;
(ii) The program design is comprehensive and includes instruction,
on-going student assessment, professional development,
parental/community involvement, and program management aligned with the
school's reading curriculum;
(iii) It provides quality professional development and training for
teachers, staff, and volunteer mentors and tutors;
(iv) It has measurable goals for student reading aligned with the
essential academic learning requirements;
(v) It contains an evaluation component to determine the
effectiveness of the program; and
(vi) The program may include a software-based solution to increase
the student/tutor ratio to a minimum of 5:1. The selected software
program shall be scientifically researched-based.
(e) Funding priority shall be given to low-performing schools.
(f) Beginning and end-of-program testing data shall be available to
determine the effectiveness of funded programs and practices. Common
evaluative criteria across programs, such as grade-level improvements
shall be available for each reading corps program. The superintendent
of public instruction shall provide program evaluations to the governor
and the appropriate committees of the legislature. Administrative and
evaluation costs may be assessed from the annual appropriation for the
program.
(g) Grants provided under this section may be used by schools and
school districts for expenditures from September 2003 through August
31, 2005.
(11) $1,313,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and (($2,473,000)) $2,034,000 of the general fund -- state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for salary
bonuses for teachers who attain certification by the national board for
professional teaching standards, subject to the following conditions
and limitations:
(a) Teachers who hold a valid certificate from the national board
during the 2003-04 or 2004-05 school years shall receive an annual
bonus not to exceed $3,500 in each of these school years in which they
hold a national board certificate.
(b) The annual bonus shall be paid in a lump sum amount and shall
not be included in the definition of "earnable compensation" under RCW
41.32.010(10).
(12) $313,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $313,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for a principal support program.
The office of the superintendent of public instruction may contract
with an independent organization to administer the program. The
program shall include: (a) Development of an individualized
professional growth plan for a new principal or principal candidate;
and (b) participation of a mentor principal who works over a period of
between one and three years with the new principal or principal
candidate to help him or her build the skills identified as critical to
the success of the professional growth plan.
(13) $126,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $126,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided for the development and posting of web-based instructional tools, assessment data, and other information that
assists schools and teachers implementing higher academic standards.
(14) $3,046,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $3,046,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to the office of the
superintendent of public instruction for focused assistance. The
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall conduct
educational audits of low-performing schools and enter into performance
agreements between school districts and the office to implement the
recommendations of the audit and the community. Each educational audit
shall include recommendations for best practices and ways to address
identified needs and shall be presented to the community in a public
meeting to seek input on ways to implement the audit and its
recommendations.
(15) $1,764,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,764,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the mathematics helping corps
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) In order to increase the availability and quality of technical
mathematics assistance statewide, the superintendent of public
instruction shall employ mathematics school improvement specialists to
provide assistance to schools and districts. The specialists shall be
hired by and work under the direction of a statewide school improvement
coordinator. The mathematics improvement specialists shall not be
permanent employees of the superintendent of public instruction.
(b) The school improvement specialists shall provide the following:
(i) Assistance to schools to disaggregate student performance data
and develop improvement plans based on those data;
(ii) Consultation with schools and districts concerning their
performance on the Washington assessment of student learning and other
assessments emphasizing the performance on the mathematics assessments;
(iii) Consultation concerning curricula that aligns with the
essential academic learning requirements emphasizing the academic
learning requirements for mathematics, the Washington assessment of
student learning, and meets the needs of diverse learners;
(iv) Assistance in the identification and implementation of
research-based instructional practices in mathematics;
(v) Staff training that emphasizes effective instructional
strategies and classroom-based assessment for mathematics;
(vi) Assistance in developing and implementing family and community
involvement programs emphasizing mathematics; and
(vii) Other assistance to schools and school districts intended to
improve student mathematics learning.
(16) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided for the Tukwila school district and the
Selah school district for a two-year project designed to improve the
districts' performance in reading and math and to close the achievement
gap within the district, subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a) Funds shall be allocated to all schools within the Tukwila
school district and Selah school district to implement proven,
research-based reading and math intervention software for low-performing students in grades K-12.
(b) The programs may be implemented before, during, or after the
regular school day, on Saturdays, or summer intercessions.
(c) A program is eligible for funding if it meets the following
conditions:
(i) The program employs methods of teaching and student learning
based on reliable research and best practices;
(ii) The program design is comprehensive and includes instruction,
ongoing student assessment, professional development, and program
management aligned with the district's reading and math curriculum;
(iii) The program provides quality professional development and
training for teachers, staff, and volunteer mentors or tutors;
(iv) The program contains an evaluation component to determine the
effectiveness of the program, which will be reported to the legislature
and the superintendent of public instruction on an annual basis for the
duration of the project.
(d) Beginning and end-of-program testing data shall be available to
determine the effectiveness of funded programs and practices. Common
evaluative criteria across programs, such as grade-level improvements,
shall be available for each program.
(e) All materials related to the project shall be retained by the
district at the end of the two-year term.
(17) $515,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
year 2005 is provided solely for the math initiative. The office of
the superintendent of public instruction shall evaluate textbooks and
other instructional materials for math to determine the extent to which
they are aligned with the state standards. A scorecard of the analysis
shall be made available to school districts. The superintendent shall
also develop and disseminate information on essential components of
comprehensive, school-based math programs and shall work with mentor
teachers from around the state to develop guidelines for eligibility,
training, and professional development for mentor math teachers.
(18) (($87,901,000)) $88,942,000 of the general fund -- federal
appropriation is provided for preparing, training, and recruiting high
quality teachers and principals under Title II of the no child left
behind act.
(19) $25,955,000 of the general fund -- federal appropriation is
provided for the reading first program under Title I of the no child
left behind act.
Sec. 1413 2004 c 276 s 514 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR TRANSITIONAL
BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,678,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($54,050,000))
$54,138,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,544,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($149,272,000))
$149,360,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds
as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year
and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $725.11 per
eligible bilingual student in the 2003-04 school year and (($725.17))
$724.99 in the 2004-05 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit
adjustments provided in section 504 of this act.
(3) The superintendent may withhold up to $700,000 in school year
2003-04 and up to $700,000 in school year 2004-05, and adjust the per
eligible pupil rates in subsection (2) of this section accordingly, for
the central provision of assessments as provided in RCW 28A.180.090 (1)
and (2).
(4) $70,000 of the amounts appropriated in this section are
provided solely to develop a system for the tracking of current and
former transitional bilingual program students.
(5) The general fund -- federal appropriation in this section is
provided for migrant education under Title I Part C and English
language acquisition, and language enhancement grants under Title III
of the elementary and secondary education act.
Sec. 1414 2004 c 276 s 515 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR THE LEARNING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,366,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($62,929,000))
$62,966,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($301,322,000))
$310,314,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($428,617,000))
$437,646,000
(1) The general fund -- state appropriations in this section are
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Each general fund -- state fiscal year appropriation includes
such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(b) Funding for school district learning assistance programs shall
be allocated at maximum rates of $432.15 per funded unit for the 2003-04 school year and (($432.53)) $432.44 per funded unit for the 2004-05
school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided under
section 504 of this act.
(c) For purposes of this section, "test results" refers to the
district results from the norm-referenced test administered in the
specified grade level. The norm-referenced test results used for the
third and sixth grade calculations shall be consistent with the third
and sixth grade tests required under RCW 28A.230.190 and 28A.230.193.
(d) A school district's general fund -- state funded units shall be
the sum of the following:
(i) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-6,
multiplied by the 5-year average 4th grade lowest quartile test results
as adjusted for funding purposes in the school years prior to 1999-2000, multiplied by 0.82. As the 3rd grade test becomes available, it
shall be phased into the 5-year average on a 1-year lag;
(ii) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7-9,
multiplied by the 5-year average 8th grade lowest quartile test results
as adjusted for funding purposes in the school years prior to 1999-2000, multiplied by 0.82. As the 6th grade test becomes available, it
shall be phased into the 5-year average for these grades on a 1-year
lag;
(iii) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 10-11 multiplied by the 5-year average 11th grade lowest quartile test
results, multiplied by 0.82. As the 9th grade test becomes available,
it shall be phased into the 5-year average for these grades on a 1-year
lag;
(iv) 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 multiplied by 22.3 percent; and
(v) In addition to amounts allocated under (d) of this subsection,
for school districts in which the effective Title I Part A (basic
program) increase is insufficient to cover the formula change in the
multiplier from .92 to .82, a state allocation shall be provided that,
when combined with the effective increase in federal Title I Part A
(basic program) funds from the 2001-02 school year, is sufficient to
cover this amount. The effective Title I Part A (basic program)
increase is the current school year federal Title I Part A (basic
program) allocation minus the 2001-02 school year federal Title I Part
A (basic program) allocation, after the 2001-02 Title I Part A
allocation has been inflated by three percent.
(2) The general fund -- federal appropriation in this section is
provided for Title I Part A allocations of the no child left behind act
of 2001.
(3) A school district may carry over from one year to the next up
to 10 percent of the general fund--state funds allocated under this
program; however, carryover funds shall be expended for the learning
assistance program.
Sec. 1415 2004 c 276 s 516 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION -- FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM
Student Achievement Fund -- State
Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $214,107,000
Student Achievement Fund -- State
Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($195,535,000))
$195,512,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($409,642,000))
$409,619,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding for school district student achievement programs shall
be allocated at a maximum rate of $219.32 per FTE student for the 2003-04 school year and $254.00 per FTE student for the 2004-05 school year.
For the purposes of this section and in accordance with RCW 84.52.068,
FTE student refers to the annual average full-time equivalent
enrollment of the school district in grades kindergarten through twelve
for the prior school year.
(2) The appropriation is allocated for the following uses as
specified in RCW 28A.505.210:
(a) To reduce class size by hiring certificated elementary
classroom teachers in grades K-4 and paying nonemployee-related costs
associated with those new teachers;
(b) To make selected reductions in class size in grades 5-12, such
as small high school writing classes;
(c) To provide extended learning opportunities to improve student
academic achievement in grades K-12, including, but not limited to,
extended school year, extended school day, before-and-after-school
programs, special tutoring programs, weekend school programs, summer
school, and all-day kindergarten;
(d) To provide additional professional development for educators
including additional paid time for curriculum and lesson redesign and
alignment, training to ensure that instruction is aligned with state
standards and student needs, reimbursement for higher education costs
related to enhancing teaching skills and knowledge, and mentoring
programs to match teachers with skilled, master teachers. The funding
shall not be used for salary increases or additional compensation for
existing teaching duties, but may be used for extended year and
extended day teaching contracts;
(e) To provide early assistance for children who need
prekindergarten support in order to be successful in school; or
(f) To provide improvements or additions to school building
facilities which are directly related to the class size reductions and
extended learning opportunities under (a) through (c) of this
subsection (2).
(3) For the 2003-04 school year, the office of the superintendent
of public instruction shall distribute ten percent of the school year
allocation to districts each month for the months of September through
June. For the 2004-05 school year, the superintendent of public
instruction shall distribute the school year allocation according to
the monthly apportionment schedule defined in RCW 28A.510.250.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1416 A new section is added to 2003 1st sp.s.
c 25 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. (1) Appropriations
made in this act to the office of superintendent of public instruction
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 subsection (2) of
this section.
(2) The appropriations to the office of superintendent of public
instruction in this act shall be expended for the programs and amounts
specified in this act. However, after May 1, 2005, unless specifically
prohibited by this act and after approval by the director of financial
management, the superintendent of public instruction may transfer state
general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2005 among the following
programs to meet the apportionment schedule for a specified formula in
another of these programs: General apportionment; employee
compensation adjustments; pupil transportation; special education
programs; institutional education programs; transitional bilingual
programs; and learning assistance programs.
(3) The director of financial management shall notify the
appropriate legislative fiscal committees in writing prior to approving
any allotment modifications or transfers under this section.
Sec. 1501 2004 c 276 s 603 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $311,628,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,668,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
((Death Investigations Account -- State))
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $261,000
Accident Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,937,000
Medical Aid Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,960,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($649,754,000))
$649,493,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,875,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $1,875,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely to create a state resource for
technology education in the form of an institute located at the
University of Washington, Tacoma. The university will continue to
provide undergraduate and graduate degree programs meeting regional
technology needs including, but not limited to, computing and software
systems. As a condition of these appropriations:
(a) The university will work with the state board for community and
technical colleges, or individual colleges where necessary, to
establish articulation agreements in addition to the existing associate
of arts and associate of science transfer degrees. Such agreements
shall improve the transferability of students and in particular,
students with substantial applied information technology credits.
(b) The university will establish performance measures for
recruiting, retaining and graduating students, including nontraditional
students, and report back to the governor and legislature by September
2004 as to its progress and future steps.
(2) $150,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $150,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for research faculty clusters in
the advanced technology initiative program.
(3) ((The entire death investigations account appropriation is
provided for the forensic pathologist fellowship program.)) $150,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for fiscal
year 2004 and $150,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the implementation of the
Puget Sound work plan and agency action item UW-01.
(4)
(((5))) (4) $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004 and $75,000 of the general fund -- state appropriation
for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for the Olympic natural
resources center.
(((6))) (5) $1,526,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004 and $3,096,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for
competitively offered recruitment and retention salary adjustments for
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. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those
required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention
salary adjustments.
(((7))) (6) $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2004 and $1,250,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 2005 are provided solely for state match
to attract or retain federal research grants in high demand and
technologically advanced fields.
(((8))) (7) $300,000 of the general fund--private/local
appropriation is provided solely for shellfish biotoxin monitoring as
specified in Chapter 263, Laws of 2003 (SSB 6073, shellfish license
fee).
(((9))) (8) $2,275,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for a proteomics center and an
autism center. Of the amount provided in this subsection, $1,600,000
is provided solely for the University of Washington school of medicine
for recruitment of biosciences research faculty to establish a
proteomics center and $675,000 is provided solely as one-time funding
to establish an autism center at the University of Washington Tacoma
campus. The amount provided for the proteomics center is contingent on
receipt of $6,000,000 in one-time, nonstate matching funds. If the
nonstate matching funds are not received by June 30, 2005, $1,600,000
of the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((10))) (9) $1,897,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
for fiscal year 2005 is provided solely for the training and support of
primary care physicians and primary care providers through the network
of family practice residency programs. All of the funding provided in
this section shall be distributed directly to the family practice
residency programs to assist with cost increases experienced by the
programs, including the cost of medical malpractice premiums.
(((11))) (10) The University of Washington shall present a
preliminary report to the fiscal committees of the legislature
detailing the use of state research funds by November 1, 2004, and
shall present a final report by November 1, 2005. For each research
project supported by the state general fund in the 2003-05 biennium,
including projects funded in the university's base budget, the report
shall include: (a) A brief description of the research project; (b)
the amount of state and institutional funds contributed to the project;
(c) the level of federal or other sources of match received for the
state's investment; and (d) any other information deemed pertinent by
the institution.
Sec. 1502 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 617 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,614,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,641,000))
$4,656,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,335,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,590,000))
$10,605,000
Sec. 1601 2004 c 276 s 701 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT
LIMIT
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $655,886,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($528,766,000))
$527,566,000
Debt-Limit General Fund Bond Retirement Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,300,000
State Building Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,922,000))
$7,922,000
Debt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,587,000
State Taxable Building Construction Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $465,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,087,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,216,013,000))
$1,213,813,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriations are for
deposit into the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account. The
appropriation for fiscal year 2004 shall be deposited in the debt-limit
general fund bond retirement account by June 30, 2004.
Sec. 1602 2004 c 276 s 702 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO
BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,394,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,805,000))
$24,605,000
Capitol Historic District Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $323,000
Higher Education Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $238,000
State Vehicle Parking Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($128,375,000))
$126,775,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($180,237,000))
$178,437,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for
deposit into the nondebt-limit general fund bond retirement account.
Sec. 1603 2004 c 276 s 703 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $526,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $526,000
Higher Education Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000
State Building Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,083,000))
$1,083,000
State Vehicle Parking Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
Capitol Historic District Construction
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000
State Taxable Building Construction Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction Account--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $180,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,472,000))
$2,472,000
Sec. 1604 2004 c 276 s 709 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR SUNDRY CLAIMS. The following sums, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, are appropriated from the general fund, unless otherwise
indicated, for relief of various individuals, firms, and corporations
for sundry claims. These appropriations are to be disbursed on
vouchers approved by the director of the office of financial
management, except as otherwise provided, as follows:
(1) Reimbursement of criminal defendants acquitted on the basis of
self-defense, pursuant to RCW 9A.16.110:
(a) Kelly C. Schwartz, claim number SCJ 03-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,250
(b) Clinton Johnston, claim number SCJ 04-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,225
(c) Johnny Riley, claim number SCJ 04-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
(d) Gregory Nichols, claim number SCJ 04-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,995
(e) William Poll, claim number SCJ 04-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,106
(f) John Obert, claim number SCJ 04-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,957
(g) David McCown, claim number SCJ 04-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900
(h) Frank Leyendekker, claim number SCJ 05-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,325
(i) Todd Richardson, claim number SCJ 05-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,934
(j) Jason Fakih, claim number SCJ 05-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,774
(k) Mickey J. Martin, claim number SCJ 05-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,187
(l) Marty Lynch, claim number SCJ 05-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000
(m) Jeffery Shauers, claim number SCJ 05-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,734
(2) Payment from the state wildlife account for damage to crops by
wildlife, pursuant to RCW 77.36.050:
(a) Circle S Landscape Supplies, claim number
SCG 03-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,380
(b) Marilyn Lund Farms, claim number SCG 03-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,175
(c) Paul Gibbons, claim number SCG 03-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,414
(d) Bud Hamilton, claim number SCG 03-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,591
(e) Richard Anderson, claim number SCG 03-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,933
(f) Neil Ice, claim number SCG 03-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,474
(g) Carl Anderson, claim number SCG 03-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,943
(h) Lafe Wilson, claim number SCG 04-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . $626
(i) Richard Anderson, claim number SCG 04-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,998
(j) Circle S Landscape, claim number SCG 04-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000
(k) Ralland Wallace, claim number SCG 05-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,592
(l) A & A Ranches, Inc., claim number SCG 05-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,809
(m) Roger Gibbons, claim number SCG 05-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,326
(n) Paul Gibbons, claim number SCG 05-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,242
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1605 A new section is added to 2003 1st sp.s.
c 25 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT
SYSTEMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . -$381,000
General Fund -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . -$63,000
General Fund -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . -$7,000
Special Account Retirement Contribution Increase
Revolving Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . -$267,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . -$718,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations in this section are provided solely to
reduce agency and institution appropriations to reflect the 0.03
percent decrease in employer contributions for the department of
retirement systems administrative expense rate that was effective
September 1, 2004.
(2) The appropriations from dedicated funds and accounts shall be
made in the amounts specified and from the dedicated funds and accounts
specified in LEAP document 2005-39, a computerized tabulation developed
by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on
March 18, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The office
of financial management shall allocate the moneys appropriated in this
section in the amounts specified and to the state agencies specified in
LEAP document 2005-39, and adjust appropriation schedules accordingly.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1606 A new section is added to 2003 1st sp.s.
c 25 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--PUBLIC SAFETY AND EDUCATION
ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is
provided solely for deposit in the public safety and education account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1607 A new section is added to 2003 1st sp.s.
c 25 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is
provided solely for deposit in the violence reduction and drug
enforcement account.
Sec. 1608 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 706 (uncodified) is amended to
read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- EMERGENCY FUND
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . $850,000
General Fund -- State Appropriation (FY 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . (($850,000))
$1,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,700,000))
$1,850,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are for
the governor's emergency fund for the critically necessary work of any
agency or local government agency.
Sec. 1701 2004 c 276 s 802 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS. For transfers in this section
to the state general fund, pursuant to RCW 43.135.035(5), the state
expenditure limit shall be increased by the amount of the transfer.
The increase shall occur in the fiscal year in which the transfer
occurs.
State Convention and Trade Center Account:
For transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
County Sale/Use Tax Equalization Account:
For transfer to the state general fund for
fiscal year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,000
Financial Services Regulation Fund: For transfer
to the state general fund at the beginning
of fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,285,000
Municipal Sale/Use Tax Equalization Account:
For transfer to the state general fund for
fiscal year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . $374,000
Asbestos Account: For transfer to the state
general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Electrical License Account: For transfer
to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000,000
Local Toxics Control Account: For transfer
to the state toxics control account . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,059,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account: For transfer
to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Health Services Account: For transfer
to the water quality account . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,182,000
State Treasurer's Service Account: For
transfer to the general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For
transfer to the drinking water
assistance account . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,387,000
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer
to the health services account, in an
amount not to exceed the actual balance
of the tobacco settlement account . . . . . . . . . . . . $181,000,000
Health Service Account: For transfer
to the violence reduction and drug
enforcement account . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,789,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account: For transfer to
the disaster response account . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,200,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account:
For transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $577,000
Public Service Revolving Account: For transfer
to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600,000
State Forest Nursery Revolving Account: For transfer
to the state general fund, $250,000 for fiscal
year 2004 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Flood Control Assistance Account: For transfer
to the state general fund, $1,350,000 for
fiscal year 2004 and $1,350,000 for fiscal
year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,700,000
Water Quality Account: For transfer to the water
pollution control account . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,034,513))
$14,000,000
General Fund: For transfer to the water quality
account, $3,870,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$4,557,000 for fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,427,000
Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Account:
For transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
tobacco prevention and control account . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,796,000
From the Emergency Reserve Fund: For transfer
to the state general fund, not to exceed
the actual balance of the emergency reserve fund.
This transfer is intended to liquidate the
emergency reserve fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,100,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account:
For transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500,000
Woodstove Education and Enforcement Account:
For transfer to the air pollution control account . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000
Multimodal Transportation Account: For transfer
to the air pollution control account for
fiscal year 2004. The amount transferred
shall be deposited into the segregated
subaccount of the air pollution control
account created in Engrossed Substitute
Senate Bill No. 6072, chapter 264, Laws of
2003. The state treasurer shall perform the
transfer from the multimodal transportation
account to the air pollution control subaccount
on a quarterly basis . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,170,726
Multimodal Transportation Account: For transfer
to the vessel response account for fiscal
year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,213,704
Resource Management Cost Account: For transfer
to the contract harvesting revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Forest Development Account: For transfer to the
contract harvesting revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Site Closure Account: For transfer to the
state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,800,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the
general fund--state for fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . (($46,250,000))
$296,250,000
K-20 Technology Account: For transfer to the state
general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,281
Gambling Revolving Fund, Nontribal Sources: For
transfer to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
State Building Construction Account: For transfer
to the conservation assistance revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Wildlife Account: For transfer to the special
wildlife account, $250,000 in fiscal year 2004
and $250,000 in fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Education Technology Revolving Account: For transfer
to the data processing revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $296,000
Digital Government Revolving Account: For transfer
to the data processing revolving account . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,000
Election Account: For transfer
to the state general fund . . . . . . . . . . . . $780,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account: For transfer
to the drinking water assistance repayment
account, not to exceed the actual loan
repayments to this account . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account:
For transfer to the health services account
in fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000,000
Sec. 1801 RCW 43.185.050 and 2002 c 294 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The department shall use moneys from the housing trust fund and
other legislative appropriations to finance in whole or in part any
loans or grant projects that will provide housing for persons and
families with special housing needs and with incomes at or below fifty
percent of the median family income for the county or standard
metropolitan statistical area where the project is located. At least
thirty percent of these moneys used in any given funding cycle shall be
for the benefit of projects located in rural areas of the state as
defined by the department. If the department determines that it has
not received an adequate number of suitable applications for rural
projects during any given funding cycle, the department may allocate
unused moneys for projects in nonrural areas of the state.
(2) Activities eligible for assistance from the housing trust fund
and other legislative appropriations include, but are not limited to:
(a) New construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of low and
very low-income housing units;
(b) Rent subsidies;
(c) Matching funds for social services directly related to
providing housing for special-need tenants in assisted projects;
(d) Technical assistance, design and finance services and
consultation, and administrative costs for eligible nonprofit community
or neighborhood-based organizations;
(e) Administrative costs for housing assistance groups or
organizations when such grant or loan will substantially increase the
recipient's access to housing funds other than those available under
this chapter;
(f) Shelters and related services for the homeless, including
emergency shelters and overnight youth shelters;
(g) Mortgage subsidies, including temporary rental and mortgage
payment subsidies to prevent homelessness;
(h) Mortgage insurance guarantee or payments for eligible projects;
(i) Down payment or closing cost assistance for eligible first-time
home buyers;
(j) Acquisition of housing units for the purpose of preservation as
low-income or very low-income housing; and
(k) Projects making housing more accessible to families with
members who have disabilities.
(3) Legislative appropriations from capital bond proceeds may be
used only for the costs of projects authorized under subsection (2)(a),
(i), and (j) of this section, and not for the administrative costs of
the department.
(4) Moneys from repayment of loans from appropriations from capital
bond proceeds may be used for all activities necessary for the proper
functioning of the housing assistance program except for activities
authorized under subsection (2)(b) and (c) of this section.
(5) Administrative costs of the department shall not exceed four
percent of the annual funds available for the housing assistance
program, except in fiscal year 2005 when administrative costs shall not
exceed five percent.
Sec. 1802 RCW 43.185.070 and 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 9 are each amended
to read as follows:
(1) During each calendar year in which funds from the housing trust
fund or other legislative appropriations are available for use by the
department for the housing assistance program, the department shall
announce to all known interested parties, and through major media
throughout the state, a grant and loan application period of at least
ninety days' duration. This announcement shall be made as often as the
director deems appropriate for proper utilization of resources. The
department shall then promptly grant as many applications as will
utilize available funds less appropriate administrative costs of the
department. Administrative costs paid out of the housing trust fund
may not exceed four percent of annual revenues available for
distribution to housing trust fund projects, except in fiscal year 2005
when administrative costs shall not exceed five percent. In awarding
funds under this chapter, the department shall provide for a geographic
distribution on a statewide basis.
(2) The department shall give first priority to applications for
projects and activities which utilize existing privately owned housing
stock including privately owned housing stock purchased by nonprofit
public development authorities and public housing authorities as
created in chapter 35.82 RCW. As used in this subsection, privately
owned housing stock includes housing that is acquired by a federal
agency through a default on the mortgage by the private owner. Such
projects and activities shall be evaluated under subsection (3) of this
section. Second priority shall be given to activities and projects
which utilize existing publicly owned housing stock. All projects and
activities shall be evaluated by some or all of the criteria under
subsection (3) of this section, and similar projects and activities
shall be evaluated under the same criteria.
(3) The department shall give preference for applications based on
some or all of the criteria under this subsection, and similar projects
and activities shall be evaluated under the same criteria:
(a) The degree of leveraging of other funds that will occur;
(b) The degree of commitment from programs to provide necessary
habilitation and support services for projects focusing on special
needs populations;
(c) Recipient contributions to total project costs, including
allied contributions from other sources such as professional, craft and
trade services, and lender interest rate subsidies;
(d) Local government project contributions in the form of
infrastructure improvements, and others;
(e) Projects that encourage ownership, management, and other
project-related responsibility opportunities;
(f) Projects that demonstrate a strong probability of serving the
original target group or income level for a period of at least twenty-five years;
(g) The applicant has the demonstrated ability, stability and
resources to implement the project;
(h) Projects which demonstrate serving the greatest need;
(i) Projects that provide housing for persons and families with the
lowest incomes;
(j) Projects serving special needs populations which are under
statutory mandate to develop community housing;
(k) Project location and access to employment centers in the region
or area;
(l) Projects that provide employment and training opportunities for
disadvantaged youth under a youthbuild or youthbuild-type program as
defined in RCW 50.72.020; and
(m) Project location and access to available public transportation
services.
(4) The department shall only approve applications for projects for
mentally ill persons that are consistent with a regional support
network six-year capital and operating plan.
Sec. 1803 RCW 43.185A.030 and 1994 c 160 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Using moneys specifically appropriated for such purpose, the
department shall finance in whole or in part projects that will provide
housing for low-income households.
(2) Activities eligible for assistance include, but are not limited
to:
(a) New construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of housing for
low-income households;
(b) Rent subsidies in new construction or rehabilitated multifamily
units;
(c) Down payment or closing costs assistance for first-time home
buyers;
(d) Mortgage subsidies for new construction or rehabilitation of
eligible multifamily units; and
(e) Mortgage insurance guarantee or payments for eligible projects.
(3) Legislative appropriations from capital bond proceeds may be
used only for the costs of projects authorized under subsection (2)
(a), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and not for the administrative
costs of the department.
(4) Moneys from repayment of loans from appropriations from capital
bond proceeds may be used for all activities necessary for the proper
functioning of the affordable housing program except for activities
authorized under subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(5) Administrative costs of the department shall not exceed four
percent of the annual funds available for the affordable housing
program, except in fiscal year 2005 when administrative costs shall not
exceed five percent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1804 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. 1805 Except for sections 923 and 931 of this
act, 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 immediately.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1806 Section 923 (RCW 41.50.110) of this act
takes effect July 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1807 Section 922 (RCW 41.50.110) of this act
expires July 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1808 Section 931 (RCW 43.135.045) of 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 June 30, 2005.