(1) The legislature finds that an increase in the governor's out-of-state travel for campaign-related or other nonstate business purposes is causing a budget shortfall in the funding for the executive protection unit in the Washington state patrol. The legislature supports the Washington state patrol providing protection and security for the governor and the governor's family as provided in RCW 43.43.035; however, the legislature finds that the cost of protection and security for this extra travel not related to state business and at the governor's discretion should not be borne by the taxpayers of Washington state.
(2)(a) The legislature intends to resolve this current budget shortfall by reducing existing appropriations to the governor's office by the amount of the estimated shortfall for fiscal year 2019 and increasing the current fiscal year 2019 appropriation to the Washington state patrol by that amount.
(b) The legislature intends to address this in the future by creating the account in section 2 of this act to which private contributions can be made to offset the extra protection and security costs as a result of the travel described in this section. To the extent private contributions do not cover the extra costs, the legislature intends to reduce appropriations to the governor's office and increase appropriations to the Washington state patrol by the amount of the uncovered extra costs.
The governor's nonstate business travel reimbursement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Any gifts, grants, or donations received by the governor's office to reimburse the state for protection and security costs associated with the governor's out-of-state travel for campaign-related or other nonstate business purposes shall be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used to reimburse the Washington state patrol for protection and security costs associated with the governor's out-of-state travel for campaign-related or other nonstate business purposes. Only the governor or governor's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is not subject to allotment procedures and an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
By December 1, 2019, and December 1, 2020, the governor and the Washington state patrol shall report to the ways and means committee in the senate and the appropriations committee in the house of representatives on the governor's out-of-state travel and associated protection and security costs. The report must specifically identify all travel considered to be out-of-state travel for campaign-related or other nonstate business purposes and must specifically identify the protection and security costs associated with those trips. The report must also summarize the deposits and expenditures related to the account created in section 2 of this act for the period of the report.
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $703,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and $703,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2019 are provided solely for the office of the education ombuds.
(2) $730,000 of the general fund
(3) $1,216,000 of the general fund
(4) $5,000 of the general fund
(5) $291,000 of the general fund
FOR THE STATE PATROL
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $270,000 of the fire service training account
(2) $12,400,000 of the disaster response account
(3) $700,000 of the fire service training account
(4) $41,000 of the general fund
(5) $125,000 of the general fund
(6) $104,000 of the general fund
(7) $3,421,000 of the fingerprint identification account
(8) $1,039,000 of the fingerprint identification account
(9) $495,000 of the general fund
(10) $2,803,000 of the dedicated marijuana account
(11) $100,000 of the general fund
(12) The amounts in this subsection are provided solely for implementing the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on sexual assault forensic examination, and for monitoring and testing untested sexual assault examination kits.
(a) $500,000 of the general fund
(i) Work in conjunction with state or nonstate entities to test sexual assault kits pursuant to RCW 43.43.545;
(ii) Conduct forensic analysis of sexual assault examination kits in the custody of the state patrol pursuant to chapter 247, Laws of 2015; and
(b) $1,375,000 of the general fund
(c) Within amounts provided in this section, the Washington state patrol shall adopt rules necessary to implement RCW 43.43.545.