SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
FIFTY EIGHTH DAY
House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Morris presiding). The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flags were escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Aaron Cochrane and Howard Wang. The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) led the Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayer was offered by Representative Zack Hudgins.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker signed the following bills:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1030,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1031,
FOURTH SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1103,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1621,
SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1637,
THIRD SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1741,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1773,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2014,
SECOND ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2176,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2472,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2474,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2514,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2525,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2533,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2537,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2549,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2557,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2582,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2602,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2639,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2641,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2666,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2674,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2713,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2746,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2779,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2881,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2963,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3129,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3142,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3166,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3186,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3274,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3283,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5927,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6306,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6317,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6340,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6423,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6602,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6678,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6726,
There being no objection, the House advanced to the seventh order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
February 28, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2687 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
format change to accommodate amendment/table
"PART I
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Sec. 101. 2007 c 522 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,522,000))
$34,807,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,598,000))
$36,619,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $560,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($70,680,000))
$71,986,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $56,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5926 (construction industry). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the legislature to contract for an independent economic and actuarial analysis of health care reform proposals that represent a range of approaches to addressing affordability and quality of, and access to, health care services in Washington state. The economic and actuarial analysis shall address the impact of each proposal on:
(a) The number of uninsured;
(b) The scope of health benefit coverage;
(c) The cost and affordability of health care to individuals, businesses, and government, including redistribution of amounts currently spent, reductions in hospital charity care, and any savings;
(d) Employment;
(e) Consumer choice;
(f) Administrative costs; and
(g) The extent to which each proposal promotes improved health outcomes; prevention and early intervention; chronic care management; use of effective and appropriate services; and use of medical homes. The results of the economic and actuarial analysis shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Sec. 102. 2007 c 522 s 102 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SENATE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($26,483,000))
$26,990,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,196,000))
$29,860,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $467,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($56,146,000))
$57,317,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $56,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5926 (construction industry). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the legislature to contract for an independent economic and actuarial analysis of health care reform proposals that represent a range of approaches to addressing affordability and quality of, and access to, health care services in Washington state. The economic and actuarial analysis shall address the impact of each proposal on:
(a) The number of uninsured;
(b) The scope of health benefit coverage;
(c) The cost and affordability of health care to individuals, businesses, and government, including redistribution of amounts currently spent, reductions in hospital charity care, and any savings;
(d) Employment;
(e) Consumer choice;
(f) Administrative costs; and
(g) The extent to which each proposal promotes improved health outcomes; prevention and early intervention; chronic care management; use of effective and appropriate services; and use of medical homes.
The results of the economic and actuarial analysis shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Sec. 103. 2007 c 522 s 103 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,377,000))
$3,384,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,155,000))
$3,462,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($6,568,000))
$6,882,000
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 2007-09 work plan as necessary to efficiently manage workload.
(2) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a review of the method used to determine lease rates for state-owned aquatic lands. The review shall include classification of current lease base and lease rates by category of use such as marinas; a review of previous studies of formulas for state-owned aquatic land leases; and identification of pros and cons of alternative approaches to calculating aquatic lands lease rates. The committee shall complete the review by June 2008.
(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an evaluation and comparison of the cost efficiency of rental housing voucher programs versus other housing projects intended to assist low-income households, including construction and rehabilitation of housing units. The study will consider factors including administrative costs, capital costs, and other operating costs involved in operating voucher and other housing programs. The study will compare the number of households that can be served by voucher and other housing programs, given a set amount of available funds. The department of community, trade, and economic development, the housing finance commission, housing authorities, community action agencies, and local governments shall provide the joint legislative audit and review committee with information necessary for the study. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall solicit input regarding the study from interested parties, including representatives from the affordable housing advisory board, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the housing finance commission, representatives from the private rental housing industry, housing authorities, community action agencies, county and city governments, and nonprofit and for-profit housing developers. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall present the results of the study to the legislature by December 31, 2008.
(4) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a cost analysis of the programs and activities administered by the department of fish and wildlife. In conducting the study, the committee shall specifically identify the total costs that support both hunting and fishing programs as well as nongame programs, including appropriate shares of the agency's administrative and indirect costs. The committee shall compare the cost analysis to revenues that currently support the programs, including the level of support received from game licenses and fees. The committee shall base its analysis on available management information and shall provide the results of its analysis to the legislature by January 2008.
(5) $164,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the joint legislative audit and review committee to analyze gaps throughout the state in the availability and accessibility of services identified in the federal adoption and safe families act as directed by Substitute House Bill No. 1333 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct an analysis of the qualifications required to become a social worker I, II, III, or IV within the department of social and health services children's administration. The committee shall conduct an analysis of the qualifications used by other states for equivalent categories of social workers. The committee shall analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's qualifications relative to the other states. The findings shall be reported to the legislature by December 1, 2007.
(7) Within amounts provided in this section, the committee shall conduct a review of the eligibility requirements and eligibility review processes that apply to any state program that offers individual health care coverage for qualified recipients.
(8) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1488 (oil spill program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) Within the amounts provided in this section, the committee shall review the constitutional, case law, and statutory objectives and obligations of the department of natural resources' management of state-owned aquatic lands. The review will include an assessment of the degree to which the management practices of the department and other agencies are meeting these objectives and complying with legal obligations.
(11) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a preaudit for a comprehensive review of boards and commissions. The preaudit study will inventory the existing boards and commissions, identify criteria for selecting entities for further review, propose the scope and objectives of those reviews, and identify resource and schedule options for the committee to consider before proceeding.
(12) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for beginning a cost-benefit analysis of a state-supported recreational facility. The objective of this analysis will be to compare the total capital and operating costs for the facility to the total benefits that have accrued over time and identify which parties have borne the costs and which parties have received the benefits.
Sec. 104. 2007 c 522 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,517,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,542,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for 2009 is provided solely for the purchase of actuarial services to assist in the evaluation of the fiscal impact of health benefit proposals.
Sec. 105. 2007 c 522 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,023,000))
$9,057,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,198,000))
$9,251,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($18,313,000))
$18,400,000
Sec. 106. 2007 c 522 s 107 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,810,000))
$4,811,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,301,000))
$5,302,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($10,186,000))
$10,188,000
Sec. 107. 2007 c 522 s 109 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPREME COURT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,255,000))
$7,392,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,510,000))
$7,730,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($14,765,000))
$15,122,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $55,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement the task force on domestic violence as requested by section 306 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5470 (dissolution proceedings). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 108. 2007 c 522 s 110 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,231,000))
$2,268,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,259,000))
$2,294,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,490,000))
$4,562,000
Sec. 109. 2007 c 522 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($15,779,000))
$16,092,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,819,000))
$17,591,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($32,598,000))
$33,683,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for chapter 34, Laws of 2007 (Senate Bill No. 5351, court of appeals judges' travel).
Sec. 110. 2007 c 522 s 113 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,011,000))
$30,659,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,148,000))
$32,940,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,071,000))
$22,558,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,223,000))
$24,456,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,175,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,175,000
Judicial Information Systems Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($39,437,000))
$41,046,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($153,240,000))
$158,009,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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. Funding distributed in this subsection shall not be used to supplant existing local funding for the court-appointed special advocates program.
(2) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $1,500,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, and $1,500,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for school districts for 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 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. This funding includes amounts school districts may expend on the cost of serving petitions filed under RCW 28A.225.030 by certified mail or by personal service or for the performance of service of process for any hearing associated with RCW 28A.225.030.
(3)(a) $1,640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,641,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $6,612,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, and $6,612,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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 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.
(b) Each fiscal year during the 2007-09 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.
(4) The distributions made under this subsection 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) $325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the completion of the juror pay pilot and research project.
(6) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for improving interpreter services at the trial court level.
(a) Of these amounts, $340,000 for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to assist trial courts in developing and implementing language assistance plans. The administrator of the courts, in consultation with the interpreter commission, shall adopt language assistance plan standards consistent with chapters 2.42 and 2.43 RCW. The standards shall include guidelines on local community input, provisions on notifying court users on the right and methods to obtain an interpreter, information on training for judges and court personnel, procedures for identifying and appointing an interpreter, access to translations of commonly used forms, and processes to evaluate the development and implementation of the plan.
(b) Of these amounts, $610,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $950,000 for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to assist trial courts with interpreter services. In order to be eligible for assistance, a trial court must have completed a language assistance plan consistent with the standards established in (a) of this subsection that is approved by the administrator of the courts and submit the amounts spent annually on interpreter services for fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007. The funding in this subsection (b) shall not be used to supplant existing funding and cannot be used for any purpose other than assisting trial courts with interpreter services. At the end of the fiscal year, recipients shall report to the administrator of the court the amount the trial court spent on interpreter services.
(c) $50,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the administrator of the courts for administration of this subsection. By December 1, 2009, the administrator of the courts shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature: (i) The number of trial courts in the state that have completed a language assistance plan; (ii) the number of trial courts in the state that have not completed a language assistance plan; (iii) the number of trial courts in the state that received assistance under this subsection, the amount of the assistance, and the amount each trial court spent on interpreter services for fiscal years 2005 through 2008 and fiscal year 2009 to date.
(7) $443,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $543,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5470 (dissolution proceedings). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. Within the amounts provided:
(a) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for developing training materials for the family court liaisons.
(b) $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for reimbursement costs related to the family law handbook;
(c) $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for distribution to counties to provide guardian ad litem services for the indigent for a reduced or waived fee;
(d) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementing the data tracking provisions specified in sections 701 and 702 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5470 (dissolution).
(8)(a) $20,458,000 of the judicial information systems account--state appropriation is provided solely for the development and implementation of the core case management system. In expending the funds provided within this subsection, the following conditions must first be satisfied before any subsequent funds may be expended:
(i) Completion of feasibility studies detailing linkages between the objectives of the core case management system and the following: The technology efforts required and the impacts of the new investments on existing infrastructure and business functions, including the estimated fiscal impacts to the judicial information systems account and the near general fund accounts; the alignment of critical system requirements of varying size courts at the municipal, district, and superior court level with their respective proposed business processes resulting from business process engineering, and detail on the costs and other impacts to the courts for providing critical business requirements not addressed by new common business processes; the specific requirements and business process needs of state agencies dependent on data exchange with the judicial information system; and the results from a proof of implementation phase; and
(ii) Discussion with and presentation to the department of information systems and the information services board regarding the impact on the state agencies dependent on successful data exchange with the judicial information system and the results of the feasibility studies.
(b) The judicial information systems committee shall provide quarterly updates to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the department of information systems on the status of implementation of the core case management system.
(c) The legislature respectfully requests the judicial information systems committee invite representatives from the state agencies dependent on successful data exchange to their regular meetings for consultation as nonvoting members.
(((10))) (9) $534,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $949,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 5320 (public guardianship office). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $29,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the twenty-third superior court judge position in Pierce county. The funds appropriated in this subsection shall only be expended if the judge is appointed and serving on the bench.
Sec. 111. 2007 c 522 s 114 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,014,000))
$17,814,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,016,000))
$18,977,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,066,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,025,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,250,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,251,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($54,622,000))
$55,383,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The amounts provided from the public safety and education account appropriations include funding for expert and investigative services in death penalty personal restraint petitions.
(2) Starting with fiscal year 2009, the office shall adjust its monthly, annual, and biennial accounting records so that the expenditures by fund, object, and subobject are attributed to the following programs: (a) Appellate indigent defense; (b) representation of indigent parents qualified for appointed counsel in dependency and termination cases; (c) trial court criminal indigent defense; (d) other grants or contracted services; and (e) costs for administering the office. The office may consult with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee for guidance in adjusting its accounting records.
Sec. 112. 2007 c 522 s 115 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,923,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,009,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,326,000))
$3,820,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,378,000))
$3,871,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $927,000
Equal Justice Subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $927,000
((Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,494,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,493,000))
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,477,000
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 2008 and $120,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to continue support for the existing agricultural dispute resolution system funded through the office of civil legal aid for disputes between farmers and farm workers. The office of civil legal aid shall report to the appropriate legislative committees on the effectiveness of this program by December 31, 2008.
(2) An amount not to exceed $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and an amount not to exceed $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 may be used to provide telephonic legal advice and assistance to otherwise eligible persons who are sixty years of age or older on matters authorized by RCW 2.53.030(2)(a) through (k) regardless of household income or asset level.
Sec. 113. 2007 c 522 s 116 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,614,000))
$6,615,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,758,000))
$7,249,000
((General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000))
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,000,000))
$6,000,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $715,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($18,122,000))
$20,579,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5224 (salmon office). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $2,000,000 of the economic development and strategic reserve account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to provide support and assistance to victims of the December 2007 storms and floods in Chehalis and Centralia.
(3) $490,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the office of family and children's ombudsman to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6206 (child safety). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 114. 2007 c 522 s 119 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($32,941,000))
$33,953,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,774,000))
$22,367,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,312,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$134,000
Archives and Records Management Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,390,000
Department of Personnel Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$768,000
Local Government Archives Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,791,000))
$15,401,000
Election Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($39,103,000))
$31,526,000
Charitable Organization Education Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($124,335,000))
$119,973,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($13,104,000)) $13,290,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 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) (($2,421,000)) $2,556,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($3,893,000)) $3,965,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2008 and $118,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for legal advertising of state measures under RCW 29A.52.330.
(4)(a) $2,465,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,501,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2007-09 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 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) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for humanities Washington's "we the people" community conversations program.
(6) $122,000 of the charitable organization education account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1777 (charitable organizations). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $575,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for settlement costs and attorney fees resulting from the resolution of Washington Association of Churches, et al. v. Reed, United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle, Case No. CV06-0726RSM.
Sec. 115. 2007 c 522 s 122 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER
State Treasurer's Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($15,687,000))
$15,689,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $183,000 of the state treasurer's service account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1512 (linked deposit program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 116. 2007 c 522 s 123 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$794,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$829,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($15,188,000))
$15,503,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($16,811,000))
$17,126,000
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) $752,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $762,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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) $1,000 of the appropriation from the auditing services revolving account--state is provided solely for an adjustment to the agency lease rate for space occupied and parking in the Tacoma Rhodes Center. The department of general administration shall increase lease rates to meet the cash gain/loss break-even point for the Tacoma Rhodes Center effective July 1, 2007.
(4) $313,000 of the auditing services revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 3193 (whistleblower protections). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 117. 2007 c 522 s 125 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,250,000))
$6,312,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,656,000))
$6,912,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,951,000))
$3,968,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,143,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,199,000))
$1,243,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,323,000
Legal Services Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($224,635,000))
$231,654,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$270,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($245,427,000))
$252,825,000
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) $9,446,000 of the legal services revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for increases in salaries and benefits of assistant attorneys general effective July 1, 2007. This funding is provided solely for increases to address critical recruitment and retention problems, and shall not be used for the performance management program or to fund general administration. The attorney general shall report to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1, 2008, and provide detailed demographic information regarding assistant attorneys general who received increased salaries and benefits as a result of the appropriation. The report shall include at a minimum information regarding the years of service, division assignment within the attorney general's office, and client agencies represented by assistant attorneys general receiving increased salaries and benefits as a result of the amount provided in this subsection. The report shall include a proposed salary schedule for all assistant attorneys general using the same factors used to determine increased salaries under this section. The report shall also provide initial findings regarding the effect of the increases on recruitment and retention of assistant attorneys general.
(4) $69,000 of the legal services revolving fund--state appropriation is provided solely for Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6001 (climate change). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $44,000 of the legal services revolving fund--state appropriation is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 5972 (surface mining reclamation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for consumer protection efforts to address the legal rights of airline passengers.
(7) The attorney general shall deposit to the health services account at least $680,000 from the cy pres monetary portion of the consent decree in settlement of the consumer protection act litigation against Caremark Rx, LLC (King county superior court cause no. 08-2-06098-5). These moneys shall be expended pursuant to legislative appropriation consistent with the terms of the consent decree.
(8) $220,000 of the legal services revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 3139 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 6750 (industrial insurance orders). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $732,000 of the legal services revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for additional staff in the sexually violent predator civil commitment unit. The office of financial management shall not approve expenditure of these funds until the office of the attorney general has submitted a staffing workload model associated with the sexually violent predator population to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(10) $83,000 of the legal services revolving fund is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6732 (construction industry). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 118. 2007 c 522 s 126 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($756,000))
$815,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($781,000))
$807,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,537,000))
$1,622,000
Sec. 119. 2007 c 522 s 127 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($66,652,000))
$64,116,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($67,867,000))
$78,813,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($251,537,000))
$253,123,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,680,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,775,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,735,000))
$3,560,000
Public Works Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,977,000
Tourism Promotion and Development Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $415,000
Lead Paint Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($6,000))
$18,000
Building Code Council Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,180,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,385,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,644,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,660,000
Community and Economic Development Fee Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,840,000
Washington Housing Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($32,327,000))
$26,827,000
((Homeless Families Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000))
Administrative Contingency Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,800,000
Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Crimes Investigation and Prosecution Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$488,000
Public Facility Construction Loan Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$635,000
Affordable Housing Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($15,200,000))
$14,650,000
Community Preservation and Development Authority Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$350,000
Home Security Fund Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,200,000))
$16,700,000
Independent Youth Housing Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($495,365,000))
$502,636,000
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 2008 and $2,838,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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) $1,658,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,658,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for multijurisdictional drug task forces.
(3) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to fund domestic violence legal advocacy.
(4) 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)) collect payments on outstanding loans, and deposit them into the state general fund. Repayments of funds owed under the program shall be remitted to the department according to the terms included in the original loan agreements.
(5) $145,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $144,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided to support a task force on human trafficking.
(6) $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5092 (associate development organizations). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the community services block grant program.
(8) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department to implement the innovation partnership zone program.
(a) The director shall designate innovation partnership zones on the basis of the following criteria:
(i) Innovation partnership zones must have three types of institutions operating within their boundaries, or show evidence of planning and local partnerships that will lead to dense concentrations of these institutions:
(A) Research capacity in the form of a university or community college fostering commercially valuable research, nonprofit institutions creating commercially applicable innovations, or a national laboratory;
(B) Dense proximity of globally competitive firms in a research-based industry or industries or of individual firms with innovation strategies linked to (a)(i) of this subsection. A globally competitive firm may be signified through international organization for standardization 9000 or 1400 certification, or other recognized evidence of international success; and
(C) Training capacity either within the zone or readily accessible to the zone. The training capacity requirement may be met by the same institution as the research capacity requirement, to the extent both are associated with an educational institution in the proposed zone;
(ii) The support of a local jurisdiction, a research institution, an educational institution, an industry or cluster association, a workforce development council, and an associate development organization, port, or chamber of commerce;
(iii) Identifiable boundaries for the zone within which the applicant will concentrate efforts to connect innovative researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, industry associations or clusters, and training providers. The geographic area defined should lend itself to a distinct identity and have the capacity to accommodate firm growth;
(iv) The innovation partnership zone shall designate a zone administrator, which must be an economic development council, port, workforce development council, city, or county.
(b) By October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008, the director shall designate innovation partnership zones on the basis of applications that meet the criteria in this subsection, estimated economic impact of the zone, and evidence of forward planning for the zone.
(c) If the innovation partnership zone meets the other requirements of the fund sources, then the innovation partnership zone is encouraged to use the local infrastructure financing tool program, the sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties, the job skills program and other state and local resources to promote zone development.
(d) The department shall convene at least one information sharing event for innovation partnership zone administrators and other interested parties.
(e) An innovation partnership zone shall provide performance measures as required by the director, including but not limited to private investment measures, job creation measures, and measures of innovation such as licensing of ideas in research institutions, patents, or other recognized measures of innovation.
(9) $430,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,935,000)) $2,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the economic development commission to work with the higher education coordinating board and research institutions to: (a) Develop a plan for recruitment of ten significant entrepreneurial researchers over the next ten years to lead innovation research teams, which plan shall be implemented by the higher education coordinating board; and (b) develop comprehensive entrepreneurial programs at research institutions to accelerate the commercialization process.
(10) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to the cascade land conservancy to develop and demonstrate one or more transfer of development rights programs. These programs shall involve the purchase or lease of development rights or conservation easements from family forest landowners facing pressure to convert their lands and who desire to keep their land in active forest management. The grant shall require the conservancy to work in collaboration with family forest landowners and affected local governments, and to submit an interim written progress report to the department by September 15, 2008, and a final report by June 30, 2009. The department shall transmit the reports to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(11) $155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1422 (addressing children and families of incarcerated parents). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $180,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($180,000)) $430,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for KCTS public television to support programming in the Spanish language. These funds are intended to support the addition of a bilingual outreach coordinator to serve Latino adults, families and children in western and central Washington; multimedia promotion on Spanish-language media and website integration; the production of targeted public affairs programs that seek to improve education and the quality of life for Latinos; and to establish partnerships with city and county library systems to provide alternative access to the v-me Spanish language channel via the internet.
(13) $1,000,000 of the tourism and promotion account--state appropriation is provided for Substitute House Bill No. 1276 (creating a public/private tourism partnership). Of this amount, $280,000 is for the department of fish and wildlife's nature tourism infrastructure program; $450,000 is for marketing the 2010 Olympic games; and $50,000 is for the Washington state games.
(((15))) (14) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the African chamber of commerce of the Pacific Northwest to support the formation of trade alliances between Washington businesses and African businesses and governments.
(((16))) (15) $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the emergency food assistance program.
(((17) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department's individual development account program.
(18))) (16) $80,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the energy facility site evaluation council to contract for a review of the status of pipeline utility corridor capacity and distribution for natural gas, petroleum and biofuels in southwest Washington. The council shall submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2007.
(((19) $1,813,000)) (17) $1,049,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,813,000)) $2,577,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a pilot program to provide transitional housing assistance to offenders who are reentering the community and are in need of housing as generally described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 (offender recidivism). The department shall operate the program through grants to eligible organizations as described in RCW 43.185.060. A minimum of two programs shall be established in two counties in which community justice centers are located. The pilot programs shall be selected through a request for proposal process in consultation with the department of corrections. The department shall select the pilot sites by January 1, 2008.
(a) The pilot program shall:
(i) Be operated in collaboration with the community justice center existing in the location of the pilot site;
(ii) Offer transitional supportive housing that includes individual support and mentoring available on an ongoing basis, life skills training, and close working relationships with community justice centers and community corrections officers. Supportive housing services can be provided directly by the housing operator, or in partnership with community-based organizations;
(iii) In providing assistance, give priority to offenders who are designated as high risk or high needs as well as those determined not to have a viable release plan by the department of corrections; and
(iv) Provide housing assistance for a period of up to twelve months for a participating offender.
(b) The department may also use up to twenty percent of the funds in this subsection to support the development of additional supportive housing resources for offenders who are reentering the community.
(c) The department shall collaborate with the department of corrections in the design of the program and development of criteria to determine who will qualify for housing assistance, and shall report to the legislature by November 1, 2008, on the number of offenders seeking housing, the number of offenders eligible for housing, the number of offenders who receive the housing, and the number of offenders who commit new crimes while residing in the housing.
(((20))) (18) $288,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for community transition coordination networks and county service inventories as generally described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 (offender recidivism). Funds are provided for: (a) Grants to counties to inventory services and resources available to assist offenders reentering the community; (b) a grant to the Washington institute for public policy to develop criteria for conducting the inventory; and (c) the department of community, trade, and economic development to assist with the inventory and implement a community transition coordination network pilot program.
(((21) $75,000)) (19) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are)) is provided solely for a grant to the center for advanced manufacturing to assist domestic businesses to compete globally.
(((22))) (20) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to the developmental disabilities council to contract for legal services for individuals with developmental disabilities entering or currently residing in the department of social and health services division of developmental disabilities community protection program.
(((23))) (21) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to Safe Havens to provide supervised visitation for families affected by domestic violence and abuse.
(((24))) (22) $408,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $623,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile courts to expand the number of participants in juvenile drug courts consistent with the conclusions of the Washington state institute for public policy evaluation of effective programs to reduce future prison populations.
(((25))) (23) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5652 (microenterprise development), including grants to microenterprise organizations for organizational capacity building and provision of training and technical assistance. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((26))) (24) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to ((establish the state economic development commission as an independent state agency consistent with)) implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5995 (economic development commission). ((If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(27))) (25) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support international trade fairs.
(((28))) (26) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a study to survey best practices for smart meters/smart grid/smart appliance technology and the range of applications for smart meters around the country. The survey shall include, but is not limited to, utilities using smart meters to: (a) Meter responses to time-of-use pricing, (b) meter savings from direct load control programs, (c) manage operations costs, (d) identify power outages, (e) meter voluntary interruptible power programs, (f) facilitate pay-as-you-go programs, and (g) enhance billing operations. The study will compare the survey results with Washington's electric utility power system including considerations of electricity price variations between peak and off-peak prices, seasonal price variations, forecast demand, conservation goals, seasonal or daily distribution or transmission constraints, etc., to identify the applications where smart meters may provide particular value to either individual consumers, individual Washington electric utility power systems, or the overall electric power grid in Washington, and to meeting state conservation and energy goals. The department shall complete the study and provide a report to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 2007.
(((30)(a) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided for a pilot program to provide assistance for three jurisdictions to enforce financial fraud and identity theft laws. Three pilot enforcement areas shall be established on January 1, 2008, two in the two largest counties by population west of the crest of the Cascade mountains and one in the largest county by population east of the crest of the Cascade mountains. Funding received for the purpose of this subsection through appropriations, gifts, and grants shall be divided equally between the three pilot enforcement areas. This funding is intended to provide for additional deputy prosecutors, law enforcement, clerical staff, and other support for the prosecution of financial fraud and identity theft crimes. The funding shall not be used to supplant existing funding and cannot be used for any purpose other than enforcement of financial fraud and identity theft laws. Appropriated state funds must be used to match gifts and grants of private-sector funds for the purposes of this subsection, and expenditure of appropriated state funds may not exceed expenditure of private funds.
(b) The department shall appoint a task force in each county with a pilot enforcement area. Each task force shall include the following members:
(i) Two members from financial institutions;
(ii) One member of the Washington association of county prosecutors;
(iii) One member of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;
(iv) One member of the Washington state association of municipal attorneys; and
(v) One law enforcement officer.
(c) The task force in each county shall provide advice and expertise in order to facilitate the prosecutor's efforts to prosecute and reduce the incidence of financial fraud and identity theft crimes, including check fraud, chronic unlawful issuance of bank checks, embezzlement, credit/debit card fraud, identity theft, forgery, counterfeit instruments, organized counterfeit check rings, and organized identity theft rings.
(31))) (27) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to Grays Harbor county for activities associated with southwest Washington coastal erosion investigations and demonstrations.
(((32))) (28) $112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to the retired senior volunteer program.
(((33))) (29) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to the Benton and Franklin county juvenile and drug courts. The grant is contingent upon the counties providing equivalent matching funds.
(((34))) (30) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant to the Seattle aquarium for a scholarship program for transportation and admission costs for classrooms with lower incomes, English as second language or special needs.
(((35))) (31) $256,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $256,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the long-term care ombudsman program.
(((36))) (32) $425,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $425,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the Washington state association of counties for the county training program.
(((37))) (33) $495,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $495,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the northwest agriculture business center.
(((38) $200,000)) (34) $40,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((is)) and $160,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a program to build capacity and promote the development of nonprofit community land trust organizations in the state. Funds shall be granted through a competitive process to community land trusts with assets under one million dollars, and these funds shall be used for operating costs, technical assistance, and other eligible capacity building expenses to be determined by the department.
(((39))) (35) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to centro latino to provide adult basic education that includes but is not limited to: English as a second language, Spanish literacy training, work-readiness training, citizenship classes, programs to promote school readiness, community education, and entrepreneurial services.
(((40))) (36) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($500,000)) $800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to resolution Washington to build statewide capacity for alternative dispute resolution centers and dispute resolution programs that guarantee that all citizens have access to a low-cost resolution process as an alternative to litigation. Of the fiscal year 2009 funding, $300,000 is to assist the centers in providing mediation services for parties with parenting plan disputes who either (a) are currently involved in dissolution proceedings or (b) completed a dissolution within the past year. The funding provided by this subsection does not constitute state funding to counties for the purposes of RCW 26.09.015(2)(b).
(((41))) (37) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((and $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are)) is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1303 (cleaner energy). Of these amounts, $487,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely as pass-through funding to the department of ecology to conduct the climate advisory team stakeholder process and related staffing, analysis, and public outreach costs. The department shall retain (($1,500,000)) $1,013,000 for expenditures related to the operations of the energy freedom authority, and the support of the vehicle workgroup and the carbon market stakeholder workgroup and any other activities required of the department by the bill. The department shall enter into interagency agreements with other agencies to implement the bill in the following amounts: (a) $1,500,000 shall be provided to the climate impacts group at the University of Washington for climate assessments; (b) $200,000 shall be provided to the University of Washington college of forest resources for identification of barriers to using the state's forest resources for fuel production; and (c) $800,000 shall be provided to the Washington State University for analyzing options for market incentives to encourage biofuels production. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((42))) (38) $347,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $348,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to Western Washington University to support small business development centers and underserved economic development councils with secondary research services. Of the amounts in this subsection, $500,000 is intended for research services and shall be divided evenly between 25-50 small business development centers and underserved economic development councils and $195,000 shall be used to develop infrastructure, training programs, and marketing materials.
(((43))) (39) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a study on improving the effectiveness of the growth management act. Topics may include but are not limited to: How best to meet and finance infrastructure and service needs of growing communities; how to provide incentives to accommodate projected growth and protect resource lands and critical areas; and how local governments are prepared to address land use changes associated with climate change.
(((44))) (40) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the Poulsbo marine science center.
(((45))) (41) $1,625,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,625,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating and capital equipment and facility grants to the following public television and radio stations: KPBX/KSFC, $863,525; KPLU, $733,525; KVTI, $108,550; KDNA, $29,205; KSER, $338,325; KNHC, $146,620; KSPS, $568,750; and KBTC, $461,500.
(((46))) (42) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($200,000)) $368,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the safe and drug free schools and communities program.
(((47))) (43) $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $103,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the University of Washington's college of forest resources center for international trade in forest products.
(((48))) (44) $471,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $471,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely as pass-through funding to Walla Walla community college for its water and environmental center.
(((49))) (45) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((50))) (46)(a) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a study to examine the fiscal health of counties. The study shall address spending and revenues, as well as the demographic, geographic, social, economic, and other factors contributing to or causing financial distress. The study shall also examine the financial efficiencies, cost savings, and improved levels of service that may be gained by authorizing noncharter counties greater flexibility in altering their forms of governance, including consolidating or merging constitutional or statutory functions or structures.
(b) The department of community, trade, and economic development may contract or consult with any agency, organization, or other public or private entity as it deems necessary in order to complete the study required under this section. The study may contain options and actions for consideration by the governor and the legislature, but at minimum shall recommend the changes to constitutional and statutory law necessary to provide counties with the legal authority required to implement the changes in governmental structures and functions needed to promote optimum financial efficiency and improved services. The study shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor by December 1, 2007.
(((51))) (47) $2,136,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,136,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the operation and expense of the "closing the achievement gap-flight program" of the Seattle public schools during the 2007-09 biennium. The funds will be used in support of a collaboration model between the Seattle public schools and the community. The primary intent for this program is to close the academic achievement gap for students of color and students in poverty by promoting parent and family involvement and enhancing the social-emotional and the academic support for students. By June 30, 2009, the Seattle public schools will provide and evaluation of the impact of the activities funded on class size, graduation rates, student attendance, student achievement, and closing the achievement gap.
(((52))) (48) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and, $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for crime victim service centers.
(((53))) (49) $41,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $36,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for House Bill No. 1038 (electric transmission lines). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((54))) (50) $1,000,000 of the independent youth housing account is provided for Second Substitute House Bill No. 1922 (youth housing program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((55))) (51) $227,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $127,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year ((2008)) 2009 are provided solely for Second Substitute House Bill No. 1636 (development rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((56))) (52) $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for Substitute House Bill No. 1037 (electrical transmission). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((57))) (53) $131,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((and $62,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are)) is provided solely for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1705 (health sciences and services). ((If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(58))) (54) $881,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $882,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to: (a) Work with a statewide asset building coalition to design, implement, and fund a public education and outreach campaign; and (b) initiate, expand, and strengthen community-based asset building coalitions by providing them with technical assistance and grants. The department shall conduct an application process and select at least twelve sites by October 31, 2007. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, no more than 10 percent may be used by the department to administer the technical assistance and grant program. The department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the status of the grant and technical assistance program by December 1, 2008.
(((59))) (55) $15,200,000 of the affordable housing account--state appropriation and $16,200,000 of the home security fund account--state appropriation are provided solely for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1359 (affordable housing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((60))) (56) $350,000 of the community preservation and development authority account--state appropriation is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6156 (development authorities). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(57) $1,800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for distribution to community sexual assault programs by the office of crime victims advocacy for the purpose of enhancing services provided to child victims of sexual abuse and their families. Enhanced services may include expanded hours of medical and legal advocacy, expanded hours of therapy for the child victim, increased support to nonoffending family members, and the development of a standardized child-centered approach to service delivery.
(58) $750,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to the office of crime victims advocacy. These funds shall be contracted with the 39 county prosecuting attorneys' offices to support victim-witness services. The funds must be prioritized to ensure a full-time victim-witness coordinator in each county. The office may retain only the amount currently allocated for this activity for administrative costs.
(59) $75,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the update of statewide sexual assault victim assistance protocols through a coordinated effort led by the Washington coalition of sexual assault programs.
(60) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for grants to establish community transition coordination networks consistent with the provisions of chapter 483, Laws of 2007 (offender recidivism).
(61) $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the transitional housing operating and rent program.
(62) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Airway Heights wastewater treatment plant and is contingent upon a capacity agreement with the Kalispel tribe that precludes the need to build multiple wastewater treatment facilities on the West Plains.
(63) $110,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to provide assistance to the Chehalis river flood reduction executive committee for flood mitigation in the Chehalis river basin. The assistance shall include, but is not limited to, planning, coordination, and technical assistance.
(64) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington New Americans program to provide naturalization assistance for legal permanent residents who are eligible to become citizens. The department shall conduct a competitive process to contract with an entity to provide this assistance, which shall include, but is not limited to: Curriculum design, counseling, outreach to immigrant communities, application processing and legal screening, and citizenship preparation services. The state funding is contingent upon receipt, by the contractor(s) of at least a twenty-five percent match of nonstate funding. The department and the contractor(s) shall develop performance measures for the program and within sixty days of the close of each fiscal year for which state funding is provided, shall report to the governor and the legislature on the outcome of the program and the performance measures. The department may retain up to five percent of the funds provided in this subsection to administer the competitive process and the contract. It is the intent of the legislature that $2,000,000 be provided in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium to conclude this program.
(65) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for distribution to the Island county associate development organization and is contingent upon the enactment of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6195 (definition of rural county for economic development purposes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(66) The department and the Washington state tourism commission shall provide $320,000 from the tourism enterprise account for the following projects: $120,000 for the regional visitor/media pavilion at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia and $200,000 for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commemoration exhibits and programs.
(67) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for a grant to the Lucy Lopez center for "the good citizen" bilingual radio programming pilot project.
(68) $360,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5367 (Washington trade corps fellowships). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(69) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $488,000 of the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution account are provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6850 (financial fraud and identity theft crimes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(70) $242,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6580 (climate change). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(71) $106,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438 (high-speed internet). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(72) $350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6483 (local farms, healthy kids). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(73) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for a grant to the pacific science center to support the "Lucy of Laetoli" exhibit.
(74) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for a grant to the local organizing committee of 2008 Skate America to support the international skating union grand prix series at the Everett events center in October, 2008.
(75) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to the department of community, trade, and economic development to contract with the Seattle Storm basketball team to provide community outreach to low-income youth and school athletic programs throughout the state, including public service announcements, player appearances at community events, informational materials for fans at home games, providing free tickets to home games for low-income and special needs youth, supporting school literacy, reading, health and fitness programs for young people, and conducting sports clinics. By June 30, 2009, the department shall submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature a report describing the outcome of these efforts.
(76) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a grant for the national guard western division bass tournament.
(77) $225,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for development of the Lewis county watershed planning and economic development demonstration project. The purpose of the project is to identify lands and resources suitable for economic development within Lewis county and outside of the floodplains of Chehalis and Cowlitz river watersheds. It is the intent of the legislature that $725,000 to complete this project will be provided in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium.
(a) Of this amount, the department shall provide $75,000 each to the department of fish and wildlife and the department of ecology to develop a watershed characterization and to conduct a local habitat assessment, develop recommendations, and provide technical assistance in support of a demonstration watershed planning and economic development project in Lewis county.
(b) $75,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is provided solely for a grant to Lewis county to fund development of a subarea plan, consistent with the provisions of chapter 36.70A RCW, for rural economic development that is based on the watershed characterization and local habitat assessment funded in (a) of this subsection. The department may retain no more than thirty percent for grant administration and technical assistance.
(c) The subarea plan to be funded shall be developed by a broad-based local stakeholder group with state agency technical assistance, and shall include the following:
(i) Defined area or areas for future economic development outside the 100-year floodplain. Areas planned for economic development requiring urban levels of service must be designated on the land use map as an urban growth area consistent with RCW 36.70A.110;
(ii) Defined area or areas of designated agricultural, forestry, wildlife habitat, and other critical area lands;
(iii) Mechanisms to achieve long-term conservation of important aquatic and terrestrial resources in the subarea;
(iv) Defined mitigation and restoration areas;
(v) Identification of capital facility improvements needed to implement the plan, and a plan to finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities;
(vi) Discussion of the relationship between the plan and other existing, adopted plans and regulations including but not limited to county and city comprehensive plans, as appropriate, critical areas and shoreline regulations, transportation, salmon recovery, watershed, and water resource inventory area plans;
(vii) A plan for monitoring and adaptive management; and
(viii) Adoption by the local government affected as an amendment to its comprehensive plan pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW, after review and recommendations on the plan by a broad-based local stakeholder group.
(78) $21,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $54,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to conduct a study of the provision of personal products (nonfoodstuffs) to low income residents of Washington. These items include, but are not limited to, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and clothing. The study shall include: (a) An assessment of current services, including acquisition, donation, distribution, and delivery of personal products to those in need; (b) compilation of information of similar programs in other states; (c) identification and evaluation of options for improving efficiency of current services and expansion of programs to those not currently served; and (d) recommendations for consideration in the 2009-11 fiscal biennium. The department shall assemble an advisory group to guide the conduct of the study. The department shall provide a report of the study findings to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2008.
(79) $612,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6510 (manufacturing extension services). $75,000 of this amount shall be to develop a rural manufacturer export outreach program in collaboration with the small business export finance assistance center and to contract with the center to provide outreach services to rural manufacturing businesses in Washington to inform them of the importance of, and opportunities in, international trade and to inform them of the export assistance programs available to assist these businesses to become exporters. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(80) $100,000 of the prostitution prevention and intervention account--nonappropriated is for distribution as grants by the office of crime victims advocacy.
Sec. 120. 2007 c 522 s 128 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($608,000))
$726,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($631,000))
$839,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,239,000))
$1,565,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The economic and revenue forecast council, in its quarterly revenue forecasts, shall forecast the total revenue for the state general fund and near general fund, as those funds are determined by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee.
Sec. 121. 2007 c 522 s 129 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,175,000))
$24,110,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,323,000))
$35,657,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,588,000))
$23,949,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,270,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$123,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$123,000
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($72,627,000))
$85,432,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($75,000)) $33,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($75,000)) $58,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided for a contract with the Ruckelshaus center to continue the agricultural pilot programs that identify projects to enhance farm income and improve natural resource protection. Specific work will include project outreach and refinement, stakeholder support, staffing the oversight committee, seeking federal and private match funding, and further refining the list of projects to be recommended for funding.
(2) (($175,000)) $155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($175,000)) $254,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided for a contract with the Ruckelshaus center to fund "proof-of-concept" model and projects recommended by the oversight committee, as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) $580,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $580,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the association of Washington cities and the Washington state association of counties for improving project permitting and mitigation processes.
(4) $320,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $320,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the office of regulatory assistance to develop statewide multiagency permits for transportation infrastructure and other projects that integrate local, state, and federal permit requirements and mitigation standards.
(5) $1,050,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,050,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5122 (regulatory assistance programs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) (($165,000)) $190,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($115,000)) $90,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely ((for a study to develop)) to implement chapter 139, Laws of 2007 (student transportation funding) which requires development of two options for a new K-12 pupil transportation funding formula. ((The office of financial management shall contract with consultants with expertise in both pupil transportation and K-12 finance formulas. The office of financial management and the contractors shall consult with the legislative fiscal committees and the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The office of financial management shall submit a final report to the governor, the house of representatives appropriations committee, and senate ways and means committee by November 15, 2008.))
(7) $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for financial assistance to local government agencies in counties representing populations of fewer than 350,000 residents for the acquisition and development of streamlined permitting technology infrastructure through an integrated business portal approach. Grant awards may not exceed $100,000 per local government agency per fiscal year. The funding must be used to acquire and implement permit tracking systems that can support and are compatible with a multijurisdictional, integrated approach. Prior to granting funds, the office of regulatory assistance shall ensure that the proposed systems and technology are based on open-industry standards, allow for future integration of processes and sharing of data, and are extendable.
(8) (($810,000)) $474,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($495,000)) $831,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of sections 50 through 57 (health resources strategy) of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care). If the bill is not enacted by June 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $54,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement section 3 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5248 (preserving the viability of agricultural lands). Funds are provided for a contract with the Ruckelshaus center to examine conflicts between agriculture activities and critical areas ordinances. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) The education data center within the office of financial management may convene a work group to assess the feasibility, costs, and benefits of a higher education data system that uses privacy-protected student-level data.
(11) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the office of financial management to identify approaches to addressing affordability and quality of, and access to, health care services in Washington state, including contracting for a public involvement effort that includes conducting meetings in all congressional districts of the state and providing other venues for participation, including a web site; providing information to Washingtonians regarding affordability and quality of, and access to, health care services in Washington state; and presenting information and seeking public input regarding the findings of the economic analysis of health care proposals completed under sections 101(3) and 102(3) of this act. The results of the public input process shall be reported to the governor and the legislature on or before December 1, 2008.
(12) $11,372,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the development and implementation of the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL) and related activities and is in addition to the funding amounts provided in section 511 of this act. The funding provided in this subsection is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The office of financial management shall develop an interagency agreement with the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the expenditure of these funds based on a quarterly allotment schedule. Before releasing funds to the office of the superintendent of public instruction each quarter, the office of financial management shall ensure compliance with this subsection. Effective with the 2009 administration of the Washington assessment of student learning, while maintaining the reliability and validity of the assessment, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall redesign the assessment in the content areas of reading, mathematics, and science in all grades except high school by shortening test administration, reducing the number of short answer and extended response questions, and potentially decreasing the number of items utilized in the assessment, particularly in grades tested under the requirements of the federal no child left behind act. In selecting and developing the new contractual obligations for the assessment contractor beginning in fiscal year 2009, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall preserve legislative authority to set the student learning assessment policy and potentially make minor or significant changes to that policy in the future with the least amount of adverse fiscal and other impacts to the state as possible. In doing this, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall advise and consult with the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature and the Washington assessment of student learning work group created in this subsection. Within the amounts appropriated in this subsection, a legislative work group on the Washington assessment of student learning is established. The work group will consist of a maximum of nine members. Legislative members shall be appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall represent the two largest caucuses of both the senate and the house of representatives. The purpose of this work group is to review and evaluate the current assessment system by January 1, 2009, and potentially make recommendations to improve it. Of the amount provided in this section, $150,000 is provided solely for costs associated with hiring independent technical experts to advise the Washington assessment of student learning work group created in this subsection.
Sec. 122. 2007 c 522 s 130 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($33,037,000))
$33,042,000
Sec. 123. 2007 c 522 s 131 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$132,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,000
Department of Personnel Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,106,000))
$23,910,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,794,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($31,900,000))
$25,900,000
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.
Sec. 124. 2007 c 522 s 132 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
Lottery Administrative Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($26,382,000))
$26,386,000
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.
Sec. 125. 2007 c 522 s 135 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--OPERATIONS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000
Dependent Care Administrative Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($448,000))
$241,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($48,885,000))
$49,157,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($49,783,000))
$49,848,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $15,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1261 (duty disability service credit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $43,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1680 (emergency medical technician service credit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $72,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1649 (judges' past service credit purchases). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $33,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1262 (plan 1 post retirement employment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $315,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed House Bill No. 2391 (gainsharing revisions). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $12,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5014 (contribution rates). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $17,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5175 (retirement annual increases). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to design a plan for the operation of a universal voluntary retirement accounts program, and then seek approval from the federal internal revenue service to offer the plan to workers and employers in Washington on a tax qualified basis. Features of Washington voluntary retirement accounts plan include a defined contribution plan with a limited pre-selected menu of investment options, administration by the department of retirement systems, investment oversight by the state investment board, tax-deferred payroll deductions, retirement account portability between jobs, and a two-tier system with workplace based individual retirement accounts open to all workers, and a deferred compensation 401(k)-type program or SIMPLE IRA-type program open to all employers who choose to participate for their employees. As part of this process, the director shall consult with the department of financial institutions, the state investment board, private sector retirement plan administrators and providers and other relevant sectors of the financial services industry, organizations promoting increased economic opportunities for individuals, employers, workers, and any other individuals or entities that the director determines relevant to the development of an effective and efficient method for implementing and operating the program. As part of this process, the director shall evaluate the most efficient methods for providing this service and ways to avoid competition with existing private sector vehicles. The director shall undertake the legal and development work to determine how to implement a universal voluntary retirement accounts program, managed through the department of retirement systems directly or by contract. By December 1, 2008, the director shall report to the legislature on the program's design and any required changes to state law that are necessary to implement the program.
(9) $148,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6655 (transferring public employees' retirement system members to the school employees' retirement system). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $35,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6653 (allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $41,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6645 (interruptive military service credit in plans 2 and 3). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $40,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account--state appropriation is provided solely to hire a skilled facilitator to mediate between stakeholders in order to identify and document all outstanding issues related to the funding of retiree medical benefits in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 1 and for staff resources to be used to conduct research in support of this effort. The stakeholder group shall include representatives of retired members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 1, local government employers, the department of retirement systems, and other groups as deemed necessary by the director of the department of retirement systems.
Sec. 126. 2007 c 522 s 136 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($97,793,000))
$98,160,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($101,158,000))
$109,775,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,846,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,000
Waste Tire Removal Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000
Real Estate Excise Tax Grant Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,370,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($211,303,000))
$220,287,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $71,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1002 (taxation of vessels). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $31,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1891 (prescription drugs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
(3)(a) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to conduct a study of the taxation of electronically delivered products. The legislature recognizes that chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1981), Laws of 2007, relates to specific types of electronically delivered products and does not address the taxation of numerous other types of electronically delivered products. Therefore, a policy question remains concerning the sales and use taxation of other electronically delivered products.
(b)(i) To perform the study, the department of revenue shall be assisted by a committee. The committee shall include four legislative members appointed as follows:
(A) The president of the senate shall appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate; and
(B) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives.
(ii) The department of revenue shall appoint additional members with balanced representation from different segments of government and industry, and shall consider representation from the following areas: Small and large businesses that generate, deliver, or use electronically delivered products; financial institutions; insurers; persons with expertise in tax law in an academic or private sector setting; and persons experienced in working with computers and electronically delivered products. The department of revenue shall appoint additional members from the department with expertise in the excise taxation of electronically delivered products.
(iii) The committee shall choose its chair from among its membership.
(iv) The department and committee shall review the following issues: The provision of explicit statutory definitions for electronically delivered products; the current excise tax treatment of electronically delivered products in the state of Washington and other states as well as the tax treatment of these products under the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; the administration, costs, and potential recipients of the tax exemptions provided in chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1981), Laws of 2007; and alternatives to the excise taxation of electronically delivered products.
(v) Legislative members of the committee are reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members of the committee, except those representing an employer or organization, are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(c) The department shall report its preliminary findings and recommendations to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by November 30, 2007. The department shall provide the final report of its findings and recommendations to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by September 1, 2008.
(4) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $506,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6949 (low-income homeowners deferral). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $2,364,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6809 (working families tax exemption). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $142,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6912 (property tax relief). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 127. 2007 c 522 s 137 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
State Investment Board Expense Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($19,266,000))
$24,468,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,500,000 of the state investment board expense account--state appropriation is provided solely for development of an investment data warehouse. This funding is intended to replace existing funding from nonbudgeted funds, with the intent that further expenditures for this project be made only by appropriation.
(2) $1,791,000 of the state investment board expense account is provided solely for compensation and incentives for investment officers. Of this amount, $852,000 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 3149 (state investment board personnel compensation). The state investment board shall include funding for any future salary increases authorized under RCW 43.33A.100 in the agency's budget request submitted in accordance with chapter 43.88 RCW in advance of granting related salary increases. The biennial salary survey required under RCW 43.33A.100 shall also be provided to the office of financial management and to the fiscal committees of the legislature as part of the state investment board's biennial budget submittal.
Sec. 128. 2007 c 522 s 141 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($577,000))
$591,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($580,000))
$595,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,655,000
General Administration Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,951,000))
$38,019,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($39,763,000))
$42,860,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(((2))) (1) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the temporary emergency food assistance program.
(2) $1,031,000 of the general administration services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of costs associated with the planning of agency moves out of the general administration building.
(3) During the 2007-09 biennium the department will not reduce services or increase rates to state agencies. Furthermore, the department shall work with the office of financial management in order to end the practice of cross-subsidization between business lines within the general administration services account. State agency rates developed for the 2009-11 biennium must reflect the actual cost of services provided to state agencies pursuant to RCW 39.34.130 and federal rules. By August 31, 2008, the department shall submit to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature balance sheets for each line of business that shall inform the basis for agency rate development for the forthcoming biennium.
(4) The department shall submit a report to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature that responds to each of the state auditor's motor pool audit recommendations by August 31, 2008. This report shall consist of recommendations that have been adopted by the department, progress made towards achieving those recommendations not yet completed, and justification for why the department is unable to fulfill any of the recommendations in the report.
Sec. 129. 2007 c 522 s 142 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,102,000))
$2,862,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,088,000))
$4,773,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($700,000))
$1,920,000
((Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000))
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $705,000
Data Processing Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($17,690,000))
$17,355,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,340,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year ((2008)) 2009 is provided solely to connect eastern state hospital to the integrated hospital information system, which is intended to improve operations and allow greater interactions between the hospital and community clinics, including electronic transmission of inpatient data to outpatient clinics that will provide care following discharge. Connection to this network will allow consultation with specialists and provide access to training for staff. Prior to any purchase of goods or services, a feasibility plan must be approved by the information services board.
(2) $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to support the operations of the digital learning commons.
(3) (($1,000,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to conduct a pilot project to develop an emergency medical response health management record system. The department shall contract to provide health management record services, such as those developed with patients in Whatcom county, to provide integrated care management that are web-services enabled. The record system developed by the pilot project will begin to provide services to emergency medical personnel within two years in at least King, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties. The requirements of the pilot project contract shall require the initial development of specific evaluation criteria and a report on the performance of the system according to those criteria no later than June 30, 2009.
(4))) $1,012,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $338,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for an evaluation of the information technology infrastructure capacity for institutions operated by the department of social and health services, department of veterans affairs, and department of corrections. The evaluation will detail the status of the participating institutions' infrastructure and recommend an improvement strategy that includes the use of electronic medical records. The department shall report back to the appropriate committees of the legislature on its findings by January 1, 2009.
(((5))) (4) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for deposit into the data processing revolving account.
(5) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to contract with persons with expertise in both information technology systems and public disclosure requirements to develop best practices to satisfy public records disclosure requests for electronic records in an electronic format so that agencies respond in a way that is consistent, complete, timely, and cost effective.
(6) $195,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438 (coordinating the development of a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 130. 2007 c 522 s 143 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,574,000
Insurance Commissioners Regulatory Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($45,340,000))
$45,632,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($46,914,000))
$47,206,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $464,000 of the insurance commissioners regulatory account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5717 (market conduct oversight). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $71,000 of the insurance commissioners regulatory account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of section 17 (reduce health care administrative costs) in accordance with Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care). If the section is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $45,000 of the insurance commissioners regulatory account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6765 (health insurance pool). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 131. 2007 c 522 s 147 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,910,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,953,000
Liquor Control Board Construction and Maintenance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,517,000))
$13,430,000
Liquor Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($195,858,000))
$197,019,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($208,238,000))
$214,312,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $91,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5859 (retail liquor licenses). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $2,070,000 of the liquor revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for the liquor control board to operate an additional 29 state stores on Sundays by September 1, 2007. The board shall determine the impacts on sales as a result of operating the additional stores on Sunday. In doing so, the liquor control board shall also examine the sales of state and contract liquor stores in proximity to those stores opened on Sundays to determine whether Sunday openings have reduced the sales of other state and contract liquor stores that are not open on Sundays. The board shall present this information to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by January 31, 2009.
Sec. 132. 2007 c 522 s 149 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000
Public Service Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,403,000))
$31,407,000
Pipeline Safety Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,195,000
Pipeline Safety Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,535,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($36,293,000))
$36,297,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) In accordance with RCW 81.66.030, it is the policy of the state of Washington that the costs of regulating the companies transporting persons with special needs shall be borne by those companies. For each company or class of companies covered by RCW 81.66.030, the commission shall set fees at levels sufficient to fully cover the cost of supervising and regulating the companies or classes of companies. Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the commission may increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor if the increases are necessary to fully fund the cost of supervision and regulation.
(2) In accordance with RCW 81.70.350, it is the policy of the state of Washington that the cost of regulating charter party carrier and excursion service carriers shall be borne by those entities. For each charter party carrier and excursion service carrier covered by RCW 81.70.350, the commission shall set fees at levels sufficient to fully cover the cost of supervising and regulating such carriers. Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the commission may increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor if the increases are necessary to fully fund the cost of the program's supervision and regulation.
(3) The general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to conduct a survey to identify factors preventing the widespread availability and use of broadband technologies. The survey must collect and interpret reliable geographic, demographic, cultural, and telecommunications technology information to identify broadband disparities in the state. The commission shall consult appropriate stakeholders in designing the survey. The names and identification data of any person, household, or business participating in the survey are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. The commission shall report its finding to the appropriate legislative committees by December 31, 2007.
Sec. 133. 2007 c 522 s 150 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,439,000))
$12,394,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,812,000))
$13,420,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($107,611,000))
$129,634,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000
Enhanced 911 Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($42,114,000))
$42,314,000
Disaster Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,852,000))
$23,154,000
Disaster Response Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($55,553,000))
$86,757,000
Military Department Rent and Lease Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($374,000))
$814,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$341,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$556,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,269,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($243,923,000))
$310,655,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($12,924,000)) $27,852,000 of the disaster response account--state appropriation and (($55,769,000)) $100,553,000 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 2007-2009 biennium based on current revenue and expenditure patterns.
(2) $556,000 of the Nisqually earthquake account--state appropriation and $1,269,000 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 2007-2009 biennium based on current revenue and expenditure patterns.
(3) $61,000,000 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) Within the funds appropriated in this section, the department shall implement Substitute House Bill No. 1507 (uniformed service shared leave).
(5) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the military department to contract with the Washington information network 2-1-1 to operate a statewide 2-1-1 system. The department shall provide the entire amount for 2-1-1 and shall not take any of the funds for administrative purposes.
(6) $200,000 of the enhanced 911 account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department to recommend an appropriate funding mechanism for the implementation of next generation 911. The department shall consult with the utilities and transportation commission, the department of revenue, local governments, and representatives from companies providing telecommunications services in order to complete the report required under this subsection. The department may also consult with other public safety and medical associations in order to complete the study. The department shall submit the report to the finance committee and the technology, energy, and communications committee of the house of representatives, and the ways and means committee and the water, energy, and telecommunications committee of the senate, by December 1, 2008.
Sec. 134. 2007 c 522 s 151 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,246,000))
$3,247,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,353,000))
$3,354,000
Department of Personnel Service Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,315,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($9,914,000))
$9,916,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $107,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2361 (higher education exempt employees). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 135. 2007 c 522 s 152 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,087,000))
$1,114,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,033,000))
$1,205,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,651,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,785,000))
$3,984,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2115 (heritage barn preservation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to conduct a preliminary assessment to determine the feasibility of seeking federal heritage area designation for Washington state's maritime regions. The department shall establish an advisory committee for the study. The department shall submit a report of the preliminary assessment findings to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature and to the governor by January 1, 2010.
Sec. 136. 2007 c 522 s 153 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,890,000))
$1,893,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,942,000))
$1,953,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,832,000))
$3,846,000
Sec. 137. 2007 c 522 s 154 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State Convention and Trade Center Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($36,910,000))
$44,773,000
State Convention and Trade Center Operating
Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,750,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($90,660,000))
$98,523,000
PART II
HUMAN SERVICES
Sec. 201. 2007 c 522 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) 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.
(4) 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 ((13,000)) 6,000 persons, nor expand beyond one county, during the 2007-2009 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 project, times the number of clients enrolled in the pilot project. 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.
(5)(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, 2008, unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer general fund--state appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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 (b) of this subsection.
(b) To the extent that transfers under (a) of this subsection are insufficient to fund actual expenditures in excess of fiscal year 2008 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. The department shall not transfer funds, and the director of financial management shall not approve the transfer, unless the transfer is consistent with the objective of conserving, to the maximum extent possible, the expenditure of state funds. The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing seven days prior to approving any allotment modifications or transfers under this subsection. The written notification shall include a narrative explanation and justification of the changes, along with expenditures and allotments by budget unit and appropriation, both before and after any allotment modifications or transfers.
Sec. 202. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($313,898,000))
$315,648,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($327,462,000))
$344,677,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($468,668,000))
$490,101,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($500,000))
$2,187,000
Domestic Violence Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,251,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,254,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,934,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,934,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,298,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,126,199,000))
$1,168,284,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,063,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,063,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the category of services titled "intensive family preservation services."
(2) $945,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $993,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide residential care for up to seventeen 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 2008, $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, 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 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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)) $1,020 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.
(7) 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 state 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.
(8) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $429,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase services provided through children's advocacy centers.
(9) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a street youth program in Spokane.
(10) $41,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($49,000)) $37,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($41,000)) $34,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1472 (child welfare). ((If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.))
(11) $858,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $809,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $715,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5774 (background checks), including sections 6 and 7. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $4,962,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $4,586,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $9,548,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for development and implementation of a statewide automated child welfare information system.
(13) $126,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $55,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5321 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) $707,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $680,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $594,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1334 (child welfare proceedings). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15) $2,237,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $2,238,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $1,918,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1333 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $137,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $137,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $118,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1287 (foster children). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the department to contract with the Washington state institute for public policy to study evidence-based, cost-effective programs and policies to reduce the likelihood of children entering and remaining in the child welfare system, including both prevention and intervention programs. If the department does not receive $100,000 in matching funds from a private organization for the purpose of conducting this study, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. The study shall be completed by April 30, 2008. The department shall cooperate with the institute in facilitating access to data in their administrative systems. The board of the Washington state institute for public policy may adjust the due date for this project as necessary to efficiently manage workload.
(18) $103,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($98,000)) $407,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($201,000)) $48,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1131 (passport to college). This includes funding to develop, implement, and administer a program of educational transition planning for youth in foster care as specified in the bill. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(19) The department shall continue spending levels for continuum of care in region one at the same level allotted during the 2005-2007 biennium.
(20) Within the amounts provided, the department shall develop and implement a two-tiered reimbursement rate schedule for children from birth through twenty-four months of age and children twenty-five months of age through age five served by the medicaid treatment child care program. The department shall work in collaboration with contracted providers of the program to develop the rate schedule, taking into consideration such factors as higher staff level and small group size requirements for each age group. The department shall implement the rate schedule no later than January 1, 2008, and neither reimbursement rate in the two-tiered schedule shall be lower than the reimbursement rate level from the 2007 fiscal year.
(21) $60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $35,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1624 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(22) $49,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $24,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $35,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 384, Laws of 2007.
(23) The department shall work with the exclusive bargaining representative for the children's administration social workers to prioritize social worker tasked and devise methods by which to alleviate from the social workers' workload lower priority tasked. Discussions on methods shall include the use of contracting services and home support specialists. The department and the bargaining representative shall jointly report their efforts to the appropriate committees of the legislature by submitting a progress report no later than July 1, 2008, and a final report by November 15, 2008.
(24) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the department to contract with the largest nonprofit organization in the state conducting education and outreach on RCW 13.34.360, the safety of newborn children law.
(25) $616,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $184,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to contract with medical professionals for comprehensive safety assessments of high-risk families. The safety assessments will use validated assessment tools to guide intervention decisions through the identification of additional safety and risk factors. $400,000 of this amount is for comprehensive safety assessments for families receiving in-home child protective services or family voluntary services. $400,000 of this amount is for comprehensive safety assessments of families with an infant age birth to fifteen days where the infant was, at birth, diagnosed as substance exposed and the department received an intake referral related to the infant due to the substance exposure.
(26) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6479 (reactive attachment disorder). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(27) $1,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $347,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the hiring of twenty home support specialists, and respective supervisory and support staff, to be concentrated in counties experiencing an increase in dependency filings above the state average. Starting July 1, 2009, the home support specialists shall be allocated to the following field offices: Three to Bellingham, two to Shelton, eight to Spokane, two to Aberdeen, and five to Tacoma. It is the intent of the legislature for these specialists to be placed in addition to current staff and staff being hired under the department's phase-in of social workers provided in the 2007-09 biennial budget. The department shall not use the staff provided in this subsection to supplant existing staff or staff to be phased in according to the 2007-09 biennial budget. The department shall track the following data monthly within each of the field offices receiving the additional support specialists: (a) Number of case-carrying social workers; (b) number of case-carrying home support specialists; (c) date of hires of social workers and home support specialists; (d) number of families receiving services, where no petition for dependency, at risk youth, child in need of services, or truancy has been filed; and (e) number of families receiving services where a dependency petition has been filed. For a minimum of 10 days in February 2009, the department shall use the workload study tool to measure the social worker workload in these five field offices and compare the results to the February 2007 data. The department shall provide the data and its findings to the appropriate committees of the legislature, with a preliminary report by December 15, 2008, and a final report by June 15, 2009.
(28) $185,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $74,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6206 (child safety). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(29) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $68,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to target additional social workers, categories 1 and 2, to understaffed offices in region 3 for the purpose of reducing social worker caseloads and improving the well-being of children and families served by the department. It is the intent of the legislature for these social workers be in addition to current staff and staff being hired under the department's phase-in of social workers provided in the 2007-09 biennial budget. The department shall not use the staff provided in this subsection to supplant existing staff or staff to be phased-in according to the 2007-09 biennial budget. The department shall report to the legislature on the dates of hire and the offices where the additional social workers were placed.
Sec. 203. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($87,795,000))
$87,822,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($91,182,000))
$91,000,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,799,000))
$5,682,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,098,000))
$1,898,000
Reinvesting in Youth--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,414,000
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$171,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,458,000))
$21,975,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,568,000))
$22,085,000
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,510,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($235,195,000))
$236,757,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $353,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $353,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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) $3,078,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,078,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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) $1,030,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $2,686,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,030,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $2,686,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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) $1,506,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,506,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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) $2,669,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,066,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile courts for the following programs identified by the Washington state institute for public policy (institute) in its October 2006 report: "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates": Functional family therapy, multi-systemic therapy, aggression replacement training and interagency coordination programs or other programs with a positive benefit-cost finding in the institute's report. County juvenile courts shall apply to the juvenile rehabilitation administration for funding for program-specific participation and the administration shall provide grants to the courts consistent with the per-participant treatment costs identified by the institute.
(6) $1,287,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,287,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for expansion of the following treatments and therapies in juvenile rehabilitation administration programs identified by the Washington state institute for public policy in its October 2006 report: "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates": Multidimensional treatment foster care, family integrated transitions and aggression replacement training. The administration may concentrate delivery of these treatments and therapies at a limited number of programs to deliver the treatments in a cost-effective manner.
(7) The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall provide a block grant, rather than categorical funding, of consolidated juvenile services funds, community juvenile accountability act grants, the chemically dependent disposition alternative, and the special sex offender disposition to county juvenile courts, or groups of courts, including the Pierce county juvenile court. The juvenile rehabilitation administration and the family policy council shall jointly write criteria for awarding and administering block grants to county juvenile courts. In developing the criteria, the juvenile rehabilitation administration and the family policy council shall seek the advice of the Washington state institute for public policy. The criteria shall address, but not be limited to:
(a) The selection of courts for participation in the block grant;
(b) The types of evidence-based programs and practices to which the funds will be applied. The evidence-based programs and practices shall either be consistent with those cost-beneficial options identified by the Washington state institute for public policy in its October 2006 report: "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates," or be new approaches that have the potential to demonstrate positive returns for the taxpayer; and
(c) The protocols for participating courts to collect information on the effectiveness of programs funded under the block grant, including: (i) Developing intermediate client outcomes based on the risk assessment tool currently used by juvenile courts and in coordination with the juvenile rehabilitation administration; (ii) reporting treatment outcomes including a process evaluation to the juvenile rehabilitation administration and the family policy council by June 20, 2008, and an outcome evaluation of recidivism and benefit-cost results submitted within eighteen months of the initiation of the treatment, when follow-up data are available. The courts shall develop these evaluations in consultation with the juvenile rehabilitation administration, the family policy council, and the Washington state institute for public policy; and (iii) documenting 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.
(8) $73,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $98,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 1001 (auto theft). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to the juvenile rehabilitation administration for the purpose of establishing a single county pilot program to promote participation in offender programs for juveniles under the jurisdiction of a county juvenile court or the department, and their families. The pilot program shall provide incentives for families for consenting to, and participating in good faith, in a program recommended by the department as appropriate. The pilot location as well as the structure, amount, and disbursement of incentives shall be determined by the department in consultation with the University of Washington school of medicine's department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences division of public behavioral health and justice and the evidence-based program model developers. To be eligible, a county must have imposed the sales and use tax authorized by RCW 82.14.460. The pilot program shall be limited to evidence-based programs identified by the Washington state institute for public policy in its October 2006 report: "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates" which have been identified as having a positive benefit-cost ratio. The pilot program shall be operational by December 1, 2008. The department, in cooperation with the University of Washington, shall evaluate the results of the pilot program, including any reduction in recidivism for a juvenile participating in the pilot program and shall provide a preliminary report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the pilot program by December 1, 2010, and a final report by December 1, 2012.
Sec. 204. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($302,674,000))
$305,382,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($312,997,000))
$332,548,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($380,003,000))
$382,032,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,948,000))
$16,686,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,007,622,000))
$1,036,648,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $103,989,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $104,080,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for persons and services not covered by the medicaid program. These funds shall be distributed proportionally to each regional support network's percentage of the total state population.
(b) $16,900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $16,900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department and regional support networks to contract for development and initial implementation of high-intensity program for active community treatment (PACT) teams, and other proven program approaches that the department concurs will enable the regional support network to achieve significant reductions during fiscal year 2008 and thereafter in the number of beds the regional support network would otherwise need to use at the state hospitals.
(c) The number of nonforensic beds allocated for use by regional support networks at eastern state hospital shall be 222 per day throughout fiscal year 2008. Beginning January 1, 2009, the number of nonforensic beds allocated for use by regional support networks at eastern state hospital shall be 192 per day. The number of nonforensic beds allocated for use by regional support networks at western state hospital shall be 777 per day during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2008, and 677 per day from January 2008 through August 2008. Beginning September 2008, the number of nonforensic beds allocated for use by regional support networks at western state hospital shall be 647 per day until May 2009, at which time the bed allocation shall be 617 beds per day. Beginning January 2008, beds in the program for adaptive living skills (PALS) are not included in the preceding bed allocations. Beginning that month, the department shall separately charge regional support networks for persons served in the PALS program ((and for use of state hospital beds for short-term commitments)).
(d) 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.
(e) ((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.
(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))) (f) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 release from confinement. The department is authorized to transfer up to $418,000 of these amounts each fiscal year to the economic services program for purposes of facilitating prompt access after their release from confinement to medical and income assistance services for which defendants and offenders may be eligible.
(((h))) (g) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((i))) (h) 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 allocate such funds through such formulas as it shall adopt.
(((j))) (i) 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.
(((k))) (j) $2,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $2,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, 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.
(((l))) (k) $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to continue performance-based incentive contracts to provide appropriate community support services for individuals with severe mental illness who were discharged from the state hospitals as part of the expanding community services initiative. These funds will be used to enhance community residential and support services provided by regional support networks through other state and federal funding.
(((m) $2,979,000)) (l) $2,981,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($3,249,000)) $3,248,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($2,040,000)) $2,016,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to modify the department's proposed new payment rates for medicaid inpatient psychiatric services. Under the department's proposed rate system, effective August 1, 2007, each hospital's inpatient psychiatric payment rate would have been set at a percentage of that hospital's estimated per diem cost for psychiatric inpatient care during the most recent rebasing year. Within the amount provided in this subsection (1)(m), beginning August 1, 2007, each hospital's inpatient psychiatric payment rate shall instead be set at the greater of a percentage of: (i) The hospital's estimated per diem cost for psychiatric inpatient care during the most recent rebasing year; or (ii) the statewide average per diem cost for psychiatric inpatient care during the most recent rebasing year, adjusted for regional wage differences and for differences in medical education costs. At least thirty days prior to implementing adjustments to regional support network medicaid capitation rates and nonmedicaid allocations to account for changes in psychiatric inpatient payment rates, the department shall report on the proposed adjustments to the appropriations committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate.
(((n))) (m) $6,267,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $6,462,000 of the general fund--((federal)) state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to increase nonmedicaid psychiatric inpatient payment rates over fiscal year 2005 levels. It is expected that nonmedicaid rates will be set at approximately 85 percent of each hospital's medicaid psychiatric inpatient rate. At least thirty days prior to implementing adjustments to regional support network medicaid capitation rates and nonmedicaid allocations to account for changes in psychiatric inpatient payment rates, the department shall report on the proposed adjustments to the appropriations committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate.
(((o) $7,363,000)) (n) $7,396,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($15,028,000)) $15,146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $13,927,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase regional support network medicaid capitation rates, or fee-for-service rates paid instead of those capitation rates, and nonmedicaid allocations by 3.0 percent effective July 1, 2007, and by an additional 3.0 percent effective July 1, 2008. The federal portion of these rate increases is contingent upon federal approval. (i) The legislature intends and expects that regional support networks and community mental health agencies will use at least 67 percent of the amounts provided in this subsection (1)(o) to increase compensation for direct care personnel above and beyond usual and customary wage increases. To this end, regional support networks shall report to the department by October 15, 2007, on planned uses of the rate increases within their network area. The report shall describe the direct care job classifications to which increases are to be provided; the number of full-time equivalent personnel employed in each classification; the annualized dollar and percentage increases to be provided each classification; the annualized dollar value of the direct care compensation increases provided, in total and as a percentage of the total rate increase; and the number of personnel in each job classification covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The department shall summarize and analyze the regional plans, and report findings, options, and recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2007. (ii) Regional support networks shall maintain documentation of how the rate increases have been applied. Such documentation shall be subject to audit by the department. (iii) For purposes of this subsection (1)(o), "direct care staff" means persons employed by community mental health agencies whose primary responsibility is providing direct treatment and support to people with mental illness, or whose primary responsibility is providing direct support to such staff in areas such as client scheduling, client intake, client reception, client records-keeping, and facilities maintenance. In agencies that provide both mental health and chemical dependency services, nonmedicaid funds may also be used for compensation increases for direct care staff whose primary responsibility is direct care and treatment for people with chemical dependency problems.
(((p))) (o) $2,021,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,683,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1456 (mental health professionals). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. For purposes of organizing and delivering training as required by the bill, the department may retain up to fifteen percent of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2008, and up to ten percent of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009. The remainders shall be distributed to regional support networks proportional to each network's percentage of the total state population.
(p) $3,031,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $1,418,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation are provided solely to enable the department to contract with Pierce county human services for the provision of community mental health services to include crisis triage, evaluation and treatment, and mobile crisis services. The legislature intends this to be one-time funding while a replacement regional support network is being secured. The department is authorized to reserve $402,000 general fund--state and $201,000 general fund--local of these amounts for reasonable costs incurred by Pierce county for the provision of mental health crisis and related services that exceed reimbursement levels contracted by the department. In order to receive these funds, Pierce county must demonstrate to the department that the total cost of mental health services provided by the county in accordance with formal agreements has exceeded the revenues received from the department and third-party payers for these services. The department shall determine the documentation that is required.
(q) $504,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,529,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to reimburse Pierce and Spokane counties for the cost of conducting 180-day commitment hearings at the state psychiatric hospitals.
(r) $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Spokane regional support network to implement a comprehensive plan for reducing its utilization of eastern state hospital. Key elements of the plan, which shall be developed and implemented in consultation with and with the assistance of the department, may include but shall not be limited to development of additional crisis triage, crisis stabilization, and evaluation and treatment beds; provision of housing assistance for high-utilizers of hospital and jail services who are at risk of homelessness; implementation of an intensive outpatient treatment team for persons with co-occurring disorders and other special needs; and delivery of respite care to assist elderly individuals avoid or return home after hospitalization.
(s) $10,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for regional support networks to increase and improve delivery of nonmedicaid services. These funds shall be distributed to regional support networks other than Spokane proportional to each network's share of total population among those networks.
(t) $400,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to assist nongovernmental mental health agencies in Pierce county with start-up and other extraordinary administrative costs required by the conversion from a capitated to a unit fee-based service delivery and billing system.
(u) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for one-time grants for emergent financial relief for clubhouses. In order to receive these funds, the clubhouse must be able to demonstrate need to the department. The department shall develop and implement a simplified application form. The clubhouses shall provide financial documentation to the department as requested to support their application. The amounts and quantity of the individual grants shall be at the discretion of the department.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($142,545,000))
$138,340,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($139,286,000))
$137,104,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($146,401,000))
$146,188,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($57,064,000))
$66,986,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,058,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($492,354,000))
$495,676,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The state ((mental)) psychiatric 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) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for payment to the city of Lakewood for police services provided by the city at western state hospital and adjacent areas.
(c) $18,575,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $9,675,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to operate on a temporary basis five additional adult civil commitment wards at the state psychiatric hospitals. The legislature intends for these wards to close, on a phased basis, during the 2007-09 biennium as a result of targeted investments in community services for persons who would otherwise need care in the hospitals.
(d) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for safety training and for protective equipment for staff at eastern and western state hospitals. Protective equipment shall include shields, helmets, gloves, and body protection.
(e) $304,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $231,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a community partnership between western state hospital and the city of Lakewood to support community policing efforts in the Lakewood community surrounding western state hospital. The amounts provided in this subsection (2)(e) are for the salaries, benefits, supplies, and equipment for one full-time investigator, one full-time police officer, and one full-time community service officer at the city of Lakewood.
(f) $133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,145,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to phase in on a pilot basis additional direct care staff at the state psychiatric hospitals. The additional staff shall be deployed on selected wards in ways that are expected to result in the greatest reductions in incidents of assault, patient restraint, and seclusion. The department shall include in its September 2009 report on staff safety an analysis of the extent to which staff and patient safety have improved on targeted wards relative to other parts of the hospitals.
(g) $617,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $334,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to cover additional operating costs related to the October 11, 2007, laundry fire at western state hospital.
(3) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,892,000))
$1,917,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,192,000))
$2,239,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,195,000))
$3,198,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,279,000))
$7,354,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $877,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,189,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $140,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of sections 4, 7, 10, and other provisions of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1088 (children's mental health). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. Funds are also appropriated in sections 207 and 209 of this act for implementation of 5, 8, and 11 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1088.
(b) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington institute for mental illness research and training to study whether and the extent to which there is a greater concentration of people with severe and persistent mental illness in counties proximate to state psychiatric hospitals. The institute shall report its findings to the department and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature by October 30, 2008. To the extent indicated, the department and the regional support networks shall incorporate the results of the study into revisions of the formula used to allocate state hospital beds among the regional support networks.
(4) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,966,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,060,000))
$5,260,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,604,000))
$7,606,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($17,630,000))
$17,832,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, 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), to build upon the evaluation of the impacts of chapter 214, Laws of 1999 (mentally ill offenders), and to assess program outcomes and cost effectiveness of the children's mental health pilot projects as required by chapter 372, Laws of 2006.
(b) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to (i) implement those recommendations from the 2006 joint stakeholder paperwork reduction project that are permissible within federal and state law; and (ii) conduct a thorough review of community mental health paperwork procedures and requirements to identify opportunities for standardization and improved efficiency. The department shall report progress on these efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by January 15, 2009.
Sec. 205. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($346,600,000))
$349,244,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($373,776,000))
$382,144,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($633,258,000))
$639,554,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,354,538,000))
$1,371,846,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The entire health services account appropriation, $615,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $892,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $2,546,011 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 state contribution to the cost of health care benefits per participating worker per month shall be no greater than $532.00 in fiscal year 2008 and $585.00 in fiscal year 2009.
(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) $4,903,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $9,295,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $15,016,000 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 at risk of institutionalization or 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. First priority shall be given to children who are at risk of institutionalization. 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) $2,799,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $5,961,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $9,268,000 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 $349 in fiscal year 2008 and $356 in fiscal year 2009. 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) (($13,598,000)) $13,515,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($16,354,000)) $15,621,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $8,579,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for family support programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Of the amounts provided in this subsection (e), (($1,096,000)) $1,013,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($3,852,000)) $3,119,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for state-only services for individuals with developmental disabilities, as described in Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5467 (developmental disabilities). By January 1, 2008, and by November 1, 2008, the department shall provide a status report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the individual and family services program for people with developmental disabilities, 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.
(f) (($1,577,000)) $1,692,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($3,480,000)) $3,651,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($2,105,000)) $2,391,000 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. The legislature finds that some waiver clients are not receiving employment services that are authorized under their waivers. Within the amounts appropriated in this section, waiver clients must receive services as authorized by their waiver, such as pathway to employment, while waiting for paid employment to be developed. The department shall work with the counties to establish a consistent proposed policy for minimum direct service hours for clients, minimum hours of support, timeframes for seeking paid employment, and services provided under pathway to employment while paid employment is sought. The department shall report to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature on this proposal by November 1, 2008, including estimated fiscal impacts and an option for making the policy budget neutral for the current level of clients served. In order to maximize the number of clients served, the department may serve additional nonwaiver clients with unspent funds for waiver clients, provided the total projected carry-forward expenditures do not exceed the amounts estimated.
(g) $160,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $140,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5467 (developmental disabilities). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h) ((The department shall collect data from the counties related to employment services. This data shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, information pertaining to: (i) The average length of time clients utilize job coaching services, (ii) the percentage of clients utilizing job coaching services from zero to three months, four to six months, seven to nine months, ten to twelve months, and twelve months or more, (iii) within the monthly grouping, the percentage of clients utilizing job coaching services from zero to five hours per week, five to ten hours per week, ten to twenty hours per week, and twenty or more hours per week. This data shall be provided to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007.
(i) Amounts appropriated in this subsection are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 6.0 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and by an additional 2.0 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for boarding homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates; and by 3.2 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and by an additional 2.0 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for adult family homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates.)) The department shall phase in a full implementation of a seventeen CARE level payment system for community residential providers. Amounts appropriated in this subsection are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 6.0 percent, effective July 1, 2007, for boarding homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates. Effective July 1, 2008, the provider payment rate allocation for boarding homes shall be no more than 3.0 percent below the provider's June 30, 2008, payment rate allocation. This will be in effect until such time as the rates are consistent between adult family homes and boarding homes for delivery of the same patient care levels. Amounts appropriated in this section are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 3.2 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and on average, by an additional 4.8 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for adult family homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates.
(i) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $1,255,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6448 (behavior support services).
(j) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the purpose of settling all claims in the Washington Federation of State Employees, et. al v. State of Washington, Thurston County Superior Court Cause No. 05-2-02422-4. The expenditure of this appropriation is contingent on the release of all claims in this case, and total settlement costs shall not exceed the appropriation in this subsection (i). If settlement is not executed by June 30, 2008, the appropriation in this subsection (i) shall lapse.
(k) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the department shall review current infant-toddler early intervention services statewide and report to the office of financial management by November 1, 2008, and the appropriate committees of the legislature on a recommended consistent funding approach per child for the 2009-11 biennium, recognizing the new level of funding anticipated by school district participation. The recommendations must also include a budget neutral option for the current level of clients served.
(l) $325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for state-only employment services for young adults with developmental disabilities who need employment opportunities and assistance after high school graduation.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($78,765,000))
$80,469,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($80,873,000))
$83,383,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($171,836,000))
$174,754,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,613,000))
$22,203,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,614,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($358,701,000))
$366,423,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) 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.
(b) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for services provided to community clients provided by licensed professionals at the state rehabilitation centers. The division shall submit claims for reimbursement for services provided to clients living in the community to medical assistance or third-party health care coverage, as appropriate, and shall implement a system for billing clients without coverage.
(c) $642,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $795,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to fulfill its contracts with the school districts under chapter 28A.190 RCW to provide transportation, building space, and other support services as are reasonably necessary to support the educational programs of students living in residential habilitation centers.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,273,000))
$2,262,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,377,000))
$2,372,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,821,000))
$2,841,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,471,000))
$7,475,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: As part of the needs assessment instrument, the department shall collect 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 collected as part of the client assessment process.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,843,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,875,000
Sec. 206. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($699,089,000))
$698,514,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($741,478,000))
$757,587,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,539,010,000))
$1,536,293,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,563,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,448,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,444,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,444,000
Traumatic Brain Injury Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($440,000))
$1,212,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,005,916,000))
$3,019,505,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire health services account appropriation, $10,456,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $11,370,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $26,778,000 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 state contribution to the cost of health care benefits per eligible participating worker per month shall be no greater than $532.00 in fiscal year 2008 and $585.00 per month in fiscal year 2009. The department shall review payment methods for home care agencies for services that could be provided by individual providers or family caregivers and report its findings to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2008, including a description of benefits to clients who receive agency provider services instead of individual provider services.
(2) For purposes of implementing chapter 74.46 RCW, the weighted average nursing facility payment rate shall not exceed (($158.11)) $159.03 for fiscal year 2008 and shall not exceed $164.18 for fiscal year 2009 not including amounts provided for a rate add-on in subsection (9) of this section. For all nursing 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 3.2 percent effective July 1, 2007.
(3) In accordance with chapter 74.46 RCW, the department shall issue certificates of capital authorization that result in up to $16,000,000 of increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2008; up to $16,000,000 of increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2009; and up to $16,000,000 of increased asset value completed and ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2010.
(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) $1,840,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,877,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operation of the volunteer chore services program.
(7) 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.
(8) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $250,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $5,222,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase compensation for low-wage workers in nursing homes beginning July 1, 2008. Within the funds provided, the department shall provide an add-on per resident day per facility based on the total funding divided by the total number of medicaid patient days multiplied by each facility's total number of medicaid patient days. Medicaid patient days shall be determined from 2006 cost report data. The add-on shall be used to increase wages, benefits, and/or staffing levels for certified nurse aides; or to increase wages and/or benefits for dietary aides, housekeepers, laundry aides, or any other category of worker whose statewide average dollars-per-hour wage was less than $15 in fiscal year 2006, according to cost report data. The department shall implement reporting requirements and a settlement process to ensure that the funds are spent on wage or benefit improvements for low-wage workers. The department shall adopt rules to implement the terms of this subsection.
(10) $8,755,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and (($9,348,000)) $9,145,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6567 (creating a new nursing facility payment system) and to increase nursing facility payment rates as follows:
(a) $63,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $65,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided to implement the stakeholder work group and study of the fair rental capital system as described by Substitute Senate Bill No. 6567;
(b) Remove minimum occupancy adjustments on the support services and therapy care rate components effective July 1, 2008, as required by Substitute Senate Bill No. 6567; and
(c) Following the adjustment in (b) of this subsection, provide an adjustment for economic trends and conditions for all nursing facilities as follows: 3.4 percent for the direct care rate component and 0.5 percent for the operations component.
(d) If sections 301 and 302 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6567 are not enacted by June 30, 2008, then $8,692,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $9,080,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation provided in this subsection shall be used for an adjustment for economic trends and conditions for all nursing facilities as follows: 4 percent for the direct care rate component and 0.5 percent for the operations component.
(((b) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department to contract with an outside entity to review the current medicaid payment methodology for nursing facilities and make recommendations for revisions to, restructuring of, or replacement of the existing payment methodology no later than October 1, 2007, to the governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature.
(c) A joint legislative task force on long-term care residential facility payment systems shall review and develop recommendations related to payment methodologies for the care of medicaid-eligible residents of nursing homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes in Washington state.
(i) Membership of the task force shall consist of eight legislators. The president of the senate shall appoint two members from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members of each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives. Each body shall select representatives from committees with jurisdiction over health and long-term care and fiscal matters.
(ii) The task force shall give strong consideration to the following principles in the course of its deliberations:
(A) A continuum of residential care settings should be available to medicaid-eligible vulnerable adults so as to honor consumer choice;
(B) Payment methodologies for care provided in adult family homes, boarding homes, and nursing homes should be based upon resident acuity, with payment rates that recognize the impact of differing state and federal regulatory requirements upon facility costs, but also address current disparities in payments to facilities serving residents with similar nursing or personal care needs;
(C) Payment methodologies should be designed to support retention of qualified direct care staff through training, wages, and benefits offered to direct care staff, with special consideration given to nursing homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes that care for a disproportionate number of medicaid-eligible residents relative to their peer facilities;
(D) Performance measures related to critical issues such as staff retention and resident outcomes should be developed, with payment linked to facility performance on the measures; and
(E) Payment methodologies should be simplified, with greater predictability and stability in payments.
(iii) The task force shall:
(A) Review and consider the recommendations submitted in accordance with (b) of this subsection;
(B) Consider input from long-term care stakeholders with respect to the principles in (c)(ii) of this subsection;
(C) Review the current payment methodologies for nursing homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes, giving strong consideration to the principles in (c)(ii) of this subsection, and make recommendations for revisions to, restructuring of, or replacement of existing payment methodologies. The recommendations related to payments made in fiscal year 2009 shall be consistent with the amounts appropriated in this subsection.
(iv) The task force shall complete its review and submit its recommendations to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 31, 2007.
(v) Staff support for the task force shall be provided by senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.
(vi) Legislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120.
(vii) The expenses of the task force shall be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committees, or their successor committees.
(viii) The task force expires December 31, 2007.
(10))) (11) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department is authorized to expand the number of boarding homes and adult family 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 100 beds. Effective July 1, 2008, the department shall be authorized to provide adult family homes that specialize in caring for such conditions with exceptional care rates for up to 50 beds. The department will develop standards for adult family homes to qualify for such exceptional care rates in order to enhance consumer choice.
(((11))) (12) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $816,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2111 (adult family homes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((12) $440,000)) (13) $1,212,000 of the traumatic brain injury account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2055 (traumatic brain injury). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((13))) (14) Within amounts appropriated in this section and in section 205 of this act, the department of social and health services shall:
(a) Determine how geographic differences in community residential provider payments affect provider and workforce turnover;
(b) Examine alternative community residential provider payment systems that account for differences in direct care labor costs in various areas of the state, including alternative peer groupings in its payment systems that take such factors into account; and
(c) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the office of financial management and to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature by June 30, 2008.
(((14) Amounts appropriated in this section are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 6.0 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and by an additional 2.0 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for boarding homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates; and by 3.2 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and by an additional 2.0 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for adult family homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates.))
(15) The department shall phase in a full implementation of a seventeen CARE level payment system for community residential providers. Amounts appropriated in this subsection are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 6.0 percent, effective July 1, 2007, for boarding homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates. Effective July 1, 2008, the provider payment rate allocation for boarding homes shall be no more than 3.0 percent below the provider's June 30, 2008, payment rate allocation. This will be in effect until such time as the rates are consistent between adult family homes and boarding homes for delivery of the same patient care levels. Amounts appropriated in this section are sufficient to increase provider payment rates by 3.2 percent, effective July 1, 2007, and on average, by an additional 4.8 percent, effective July 1, 2008, for adult family homes, including those currently receiving exceptional care rates. Amounts provided in this section and in section 205 of this act are intended to assist adult family home providers with the cost of paying liability insurance.
(16) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department contract for an evaluation of training requirements for long-term care workers as generally described in Second Substitute House Bill No. 2284 (training of care providers).
(17) The department shall contract for housing with service models, such as cluster care, to create efficiencies in service delivery and responsiveness to unscheduled personal care needs by clustering hours for clients that live in close proximity to each other.
(18) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of sections 4 and 6 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222 (relating to long-term care).
(19) $124,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $128,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6220 (nurse delegation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 207. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($592,774,000))
$586,814,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($627,148,000))
$622,842,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,053,264,000))
$1,040,807,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,920,000))
$30,833,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,592,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,305,698,000))
$2,285,888,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($334,377,000)) $344,694,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($347,597,000)) $363,284,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($827,774,000)) $698,029,000 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 may provide assistance using state-only funds for families eligible for temporary assistance for needy families. Within the amounts provided for the WorkFirst program, the department shall:
(a) Establish a ((post-TANF)) career services work transition program;
(b) 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;
(c) Submit a report by October 1, 2007, to the fiscal committees of the legislature containing a spending plan for the WorkFirst program. The plan shall identify how spending levels in the 2007-2009 biennium will be adjusted to stay within available federal grant levels and the appropriated state-fund levels;
(d) Provide quarterly fiscal reports to the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing information on the amount expended from general fund--state and general fund--federal by activity;
(2) Up to $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 of the amounts in subsection (1) of this section are for the WorkFirst pathway to engagement program. The department shall collaborate with community partners and represented staff to identify additional services needed for WorkFirst clients in sanction status. The department shall contract with qualified community-based organizations to deliver such services, provided that such services are complimentary to the work of the department and are not intended to supplant existing staff or services. The department shall also contract with community-based organizations for the provision of services for WorkFirst clients who have been terminated after six months of sanction. Contracts established pursuant to this subsection shall have a performance-based component and shall include both presanction termination and postsanction termination services. Clients shall be able to choose whether or not to accept the services. The department shall develop outcome measures for the program related to outreach and reengagement, reduction of barriers to employment, and client feedback and satisfaction. Nothing in this subsection is intended to modify a collective bargaining agreement under chapter 41.80 RCW or to change the state's responsibility under chapter 41.80 RCW. The department shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007, on program implementation and outcomes. The department also shall report on implementation of specialized caseloads for clients in sanction status, including average caseload size, referral process and criteria, and expected outcomes for specialized caseloads.
(3) $210,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $187,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $396,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of section 8 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1088 (children's mental health). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $152,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $96,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $482,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1009 (child support schedule). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to increase naturalization services. These amounts shall supplement and not supplant state and federal resources currently provided by the department for this purpose.
(6) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to increase limited English proficiency pathway services. These amounts shall supplement and not supplant state and federal resources currently provided by the department for this purpose.
(7) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $5,782,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $6,431,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5244 (deficit reduction act). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department shall: (a) Increase the state supplemental payment by $1.77 per month beginning July 1, 2007, and by an additional $1.83 per month beginning July 1, 2008, for SSI clients who reside in nursing facilities, residential habilitation centers, or state hospitals and who receive a personal needs allowance; and (b) decrease other state supplemental payments.
(9) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department for the data tracking provisions specified in sections 701 and 702 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5470 (dissolution proceedings). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $1,552,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,552,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6016 (workfirst program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department to award grants to small mutual assistance associations or small community-based organizations that contract with the department for immigrant and refugee assistance services. The funds shall be awarded to demonstrate the impact of providing funding for a case worker in the community organization on the refugees' economic self-sufficiency through the effective use of social services, and financial and medical assistance.
(12) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2798 or Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6483 (local farms and healthy kids). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $1,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $850,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase the gross income limits for eligibility for programs authorized under RCW 74.04.500 and 74.08A.120 to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall adjust its rules and information technology systems to make the eligibility change effective October 1, 2008.
(14) The department, in conjunction with the House Bill No. 1290 work group, shall identify and analyze barriers preventing city, county, and state referrals of persons potentially eligible for expedited application processing authorized under RCW 74.09.555. The department, in conjunction with the House Bill No. 1290 work group, shall report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than November 15, 2008.
Sec. 208. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($69,445,000))
$69,297,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($69,663,000))
$76,054,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($138,942,000))
$149,234,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($632,000))
$6,083,000
Criminal Justice Treatment Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,752,000))
$17,557,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,538,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,538,000))
$29,485,000
Problem Gambling Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,567,000))
$1,464,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,044,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,043,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$146,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($349,310,000))
$375,945,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,786,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,785,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the parent child assistance program. The department shall contract with the University of Washington and community-based providers 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) $11,113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $14,490,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $14,269,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the expansion of chemical dependency treatment services for adult medicaid eligible and general assistance-unemployable patients authorized under the 2005-07 biennial appropriations act. By September 30, 2007, the department shall submit an expenditure and program report relating to the patients receiving treatment and other services pursuant to the funding provided in this subsection (2), as well as to other patients receiving treatment funded by the department. The report shall be submitted to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature. Subsequent updates to this report shall be provided by January 31 and July 31 of each fiscal year of the 2007-09 biennium. The reports shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following information: (a) The number and demographics (including categories) of patients served; (b) geographic distribution; (c) modality of treatment services provided (i.e. residential or out-patient); (d) treatment completion rates; (e) funds spent; and (f) where applicable, the estimated cost offsets in medical assistance on a total and per patient basis.
(3) $698,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($698,000)) $1,060,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $154,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the expansion authorized under the 2005-07 biennial appropriations act of chemical dependency treatment services for minors who are under 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall monitor the number and type of clients entering treatment, for purposes of determining potential cost offsets.
(4) (($250,000)) $145,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to contract for the following: (a) A pilot program in Pierce county for family therapeutic court services that include chemical dependency treatment with use of the prometa protocol; and (b) an independent evaluator to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment with the prometa protocol under the pilot program as compared to other drug treatment and to no treatment.
(5) $5,757,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6665 (crisis response). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, then the funding shall lapse.
Sec. 209. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,589,266,000))
$1,602,827,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,665,304,000))
$1,670,974,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,305,197,000))
$4,345,821,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,076,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($350,259,000))
$388,946,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($385,215,000))
$421,614,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$646,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,312,963,000))
$8,447,904,000
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) 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.
(3) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the department to continue podiatry services for medicaid-eligible adults.
(4) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the department to provide an adult dental benefit that is at least equivalent to the benefit provided in the 2003-05 biennium.
(5) 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. The supplemental payments are subject to retrospective interim and final cost settlements based on the nursing homes' as-filed and final medicare cost reports. The timing of the interim and final cost settlements shall be at the department's discretion. During either the interim cost settlement or the final cost settlement, the department shall recoup from the public hospital districts the supplemental payments that exceed the medicaid cost limit and/or the medicare upper payment limit. The department shall apply federal rules for identifying the eligible incurred medicaid costs and the medicare upper payment limit.
(6) $1,111,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,110,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $5,402,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, $1,590,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, and $1,591,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(7) $10,546,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $10,546,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $19,725,000 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.
(8) The department shall continue the inpatient hospital certified public expenditures program for the 2007-2009 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. The department shall submit ((a)) reports to the governor and legislature by November 1, 2007, and by November 1, 2008, that evaluate((s)) whether savings continue to exceed costs for this program. If the certified public expenditures (CPE) program in its current form is no longer cost-effective to maintain, the department shall submit a report to the governor and legislature detailing cost-effective alternative uses of local, state, and federal resources as a replacement for this program. During fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009, hospitals in the program shall be paid and shall retain (a) one hundred percent of the federal portion of the allowable hospital cost for each medicaid inpatient fee-for-service claim payable by medical assistance; and (b) one hundred percent of the federal portion of the maximum disproportionate share hospital payment allowable under federal regulations. Inpatient medicaid payments shall be established using an allowable methodology that approximates the cost of claims submitted by the hospitals. Payments made to each hospital in the program in each fiscal year of the biennium shall be compared to a baseline amount ((that is the total of (a) the total payment for claims for services rendered during the fiscal year calculated according to the methodology employed by the legislature in the omnibus appropriations act for implementation in fiscal year 2008)). The baseline amount will be determined by the total of (a) the inpatient claim payment amounts that would have been paid during the fiscal year had the hospital not been in the CPE program, and (b) disproportionate share hospital payment amounts paid to and retained by each hospital during fiscal year 2005 that pertain to fiscal year 2005. If payments during the fiscal year exceed the hospital's baseline amount, no additional payments will be made to the hospital except the federal portion of allowable disproportionate share hospital payments for which the hospital can certify allowable match. If payments during the fiscal year are less than the baseline amount, the hospital will be paid a state grant equal to the difference between payments during the fiscal year and the applicable baseline amount. Payment of the state grant shall be made in the applicable fiscal year and ((is)) distributed in monthly payments. The grants will be recalculated and redistributed as the baseline is updated during the fiscal year. The grant payments are subject to an interim ((cost)) settlement within eleven months after the end of the fiscal year. A final ((cost)) settlement shall be performed within two years after the end of the related fiscal year. To the extent that ((a final cost)) either settlement determines that a hospital has received funds in excess of what it would have received ((under the methodology in place in fiscal year 2008)) as described in this subsection, the hospital must repay ((these)) the excess amounts to the state when requested. (($74,066,000)) $61,728,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, of which $6,570,000 is appropriated in section 204(1) of this act and the balance in this section, and (($59,776,000)) $57,894,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, of which $6,570,000 is appropriated in section 204(1) of this act and the balance in this section, are provided solely for state grants for the participating hospitals.
(9) (($7,314,000)) $5,087,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($7,800,000)) $9,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($48,995,000)) $65,577,000 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 amounts are conditioned on the department satisfying the requirements of section 902 of this act.
(10) 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.
(11) The department is authorized to use funds appropriated in this section to purchase goods and supplies through direct contracting with vendors when the department determines it is cost-effective to do so.
(12) 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.
(13) 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.
(14) $1,688,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,689,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to incorporate a mental health service component to the pilot project established pursuant to subsection (13) of this section. Addition of the mental health service component authorized in this subsection is contingent upon the managed care contractor or the participating counties providing, alone or in combination, matching funds in cash or in kind, in an amount equal to one-ninth of the amounts appropriated in this subsection. The mental health service component may include care coordination, mental health services, and integrated medical and mental health service delivery for general assistance clients with mental health disorders, as well as primary care provider training and education. The department shall provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1, 2009, on costs, savings, and any outcomes or quality measures associated with the pilot projects during calendar year 2007 and 2008. To the extent possible, the report shall address any impact that the mental health services component has had upon clients' use of medical services, including but not limited to primary care physician's visits, emergency room utilization, and prescription drug utilization.
(15) $341,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,054,000 of the health services account appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $1,461,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1201 (foster care youth medical). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) (($6,529,000)) $6,728,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($6,651,000)) $8,563,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to provide full benefit dual eligible beneficiaries with medicare part D prescription drug copayment coverage in accordance with chapter 3, Laws of 2007 (part D copayment drug program).
(17) The department shall conduct a study to determine the financial impact associated with continuing to cover brand name medications versus the same medication in its generic form. The study shall account for all rebates paid to the state on each product studied up until the point where the generic form is less expensive, net of federally required rebates. The department shall submit its report to the legislative fiscal committees by December 1, 2007.
(18) $198,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $268,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the first two years of a four-year project by the Seattle-King county health department to improve management of symptoms and reduce complications related to asthma among medicaid eligible children. The department shall contract with the Seattle-King county health department to have trained community health workers visit medicaid eligible children in their homes to identify and reduce exposure to asthma triggers, improve clients' self-management skills, and coordinate clients' care with their primary care and specialty providers. The contract shall include an evaluation of the impact of the services provided under the contract on urgent physician's visits, emergency room utilization, and inpatient hospitalization.
(19) (($2,450,000)) $1,529,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for development and implementation of an outreach program as provided in chapter 5, Laws of 2007 (Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5093, health services for children). By December 15, 2007, the department shall provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the progress of implementing the following activities:
(a) Feasibility study and implementation plan to develop online application capability that is integrated with the department's automated client eligibility system;
(b) Development of data linkages with the office of superintendent of public instruction for free and reduced-price lunch enrollment information and the department of early learning for child care subsidy program enrollment information;
(c) Informing insurers and providers when their enrollees' eligibility is going to expire so insurers and providers can help families reenroll;
(d) Outreach contracts with local governmental entities, community based organizations, and tribes;
(e) Results of data sharing with outreach contractors, and other contracted entities such as local governments, community-based organizations, tribes, health care providers, and insurers to engage, enroll, and reenroll identified children;
(f) Results of efforts to maximize federal matching funds, wherever possible; and
(g) Plans for sustaining outreach programs proven to be successful.
(20) $640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $616,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to:
(a) Pay the premiums associated with enrollment in a medicare advantage plan for those full benefit dual eligible beneficiaries, as defined in RCW 74.09.010, who were enrolled on or before November 14, 2006 in a medicare advantage plan sponsored by an entity accredited by the national committee for quality assurance and for whom the department had been paying Part C premium as of November 2006; and
(b) Undertake, directly or by contract, a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of paying premiums for enrollment of full benefit dual eligible beneficiaries in medicare advantage plans in lieu of paying full benefit dual eligible beneficiaries' medicare cost-sharing. The study shall compare the cost and health outcomes experience, including rates of nursing home placement and costs for groups of full benefit dual eligible beneficiaries who are enrolled in medicare advantage plans, in medicare special needs plan or in medicare fee-for-service. The study shall compare the health status and utilization of health and long-term care services for the three groups, and the impact of access to a medical home and specialty care, over a period of two years to determine any differences in health status, health outcomes, and state expenditures that result. The department shall submit the results of the study to the governor and the legislature by June 30, 2009. The department is authorized to accept private cash and in-kind donations and grants to support the study and evaluation.
(c) Track enrollment and expenditures for this population on department monthly management reports.
(21) Before transitioning additional populations from fee-for-service to managed care service delivery, the department shall report to the governor and the fiscal and health care committees of the legislature on the cost-effectiveness of the proposal, including historical data on utilization patterns, and demonstrate that fee-for-service purchasing is not an equally effective and cost-efficient form of service delivery, pursuant to RCW 74.09.470. If the department elects to transition any population to managed care service delivery, it shall submit a decision package to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature with detailed cost estimates.
(22) $756,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,193,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $1,261,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $2,448,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement sections 5, 7, 8, and 11 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1088 (children's mental health). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((22))) (23) $288,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $277,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $566,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon comm/health care). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((23) $150,000)) (24) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the department of social and health services, in consultation with the health care authority and the employment security department, to prepare and submit a report and recommendations to the governor and the legislature related to coverage of low-wage workers enrolled on state plans who are employed by employers with more than fifty employees. The report shall address multiple approaches, including but not limited to the proposal included in House Bill No. 2094 (taxpayer health care fairness act). The discussion of each approach included in the report should identify how the approach would further the goal of shared responsibility for coverage of low-wage workers, obstacles to implementation and options to address them, and estimated implementation costs. The report shall be submitted on or before November 15, 2007. The agencies shall establish a workgroup, which shall be closely involved and consulted in the development of the report and recommendations under this subsection. The workgroup shall include the following participants: Persons or organizations representing large employers in the retail, agricultural and grocery trades, other large employers, organizations representing employees of large employers, organizations representing low-wage employees of large employers, state and local governmental entities as employers, and organizations representing employees of state and local governmental entities. In addition, the workgroup shall include three members from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker, and three members from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(25) $1,883,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $1,742,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are for the provision of smoking cessation benefits pursuant to Senate Bill No. 6421 (smoking cessation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(26) As part of the five-year plan on state purchasing to improve health care quality under chapter 259, Laws of 2007, the department, in collaboration with the department of health, shall provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature outlining a strategy to improve immunization rates for all children in the state, including but not limited to vaccine administration fee increases and pay-for-performance incentives. The department shall submit the report to the governor and the health policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by November 1, 2008.
(27) Within existing funds, the department shall evaluate the fiscal impact of the federal upper limits on medicaid reimbursement to pharmacies implemented under the federal deficit reduction act, and report its findings to the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Sec. 210. 2007 c 522 s 210 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,986,000))
$11,543,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,336,000))
$13,076,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($90,886,000))
$92,975,000
Telecommunications Devices for the Hearing and Speech Impaired--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,793,000))
$1,975,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$116,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($120,117,000))
$119,685,000
Sec. 211. 2007 c 522 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES--SPECIAL COMMITMENT PROGRAM
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($51,103,000))
$52,506,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($54,219,000))
$55,621,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($105,322,000))
$108,127,000
Sec. 212. 2007 c 522 s 212 (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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,438,000))
$40,502,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,504,000))
$42,360,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($64,730,000))
$65,334,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($810,000))
$1,526,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,226,000))
$700,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,226,000))
$1,752,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,408,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$913,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$926,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($143,181,000))
$155,421,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the expansion of the Washington state mentors program, which provides technical assistance and training to mentoring programs that serve at-risk youth.
(2) $1,750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington council for prevention of child abuse and neglect to expand its home visitation program.
(3) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the family policy council for distribution as grants to community networks in counties with county juvenile courts participating in decategorization of funding through the juvenile rehabilitation administration. The council shall provide grants of up to $50,000 per fiscal year to the Pierce County-Tacoma urban community network and additional community networks supporting counties or groups of counties in evaluating programs funded through a block grant by the juvenile rehabilitation administration. Funds not used for grants to community networks supporting counties or groups of counties participating in the decategorization block grants shall lapse.
(4) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for funding of the teamchild project through the governor's juvenile justice advisory committee.
(5) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the continuation of the postpartum depression campaign, including the design and production of brochures in various languages, a radio public service announcement, and other outreach and training efforts.
(6) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to expand and enhance the juvenile detention alternatives initiative. This funding is intended to add three new program sites, support the addition of a data analyst, and to provide resources for the state to participate in annual national conferences.
(7) (($144,000)) $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($111,000)) $87,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and (($136,000)) $101,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1422 (incarcerated parents). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $12,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $7,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 465, Laws of 2007.
(9) $196,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $804,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $581,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the development of a project plan, time line, and budget plan for a more flexible payment system for independent home care providers and others who collectively bargain for wages and benefits. The legislature finds the amounts provided are sufficient to fund the following related to a timely and expeditious transition to a more flexible provider payroll system: (a) An appropriate request for proposal; and (b) collection of the information necessary to develop the budget proposal needed to seek budget authority for the system.
(10) $49,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the family policy council to establish a new network in Skagit county.
Sec. 213. 2007 c 522 s 213 (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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($59,460,000))
$59,085,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($59,497,000))
$59,886,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($57,255,000))
$57,327,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($176,212,000))
$176,298,000
Sec. 214. 2007 c 522 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($500,000))
$1,000,000
((General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000))
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,885,000))
$4,979,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($56,074,000))
$56,078,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($274,666,000))
$271,199,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($300,580,000))
$299,829,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($637,734,000))
$633,714,000
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 eligible to participate in the basic health plan as subsidized enrollees 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 that are paid to deliver basic health plan services and that 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) (($1,984,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $6,315,000)) $4,062,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 ((are)) is provided solely for additional enrollment in the basic health plan. If available basic health plan slots are exceeded, the authority shall maintain a waiting list and provide for notification when slots become available.
(5) Appropriations in this act include specific funding for health records banking under section 10 of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission).
(6) $11,934,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $11,834,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for funding for health care services provided through local community clinics.
(7) $784,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $1,676,000 of the health service account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $540,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, and $22,480,000 of the state health care authority administrative account--state appropriation are provided for the development of a new benefits administration and insurance accounting system.
(8) $2,500,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the authority to provide one-time competitive grants to community health centers to increase the number of adults served on an ongoing basis. Each clinic receiving grant funding shall report annually, beginning December 2008, on key adult access indicators established by the authority, including but not limited to increases in the number of low-income adults served.
(((8) $2,137,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for section 5 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1569 (health insurance partnership board) and related provisions of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care).))
(9) $664,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $664,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of the Washington quality forum, pursuant to section 9 of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission). If the section is not enacted by June 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $600,000 of the state health care authority administrative account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the state employee health pilot, pursuant to section 41 of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission). If the section is not enacted by June 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $250,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for continuation of the community health collaborative grant program in accordance with chapter 67, Laws of 2006 (E2SSB 6459). The applicant organizations must assure measurable improvements in health access within their service region, demonstrate active collaboration with key community partners, and provide two dollars in matching funds for each grant dollar awarded.
(12) $731,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $977,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the dental residency program, including maintenance of the existing residency positions and the establishment of six additional resident positions in fiscal year 2008 (four in eastern Washington and two in the Seattle area), and five additional positions in fiscal year 2009.
(((14))) (13) Appropriations in this act include funding for sections 14 (reducing unnecessary emergency room use) and 40 (state employee health program) of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission).
Sec. 215. 2007 c 522 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,444,000))
$3,377,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,350,000))
$3,787,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,345,000))
$1,527,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($8,139,000))
$8,691,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $115,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $190,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 3193 or Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776 (whistleblower protections). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 216. 2007 c 522 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000
Accident Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($18,123,000))
$18,125,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($18,124,000))
$18,126,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($36,267,000))
$36,271,000
Sec. 217. 2007 c 522 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($15,537,000))
$15,680,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,340,000))
$20,908,000
Death Investigations Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$148,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $460,000
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,322,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($42,807,000))
$49,518,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) During the 2007-2009 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) $2,390,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($956,000)) $1,917,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for ten additional basic law enforcement academies in fiscal year 2008 and ((four)) ten additional basic law enforcement academies in fiscal year 2009. ((Continued funding for these additional academies is contingent upon the result of an office of financial management forecast for future student demand for basic law enforcement academies at the criminal justice training centers in Burien and Spokane.))
(3) $1,044,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,191,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to continue to develop, maintain, and operate the jail booking and reporting system (JBRS) and the statewide automated victim information and notification system (SAVIN).
(4) $28,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 10, Laws of 2007 (SSB 5191, missing persons).
(5) $5,400,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $6,922,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 1001 (auto theft). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $150,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely ((for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1333 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse)) to deliver multi-disciplinary team training sessions aimed at improving the coordination of, and communication between, agencies involved in the investigation of child fatality, child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, and criminal neglect cases.
(7) $25,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5987 (gang-related offenses). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $50,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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.
(9) $20,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5315 (forest fires/property access). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $5,000,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided to the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs solely to verify the address and residency of all registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders under RCW 9A.44.130. The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall:
(a) Enter into performance-based agreements with units of local government to ensure that registered offender address and residency are verified:
(A) For level I offenders, every twelve months;
(B) For level II offenders, every six months; and
(C) For level III offenders, every three months.
For the purposes of this subsection, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders shall be considered at risk level I unless in the opinion of the local jurisdiction a higher classification is in the interest of public safety.
(b) Collect performance data from all participating jurisdictions sufficient to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the address and residency verification program.
(c) Submit a report on the effectiveness of the address and residency verification program to the governor and the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and senate by September 1, 2009.
The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs may retain up to three percent of the amount provided in this subsection for the cost of administration. Any funds not disbursed for address and residency verification or retained for administration may be allocated to local prosecutors for the prosecution costs associated with failing to register offenses.
Sec. 218. 2007 c 522 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,711,000))
$8,716,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,879,000))
$9,455,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($15,386,000))
$15,393,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,607,000))
$16,624,000
Public Safety and Education Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000,000
Asbestos Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($923,000))
$918,000
Electrical License Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,718,000))
$40,991,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,961,000))
$1,955,000
Public Works Administration Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,996,000))
$3,984,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,000
Accident Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($228,998,000))
$234,784,000
Accident Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,622,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($239,248,000))
$237,815,000
Medical Aid Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,186,000
Plumbing Certificate Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,653,000))
$1,650,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,667,000))
$3,685,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($597,875,000))
$603,098,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,413,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely for conducting utilization reviews of physical and occupational therapy cases at the 24th visit and the associated administrative costs, including those of entering data into the claimant's file. The department shall develop and report performance measures and targets for these reviews to the office of financial management. The reports are due September 30th for the prior fiscal year and must include the amount spent and the estimated savings per fiscal year.
(2) $2,247,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5920 (vocational rehabilitation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $822,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely for vocational services professional staff salary adjustments necessary to recruit and retain positions required for anticipated changes in work duties as a result of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5920 (vocational rehabilitation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. Compensation for anticipated changes to work duties is subject to review and approval by the director of the department of personnel and is subject to collective bargaining.
(4) $8,000,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely to establish a program of safety and health as authorized by RCW 49.17.210 to be administered under rules adopted pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, provided that projects funded involve workplaces insured by the medical aid fund, and that priority is given to projects fostering accident prevention through cooperation between employers and employees or their representatives.
(5) $600,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with one or more independent experts to evaluate and recommend improvements to the rating plan under chapter 51.18 RCW, including analyzing how risks are pooled, the effect of including worker premium contributions in adjustment calculations, incentives for accident and illness prevention, return-to-work practices, and other sound risk-management strategies that are consistent with recognized insurance principles.
(6) $181,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $181,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5443 (workers' compensation claims). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $558,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5290 (workers' compensation advisory committees). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $104,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $104,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $361,000 of the accident account--state appropriation, and $361,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5675 (workers' compensation benefits). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $730,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $437,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $437,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5053 (industrial insurance ombudsman). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $74,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $74,000 of the medical aid--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5915 (notices to employers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $605,000 of the accident account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for a study of the incidence of permanent total disability pensions in the state's workers' compensation system. To conduct the study, the department shall contract with an independent researcher that has demonstrated expertise in workers' compensation systems. When selecting the independent researcher, the department shall consult the labor and business members of the workers' compensation advisory committee and, if the labor and business members of the workers' compensation advisory committee agree on a particular independent researcher, the department shall select that independent researcher. The study must consider causes of the recent increase in permanent total disability cases, future anticipated permanent total disability trends, a comparison of Washington's permanent total disability claims experience and injured workers with other states and jurisdictions, the impact of the standard for finding workers employable on the incidence of permanent total disability pensions, and the impact of vocational rehabilitation under RCW 51.32.095 on the incidence of permanent total disability pensions. The department shall report to the workers' compensation advisory committee, the house of representatives commerce and labor committee, and the senate labor, commerce, research and development committee on the results of the study on or before July 1, 2008.
(13) $1,089,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $192,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of chapter 27, Laws of 2007 (ESHB 2171, crane safety).
(14) $100,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation and $192,000 of the manufactured home installation training account--state appropriation are provided solely for Substitute House Bill No. 2118 (mobile/manufactured homes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15) $107,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $107,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 6839 (workers' compensation coverage). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $224,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $741,000 of the accident account--state appropriation, and $741,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6732 (construction industry). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $371,000 of the accident account--state appropriation and $68,000 of the medical aid account--state appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5900 (victims of domestic violence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $3,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,000 of the public safety and education account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6246 (industrial insurance claims). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(19) The department of labor and industries shall enter into an interagency agreement with the employment security department to expend funds from the family leave insurance account for the implementation of the family leave insurance program.
Sec. 219. 2007 c 522 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,876,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,907,000))
$2,242,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,783,000))
$4,118,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $224,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $210,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 1220 (sentence review board). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 220. 2007 c 522 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,124,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,183,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
((Veterans Innovations Program Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,437,000))
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,754,000))
$4,317,000
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,126,000))
$5,264,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,249,000))
$5,402,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($972,000))
$1,025,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,987,000))
$3,317,000
Veterans Innovations Program Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,437,000
Veteran Estate Management Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,062,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($15,396,000))
$17,507,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $440,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $560,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5164 (veterans' conservation corps). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,340,000))
$7,948,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,894,000))
$7,206,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($41,333,000))
$43,126,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,197,000))
$31,574,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($88,764,000))
$89,854,000
Sec. 221. 2007 c 522 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($81,288,000))
$81,352,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($78,032,000))
$86,322,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($480,735,000))
$478,097,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($111,257,000))
$120,186,000
Hospital Commission Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,247,000))
$154,000
Health Professions Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($62,419,000))
$65,734,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$600,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,610,000
Safe Drinking Water Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,064,000
Public Health Services Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,991,000))
$19,132,000
Waterworks Operator Certification--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,518,000
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $326,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,975,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,013,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,415,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,068,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,512,000
Public Health Supplemental Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,482,000))
$3,920,000
Accident Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$294,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,122,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($46,663,000))
$51,440,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,870,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,005,773,000))
$1,031,772,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department is authorized to raise existing fees charged for its fee-supported programs 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.
(2) 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.
(3) $877,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1099 (dental professions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $198,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $24,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2304 (cardiac care services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $138,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $220,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for an evaluation of chronic care provider training.
(6) $51,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $24,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5297 (sex education). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $103,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1837 (nonambulatory persons). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $201,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2087 (health care facilities). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $293,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $287,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for public service announcements regarding childhood lead poisoning, information pamphlets, rule development, and for early identification of persons at risk of having elevated blood-lead levels, which includes systematically screening children under six years of age and other target populations identified by the department.
(10) $101,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $81,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $6,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1414 (ambulatory surgical facilities). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $55,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1397 (massage therapy). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $58,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5398 (specialty hospitals). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $34,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $224,000 of the oyster reserve land account--state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) $571,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $458,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1106 (hospital acquired infections). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15) $4,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((and $1,000,000)), $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $1,000,000 of the public health services account--state appropriation are provided solely for department of health-funded family planning clinics to increase the capacity of the clinics to provide family planning and reproductive health services to low-income men and women who are not otherwise eligible for services through the department of social and health services medical assistance program and for clinical or other health services associated with sexually transmitted disease testing through the infertility prevention project. Of these amounts, the department is authorized to expend up to $1,000,000 of its general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 for services provided in fiscal year 2008, if necessary, to offset reductions in federal funding.
(16) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is for one-time funding to purchase and store antiviral medications to be used in accordance with the state pandemic influenza response plan. These drugs are to be purchased through the United States department of health and human services to take advantage of federal subsidies.
(17) $147,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $32,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department of health to provide relevant information on measures taken to facilitate expanded use of reclaimed water pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6117 (reclaimed water). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $550,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $550,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the lifelong AIDS alliance to restore lost federal funding.
(19) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for medical nutritional therapy for people with HIV/AIDS and other low-income residents in King county with chronic illnesses.
(20) $645,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $645,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the neurodevelopmental center system, which provides therapy and medical services for young, low-income children with developmental disabilities.
(21) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to continue the autism task force established by chapter 259, Laws of 2005, through June 30, 2008. The task force shall:
(a) Review and continue to refine criteria for regional autism centers throughout Washington state based on community needs in each area, and address the role of autism centers within the larger context of developmental disabilities;
(b) Prioritize its December 2006 recommendations and develop an implementation plan for the highest priorities. The plan should detail how systems will coordinate to improve service and avoid duplication between state agencies including the department of social and health services, department of health, office of superintendent of public instruction, as well as school districts, autism centers, and local partners and providers. The plan shall also estimate the costs of the highest priority recommendations and report to the legislature and governor by December 1, 2007;
(c) Compile information for and draft the "Washington Service Guidelines for Individuals with Autism - Birth Through Lifespan" book described in the task force's recommendations. Funding to print and distribute the book is expected to come from federal or private sources; and
(d) Monitor the federal combating autism act and its funding availability and make recommendations on applying for grants to assist in implementation of the 2006 task force recommendations. The department of health shall be the lead agency in providing staff for the task force. The department may seek additional staff assistance from the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the committee staff of the legislature. Nonlegislative members, except those representing an employer or organization, are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses.
(22) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of the Washington state hepatitis C strategic plan.
(23) $142,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5403 (animal massage practitioners). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24) $174,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5503 (athletic trainers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(25) $75,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5292 (physical therapist assistants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(26) $94,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6032 (medical use of marijuana). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(27) $386,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $384,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5894 (large on-site sewage systems). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(28) $1,721,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of sections 11 and 12 (medical information) of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care). If the sections are not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(29) $10,000,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $10,000,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for distribution to local health jurisdictions and for the costs of administering the public health related sections of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care), subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) During the month of January 2008, and January 2009, the department of health shall distribute funds appropriated in this section to local health jurisdictions, less an amount not to exceed five percent for the costs of administering the public health related sections of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care). The amount of funding for distribution to a jurisdiction before the administrative deduction shall be the greater of: (i) One hundred thousand dollars; or (ii) (A) a base level of funding of seventy-five thousand dollars plus the per capita amount, for a jurisdiction with a population of four hundred thousand persons or fewer; or (B) a base level of funding of twenty-five thousand dollars plus the per capita amount, for a jurisdiction with a population greater than four hundred thousand persons. Amounts distributed under this subsection must be used to fund core public health functions of statewide significance as defined in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5930 (blue ribbon commission on health care).
(b) For the purposes of this subsection:
(i) "Per capita amount" means an amount equal to seven million five hundred thousand dollars multiplied by the proportion of the population of the jurisdiction in the previous calendar year to the population of the state in the previous calendar year.
(ii) "Population" means the number of persons as last determined by the office of financial management. If the jurisdiction comprises a single county, "population" means the number of persons in the county. For a jurisdiction comprising two or more counties, "population" means the number of persons in all counties comprising the jurisdiction.
(iii) "Local health jurisdiction" or "jurisdiction" means a county board of health organized under chapter 70.05 RCW, a health district organized under chapter 70.46 RCW, or a combined city and county health department organized under chapter 70.08 RCW.
(c) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this subsection.
(30) $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $35,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation are provided solely for an evaluation of the economic benefits to the state's health care system of the midwifery licensure and regulatory program under chapter 18.50 RCW. In particular, the department shall contract with a consultant to conduct a review of existing research literature on whether these economic benefits exceed the state expenditures to subsidize the cost of the midwifery licensing and regulatory program under RCW 43.70.250. The evaluation shall include an assessment of the economic benefits to consumers who elect to have out-of-hospital births with midwives, including any reduced use of procedures that increase the costs of childbirth. The department shall submit the report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by January 1, 2008. ((If Engrossed House Bill No. 1667 (health professions licensing fees) is enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection are provided solely for the purposes of that bill.))
(31) $147,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department of health to convene a work group to develop recommendations regarding the need to regulate those individuals currently registered with the department of health as counselors. The department of health shall submit recommendations of the work group to the legislature and governor by November 15, 2007. Based on the recommendations of the work group, the department of health shall draft credentialing guidelines for all registered counselors by January 1, 2008. Guidelines shall include education in risk assessment, ethics, professional standards, and deadlines for compliance.
(32) $680,000 of the health services account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the prescription monitoring program under chapter 70.225 RCW. The attorney general shall deposit to the health services account at least $680,000 from the cy pres monetary portion of the consent decree in settlement of the consumer protection act litigation against Caremark Rx, LLC (King county superior court cause no. 08-2-06098-5). The amount provided in this subsection may be expended only to the extent that the attorney general deposits these moneys to the health services account, to be expended consistent with the terms of the consent decree.
(33) $155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6620 (biological remediation technologies). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(34) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6483 (local food production). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(35) $557,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the senior falls prevention pilot program, pursuant to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222 (long-term care programs).
(36) $585,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state breast and cervical health program to increase the provider reimbursement rate for digital mammographies to the medicare equivalent rate.
(37) $400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the child death review program. The program shall be transferred from the community and family health division to the injury prevention division within the department.
(38) $155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Kitsap county health district's home visits for newborns program. In order to receive these funds, the county health district must commit an equal amount of funding for this purpose.
(39) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the northwest sickle cell collaborative program.
(40) $77,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $154,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the restoration of maxillofacial/cleft palate teams in Yakima, Spokane, Seattle, and Tacoma.
(41) $17,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6220 (nurse delegation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(42) $11,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6439 (radiologist assistants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(43) $77,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $741,000 of the health professions account--state appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6458 (health professionals). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(44) The department of licensing and the department of health shall jointly review and report to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, recommendations for implementing a process of holding in abeyance for up to six months following the conclusion of active duty service the expiration of, and currency requirements for, professional licenses and certificates for individuals who have been called to active duty military service.
(45) The higher education coordinating board, the department of licensing, and the department of health shall jointly review and report to appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, on barriers and opportunities for increasing the extent to which veterans separating from duty are able to apply skills sets and education required while in service to certification, licensure, and degree requirements.
(46) $120,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $275,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for continued development and implementation of the outbreak disease information network toolkit at the department and other local government health departments.
(47) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the department of health, in consultation with the University of Washington, to report to the health care and fiscal committees of the legislature on the results of a retrospective study to review correlations between the use of antidepressants or injectable medications and the incidence of death, suicide, and injury. People who died of suicide, murder or "spontaneous death" ("normal death" excluded) will be investigated and cross-referenced with antidepressant and injectable drug history to see if there is a temporal proximal relationship to the death and the medication use. Reports from department's death records and federal vaccine adverse event reporting system shall be sampled going back at least 10 years. To the extent funds and data are available, the study will examine correlations by whole and within subsets by age and gender and drug type. Where data is lacking, the report must recommend changes to the department's reporting systems to capture the data required to monitor rates of antidepressant and injectable drug related injury and deaths. This study will exclude injectable vitamins and injectable pain killers.
(48) $130,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for the midwifery licensure and regulatory program to offset a reduction in revenue from fees. There shall be no change to the current annual fees for new or renewed licenses for the midwifery program. The department shall convene the midwifery advisory committee on a quarterly basis to address issues related to licensed midwifery.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) 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, 2008, 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 2008 between programs. The department shall not transfer funds, and the director of financial management shall not approve the transfer, unless the transfer is consistent with the objective of conserving, to the maximum extent possible, the expenditure of state funds and not federal funds. The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing seven days prior to approving any deviations from appropriation levels. The written notification shall include a narrative explanation and justification of the changes, along with expenditures and allotments by budget unit and appropriation, both before and after any allotment modifications or transfers.
Sec. 223. 2007 c 522 s 223 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($57,968,000))
$57,680,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($52,911,000))
$54,140,000
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,467,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,504,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,280,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($115,325,000))
$116,266,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $9,389,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the completion of 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) $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the establishment and support of a statewide council on mentally ill offenders that includes as its members representatives of community-based mental health treatment programs, current or former judicial officers, and directors and commanders of city and county jails and state prison facilities. The council will begin to investigate and promote cost-effective approaches to meeting the long-term needs of adults and juveniles with mental disorders who have a history of offending or who are at-risk of offending, including their mental health, physiological, housing, employment, and job training needs.
(c) $169,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 1001 (auto theft). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(d) $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1422 (incarcerated parents). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(e) Within funds appropriated in this section, the department shall seek contracts for chemical dependency vendors to provide chemical dependency treatment of offenders in corrections facilities, including corrections centers and community supervision facilities, which have demonstrated effectiveness in treatment of offenders and are able to provide data to show a successful treatment rate.
(f) $314,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $294,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for four additional staff to collect and analyze data for programs funded through the offender reentry initiative and collect, analyze, and disseminate information required by the GMAP process, performance audits, data requests, and quality assessments and assurances.
(g) $32,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6244 (conversion of facilities to house violators of community supervision). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h)(i) The secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the offenders in families advisory committee.
(ii) The advisory committee shall be advisory to the secretary.
(iii) Committee membership shall not exceed ten persons and shall be representative of the characteristics of the populations of offenders under the jurisdiction of the department, including representing offender geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. At least five members of the advisory committee shall be family members of offenders currently or formerly under the jurisdiction of the department.
(iv) All committee members shall serve on a volunteer basis.
(v) The purpose of the advisory committee shall be to provide advice on aspects of the administration and application of department rules, policies, and programs in order to assist in:
(A) Strengthening procedures and practices which lessen the possibility of adverse outcomes on the health, safety, welfare, and rehabilitation of offenders;
(B) Providing information regarding the corrections system to offenders and their families;
(C) Identifying issues and potential responses regarding the corrections system for the department, governor, and legislature to consider; and
(D) Providing information to interested members of the public regarding the state's correctional system, including information on the rights and responsibilities of offenders and their family members.
(i) Within the amounts provided in this section the department of corrections, with assistance from the department of social and health services, shall identify and evaluate alternatives for closure of the McNeil Island corrections center. The evaluation shall include capital and operating costs for ten years. Alternatives shall include, but may not be limited to:
(i) Continued operation of McNeil Island corrections center and the special commitment center, assuming no change in capacity at either institution;
(ii) Construct or acquire and operate correctional institution facilities to replace the offender capacity at McNeil Island corrections center; and
(iii) Closure of McNeil Island corrections center. The department of social and health services would assume sole responsibility for providing the transportation, operations, utilities, and other infrastructure associated with continued operation of the special commitment center on McNeil Island.
The department shall report to the office of financial management and legislative fiscal committees by December 31, 2008.
(2) CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($617,042,000))
$600,540,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($664,710,000))
$660,867,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,490,000))
$4,165,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,050,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,350,000
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account-- State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,338,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,492,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,492,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,800,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,301,364,000))
$1,284,094,000
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 a 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 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 2007-09 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) 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.
(f) $358,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $980,000 of the Washington auto theft prevention authority account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 1001 (auto theft). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(g) $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1097 (vulnerable adults). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h) $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1319 (correctional agency employee). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(i) $87,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $87,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 1592 (sentence review board). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(j) $544,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $496,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for development of individual reentry plans to prepare offenders for release into the community as generally described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 (offender recidivism). Individual reentry plans shall be based on an assessment of the offender using a standardized and comprehensive tool. The individual reentry plan may be one document, or may be a series of individual plans that combine to meet the requirements. The individual reentry plan shall, at a minimum, include:
(i) A plan to maintain contact with the inmate's children and family, if appropriate. The plan should determine whether parenting classes, or other services, are appropriate;
(ii) A description of the offender's education, certifications, work experience, skills, and training; and
(iii) A plan for the offender during the period of incarceration through reentry into the community that addresses the needs of the offender including education, employment, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and family reunification. The individual reentry plan shall be updated as appropriate during the period of incarceration, and prior to the inmate's release to address public safety concerns, consistency with the offender risk management level assigned by the department, housing, and connecting with a community justice center in the area in which the offender will be residing, if a community justice center is located in that area.
(iv) If the appropriation in this subsection is not sufficient for this program, the department shall prioritize the use of available funds.
(k) $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6790 (post-secondary education pilot). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($129,063,000))
$133,157,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($140,462,000))
$148,650,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $416,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,317,000))
$9,319,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,680,000))
$9,682,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,800,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($291,322,000))
$304,024,000
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) 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.
(c) $1,167,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,295,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the establishment and operation of community justice centers by the department as generally described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 (offender recidivism). At a minimum, a community justice center shall include:
(i) A violator program to allow the department to utilize a range of available sanctions for offenders who violate conditions of their supervision;
(ii) An employment opportunity program to assist an offender in finding employment;
(iii) On-site services or resources for connecting offenders with services such as mental health and substance abuse treatment, transportation, training, family reunification, and community services; and
(iv) The services of a transition coordinator to facilitate connections between the former offender and the community. The transition coordinator shall provide information to former offenders regarding services available to them in the community including, but not limited to housing assistance, employment assistance, education, vocational training, parent education, financial literacy, treatment for substance abuse, mental health, anger management, and shall assist offenders in their efforts to access needed services.
(v) If the appropriation in this subsection is not sufficient for this program, the department shall prioritize the use of available funds.
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($987,000))
$1,001,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,347,000))
$2,369,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,334,000))
$3,370,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: (($110,000)) $124,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($110,000)) $132,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,026,000))
$35,036,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,175,000))
$35,192,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($70,201,000))
$70,228,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for expenditures related to the Farrakhan v. Locke litigation.
Sec. 224. 2007 c 522 s 224 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,566,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,636,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($17,702,000))
$17,704,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($22,924,000))
$22,926,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for an adjustment to the agency lease rate for space occupied and parking in the Tacoma Rhodes center. The department of general administration shall increase lease rates to meet the cash gain/loss break-even point for the Tacoma Rhodes center effective July 1, 2007.
Sec. 225. 2007 c 522 s 225 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$937,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($959,000))
$1,254,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,896,000))
$2,191,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $295,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6596 (sex offender policy board). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 226. 2007 c 522 s 226 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($265,906,000))
$265,918,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($33,877,000))
$33,881,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($253,644,000))
$255,340,000
Administrative Contingency Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,273,000))
$26,364,000
Employment Service Administrative Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($32,055,000))
$34,105,000
Family Leave Insurance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,218,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($616,875,000))
$621,946,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $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.
(2) $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 chapter 133, Laws of 2005 (unemployment insurance).
(3) (($12,348,000)) $23,162,000 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 current unemployment insurance functions and department services to employers and job seekers.
(4) $372,000 of the administrative contingency account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5653 (self-employment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $12,054,000 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 fund the unemployment insurance tax information system (TAXIS) technology initiative for the employment security department.
(6) $430,000 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 replace high-risk servers used by the unemployment security department.
(7) $503,000 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 provide a system to track computer upgrades and changes for the unemployment security department.
(8) $183,000 of the unemployment compensation administration account--federal appropriation is provided from the amounts made available to the state by section 903(d) of the social security act (Reed Act). This amount is authorized to conduct a feasibility study to integrate job search data systems.
(9) $2,331,000 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 hardware and software to ensure the ongoing, reliable operation of the telecenters.
(10) $488,000 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 the relocation of the WorkSource office in Lakewood.
(11) $6,218,000 of the family leave insurance account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the family leave insurance program.
(a) The amount provided in this subsection assumes that, in developing the information technology systems to support the payment of benefits, the department will incorporate the claim filing and benefit payment efficiencies recommended by the joint legislative task force on family leave insurance in Part III of its final report dated January 23, 2008, including:
(i) Eliminating the option for awarding attorney fees and costs for administrative hearings;
(ii) Authorizing claims for benefits to be filed in the six-week period beginning on the first day of the calendar week in which the individual is on family leave;
(iii) Not requiring claimants to verify the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption;
(iv) Including an attestation from the claimant that written notice has been provided to the employer of the intention to take family leave; and
(v) Not deducting and withholding federal income taxes from benefit payments.
(b) In addition, the department shall incorporate the following claim filing and benefit payment efficiencies:
(i) Define "qualifying year" to mean the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters or, if eligibility is not established, the last four completed calendar immediately preceding the first day of the application year;
(ii) Allow individuals to file a claim for benefits in the six-week period beginning on the first day of the calendar year in which the individual is on family leave; and
(iii) After an initial family leave insurance benefit is paid, subsequent payments must be made biweekly, rather than semimonthly, thereafter.
PART III
NATURAL RESOURCES
Sec. 301. 2007 c 522 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$524,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$548,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,056,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,137,000
Sec. 302. 2007 c 522 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,030,000))
$50,109,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,941,000))
$52,417,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($83,365,000))
$83,531,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,648,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,000
Reclamation Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,073,000))
$4,228,000
Flood Control Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,961,000))
$4,161,000
Aquatic Lands Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $390,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($19,701,000))
$19,703,000
State Drought Preparedness--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account (Water Supply Facilities)--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$425,000
Vessel Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,438,000))
$1,649,000
Freshwater Aquatic Algae Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $509,000
Site Closure Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $702,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,490,000))
$15,137,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($15,894,000))
$17,249,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $373,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,269,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($98,184,000))
$99,717,000
State Toxics Control Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$381,000
Local Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($19,154,000))
$20,806,000
Water Quality Permit Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($38,900,000))
$37,406,000
Underground Storage Tank Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,777,000
((Environmental Excellence Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,000))
Biosolids Permit Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,410,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,902,000))
$5,904,000
Air Pollution Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,328,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($12,614,000))
$12,616,000
Air Operating Permit Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,266,000))
$2,814,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,697,000
Oil Spill Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,078,000
Metals Mining Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$469,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,297,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($465,315,000))
$469,745,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $170,000 of the oil spill prevention account--state appropriation is provided solely for 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.
(2) $256,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $209,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $200,000 of the general fund--private local appropriation are provided solely to implement activities associated with a regional haze program. Funds shall be collected and expended in accordance with the terms of the contract entered into with affected businesses and the department of ecology.
(3) $2,000,000 of the local toxics control account--state appropriation is provided solely to local governments outside of Puget Sound for municipal storm water programs, including but not limited to, implementation of phase II municipal storm water permits, source control for toxics in association with cleanup of contaminated sediment sites, and source control programs for shellfish protection districts where storm water is a significant contributor.
(4) Fees approved by the department of ecology in the 2007-09 biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
(5) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $927,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to improve the performance of wetland mitigation. Of this amount, $55,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $55,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support a wetland in Whatcom county. The program will engage local, state, and federal agencies, private investors, property owners, and others in the creation of one or more wetland banks and other measures to protect habitat functions and values while accommodating urban growth in the region. Priority shall be given to state and local government partnerships for wetland characterization. The department shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations on how wetland mitigation success can be improved to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy committees of the legislature.
(6) $260,000 of the state toxics control account--state appropriation is provided solely to support pesticide container recycling activities in Washington.
(7) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a pilot project to provide grants to two local government jurisdictions located in the Puget Sound area to improve compliance with existing environmental laws. Grant funds shall be used for providing information on existing requirements, providing technical assistance necessary to comply on a voluntary basis, and taking enforcement action.
(8) $1,257,000 of the reclamation account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5881 (water power license fees). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this section shall lapse.
(9) $694,000 of the underground storage tank account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5475 (underground storage tanks). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this section shall lapse.
(10) $2,026,000 of the local toxics control account--state appropriation is provided solely for local governments located near hazardous waste clean-up sites, including Duwamish Waterway, Commencement Bay, and Bellingham Bay, to work with small businesses and citizens to safely manage hazardous and solid wastes to prevent the contamination.
(11) $876,000 of the state toxics control account and $876,000 of the local toxics control account are provided solely for public participation grants related to toxic cleanup sites within and around Puget Sound.
(12) (($1,000,000)) $831,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,000,000)) $1,169,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement watershed plans. Of this amount, (($110,000)) $313,650 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($160,000)) $646,350 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support the implementation of the WRIA 1 watershed plan and the Bertrand watershed improvement district plan, including but not limited to implementation of the Nooksack River basin stream gauging program, study of the feasibility of a public utility district pipeline in the Bertrand watershed ((and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $350,000 of the general fund-- state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to study water storage and augmentation in the Bertrand watershed and $90,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for plan preparation and development in the Fishtrap watershed)), study and construction of water storage and augmentation in the Bertrand watershed, and preparation and development of the next subbasin watershed plan agreed to by the Bertrand instream flow policy group.
(13) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 2220 (shellfish). The department shall develop, by rule, guidelines for the appropriate siting and operation of geoduck aquaculture operations to be included in any master program under the shorelines management act. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for convening a stakeholder group to recommend establishing a sustainable statewide regional CBRNE/Hazmat response capability.
(15) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement key recommendations and actions identified in the "Washington's Ocean Action Plan: Enhancing Management of Washington State's Ocean and Outer Coast". The department shall provide a progress report on implementing this plan to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 31, 2008.
(16) (($300,000)) $464,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($300,000)) $136,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6001 (climate change). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to oversee beach seaweed removal in the west Seattle Fauntleroy community. The department may spend up to $25,000 of this amount for its cost of administration.
(18) (($405,000)) $693,000 of the state toxics control account is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 5421 (environmental covenants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this section shall lapse.
(19) $99,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a marshland study of key areas of salmon habitat along the Snohomish river estuary.
(20) $196,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $132,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $19,000 of the oil spill prevention account appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(21) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the department to contract with the U.S. institute for environmental conflict resolution, a federal agency, to develop a pilot water management process with three federally recognized treaty Indian tribes. $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the northwest Indian fisheries commission to help establish the pathway for the process in federal agencies.
(22) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to continue the pilot water pathways project through the remainder of the biennium. The department will work with the northwest Indian fisheries commission and the U.S. institute on environmental conflict resolution to find resolution on persistent water policy issues between tribes and nontribal entities.
(23) $319,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $241,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6117 (reclaimed water). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((23))) (24) $53,000 of the oil spill prevention account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5552 (penalties for oil spills). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((24))) (25) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department to convene a shellfish aquaculture regulatory committee, composed of a balanced representation from interested state regulatory agencies, Native American tribes, local governments and the environmental and shellfish farming communities. The group will be facilitated by the office of regulatory assistance and will address federal, state, and local regulatory issues related to shellfish farming.
(26) $85,000 of the state toxics control account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department to research and develop recommendations for implementation and financing of a convenient and effective mercury-added general purpose light recycling program. In developing these recommendations, the department must consult with the solid waste advisory committee and stakeholders, including representatives from small businesses, residents, local governments, and environmental organizations.
(27) $108,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6308 (relating to climate change research, preparation, and adaptation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(28) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6805 (relating to promoting farm and forest land preservation and environmental restoration through conservation markets). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(29) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6508 (relating to beach management districts). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(30) $195,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to support a collaborative process to design a proposed comprehensive water management structure for the Walla Walla river basin. The proposed structure should address the allocation of functions, authorities, resource requirements, and issues associated with interstate watershed management of the basin. Invited participants should include but not be limited to the confederated tribes of the Umatilla Indian reservation; appropriate state agencies; and Walla Walla basin interests such as municipalities, irrigation districts, conservation districts, fisheries, agriculture, economic development, and environmental representatives. A report outlining the proposed governance and water management structure shall be submitted to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 2008.
(31) $80,000 of the state toxics control account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department to create a stakeholder advisory committee to review and develop recommendations to help businesses achieve a fifty percent toxics reduction use goal. The committee shall: (a) Review and make recommendations to improve the effectiveness and delivery of technical assistance in pollution prevention planning; (b) develop recommendations for strategies to encourage moving away from "end-of-pipe" pollution reduction approaches to increase hazardous waste prevention throughout the state; and (c) review and make recommendations on revising the hazardous waste planning fee under RCW 70.95E.030, including opportunities to provide incentives that reward businesses for toxic use reduction successes in meeting a fifty percent toxics use reduction goal. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the fiscal and policy committees of the senate and house of representatives by November 1, 2008.
(32) $256,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,027,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2815 (reducing greenhouse gases emissions in the Washington economy). In participating in the western climate initiative, the director of the department shall seek to ensure that the design for a regional multisector market-based system confers equitable economic benefits and opportunities to our hydropower-based electricity sector compared to electricity sectors that rely primarily on fossil-fueled generation by having that system recognize, at a minimum: (a) Voluntary investments made by Washington utilities in energy efficiency measures; (b) emission reduction benefits that other participants in the western climate initiative derive from consuming renewable energy generated in Washington; and (c) adverse impacts that climate change uniquely has upon the capabilities of hydroelectric power generation. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 303. 2007 c 522 s 303 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,365,000))
$48,970,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,166,000))
$50,261,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,545,000))
$5,745,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$73,000
Winter Recreation Program Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,116,000))
$1,560,000
Off-Road Vehicle Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$238,000
Snowmobile Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,839,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$365,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,606,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($146,660,000))
$149,004,000
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 2007-09 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 2008 and $79,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a grant for the operation of the Northwest avalanche center.
(3) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for project scoping and cost estimating for the agency's 2009-11 capital budget submittal.
(4) $2,255,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for costs associated with relocating the commission's Tumwater headquarters office.
(5) $272,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $271,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for costs associated with relocating the commission's eastern Washington regional headquarters office.
(6) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for replacing vehicles and equipment.
(7) $1,611,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,428,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for planned and emergency maintenance of park facilities.
(8) $1,700,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the recreational boating safety program.
(9) $954,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,007,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the operations of Cama Beach state park.
(10) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5219 (weather and avalanche center). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $9,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $9,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5463 (forest fire protection). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) (($42,000)) $9,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($42,000)) $9,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236 (public lands management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $264,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $217,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to establish a pilot lifeguard program at Lake Sammamish and Nolte state parks. The department shall complete a comprehensive risk analysis to determine if expansion of the lifeguard program or other drowning risk reduction measures should be implemented. The department shall report its findings to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by July 1, 2009.
(14) (($232,000)) $455,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($233,000)) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the development of a long-range plan for Fort Worden state park, including architectural and site design guidelines, business and operations implementation, site and facilities use plan, and for the department to convene a task force to recommend alternative governance structures for the park.
(15) $1,600,000 of the parks renewal stewardship account--state appropriation is provided solely for operating state parks, developing and renovating park facilities, undertaking deferred maintenance, enhancing park stewardship and other state park purposes, pursuant to Substitute House Bill No. 2275 (raising funds for state parks). Expenditures from the amount provided in this subsection shall not exceed actual revenues received under Substitute House Bill No. 2275. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6395 (protecting southern resident orca whales from disturbances by vessels). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $58,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $73,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for one-time financial assistance to the northwest weather and avalanche center, administered by the United States forest service, to keep the center operational through the remainder of the biennium.
(18) $195,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for grants to the Mount Tahoma trails association to assist with purchase of snow equipment.
Sec. 304. 2007 c 522 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ((INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION)) RECREATION AND CONSERVATION FUNDING BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,557,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,409,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$277,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Firearms Range Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000
Recreation Resources Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,819,000
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicles Activities Program Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,004,000
Boating Activities Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
$1,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($28,153,000))
$27,153,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $16,025,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the forest and fish agreement rules. These funds shall be allocated to the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife.
(2) $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(3) (($2,000,000)) $1,000,000 of the boating activities account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1651 (boating activities). ((If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.))
Sec. 305. 2007 c 522 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,134,000))
$1,144,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,161,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,295,000))
$2,305,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following condition and limitation: $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for employee retirement buyout costs.
Sec. 306. 2007 c 522 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,889,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,913,000))
$3,087,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,178,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,301,000))
$5,301,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,326,000))
$5,326,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($21,607,000))
$17,781,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for supplementary basic funding grants to the state's lowest-income conservation districts. The supplementary grant process shall be structured to aid recipients in becoming financially self-sufficient in the future.
(2) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5108 (office of farmland preservation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the pioneers in conservation program to provide grants through a competitive process to agricultural landowners for projects that benefit fish and wildlife restoration and farm operations. Grants must be matched by an equal amount or more from nonstate sources with priority for projects identified in the Puget Sound Chinook salmon recovery plan and the Puget Sound partnership strategy.
(4) $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $72,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(5) $174,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6805 (farm and forest land preservation and environmental restoration through conservation markets). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 307. 2007 c 522 s 307 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($55,453,000))
$56,213,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($52,743,000))
$55,392,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($52,666,000))
$52,671,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($37,447,000))
$37,451,000
Off-Road Vehicle Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$416,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,070,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $268,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,628,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,024,000
Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$754,000
Aquatic Invasive Species Enforcement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$204,000
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$842,000
Wildlife Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($66,508,000))
$64,329,000
Wildlife Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($34,552,000))
$34,556,000
Wildlife Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,288,000))
$13,290,000
Game Special Wildlife Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,991,000))
$2,491,000
Game Special Wildlife Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,923,000
Game Special Wildlife Account--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$486,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000
((Environmental Excellence Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000))
Regional Fisheries Salmonid Recovery Account--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,751,000))
$5,001,000
Oil Spill Prevention Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,104,000
Oyster Reserve Land Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417,000
Wildlife Rehabilitation Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($352,000))
$270,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($344,547,000))
$348,445,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall use the department of printing for printing needs. Funds provided in this section may not be used to staff or fund a stand-alone printing operation.
(2) $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of hatchery reform recommendations defined by the hatchery scientific review group.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) $400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a state match to support the Puget Sound nearshore partnership between the department and the U.S. army corps of engineers.
(6) The department shall assist the office of regulatory assistance in implementing activities consistent with the governor's regulatory improvement program. The department shall support and provide expertise to facilitate, coordinate, and simplify citizen and business interactions so as to improve state regulatory processes involving state, local, and federal stakeholders.
(7) $634,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for operations and fish production costs at department-operated Mitchell act hatchery facilities.
(8) ((Within the amount provided for the agency, the department shall implement a joint management and collaborative enforcement agreement with the confederated tribes of the Colville and the Spokane tribe.)) $609,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the department to implement a pilot project with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to develop expanded recreational fishing opportunities on Lake Rufus Woods and its northern shoreline and to conduct joint enforcement of lake fisheries on Lake Rufus Woods and adjoining waters, pursuant to state and tribal intergovernmental agreements developed under the Columbia River water supply program.
(a) For the purposes of the pilot project:
(i) A fishing permit issued to a nontribal member by the Colville Tribes shall satisfy the license requirement of RCW 77.32.010 on the waters of Lake Rufus Woods and on the north shore of Lake Rufus Woods;
(ii) The Colville Tribes have agreed to provide to holders of its nontribal member fishing permits a means to demonstrate that fish in their possession were lawfully taken in Lake Rufus Woods;
(iii) A Colville tribal member identification card shall satisfy the license requirement of RCW 77.32.010 on all waters of Lake Rufus Woods;
(iv) The department and the Colville Tribes shall jointly designate fishing areas on the north shore of Lake Rufus Woods for the purposes of enhancing access to the recreational fisheries on the lake; and
(v) The Colville Tribes have agreed to recognize a fishing license issued under RCW 77.32.470 or RCW 77.32.490 as satisfying the nontribal member fishing permit requirements of Colville tribal law on the reservation portion of the waters of Lake Rufus Woods and at designated fishing areas on the north shore of Lake Rufus Woods;
(b) The director, in collaboration with the Colville Tribes, shall provide an interim report to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2008. The report shall describe the status of the pilot project, and make recommendations as needed to fully implement the project, pursuant to the state and tribal agreement on Lake Rufus Woods.
(9) $182,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $182,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to continue the ballast water management program in Puget Sound and expand the program to include the Columbia river and coastal ports.
(10) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for hatchery facility maintenance improvements.
(11) $440,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $409,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for estimates of juvenile abundance of federally listed salmon and steelhead populations. The department shall report to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature with a letter stating the use and measurable results of activities that are supported by these funds.
(12) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the strategic budget and accountability program.
(13) $113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(14) Prior to submitting its 2009-11 biennial operating and capital budget request related to state fish hatcheries to the office of financial management, the department shall contract with the hatchery scientific review group (HSRG) to review this request. This review shall: (a) Determine if the proposed requests are consistent with HSRG recommendations; (b) prioritize the components of the requests based on their contributions to protecting wild salmonid stocks and meeting the recommendations of the HSRG; and (c) evaluate whether the proposed requests are being made in the most cost effective manner. The department shall provide a copy of the HSRG review to the office of financial management and the appropriate legislative committees by October 1, 2008.
(15) $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5447 (coastal Dungeness crab). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $4,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5463 (forest fire protection). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) $89,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $89,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6141 (forest health). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $204,000 of the aquatic invasive species enforcement account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5923 (aquatic invasive species). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(19) (($42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236 (public lands management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20))) $352,000 of the wildlife rehabilitation account is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5188 (wildlife rehabilitation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((21))) (20) $77,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department of fish and wildlife to participate in the upper Columbia salmon recovery plan implementation, habitat conservation plan hatchery committees, and the priest rapids salmon and steelhead agreement hatchery technical committee.
(((22))) (21)(a) Within existing funds, the department of fish and wildlife shall sell the upper 20-acre parcel of the Beebe springs property.
(b) Proceeds from the sale are to be used to develop the Beebe springs natural interpretive site. Up to $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the development of the Beebe springs natural interpretive site. The department shall not expend more than the amount received from the sale proceeds.
(((25))) (22) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $49,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2049 (marine resource committees). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((26))) (23) $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a study of introducing oxygen to the waters of Hood Canal. The study shall propose a location in a small marine area where a large number of bottom-dwelling fish species exist, and analyze the impact of injected dissolved oxygen on aquatic life. The department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results of the study and recommend whether to proceed with a project to inject oxygen into Hood Canal.
(((27))) (24) $1,310,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to replace state wildlife account funds for the engineering program and (($1,190,000)) $610,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 are provided solely to replace state wildlife account funds for the hydraulic project permitting program, including the development of a permit fee schedule for the hydraulic project approval program to make the program self supporting. Fees may be based on factors relating to the complexity of the permit issuance. The fees received by the department must be deposited into the state wildlife account and shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of the hydraulic project permitting program. By December 1, 2008, the department shall provide a permit fee schedule for the hydraulic project approval program to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(((28))) (25) $245,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $245,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the department to work in cooperation with the department of natural resources to assist with the implementation of the wild horse coordinated resource management plan. Implementation may include providing grant funding to other state and nonstate entities as needed.
(((29))) (26) $270,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $270,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to develop siting guidelines for power generation facilities, provide technical assistance for permitting, support voluntary compliance with the guidelines, and to conduct bird and wildlife assessments on state lands most eligible for wind power leases.
(((31))) (27) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 2220 (shellfish). The department shall develop and maintain an electronic database for aquatic farmer registration. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(28) $289,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $301,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for selective fisheries.
(29) During the 2007-09 biennium, the department shall not make a permanent closure of any hatchery facility currently in operation.
(30) Within existing funds, the department shall continue implementing its capital program action plan dated September 1, 2007, including the purchase of the necessary maintenance and support costs for the capital programs and engineering tools. The department shall report to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature its progress in implementing the plan, including improvements instituted in its capital program, by September 30, 2008.
(31) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6227 (outer coast marine resources committees). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(32) $115,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6231 (marine protected areas). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(33) $46,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6307 (Puget Sound marine managed areas). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(34) $46,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6395 (orca whales). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(35) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement the 2008 Wiley Slough restoration project report to the legislature recommendation to establish a private farmland, public recreation partnership that would provide farmland preservation, waterfowl management, and public recreational access.
(36) $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to convene a work group to study solutions for improving outbound juvenile salmon migration at Electron Dam on the Puyallup River. The work group shall include one member of the house of representatives, one member of the senate, one representative from the department of fish and wildlife, one representative from Puget Sound energy, and one representative from the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The work group shall present its findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1, 2009.
(37) As part of its 2009-11 biennial budget request, the department shall submit a report detailing the methodology for determining the value of payment in lieu of taxes as provided in RCW 79.70.130. At a minimum, the report will show the number of acres subject to the payment in lieu of taxes, the tax rates assumed by each affected county, and the resulting value of the state general fund obligation.
(38) $55,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided for the 2008 fishing season for Wenatchee and Entiat fisheries only if the target numbers are met as outlined in the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) permit and if the permit is issued as promised by NOAA in May 2008.
Sec. 308. 2007 c 522 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,497,000))
$51,302,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,818,000))
$51,966,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($25,235,000))
$27,862,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,413,000
Forest Development Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($58,165,000))
$58,173,000
Off-Road Vehicle Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,318,000))
$4,235,000
Surveys and Maps Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,536,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,773,000))
$7,964,000
Resources Management Cost Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($96,177,000))
$96,189,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,295,000
Disaster Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000,000
Forest and Fish Support Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,000,000))
$7,000,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,348,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,360,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,337,000
Natural Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000
Air Pollution Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$570,000
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$982,000
Derelict Vessel Removal Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,652,000
Agricultural College Trust Management Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,064,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($318,654,000))
$328,362,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($122,000)) $1,021,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($162,000)) $1,043,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(2) (($11,463,000)) $14,920,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($13,792,000)) $13,542,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $5,000,000 of the disaster response account--state appropriation are provided solely for emergency fire suppression. 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.
(3) Fees approved by the department of natural resources and the board of natural resources in the 2007-09 biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
(4) $198,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $199,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to work with appropriate stakeholders and state agencies in determining how privately owned lands, in combination with other land ownership such as public and tribal lands, contribute to wildlife habitat. The assessment will also determine how commercial forests, forest lands on the urban fringe, and small privately-owned forest lands that are managed according to Washington's forest and fish prescriptions, in combination with other forest management activities, function as wildlife habitat now and in the future.
(5) (($2,500,000)) $5,000,000 of the forest and fish support account--state appropriation is provided solely for adaptive management, monitoring, and participation grants to tribes. If federal funding for this purpose is reinstated, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. The department shall compile the outcomes of these grants annually and submit them to the office of financial management by September 1 of 2008 and 2009.
(6) $400,000 of the forest and fish support account--state appropriation is provided solely for adaptive management, monitoring, and participation grants to the departments of ecology and fish and wildlife. If federal funding for this purpose is reinstated, this subsection shall lapse.
(7) The department shall prepare a feasibility study that analyzes applicable business processes and develops the scope, requirements, and alternatives for replacement of the department's current suite of payroll-support systems. The department shall use an independent consultant to assist with the study, and shall submit the completed analysis to the office of financial management, the department of personnel, and the department of information services by August 1, 2008.
(8) $600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to continue interagency agreements with the department of fish and wildlife and the department of ecology for forest and fish report field implementation tasked.
(9) All department staff serving as recreation-management trail stewards shall be noncommissioned.
(10) $112,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account--state appropriation is provided solely for spartina eradication efforts. The department may enter into agreements with federal agencies to eradicate spartina from private lands that may provide a source of reinfestation to public lands.
(11) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to convene and staff a work group to study issues related to wildfire prevention and protection. The work group shall be composed of members representing rural counties in eastern and western Washington, fire districts, environmental protection organizations, industrial forest landowners, the agricultural community, the beef industry, small forest landowners, the building industry, realtors, the governor or a designee, the insurance commissioner or a designee, the office of financial management, the state fire marshal or a designee, the state building code council, and the commissioner or public lands or a designee. The work group shall issue a report of findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by August 1, 2008.
(12) $249,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(13) $2,000,000 of the derelict vessel removal account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6044 (derelict vessels). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) (($42,000)) $34,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($42,000)) $34,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236 (public lands management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15) $14,000 of the forest development account--state appropriation and $52,000 of the resources management cost account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5463 (forest fire protection). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) (($1,000,000)) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((is)) and $900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the removal of one or two large floating dry docks off Lake Washington near the Port Quendall site in north Renton.
(17) $547,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $726,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6141 (forest health). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $22,000 of the surface mining reclamation account--state appropriation and $22,000 of the resources management cost account--state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5972 (surface mining reclamation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts in this subsection shall lapse.
(19) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $250,000 of the resource management cost account--state appropriation are provided solely to extend the 2005-2007 contract with the University of Washington college of forestry resources for additional research and technical assistance on the future of Washington forests. Reports shall be submitted by June 30, 2009, to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the following topics:
(a) An exploration of the potential markets for renewable energy from biomass from Washington forests, especially from material removed from eastern Washington forests as part of forest health improvement efforts. This exploration shall assess the feasibility of converting large amounts of underutilized forest biomass into useful products and green energy by providing required analyses needed to efficiently collect and deliver forest biomass to green energy end users. The role of transportation and processing infrastructure in developing markets for such material for both clean energy and value-added products shall be included in the exploration. The college shall coordinate with Washington State University efforts to identify what new biological, chemical, and engineering technologies are emerging for converting forest biomass to clean and efficient energy.
(b) Recommendations for the college's northwest environmental forum for retaining the highest valued working forest lands at risk of conversion to nonforest uses. These recommendations should include an examination of means to enhance biodiversity through strategic retention of certain lands, as well as economic incentives for landowners to retain lands as working forests and provide ecosystem services. The recommendations shall consider the health and value of the forest lands, the rate of loss of working forest lands in the area, the risk to timber processing infrastructure from continued loss of working forest lands, and the multiple benefits derived from retaining working forest lands. The recommendations shall prioritize forest lands in the Cascade foothills, which include the area generally encompassing 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.
(20) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Chelan county, as the chair of the Stemilt partnership, to perform the following:
(a) Work with private and public land management entities to identify and evaluate land ownership possibilities;
(b) Allocate up to $10,000 to the department of fish and wildlife to perform technical studies, baseline assessments, environmental review, due diligence, and similar real estate evaluations; and
(c) Implement real estate transactions based on the results of the studies.
(21) $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for health benefits to Washington conservation corps employees.
(22) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for staff support for the natural heritage program to integrate, analyze, and provide bird area information, and for state designations and mapping support, among other activities.
(23) $48,000 of the resource management cost account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 2220 (shellfish). The department shall participate in a shellfish aquaculture regulatory committee, convened by the department of ecology. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24) $150,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5445 (cost-reimbursement agreements). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(25) $191,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department to coordinate with the Puget Sound partnership to complete a final habitat conservation plan for state-owned aquatic lands and an environmental impact statement by June 2009.
(26) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to supplement other available funds for an analysis of whether forest practices rules (including rules for harvest on potentially unstable slopes, road construction and maintenance, and post-harvest slash treatment) effectively protect public resources and public safety from landslides, acceleration of peak streamflows, and other storm-related impacts. The analysis is to be accomplished using the forest practices board adaptive management process. The cooperative monitoring, evaluation, and research (CMER) committee of the adaptive management program shall submit a report of its preliminary analysis and conclusions to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008. The forest practices board shall submit a complete report of the CMER study on the effectiveness of current prescriptions and practices by June 30, 2009.
(27) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for participation with the regional multi-organization taskforce of forest scientists and land managers formed to develop science-based management options for forest landowners to manage under alternative climate change scenarios. The department shall develop a project aimed at acquiring, developing, and distributing information about localized impacts of climate change on native tree species, including information on genetic variability and adaptability of such species having important commercial forestry values. The project should yield any necessary recommendations for strengthening the department's timber gene-pool reserve program to conserve species diversity as an adaptive strategy for possible climate-change scenarios.
(28) As part of its 2009-11 biennial budget request, the department shall submit a report detailing the methodology for determining the value of payment in lieu of taxes as provided in RCW 79.70.130. At a minimum, the report will show the number of acres subject to the payment in lieu of taxes, the tax rates assumed by each affected county, and the resulting value of the state general fund obligation.
Sec. 309. 2007 c 522 s 309 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,071,000))
$14,073,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,152,000))
$14,721,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,441,000))
$11,443,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$422,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,062,000
Energy Freedom Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$604,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$618,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,120,000
Water Quality Permit Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($48,051,000))
$48,624,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Fees and assessments approved by the department in the 2007-09 biennium are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
(2) 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.
(3) $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $72,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the department shall execute activities as described in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(4) $62,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $63,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a study to evaluate the use of sugar beets for the production of biofuels.
(5) $275,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $275,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for direct allocation, without deduction, to the Washington tree fruit research commission, established under chapter 15.26 RCW, for development and implementation of a pest management transition program to reduce the use by the tree fruit industry of certain organophosphate insecticides.
(6) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for distribution to counties with weed boards to control invasive weeds. Of this amount, $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to control Japanese knotweed in counties with weed boards.
(7) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for pass through funding to the nonprofit opportunities industrialization center to provide training to agricultural workers related to farm skills, English as a second language, and other skills.
(8) $290,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6483 (local food production). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $35,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation are provided solely for funding to the Pacific county noxious weed control board to continue its planning and implementation of spartina eradication activities.
Sec. 310. 2007 c 522 s 310 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($799,000))
$745,000
Sec. 311. 2007 c 522 s 311 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($500,000))
$370,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($500,000))
$654,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,155,000))
$2,655,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,458,000))
$3,841,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,459,000))
$4,214,000
State Toxics Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,710,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($12,072,000))
$16,444,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($1,000,000)) $600,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($1,000,000)) $1,400,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $2,500,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation are provided solely for the education of citizens through attracting and utilizing volunteers to engage in activities that result in environmental benefits.
(2) $2,208,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $2,209,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, (($500,000)) $370,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($500,000)) $630,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $1,155,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, then $2,208,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $2,209,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $1,155,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are appropriated to the office of the governor for operation of the Puget Sound action team.
(3) To implement the 2007-09 Puget Sound biennial plan required by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership), funding is provided solely for Puget Sound recovery activities in the budgets of selected agencies and institutions of higher education, including the department of agriculture, department of community, trade and economic development, conservation commission, department of ecology, department of fish and wildlife, department of health, interagency committee for outdoor recreation, department of natural resources, state parks and recreation commission, the Puget Sound partnership, University of Washington, and Washington State University. During the 2007-09 biennium, moneys are provided solely for these agencies and institutions of higher education as provided for in LEAP document PSAT-2007.
(4) $24,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 6307 (Puget Sound marine managed areas). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $1,033,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $300,000 of the water quality account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $900,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation are provided solely for development and implementation of the 2020 action agenda.
PART IV
TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 401. 2007 c 522 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,727,000))
$1,730,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
$2,005,000
Architects' License Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($762,000))
$763,000
Cemetery Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240,000
Professional Engineers' Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,484,000))
$3,492,000
Real Estate Commission Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,883,000))
$9,257,000
Master License Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($14,072,000))
$14,434,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,086,000))
$3,090,000
Real Estate Education Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,000
Real Estate Appraiser Commission Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,684,000))
$1,683,000
Business and Professions Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($10,190,000))
$11,703,000
Real Estate Research Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $320,000
Funeral Directors And Embalmers Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($597,000))
$596,000
Geologists' Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($57,000))
$56,000
Data Processing Revolving Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000
Derelict Vessel Removal Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($47,438,000))
$49,705,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) 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 2007-09 fiscal biennium. Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 2007-09 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) $230,000 of the master license account--state appropriation is provided solely for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1461 (manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $210,000 of the business and professions account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6606 (home inspectors). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $64,000 of the business and professions account--state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2759 or Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6437 (bail bond agents). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $23,000 of the business and professions account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5746 (landscape architecture). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) The department of licensing and the department of health shall jointly review and report to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, recommendations for implementing a process of holding in abeyance for up to six months following the conclusion of active duty service the expiration of, and currency requirements for, professional licenses and certificates for individuals who have been called to active duty military service.
(7) The higher education coordinating board, the department of licensing, and the department of health shall jointly review and report to appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, on barriers and opportunities for increasing the extent to which veterans separating from duty are able to apply skills sets and education required while in service to certification, licensure, and degree requirements.
Sec. 402. 2007 c 522 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,903,000))
$38,968,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($37,102,000))
$31,917,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,629,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,223,000
Death Investigations Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,510,000))
$5,715,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,476,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,532,000))
$2,732,000
Enhanced 911 Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$572,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,155,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,244,000
Fire Service Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$131,000
Disaster Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
Fire Service Training Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,936,000
Aquatic Invasive Species Enforcement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,000
State Toxics Control Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$502,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,007,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,429,000
Fingerprint Identification Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($6,928,000))
$10,152,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($119,505,000))
$118,844,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $233,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $282,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $357,000 of the fingerprint identification account--state appropriation are provided solely for workload associated with implementation of the federal Adam Walsh Act -- the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006.
(2) In accordance with RCW 10.97.100 and chapter 43.43 RCW, the Washington state patrol is authorized to perform and charge fees for criminal history and background checks for state and local agencies, and nonprofit and other private entities and disseminate the records. It is the policy of the state of Washington that the fees cover, as nearly as practicable, the direct and indirect costs of performing criminal history and background checks activities. Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the Washington state patrol may increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor if the increases are necessary to fully fund the direct and indirect cost of the criminal history and background check activities.
(3) $200,000 of the fire service training account--state appropriation is provided solely for two FTEs in the office of the state director of fire protection 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.
(4) $250,000 of the fire service training account--state appropriation is provided solely to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 6119 (firefighter apprenticeship training program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,947,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $4,947,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6931 (emphasis patrols for DUI enforcement and chemical dependency treatment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this section shall lapse.
PART V
EDUCATION
Sec. 501. 2007 c 522 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(1) STATE AGENCY OPERATIONS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,815,000))
$22,036,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($22,147,000))
$25,472,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,551,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($65,513,000))
$69,059,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $11,920,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $12,362,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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) $1,080,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $815,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education, including basic education assistance activities. Within the amounts provided, the board shall implement the provisions of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education) for which it is responsible, including: (i) Develop a comprehensive set of recommendations for an accountability system; (ii) adopt high school graduation requirements aligned with international performance standards in mathematics and science and, in conjunction with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, identify no more than three curricula that are aligned with these standards; and (iii) review all requirements related to the high school diploma as directed by section 405, chapter 263, Laws of 2006.
(c) $4,779,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($6,033,000)) $6,248,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the professional educator standards board for the following:
(i) $930,000 in fiscal year 2008 and (($1,070,000)) $1,284,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for the operation and expenses of the Washington professional educator standards board, including administering the alternative routes to certification program, pipeline for paraeducators conditional scholarship loan program, and the retooling to teach math conditional loan program. Within the amounts provided in this subsection (1)(d)(i), the professional educator standards board shall: (A) Revise the teacher mathematics endorsement competencies and alignment of teacher tests to the updated competencies; (B) review teacher preparation requirements in cultural understanding and make recommendations for strengthening these standards; (C) create a new professional level teacher assessment; (D) expand the alternative routes to teacher certification program for business professionals and instructional assistants who will teach math and science; ((and)) (E) revise requirements for college and university teacher preparation programs to match a new knowledge- and skill-based performance system; and (F) test implementation of a revised teacher preparation program approach that is classroom experience-intensive and performance-based; and
(ii) $3,269,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $4,289,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for conditional scholarship loans and mentor stipends provided through the alternative routes to certification program administered by the professional educator standards board. Of the amounts provided in this subsection (1)(d)(ii):
(A) $500,000 each year is provided solely for conditional scholarships to candidates seeking an endorsement in special education, math, science, or bilingual education;
(B) $2,210,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $3,230,000 for fiscal year 2009 are for the expansion of conditional scholarship loans and mentor stipends for individuals enrolled in alternative route state partnership programs and seeking endorsements in math, science, special education or bilingual education as follows: (I) For route one interns (those currently holding associates of arts degrees), in fiscal year 2008, 120 interns seeking endorsements in the specified subject areas and for fiscal year 2009, an additional 120 interns in the specified subject areas; and (II) for all other routes, funding is provided each year for 140 interns seeking endorsements in the specified subject areas;
(C) Remaining amounts in this subsection (1)(d)(ii) shall be used to continue existing alternative routes to certification programs; and
(D) Candidates seeking math and science endorsements under (A) and (B) of this subsection shall receive priority for funding;
(iii) $236,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $231,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the recruiting Washington teachers program established in Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5955 (educator preparation, professional development, and compensation).
(iv) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 provided in this subsection (1)(d) are for $4,000 conditional loan stipends for paraeducators participating in the pipeline for paraeducators established in Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education); and
(v) $244,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $244,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for conditional stipends for certificated teachers pursuing a mathematics or science endorsement under the retooling to teach mathematics or science program established in Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). The conditional stipends shall be for endorsement exam fees as well as stipends for teachers who must also complete coursework.
(d) $555,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((is)) and $867,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for increased attorney general fees related to education litigation.
(e) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($300,000)) $2,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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) $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $78,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(g) $1,336,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,227,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the creation of a statewide data base of longitudinal student information. This amount is conditioned on the department satisfying the requirements in section 902 of this act.
(h) $325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $325,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for comprehensive cultural competence and anti-bias education programs for educators and students. The office of superintendent of public instruction shall administer grants to school districts with the assistance and input of groups such as the anti-defamation league and the Jewish federation of Seattle.
(i) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to promote the financial literacy of students. The effort will be coordinated through the financial literacy public-private partnership.
(j) $204,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $66,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5843 (regarding educational data and data systems). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(k) $114,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $114,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1052 (legislative youth advisory council). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(l) $162,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $31,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1422 (children and families of incarcerated parents). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(m) $28,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $27,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5098 (Washington college bound scholarship). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(n) $46,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5297 (regarding providing medically and scientifically accurate sexual health education in schools). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(o) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the office of superintendent of public instruction to convene a workgroup to develop school food allergy guidelines and policies for school district implementation. The workgroup shall complete the development of the food allergy guidelines and policies by March 31, 2008, in order to allow for school district implementation in the 2008-2009 school year. The guidelines developed shall incorporate state and federal laws that impact management of food allergies in school settings.
(p) $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support a program to recognize the work of outstanding classified staff in school districts throughout the state.
(q) $96,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $98,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support a full-time director of skills centers within the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(r) $555,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $475,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with the northwest educational research laboratory (NWREL) to conduct two educational studies. Specifically, NWREL shall:
(i) Conduct a study regarding teacher preparation, training, and coordinated instructional support strategies for English language learners, as outlined in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). An interim report is due November 1, 2008, and the final report is due December 1, 2009. Both reports shall be delivered to the governor, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the appropriate early learning, education, and fiscal committees of the legislature; and
(ii) Conduct a study of the effectiveness of the K-3 demonstration projects as outlined in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). An interim report is due November 1, 2008, and the final report is due December 1, 2009. Both reports shall be delivered to the governor, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the appropriate early learning, education, and fiscal committees of the legislature.
(s) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with Washington State University social and economic sciences research center (WSU-SESRC) to conduct to educational research studies. The WSU-SESRC shall:
(i) Conduct a study which reviews chapter 207, Laws of 2002 (bullying in schools), evaluate the outcomes resulting from the legislation, and to make recommendations for continued improvement. The study shall, at a minimum, determine: (A) Whether the policies have been developed and implemented in all elementary, middle, and high schools; (B) whether there has been any measurable improvement in the safety and civility of schools' climate and environment as a result of the legislation; (C) whether there are still issues that need to be addressed in light of the original intent of the legislation; and (D) recommended actions to be taken at the school, district, and state level to address the identified issues. Additionally, WSU-SESRC shall research and identify effective programs and the components of effective programs. A report shall be submitted to the education committees of the legislature and the office of the superintendent of public instruction by September 1, 2008.
(ii) Conduct an evaluation of the mathematics and science instructional coach program as described in Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). Findings shall include an evaluation of the coach development institute, coaching support seminars, and other coach support activities; recommendations with regard to the characteristics required of the coaches; identification of changes in teacher instruction related to coaching activities; and identification of the satisfaction level with coaching activities as experienced by classroom teachers and administrators. An interim report is due November 1, 2008. The final report is due December 1, 2009. Both the interim and final report shall be presented to the governor, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the education and fiscal committees of the legislature.
(t) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for additional costs incurred by the state board of education in reviewing proposed math standards and curriculum.
(u) During the 2007-09 biennium, to the maximum extent possible, in adopting new agency rules or making any changes to existing rules or policies related to the fiscal provisions in the administration of part V of this act, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall attempt to request approval through the normal legislative budget process.
(v) $142,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the conducting of a comprehensive analysis of math and science teacher supply and demand issues by the professional educator standards board. By December 1, 2008, the professional educator standards board shall submit a final report to the governor and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature, that includes, but is not limited to: (i) Specific information on the current number of math and science teachers assigned to teach mathematics and science both with and without appropriate certification in those subjects by school district and statewide; (ii) projected demand information by detailing the number of K-12 mathematics and science teachers needed by the 2010-11 school year by school district and statewide; (iii) specific recommendations on how the demand will be met through recruitment programs, alternative route certification programs, potential financial incentives, retention strategies, and other efforts; and (iv) identification of strategies, based on best practices, to improve the rigor and productivity of state-funded mathematics and science teacher preparation programs. As part of the final report, the professional educator standards board and the Washington state institute for public policy shall provide information from a study of differential pay for teachers in high-demand subject areas such as mathematics and science, including the design, successes, and limitations of differential pay programs in other states.
(w) $114,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6466 (task force on Spanish and Chinese language instruction). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(x) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6556 (anaphylactic policy). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(y) $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6742 (guidelines for students with autism) and Substitute Senate Bill No. 6743 (training for students with autism). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(z) Within the appropriations in this section, sufficient funding is provided for the implementation of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5100 (health insurance information for students).
(aa) $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities), which requires the professional educator standards board to convene a work group to develop recommendations for increasing teacher knowledge, skills, and competencies to address the needs of English language learner students. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) STATEWIDE PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,783,000))
$14,283,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,459,000))
$17,117,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,890,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($87,132,000))
$87,290,000
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) $2,541,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,541,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely 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) $96,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $96,000 of the general fund-- state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely 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) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely 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 for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are 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) $10,344,000 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) $271,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($271,000)) $396,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely 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.
(vii) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a pilot youth suicide prevention and information program. The office of superintendent of public instruction will work with selected school districts and community agencies in identifying effective strategies for preventing youth suicide.
(viii) $800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for programs to improve safety and emergency preparedness and planning in public schools, as generally described in Substitute Senate Bill No. 5097. The superintendent of public instruction shall design and implement the grant program in consultation with the educational service districts, the school safety advisory committee, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs. The funding shall support grants to school districts for the development and updating of comprehensive safe school plans, school safety training, and the conducting of safety-related drills. As a condition of receiving these funds, school districts must ensure that schools (A) conduct at least one lockdown and one shelter in place safety drill each school year, and (B) send updated school mapping database information on an annual basis to the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
(ix) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6418 (restraints of children). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(b) TECHNOLOGY
$1,939,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,939,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely 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) $652,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,329,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to expand the special services pilot project to include up to seven participating districts. 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)) 28A.630.016. Of the amounts provided, $11,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $11,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to conduct a study of the expanded special services pilot.
(ii) $31,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $31,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operation of the Cispus environmental learning center.
(iii) $97,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $97,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support vocational student leadership organizations.
(iv) $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $146,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington civil liberties education program.
(v) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(vi) $294,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $294,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia pilot reading program in up to five school districts.
(vii) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for developing and disseminating curriculum and other materials documenting women's role in World War II.
(viii) $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for incentive grants for districts and pilot projects to develop preapprenticeship programs. Incentive grant awards up to $10,000 each shall be used to support the program's design, school/business/labor agreement negotiations, and recruiting high school students for preapprenticeship programs in the building trades and crafts.
(ix) $3,220,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,220,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the dissemination of the Navigation 101 curriculum to all districts, including disseminating electronic student planning tools and software for analyzing the impact of the implementation of Navigation 101 on student performance, and grants to at least one hundred school districts each year for the implementation of the Navigation 101 program. The implementation grants will be limited to a maximum of two years and the school districts selected shall represent various regions of the state and reflect differences in school district size and enrollment characteristics.
(x) $36,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $36,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the enhancement of civics education. Of this amount, $25,000 each year is provided solely for competitive grants to school districts for curriculum alignment, development of innovative civics projects, and other activities that support the civics assessment established in chapter 113, Laws of 2006.
(xi) $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1573 (authorizing a statewide program for comprehensive dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(xii) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the communities in school program in Pierce county.
(xiii) (($500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the office of superintendent of public instruction to contract with a company to develop and implement a pilot program for providing indigenous learning curriculum and standards specific online learning programs based on the recommended standards in chapter 205, Laws of 2005 (Washington's tribal history). The specific content areas covered by the pilot program will include social studies and science. The contractor selected will have experience in developing and implementing indigenous learning curricula and if possible will be affiliated with a recognized Washington state tribe. The pilot program will be implemented in a minimum of three school districts in collaboration with Washington tribes and school districts. To the extent possible and appropriate, the pilot program will involve organizations including, the University of Washington's mathematics science and engineering achievement, the digital learning commons, the virtual possibilities network, the museum of arts and culture in Spokane, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University.
(xiv))) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support and expand the mentoring advanced placement program in current operation in southwest Washington.
(((xv))) (xiv) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1051 (expanding high school completion programs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((xvi))) (xv) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for program initiatives to address the educational needs of Latino students and families. Using the full amounts of the appropriations under this subsection, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall contract with the Seattle community coalition of compana quetzal to provide for three initiatives: (A) Early childhood education; (B) parent leadership training; and (C) high school success and college preparation programs. Campana quetzal shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction by June 30, 2009, regarding impact of the programs on addressing the academic achievement gap, including high school drop-out rates and college readiness rates, for Latino students.
(xvi) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714 (Spanish and Chinese language instruction). Within the amounts specifically appropriated for this purpose, the funding is provided for the pilot program in two school districts to provide sequentially articulated Spanish and Chinese language instruction in elementary schools. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(xvii) $493,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities) which provides for reimbursing school districts for ninth graders enrolled in the district that opt to take the PSAT at no cost to the student. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 502. 2007 c 522 s 502 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,448,333,000))
$4,436,719,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,474,199,000))
$4,478,359,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($9,387,000))
$9,373,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$341,624,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,273,543,000))
$9,266,075,000
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 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years shall be determined using formula-generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in (e) through (g) 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 (d) through (g) of this subsection:
(i) Four certificated administrative staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-12;
(ii) Forty-nine 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 with a waiver allowed for skills centers in current operation that are not meeting this standard until the 2008-09 school year, 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 (g)(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
(i) 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 2007-08 and 2008-09 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)(e) through (i) of this section, one classified staff unit for each ((2.95)) 2.90 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 ((fifty-nine)) 58.0 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 ((14.13)) 14.11 percent in the 2007-08 school year and ((16.69)) 16.67 percent in the 2008-09 school year for certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of ((17.06)) 17.04 percent in the 2007-08 school year and ((18.74)) 18.72 percent in the 2008-09 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 $9,703 per certificated staff unit in the 2007-08 school year and a maximum of (($9,907)) $10,052 per certificated staff unit in the 2008-09 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 $23,831 per certificated staff unit in the 2007-08 school year and a maximum of (($24,331)) $24,689 per certificated staff unit in the 2008-09 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 $18,489 per certificated staff unit in the 2007-08 school year and a maximum of (($18,877)) $19,155 per certificated staff unit in the 2008-09 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maintenance rate of $555.20 for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 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) $1,870,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,421,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1432 (granting service credit to educational staff associates for nonschool employment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) The superintendent may distribute a maximum of (($16,622,000)) $16,620,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2008 and 2009 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 $547,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2008 and a maximum of (($558,000)) $567,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2009;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $2,385,000 may be expended for the 2008 fiscal year and a maximum of $2,385,000 for the 2009 fiscal year. 20 percent of each fiscal year amount may carry over from one year to the next;
(c) A maximum of (($390,000)) $393,000 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) (($9,387,000)) $9,373,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely for allocations for equipment replacement in vocational programs and skills centers. Each year of the biennium, the funding shall be allocated based on $75 per full-time equivalent vocational student and $125 per full-time equivalent skills center student.
(f) $2,991,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $4,403,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5790 (regarding skills centers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) For purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time equivalent student is 5.7 percent from the 2006-07 school year to the 2007-08 school year and ((5.1)) 6.0 percent from the 2007-08 school year to the 2008-09 school year.
(12) 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.
(13) The appropriation levels in part V of this act assume implementation of the reimbursement provisions of Senate Bill No. 6450 (school district reimbursement of performance audits).
Sec. 503. 2007 c 522 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 2 by the district's average staff mix factor for certificated instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP Document 1; 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 2.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "LEAP Document 1" means the 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 24, 2007, at 07:29)) February 22, 2008, at 14:22 hours; and
(b) "LEAP Document 2" means the 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 19, 2007, at 06:03)) February 22, 2008, at 14:22 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary adjustments at a rate of ((14.13)) 14.11 percent for school year 2007-08 and ((16.69)) 16.67 percent for school year 2008-09 for certificated staff and for classified staff ((17.06)) 17.04 percent for school year 2007-08 and ((18.74)) 18.72 percent for the 2008-09 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 |
||||||||||
2007-08 School Year |
||||||||||
Years of Service |
BA |
BA+15 |
BA+30 |
BA+45 |
BA+90 |
BA+135 |
MA |
MA+45 |
MA+90 or PHD |
|
0 |
32,746 |
33,630 |
34,547 |
35,465 |
38,412 |
40,310 |
39,260 |
42,207 |
44,107 |
|
1 |
33,187 |
34,083 |
35,011 |
35,970 |
38,948 |
40,836 |
39,696 |
42,674 |
44,560 |
|
2 |
33,607 |
34,512 |
35,450 |
36,483 |
39,452 |
41,359 |
40,135 |
43,104 |
45,012 |
|
3 |
34,039 |
34,953 |
35,901 |
36,967 |
39,930 |
41,884 |
40,552 |
43,513 |
45,468 |
|
4 |
34,464 |
35,418 |
36,372 |
37,474 |
40,455 |
42,423 |
40,988 |
43,969 |
45,938 |
|
5 |
34,902 |
35,861 |
36,824 |
37,988 |
40,958 |
42,965 |
41,432 |
44,403 |
46,410 |
|
6 |
35,353 |
36,291 |
37,287 |
38,508 |
41,464 |
43,482 |
41,887 |
44,843 |
46,860 |
|
7 |
36,145 |
37,097 |
38,106 |
39,394 |
42,393 |
44,467 |
42,739 |
45,737 |
47,812 |
|
8 |
37,304 |
38,308 |
39,340 |
40,735 |
43,775 |
45,925 |
44,079 |
47,120 |
49,269 |
|
9 |
|
39,562 |
40,646 |
42,091 |
45,202 |
47,425 |
45,434 |
48,547 |
50,770 |
|
10 |
|
|
41,967 |
43,516 |
46,669 |
48,966 |
46,861 |
50,014 |
52,310 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
44,984 |
48,204 |
50,547 |
48,328 |
51,550 |
53,891 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
46,404 |
49,781 |
52,194 |
49,853 |
53,126 |
55,540 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
51,397 |
53,882 |
51,431 |
54,741 |
57,226 |
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
53,020 |
55,632 |
53,056 |
56,471 |
58,977 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
54,400 |
57,080 |
54,435 |
57,939 |
60,511 |
|
16 or more |
|
|
|
|
55,487 |
58,220 |
55,523 |
59,097 |
61,720 |
|
K-12 Salary Allocation Schedule For Certificated Instructional Staff |
||||||||||
2008-09 School Year |
||||||||||
((Years of Service |
BA |
BA+15 |
BA+30 |
BA+45 |
BA+90 |
BA+135 |
MA |
MA+45 |
MA+90 or PHD |
|
0 |
33,898 |
34,814 |
35,762 |
36,713 |
39,763 |
41,728 |
40,641 |
43,691 |
45,658 |
|
1 |
34,354 |
35,282 |
36,243 |
37,236 |
40,318 |
42,272 |
41,093 |
44,175 |
46,128 |
|
2 |
34,789 |
35,726 |
36,697 |
37,766 |
40,840 |
42,814 |
41,547 |
44,621 |
46,596 |
|
3 |
35,237 |
36,183 |
37,164 |
38,267 |
41,335 |
43,357 |
41,979 |
45,044 |
47,067 |
|
4 |
35,676 |
36,664 |
37,651 |
38,793 |
41,878 |
43,915 |
42,430 |
45,516 |
47,554 |
|
5 |
36,130 |
37,123 |
38,120 |
39,324 |
42,399 |
44,476 |
42,890 |
45,965 |
48,043 |
|
6 |
36,597 |
37,567 |
38,598 |
39,863 |
42,923 |
45,011 |
43,361 |
46,421 |
48,508 |
|
7 |
37,416 |
38,402 |
39,446 |
40,780 |
43,885 |
46,031 |
44,243 |
47,346 |
49,494 |
|
8 |
38,616 |
39,655 |
40,724 |
42,168 |
45,315 |
47,541 |
45,630 |
48,778 |
51,002 |
|
9 |
|
40,954 |
42,076 |
43,572 |
46,792 |
49,093 |
47,032 |
50,255 |
52,556 |
|
10 |
|
|
43,443 |
45,047 |
48,310 |
50,688 |
48,509 |
51,773 |
54,150 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
46,566 |
49,900 |
52,326 |
50,028 |
53,363 |
55,787 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
48,036 |
51,533 |
54,030 |
51,606 |
54,995 |
57,493 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
53,205 |
55,777 |
53,240 |
56,667 |
59,239 |
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
54,885 |
57,589 |
54,922 |
58,457 |
61,052 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
56,313 |
59,088 |
56,350 |
59,977 |
62,639 |
|
16 or more |
|
|
|
|
57,439 |
60,269 |
57,476 |
61,176 |
63,892)) |
|
Years of Service |
BA |
BA+15 |
BA+30 |
BA+45 |
BA+90 |
BA+135 |
MA |
MA+45 |
MA+90 or PHD |
0 |
34,261 |
35,186 |
36,145 |
37,106 |
40,189 |
42,175 |
41,076 |
44,159 |
46,147 |
1 |
34,722 |
35,660 |
36,631 |
37,634 |
40,750 |
42,725 |
41,533 |
44,648 |
46,622 |
2 |
35,161 |
36,109 |
37,090 |
38,171 |
41,277 |
43,273 |
41,992 |
45,098 |
47,094 |
3 |
35,614 |
36,571 |
37,562 |
38,677 |
41,778 |
43,822 |
42,428 |
45,526 |
47,571 |
4 |
36,058 |
37,057 |
38,054 |
39,208 |
42,327 |
44,385 |
42,885 |
46,004 |
48,063 |
5 |
36,517 |
37,520 |
38,528 |
39,746 |
42,853 |
44,952 |
43,349 |
46,458 |
48,557 |
6 |
36,989 |
37,970 |
39,012 |
40,290 |
43,382 |
45,493 |
43,825 |
46,918 |
49,027 |
7 |
37,817 |
38,813 |
39,868 |
41,216 |
44,355 |
46,524 |
44,716 |
47,853 |
50,024 |
8 |
39,030 |
40,080 |
41,160 |
42,620 |
45,800 |
48,050 |
46,119 |
49,300 |
51,548 |
9 |
|
41,392 |
42,526 |
44,038 |
47,293 |
49,619 |
47,536 |
50,793 |
53,119 |
10 |
|
|
43,908 |
45,530 |
48,828 |
51,231 |
49,029 |
52,328 |
54,730 |
11 |
|
|
|
47,065 |
50,435 |
52,886 |
50,564 |
53,935 |
56,385 |
12 |
|
|
|
48,551 |
52,085 |
54,609 |
52,159 |
55,584 |
58,109 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
53,775 |
56,374 |
53,810 |
57,274 |
59,873 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
55,473 |
58,206 |
55,510 |
59,083 |
61,706 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
56,916 |
59,720 |
56,953 |
60,619 |
63,310 |
16 or more |
|
|
|
58,054 |
60,914 |
58,092 |
61,832 |
64,576 |
|
(b) As used in this subsection, the column headings "BA+(N)" refer to the number of credits earned since receiving the baccalaureate degree.
(c) For credits earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree, any credits in excess of forty-five credits may be counted after the masters degree. Thus, as used in this subsection, the column headings "MA+(N)" refer to the total of:
(i) Credits earned since receiving the masters degree; and
(ii) Any credits in excess of forty-five credits that were earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree.
(5) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "BA" means a baccalaureate degree.
(b) "MA" means a masters degree.
(c) "PHD" means a doctorate degree.
(d) "Years of service" shall be calculated under the same rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) "Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 and 28A.415.023.
(6) No more than ninety college quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in this act, or any replacement schedules and documents, unless:
(a) The employee has a masters degree; or
(b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations before January 1, 1992.
(7) The certificated instructional staff base salary specified for each district in LEAP Document 2 and the salary schedules in subsection (4)(a) of this section include two learning improvement days. A school district is eligible for the learning improvement day funds only if the learning improvement days have been added to the 180- day contract year. If fewer days are added, the additional learning improvement allocation shall be adjusted accordingly. The additional days shall be limited to specific activities identified in the state required school improvement plan related to improving student learning that are consistent with education reform implementation, and shall not be considered part of basic education. The principal in each school shall assure that the days are used to provide the necessary school- wide, all staff professional development that is tied directly to the school improvement plan. The school principal and the district superintendent shall maintain documentation as to their approval of these activities. The length of a learning improvement day shall not be less than the length of a full day under the base contract. The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure that school districts adhere to the intent and purposes of this subsection.
(8) The salary allocation schedules established in this section are for allocation purposes only except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200(2) and subsection (7) of this section.
Sec. 504. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($161,665,000))
$161,280,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($348,871,000))
$390,354,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($243,000))
$266,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($510,779,000))
$551,900,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($444,366,000)) $485,043,000 is provided solely for the following:
(a) A cost of living adjustment of 3.7 percent effective September 1, 2007, and another ((2.8)) 3.9 percent effective September 1, 2008, pursuant to Initiative Measure No. 732.
(b) Additional salary increases as necessary to fund the base salaries for certificated instructional staff as listed for each district in LEAP Document 2, defined in section 503(2)(b) of this act. Allocations for these salary increases shall be provided to all 262 districts that are not grandfathered to receive salary allocations above the statewide salary allocation schedule, and to certain grandfathered districts to the extent necessary to ensure that salary allocations for districts that are currently grandfathered do not fall below the statewide salary allocation schedule. These additional salary increases will result in a decrease in the number of grandfathered districts from the current thirty-four to twenty-four in the 2007-08 school year and to ((thirteen)) twelve in the 2008-09 school year.
(c) Additional salary increases to certain districts as necessary to fund the per full-time-equivalent salary allocations for certificated administrative staff as listed for each district in LEAP Document 2, defined in section 503(2)(b) of this act. These additional salary increases shall ensure a minimum salary allocation for certificated administrative staff of $54,405 in the 2007-08 school year and (($57,097)) $57,709 in the 2008-09 school year.
(d) Additional salary increases to certain districts as necessary to fund the per full-time-equivalent salary allocations for classified staff as listed for each district in LEAP Document 2, defined in section 503(2)(b) of this act. These additional salary increases ensure a minimum salary allocation for classified staff of $30,111 in the 2007-08 school year and (($31,376)) $31,713 in the 2008-09 school year. For the 2008-09 school year, funds provided in this subsection shall be used exclusively for additional salary increases for classified staff and shall not be used to supplant any other state or local funding for compensation of these staff. By December 1, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature and the office of financial management on the compliance with the requirements in this subsection.
(e) The appropriations in this subsection (1) include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates ((13.49)) 13.47 percent for the 2007-08 school year and ((16.05)) 16.03 percent for the 2008-09 school year for certificated staff and ((13.56)) 13.54 percent for the 2007-08 school year and ((15.24)) 15.22 percent for the 2008-09 school year for classified staff.
(f) 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.
(g) The appropriations in this section provide cost of living and incremental fringe benefit allocations based on formula adjustments as follows:
|
School Year |
|||
|
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
||
Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) |
$1.08 |
|
(($2.04)) $2.33 |
|
Highly Capable (per formula student) |
$11.13 |
|
(($20.98)) $24.08 |
|
Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) |
(($29.81)) $29.80 |
|
(($56.19)) $64.50 |
|
Learning Assistance (per formula student) |
$7.00 |
|
(($13.20)) $19.81 |
|
(h) The appropriations in this section include $925,000 for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,940,000)) $2,198,000 for fiscal year 2009 for salary increase adjustments for substitute teachers.
(2) (($66,415,000)) $66,859,000 is provided for adjustments to insurance benefit allocations. The maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is $682.54 per month for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years. The appropriations in this section provide for a rate increase to $707.00 per month for the 2007-08 school year and $732.00 per month for the 2008-09 school year. The adjustments to health insurance benefit allocations are at the following rates:
|
School Year |
|||
|
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
||
Pupil Transportation (per weighted pupil mile) |
$0.22 |
|
$0.45 |
|
Highly Capable (per formula student) |
(($1.49)) $1.50 |
|
$3.05 |
|
Transitional Bilingual Education (per eligible bilingual student) |
(($3.97)) $3.96 |
|
$8.01 |
|
Learning Assistance (per formula student) |
$0.86 |
|
(($1.75)) $2.29 |
|
(3) The rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the legislature.
Sec. 505. 2007 c 522 s 505 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($262,728,000))
$273,409,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($264,700,000))
$276,510,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($552,428,000))
$574,919,000
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 $848,000 of this fiscal year 2008 appropriation and a maximum of (($866,000)) $878,000 of the fiscal year 2009 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 2008 appropriation and $5,000 of the fiscal year 2009 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 $44.84 per weighted mile in the 2007-08 school year and (($45.48)) $45.68 per weighted mile in the 2008-09 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) $25,000,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for temporary assistance to school districts for pupil transportation programs. The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the joint legislative audit and review committee, will develop a method of allocating these funds to school districts. The allocation method shall be based primarily on the findings and analysis from the joint legislative and audit review committee's K-12 pupil transportation study completed in December 2006.
(6) The office of the 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.
(7) 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 lowest bid in the appropriate bus category for that school year.
Sec. 506. 2007 c 522 s 507 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($532,192,000))
$543,469,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($566,174,000))
$582,053,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($435,735,000))
$435,692,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,561,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,548,662,000))
$1,575,775,000
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 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 superintendent of public instruction shall adopt the full cost method of excess cost accounting, as designed by the committee and recommended by the superintendent, pursuant to section 501(1)(k), chapter 372, Laws of 2006, and ensure that all school districts adopt the method beginning in the 2007-08 school year.
(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 funds to school districts based on two categories: (a) The first category includes (i) children birth through age two who are eligible for the optional program for special education eligible developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and (ii) students eligible for the mandatory special education program and who are age three or four, or five and not yet enrolled in kindergarten; and (b) the second category includes students who are eligible for the mandatory special education program and who are age five and enrolled in kindergarten and students age six through 21.
(5)(a) For the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years, the superintendent shall make allocations to each district based on the sum of:
(i) A district's annual average headcount enrollment of students ages birth through four and those five year olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten, as defined in subsection (4) of this section, 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 four enrollment and those five year olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten, 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, (($30,690,000)) $53,926,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $29,574,000 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 the federal safety net awards based on the federal eligibility threshold exceed the ((amount appropriated)) federal appropriation in this subsection (8) in any fiscal year, 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) Using criteria developed by the committee, the committee shall then consider extraordinary costs associated with communities that draw a larger number of families with children in need of special education services.
(d) 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.
(e) Safety net awards must be adjusted for any audit findings or exceptions related to special education funding.
(f) 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.
(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) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review and streamline the application process to access safety net funds, provide technical assistance to school districts, and annually survey school districts regarding improvement to the process.
(12) 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.
(13) 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.
(14) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal 2009, and $100,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation shall be expended to support 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. Within the appropriations in this section there is sufficient funding provided to also provide at least a half-time support staff position for the special education ombudsman program.
(15) 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.
(16) 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.
(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, carryover funds shall be expended in the special education program.
(19) $262,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $251,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for two additional full-time equivalent staff to support the work of the safety net committee and to provide training and support to districts applying for safety net awards.
Sec. 507. 2007 c 522 s 508 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,520,000))
$7,519,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,527,000))
$9,994,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($16,047,000))
$17,513,000
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) $1,662,000 of the general fund--state appropriation in fiscal year 2008 and $3,355,000 of the general fund--state appropriation in fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for regional professional development related to mathematics and science curriculum and instructional strategies. For each educational service district, $184,933 is provided in fiscal year 2008 for professional development activities related to mathematics curriculum and instruction and $372,357 is provided in fiscal year 2009 for professional development activities related to mathematics and science curriculum and instruction. Each educational service district shall use this funding solely for salary and benefits for a certificated instructional staff with expertise in the appropriate subject matter and in professional development delivery, and for travel, materials, and other expenditures related to providing regional professional development support. The office of superintendent of public instruction shall also allocate to each educational service district additional amounts provided in section 504 of this act for compensation increases associated with the salary amounts and staffing provided in this subsection (2).
(3) 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.
(4) $876,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities) which established reading improvement specialist positions in each of the nine educational service districts. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $592,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities) which provides for educational service district outreach to community-based programs and organizations within the district that are serving non-English speaking segments of the population as well as those programs that target subgroups of students that may be struggling academically. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 508. 2007 c 522 s 509 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($202,394,000))
$203,555,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($212,310,000))
$220,100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($414,704,000))
$423,655,000
Sec. 509. 2007 c 522 s 510 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,301,000))
$19,105,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($18,513,000))
$19,757,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($36,814,000))
$38,862,000
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) (($196,000)) $187,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($196,000)) $133,797 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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. 510. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,396,000))
$8,383,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,779,000))
$8,785,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($17,175,000))
$17,168,000
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 (($372.19)) $372.15 per funded student for the 2007-08 school year and (($378.17)) $378.13 per funded student for the 2008-09 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 2.314 percent of each district's full-time equivalent basic education enrollment.
(3) $170,000 of the fiscal year 2008 appropriation and $170,000 of the fiscal year 2009 appropriation are provided for the centrum program at Fort Worden state park.
(4) $90,000 of the fiscal year 2008 appropriation and $90,000 of the fiscal year 2009 appropriation are provided for the Washington destination imagination network and future problem-solving programs.
Sec. 511. 2007 c 522 s 513 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($66,278,000))
$66,272,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($73,567,000))
$94,679,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($125,325,000))
$120,790,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$152,616,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($417,786,000))
$434,357,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $19,966,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($19,946,000)) $19,796,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $15,870,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for development and implementation of the Washington assessments of student learning (WASL), including: (i) Development and implementation of retake assessments for high school students who are not successful in one or more content areas of the WASL; and (ii) development and implementation of alternative assessments or appeals procedures to implement the certificate of academic achievement. The superintendent of public instruction shall report quarterly on the progress on development and implementation of alternative assessments or appeals procedures. 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) (($250,000)) $1,950,000 of the general fund--state appropriation ((for fiscal year 2008, $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009,)) and (($10,750,000)) $1,350,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments), including section 2 and section 5 of that act. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. Additionally, the funding provided in this subsection is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The funding may be spent on reviewing, developing, and implementing approved alternative assessments authorized in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments).
(b) The funding may also be used for reviewing, developing, and implementing end-of-course examinations pursuant to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments).
(c) ((The funding may be used for)) Amounts provided in section 502 of this act are sufficient for any increased costs associated with additional full-time equivalent students directly resulting from additional course-taking requirements specified in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments).
(d) (($4,900,000 of the funds provided in this subsection are provided solely for allocations for school districts to purchase diagnostic assessments as specified in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023. By September 1, 2007, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall: (i) Negotiate an agreement with an assessment vendor or vendors to secure competitive pricing for school districts for high quality diagnostic assessment tools, and (ii) provide quality comparison information to school districts regarding various diagnostic assessment tools available. Of the funding provided, a maximum of $100,000 may be spent by the office of the superintendent of public instruction for administrative support.
(e))) Beginning on September 1, 2007, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall submit quarterly reports to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature detailing the actions taken pursuant to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments) and amounts spent of each aspect of the legislation.
(3) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $4,400,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for the development and implementation of diagnostic assessments, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) A maximum of $2,540,000 of the funding provided in this subsection shall support the development and implementation of voluntary classroom-based diagnostic assessments and progress monitoring tools for all subject areas included in the WASL by the office of the superintendent of public instruction; and
(b) $2,360,000 of the funding provided in this subsection is for allocations to school districts to purchase assessment tools which supplement the system of diagnostic tests developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction as described in (a) of this subsection.
(4) $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the second grade assessments.
(((4))) (5) $1,414,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,414,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for (a) the tenth grade mathematics assessment tool that: (i) Presents the mathematics essential learnings in segments for assessment; (ii) is comparable in content and rigor to the tenth grade mathematics WASL when all segments are considered together; (iii) is reliable and valid; and (iv) can be used to determine a student's academic performance level; (b) tenth grade mathematics knowledge and skill learning modules to teach middle and high school students specific skills that have been identified as areas of difficulty for tenth grade students; and (c) making the modules available on-line.
(((5))) (6) $2,267,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 and $2,367,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation are provided solely to develop a system of mathematics and science standards and instructional materials that are internationally competitive and consistent with emerging best practices research. Funding in this subsection shall fund all of the following specific projects:
(a) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt revised state standards in mathematics as directed by Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). Activities include conducting research at the request of the state board of education, engaging one or more national experts in mathematics selected by the board, and convening education practitioners and community members in an advisory capacity regarding revised standards in mathematics.
(b) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board of education, shall research and identify not more than three basic mathematics curricula as well as diagnostic and supplemental instructional materials for elementary, middle, and high school grade spans that align with the revised mathematics standards.
(c) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt revised state standards in science as directed by Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education. Activities include conducting research at the request of the state board of education, engaging one or more national experts in science selected by the board, and convening education practitioners and community members in an advisory capacity regarding revised standards in science.
(d) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board of education, shall research and identify not more than three basic science curricula as well as diagnostic and supplemental instructional materials for elementary, middle, and high school grade spans that align with the revised science standards.
(e) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall evaluate science textbooks, instructional materials, and diagnostic tools to determine the extent to which they are aligned with the revised science standards. Once the evaluations have been conducted, results will be shared with science teachers, other educators, and community members.
(f) Funding is provided for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop WASL knowledge and skill learning modules to assist students performing at tenth grade level 1 and level 2 in science.
(g) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $300,000 is provided solely to the state board of education to increase capacity to implement the provisions of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education) and Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6023 (regarding alternative assessments).
(((6))) (7) $8,950,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely for allocations to districts for salaries and benefits for the equivalent of two additional professional development days each school year for fourth and fifth grade teachers. The allocations shall be made based on the calculations of certificated instructional staff units for fourth and fifth grade provided in section 502 of this act and on the calculations of compensation provided in sections 503 and 504 of this act. Allocations made pursuant to this subsection are intended to be formula-driven, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide updated projections of the relevant budget drivers by November 20, 2007, and by November 20, 2008. In the 2007-08 school year, the professional development activities funded by this subsection shall be focused on development of mathematics knowledge and instructional skills and on improving instruction in science. In the 2008-09 school year, the additional professional development shall focus on skills related to implementing the new international mathematics and science standards and curriculum. Districts may use the funding to support additional days for professional development as well as job-embedded forms of professional development.
(((7))) (8) $13,058,000 of the education legacy trust fund appropriation is provided solely for allocations to districts for salaries and benefits for the equivalent of three additional professional development days for middle and high school math teachers and the equivalent of three additional professional development days for middle and high school science teachers. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop rules to determine the number of math and science teachers in middle and high schools within each district. Allocations made pursuant to this subsection are intended to be formula-driven, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide updated projections of the relevant budget drivers by November 20, 2007, and by November 20, 2008. Districts may use the funding to support additional days for professional development as well as job-embedded forms of professional development, consistent with the following:
(a) For middle school teachers during the 2007-08 school year the additional math professional development funded in this subsection shall focus on development of basic mathematics knowledge and instructional skills and the additional science professional development shall focus on examination of student science assessment data and identification of science knowledge and skill areas in need of additional instructional attention. For middle school teachers during the 2008-09 school year the additional math professional development shall focus on skills related to implementing the new international mathematics standards and the additional science professional development shall focus on skills related to implementing the new international science standards.
(b) For high school teachers during the 2007-08 school year the additional math professional development funded in this subsection shall focus on skills related to implementing state math learning modules, the segmented math class/assessment program, the collection of evidence alternative assessment, and basic mathematics knowledge and instructional skills, and the additional science professional development shall focus on skills related to examination of student science assessment data and identification of science knowledge and skill areas in need of additional instructional attention. For high school teachers during the 2008-09 school year the additional math professional development shall focus on skills related to implementing the new international mathematics standards and the additional science professional development shall focus on skills related to implementing the new international science standards.
(((8))) (9) $17,491,000 of the education legacy trust fund appropriation is provided solely for allocations to districts for specialized professional development in math for one math teacher and one science teacher in each middle school and one math teacher and one science teacher in each high school. The allocations shall be based on five additional professional development days per teacher and an additional allocation per teacher of $1,500 for training costs. In order to generate an allocation under this subsection, a teacher must participate in specialized professional development that leads to the implementation of mathematics and science courses that add new rigor to the math and science course offerings in the school. Allocations made pursuant to this subsection are intended to be formula-driven, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide updated projections of the relevant budget drivers by November 20, 2007, and by November 20, 2008.
(((9))) (10) $5,376,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for a math and science instructional coaches program pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). Funding shall be used to provide grants to schools and districts to provide salaries, benefits, and professional development activities to twenty-five instructional coaches in middle and high school math in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years and twenty-five instructional coaches in middle and high school science in the 2008-09 school years; and up to $300,000 may be used by the office of the superintendent of public instruction to administer and coordinate the program. Each instructional coach will receive five days of training at a coaching institute prior to being assigned to serve two schools each. These coaches will attend meetings during the year to further their training and assist with coordinating statewide trainings on math and science.
(((10))) (11) (($1,500,000)) $1,133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,500,000)) $1,133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to allow approved middle and junior high school career and technical education programs to receive enhanced vocational funding pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide allocations to districts for middle and junior high school students in accordance with the funding formulas provided in section 502 of this act. Although the allocations are formula-driven, the office of the superintendent shall consider the funding provided in this subsection as a fixed amount, and shall adjust funding to stay within the amounts provided in this subsection.
(((11))) (12) $143,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $139,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for (a) staff at the office of the superintendent of public instruction to coordinate and promote efforts to develop integrated math, science, technology, and engineering programs in schools and districts across the state; and (b) grants of $2,500 to provide twenty middle and high school teachers each year professional development training for implementing integrated math, science, technology, and engineering program in their schools.
(((12))) (13) $5,303,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $5,303,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific science center and for the Washington state leadership assistance for science education reform (LASER) regional partnership coordinated at the Pacific science center.
(((13))) (14) $675,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to support state college readiness assessment fees for eleventh grade students. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall allocate funds for this purpose to school districts based on the number of eleventh grade students who complete the college readiness exam. School districts shall use these funds to reimburse institutions of higher education for the assessments students take and report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction on the number of assessments provided.
(((14) $51,236,000)) (15) $51,701,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for grants for voluntary full-day kindergarten at the highest poverty schools, as provided in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide allocations to districts for recipient schools in accordance with the funding formulas provided in section 502 of this act. Each kindergarten student who enrolls for the voluntary full-day program in a recipient school shall count as one-half of one full-time equivalent student for the purpose of making allocations under this subsection. Although the allocations are formula-driven, the office of the superintendent shall consider the funding provided in this subsection as a fixed amount, and shall limit the number of recipient schools so as to stay within the amounts appropriated each fiscal year in this subsection. The funding provided in this subsection is estimated to provide full-day kindergarten programs for 10 percent of kindergarten enrollment in the 2007-08 school year and 20 percent of kindergarten enrollment in the 2008-09 school year. Funding priority shall be given to schools with the highest poverty levels, as measured by prior year free and reduced priced lunch eligibility rates in each school. Additionally, as a condition of funding, school districts must agree to provide the full-day program to the children of parents who request it in each eligible school. For the purposes of calculating a school district levy base, funding provided in this subsection shall be considered a state block grant program under RCW 84.52.0531.
(a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, a maximum of $272,000 may be used for administrative support of the full-day kindergarten program within the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(b) Student enrollment pursuant to this program shall not be included in the determination of a school district's overall K-12 FTE for the allocation of student achievement programs and other funding formulas unless specifically stated.
(((15))) (16) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support a full-day kindergarten "lighthouse" resource program at the Bremerton school district, as provided in Engrossed Second Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). The purpose of the program is to provide technical assistance to districts in the initial stages of implementing a high quality full-day kindergarten program.
(((16))) (17) $3,047,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for grants for three demonstration projects for kindergarten through grade three. The purpose of the grants is to implement best practices in developmental learning in kindergarten through third grade pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement).
(((17))) (18) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the development of a leadership academy for school principals and administrators. The superintendent of public instruction shall contract with an independent organization to design, field test, and implement a state-of-the-art education leadership academy that will be accessible throughout the state. Initial development of the content of the academy activities shall be supported by private funds. Semiannually the independent organization shall report on amounts committed by foundations and others to support the development and implementation of this program. Leadership academy partners, with varying roles, shall include the state level organizations for school administrators and principals, the superintendent of public instruction, the professional educator standards board, and others as the independent organization shall identify.
(((18))) (19) $661,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $684,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for grants to school districts to implement emerging best practices activities in support of classroom teachers' instruction of students, with a first language other than English, who struggle with acquiring academic English skills, as outlined in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). Best practices shall focus on professional development for classroom teachers and support of instruction for English language learners in regular classrooms. School districts qualifying for these grants shall serve a student population that reflects many different first languages among their students. The Northwest educational research laboratory (NWREL) shall evaluate the effectiveness of the practices supported by the grants as provided in section 501 of this act. Recipients of these grants shall cooperate with NWREL in the collection of program data.
(((19))) (20) $548,000 of the fiscal year 2008 general fund--state appropriation and $548,000 of the fiscal year 2009 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.
(((20))) (21) $2,348,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,348,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((21))) (22) $705,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $705,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the leadership internship program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators.
(((22) $98,761,000)) (23) $105,765,000 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.
(((23))) (24)(a) $488,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $488,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2008 and $3,046,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((24))) (25) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 subsection (25)(b) of this section. The state funding for this improvement program will match an equal amount committed by a nonprofit foundation in furtherance of a jointly funded program.
(((25))) (26) A maximum of $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and a maximum of $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 offer at least one institute specifically for improving instruction in mathematics in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and at least one institute specifically for improving instruction in science in fiscal year 2009.
(((26))) (27) $515,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $515,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided for the evaluation of mathematics textbooks, other instructional materials, and diagnostic tools to determine the extent to which they are aligned with the state standards. Once the evaluations have been conducted, results will be shared with math teachers, other educators, and community members for the purposes of validating the conclusions and then selecting up to three curricula, supporting materials, and diagnostic instruments as those best able to assist students to learn and teachers to teach the content of international standards. In addition, the office of the superintendent shall continue to provide support and information on essential components of comprehensive, school-based reading programs.
(((27))) (28) $1,764,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,764,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((28))) (29) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((29) $30,401,000)) (30) $30,706,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided for the reading first program under Title I of the no child left behind act.
(a) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to award five grants to parent, community, and school district partnership programs that will meet the unique needs of different groups of students in closing the achievement gap. The legislature intends that the pilot programs will help students meet state learning standards, achieve the skills and knowledge necessary for college or the workplace, reduce the achievement gap, prevent dropouts, and improve graduation rates.
(b) The pilot programs shall be designed in such a way as to be supplemental to educational services provided in the district and shall utilize a community partnership based approach to helping students and their parents.
(c) The grant recipients shall work in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop measurable goals and evaluation methodologies for the pilot programs. $25,000 of this appropriation may be used by the office of the superintendent of public instruction to hold a statewide meeting to disseminate successful strategies developed by the grantees.
(d) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall issue a report to the legislature in the 2009 session on the progress of each of the pilot programs.
(((30))) (31) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to support and award Washington community learning center program grants pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5841 (enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((31))) (32) (($1,629,000)) $1,643,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($1,638,000)) $1,667,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to eliminate the lunch co-pay for students in grades kindergarten through third grade that are eligible for reduced price lunch.
(((32))) (33) $400,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for the development of mathematics support activities provided by community organizations in after school programs. Pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education), the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall administer grants to community organizations that partner with school districts to provide these activities and develop a mechanism to report program and student success.
(((33))) (34) $5,222,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($5,222,000)) $5,285,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for: (a) The meals for kids program under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155; (b) to eliminate the breakfast co-pay for students eligible for reduced price lunch; and (c) for additional assistance for school districts initiating a summer food service program.
(((34))) (35) $1,056,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,056,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2007 through August 31, 2009.
(((35))) (36) $3,594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((36))) (37) $1,959,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,959,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((37))) (38) $126,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $126,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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.
(((38))) (39) $333,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $333,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the operation of the center for the improvement of student learning pursuant to RCW 28A.300.130.
(((39))) (40) $12,400,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for one-time allocations for technology upgrades and improvements. The funding shall be allocated based on $3,000 for each elementary school, $6,000 for each middle or junior high school, and $11,000 for each high school. In cases where a particular school's grade span or configuration does not fall into these categories, the office of superintendent of public instruction will develop an allocation to that school that recognizes the unique characteristics but maintains the proportionate allocation identified in this subsection.
(((40))) (41) $250,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with office of the superintendent of public instruction establishing a statewide director of technology position pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1906 (improving mathematics and science education). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((41))) (42)(a) (($9,150,000)) $9,747,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($12,447,000)) $16,047,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the following bonuses for teachers who hold valid, unexpired certification from the national board for professional teaching standards and who are teaching in a Washington public school, subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) For national board certified teachers, a bonus of $5,000 per teacher in fiscal year 2008 and adjusted for inflation in fiscal year 2009;
(ii) For national board certified teachers who teach in schools where at least 70 percent of student headcount enrollment is eligible for the federal free or reduced price lunch program, an additional $5,000 annual bonus to be paid in one lump sum; and
(iii) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules to ensure that national board certified teachers meet the qualifications for bonuses under (a)(ii) of this subsection for less than one full school year receive bonuses in a pro-rated manner.
(b) Included in the amounts provided in this subsection are amounts for mandatory fringe benefits. The annual bonus shall not be included in the definition of "earnable compensation" under RCW 41.32.010(10).
(c) For purposes of this subsection, "schools where at least 70 percent of the student headcount enrollment is eligible for the federal free or reduced price lunch program" shall be defined as: (i) For the 2007-08 and the 2008-09 school years, schools in which the prior year percentage of students eligible for the federal free and reduced price lunch program was at least 70 percent; and (ii) in the 2008-09 school year, any school that met the criterion in (c)(i) of this subsection in the 2007-08 school year.
(d) Within the amounts appropriated in this subsection, the office of superintendent of public instruction shall revise rules to allow teachers who hold valid, unexpired certification from the national board for professional teaching standards and who are teaching at the Washington school for the deaf or Washington school for the blind, to receive the annual bonus amounts specified in this subsection if they are otherwise eligible.
(e) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377 (career and technical education). Of the amount provided in this subsection, up to $300,000 is provided for administrative costs associated with implementing the legislation, including the establishment of a career and technical education awareness campaign. Of the amount provided in this subsection, at least $2,700,000 is provided for grants and allocations to school districts and skills centers, including, but not limited to, high demand career and technical education programs and summer school programs. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(f) $11,700,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for an allocation of twelve dollars per full-time equivalent student to maintain and improve library materials, collections, and services. The funding provided in this subsection shall be used to augment current funding for librarian programs provided through basic education and other existing funding mechanisms. In order to receive allocations under this section, school districts must agree that to the maximum extent possible they will ensure that library programs and services are equitably provided throughout the district.
(g) $600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6483 (local farms-healthy kids and communities). Of the amount provided in subsection, up to $30,000 is provided for administrative costs associated with implementing the legislation and at least $570,000 is provided for grants to school districts associated with implementing the legislation. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities) which requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to explore online curriculum support in languages other than English. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 512. 2007 c 522 s 514 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($65,320,000))
$65,595,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($69,217,000))
$69,526,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,243,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($179,780,000))
$180,364,000
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 (($824.24)) $824.12 per eligible bilingual student in the 2007-08 school year and (($840.25)) $840.13 in the 2008-09 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 track 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.
(6) Pursuant to RCW 28A.150.260, during the 2007-09 biennium, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall not make exit of the transitional bilingual program contingent on passing both the Washington language proficiency test and the Washington assessment of student learning without prior legislative approval.
Sec. 513. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($70,792,000))
$68,381,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($73,156,000))
$92,718,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$360,660,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,953,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($550,561,000))
$567,712,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The general fund--state 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 (($220.37)) $220.34 per funded student for the 2007-08 school year and (($224.73)) $294.31 per funded student for the 2008-09 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) 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) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) $23,066,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 (student learning opportunities) which establishes the extended learning program to provide additional instructional services for eligible students in grades eight, eleven, and twelve during the regular school day, evenings, on weekends, or at other times in order to meet the needs of these students. This funding is in addition to the estimated $1,732,000 of associated compensation increases associated with this legislation in section 504 of this act. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 514. 2007 c 522 s 516 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--PROMOTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,820,000))
$12,108,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($25,177,000))
$22,462,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($48,997,000))
$34,570,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) ((The)) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the amounts appropriated in this section are provided solely for remediation for students who have not met standard in one or more content areas of the Washington assessment of student learning in the spring of their tenth grade year or on a subsequent retake. The funds may be used for extended learning activities, including summer school, before and after school, Saturday classes, skill seminars, assessment preparation, and in-school or out-of-school tutoring. Extended learning activities may occur on the school campus, via the internet, or at other locations and times that meet student needs. Funds allocated under this section shall not be considered basic education funding. Amounts allocated under this section shall fund new extended learning opportunities, and shall not supplant funding for existing programs and services.
(2) School district allocations for promoting academic success programs shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Allocations shall be made to districts only for students actually served in a promoting academic success program.
(b) A portion of the district's annual student units shall be the number of content area assessments (reading, writing, and mathematics) on which eleventh and twelfth grade students were more than one standard error of measurement from meeting standard on the WASL in their most recent attempt to pass the WASL.
(c) The other portion of the district's annual student units shall be the number of content area assessments (reading, writing, and mathematics) on which eleventh and twelfth grade students were less than one standard error of measurement from meeting standard but did not meet standard on the WASL in their most recent attempt to pass the WASL.
(d) Districts with at least one but less than 20 student units combining the student units generated from (b) and (c) of this subsection shall be counted as having 20 student units for the purposes of the allocations in (e) and (f)(i) of this subsection.
(e) Allocations for certificated instructional staff salaries and benefits shall be determined using formula-generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Ninety-four hours of certificated instructional staff units are allocated per 13.0 student units as calculated under (a) of this subsection and thirty-four hours of certificated instructional staff units are allocated per 13.0 student units as calculated under (b) of this subsection. Allocations for salaries and benefits for the staff units calculated under this subsection shall be calculated in the same manner as provided under section 503 of this act. Salary and benefit increase funding for staff units generated under this section is included in section 504 of this act.
(f) The following additional allocations are provided per student unit, as calculated in (a) and (b) of this subsection:
(i) $12.80 in school year 2007-08 and (($13.07)) $13.26 in school year 2008-09 for maintenance, operations, and transportation;
(ii) $12.29 in school year 2007-08 and (($12.55)) $12.73 in school year 2008-09 for pre- and post-remediation assessments;
(iii) $17.41 in school year 2007-08 and (($17.77)) $18.03 in school year 2008-09 per reading remediation student unit;
(iv) $8.19 in school year 2007-08 and (($8.36)) $8.49 in school year 2008-09 per mathematics remediation student unit; and
(v) $8.19 in school year 2007-08 and (($8.36)) $8.49 in school year 2008-09 per writing remediation student unit.
(f) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute school year allocations according to the monthly apportionment schedule defined in RCW 28A.510.250.
(3) By November 15th of each year, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and to the office of financial management on the use of these funds in the prior school year, including the types of assistance selected by students, the number of students receiving each type of assistance, and the impact on WASL test scores. The office of the superintendent for public instruction shall complete its review and make adjustments to district reporting procedures to ensure consistency of reporting categories and minimize district administrative workload.
(4) School districts may carry over from one year to the next up to 20 percent of funds allocated under this program((; however,)). Carryover funds shall be expended for ((promoting academic success programs)) extended learning activities as described in subsection (1) of this section. Carryover funds may be expended for students eligible for the promoting academic success program as described in subsection (1) of this section or for ninth and tenth grade students determined to be at risk of not passing one or more content areas of the WASL based on eighth grade assessment scores.
Sec. 515. 2007 c 522 s 517 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION--FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Student Achievement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($423,414,000))
$423,369,000
Student Achievement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($446,357,000))
$444,970,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($869,771,000))
$868,339,000
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 $450.00 per FTE student for the 2007- 08 school year and (($459.45)) $458.10 per FTE student for the 2008-09 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.
Sec. 516. 2007 c 522 s 519 (uncodified) is amended 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 the superintendent of public instruction in this act shall be expended for the programs and amounts specified in this act. However, after May 1, 2008, 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 2008 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.
PART VI
HIGHER EDUCATION
Sec. 601. 2007 c 522 s 601 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
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 section 603 and part IX 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.
(b) For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW, 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)) chapter 41.80 RCW. 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.
(e) By January 1, 2008, the office of financial management shall work with the institutions of higher education, and with staff from the legislative fiscal committees and the legislative evaluation and accountability program, to identify ways in which the office's "compensation impact model" should be revised or replaced to make the system less costly for institutions to maintain, and more transparent, informative, and useful to the legislature and institutions, while providing information needed to accurately and efficiently negotiate and budget employee compensation changes.
(3) 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.
(4) 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 2007-08 and 2008-09 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 2007-08 academic year, the governing boards of the research universities may implement an increase no greater than seven percent over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students for the 2006-07 academic year. The regional universities and The Evergreen State College may implement an increase no greater than five percent over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students for the 2006-07 academic year. The state board for community and technical colleges may implement an increase no greater than an average of two percent over tuition and fees charged to ((full-time)) resident students for the 2006-07 academic year. The board may increase tuition and fees differentially according to quarterly credit hour load, provided the overall increase in average tuition revenue per resident student does not exceed 2.0 percent.
For the 2008-09 academic year, the governing boards of the research universities may implement an increase no greater than seven percent over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students for the 2007-08 academic year. The regional universities and The Evergreen State College may implement an increase no greater than five percent over tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students for the 2007-08 academic year. The state board for community and technical colleges may implement an increase no greater than an average of two percent over tuition and fees charged to ((full-time)) resident students for the 2007-08 academic year. The board may increase tuition and fees differentially according to quarterly credit hour load, provided the overall increase in average tuition revenue per resident student does not exceed 2.0 percent.
In addition to the tuition authorization provided under this subsection, amounts appropriated in this budget provide an amount approximately equal to a one percent tuition increase per academic year for the state board for community and technical colleges.
(5) For the 2007-09 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 2007-09 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 2007-09 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) From within the appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act, institutions of higher education shall increase compensation for nonrepresented employees in accordance with the following:
(a) Across the Board Adjustments.
(i) Appropriations are provided for a 3.2 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2007, for all classified employees, except those represented by a collective bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, 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 director of personnel.
(ii) Appropriations are provided for a 2.0 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2008, for all classified employees, except those represented by a collective bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, and except for the certificated employees of the state schools of 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 director of personnel.
(iii) No salary increase may be paid under this subsection to any person whose salary has been Y-rated pursuant to rules adopted by the director of personnel.
(b) Salary Survey.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, funding is provided for implementation of the department of personnel's 2006 salary survey, for job classes more than 25 percent below market rates and affected classes.
(c) Classification Consolidation.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, funding is provided for implementation of the department of personnel's phase 4 job class consolidation and revisions under chapter 41.80 RCW.
(d) Agency Request Consolidation.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, funding is provided for implementation of the department of personnel's agency request job class consolidation and reclassification plan. This implementation fully satisfies the conditions specified in the settlement agreement of WPEA v State/Shroll v State.
(e) Additional Pay Step.
For state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, funding is provided for a new pay step L for those who have been in step K for at least one year.
(f) Retain Fiscal Year 2007 Pay Increase.
For all classified state employees, except those represented by a bargaining unit under chapter 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, and except for the certificated employees of the state schools of the deaf and blind and employees of community and technical colleges covered by the provisions of Initiative Measure No. 732, funding is provided for continuation of the 1.6 percent salary increase that was provided during fiscal year 2007. Also included are employees in the Washington management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of the director of personnel.
(g) The appropriations are also sufficient for the research and the regional higher education institutions to (i) continue the 1.6 percent salary increase that was provided during fiscal year 2007; and (ii) provide average salary increases of 3.2 percent effective September 1, 2007, and of 2.0 percent effective September 1, 2008, for faculty, exempt administrative and professional staff, graduate assistants, and for all other nonclassified employees.
Sec. 602. 2007 c 522 s 602 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
(1) The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state 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.
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2007-08 Annual Average |
2008-09 Annual Average |
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University of Washington |
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Main campus |
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33,782 |
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34,197 |
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Bothell campus |
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1,760 |
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1,980 |
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Tacoma campus |
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2,109 |
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2,349 |
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Washington State University |
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Main campus |
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19,112 |
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19,272 |
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Tri-Cities campus |
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800 |
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865 |
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Vancouver campus |
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1,888 |
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2,113 |
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Central Washington University |
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8,952 |
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9,322 |
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Eastern Washington University |
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8,996 |
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9,184 |
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The Evergreen State College |
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4,165 |
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4,213 |
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Western Washington University |
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12,022 |
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12,175 |
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State Board for Community and Technical Colleges |
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((136,022)) 136, 102 |
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((138,977)) 139, 620 |
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(2) For the state universities, the number of full-time equivalent student enrollments enumerated in this section for the Bothell, Tacoma, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver campuses are the minimum levels at which the universities should seek to enroll students for those campuses. At the start of an academic year, the governing board of a state university may transfer full-time equivalent student enrollments among campuses. Intent notice shall be provided to the office of financial management and reassignment of funded enrollment is contingent upon satisfying data needed by the forecast division for tracking and monitoring state-supported college enrollment.
Sec. 603. 2007 c 522 s 603 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($638,521,000))
$617,805,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($654,446,000))
$684,533,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($105,432,000))
$104,432,000
Administrative Contingency Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,950,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,800,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,448,199,000))
$1,459,520,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $5,040,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation and $10,920,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are to expand general enrollments by 900 student FTEs in academic year 2008 and by an additional 1,050 student FTEs in academic year 2009.
(2) $5,720,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation and $11,440,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are to expand high-demand enrollments by 650 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 650 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009. The programs expanded shall include, but are not limited to, mathematics and health sciences. The state board shall provide data to the office of financial management that is required to track changes in enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in high-demand enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(3) $1,960,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand early childhood education programs with a focus on early math and science awareness by 100 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 150 student FTEs in 2009. The board shall provide data to the office of financial management regarding math and science enrollments, graduations, and employment of college graduates related to state investments in math and science programs. Data may be provided through the centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(4) $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely as special funds for training and related support services, including financial aid, as specified in RCW 28C.04.390. Funding is provided to support up to 6,200 full-time equivalent students in each fiscal year.
(5) $3,813,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation and $7,625,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for basic skills education enrollments at community and technical colleges. Budgeted enrollment levels shall increase by 625 student FTEs each year.
(6) $3,750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $7,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to increase salaries and related benefits for part-time faculty. It is intended that part-time faculty salaries will increase relative to full-time faculty salaries after all salary increases are collectively bargained.
(7) $7,350,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is to increase enrollment levels in the integrated basic education, skills, and language program (I-BEST) by 250 student FTEs per year. Each student participating on a full-time basis is budgeted and shall be reported as a single FTE for purposes of this expansion.
(8) $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $375,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the transitions math project. This phase of work shall include the establishment of a single math placement test to be used at colleges and universities statewide.
(9) $2,835,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is to increase enrollment in apprenticeship training programs by 150 student FTEs in each fiscal year.
(10) $4,000,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the community and technical college system by 1,700 students each year. TRIO eligible students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The state board for community and technical colleges shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 65 percent for TRIO students and other low-income and first-generation students served through this appropriation.
(11)(a) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
(b) The targets previously agreed by the state board and the higher education coordinating board are enumerated as follows:
(i) Increase the percentage and number of academic students who are eligible to transfer to baccalaureate institutions to 18,700;
(ii) Increase the percentage and number of students prepared for work to 23,490; and
(iii) Increase the percentage and number of basic skills students who demonstrate substantive skill gain by 22,850.
The state board for community and technical colleges shall report their progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(12) $452,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for start-up and planning funds for two applied baccalaureate degree programs at community and technical colleges, of which one degree program must be at a technical college. The applied baccalaureate degrees shall be specifically designed for individuals who hold associate of applied science degrees, or equivalent, in order to maximize application of their technical course credits toward the applied baccalaureate degree.
(13) $2,502,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $5,024,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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. The state board shall determine the method of allocating to the community and technical colleges the appropriations granted for academic employee increments, provided that the amount of the appropriation attributable to the proportionate share of the part-time faculty salary base shall only be accessible for part-time faculty.
(14) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($50,000)) $550,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for higher education student child care matching grants under chapter 28B.135 RCW.
(15) (($2,725,000)) $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((and $2,725,000)), $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $2,950,000 of the administrative contingency account appropriation are provided solely for administration and customized training contracts through the job skills program. The state board shall make an annual report by January 1st of each year to the governor and to appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature regarding implementation of this section, listing the scope of grant awards, the distribution of funds by educational sector and region of the state, and the results of the partnerships supported by these funds.
(16) $504,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for 80 student FTEs in the existing four applied baccalaureate degree programs at community and technical colleges as authorized in chapter 28B.50 RCW.
(17) $4,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008((, $4,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009,)) and (($15,000,000)) $14,000,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1096 (postsecondary opportunities). The state board shall seek additional private sector involvement and support for the opportunity grants program. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the education legacy trust account--state appropriation shall lapse. Remaining amounts in this subsection shall be used for an opportunity grant program to provide grants covering community and technical college tuition and fees for up to 45 credits and books or other materials to be awarded to eligible students. Program participants will earn credentials or certificates in industry-defined occupations with a need for skilled employees.
(18) From within the funds appropriated in this section, community and technical colleges shall increase salaries for employees subject to the provisions of Initiative Measure No. 732 by an average of 3.7 percent effective July 1, 2007, and by an average of ((2.8)) 3.9 percent effective July 1, 2008.
(19) From within the funds appropriated in this section, community and technical colleges shall increase salaries for exempt professional staff by an average of 3.2 percent effective September 1, 2007, and by an average of 2.0 percent effective September 1, 2008.
(20) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for competitive grants to labor, management, and college partnerships to develop or expand and evaluate innovative training programs for incumbent hospital workers that lead to careers in nursing and other high-demand health care fields. The board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by November 1, 2008, on the initial implementation of the program, including components of the program created, the program sites, and program enrollments including student background and early progress. By November 2009, the board shall provide a follow-up report that additionally includes information on student progress and outcomes.
(21) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the gateway center pilot project at Highline community college for coaching and managing student participants in the pilot program. The coach will be responsible for credentials interpretation, evaluating prior learning experience, ensuring licensure guidance, providing academic advising and translation services, and helping establish employer relationships.
(22) $198,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6849 (resident student classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(23) $600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6804 (long-term care worker training grants) at one pilot site. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided to the state board for community and technical colleges solely for design, development, training, and related expenses associated with a joint labor/management apprenticeship program established under the auspices of an international union, which will include but not be limited to training in composite technology. Of this amount, $2,150,000 may be used for program development, curriculum development and equipment, training, and related expenses of the apprenticeship program; and $850,000 may be used to support 130 full time equivalent enrollments at no more than three community and technical colleges, with at least one college being located east of the Cascade mountains. The community and technical colleges shall be selected by the joint labor/management apprenticeship program established under the auspices of an international union in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges.
(25) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for 333 additional building and construction trade full-time equivalent apprenticeships. Three-quarters of the new full time equivalent enrollments will be in existing contracted programs, and the remainder will be in college-based programs.
(26) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Renton technical college to implement workplace-based instructional programs that will enable low-wage working immigrants to improve their English language and work-related skills.
(27) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to convert classes taught by faculty employed in part-time positions to classes taught by faculty employed in full-time, tenure-track positions. Particular emphasis shall be placed upon increasing the number of full-time faculty in departments of mathematics, science, adult basic education, early childhood education, and English. The state board shall determine the distribution of these funds among the colleges in consultation with representatives of faculty unions.
Sec. 604. 2007 c 522 s 604 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($373,680,000))
$373,726,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($390,058,000))
$392,256,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,181,000
Accident Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,621,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,448,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($820,288,000))
$822,532,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $15,744,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand general enrollments by 625 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 625 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009. Of these, 165 FTEs in 2008 and 165 FTEs in 2009 are expected to be graduate student FTEs.
(2) $6,975,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand math and science undergraduate enrollments by 250 student FTEs in each fiscal year. The programs expanded shall include mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management that is required to track changes in enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in math and science programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(3) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating support of the Washington state academy of sciences, authorized by chapter 70.220 RCW.
(4) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating support of the William D. Ruckelshaus center.
(5) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the student support services program at the University of Washington by 250 students each year. TRIO students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The student support services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 85 percent for TRIO students in this program.
(6) $84,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $84,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to establish the state climatologist position.
(7) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((is)) and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the William D. Ruckelshaus center to identify and carry out, or otherwise appropriately support, a process to identify issues that have led to conflict around land use requirements and property rights, and explore practical and effective ways to resolve or reduce that conflict. A report with conclusions and recommendations shall be submitted to the governor and the chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature by October 31, 2007. Work will continue after the submission of the initial report, to include continuing research and the development of financial and policy options and a progress report on fact-finding efforts and stakeholder positions due December 1, 2008.
(8) $3,830,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand health sciences capacity at the University of Washington. Consistent with the medical and dental school extension program appropriations at Washington State University and Eastern Washington University, funding is provided to expand classes at the University of Washington. Medical and dental students shall take the first year of courses for this program at the Riverpoint campus in Spokane and the second year of courses at the University of Washington in Seattle.
(9) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the university and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and the University of Washington are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the combined number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 8,850;
(b) Increase the combined number of high-demand baccalaureate degrees conferred at all campuses per year to 1,380;
(c) Increase the combined number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 3,610;
(d) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 74.7 percent;
(e) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 76.0 percent;
(f) Improve the freshman retention rate to 93.0 percent;
(g) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 92 percent at the Seattle campus and 92.5 percent at the Bothell and Tacoma campuses, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(h) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this subsection.
The University of Washington shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(10) $750,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely to increase participation in international learning opportunities, particularly for students with lower incomes who would otherwise not have the chance to study, work, or volunteer outside the United States.
(11) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for forestry research by the Olympic natural resources center.
(12) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for coastal marine research by the Olympic natural resources center.
(13) $95,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for increased education, training, and support services for the families of children with autism, and for the production and distribution of digital video discs in both English and Spanish about strategies for working with people with autism.
(14) $2,900,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating support for the department of global health.
(15) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, by October 1st of each year the university shall report to the higher education coordinating board progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations.
(16) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the rural technology initiative (initiative) at the University of Washington and the transportation research group (group) at the Washington State University to conduct an economic analysis of the costs to safely provide log hauling services. The initiative will be the lead investigator and administer the project. Neither the University of Washington nor the Washington State University may make a deduction for administrative costs. The project shall rely upon the Washington state patrol for determination of basic safe characteristics, consistent with applicable state and federal law. The analysis shall include:
(a) An estimate of log haulers' cost to operate and maintain a basic and safe log truck without operator including:
(i) Variable costs such as fuel, etc;
(ii) Quasi-variable costs such as:
(A) Tires, brakes, wrappers, and other safety related equipment;
(B) Vehicle insurance, taxes, fees, etc;
(C) Maintenance costs such as oil, lubrication, and minor repairs; and
(D) Depreciation and replacement costs;
(b) The source of these cost estimates where possible should be independent vendors of equipment and services or already existing studies;
(c) A calculation of costs for safe operation expressed as per mile, hour or load volume including consideration for regional differences as well as off-road vs. on-road;
(d) An evaluation of comparable trucking services; and
(e) A review of log truck safety statistics in Washington state.
In conducting the analysis, the initiative shall consult with the northwest log truckers cooperative, the Washington trucking association, the Washington contract loggers association, the Washington farm forestry association, and the Washington forest protection association. By June 30, 2008, the initiative shall provide a report of its findings to the legislature and governor and distribute the findings to interested industry groups.
(17) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the Burke museum to support science and social science educational programs including public outreach programs, new educational programs and resources, web-based interactive learning experiences, teacher training, and traveling educational opportunities.
(18) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to the institute for learning and brain sciences.
(19) $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the University of Washington to gather data and conduct research associated with preparing the basin-wide assessment and to solicit nominations for review and submittal to the Washington academy of sciences for the creation of the Puget Sound science panel pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(20)(a) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the University of Washington school of law loan repayment assistance program endowment fund. The University of Washington shall conduct fund-raising activities to increase private sector support of the endowment program and $250,000 of the appropriation in this subsection is contingent on a private sector match. Funds in the law school repayment assistance program endowment fund shall be used to provide graduates who pursue careers in public interest legal positions with payment assistance toward their student loan debt.
(b) The University of Washington law school shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2010, information about the loan repayment assistance program. The report shall contain at least the following information:
(i) A financial summary of the endowment program;
(ii) The number of individuals receiving assistance from the program and information related to the positions in which these individuals are working;
(iii) Any available information regarding the effect of the loan repayment assistance program on student recruitment and enrollment; and
(iv) Other information the school of law deems relevant to the evaluation of the program.
(c) In its rules for administering the program, the school of law must make provision for cases of hardship or exceptional circumstances, as defined by the school of law. Examples of such circumstances include, but are not limited to, family leave, medical leave, illness or disability, and loss of employment.
(d) The loan repayment assistance program must be available to otherwise eligible graduates of the law school who work in positions with nonprofit organizations or government agencies. Such positions must be located within Washington state. Government agencies shall include the various branches of the military.
(21) $54,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $54,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the University of Washington geriatric education center to develop a voluntary adult family home certification program. In addition to the minimum qualifications required under RCW 70.128.120, individuals participating in the voluntary adult family home certification program shall complete fifty-two hours of class requirements as established by the University of Washington geriatric education center. Individuals completing the requirements of RCW 70.128.120 and the voluntary adult family home certification program shall be issued a certified adult family home license by the department of social and health services. The department of social and health services shall adopt rules implementing the provisions of this subsection.
(22) $88,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the university to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
(23) $408,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 5367 (international trade fellowships). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24) $340,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6849 (resident student classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(25) $65,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the additional responsibilities assigned to the office of the state climatologist by Senate Bill No. 6308 (climate change research). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(26) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to establish an e-Science institute that will provide infrastructure and consulting expertise to university researchers in advanced computational techniques needed to capture, store, organize, access, mine, visualize, and interpret massive data sets.
(27) $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $97,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the William D. Ruckelshaus center for implementation of section 5 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6734 (nurse staffing). If section 5 of the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(28) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the purpose of incentive grants for research or training projects as described by section 1 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6470 (patients with disabilities) and by Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1394 (medical students). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 2008, then the funding shall lapse.
Sec. 605. 2007 c 522 s 605 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($231,382,000))
$232,201,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($240,898,000))
$244,622,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,884,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,450,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($508,614,000))
$513,157,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $5,315,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand general enrollments by 290 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 300 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009.
(2) $3,525,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand math and science enrollments by 65 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008, and by an additional 90 FTE students in fiscal year 2009, of which 15 FTEs in each fiscal year are expected to be graduate enrollments. The programs expanded shall include mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. Fifty student FTEs in each year will be shifted from general enrollments to high-demand, high-cost fields, and thus do not affect the enrollment levels listed in section 602 of this act. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management regarding math and science enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in math and science programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(3) $2,356,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is to expand bachelors-level, masters-level, and PhD enrollment at the Tri-Cities and Spokane campuses by 45 FTE students in fiscal year 2008, and by an additional 40 FTEs in fiscal year 2009.
(4) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for research and commercialization in bio-products and bio-fuels. Of this amount, $2,000,000 shall be targeted at the development of new crops to be used in the bio-products facility at WSU-Tri-Cities. The remainder shall be used for research into new bio-products created from agricultural waste to be conducted in the Tri-Cities in a joint program between Washington State University and Pacific Northwest national laboratories.
(5) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the student support services program at Washington State University by 250 students each year. TRIO students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The student support services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 85 percent for TRIO students in this program.
(6) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to promote the development of the Spokane-based applied sciences laboratory into a strong, self-sustaining research organization. The state funds shall be used to recruit and retain at least three senior research scientists; to employ business development and administrative personnel; and to establish and equip facilities for computational modeling and for materials and optical characterization.
(7) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating support of the Washington state academy of sciences, under chapter 70.220 RCW.
(8) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for operating support of the William D. Ruckelshaus center.
(9) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 ((is)) and $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the William D. Ruckelshaus center to identify and carry out, or otherwise appropriately support, a process to identify issues that have led to conflict around land use requirements and property rights, and explore practical and effective ways to resolve or reduce that conflict. A report with conclusions and recommendations shall be submitted to the governor and the chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature by October 31, 2007. Work will continue after the submission of the initial report, to include continuing research and the development of financial and policy options and a progress report on fact-finding efforts and stakeholder positions due December 1, 2008.
(10) $6,360,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand health sciences offerings in Spokane. The university shall enroll 20 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009 in a University of Washington medical school extension program at the Riverpoint campus of WSU in Spokane. Students shall take the first year of courses for this program at the Riverpoint campus in Spokane, and shall do their clinical rotations and other upper level training in the inland northwest.
(11) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for start-up and ongoing operation of the Vancouver campus-based electrical engineering program.
(12) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the university and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and the Washington State University are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the combined number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 4,170;
(b) Increase the combined number of high-demand baccalaureate degrees conferred at all campuses per year to 630;
(c) Increase the combined number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 1,090;
(d) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 63.2 percent;
(e) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 65.4 percent;
(f) Improve the freshman retention rate to 84.8 percent;
(g) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 92 percent, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(h) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this section.
The Washington State University shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(13) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, by October 1st of each year the university shall report to the higher education coordinating board progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations.
(14) $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $3,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to support the unified agriculture initiative at Washington State University. Funds are provided for competitive agriculture grant funds, of which $400,000 is provided for biological intensive and organic agriculture grants; for operating and program support for the university's research and extension centers, of which $735,000 is for maintenance and operations support for the Mount Vernon research facility; and for positions to fill research gaps in the development of value-added agricultural products and economically and environmentally sustainable food production.
(15) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for support of basic operations and research at the university's grizzly bear study center.
(16) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the energy development center to establish certification standards and to process applications for renewable energy cost recovery incentives, as provided in chapters 300 and 301, Laws of 2005.
(17) $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $30,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for Washington State University to gather data and conduct research associated with preparing the basin-wide assessment and to solicit nominations for review and submittal to the Washington academy of sciences for the creation of the Puget Sound science panel pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5372 (Puget Sound partnership).
(18) $77,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the university to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
(19) $160,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for administrative resources and personnel necessary for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6737 (WSU collective bargaining). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20) $159,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6849 (resident student classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6775 (digital literacy). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(22) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement a teacher preparation program at Washington State University-Vancouver that will prepare currently-licensed teachers to more effectively educate K-12 students who are deaf or hearing-impaired. The program will use a variety of distance learning instructional methods and delivery formats in order to reach teachers throughout the state.
(23) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to expand services at the Renton small business development center.
(24) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the William D. Ruckelshaus center for implementation of section 5 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6734 (nurse staffing). If section 5 of the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 606. 2007 c 522 s 606 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,907,000))
$48,911,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,736,000))
$51,047,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,753,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,758,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($119,154,000))
$119,469,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $930,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand general enrollments by 130 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009. Of these, 30 FTEs in 2009 are expected to be graduate student FTEs.
(2) $1,170,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand high-demand undergraduate enrollments by 50 student FTEs in each fiscal year. The programs expanded shall include, but are not limited to, mathematics, engineering, and health sciences. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management that is required to track changes in enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in high-demand enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(3) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the student support services program at Eastern Washington University by 250 students each year. TRIO students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The student support services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 85 percent for TRIO students in this program.
(4) $1,021,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely for the RIDE program. The program shall enroll eight student FTEs in the University of Washington school of dentistry in fiscal year 2009. Students shall take the first year of courses for this program at the Riverpoint campus in Spokane, and their second and third years at the University of Washington school of dentistry.
(5) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the university and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and the Eastern Washington University are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 2035;
(b) Increase the number of high-demand baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 405;
(c) Increase the number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 550;
(d) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 50.0 percent;
(e) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 61.0 percent;
(f) Improve the freshman retention rate to 76.0 percent;
(g) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 81.0 percent, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(h) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this section.
Eastern Washington University shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(6) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, by October 1st of each year the university shall report to the higher education coordinating board progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations.
(7) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the university to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
(8) $62,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the institute for public policy and economic analysis to conduct an assessment of the likely medical, health care delivery, and economic consequences of the proposed sale of a major eastern Washington health care delivery system.
(9) $165,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the northwest autism center to increase child diagnostic services and teacher training services.
Sec. 607. 2007 c 522 s 607 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($47,326,000))
$47,691,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,539,000))
$50,289,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,219,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,330,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($117,414,000))
$118,529,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,474,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to increase general enrollments by 70 FTE students in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 211 FTE enrollments in fiscal year 2009. At least 30 of the additional fiscal year 2009 enrollments are expected to be graduate students.
(2) $1,816,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is to increase math and science enrollments by 105 FTE students in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 89 FTE students in fiscal year 2009. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management regarding math and science enrollments, graduations, and employment of college graduates related to state investments in math and science enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(3) $1,801,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to increase high-demand undergraduate enrollments by 85 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 70 FTE students in fiscal year 2009. The programs expanded shall include, but are not limited to, bilingual education and information technology. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management that is required to track changes in enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in high-demand enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(4) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the student support services program at Central Washington University by 250 students each year. TRIO students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The student support services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 85 percent for TRIO students in this program.
(5) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the university and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and the Central Washington University are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 2,050;
(b) Increase the number of high-demand baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 49;
(c) Increase the number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 196;
(d) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 51.1 percent;
(e) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 72.3 percent;
(f) Improve the freshman retention rate to 78.2 percent;
(g) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 86.6 percent, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(h) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this section.
Central Washington University shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(6) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1497 (Central Washington University operating fee waivers). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, this appropriation shall lapse.
(7) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, by October 1st of each year the university shall report to the higher education coordinating board progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations.
(8) $80,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the university to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
(9) $11,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement the 2.0 percent fiscal year 2009 cost-of-living adjustment effective July 1, 2008, rather than September 1, 2008, for employees represented by the public school employees of Washington collective bargaining unit. If a collective bargaining agreement is not reached by June 30, 2009, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 608. 2007 c 522 s 608 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($29,744,000))
$29,747,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,057,000))
$30,444,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,758,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($64,559,000))
$64,949,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $562,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand upper division math and science enrollments by 22 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 28 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009.
(2) $260,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is for 20 student FTE graduate enrollments in the masters in education program.
(3) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of TRIO eligible students served in the student support services program at The Evergreen State College by 250 students each year. TRIO students include low-income, first-generation, and college students with disabilities. The student support services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 80 percent for students served in this program, with a goal of reaching a retention rate in excess of 85 percent.
(4) $614,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely to increase the number and value of tuition waivers awarded to state-supported students.
(5) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the college and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and The Evergreen State College are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 1182;
(b) Increase the number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 92;
(c) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 57.0 percent;
(d) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 72.8 percent;
(e) Improve the freshman retention rate to 73.9 percent;
(f) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 97.0 percent, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(g) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this section.
The Evergreen State College shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(6) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, by October 1st of each year the university shall report to the higher education coordinating board progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations.
(7) $435,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy (WSIPP) to assist the joint task force on basic education finance created pursuant to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5627 (requiring a review and development of basic education funding). The institute shall assist the joint task force in a review of the definition of basic education and the development of options for a new funding structure for K-12 public schools. ((If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.)) The joint task force on basic education finance as created in chapter 399, Laws of 2007 shall consider the ruling of the King County Superior Court in the matter of Federal Way School District v. The State of Washington in developing recommendations for a new basic education school finance formula. The recommendations should include proposals that directly address the issue of equity in salary allocations in the new school finance formula.
(8) $180,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $180,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy to study the program effectiveness and cost-benefit of state-funded programs that meet the criteria of evidence-based programs and practices, and emerging best practice/promising practice, as defined in RCW 71.24.025 (12) and (13) for adult offenders in the department of corrections, and juvenile offenders under state and local juvenile authority.
(9) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy to evaluate the effectiveness of current methods for screening and treating depression in women who receive temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and to make recommendations for their improvement.
(10) $133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1472 (child welfare). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) Notwithstanding other provisions in this section, the Washington state institute for public policy may adjust due dates for projects included on the institute's 2007-09 workplan as necessary to efficiently manage workload.
(12) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the college to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
(13) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy (WSIPP) to implement Senate Bill No. 6732 (construction industry). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14) $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Senate Bill No. 6849 (resident student classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15) $23,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement the evaluation required by Senate Bill No. 6665 (crisis response programs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2009, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy to conduct a review of research on service and support programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities, excluding special education, and an economic analysis of net program costs and benefits. The institute shall submit a preliminary report of findings by January 1, 2009, and a final report by June 30, 2009.
(17) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy to examine data gathered through the address verification activities funded in section 217(10) of this act and through interviews with selected law enforcement jurisdictions who receive the funding to assess the prevalence of sex offenders who register as homeless as a means to avoid disclosing their residence. The institute shall report its findings and estimates to appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.
(18) $55,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state institute for public policy to analyze local practices regarding RCW 28A.225.020, 28A.225.025, and 28A.225.030.
(a) The institute shall: (i) Sample school districts' and superior courts' expenditures in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 used to comply with RCW 28A.225.020, 28A.225.025, and 28A.225.030; (ii) evaluate evidence-based, research-based, promising, and consensus-based truancy intervention and prevention programs and report on local practices that could be designated as such; (iii) survey school district truancy petition and intervention programs and services currently available and report on any gaps in accessing services; (iv) survey the districts' definitions of "absence" and "unexcused absence"; (v) survey the courts' frequency of use of contempt proceedings and barriers to the use of proceedings; and (vi) analyze the academic impact of RCW 28A.225.030 by sampling school districts' student academic records to ascertain the students' post-petition attendance rate, grade progression, and high school graduation for students where the school district filed a truancy petition in superior court.
(b) In conducting its analysis, the institute may consult with employees and access data systems of the office of the superintendent of public instruction and any educational service district or school district and the administrative office of the courts, each of which shall provide the institute with access to necessary data and administrative systems.
Sec. 609. 2007 c 522 s 609 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($66,716,000))
$66,774,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($69,917,000))
$70,197,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,845,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($148,478,000))
$148,816,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $281,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand math and science enrollments by 8 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 8 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009. Programs expanded include cell and molecular biology. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management regarding math and science enrollments, graduations, and the employment of college graduates related to state investments in math and science enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the public centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(2) $4,013,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand general enrollments by 235 student FTEs in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 130 student FTEs in fiscal year 2009. Of these, 24 FTEs in each fiscal year are expected to be graduate student FTEs.
(3) $920,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is to expand high demand enrollments by 50 FTE students in fiscal year 2008 and by an additional 15 FTE students in fiscal year 2009. Programs expanded include early childhood education and teaching English as a second language. The university shall provide data to the office of financial management regarding high-demand enrollments, graduations, and employment of college graduates related to state investments in high demand enrollment programs. Data may be provided through the centralized higher education enrollment system or through an alternative means agreed to by the institutions and the office of financial management.
(4) $500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the number of low-income and first-generation students served in the student outreach services program at Western Washington University by 500 students over the biennium. The student outreach services program shall report annually to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature on the retention and completion rates of students served through this appropriation. Retention rates shall continue to exceed 80 percent for students served in this program, with a goal of reaching a retention rate in excess of 85 percent.
(5) The higher education coordinating board, the office of financial management, and the higher education institutions negotiated a set of performance measures, checkpoints, and targets in 2006. By July 31, 2007, the university and the board shall review and revise these targets based on per-student funding in the 2007-09 appropriations act. In addition, the board shall compile comparable data from peer institutions in the eight global challenge states identified in the Washington Learns study.
The checkpoints previously agreed by the board and the Western Washington University are enumerated as follows:
(a) Increase the number of baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 2,968;
(b) Increase the number of high-demand baccalaureate degrees conferred per year to 371;
(c) Increase the number of advanced degrees conferred per year at all campuses to 375;
(d) Improve the six-year graduation rate for baccalaureate students to 62.8 percent;
(e) Improve the three-year graduation rate for students who transfer with an associates degree to 61.4 percent;
(f) Improve the freshman retention rate to 85.0 percent;
(g) Improve time to degree for baccalaureate students to 95.6 percent, measured by the percent of admitted students who graduate within 125 percent of the credits required for a degree; and
(h) The institution shall provide a report on Pell grant recipients' performance within each of the measures included in this section.
Western Washington University shall report its progress and ongoing efforts toward meeting the provisions of this section to the higher education coordinating board prior to November 1, 2009.
(6) In an effort to introduce students to and inform students of post-secondary opportunities in Washington state, the university shall report progress towards developing and implementing outreach programs designed to increase awareness of higher education to K-12 populations to the higher education coordinating board by October 1st of each year.
(7) $1,169,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is for the advanced materials science and engineering program. The program shall develop the advanced materials science and engineering center for research, teaching, and development which will offer a minor degree in materials science and engineering beginning in the fall 2009.
(8) $444,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $611,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for development of the biomedical research activities in neuroscience (BRAIN) program. The program shall link biology and chemistry curriculum to prepare students for biomedical research positions in academia and industry.
(9) $62,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the university to increase mental health professional staff by one full-time equivalent employee.
Sec. 610. 2007 c 522 s 610 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD--POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,922,000))
$7,282,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,954,000))
$7,430,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,342,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($18,218,000))
$19,054,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $87,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $169,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to maintain and update a scholarship clearinghouse that lists every public and private scholarship available to Washington students. The higher education coordinating board shall develop a web-based interface for students and families as well as a common application for these scholarships.
(2) $339,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $330,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5098 (the college bound scholarship). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1131 (the passport to college promise). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $152,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $191,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for administration of conditional scholarships.
(5) Except for moneys provided in this section for specific purposes, and to the extent that the executive director finds that the agency will not require the full amount appropriated for a fiscal year in this section, the unexpended appropriation shall be transferred to the state education trust account established under RCW 28B.92.140 for purposes of fulfilling unfunded scholarship commitments that the board made under its federal GEAR UP Grant 1.
(6) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to implement a capital facility and technology capacity study which will compare the 10-year enrollment projections with the capital facility requirements and technology application and hardware capacity needed to deliver higher education programs for the period 2009-2019. The ((joint legislative audit and review committee)) higher education coordinating board shall:
(a) Develop the study in collaboration with the state board for community and technical colleges, ((the higher education coordinating board,)) four-year universities, and the Washington independent colleges;
(b) Determine the 10-year capital facilities and technology application and hardware investment needed by location to deliver higher education programs to additional student FTE;
(c) Estimate operational and capital costs of the additional capacity; and
(d) Report findings to the legislature on October 1, 2008.
(7) $85,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $127,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the board to prepare a program and operating plan for a higher education center in the Kitsap county area. The plan shall be developed in consultation with an advisory committee of civic, business, and educational leaders from Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason counties. It shall include a projection of lower and upper division and graduate enrollment trends in the study area; a review of assessments of employer needs; an inventory of existing and needed post-secondary programs; recommended strategies for promoting active program participation in, and extensive program offerings at, the center by public and private baccalaureate institutions; and an estimate of operating and capital costs for the creation and operation of the center. The board shall submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2008.
(8) The higher education coordinating board, the department of licensing, and the department of health shall jointly review and report to appropriate policy committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, on barriers and opportunities for increasing the extent to which veterans separating from duty are able to apply skills sets and education required while in service to certification, licensure, and degree requirements.
Sec. 611. 2007 c 522 s 611 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD--FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($163,286,000))
$163,012,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($187,252,000))
$188,716,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,122,000
Education Legacy Trust Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,188,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($471,848,000))
$473,038,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($154,837,000)) $154,486,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008, (($177,863,000)) $178,421,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009, $49,902,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation for fiscal year 2008, $40,050,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation for fiscal year 2009, and $2,886,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for student financial aid payments under the state need grant; the state work study program; the Washington scholars program; and the Washington award for vocational excellence. All four programs shall increase grant awards sufficiently to offset the full cost of the resident undergraduate tuition increases authorized under this act.
(2) Within the funds appropriated in this section, eligibility for the state need grant shall be expanded to include students with family incomes at or below 70 percent of the state median family income, adjusted for family size. Awards for students with incomes between 66 percent and 70 percent of the state median shall be 50 percent of the award amount granted to those with incomes below 51 percent of the median.
(3) To the extent that the executive director determines that the agency will not award the full amount appropriated in subsection (1) of this section for a fiscal year, unexpended funds shall be transferred to the state education trust account established under RCW 28B.92.140 for purposes first of fulfilling the unfunded scholarship commitments that the board made under its federal GEAR UP Grant 1.
(4) $7,400,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely for investment to fulfill the scholarship commitments that the state incurs in accordance with Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5098 (the college bound scholarship). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $2,500,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to expand the gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs project to at least 25 additional school districts.
(6) $1,000,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation is provided solely to encourage more students to teach secondary mathematics and science. $500,000 of this amount is provided to increase the future teacher scholarship and conditional loan program by at least 35 students per year. $500,000 of this amount is provided to support state work study positions for students to intern in secondary math and science classrooms.
(7) $2,336,000 of the education legacy trust account--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1131 (passport to college). Funds are provided for student scholarships, and for incentive payments to the colleges they attend for individualized student support services which may include, but are not limited to, college and career advising, counseling, tutoring, costs incurred for students while school is not in session, personal expenses, health insurance, and emergency services. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $246,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $246,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are for community scholarship matching grants and its administration. To be eligible for the matching grant, nonprofit groups organized under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code must demonstrate they have raised at least $2,000 in new moneys for college scholarships after the effective date of this section. Groups may receive no more than one $2,000 matching grant per year and preference shall be given to groups affiliated with scholarship America. Up to a total of $46,000 per year of the amount appropriated in this section may be awarded to a nonprofit community organization to administer scholarship matching grants, with preference given to an organization affiliated with scholarship America.
(9) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and (($75,000)) $575,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for higher education student child care matching grants under chapter 28B.135 RCW.
(10) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1179 (state need grant). State need grants provided to students enrolled in just three to five credit-bearing quarter credits, or the equivalent semester credits, shall not exceed the amounts appropriated in this subsection. By November 1 of each year, the board shall report to the office of financial management and to the operating budget committees of the house of representatives and senate on the number of eligible but unserved students enrolled in just three to five quarterly credits, or the semester equivalent, and the estimated cost of serving them. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $5,000,000 of the education legacy trust account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1779 (GET ready for math and science). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12) $1,250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the health professional scholarship and loan program. The funds provided in this subsection (a) shall be prioritized for health care delivery sites demonstrating a commitment to serving uninsured patients, as measured by the percentage of their patients that are uninsured; and (b) shall be allocated between loan repayments and scholarships proportional to current program allocations.
Sec. 612. 2007 c 522 s 612 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,757,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,772,000))
$2,072,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,011,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($57,540,000))
$58,140,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $340,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $340,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the board to:
(a) Allocate grants on a competitive basis to establish and support industry skill panels. Grant recipients shall provide an employer match of at least twenty-five percent, and identify work force strategies to benefit employers and workers across the industry; and
(b) Establish industry skill panel standards that identify the expectations for industry skill panel products and services.
(2) $53,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $53,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to improve the oversight of private vocational and career schools.
(3) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 6295 (workplace-based learning). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 613. 2007 c 522 s 614 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($61,780,000))
$62,302,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($72,707,000))
$75,936,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$192,360,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($326,853,000))
$330,604,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $47,919,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $56,437,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for early childhood education and assistance program services.
(a) Of these amounts, $10,284,000 is a portion of the biennial amount of state matching dollars required to receive federal child care and development fund grant dollars.
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection (1), the department shall increase the number of children receiving early childhood education and assistance program services by 2,250 slots.
(c) Within the amounts provided in this subsection (1), the department shall increase the minimum provider per slot payment to $6,500 in fiscal year 2008. Any provider receiving slot payments higher than $6,500 shall receive a 2.0 percent vendor rate increase in fiscal year 2008. All providers shall receive a 2.0 percent vendor rate increase in fiscal year 2009.
(2) $775,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $4,225,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to: (a) Develop a quality rating and improvement system; and (b) pilot the quality rating and improvement system in multiple locations. Four of the pilot sites are to be located within the following counties: Spokane, Kitsap, King, and Yakima. The department shall analyze and evaluate the pilot sites and report initial findings to the legislature by December 1, 2008. Prior to statewide implementation of the quality rating and improvement system, the department of early learning shall present the system to the legislature and the legislature shall formally approve the implementation of the system through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute or concurrent resolution.
(3) $850,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $850,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for the department to contract for child care referral services.
(4) $1,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $800,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to develop and provide culturally relevant supports for parents, family, and other caregivers. This includes funding for the department to conduct a random sample survey of parents to determine the types of early learning services and materials parents are interested in receiving from the state. The department shall report the findings to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by October 1, 2008.
(5) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a child care consultation pilot program linking child care providers with evidence-based and best practice resources regarding caring for infants and young children who present behavior concerns.
(6) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to expand the child care career and wage ladder program created by chapter 507, Laws of 2005.
(7) $172,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 is provided solely for the department to purchase licensing capability from the department of social and health services through the statewide automated child welfare information system.
(8) $1,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for a childcare grant program for public community colleges and public universities. A community college or university that employs collectively bargained staff to operate childcare programs may apply for up to $25,000 per year from the department per each type of the following programs: Head start, childcare, early childhood assistance and education. The funding shall only be provided for salaries for collectively bargained employees.
(9) Beginning October 1, 2007, the department shall be the lead agency for and recipient of the federal child care and development fund grant. Amounts within this grant shall be used to fund child care licensing, quality initiatives, agency administration, and other costs associated with child care subsidies. The department shall transfer a portion of this grant to the department of social and health services to partially fund the child care subsidies paid by the department of social and health services on behalf of the department of early learning.
(10) Prior to the development of an early learning information system, the department shall submit to the education and fiscal committees of the legislature a completed feasibility study and a proposal approved by the department of information systems and the information services board. The department shall ensure that any proposal for the early learning information system includes the cost for modifying the system as a result of licensing rule changes and implementation of the quality rating and improvement system.
(11) The department, in conjunction with the early learning advisory council, shall report by June 30, 2009, to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the following:
(a) Administration of the state training and registry system, including annual expenditures, participants, and average hours of training provided per participant;
(b) The status of activities related to parent and consumer access to accurate information about child care, including the toll-free number established under RCW 43.215.520 and the web site on licensing and enforcement actions as provided in RCW 43.215.525, 43.215.530, and 43.512.370;
(c) Efforts concerning public education regarding unlicensed child care;
(d) The results of negotiated rule-making for family child care licensees as provided in RCW 43.215.350, and if applicable, negotiated rule-making for child care centers;
(e) Evaluations available on the roles and responsibilities of the child care resource and referral network in providing information to assist parents in making informed child care decisions; and
(f) Efforts regarding the establishment of statewide standards on preservice and continuing training and education for child care providers.
(12) The department shall use federal child care development fund money to satisfy the federal audit requirement of the improper payments act (IPIA) of 2002. In accordance with the IPIA's rules, the money spent on the audits will not count against the five percent state limit on administrative expenditures.
Sec. 614. 2007 c 522 s 615 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,958,000))
$5,969,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,186,000))
$6,237,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,600,000))
$1,608,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($13,744,000))
$13,814,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $10,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely to defend the state's interpretive position in the case of Delyria & Koch v. Washington State School for the Blind.
Sec. 615. 2007 c 522 s 616 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,731,000))
$8,858,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,015,000))
$9,146,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($232,000))
$316,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($17,978,000))
$18,320,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $84,000 of the general fund--private/local appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the operation of the shared reading video outreach program. The school for the deaf shall provide this service to the extent it is funded by contracts with school districts and educational service districts.
Sec. 616. 2007 c 522 s 618 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,558,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,609,000))
$3,864,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,167,000))
$7,422,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $255,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for the Washington state Holocaust education resource center for the purposes of preserving Washington's historical connection to the Holocaust and expanding understanding of the Holocaust and genocide. Grant moneys may be used to develop and disseminate education and multimedia curriculum resources; provide teacher training; acquire and maintain primary source materials and Holocaust artifacts; collect and preserve oral accounts from Washington state Holocaust survivors, liberators, and witnesses; and build organizational capacity.
Sec. 617. 2007 c 522 s 619 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,918,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,046,000))
$2,134,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,964,000))
$4,052,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $88,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely to catalog the American Indian collection.
PART VII
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 701. 2007 c 522 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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($724,362,000))
$835,274,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($764,561,000))
$684,324,000
State Building Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($8,970,000))
$11,970,000
Columbia River Basin Water Supply Development Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,000
Hood Canal Aquatic Rehabilitation Bond Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000
State Taxable Building Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($168,000))
$513,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,790,000))
$1,902,000
Debt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retire Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,624,000))
$2,589,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,502,646,000))
$1,536,743,000
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.
Sec. 702. 2007 c 522 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 BY ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES
State Convention and Trade Center Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($22,553,000))
$22,535,000
Accident Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,204,000))
$5,135,000
Medical Aid Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,204,000))
$5,135,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($32,961,000))
$32,805,000
Sec. 703. 2007 c 522 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 GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,068,000))
$26,848,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,825,000))
$27,728,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($136,332,000))
$135,967,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($191,225,000))
$190,543,000
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. 704. 2007 c 522 s 704 (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 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,357,000))
$750,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,357,000))
$750,000
State Building Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,546,000
Columbia River Basin Water Supply Development Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
Hood Canal Aquatic Rehabilitation Bond Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000
State Taxable Building Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$122,000
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,854,000))
$3,640,000
Sec. 705. 2007 c 522 s 705 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--FIRE CONTINGENCY POOL
Disaster Response Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,000,000))
$8,500,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The entire appropriation is 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)) any Washington state fire service resource mobilization costs incurred in response to an emergency or disaster authorized under RCW 43.43.960 and 43.43.964.
Sec. 706. 2007 c 522 s 706 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--FIRE CONTINGENCY
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
$6,500,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,000,000))
$8,500,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for expenditure into the disaster response account for the purposes specified in section 705 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) 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 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) George E. Linkenhoker, claim number SCJ 2008-01. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,628
(b) Charles A. Gardner, claim number SCJ 2008-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,715
(c) Judd Hurst, claim number SCJ 2008-03. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000
(d) Thomas J. Nelson, claim number SCJ 2008-04. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5,000
(e) William R. Sauters, Jr., claim number SCJ 2008-05. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,408
(f) Michael E. Greene, claim number SCJ 2008-06. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500
(g) Jeffery A. Cobb, claim number SCJ 2008-08. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,600
Sec. 708. 2007 c 522 s 716 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--WATER QUALITY CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($25,135,000))
$19,274,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,274,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for expenditure into the water quality capital account. ((If House Bill No. 1137 (water quality capital account) is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the appropriation in this section shall lapse.))
Sec. 709. 2007 c 522 s 718 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
INCENTIVE SAVINGS--FY 2008. The sum of one hundred twenty-five million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on June 30, 2008, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2008 state general fund and related funds appropriations, exclusive of amounts expressly placed into unallotted status by this act, 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)) one hundred million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
Sec. 710. 2007 c 522 s 719 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
INCENTIVE SAVINGS--FY 2009. The sum of one hundred twenty-five million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on June 30, 2009, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2009 state general fund and related funds appropriations, exclusive of amounts expressly placed into unallotted status by this act, 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)) one hundred million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
Sec. 711. 2007 c 522 s 722 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$600,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($600,000))
$800,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,200,000))
$1,400,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely for allocation to counties that are eligible for funding for chemical dependency or substance abuse treatment programs pursuant to RCW 70.96A.325.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 712. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE TRANSFERS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The United States department of health and human services has determined that a portion of funds transferred from the public employees' and retirees' insurance account in fiscal years 2006 and 2007, made pursuant to sections 805 and 806, chapter 372, Laws of 2006, contained federal funds that were not authorized to be included in the transfer. The appropriation in this section is provided solely to reimburse the United States department of health and human services in accordance with their determination letter that the federal funds transferred from the public employees' and retirees' insurance account were transferred in error and must be reimbursed to the United States Treasury.
Sec. 713. 2007 c 522 s 1621 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--TECHNOLOGY FUNDING
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26,277,000
Special Technology Funding Revolving Account Appropriation (((FY 2008))). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($37,964,000))
$35,222,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($64,241,000))
$61,499,000
The appropriations in this section are provided solely for deposit to and expenditure from the data processing revolving account and are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations in this section, for expenditure to the data processing revolving account, are to be known as the "information technology funding pool" and are under the joint control of the department of information services and the office of financial management. The department of information services shall review information technology proposals and work jointly with the office of financial management to determine the projects to be funded and the amounts and timing of release of funds. 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 technology funding revolving account, hereby created in the state treasury, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management pursuant to LEAP Document ((ITA-2007)) ITA-2008 as developed by the legislative evaluation and program committee on ((April 20, 2007, at 13:01)) February 26, 2008, at 16:00 hours.
(2) In exercising this authority, the department of information services and the office of financial management shall:
(a) Seek opportunities to reduce costs and achieve economies of scale by leveraging statewide investments in systems and data and other common or enterprise-wide solutions within and across state agencies that include standard software, hardware, and other information technology systems infrastructure, and common data definitions and data stores that promote the sharing of information across agencies whenever possible;
(b) Ensure agencies incorporate project management best practices and consider lessons learned from other information technology projects; and
(c) Develop criteria for the evaluation of information technology project funding proposals to include the determination of where common or coordinated technology or data solutions may be established, and identification of projects that cross fiscal biennia or are dependent on other prior, current, or future related investments.
(3) In allocating funds for the routine replacement of software and hardware, the information services board and office of financial management shall presume that agencies should have sufficient funding in their base allocation to pay for such replacement and that any allocations out of these funds are for extraordinary maintenance costs.
(((5))) (4) Funds in the 2007-09 biennium may only be expended on the projects listed on LEAP Document ((IT-2007)) IT-2008, as generated by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on ((April 20, 2007, at 13:01)) February 26, 2008, at 16:00 hours. Future biennia allocations from the information technology funding pool shall be determined jointly by the department of information services and the office of financial management.
(((6))) (5) Beginning December 1, 2008, and every biennium thereafter, the department of information services shall submit a statewide information technology plan to the office of financial management and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee that supports a consolidated funding request. In alternate years, a plan addendum shall be submitted that reflects any modified funding pool request requiring action in the ensuing supplemental budget session.
(((7))) (6) The department of information services shall report to the office of financial management and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee by October 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the status of planned allocations from funds appropriated in this section.
(((8))) (7) State agencies shall report project performance in consistent and comparable terms using common methodologies to calculate project performance by measuring work accomplished (scope and schedule) against work planned and project cost against planned budget. The department of information services shall provide implementation guidelines and oversight of project performance reporting.
(((9))) (8) The information services board shall require all agencies receiving funds appropriated in this section to account for project expenses included in an information technology portfolio report submitted annually to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee by October 1st of each year. The department of information services, with the advice and approval of the office of financial management, shall establish criteria for complete and consistent reporting of expenditures from these funds and project staffing levels.
(((10))) (9) In consultation with the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, the department of information services shall develop criteria for evaluating requests for these funds and shall report annually to the office of financial management and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee by November 1st the status of distributions and expenditures from this pool.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,993,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,993,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Public Safety and Education Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000
Dedicated Funds and Accounts Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$633,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,669,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations are provided solely for expenditure into the health care authority administrative account.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the office of financial management shall transfer or direct the transfer of sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account, including local funds of state agencies and institutions of higher education, to the health care authority administrative account in accordance with LEAP document number H03-2008, dated February 19, 2008. Agencies and institutions of higher education with local funds will deposit sufficient money to the health care authority administrative account.
Sec. 715. 2007 c 522 s 728 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$350,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for expenditure into the community preservation and development authority account. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 6156 (community preservation authorities) is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the appropriation in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 716. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,218,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for expenditure into the family leave insurance account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 717. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM ACCOUNT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for expenditure into the individual development account program account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 718. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$189,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The director of financial management shall distribute $48,000 to Klickitat county and $141,000 to Yakima county for extraordinary criminal justice costs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 719. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--BOATING ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT
Boating Activity Account--State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for expenditure into the general fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 720. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 is provided solely for expenditure into the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 721. 2007 c 522 s 713 (uncodified) is repealed.
PART VIII
OTHER TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 801. 2007 c 522 s 801 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER--STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for fire insurance premium distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,325,000))
$7,654,000
General Fund Appropriation for public utility district excise tax distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($49,656,000))
$47,557,000
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorney distributions. Of this amount, $903,000 is provided solely
for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6297 (prosecuting attorney salaries).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided shall lapse.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,999,000))
$4,902,000
General Fund Appropriation for boating safety and education distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,833,000))
$4,400,000
General Fund Appropriation for other tax distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($42,000))
$48,000
General Fund Appropriation for habitat conservation program distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,245,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for distribution to counties for publicly
funded autopsies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,192,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation for harbor improvement revenue distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$148,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation for distribution to "timber" counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($89,346,000))
$77,753,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($58,906,000))
$62,127,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($23,359,000))
$24,636,000
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor excise tax distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($45,472,000))
$49,397,000
Liquor Revolving Account Appropriation for liquor profits distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($93,399,000))
$82,148,000
City-County Assistance Account Appropriation for local government financial assistance distribution;
PROVIDED: That the legislature, in making this appropriation for distribution under the formula
prescribed in RCW 43.08.290, ratifies and approves the prior distributions, as certified by the department
of revenue to the state treasurer, made for the 2005-07 biennium from the appropriation in
section 801, chapter 372, Laws of 2006 as amended by section 1701, chapter 522, Laws of 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,272,000))
$29,865,000
Streamline Sales and Use Tax Account Appropriation for distribution to local taxing jurisdictions
to mitigate the unintended revenue redistribution effect of the sourcing law changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,600,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($441,549,000))
$426,483,000
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.
Sec. 802. 2007 c 522 s 805 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER--TRANSFERS.
State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and
(($10,000,000)) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($20,000,000))
$31,000,000
Education Legacy Trust Account: For transfer to the state general fund for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Account: For transfer to the state general fund forfiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account:
For transfer to the state general fund for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000,000
State Convention and Trade Center Account:
For transfer to the state general fund for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000,000
Equal Justice Subaccount: For transfer to the violence reduction and drug enforcement account for fiscal
year 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
General Fund: For transfer to the water quality account, $12,200,000 for fiscal
year 2008 and $12,201,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,401,000
Education Legacy Trust Account: For transfer to the student achievement account for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,800,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account: For transfer to the drinking water assistance repayment
account, an amount not to exceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to the drinking water assistance account,
(($3,600,000)) $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $3,600,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,200,000))
$10,800,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to the job development account, $25,000,000
for fiscal year 2008 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000,000
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the health services account, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount
of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($165,915,000))
$168,111,000
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the life sciences discovery fund, in an amount
not to exceed the actual amount of the strategic contribution supplemental payment
to the tobacco settlement account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the water quality account, $3,942,500 for fiscal year 2008
and $3,942,500 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,885,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the violence reduction and drug enforcement account, $3,466,000
for fiscal year 2008 and $3,466,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,932,000
Health Services Account: For transfer to the tobacco prevention and control account, (($10,226,552))
$10,523,000 for fiscal year 2008 and (($10,109,109)) $10,168,000 for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($20,336,000))
$20,691,000
General Fund: For transfer to the streamline sales and use tax account for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,600,000
((If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5089 (streamlined sales tax) is not enacted by June 30, 2009, this transfer shall lapse.))
General Fund: For transfer to the health services account for fiscal year 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,000,000
Nisqually Earthquake Account: For transfer to the disaster response account for fiscal year 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 803. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE--STATE REVENUE FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for fiscal year 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$422,012
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Revenues for the general fund are reduced to correct for a prior period distribution shortage of $422,012. This represents one time distributions to Jefferson County in the amount of $352,196, and Klickitat County in the amount of $89,816, to be used in accordance with RCW 82.14.370.
PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 901. 2007 c 522 s 910 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
COMPENSATION--NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--INSURANCE BENEFITS. Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for nonrepresented state employee health benefits 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 $707 per eligible employee for fiscal year 2008. For fiscal year 2009 the monthly employer funding rate shall not exceed (($732)) $561 per eligible 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, but in no case to increase the actuarial value of the plans offered as compared to the comparable plans offered to enrollees in calendar year 2007.
(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, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the subsidy shall be $164.08. Starting January 1, 2009, the subsidy shall be $182.89 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, $57.71 per month beginning September 1, 2007, and (($65.97)) $60.40 beginning September 1, 2008;
(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, $57.71 each month beginning September 1, 2007, and (($65.97)) $60.40 beginning September 1, 2008, 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.
Sec. 902. 2007 c 522 s 911 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE SUPER COALITION--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, for represented employees outside the super coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW, shall not exceed $707 per eligible employee for fiscal year 2008. For fiscal year 2009 the monthly employer funding rate shall not exceed (($732)) $561 per eligible 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, but in no case to increase the actuarial value of the plans offered as compared to the comparable plans offered to enrollees in calendar year 2007.
(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, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the subsidy shall be $164.08. Starting January 1, 2009, the subsidy shall be $182.89 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, $57.71 per month beginning September 1, 2007, and (($65.97)) $60.40 beginning September 1, 2008;
(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, $57.71 each month beginning September 1, 2007, and (($65.97)) $60.40 beginning September 1, 2008, 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.
Sec. 903. 2007 c 522 s 912 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--SUPER COALITION. Collective bargaining agreements negotiated as part of the super coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW include employer contributions to health insurance premiums at 88% of the cost. Funding rates at this level are currently $707 per month for fiscal year 2008 and (($732)) $561 per month for fiscal year 2009. The agreements also include a one-time payment of $756 for each employee who is eligible for insurance for the month of June 2007 and is covered by a 2007-2009 collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to chapter 41.80 RCW, and the continuation of the salary increases that were negotiated for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2006, and scheduled to terminate June 30, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 904. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
COMPENSATION--STATE EMPLOYEES--INSURANCE BENEFITS
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($113,889,000)
Health Services Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($467,000)
Public Safety and Education Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($868,000)
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account-- State Appropriation (FY 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($26,000)
Water Quality Account--State Appropriation (FY 2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($274,000)
General Fund--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($16,948,000)
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($1,834,000)
Dedicated Funds and Accounts Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($23,112,000)
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($157,418,000)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for the insurance premium rate reductions to state agencies, including institutions of higher education, in sections 901, 902, and 903 of this act, in accordance with LEAP document number H01 - 2008.
Sec. 905. 2007 c 522 s 913 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
ACROSS THE BOARD SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. Appropriations for state agency nonrepresented employee compensation adjustments in this act are sufficient for across the board adjustments.
(1) Appropriations are for a 3.2 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2007, for all classified employees, except those represented by a collective bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, 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 director of personnel.
The appropriations are also sufficient to fund a 3.2 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2007, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(2) Appropriations are for a 2.0 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2008, for all classified employees, except those represented by a collective bargaining unit under chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, and except for the certificated employees of the state schools of 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 director of personnel. The appropriations are also sufficient to fund a 2.0 percent salary increase effective September 1, 2008, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(3) No salary increase may be paid under this section to any person whose salary has been Y-rated pursuant to rules adopted by the director of personnel.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 906. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
SUPPLEMENTAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT--TEAMSTERS.
Appropriations in this act reflect the supplemental collective bargaining agreement reached between the governor and the brotherhood of teamsters under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW. Select classifications will receive wage increases effective July 1, 2008, to address recruitment and retention issues. Select employees covered under this supplemental agreement will receive targeted increases to the base salary and/or increases relating to assignment in a specific geographic work location. These provisions are in addition to the general terms of the collective bargaining agreement effective July 1, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. A new section is added to 2007 c 522 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE GAMBLING COMMISSION--GAMBLING REVOLVING FUND.
The gambling revolving fund may incur a cash deficit of up to $1,000,000, pursuant to RCW 43.88.050, for fiscal year 2009 in anticipation of payments of forfeiture revenue from the federal government.
Sec. 908. RCW 28B.105.110 and 2007 c 214 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The GET ready for math and science scholarship account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.
(2) The board shall deposit into the account all money received for the GET ready for math and science scholarship program from appropriations and private sources. The account shall be self-sustaining.
(3) Expenditures from the account shall be used for scholarships to eligible students and for purchases of GET units. Purchased GET units shall be owned and held in trust by the board. Expenditures from the account shall be an equal match of state appropriations and private funds raised by the program administrator. During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, expenditures from the account not to exceed five percent of the amount contributed from private sources and the corresponding amount of state matching funds shall be paid to the program administrator to carry out the provisions of RCW 28B.105.090.
(4) With the exception of the operating costs associated with the management of the account by the treasurer's office as authorized in chapter 43.79A RCW, the account shall be credited with all investment income earned by the account.
(5) Disbursements from the account are exempt from appropriations and the allotment provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW.
(6) Disbursements from the account shall be made only on the authorization of the board.
Sec. 909. RCW 38.52.106 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 s 913 are each amended to read as follows:
The Nisqually earthquake account is created in the state treasury. Moneys may be placed in the account from tax revenues, budget transfers or appropriations, federal appropriations, gifts, or any other lawful source. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the account shall be used only to support state and local government disaster response and recovery efforts associated with the Nisqually earthquake. During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer moneys from the Nisqually earthquake account to the disaster response account for fire suppression and mobilization costs. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be used to support disaster response and recovery efforts associated with flood and storm damage.
Sec. 910. RCW 41.45.230 and 2006 c 56 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The pension funding stabilization account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for payment of state government employer contributions for members of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system. During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, expenditures from the account may also be used for payment of the retirement and annuity plans for higher education employees and for transfer into the general fund. The account may not be used to pay for any new benefit or for any benefit increase that takes effect after July 1, 2005. An increase that is provided in accordance with a formula that is in existence on July 1, 2005, is not considered a benefit increase for this purpose. Moneys in the account shall be for the exclusive use of the specified retirement systems and invested by the state investment board pursuant to RCW 43.33A.030 and 43.33A.170. For purposes of RCW 43.135.035, expenditures from the pension funding stabilization account shall not be considered a state program cost shift from the state general fund to another account.
Sec. 911. RCW 43.08.190 and 2005 c 518 s 925 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 43.79A.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 ((2005-2007)) 2007-2009 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. 912. RCW 43.330.250 and 2005 c 427 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The economic development strategic reserve account is created in the state treasury to be used only for the purposes of this section.
(2) Only the governor, with the recommendation of the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development and the economic development commission, may authorize expenditures from the account.
(3) Expenditures from the account shall be made in an amount sufficient to fund a minimum of one staff position for the economic development commission and to cover any other operational costs of the commission.
(4) During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be transferred into the state general fund.
(5) Expenditures from the account may be made to prevent closure of a business or facility, to prevent relocation of a business or facility in the state to a location outside the state, or to recruit a business or facility to the state. Expenditures may be authorized for:
(a) Workforce development;
(b) Public infrastructure needed to support or sustain the operations of the business or facility; and
(c) Other lawfully provided assistance, including, but not limited to, technical assistance, environmental analysis, relocation assistance, and planning assistance. Funding may be provided for such assistance only when it is in the public interest and may only be provided under a contractual arrangement ensuring that the state will receive appropriate consideration, such as an assurance of job creation or retention.
(((5))) (6) The funds shall not be expended from the account unless:
(a) The circumstances are such that time does not permit the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or the business or facility to secure funding from other state sources;
(b) The business or facility produces or will produce significant long-term economic benefits to the state, a region of the state, or a particular community in the state;
(c) The business or facility does not require continuing state support;
(d) The expenditure will result in new jobs, job retention, or higher incomes for citizens of the state;
(e) The expenditure will not supplant private investment; and
(f) The expenditure is accompanied by private investment.
(((6))) (7) No more than three million dollars per year may be expended from the account for the purpose of assisting an individual business or facility pursuant to the authority specified in this section.
(((7))) (8) If the account balance in the strategic reserve account exceeds fifteen million dollars at any time, the amount in excess of fifteen million dollars shall be transferred to the education construction account.
Sec. 913. RCW 50.16.010 and 2007 c 327 s 4 are each 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) During the 2007-2009 biennium, 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 as appropriated by the legislature for the (i) cost of the job skills program at the community and technical colleges and (ii) reemployment services such as business and project development assistance, local economic development capacity building, and local economic development financial assistance at the department of community, trade, and economic development, and the remaining appropriation 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 that insufficient 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.
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. 914. RCW 67.40.040 and 2007 c 228 s 106 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, and during the 2007-2009 biennium, the legislature may transfer from the state convention and trade center account to the general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the account;
(iii) For acquisition, design, and construction of the state convention and trade center;
(iv) For debt service for the acquisition, design, and construction and retrofit of the museum of history and industry museum property or other future expansions of the convention center as approved by the legislature; and
(v) 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) Subject to the conditions in subsection (6) of this section, starting in fiscal year 2008, the state treasurer shall transfer:
(a) The sum of four million dollars, or as much as may be available pursuant to conditions set forth in this section, from the state convention and trade center account to the tourism enterprise account, with the maximum transfer being four million dollars per fiscal year; and
(b) The sum of five hundred thousand dollars, or as much as may be available pursuant to conditions set forth in this section, from the state convention and trade center account to the tourism development and promotion account, with the maximum transfer being five hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year.
(6)(a) Funds required for debt service payments and reserves for bonds issued under RCW 67.40.030; for debt service authorized under RCW 67.40.170; and for the issuance and sale of financial instruments associated with the acquisition, design, construction, and retrofit of the museum of history and industry museum property or for other future expansions of the center, as approved by the legislature, shall be maintained within the state convention and trade center account.
(b) No less than six million one hundred fifty thousand dollars per year shall be retained in the state convention and trade center account for funding capital maintenance as required by the center's long-term capital plan, facility enhancements, unanticipated replacements, and operating reserves for the convention center operation. This amount shall be escalated annually as follows:
(i) Four percent for annual inflation for capital maintenance, repairs, and replacement;
(ii) An additional two percent for enhancement to the facility; and
(iii) An additional three percent for growth in expenditure due to aging of the facility and the need to maintain an operating reserve.
(c) Sufficient funds shall be reserved within the state convention and trade center account to fund operating appropriations for the annual operation of the convention center.
Sec. 915. RCW 69.50.520 and 2005 c 518 s 937, 2005 c 514 s 1107, and 2005 c 514 s 202 are each reenacted and 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) and (7)(b)(iii), 82.24.020(2), 82.24.026(2)(c), 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, and 2007-2009 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. 916. RCW 70.105D.070 and 2007 c 341 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The state toxics control account and the local toxics control account are hereby created in the state treasury.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the state toxics control account: (a) Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-three one-hundredths of one percent; (b) the costs of remedial actions recovered under this chapter or chapter 70.105A RCW; (c) penalties collected or recovered under this chapter; and (d) any other money appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the following activities:
(i) The state's responsibility for hazardous waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(ii) The state's responsibility for solid waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.95 RCW;
(iii) The hazardous waste cleanup program required under this chapter;
(iv) State matching funds required under the federal cleanup law;
(v) Financial assistance for local programs in accordance with chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(vi) State government programs for the safe reduction, recycling, or disposal of hazardous wastes from households, small businesses, and agriculture;
(vii) Hazardous materials emergency response training;
(viii) Water and environmental health protection and monitoring programs;
(ix) Programs authorized under chapter 70.146 RCW;
(x) A public participation program, including regional citizen advisory committees;
(xi) Public funding to assist potentially liable persons to pay for the costs of remedial action in compliance with cleanup standards under RCW 70.105D.030(2)(e) but only when the amount and terms of such funding are established under a settlement agreement under RCW 70.105D.040(4) and when the director has found that the funding will achieve both (A) a substantially more expeditious or enhanced cleanup than would otherwise occur, and (B) the prevention or mitigation of unfair economic hardship; and
(xii) Development and demonstration of alternative management technologies designed to carry out the top two hazardous waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
(3) The following moneys shall be deposited into the local toxics control account: Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-seven one-hundredths of one percent.
(a) Moneys deposited in the local toxics control account shall be used by the department for grants or loans to local governments for the following purposes in descending order of priority:
(i) Remedial actions;
(ii) Hazardous waste plans and programs under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(iii) Solid waste plans and programs under chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(iv) Funds for a program to assist in the assessment and cleanup of sites of methamphetamine production, but not to be used for the initial containment of such sites, consistent with the responsibilities and intent of RCW 69.50.511; and
(v) Cleanup and disposal of hazardous substances from abandoned or derelict vessels, defined for the purposes of this section as vessels that have little or no value and either have no identified owner or have an identified owner lacking financial resources to clean up and dispose of the vessel, that pose a threat to human health or the environment.
(b) Funds for plans and programs shall be allocated consistent with the priorities and matching requirements established in chapters 70.105, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.95 RCW, except that any applicant that is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010, along with any project that is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310, shall, except as conditioned by RCW 70.105D.120, receive priority for any available funding for any grant or funding programs or sources that use a competitive bidding process.
(c) Funds may also be appropriated to the department of health to implement programs to reduce testing requirements under the federal safe drinking water act for public water systems. The department of health shall reimburse the account from fees assessed under RCW 70.119A.115 by June 30, 1995.
(4) Except for unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, moneys in the state and local toxics control accounts may be spent only after appropriation by statute.
(5) One percent of the moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts shall be allocated only for public participation grants to persons who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and to not-for-profit public interest organizations. The primary purpose of these grants is to facilitate the participation by persons and organizations in the investigation and remedying of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and to implement the state's solid and hazardous waste management priorities. However, during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, funding may not be granted to entities engaged in lobbying activities, and applicants may not be awarded grants if their cumulative grant awards under this section exceed two hundred thousand dollars. No grant may exceed sixty thousand dollars. Grants may be renewed annually. Moneys appropriated for public participation from either account which are not expended at the close of any biennium shall revert to the state toxics control account.
(6) No moneys deposited into either the state or local toxics control account may be used for solid waste incinerator feasibility studies, construction, maintenance, or operation, or, after January 1, 2010, for projects designed to address the restoration of Puget Sound, funded in a competitive grant process, that are in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
(7) The department shall adopt rules for grant or loan issuance and performance.
(8) During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the local toxics control account may also be used for a standby rescue tug at Neah Bay.
Sec. 917. RCW 70.105D.070 and 2007 c 446 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The state toxics control account and the local toxics control account are hereby created in the state treasury.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the state toxics control account: (a) Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-three one-hundredths of one percent; (b) the costs of remedial actions recovered under this chapter or chapter 70.105A RCW; (c) penalties collected or recovered under this chapter; and (d) any other money appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the following activities:
(i) The state's responsibility for hazardous waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(ii) The state's responsibility for solid waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.95 RCW;
(iii) The hazardous waste cleanup program required under this chapter;
(iv) State matching funds required under the federal cleanup law;
(v) Financial assistance for local programs in accordance with chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(vi) State government programs for the safe reduction, recycling, or disposal of hazardous wastes from households, small businesses, and agriculture;
(vii) Hazardous materials emergency response training;
(viii) Water and environmental health protection and monitoring programs;
(ix) Programs authorized under chapter 70.146 RCW;
(x) A public participation program, including regional citizen advisory committees;
(xi) Public funding to assist potentially liable persons to pay for the costs of remedial action in compliance with cleanup standards under RCW 70.105D.030(2)(e) but only when the amount and terms of such funding are established under a settlement agreement under RCW 70.105D.040(4) and when the director has found that the funding will achieve both (A) a substantially more expeditious or enhanced cleanup than would otherwise occur, and (B) the prevention or mitigation of unfair economic hardship; and
(xii) Development and demonstration of alternative management technologies designed to carry out the hazardous waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
(3) The following moneys shall be deposited into the local toxics control account: Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-seven one-hundredths of one percent.
(a) Moneys deposited in the local toxics control account shall be used by the department for grants or loans to local governments for the following purposes in descending order of priority: (i) Remedial actions; (ii) hazardous waste plans and programs under chapter 70.105 RCW; (iii) solid waste plans and programs under chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW; (iv) funds for a program to assist in the assessment and cleanup of sites of methamphetamine production, but not to be used for the initial containment of such sites, consistent with the responsibilities and intent of RCW 69.50.511; and (v) cleanup and disposal of hazardous substances from abandoned or derelict vessels that pose a threat to human health or the environment. For purposes of this subsection (3)(a)(v), "abandoned or derelict vessels" means vessels that have little or no value and either have no identified owner or have an identified owner lacking financial resources to clean up and dispose of the vessel. Funds for plans and programs shall be allocated consistent with the priorities and matching requirements established in chapters 70.105, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.95 RCW. During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for the following activities: Conducting a study of whether dioxins occur in fertilizers, soil amendments, and soils; reviewing applications for registration of fertilizers; and conducting a study of plant uptake of metals. During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the local toxics control account to the state toxics control account such amounts as specified in the omnibus capital budget bill. During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for grants to local governments to retrofit public sector diesel equipment and for storm water planning and implementation activities.
(b) Funds may also be appropriated to the department of health to implement programs to reduce testing requirements under the federal safe drinking water act for public water systems. The department of health shall reimburse the account from fees assessed under RCW 70.119A.115 by June 30, 1995.
(c) To expedite cleanups throughout the state, the department shall partner with local communities and liable parties for cleanups. The department is authorized to use the following additional strategies in order to ensure a healthful environment for future generations:
(i) The director may alter grant-matching requirements to create incentives for local governments to expedite cleanups when one of the following conditions exists:
(A) Funding would prevent or mitigate unfair economic hardship imposed by the clean-up liability;
(B) Funding would create new substantial economic development, public recreational, or habitat restoration opportunities that would not otherwise occur; or
(C) Funding would create an opportunity for acquisition and redevelopment of vacant, orphaned, or abandoned property under RCW 70.105D.040(5) that would not otherwise occur;
(ii) The use of outside contracts to conduct necessary studies;
(iii) The purchase of remedial action cost-cap insurance, when necessary to expedite multiparty clean-up efforts.
(4) Except for unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, moneys in the state and local toxics control accounts may be spent only after appropriation by statute.
(5) One percent of the moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts shall be allocated only for public participation grants to persons who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and to not-for-profit public interest organizations. The primary purpose of these grants is to facilitate the participation by persons and organizations in the investigation and remedying of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and to implement the state's solid and hazardous waste management priorities. However, during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, funding may not be granted to entities engaged in lobbying activities, and applicants may not be awarded grants if their cumulative grant awards under this section exceed two hundred thousand dollars. No grant may exceed sixty thousand dollars. Grants may be renewed annually. Moneys appropriated for public participation from either account which are not expended at the close of any biennium shall revert to the state toxics control account.
(6) No moneys deposited into either the state or local toxics control account may be used for solid waste incinerator feasibility studies, construction, maintenance, or operation.
(7) The department shall adopt rules for grant or loan issuance and performance.
(8) During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the state toxics control account to the water quality account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
(9) During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the local toxics control account may also be used for a standby rescue tug at Neah Bay.
Sec. 918. RCW 70.105D.070 and 2007 c 522 s 954 and 2007 c 520 s 6033 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The state toxics control account and the local toxics control account are hereby created in the state treasury.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the state toxics control account: (a) Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-three one-hundredths of one percent; (b) the costs of remedial actions recovered under this chapter or chapter 70.105A RCW; (c) penalties collected or recovered under this chapter; and (d) any other money appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the following activities:
(i) The state's responsibility for hazardous waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(ii) The state's responsibility for solid waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.95 RCW;
(iii) The hazardous waste cleanup program required under this chapter;
(iv) State matching funds required under the federal cleanup law;
(v) Financial assistance for local programs in accordance with chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(vi) State government programs for the safe reduction, recycling, or disposal of hazardous wastes from households, small businesses, and agriculture;
(vii) Hazardous materials emergency response training;
(viii) Water and environmental health protection and monitoring programs;
(ix) Programs authorized under chapter 70.146 RCW;
(x) A public participation program, including regional citizen advisory committees;
(xi) Public funding to assist potentially liable persons to pay for the costs of remedial action in compliance with cleanup standards under RCW 70.105D.030(2)(e) but only when the amount and terms of such funding are established under a settlement agreement under RCW 70.105D.040(4) and when the director has found that the funding will achieve both (A) a substantially more expeditious or enhanced cleanup than would otherwise occur, and (B) the prevention or mitigation of unfair economic hardship; and
(xii) Development and demonstration of alternative management technologies designed to carry out the top two hazardous waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
(3) The following moneys shall be deposited into the local toxics control account: Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-seven one-hundredths of one percent.
(a) Moneys deposited in the local toxics control account shall be used by the department for grants or loans to local governments for the following purposes in descending order of priority: (i) Remedial actions; (ii) hazardous waste plans and programs under chapter 70.105 RCW; (iii) solid waste plans and programs under chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW; (iv) funds for a program to assist in the assessment and cleanup of sites of methamphetamine production, but not to be used for the initial containment of such sites, consistent with the responsibilities and intent of RCW 69.50.511; and (v) cleanup and disposal of hazardous substances from abandoned or derelict vessels that pose a threat to human health or the environment. For purposes of this subsection (3)(a)(v), "abandoned or derelict vessels" means vessels that have little or no value and either have no identified owner or have an identified owner lacking financial resources to clean up and dispose of the vessel. Funds for plans and programs shall be allocated consistent with the priorities and matching requirements established in chapters 70.105, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.95 RCW. During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for the following activities: Conducting a study of whether dioxins occur in fertilizers, soil amendments, and soils; reviewing applications for registration of fertilizers; and conducting a study of plant uptake of metals. During the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the local toxics control account to the state toxics control account such amounts as specified in the omnibus capital budget bill. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for grants to local governments to retrofit public sector diesel equipment and for storm water planning and implementation activities.
(b) Funds may also be appropriated to the department of health to implement programs to reduce testing requirements under the federal safe drinking water act for public water systems. The department of health shall reimburse the account from fees assessed under RCW 70.119A.115 by June 30, 1995.
(4) Except for unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, moneys in the state and local toxics control accounts may be spent only after appropriation by statute.
(5) One percent of the moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts shall be allocated only for public participation grants to persons who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and to not-for-profit public interest organizations. The primary purpose of these grants is to facilitate the participation by persons and organizations in the investigation and remedying of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and to implement the state's solid and hazardous waste management priorities. However, during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, funding may not be granted to entities engaged in lobbying activities, and applicants may not be awarded grants if their cumulative grant awards under this section exceed two hundred thousand dollars. No grant may exceed sixty thousand dollars. Grants may be renewed annually. Moneys appropriated for public participation from either account which are not expended at the close of any biennium shall revert to the state toxics control account.
(6) No moneys deposited into either the state or local toxics control account may be used for solid waste incinerator feasibility studies, construction, maintenance, or operation.
(7) The department shall adopt rules for grant or loan issuance and performance.
(8) During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the local toxics control account may also be used for a standby rescue tug at Neah Bay.
Sec. 919. RCW 77.32.010 and 2006 c 57 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a recreational license issued by the director is required to hunt for or take wild animals or wild birds, fish for, take, or harvest fish, shellfish, and seaweed. A recreational fishing or shellfish license is not required for carp, smelt, and crawfish, and a hunting license is not required for bullfrogs.
(2) A permit issued by the department is required to park a motor vehicle upon improved department access facilities.
(3) During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium to enable the implementation of the pilot project established in section 307 of this act, a fishing permit issued to a nontribal member by the Colville Tribes shall satisfy the license requirements in subsection (1) of this section on the waters of Lake Rufus Woods and on the north shore of Lake Rufus Woods, and a Colville Tribes tribal member identification card shall satisfy the license requirements in subsection (1) of this section on all waters of Lake Rufus Woods.
Sec. 920. RCW 83.100.230 and 2005 c 514 s 1101 are each amended to read as follows:
The education legacy trust account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for deposit into the student achievement fund and for expanding access to higher education through funding for new enrollments and financial aid, and other educational improvement efforts. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be transferred into the state general fund.
Sec. 921. RCW 90.48.390 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 84 are each amended to read as follows:
The coastal protection fund is established to be used by the department as a revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of restoration of natural resources under this chapter and chapter 90.56 RCW. To this fund there shall be credited penalties, fees, damages, charges received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 90.56 RCW, compensation for damages received under this chapter and chapter 90.56 RCW, and an amount equivalent to one cent per gallon from each marine use refund claim under RCW 82.36.330.
Moneys in the fund not needed currently to meet the obligations of the department in the exercise of its powers, duties, and functions under RCW 90.48.142, 90.48.366, 90.48.367, and 90.48.368 shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the fund. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the coastal protection fund may also be used for a standby rescue tug at Neah Bay.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 922. 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. 923. 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.
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "matters;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 28B.105.110, 38.52.106, 41.45.230, 43.08.190, 43.330.250, 50.16.010, 67.40.040, 70.105D.070, 70.105D.070, 77.32.010, 83.100.230, and 90.48.390; reenacting and amending RCW 69.50.520 and 70.105D.070; amending 2007 c 522 ss 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137, 141, 142, 143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 519, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 614, 615, 616, 618, 619, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 716, 718, 719, 722, 1621, 728, 801, 805, 910, 911, 912, and 913 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2007 c 522 (uncodified); repealing 2007 c 522 s 713 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
On motion of Representative Sommers, the House refused to concur in the Senate amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2687 and asked the Senate for a conference thereon. The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) appointed Representatives Sommers, Dunshee and Alexander as conferees.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
February 28, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2765 with the following amendment:
Format change to accommodate amendment/table.
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A supplemental capital budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in this act, the several dollar amounts hereinafter specified, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for capital projects during the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2009, out of the several funds specified in this act.
PART 1
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1001. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
K-12 Inventory Pilot Project (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding is provided solely for the joint legislative audit and review committee to define and develop a pilot facility condition and inventory system for K-12 public school facilities. In developing and conducting the pilot, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall seek input from the superintendent of public instruction, participating school districts, the construction services group within educational service district 112, the state board for community and technical colleges, the office of financial management, the department of information services, and other entities as determined by the joint legislative audit and review committee. It is the intent of the legislature to build on the experience of the community and technical college capital facility assessment and inventory process, which includes an independent condition assessment of facilities, to establish a baseline of basic public school facility building data and information.
(2) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall select up to ten public school districts to participate in the pilot. The school districts must represent a cross-section of large and small districts, urban and rural districts, districts with facilities of varying age and condition, districts with varying fiscal capacity, and at least one district that serves as the host for a skills center.
(3) The facility condition and inventory system must include facility and site information necessary for facility assessment and maintenance. The facility condition and inventory system must also inform statewide policy options related to: (a) Class size; (b) all-day kindergarten; (c) specialized educational spaces, including math and science classrooms and labs, as well as other specialized spaces; (d) environmental health and safety improvements; (e) joint use of school facilities beyond the traditional school day; (f) high performance buildings; (g) use of portables; and (h) other policy options as identified by the joint legislative audit and review committee.
(4) Data elements in the facility condition and inventory system may include, but are not limited to, facility location, facility condition including health and safety considerations, type, size, current use, enrollment and space by grade level, information on specialized educational spaces, functionality of space, energy efficiency information, date and cost of original construction, date and cost of any major remodeling or renovation, operations and maintenance information and expenditures, and other data elements as determined by the joint legislative audit and review committee.
(5) By January 1, 2009, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall provide a report to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees on the following: (a) A proposed scope of work for the facility condition and inventory system pilot project; (b) identification of current sources of school district facility information and where the data resides; (c) recommended criteria for evaluating school facilities; (d) potential school district participants; (e) an implementation plan for the pilot group of school districts; and (f) a review of other states' scope and use of public school facility condition and inventory information.
(6) By January 1, 2010, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall submit findings and recommendations on the pilot program to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees. At a minimum, the final report must include the following: (a) A summary of data collected and analyzed for each participating school district; (b) an analysis of study and survey data for several participating school districts compared to an independent facility assessment; (c) a cost/benefit analysis of expanding the pilot to school districts statewide, including potential timelines; (d) possible methods and frequency for collecting, inventorying, updating, and sharing facility information; (e) possible interaction of a facility condition and inventory system with the statewide first responder building mapping system and other data collection efforts that are ongoing; (f) methods that allow for the efficient transfer of information between school districts and the facility condition and inventory system; and (g) other recommendations as determined by the joint legislative audit and review committee.
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$230,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,000
Sec. 1002. 2007 c 520 s 1020 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Housing Assistance, Weatherization, and Affordable Housing (06-4-851)
The reappropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $7,800,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for the backlog, as defined by the department, of projects determined by the department to be eligible under chapter 43.185 or 43.185A RCW.
(2) $4,500,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for weatherization administered through the energy matchmakers program.
(3) $850,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely to promote development of safe and affordable housing units for persons eligible for services from the division of developmental disabilities within the department of social
and health services.
(4) $500,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for shelters, transitional housing, or other housing facilities for victims of domestic violence.
(5) $3,000,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for farm worker housing projects and programs to meet the full spectrum of housing needs of Washington's farm workers and their families. The department shall work with stakeholders representing a diversity of farm worker housing interests
to develop a strategic plan in implementing this provision.
(6) $200,000 of the reappropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for the implementation and management of a manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant ombudsman conflict resolution program by the office of mobile home affairs as generally described in section 3, chapter 429, Laws of 2005. The office of mobile home affairs shall also determine the number of complaints made to the department since May of 2005 that, in the best estimate of the department, do in fact present violations of chapter 59.20 RCW and shall produce a summary of the number and types of complaints. The office of mobile home affairs shall also continue to maintain and update a database with information about all mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. The office of mobile home affairs shall provide a report regarding the activities and results of the program to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 31, 2007.
(7) $150,000 of the appropriation from the Washington housing trust account is provided solely for a program to assist individuals and communities in the home-buying process, including, but not limited to: Homebuyer education classes, credit and budget counseling, financial literacy training, and down payment assistance programs. The department shall contract with a nonprofit organization as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or similar successor provision that has experience and expertise in addressing language access barriers in the home-buying process to implement this program.
(8) The reappropriation in this section must be included in the calculation of annual funds available for determining the administrative costs of the department, which shall not exceed five percent of the annual funds available for the housing assistance program and the affordable housing program as authorized under RCW 43.185.050 and 43.185A.030.
Reappropriation:
Washington Housing Trust Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,502,000
((Homeless Families Services Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
Subtotal Reappropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,502,000))
$16,502,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($21,001,000))
$17,001,000
Sec. 1003. 2007 c 520 s 1030 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Drinking Water Assistance Program (07-4-004)
Appropriation:
Drinking Water Assistance Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,200,000))
$10,800,000
Drinking Water Assistance Repayment Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,100,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($28,300,000))
$31,900,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$155,400,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($183,700,000))
$187,300,000
Sec. 1004. 2007 c 520 s 1034 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Public Works Trust Fund (07-4-005)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Up to $10,000,000 of the appropriation is for the public works board, in consultation with the house of representatives capital budget committee, the senate ways and means committee, and the office of financial management, to implement an infrastructure interest rate buy-down pilot program. The purpose of the program is to demonstrate options for the most efficient use of the state's investment in local infrastructure by funding more projects at an accelerated rate.
(2) The pilot program must provide grants to local governments to offset the difference in interest rates between one-half of one percent, as offered by the public works board, and the interest rate the local government may receive on issuance of their own debt, as estimated by the office of the state treasurer.
(3) The pilot program must include the following projects:
(a) Those with high scores from the list of projects that were not funded, as identified in the public works board 2008 legislative report;
(b) Projects located in economically distressed areas or that may be significantly impacted by a possible upcoming recession; and
(c) Projects located in jurisdictions that have unused debt capacity and are willing and able to acquire additional debt to finance the proposed infrastructure project.
Appropriation:
Public Works Assistance Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $327,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,400,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,727,000,000
Sec. 1005. 2007 c 520 s 1031 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Housing Assistance, Weatherization, and Affordable Housing (07-4-009)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $9,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for weatherization administered through the energy matchmakers program.
(2) $5,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely to promote development of safe and affordable housing units for persons eligible for services from the division of developmental disabilities within the department of social and health services.
(3) $2,500,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for grants to nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities for revolving loan, self-help housing programs for low and moderate income families.
(4) $1,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for shelters, transitional housing, or other housing facilities for victims of domestic violence.
(5) $14,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for facilities housing low-income migrant, seasonal, or temporary farmworkers. The operation of the facilities built under this section shall be in compliance with 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1342. The department shall work with the farmworker housing advisory committee to prioritize funding of projects to the areas of highest need. Funding may also be provided, to the extent qualified projects are submitted, for health and safety projects. Any of this appropriation that is not obligated by June 30, 2009, shall be added to the amount appropriated for the general pool of projects.
(6) $5,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the development of emergency shelters and transitional housing opportunities for homeless families with children.
(7) $4,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the development of farm infrastructure improvements. Any of this appropriation that is not obligated by June 30, 2009, shall be added to the amount appropriated for the general pool of projects.
(8) $1,500,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the development of housing for low-income or homeless Native Americans. The department shall work with Native American tribes, not-for?profit organizations with experience in serving Native American populations, and Native American housing development organizations to prioritize projects located in the areas of highest identified need.
(9) $4,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for loans and grants to eligible organizations to purchase manufactured/mobile home communities with the intent of preserving the communities for affordable housing.
(10) Up to $10,000,000 of the appropriation is for the creation and development of low-income housing within areas declared disasters by the governor after November 2007.
(11) $2,000,000 of the appropriation from the state taxable building construction account is provided solely for the development or preservation of farmworker housing for migrant and seasonal farmworkers located on private farms. This appropriation is subject to appropriate agreements to protect the public investment. Any of this appropriation that is not obligated by June 30, 2009, shall be added to the amount appropriated for the general pool of projects.
(12) The appropriations in this section from the state building construction account shall be distributed as grants.
(13) The appropriation in this section shall not be used for the administrative costs of the department. The amount of the appropriation shall be included in the calculation of annual funds available for determining the administrative costs authorized under RCW 43.185.050.
(((11))) (14) Within available funding provided in this section, the department shall prepare an inventory of housing assistance programs. The inventory shall include all state funded programs, the housing finance commission programs, all programs funded by local governments and housing authorities, including a description of expenditures from fees and taxes specifically authorized by state law for housing assistance and homeless programs, all property tax and sales tax provisions that are intended to support housing assistance programs, and all federally funded housing assistance programs provided in the state. The inventory shall include a description of the program, biennial appropriation and expenditure levels since the 1999-2001 biennium through the 2007-2009 biennium, a description of eligibility criteria and the amount of benefit provided per unit or per family, and the number of units or families assisted. The department shall coordinate with the joint legislative audit and review committee to reduce duplicative efforts that may be required by legislation.
Appropriation:
State Taxable Building Construction Account-- State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($130,000,000))
$110,000,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$46,500,000
Washington Housing Trust Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($560,000,000))
$520,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($690,000,000))
$680,000,000
Sec. 1006. 2007 c 520 s 1035 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rural Washington Loan Fund (07-4-008)
Appropriation:
Rural Washington Loan Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,127,000))
$2,027,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,508,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($20,635,000))
$18,535,000
Sec. 1007. 2007 c 520 s 1036 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Youth Recreational Facilities Grants (07-4-003)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation is subject to the provisions of RCW 43.63A.135.
(2) The appropriation is provided solely for the following list of projects:
Projects |
Location |
Recommendation |
YMCA of the inland northwest |
Spokane |
$800,000 |
Boys and girls clubs of south Puget Sound |
Lakewood |
$300,000 |
YMCA of Snohomish county |
Mukilteo |
$385,000 |
YMCA of Snohomish county |
Everett |
$800,000 |
Boys and girls club of south Puget Sound |
Gig Harbor |
$600,000 |
Toutle river ranch |
Longview |
$525,000 |
Boys and girls club of Bellevue |
Bellevue |
$800,000 |
YMCA of Tacoma-Pierce county |
Gig Harbor |
$800,000 |
Wenatchee valley YMCA |
Wenatchee |
$213,000 |
YMCA of greater Seattle |
Seattle |
$250,000 |
Maple Valley community center |
Maple Valley |
$100,000 |
Boys and girls clubs of King county |
Seattle |
$618,000 |
Filipino community of Seattle |
Seattle |
$146,000 |
Boys and girls clubs of King county |
Seattle |
$800,000 |
Ferndale boys and girls club |
Ferndale |
$863,000 |
((Tacoma community center)) Boys and girls club of south Puget Sound |
Tacoma |
$800,000 |
Mukilteo boys and girls club |
Mukilteo |
$250,000 |
Total |
|
$9,050,000 |
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,050,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,050,000
Sec. 1008. 2007 c 520 s 1041 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Local and Community Projects (08-4-001)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as directed otherwise prior to the effective date of this section, the department shall not expend the appropriations in this section unless and until the nonstate share of project costs have been either expended, or firmly committed, or both, in an amount sufficient to complete the project or a distinct phase of the project that is useable to the public for the purpose intended by the legislature.
(2) Prior to receiving funds, project recipients must demonstrate that the project site is under control for a minimum of ten years, either through ownership or a long-term lease. This requirement shall not apply to appropriations for preconstruction activities or appropriations whose sole purpose is to purchase real property that does not include a construction or renovation component.
(3) Projects funded in this section may be required to comply with Washington's high performance building standards as required by chapter 39.35D RCW.
(4) Project funds are available on a reimbursement basis only, and shall not be advanced under any circumstances.
(5) Projects funded in this section must be held by the recipient for a minimum of ten years and used for the same purpose or purposes intended by the legislature as required in RCW 43.63A.125(2)(c).
(6) Projects funded in this section, including those that are owned and operated by nonprofit organizations, are generally required to pay state prevailing wages.
(7) The appropriation provided in this section for the bridge for kids project shall not be released until the department obtains a report from the project sponsor updating the cost of the project and the current fund raising plan.
(8) ((Funding for preconstruction activities for the Camas and Washougal community and recreation center is contingent on voter approval of a metropolitan park district.
(9))) The appropriation provided in this section for the Fox theater shall be provided only under an agreement that the theater shall retain its current name as the Fox theater.
(((10))) (9) The appropriation in this section for the life support and emergency medical services infrastructure build-out project is provided solely for emergency medical services and medical care infrastructure consistent with the adopted mission, goals, and capital plan of the 501(c)(3) life support.
(((11) The port of Grays Harbor project is a loan that is subject to the provisions of chapter 171, Laws of 2006.
(12))) (10) The appropriation is provided solely for the following list of projects:
Project Name Amount
800 MhZ interoperability public safety communication $1,000,000
Aberdeen union gospel mission $562,000
Arts west playhouse and gallery $150,000
Ashford cultural center and mountaineering museum $800,000
Asian counseling/referral services $2,000,000
((Aviation high school $275,000))
Ballard corners park $125,000
Beaver mitigation of Little Spokane river $75,000
Benton City food bank $200,000
Bethel community center $1,000,000
Blueberry park improvements $5,000
Bothell crossroads/state route 522 realignment - land acquisition and preconstruction activities $7,000,000
Bowen field $500,000
Bremerton downtown economic revitalization projects $5,000,000
Bridge for kids $500,000
Burbank water improvement $1,621,000
Burien town square $1,600,000
Camano community health clinic $500,000
Camp kilworth land acquisition - Federal Way $1,100,000
Cannon house $750,000
Chambers creek pedestrian bridge (($1,000,000))
$2,400,000
Chehalis middle school track improvement $350,000
Chehalis veterans wall of honor security enclosure $25,000
Chelan county public utility district monitor domestic water system $800,000
Children's hospital $2,500,000
Cispus environmental learning center $250,000
Cities of Camas and Washougal community/recreation center preconstruction activities $500,000
City of Everett - senior center expansion and upgrade $400,000
City of Everett minor league baseball - aquasox $433,000
City of Kent event center $3,000,000
City of Mount Vernon downtown and waterfront flood control $1,000,000
City of Puyallup riverwalk trail project $600,000
City of Tacoma minor league baseball - rainiers $2,500,000
City of Yakima minor league baseball $594,000
Civil war cemetery near volunteer park $5,000
Columbia Springs environmental learning center preconstruction or construction activities $200,000
Confluence project (($500,000))
$1,000,000
Counter balance park $100,000
Coupeville covered play area $113,000
Covered bridge park land acquisition (Grays river) $90,000
Cowlitz drug treatment center $580,000
Darrington water system improvements $100,000
Dawson place child advocacy center land acquisition and renovation $650,000
Daybreak star in Discovery park $300,000
Dayton historic depot $75,000
Dining car historic preservation $50,000
Discovery park - Fort Lawton $700,000
Duwamish education center $2,000,000
Duwamish longhouse $275,000
Historic train preservation $80,000
Eatonville family park $200,000
Edwall water system $765,000
Evergreen school district health and biosciences academy $1,000,000
Examination room at children's justice center $100,000
Federal Way little league field lighting $50,000
Federal Way performing arts center $500,000
Ferndale boys and girls club - urgent needs and preconstruction activities $200,000
Fish lake trail $1,000,000
Fort Dent sewer $450,000
Foss waterway (($1,000,000))
$1,678,000
Fox theater $2,000,000
Friends of hidden river preconstruction activities $675,000
Garfield county agricultural history museum $75,000
Goodwill of Tacoma $1,500,000
Granite Falls museum $30,000
Hazel Heights storm water demonstration project $70,000
High Point neighborhood center in West Seattle $1,000,000
Highline school district noise mitigation (($3,500,000))
$5,000,000
Hill ward building removal $550,000
Historic Naches depot and trail $375,000
Hope center in Kent $135,000
Innovative services northwest $1,900,000
Institute for community leadership $700,000
Jewish federation of greater Seattle $900,000
Kent alliance center $500,000
Kirkland public safety campus land acquisition and preconstruction activities $750,000
Kitsap mental health services residential facility $1,000,000
Kitsap SEED $1,100,000
Klickitat law enforcement firing range $20,000
Kruckeberg botanical garden $150,000
Lake Sammamish state park plan $200,000
Lake Stevens civic center $800,000
Lake Stevens senior center (($200,000))
$250,000
Lake Waughop/department of ecology aquatic weeds $50,000
Library connection at greenbridge $200,000
Life support and emergency medical services infrastructure build-out $2,700,000
Lions club renovation $160,000
Long lake nutrient reduction $300,000
Loon lake wood waste removal pilot study $350,000
Lucy Lopez center land acquisition $750,000
Maple Valley lake wilderness lodge and conference center $1,500,000
Maple Valley legacy site planning and infrastructure development $3,000,000
McCaw hall (($2,000,000))
$2,500,000
McDonald park $150,000
Mercer slough environmental center $1,500,000
Mill creek senior center $150,000
Mirabeau Point children's universal park $800,000
Mobius (($800,000))
$2,000,000
Monroe rotary field $700,000
Morning star cultural center $300,000
Mount Spokane ski and snowboard park $300,000
Mountains to sound - SR18/I90 interchange $500,000
Mt. Rainier lahar warning system upgrade $300,000
New hope farms $85,000
Nisei veterans committee $250,000
NORCOM public safety communication $750,000
Nordic heritage museum $1,500,000
Northwest African American museum $650,000
Northwest harvest $3,000,000
Northwest stream center $300,000
Oak Harbor dredging preconstruction activities $59,000
Oak Harbor veterans memorial $50,000
Okanogan Valley equestrian and cultural heritage center $4,000,000
Palouse street safety improvements $210,000
Performing arts center eastside $2,000,000
Perry technical institute hanger $250,000
Pike Place market $1,070,000
Port of Benton transloader (railex) $1,000,000
((Port of Grays Harbor $2,500,000))
Port of Walla Walla wine incubator $500,000
Poulsbo marine science center floating classroom $100,000
Prime time repairs (terminally ill children) $300,000
Puyallup town square $200,000
Rainier lifelong learning center $200,000
Richland Babe Ruth field complex $1,000,000
Seahurst environmental learning center $600,000
Seatac World War I memorial plaza $200,000
Seattle art museum $1,250,000
Seattle children's play garden $332,000
Seattle Chinese garden $500,000
Shoreline YMCA $800,000
Simon youth foundation resource center $150,000
Skagit recreation and event center $1,000,000
Skamania public utility district (underwood water system emergency repairs) $350,000
Skamania county fairgrounds emergency repairs $150,000
Snohomish American legion ADA ramp $50,000
Snoqualmie railway history preconstruction activities $600,000
Somerset village - Snohomish Y $200,000
South Tacoma community center (($700,000))
$1,200,000
Spokane county minor league baseball - Indians $2,000,000
Spokane Valley community center and foodbank $260,000
Spokane YWCA/YMCA joint project (($2,500,000))
$3,500,000
Springwood youth center $500,000
SR 395/court street pedestrian overpass $400,000
Sunnyside school district (choices facility) $150,000
Suquamish inviting house construction $1,000,000
Tacoma narrows bridge lights $1,500,000
Tonasket viewing platform $100,000
Tanbara clinic - East Tacoma community $850,000
The Northwest maritime center $2,250,000
The Tri Cities minor league baseball $666,000
Thurston county small business incubator $750,000
Tokeland/North Cove water tank for fire $10,000
Town square grid - drexler drive $750,000
Tukwila southcenter parkway infrastructure $4,000,000
Turning point domestic violence shelter $700,000
University Place town square $1,000,000
VaHalla hall $750,000
Vancouver national historic reserve $750,000
Vancouver river front redevelopment $1,000,000
Vernetta Smith Chehalis timberland library $500,000
Waitsburg flood control feasibility report $29,000
Walla Walla county health center annex $100,000
White Center heights park $500,000
White Salmon water improvement $1,500,000
Willapa harbor community center $300,000
Wing-It productions historic theater $20,000
Washington State University/Shoreline Community College zero energy house $200,000
Yakima domestic violence shelter $200,000
Yakima downtown futures initiative phase 3 $1,000,000
((YMCA of Snohomish county: Ebey Island project $2,200,000))
Total (($132,619,000))
$142,082,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($132,619,000))
$142,082,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($132,619,000))
$142,082,000
Sec. 1009. 2007 c 520 s 1039 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Innovation Partnership Zones (08-2-003)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The state will designate unique areas of the state as innovation partnership zones, where globally competitive companies, research institutions, and advanced training are creating special competitive advantages for the state. From among the innovation partnership zones, using a competitive process based on need, estimated economic impact, geographic diversity, and local matches, ((five)) six zones or projects will be selected to receive funding. The appropriation in this section is provided solely for shared telecommunications within the zone, shared infrastructure and facilities, long-term capital purchases, and up to 10 percent for zone administration through the locally-designated innovation partnership zone administrator. It is the intent of the legislature that innovation partnership zone grants should consider the commercialization of inventions and innovations.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1010. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Skagit County Digester (08-4-951)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for a grant for the Skagit county digester project.
Appropriation:
Energy Freedom Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1011. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Quillayute Valley Wood-Fire Boiler (08-4-858)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for a grant for the Quillayute Valley wood-fire boiler demonstration project.
Appropriation:
Energy Freedom Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Sec. 1012. 2007 c 520 s 1042 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Community Development Fund (08-4-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The projects listed in this section must comply with RCW 43.63A.125(2)(c).
(2) Except as directed otherwise prior to the effective date of this section, the department shall not expend the appropriations in this section unless and until the nonstate share of project costs have been either expended, or firmly committed, or both, in an amount sufficient to complete the project or a distinct phase of the project that is useable to the public for the purpose intended by the legislature.
(3) Prior to receiving funds, project recipients must demonstrate that the project site is under control for a minimum of ten years, either through ownership or a long-term lease. This requirement does not apply to appropriations for preconstruction activities or appropriations whose sole purpose is to purchase real property that does not include a construction or renovation component.
(4) Projects funded in this section may be required to comply with Washington's high performance building standards as required by chapter 39.35D RCW.
(5) Project funds are available on a reimbursement basis only and may not be advanced under any circumstances.
(6) Projects funded in this section, including those that are owned and operated by nonprofit organizations, are generally required to pay state prevailing wages.
(7) The appropriation is provided solely for the following list of projects:
Project Name Amount
CASA Latina $1,000,000
Divine alternatives for dads services (DADS) center $10,000
El Centro de la Raza center $821,000
Hilltop renaissance community - Centro Latino $1,950,000
Hilltop renaissance community - MLK development association $4,000,000
HomeSight center $250,000
Ilwaco community building $2,700,000
Japanese cultural center of Washington $1,000,000
KCR Bremerton community services center $900,000
KDNA community center (Granger community center) $500,000
Korean women's association center $1,500,000
North helpline lake city court $350,000
Salishan housing community $2,900,000
Sea Mar family housing community $1,500,000
Spokane east central community center $150,000
Spokane emmanuel center $500,000
Spokane Northeast community center $1,000,000
Wapato Filipino American center $135,000
Total $21,166,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,166,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,166,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1013. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Longview Regional Water Treatment Plant Dredging (08-1-001)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the emergency dredging of the Cowlitz river to prevent sandbars from obstructing the intake facility necessary for the city of Longview to obtain water.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1014. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Quincy Water Treatment System (08-1-002)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely to increase the capacity of the water treatment facility in the city of Quincy.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1015. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rapid Response Program (08-2-857)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding is provided solely for the department to contract with the Washington state housing finance commission to provide grants or loans to eligible organizations, described under RCW 43.185A.040, to purchase land or real property for affordable housing and community facilities preservation or development in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods or communities with a significant low-income population that is threatened with displacement by such gentrification. Loans or grants may be made to purchase land or real property for the preservation or development of affordable housing or community facilities, including reasonable costs and fees. The Washington state housing finance commission's review and evaluation of projects for loans and grants must include, but is not limited to the following: (a) Consideration of mobile home parks facing closure; (b) properties in neighborhoods in King county that are facing gentrification; and (c) properties located in the city of Spokane that are facing the threat of displacing low-income tenants due to the loss of affordable housing rental units. The Washington state housing finance commission, with approval from the department, may adopt guidelines and requirements that are necessary to administer the affordable housing and community facilities rapid response program. A loan recipient must preserve affordable rental housing acquired or developed under this section as affordable housing for a minimum of thirty years. Interest rates on loans made under this section may be as low as zero percent but may not exceed three percent. All loan repayments must be deposited into the Washington housing trust account and accounted for separately from other funds in the account.
(2) By December 1, 2008, the Washington state housing finance commission shall report to the department and the appropriate committees of the legislature: (a) The number of loans that were made in the program; (b) for what purposes the loans were made; (c) to whom the loans were made; and (d) when the loans are expected to be paid back.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1016. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Statewide Childcare Facilities Needs Assessment (08-4-857)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department, in consultation with the department of early learning, to provide an assessment of childcare capacity statewide for the following children: (a) Children served by programs under chapter 72.40 RCW; (b) sick children; (c) children whose care is subsidized by the department of social and health services; (d) children that participate in the early childhood education and assistance program; and (e) children that participate in the head start program.
(2) The department shall review current or potential funding sources for the acquisition, construction, renovation, or expansion of early learning and other childcare program facilities, and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the need to revise current state competitive childcare facility programs or develop new state programs.
(3)(a) The department shall convene a work group to consider and make recommendations regarding potential criteria for a competitive childcare facility program including, but not limited to the following: (i) Potential eligible applicants; (ii) the appropriateness of grants or loans for eligible applicants; (iii) the type of facilities that are eligible for grants or loans; (iv) objective selection criteria; (v) the need for technical assistance for applicants; and (vi) potential modifications, if any, to the school construction assistance program administered by the office of the superintendent of public instruction with regard to early learning and other childcare programs.
(b) The work group shall consist of stakeholders in the early learning and childcare communities and their recommendations must be delivered to the legislative fiscal committees by November 15, 2008.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1017. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Infrastructure Investment System (08-2-859)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The legislature intends to begin a process of reevaluating the policy goals and priorities for the allocation of the infrastructure assistance program funds through the use of information that is available and reviewed each biennium by the infrastructure programs.
(1) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the office of financial management, in cooperation with the department of community, trade, and economic development, the department of ecology, the department of health, the transportation improvement board, and the office of the state treasurer to develop an implementation plan. The implementation plan will also be developed in consultation with existing and potential state infrastructure program grant and loan recipients, other stakeholders, and the legislature. The implementation plan will identify options for the organization and coordination of appropriate state infrastructure assistance programs into an improved infrastructure investment system. The implementation plan must identify opportunities for the improved infrastructure investment system to achieve the following:
(a) Ease of access to program information and applications;
(b) Access to technical assistance;
(c) Coordination of program investment to ensure that all budget and tax support from all state sources is disclosed and considered as a total package of assistance;
(d) The promotion of strategic investments of state resources that are aligned with state policy goals, which includes laws, administrative rules, and program policies;
(e) The reduction of the cost of private market borrowing for jurisdictions with higher costs;
(f) The identification of additional revenue for local infrastructure; and
(g) Effective and efficient program administration.
(2) The development of an implementation plan must build upon prior studies and inventories of infrastructure programs and a further analysis of the major local infrastructure assistance programs. The implementation plan must be based on analysis, including the following:
(a) Identification of the benefits from grants and interest rate subsidies to rate payers and local tax payers;
(b) A comparison of state policy goals, which are primary considerations in determining project funding decisions, with the actual funding decisions, the criteria used to rank proposals, and the performance measures used to monitor the success of the programs;
(c) The compilation of the total amount of assistance received by jurisdictions over the past five biennia; and
(d) A comparison of the terms of a sample of low-interest loans provided to public infrastructure projects with the terms of private market borrowing that the jurisdictions would have been able to obtain. The sample of loans must include different types and sizes of projects and jurisdictions.
(3) The legislature also intends to use information from the multiple infrastructure assistance programs to provide direction for future funding priorities. The legislature will base those priorities on information from infrastructure assistance programs, including the programs' recommendations for the following:
(a) Needed investment for the different types of infrastructure projects over the next six years;
(b) Funding allocation of the projected existing state infrastructure assistance resources to those types of projects;
(c) Reallocation of existing state resources for infrastructure projects; and
(d) New and existing local and state revenue sources to address unfunded local infrastructure needs. In estimating the needed investment for different types of infrastructure projects, infrastructure assistance programs may include in their recommendations new types of projects that are not authorized in statute.
(4) The implementation plan and analysis must be completed by December 1, 2008.
Appropriation:
Public Works Assistance Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$475,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475,000
Sec. 1018. 2007 c 520 s 1050 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Oversight of State Facilities (08-2-855)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the office of financial management to strengthen its oversight role in state facility analysis and decision making as generally described in chapter 506, Laws of 2007.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,015,000))
$1,419,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,015,000))
$1,419,000
Sec. 1019. 2007 c 520 s 1048 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Snohomish, Island, and Skagit County Regional Higher Education (08-2-001)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) It is the intent of the legislature that the four-year institutions and the community and technical colleges work as cooperative partners to ensure the successful and efficient operation of the state's system of higher education. In furtherance of the state's responsibility for the expansion of baccalaureate and graduate educational programs in the central Puget Sound area, the University of Washington shall govern and operate an additional branch campus to be located in the Snohomish/Island/Skagit county area. Top priorities for the campus include expansion of upper division capacity for transfer students and graduate students in high demand programs, with a particular focus on science, technology, and engineering. The campus may offer lower division courses linked to specific majors in fields not addressed at local community colleges. The campus may also directly admit freshmen and sophomores gradually and deliberately in accordance with a campus plan to be submitted to the higher education coordinating board. All student admissions will be carried out in accordance with coadmissions and proportionality agreements emphasizing access for transfer students codeveloped by the University of Washington and the state board for community and technical colleges.
(2) The office of financial management and the University of Washington are directed to assess options and make recommendations on the siting of the branch campus in the Snohomish/Island/Skagit county region and shall develop operational and management plans needed to establish the institution. The plans shall include but not be limited to a master business plan for design and implementation, and programs to be offered to address demographic pressures and workforce needs. Planning and analysis shall be done in coordination with the local community and existing higher education institutions. Site selection criteria shall include, but not be limited to: Meeting the objectives of the master business plan; meeting the unmet baccalaureate needs in the region, including high demand program needs; compliance with provisions of the state's growth management act; and accessibility from existing and planned transportation infrastructure.
(3) Five years from the time the first class of students enters the new institution, the higher education coordinating board will work with the new institution and a local advisory board to: (a) Review the extent to which the new institution is meeting the baccalaureate degree needs of the citizens and businesses of the region and state; (b) assess any additional steps needed to accomplish the goals set forth in subsection (1) of this section, and; (c) assess the relationship between the new institution and other higher education institutions in the region and the state.
(4) The state board for community and technical colleges and the University of Washington shall plan for transition of appropriate programs from the university center to upper division programs at the branch campus.
(5) The office of financial management and the University of Washington shall report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by November 15, 2007, on campus siting recommendations and a preliminary design and implementation plan. The final design and implementation plan shall be delivered to the governor and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by June 1, 2008.
(6) The office of financial management may contract with outside sources to carry out the provisions of this section.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,000,000))
$2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,000,000))
$2,000,000
Sec. 1020. 2007 c 520 s 1049 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Higher Education Cost Escalation (08-2-854)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the office of financial management to assist public baccalaureate higher education institutions in managing unanticipated cost escalation for projects bid during the 2007-2009 biennium. Not more than $750,000 shall be made available to any single project and amounts used must be matched equally from other resources. The office of financial management shall manage the distribution of funds to ensure that the requesting institution has managed its project within the current appropriation through preparation of bid documents and that the scope of the project is no greater than originally specified in the design. Prior to approving use of a minor works appropriation as a match, and its transfer to the project with unanticipated cost escalation, the office of financial management shall require the institution to describe what it has done to identify and develop alternative resources for a match, and the specific minor works projects that would be deferred as a result of the transfer. The office of financial management shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature on the use of these funds.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,237,000))
$1,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,237,000))
$1,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1021. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Higher Education Project Scoring and Financing Study (08-2-861)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the office of financial management to complete an objective analysis and scoring of all capital budget projects proposed by the public four-year institutions, beginning in 2008, and a higher education financing study as generally described in chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3329), Laws of 2008. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the appropriation shall lapse.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Sec. 1022. 2007 c 520 s 1065 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Legislative Building Improvements (08-1-011)
((The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $25,000 of the capitol building construction account appropriation is provided solely to establish a legislative gift center created in chapter . . . (Second Substitute House Bill No. 1896), Laws of 2007. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2007, the appropriation shall lapse.))
Appropriation:
((Capitol Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$701,000))
Thurston County Capital Facilities Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $676,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($550,000))
$575,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,251,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,836,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,087,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1023. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Child Care Facility: Purchase and Improvements (08-2-854)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $700,000 of the appropriation in this section is for the acquisition of the "Perry street" daycare site.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Sec. 1024. 2007 c 520 s 1066 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Minor Works - Facility Preservation (08-1-015)
Appropriation:
Capitol Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,715,000))
$1,619,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,456,000))
$1,766,000
Thurston County Capital Facilities Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,634,000
General Administration Service Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,386,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($8,191,000))
$8,405,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($20,365,000))
$20,065,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($28,556,000))
$28,470,000
Sec. 1025. 2007 c 520 s 1067 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Minor Works - Infrastructure Preservation (08-1-004)
Appropriation:
Capitol Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$600,000
State Vehicle Parking Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,000,000))
$2,896,000
Thurston County Capital Facilities Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,899,000
General Administration Service Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,721,000))
$5,617,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,006,000))
$6,006,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($12,727,000))
$11,623,000
Sec. 1026. 2007 c 520 s 1073 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Oversight of State Facilities (08-2-853)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations ((is)) in this section ((is)) are provided solely for the department of general administration to assist the office of financial management with the development ((of six-year facility plans as generally described in chapter . . . (Substitute House Bill No. 2366), Laws of 2007)) and implementation of RCW 43.82.035 and 43.82.055.
Appropriation:
General Administration Services Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$345,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$264,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($345,000))
$609,000
Sec. 1027. 2007 c 520 s 1068 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Minor Works - Program (08-2-012)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($370,000))
$360,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,720,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,090,000))
$3,080,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1028. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Infrastructure Relocation (08-2-028)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1029. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Campus Monuments Repair and Restoration (09-1-003)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$288,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1030. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Olympia: Pro Arts Site Acquisition (08-2-856)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,985,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,985,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1031. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Thurston County--Capital Campus High Capacity Transportation Study (08-2-955)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for a contract with the Thurston county regional planning council for a study of transportation options for state employees in Thurston county and state capital campus visitors. The study shall analyze trip patterns, alternative modes of transportation for employees, access for visitors, interagency travel, and commute trip reduction programs. The study shall recommend options to improve multimodal transportation options available to those traveling to and from the capital and satellite campuses, including ways to improve the use, design, and access to new and existing transportation infrastructure such as parking lots, bicycle storage, park and rides, and transit stops.
Appropriation:
State Vehicle Parking Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1032. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Thurston County Childcare Needs Assessment - Predesign (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for the department of personnel and the department of general administration to develop a predesign to determine: (1) Childcare needs of Washington state employees in Thurston county; (2) existing licensed childcare capacity near the capitol campus, in Lacey and in Tumwater, located near state agency offices; (3) preferred and alternate locations based on that need and capacity, on or near the capitol campus, in Lacey and in Tumwater; (4) optimum size of childcare space; and (5) project costs for these locations. The departments shall submit the predesign by September 15, 2008, to the office of financial management and the appropriate legislative fiscal committees.
Appropriation:
Thurston County Capital Facilities Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
Sec. 1033. 2007 c 520 s 1075 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Wheeler Block Development--Department of Information Services, State Patrol, and General Office (08-2-950)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Planning funds are provided solely to lease/develop state office buildings and facilities for the department of information services on the "Wheeler block" of the east capitol campus. The office buildings shall be constructed and financed so that agencies' occupancy costs per gross square foot or per employee will not exceed 110 percent of comparable private market rental rates per gross square foot or per employee. The comparable general office space rate shall be calculated based on recent Thurston county leases of new space of at least 100,000 rentable square feet adjusted for known escalation clauses, expected inflation, and differences in the level of service provided by the comparable leases as determined by the department in consultation with the department of general administration. In addition to the department of information services, state agency tenants shall include the state patrol and general office facilities for small agencies and offices. The department shall design and operate the general office facilities for small agencies and offices as a demonstration of the efficiencies gained from the integration of office space and telecommunications and computer technology. The demonstration project shall provide office space, furniture, and telecommunications and computer technology as a single package. The facility shall be designed so that small agencies and offices can move in and out of the facility without the typical moving expenses that result from individual agency ownership of furniture and technology. The facility for small agencies and offices shall also provide for staffing and space efficiencies resulting from central reception, and support services and spaces. The department of general administration shall coordinate with state agency tenants of the existing general administration building that will not be relocated to the new facilities of the "Wheeler block" for occupancy of state-owned or existing leased facilities ((vacated by the state patrol or the department of information services)) within Thurston county prior to relocation to new or not currently state-owned or leased facilities. The department shall consider alternatives for backfilling vacated state patrol or department of information services leased facilities when possible.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Sec. 1034. 2007 c 520 s 1090 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
Pritchard Building Rehabilitation (((08-2-017))) (08-2-850)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,100,000))
$800,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,100,000))
$800,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1035. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Flood Warning Systems (08-2-851)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the emergency management division in consultation with the department of ecology, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the Washington association of counties, the United States army corps of engineers, the national oceanic and atmospheric association, and the national weather service to develop the following:
(1) An inventory and description of flood warning systems currently in place in flood hazard areas of the state, including manual systems and electronic systems;
(2) A needs assessment indicating what specific areas of the state could be better served by flood warning systems based on flooding areas mapped under the federal emergency management act. The needs assessment must include recommendations regarding how to make timely notification of flood warnings and how to gather and share data about potential flood areas;
(3) An information bank of flood warning systems, with descriptions of available and emerging technologies, and estimates of the costs of purchasing, installing, and maintaining these systems;
(4) Sources of potential federal assistance for local flood warning systems; and
(5) Recommendations to assist local governments in the financing of capital costs of flood warning systems, including the potential to modify existing state programs.
The recommendations must be reported to the office of financial management and legislature by December 15, 2009.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
PART 2
HUMAN SERVICES
Sec. 2001. 2007 c 520 s 2007 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Fircrest School - Health and Safety Improvements (06-1-852)
Reappropriation:
((Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$400,000))
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$372,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($750,000))
$722,000
Sec. 2002. 2007 c 520 s 2021 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Capital Project Management (08-1-110)
Appropriation:
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,555,000))
$2,305,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,870,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($14,425,000))
$14,175,000
Sec. 2003. 2007 c 520 s 2029 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Special Commitment Center Medium Management Housing Addition (08-2-505)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is for the evaluation of design alternatives to meet programmatic needs and to add residential space to existing facilities by remodeling existing residential space and converting existing program space to residential space for additional beds.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,000,000))
$1,275,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,000,000))
$1,275,000
Sec. 2004. 2007 c 520 s 2032 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Western State Hospital Laundry Upgrades (08-1-325)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($885,000))
$2,858,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($885,000))
$2,858,000
Sec. 2005. 2007 c 520 s 2042 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Public Health Laboratory Addition (08-2-003)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,184,000))
$2,012,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,984,000))
$8,156,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,168,000
Sec. 2006. 2007 c 520 s 2045 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Drinking Water Assistance Program (06-4-001)
Reappropriation:
Drinking Water Assistance Account--Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,588,000
Appropriation:
Drinking Water Assistance Account--Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($54,300,000))
$66,474,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,086,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,360,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($179,334,000))
$191,508,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2007. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Review of Drinking Water Systems (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department of health to conduct a statewide review of small public drinking water systems that have or may in the future require significant state resources to resolve urgent threats to public health and safety. A small water system is less than one thousand connections (a group A or group B water system). The department shall evaluate case studies, the two regulatory frameworks in place for small systems, and provide a report to the appropriate legislative committees and the office of financial management with recommendations on early interventions or changes to the regulatory structure that could prevent such problems in the future.
(2) The department shall identify the communities that would benefit from consolidation, regionalization, or other measures that will lead to improved small system regulatory compliance, long-term public health protection, and sustained economic vitality in communities served by small systems. The department shall submit a progress report to the fiscal committees of the legislature and the office of financial management by December 1, 2008, and a final report by June 30, 2009.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2008. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Walla Walla Nursing Facility (08-2-008)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,850,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,975,000
Sec. 2009. 2007 c 520 s 2061 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Monroe Corrections Complex: Improve C and D Units Security Features (06-1-046)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($280,000))
$308,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,618,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,898,000))
$2,926,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2010. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Monroe Corrections Center: 100-Bed Management and Segregation Unit (00-2-008)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$995,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38,443,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,438,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2011. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Washington State Penitentiary: Convert BAR Units from Medium to Close Custody (04-2-004)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,699,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,809,000
Sec. 2012. 2007 c 520 s 2054 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center: Design and Construct Medium Security Facility (98-2-011)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,459,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,700,000))
$1,280,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,449,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($244,608,000))
$232,188,000
Sec. 2013. 2007 c 520 s 2056 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Washington State Penitentiary: North Close Security Compound (04-2-005)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,482,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,007,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $763,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$130,276,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($140,758,000))
$154,528,000
Sec. 2014. 2007 c 520 s 2058 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Clallam Bay Corrections Center: Replace Support Building Roof (06-1-044)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,930,000))
$3,580,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $822,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,752,000))
$4,402,000
Sec. 2015. 2007 c 520 s 2075 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Washington State Penitentiary: Replace Correctional Industry Roof (06-1-023)
Reappropriation:
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,619,000))
$856,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,338,000))
$1,101,000
Subtotal Reappropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,957,000))
$1,957,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $494,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,451,000))
$2,451,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2016. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Jail and Prison Inmate Medical Records Plan (08-2-950)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2017. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
Community and Technical College Mapping (08-2-950)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to include facilities on all community and technical college campuses in the statewide first responder building mapping information system.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,746,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,746,000
PART 3
NATURAL RESOURCES
Sec. 3001. 2007 c 520 s 3019 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
State Drought Preparedness (05-4-009)
Reappropriation:
State Drought Preparedness--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,464,000))
$1,287,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,865,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,329,000))
$7,152,000
Sec. 3002. 2007 c 520 s 3036 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Centennial Clean Water Program (08-4-010)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Up to $10,000,000 of the state building construction account--state appropriation is for the extended grant payment to Spokane for the Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer.
(2) $5,000,000 of the state building construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for water quality grants for hardship communities with a population of less than 5,000. The department shall give priority consideration to: (a) Communities subject to a regulatory order from the department of ecology for noncompliance with water quality rules; (b) projects for which design work has been completed; and (c) projects with a local match from reasonable water quality rates and charges.
(3) $2,000,000 of the state building construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for the Adams and Lincoln counties ground water mapping project. The project shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature describing the dynamic relationship between groundwater and surface water in the region. The report shall be submitted by January 1, 2009.
(4) $2,100,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely for wastewater and clean water improvement projects at Illahee state park, Fort Flagler state park, and Larrabee state park.
(5)(a) $4,400,000 of the state building construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for the Tenino waste water treatment facility and collection system to replace the city of Tenino's septic systems.
(b) (($18,505,000)) $20,005,000 of the state building construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for the following projects:
Project Amount
City of Carnation waste water treatment system $3,000,000
Mansfield waste water treatment upgrade $960,000
Rock Island waste water treatment system $870,000
Enumclaw waste water treatment system $750,000
Snohomish waste water treatment system $4,925,000
Freeland sewer district $1,000,000
Clark county regional sewer cooperative $4,000,000
Town of Warden waste water $3,000,000
Sultan waste water system improvements $500,000
Ritzville waste water treatment system $1,500,000
(((b))) (c) The appropriation for entities that are listed in (((a))) (b) of this subsection shall not affect the entities' eligibility for centennial fund hardship assistance and shall be excluded from any financial hardship calculation that would have the effect of reducing other moneys for which the entity is currently contracted and eligible under WAC 173-95A-030(8), as it existed on the effective date of this section.
(((c))) (d) The appropriation to the city of Carnation is for payment to King county for the county connection charge and other eligible costs.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,225,000))
$44,021,000
Water Quality Capital Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,550,000))
$5,417,000
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,100,000))
$15,837,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($58,875,000))
$65,275,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$178,400,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($237,275,000))
$243,675,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3003. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Wastewater Regionalization (08-2-851)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department to conduct a review of statewide community wastewater infrastructure needs and identify communities that would benefit from regional wastewater infrastructure and identify any barriers to regionalization these communities may face. The department must submit an interim report to the appropriate legislative committees and the office of financial management by November 30, 2008, with a final report due by June 30, 2009.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3004. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Wastewater Systems Case Studies (08-2-852)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department and department of community, trade, and economic development to develop a set of case studies of wastewater systems, based on the small communities initiative's action list, that require significant state financial and technical resources to resolve urgent threats to public health, safety, and environmental quality. The department shall provide recommendations for early interventions to prevent similar problems with small communities in the future. The recommendations must be provided to the appropriate legislative committees and the office of financial management by November 30, 2008.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000
Sec. 3005. 2007 c 520 s 3037 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Cleanup Toxic Sites in Puget Sound (08-4-005)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for the clean up of contaminated sites that lie adjacent to and are within one-half mile of Puget Sound. Clean ups shall include orphan and abandoned sites that pose a threat to Puget Sound with the highest priority sites being cleaned up first. The department shall provide the Puget Sound partnership, as created by chapter 341, Laws of 2007, the opportunity to review and provide comment on proposed projects and activities recommended for funding. This review shall be consistent with the funding schedule for the program.
Appropriation:
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,000,000))
$6,767,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,820,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($22,820,000))
$25,587,000
Sec. 3006. 2007 c 520 s 3045 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Reduce Health Risks from Toxic Diesel Pollution (08-4-024)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) (($4,840,000)) $5,380,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for school bus diesel retrofits for local school districts.
(2) (($2,330,000)) $4,830,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for emission reduction projects for local governments to retrofit public sector diesel engines to allow public sector fleets to reduce their emissions.
Appropriation:
Local Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,170,000))
$10,210,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,170,000))
$10,210,000
Sec. 3007. 2007 c 520 s 3046 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Remedial Action Grants (08-4-008)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $190,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for remedial action to address the Swift creek asbestos problem.
Appropriation:
Local Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($84,475,000))
$92,875,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($264,475,000))
$272,875,000
Sec. 3008. 2007 c 520 s 3048 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Safe Soils Remediation Grants (08-4-009)
Appropriation:
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
$4,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($6,000,000))
$8,500,000
Sec. 3009. 2007 c 520 s 3050 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Skykomish Cleanup (08-4-020)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $3,000,000 of the cleanup settlement account appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter . . . . (Senate Bill No. 6722 (cleanup settlement account)), Laws of 2008. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the amount provided in this section shall lapse.
Appropriation:
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,000,000
Clean Up Settlement Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($0))
$2,050,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,000,000))
$12,050,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3010. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Mason County Consortium (08-4-851)
Appropriation:
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3011. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Flood Protection Study (08-2-855)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
The legislature finds that levees across the state provide protection to hundreds of communities from flooding. Many of these levee systems are old, built with substandard materials, and were not designed to provide the level of protection that the communities behind them need. Recent decertification of levees in King and Pierce counties by the United States army corps of engineers indicates a growing problem with levee maintenance. As more levees are decertified, land behind those levees is considered to be located in the regulated floodplain. Because of this, many homeowners and businesses must obtain flood insurance, and new construction projects must meet strict new building codes.
Therefore, the appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department to conduct a study to determine the number of decertified levees in the state and to identify strategies for recertifying the levees so that they provide optimum protection for the communities protected by the levees. The department must prioritize areas to include in the study based on population and the economic impact of potential flood damage.
The study shall include the following components:
(1) A working group of levee managers to advise and inform the study;
(2) A technical review of the structural integrity of levee systems;
(3) An inventory, map, and rate the effectiveness of existing levee systems; and
(4) The development of strategies and actions needed to improve the existing levee system and to ensure certification by the United States army corps of engineers for one-hundred year flood protection.
The study must be completed and a report provided to the appropriate legislative committees by July 1, 2009.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Sec. 3012. 2007 c 520 s 3049 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Reduce Public Health Risks from Wood Stove Pollution (08-4-019)
Appropriation:
Wood Stove Education Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($500,000))
$400,000
Local Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,500,000))
$2,000,000
Sec. 3013. 2007 c 520 s 3060 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Facility Preservation - Facilities (06-1-004)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,000,000))
$4,700,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,419,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($10,419,000))
$9,119,000
Sec. 3014. 2007 c 520 s 3072 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Puget Sound Wastewater (06-1-851)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,100,000))
$5,814,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,095,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,195,000))
$6,909,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3015. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Saint Edward State Park Seminary Building: Preservation (08-1-010)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for the following activities necessary to stop water intrusion into the building:
(1) Design and construction to stop ground water intrusion;
(2) Design to stop above ground water intrusion; and
(3) Design to stop internal leakage from the rain leader system.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,310,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,200,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,510,000
Sec. 3016. 2007 c 520 s 3087 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Minor Works - Facility Preservation (08-1-001)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,000,000))
$8,800,000
State Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,000,000
Sec. 3017. 2007 c 520 s 3084 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Historic Preservation (08-1-002)
((The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $500,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the design, permits, and drawings for the seminary building at St. Edward State Park.
(2) $500,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for improvements to prevent further degradation of the seminary building.))
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,101,000))
$6,191,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($21,601,000))
$20,691,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3018. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Ocean City Comfort Station--Fire Damage Repair (08-1-043)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$181,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $181,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3019. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Fort Flagler: Parkwide Sewage Treatment System (08-1-044)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,773,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,773,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3020. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Bigelow House (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for capital improvements to the Bigelow house. The commission shall accept the donation of the Bigelow house museum, the grounds, and the contents of the Bigelow house museum from the Bigelow house preservation association if the Bigelow house preservation association agrees to continue to provide staff and programming for the museum.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3021. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Ike Kinswa State Park Improvement (08-2-950)
Appropriation:
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account--Private/Local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Sec. 3022. 2007 c 520 s 3102 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ((INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR)) RECREATION AND CONSERVATION FUNDING BOARD
Salmon Recovery Funding Board Programs (00-2-001)
Reappropriation:
General Fund--Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $166,000
Salmon Recovery Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,175,000))
$575,000
Subtotal Reappropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,341,000))
$741,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,284,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($101,625,000))
$101,025,000
Sec. 3023. 2007 c 520 s 3144 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ((INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR)) RECREATION AND CONSERVATION FUNDING BOARD
Nonhighway Off-Road Vehicle Activities (08-4-008)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $450,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for grants to local law enforcement and noise enforcement agencies for the enforcement of existing state noise laws and regulations. Grants may be used to acquire noise monitoring equipment and to compensate law enforcement agencies for staff overtime and administrative expenses. Funds for noise enforcement grants shall come from amounts allocated for the purposes specified in RCW 46.09.170(2)(d).
Appropriation:
Nonhighway Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,036,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,945,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$51,981,000
Sec. 3024. 2007 c 520 s 3146 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ((INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR)) RECREATION AND CONSERVATION FUNDING BOARD
Washington Wildlife Recreation Grants (08-4-011)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations are provided solely for the approved list of projects in LEAP capital document No. 2007-3 as developed on March 17, 2007, and LEAP capital document No. 2008-1 as developed on February 13, 2008.
(2) If additional funds are available after funding the farmlands preservation account projects approved in subsection (1) of this section, the committee may:
(a) Provide one-time grants of up to $25,000 each to counties requesting assistance in developing farmlands preservation strategies for the purpose of seeking grants from the farmlands preservation account in future grant cycles.
(b) Conduct a second grant cycle in the 2007-2009 biennium for farmlands preservation projects. A ranked list of farmlands preservation projects may be submitted to the governor by November 1, 2007, for approval in the 2008 supplemental capital budget. The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the committee and shall submit this amended list in the supplemental capital budget request to the legislature.
(3) Funds appropriated for distribution according to the provisions of RCW 79A.15.040(1)(c) shall be allocated forty percent to local government projects and sixty percent to state agency projects. If the cumulative total of local government projects is less than forty percent of the total distribution to this category, the difference may be allocated to state agency projects.
(4) $627,299 of the appropriation from the riparian protection account is provided solely for the Chehalis river surge plain natural area preserve. This amount shall not be expended for the project until the department of natural resources has completed a management plan for the preserve that maintains recreational access and that management plan is presented to the house of representatives capital budget and senate ways and means committees.
Appropriation:
Outdoor Recreation Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,000,000
Farmlands Preservation Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000,000
Riparian Protection Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,000,000
Habitat Conservation Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$280,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $380,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3025. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Flood Assistance for Farm Communities (08-4-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely to restore agricultural infrastructure and equipment necessary to repair, replace, or maintain infrastructure that provides public health and safety, water quality, and fish and wildlife habitat protection, including debris removal, fencing, replacing manure lagoons, and properly functioning equipment and facilities.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
Sec. 3026. 2007 c 520 s 3155 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Practice Incentive Payment Loan Program (08-4-004)
Appropriation:
Conservation Assistance Revolving Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,000,000))
$500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($4,000,000))
$3,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3027. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Livestock Nutrient Program (08-4-001)
Appropriation:
Water Quality Capital Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
Sec. 3028. 2007 c 520 s 3161 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Fish and Wildlife Population and Habitat Protection (06-1-003)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The state building construction account appropriation is provided solely for increasing the allocation for the bank stabilization and fish habitat project on the east fork of the Lewis river.
Reappropriation:
Wildlife Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($288,750))
$289,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($311,250))
$311,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($600,000))
$975,000
Sec. 3029. 2007 c 520 s 3175 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Puget Sound Initiative - Nearshore Salmon Restoration (06-2-001)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations in this section are provided solely for efforts to restore nearshore habitat and estuaries in Puget Sound. The department shall focus on restoring natural nearshore processes, including protection and restoration of beach sediments and removal of existing bulkheads.
(2) The department shall provide the Puget Sound partnership, as created by chapter 341, Laws of 2007 the opportunity to review and provide comment on proposed projects and activities recommended for funding. This review shall be consistent with the funding schedule for the program.
(3) Funded projects require a nonstate match or in-kind contributions. The department shall seek to maximize the amount of nonstate match from local, state, tribal, and federal partners. Individual projects require a minimum 33 percent cash or in-kind match.
(4) Eligible projects must be within Puget Sound and identified by a salmon recovery lead entity or marine resource committee and identified in a current salmon recovery, watershed, or nearshore habitat restoration and protection plan.
(5) Project evaluation criteria shall be developed by the Puget Sound nearshore steering committee. The criteria shall be consistent with the technical guidance developed by the Puget Sound nearshore science team and shall be coordinated with the salmon recovery funding board to ensure that project funding and matching requirements are maximized to the greatest extent possible.
(6) The department shall not utilize any amount of this appropriation to support administration or overhead. Funding to support the administration of the funds and the implementation of selected projects shall be obtained from the department's operating budget.
(7) In recognition of the urgent need to complete the Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration project general investigation, up to $723,000 of this appropriation may be used to match federal funds implementing the cost-share agreement between the department and the United States army corps of engineers.
(8) (($3,746,875)) $2,398,735 of the appropriation is provided solely for the following projects:
Project Amount
Carpenter creek estuary phase 1 (South Kingston road) $637,000
((Duwamish Garden estuary restoration $1,400,000))
Seahurst Park bulkhead phase II $1,100,000
Lower Dosewallips floodplain $609,875
Titlow Beach pocket estuary restoration $51,860
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000,000
General Fund--Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$43,500,000
Sec. 3030. 2007 c 520 s 3179 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Statewide Fencing Renovation and Replacement (08-1-009)
The appropriation is this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: (($1,000,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the replacement of elk fencing lost in the 2005 school fire in the Wooten wildlife area.))
(1) Up to $2,000,000 of the appropriation from the wildlife account that is compensation from the settlement received by the state for damages to the Wooten wildlife area caused by the school fire is for the replacement of elk fencing in the Wooten wildlife area. The department shall contract with another state agency to construct the fence.
(2) $331,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for the replacement of a barbed wire fence that was destroyed in the Rockpile creek fire of July 2007.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,100,000))
$1,431,000
Wildlife Account--Private/Local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,431,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,100,000))
$3,431,000
Sec. 3031. 2007 c 520 s 3187 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Combined State Agency Aviation Facility (08-1-950)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for predesign and design of a single, consolidated aviation facility, including consolidated operations, at the Olympia airport to house the fixed wing operations of the Washington state patrol, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife, and the rotary operations of the department of natural resources. The office of financial management shall not allot design funds until the predesign has undergone a budget evaluation study team review, and the results of the budget evaluation study team review have been provided to the legislative fiscal committees and submitted to the office of financial management for review and approval.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($11,000))
$101,000
Wildlife Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,000))
$113,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,608,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($1,631,000))
$1,721,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3032. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Okanogan-Similkameen Land Acquisition (08-2-023)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for the acquisition of agricultural easements or land as specified for the following properties:
(1) South end Palmer lake: Agricultural easement;
(2) Highway 97 near Riverside: Land acquisition;
(3) McLaughlin Canyon: Agricultural easement;
(4) Similkameen and Sinlahekin river intersect: Agricultural easement; and
(5) Buzzard lake: Land acquisition.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3033. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Ebey Island Property (08-2-852)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Up to $3,200,000 of the appropriation in this section is for the acquisition of the Ebey island property from the YMCA of Snohomish county. The office of financial management shall not allot funds to the department until the appraisal is complete and shall not allot more than the amount of the appraisal. The department shall assess the cost of: (1) Extending the YMCA segment of the Ebey island road one-quarter of a mile; and (2) constructing a parking lot at the end of the road.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200,000
General Fund--Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3034. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Stemilt Basin Acquisition (08-2-029)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
Sec. 3035. 2007 c 520 s 3211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Combined State Agency Aviation Facility (08-1-952)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for predesign and design of a single, consolidated aviation facility, including consolidated operations, at the Olympia airport to house the fixed wing operations of the Washington state patrol, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife, and the rotary operations of the department of natural resources. The office of financial management shall not allot design funds until the predesign has undergone a budget evaluation study team review, and the results of the budget evaluation study team review have been provided to the legislative fiscal committees and submitted to the office of financial management for review and approval.
Appropriation:
Forest Development Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000
Resource Management Cost Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($23,000))
$555,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($54,000))
$586,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,783,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,837,000))
$4,369,000
Sec. 3036. 2007 c 520 s 3204 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Trust Land Transfer (08-2-005)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The total appropriation is provided to the department solely to transfer from trust status, or enter into fifty year leases for, certain trust lands of statewide significance deemed appropriate for state park, fish and wildlife habitat, natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, open space, housing and essential government services, or recreation purposes. The approved list of projects is identified in the LEAP capital document 2007-5, developed ((March 20)) April 19, 2007.
(((3))) (2) Property subject to lease agreements under this section shall be appraised at fair market value. Lease terms shall be fifty years with options to renew for an additional fifty years. Lease payments shall be lump sum payments for the entire term of the lease at the beginning of the lease. The department shall calculate such lump sum payments using professional appraisal standards. These lease payments may not exceed the fee simple purchase price based on current fair market value and shall be deposited by the department to the common school construction account in the same manner as lease revenues from other common school trust lands. No deduction shall be made for the resource management cost account under RCW 79.64.040.
(((4))) (3) All reasonable costs incurred by the department to implement this section are authorized to be paid out of the appropriations. Authorized costs include the actual cost of appraisals, staff time, environmental reviews, surveys, and other similar costs.
(((5))) (4) Intergrant exchanges between common school and other trust lands of equal value may occur if the exchange is in the interest of each trust, as determined by the board of natural resources.
(((6))) (5) Prior to or concurrent with conveyance of these properties, the department, with full cooperation of the receiving agencies, shall execute and record a real property instrument that dedicates the transferred properties to the purposes identified in subsection (1) of this section. Transfer and lease agreements for properties identified in subsection (1) of this section must include terms that restrict the use of the property to the intended purpose. Transfer and lease agreements may include provisions for receiving agencies to request alternative uses of the property, provided the alternative uses are compatible with the original intended public purpose and the department and legislature approves such uses.
(((7))) (6) The department and receiving agencies shall work in good faith to carry out the intent of this section. However, the department or receiving agencies may remove a property from the transfer list based on new, substantive information, if it is determined that transfer of the property is not in the statewide interest of either the common school trust or the receiving agency.
(((8))) (7) The department shall execute trust land transfers that, after the deduction of reasonable costs as provided in subsection (((4))) (3) of this section, eighty percent of the total value of transferred property is timber value and is deposited in the common school construction account. To achieve the eighty percent requirement, the department may choose to lease properties originally intended as transfers.
(((9))) (8) On June 30, 2009, the state treasurer shall transfer all remaining uncommitted funds from this appropriation to the common school construction account and the appropriations in this section shall be reduced by an equivalent amount.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$98,985,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$287,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385,985,000
Sec. 3037. 2007 c 520 s 3214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Conversion Land Acquisition (08-1-950)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely for acquisition of working forest lands at risk of conversion to nonforest uses. The legislature finds that the chronic loss of working forest lands threatens the long-term prospects of the timber products industry, which in turn threatens the long-term economic return for the beneficiaries of state trust lands. Acquisition of these conversion lands is intended to help stabilize the primary source of revenue to trust land beneficiaries. The department shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by October 1, 2008, indicating the lands purchased under this section, showing the locations, acres, purchase price, and within that purchase price, the value of the property attributed to the future value of timber harvests given an expected rate of return for timber lands, and the value of the property attributed to future development of the property. It is the intention of the legislature to lease or otherwise acquire the development rights of these conversion lands and retain them as long-term working forest lands under the sustainable harvest plan. Working forest lands acquired under this section shall be managed at a level equal to or greater than seventy-five percent of the expected harvest under the sustainable harvest plan. The appropriation provided in this section shall lapse unless chapter 504, Laws of 2007, or similar provisions contained in other legislation, is enacted prior to June 30, 2007. No amounts appropriated in this section shall be expended on the central cascade land exchange unless one of the two following conditions are met: (1) The four Stemilt parcels in T21R20E are excluded from the exchange; or (2) the four Stemilt parcels in T21R20E are included in the exchange and the department and Chelan county, as chair of the Stemilt partnership, agree on a plan for eventual ownership, disposition, and management of the four Stemilt parcels. The department shall manage cash balances in the natural resources real property replacement account such that cash balances are sufficient for the treasurer transfers required in section 6030 of this act. The department may also transfer funds from the land bank subaccount of the resource management cost account to the natural resources real property replacement account to ensure sufficient cash balances.
Appropriation:
Resource Management Cost Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000,000
Natural Resources Real Property Replacement Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$70,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$70,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3038. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Potential School Sites-State Trust Land Study (08-2-854)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The joint legislative committee on school construction funding finds that high growth school districts are often unable to acquire lands best suited for siting new schools. Current funding capacity is devoted to current needs and land development in rapidly growing areas of the state competes with the present and future need for undeveloped sites to build new schools.
(2) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the superintendent of public instruction and the commissioner of public lands to establish a work group to analyze the feasibility of and develop options for using existing state lands in high growth areas of the state for potential future school sites. The work group shall: (a) Prepare an inventory of existing state trust lands suitable for use as school sites; (b) prepare a projection of the needs for school sites in high growth school districts; and (c) develop options for holding and valuing the land for future school district use that are consistent with legal requirements and management objectives for state trust lands and any other state lands.
(3) The work group shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Appropriation:
Resource Management Cost Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Cost). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000
Sec. 3039. 2007 c 520 s 3219 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Energy Freedom Program (E3SHB No. 2939) (06-2-850)
The reappropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: If legislation is enacted by June 30, 2009, that moves the energy freedom program to the department of community, trade, and economic development, then the amounts in this section are appropriated to the department of community, trade, and economic development.
Reappropriation:
Energy Freedom Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,971,000))
$4,471,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($5,971,000))
$4,471,000
PART 4
TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 4001. 2007 c 520 s 4004 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
Combined State Agency Aviation Facility (08-2-951)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for predesign and design of a single, consolidated aviation facility, including consolidated operations, at the Olympia airport to house the fixed wing operations of the Washington state patrol, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife, and the rotary operations of the department of natural resources. The office of financial management shall not allot design funds until the predesign has undergone a budget evaluation study team review, and the results of the budget evaluation study team review have been provided to the legislative fiscal committees and submitted to the office of financial management for review and approval.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($12,000))
$376,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $813,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($825,000))
$1,189,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4002. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
Higher Education Campus Security Plan (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for completion by November 1, 2008, of the higher education campus security needs analysis and fiscal impact study as described in chapter . . . (Second Substitute House Bill No. 2507), Laws of 2008. In conducting the study, the state patrol shall obtain and provide consultation by state and national experts in the area of campus risk assessment and cost-effective risk mitigation. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2008, the appropriation shall lapse.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$350,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4003. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
Seattle Crime Lab Expansion (09-2-102)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,632,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,632,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4004. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
DNA Crime Lab Computer System (08-2-952)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4005. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Culvert Replacements (08-1-001)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely to replace culverts that will improve fish passage. $700,000 is provided solely for a grant for the repair of the culvert and road collapse on 17th street in Lynden, and $700,000 is provided solely for a grant for the repair of the road and culvert on Cedar Flats road that was damaged in the December 2007 flood. With the remaining amount, the department of transportation must begin replacement of the highest priority culvert projects that would improve fish passage.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4006. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Centralia-Chehalis Flood Control (08-1-002)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The office of financial management, in consultation with other state agencies, shall work with and through the Chehalis basin flood control authority, and other local governments as appropriate, to participate in flood mitigation projects for the Chehalis river basin. (1) Up to two million five hundred thousand dollars of the appropriation is for the Chehalis basin flood control authority or other authorized local government groups to develop or participate in the development of flood hazard mitigation measures throughout the basin. (2) The office of financial management shall participate as the nonfederal sponsor of United States army corps of engineers flood hazard mitigation projects for the Chehalis river basin area, including the project authorized by the water resources development act of 2007 and projects to be developed under the basin-wide study authorized by United States house resolution 2581, if such projects are mutually agreed to between the federal government, the office of financial management, and the Chehalis basin flood control authority or other authorized local government group. The department of transportation shall prepare the necessary agreements to ensure an active partnership with federal and state agencies, local governments, the Chehalis river flood control authority, and others as needed. (3) The office of financial management shall not allot funds for construction of flood hazard mitigation projects for the Chehalis river basin until a project agreement between nonfederal project partners has been signed and copies have been provided to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives. The project agreement must delineate responsibility for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the project. The agreement must also include a plan to meet applicable floodplain management requirements and to address any applicable federal requirements for managing the effect of future land use developments on the extent and severity of flooding.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000,000
PART 5
EDUCATION
Sec. 5001. 2007 c 520 s 5008 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
School Construction Assistance Grants (08-4-200)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) For state assistance grants for purposes of calculating square foot eligibility, kindergarten student headcount shall not be reduced by fifty percent.
(2) The legislature has made a commitment to phase in all-day kindergarten programs beginning with the 2007-08 school year. However, the legislature finds that one potential barrier to successful expansion of all-day kindergarten programs may be a lack of facilities that meet the requirements of an all-day kindergarten program. The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the school facilities citizen advisory panel, shall examine alternatives for addressing school facilities needs for all-day kindergarten programs, including adapting existing unused space, creating innovative public-private partnerships and partnerships with early learning providers, shifting the location of current programs within a district or a school, and temporary, limited use of portables. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall submit a report to the capital budget committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate by September 1, 2007, with recommendations on preferred alternatives and an analysis of the feasibility and cost of implementing the alternatives.
(3) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review and evaluate the cost and other implications of changing the current annual release cycle for the school construction assistance program. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall prepare a report resulting from their review and evaluation by December 1, 2008. This report must include a specific plan for implementing the change in the 2009-2011 biennium.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($109,521,000))
$25,431,000
Common School Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($770,658,000))
$750,239,000
Common School Reimbursable Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($880,359,000))
$775,850,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,500,725,000))
$3,495,689,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,381,084,000))
$4,271,539,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5002. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Aviation High School (08-1-002)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the design costs for a new facility at Aviation high school, to include space that would be colocated at the museum of flight on east marginal way. The office of financial management shall not allot funds for the project until the Highline school district has secured an operating agreement for a high school program at the museum of flight site.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5003. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Greenbridge Early Learning Center (08-1-003)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the Puget Sound education district for building the center for the thrive-by-five program.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5004. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
East Yakima Early Learning Center (08-4-860)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5005. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
North Central Technical Skills Center (08-4-861)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely to purchase the option on property owned by the port of Chelan for the north central technical skills center.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5006. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
K-12 Formula Methods Study (08-2-856)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group to develop methods and options for making the current school construction assistance grant program more transparent in terms of the formula components, assumptions, and expected funding sources for projects funded from the grant program. Within this amount, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall also develop a pilot template for providing information related to funding sources, including the amount of either bond or other local sources, or both, estimated for each project released in fiscal year 2009. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall update and consult with the joint legislative task force on school construction funding as work progresses on this effort and must provide a final report to the task force by October 1, 2008.
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5007. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Regional School Construction Assistance Program (08-2-857)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a regional school construction technical assistance program for school districts primarily delivered through educational service districts. The program will be prioritized towards school districts with the greatest need in terms of school construction management and school construction capabilities. In developing and implementing this program, to the maximum extent possible and appropriate, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall receive assistance from the architectural and engineering services division of the department of general administration and the construction services group based out of educational service district 112. As part of the work, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review voluntary model contracts for school construction.
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100,000
Sec. 5008. 2007 c 520 s 5010 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Vocational Skills Centers (08-4-300)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $9,362,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for minor capital projects at all of the state's skills centers ranked with a "severity score" of 40 points or more.
(2) $24,400,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for the design and construction of the Skagit Valley vocational skills center.
(3) (($16,366,000)) $15,366,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for the design and construction of the Yakima Valley technical skills center.
(4) $23,161,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for the design and construction of the Sno-Isle skills center.
(5) $1,118,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for the design and construction of the Clark county skills center.
(6) $300,000 from this appropriation is provided solely for the completion of the new market skills center project and to address storm water issues.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($74,707,000))
$73,707,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,984,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($158,691,000))
$157,691,000
Sec. 5009. 2007 c 520 s 5014 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
K-12 Inventory Pilot Project (08-2-851)
((The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to define and develop a pilot information management system for public school facilities, building on the experience of the community and technical college facilities information management system. Participating school districts must represent a cross-section of large and small districts, urban and rural districts, and districts with facilities of varying age and condition. The system must allow for the efficient transfer of information between the office of the superintendent of public instruction and participating school districts. The inventory system must include, but not be limited to, facility and site information necessary for appropriate facility stewardship. Data elements may include facility location, condition, type, current use, size, date and cost of original construction, the cost of any major remodeling or renovation, and energy information. By December 1, 2007, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide a report to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees on the inventory system's scope, potential school district participants, and an implementation plan for the pilot group of school districts.))
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($900,000))
$50,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($900,000))
$50,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5010. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Grant County Skills Center (08-4-854)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for predesign and design of the Grant county/Moses Lake school district skills center.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$927,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $927,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5011. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Northeast King County Skills Center (08-4-855)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for predesign and design of the northeast King county school district skills center.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5012. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Pierce County Skills Center (08-4-856)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for predesign of the Pierce county skills center. In conducting the predesign, the superintendent of public instruction shall: (1) Identify current career and technical education programmatic capacity in the Pierce county area; (2) analyze how the proposed skills center provides additional opportunities not currently provided in that programmatic capacity; (3) document the planned operational arrangements that will ensure that the proposed skills center is not duplicative of existing career and technical education programs and how those operational arrangements will result in efficient and effective program delivery; and (4) provide detailed comparative cost analysis of the proposed skills center with other secondary career and technical education construction projects, more typical secondary education construction projects, and other recent skills center projects.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5013. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Potential School Sites - State Trust Lands Study (08-2-860)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The joint legislative committee on school construction funding finds that high growth school districts are often unable to acquire lands best suited for siting new schools. Current funding capacity is devoted to current needs and land development in rapidly growing areas of the state competes with the present and future need for undeveloped sites to build new schools.
(2) The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the superintendent of public instruction and the commissioner of public lands to establish a work group to analyze the feasibility of and develop options for using existing state lands in high growth areas of the state for potential future school sites. The work group shall: (a) Prepare an inventory of existing state trust lands suitable for use as school sites; (b) prepare a projection of the needs for school sites in high growth school districts; and (c) develop options for holding and valuing the land for future school district use that are consistent with legal requirements and management objectives for state trust lands and any other state lands.
(3) The work group shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5014. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Enrollment Projections Evaluation Study (08-2-859)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with a research organization to conduct an evaluation of the accuracy and reliability of the current method used for forecasting school district enrollment for determining eligibility for the school assistance program. This evaluation must also include a review of different methodologies used by school districts in projecting their enrollment for capital planning and budgeting purposes. A final report resulting from this evaluation must be submitted by January 1, 2009.
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000
Sec. 5015. 2007 c 520 s 5016 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Minor Works - Facility Preservation (08-1-005)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($770,000))
$470,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500,000
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($3,270,000))
$2,970,000
Sec. 5016. 2007 c 520 s 5017 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
New Physical Education Center (08-2-001)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,000,000))
$9,300,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($9,000,000))
$9,300,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5017. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UW Tacoma - Land Acquisition (09-2-003)
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5018. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UW Tacoma - Soils Remediation (08-2-852)
Appropriation:
Local Toxics Control Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5019. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Burke Museum Renovation (08-2-850)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for a predesign study for renovation of the Burke museum. The predesign must include a feasibility study and plan for covering at least one-third of the projected renovation cost through nonstate sources.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Sec. 5020. 2007 c 520 s 5086 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Dean Hall Renovation (06-1-004)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,300,000 of the appropriation is provided solely for furnishings and equipment.
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$924,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,200,000))
$24,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,276,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($25,400,000))
$26,700,000
Sec. 5021. 2007 c 520 s 5100 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
Daniel J. Evans Building - Modernization (04-2-006)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $1,983,000 of the appropriation is provided solely to finish renovation of the library building by addressing issues of the aging infrastructure while incorporating programmatic needs of the institution.
Reappropriation:
Gardner-Evans Higher Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,250,000
Appropriation:
Education Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,465,000
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$518,000
Subtotal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,983,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,500,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($44,750,000))
$46,733,000
Sec. 5022. 2007 c 520 s 5117 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Minor Works - Health, Safety, and Code (06-1-082)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($850,000))
$727,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,240,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,090,000))
$1,967,000
Sec. 5023. 2007 c 520 s 5118 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Minor Works - Infrastructure Preservation (06-1-084)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($850,000))
$657,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,375,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,225,000))
$2,032,000
Sec. 5024. 2007 c 520 s 5119 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Minor Works - Program (06-2-085)
Reappropriation:
Western Washington University Capital Projects Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,200,000))
$1,239,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,522,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($7,722,000))
$6,761,000
Sec. 5025. 2007 c 520 s 5128 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Pacific - Lewis and Clark Station Camp Park Project (02-S-001)
Reappropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$666,000
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,935,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,885,000
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($2,551,000))
$4,486,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5026. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Olympia - State Capitol Museum: Building Preservation (08-1-002)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$207,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,000
Sec. 5027. 2007 c 520 s 5145 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Museum System Repair and Upgrades/Preservation (08-1-013)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for preservation projects ((and to)), system repair, and ((upgrade)) museum ((systems)) upgrades to enhance delivery of exhibits and K-12 education and American Indian programs.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5028. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
Bellevue Community College: L Building Emergency Repairs (08-1-850)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,663,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,663,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5029. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
Yakima Valley Community College - Skills Center (08-2-852)
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account--State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
Prior Biennia (Expenditures). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Future Biennia (Projected Costs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
PART 6
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6001. 2007 c 520 s 6013 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRACTS. The following agencies may enter into financial contracts, paid from any funds of an agency, appropriated or nonappropriated, 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. When securing properties under this section, agencies shall use the most economical financial contract option available, including long-term leases, lease-purchase agreements, lease-development with option to purchase agreements or financial contracts using certificates of participation. Expenditures made by an agency for one of the indicated purposes before the issue date of the authorized financial contract and any certificates of participation therein are intended to be reimbursed from proceeds of the financial contract and any certificates of participation therein to the extent provided in the agency's financing plan approved by the state finance committee.
State agencies may enter into agreements with the department of general administration and the state treasurer's office to develop requests to the legislature for acquisition of properties and facilities through financial contracts. The agreements may include charges for services rendered.
Those noninstructional facilities of higher education institutions authorized in this section to enter into financial contracts are not eligible for state funded maintenance and operations. Instructional space that is available for regularly scheduled classes for academic transfer, basic skills, and workforce training programs may be eligible for state funded maintenance and operations.
(1) Washington state patrol: Enter into a financing contract for up to $1,360,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to replace the dormitory facility at the Washington state patrol fire training academy in North Bend, Washington.
(2) Department of general administration: Enter into a financing contract for up to $685,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the preservation of the transportation building.
(3) Department of corrections: Enter into a financing contract for up to $17,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to provide additional work release beds.
(4) Parks and recreation commission: Enter into a financing contract in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop Cama Beach state park.
(5) Community and technical colleges:
(a) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Green River Community College for up to $20,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase Kent Station phase 2.
(b) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Tacoma Community College for up to $3,600,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct an early childhood education and learning center.
(c) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Walla Walla Community College for up to $1,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase up to 40 acres of land.
(d) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Columbia Basin College for up to $300,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop an academic support and achievement center.
(e) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Wenatchee Valley College for up to $3,347,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a 72 bed student housing facility.
(f) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Seattle Central Community College for up to $3,100,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase property adjacent the main campus.
(6) Evergreen State College: Enter into a financing contract for up to $16,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the college activities building renovation.
(7) Washington state convention and trade center: Enter into a financing contract for up to $58,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase and renovate the museum condominium unit located adjacent to the state convention center. The purchase price shall not exceed fair market value. A purchase agreement with the owner of the unit on the effective date of this section shall include the following requirements: (a) Upon completion of the purchase of the property, the seller shall retain $5,750,000 of the sale proceeds in a restricted investment account, reserving such funds for capital costs associated with development of its principal heritage center to be located within the city of Seattle. Principal and accrued earnings in such an account shall be available for expenditure by the seller when the seller or the city of Seattle has executed a construction contract for either a new facility or improvements to an existing structure to serve as the principal heritage center to be operated by the seller within the city; and (b) in the event that the conditions of (a) of this subsection are not met by June 30, 2017, the entire amount in the restricted account shall be transferred to the state general fund and shall represent a recovery of the state's contribution towards the development of the museum. In the event of such a transfer, the rightful ownership of the property by the Washington state convention and trade center shall not be impaired.
(8) Department of information services: Enter into a financing contract for an amount approved by the office of financial management for costs and financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to lease develop or lease purchase a state general office building and facilities for the department of information services on the state-owned property called "the Wheeler block" in Olympia. The office buildings shall be constructed and financed so that agencies occupancy costs per gross square foot or per employee will not exceed 110 percent of comparable private market rental rates per gross square foot or per employee. The comparable general office space rate shall be calculated based on recent Thurston county leases of new space of at least 100,000 rentable square feet adjusted for known escalation clauses, expected inflation, and differences in the level of service provided by the comparable leases as determined by the department in consultation with the department of general administration. In addition to the department of information services, state agency tenants shall include the consolidation of state patrol offices and general office facilities for small agencies and offices. The department of information services shall design and operate the general office facilities for small agencies and offices as a demonstration of the efficiencies gained from the integration of office space and telecommunications and computer technology. The demonstration project shall provide office space, furniture, telecommunications, and computer technology as a single package. The facility shall be designed so that small agencies and offices can move in and out of the facility without the typical moving expenses that result from individual agency ownership of furniture and technology. The facility for small agencies and offices shall also provide for staffing and space efficiencies resulting from central reception, support services, and spaces. The office of financial management shall certify to the state treasurer: (a) The project description and dollar amount; and (b) that all requirements of this subsection (8) have been met. Should the department of information services choose to use a financing contract that does not provide for the issuance of certificates of participation, the financing contract shall be subject to approval by the state finance committee as required by RCW 39.94.010. In approving a financing contract not providing for the use of certificates of participation, the state finance committee should be reasonably certain that the contract is excluded from the computation of indebtedness, particularly that the contract is not backed by the full faith and credit of the state and the legislature is expressly not obligated to appropriate funds to make payments. For purposes of this section, "financing contract" includes but is not limited to a certificate of participation and tax exempt financing similar to that authorized in RCW 47.79.140.
(9) Office of the secretary of state: Enter into a financing contract for up to (($112,942,000)) $134,935,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct the heritage center. The heritage center is one part of a combined facility of the heritage center and executive office building, authorized in subsection (10) of this section. The authorization for financing under this subsection (9) shall lapse unless chapter ... (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5882, providing funding for the heritage building project), Laws of 2007 is enacted by June 30, 2007.
(10) Department of general administration: (a) Enter into a financing contract for up to (($75,863,000)) $79,981,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct the executive office building. The executive office building is one part of a combined facility of the executive office building and the heritage center authorized in subsection (9) of this section. The authorization for financing under this subsection (10) shall lapse unless chapter ... (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5882, providing funding for the heritage building project), Laws of 2007 is enacted by June 30, 2007.
(b) Enter into a financing contract for up to $10,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the rehabilitation of the John L. O'Brien building, subject to approval of the project scope by the speaker of the house of representatives and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
(11) Department of ecology: Enter into a financing contract for up to $11,000,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to rebuild the east wall of the department of ecology's headquarters building in Lacey, Washington.
Sec. 6002. RCW 43.155.050 and 2007 c 520 s 6036 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The public works assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury. Money may be placed in the public works assistance account from the proceeds of bonds when authorized by the legislature or from any other lawful source. Money in the public works assistance account shall be used to make loans and to give financial guarantees to local governments for public works projects. Moneys in the account may also be appropriated to provide for state match requirements under federal law for projects and activities conducted and financed by the board under the drinking water assistance account. Not more than fifteen percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation to the public works board from this account may be expended or obligated for preconstruction loans, emergency loans, or loans for capital facility planning under this chapter; of this amount, not more than ten percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for emergency loans and not more than one percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for capital facility planning loans. For the 2007-2009 biennium, moneys in the account may be used for grants for projects identified in section 138, chapter 488, Laws of 2005, for the infrastructure investment system implementation plan identified in section 1017 of this act, and for the interest rate buy-down pilot program identified in section 1004 of this act.
(2) The job development fund is hereby established in the state treasury. Up to fifty million dollars each biennium from the public works assistance account may be transferred into the job development fund. Money in the job development fund may be used solely for job development fund program grants, administrative expenses related to the administration of the job development fund program created in RCW 43.160.230, and for the report prepared by the joint legislative audit and review committee pursuant to RCW 44.28.801(2). Moneys in the job development fund may be spent only after appropriation. The board shall prepare a prioritized list of proposed projects of up to fifty million dollars as part of the department's 2007-09 biennial budget request. The board may provide an additional alternate job development fund project list of up to ten million dollars. The legislature may remove projects from the list recommended by the board. The legislature may not change the prioritization of projects recommended for funding by the board, but may add projects from the alternate list in order of priority, as long as the total funding does not exceed fifty million dollars.
Sec. 6003. RCW 79.64.020 and 2004 c 199 s 226 are each amended to read as follows:
A resource management cost account in the state treasury is created to be used solely for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses necessarily incurred by the department in managing and administering state lands and aquatic lands and the making and administering of leases, sales, contracts, licenses, permits, easements, and rights-of-way as authorized under the provisions of this title. Appropriations from the resource management cost account to the department shall be expended for no other purposes. Funds in the resource management cost account may be appropriated or transferred by the legislature for the benefit of all of the trusts from which the funds were derived. For the 2007-2009 biennium, moneys in the account may be used for the purposes identified in section 3038 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6004. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct an evaluation of the accuracy of capital project cost estimates prepared by state agencies for their budget requests. The evaluation shall include a review of the methods used to prepare estimates at agencies with large capital programs, a review of the process used by the office of financial management to approve estimates included in the governor's proposed budget, and an analysis of the accuracy of project cost estimates compared to actual project costs over time for a subset of projects. The evaluation will also recommend other areas of capital project risk for assessment in future evaluations. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall submit a report to the relevant fiscal committees of the legislature by August 2009.
Sec. 6005. 2007 c 520 s 6032 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER--TRANSFERS
Education Construction Account: For transfer to the Common School Construction, an amount
not to exceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(($138,200,000))
$133,930,000
Education Savings Account: For transfer to the Common School Construction Account, an
amount not to exceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($43,400,000))
$103,063,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6006. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER--TRANSFERS
State Convention and Trade Center Account: For transfer to the Washington state heritage center account, an amount
not to exceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Sec. 6007. RCW 67.40.040 and 2007 c 228 s 106 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, and during the 2007-2009 biennium, the legislature may transfer from the state convention and trade center account to the Washington state heritage center account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the account;
(iii) For acquisition, design, and construction of the state convention and trade center;
(iv) For debt service for the acquisition, design, and construction and retrofit of the museum of history and industry museum property or other future expansions of the convention center as approved by the legislature; and
(v) 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) Subject to the conditions in subsection (6) of this section, starting in fiscal year 2008, the state treasurer shall transfer:
(a) The sum of four million dollars, or as much as may be available pursuant to conditions set forth in this section, from the state convention and trade center account to the tourism enterprise account, with the maximum transfer being four million dollars per fiscal year; and
(b) The sum of five hundred thousand dollars, or as much as may be available pursuant to conditions set forth in this section, from the state convention and trade center account to the tourism development and promotion account, with the maximum transfer being five hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year.
(6)(a) Funds required for debt service payments and reserves for bonds issued under RCW 67.40.030; for debt service authorized under RCW 67.40.170; and for the issuance and sale of financial instruments associated with the acquisition, design, construction, and retrofit of the museum of history and industry museum property or for other future expansions of the center, as approved by the legislature, shall be maintained within the state convention and trade center account.
(b) No less than six million one hundred fifty thousand dollars per year shall be retained in the state convention and trade center account for funding capital maintenance as required by the center's long-term capital plan, facility enhancements, unanticipated replacements, and operating reserves for the convention center operation. This amount shall be escalated annually as follows:
(i) Four percent for annual inflation for capital maintenance, repairs, and replacement;
(ii) An additional two percent for enhancement to the facility; and
(iii) An additional three percent for growth in expenditure due to aging of the facility and the need to maintain an operating reserve.
(c) Sufficient funds shall be reserved within the state convention and trade center account to fund operating appropriations for the annual operation of the convention center.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6008. A new section is added to 2007 c 520 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER--TRANSFERS
Local government archives account: For transfer to the Washington state heritage center account, an
amount not to exceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000,000
Sec. 6009. RCW 40.14.024 and 2003 c 163 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The local government archives account is created in the state treasury. All receipts collected by the county auditors under RCW 40.14.027 and 36.22.175 for local government services, such as providing records scheduling, security microfilm inspection and storage, archival preservation, cataloging, and indexing for local government records and digital data and access to those records and data through the regional branch archives of the division of archives and records management, must be deposited into the account, and expenditures from the account may be used only for these purposes. During the 2007-2009 biennium, the legislature may transfer from the local government archives account to the Washington state heritage center account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the account.
Sec. 6010. 2007 c 520 s 6016 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
(1) A joint legislative task force on school construction funding is established to review the following:
(a) The statutory provisions regarding the funding of school construction projects;
(b) Eligibility requirements and distribution formulas for the state's school construction assistance grant program;
(c) Flexibility needed in the system to address diverse district and geographic needs including, but not limited to, the construction needs unique to high growth areas, as well as the needs of school districts that have experienced consecutive school levy failures; and
(d) Potential revenue sources and alternative funding mechanisms for school construction including, but not limited to, funding mechanisms that may: (i) Phase out and replace revenue collected under RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.100 for school facilities; and (ii) encourage cooperative partnerships with early learning providers, skill centers, community and technical colleges, or public baccalaureate institutions through the use of a supermatch concept.
(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide progress updates to the task force on the development of the pilot inventory of school district facility information and the design of a process for developing a ten-year projection of the facility needs of school districts as provided for in section 5014 of this act for review and comment by the task force.
(3)(a) The joint legislative task force on school construction funding shall consist of eight members, two members each, one from each major caucus, from the house of representatives committees on capital budget and education, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two members each, one from each major caucus, from the senate committees on ways and means and early learning and K-12 education, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives jointly shall appoint two members representing school districts.
(c) The office of the superintendent of public instruction and the office of financial management shall cooperate with the task force and maintain liaison representatives.
(d) The task force shall coordinate with the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and may consult with other interested parties, as may be appropriate, for technical advice and assistance.
(e) The task force shall select a chair from among its legislative membership.
(4) Staff support for the task force must be provided by the house of representatives office of program research and the senate committee services.
(5) Legislative members of the task force must be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members, except those representing an employer or organization, are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(6) The expenses of the task force must be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.
(7) The task force must report ((its)) preliminary findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007, and a final report by January 1, 2009.
Sec. 6011. RCW 43.19.501 and 1994 c 219 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
The Thurston county capital facilities account is created in the state treasury. The account is subject to the appropriation and allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. Moneys in the account may be expended for capital projects in facilities owned and managed by the department of general administration in Thurston county. For the 2007-2009 biennium, moneys in the account may be used for predesign identified in section 1032 of this act.
Sec. 6012. RCW 46.09.170 and 2007 c 522 s 953 and 2007 c 241 s 16 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) From time to time, but at least once each year, the state treasurer shall refund from the motor vehicle fund one percent of the motor vehicle fuel tax revenues collected under chapter 82.36 RCW, based on a tax rate of: (a) Nineteen cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005; (b) twenty cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007; (c) twenty-one cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009; (d) twenty-two cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011; and (e) twenty-three cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel beginning July 1, 2011, and thereafter, less proper deductions for refunds and costs of collection as provided in RCW 46.68.090.
(2) The treasurer shall place these funds in the general fund as follows:
(a) Thirty-six percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the department of natural resources solely for acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities, and information programs and maintenance of nonhighway roads;
(b) Three and one-half percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the department of fish and wildlife solely for the acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities and the maintenance of nonhighway roads;
(c) Two percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the parks and recreation commission solely for the acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities; and
(d) Fifty-eight and one-half percent shall be credited to the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account to be administered by the board for planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities and for education, information, and law enforcement programs. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the legislature may designate a portion of these funds for grants to local law enforcement and noise enforcement agencies for the enforcement of existing state noise laws and rules. The remaining funds under this subsection shall be expended in accordance with the following limitations:
(i) Not more than thirty percent may be expended for education, information, and law enforcement programs under this chapter;
(ii) Not less than seventy percent may be expended for ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities. Except as provided in (d)(iii) of this subsection, of this amount:
(A) Not less than thirty percent, together with the funds the board receives under RCW 46.09.110, may be expended for ORV recreation facilities;
(B) Not less than thirty percent may be expended for nonmotorized recreation facilities. Funds expended under this subsection (2)(d)(ii)(B) shall be known as Ira Spring outdoor recreation facilities funds; and
(C) Not less than thirty percent may be expended for nonhighway road recreation facilities;
(iii) The board may waive the minimum percentage cited in (d)(ii) of this subsection due to insufficient requests for funds or projects that score low in the board's project evaluation. Funds remaining after such a waiver must be allocated in accordance with board policy.
(3) On a yearly basis an agency may not, except as provided in RCW 46.09.110, expend more than ten percent of the funds it receives under this chapter for general administration expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter.
(4) During the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the NOVA account to the board and the department of natural resources for planning and designing consistent off-road vehicle signage at department-managed recreation sites, and for planning recreation opportunities on department-managed lands in the Reiter block and Ahtanum state forest. This appropriation is not required to follow the specific distribution specified in subsection (2) of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6013. Section 6002 of this act expires June 30, 2011.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6014. 2007 c 520 s 6006 (uncodified) is repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6015. Part headings in this act are not any part of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6016. 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. 6017. 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.
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "budget;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; amending RCW 43.155.050, 79.64.020, 67.40.040, 40.14.024, and 43.19.501; reenacting and amending RCW 46.09.170; amending 2007 c 520 ss 1020, 1030, 1034, 1031, 1035, 1036, 1041, 1039, 1042, 1050, 1048, 1049, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1073, 1068, 1075, 1090, 2007, 2021, 2029, 2032, 2042, 2045, 2061, 2054, 2056, 2058, 2075, 3019, 3036, 3037, 3045, 3046, 3048, 3050, 3049, 3060, 3072, 3087, 3084, 3102, 3142, 3146, 3155, 3161, 3175, 3179, 3187, 3211, 3204, 3214, 3219, 4004, 5008, 5010, 5014, 5016, 5017, 5086, 5100, 5117, 5118, 5119, 5128, 5145, 6013, 6032, and 6016 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2007 c 520 (uncodified); creating new sections; repealing 2007 c 520 s 6006 (uncodified); providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency."
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to concur in the Senate amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2765 and asked the Senate for a conference thereon. The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) appointed Representatives Fromhold, Schual-Berke and McDonald as conferees.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed HOUSE BILL NO. 2263 with the following amendment:
On page 1, after line 8, strike all of subsection (2) and insert the following:
" (2)(a) After July 1, 1994, and until the dates specified in this subsection, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 8.7 percent or more phosphorous weight.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2008, in counties located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains with populations greater than three hundred ninety thousand, as determined by the office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale dishwashing detergent that contains .5 percent phosphorus by weight.
(c) Beginning on July 1, 2008, in counties greater than one hundred eighty thousand and less than two hundred twenty thousand, as determined by the office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale dishwashing detergent that contains no more than 2.0 grams phosphorus per single use package.
(d) Beginning July 1, 2008, in counties located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains and adjacent to the north shore of the Columbia river with populations greater than four hundred thousand and less than four hundred fifty thousand, as determined by the office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale dishwashing detergent that contains more than 2.0 grams phosphorus per single use package.
(e) After July 1, 2010, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains .5 percent or more phosphorus by weight in the state.
(f) For purposes of this subsection, "single use package" means tablets or other forms of dishwashing detergent by which the amount in tact is intended for use in a single washing."
Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to concur in the Senate Amendment to HOUSE BILL NO. 2263 and asked the Senate to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2279 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the public policy of the state to assist in making affordable housing available throughout the state. The legislature recognizes that despite ongoing efforts there is still a lack of affordable housing in many areas. The legislature also recognizes that some local governments have imposed development requirements on affordable housing developments that are not generally imposed on other housing developments. The intent of this legislature is to prohibit discrimination against affordable housing developments.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Affordable housing development" means a housing development in which at least twenty-five percent of the dwelling units within the development are set aside for or are occupied by low-income households at a sales price or rent amount that is considered affordable by a federal, state, or local government housing program.
(2) "Dwelling unit" means that part of a housing development that is used as a home, residence, or place to sleep by one person or two or more persons maintaining a common household.
(3) "Housing development" means a proposed or existing structure that is used as a home, residence, or place to sleep by one or more persons including, but not limited to, single-family residences, manufactured homes, multifamily housing, group homes, and foster care facilities.
(4) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the affordable housing development is located.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) A city, county, or other local governmental entity or agency may not adopt, impose, or enforce requirements on an affordable housing development that are different than the requirements imposed on housing developments generally.
(2) This section does not prohibit any city, county, or other local governmental entity or agency from extending preferential treatment to affordable housing developments intended for including, but not limited to, occupancy by homeless persons, farmworkers, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, or low-income households. Preferential treatment may include, but is not limited to: A reduction or waiver of fees or changes in applicable requirements including, without limitation, architectural requirements, site development requirements, property line requirements, building setback requirements, or vehicle parking requirements; or other treatment that reduces or is likely to reduce the development or operating costs of an affordable housing development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Sections 2 and 3 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW."
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "developments;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and creating a new section."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to concur in the Senate Amendment to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2279 and asked the Senate to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2788 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The code reviser is directed to put the defined terms in RCW 77.08.010 in alphabetical order.
Sec. 2. RCW 77.08.010 and 2007 c 350 s 2 and 2007 c 254 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
((As used in)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this title or rules adopted under this title((,)) unless the context clearly requires otherwise((:)).
(1) "Director" means the director of the department of fish and wildlife.
(2) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.
(3) "Commission" means the state fish and wildlife commission.
(4) "Person" means and includes an individual; a corporation; a public or private entity or organization; a local, state, or federal agency; all business organizations, including corporations and partnerships; or a group of two or more individuals acting with a common purpose whether acting in an individual, representative, or official capacity.
(5) "Fish and wildlife officer" means a person appointed and commissioned by the director, with authority to enforce this title and rules adopted pursuant to this title, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. Fish and wildlife officer includes a person commissioned before June 11, 1998, as a wildlife agent or a fisheries patrol officer.
(6) "Ex officio fish and wildlife officer" means a commissioned officer of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency having as its primary function the enforcement of criminal laws in general, while the officer is in the appropriate jurisdiction. The term "ex officio fish and wildlife officer" includes special agents of the national marine fisheries service, state parks commissioned officers, United States fish and wildlife special agents, department of natural resources enforcement officers, and United States forest service officers, while the agents and officers are within their respective jurisdictions.
(7) "To hunt" and its derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, capture, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.
(8) "To trap" and its derivatives means a method of hunting using devices to capture wild animals or wild birds.
(9) "To fish," "to harvest," and "to take," and their derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, harass, or catch a fish or shellfish.
(10) "Open season" means those times, manners of taking, and places or waters established by rule of the commission for the lawful hunting, fishing, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, game fish, food fish, or shellfish that conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission or that have otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, take, harvest, or possess by rule of the commission. "Open season" includes the first and last days of the established time.
(11) "Closed season" means all times, manners of taking, and places or waters other than those established by rule of the commission as an open season. "Closed season" also means all hunting, fishing, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, game fish, food fish, or shellfish that do not conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission as an open season or that have not otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, take, harvest, or possess by rule of the commission as an open season.
(12) "Closed area" means a place where the hunting of some or all species of wild animals or wild birds is prohibited.
(13) "Closed waters" means all or part of a lake, river, stream, or other body of water, where fishing or harvesting is prohibited.
(14) "Game reserve" means a closed area where hunting for all wild animals and wild birds is prohibited.
(15) "Bag limit" means the maximum number of game animals, game birds, or game fish which may be taken, caught, killed, or possessed by a person, as specified by rule of the commission for a particular period of time, or as to size, sex, or species.
(16) "Wildlife" means all species of the animal kingdom whose members exist in Washington in a wild state. This includes but is not limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The term "wildlife" does not include feral domestic mammals, old world rats and mice of the family Muridae of the order Rodentia, or those fish, shellfish, and marine invertebrates classified as food fish or shellfish by the director. The term "wildlife" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of wildlife members.
(17) "Wild animals" means those species of the class Mammalia whose members exist in Washington in a wild state and the species Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog). The term "wild animal" does not include feral domestic mammals or old world rats and mice of the family Muridae of the order Rodentia.
(18) "Wild birds" means those species of the class Aves whose members exist in Washington in a wild state.
(19) "Protected wildlife" means wildlife designated by the commission that shall not be hunted or fished.
(20) "Endangered species" means wildlife designated by the commission as seriously threatened with extinction.
(21) "Game animals" means wild animals that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.
(22) "Fur-bearing animals" means game animals that shall not be trapped except as authorized by the commission.
(23) "Game birds" means wild birds that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.
(24) "Predatory birds" means wild birds that may be hunted throughout the year as authorized by the commission.
(25) "Deleterious exotic wildlife" means species of the animal kingdom not native to Washington and designated as dangerous to the environment or wildlife of the state.
(26) "Game farm" means property on which wildlife is held or raised for commercial purposes, trade, or gift. The term "game farm" does not include publicly owned facilities.
(27) "Fish" includes all species classified as game fish or food fish by statute or rule, as well as all fin fish not currently classified as food fish or game fish if such species exist in state waters. The term "fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of fish species.
(28) "Raffle" means an activity in which tickets bearing an individual number are sold for not more than twenty-five dollars each and in which a permit or permits are awarded to hunt or for access to hunt big game animals or wild turkeys on the basis of a drawing from the tickets by the person or persons conducting the raffle.
(29) "Youth" means a person fifteen years old for fishing and under sixteen years old for hunting.
(30) "Senior" means a person seventy years old or older.
(31) "License year" means the period of time for which a recreational license is valid. The license year begins April 1st, and ends March 31st.
(32) "Saltwater" means those marine waters seaward of river mouths.
(33) "Freshwater" means all waters not defined as saltwater including, but not limited to, rivers upstream of the river mouth, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
(34) "State waters" means all marine waters and fresh waters within ordinary high water lines and within the territorial boundaries of the state.
(35) "Offshore waters" means marine waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the territorial boundaries of the state, including the marine waters of other states and countries.
(36) "Concurrent waters of the Columbia river" means those waters of the Columbia river that coincide with the Washington-Oregon state boundary.
(37) "Resident" means:
(a) A person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence an intent to continue residing within the state, and who is not licensed to hunt or fish as a resident in another state; and
(b) A person age eighteen or younger who does not qualify as a resident under (a) of this subsection, but who has a parent that qualifies as a resident under (a) of this subsection.
(38) "Nonresident" means a person who has not fulfilled the qualifications of a resident.
(39) "Shellfish" means those species of marine and freshwater invertebrates that have been classified and that shall not be taken except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "shellfish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of shellfish species.
(40) "Commercial" means related to or connected with buying, selling, or bartering.
(41) "To process" and its derivatives mean preparing or preserving fish, wildlife, or shellfish.
(42) "Personal use" means for the private use of the individual taking the fish or shellfish and not for sale or barter.
(43) "Angling gear" means a line attached to a rod and reel capable of being held in hand while landing the fish or a hand-held line operated without rod or reel.
(44) "Fishery" means the taking of one or more particular species of fish or shellfish with particular gear in a particular geographical area.
(45) "Limited-entry license" means a license subject to a license limitation program established in chapter 77.70 RCW.
(46) "Seaweed" means marine aquatic plant species that are dependent upon the marine aquatic or tidal environment, and exist in either an attached or free floating form, and includes but is not limited to marine aquatic plants in the classes Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
(47) "Trafficking" means offering, attempting to engage, or engaging in sale, barter, or purchase of fish, shellfish, wildlife, or deleterious exotic wildlife.
(48) "Invasive species" means a plant species or a nonnative animal species that either:
(a) Causes or may cause displacement of, or otherwise threatens, native species in their natural communities;
(b) Threatens or may threaten natural resources or their use in the state;
(c) Causes or may cause economic damage to commercial or recreational activities that are dependent upon state waters; or
(d) Threatens or harms human health.
(49) "Prohibited aquatic animal species" means an invasive species of the animal kingdom that has been classified as a prohibited aquatic animal species by the commission.
(50) "Regulated aquatic animal species" means a potentially invasive species of the animal kingdom that has been classified as a regulated aquatic animal species by the commission.
(51) "Unregulated aquatic animal species" means a nonnative animal species that has been classified as an unregulated aquatic animal species by the commission.
(52) "Unlisted aquatic animal species" means a nonnative animal species that has not been classified as a prohibited aquatic animal species, a regulated aquatic animal species, or an unregulated aquatic animal species by the commission.
(53) "Aquatic plant species" means an emergent, submersed, partially submersed, free-floating, or floating-leaving plant species that grows in or near a body of water or wetland.
(54) "Retail-eligible species" means commercially harvested salmon, crab, and sturgeon.
(55) "Aquatic invasive species" means any invasive, prohibited, regulated, unregulated, or unlisted aquatic animal or plant species as defined under subsections (48) through (53) of this section, aquatic noxious weeds as defined under RCW 17.26.020(5)(c), and aquatic nuisance species as defined under RCW 77.60.130(1).
(56) "Recreational and commercial watercraft" includes the boat, as well as equipment used to transport the boat, and any auxiliary equipment such as attached or detached outboard motors.
Sec. 3. RCW 77.04.060 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting during the first two months of each calendar quarter, and special meetings when called by the chair and by five members. Five members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(2) The commission at a meeting in each odd-numbered year shall elect one of its members as ((chairman)) chair and another member as ((vice chairman)) vice-chair, each of whom shall serve for a term of two years or until a successor is elected and qualified.
(3) No member may serve as chair of the commission unless that member has been confirmed by the senate.
(4) Members of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250. In addition, members are allowed their travel expenses incurred while absent from their usual places of residence in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060."
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "RCW;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 77.04.060; reenacting and amending RCW 77.08.010; and creating a new section."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
Representative Blake moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2788 and advance the bill as amended by the Senate to final passage.
Representative Simpson requested a scope and object ruling on the Senate amendment to Substitute House Bill No. 2788.
Mr. Speaker (Representative Morris presiding): "Substitute House Bill No. 2788 is titled an act relating to "organization of definitions in Title 77 RCW." The title is narrow, as is the purpose of the bill. As stated in the intent section, the purpose of the bill is to relocate, without making substantive changes, the location of terms found throughout Title 77 RCW into one central section, and to alphabetize that section when feasible. The bill as passed the House was limited to relocation and alphabetization of terms, and did not contain any change to substantive law.
Section 3 of the Senate amendment amends RCW 77.04.060 to require that the chair of the Fish and Wildlife Commission must be a member confirmed by the Senate. This is a change to substantive law governing the commission, and is clearly beyond the scope and object of the House bill.
Representative Simpson, your point of order is well taken."
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to concur in the Senate Amendment to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2788 and asked the Senate to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 6, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2844 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1)(a) The legislature finds that pollution from storm water runoff is a leading source of pollution in Puget Sound and in important water bodies in eastern Washington such as the Columbia river. The decisions and actions of those living in adjacent communities impact the health of these water bodies. The loss of native and mature nonnative, nonnaturalized trees in urban areas throughout the region has contributed significantly to storm water and flooding problems in the region.
(b) The legislature further finds that the preservation and enhancement of city trees and urban and community forests are one of the most cost-effective ways to protect and improve water quality, air quality, human well-being, and our quality of life.
(c) The legislature further finds that appropriate selection, siting, and installation of trees can reduce heating and cooling energy costs and related greenhouse gas emissions. Retaining natural soils and vegetation, managing urban trees, planting additional trees, and restoring the functionality of forests on public lands can reduce the amount of pollutants in our communities, reduce utility infrastructure damage, reduce requirements for storm water retention and treatment facilities, and reduce flooding caused by major storm events that can cost the state economy millions of dollars a day. Reforesting urban stream channels can reduce or eliminate regulatory requirements such as total maximum daily load requirements.
(d) The legislature further finds that there are innovative urban forest management programs and partnerships led by many cities across the state. However, there is no statewide inventory or assessment of our community and urban forests. Few cities have clear goals and standards for their urban forests. About twelve percent of Washington's cities have urban forest management plans and less than half of Washington's communities have tree ordinances. Many communities report the need for better enforcement.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature to:
(a) Recognize and support city, town, and county efforts to conserve, protect, improve, and expand Washington's urban forest in order to reduce storm water pollution in Puget Sound, flooding, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and storm impacts to utility infrastructure.
(b) Assist cities, towns, and counties by developing a statewide community and urban forest inventory, assessment, model plans, and model ordinances, and by providing technical assistance, incentives, and resources to help cities, towns, and counties become evergreen communities by utilizing these tools, maintenance programs, new partnerships, and community involvement.
(c) Develop the statewide community and urban forest inventory in a way that is compatible with emerging reporting protocols and that could facilitate future access to carbon markets for cities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Community and urban forest assessment" means an analysis of the community and urban forest inventory to: Establish the scope and scale of forest-related benefits and services; determine the economic valuation of such benefits, highlight trends, and issues of concern; identify high priority areas to be addressed; outline strategies for addressing the critical issues and urban landscapes; and identify opportunities for retaining trees, expanding forest canopy, and planting additional trees to sustain Washington's urban and community forests.
(2) "Community and urban forest inventory" means a management tool designed to gauge the condition, management status, health, and diversity of a community and urban forest. An inventory may evaluate individual trees or groups of trees or canopy cover within community and urban forests, and will be periodically updated by the department of natural resources.
(3) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.
(4) "Evergreen community ordinances" means ordinances adopted by the legislative body of a city, town, or county that relate to urban forests and are consistent with this chapter.
(5) "Evergreen community" means a city, town, or county designated as such under section 7 of this act.
(6) "Management plan" means an evergreen community urban forest management plan developed pursuant to this chapter.
(7) "Public facilities" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 36.70A.030.
(8) "Public forest" means urban forests owned by the state, city, town, county, or other public entity within or adjacent to the urban growth areas.
(9) "Reforestation" means establishing and maintaining trees and urban forest canopy in plantable spaces such as street rights-of-way, transportation corridors, interchanges and highways, riparian areas, unstable slopes, shorelines, public lands, and property of willing private land owners.
(10) "Tree canopy" means the layer of leaves, branches, and stems of trees that cover the ground when viewed from above and that can be measured as a percentage of a land area shaded by trees.
(11) "Urban forest" has the same definition as provided for the term "community and urban forest" in RCW 76.15.010.
Sec. 3. RCW 76.15.020 and 1991 c 179 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department may establish and maintain a program in community and urban forestry to accomplish the purpose stated in RCW 76.15.007. The department may assist municipalities and counties in establishing and maintaining community and urban forestry programs and encourage persons to engage in appropriate and improved tree management and care.
(2) The department may advise, encourage, and assist municipalities, counties, and other public and private entities in the development and coordination of policies, programs, and activities for the promotion of community and urban forestry.
(3) The department may appoint a committee or council, in addition to the technical advisory committee created in section 5 of this act to advise the department in establishing and carrying out a program in community and urban forestry.
(4) The department may assist municipal and county tree maintenance programs by making surplus equipment available on loan where feasible for community and urban forestry programs and cooperative projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 76.15 RCW to read as follows:
(1)(a) The department may, in collaboration with educational institutions, municipalities, corporations, the technical advisory committee created in section 5 of this act, state and national service organizations, and environmental organizations, conduct a prioritized statewide inventory of community and urban forests.
(b) For purposes of efficiency, existing data and current inventory technologies must be utilized in the development of the inventory. Statewide data must be maintained and periodically updated by the department and made available to every municipality in the state.
(c) The criteria established for the statewide community and urban forest inventory must support the planning needs of local governments.
(d) The criteria for the statewide community and urban forest inventory may include but not be limited to: Tree size, species, location, site appropriateness, condition and health, contribution to canopy cover and volume, available planting spaces, and ecosystem, economic, social, and monetary value.
(e) In developing the statewide community and urban forest inventory, the department shall strive to enable Washington cities' urban forest managers to access carbon markets by working to ensure the inventory developed under this section is compatible with existing and developing urban forest reporting protocols designed to facilitate access to those carbon markets.
(2) The department may, in collaboration with a statewide organization representing urban and community forestry programs, and with the evergreen communities partnership task force established in section 17 of this act, conduct a community and urban forest assessment and develop recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature to improve community and urban forestry in Washington.
(3) The inventory and assessment in this section must be capable of supporting the adoption and implementation of evergreen community management plans and ordinances described in section 10 of this act.
(4) The department may, in collaboration with municipalities, the technical advisory committee created in section 5 of this act, and a statewide organization representing urban and community forestry programs, develop an implementation plan for the inventory and assessment of the community and urban forests in Washington.
(5)(a) The criteria and implementation plan for the statewide community and urban forest inventory and assessment required under this section must be completed by December 1, 2008. Upon the completion of the criteria and implementation plan's development, the department shall report the final product to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(b) An initial inventory and assessment, consisting of the community and urban forests of the willing municipalities located in one county located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and the willing municipalities located in one county located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains must be completed by June 1, 2010.
(6) The requirements of this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 76.15 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The commissioner of public lands shall appoint a technical advisory committee to provide advice to the department during the development of the criteria and implementation plan for the statewide community and urban forest inventory and assessment required under section 4 of this act.
(2) The technical advisory committee must include, but not be limited to, representatives from the following groups: Arborists; municipal foresters; educators; consultants; researchers; public works and utilities professionals; information technology specialists; and other affiliated professionals.
(3) The technical advisory committee members shall serve without compensation. Advisory committee members who are not state employees may receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. Costs associated with the technical advisory committee may be paid from the general fund appropriation made available to the department for community and urban forestry.
(4) The technical advisory committee created in this section must be disbanded by the commissioner upon the completion of the criteria and implementation plan for the statewide community and urban forest inventory and assessment required under section 4 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The department shall, in the implementation of this chapter, coordinate with the department of natural resources. Additionally, in the development of the model evergreen community urban forest management plans and ordinances required by section 10 of this act, the department shall utilize the technical expertise of the department of natural resources regarding arboriculture, tree selection, and maintenance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) The department, with the advice of the evergreen communities partnership task force created in section 17 of this act, shall develop the criteria for an evergreen community recognition program whereby the state can recognize cities, towns, and counties, to be designated as an evergreen community, who are developing excellent urban forest management programs that include community and urban forestry inventories, assessments, plans, ordinances, maintenance programs, partnerships, and community involvement.
(2)(a) Designation as an evergreen community must include no fewer than two graduated steps.
(b) The first graduated step of designation as an evergreen community includes satisfaction of the following requirements:
(i) The development and implementation of a tree board or tree department;
(ii) The development of a tree care ordinance;
(iii) The implementation of a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least two dollars for every city resident;
(iv) Official recognition of arbor day; and
(v) The completion of an updated community and urban forest inventory for the city, town, or county or the formal adoption of an inventory developed for the city, town, or county by the department of natural resources pursuant to section 4 of this act.
(c) The second graduated step of designation as an evergreen community includes the adoption of evergreen community management plans and ordinances that exceed the minimum standards in the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances adopted by the department under section 10 of this act.
(d) The department may require additional graduated steps and establish the minimum requirements for each recognized step.
(3) The department shall develop gateway signage and logos for an evergreen community.
(4) The department shall, unless the duty is assumed by the governor, recognize, certify, and designate cities, towns, and counties satisfying the criteria developed under this section as an evergreen community.
(5) Applications for evergreen community status must be submitted to and evaluated by the department of natural resources.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 76.15 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall manage the application and evaluation of candidates for evergreen community designation under section 7 of this act, and forward its recommendations to the department of community, trade, and economic development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) The department shall, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, coordinate with the department of natural resources in the development and implementation of a needs-based evergreen community grant and competitive awards program to provide financial assistance to cities, towns, and counties for the development, adoption, or implementation of evergreen community management plans or ordinances developed under section 14 of this act.
(2) The grant program authorized in this section shall address both the goals of rewarding innovation by a successful evergreen community and of providing resources and assistance to the applicants with the greatest financial need.
(3) The department may only provide grants to cities, towns, or counties under this chapter that:
(a) Are recognized as an evergreen community consistent with section 7 of this act, or are applying for funds that would aid them in their pursuit of evergreen community recognition; and
(b) Have developed, or are developing urban forest management partnerships with local not-for-profit organizations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. (1) To the extent that funds are appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall develop model evergreen community management plans and ordinances pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of this act with measurable goals and timelines to guide plan and ordinance adoption or development consistent with section 14 of this act.
(2) Model plans and ordinances developed under this section must:
(a) Recognize ecoregional differences in the state;
(b) Provide flexibility for the diversity of urban character and relative differences in density and zoning found in Washington's cities, towns, and counties;
(c) Provide an urban forest landowner inventorying his or her own property with the ability to access existing inventories, technology, and other technical assistance available through the department of natural resources;
(d) Recognize and provide for vegetation management practices and programs that prevent vegetation from interfering with or damaging utilities, public facilities, and solar panels or buildings specifically designed to optimize passive solar energy; and
(e) Provide for vegetation management practices and programs that reflect and are consistent with the priorities and goals of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW.
(3) All model plans and ordinances developed by the department must be developed in conjunction with the evergreen communities partnership task force created in section 17 of this act.
(4) After the development of model evergreen community plans and ordinances under this section, the department shall, in conjunction with the department of natural resources, distribute and provide outreach regarding the model plans and ordinances and associated best management practices to cities, towns, and counties to aid the cities, towns, and counties in obtaining evergreen community recognition under section 7 of this act.
(5) By December 1, 2010, the department shall, at a minimum, develop the model evergreen community plans and ordinances required under this section for areas of the state where the department of natural resources has completed community and urban forest inventories pursuant to section 4 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. (1) The department shall deliver a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature following the development of the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act recommending any next steps and additional incentives to increase voluntary participation by cities, towns, and counties in the evergreen community recognition program established in section 7 of this act.
(2) By the fifteenth day of each consecutive December leading up to the adoption of the model evergreen community plans and ordinances, the department shall deliver a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature outlining progress made towards the development and implementation of the model plans and ordinances.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. In the development of model evergreen community management plans under section 10 of this act, the department shall consider including, but not be limited to, the following elements:
(1) Inventory and assessment of the jurisdiction's urban and community forests utilized as a dynamic management tool to set goals, implement programs, and monitor outcomes that may be adjusted over time;
(2) Canopy cover goals;
(3) Reforestation and tree canopy expansion goals within the city's, town's, and county's boundaries;
(4) Restoration of public forests;
(5) Achieving forest stand and diversity goals;
(6) Maximizing vegetated storm water management with trees and other vegetation that reduces runoff, increases soil infiltration, and reduces storm water pollution;
(7) Environmental health goals specific to air quality, habitat for wildlife, and energy conservation;
(8) Vegetation management practices and programs to prevent vegetation from interfering with or damaging utilities and public facilities;
(9) Prioritizing planting sites;
(10) Standards for tree selection, siting, planting, and pruning;
(11) Scheduling maintenance and stewardship for new and established trees;
(12) Staff and volunteer training requirements emphasizing appropriate expertise and professionalism;
(13) Guidelines for protecting existing trees from construction-related damage and damage related to preserving territorial views;
(14) Integrating disease and pest management;
(15) Wood waste utilization;
(16) Community outreach, participation, education programs, and partnerships with nongovernment organizations;
(17) Time frames for achieving plan goals, objectives, and tasked;
(18) Monitoring and measuring progress toward those benchmarks and goals;
(19) Consistency with the urban wildland interface codes developed by the state building code council;
(20) Emphasizing landscape and revegetation plans in residential and commercial development areas where tree retention objectives are challenging to achieve; and
(21) Maximizing building heating and cooling energy efficiency through appropriate siting of trees for summer shading, passive solar heating in winter, and for wind breaks.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. The department shall, in the development of model evergreen community ordinances under section 10 of this act, consider including, but not be limited to, the following policy elements:
(1) Tree canopy cover, density, and spacing;
(2) Tree conservation and retention;
(3) Vegetated storm water runoff management using native trees and appropriate nonnative, nonnaturalized vegetation;
(4) Clearing, grading, protection of soils, reductions in soil compaction, and use of appropriate soils with low runoff potential and high infiltration rates;
(5) Appropriate tree siting and maintenance for vegetation management practices and programs to prevent vegetation from interfering with or damaging utilities and public facilities;
(6) Native species and nonnative, nonnaturalized species diversity selection to reduce disease and pests in urban forests;
(7) Tree maintenance;
(8) Street tree installation and maintenance;
(9) Tree and vegetation buffers for riparian areas, critical areas, transportation and utility corridors, and commercial and residential areas;
(10) Tree assessments for new construction permitting;
(11) Recommended forest conditions for different land use types;
(12) Variances for hardship and safety;
(13) Variances to avoid conflicts with renewable solar energy infrastructure, passive solar building design, and locally grown produce; and
(14) Permits and appeals.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) A city, town, or county may adopt evergreen community management plans and ordinances, including enforcement mechanisms and civil penalties for violations of its evergreen community ordinances.
(2) Evergreen community ordinances adopted under this section may not prohibit or conflict with vegetation management practices and programs undertaken to prevent vegetation from interfering with or damaging utilities and public facilities.
(3) Management plans developed by cities, towns, or counties must be based on urban forest inventories for the city, town, or county covered by the management plan. The city, town, or county developing the management plan may produce independent inventories themselves or rely solely on inventories developed, commissioned, or approved by the department of natural resources under chapter 76.15 RCW.
(4) Cities, towns, or counties may establish a local evergreen community advisory board or utilize existing citizen boards focused on municipal tree issues to achieve appropriate expert and stakeholder participation in the adoption and development of inventories, assessments, ordinances, and plans consistent with this chapter.
(5) A city, town, or county shall invite the expert advice of utilities serving within its jurisdiction for the purpose of developing and adopting appropriate plans for vegetation management practices and programs to prevent vegetation from interfering with or damaging utilities and public facilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 36.01 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Any county may adopt evergreen community ordinances, as that term is defined in section 2 of this act, which the county must apply to new building or land development in the unincorporated portions of the county's urban growth areas, as that term is defined in RCW 36.70A.030, and may apply to other areas of the county as deemed appropriate by the county.
(2) As an alternative to subsection (1) of this section, a city or town may request that the county in which it is located apply to any new building or land development permit in the unincorporated portions of the urban growth areas, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, the evergreen community ordinances standards adopted under section 14 of this act by the city or town in the county located closest to the proposed building or development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. (1) A city, town, or county seeking evergreen community recognition under section 7 of this act shall submit its management plans and evergreen community ordinances to the department for review and comment at least sixty days prior to its planned implementation date.
(2) The department shall, together with the department of natural resources, review any evergreen community ordinances or management plans submitted. When reviewing ordinances or plans under this section, the department shall focus its review on the plan's consistency with this chapter and the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances adopted under section 10 of this act. When the following entities submit evergreen community ordinances and management plans for review, they must be considered by the department, together with the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the Puget Sound partnership: A county adjacent to Puget Sound or any city located within any of those counties. The reviewing departments may provide written comments on both plans and ordinances.
(3) Together with the department of natural resources, the department may offer technical assistance in the development of evergreen community ordinances and management plans.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. (1) The director of the department shall assemble and convene the evergreen communities partnership task force of no more than twenty-five individuals to aid and advise the department in the administration of this chapter.
(2) At the discretion of the department, the task force may be disbanded once the urban and community forests assessments conducted by the department of natural resources under section 4 of this act and the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances developed under section 10 of this act are completed.
(3) Representatives of the department of natural resources and the department of ecology shall participate in the task force.
(4) The department shall invite individuals representing the following entities to serve on the task force:
(a) A statewide council representing urban and community forestry programs authorized under RCW 76.15.020;
(b) A conservation organization with expertise in Puget Sound storm water management;
(c) At least two cities, one from a city east and one from a city west of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
(d) At least two counties, one from a county east and one from a county west of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
(e) Two land development professionals or representative associations representing development professionals affected by tree retention ordinances and storm water management policies;
(f) A national conservation organization with a network of chapter volunteers working to conserve habitat for birds and wildlife;
(g) A land trust conservation organization facilitating urban forest management partnerships;
(h) A national conservation organization with expertise in backyard, schoolyard, and community wildlife habitat development;
(i) A public works professional;
(j) A private utility;
(k) A national forest land trust exclusively dedicated to sustaining America's vast and vital private forests and safeguarding their many public benefits;
(l) Professionals with expertise in local land use planning, housing, or infrastructure; and
(m) The timber industry.
(5) The department is encouraged to recruit task force members who are able to represent two or more of the stakeholder groups listed in subsection (4) of this section.
(6) In assembling the task force, the department shall strive to achieve representation from as many of the state's major ecoregions as possible.
(7) Each member of the task force shall serve without compensation. Task force members that are not state employees may be reimbursed for travel expenses as authorized in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to:
(1) Conflict or supersede with any requirements, duties, or objectives placed on local governments under chapter 36.70A RCW with specific emphasis on allowing cities and unincorporated urban growth areas to achieve their desired residential densities in a manner and character consistent with RCW 36.70A.110; or
(2) Apply to lands designated under chapters 76.09, 79.70, 79.71, 84.33, and 84.34 RCW.
Sec. 19. RCW 35.92.390 and 1993 c 204 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Municipal utilities under this chapter are encouraged to provide information to their customers regarding landscaping that includes tree planting for energy conservation.
(2)(a) Municipal utilities under this chapter are encouraged to request voluntary donations from their customers for the purposes of urban forestry. The request may be in the form of a check-off on the billing statement or other form of request for a voluntary donation.
(b) Voluntary donations collected by municipal utilities under this section may be used by the municipal utility to:
(i) Support the development and implementation of evergreen community ordinances, as that term is defined in section 2 of this act, for cities, towns, or counties within their service areas; or
(ii) Complete projects consistent with the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances developed under section 10 of this act.
(c) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
Sec. 20. RCW 35A.80.040 and 1993 c 204 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Code cities providing utility services under this chapter are encouraged to provide information to their customers regarding landscaping that includes tree planting for energy conservation.
(2)(a) Code cities providing utility services under this chapter are encouraged to request voluntary donations from their customers for the purposes of urban forestry. The request may be in the form of a check-off on the billing statement or other form of a request for a voluntary donation.
(b) Voluntary donations collected by code cities under this section may be used by the code city to:
(i) Support the development and implementation of evergreen community ordinances, as that term is defined in section 2 of this act, for cities, towns, or counties within their service areas; or
(ii) Complete projects consistent with the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances developed under section 10 of this act.
(c) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
Sec. 21. RCW 80.28.300 and 1993 c 204 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Gas companies and electrical companies under this chapter ((may)) are encouraged to provide information to their customers regarding landscaping that includes tree planting for energy conservation.
(2)(a) Gas companies and electrical companies under this chapter may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purposes of urban forestry. The request may be in the form of a check-off on the billing statement or other form of a request for a voluntary donation.
(b) Voluntary donations collected by gas companies and electrical companies under this section may be used by the gas companies and electrical companies to:
(i) Support the development and implementation of evergreen community ordinances, as that term is defined in section 2 of this act, for cities, towns, or counties within their service areas; or
(ii) Complete projects consistent with the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances developed under section 10 of this act.
(c) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Public utility districts may request voluntary donations from their customers for the purposes of urban forestry. The request may be in the form of a check-off on the billing statement or other form of a request for a voluntary donation.
(2) Voluntary donations collected by public utility districts under this section may be used by the public utility district to:
(a) Support the development and implementation of evergreen community ordinances, as that term is defined in section 2 of this act, for cities, towns, or counties within their service areas; or
(b) Complete projects consistent with the model evergreen community management plans and ordinances developed under section 10 of this act.
(3) Donations received under this section do not contribute to the gross income of a light and power business or gas distribution business under chapter 82.16 RCW.
Sec. 23. RCW 76.15.010 and 2000 c 11 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Community and urban forest" is that land in and around human settlements ranging from small communities to metropolitan areas, occupied or potentially occupied by trees and associated vegetation. Community and urban forest land may be planted or unplanted, used or unused, and includes public and private lands, lands along transportation and utility corridors, and forested watershed lands within populated areas.
(2) "Community and urban forest assessment" has the same meaning as defined in section 2 of this act.
(3) "Community and urban forest inventory" has the same meaning as defined in section 2 of this act.
(4) "Community and urban forestry" means the planning, establishment, protection, care, and management of trees and associated plants individually, in small groups, or under forest conditions within municipalities and counties.
(((3))) (5) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(((4))) (6) "Municipality" means a city, town, port district, public school district, community college district, irrigation district, weed control district, park district, or other political subdivision of the state.
(((5))) (7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, private or public municipal corporation, Indian tribe, state entity, county or local governmental entity, or association of individuals of whatever nature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. (1) In an effort to better understand the needs of cities, towns, and counties interested in pursuing designation as an evergreen community under section 7 of this act, the legislature intends to encourage cities, towns, and counties to:
(a) Identify their interests in becoming an evergreen community; and
(b) Identify community and urban forests within their applicable urban growth areas that are appropriately situated for the city, town, or county to assume ownership from willing sellers for urban forest management purposes consistent with this act.
(2) If a city, town, or county opts to provide a list of identified properties under this section, including the estimated value of the properties and documentation on the owner's willingness to participate, the information must be provided to the department by October 31, 2008.
(3) The department must report a summary of the properties reported to it under this section, along with the itemized and summarized estimated costs involved with the purchases, to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2008.
(4) This section expires July 31, 2009.
Sec. 25. RCW 43.155.070 and 2007 c 341 s 24 and 2007 c 231 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) To qualify for loans or pledges under this chapter the board must determine that a local government meets all of the following conditions:
(a) The city or county must be imposing a tax under chapter 82.46 RCW at a rate of at least one-quarter of one percent;
(b) The local government must have developed a capital facility plan; and
(c) The local government must be using all local revenue sources which are reasonably available for funding public works, taking into consideration local employment and economic factors.
(2) Except where necessary to address a public health need or substantial environmental degradation, a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 must have adopted a comprehensive plan, including a capital facilities plan element, and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040. This subsection does not require any county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to adopt a comprehensive plan or development regulations before requesting or receiving a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter if such request is made before the expiration of the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040. A county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 which has not adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations within the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040 is not prohibited from receiving a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter if the comprehensive plan and development regulations are adopted as required by RCW 36.70A.040 before submitting a request for a loan or loan guarantee.
(3) In considering awarding loans for public facilities to special districts requesting funding for a proposed facility located in a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040, the board shall consider whether the county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 in whose planning jurisdiction the proposed facility is located has adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040.
(4) The board shall develop a priority process for public works projects as provided in this section. The intent of the priority process is to maximize the value of public works projects accomplished with assistance under this chapter. The board shall attempt to assure a geographical balance in assigning priorities to projects. The board shall consider at least the following factors in assigning a priority to a project:
(a) Whether the local government receiving assistance has experienced severe fiscal distress resulting from natural disaster or emergency public works needs;
(b) Except as otherwise conditioned by RCW 43.155.110, whether the entity receiving assistance is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010;
(c) Whether the project is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310;
(d) Whether the project is critical in nature and would affect the health and safety of a great number of citizens;
(e) Whether the applicant has developed and adhered to guidelines regarding its permitting process for those applying for development permits consistent with section 1(2), chapter 231, Laws of 2007;
(f) The cost of the project compared to the size of the local government and amount of loan money available;
(g) The number of communities served by or funding the project;
(h) Whether the project is located in an area of high unemployment, compared to the average state unemployment;
(i) Whether the project is the acquisition, expansion, improvement, or renovation by a local government of a public water system that is in violation of health and safety standards, including the cost of extending existing service to such a system;
(j) Except as otherwise conditioned by section 30 of this act, and effective one calendar year following the development of model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act, whether the entity receiving assistance has been recognized, and what gradation of recognition was received, in the evergreen community recognition program created in section 7 of this act;
(k) The relative benefit of the project to the community, considering the present level of economic activity in the community and the existing local capacity to increase local economic activity in communities that have low economic growth; and
(((k))) (l) Other criteria that the board considers advisable.
(5) Existing debt or financial obligations of local governments shall not be refinanced under this chapter. Each local government applicant shall provide documentation of attempts to secure additional local or other sources of funding for each public works project for which financial assistance is sought under this chapter.
(6) Before November 1st of each year, the board shall develop and submit to the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives a description of the loans made under RCW 43.155.065, 43.155.068, and subsection (9) of this section during the preceding fiscal year and a prioritized list of projects which are recommended for funding by the legislature, including one copy to the staff of each of the committees. The list shall include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and recommended financing, the terms and conditions of the loan or financial guarantee, the local government jurisdiction and unemployment rate, demonstration of the jurisdiction's critical need for the project and documentation of local funds being used to finance the public works project. The list shall also include measures of fiscal capacity for each jurisdiction recommended for financial assistance, compared to authorized limits and state averages, including local government sales taxes; real estate excise taxes; property taxes; and charges for or taxes on sewerage, water, garbage, and other utilities.
(7) The board shall not sign contracts or otherwise financially obligate funds from the public works assistance account before the legislature has appropriated funds for a specific list of public works projects. The legislature may remove projects from the list recommended by the board. The legislature shall not change the order of the priorities recommended for funding by the board.
(8) Subsection (7) of this section does not apply to loans made under RCW 43.155.065, 43.155.068, and subsection (9) of this section.
(9) Loans made for the purpose of capital facilities plans shall be exempted from subsection (7) of this section.
(10) To qualify for loans or pledges for solid waste or recycling facilities under this chapter, a city or county must demonstrate that the solid waste or recycling facility is consistent with and necessary to implement the comprehensive solid waste management plan adopted by the city or county under chapter 70.95 RCW.
(11) After January 1, 2010, any project designed to address the effects of storm water or wastewater on Puget Sound may be funded under this section only if the project is not in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
Sec. 26. RCW 70.146.070 and 2007 c 341 s 60 and 2007 c 341 s 26 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) When making grants or loans for water pollution control facilities, the department shall consider the following:
(a) The protection of water quality and public health;
(b) The cost to residential ratepayers if they had to finance water pollution control facilities without state assistance;
(c) Actions required under federal and state permits and compliance orders;
(d) The level of local fiscal effort by residential ratepayers since 1972 in financing water pollution control facilities;
(e) Except as otherwise conditioned by RCW 70.146.110, whether the entity receiving assistance is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010;
(f) Whether the project is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310;
(g) Except as otherwise provided in section 31 of this act, and effective one calendar year following the development and statewide availability of model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act, whether the project is sponsored by an entity that has been recognized, and what gradation of recognition was received, in the evergreen community recognition program created in section 7 of this act;
(h) The extent to which the applicant county or city, or if the applicant is another public body, the extent to which the county or city in which the applicant public body is located, has established programs to mitigate nonpoint pollution of the surface or subterranean water sought to be protected by the water pollution control facility named in the application for state assistance; and
(((h))) (i) The recommendations of the Puget Sound partnership, created in RCW 90.71.210, and any other board, council, commission, or group established by the legislature or a state agency to study water pollution control issues in the state.
(2) Except where necessary to address a public health need or substantial environmental degradation, a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may not receive a grant or loan for water pollution control facilities unless it has adopted a comprehensive plan, including a capital facilities plan element, and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040. This subsection does not require any county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to adopt a comprehensive plan or development regulations before requesting or receiving a grant or loan under this chapter if such request is made before the expiration of the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040. A county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 which has not adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations within the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040 is not prohibited from receiving a grant or loan under this chapter if the comprehensive plan and development regulations are adopted as required by RCW 36.70A.040 before submitting a request for a grant or loan.
(3) Whenever the department is considering awarding grants or loans for public facilities to special districts requesting funding for a proposed facility located in a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040, it shall consider whether the county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 in whose planning jurisdiction the proposed facility is located has adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040.
(4) After January 1, 2010, any project designed to address the effects of water pollution on Puget Sound may be funded under this chapter only if the project is not in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
Sec. 27. RCW 89.08.520 and 2007 c 341 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In administering grant programs to improve water quality and protect habitat, the commission shall:
(a) Require grant recipients to incorporate the environmental benefits of the project into their grant applications;
(b) In its grant prioritization and selection process, consider:
(i) The statement of environmental benefits;
(ii) Whether, except as conditioned by RCW 89.08.580, the applicant is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010, and except as otherwise provided in section 32 of this act, and effective one calendar year following the development and statewide availability of model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act, whether the applicant is an entity that has been recognized, and what gradation of recognition was received, in the evergreen community recognition program created in section 7 of this act; and
(iii) Whether the project is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310; and
(c) Not provide funding, after January 1, 2010, for projects designed to address the restoration of Puget Sound that are in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
(2)(a) The commission shall also develop appropriate outcome-focused performance measures to be used both for management and performance assessment of the grant program.
(b) The commission shall work with the districts to develop uniform performance measures across participating districts and, to the extent possible, the commission should coordinate its performance measure system with other natural resource-related agencies as defined in RCW 43.41.270. The commission shall consult with affected interest groups in implementing this section.
Sec. 28. RCW 79.105.150 and 2007 c 341 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) After deduction for management costs as provided in RCW 79.64.040 and payments to towns under RCW 79.115.150(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 the lands; and for volunteer cooperative fish and game projects.
(2) In providing grants for aquatic lands enhancement projects, the ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation funding board shall:
(a) Require grant recipients to incorporate the environmental benefits of the project into their grant applications;
(b) Utilize the statement of environmental benefits, consideration, except as provided in RCW 79.105.610, of whether the applicant is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010, ((and)) whether a project is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310, and except as otherwise provided in section 33 of this act, and effective one calendar year following the development and statewide availability of model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act, whether the applicant is an entity that has been recognized, and what gradation of recognition was received, in the evergreen community recognition program created in section 7 of this act in its prioritization and selection process; and
(c) Develop appropriate outcome-focused performance measures to be used both for management and performance assessment of the grants.
(3) 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.
(4) The department shall consult with affected interest groups in implementing this section.
(5) After January 1, 2010, any project designed to address the restoration of Puget Sound may be funded under this chapter only if the project is not in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
Sec. 29. RCW 79A.15.040 and 2007 c 341 s 34 and 2007 c 241 s 29 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the habitat conservation account shall be distributed in the following way:
(a) Not less than forty percent through June 30, 2011, at which time the amount shall become forty-five percent, for the acquisition and development of critical habitat;
(b) Not less than thirty percent for the acquisition and development of natural areas;
(c) Not less than twenty percent for the acquisition and development of urban wildlife habitat; and
(d) Not less than ten percent through June 30, 2011, at which time the amount shall become five percent, shall be used by the board to fund restoration and enhancement projects on state lands. Only the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife may apply for these funds to be used on existing habitat and natural area lands.
(2)(a) In distributing these funds, the board retains discretion to meet the most pressing needs for critical habitat, natural areas, and urban wildlife habitat, and is not required to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any one biennium.
(b) If not enough project applications are submitted in a category within the habitat conservation account to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any biennium, the board retains discretion to distribute any remaining funds to the other categories within the account.
(3) Only state agencies may apply for acquisition and development funds for natural areas projects under subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(4) State and local agencies may apply for acquisition and development funds for critical habitat and urban wildlife habitat projects under subsection (1)(a) and (c) of this section.
(5)(a) Any lands that have been acquired with grants under this section by the department of fish and wildlife are subject to an amount in lieu of real property taxes and an additional amount for control of noxious weeds as determined by RCW 77.12.203.
(b) Any lands that have been acquired with grants under this section by the department of natural resources are subject to payments in the amounts required under the provisions of RCW 79.70.130 and 79.71.130.
(6)(((a))) Except as otherwise conditioned by RCW 79A.15.140 or section 34 of this act, the ((committee)) board in its evaluating process shall consider the following in determining distribution priority:
(((i))) (a) Whether the entity applying for funding is a Puget Sound partner, as defined in RCW 90.71.010; ((and
(ii))) (b) Effective one calendar year following the development and statewide availability of model evergreen community management plans and ordinances under section 10 of this act, whether the entity receiving assistance has been recognized, and what gradation of recognition was received, in the evergreen community recognition program created in section 7 of this act; and
(c) Whether the project is referenced in the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
(7) After January 1, 2010, any project designed to address the restoration of Puget Sound may be funded under this chapter only if the project is not in conflict with the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. A new section is added to chapter 43.155 RCW to read as follows:
When administering funds under this chapter, the board shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under section 7 of this act in comparison to other entities that are eligible to receive evergreen community designation. Entities not eligible for designation as an evergreen community shall not be given less preferential treatment than an evergreen community.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. A new section is added to chapter 70.146 RCW to read as follows:
When administering funds under this chapter, the department shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under section 7 of this act in comparison to other entities that are eligible to receive evergreen community designation. Entities not eligible for designation as an evergreen community shall not be given less preferential treatment than an evergreen community.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. A new section is added to chapter 89.08 RCW to read as follows:
When administering funds under this chapter, the commission shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under section 7 of this act in comparison to other entities that are eligible to receive evergreen community designation. Entities not eligible for designation as an evergreen community shall not be given less preferential treatment than an evergreen community.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW to read as follows:
When administering funds under this chapter, the recreation and conservation funding board shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under section 7 of this act in comparison to other entities that are eligible to receive evergreen community designation. Entities not eligible for designation as an evergreen community shall not be given less preferential treatment than an evergreen community.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 34. A new section is added to chapter 79A.15 RCW to read as follows:
When administering funds under this chapter, the recreation and conservation funding board shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under section 7 of this act in comparison to other entities that are eligible to receive evergreen community designation. Entities not eligible for designation as an evergreen community shall not be given less preferential treatment than an evergreen community.
Sec. 35. RCW 80.28.010 and 1995 c 399 s 211 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All charges made, demanded or received by any gas company, electrical company or water company for gas, electricity or water, or for any service rendered or to be rendered in connection therewith, shall be just, fair, reasonable and sufficient. Reasonable charges necessary to cover the cost of administering the collection of voluntary donations for the purposes of supporting the development and implementation of evergreen community management plans and ordinances under RCW 80.28.300 shall be deemed as prudent and necessary for the operation of a utility.
(2) Every gas company, electrical company and water company shall furnish and supply such service, instrumentalities and facilities as shall be safe, adequate and efficient, and in all respects just and reasonable.
(3) All rules and regulations issued by any gas company, electrical company or water company, affecting or pertaining to the sale or distribution of its product, shall be just and reasonable.
(4) Utility service for residential space heating shall not be terminated between November 15 through March 15 if the customer:
(a) Notifies the utility of the inability to pay the bill, including a security deposit. This notice should be provided within five business days of receiving a payment overdue notice unless there are extenuating circumstances. If the customer fails to notify the utility within five business days and service is terminated, the customer can, by paying reconnection charges, if any, and fulfilling the requirements of this section, receive the protections of this chapter;
(b) Provides self-certification of household income for the prior twelve months to a grantee of the department of community, trade, and economic development which administers federally funded energy assistance programs. The grantee shall determine that the household income does not exceed the maximum allowed for eligibility under the state's plan for low-income energy assistance under 42 U.S.C. 8624 and shall provide a dollar figure that is seven percent of household income. The grantee may verify information provided in the self-certification;
(c) Has applied for home heating assistance from applicable government and private sector organizations and certifies that any assistance received will be applied to the current bill and future utility bills;
(d) Has applied for low-income weatherization assistance to the utility or other appropriate agency if such assistance is available for the dwelling;
(e) Agrees to a payment plan and agrees to maintain the payment plan. The plan will be designed both to pay the past due bill by the following October 15 and to pay for continued utility service. If the past due bill is not paid by the following October 15, the customer shall not be eligible for protections under this chapter until the past due bill is paid. The plan shall not require monthly payments in excess of seven percent of the customer's monthly income plus one-twelfth of any arrearage accrued from the date application is made and thereafter during November 15 through March 15. A customer may agree to pay a higher percentage during this period, but shall not be in default unless payment during this period is less than seven percent of monthly income plus one-twelfth of any arrearage accrued from the date application is made and thereafter. If assistance payments are received by the customer subsequent to implementation of the plan, the customer shall contact the utility to reformulate the plan; and
(f) Agrees to pay the moneys owed even if he or she moves.
(5) The utility shall:
(a) Include in any notice that an account is delinquent and that service may be subject to termination, a description of the customer's duties in this section;
(b) Assist the customer in fulfilling the requirements under this section;
(c) Be authorized to transfer an account to a new residence when a customer who has established a plan under this section moves from one residence to another within the same utility service area;
(d) Be permitted to disconnect service if the customer fails to honor the payment program. Utilities may continue to disconnect service for those practices authorized by law other than for nonpayment as provided for in this subsection. Customers who qualify for payment plans under this section who default on their payment plans and are disconnected can be reconnected and maintain the protections afforded under this chapter by paying reconnection charges, if any, and by paying all amounts that would have been due and owing under the terms of the applicable payment plan, absent default, on the date on which service is reconnected; and
(e) Advise the customer in writing at the time it disconnects service that it will restore service if the customer contacts the utility and fulfills the other requirements of this section.
(6) A payment plan implemented under this section is consistent with RCW 80.28.080.
(7) Every gas company and electrical company shall offer residential customers the option of a budget billing or equal payment plan. The budget billing or equal payment plan shall be offered low-income customers eligible under the state's plan for low-income energy assistance prepared in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 8624(C)(1) without limiting availability to certain months of the year, without regard to the length of time the customer has occupied the premises, and without regard to whether the customer is the tenant or owner of the premises occupied.
(8) Every gas company, electrical company and water company shall construct and maintain such facilities in connection with the manufacture and distribution of its product as will be efficient and safe to its employees and the public.
(9) An agreement between the customer and the utility, whether oral or written, shall not waive the protections afforded under this chapter.
(10) In establishing rates or charges for water service, water companies as defined in RCW 80.04.010 may consider the achievement of water conservation goals and the discouragement of wasteful water use practices.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 36. Sections 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 through 14, 16 through 18, and 24 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 35 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 37. This act may be known and cited as the evergreen communities act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 38. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "partnerships;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 76.15.020, 35.92.390, 35A.80.040, 80.28.300, 76.15.010, 89.08.520, 79.105.150, and 80.28.010; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.070, 70.146.070, and 79A.15.040; adding new sections to chapter 76.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.155 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.146 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 89.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 79.105 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 79A.15 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House concurred in the Senate amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2844 and advanced the bill as amended by the Senate to final passage.
FINAL PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL
AS SENATE AMENDED
Representative Kagi spoke in favor of the passage of the bill.
Representative Kretz spoke against the passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2844, as amended by the Senate.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Santos, Representative Williams was excused. On motion of Representative Schindler, Representatives Roach and Hailey were excused. With the consent of the House, Representative Campbell was excused.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2844, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 68, Nays - 26, Absent - 0, Excused - 4.
Voting yea: Representatives Anderson, Appleton, Barlow, Blake, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Santos, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 68.
Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Armstrong, Bailey, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Haler, Hankins, Herrera, Hinkle, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Ross, Schindler, Schmick, Skinner, Sump and Warnick - 26.
Excused: Representatives Campbell, Hailey, Roach and Williams - 4.
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2844, as amended by the Senate, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3149 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 43.33A.100 and 2001 c 302 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The state investment board shall maintain appropriate offices and employ such personnel as may be necessary to perform its duties. Employment by the investment board shall include but not be limited to an executive director, investment officers, and a confidential secretary, which positions are exempt from classified service under chapter 41.06 RCW. Employment of the executive director by the board shall be for a term of three years, and such employment shall be subject to confirmation of the state finance committee: PROVIDED, That nothing shall prevent the board from dismissing the director for cause before the expiration of the term nor shall anything prohibit the board, with the confirmation of the state finance committee, from employing the same individual as director in succeeding terms. Compensation levels for the executive director, a confidential secretary, and all investment officers, including the deputy director for investment management, employed by the investment board shall be established by the state investment board. The investment board is authorized to maintain a retention pool within the state investment board expense account under RCW 43.33A.160, from the earnings of the funds managed by the board, pursuant to a performance management and compensation program developed by the investment board, in order to address recruitment and retention problems and to reward performance. The compensation levels and incentive compensation for investment officers shall be limited to the average of total compensation provided by state or other public funds of similar size, based upon a biennial survey conducted by the investment board, with review and comment by the joint legislative audit and review committee. However, in any fiscal year the ((salary increases)) incentive compensation granted by the investment board from the retention pool to investment officers pursuant to this section may not exceed ((an average of five)) thirty percent. Disbursements from the retention pool shall be from legislative appropriations and shall be on authorization of the board's executive director or the director's designee.
The investment board shall provide notice to the director of the department of personnel, the director of financial management, and the chairs of the house of representatives and senate fiscal committees of proposed changes to the compensation levels for the positions. The notice shall be provided not less than sixty days prior to the effective date of the proposed changes.
As of July 1, 1981, all employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW and engaged in duties assumed by the state investment board on July 1, 1981, are assigned to the state investment board. The transfer shall not diminish any rights granted these employees under chapter 41.06 RCW nor exempt the employees from any action which may occur thereafter in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW.
All existing contracts and obligations pertaining to the functions transferred to the state investment board in ((this 1980 act)) chapter 3, Laws of 1981 shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be performed by the board. None of the transfers directed by ((this 1980 act)) chapter 3, Laws of 1981 shall affect the validity of any act performed by a state entity or by any official or employee thereof prior to July 1, 1981."
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "personnel;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 43.33A.100."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House concurred in the Senate amendment to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3149 and advanced the bill as amended by the Senate to final passage.
FINAL PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL
AS SENATE AMENDED
Representatives Sommers and Alexander spoke in favor of the passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 3149, as amended by the Senate.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 3149, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 91, Nays - 3, Absent - 0, Excused - 4.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 91.
Voting nay: Representatives Chandler, Ericksen and Ross - 3.
Excused: Representatives Campbell, Hailey, Roach and Williams - 4.
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3149, as amended by the Senate, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House receded from its amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295, By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Rockefeller, Hobbs, Shin, Franklin, Marr, Rasmussen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Hatfield, Berkey and Regala)
Creating workplace-based electronically distributed learning opportunities.
Representative Wallace moved the adoption of amendment (1553):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that there are many working adults in Washington that need additional postsecondary educational opportunities to further develop their employability. The legislature further finds that many of these people postpone or call off their personal educational plans because they are busy working and raising their families. Because the largest portion of our workforce over the next thirty years is already employed but in need of skill development, and because many low-wage, low-skilled, and mid-skilled individuals cannot take advantage of postsecondary educational opportunities as they currently exist, the legislature intends to identify and test additional postsecondary educational opportunities tailored to make postsecondary education accessible to working adults through the use of campuses extended to include workplace-based educational offerings.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:
(1) To the extent funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose and in partnership with the state board for community and technical colleges, the board shall convene a work group that includes representatives from the prosperity partnership, the technology alliance, the higher education coordinating board, a private career or vocational school, a four-year public institution of higher education, the council of faculty representatives, the united faculty of Washington state, community and technical college faculty, and a community and technical college student, to take the following actions related to electronically distributed learning:
(a) Identify and evaluate current national private employer workplace-based educational programs with electronically distributed learning components provided by public colleges and universities. The evaluation shall include:
(i) A review of the literature and interviews of practitioners about promising practices and results;
(ii) An initial determination of feasibility based on targeted populations served, subject matter, and level of education;
(iii) An overview of technological considerations and adult learning strategies for distribution of learning to employer sites; and
(iv) An overview of cost factors, including shared costs or coinvestments by public and private partners;
(b) Review and, to the extent necessary, establish standards and best practices regarding electronically distributed learning and related support services including online help desk support, advising, mentoring, counseling, and tutoring;
(c) Recommend methods to increase student access to electronically distributed learning programs of study and identify barriers to programs of study participation and completion;
(d) Determine methods to increase the institutional supply and quality of open course materials, with a focus on the OpenCourseWare initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
(e) Recommend methods to increase the availability and use of digital open textbooks; and
(f) Review and report demographic information on electronically distributed learning programs of study enrollments, retention, and completions.
(2) The board shall work in cooperation with the state board for community and technical colleges to report the preliminary results of the studies to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, and a final report by December 1, 2009.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:
(1) To the extent funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose, the board shall use a matching fund strategy to select and evaluate up to eight pilot projects operated by Washington institutions of higher education. By September 2008, the board shall select up to eight institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.92.030 including at least four community or technical colleges to develop and offer a pilot project providing employer workplace-based educational programs with distance learning components. The board shall convene a task force that includes representatives from the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to select the participant institutions. At a minimum, the criteria for selecting the educational institutions shall address:
(a) The ability to demonstrate a capacity to make a commitment of resources to build and sustain a high quality program;
(b) The ability to readily engage faculty appropriately qualified to develop and deliver a high quality curriculum;
(c) The ability to demonstrate demand for the proposed program from a sufficient number of interested employees within its service area to make the program cost-effective and feasible to operate; and
(d) The identification of employers that demonstrate a commitment to host an on-site program. Employers shall demonstrate their commitment to provide:
(i) Access to educational coursework and educational advice and support for entry-level and semiskilled workers, including paid and unpaid release time, and adequate classroom space that is equipped appropriately for the selected technological distance learning methodologies to be used;
(ii) On-site promotion and encouragement of worker participation, including employee orientations, peer support and mentoring, educational tutoring, and career planning;
(iii) Allowance of a reasonable level of worker choice in the type and level of coursework available;
(iv) Commitment to work with college partner to ensure the relevance of coursework to the skill demands and potential career pathways of the employer host site and other participating employers;
(v) Willingness to participate in an evaluation of the pilot to analyze the net benefit to the employer host site, other employer partners, the worker-students, and the colleges; and
(vi) In firms with union representation, the mandatory establishment of a labor-management committee to oversee design and participation.
(2) Institutions of higher education may submit an application to become a pilot college under this section. An institution of higher education selected as a pilot college shall develop the curriculum for and design and deliver courses. However, the programs developed under this section are subject to approval by the state board for technical and community colleges under RCW 28B.50.090 and by the higher education coordinating board under RCW 28B.76.230.
(3) The board shall evaluate the pilot project and report the outcomes to students and employers by December 1, 2012.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:
The board may receive and expend federal funds and private gifts or grants, which funds must be expended in accordance with any conditions upon which the funds are contingent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sections 2 through 4 of this act expire December 31, 2012."
Correct the title.
Representative Wallace spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Wallace and Anderson spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295, as amended by the House.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Santos, Representative Eickmeyer was excused.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 94, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 4.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 94.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey, Roach and Williams - 4.
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371 and asked the House to recede therefrom.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House receded from its amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371, By Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hewitt, Hobbs, Shin, Parlette, King, Rockefeller, Swecker, Brandland, McCaslin, Haugen, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Kilmer and Sheldon)
Regarding tuition and fee waivers for veterans' families.
Representative Hasegawa moved the adoption of amendment (1540):
On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:
"(10) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall report to the higher education committees of the legislature by November 15, 2010, and every two years thereafter, regarding the status of implementation of the waivers under subsection (4) of this section. The reports shall include the following data and information:
(a) Total number of waivers;
(b) Total amount of tuition waived;
(c) Total amount of fees waived;
(d) Average amount of tuition and fees waived per recipient;
(e) Recipient demographic data that is disaggregated by distinct ethnic categories within racial subgroups; and
(f) Recipient income level, to the extent possible."
Representatives Hasegawa and Anderson spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Wallace and Anderson spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 94, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 4.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 94.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey, Roach and Williams - 4.
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
March 11, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has granted the request of the House for a Conference on ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3139. The President has appointed the following members as Conferees: Senators Kohl-Welles, Murray and Holmquist, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate concurred in the House amendments to the following bills and passed the bills as amended by the House:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5010,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5254,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5751,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6195,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6206,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6333,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6339,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6357,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6377,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6389,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6468,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6527,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate receded from its amendment to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2525 and passed the bill without said amendment, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1283,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1623,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1865,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2431,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2459,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2475,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2560,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2575,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2580,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2661,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2727,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2770,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2823,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2847,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2870,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2879,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2885,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2893,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2902,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2903,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2959,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2996,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3002,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3071,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3122,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3126,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3224,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to recede from its amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of further amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404, By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Pridemore; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Modifying the process for designating regional support networks.
There being no objection, the House reconsidered the vote by which the amendment by the Committee on Health Care & Wellness was adopted.
Representative Cody moved the adoption of amendment (1552) to the committee amendment:
On page 18, line 12 of the amendment, after "provide" strike all material through "network" on line 15 and insert the following: "one hundred eighty days' notice of any issue that may cause either party to voluntarily terminate, refuse to renew, or refuse to sign a mandatory amendment to the contract to act as a regional support network. If either party decides to voluntarily terminate, refuse to renew, or refuse to sign a mandatory amendment to the contract to serve as a regional support network they shall provide ninety days' advance notice in writing to the other party"
Representatives Cody and Hinkle spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the committee amendment.
The amendment to the committee amendment was adopted.
The committee amendment as amended was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Cody and Hinkle spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 89, Nays - 6, Absent - 0, Excused - 3.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 89.
Voting nay: Representatives Chase, Conway, Green, Kelley, Lantz and Seaquist - 6.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey and Williams - 3.
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to recede from its amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438, By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Oemig, Honeyford, Murray, Delvin and Pridemore)
Creating a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Coordinating the development of a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative. )
There being no objection, the House reconsidered the vote by which amendment (1468) was adopted.
Representative McCoy moved the adoption of amendment (1544) to amendment (1468):
Beginning on page 1, line 3 of the amendment, strike everything through "other authority." on page 6 and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) The deployment and adoption of high-speed internet services and information technology has resulted in enhanced economic development and public safety for the state's communities, improved health care and educational opportunities, and a better quality of life for the state's residents;
(b) Continued progress in the deployment and adoption of high-speed internet services and other advanced telecommunications services, both land-based and wireless, is vital to ensuring Washington remains competitive and continues to create business and job growth; and
(c) That the state must encourage and support strategic partnerships of public, private, nonprofit, and community-based sectors in the continued growth and development of high-speed internet services and information technology for state residents and businesses.
(2) Therefore, in order to begin advancing the state towards further growth and development of high-speed internet in the state, and to ensure a better quality of life for all state residents, it is the legislature's intent to conduct a statewide needs assessment of broadband internet resources through an open dialogue with all interested parties, including providers, unions, businesses, community organizations, local governments, and state agencies. The legislature intends to use this needs assessment in guiding future plans on how to ensure that every resident in Washington state may gain access to high-speed internet services and, as part of this effort, to address digital literacy and technology training needs of low-income and technology underserved residents of the state through state support of community technology programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) After the broadband study authorized by the legislature in 2007 has been completed, or by July 15, 2008, the department of information services, in coordination with the department of community, trade, and economic development and the utilities and transportation commission, shall convene a work group to develop a high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy for the state.
(2) The department of information services shall invite representatives from the following organizations to participate in the work group:
(a) Representatives of public, private, and nonprofit agencies and organizations representing economic development, local community development, local government, community planning, technology planning, education, and health care;
(b) Representatives of telecommunications providers, technology companies, telecommunications unions, public utilities, and relevant private sector entities;
(c) Representatives of community-based organizations; and
(d) Representatives of other relevant entities as the department of information services may deem appropriate.
(3) The department of information services shall, in consultation with the work group, develop a high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy to accomplish the following objectives:
(a) Create and regularly update a detailed, geographic information system map at the census block level of the high-speed internet services and other relevant telecommunications and information technology services owned or leased by public entities in the state with instructions on how proprietary and competitively sensitive data will be handled, stored, and used. Development of this geographic information system map may include collaboration with students and faculty at community colleges and universities in the state. The statewide inventory must, at a minimum, detail:
(i) The physical location of all high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by public entities;
(ii) The amount of excess capacity available; and
(iii) Whether the high-speed internet infrastructure is active or inactive;
(b) Work collaboratively with telecommunications providers and internet service providers to assess, create, and regularly update a geographic information system map at the census block level of the privately owned high-speed internet infrastructure in the state, with instructions on how proprietary and competitively sensitive data will be handled, stored, and used;
(c) Combine the geographic information system map of high-speed internet infrastructure owned by public entities with the geographic information system map of high-speed internet infrastructure owned by private entities to create and regularly update a statewide inventory of all high-speed internet infrastructure in the state;
(d) Use the geographic information system map of all high-speed internet infrastructure in the state, both public and privately owned or leased, to identify and regularly update the geographic gaps in high-speed internet service, including an assessment of the population located in each of the geographic gaps;
(e) Spur the development of high-speed internet resources in the state, which may include, but is not limited to, soliciting funding in the form of grants or donations; establishing technology literacy programs in conjunction with institutions of higher education; establishing low-cost hardware and software purchasing programs; and developing loan programs targeting small businesses or businesses located in underserved areas;
(f) Track statewide residential and business adoption of high-speed internet, computers, and related information technology, including an identification of barriers to adoption;
(g) Build and facilitate local technology planning teams and partnerships with members representing cross-sections of the community, which may include participation from the following organizations: Representatives of business, telecommunications unions, K-12 education, community colleges, local economic development organizations, health care, libraries, universities, community-based organizations, local governments, tourism, parks and recreation, and agriculture;
(h) Use the local technology planning teams and partnerships to:
(i) Conduct a needs assessment; and
(ii) Work collaboratively with high-speed internet providers and technology companies across the state to encourage deployment and use, especially in unserved areas, through use of local demand aggregation, mapping analysis, and creation of market intelligence to improve the investment rationale and business case; and
(i) Work with Washington State University extension pursuant to section 6 of this act to establish low-cost programs to improve computer ownership, technology literacy, and high-speed internet access for disenfranchised or unserved populations across the state.
(4) By September 1, 2008, the department of information services shall provide a status update to the telecommunications committees in the house of representatives and the senate, outlining the progress made to date by the work group and the issues remaining to be considered.
(5) By December 1, 2008, the department of information services shall complete the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy and provide a report to the fiscal and telecommunications committees in the house of representatives and the senate, the governor, and the office of financial management. The main objective of the report is to outline, based on the efforts of the work group, what legislation is needed in order to implement the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy, including a range of potential funding requests to accompany the legislation. Specifically, the report shall include the following:
(a) Benchmarks, performance measures, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and such other indicators of performance and progress as are necessary to guide development and implementation of the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy, both short term and long term, including an assessment of the amount of funding needed to accomplish a baseline assessment of the high-speed internet infrastructure owned by public and private entities of the state in an eighteen-month period; and
(b) Ways to structure and appropriately scale and phase development and implementation of the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy so as to link to, leverage, and otherwise synchronize with other relevant and related funding, technology, capital initiatives, investments, and opportunities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 43.105 RCW to read as follows:
(1) For purposes of compliance with section 2 of this act or any subsequent high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative, the department of information services, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the utilities and transportation commission, and any other government agent or agency shall not gather or request any information related to high-speed internet infrastructure or service from providers of telecommunications or high-speed internet services that is classified by the provider as proprietary or competitively sensitive.
(2) Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of a state agency or local government to gather or request information from providers of telecommunications or high-speed internet services for other purposes pursuant to its statutory authority.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Nothing in this act may be construed as giving the department of information services or any other entities any additional authority, regulatory or otherwise, over providers of telecommunications and information technology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 43.105 RCW to read as follows:
(1) By January 1, 2009, the department, in consultation with Washington State University, shall identify and make publicly available a web directory of public facilities that provide community technology programs throughout the state.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "community technology program" has the same meaning as in section 7 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The community technology opportunity program is created to support the efforts of community technology programs throughout the state. The community technology opportunity program must be administered by the Washington State University extension, in consultation with the department of information services. The Washington State University extension may contract for services in order to carry out the extension's obligations under this section.
(1) In implementing the community technology opportunity program the administrator must, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose:
(a) Provide organizational and capacity building support to community technology programs throughout the state, and identify and facilitate the availability of other public and private sources of funds to enhance the purposes of the program and the work of community technology programs. No more than fifteen percent of funds received by the administrator for the program may be expended on these functions;
(b) Establish a competitive grant program and provide grants to community technology programs to provide training and skill-building opportunities; access to hardware and software; internet connectivity; assistance in the adoption of information and communication technologies in low-income and underserved areas of the state; and development of locally relevant content and delivery of vital services through technology.
(2) Grant applicants must:
(a) Provide evidence that the applicant is a nonprofit entity or a public entity that is working in partnership with a nonprofit entity;
(b) Define the geographic area or population to be served;
(c) Include in the application the results of a needs assessment addressing, in the geographic area or among the population to be served: The impact of inadequacies in technology access or knowledge, barriers faced, and services needed;
(d) Explain in detail the strategy for addressing the needs identified and an implementation plan including objectives, tasks, and benchmarks for the applicant and the role that other organizations will play in assisting the applicant's efforts;
(e) Provide evidence of matching funds and resources, which are equivalent to at least one-quarter of the grant amount committed to the applicant's strategy;
(f) Provide evidence that funds applied for, if received, will be used to provide effective delivery of community technology services in alignment with the goals of this program and to increase the applicant's level of effort beyond the current level; and
(g) Comply with such other requirements as the administrator establishes.
(3) The administrator may use no more than ten percent of funds received for the community technology opportunity program to cover administrative expenses.
(4) The administrator must establish expected program outcomes for each grant recipient and must require grant recipients to provide an annual accounting of program outcomes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Administrator" means the community technology opportunity program administrator designated by the Washington State University extension.
(2) "Community technology program" means a program, including a digital inclusion program, engaged in diffusing information and communications technology in local communities, particularly in underserved areas. These programs may include, but are not limited to, programs that provide education and skill-building opportunities, hardware and software, internet connectivity, and development of locally relevant content and delivery of vital services through technology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The Washington community technology opportunity account is established in the state treasury. Donated funds from private and public sources may be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operation of the community technology opportunity program as provided in section 6 of this act. Only the administrator or the administrator's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. Sections 6 through 8 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28B RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. If sections 1 through 5 of this act become null and void, the department of information services shall include high-speed internet adoption and deployment in its 2009-2011 strategic plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. If specific funding for the purposes of sections 1 through 5 of this act, referencing sections 1 through 5 of this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, sections 1 through 5 of this act are null and void."
Correct the title.
Representatives McCoy and Hunter spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the amendment.
The amendment to amendment (1468) was adopted.
The amendment (1468) as amended was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representative McCoy spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 95, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 3.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 95.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey, and Williams - 3.
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House refused to recede from its amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776, By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Roach, Fraser, Fairley and Swecker)
Modifying state whistleblower protections.
There being no objection, the House reconsidered the vote by which the amendment by the Committee on Appropriations was adopted.
Representative Hunt moved the adoption of amendment (1549) to the committee amendment:
On page 2, line 4 of the striking amendment, after "knowingly" strike ", or reasonably ought to know, provides or reports" and insert "provides or reports, or who reasonably ought to know he or she is providing or reporting,"
On page 3, line 15 of the striking amendment, after "designees;" insert "the director, or equivalent thereof in the agency where the employee works;"
Representatives Hunt and Chandler spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the committee amendment.
The amendment (1549) to the committee amendment was adopted.
The committee amendment as amended was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Hunt and Chandler spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 95, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 3.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 95.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey, and Williams - 3.
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) called upon Representative Moeller to preside.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the fifth order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
March 11, 2008
SSB 6806 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Rasmussen and Shin)
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Hunter, Chair; Hasegawa, Vice Chair; Conway, Ericks, McIntire and Santos.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Orcutt, Ranking Minority Member; Condotta, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Roach.
March 11, 2008
SSB 6828 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Prentice, Zarelli, Schoesler, Hobbs, Kilmer, Shin and Rasmussen). Concerning the excise taxation of the aerospace industry.
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Hunter, Chair; Orcutt, Ranking Minority Member; Condotta, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Conway, Ericks, McIntire, Roach and Santos.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative Hasegawa, Vice Chair.
There being no objection, the bills listed on the day's committee reports sheet under the fifth order of business were placed on the Second Reading calendar.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
March 11, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has granted the request of the House for a Conference on ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2765. The President appointed the following members as Conferees: Senators Fraser, Regala and Brandland, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
March 11, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate granted the request of the House for a Conference on ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2687. The President has appointed the following members as Conferees: Senator Prentice, Pridemore and Zarelli, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eighth order of business.
There being no objection, the Committee on Rules was relieved of further consideration of the following bills, and the bills were placed on the Second Reading calendar:
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6806,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6828,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6851,
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6231 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House receded from its amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6231, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6231, By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen and Shin)
Improving the coordination of marine protected areas.
Representative Upthegrove moved the adoption of amendment (1543):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that Washington contains an array of marine protected areas managed by state, federal, tribal, and local governments in both coastal areas and in the Puget Sound. The many entities managing marine protected areas have developed distinct goals for protected areas, criteria for protected area establishment, management practices, terminology, and monitoring practices for these areas. The legislature supports all efforts to protect, conserve, and sustainably manage marine life and resources. However, the legislature finds that additional coordination between marine protected areas managers will improve the collective resource protection capacity of marine protected areas in Washington. The legislature further finds that additional coordination between state agencies and local governments and citizens will increase local involvement in, and the success of, marine protected areas.
(2) The legislature further finds that many state agencies and local governments, in addition to marine protected areas, also administer aquatic preserves, conservation areas, and other similar geographically based area conservation designations that are a valuable means to protect and enhance Puget Sound's marine resources. Climate change impacts and increased population and development in the Puget Sound basin will place further stresses upon sustaining the biological diversity and ecosystem health of Puget Sound, underscoring the importance of conservation efforts.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that state and local actions intended to protect, conserve, and manage marine life and resources be conducted in a coordinated manner, use the best available science, consider the projected impacts on Puget Sound's marine areas from climate change, and contribute to the recovery of the Puget Sound's environmental health by 2020.
(4) It is the purpose of this act to:
(a) Create a strategic network of marine managed areas that contribute to conserving the biological diversity and ecosystem health of coastal areas and the Puget Sound and that contribute to the recovery of Puget Sound's health by 2020;
(b) Strengthen the coordination of marine managed areas among multiple state agencies and local governments and align these efforts with the work of the Puget Sound partnership to recover the Puget Sound's health by 2020;
(c) Provide for management and designation of marine managed areas programs on an ecosystem basis and incorporate the best available scientific information into these programs;
(d) Adopt a plan that builds a comprehensive system of marine managed areas in Washington's waters, adopts goals and benchmarks for maintaining the diversity of marine life and resources in Washington's waters, and is based upon anticipated threats and stressors such as climate change impacts and population growth;
(e) Recognize the interrelationship of the marine ecosystem throughout the Pacific Northwest, and the multiple entities, including local, state, provincial, and federal governments, as well as tribal governments and first nations, that are involved in managing marine managed areas; and
(f) Adopt codified criteria and procedures applicable to the aquatic reserve program on state-owned aquatic lands.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The coastal marine protected areas work group is established. The work group shall:
(a) Examine the current inventory and management of Washington's coastal marine protected areas;
(b) Develop recommendations to improve coordination and consistency among coastal marine protected areas and marine protected areas managers regarding goals for protected areas, criteria for protected area establishment, management practices, terminology, and monitoring practices;
(c) Develop recommendations to improve the integration of science into the establishment and management of coastal marine protected areas;
(d) Develop recommendations to further integrate local governments and nongovernmental organizations into the establishment and management of coastal marine protected areas; and
(e) Provide any other recommendations to improve the effectiveness of coastal marine protected areas in Washington.
(2)(a) The director of the department of fish and wildlife, or the director's designee, shall chair the work group created in this section. The chair is responsible for convening the work group and for directing the process of the work group.
(b) The chair of the work group shall invite a balanced composition of representatives from state agencies and local governments with jurisdiction over, or that manage, coastal marine protected areas in Washington to participate in the work group. These entities must include, but are not limited to:
(i) The department of fish and wildlife;
(ii) The department of natural resources;
(iii) The state parks and recreation commission;
(iv) Any appropriate marine resources committees; and
(v) Appropriate federal agencies and tribal governments.
(c) State agencies invited to participate in the work group must participate and work cooperatively with the department of fish and wildlife to carry out the requirements and purposes of this act.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "marine protected area" means a geographic marine or estuarine area located in coastal waters, as that term is defined in RCW 43.143.020, designated by a state, federal, tribal, or local government in order to provide long-term protection for part or all of the resources within that area.
(4) By December 1, 2009, the work group must provide the appropriate committees of the legislature with:
(a) An inventory of coastal marine protected areas in Washington; and
(b) A summary of the issues and recommendations identified under subsection (1)(b) through (e) of this section.
(5) The coastal marine protected areas work group established under this section shall coordinate with the marine managed areas work group established in section 6 of this act. The two work groups may share resources and expertise when appropriate.
Sec. 3. RCW 90.71.010 and 2007 c 341 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
((Unless the context clearly requires otherwise,)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Action agenda" means the comprehensive schedule of projects, programs, and other activities designed to achieve a healthy Puget Sound ecosystem that is authorized and further described in RCW 90.71.300 and 90.71.310.
(2) "Action area" means the geographic areas delineated as provided in RCW 90.71.260.
(3) "Benchmarks" means measurable interim milestones or achievements established to demonstrate progress towards a goal, objective, or outcome.
(4) "Board" means the ecosystem coordination board.
(5) "Council" means the leadership council.
(6) "Environmental indicator" means a physical, biological, or chemical measurement, statistic, or value that provides a proximate gauge, or evidence of, the state or condition of Puget Sound.
(7) "Implementation strategies" means the strategies incorporated on a biennial basis in the action agenda developed under RCW 90.71.310.
(8) "Marine managed area" means a named, discrete geographic marine or estuarine area designated by statute, ordinance, resolution, or administrative action, whose designation is intended to protect, conserve, or otherwise manage the marine life and resources within the area.
(9) "Nearshore" means the area beginning at the crest of coastal bluffs and extending seaward through the marine photics zone, and to the head of tide in coastal rivers and streams. "Nearshore" also means both shoreline and estuaries.
(((9))) (10) "Panel" means the Puget Sound science panel.
(((10))) (11) "Partnership" means the Puget Sound partnership.
(((11))) (12) "Plan" means the Puget Sound marine managed areas plan developed under section 4 of this act.
(13) "Puget Sound" means Puget Sound and related inland marine waters, including all salt waters of the state of Washington inside the international boundary line between Washington and British Columbia, and lying east of the junction of the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the rivers and streams draining to Puget Sound as mapped by water resource inventory areas 1 through 19 in WAC 173-500-040 as it exists on July 1, 2007.
(((12))) (14) "Puget Sound partner" means an entity that has been recognized by the partnership, as provided in RCW 90.71.340, as having consistently achieved outstanding progress in implementing the 2020 action agenda.
(((13))) (15) "Watershed groups" means all groups sponsoring or administering watershed programs, including but not limited to local governments, private sector entities, watershed planning units, watershed councils, shellfish protection areas, regional fishery enhancement groups, marine ((resource[s])) resources committees including those working with the Northwest straits commission, nearshore groups, and watershed lead entities.
(((14))) (16) "Watershed programs" means and includes all watershed-level plans, programs, projects, and activities that relate to or may contribute to the protection or restoration of Puget Sound waters. Such programs include jurisdiction-wide programs regardless of whether more than one watershed is addressed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 90.71 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The partnership shall prepare a Puget Sound marine managed areas plan to coordinate and strengthen all of the marine managed areas programs managed by state agencies and local governments. The plan must be incorporated into the Puget Sound action agenda adopted under RCW 90.71.310.
(2) The plan required by this section must include, but not be limited to:
(a) Guidelines for identifying key species of concern, threats to these species, and threshold levels of protected habitat needed to recover these species and Puget Sound as a whole to health by 2020;
(b) Guidelines for incorporating the best available scientific information when designating and managing marine managed areas;
(c) Guidelines for managing areas on an ecosystem basis and for coordinating multiple programs and areas within the same biogeographical regions to achieve ecosystem-based management;
(d) Benchmarks to measure progress toward the recovery of species and protected habitat;
(e) Recommendations for adequate levels of funding for the designation, long-term management, and monitoring of the marine managed areas in the network;
(f) Strategies to address the projected impacts to marine managed areas from population growth, existing and proposed upland and aquatic lands development, and storm water discharges to Puget Sound;
(g) Strategies to prepare for and manage the impacts of climate change, including impacts due to sea level changes, salinity changes, water temperature, increased acidification, and changes in frequency and intensity of precipitation events affecting storm water discharges to marine waters;
(h) An adaptive management component in which new information on the progress of implementing management goals for the individual marine managed areas and overall goals for all marine managed areas, including the consideration and integration of the contribution these areas are making toward the goals of recovering the health of Puget Sound by 2020, and climate change impacts; and
(i) Methodologies for synthesizing monitoring results with programmatic goals to inform decision making on subsequent designation and marine managed areas strategies and any necessary changes in implementation strategies to increase the effectiveness of the marine managed areas program in achieving the goal of recovering the Puget Sound's health by 2020.
(3) The plan required by this section must also include comprehensive objectives for coordinating existing marine managed areas and designating additional areas to achieve a network of marine managed areas contributing to long-term conservation of important biota and marine ecosystems and recovery of Puget Sound by and consider activities and uses within or adjacent to marine managed areas that are allowed under existing leases of state-owned aquatic lands issued under chapter 79.105 RCW.
(4) The plan required by this section must be completed by July 1, 2010, and submitted to the council for its review and approval. The council shall provide for public review and comment on the plan in a manner comparable to the other provisions of the Puget Sound action agenda. The council may amend the plan from time to time using public review and comment procedures comparable to those that apply when other elements of the Puget Sound action agenda are revised.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The Puget Sound partnership shall provide the plan required by section 4 of this act to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2010, together with its recommendations for further policy legislation and budget recommendations to enhance Puget Sound marine managed areas programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The Puget Sound marine managed areas plan required by section 4 of this act must be developed with the assistance of a work group on marine managed areas. The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council is responsible for convening the work group, inviting participation on the work group, and for directing the process of the work group.
(2)(a) The work group created in this section must include one or more members of the Puget Sound science panel, one of whom must serve as chair of the work group.
(b) The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council must also invite the participation of the following:
(i) State agencies and local governments with regulatory jurisdiction over, or that manage, marine managed areas including, but not limited to, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the parks and recreation commission, and the department of ecology;
(ii) The state biodiversity council, created by executive order 04-02, or the biodiversity council's successor entity;
(iii) Representatives of tribal governments, federal agencies, cities, counties, marine resources committees, and nongovernmental organizations that have designated or have significant interests in the management of Puget Sound marine managed areas; and
(iv) Any other individuals or representatives of entities with expertise, perspective, or knowledge deemed beneficial by the chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council in assisting the work group to achieve its goals and responsibilities.
(c) The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council may also invite representatives from other states, provinces, first nations, and tribal governments with interests in marine managed areas in the Pacific Northwest to participate on the work group as observers.
(3) In developing the objectives required by section 4(3) of this act, the work group must rely primarily upon existing plans and objectives relating to the conservation of marine life in Puget Sound and the program plans prepared by state agencies and local governments administering marine managed areas programs.
(4) The marine managed areas work group established under this section shall coordinate with the coastal marine protected areas work group established in section 2 of this act. The two work groups may share resources and expertise when appropriate.
Sec. 7. RCW 79.105.210 and 2005 c 155 s 143 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The management of state-owned aquatic lands shall preserve and enhance water-dependent uses. Water-dependent uses shall be favored over other uses in state-owned aquatic land planning and in resolving conflicts between competing lease applications. In cases of conflict between water-dependent uses, priority shall be given to uses which enhance renewable resources, water-borne commerce, and the navigational and biological capacity of the waters, and to statewide interests as distinguished from local interests.
(2) Nonwater-dependent use of state-owned aquatic lands is a low-priority use providing minimal public benefits and shall not be permitted to expand or be established in new areas except in exceptional circumstances where it is compatible with water-dependent uses occurring in or planned for the area.
(3)(a) The department shall consider the natural values of state-owned aquatic lands as wildlife habitat, natural area preserve, representative ecosystem, or spawning area prior to issuing any initial lease or authorizing any change in use.
(b) The department may withhold from leasing lands which it finds to have significant natural values, or may provide within any lease for the protection of such values. When withdrawing lands from leasing for the purposes of managing an aquatic reserve, the department shall be guided by the procedures and criteria of sections 8 through 14 of this act.
(4) The power to lease state-owned aquatic lands is vested in the department, which has the authority to make leases upon terms, conditions, and length of time in conformance with the state Constitution and chapters 79.105 through 79.140 RCW.
(5) State-owned aquatic lands shall not be leased to persons or organizations which discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, or physical or mental handicap.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
The aquatic reserve system is established for the purpose of aiding Washington with its goals of supporting and coordinating marine protected areas. The aquatic reserve system is comprised of those areas of state-owned aquatic lands designated by the department prior to the effective date of this section and any areas added to the system under this chapter by order of the commissioner after the effective date of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
State-owned aquatic lands that have one or more of the following characteristics may be included by order of the commissioner as an aquatic reserve:
(1) The lands have been identified as having high priority for conservation, natural systems, wildlife, or low-impact public use values;
(2) The lands have flora, fauna, geological, recreational, archaeological, cultural, scenic, or similar features of critical importance and have retained to some degree or reestablished its natural character;
(3) The lands provide significant examples of native ecological communities;
(4) The lands have significant sites or features threatened with conversion to incompatible uses; and
(5) The lands have been identified by the Puget Sound science panel created in RCW 90.71.270 as critical to achieving recovery of Puget Sound by 2020.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
(1) The commissioner shall adopt procedures for submission of aquatic reserve nominations and for public participation in the review of proposed aquatic reserves.
(2) If, consistent with the best available scientific information, an aquatic reserve no longer meets the goals and objectives for which it was designated, and adaptive management has not been successful to meet the goals and objectives, the commissioner may by order modify the aquatic reserve boundaries or remove the area from aquatic reserve status.
(3) The commissioner shall provide public participation procedures for proposals relating to the nomination, designation, and removal of aquatic reserve status.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
In the designation and management of aquatic reserves within Puget Sound, as geographically defined in RCW 90.71.010, the commissioner shall be guided by the marine managed areas plan adopted under section 4 of this act. The commissioner shall accord substantial weight to any recommendations provided by the Puget Sound partnership regarding the designation and management of aquatic reserves within Puget Sound.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
Where the commissioner determines that management of the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife within or adjacent to an aquatic reserve would enhance the objectives for which the aquatic reserve has been created, the commissioner shall request that the fish and wildlife commission act pursuant to section 16 of this act to adopt supporting rules.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
The aquatic reserve system must be coordinated with other marine managed areas, federally recognized marine protected areas, and related regulatory programs. To further this goal, the department shall:
(1) Cooperate with other state agencies and local governments to manage state-owned aquatic lands consistently with the management of uses and activities in the same geographic areas by the state parks and recreation commission, the department of fish and wildlife, the department of ecology, and other appropriate state agencies; and
(2) Provide recommendations to local governments in updating their shoreline master programs under chapter 90.58 RCW and in sponsoring local marine park reserves or voluntary stewardship areas to seek consistent planning and management activities in areas adjacent to designated reserves.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:
(1) State agencies with authority over construction activities or water discharges in state waters or that otherwise implement programs that affect a designated aquatic reserve shall give special consideration to increasing protection and reducing and preventing pollution of these areas, consistent with the management objectives of the aquatic reserve.
(2) The department should participate in any public processes regarding water discharge or construction permitting affecting aquatic reserves to aid other agencies in their understanding of the provisions of this subsection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. Within twenty-four months of the adoption of the marine managed areas plan under section 4 of this act, the department of natural resources shall complete a review of existing management plans and pending aquatic reserve nominations for consistency with the guidelines and recommendations in the marine managed areas plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The commission may adopt rules governing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife within or adjacent to an aquatic reserve designated by the department of natural resources under section 12 of this act, or other marine managed areas, as that term is defined in RCW 90.71.010. The commission shall give consideration within sixty days to any rule changes requested by the commissioner of public lands to support the purposes of an aquatic reserve.
(2) This section is in addition to and does not limit the commission's authority to establish rules governing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife under any other authority.
Sec. 17. RCW 90.71.300 and 2007 c 341 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The action agenda shall consist of the goals and objectives in this section, implementation strategies to meet measurable outcomes, benchmarks, ((and)) identification of responsible entities, and the marine managed areas plan adopted under section 4 of this act. By 2020, the action agenda shall strive to achieve the following goals:
(a) A healthy human population supported by a healthy Puget Sound that is not threatened by changes in the ecosystem;
(b) A quality of human life that is sustained by a functioning Puget Sound ecosystem;
(c) Healthy and sustaining populations of native species in Puget Sound, including a robust food web;
(d) A healthy Puget Sound where freshwater, estuary, nearshore, marine, and upland habitats are protected, restored, and sustained;
(e) An ecosystem that is supported by ground water levels as well as river and stream flow levels sufficient to sustain people, fish, and wildlife, and the natural functions of the environment;
(f) Fresh and marine waters and sediments of a sufficient quality so that the waters in the region are safe for drinking, swimming, shellfish harvest and consumption, and other human uses and enjoyment, and are not harmful to the native marine mammals, fish, birds, and shellfish of the region.
(2) The action agenda shall be developed and implemented to achieve the following objectives:
(a) Protect existing habitat and prevent further losses;
(b) Restore habitat functions and values;
(c) Significantly reduce toxics entering Puget Sound fresh and marine waters;
(d) Significantly reduce nutrients and pathogens entering Puget Sound fresh and marine waters;
(e) Improve water quality and habitat by managing storm water runoff;
(f) Provide water for people, fish and wildlife, and the environment;
(g) Protect ecosystem biodiversity and recover imperiled species; and
(h) Build and sustain the capacity for action.
Sec. 18. RCW 90.71.310 and 2007 c 341 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The council shall develop a science-based action agenda that leads to the recovery of Puget Sound by 2020 and achievement of the goals and objectives established in RCW 90.71.300. The action agenda shall:
(a) Address all geographic areas of Puget Sound including upland areas and tributary rivers and streams that affect Puget Sound;
(b) Describe the problems affecting Puget Sound's health using supporting scientific data, and provide a summary of the historical environmental health conditions of Puget Sound so as to determine past levels of pollution and restorative actions that have established the current health conditions of Puget Sound;
(c) Meet the goals and objectives described in RCW 90.71.300, including measurable outcomes for each goal and objective specifically describing what will be achieved, how it will be quantified, and how progress towards outcomes will be measured. The action agenda shall include near-term and long-term benchmarks designed to ensure continuous progress needed to reach the goals, objectives, and designated outcomes by 2020. The council shall consult with the panel in developing these elements of the plan;
(d) Identify and prioritize the strategies and actions necessary to restore and protect Puget Sound and to achieve the goals and objectives described in RCW 90.71.300;
(e) Identify the agency, entity, or person responsible for completing the necessary strategies and actions, and potential sources of funding;
(f) Include prioritized actions identified through the assembled proposals from each of the seven action areas and the identification and assessment of ecosystem scale programs as provided in RCW 90.71.260;
(g) Include specific actions to address aquatic rehabilitation zone one, as defined in RCW 90.88.010;
(h) Incorporate any additional goals adopted by the council; and
(i) Incorporate appropriate actions to carry out the biennial science work plan created in RCW 90.71.290.
(2) In developing the action agenda and any subsequent revisions, the council shall, when appropriate, incorporate the following:
(a) Water quality, water quantity, sediment quality, watershed, marine resource, and habitat restoration plans created by governmental agencies, watershed groups, and marine and shoreline groups. The council shall consult with the board in incorporating these plans;
(b) Recovery plans for salmon, orca, and other species in Puget Sound listed under the federal endangered species act;
(c) Existing plans and agreements signed by the governor, the commissioner of public lands, other state officials, or by federal agencies;
(d) Appropriate portions of the Puget Sound water quality management plan existing on July 1, 2007.
(3) Until the action agenda is adopted, the existing Puget Sound management plan and the 2007-09 Puget Sound biennial plan shall remain in effect. The existing Puget Sound management plan shall also continue to serve as the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the purposes of the national estuary program described in section 320 of the federal clean water act, until replaced by the action agenda and approved by the United States environmental protection agency as the new comprehensive conservation and management plan.
(4) The council shall adopt the action agenda by ((September)) December 1, 2008. The council shall revise the action agenda as needed, and revise the implementation strategies every two years using an adaptive management process informed by tracking actions and monitoring results in Puget Sound. In revising the action agenda and the implementation strategies, the council shall consult the panel and the board and provide opportunity for public review and comment. Biennial updates shall:
(a) Contain a detailed description of prioritized actions necessary in the biennium to achieve the goals, objectives, outcomes, and benchmarks of progress identified in the action agenda;
(b) Identify the agency, entity, or person responsible for completing the necessary action; and
(c) Establish biennial benchmarks for near-term actions.
(5) The action agenda shall be organized and maintained in a single document to facilitate public accessibility to the plan.
Sec. 19. RCW 90.71.370 and 2007 c 341 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) By ((September 1st)) December 1, 2008, and by the first weekday in September of each even-numbered year beginning in ((2008)) 2010, the council shall provide to the governor and the appropriate fiscal committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature its recommendations for the funding necessary to implement the action agenda in the succeeding biennium. The recommendations shall:
(a) Identify the funding needed by action agenda element;
(b) Address funding responsibilities among local, state, and federal governments, as well as nongovernmental funding; and
(c) Address funding needed to support the work of the partnership, the panel, the ecosystem work group, and entities assisting in coordinating local efforts to implement the plan.
(2) In the 2008 report required under subsection (1) of this section, the council shall include recommendations for projected funding needed through 2020 to implement the action agenda; funding needs for science panel staff; identify methods to secure stable and sufficient funding to meet these needs; and include proposals for new sources of funding to be dedicated to Puget Sound protection and recovery. In preparing the science panel staffing proposal, the council shall consult with the panel.
(3) By the first weekday in November ((1st)) of each odd-numbered year beginning in 2009, the council shall produce a state of the Sound report that includes, at a minimum:
(a) An assessment of progress by state and nonstate entities in implementing the action agenda, including accomplishments in the use of state funds for action agenda implementation;
(b) A description of actions by implementing entities that are inconsistent with the action agenda and steps taken to remedy the inconsistency;
(c) The comments by the panel on progress in implementing the plan, as well as findings arising from the assessment and monitoring program;
(d) A review of citizen concerns provided to the partnership and the disposition of those concerns;
(e) A review of the expenditures of funds to state agencies for the implementation of programs affecting the protection and recovery of Puget Sound, and an assessment of whether the use of the funds is consistent with the action agenda; and
(f) An identification of all funds provided to the partnership, and recommendations as to how future state expenditures for all entities, including the partnership, could better match the priorities of the action agenda.
(4)(a) The council shall review state programs that fund facilities and activities that may contribute to action agenda implementation. By November 1, 2009, the council shall provide initial recommendations regarding program changes to the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature. By November 1, 2010, the council shall provide final recommendations regarding program changes, including proposed legislation to implement the recommendation, to the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature.
(b) The review in this subsection shall be conducted with the active assistance and collaboration of the agencies administering these programs, and in consultation with local governments and other entities receiving funding from these programs:
(i) The water quality account, chapter 70.146 RCW;
(ii) The water pollution control revolving fund, chapter 90.50A RCW;
(iii) The public works assistance account, chapter 43.155 RCW;
(iv) The aquatic lands enhancement account, RCW 79.105.150;
(v) The state toxics control account and local toxics control account and clean-up program, chapter 70.105D RCW;
(vi) The acquisition of habitat conservation and outdoor recreation land, chapter 79A.15 RCW;
(vii) The salmon recovery funding board, RCW 77.85.110 through 77.85.150;
(viii) The community economic revitalization board, chapter 43.160 RCW;
(ix) Other state financial assistance to water quality-related projects and activities; and
(x) Water quality financial assistance from federal programs administered through state programs or provided directly to local governments in the Puget Sound basin.
(c) The council's review shall include but not be limited to:
(i) Determining the level of funding and types of projects and activities funded through the programs that contribute to implementation of the action agenda;
(ii) Evaluating the procedures and criteria in each program for determining which projects and activities to fund, and their relationship to the goals and priorities of the action agenda;
(iii) Assessing methods for ensuring that the goals and priorities of the action agenda are given priority when program funding decisions are made regarding water quality-related projects and activities in the Puget Sound basin and habitat-related projects and activities in the Puget Sound basin;
(iv) Modifying funding criteria so that projects, programs, and activities that are inconsistent with the action agenda are ineligible for funding;
(v) Assessing ways to incorporate a strategic funding approach for the action agenda within the outcome-focused performance measures required by RCW 43.41.270 in administering natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs.
Sec. 20. RCW 36.125.030 and 2007 c 344 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The Puget Sound ((action team, or its successor organization,)) partnership shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created in the southern Puget Sound and the department of fish and wildlife shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created for the outer coast.
(2) The regional coordinating entity shall serve as a resource to, at a minimum:
(a) Coordinate and pool grant applications and other funding requests for marine resources committees;
(b) Coordinate communications and information among marine resources committees;
(c) Assist marine resources committees to measure themselves against regional performance benchmarks;
(d) Assist marine resources committees with coordinating local projects to complement regional priorities;
(e) Assist marine resources committees to interact with and complement other marine resources committees, and other similar groups, constituted under a different authority; and
(f) Coordinate with the Northwest Straits commission on issues common to marine resources committees statewide.
Sec. 21. RCW 36.125.020 and 2007 c 344 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A marine resources committee, as described in RCW 36.125.010, may be created by the legislative authority of any county bordering the marine waters of the outer coast or Puget Sound, in cooperation with all appropriate cities and special districts within their boundaries. Adjacent county legislative authorities shall coordinate their efforts whenever there is a mutual interest in creating a marine resources committee.
(2) A county may delegate the management and oversight of a marine resources committee created by the county under RCW 36.125.010 to a city, or cities, within its jurisdiction, if the city or cities are located on the marine waters of the outer coast or southern Puget Sound and are willing to accept the delegation.
(3)(a) Participating county legislative authorities must select members of the marine resources committee, ensuring balanced representation from: Local government; local residents; scientific experts; affected economic interests; affected recreational interests; and environmental and conservation interests. Additionally, participating county legislative authorities must invite tribal representatives to participate in the marine resources committee.
(b) In lieu of creating a new entity, participating county legislative authorities may designate a lead entity created under RCW 77.85.050 to also serve as a marine resources committee. County legislative authorities may only make this designation where the lead entity consents in writing to also serve as a marine resources committee.
(c) An initiating county may delegate its appointment authority to a city or cities that have received from the county the delegated responsibilities of managing and overseeing the marine resources committee.
(4) County residents may petition the county legislative authority to create a marine resources committee. Upon receipt of a petition, the county legislative authority must respond in writing within sixty days as to whether they will authorize the creation of a marine resources committee as well as the reasons for their decision.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. A new section is added to chapter 36.125 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The outer coast marine resources committee program is created to provide support for the development, administration, and coordination of outer coast marine resources committees and their projects, including projects relating to marine protected areas.
(2) The director of the department of fish and wildlife, pursuant to section 23 of this act, shall serve as the administrator of the outer coast marine resources committee program. As the administrator of the program, the director of the department of fish and wildlife shall:
(a) Provide each outer coast marine resources committee with a coordinator to support the administration and work of the committee; and
(b) Distribute grants to outer coast marine resources committees for projects that benefit Washington's coastal marine resources. The director of the department of fish and wildlife shall develop procedures and criteria for allocating funds for projects, which may include annual allocation of funding to each committee.
(3) Each outer coast marine resources committee shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the director of the department of fish and wildlife by October 31st of each year. The report must include, but is not limited to, a summary of actions taken that year and prioritized recommendations for future action. The director of the department of fish and wildlife shall compile the individual outer coast marine resources committee reports into a consolidated biennial report, and provide the consolidated report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31st of every other year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:
To support the goals of outer coast marine protected areas, the department shall serve as the administrator of the outer coast marine resources committee program established in section 22 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. (1) Sections 2, 5, and 6 of this act expire July 1, 2011.
(2) Section 15 of this act expires July 1, 2013.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title.
Representative Upthegrove spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Sump spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representative Upthegrove spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
Representative Sump spoke against the passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6231, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6231, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 63, Nays - 32, Absent - 0, Excused - 3.
Voting yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 63.
Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Haler, Hankins, Herrera, Hinkle, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schindler, Schmick, Skinner, Smith, Sump, Walsh and Warnick - 32.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey and Williams - 3.
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6231, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6426 and asked the House to receded therefrom.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House insisted on its position regarding its amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6426 and again asked the Senate to concur therein.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6760 and asked the House to recede therefrom.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House insisted on its position regarding the House amendment to ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6760 and again asked the Senate to concur therein.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 7, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3168 with the following amendment:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that:
(1) It is in the best interest of the state to provide early learning services to economically disadvantaged families;
(2) Research has demonstrated that comprehensive services, including family support services designed to meet the early education needs of low-income and at-risk children, are successful in improving school readiness, reducing the risk of juvenile delinquency and incarceration, and reducing reliance on public assistance among these children later in life;
(3) The state's early childhood education and assistance program was originally established to serve as the state counterpart to the federal head start program. When it was created, it aligned with the federal program in both standards and funding levels;
(4) The state early childhood education and assistance program has served an important role in providing comprehensive services to low-income children. However, since it was first created, per-child funding levels for the state program have not kept pace with funding levels for the federal program. This has resulted in fewer service hours for children and less intensive services for families;
(5) Aligning performance standards and funding levels for the state early childhood education and assistance program with federal head start will improve the quality of state-supported early learning programs. Additionally, it will improve school readiness through measures, such as a forty percent increase in class time, and it will achieve administrative efficiencies and make state-supported services more easily recognizable and accessible to parents and families eligible for these programs; and
(6) Providing quality early learning services for children from birth to age three is the most cost-effective investment society can make. Additionally, the state can use the demonstrated results from the federal early head start program as an example to expand its reach of services already provided to three and four-year old children to children in the critical birth to three years age category.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) Within existing funds, the department shall develop a proposal for implementing a statewide Washington head start program. To the extent possible while maintaining quality standards, the proposal should align the state early childhood education and assistance program with federal head start program eligibility criteria, guidelines, performance standards, and methods/processes for ensuring continuous improvement in program quality. In this proposal, the department shall make recommendations that:
(a) Identify federal head start program guidelines, performance measures and standards, or other requirements for which state flexibility would be recommended. This shall include an analysis of how state flexibility may impact outcomes for children and how that flexibility might deviate from outcomes associated with the federal standards. Areas to be examined must include, but are not limited to, transportation requirements, service hour configurations, delivery methods, and impact on rural programs;
(b) Provide comparative data regarding child performance, readiness, and educational outcomes for Washington's existing head start and early childhood education and assistance programs;
(c) Determine the alignment between head start standards and the recommendations of Washington learns;
(d) Identify any change in the state early childhood education and assistance program laws that would be required to implement the Washington head start proposal;
(e) Identify additional resources needed to meet federal guidelines and standards. Areas to be examined must include, but are not limited to: Per-child funding levels, professional development and training needs, facilities needs, and technical assistance;
(f) Identify state early childhood education and assistance programs that do and do not offer full-day, full-year services to children, and what transition steps would be needed for these programs to operate in the same manner as federal head start programs;
(g) Provide steps for phasing-in the Washington head start proposal;
(h) Include a timeline, strategy, and funding needs to implement a statewide, state-supported early head start program as a component of the Washington head start proposal; and
(i) Detail the process the department would take with the regional office of federal head start in identifying any exceptions or waivers needed to provide flexibility and maintain high quality standards.
(2) In developing its recommendations for this proposal, the department shall seek, where appropriate and available, training or technical assistance from the appropriate regional office of federal head start in order to maximize nonstate resources that might be available for the consultative work and research involved with developing this proposal. The department also shall consult with and solicit input from:
(a) State early childhood education and assistance program providers on Indian reservations and across the state, including providers who operate solely state-supported programs;
(b) Tribal governments operating head start programs and early head start programs in the state to ensure that the needs of Indian and Alaskan native children and their families are incorporated into the recommendations of the proposal, especially as they pertain to standards or guidelines around language acquisition, school readiness, availability and need for services among Indian and Alaskan native children and their families, and curriculum development; and
(c) Providers operating migrant and seasonal head start programs in the state in order to address the needs of the children of migrant and seasonal farmworker families.
(3) The department shall make recommendations on how it would periodically review the standards and guidelines within the Washington head start program, including incorporation of the latest research and information on early childhood development as well as any new innovations that may further improve outcomes to low-income children and their families.
(4) The department's recommendations on a Washington head start proposal shall include how the proposal aligns with the department's current statutory duties. The recommendations shall also include any other options that may improve the quality of state-supported early learning programs.
(5) The department shall deliver its report to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2009.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act are each added to chapter 43.215 RCW."
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "program;" insert "and adding new sections to chapter 43.215 RCW."
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
There being no objections, the House advanced to the seventh order of business.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL
There being no objection, the House concurred in the Senate amendment to SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3168 and advanced the bill as amended by the Senate to final passage.
FINAL PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL
AS SENATE AMENDED
Representatives Goodman and Haler spoke in favor of the passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Moeller presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 3168, as amended by the Senate.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 3168, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 95, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 3.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 95.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer, Hailey and Williams - 3.
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3168, as amended by the Senate, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5905 and asked the House to recede therefrom.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
There being no objection, the House refused to recede from its amendment to SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5905, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of further amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5905, By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Pflug, Keiser, Tom, Zarelli, Marr and Carrell)
Concerning certificate of capital authorization.
There being no objection, amendment (1414) was before the House for purpose of amendment.
Representative Morrell moved the adoption of amendment (1560) to amendment (1414):
On page 1, line 10 of the amendment, after "designs" strike ", such as the green house model or other models"
Representatives Morrell and Alexander spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment to amendment (1414).
Amendment (1560) to amendment (1414) was adopted.
Amendment (1414) as amended was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Cody and Hinkle spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Moeller presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5905, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5905, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer and Hailey - 2.
SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5905, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 10, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277 and asked the House to recede therefrom, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House receded from its amendment to SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277, By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Spanel)
Providing for the accommodation of certain private transit providers at park and ride lots.
Representative Clibborn moved the adoption of amendment (1557):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 47.04 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Any local transit agency that has received state funding for a park and ride lot shall make reasonable accommodation for use of that lot by auto transportation companies regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW and private, nonprofit transportation providers regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW, that intend to provide or already provide regularly scheduled service at that lot. The accommodation must be in the form of an agreement between the applicable local transit agency and private transit provider regulated under chapter 81.68 or 81.66 RCW. The transit agency may require that the agreement include provisions to recover costs and fair market value for the use of the lot and its related facilities and to provide adequate insurance and indemnification of the transit agency, and other reasonable provisions to ensure that the private transit provider's use does not unduly burden the transit agency. No accommodation is required, and any agreement may be terminated, if the park and ride lot is at or exceeds ninety percent capacity.
(2) A local transit agency described under subsection (1) of this section may enter into a cooperative agreement with a taxicab company regulated under chapter 81.72 RCW in order to accommodate the taxicab company at the agency's park and ride lot, provided the taxicab company must agree to provide service with reasonable availability, subject to schedule coordination provisions as agreed to by the parties."
Correct the title.
Representatives Clibborn and Kristiansen spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Clibborn and Schindler spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Moeller presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer and Hailey - 2.
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 8, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673 and asked the House for a conference thereon, and the same is herewith transmitted.
Thomas Hoemann, Secretary
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL
There being no objection, the House receded from its amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673, the rules were suspended and the bill was returned to second reading for purpose of amendment.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673, By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Brandland, Hobbs, McDermott, Rasmussen, Weinstein, Oemig, Tom, Kauffman, Hargrove, Fairley, Franklin and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Creating learning opportunities.
Representative Sullivan moved the adoption of amendment (1559):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that high school students need to graduate with the skills necessary to be successful in college and work. The state graduation requirements help to ensure that Washington high school graduates have the basic skills to be competitive in a global economy. Under education reform started in 1993, time was to be the variable, obtaining the skills was to be the constant. Therefore, students who need additional time to gain the academic skills needed for college and the workplace should have the opportunities they need to reach high academic achievement, even if that takes more than the standard four years of high school.
Different students face different challenges and barriers to their academic success. Some students struggle to meet the standard on a single portion of the Washington assessment of student learning while excelling in the other subject areas; other students struggle to complete the necessary state or local graduation credits; while still others have their knowledge tested on the assessments and have completed all the credit requirements but are struggling because English is not their first language. The legislature finds that many of these students need additional time and support to achieve academic proficiency and meet all graduation requirements.
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.655.061 and 2007 c 355 s 5 and 2007 c 354 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The high school assessment system shall include but need not be limited to the Washington assessment of student learning, opportunities for a student to retake the content areas of the assessment in which the student was not successful, and if approved by the legislature pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, one or more objective alternative assessments for a student to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards. The objective alternative assessments for each content area shall be comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the Washington assessment of student learning for each content area.
(2) Subject to the conditions in this section, a certificate of academic achievement shall be obtained by most students at about the age of sixteen, and is evidence that the students have successfully met the state standard in the content areas included in the certificate. With the exception of students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045 or 28A.655.0611, acquisition of the certificate is required for graduation from a public high school but is not the only requirement for graduation.
(3) Beginning with the graduating class of 2008, with the exception of students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045, a student who meets the state standards on the reading, writing, and mathematics content areas of the high school Washington assessment of student learning shall earn a certificate of academic achievement. If a student does not successfully meet the state standards in one or more content areas required for the certificate of academic achievement, then the student may retake the assessment in the content area up to four times at no cost to the student. If the student successfully meets the state standards on a retake of the assessment then the student shall earn a certificate of academic achievement. Once objective alternative assessments are authorized pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, a student may use the objective alternative assessments to demonstrate that the student successfully meets the state standards for that content area if the student has taken the Washington assessment of student learning at least once. If the student successfully meets the state standards on the objective alternative assessments then the student shall earn a certificate of academic achievement.
(4) Beginning no later than with the graduating class of 2013, a student must meet the state standards in science in addition to the other content areas required under subsection (3) of this section on the Washington assessment of student learning or the objective alternative assessments in order to earn a certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education may adopt a rule that implements the requirements of this subsection (4) beginning with a graduating class before the graduating class of 2013, if the state board of education adopts the rule by September 1st of the freshman school year of the graduating class to which the requirements of this subsection (4) apply. The state board of education's authority under this subsection (4) does not alter the requirement that any change in performance standards for the tenth grade assessment must comply with RCW 28A.305.130.
(5) The state board of education may not require the acquisition of the certificate of academic achievement for students in home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, for students enrolled in private schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or for students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045.
(6) A student may retain and use the highest result from each successfully completed content area of the high school assessment.
(7) School districts must make available to students the following options:
(a) To retake the Washington assessment of student learning up to four times in the content areas in which the student did not meet the state standards if the student is enrolled in a public school; or
(b) To retake the Washington assessment of student learning up to four times in the content areas in which the student did not meet the state standards if the student is enrolled in a high school completion program at a community or technical college. The superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges shall jointly identify means by which students in these programs can be assessed.
(8) Students who achieve the standard in a content area of the high school assessment but who wish to improve their results shall pay for retaking the assessment, using a uniform cost determined by the superintendent of public instruction.
(9) Opportunities to retake the assessment at least twice a year shall be available to each school district.
(10)(a) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop options for implementing objective alternative assessments, which may include an appeals process for students' scores, for students to demonstrate achievement of the state academic standards. The objective alternative assessments shall be comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the Washington assessment of student learning and be objective in its determination of student achievement of the state standards. Before any objective alternative assessments in addition to those authorized in RCW 28A.655.065 or (b) of this subsection are used by a student to demonstrate that the student has met the state standards in a content area required to obtain a certificate, the legislature shall formally approve the use of any objective alternative assessments through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute or concurrent resolution.
(b)(i) A student's score on the mathematics, reading or English, or writing portion of the scholastic assessment test (SAT) or the American college test (ACT) may be used as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded the state standards for the certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education shall identify the scores students must achieve on the relevant portion of the SAT or ACT to meet or exceed the state standard in the relevant content area on the Washington assessment of student learning. The state board of education shall identify the first scores by December 1, 2007. After the first scores are established, the state board may increase but not decrease the scores required for students to meet or exceed the state standards.
(ii) Until August 31, 2008, a student's score on the mathematics portion of the preliminary scholastic assessment test (PSAT) may be used as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded the state standard for the certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education shall identify the score students must achieve on the mathematics portion of the PSAT to meet or exceed the state standard in that content area on the Washington assessment of student learning.
(iii) A student who scores at least a three on the grading scale of one to five for selected ((advance placement)) AP examinations may use the score as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded state standards for the certificate of academic achievement. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in calculus or statistics may be used as an alternative assessment for the mathematics portion of the Washington assessment of student learning. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in English language and composition may be used as an alternative assessment for the writing portion of the Washington assessment of student learning. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in English literature and composition, macroeconomics, microeconomics, psychology, United States history, world history, United States government and politics, or comparative government and politics may be used as an alternative assessment for the reading portion of the Washington assessment of student learning.
(11) By December 15, 2004, the house of representatives and senate education committees shall obtain information and conclusions from recognized, independent, national assessment experts regarding the validity and reliability of the high school Washington assessment of student learning for making individual student high school graduation determinations.
(12) To help assure continued progress in academic achievement as a foundation for high school graduation and to assure that students are on track for high school graduation, each school district shall prepare plans for and notify students and their parents or legal guardians as provided in this subsection (12).
(a) Student learning plans are required for eighth through twelfth grade students who were not successful on any or all of the content areas of the Washington assessment for student learning during the previous school year or who may not be on track to graduate due to credit deficiencies or absences. The parent or legal guardian shall be notified about the information in the student learning plan, preferably through a parent conference and at least annually. To the extent feasible, schools serving English language learner students and their parents shall translate the plan into the primary language of the family. The plan shall include the following information as applicable:
(i) The student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning;
(ii) If the student is in the transitional bilingual program, the score on his or her Washington language proficiency test II;
(iii) Any credit deficiencies;
(iv) The student's attendance rates over the previous two years;
(v) The student's progress toward meeting state and local graduation requirements;
(vi) The courses, competencies, and other steps needed to be taken by the student to meet state academic standards and stay on track for graduation((. If applicable, the plan shall also include the high school completion pilot program created under RCW 28B.50.534.
(i) The parent or guardian shall be notified, preferably through a parent conference, of the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning, actions the school intends to take to improve the student's skills in any content area in which the student was unsuccessful, strategies to help them improve their student's skills, and the content of the student's plan.
(ii) Progress made on the student plan shall be reported to the student's parents or guardian at least annually and adjustments to the plan made as necessary));
(vii) Remediation strategies and alternative education options available to students, including informing students of the option to continue to receive instructional services after grade twelve or until the age of twenty-one;
(viii) The alternative assessment options available to students under this section and RCW 28A.655.065;
(ix) School district programs, high school courses, and career and technical education options available for students to meet graduation requirements; and
(x) Available programs offered through skill centers or community and technical colleges.
(b) All fifth grade students who were not successful in one or more of the content areas of the fourth grade Washington assessment of student learning shall have a student learning plan.
(i) The parent or guardian of the student shall be notified, preferably through a parent conference, of the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning, actions the school intends to take to improve the student's skills in any content area in which the student was unsuccessful, and provide strategies to help them improve their student's skills.
(ii) Progress made on the student plan shall be reported to the student's parents or guardian at least annually and adjustments to the plan made as necessary.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The extended learning opportunities program is created for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students who are not on track to meet local or state graduation requirements as well as eighth grade students who may not be on track to meet the standard on the Washington assessment of student learning or need additional assistance in order to have the opportunity for a successful entry into high school. The program shall provide early notification of graduation status and information on education opportunities including preapprenticeship programs that are available.
(2) Under the extended learning opportunities program, districts shall make available to students in grade twelve who have failed to meet one or more local or state graduation requirements the option of continuing enrollment in the school district in accordance with RCW 28A.225.160. Districts are authorized to use basic education program funding to provide instruction to eligible students under RCW 28A.150.220(3).
(3) Under the extended learning program, instructional services for eligible students can occur during the regular school day, evenings, on weekends, or at a time and location deemed appropriate by the school district, including the educational service district, in order to meet the needs of these students. Instructional services provided under this section do not include services offered at private schools. Instructional services can include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Individual or small group instruction;
(b) Instruction in English language arts and/or mathematics that eligible students need to pass all or part of the Washington assessment of student learning;
(c) Attendance in a public high school or public alternative school classes or at a skill center;
(d) Inclusion in remediation programs, including summer school;
(e) Language development instruction for English language learners;
(f) Online curriculum and instructional support, including programs for credit retrieval and Washington assessment of student learning preparatory classes; and
(g) Reading improvement specialists available at the educational service districts to serve eighth, eleventh, and twelfth grade educators through professional development in accordance with RCW 28A.415.350. The reading improvement specialist may also provide direct services to eligible students and those students electing to continue a fifth year in a high school program who are still struggling with basic reading skills.
Sec. 4. RCW 28A.165.035 and 2004 c 20 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
Use of best practices magnifies the opportunities for student success. The following are services and activities that may be supported by the learning assistance program:
(1) Extended learning time opportunities occurring:
(a) Before or after the regular school day;
(b) On Saturday; and
(c) Beyond the regular school year;
(2) Services under section 3 of this act;
(3) Professional development for certificated and classified staff that focuses on:
(a) The needs of a diverse student population;
(b) Specific literacy and mathematics content and instructional strategies; and
(c) The use of student work to guide effective instruction;
(((3))) (4) Consultant teachers to assist in implementing effective instructional practices by teachers serving participating students;
(((4))) (5) Tutoring support for participating students; and
(((5))) (6) Outreach activities and support for parents of participating students.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If funding is appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall explore online curriculum support in languages other than English that are currently available. By December 1, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature recommendations for other online support in other languages that would most appropriately assist Washington's English language learners. Included in the recommendations shall be the actions that would need to be taken to access the recommended online support and the cost.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:
(1) If funding is appropriated for this purpose, school districts shall provide all tenth graders enrolled in the district the option of taking the PSAT at no cost to the student.
(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall enter into an agreement with the firm that administers the PSAT to reimburse the firm for the testing fees of students who take the test.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) The legislature intends to build on the lessons learned in the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia pilot reading program, which the legislature has funded since 2005.
(2) By September 15, 2008, each of the grant recipients shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction on the lessons learned in the pilot program regarding effective assessment and intervention programs to help students with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia, best practices for professional development, and strategies to build capacity and sustainability among teaching staff.
(3) By December 31, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall aggregate the reports from the grant recipients and provide a report and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The recommendations shall include how the lessons learned through the pilot program are best shared with school districts and how the best practices can be implemented statewide.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. (1) The legislature finds that educators are faced with the complex responsibility of educating an increasing population of English language learners who speak a wide variety of languages and dialects and may come with varying levels of formal schooling, students who come from low-income households, and students who have learning disabilities. These educators struggle to provide meaningful instruction that helps students meet high content standards while overcoming their challenges. The 2007 legislature directed the professional educator standards board to begin the process of adopting new certification requirements and revising the higher education teacher preparation program requirements. Additionally, the office of the superintendent of public instruction was directed to contract with the northwest regional educational laboratory to review and report on the ongoing English as a second language pilot projects and best practices related to helping students who are English language learners. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to build upon the work started in 2007 by requiring that the professional educator standards board consider the findings of the northwest regional educational laboratory and incorporate into its ongoing work a review of how to revise the current certification requirements and teacher preparation programs in order to better serve the needs of English language learners.
(2) The professional educator standards board shall convene a work group to develop recommendations for increasing teacher knowledge, skills, and competencies to address the needs of English language learner students. The work group shall include representatives from the Washington association of colleges for teacher education, school districts with significant populations of English language learner students who speak a single language, school districts with significant populations of English language learner students who speak multiple languages, classroom teachers, English as a second language teachers, bilingual education teachers, principals, the migrant and bilingual education office in the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the higher education coordinating board. In making its selections, the professional educator standards board must include members from diverse cultural backgrounds and strive to promote geographic balance. The professional educator standards board shall invite participation by the northwest regional educational laboratory.
(3) The work group shall identify gaps and weaknesses in the current knowledge and skills standards for teacher preparation and teacher competencies regarding understanding how students acquire language, how to teach academic content in English to non-English speakers, and how to demonstrate cultural competence. The work group shall look to the English as a second language demonstration projects under RCW 28A.630.058 and the accompanying research and evaluation by the northwest regional educational laboratory.
(4) The work group shall submit a report by December 1, 2008, to the governor and the education and higher education committees of the legislature with findings and recommendations to improve the teacher preparation knowledge and skills standards and teacher competencies in the areas identified under subsection (2) of this section. Recommendations shall also include what professional development program components are most effective for existing educators of English language learners.
Sec. 9. RCW 28B.118.010 and 2007 c 405 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher education coordinating board shall design the Washington college bound scholarship program in accordance with this section.
(1) "Eligible students" are those students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. If a student qualifies in the seventh grade, the student remains eligible even if the student does not receive free or reduced-price lunches thereafter.
(2) Eligible students shall be notified of their eligibility for the Washington college bound scholarship program beginning in their seventh grade year. Students shall also be notified of the requirements for award of the scholarship.
(3) To be eligible for a Washington college bound scholarship, a student must sign a pledge during seventh or eighth grade that includes a commitment to graduate from high school with at least a C average and with no felony convictions. Students who were in the eighth grade during the 2007-08 school year may sign the pledge during the 2008-09 school year. The pledge must be witnessed by a parent or guardian and forwarded to the higher education coordinating board by mail or electronically, as indicated on the pledge form.
(4)(a) Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students graduating from public high schools, approved private high schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or who received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW.
(b) To receive the Washington college bound scholarship, a student must graduate with at least a "C" average from a public high school or an approved private high school under chapter 28A.195 RCW in Washington or have received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, must have no felony convictions, and must be a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (d).
(5) A student's family income will be assessed upon graduation before awarding the scholarship.
(6) If at graduation from high school the student's family income does not exceed sixty-five percent of the state median family income, scholarship award amounts shall be as provided in this section.
(a) For students attending two or four-year institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, the value of the award shall be (i) the difference between the student's tuition and required fees, less the value of any state-funded grant, scholarship, or waiver assistance the student receives; (ii) plus five hundred dollars for books and materials.
(b) For students attending private four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public research universities in Washington.
(c) For students attending private vocational schools in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public community and technical colleges in Washington.
(7) Recipients may receive no more than four full-time years' worth of scholarship awards.
(8) Institutions of higher education shall award the student all need-based and merit-based financial aid for which the student would otherwise qualify. The Washington college bound scholarship is intended to replace unmet need, loans, and, at the student's option, work-study award before any other grants or scholarships are reduced.
(9) The first scholarships shall be awarded to students graduating in 2012.
(10) The state of Washington retains legal ownership of tuition units awarded as scholarships under this chapter until the tuition units are redeemed. These tuition units shall remain separately held from any tuition units owned under chapter 28B.95 RCW by a Washington college bound scholarship recipient.
(11) The scholarship award must be used within five years of receipt. Any unused scholarship tuition units revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account.
(12) Should the recipient terminate his or her enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the unused portion of the scholarship tuition units shall revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account.
Sec. 10. RCW 28A.165.055 and 2005 c 489 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each school district with an approved program is eligible for state funds provided for the learning assistance program. The funds shall be appropriated for the learning assistance program in accordance with the biennial appropriations act. The distribution formula is for school district allocation purposes only. The distribution formula shall be based on one or more family income factors measuring economic need.
(2) In addition to the funds allocated to eligible school districts on the basis of family income factors, enhanced funds shall be allocated for school districts where more than twenty percent of students are eligible for and enrolled in the transitional bilingual instruction program under chapter 28A.180 RCW as provided in this subsection. The enhanced funding provided in this subsection shall take effect beginning in the 2008-09 school year.
(a) If, in the prior school year, a district's percent of October headcount student enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve who are enrolled in the transitional bilingual instruction program, based on an average of the program headcount taken in October and May, exceeds twenty percent, twenty percent shall be subtracted from the district's percent transitional bilingual instruction program enrollment and the resulting percent shall be multiplied by the district's kindergarten through twelve annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the prior school year.
(b) The number calculated under (a) of this subsection shall be the number of additional funded students for purposes of this subsection, to be multiplied by the per-funded student allocation rates specified in the omnibus appropriations act.
(c) School districts are only eligible for the enhanced funds under this subsection if their percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve eligible for free or reduced price lunch exceeded forty percent in the prior school year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 28A.310 RCW to read as follows:
Educational service districts shall develop and provide a program of outreach to community-based programs and organizations within the district that are serving non-English speaking segments of the population as well as those programs that target subgroups of students that may be struggling academically, including to the extent possible, African-American, Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, low income, and special education. Educational service districts shall consult and coordinate with the governor's minority commissions and the governor's office of Indian affairs in order to efficiently conduct this outreach and are encouraged to enter into partnerships with representatives of the local business communities in order to develop a coordinated outreach plan. The purpose of the outreach activities shall be to inform students via the various community-based programs and organizations of the educational opportunities available under chapter . . ., Laws of 2008 (this act) and to engage them in the process as appropriate. Outreach shall at a minimum include information about the availability of dropout and credit retrieval programs, remediation programs, and extended learning opportunities, including fifth year opportunities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:
Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall allocate grant funds to school districts to provide summer school funding for middle and high schools for all students to explore career opportunities rich in math, science, and technology using career and technical education as the delivery model.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:
Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall contract with a national organization to establish, maintain, and operate an endowment for the promotion of geography education in Washington state. The national organization must have experience operating geography education endowments in other states and must provide equal nonstate matching funds to the state funds provided in the contract. All funds in and any interest earned on the endowment shall be used exclusively for geography education programs including, but not limited to, curriculum materials, resource collections, and professional development institutes for teachers and administrators. The national organization must have an established affiliated advisory committee in the state to recommend local projects to be funded by the endowment. The contract shall require that the organization report annually to the superintendent on the recipients of endowment funds and the amounts and purposes of expenditures from the fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Of the amounts appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act of 2008 for implementation of chapter . . . (Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377), Laws of 2008, referencing that act by bill or chapter number, the superintendent of public instruction shall allocate funds as follows, unless otherwise specified in the omnibus appropriations act of 2008:
(1) $1,700,000 is provided to implement section 105 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, grants for high demand programs;
(2) $350,000 is provided to implement section 107 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, development of model programs of study, including costs that may be incurred by the state board for community and technical colleges to be paid through interagency agreement;
(3) $400,000 is provided to implement section 201 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, support for course equivalencies and grants for integrated curriculum;
(4) $25,000 is provided to implement section 205 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, career and technical education collection of evidence;
(5) $150,000 is provided to implement sections 301 and 303 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, campaign for career and technical education and navigation 101 curriculum;
(6) $50,000 is provided to implement section 302 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, certification exam fees; and
(7) $75,000 is provided to implement section 308 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, technical high school study."
Correct the title.
Representatives Sullivan and Priest spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill, as amended by the House, was placed on final passage.
Representatives Sullivan and Priest spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Moeller presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McCune, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schmick, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.
Excused: Representatives Eickmeyer and Hailey - 2.
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673, as amended by the House, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
The Speaker (Representative Moeller presiding) announced the appointment of Representative Hailey to the Committee on Agriculture & Nature Resources, replacing Representative Kristiansen.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., March 12, 2008, the 59th Day of the Regular Session.
FRANK CHOPP, Speaker
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk