AN
ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 43.79.445; amending 1997 c 149 ss
103, 118, 127, 149, 151, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 220, 218, 221, 222, 225, 302,
303, 308, 515, 610, 709, 801, and 803 (uncodified); amending 1996 c 283 ss 106,
109, 113, 114, 116, 121, 124, 132, 133, 135, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207,
208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306,
402, 501, 502, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 602, 603, 604,
605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 613, 701, 702, 703, 705, 709, 801, 802, and 803
(uncodified); amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 ss 116, 145, 210, 213, 214, and 306
(uncodified); adding new sections to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 (uncodified); creating
new sections; repealing 1997 c 149 s 710 (uncodified) and 1997 c 149 s 719
(uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A
budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in the
following sections, the several amounts specified in parts I through VIII of
this act, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes
designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for salaries,
wages, and other expenses of the agencies and offices of the state and for
other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1997, and
ending June 30, 1999, except as otherwise provided, out of the several funds of
the state hereinafter named.
(2)
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section
apply throughout this act.
(a)
"Fiscal year 1998" or "FY 1998" means the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1998.
(b)
"Fiscal year 1999" or "FY 1999" means the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1999.
(c)
"FTE" means full time equivalent.
(d)
"Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an
unappropriated status.
(e)
"Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent only for
the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically authorized in this act,
any portion of an amount provided solely for a specified purpose which is
unnecessary to fulfill the specified purpose shall lapse.
PART
I
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
Sec.
101. 1997
c 149 s 103 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ ((1,524,000))
1,421,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ ((1,837,000))
1,425,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((3,361,000))
2,846,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(((1)
$103,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $412,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5633 (performance audit of the department of
transportation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2))) $50,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely to
implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5071 (school district territory). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
Sec.
102. 1997
c 149 s 118 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ ((185,000))
230,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ ((188,000))
233,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((373,000))
463,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 57,361,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 56,351,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 155,278,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 6,903,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 8,781,000
Public
Works Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,223,000
Building
Code Council Account Appropriation......... $ 1,318,000
Administrative
Contingency Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,776,000
Low-Income
Weatherization Assistance Account
Appropriation................................... $ 923,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 6,042,000
Manufactured
Home Installation Training Account
Appropriation................................... $ 250,000
Washington
Housing Trust Account
Appropriation................................... $ 7,999,000
Public
Facility Construction Loan Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 515,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 305,720,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$3,282,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,282,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for a contract with the Washington technology center. For work
essential to the mission of the Washington technology center and conducted in
partnership with universities, the center shall not pay any increased indirect
rate nor increases in other indirect charges above the absolute amount paid
during the 1995-97 biennium.
(2)
$155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$155,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for a contract with the Washington manufacturing extension
partnership.
(3)
$9,964,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for
the drug control and system improvement formula grant program, to be
distributed in state fiscal year 1998 as follows:
(a)
$3,603,250 to local units of governments to continue the multi-jurisdictional
narcotics task forces;
(b)
$500,000 to the department to continue the state-wide drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(c)
$1,306,075 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, investigative, and
supervisory support to the multijurisdictional narcotics task forces and for
methamphetamine education and response;
(d)
$240,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(e)
$900,000 to drug courts in eastern and western Washington;
(f)
$300,000 to the department for grants to provide sentencing alternatives
training programs to defenders;
(g)
$200,000 for grants to support substance-abuse treatment in county jails;
(h)
$517,075 to the department for legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence
and for training of local law enforcement officers and prosecutors on domestic
violence laws and procedures;
(i)
$903,000 to the department to continue youth violence prevention and
intervention projects;
(j)
$91,000 for the governor's council on substance abuse;
(k)
$99,000 for program evaluation and monitoring;
(l)
$100,000 for the department of corrections for a feasibility study of replacing
or updating the offender based tracking system.
(m)
$498,200 for development of a state-wide system to track criminal history
records; and
(n) No
more than $706,400 to the department for grant administration and reporting.
These
amounts represent the maximum Byrne grant expenditure authority for each
program. No program may expend Byrne grant funds in excess of the amounts
provided in this section. If moneys in excess of those appropriated in this
section become available, whether from prior or current fiscal year Byrne grant
distributions, the department shall hold these moneys in reserve and may not
expend them without a specific appropriation. These moneys shall be carried
forward and applied to the pool of moneys available for appropriation for
programs and projects in the succeeding fiscal year. As part of its budget
request for the succeeding fiscal year, the department shall estimate and
request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result of this subsection.
(4)
$1,000,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $1,000,000 of
the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to
implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1576 (buildable lands) or Senate
Bill No. 6094 (growth management). If neither bill is enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$4,800,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation, $1,000,000
of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation, and $1,000,000
of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are provided
solely for indigent civil legal representation services contracts and contracts
administration. The amounts provided in this subsection are contingent upon enactment
of section 2 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2276 (civil legal services
for indigent persons). If section 2 of the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$643,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $643,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to increase payment rates for contracted early childhood education assistance
program providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be
used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct,
front-line service delivery.
(7)
$75,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
as a grant for the community connections program in Walla Walla county.
(8)
$300,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $300,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to contract with the Washington state association of court-appointed special
advocates/guardians ad litem (CASA/GAL) to establish pilot programs in three
counties to recruit additional community volunteers to represent the interests
of children in dependency proceedings. Of this amount, a maximum of $30,000
shall be used by the department to contract for an evaluation of the
effectiveness of CASA/GAL in improving outcomes for dependent children. The
evaluation shall address the cost-effectiveness of CASA/GAL and to the extent
possible, identify savings in other programs of the state budget where the
savings resulted from the efforts of the CASA/GAL volunteers. The department
shall report to the governor and legislature by October 15, 1998.
(9)
$75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for state sponsorship of the "BIO 99" international
biotechnology conference and exhibition in the Seattle area in 1999.
(10)
$698,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$697,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$1,101,000 of the administrative contingency account appropriation are provided
solely for contracting with associate development organizations.
(11)
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to expand the long-term care ombudsman program.
(12)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan action item
DCTED-01.
(13)
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a task force on tourism promotion and development. The
task force shall report to the legislature on its findings and recommendations
by January 31, 1998.
(14)
$61,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the pacific northwest economic region (PNWER).
(15)
$123,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $124,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the community development finance program.
(16)
Within the appropriations provided in this section, the department shall
conduct a study of possible financial incentives to assist in revitalization of
commercial areas and report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by November 15, 1997.
Sec.
104. 1997
c 149 s 127 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((10,178,000))
10,530,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((9,916,000))
10,253,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 23,331,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((43,425,000))
44,114,000
((The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for staff support for the implementation of the Washington
educational network. Funds shall be transferred to the appropriate agency as
required by Substitute House Bill No. 1698 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 5002
or substantially similar legislation (K-20 telecommunications).))
Sec.
105. 1997
c 149 s 149 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE MILITARY
DEPARTMENT
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 8,151,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((11,735,000))
8,154,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 34,314,000
General
Fund--Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 238,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation. $ 3,000,000
Enhanced
911 Account Appropriation............. $ 26,782,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-State Appropriation. $ 23,977,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-Federal Appropriation $ 95,419,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((203,616,000))
200,035,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) (($3,581,000
of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,))
$3,000,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation((,))
and $6,197,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely
for deposit in the disaster response account to cover costs pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
$23,977,000 of the disaster response account--state appropriation is provided
solely for the state share of response and recovery costs associated with
federal emergency management agency (FEMA) disaster number 1079
(November/December 1995 storms), FEMA disaster 1100 (February 1996 floods),
FEMA disaster 1152 (November 1996 ice storm), FEMA disaster 1159 (December 1996
holiday storm), FEMA disaster 1172 (March 1997 floods) and to assist local
governmental entities with the matching funds necessary to earn FEMA funds for
FEMA disaster 1100 (February 1996 floods).
(3)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of a conditional scholarship program
pursuant to chapter 28B.103 RCW.
(4)
$35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the north county emergency medical service.
Sec.
106. 1997 c
149 s 151 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE GROWTH
PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ ((1,247,000))
1,314,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((1,252,000))
1,320,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((2,499,000))
2,634,000
(End
of part)
PART
II
HUMAN
SERVICES
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. (1) Appropriations made in
part II of this act to the department of social and health services shall
initially be allotted as required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications
shall not include transfers of moneys between sections of this act except as
expressly provided in this act, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys
that are provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that
purpose.
(2)
The department of social and health services shall not initiate any services
that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly
authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and
spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in
this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state
moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the
department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys
shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation
providing appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state
general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this
subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative
fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal
moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not
require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula
basis by state funds.
(3)
The appropriations in sections 202 through 208 of this act shall be expended
for the programs and in the amounts listed in those sections.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 196,437,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 208,861,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 252,269,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 400,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 4,230,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 662,197,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$16,510,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $17,508,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for purposes consistent with the maintenance of effort
requirements under the federal temporary assistance for needy families program
established under P.L. 104-193.
(2)
$837,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $7,228,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely
for the operation of the family policy council, the community public health and
safety networks, and delivery of services authorized under the federal family
preservation and support act. Within the funds provided, the family policy
council shall contract for an evaluation of the community networks with the
institute for public policy and shall provide for audits of ten networks.
Within the funds provided, the family policy council may build and maintain a
geographic information system database tied to community network geography.
(3)
$577,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $577,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The
facility shall provide residential care for up to twelve children through two
years of age. Seventy-five percent of the children served by the facility must
be in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers.
The facility also shall provide on-site training to biological, adoptive, or
foster parents. The facility shall provide at least three months of
consultation and support to parents accepting placement of children from the
facility. The facility may recruit new and current foster and adoptive parents
for infants served by the facility. The department shall not require case
management as a condition of the contract.
(4)
$481,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$481,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for up to three nonfacility-based programs for the training, consultation,
support, and recruitment of biological, foster, and adoptive parents of
children through age three in need of special care as a result of substance
abuse by their mothers, except that each program may serve up to three
medically fragile nonsubstance-abuse-affected children. In selecting
nonfacility-based programs, preference shall be given to programs whose federal
or private funding sources have expired or that have successfully performed
under the existing pediatric interim care program.
(5)
$640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$640,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to fund Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5710 (juvenile care
and treatment), including section 2 of the bill. Amounts provided in this
subsection to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5710 must be used to
serve families who are screened from the child protective services risk
assessment process. Services shall be provided through contracts with
community-based organizations. If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$594,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$556,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$290,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to fund
the provisions of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2046 (foster
parent liaison). The department shall establish a foster parent liaison in
each department of social and health services region of the state and contract
with a private provider to implement a recruitment and retention program for
foster parents and adoptive families. The department shall provide a minimum
of two hundred additional adoptive and foster home placements by June 30,
1998. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts in this
subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$433,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation,
$395,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation, and
$894,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
to increase the rate paid to private child-placing agencies.
(8)
$580,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $580,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for development and expansion of child care training
requirements and optional training programs. The department shall adopt rules
to require annual training in early childhood development of all directors,
supervisors, and lead staff at child care facilities. Directors, supervisors,
and lead staff at child care facilities include persons licensed as family
child care providers, and persons employed at child care centers or school age
child care centers. The department shall establish a program to fund
scholarships and grants to assist persons in meeting these training
requirements. The department shall also develop criteria for approving
training programs and establish a system for tracking who has received the
required level of training. In adopting rules, developing curricula, setting
up systems, and administering scholarship programs, the department shall
consult with the child care coordinating committee and other community
stakeholders.
(9) The
department shall provide a report to the legislature by November 1997 on the
growth in additional rates paid to foster parents beyond the basic monthly
rate. This report shall explain why exceptional, personal, and special rates
are being paid for an increasing number of children and why the amount paid for
these rates per child has risen in recent years. This report must also
recommend methods by which the legislature may improve the current foster
parent compensation system, allow for some method of controlling the growth in
costs per case, and improve the department's and the legislature's ability to
forecast the program's needs in future years.
(10)
$100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for legal costs associated with the defense of vendors
operating a secure treatment facility, for actions arising from the good faith
performance of treatment services for behavioral difficulties or needs.
(11)
$2,745,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation,
$2,745,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and
$1,944,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
the category of services titled "intensive family preservation
services."
(12)
$2,200,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$2,200,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely to continue existing continuum of care and street youth
projects.
(13)
$1,456,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$1,474,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
and $1,141,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for the improvement of quality and capacity of the child care system and
related consumer education. The activities funded by this appropriation shall
include, but not be limited to: Expansion of child care resource and referral
network services to serve additional families, to provide technical assistance
to child care providers, and to cover currently unserved areas of the state;
development of and incentives for child care during nonstandard work hours; and
the development of care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age
youth. These amounts are provided in addition to funding for child care
training and fire inspections of child care facilities. These activities shall
also improve the quality and capacity of the child care system.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1)
COMMUNITY SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 32,305,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 32,348,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 16,125,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 378,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 11,256,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 92,412,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$527,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for deposit in the county criminal justice assistance
account solely for costs to the criminal justice system associated with the
implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (revising the
juvenile code). If Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
The amount provided in this subsection is intended to provide funding for county
adult court costs associated with the implementation of Engrossed Third
Substitute House Bill No. 3900 and shall be distributed in accordance with RCW
82.14.310.
(b)
$2,917,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account is provided
solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute Senate Bill No.
3900 (revising the juvenile code). The amount provided in this subsection is
intended to provide funding for county impacts associated with the
implementation of Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 3900 and shall be
distributed to counties as prescribed in the current consolidated juvenile
services (CJS) formula. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided shall lapse.
(c)
$2,350,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$2,350,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for an early intervention program to be administered at the
county level. Moneys shall be awarded on a competitive basis to counties that
have submitted plans for implementation of an early intervention program
consistent with proven methodologies currently in place in the state. The
juvenile rehabilitation administration shall develop criteria for evaluation of
plans submitted and a timeline for awarding funding and shall assist counties
in creating and submitting plans for evaluation.
(d)
$1,221,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement appropriation is
provided solely to implement alcohol and substance abuse treatment for locally
committed offenders. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall award
these moneys on a competitive basis to counties that have submitted a plan for
the provision of treatment services approved by the division of alcohol and
substance abuse. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall develop
criteria for evaluation of plans submitted and a timeline for awarding funding
and shall assist counties in creating and submitting plans for evaluation. If
Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions) is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(e)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the juvenile rehabilitation administration to contract with
the institute for public policy for the responsibilities assigned in Engrossed
Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(f)
$400,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for the development of standards measuring the effectiveness
of chemical dependency treatment and for conducting evaluations of chemical
dependency programs pursuant to Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. The juvenile rehabilitation
administration shall consult with the division of alcohol and substance abuse
and contract with the University of Washington to develop the standards and
conduct the evaluations.
(g)
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for a contract to expand the services of the teamchild project
to additional sites. Priority use of these funds shall be to provide teamchild
service to early repeat offenders to help ensure they receive appropriate child
welfare and educational services.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 44,782,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 44,662,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 727,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 15,281,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 105,452,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $3,680,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third
Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 1,922,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 1,610,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 156,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 421,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,109,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$92,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$36,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5759 (risk
classification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided shall lapse.
(b)
$206,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5710 (juvenile care and treatment). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 1997, the amount provided shall lapse.
(c)
$97,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$36,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill
No. 3900 (juvenile code revisions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(d)
Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the juvenile rehabilitation
administration (JRA) shall develop by January 1, 1998, a staffing model for
noncustody functions at JRA institutions and work camps. The models should,
whenever possible, reflect the most efficient practices currently being used
within the system.
*Sec.
204. 1997
c 149 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 1998)..... ... $ 543,150,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 529,985,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 952,618,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,025,753,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
General assistance‑-unemployable recipients who are assessed as needing
alcohol or drug treatment shall be assigned a protective payee to prevent the
diversion of cash assistance toward purchasing alcohol or other drugs.
(2)
The legislature finds that, with the passage of the federal personal
responsibility and work opportunity act and Engrossed House Bill No. 3901, the
temporary assistance for needy families is no longer an entitlement. The
legislature declares that the currently appropriated level for the program is
sufficient for the next few budget cycles. To the extent, however, that
currently appropriated amounts exceed costs during the 1997-99 biennium, the
department is encouraged to set aside excess federal funds for use in future
years.
(3)
$485,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation,
$3,186,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and
$3,168,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
to continue to implement the previously competitively procured electronic
benefits transfer system through the western states EBT alliance for
distribution of cash grants and food stamps so as to meet the requirements of
P.L. 104-193.
(4)
$50,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a study of child care affordability as directed in section
403 of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). The study
shall be performed by the Washington institute for public policy. If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(5)
$500,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$500,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely for an evaluation of the WorkFirst program as directed in
section 705 of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform).
The study shall be performed by the joint legislative audit and review
committee. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$73,129,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for child care assistance for low-income families in the WorkFirst program and
for low-income working families as authorized in Engrossed House Bill No. 3901
(implementing welfare reform). All child care assistance provided shall be
subject to a monthly copay to be paid by the family receiving the assistance.
(a)
The monthly copay required shall be a minimum of ten dollars for families with
incomes below seventy-four percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for
family size. For families with incomes at or above seventy-four percent of the
federal poverty level adjusted for family size, the monthly copay shall be the
greater of twenty dollars or forty-seven percent of the family's income above
one hundred percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for family size.
Child care assistance shall not be provided to families with incomes above one
hundred seventy-five percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for family
size.
(b)
The copay schedule defined in (a) of this subsection shall be in effect unless
the department establishes a waiting list for the child care assistance program
authorized in Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform) or
unless the quarterly reports required by section 321 of the bill indicate that
child care expenditures will exceed appropriations made for that purpose at the
end of the fiscal year.
(c)
If either of the conditions in (b) of this subsection occurs, the monthly copay
required shall be a minimum of ten dollars per month for families with incomes
below seventy-four percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for family
size. For families with incomes at or above seventy-four percent of the
federal poverty level adjusted for family size, the monthly copay shall be the
greater of ten dollars or thirty percent of the family's income above
seventy-four percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for family size.
For families with incomes at or above one hundred percent of the federal
poverty level adjusted for family size, the monthly copay shall be the greater
of one hundred dollars or twenty-nine percent of the family's income in excess
of seventy-four percent of the federal poverty level adjusted for family size.
For families with incomes at or above one hundred thirty-one percent of the
federal poverty level adjusted for family size, the monthly copay shall be
fifty percent of the family's income in excess of one hundred percent of the
federal poverty level adjusted for family size. Child care assistance shall
not be provided to families with incomes above one hundred seventy-five percent
of the federal poverty level adjusted for family size.
(7)
$7,624,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation,
$18,489,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and
$29,781,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for
implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform),
including sections 404 and 405. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. The level of benefits
in the food program for legal immigrants authorized in the bill shall be
equivalent to benefits provided by the federal food stamp program.
(8)
$89,722,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$75,466,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely for cash assistance to recipients in the general assistance‑-unemployable
program. The department shall take any and all actions necessary to maintain
expenditures within these amounts.
(9)
$55,995,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation,
$55,995,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and
$184,510,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to
administer a low-income child care program as authorized in Engrossed House
Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). The child care program funds
shall be allotted as follows:
(a)
Each six-month period shall have $27,997,500 general fund--state and
$46,127,500 general fund--federal funds allotted to be spent during that
six-month period for low-income child care assistance.
(b)
The department may spend up to the allotted amount for child care assistance
during each six-month period. Any funds not spent during the six-month period
may be held over and allotted in the next six-month period, subject to the
provisions of subsection (6) of this section.
(c)
Federal funds allotted for child care but not spent in fiscal year 1998 may be
transferred to fiscal year 1999 for allotment but state funds must be spent in
the year appropriated.
(d)
The department shall operate the low-income child care assistance program
within funds appropriated by the legislature for that purpose.
*Sec. 204 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
205. 1997
c 149 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 1998).... $ ((14,714,000))
14,466,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((14,829,000))
14,334,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 80,497,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 630,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 72,900,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((183,570,000))
182,827,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,062,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation and $7,482,000 of
the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided
solely for the grant programs for school districts and educational service
districts set forth in RCW 28A.170.080 through 28A.170.100, including state
support activities, as administered through the office of the superintendent of
public instruction.
(2)
$1,902,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation,
$1,902,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and
$1,592,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely
for alcohol and substance abuse assessment, treatment, including treatment for
drug affected infants and toddlers, and child care services for clients of the
division of children and family services. Assessment shall be provided by
approved chemical dependency treatment programs as requested by child
protective services personnel in the division of children and family services.
Child care shall be provided as deemed necessary by the division of children
and family services while parents requiring alcohol and substance abuse
treatment are attending treatment programs.
(3)
$760,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation and $760,000
of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely
to fund a program serving mothers of children affected by fetal alcohol
syndrome and related conditions, known as the birth-to-three program. The
program may be operated in two cities in the state.
(((4)
$248,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$495,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely to implement Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.))
*Sec.
206. 1997
c 149 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 24,572,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 23,956,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 40,352,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 270,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 89,150,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
department may transfer up to $1,289,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $1,757,000 of the general fund--state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $2,813,000 of the general fund--federal
appropriation to the administration and supporting services program from
various other programs to implement administrative reductions.
(2) The
secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and
industries shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1997, and every six months thereafter on the measurable
changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state
developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health
institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between
the agencies.
(3)
The department shall not expend any funding for staffing or publication of the
sexual minority initiative.
(4)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a welfare fraud pilot program as described by House Bill
No. 1822 (welfare fraud investigation).
(5)
$55,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation, $64,000 of
the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and $231,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of
Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
*Sec. 206 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*Sec.
207. 1997
c 149 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILD
SUPPORT PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 21,122,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 20,877,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 145,739,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 33,207,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 220,945,000
The
appropriations provided in this section are subject to the following conditions
and limitations:
(1) The
department shall contract with private collection agencies to pursue collection
of AFDC child support arrearages in cases that might otherwise consume a
disproportionate share of the department's collection efforts. The
department's child support collection staff shall determine which cases are
appropriate for referral to private collection agencies. In determining
appropriate contract provisions, the department shall consult with other states
that have successfully contracted with private collection agencies to the
extent allowed by federal support enforcement regulations.
(2)
The department shall request a waiver from federal support enforcement
regulations to replace the current program audit criteria, which is
process-based, with performance measures based on program outcomes.
(3)
The amounts appropriated in this section for child support legal services shall
be expended only by means of contracts with local prosecutor's offices.
(4)
$305,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation, $494,000 of
the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and $1,408,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed
House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
*Sec. 207 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
208. 1997
c 149 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 1998)......... $ 47,435,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 47,514,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 54,366,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation............... $ 1,502,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,215,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 153,032,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$22,893,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1998, $22,835,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, $35,431,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, $2,215,000
of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation, and
$1,502,000 of the health services account appropriation are provided solely to
increase the rates of contracted service providers. The department need not
provide all vendors with the same percentage rate increase. Rather, the
department is encouraged to use these funds to help assure an adequate supply
of qualified vendors. Vendors providing services in markets where recruitment
and retention of qualified providers is a problem may receive larger rate
increases than other vendors. It is the legislature's intent that these
amounts shall be used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed
in direct, front-line service delivery. Any rate increases granted as a result
of this section must be implemented so that the carry-forward costs into the
1999-01 biennium do not exceed the amounts provided in this subsection. Within
thirty days of granting a vendor rate increase under this section, the
department shall report the following information to the fiscal committees of
the legislature: (a) The amounts and effective dates of any increases granted;
(b) the process and criteria used to determine the increases; and (c) any data
used in that process. In accordance with RCW 43.88.110(1), the department and
the office of financial management shall allot funds appropriated in this
section to the programs and budget units from which the funds will be
expended. Such allotments shall be completed no later than September 15, 1997.
(2)
$263,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation, $349,000 of
the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation, and $1,186,000 of the
general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of
Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec.
209. 1997
c 149 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1)
HEADQUARTERS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ ((1,339,000))
1,409,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ ((1,334,000))
1,404,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation................................... $ 80,000
Charitable,
Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions
Account Appropriation.............. $ 4,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((2,757,000))
2,897,000
(2)
FIELD SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,418,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,420,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 26,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 85,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 4,949,000
(3)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 6,101,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 5,369,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 19,556,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 14,583,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 45,609,000
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR
THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 6,316,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 6,317,000
State
Health Care Authority Administration
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 14,719,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 330,628,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 357,980,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
general fund‑-state appropriations are provided solely for health care
services provided through local community clinics.
(2)
Within funds appropriated in this section and sections 205 and 206 of chapter
149, Laws of 1997, the health care authority shall continue to provide an
enhanced basic health plan subsidy option for foster parents licensed under
chapter 74.15 RCW and workers in state-funded homecare programs. Under this
enhanced subsidy option, foster parents and homecare workers with family
incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level shall be allowed to
enroll in the basic health plan at a cost of ten dollars per covered worker per
month.
(3)
Effective October 1997, the health care authority shall require organizations
and individuals that are paid to deliver basic health plan services to
contribute a minimum of thirty dollars per enrollee per month if the
organization or individual chooses to sponsor an individual's enrollment in the
subsidized basic health plan.
(4)
$150,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to
implement health care savings accounts. If legislation requiring a pilot
project of such accounts is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
The health care authority shall report to the fiscal committees of the
legislature by December 1, 1997, on the number of basic health plan enrollees
who are illegal aliens but are not resident citizens, legal aliens, legal
refugees, or legal asylees.
(6)
$270,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to pay
commissions to agents and brokers in accordance with RCW 70.47.015(5) for
application assistance provided to persons on the reservation list as of June
30, 1997, who enroll in the subsidized basic health plan on or after July 1,
1997.
*Sec. 210 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
211. 1997
c 149 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 6,805,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 6,848,000
Public Safety
and Education Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 16,246,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation...................... $ 6,002,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-
Private/Local
Appropriation................ $ 2,014,000
Electrical
License Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 22,542,000
Farm
Labor Revolving Account Appropriation..... $ 28,000
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,187,000
Public
Works Administration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,975,000
Accident
Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ ((146,849,000))
146,901,000
Accident
Account‑-Federal Appropriation........ $ 9,112,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((155,220,000))
155,276,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing
Certificate Account Appropriation..... $ ((846,000))
947,000
Pressure
Systems Safety Account Appropriation... $........................................... 2,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((380,372,000))
380,581,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems
projects identified in agency budget requests as "claims service
delivery", "electrical permitting and inspection system", and
"credentialing information system" are conditioned upon compliance
with section 902 of this act.
(2)
Pursuant to RCW 7.68.015, the department shall operate the crime victims
compensation program within the public safety and education account funds
appropriated in this section. In the event that cost containment measures are
necessary, the department may (a) institute copayments for services; (b)
develop preferred provider and managed care contracts; (c) coordinate with the
department of social and health services to use the public safety and education
account as matching funds for federal Title XIX reimbursement, to the extent
this maximizes total funds available for services to crime victims.
(3)
$54,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $54,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for an
interagency agreement to reimburse the board of industrial insurance appeals
for crime victims appeals.
(4) The
secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and
industries shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1997, and every six months thereafter on the measurable
changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state
developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health
institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between
the agencies.
(5) (($43,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $35,000 of
the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, $20,000 of
the electrical license account appropriation, and $58,000 of the plumbing
certificate account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of
Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided shall lapse.
(6))) The
expenditures of the elevator, factory assembled structures, and contractors'
registration and compliance programs may not exceed the revenues generated by
these programs.
(6)
$101,000 of the plumbing certificate account appropriation is provided solely
for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5749 (pipe installer). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided shall lapse.
(7)
$56,000 of the medical aid account appropriation and $52,000 of the accident
account appropriation are provided solely for evaluating agency operational
improvements.
(8)
$593,000 of nonappropriated funds from the medical aid account shall be
provided solely for allocation to the joint legislative audit and review
committee for a performance audit and operations review of the state workers'
compensation system pursuant to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6030.
Sec.
212. 1997
c 149 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((53,955,000))
62,996,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((57,462,000))
65,741,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 259,139,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 24,351,000
Hospital
Commission Account Appropriation...... $ 3,089,000
Health
Professions Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 36,038,000
Emergency
Medical and Trauma Care Services Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 21,042,000
Safe
Drinking Water Account Appropriation...... $ 2,494,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 1,000,000
Drinking
Water Assistance Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,385,000
Waterworks
Operator Certification Appropriation $ 588,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,065,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug ((Education))
Enforcement
Account Appropriation.......... $ 469,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 2,854,000
Medical
Test Site Licensure Account Appropriation $....................................... 1,624,000
Youth
Tobacco Prevention Account Appropriation. $ 1,812,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((24,224,000))
12,474,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((497,591,000))
504,161,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,134,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely
for the development and implementation of a licensing and disciplinary
management system. Expenditures are conditioned upon compliance with section
902 of this act. These funds shall not be expended without appropriate project
approval by the department of information systems.
(2)
Funding provided in this section for the drinking water program data management
system shall not be expended without appropriate project approval by the
department of information systems. Expenditures are conditioned upon
compliance with section 902 of this act.
(3) The
department is authorized to raise existing fees charged to the nursing
professions and midwives, by the pharmacy board, and for boarding home
licenses, in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative
Measure No. 601, if necessary, to meet the actual costs of conducting business.
(4)
$1,633,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$1,634,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound water work plan and
agency action items, DOH-01, DOH-02, DOH-03, DOH-04, DOH-05, DOH-06, DOH-07,
DOH-08, DOH-09, DOH-10, DOH-11, and DOH-12.
(5)
$10,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
distribution to local health departments for distribution on a per capita
basis. Prior to distributing these funds, the department shall adopt rules and
procedures to ensure that these funds are not used to replace current local
support for public health programs.
(6)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely for operation of a youth suicide prevention program at the state level,
including a state-wide public educational campaign to increase knowledge of
suicide risk and ability to respond and provision of twenty-four hour crisis
hotlines, staffed to provide suicidal youth and caregivers a source of instant
help.
(7) The
department of health shall not initiate any services that will require
expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly authorized in this
act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW
43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long
as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the
program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the department
receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys shall be spent
for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation that provides
appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state moneys shall
lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of
financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used
in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block
grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on
specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.
(8)
$259,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided solely to
implement Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(9)
$150,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $150,000
of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely
for community‑based oral health grants that may fund sealant programs,
education, prevention, and other oral health interventions. The grants may be
awarded to state or federally funded community and migrant health centers,
tribal clinics, or public health jurisdictions. Priority shall be given to
communities with established oral health coalitions. Grant applications for
oral health education and prevention grants shall include (a) an assessment of
the community's oral health education and prevention needs; (b) identification
of the population to be served; and (c) a description of the grant program's
predicted outcomes.
(10)
$21,042,000 of the emergency medical and trauma care services account
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5127 (trauma care services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for family support and provider training services for children
with special health care needs.
(12)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for
an abstinence education program which complies with P.L. 104-193. $400,000 of
the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for abstinence
education projects at the office of the superintendent of public instruction
and shall be transferred to the office of the superintendent of public
instruction for the 1998-99 school year. The department shall apply for
abstinence education funds made available by the federal personal
responsibility and work opportunity act of 1996 and implement a program that
complies with the requirements of that act.
(13)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1191
(mandated health benefit review). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
(14)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the volunteer retired provider program. Funds
shall be used to increase children's access to dental care services in rural
and underserved communities by paying malpractice insurance and professional
licensing fees for retired dentists participating in the program.
(15)
$852,000 of the drinking water assistance account‑-federal appropriation
is provided solely for an interagency agreement with the department of
community, trade, and economic development to administer, in cooperation with
the public works board, loans to local governments and public water systems for
projects and activities to protect and improve the state's drinking water
facilities and resources.
(16) ((Amounts
provided in this section are sufficient to operate the AIDS prescription drug
program. To operate the program within the appropriated amount, the department
shall limit new enrollments, manage access to the most expensive drug regimens,
establish waiting lists and priority rankings, assist clients in accessing drug
assistance programs sponsored by drug manufacturers, or pursue other means of
managing expenditures by the program.)) $3,347,000 of the fiscal year
1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and $3,347,000 of the fiscal year
1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the AIDS
prescription drug program and HIV intervention program. The department shall
operate the program within total appropriations. The department shall take such
actions as are necessary to control expenditures, including administrative
efficiencies such as reductions to provider reimbursement rates, modifications
to financial eligibility, modifications to the scope of services, and client
cost sharing mechanisms. The department shall identify program policy changes
required to manage within the amounts provided.
(17)
Funding provided in this section is sufficient to implement section 8 of
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2264 (eliminating the health care policy
board).
(18) (($4,150,000
of the health services account)) $2,075,000 of the fiscal year 1998
general fund‑-state appropriation and $2,075,000 of the fiscal year 1999
general fund‑-state appropriation ((is)) are provided
solely for the Washington poison center.
(19)
$1,000,000 of the death investigations account appropriation is provided solely
for the implementation of state-wide child mortality reviews. Local health
jurisdictions shall coordinate child mortality reviews for children from birth
to eighteen years of age, develop local child mortality review protocols, and
serve as the appointing authority and lead agency for local child death review
teams. The department of health shall develop standard aggregate data
elements, collect and analyze local child mortality review data, provide
technical assistance to local child mortality review teams, and approve local
child death review protocols. If House Bill No. 1269 (death investigations
account) is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(20)
$1,125,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$1,125,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely for deposit in the county public health account.
(21)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for attorney general services and such other activities not
covered by fee revenues as are necessary for implementation of Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 2264 (health care policy). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(22)
$250,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation
$250,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation are
provided solely for operation of a naturopathic health clinic constructed in
1996.
*Sec.
213. 1997
c 149 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS
(1)
ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 13,926,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 13,910,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 500,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 28,336,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$187,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $155,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for
implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5759 (risk classification). If
the bill is not enacted by July 1, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b)
$500,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for a feasibility study regarding the replacement of the
department's offender based tracking system.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 291,745,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 304,000,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 18,097,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Rebate Account
Appropriation................................... $ 673,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,614,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 616,129,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
The department shall provide funding for the pet partnership program at the
Washington corrections center for women at a level at least equal to that
provided in the 1995-97 biennium.
(b)
$4,839,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$6,481,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for the criminal justice costs associated with the
implementation of Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (revising the
juvenile code). If Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(c)
The department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the
least possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff,
and correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional
custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of
offenders.
(d)
It is the intent of the legislature that the department reduce health care
expenditures in the 1997-99 biennium using the scenario identified in the
health services delivery system study which limited health care costs to
$43,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $40,700,000 in fiscal year 1999. The
department shall consult with direct health care service providers and health
care staff in implementing this scenario.
(e)
$296,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $297,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to increase payment rates for contracted education
providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be used
primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line
service delivery.
(f)
The department may expend funds generated by contractual agreements entered
into for mitigation of severe overcrowding in local jails. If any funds are
generated in excess of actual costs, they shall be deposited in the state
general fund. Expenditures shall not exceed revenue generated by such
agreements and shall be treated as recovery of costs.
(3)
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ ((89,364,000))
89,377,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((90,416,000))
90,495,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((179,780,000))
179,872,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a) $((14,000))
27,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $((106,000))
185,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided
solely for the criminal justice costs associated with the implementation of ((RCW
13.04.030 as amended by)) Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900
(revising the juvenile code). If ((RCW 13.04.030 is not amended by))
Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill No. 3900 is not enacted by June
30, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b) The
department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the least
possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff, and
correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional
custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of
offenders.
(c)
$467,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $505,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
increase payment rates for contracted education providers and contracted work
release facilities. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts shall be
used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct,
front-line service delivery.
(4)
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 4,055,000
General Fund
Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,167,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,222,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $100,000 of the
general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for transfer to
the jail industries board. The board shall use the amounts provided only for
administrative expenses, equipment purchases, and technical assistance
associated with advising cities and counties in developing, promoting, and
implementing consistent, safe, and efficient offender work programs.
(b)
$50,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
correctional industries board of directors to hire one staff person,
responsible directly to the board, to assist the board in fulfilling its
duties.
(5)
INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 6,945,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 6,444,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,389,000
*Sec. 213 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
214. 1997
c 149 s 225 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 1,260,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 1,261,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 173,595,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 24,842,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation...................... $ 181,985,000
Administrative
Contingency Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 12,579,000
Employment
Service Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,176,000
Employment
& Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((406,777,000))
409,298,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems
projects identified in agency budget requests as "claims and adjudication
call centers", "data/wage quality initiative", and "one
stop information connectivity" are conditioned upon compliance with
section 902 of this act.
(2)
$600,000 of the employment and training trust account appropriation is provided
solely for the account's share of unemployment insurance tax collection costs.
(3)
$1,126,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for the continuation of job placement centers colocated on community and
technical college campuses.
(4) The
employment security department shall spend no more than $25,049,511 of the
unemployment compensation administration account‑-federal appropriation
for the general unemployment insurance development effort (GUIDE) project,
except that the department may exceed this amount by up to $2,600,000 to offset
the cost associated with any vendor-caused delay. The additional spending
authority is contingent upon the department fully recovering these moneys from
any project vendors failing to perform in full. Authority to spend the amount
provided by this subsection is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of
this act.
(5) (($114,000
of the administrative contingency account appropriation is provided solely for
the King county reemployment support center.)) $60,000 of the general
fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $61,000 of the general
fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the
King county reemployment support center.
(6)
$1,200,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$1,200,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for labor market information and employer outreach activities.
(End of part)
PART
III
NATURAL
RESOURCES
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 213,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 222,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 435,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 870,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following condition and
limitation: $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $240,000 of the general fund‑-local appropriation are
provided solely for each Columbia river gorge county to receive an $80,000
grant for the purposes of implementing the scenic area management plan. If a
Columbia river gorge county has not adopted an ordinance to implement the
scenic area management plan in accordance with the national scenic area act
(P.L. 99-663), then the grant funds for that county may be used by the
commission to implement the plan for that county.
*Sec.
302. 1997
c 149 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((27,749,000))
27,748,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((27,794,000))
27,795,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 45,315,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 643,000
Special
Grass Seed Burning Research Account
Appropriation.................................. $ 42,000
Reclamation
Revolving Account Appropriation......... $ 2,441,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation...... $ 4,850,000
State
Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 319,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 10,316,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Waste
Facilities) Appropriation................ $ 601,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Water
Supply Facilities) Appropriation......... $ 1,366,000
Basic
Data Account Appropriation.................... $ 182,000
Vehicle
Tire Recycling Account Appropriation........ $ 1,194,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,892,000
Wood
Stove Education and Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,055,000
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation................................... $ 469,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ ((53,160,000))
53,715,000
Local
Toxics Control Account Appropriation.......... $ 4,342,000
Water
Quality Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 20,378,000
Underground
Storage Tank Account Appropriation...... $ 2,443,000
Solid
Waste Management Account Appropriation........ $ 1,021,000
Hazardous
Waste Assistance Account Appropriation.... $ 3,615,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 16,224,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account Appropriation...... $ 6,958,000
Air
Operating Permit Account Appropriation.......... $ 4,033,000
Freshwater
Aquatic Weeds Account Appropriation...... $ 1,829,000
Oil
Spill Response Account Appropriation............. $...................................... 7,078,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation.................. $ 42,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 349,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 1,726,000
Biosolids
Permit Account Appropriation.............. $ 567,000
Environmental
Excellence Account Appropriation...... $ 247,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((251,240,000))
251,795,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$3,211,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$3,211,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
$394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $2,017,000 of the
oil spill administration account, $819,000 of the state toxics control account
appropriation, and $3,591,000 of the water quality permit fee account are
provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency
action items DOE-01, DOE-02, DOE-03, DOE-04, DOE-05, DOE-06, DOE-07, DOE-08,
and DOE-09.
(2)
$2,000,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely
for the following purposes:
(a) To
conduct remedial actions for sites for which there are no potentially liable
persons, for which potentially liable persons cannot be found, or for which
potentially liable persons are unable to pay for remedial actions; and
(b) To
provide funding to assist potentially liable persons under RCW
70.105D.070(2)(d)(xi) to pay for the cost of the remedial actions; and
(c) To
conduct remedial actions for sites for which potentially liable persons have
refused to conduct remedial actions required by the department; and
(d) To
contract for services as necessary to support remedial actions.
(3)
$1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,900,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the processing of water right permit applications,
continued implementation of water resources data management systems, and
providing technical and data support to local watershed planning efforts in
accordance with sections 101 through 116 of Second Substitute House Bill No.
2054 (water resource management). If any of sections 101 through 116 and 701
through 716 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2054 is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4)
$2,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $2,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are appropriated for grants to local WRIA planning units established in
accordance with sections 101 through 116 of Second Substitute House Bill No.
2054 (water resource management). If any of sections 101 through 116 and 701
through 716 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2054 is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
1111 (water rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
1118 (reopening a water rights claim filing period). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$3,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $3,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the auto emissions inspection and maintenance
program. Expenditures of the amounts provided in this subsection are
contingent upon a like amount being deposited in the general fund from the auto
emission inspection fees in accordance with RCW 70.120.170(4).
(8)
$170,000 of the oil spill administration account appropriation is provided
solely for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan action item UW-02
through a contract with the University of Washington's Sea Grant program in
order to develop an educational program that targets small spills from
commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas.
(9)
The merger of the office of marine safety into the department of ecology shall
be accomplished in a manner that will maintain a priority focus on oil spill
prevention, as well as maintain a strong oil spill response capability. The
merged program shall be established to provide a high level of visibility and
ensure that there shall not be a diminution of the existing level of effort
from the merged programs.
(10)
The entire environmental excellence account appropriation is provided solely for
the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1866
(environmental excellence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. In implementing the bill, the
department shall organize the needed expertise to process environmental
excellence applications after an application has been received.
(11)
$200,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is provided
solely to address saltcedar weed problems.
(12)
(($4,498,000 of the waste reduction/recycling/litter control account
appropriation is provided for fiscal year 1998 to be expended in accordance
with Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5842 (litter control and recycling).))
$4,498,000 of the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account
appropriation is provided for fiscal year 1998 and $5,818,000 is provided for
fiscal year 1999 to be expended in the following ratios: Fifty percent for a
litter patrol program to employ youth and correctional work crews to remove litter
from places that are most visible to the public; twenty percent for grants to
local governments for litter cleanup under RCW 70.93.250; and thirty percent
for public education and awareness programs and programs to foster local waste
reduction and recycling efforts. From the amounts provided ((for
fiscal year 1998)) in this subsection, the department shall provide
$352,000 through an interagency agreement to the department of corrections to
hire correctional crews to remove litter in areas that are not accessible to
youth crews. (($5,818,000 of the waste reduction/recycling/litter control
account appropriation is provided for fiscal year 1999. The amount provided
for fiscal year 1999 is to remain in unallotted status until the
recommendations of the task force established in Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5842 are acted upon by the legislature during the 1998 legislative
session. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5842 is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amount provided for fiscal year 1999 shall lapse.))
(13)
The entire biosolids permit account appropriation is provided solely for
implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5590 (biosolids management). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the entire appropriation is null and
void.
(14)
$29,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$99,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1985
(landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15)
$60,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is provided
solely for a grant to the department of fish and wildlife to control and
eradicate purple loosestrife using the most cost-effective methods available,
including chemical control where appropriate.
(16)
$250,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is provided
solely as a reappropriation to complete the Skokomish valley flood reduction
plan. The amount provided in this subsection shall be reduced by the amount
expended from this account for the Skokomish valley flood reduction plan during
the biennium ending June 30, 1997.
(17)
The number of special purpose vehicles in the department's fleet on July 1,
1997, shall be reduced by fifty percent as of June 30, 1999. Special purpose
vehicles may be replaced by fuel efficient economy vehicles or not replaced at
all depending on the vehicle requirements of the agency. An exception to this
reduction in the number of special purpose vehicles is provided for those
special purpose vehicles used by the department's youth corps program. Special
purpose vehicle is defined as a four-wheel drive off-road motor vehicle.
(18)
$600,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is provided
solely to complete flood control projects that were awarded funds during the
1995-97 biennium. These funds shall be spent only to complete projects that
could not be completed during the 1995-97 biennium due to delays caused by
weather or delays in the permitting process.
(19)
$113,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$112,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5505
(assistance to water applicants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20)
$70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5785
(consolidation of groundwater rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21)
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5276 (water
right applications). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(22)
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5030
(lakewater irrigation). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(23)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the continuation of the southwest Washington
coastal erosion study.
*Sec. 302 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
303. 1997
c 149 s 303 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((21,026,000))
20,526,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((20,835,000))
20,335,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,428,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 59,000
Winter
Recreation Program Account Appropriation..... $ 759,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 251,000
Snowmobile
Account Appropriation.................... $ 2,290,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 321,000
Public
Safety and Education Account Appropriation.... $ 48,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund............. Appropriation $ 10,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 34,000
Water
Trail Program Account Appropriation........... $ 14,000
Parks
Renewal and Stewardship Account Appropriation. $ 25,344,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((73,419,000))
72,419,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$189,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items
P&RC-01 and P&RC-03.
(2)
$264,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided for boater
programs state-wide and for implementation of the Puget Sound work plan.
(3)
$45,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely for a feasibility study of a public/private effort to establish
a reserve for recreation and environmental studies in southwest Kitsap county.
(4)
Within the funds provided in this section, the state parks and recreation
commission shall provide to the legislature a status report on implementation
of the recommendations contained in the 1994 study on the restructuring of
Washington state parks. This status report shall include an evaluation of the
campsite reservation system including the identification of any incremental
changes in revenues associated with implementation of the system and a progress
report on other enterprise activities being undertaken by the commission. The
report may also include recommendations on other revenue generating options.
In preparing the report, the commission is encouraged to work with interested
parties to develop a long-term strategy to support the park system. The
commission shall provide this report by December 1, 1997.
(5)
$85,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$165,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for development of underwater park programs and
facilities. The department shall work with the underwater parks program task
force to develop specific plans for the use of these funds.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 36,049,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 36,571,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation........ ......... $.................................. 73,015,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 26,758,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 488,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 5,593,000
Public
Safety and Education Account............. Appropriation $ 590,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund............. Appropriation $ 120,000
Recreational
Fisheries Enhancement Appropriation.... $ 2,387,000
Warm
Water Game Fish Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,419,000
Wildlife
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 52,372,000
Game
Special Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,911,000
Game
Special Wildlife Account‑-Federal Appropriation $ 10,844,000
Game
Special Wildlife Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 350,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account Appropriation...... $ 843,000
Environmental
Excellence Account Appropriation...... $ 20,000
Eastern
Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 547,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 250,877,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,181,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan
agency action items DFW-01, DFW-03, DFW-04, and DFW-8 through DFW-15.
(2)
$188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $155,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for a maintenance and inspection program for
department-owned dams. The department shall submit a report to the governor
and the appropriate legislative committees by October 1, 1998, on the status of
department-owned dams. This report shall provide a recommendation, including a
cost estimate, on whether each facility should continue to be maintained or
should be decommissioned.
(3)
$832,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $825,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to implement salmon recovery activities and other
actions required to respond to federal listings of salmon species under the
endangered species act.
(4)
$350,000 of the wildlife account appropriation, $72,000 of the general
fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, and $73,000 of the general
fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for control
and eradication of class B designate weeds on department owned and managed
lands. The amounts from the general fund‑-state appropriations are
provided solely for control of spartina.
(5)
$140,000 of the wildlife account appropriation is provided solely for a
cooperative effort with the department of agriculture for research and
eradication of purple loosestrife on state lands.
(6) In
controlling weeds on state-owned lands, the department shall use the most
cost-effective methods available, including chemical control where appropriate,
and the department shall report to the appropriate committees of the
legislature by January 1, 1998, on control methods, costs, and acres treated
during the previous year.
(7) A
maximum of $1,000,000 is provided from the wildlife fund for fiscal year 1998.
The amount provided in this subsection is for the emergency feeding of deer and
elk that may be starving and that are posing a risk to private property due to
severe winter conditions during the winter of 1997-98. The amount expended
under this subsection must not exceed the amount raised pursuant to section 3
of Substitute House Bill No. 1478. Of the amount expended under this
subsection, not more than fifty percent may be from fee revenue generated
pursuant to section 3 of Substitute House Bill No. 1478. If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)
$193,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$194,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$300,000 of the wildlife account appropriation are provided solely for the
design and development of an automated license system.
(9) The
department is directed to offer for sale its Cessna 421 aircraft by June 30,
1998. Proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the wildlife account.
(10)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to continue the department's habitat partnerships
program during the 1997-99 biennium.
(11)
$350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$350,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for purchase of monitoring equipment necessary to fully
implement mass marking of coho salmon.
(12)
$238,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $219,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1985 (landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13)
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for a contract with the United States department of agriculture
to carry out animal damage control projects throughout the state related to
cougars, bears, and coyotes.
(14)
$97,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$98,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement animal damage control programs for Canada geese in
the lower Columbia river basin.
(15)
$170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and
$360,000 of the wildlife account appropriation are provided solely to hire
additional enforcement officers to address problem wildlife throughout the
state.
(16)
$197,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$196,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5120 (remote site
incubators). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
(17)
$133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5442 (flood control
permitting). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
(18)
$100,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
solely for grants to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.
(19)
$547,000 of the eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account appropriation
is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5104
(pheasant enhancement program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20)
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to hire Washington conservation corps crews to maintain
department-owned and managed lands.
(21)
The entire environmental excellence account appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1866
(environmental excellence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the
entire appropriation is null and void.
(22)
$156,000 of the recreational fisheries enhancement appropriation is provided
solely for Substitute Senate Bill No. 5102 (fishing license surcharge). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(23)
$25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for staffing and operation of the Tennant Lake interpretive
center.
*Sec. 304 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
305. 1997
c 149 s 308 (uncodified) is each amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((25,117,000))
23,767,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((25,518,000))
24,168,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,156,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 422,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation... ......... $...................................... 49,923,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 3,628,000
Surveys
and Maps Account Appropriation.............. $ 2,088,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 4,869,000
Resources
Management Cost Account Appropriation..... $ 89,613,000
Waste
Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control
Appropriation................................... $ 450,000
Surface
Mining Reclamation Account Appropriation.... $ 1,420,000
Aquatic
Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account
Appropriation................................... $ 751,000
Natural
Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 77,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 890,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation.................. $ 62,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((205,984,000))
203,284,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$7,017,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $6,900,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for emergency fire suppression.
(2)
$18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $957,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency
action items DNR-01, DNR-02, and DNR-04.
(3)
$450,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided
solely for the control and eradication of class B designate weeds on state
lands. The department shall use the most cost-effective methods available,
including chemical control where appropriate, and report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by January 1, 1998, on control methods, costs,
and acres treated during the previous year.
(4) $((2,682,000))
1,332,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $((3,063,000)) 1,713,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for fire protection
activities.
(5)
$541,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $549,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the stewardship of natural area preserves, natural
resource conservation areas, and the operation of the natural heritage program.
(6)
$2,300,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
for the department's portion of the Eagle Harbor settlement.
(7)
$195,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $220,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No.
1985 (landscape management plans). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997,
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)
$600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the cooperative monitoring, evaluation, and research
projects related to implementation of the timber-fish-wildlife agreement.
(9)
$6,568,000 of the forest development account appropriation is provided solely
for silviculture activities on forest board lands. To the extent that forest
board counties apply for reconveyance of lands pursuant to Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5325 (county land transfers), the amount provided in this subsection
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the estimated silvicultural expenditures
planned in each county that applies for reconveyance.
(End of part)
PART
V
EDUCATION
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE
ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 20,758,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 40,775,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 49,439,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation................................... $ 2,598,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,672,000
Education
Savings Account Appropriation............. $ 39,312,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 156,554,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a)
$394,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $394,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education,
including basic education assistance activities.
(b)(i)
$250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for enhancing computer systems and support in the office of
superintendent of public instruction. These amounts shall be used to: Make a
database of school information available electronically to schools, state
government, and the general public; reduce agency and school district
administrative costs through more effective use of technology; and replace
paper reporting and publication to the extent feasible with electronic media.
The superintendent, in cooperation with the commission on student learning, shall
develop a state student record system including elements reflecting student
achievement. The system shall be made available to the office of financial
management and the legislature with suitable safeguards of student
confidentiality. The superintendent shall report to the office of financial
management and the legislative fiscal committees by December 1 of each year of
the biennium on the progress and plans for the expenditure of these amounts.
(ii)
The superintendent, in cooperation with the commission on student learning,
shall develop a feasibility plan for a state student record system, including
elements reflecting student academic achievement on goals 1 and 2 under RCW
28A.150.210. The feasibility plan shall be made available to the office of financial
management and the fiscal and education committees of the legislature for
approval before a student records database is established, and shall identify
data elements to be collected and suitable safeguards of student
confidentiality and proper use of database records, with particular attention
to eliminating unnecessary and intrusive data about nonacademic related
information.
(c)
$348,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for administration of the traffic safety education program, including
in-service training related to instruction in the risks of driving while under
the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
(d)
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5394 (school audit
resolutions).
(e)
The superintendent of public instruction shall not accept, allocate, or expend
any federal funds to implement the federal goals 2000 program.
(2)
STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS
(a)
$2,174,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific Science
Center.
(b)
$63,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
operation of the Cispus environmental learning center.
(c)
$2,754,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
educational centers, including state support activities. $100,000 of this
amount is provided to help stabilize funding through distribution among
existing education centers that are currently funded by the state at an amount
less than $100,000 a biennium.
(d)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for an
organization in southwest Washington that received funding from the Spokane
educational center in the 1995-97 biennium and provides educational services to
students who have dropped out.
(e)
$2,500,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$2,500,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are
provided solely for implementation of reading initiatives to improve reading in
early grades as enacted by the 1997 legislature. Of this amount:
(i)
$700,000 is provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5508
to fund the standardized norm-referenced third grade reading test; and
(ii)
$4,300,000 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No.
2042. Funds shall be used solely for the selection of the second grade reading
tests in accordance with section 2 of the bill, and grants to school districts
in accordance with sections 4 and 7 of the bill.
(f)
$3,672,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $2,250,000 of the public safety education account appropriation are
provided solely for matching grants to enhance security in schools. Not more
than seventy-five percent of a district's total expenditures for school
security in any school year may be paid from a grant under this subsection.
The grants shall be expended solely for the costs of employing or contracting
for building security monitors in schools during school hours and school
events. Of the amount provided in this subsection, at least $2,850,000 shall
be spent for grants to districts that, during the 1988-89 school year, employed
or contracted for security monitors in schools during school hours. However,
these grants may be used only for increases in school district expenditures for
school security over expenditure levels for the 1988-89 school year.
(g)
$200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation transferred from the
department of health are provided solely for a program that provides grants to
school districts for media campaigns promoting sexual abstinence and addressing
the importance of delaying sexual activity, pregnancy, and childbearing until
individuals are ready to nurture and support their children. Grants to the
school districts shall be for projects that are substantially designed and
produced by students. The grants shall require a local private sector match
equal to one-half of the state grant, which may include in-kind contribution of
technical or other assistance from consultants or firms involved in public
relations, advertising broadcasting, and graphics or video production or other
related fields.
(h)
$1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for school district petitions to juvenile court for truant
students as provided in RCW 28A.225.030 and 28A.225.035. Allocation of this
money to school districts shall be based on the number of petitions filed.
(i)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for alcohol
and drug prevention programs pursuant to RCW 66.08.180.
(j)(i)
$19,656,000 of the education savings account appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $19,656,000 of the education savings account appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for matching grants and related state activities to
provide school district consortia with programs utilizing technology to improve
learning. A maximum of $100,000 each fiscal year of this amount is provided
for administrative support and oversight of the K-20 network by the
superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction
shall convene a technology grants committee representing private sector
technology, school districts, and educational service districts to recommend to
the superintendent grant proposals that have the best plans for improving
student learning through innovative curriculum using technology as a learning
tool and evaluating the effectiveness of the curriculum innovations. After
considering the technology grants committee recommendations, the superintendent
shall make matching grant awards, including granting at least fifteen percent
of funds on the basis of criteria in (ii)(A) through (C) of this subsection
(2)(j).
(ii)
Priority for award of funds will be to (A) school districts most in need of
assistance due to financial limits, (B) school districts least prepared to take
advantage of technology as a means of improving student learning, and (C)
school districts in economically distressed areas. The superintendent of
public instruction, in consultation with the technology grants committee, shall
propose options to the committee for identifying and prioritizing districts
according to criteria in (i) and (ii) of this subsection (2)(j).
(iii)
Options for review criteria to be considered by the superintendent of public
instruction include, but are not limited to, free and reduced lunches, levy
revenues, ending fund balances, equipment inventories, and surveys of
technology preparedness. An "economically distressed area" is (A) a
county with an unemployment rate that is at least twenty percent above the
state-wide average for the previous three years; (B) a county that has
experienced sudden and severe or long-term and severe loss of employment, or
erosion of its economic base resulting in decline of its dominant industries;
or (C) a district within a county which (I) has at least seventy percent of its
families and unrelated individuals with incomes below eighty percent of the
county's median income for families and unrelated individuals; and (II) has an
unemployment rate which is at least forty percent higher than the county's
unemployment rate.
(k)
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriations is provided as matching funds
for district contributions to provide analysis of the efficiency of school
district business practices. The superintendent of public instruction shall
establish criteria, make awards, and provide a report to the fiscal committees
of the legislature by December 15, 1997, on the progress and details of
analysis funded under this subsection (2)(k).
(l)
$19,977,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for the purchase of classroom instructional materials and
supplies. The superintendent shall allocate the funds at a maximum rate of
$20.82 per full-time equivalent student, beginning September 1, 1998, and
ending June 30, 1999. The expenditure of the funds shall be determined at each
school site by the school building staff, parents, and the community. School
districts shall distribute all funds received to school buildings without
deduction.
(m)
$15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to assist
local districts vocational education programs in applying for low frequency FM
radio licenses with the federal communications commission.
(n)
$35,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to the
state board of education to design a program to encourage high school students
and other adults to pursue careers as vocational education teachers in the
subject matter of agriculture.
(o)
$25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for allocation to the primary coordinators of the state
geographic alliance to improve the teaching of geography in schools.
(p)
$1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided for state
administrative costs and start-up grants for alternative programs and services
that improve instruction and learning for at-risk and expelled students
consistent with the objectives of Engrossed House Bill No. 1581 (disruptive
students/offenders). Each grant application shall contain proposed performance
indicators and an evaluation plan to measure the success of the program and its
impact on improved student learning. Applications shall contain the
applicant's plan for maintaining the program and/or services after the grant
period, shall address the needs of students who cannot be accommodated within
the framework of existing school programs or services and shall address how the
applicant will serve any student within the proposed program's target age range
regardless of the reason for truancy, suspension, expulsion, or other
disciplinary action. Up to $50,000 per year may be used by the superintendent
of public instruction for grant administration. The superintendent shall
submit an evaluation of the alternative program start-up grants provided under
this section, and section 501(2)(q), chapter 283, Laws of 1996, to the fiscal
and education committees of the legislature by November 15, 1998. Grants shall
be awarded to applicants showing the greatest potential for improved student
learning for at-risk students including:
(i)
Students who have been suspended, expelled, or are subject to other
disciplinary actions;
(ii)
Students with unexcused absences who need intervention from community truancy
boards or family support programs;
(iii)
Students who have left school; and
(iv)
Students involved with the court system.
The
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall prepare a report
describing student recruitment, program offerings, staffing practices, and
available indicators of program effectiveness of alternative education programs
funded with state and, to the extent information is available, local funds.
The report shall contain a plan for conducting an evaluation of the educational
effectiveness of alternative education programs.
(q)
$1,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
grants for magnet schools to be distributed as recommended by the
superintendent of public instruction pursuant to chapter 232, section 516(13),
Laws of 1992.
(r)
$4,300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
complex need grants. Grants shall be provided according to amounts shown in
LEAP Document 30C as developed on April 27, 1997, at 03:00 hours.
*Sec. 501 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 502. 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, chapter 149, Laws of 1997:
(a)
Salary allocations for certificated instructional staff units shall be
determined for each district by multiplying the district's certificated
instructional derived base salary shown on LEAP Document 12D, by the district's
average staff mix factor for basic education and special education certificated
instructional staff in that school year, computed using LEAP Document 1A; and
(b)
Salary allocations for certificated administrative staff units and classified
staff units for each district shall be based on the district's certificated
administrative and classified salary allocation amounts shown on LEAP Document
12D.
(2)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
"Basic education certificated instructional staff" is defined as
provided in RCW 28A.150.100 and "special education certificated
staff" means staff assigned to the state-supported special education
program pursuant to chapter 28A.155 RCW in positions requiring a certificate;
(b)
"LEAP Document 1A" means the computerized tabulation establishing
staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff according to education
and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and
accountability program committee on April 8, 1991, at 13:35 hours; and
(c)
"LEAP Document 12D" means the computerized tabulation of 1997-98 and
1998-99 school year salary allocations for certificated administrative staff
and classified staff and derived base salaries for certificated instructional
staff as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program
committee on March 21, 1997 at 16:37 hours.
(3)
Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary adjustments at a
rate of 19.58 percent for certificated staff and 15.15 percent for classified
staff for both years of the biennium.
(4)(a)
Pursuant to RCW 28A.150.410, the following state‑wide salary allocation
schedules for certificated instructional staff are established for basic
education salary allocations:
STATE-WIDE
SALARY ALLOCATION SCHEDULE
FOR
THE 1997-98 AND 1998-99 SCHOOL YEARS
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 22,950 23,570 24,212 24,855 26,920
1 23,702 24,342 25,005 25,690 27,816
2 24,469 25,129 25,812 26,563 28,725
3 25,275 25,955 26,657 27,450 29,650
4 26,095 26,818 27,540 28,375 30,632
5 26,953 27,695 28,437 29,336 31,629
6 27,847 28,586 29,370 30,333 32,661
7 28,756 29,513 30,316 31,341 33,727
8 29,678 30,477 31,299 32,408 34,827
9 31,475 32,337 33,487 35,962
10 33,388 34,621 37,129
11 35,788 38,351
12 36,918 39,605
13 40,890
14 42,182
15 or more 43,279
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135
MA MA+45 or PHD
0 28,251 27,516 29,581 30,912
1 29,165 28,351 30,477 31,825
2 30,115 29,224 31,386 32,774
3 31,100 30,111 32,311 33,761
4 32,123 31,036 33,293 34,783
5 33,180 31,996 34,290 35,840
6 34,250 32,994 35,322 36,911
7 35,377 34,002 36,388 38,038
8 36,537 35,069 37,488 39,198
9 37,730 36,147 38,623 40,391
10 38,956 37,282 39,790 41,617
11 40,214 38,449 41,012 42,875
12 41,525 39,662 42,266 44,186
13 42,867 40,917 43,551 45,528
14 44,260 42,210 44,927 46,921
15 or more 45,411 43,307 46,095 48,141
(b) As
used in this subsection, the column headings "BA+(N)" refer to the
number of credits earned since receiving the baccalaureate degree.
(c) For
credits earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree,
any credits in excess of forty‑five credits may be counted after the
masters degree. Thus, as used in this subsection, the column headings
"MA+(N)" refer to the total of:
(i)
Credits earned since receiving the masters degree; and
(ii)
Any credits in excess of forty‑five credits that were earned after the
baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree.
(5) For
the purposes of this section:
(a)
"BA" means a baccalaureate degree.
(b)
"MA" means a masters degree.
(c)
"PHD" means a doctorate degree.
(d)
"Years of service" shall be calculated under the same rules adopted
by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e)
"Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent
in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 and chapter 90,
Laws of 1997.
(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
salary allocation schedules established in this section are for allocation
purposes only except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200(2).
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 503. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 79,966,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 116,310,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 196,276,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$176,525,000 is provided for a cost of living adjustment of 3.0 percent
effective September 1, 1997, for state formula staff units. The appropriations
include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates of 19.58
percent for certificated staff and 15.15 percent for classified staff.
(a) The
appropriations in this section include the increased portion of salaries and
incremental fringe benefits for all relevant state-funded school programs in
part V of this act. Salary adjustments for state employees in the office of
superintendent of public instruction and the education reform program are
provided in part VII of this act. Increases for general apportionment (basic
education) are based on the salary allocation schedules and methodology in
section 502 of this act. Increases for special education result from increases
in each district's basic education allocation per student. Increases for
educational service districts and institutional education programs are
determined by the superintendent of public instruction using the methodology
for general apportionment salaries and benefits in section 502 of this act.
(b) The
appropriations in this section provide salary increase and incremental fringe
benefit allocations based on formula adjustments as follows:
(i) For
pupil transportation, an increase of $0.60 per weighted pupil‑mile for
the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school year;
(ii)
For education of highly capable students, an increase of $6.81 per formula
student for the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school
year; and
(iii)
For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $17.69 per eligible
bilingual student for the 1997‑98 school year and maintained for the
1998-99 school year; and
(iv)
For learning assistance, an increase of $8.74 per entitlement unit for the 1997‑98
school year and maintained for the 1998-99 school year.
(c) The
appropriations in this section include $912,000 for salary increase adjustments
for substitute teachers at a rate of $10.64 per unit in the 1997-98 school year
and maintained in the 1998-99 school year.
(2)
$19,751,000 is provided for adjustments to insurance benefit allocations. The
maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is $314.51 per month for the
1997-98 and 1998-99 school years. The appropriations in this section provide
increases of $2.83 per month for the 1997-98 school year and $18.41 per month
for the 1998-99 school year at the following rates:
(a) For
pupil transportation, an increase of $0.03 per weighted pupil‑mile for
the 1997‑98 school year and $0.19 for the 1998-99 school year;
(b) For
education of highly capable students, an increase of $0.20 per formula student
for the 1997‑98 school year and $1.35 for the 1998-99 school year;
(c) For
transitional bilingual education, an increase of $.46 per eligible bilingual
student for the 1997‑98 school year and $3.44 for the 1998-99 school
year; and
(d) For
learning assistance, an increase of $.36 per funded unit for the 1997‑98
school year and $2.70 for the 1998-99 school year.
(3) The
rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the
legislature.
(4)(a)
For the 1997-98 school year, the superintendent shall prepare a report showing
the allowable derived base salary for certificated instructional staff in
accordance with RCW 28A.400.200 and LEAP Document 12D, and the actual derived
base salary paid by each school district as shown on the S-275 report and shall
make the report available to the fiscal committees of the legislature no later
than February 15, 1998.
(b)
For the 1998-99 school year, the superintendent shall reduce the percent of
salary increase funds provided in this section for certificated instructional
staff in the basic education and special education programs by the percentage
by which a district exceeds the allowable derived base salary for certificated
instructional staff as shown on LEAP Document 12D.
(5)
Cost-of-living funds provided to school districts under this section for
classified staff shall be distributed to each and every formula funded employee
at 3.0 percent, effective September 1, 1997.
*Sec. 503 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 504. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL
EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 84,347,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 89,605,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 173,952,000
Sec.
505. 1997
c 149 s 512 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ ((18,327,000))
18,026,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((19,131,000))
18,983,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((46,006,000))
45,557,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such
funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school
year.
(2)
State funding provided under this section is based on salaries and other
expenditures for a 220‑day school year. The superintendent of public
instruction shall monitor school district expenditure plans for institutional
education programs to ensure that districts plan for a full-time summer
program.
(3)
State funding for each institutional education program shall be based on the
institution's annual average full-time equivalent student enrollment. Staffing
ratios for each category of institution shall remain the same as those funded
in the 1995-97 biennium.
(4) $((758,000))
341,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and
$((704,000)) 407,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1999
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Third
Substitute House Bill No. 3900 (revising the juvenile code). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 506. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-EDUCATION
REFORM PROGRAMS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 18,905,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 21,868,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 40,773,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$18,103,000 is provided for the operation of the commission on student learning
and the development and implementation of student assessments. The commission
shall cooperate with the superintendent of public instruction in defining
measures of student achievement to be included in the student record system
developed by the superintendent pursuant to section 501(1)(b) of this act.
(2)
$2,190,000 is provided solely for training of paraprofessional classroom
assistants and certificated staff who work with classroom assistants as
provided in RCW 28A.415.310.
(3)
$2,970,000 is provided for mentor teacher assistance, including state support
activities, under RCW 28A.415.250 and 28A.415.260. Funds for the teacher
assistance program shall be allocated to school districts based on the number
of beginning teachers.
(4)
$4,050,000 is provided for improving technology infrastructure, monitoring and
reporting on school district technology development, promoting standards for
school district technology, promoting statewide coordination and planning for
technology development, and providing regional educational technology support
centers, including state support activities, under chapter 28A.650 RCW.
(5)
$7,200,000 is provided for grants to school districts to provide a continuum of
care for children and families to help children become ready to learn. Grant
proposals from school districts shall contain local plans designed
collaboratively with community service providers. If a continuum of care
program exists in the area in which the school district is located, the local
plan shall provide for coordination with existing programs to the greatest
extent possible. Grant funds shall be allocated pursuant to RCW 70.190.040.
(6)
$5,000,000 is provided solely for the meals for kids program under RCW
28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(7)
$1,260,000 is provided for technical assistance related to education reform
through the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation
with the commission on student learning, as specified in RCW 28A.300.130
(center for the improvement of student learning).
(8)
The superintendent of public instruction shall not accept, allocate, or expend
any federal funds to implement the federal goals 2000 program.
*Sec. 506 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*Sec.
507. 1997
c 149 s 515 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL
BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 31,146,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 33,414,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 64,560,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation for fiscal year 1998 provides such funds as are necessary for the
remaining months of the 1996-97 school year.
(2) The
superintendent of public instruction shall study the formula components
proposed for the 1998-99 school year and prepare a report to the legislature no
later than January 15, 1998.
(3)
The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $643.78 per eligible bilingual
student in the 1997-98 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments
provided in section ((504)) 503 of this act.
(4)
A student shall be eligible for funding under this section if the student is
enrolled in grades K-12 pursuant to WAC 392-121-106 and is receiving
specialized instruction pursuant to chapter 28A.180 RCW.
(5)
The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $643.78 per eligible weighted
bilingual student in the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit
adjustments provided in section 503 of this act.
(6)
The following factors shall be used to calculate weightings for the 1998-99
school year.
(a)
Grades Level
(i)
K-5.................... .35
(ii)
6-8................... .50
(iii)
9-12................. .72
(b)
Time in Program
(i)
Up to 1 year........... .82
(ii)
1 to 2 years.......... .62
(iii)
2 to 3 years......... .41
(iv)
more than 3 years..... .21
(c)
The grade level weight and time in program weight shall be summed for each
eligible student and the result shall be multiplied by the rate per weighted
student specified in subsection (4) of this section.
(d)
Time in program under (b) of this subsection shall be calculated in accordance
with WAC 392-160-035.
*Sec. 507 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL
ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 49,815,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 56,962,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 106,777,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) A
maximum of $50,841,000 is provided for learning improvement allocations to
school districts to enhance the ability of instructional staff to teach and
assess the essential academic learning requirements for reading, writing,
communication, and math in accordance with the timelines and requirements
established under RCW 28A.630.885. However, special emphasis shall be given to
the successful teaching of reading. Allocations under this section shall be
subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) In
accordance with the timetable for the implementation of the assessment system
by the commission on student learning, the allocations for the 1997-98 and
1998-99 school years shall be at a maximum annual rate per full-time equivalent
student of $36.69 for students enrolled in grades K-4, $30.00 for students
enrolled in grades 5-7, and $22.95 for students enrolled in grades 8-12.
Allocations shall be made on the monthly apportionment schedule provided in RCW
28A.510.250.
(b) A
district receiving learning improvement allocations shall:
(i)
Develop and keep on file at each building a student learning improvement plan
to achieve the student learning goals and essential academic learning
requirements and to implement the assessment system as it is developed. The
plan shall delineate how the learning improvement allocations will be used to
accomplish the foregoing. The plan shall be made available to the public upon
request;
(ii)
Maintain a policy regarding the involvement of school staff, parents, and
community members in instructional decisions;
(iii)
File a report by October 1, 1998, and October 1, 1999, with the office of the
superintendent of public instruction, in a format developed by the
superintendent that: Enumerates the activities funded by these allocations;
the amount expended for each activity; describes how the activity improved
understanding, teaching, and assessment of the essential academic learning
requirements by instructional staff; and identifies any amounts expended from
this allocation for supplemental contracts; and
(iv)
Provide parents and the local community with specific information on the use of
this allocation by including in the annual performance report required in RCW
28A.320.205, information on how funds allocated under this subsection were
spent and the results achieved.
(c) The
superintendent of public instruction shall compile and analyze the school
district reports and present the results to the office of financial management
and the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than November 15,
1998, and November 15, 1999.
(2)
$55,937,000 is provided for local education program enhancements to meet
educational needs as identified by the school district, including alternative
education programs. This amount includes such amounts as are necessary for the
remainder of the 1996-97 school year. Allocations for the 1997-98 and 1998-99
school year shall be at a maximum annual rate of $29.86 per full-time
equivalent student as determined pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.
Allocations shall be made on the monthly apportionment payment schedule
provided in RCW 28A.510.250.
(3)
Allocations provided under this section shall be based on school district
annual average full-time equivalent enrollment in grades kindergarten through
twelve: PROVIDED, That for school districts enrolling not more than one
hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, and for small school
plants within any school district designated as remote and necessary schools,
the allocations shall be as follows:
(a)
Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades kindergarten through six shall generate funding based on sixty full-time
equivalent students;
(b)
Enrollment of not more than 20 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades seven and eight shall generate funding based on twenty full-time
equivalent students; and
(c)
Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades nine through twelve shall generate funding based on sixty full-time
equivalent students.
(4)
Funding provided pursuant to this section does not fall within the definition
of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the state Constitution and the
state's funding duty thereunder.
(5)
Receipt by a school district of one-fourth of the district's allocation of
funds under this section, shall be conditioned on a finding by the superintendent
that:
(a) The
district is enrolled as a medicaid service provider and is actively pursuing
federal matching funds for medical services provided through special education
programs, pursuant to RCW 74.09.5241 through 74.09.5256 (Title XIX funding);
and
(b) The
district is filing truancy petitions as required under chapter 312, Laws of
1995 and RCW 28A.225.030.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 509. FOR
THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Education
Savings Account Appropriation to the
Common School Construction Account.............. $ 12,621,000
(End of part)
PART
VI
HIGHER
EDUCATION
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 601. The
appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(1)
"Institutions" means the institutions of higher education receiving
appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act.
(2)(a)
The salary increases provided or referenced in this subsection shall be the
allowable salary increases provided at institutions of higher education,
excluding increases associated with normally occurring promotions and increases
related to faculty and professional staff retention, and excluding increases
associated with employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant
to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015.
(b)
Each institution of higher education shall provide to each classified staff
employee as defined by the office of financial management a salary increase of
3.0 percent on July 1, 1997. Each institution of higher education shall
provide to instructional and research faculty, exempt professional staff,
academic administrators, academic librarians, counselors, teaching and research
assistants as classified by the office of financial management, and all other
nonclassified staff, including those employees under RCW 28B.16.015, an average
salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 1997. For employees under the
jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015,
distribution of the salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable
collective bargaining agreement. However, an increase shall not be provided to
any classified employee whose salary is above the approved salary range maximum
for the class to which the employee's position is allocated. To collect
consistent data for use by the legislature, the office of financial management,
and other state agencies for policy and planning purposes, institutions of
higher education shall report personnel data to be used in the department of
personnel's human resource data warehouse in compliance with uniform reporting
procedures established by the department of personnel.
(c)
Each institution of higher education receiving appropriations under sections
604 through 609 of this act may provide to instructional and research faculty,
exempt professional staff, academic administrators, academic librarians,
counselors, teaching and research assistants, as classified by the office of
financial management, and all other nonclassified staff, but not including
employees under RCW 28B.16.015, an additional average salary increase of 1.0
percent on July 1, 1997, and an average salary increase of 2.0 percent on July
1, 1998. Any salary increases authorized under this subsection (2)(c) shall
not be included in an institution's salary base. It is the intent of the
legislature that general fund‑-state support for an institution shall not
increase during the current or any future biennium as a result of any salary
increases authorized under this subsection (2)(c).
(d)
Specific salary increases authorized in sections 603 through 609 of this act
are in addition to any salary increase provided in this subsection.
(3)(a)
Each institution receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of
this act shall submit plans for achieving measurable and specific improvements
in academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99 to the higher education coordinating
board. The plans, to be prepared at the direction of the board, shall be
submitted by August 15, 1997 (for academic year 1997-98) and June 30, 1998 (for
academic year 1998-99). The following measures and goals will be used for the
1997-99 biennium:
Goal
(i)
Undergraduate graduation efficiency index:
For
students beginning as freshmen 95
For
transfer students 90
(ii)
Undergraduate student retention, defined as the percentage of all undergraduate
students who return for the next year at the same
institution,
measured from fall to fall:
Research
universities 95%
Comprehensive
universities and college 90%
(iii)
Graduation rates, defined as the percentage of an entering
freshmen
class at each institution that graduates within five years:
Research
universities 65%
Comprehensive
universities and college 55%
(iv) A
measure of faculty productivity, with goals and targets in accord with the
legislative intent to achieve measurable and specific improvements, to be
determined by the higher education coordinating board, in consultation with the
institutions receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this
act.
(v) An
additional measure and goal to be selected by the higher education coordinating
board for each institution, in consultation with each institution.
(b)
Academic year 1995-96 shall be the baseline year against which performance in
academic year 1997-98 shall be measured. Academic year 1997-98 shall be the
baseline year against which performance in academic year 1998-99 shall be
measured. The difference between each institution's baseline year and the
state-wide performance goals shall be calculated and shall be the performance
gap for each institution for each measure for each year. The higher education
coordinating board shall set performance targets for closing the performance
gap for each measure for each institution. Performance targets shall be set at
levels that reflect meaningful and substantial progress towards the state-wide
performance goals. Each institution shall report to the higher education
coordinating board on its actual performance achievement for each measure for
academic year 1997-98 by June 30, 1998, except that performance reporting for
the student retention measure shall be completed by October 15, 1998.
(4) The
state board for community and technical colleges shall develop an
implementation plan for measurable and specific improvements in productivity,
efficiency, and student retention in academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99
consistent with the performance management system developed by the work force
training and education coordinating board and for the following long-term
performance goals:
Goal
(a)
Hourly wages for vocational graduates $12/hour
(b)
Academic students transferring to Washington
higher
education institutions 67%
(c)
Core course completion rates 85%
(d)
Graduation efficiency index 95
(5) The
state's public institutions of higher education increasingly are being called
upon to become more efficient in conducting the business operations necessary
to support the carrying out of their academic missions. The legislature
recognizes that state laws and regulations may have the unintended effect of
acting as barriers to efficient operation in some instances, and desires to
encourage the institutions of higher education to think beyond the constraints
of current law in identifying opportunities for improved efficiency.
Accordingly, the legislature requests that the institutions of higher
education, working together through the council of presidents' office and the
state board for community and technical colleges, identify opportunities for
changes in state law that would form the basis for a new efficiency compact
with the state, for consideration no later than the 1999 legislative session.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 602. (1)
The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state
general fund support or employment and training trust account support for
full-time equivalent student enrollments at each institution of higher
education. Listed below are the annual full-time equivalent student enrollments
by institution assumed in this act.
1997-98 1998-99
Annual Annual
Average Average
University
of Washington
Main campus 31,297 31,527
Bothell
branch 775 895
Tacoma
branch 847 992
Washington
State University
Main campus 17,403 17,723
Spokane
branch 352 442
Tri-Cities
branch 754 814
Vancouver
branch 851 971
Central
Washington University 7,346 7,446
Eastern
Washington University 7,739 7,739
The
Evergreen State College 3,496 3,576
Western
Washington University 10,188 10,338
State Board
for Community and
Technical
Colleges 116,426 118,526
Higher
Education Coordinating
Board 50 50
(2)
The legislature intends to reduce general fund‑-state support for student
enrollments by average instructional funding as calculated by the higher
education coordinating board for enrollments below the budgeted levels in
subsection (1) of this section, except that, for campuses with less than 1,500
budgeted full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollments, enrollment targets
shall be set at 95 percent of the budgeted enrollment level, and except that
underenrollment at Eastern Washington University shall be administered in
accordance with section 606(5) of this act.
*Sec. 602 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR
THE STATE
BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 382,891,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 420,961,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment
and Training Trust Account
Appropriation................................... $ 26,346,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 841,602,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,718,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $4,079,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 shall be held in reserve by the board. These funds are provided for
improvements in productivity, efficiency, and student retention. The board may
approve the fiscal year 1998 allocation of funds under this subsection upon
completion of an implementation plan. The implementation plan shall be
submitted by the board to the appropriate legislative committees and the office
of financial management in accordance with section 601(4) of this act by
September 1, 1997. The board may approve the fiscal year 1999 allocation of
funds under this subsection based on the board's evaluation of:
(a)
College performance compared to the goals for productivity, efficiency, and
student retention as submitted in the plan required in section 601(4) of this
act; and
(b) The
quality and effectiveness of the strategies the colleges propose to achieve
continued improvement in quality and efficiency during the 1998-99 academic
year.
(2)
$2,553,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$28,761,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999, and the entire employment and training trust account appropriation are
provided solely as special funds for training and related support services,
including financial aid, child care, and transportation, as specified in
chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers) and
Substitute House Bill No. 2214.
(a)
Funding is provided to support up to 7,200 full-time equivalent students in
each fiscal year.
(b) The
state board for community and technical colleges shall submit a plan for the
allocation of the full-time equivalent students provided in this subsection to
the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and
approval.
(3)
$1,441,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,441,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for 500 FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259
(timber-dependent communities).
(4)
$1,862,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,862,500 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for assessment of student outcomes at community and technical
colleges.
(5)
$706,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$706,000 of general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(6) Up
to $1,035,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
up to $2,102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
may be used in combination with salary and benefit savings from faculty
turnover to provide faculty salary increments and associated benefits. To the
extent general salary increase funding is used to pay faculty increments, the
general salary increase shall be reduced by the same amount.
(7) To
address part-time faculty salary disparities and to increase the ratio of
full-time to part-time faculty instructors, the board shall provide salary
increases to part-time instructors or hire additional full-time instructional
staff under the following conditions and limitations: (a) The amount used for
such purposes shall not exceed an amount equivalent to an additional salary
increase of 1.0 percent on July 1, 1997, and an additional salary increase of
2.0 percent on July 1, 1998, for instructional faculty as classified by the
office of financial management; and (b) at least $2,934,000 shall be spent for
the purposes of this subsection.
(8)
$83,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,567,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided for personnel and expenses to develop curricula, library resources,
and operations of Cascadia Community College. It is the legislature's intent
to use the opportunity provided by the establishment of the new institution to
conduct a pilot project of budgeting based on instructional standards and
outcomes. The college shall use a portion of the available funds to develop a
set of measurable standards and outcomes as the basis for budget development in
the 1999-01 biennium.
(9) The
technical colleges may increase tuition and fees to conform with the percentage
increase in community college operating fees enacted by the 1997 legislature.
The community colleges may charge up to the maximum level authorized for
services and activities fees in RCW 28B.15.069.
(10)
Community and technical colleges with below-average faculty salaries may use
funds identified by the state board in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 operating
allocations to increase faculty salaries no higher than the system-wide
average.
(11)
$1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for tuition support for students enrolled in work-based
learning programs.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 283,923,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 289,807,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,810,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation................................... $ 514,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 4,969,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 4,989,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 586,012,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,019,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,029,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be
placed in reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the
allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher
education coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation
of plans and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements
towards performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of
this act.
(2)
$800,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,896,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the Tacoma
branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(3)
$593,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,547,000
of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the Bothell
branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(4)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(5)
$324,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $324,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(6)
$130,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $130,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item UW-01.
(7)
$1,200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided
solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary
adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial
operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for
the purposes of this subsection.
(8)
$47,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund appropriation and $47,000 of the
fiscal year 1999 general fund appropriation are provided solely to employ a
fossil preparator/educator in the Burke Museum. The entire amounts provided in
this subsection shall be provided directly to the Burke Museum.
(9)
$75,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $75,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
enhancements to research capabilities at the Olympic natural resources center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON
STATE UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 166,644,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 172,819,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation......... $ 206,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 339,669,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,204,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,807,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be
placed in reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the
allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher
education coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation
of plans and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements
towards performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of
this act.
(2)
$1,059,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided
solely to support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at
the Vancouver branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(3)
$263,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $789,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at the
Tri-Cities branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(4)
$971,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided
solely to support additional upper-division and graduate level enrollments at
the Spokane branch campus above the 1996-97 budgeted FTE level.
(5)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(6)
$140,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $140,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(7)
$157,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $157,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item WSU-01.
(8)
$600,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $600,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating
budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes
of this subsection.
(9)
$50,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $50,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
yellow star thistle research.
(10)
$55,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $55,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the
Goldendale distance learning center.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 39,211,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 39,489,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 78,700,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$285,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $428,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(3)
$93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $93,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(4)
$53,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$54,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention
salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01
biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of
funds for the purposes of this subsection.
(5)
$3,188,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,188,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be
placed in reserve pending attainment of budgeted enrollments of 6,942 FTEs.
The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of funds under
this subsection at the annual rate of $4,000 for annual student FTEs in excess
of 6,942 based on tenth day quarterly enrollment and the office of financial
management's quarterly budget driver report. In addition, allotments of
reserve funds in this section shall be approved by the office of financial
management upon approval by the higher education coordinating board for (a)
actions that will result in additional enrollment growth, and (b) contractual
obligations in fiscal year 1998 to the extent such funds are required.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 37,214,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 38,616,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 75,830,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$269,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $403,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(3)
$70,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $70,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(4)
$51,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $51,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The college shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating budget
request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of
this subsection.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 20,151,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 20,518,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 40,669,000
The
appropriations in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$144,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $217,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in
reserve. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of
amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education
coordinating board. These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans
and for the achievement of measurable and specific improvements towards
performance and accountability goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(3)
$47,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $47,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(4)
$29,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $29,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The college shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating budget
request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of
this subsection.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 47,822,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 48,855,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 96,677,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$342,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $514,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall be placed in reserve.
The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under
this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.
These amounts are provided for the preparation of plans and for the achievement
of measurable and specific improvements towards performance and accountability
goals as outlined in section 601(3) of this act.
(2)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $186,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
assessment of student outcomes.
(3)
$93,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $93,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to
recruit and retain minority students and faculty.
(4)
$66,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $67,000 of
the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for
competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments.
The university shall provide a report in their 1999-01 biennial operating
budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes
of this subsection.
Sec.
610. 1997
c 149 s 610 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY
COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 2,734,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 2,615,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 693,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 6,042,000
The
appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the accountability,
performance measurement, policy coordination, planning, studies and
administrative functions of the board and are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)
The board shall set performance targets, review, recommend changes if
necessary, and approve plans defined in section 601(3)(a) of this act for
achieving measurable and specific improvements in academic years 1997-98 and
1998-99. By October 1, 1997, the board shall notify the office of financial
management to allot institutions' fiscal year 1998 performance funds held in
reserve, based upon the adequacy of plans prepared by the institutions.
(2)
The board shall develop criteria to assess institutions' performance and shall
use those criteria in determining the allotment of performance and
accountability funds. The board shall evaluate each institution's achievement
of performance targets for the 1997-98 academic year and, by August 1, 1998,
the board shall notify the office of financial management to allot
institutions' fiscal year 1999 performance funds held in reserve, based upon
each institution's performance, except for performance funds held for
achievement of the student retention measure. For the student retention
measure, the board shall notify the office of financial management by November
1, 1998, to allot institutions' fiscal year 1999 performance funds held in
reserve, based upon each institution's performance.
(3)
By January, 1999, the board shall recommend to the office of financial
management and appropriate legislative committees any recommended additions,
deletions, or revisions to the performance and accountability measures in
sections 601(3) of this act as part of the next master plan for higher
education. The recommendations shall be developed in consultation with the
institutions of higher education and may include additional performance
indicators to measure successful student learning and other student outcomes
for possible inclusion in the 1999-01 operating budget.
(4)
$280,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely for enrollment to implement RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585
(rural natural resources impact areas). The number of students served shall be
50 full-time equivalent students per fiscal year. The board shall ensure that
enrollments reported under this subsection meet the criteria outlined in RCW
28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585.
(5)
$70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$70,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided to develop a competency based admissions system for higher education
institutions. The board shall complete the competency based admissions system
and issue a report outlining the competency based admissions system by January
1999.
(6)
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for activities related to higher education facilities planning,
project monitoring, and access issues related to capital facilities. Of this
amount, $50,000 is provided for a study of higher education needs of Okanogan
county and surrounding communities with consideration given to alternative
approaches to educational service delivery, facility expansion, relocation or
partnership, and long-term growth and future educational demands of the region.
(7)
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is
provided solely as one-time funding for computer upgrades.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL
AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 89,369,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 96,209,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,255,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 193,833,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$527,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$526,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the displaced homemakers program.
(2)
$216,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$220,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for the western interstate commission for higher education.
(3)
$118,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $118,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the health personnel resources plan.
(4)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the scholarships and loans program under chapter
28B.115 RCW, the health professional conditional scholarship program. This
amount shall be deposited to the health professional loan repayment and
scholarship trust fund to carry out the purposes of the program.
(5)
$86,783,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$93,728,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for student financial aid, including all administrative costs.
The amounts in (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection are sufficient to implement
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1851 (higher education financial aid). Of
these amounts:
(a)
$67,266,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $73,968,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the state need grant program.
(i)
Unless an alternative method for distribution of the state need grant is
enacted which distributes grants based on tuition costs, for the purposes of
determination of eligibility for state need grants for the 1998-99 academic
year, the higher education coordinating board shall establish family income
equivalencies for independent students having financial responsibility for
children and independent students with no financial responsibility for
children, respectively, based on the United States bureau of labor statistics'
low budget standard for persons in the 20-35 year age group, in accordance with
the recommendations of the 1996 student financial aid policy advisory committee.
(ii)
After April 1 of each fiscal year, up to one percent of the annual
appropriation for the state need grant program may be transferred to the state
work study program.
(b)
$15,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $15,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the state work study program. After April 1 of
each fiscal year, up to one percent of the annual appropriation for the state
work study program may be transferred to the state need grant program;
(c)
$2,420,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $2,420,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for educational opportunity grants. For the purpose
of establishing eligibility for the equal opportunity grant program for
placebound students under RCW 28B.101.020, Thurston county lies within the
branch campus service area of the Tacoma branch campus of the University of
Washington;
(d)
A maximum of 2.1 percent of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1998 and 2.1 percent of the general fund‑-state appropriation
for fiscal year 1999 may be expended for financial aid administration,
excluding the four percent state work study program administrative allowance
provision;
(e)
$230,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $201,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for the educator's excellence awards. Any educator's
excellence moneys not awarded by April 1st of each year may be transferred by
the board to either the Washington scholars program or, in consultation with
the workforce training and education coordinating board, to the Washington
award for vocational excellence;
(f)
$1,011,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $1,265,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to implement the Washington scholars program. Any
Washington scholars program moneys not awarded by April 1st of each year may be
transferred by the board to either the educator's excellence awards or, in
consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board, to
the Washington award for vocational excellence;
(g)
$456,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $474,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely to implement Washington award for vocational
excellence program. Any Washington award for vocational program moneys not
awarded by April 1st of each year may be transferred by the board to either the
educator's excellence awards or the Washington scholars program;
(h)
$51,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$51,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are
provided solely for community scholarship matching grants of $2,000 each. To
be eligible for the matching grant, a nonprofit community organization
organized under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code must demonstrate
that it has raised $2,000 in new moneys for college scholarships after the
effective date of this act. No organization may receive more than one $2,000
matching grant; and
(6)
$175,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and
$175,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No.
1372 or Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 (Washington advanced college
tuition payment program). If neither Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill
No. 1372 nor Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 is enacted by June 30,
1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7)
$187,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998
and $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 are provided solely for a demonstration project in the 1997-99 biennium to
provide undergraduate fellowships based upon the graduate fellowship program.
(8)
Funding is provided in this section for the development of three models for
tuition charges for distance learning programs. Institutions involved in
distance education or extended learning shall provide information to the board
on the usage, cost, and revenue generated by such programs.
*Sec. 611 was partially vetoed. See message at
end of chapter.
(End of part)
PART
VII
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
701. 1997
c 149 s 709 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-EMERGENCY
FUND
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ ((500,000))
850,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ ((500,000))
850,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((1,000,000))
1,700,000
The
appropriation in this section is for the governor's emergency fund for the
critically necessary work of any agency.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 702.
YEAR
2000 ALLOCATIONS. 1997 c 149 s 710 (uncodified) is repealed.
*Sec. 702 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 703. SALARY
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 31,031,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 31,421,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 17,578,000
Salary
and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 48,678,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 128,708,000
The
appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes
designated in this section and are subject to the conditions and limitations in
this section:
(1) In
addition to the purposes set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section,
appropriations in this section are provided solely for a 3.0 percent salary
increase effective July 1, 1997, for all classified employees, including those
employees in the Washington management service, and exempt employees under the
jurisdiction of the personnel resources board.
(2) The
appropriations in this section are sufficient to fund a 3.0 percent salary
increase effective July 1, 1997, for general government, legislative, and
judicial employees exempt from merit system rules whose salaries are not set by
the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(3) The
salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation in this section
includes funds sufficient to fund a 3.0 percent salary increase effective July
1, 1997, for ferry workers consistent with the 1997-99 transportation
appropriations act.
(4) No
salary increase may be paid under this section to any person whose salary has
been Y-rated pursuant to rules adopted by the personnel resources board.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 704. FOR
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-COMPENSATION
ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 5,289,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 10,642,000
Salary
and Insurance Increase Revolving
Account
Appropriation........................... $ 8,862,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 24,793,000
The
appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes
designated in this section and are subject to the conditions and limitations in
this section.
(1)
Funding is provided to fully implement the recommendations of the Washington
personnel resources board consistent with the provisions of chapter 319, Laws
of 1996.
(2)
Implementation of the salary adjustments for the various clerical classes,
physicians, dental classifications, pharmacists, maintenance custodians,
medical records technicians, fish/wildlife biologists, fish/wildlife
enforcement, habitat technicians, and fiscal technician classifications will be
effective July 1, 1997. Implementation of the salary adjustments for safety
classifications, park rangers, park aides, correctional officers/sergeants,
community corrections specialists, tax information specialists, industrial
relations specialists, electrical classifications at the department of labor
and industries, fingerprint technicians, some labor relations classifications,
health benefits specialists, foresters/land managers, and liquor enforcement
officers will be effective July 1, 1998.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 705. FOR
THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY--HEALTH
CARE CONTINGENCY RESERVE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 1,000,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The appropriation is provided for deposit in the public
employees' and retirees' insurance account to provide a contingency reserve.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 706.
REGULATORY
REFORM. 1997 c 149 s 719 (uncodified) is repealed.
*Sec. 706 was vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
(End of part)
PART
VIII
OTHER
TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
801. 1997 c
149 s 801 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-STATE
REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
General
Fund Appropriation for fire insurance
premiums
distribution........................... $ 6,617,250
General
Fund Appropriation for public utility
district
excise tax distribution................ $ 35,183,803
General
Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorneys
salaries........................................ $ 2,960,000
General
Fund Appropriation for motor vehicle excise
tax
distribution................................ $ 84,721,573
General
Fund Appropriation for local mass transit
assistance...................................... $ 383,208,166
General
Fund Appropriation for camper and travel
trailer
excise tax distribution.................. $ 3,904,937
General
Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education
and law enforcement
distribution.................................... $ 3,616,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for
harbor improvement revenue distribution..... $ 142,000
Liquor
Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor
excise
tax distribution......................... $ 22,287,746
Liquor
Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits
distribution............................ $ 36,989,000
Timber
Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for
distribution to "Timber" counties........... $ 107,146,000
Municipal
Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation................................... $ 66,860,014
County
Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation................................... $ 11,843,224
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution
to counties for publicly funded
autopsies....................................... $ 1,266,000
County
Criminal Justice Account Appropriation... $........................................... ((80,552,471))
80,634,471
Municipal
Criminal Justice Account Appropriation.... $ 32,042,450
County
Public Health Account Appropriation.......... $ 43,773,588
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((923,114,222))
923,196,222
The
total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriations in this
section shall not exceed the funds available under statutory distributions for
the stated purposes.
Sec.
802. 1997 c
149 s 803 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
General
Fund: For transfer to the Water Quality
Account......................................... $ 26,607,000
General
Fund: For transfer to the Flood Control
Assistance
Account.............................. $ 4,000,000
State
Convention and Trade Center Account: For
transfer
to the State Convention and Trade
Center
Operations Account....................... $ 3,877,000
Water
Quality Account: For transfer to the Water
Pollution
Control Account. Transfers shall be
made
at intervals coinciding with deposits of
federal
capitalization grant money into the
account.
The amounts transferred shall not
exceed
the match required for each federal
deposit......................................... $ 21,688,000
State
Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to
the
general fund on or before June 30, 1999 an
amount
up to $3,600,000 in excess of the cash
requirements
of the State Treasurer's Service
Account......................................... $ 3,600,000
((Health
Services Account: For transfer to the
County
Public Health Account........... ........ $ 2,250,000))
Public
Works Assistance Account: For transfer to
the
Drinking Water Assistance Account........... $ 9,949,000
County
Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account:
For
transfer to the County Public Health
Account......................................... $ 1,686,000
(End
of part)
PART
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Sec.
901. RCW
43.79.445 and 1995 c 398 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
There
is established an account in the state treasury referred to as the "death
investigations((')) account" which shall exist for the purpose of
receiving, holding, investing, and disbursing funds appropriated or provided in
RCW 70.58.107 and any moneys appropriated or otherwise provided thereafter.
Moneys
in the death investigations((')) account shall be disbursed by the state
treasurer once every year on December 31 and at any other time determined by
the treasurer. The treasurer shall make disbursements to: The state
toxicology laboratory, counties for the cost of autopsies, the University of Washington
to fund the state forensic pathology fellowship program, the state patrol for
providing partial funding for the state dental identification system, the
criminal justice training commission for training county coroners, medical
examiners and their staff, and the state forensic investigations council. Funds
from the death investigations account may be appropriated during the 1997-99
biennium for the purposes of state-wide child mortality reviews administered by
the department of health.
The
University of Washington and the Washington state forensic investigations
council shall jointly determine the yearly amount for the state forensic
pathology fellowship program established by RCW 28B.20.426.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 902.
No funding appropriated in this act shall be
expended to support the governor's council on environmental education.
*Sec. 902 was vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
(End of part)
PART
X
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
Sec.
1001. 1996
c 283 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE LAW LIBRARY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 1,607,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((1,597,000))
1,608,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((3,204,000))
3,215,000
Sec.
1002. 1996
c 283 s 109 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 11,658,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 11,832,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 36,605,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 35,000
Judicial
Information Systems Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,074,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((73,204,000))
73,208,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) Funding
provided in the judicial information systems account shall be used to fund
computer systems for the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the office of
the administrator for the courts. Expanding services to the courts, technology
improvements, and criminal justice proposals shall receive priority
consideration for the use of these funds.
(2)
$63,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to implement
Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5235 (judgeship for Clark county). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(3)
$6,510,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the continuation of treatment alternatives to street crimes (TASC)
programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, King, Spokane, and Yakima counties.
(4) (($9,326,000
of the public safety and education account is provided solely for the indigent
appeals program.
(5))) $26,000
of the public safety and education account and $1,385,000 of the judicial
information systems account are to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5219 (domestic violence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((6)))
(5) $138,000 of the public safety and education account is provided
solely for Thurston county impact costs.
(((7)))
(6) $223,000 of the public safety and education account is provided
solely for the gender and justice commission.
(((8)))
(7) $308,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is
provided solely for the minority and justice commission.
(((9)))
(8) No moneys appropriated in this section may be expended by the
administrator for the courts for payments in excess of fifty percent of the
employer contribution on behalf of superior court judges for insurance and
health care plans and federal social security and medicare and medical aid
benefits. Consistent with Article IV, section 13 of the state Constitution and
1996 Attorney General's Opinion No. 2, it is the intent of the legislature that
the cost of these employer contributions shall be shared equally between the
state and the county or counties in which the judges serve. The administrator
for the courts shall establish procedures for the collection and disbursement
of these employer contributions.
(((11)))
(9) $35,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
appropriation is provided solely to contract with the Washington state
institute for public policy to collect data and information from jurisdictions
within the state of Washington and outside the state of Washington, including
other nations, that have experience with developing protocols and training
standards for investigating child sexual abuse. The Washington state institute
for public policy shall report to the legislature on the results of this study
no later than December 1, 1996.
Sec.
1003. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 s 116 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)................ $ 242,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)................ $ ((243,000))
276,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((485,000))
518,000
Sec.
1004. 1996
c 283 s 113 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 1,125,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((1,051,000))
1,183,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 725
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((2,176,725))
2,308,725
Sec.
1005. 1996
c 283 s 114 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 10,857,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((5,992,000))
6,182,000
Archives
and Records Management Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,215,000
Department
of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 647,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((22,711,000))
22,901,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$5,559,975 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to reimburse
counties for the state's share of primary and general election costs and the
costs of conducting mandatory recounts on state measures.
(2) $((5,233,762))
5,403,762 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the
verification of initiative and referendum petitions, maintenance of related
voter registration records, legal advertising of state measures, and the
publication and distribution of the voters and candidates pamphlet.
(3)
$140,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the state's
participation in the United States census block boundary suggestion program.
(4)
$1,440,000 of the archives and records management account appropriation is
provided solely for records services to local governments under Senate Bill No.
6718 and shall be paid solely out of revenue collected under that bill. If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(5)
$10,000 of the archives and records management account appropriation is
provided solely for the purposes of Substitute House Bill No. 1497
(preservation of electronic public records).
(6)
$20,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1997 is provided
solely for the state's participation in the United States census block boundary
suggestion program to update precinct and other geographical data to facilitate
the 2000 census and redistricting process.
Sec.
1006. 1996
c 283 s 116 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE AUDITOR
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 78,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 430,000
Auditing
Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((11,814,000))
11,965,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((12,322,000))
12,473,000
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) The
state auditor, in consultation with the legislative budget committee, shall
conduct a performance audit of the state investment board. In conducting the
audit, the state auditor shall: (a) Establish and publish a schedule of the
performance audit and shall solicit public comments relative to the operations
of the state investment board at least three months prior to conducting the
scheduled performance audit; (b) under the provisions of chapter 39.29 RCW,
obtain and utilize a private firm to conduct the audit. The firm selected
shall utilize professional staff possessing the education, training, and
practical experience in auditing private and governmental entities responsible
for the investment of funds necessary to capably conduct the audit required by
this subsection. The firm selected for the audit shall determine the extent to
which the state investment board is operating consistently with the performance
audit measures developed by the state auditor, acting together with the board,
the legislative budget committee, the office of financial management, the state
treasurer, and other state agencies, as appropriate. The audit measures shall
incorporate appropriate institutional investment industry criteria for
measuring management practices and operations. The firm shall recommend in its
report any actions deemed appropriate that the board can take to operate more
consistently with such measures. The cost of the performance audit conducted
shall be paid by the board from nonappropriated investment earnings.
(3)
$486,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for staff and
related costs to audit special education programs that exhibit unusual rates of
growth, extraordinarily high costs, or other characteristics requiring
attention of the state safety net committee. The auditor shall consult with
the superintendent of public instruction regarding training and other staffing
assistance needed to provide expertise to the audit staff.
Sec.
1007. 1996
c 283 s 121 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 49,164,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((55,149,000))
55,441,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $....................... 149,005,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((4,290,000))
4,499,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 8,764,000
Waste
Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 2,206,000
Washington
Marketplace Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 150,000
Public
Works Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,166,000
Building
Code Council Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,289,000
Administrative
Contingency Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,776,000
Low-Income
Weatherization Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 923,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,027,000
Manufactured
Home Installation Training Account
Appropriation...................... ........ $ 250,000
Washington
Housing Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 7,986,000
Public
Facility Construction Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 238,000
Solid
Waste Management Account Appropriation... $ 700,000
Vehicle
Tire Recycling Account Appropriation... $ 499,000
Growth
Management Planning and Environmental
Review
Fund Appropriation.................. $ 3,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((293,582,000))
293,083,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$6,065,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is 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
1993-95 biennium.
(2)
$538,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute House Bill No. 1724 (growth management).
(3)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to offset
reductions in federal community services block grant funding for community
action agencies. The department shall set aside $3,800,000 of federal community
development block grant funds for distribution to local governments to allocate
to community action agencies state-wide.
(4)
$8,915,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for the drug control and system improvement formula grant program, to be
distributed in state fiscal year 1996 as follows:
(a)
$3,603,250 to local units of government to continue multijurisdictional drug
task forces;
(b)
$934,000 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, technical assistance,
and investigative and supervisory staff support for multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces;
(c)
$456,000 to the department to continue the state-wide drug prosecution
assistance program;
(d)
$93,000 to the department to continue a substance-abuse treatment in jails
program, to test the effect of treatment on future criminal behavior;
(e)
$744,000 to the department to continue the youth violence prevention and
intervention projects;
(f)
$240,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(g)
$495,000 is provided to the Washington state patrol for a state-wide integrated
narcotics system;
(h)
$538,000 to the department for grant administration and program evaluation,
monitoring, and reporting, pursuant to federal requirements;
(i)
$51,000 to the Washington state patrol for data collection;
(j)
$445,750 to the office of financial management for the criminal history records
improvement program;
(k)
$42,000 to the department to support local services to victims of domestic
violence;
(l)
$300,000 to the department of community, trade, and economic development for
domestic violence legal advocacy;
(m)
$300,000 to the department of community, trade, and economic development for
grants to provide a defender training program; and
(n)
$673,000 to the department of corrections for the expansion of correctional
industries projects that place inmates in a realistic working and training
environment.
(5)
$8,699,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for the drug control and system improvement formula grant program, to be
distributed in state fiscal year 1997 as follows:
(a)
$3,600,000 to local units of government to continue multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces;
(b)
$934,000 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, technical assistance,
and investigative and supervisory support staff for multijurisdictional
narcotics task forces;
(c)
$500,000 to the department to continue the state-wide drug prosecution
assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(d)
$450,000 to drug courts in eastern and western Washington;
(e)
$744,000 to the department to continue the youth violence prevention and
intervention projects;
(f)
$93,000 to the department to continue a substance-abuse treatment in jails
program to test the effect of treatment on future criminal behavior;
(g)
$42,000 to the department to provide training to local law enforcement
officers, prosecutors, and domestic violence experts on domestic violence laws
and procedures;
(h)
$300,000 to the department to support local services to victims of domestic
violence;
(i)
$240,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(j)
$300,000 to the department for grants to provide juvenile sentencing
alternative training programs to defenders;
(k)
$560,000 to the department for grant administration, evaluation, monitoring,
and reporting on Byrne grant programs, and the governor's council on substance
abuse;
(l)
$435,000 to the office of financial management for the criminal history records
improvement program;
(m)
$51,000 to the Washington state patrol for data collection; and
(n)
$450,000 to the department of corrections for the expansion of correctional
industries projects that place inmates in a realistic working and training
environment.
If
additional funds become available or if any funds remain unexpended for the
drug control and system improvement formula grant program under this
subsection, up to $95,000 additional may be used for the operation of the
governor's council on substance abuse, including implementation of the
recommendations of the legislative budget committee report on drug and alcohol
abuse programs.
(6) $3,960,000
of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for
the office of crime victims' advocacy.
(7)
$216,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(8)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as a
grant for the community connections program in Walla Walla county.
(9)
$30,000 of the Washington housing trust account appropriation is provided
solely for the department to conduct an assessment of the per square foot cost
associated with constructing or rehabilitating buildings financed by the
housing trust fund for low-income housing. The department may contract with
specially trained teams to conduct this assessment. The department shall
report to the legislature by December 31, 1995. The report shall include:
(a) The
per square foot cost of each type of housing unit financed by the housing trust
fund;
(b) An
assessment of the factors that affect the per square foot cost;
(c)
Recommendations for reducing the per square foot cost, if possible;
(d)
Guidelines for housing costs per person assisted; and
(e)
Other relevant information.
(10)
$350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the retired senior volunteer program.
(11)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement House Bill No. 1687 (court-appointed special advocates). If the bill
is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(12)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the purpose of a feasibility study of the infrastructure, logistical, and
informational needs for the region involving Washington, Oregon, and British
Columbia to host the summer Olympic Games in the year 2004 or 2008. The
feasibility study shall be conducted using the services of a nonprofit corporation
currently pursuing and having shown progress toward this purpose. The amount
provided in this subsection may be expended only to the extent that it is
matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by funds for the same purpose from
nonstate sources.
(13)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as a
grant to a nonprofit organization for costs associated with development of the
Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center.
(14)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the Pierce county long-term care ombudsman program.
(15)
$60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the Pacific Northwest economic region.
(16)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
distribution to the city of Burien for analysis of the proposed Port of Seattle
third runway including preparation of a draft environmental impact statement
and other technical studies. The amount provided in this subsection shall not
be expended directly or indirectly for litigation, public relations, or any
form of consulting services for the purposes of opposing the construction of
the proposed third runway.
(17)
Not more than $458,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation may be
expended for the operation of the Pacific northwest export assistance project.
The department will continue to implement a plan for assessing fees for
services provided by the project. It is the intent of the legislature that the
revenues raised to defray the expenditures of this program will be increased to
fifty percent of the expenditures in fiscal year 1996 and seventy-five percent
of the expenditures in fiscal year 1997. Beginning in fiscal year 1998, the
legislature intends that this program will be fully self-supporting.
(18)
$4,804,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for contracts with qualified legal aid programs for civil indigent legal
representation pursuant to RCW 43.08.260. It is the intent of the legislature
to ensure that legal aid programs receiving funds appropriated in this act
pursuant to RCW 43.08.260 comply with all applicable restrictions on use of
these funds. To this end, during the 1995-97 fiscal biennium the department
shall monitor compliance with the authorizing legislation, shall oversee the
implementation of this subsection, and shall report directly to the
appropriations committee of the house of representatives and the ways and means
committee of the senate.
(a) It
is the intent of the legislature to improve communications between legal aid
programs and persons affected by the activities of legal aid programs. There
is established for the 1995-97 fiscal biennium a task force on agricultural
interests/legal aid relations. The task force shall promote better
understanding and cooperation between agricultural interests and legal aid
programs and shall provide a forum for discussion of issues of common concern.
The task force shall not involve itself in pending litigation.
(i) The
task force shall consist of the following sixteen members: Four
representatives of agricultural organizations, to be appointed by the
legislator members; two individuals who represent the corresponding interests
of legal clients, to be appointed by organizations designated by the three
legal services programs; two representatives of Evergreen Legal Services, to be
appointed by its board of directors; one representative each from Puget Sound
Legal Assistance Foundation and Spokane Legal Services Center, each to be
appointed by its directors; one member from each of the majority and minority
caucuses of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives; one member from each of the majority and minority
caucuses of the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate; and two
members of the supreme court-appointed access to justice board, to be appointed
by the board. During fiscal year 1996, the task force shall be chaired by a
legislative member, to be selected by the task force members. During fiscal
year 1997, the committee shall be chaired by a nonlegislator member, to be
selected by the task force members.
(ii)
All costs associated with the meetings shall be borne by the individual task
force members or by the organizations that the individuals represent. No task
force member shall be eligible for reimbursement of expenses under RCW
43.03.050 or 43.03.060. Nothing in this subsection prevents the legal aid
programs from using funds appropriated in this act to reimburse their
representatives or the individuals representing legal clients.
(iii)
The task force will meet at least four times during the first year of the
biennium and as frequently as necessary thereafter at mutually agreed upon
times and locations. Any member of the task force may place items on meeting
agendas. Members present at the first two task force meetings shall agree upon
a format for subsequent meetings.
(b) The
legislature recognizes that farmworkers have the right to receive basic information
and to consult with attorneys at farm labor camps without fear of intimidation
or retaliation. It is the intent of the legislature and in the interest of the
public to ensure the safety of all persons affected by legal aid programs' farm
labor camp outreach activities. Legal aid program employees have the legal
right to enter the common areas of a labor camp or to request permission of
employees to enter their dwellings. Employees living in grower supplied
housing have the right to refuse entry to anyone including attorneys unless
they have a warrant. Individual employees living in employer supplied housing
do not have the right to force legal aid program employees to leave common
areas of housing (outside) as long as one person who resides in the associated
dwellings wants that person to be there. Any legal aid program employee
wishing to visit employees housed on grower property has the right to enter the
driveway commonly used by the housing occupants. This means that if
agricultural employees must use a grower's personal driveway to get to their
housing, legal aid program employees also may use that driveway to access the
housing without a warrant so long as at least some of the housing is occupied.
When conducting outreach activities that involve entry onto labor camps, legal
aid programs shall establish and abide by policies regarding conduct of
outreach activities. The policies shall include a requirement that legal aid
program employees identify themselves to persons whom they encounter at farm
labor camps. The legal aid programs shall provide copies of their current
outreach policies to known agricultural organizations and shall provide copies
upon request to any owner of property on which farmworkers are housed. Legal
aid program employees involved in outreach activities shall attempt to inform
operators of licensed farm labor camps or their agents, and known grower
organizations of the approximate time frame for outreach activities and shall
cooperate with operators of farm labor camps at which farmworkers are housed in
assuring compliance with all pertinent laws and ordinances, including those
related to trespass and harassment. Employers who believe that Evergreen Legal
Services Outreach Guidelines have been violated shall promptly provide all
available information on the alleged violation to the director of Evergreen
Legal Services and to the chair of the Task Force on Agricultural
Interests/Legal Aid Relations. Evergreen Legal Services will promptly
investigate any alleged violations of the outreach guidelines and inform the
complaining party of the result. If the resolution of the investigation is not
satisfactory to the complainant, the matter shall be placed on the Task Force
agenda for discussion at the next scheduled meeting. Employers who believe
that Evergreen Legal Services staff members have trespassed should immediately
contact local law enforcement authorities.
(c) It
is the intent of the legislature to provide the greatest amount of legal
services to the largest number of clients by discouraging inefficient use of
state funding for indigent legal representation. To this end, it is the intent
of the legislature that, prior to the commencement of litigation against any
private employer relating to the terms and conditions of employment legal aid
programs receiving funds appropriated in this act make good faith written
demand for the requested relief, a good faith offer of settlement or an offer
to submit to nonbinding arbitration prior to filing a lawsuit, unless the making
of the offer is, in the opinion of the director of the legal services program
or his/her designee, clearly prejudicial to: (i) The health, safety, or
security of the client; or (ii) the timely availability of judicial relief.
The director of the legal aid program may designate not more than two persons
for purposes of making the determination of prejudice permitted by this
section.
(d)(i)
The legislature encourages legal aid programs to devote their state and
nonstate funding to the basic, daily legal needs of indigent persons. No funds
appropriated under this act may be used for legal representation and activities
outside the scope of RCW 43.08.260.
(ii) No
funds appropriated in this act may be used for lobbying as defined in RCW
43.08.260(3). Legal aid programs receiving funds appropriated in this act
shall comply with all restrictions on lobbying contained in Federal Legal
Services Corporation Act (P.L. 99-951) and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) No
funds appropriated in this act may be used by legal aid programs for
representation of undocumented aliens.
(f) The
legislature recognizes the duty of legal aid programs to preserve inviolate and
prevent the disclosure of, in the absence of knowing and voluntary client
consent, client information protected by the United States Constitution, the
Washington Constitution, the attorney-client privilege, or any applicable
attorney rule of professional conduct. However, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, legal aid programs receiving funds appropriated in this act
shall, upon request, provide information on their activities to the department
and to legislators for purposes of monitoring compliance with authorizing
legislation and this subsection.
(g)
Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit the authority of existing
entities, including but not limited to the Washington state bar association,
the public disclosure commission, and the Federal Legal Services Corporation,
to resolve complaints or disputes within their jurisdiction.
(19) $839,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
energy-related functions transferred by Fourth Substitute House Bill No. 2009
(state energy office). Of this amount:
(a)
$379,000 is provided solely for expenses related to vacation leave buyout and
unemployment payments resulting from the closure of the state energy office;
(b)
$44,000 is provided solely for extended insurance benefits for employees
separated as a result of Fourth Substitute House Bill No. 2009. An eligible
employee may receive a state subsidy of $150 per month toward his or her
insurance benefits purchased under the federal consolidated omnibus budget
reconciliation act (COBRA) for a period not to exceed one year from the date of
separation;
(c)
$120,000 is provided solely for costs of closing out the financial reporting
systems and contract obligations of the state energy office, and to connect the
department's wide area network to workstations in the energy office building;
and
(d)
$296,000 is provided to match oil surcharge funding for energy policy and
planning staff.
(20)
$2,614,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation is provided
solely to operate the energy facility site evaluation council.
(21)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
increase state matching funds for the federal headstart program.
(22)
$2,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
to develop and operate housing for low-income farmworkers. The housing
assistance program shall administer the funds in accordance with chapter 43.185
RCW. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall work
in cooperation with the department of health, the department of labor and
industries, and the department of social and health services to review
proposals and make recommendations to the funding approval board that oversees
the distribution of housing assistance program funds. An advisory group representing
growers, farmworkers, and other interested parties shall be formed to assist
the interagency workgroup.
(23)
$1,865,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the delivery of services to victims of sexual assault as provided for by
Substitute House Bill No. 2579 (sexual abuse victims). The department shall
establish an interagency agreement with the department of social and health
services for the transfer of funds made available under the federal victims of
crime act for the purposes of implementing Substitute House Bill No. 2579. If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the requirements of this subsection
shall be null and void and the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the tourism development program.
(((26)))
(25) $3,862,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely to increase the number of children served through the early
childhood education and assistance program. These funds shall be used to serve
children that are on waiting lists to enroll in the federal headstart program
or the state early childhood education and assistance program.
(((27)))
(26) $25,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation is
provided solely for a grant to the city of Burien to study the feasibility of
purchasing property within the city for park purposes.
(((28)))
(27) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for Washington state dues for the Pacific Northwest economic region
(PNWER) and to support the PNWER CATALIST program.
(28)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997 is
provided solely for the state of Washington's contribution to the construction
of a women veterans memorial in Washington, D.C.
Sec.
1008. 1996
c 283 s 124 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996) ... $ 9,282,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 9,588,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((12,432,000))
13,865,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 720,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 330,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 200,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((32,552,000))
33,985,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as
the state's share of funding for the "Americorps" youth employment
program.
(2) By
December 20, 1996, the office of financial management shall report to the
government operations and fiscal committees of the legislature on the
implementation of chapter 40.07 RCW, relating to the management and control of
state publications. The report shall include recommendations concerning the
use of alternative methods of distribution, including electronic publication,
of agency reports and other publications and notices.
(((3)
$250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for
technical assistance to state agencies in the development of performance
measurements pursuant to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6680. If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.))
Sec.
1009. 1996
c 283 s 132 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
K-20
Technology Account Appropriation.......... $ 27,000,000
State
Building Construction Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 15,300,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((54,300,000))
42,300,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriations in this section shall be expended in accordance with Senate Bill
No. 6705 (higher education technology plan).
(2) $((27,000,000))
37,678,000 is appropriated from the general fund for deposit in the K-20
technology account for the purposes of this section.
(3)
$1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund for deposit in the education
and technology revolving fund for the purposes of capitalizing the revolving
fund established in Senate Bill No. 6004 or House Bill No. 2197.
(4)
Expenditures of the funds from the state building construction account
appropriation may be made only for capital purposes. Acquisitions made from
these funds shall meet the criteria of bondability guidelines published by the
office of financial management in the capital budget instruction manual. Any
moneys remaining unexpended from the state building construction account
appropriation on June 30, 1997, shall be deposited in the K-20 technology account.
(5) If
Senate Bill No. 6705 is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the appropriations in
this section shall lapse.
Sec.
1010. 1996
c 283 s 133 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Liquor
Revolving Account Appropriation......... $ ((113,604,000))
113,652,000
Liquor
Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 534,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 114,186,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $143,000 of the liquor control revolving account appropriation
for administrative expenses is provided solely for implementation of House Bill
No. 2341 (credit card sales pilot program). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 1996, this amount shall lapse.
Sec.
1011. 1996
c 283 s 135 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE MILITARY
DEPARTMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 7,594,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((7,597,000))
26,803,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((129,215,000))
127,215,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 237,000
Enhanced
911 Account Appropriation............. $ 26,781,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 34,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation. $ ((23,181,000))
20,181,000
Disaster
Response Account‑‑State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,226,000
Disaster
Response Account‑‑Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 18,871,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((194,639,000))
230,942,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$205,238 of the total appropriation is provided solely to pay loan obligations
on the energy partnership contract number 90-07-01. This obligation includes
unpaid installments from September 1993 through June 1997. This amount may be
reduced by any payments made in the 1993-95 Biennium on installments made in
the 1993-95 Biennium on installments due between September 1993 and June 1995.
(2)
$70,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the north county emergency medical service.
(3) $((23,181,000))
20,181,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is
provided solely for state and local response and recovery cost associated with
federal emergency management agency (FEMA) Disaster Number 1079
(November/December 1995 storms), FEMA Disaster 1100, (February 1996 floods),
and for prior biennia disaster recovery costs. ((Of this amount, $1,078,000
is for prior disasters, $3,618,000 is for the November/December 1995 storms,
and $18,485,000 is for the February 1996 floods.))
(4)
$3,226,000 of the disaster response account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for the state share of response and recovery costs associated
with federal emergency management agency (FEMA) disaster number 1152 (November
1996 ice storm), FEMA disaster 1159 (December 1996 holiday storm), and FEMA
1172 (March 1997 floods).
(5)
$18,006,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997
is provided solely for deposit in the disaster response account to cover costs
associated with natural disasters sustained in the 1995-97 biennium.
Sec.
1012. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 s 145 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((104,000))
141,000
Insurance
Commissioner's Regulatory Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((20,126,000))
20,194,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((20,230,000))
20,335,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
insurance commissioner shall obtain the approval of the department of
information services for any feasibility plan for proposed technology
improvements.
(2)
$895,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is
provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010
(regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(End
of part)
PART
XI
HUMAN
SERVICES
Sec.
1101. 1996
c 283 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 will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly
authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and
spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in
this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state
moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the
department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys
shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation
providing appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state
general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this
subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative
fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal
moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not
require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis
by state funds.
(3)
The appropriations in sections 202 through ((211)) 213 of chapter
18, Laws of 1995 2nd sp. sess. as amended, shall be expended for the programs
and in the amounts listed in those sections. However, after May 1, ((1996))
1997, unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may
transfer ((general fund‑-state appropriations for fiscal year 1996))
moneys among programs after approval by the director of financial
management. The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate
fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing prior
to approving any deviations from the appropriation levels.
(4)
The department shall use up to $4,987,000 by which general fund‑-state
expenditures are below allotted levels to replace federal social service block
grant funds during fiscal year 1996.
Sec.
1102. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 146,537,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((173,376,000))
180,159,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((272,379,000))
274,431,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 400,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,719,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((598,411,000))
607,246,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,660,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996
and $10,086,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for the modification of the case and management information system
(CAMIS). Authority to expend these funds is conditioned on compliance with
section 902 of this act.
(2) $((5,524,000))
1,524,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely to implement the division's responsibilities under Engrossed Second
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5439 (nonoffender at-risk youth). Of this amount:
(a)
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided in fiscal
year 1996 to develop a plan for children at risk. The department shall work
with a variety of service providers and community representatives, including
the community public health and safety networks, and shall present the plan to
the legislature and the governor by December 1, 1995. The plan shall contain a
strategy for the development of an intensive treatment system with
outcome-based information on the level of services that are achievable under an
annual appropriation of $5,000,000, $7,000,000, and $9,000,000; address the
issue of chronic runaways; and determine caseload impacts.
(b)
$219,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided in fiscal
year 1996 and $((4,678,000)) 678,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation is provided in fiscal year 1997 for crisis residential center
training and administrative duties and secure crisis residential center
contracts.
(c)
$266,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for the
multidisciplinary teams and $211,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation is provided in fiscal year 1997 for family reconciliation
services.
(d) The
state may enter into agreements with the counties to provide residential and
treatment services to runaway youth at a rate of reimbursement to be negotiated
by the state and county.
(3)
$1,997,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $8,421,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for the operation of the family policy council, the community public
health and safety networks, and delivery of services authorized under the
federal family preservation and support act. Of these amounts:
(a)
$1,060,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for distribution to the community public health and safety
networks for planning in fiscal year 1996.
(b)
$937,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided for staff in the children and family services division of the
department of social and health services to support family policy council
activities. The family policy council is directed to provide training, design,
technical assistance, consultation, and direct service dollars to the
networks. Of this amount, $300,000 is provided for the evaluation activities
outlined in RCW 70.190.050, to be conducted exclusively by the Washington state
institute for public policy. To the extent that private funds can be raised
for the evaluation activities, the state funding may be retained by the
department to support the family policy council activities.
(c)
$8,421,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for the delivery of services authorized by the federal family preservation and
support act.
(4)
$2,575,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5885 (family preservation
services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse. Of this amount:
(a)
$75,000 is provided in fiscal year 1996 to develop an implementation and
evaluation plan for providing intensive family preservation services and family
preservation services. The department shall present the plan to the
legislature and the governor no later than December 1, 1995. The plan shall
contain outcome based information on the level of services that are achievable
under an annual appropriation of $3,000,000, $5,000,000, and $7,000,000; and
(b)
$2,500,000 is provided in fiscal year 1997 for additional family preservation
services based upon the report.
(5)
$4,646,000 of the general fund‑-state is provided solely to increase
payment rates to contracted social services providers. It is the legislature's
intent that these funds shall be used primarily to increase compensation for
persons employed in direct, front-line service delivery.
(6)
$2,672,000 of the general fund‑-state is provided solely to increase
payment rates to contracted social services child care providers. It is the
legislature's intent that these funds shall be used primarily to increase
compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line service delivery.
(7)
$854,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
and $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely
to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The
facility shall provide residential care for up to twelve children through two
years of age. Seventy-five percent of the children served by the facility must
be in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers.
The facility also shall provide on-site training to biological, adoptive, or
foster parents. The facility shall provide at least three months of
consultation and support to parents accepting placement of children from the
facility. The facility may recruit new and current foster and adoptive parents
for infants served by the facility. The department shall not require case
management as a condition of the contract.
(8)
$700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $262,000 of the
violence reduction and drug enforcement account 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 have successfully performed under
the existing pediatric interim care program.
(9)
$5,613,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of chapter 312, Laws of 1995 and Second Substitute House
Bill No. 2217 (at-risk youth). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. Of this amount:
(a)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for court-ordered secure treatment of at-risk youth as provided for in section
3 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2217 (at-risk youth);
(b)
$573,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
increased family reconciliation services;
(c)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
therapeutic child care;
(d)
$2,300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the juvenile court administrators to process petitions for truancy,
children in need of services, and at-risk youth;
(e)
$240,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
crisis residential center assessments of at-risk youth; and
(f)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation shall be allocated to
the superintendent of public instruction for competitive grants to assist the
operation of community truancy boards established by school districts pursuant
to RCW 28A.225.025.
(10)
$2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of chapter 311, Laws of 1995 (Engrossed Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5885, services to families). Of this amount, $1,000,000 is provided
solely to expand the category of services titled "intensive family
preservation services," and $1,000,000 is provided solely to create a new
category of services titled "family preservation services."
(11)
$327,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
transfer to the public health and safety networks. Each public health and
safety network may receive up to $2,600 general fund‑‑state and up
to $2,500 general fund‑-federal per month for the purposes of
infrastructure funding, including planning, network meeting support, fiscal
agent payments, and liability insurance. Funding may be provided only after
the network's plan is submitted to the family policy council and only after the
plan is approved.
(12)
$4,941,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $4,941,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to increase the
availability of employment child care to low‑income families.
(13)
Of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997,
$16,766,000 is allocated for purposes consistent with the maintenance of effort
requirements under the federal temporary assistance for needy families program
established under P.L. 104-193.
Sec.
1103. 1996
c 283 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1)
COMMUNITY SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 25,622,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((29,828,000))
29,345,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((20,191,000))
18,008,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((286,000))
269,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((5,695,000))
3,211,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((81,622,000))
76,455,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$650,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996
and $650,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997
are provided solely for operation of learning and life skills centers
established pursuant to chapter 152, Laws of 1994.
(b)
$1,379,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $134,000 of the
violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided
solely to increase payment rates to contracted social services providers. It
is the legislature's intent that these funds shall be used primarily to
increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line service
delivery.
(c)
$2,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for an early intervention program to be administered at the county level.
Funds shall be awarded on a competitive basis to counties which have submitted
a plan for implementation of an early intervention program consistent with
proven methodologies currently in place in the state. The juvenile
rehabilitation administration shall develop criteria for evaluation of plans
submitted and a timeline for awarding funding and shall assist counties in
creating and submitting plans for evaluation.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 28,727,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((32,511,000))
44,527,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((24,915,000))
11,879,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((830,000))
747,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((10,894,000))
9,202,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((97,877,000))
95,082,000
(3)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 1,231,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((1,236,000))
1,599,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((881,000))
518,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 421,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,769,000
(4)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 107,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,177,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,284,000
Sec.
1104. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 160,689,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((165,967,000))
159,141,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((232,449,000))
265,995,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 4,000,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((19,517,000))
18,327,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((582,622,000))
608,152,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$8,160,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $279,000 of the
health services account appropriation are provided solely to increase payment
rates to contracted social services providers. It is the legislature's intent
that these funds shall be used primarily to increase compensation for persons
employed in direct, front-line service delivery.
(b)
Regional support networks shall use portions of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for implementation of working agreements with the vocational
rehabilitation program which will maximize the use of federal funding for
vocational programs.
(c)
From the general fund‑-state appropriation in this section, the secretary
of social and health services shall assure that regional support networks
reimburse the aging and adult services program for the general fund‑-state
cost of medicaid personal care services that are used by enrolled regional
support network consumers by reason of their psychiatric disability. The
secretary of social and health services shall convene representatives from the
aging and adult services program, the mental health division, and the regional
support networks to establish an equitable and efficient mechanism for
accomplishing this reimbursement.
(d)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement the division's responsibilities under Engrossed Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5439 (nonoffender at-risk youth).
(e) At
least 30 days prior to entering contracts that would capitate payments for
voluntary psychiatric hospitalizations, the mental health division shall report
the proposed capitation rates, and the assumptions and calculations by which
they were established, to the budget and forecasting divisions of the office of
financial management, the appropriations committee of the house of
representatives, and the ways and means committee of the senate.
(f)
$2,474,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997
and $2,526,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely for medicare cross over payments. These amounts provide funding to
implement the federal court order in South Sound Radiologists v. Quasim,
C95-121WP (1996), which ruled that payments should be made at 50 percent of the
medicare amount, regardless of medicaid limits. These payments shall be made
by the state directly to service providers.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 52,673,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((56,293,000))
59,527,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((119,325,000))
126,954,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((39,130,000))
28,587,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 747,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((268,168,000))
268,488,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a) The
mental health program at Western state hospital shall continue to utilize labor
provided by the Tacoma prerelease program of the department of corrections.
(b) The
state mental hospitals may use funds appropriated in this subsection to
purchase goods and supplies through hospital group purchasing organizations,
when it is cost-effective to do so.
(3)
CIVIL COMMITMENT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 3,470,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((3,533,000))
4,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((7,003,000))
7,576,000
(4)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 6,341,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 950,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 7,291,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The general fund‑-state appropriation in this section is
provided solely for continued operation of the primary intervention program, in
the school districts in which those projects previously operated, to the extent
they continue to meet contract terms and performance standards.
(5)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 2,549,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((2,544,000))
2,550,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((1,511,000))
1,517,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((6,604,000))
6,616,000
Sec.
1105. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 121,641,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((126,500,000))
129,191,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((170,481,000))
173,060,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((4,679,000))
4,879,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((423,301,000))
428,771,000
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 62,152,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((62,291,000))
62,691,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((140,652,000))
140,252,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 9,100,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 274,195,000
(3)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 2,964,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((3,000,000))
3,170,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((940,000))
1,014,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((6,904,000))
7,148,000
(4)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 7,878,000
(5)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$6,569,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $19,000 of the health
services account appropriation and $4,298,000 of the general fund‑-federal
appropriation are provided solely to increase payment rates to contracted
social services providers. It is the legislature's intent that these funds
shall be used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in
direct, front-line service delivery.
(b)
$1,447,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for employment or other day programs for eligible persons who complete a high
school curriculum during the 1995-97 biennium.
(c)
$500,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
fiscal year 1996 and $3,500,000 of the health services account appropriation is
provided solely for fiscal year 1997 for family support services for families
who need but are currently unable to receive such services because of funding
limitations. The fiscal year 1996 amount shall be prioritized for unserved
families who have the most critical need for assistance. The fiscal year 1997
amount shall be distributed among unserved families according to priorities
developed in consultation with organizations representing families of people
with developmental disabilities.
(d)
The secretary of social and health services shall investigate and by November
15, 1995, report to the appropriations committee of the house of
representatives and the ways and means committee of the senate on the
feasibility of obtaining a federal managed-care waiver under which growth which
would otherwise occur in state and federal spending for the medicaid personal
care and targeted case management programs is instead capitated and used to
provide a flexible array of employment, day program, and in-home supports.
(e)
$1,015,000 of the program support general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for distribution among the five regional deaf centers for
services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
(f)
$25,000 of the program support general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a vendor rate increase in fiscal year 1997 for an
organization specializing in the provision of case management and support
services to persons with both deafness and blindness.
(6)
$200,000 of the health services account appropriation and the associated
general fund‑-federal match is provided solely for the enrollment in the
basic health plan of home care workers below 200 percent of the federal poverty
level who are employed through state contracts.
Sec.
1106. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 378,972,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((385,377,000))
377,103,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((773,530,000))
763,686,000
Health
Services Account‑-State Appropriation... $ ((6,858,000))
1,301,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,534,820,000))
1,521,062,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$6,492,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
increase payment rates to contracted social services providers. It is the
legislature's intent that these funds shall be used primarily to increase
compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line service delivery.
(2) The
department shall seek a federal plan amendment to increase the home maintenance
needs allowance for unmarried COPES recipients only to 100 percent of the
federal poverty level. No changes shall be implemented in COPES home
maintenance needs allowances until the amendment has been approved.
(3) The
secretary of social and health services shall transfer funds appropriated under
section 207(2) of this act to this section for the purpose of integrating and
streamlining programmatic and financial eligibility determination for long-term
care services.
(4) A
maximum of $2,603,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and
$2,670,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation for fiscal year
1996 and $5,339,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and
$5,380,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation for fiscal year
1997 are provided to fund the medicaid share of any prospective payment rate
adjustments as may be necessary in accordance with RCW 74.46.460.
(5) The
entire health services account appropriation and the associated general fund‑-federal
match is provided solely for the enrollment in the basic health plan of home
care workers below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed
through state contracts. Enrollment for workers with family incomes at or
above 200 percent of poverty shall be covered with general fund‑-state
and matching general fund‑-federal revenues that have previously been
appropriated for health benefits coverage, to the extent that these funds have
not been contractually obligated prior to March 1, 1996, for worker wage
increases.
(6) By
November 1, 1996, the department of social and health services and the health
care authority shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on
(a) the extent, if any, to which previously appropriated general fund‑-state
and matching general fund‑-federal funds are insufficient to provide
basic health plan enrollment coverage for homecare workers above 200 percent of
the federal poverty level; and (b) recommended procedural and, if necessary,
statutory changes needed to minimize the administrative costs and complexity of
basic health plan enrollment by employer groups.
(7)
$126,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997 is
provided solely for adult day health services for persons with AIDS. These
services shall be provided through a state-only program by a single agency
specializing in long-term care for persons with AIDS.
(8)
$403,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996
and $698,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1997 are provided solely to reimburse the medical assistance administration for
medicaid services used by persons not previously eligible for medical
assistance services who become so as a result of transferring from the chore
services to the COPES program.
Sec.
1107. 1996
c 283 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ECONOMIC
SERVICES PROGRAM
(1)
GRANTS AND SERVICES TO CLIENTS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 379,619,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((389,585,000))
379,393,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((636,859,000))
611,058,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,406,063,000))
1,370,070,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a) ((Payment
levels in the programs for aid to families with dependent children, general
assistance, and refugee assistance shall contain an energy allowance to offset
the costs of energy. The allowance shall be excluded from consideration as
income for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefit levels of the
food stamp program to the maximum extent such exclusion is authorized under
federal law and RCW 74.08.046. To this end, up to $300,000,000 of the income
assistance payments is so designated for exemptions of the following amounts:
Family
size: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or more
Exemption: $55 71 86 102 117 133 154 170
(b))) $18,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996 and $37,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997 are
provided solely to increase payment rates to contracted social services
providers. It is the legislature's intent that these funds shall be used
primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line
service delivery.
(((c)))
(b) During the 1995-97 fiscal biennium, the department of social and
health services shall provide assistance under the general assistance for
children program to needy families with legal immigrants permanently residing
in the United States under color of law who are not eligible under federal law
for aid to families with dependent children benefits solely due to their
immigration status. Assistance to needy families shall be in the same amount
as benefits under the aid to families with dependent children program. The
families must be otherwise eligible for aid to families with dependent children
including consideration of the current alien sponsor deeming rules. The
department is authorized to use state general funds appropriated in this
section to provide such benefits.
(2)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 112,427,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((109,168,000))
113,799,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((200,555,000))
203,912,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 750,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((422,900,000))
430,888,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$16,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996 and
$34,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997 are
provided solely to increase payment rates to contracted social service
providers. It is the legislature's intent that these funds shall be used
primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front-line
service delivery.
(b) The
department shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature no later
than December 20, 1995, concerning the number and dollar value of contracts for
services provided as part of the job opportunities and basic skills program.
This report shall indicate the criteria used in the choice of state agencies or
private entities for a particular contract, the total value of contracts with
state agencies, and the total value of contracts with private entities. The
report shall also indicate what, if any, performance criteria are included in
job opportunities and basic skills program contracts.
(c) The
department shall:
(i)
Coordinate with other state agencies, including but not limited to the
employment security department, to ensure that persons receiving federal or
state funds are eligible in terms of citizenship and residency status; and
(ii)
Systematically use all processes available to verify eligibility in terms of
the citizenship and residency status of applicants and recipients for public
assistance.
Sec.
1108. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 8,199,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((11,990,000))
13,041,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((77,594,000))
76,848,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 71,900,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 969,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((170,652,000))
170,957,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$9,544,000 of the total appropriation is provided solely for the grant programs
for school districts and educational service districts set forth in RCW
28A.170.080 through 28A.170.100, including state support activities, as
administered through the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(2)
$400,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to
implement Second Substitute Senate bill No. 5688 (fetal alcohol syndrome). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$502,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $435,000 of the
violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation for fiscal year
1996 and $1,015,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and
$1,023,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
for fiscal year 1997 are provided solely to increase payment rates to
contracted and subcontract social services providers. It is the legislature's
intent that these funds shall be used primarily to increase compensation for
persons employed in direct, front-line service delivery.
(4)
$552,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement the division's responsibilities under Engrossed Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5439 (nonoffender at-risk youth).
(5)
$1,387,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $363,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for
detoxification and stabilization services, inpatient treatment, and recovery
house treatment for at-risk youth. If Second Substitute House Bill No. 2217
(at-risk youth) is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$1,902,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $796,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for alcohol and
substance abuse assessment, treatment, and child care services for clients of
the division of children and family services. Assessment shall be provided by
approved chemical dependency treatment programs as requested by child
protective services personnel in the division of children and family services.
Treatment shall be outpatient treatment for parents of children who are under
investigation by the division of children and family services. Child care
shall be provided as deemed necessary by the division of children and family
services while parents requiring alcohol and substance abuse treatment are
attending treatment programs.
Sec.
1109. 1996
c 283 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 1996).... $ 669,448,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((658,055,000))
668,440,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((1,774,688,000))
1,782,340,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((199,160,000))
202,067,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((207,272,000))
192,111,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((3,508,623,000))
3,514,406,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
department shall continue to make use of the special eligibility category
created for children through age 18 and in households with incomes below 200
percent of the federal poverty level made eligible for medicaid as of July 1,
1994. The department shall also continue to provide consistent reporting on
other medicaid children served through the basic health plan.
(2) The
department shall contract for the services of private debt collection agencies
to maximize financial recoveries from third parties where it is not
cost-effective for the state to seek the recovery directly.
(3) It
is the intent of the legislature that Harborview medical center continue to be
an economically viable component of the health care system and that the state's
financial interest in Harborview medical center be recognized.
(4)
$3,682,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1996
and $7,844,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1997 are provided solely to increase payment rates to contracted medical
services providers.
(5)(a)
Pursuant to RCW 74.09.700, the medically needy program shall be limited to
include only the following groups: Those persons who, except for income and
resources, would be eligible for the medicaid categorically needy aged, blind,
or disabled programs and medically needy persons under age 21 or over age 65 in
institutions for mental diseases or in intermediate care facilities for the
mentally retarded. Existing departmental rules concerning income, resources,
and other aspects of eligibility for the medically needy program shall continue
to apply to these groups. The medically needy program will not provide coverage
for caretaker relatives of medicaid-eligible children or for adults in families
with dependent children who, except for income and resources, would be eligible
for the medicaid categorically needy aid to families with dependent children
program.
(b)
Notwithstanding (a) of this subsection, the medically needy program shall
provide coverage until December 31, 1995, to those persons who, except for
income and resources, would be eligible for the medicaid aid to families with
dependent children program.
(6) These
appropriations may not be used for any purpose related to a supplemental
discount drug program or agreement created under WAC 388-91-007 and 388-91-010.
(7)
Funding is provided in this section for the adult dental program for Title XIX
categorically eligible and medically needy persons and to provide foot care
services by podiatric physicians and surgeons.
(8)
$160,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $160,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the prenatal
triage clearinghouse to provide access and outreach to reduce infant mortality.
(9)
$3,128,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for treatment of low-income kidney dialysis patients.
(10)
Funding is provided in this section to fund payment of insurance premiums for
persons with human immunodeficiency virus who are not eligible for medicaid.
(11)
Not more than $11,410,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation during
fiscal year 1996 and $11,410,000 of the health services account appropriation
during fiscal year 1997 may be expended for the purposes of operating the
medically indigent program. Funding is provided solely for emergency
transportation and acute emergency hospital services, including emergency room
physician services and related inpatient hospital physician services. In any
twelve-month period, funding for such services is to be provided to an eligible
individual for a maximum of three months following a hospital admission and
only after $2,000 of emergency medical expenses have been incurred.
(12)
$21,525,000 of the health services account appropriation and $21,031,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to increase
access to dental services and to increase the use of preventative dental
services for title XIX categorically eligible children.
(13)
After considering administrative and cost factors, the department shall adopt
measures to realize savings in the purchase of prescription drugs, hearing
aids, home health services, wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment,
and disposable supplies. Such measures may include, but not be limited to,
point-of-sale pharmacy adjudication systems, modification of reimbursement
methodologies or payment schedules, selective contracting, and inclusion of
such services in managed care rates.
(14) As
part of the long-term care reforms contained in Engrossed Second Substitute
House Bill No. 1908, after receiving acute inpatient hospital care, eligible
clients shall be transferred from the high cost institutional setting to the
least restrictive, least costly, and most appropriate facility as soon as
medically reasonable. Physical medicine and rehabilitation services (acute
rehabilitation) shall take place in the least restrictive environment, at the
least cost and in the most appropriate facility as determined by the department
in coordination with appropriate health care professionals and facilities.
Facilities providing physical medicine and rehabilitation services must meet
the quality care certification standards required of acute rehabilitation
hospitals and rehabilitation units of hospitals.
(15)
The department is authorized to provide no more than five chiropractic service
visits per person per year for those eligible recipients with acute conditions.
(16)
The department shall achieve an actual reduction in the per capita rates paid
to managed care plans in calendar year 1997 by taking actions including but not
limited to the following: (a) Selectively contracting with only those managed
care plans in a given geographic area that offer the lowest price, while
meeting specified standards of service quality and network adequacy; (b)
revising program procedures, through a federal waiver if necessary, so that
recipients are required to enroll in only one managed care plan during a
contract period, except for documented good cause; and (c) disproportionately
assigning recipients who do not designate a plan preference to plans offering
more competitive rates.
(17) By
July 1, 1996, the department shall report to the committees on health care and
appropriations of the house of representatives, and to the committees on health
and long-term care and ways and means of the senate, on the projected costs and
benefits of (a) alternative point-of-service copay requirements for recipients
with incomes at various percentages of the federal poverty level; and (b)
alternative premium-sharing requirements for recipients with incomes at or
above 100 percent of the federal poverty level.
(18)
$4,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
compensate designated trauma centers for trauma services provided to medically
indigent and general assistance clients who have an index of severity score of
16 or higher. Such compensation is to be provided (a) through reimbursement at
the medicaid rate; or (b) through a direct payment to governmental hospitals.
To be eligible for this higher compensation, the trauma center must (i) be
designated a Level I through V trauma center by the department of health; (ii)
provide complete trauma care data to the trauma care registry in accordance
with WAC 246-976-430; (iii) establish an internal quality assurance trauma
program that complies with WAC 246-976-880; and (iv) encourage and assist
medically indigent and charity care patients to enroll in the basic health
plan.
Sec.
1110. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 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 1996).... $ 7,741,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((7,846,000))
7,853,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((73,180,000))
73,206,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 2,904,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((91,671,000))
91,704,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
$39,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
increase payment rates to contracted social services providers. It is the
legislature's intent that these funds shall be used primarily to increase
compensation for persons employed in the direct delivery of service to clients.
(2) The
division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative interagency
agreements with local organizations, including higher education institutions,
mental health regional support networks, and county developmental disabilities
programs to improve and expand employment opportunities for people with severe
disabilities served by those local agencies.
(3)
$310,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,144,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for vocational
rehabilitation services for individuals with developmental disabilities who
complete a high school curriculum during the 1995-97 biennium.
Sec.
1111. 1996
c 283 s 210 (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 1996).... $ 25,933,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((25,934,000))
26,114,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((41,503,000))
41,630,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 270,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((93,640,000))
93,947,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and
industries shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1995, and every six months thereafter, on the measurable
changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state
developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health
institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between
the agencies.
(2)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $300,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to implement
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). The department
may transfer all or a portion of these amounts to the appropriate divisions of
the department for this purpose. If Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010
(regulatory reform) is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(3) By
December 1, 1996, the department of personnel and the department of social and
health services shall jointly report to the legislature on strategies for
increasing, within existing funds, supported employment opportunities in state
government for persons with developmental and other substantial and chronic
disabilities. In developing the report, the departments shall consult with
employee representatives, organizations involved in job training and placement
for persons with severe disabilities, and other state and local governments
that have successfully offered supported employment opportunities for their
citizens with disabilities.
Sec.
1112. 1996
c 283 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILD
SUPPORT PROGRAM
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 19,019,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((18,820,000))
19,297,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((139,220,000))
140,206,000
General
Fund‑-Local Appropriation.............. $ ((32,289,000))
32,563,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((209,348,000))
211,085,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
department shall contract with private collection agencies to pursue collection
of AFDC child support arrearages in cases that might otherwise consume a
disproportionate share of the department's collection efforts. The
department's child support collection staff shall determine which cases are
appropriate for referral to private collection agencies. In determining
appropriate contract provisions, the department shall consult with other states
that have successfully contracted with private collection agencies to the
extent allowed by federal support enforcement regulations.
(2) The
department shall request a waiver from federal support enforcement regulations
to replace the current program audit criteria, which is process-based, with
performance measures based on program outcomes.
(3) The
amounts appropriated in this section for child support legal services shall
only be expended by means of contracts with local prosecutor's offices.
Sec.
1113. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 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 1996).... $ 21,112,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((20,668,000))
22,118,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 16,281,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((58,061,000))
59,511,000
Sec.
1114. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE
HEALTH CARE POLICY BOARD
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 110,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((4,229,000))
3,913,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((4,339,000))
4,023,000
Sec.
1115. 1996
c 283 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 3,403,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 3,403,000
State
Health Care Authority Administrative
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 15,744,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((247,010,000))
243,010,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((269,560,000))
265,560,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$6,806,000 of the general fund appropriation and $5,590,000 of the health
services account appropriation are provided solely for health care services
provided through local community clinics.
(2)
$1,189,000 of the health care authority administrative fund appropriation is
provided to accommodate additional enrollment from school districts that
voluntarily choose to purchase employee benefits through public employee
benefits board programs. The office of financial management is directed to
monitor K-12 enrollment in PEBB plans and to reduce allotments proportionally
if the number of K-12 active employees enrolled after January 1995 is less than
11,837.
(3) By
November 1, 1996, the health care authority shall report to the health care and
fiscal committees of the legislature on potential program adjustments to the
basic health plan to achieve reductions in anticipated health services account
expenditures. Options addressed in the report shall include, but not be
limited to: (a) Reductions in the maximum income eligibility level; (b)
changes in the premium subsidy schedule; (c) increasing required copayments;
and (d) reducing the number of contracting health plans. For each option, the
report shall describe anticipated 1997-99 savings from the proposed change, and
the potential impact on health insurance access and health status.
(4) The
state health care authority administrative account appropriation includes
sufficient funds to study options for expanding state and school district
retiree access to health benefits purchased through the health care authority
and the fiscal impacts of each option. The health care authority shall conduct
this study in conjunction with the state actuary, the office of financial
management, and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(5)
$79,000 of the state health care authority administrative account appropriation
is provided to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2186 (public employees
long-term care).
(6) By
November 1, 1996, the department of social and health services and the health
care authority shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on
(a) the extent, if any, to which previously appropriated general fund--state
and matching general fund‑-federal funds are insufficient to provide
basic health plan enrollment coverage for homecare workers at or above 200
percent of the federal poverty level; and (b) recommended procedural and, if
necessary, statutory changes needed to minimize the administrative costs and
complexity of basic health plan enrollment by employer groups.
(7) $((919,000))
219,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided for
enhanced basic health plan subsidies for foster parents licensed under chapter
74.15 RCW. Under this enhanced subsidy option, foster parents with family
incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level shall be allowed to
enroll in the basic health plan at a cost of $10 per month per parent. The
health care authority shall endeavor to provide this enhanced subsidy to a
monthly average of 1,000 foster parents during state fiscal year 1997, and no
more than 2,000 shall be enrolled by the end of the 1995-97 biennium.
Sec.
1116. 1996
c 283 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 38,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((11,036,000))
11,572,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 344,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((11,418,000))
11,954,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$28,000 of the public safety and education account is provided solely to
implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5219 (domestic
violence). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(2)
$45,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2323 (law
enforcement training). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$27,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the implementation of the reporting requirements contained in
section 6 of House Bill No. 2472. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec.
1117. 1996
c 283 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 5,270,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 5,711,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((19,990,000))
18,982,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ ((6,002,000))
7,024,000
Public
Safety and Education Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ ((972,000))
1,980,000
Electrical
License Account Appropriation... .... $...................................... 20,125,000
Farm
Labor Revolving Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 28,000
Worker
and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,138,000
Public
Works Administration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,928,000
Accident
Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ ((139,991,000))
139,240,000
Accident
Account‑-Federal Appropriation........ $ ((9,112,000))
9,924,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((150,284,000))
150,152,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ ((1,592,000))
1,734,000
Plumbing
Certificate Account Appropriation..... $ 682,000
Pressure
Systems Safety Account Appropriation... $........................................... 2,053,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((365,878,000))
366,971,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems
projects identified in agency budget requests as "crime victims‑-prime
migration" and "document imaging‑-field offices" are
conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act. In addition, funds
for the "document imaging‑-field offices" project shall not be
released until the required components of a feasibility study are completed and
approved by the department of information services.
(2)
Pursuant to RCW 7.68.015, the department shall operate the crime victims
compensation program within the public safety and education account funds
appropriated in this section. In the event that cost containment measures are
necessary, the department may (a) Institute copayments for services; (b)
develop preferred provider and managed care contracts; and (c) coordinate with
the department of social and health services to use public safety and education
account funds as matching funds for federal Title XIX reimbursement, to the
extent this maximizes total funds available for services to crime victims.
(3)
$108,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for an
interagency agreement to reimburse the board of industrial insurance appeals
for crime victims appeals.
(4) The
secretary of social and health services and the director of labor and
industries shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
legislature by July 1, 1995, and every six months thereafter, on the measurable
changes in employee injury and time-loss rates that have occurred in the state
developmental disabilities, juvenile rehabilitation, and mental health
institutions as a result of the upfront loss-control discount agreement between
the agencies.
(((6)))
(5) $450,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and
$450,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided
solely to implement an on-line claims data access system that will include all
employers in the retrospective rating plan program.
(((7)))
(6) Within the appropriations provided in this section, the department
shall implement an integrated state-wide on-line verification system for
pharmacy providers. The system shall be implemented by means of contracts that
are competitively bid. Until this system is implemented, no department rules
may take effect that reduce the dispensing fee for industrial insurance
pharmacy services in effect on January 1, 1995.
(8)
$4,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $4,000 of the medical
aid‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of
Senate Bill No. 6223 or House Bill No. 2498 (construction trade procedures).
If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1996, these amounts shall lapse.
(9)
$38,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $37,000 of the
medical aid‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the
implementation of Senate Bill No. 6225 or House Bill No. 2499 (employer
assessments). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1996, these amounts shall
lapse.
(10)
$7,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $6,000 of the
medical aid‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the
implementation of Senate Bill No. 6224 or House Bill No. 2496 (disability pilot
project). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1996, these amounts shall
lapse.
(11)
$443,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided
solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2358 (crime victim
and witness programs). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12)
$121,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $121,000 of the
medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of House Bill No. 2322 (family farm exemptions). If the bill is
not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amounts provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
(13)
$271,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $271,000 of the
medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the
implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5516 (drug free
workplaces). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amounts provided
in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec.
1118. 1996
c 283 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1)
HEADQUARTERS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 1,227,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((1,226,000))
1,249,000
Industrial
Insurance Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,000
Charitable,
Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions
Account Appropriation......... $ 4,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((2,482,000))
2,505,000
(2)
FIELD SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 1,853,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 2,257,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 381,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 85,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 4,576,000
(3)
VETERANS HOME
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 3,893,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((3,788,000))
2,559,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((11,470,000))
11,469,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((7,392,000))
8,622,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 26,543,000
(4)
SOLDIERS HOME
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 2,927,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((2,825,000))
2,541,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((5,975,000))
6,510,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((5,312,000))
5,061,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 17,039,000
Sec.
1119. 1996
c 283 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 44,328,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((44,639,000))
45,912,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((234,275,000))
240,075,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 25,476,000
Hospital
Commission Account Appropriation...... $ 3,019,000
Medical
Disciplinary Account Appropriation..... $ 1,798,000
Health
Professions Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 32,964,000
Industrial
Insurance Account Appropriation..... $ 62,000
Safe
Drinking Water Account Appropriation...... $ 2,751,000
Public
Health Services Account Appropriation... $ 23,753,000
Waterworks
Operator Certification
Appropriation.............................. $ 605,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,079,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 2,824,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 469,000
Medical
Test Site Licensure Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,822,000
Youth
Tobacco Prevention Account Appropriation. $ 1,412,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((19,081,000))
18,081,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving
Account‑-Water
Supply Facilities
Appropriation.............................. $ 40,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((442,397,000))
448,470,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$2,466,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for the
implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2)
$10,000,000 of the public health services account appropriation is provided
solely for distribution to local health departments for distribution on a per
capita basis. Prior to distributing these funds, the department shall adopt
rules and procedures to ensure that these funds are not used to replace current
local support for public health programs.
(3)
$4,750,000 of the public health account appropriation is provided solely for
distribution to local health departments for capacity building and community
assessment and mobilization.
(4)
$2,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
public health information systems development. Authority to expend this amount
is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(5)
$1,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
state level capacity building.
(6)
$1,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
training of public health professionals.
(7)
$200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
the American Indian health plan.
(8)
$1,640,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health care quality assurance and health care data standards activities as
required by Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1589 (health care quality
assurance).
(9)
$1,000,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
development of a youth suicide prevention program at the state level, including
a state-wide public educational campaign to increase knowledge of suicide risk
and ability to respond and provision of twenty-four hour crisis hotlines,
staffed to provide suicidal youth and caregivers a source of instant help.
(10)
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.
(11)
$981,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $469,000 of the
general fund‑-private/local appropriation are provided solely for
implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(12)
The department is authorized to raise existing fees for nursing assistants and
hypnotherapists in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative
601, if necessary, in order to meet the actual costs of investigative and legal
services due to disciplinary activities.
(13)
$750,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for one-time costs for a health clinic for immigrants to be managed by a local
public health entity.
(14)
$70,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
implementing Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1908 (chapter 18, Laws of 1995
1st sp. sess., long-term care reform).
(((17)))
(15)(a) Within available resources, the department of health may use any
of the following strategies for raising public awareness on the causes and
nature of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, value of prevention and early
detection, and options for diagnosing and treating the disease:
(i) An
outreach campaign utilizing print, radio, and television public service
announcements, advertisements, posters, and other materials;
(ii)
Community forums;
(iii)
Health information and risk factor assessment at public events;
(iv)
Targeting at-risk populations;
(v)
Providing reliable information to policy makers;
(vi)
Distributing information through county health departments, schools, area
agencies on aging, employer wellness programs, physicians, hospitals and health
maintenance organizations, women's groups, nonprofit organizations,
community-based organizations, and departmental regional offices.
(b) The
secretary of health may accept grants, services, and property from the federal
government, foundations, organizations, medical schools, and other entities as
may be available for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations of this
program.
(((18)))
(16) $8,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
for a study to be completed by the board of health on the current and potential
use of telemedicine in the state, including recommended changes in rules and
statutes. The study shall be completed by November 1, 1997, and a report
submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(17)
$1,273,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1997
is provided solely for the HIV/AIDS prescription drug program.
Sec.
1120. 1996
c 283 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The
appropriations in this section shall be expended for the programs and in the
amounts listed. However, after May 1, ((1996)) 1997, unless
specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer ((general
fund‑-state appropriations for fiscal year 1996)) moneys among
programs after approval by the director of financial management. The director
of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the
senate and house of representatives in writing prior to approving any
deviations from the appropriation levels.
(1)
ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 12,255,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 12,171,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 631,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 25,057,000
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. If any funds are
generated in excess of actual costs, they shall be deposited in the state
general fund. Expenditures shall not exceed revenue generated by such
agreements and shall be treated as recovery of costs.
(b) The
department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the least
possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff, and
correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional
custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of
offenders.
(c)
Appropriations in this section provide sufficient funds to implement the
provisions of Second Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2010 (corrections
cost-efficiency and inmate responsibility omnibus act).
(d) In
treating sex offenders at the Twin Rivers corrections center, the department of
corrections shall prioritize treatment services to reduce recidivism and shall
develop and implement an evaluation tool that: (i) States the purpose of the
treatment; (ii) measures the amount of treatment provided; (iii) identifies the
measure of success; and (iv) determines the level of successful and
unsuccessful outcomes. The department shall report to the legislature by
December 1, 1995, on how treatment services were prioritized among categories
of offenses and provide a description of the evaluation tool and its
incorporation into the treatment program.
(e)
$121,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1997 appropriation is
provided solely for the department to develop and implement a centralized
educational data base (education automation project), pursuant to chapter 19,
Laws of 1995 1st sp. sess.
(2)
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ ((262,352,000))
262,343,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((270,160,000))
274,117,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,153,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,214,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((535,879,000))
539,827,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(((a)))
$196,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1997 appropriation is
provided solely for costs associated with data entry activities related to the
department's efforts at managing health care costs, pursuant to chapter 19,
Laws of 1995 1st sp. sess. and chapter 6, Laws of 1994 sp. sess.
(((b)
$17,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute House Bill No. 2711 (illegal alien offender camps). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.))
(3)
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 78,843,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((80,290,000))
79,576,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 400,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((159,533,000))
158,819,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(a)
$72,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1997 appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2533
(supervision of misdemeanants). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996,
the amount shall lapse.
(b)
$38,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1997 appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6274
(supervision of sex offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996,
the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4)
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 3,330,000
General Fund
Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 3,603,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 6,933,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: $100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1997 appropriation is
provided solely for transfer to the jail industries board. The board shall use
the amount specified in this subsection 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 Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 6,223,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ 6,223,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 12,446,000
Sec.
1121. 1996
c 283 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 834,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 5,279,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 190,936,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 21,965,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration
Account‑-Federal
Appropriation............. $ 177,891,000
Administrative
Contingency Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((8,735,000))
9,235,000
Employment
Services Administrative Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 12,294,000
Employment
and Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 9,294,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((427,228,000))
427,728,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
employment security department shall spend no more than $25,049,511 of the
unemployment compensation administration account‑-federal appropriation
for the general unemployment insurance development effort (GUIDE) project,
except that the department may exceed this amount by up to $2,600,000 to offset
the cost associated with any vendor-caused delay. The additional spending
limitation is further conditioned on the department seeking full recovery of
these moneys from any vendors failing to perform in full. Authority to
expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) The
employment and training trust account appropriation shall not be expended until
a plan for such expenditure is reviewed and approved by the workforce training
and education coordinating board for consistency with chapter 226, Laws of 1993
(employment and training for unemployed workers), and the comprehensive plan
for workforce training provided in RCW 28C.18.060(4).
(3)
$95,000 of the employment services administrative account‑-federal
appropriation is provided solely for a study of the financing provisions of the
state's unemployment insurance law pursuant to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5925.
(4)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1996 appropriation and
$4,945,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1997 appropriation are
provided solely for the department to administer a comprehensive set of summer
employment and training programs to disadvantaged youth. In administering this
program, the department shall adhere to the following guidelines: (a)
Coordinate with the work force training and education board and the service
delivery areas in program development and implementation; (b) maximize
employment and training opportunities for youth, while at the same time
minimize state fiscal resources required; (c) adhere to the state's
comprehensive plan for work force training; (d) support the state's one-stop
approach to service delivery; (e) maintain low administrative overhead; (f)
support the school-to-work transition system; and (g) submit an evaluation of
the program by February 1, 1997. The evaluation shall identify: (i) The
number of participants in the program by service delivery area; (ii)
demographic information on the participants; (iii) the benefits to clients
participating in employment and training programs; and (iv) recommendations on
the merits of continuing the program.
(End
of part)
PART
XII
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Sec.
1201. 1996
c 283 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 22,289,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((21,409,000))
21,781,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 41,534,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 1,385,000
Special
Grass Seed Burning Research Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 42,000
Reclamation
Revolving Account Appropriation.... $ 2,664,000
Flood
Control Assistance Account Appropriation. $ 10,031,000
State
Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 312,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((189,000))
273,000
Waste
Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 5,561,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-
Waste
Disposal Appropriation........... ... $ 1,000,000
State
and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-
Water
Supply Facilities Appropriation...... $ 1,344,000
Basic
Data Account Appropriation............... $ 182,000
Vehicle
Tire Recycling Account Appropriation... $ 5,759,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,583,000
Worker
and Community Right to Know Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 408,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ ((50,024,000))
50,129,000
Local
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 3,842,000
Water
Quality Permit Account Appropriation..... $ 19,600,000
Underground
Storage Tank Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,336,000
Solid
Waste Management Account Appropriation... $ 3,631,000
Hazardous
Waste Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,476,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ ((16,221,000))
16,421,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account Appropriation. $ 2,939,000
Water
Right Permit Processing Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 750,000
Wood
Stove Education Account Appropriation..... $ 1,251,000
Air
Operating Permit Account Appropriation..... $ ((4,548,000))
4,348,000
Freshwater
Aquatic Weeds Account Appropriation. $ ((2,047,000))
2,497,000
Oil
Spill Response Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 7,060,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation............. $ 300,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((165,000))
192,000
Water
Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ ((1,419,000))
1,553,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((237,301,000))
238,473,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$5,933,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan. In
addition, $394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $819,000
of the state toxics control account appropriation, $3,591,000 of the water
quality permit fee account appropriation, and $2,715,000 of the oil spill
administration account appropriation may be used for the implementation of the
Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2)
$150,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation and $150,000 of the
local toxics control account appropriation are provided solely for implementing
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1810 (hazardous substance cleanup). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(3)
$581,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $170,000 of the air
operating permit account appropriation, $80,000 of the water quality permit
account appropriation, and $63,000 of the state toxics control account
appropriation are provided solely for implementing Engrossed Substitute House
Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4)
$2,000,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely
for the following purposes:
(a) To
conduct remedial actions for sites for which there are no potentially liable
persons or for which potentially liable persons cannot be found;
(b) To
provide funding to assist potentially liable persons under RCW
70.105D.070(2)(d)(xi) to pay for the cost of the remedial actions; and
(c) To
conduct remedial actions for sites for which potentially liable persons have
refused to comply with the orders issued by the department under RCW
70.105D.030 requiring the persons to provide the remedial action.
(5)
$250,000 of the flood control assistance account is provided solely for a grant
or contract to the lead local entity for technical analysis and coordination
with the Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies to address the breach in
the south jetty at the entrance of Grays Harbor.
(6) $70,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $90,000 of the state toxics
control account appropriation, and $55,000 of the air pollution control account
appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill
No. 1724 (growth management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) If
Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1125 (dam safety inspections), or
substantially similar legislation, is not enacted by June 30, 1995, then the
department shall not expend any funds appropriated in this section for any
regulatory activity authorized under RCW 90.03.350 with respect to
hydroelectric facilities which require a license under the federal power act,
16 ASCUS Sec. 791a et seq. If Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1125, or
substantially similar legislation, is enacted by June 30, 1995, then the
department may apply all available funds appropriated under this section for
regulatory activity authorized under RCW 90.03.350 for the purposes of
inspecting and regulating the safety of dams under the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state.
(8)
$425,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $525,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the Padilla
Bay national estuarine research reserve and interpretive center.
(9) The
water right permit processing account is hereby created in the state treasury.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from
the account may be used solely for water right permit processing and expenses
associated with the Yakima adjudication.
(10)
$1,298,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $188,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $883,000 of the water quality
account appropriation are provided solely to coordinate and implement the
activities required by the Puget Sound water quality management plan and to
perform the powers and duties under chapter 90.70 RCW.
(((12)))
(11) $331,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of flood reduction plans. Of this
amount, $250,000 is to implement the Mason county flood reduction plan and
$81,000 is to implement the Chelan/Douglas county flood reduction plan.
(((13)))
(12) Within the air pollution control account appropriation, the
department shall continue monitoring air quality in the Northport area.
(((14)))
(13) $60,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is
provided solely for a grant to the department of fish and wildlife to control
and eradicate purple loosestrife using the most cost-effective methods
available, including chemical control where appropriate.
(((15)))
(14) Within the funds appropriated in this section, the department shall
prepare a report regarding the feasibility of pollution reduction target
measures for point source facilities that are based on actual facility outputs
rather than technologies used within a facility. In preparing the report the
department shall create and seek recommendations from an advisory committee
consisting of business, local government, and environmental representatives.
The department shall submit the report to the appropriate committees of the
legislature by November 30, 1996.
(((16)))
(15) $700,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is
provided solely for the study and abatement of coastal erosion in the region of
Willapa bay, Grays Harbor, and the lower Columbia river.
(((17)))
(16) $5,000,000 of the flood control assistance account appropriation is
provided solely for grants to assist local governments in repairing or
replacing dikes and levees ((damaged in the November 1995 and February 1996
flood events)) and updating local flood control plans, implementation of
local flood control plans, and the development and implementation of public
awareness measures.
(((18)))
(17) $500,000 of the local toxics control account appropriation is
provided solely to satisfy nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for the Puget
Sound confined disposal site feasibility study to be conducted jointly with the
United States army corps of engineers. The study will address site design,
construction standards, operational requirements, and funding necessary to
establish a disposal site for contaminated aquatic sediments.
(((19)))
(18) $1,100,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation is
provided solely for grants to local air pollution control authorities to
expedite the redesignation of nonattainment areas. These funds shall not be
used to supplant existing local funding sources for air pollution control
authority programs. Of the amount allocated to the southwest Washington air
pollution control authority, $25,000 is provided solely for the University of
Washington to review a study by the southwest air pollution control authority
on sources contributing to atmospheric ozone.
(((20)))
(19) $250,000 of the water right permit processing account appropriation
is provided solely for additional staff and associated costs to support the
Yakima county superior court in adjudicating water rights in the Yakima river
basin.
(((21)))
(20) $590,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation,
$65,000 of the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account
appropriation, $65,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation,
$250,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation, and $130,000 of
the water pollution control revolving account‑-federal appropriation are
provided solely for implementation of the department's information integration
project.
(((22)))
(21) $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for payment of attorneys' fees pursuant to Rettkowski v. Washington,
(cause no. 62718-5).
Sec.
1202. 1996
c 283 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 18,145,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((18,202,000))
21,602,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,930,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 31,000
Winter
Recreation Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 725,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 241,000
Snowmobile
Account Appropriation............... $ 2,174,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 313,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 48,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,000
Waste
Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 34,000
Water
Trail Program Account Appropriation...... $ 26,000
Parks
Renewal and Stewardship Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((23,893,000))
21,493,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((65,772,000))
66,772,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$189,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided
solely to implement the Puget Sound water quality plan.
(2) The
general fund‑-state appropriation and the parks renewal and stewardship
account appropriation are provided to maintain full funding and continued
operation of all state parks and state parks facilities.
(3)
$1,800,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the Washington conservation corps program established under chapter 43.220
RCW.
(4)
$3,591,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship account appropriation is
provided for the operation of a centralized reservation system, to expand
marketing, to enhance concession review, and for other revenue generating
activities.
(((5)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
a state match to local funds to prepare a master plan for Mt. Spokane state park.))
Sec.
1203. 1995
2nd sp.s. c 18 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 715,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((713,000))
738,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((1,428,000))
1,453,000
Sec.
1204. 1996
c 283 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 33,187,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((33,701,000))
36,019,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((54,098,000))
57,578,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((15,986,000))
19,837,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 476,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((5,412,000))
5,421,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 590,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((156,000))
400,000
Recreational
Fisheries Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,217,000
Wildlife
Account Appropriation.................. $............................. ((50,003,000))
50,653,000
Special
Wildlife Account Appropriation......... $ ((1,884,000))
2,634,000
Oil
Spill Administration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 831,000
Warm
Water Game Fish Account Appropriation..... $ 980,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((199,521,000))
210,823,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$1,532,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(2)
$250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
attorney general costs on behalf of the department of fisheries, department of
natural resources, department of health, and the state parks and recreation
commission in defending the state and public interests in tribal shellfish
litigation (United States v. Washington, subproceeding 89-3). The
attorney general costs shall be paid as an interagency reimbursement.
(3)
$350,000 of the wildlife account appropriation and $145,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation are provided solely for control and eradication of class B
designate weeds on department owned and managed lands. The general fund‑-state
appropriation is provided solely for control of spartina. The department shall
use the most cost-effective methods available, including chemical control where
appropriate, and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by
January 1, 1997, on control methods, costs, and acres treated during the
previous year.
(4)
$250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
costs associated with warm water fish production. Expenditure of this amount
shall be consistent with the goals established under RCW 77.12.710 for
development of a warm water fish program. No portion of this amount may be
expended for any type of feasibility study.
(5)
$634,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $50,000 of the
wildlife account appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)
$2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5157 (mass marking),
chapter 372, Laws of 1995, under the following conditions:
(a) If,
by October 1, 1995, the state reaches agreement with Canada on a marking and
detection program, implementation will begin with the 1994 Puget Sound brood
coho.
(b) If,
by October 1, 1995, the state does not reach agreement with Canada on a marking
and detection program, a pilot project shall be conducted with 1994 Puget Sound
brood coho.
(c)
Full implementation will begin with the 1995 brood coho.
(d)
$700,000 of the department's equipment funding and $300,000 of the department's
administration funding will be redirected toward implementation of Second
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5157 during the 1995-97 biennium.
(7) The
department shall request a reclassification study be conducted by the personnel
resources board for hatchery staff. Any implementation of the study, if
approved by the board, shall be pursuant to section 911 of this act.
(8)
Within the appropriations in this section, the department shall maintain the
Issaquah hatchery at the current 1993-95 operational level.
(9)
$140,000 of the wildlife account appropriation is provided solely for a
cooperative effort with the department of agriculture for research and
eradication of purple loosestrife on state lands. The department shall use the
most cost-effective methods available, including chemical control where
appropriate, and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by
January 1, 1997, on control methods, costs, and acres treated during the
previous year.
(10)
$110,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation may be used for
publishing a brochure concerning hydraulic permit application requirements for
the control of spartina and purple loosestrife.
(11)
$530,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
providing technical assistance to landowners and for reviewing plans submitted
to the state pursuant to the forest practices board's proposed rules for the
northern spotted owl. If the rules are not adopted by September 1, 1996, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(12)
$145,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the fish and wildlife commission to support additional commission meetings,
briefings, and other activities necessary to ensure effective implementation of
Referendum No. 45 during the 1995-97 biennium.
(13)
$980,000 of the warm water game fish account appropriation is provided solely
for implementation of the warm water game fish enhancement program pursuant to
Fourth Substitute Senate Bill No. 5159. If the bill or substantially similar
legislation is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(14)
$15,000 of the fiscal year 1997 general fund‑-state appropriation and
$85,000 of the wildlife account appropriation are provided solely for the
payment of claims during fiscal year 1997 arising from damages to crops by
wildlife, pursuant to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6146 (wildlife
claims). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amounts provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(15)
$((813,000)) 1,319,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation is provided solely to operate Columbia river fish hatcheries for
which federal funding has been reduced.
(16)
$1,438,000 of the fiscal year 1997 general fund‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for the emergency feeding of deer and elk that may be starving
and that are posing a risk to private property due to severe winter conditions
during the winter of 1996-97.
(17)
Up to $400,000 of the wildlife account appropriation may be expended for
unanticipated unemployment compensation costs to the extent that additional revenues
are realized from audits of license vendors.
Sec.
1205. 1996
c 283 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 20,325,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((20,424,000))
28,739,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,024,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 414,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation........ $...................................... 41,608,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 3,074,000
Surveys
and Maps Account Appropriation......... $ 1,788,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation $ 2,512,000
Resource
Management Cost Account Appropriation. $ 11,624,000
Waste
Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 440,000
Surface
Mining Reclamation Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,273,000
Wildlife
Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 1,300,000
Water
Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 6,000,000
Aquatic
Land Dredged Material Disposal Site
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 734,000
Natural
Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 1,003,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 921,000
Watershed
Restoration Account Appropriation.... $ 1,600,000
Metals
Mining Account Appropriation............. $ 41,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 62,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((118,167,000))
126,482,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) $((7,998,000))
12,113,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the emergency fire suppression subprogram.
(2)
$36,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriations is provided solely for
the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan. In
addition, $957,000 of the aquatics lands enhancement account is provided for
the implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(3)
$450,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided
solely for the control and eradication of class B designate weeds on state
lands. The department shall use the most cost-effective methods available,
including chemical control where appropriate, and report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by January 1, 1997, on control methods, costs,
and acres treated during the previous year.
(4)
$22,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute House Bill No. 1437 (amateur radio repeater sites). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$49,000 of the air pollution control account appropriation is provided solely
to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1287 (silvicultural burning). If the
bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection
shall lapse.
(6)
$290,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, $10,000 of the surface
mining reclamation account appropriation, and $29,000 of the air pollution
control account appropriation are provided solely to implement Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory reform). If this bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1995, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) By
September 30, 1995, the agency shall report to the appropriate fiscal
committees of the legislature on fire suppression costs incurred during the
1993-95 biennium. The report shall provide the following information: (a) An
object breakdown of costs for the 1993-95 fire suppression subprogram; (b) the
amount of reimbursement provided for personnel, services, and equipment outside
the agency; (c) FTE levels and salary amounts by fund of positions backfilled as
a result of the fires; (d) overtime costs paid to agency personnel; (e)
equipment replacement costs, and (f) final allocation of costs for the Hatchery
and Tyee fires between the United States forest service, local governments, and
the state.
(8) By
December 1, 1995, the department shall report to the house committee on natural
resources and the senate committee on natural resources on measures taken to
improve the health of the Loomis state forest.
(9)
$13,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
pay a portion of the rent charged to nonprofit television reception improvement
districts pursuant to chapter 294, Laws of 1994.
(10)
$1,200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for cooperative monitoring, evaluation, and research projects related to
implementation of the timber-fish-wildlife agreement.
(11) Up
to $572,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation may be expended for
the natural heritage program.
(12)
$13,600,000 of which $1,600,000 is from the watershed restoration account
appropriation, $1,300,000 is from the wildlife account appropriation,
$2,500,000 is from the resource management cost account appropriation, $500,000
is from the forest development account appropriation, $6,000,000 is from the
water quality account appropriation, and $1,700,000 is from the general fund‑-federal
appropriation, is provided solely for the jobs in the environment program
and/or the watershed restoration partnership program.
(a)
These funds shall be used to:
(i)
Restore and protect watersheds in accordance with priorities established to
benefit fish stocks in critical or depressed condition as determined by the
watershed coordinating council;
(ii)
Conduct watershed restoration and protection projects primarily on state lands
in coordination with federal, local, tribal, and private sector efforts; and
(iii)
Create market wage jobs in environmental restoration for displaced natural
resource impact area workers, as defined under Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5342 (rural natural resource impact areas).
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, these amounts are solely
for projects jointly selected by the department of natural resources and the
department of fish and wildlife. Funds may be expended for planning, design,
and engineering for projects that restore and protect priority watersheds
identified by the watershed coordinating council and conform to priorities for
fish stock recovery developed through watershed analysis conducted by the department
of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife. Funds expended
shall be used for specific projects and not for on-going operational costs.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, closure or improvement of
forest roads, repair of culverts, clean-up of stream beds, removal of fish
barriers, installation of fish screens, fencing of streams, and construction
and planting of fish cover.
(c) The
department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife, in
consultation with the watershed coordinating council, the office of financial
management, and other appropriate agencies, shall report to the appropriate
committees of the legislature on January 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, on
any expenditures made from these amounts and a plan for future use of the
moneys provided in this subsection. The plan shall include a prioritized list
of watersheds and future watershed projects. The plan shall also consider
future funding needs, the availability of federal funding, and the integration
and coordination of existing watershed and protection programs.
(d) All
projects shall be consistent with any development regulations or comprehensive
plans adopted under the growth management act for the project areas. No funds
shall be expended to acquire land through condemnation.
(e)
Funds from the wildlife account appropriation shall be available only to the
extent that the department of fish and wildlife sells surplus property.
(f)
Funds from the resource management cost account appropriation shall only be
used for projects on trust lands. Funds from the forest development account
shall only be used for projects on county forest board lands.
(g)
Projects under contract as of June 1, 1995 will be given first priority.
(13)
$3,662,000 of the forest development account appropriation is provided solely
to prepare forest board lands for harvest. To the extent possible, the
department shall use funds provided in this subsection to hire unemployed
timber workers to perform silviculture activities, address forest health
concerns, and repair damages on these lands.
(14)
$375,000 of the water quality account appropriation is provided solely for a
grant to the department of ecology for continuing the Washington conservation
corps program in fiscal year 1997.
(15)
$1,306,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided
solely for forest-health related management activities at the Loomis state
forest.
(16)
$363,000 of the natural resources conservation areas stewardship account
appropriation is provided solely for site-based management of state-owned
natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas.
Sec.
1206. 1996
c 283 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 7,100,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997) ... $ ((7,157,000))
7,372,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((5,168,000))
5,343,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 406,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 800,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 178,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 1,088,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ ((21,897,000))
22,287,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
consumer protection activities of the department's weights and measures
program. Moneys provided in this subsection may not be used for device
inspection of the weights and measures program.
(2) $142,000
of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the
implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010 (regulatory
reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in
this subsection shall lapse.
(3)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
grasshopper and mormon cricket control.
(4)
$200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the agricultural showcase.
(5) $((724,000))
939,000 of the general fund--state appropriation and $((891,000))
1,066,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely
to monitor and eradicate the Asian gypsy moth.
(6)
$71,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to implement
the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(End
of part)
PART
XIII
TRANSPORTATION
Sec.
1301. 1996
c 283 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE PATROL
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 8,011,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((11,232,000))
12,321,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((1,035,000))
1,650,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((254,000))
271,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,492,000
County
Criminal Justice Assistance
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,572,000
Municipal
Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,430,000
Fire
Services Trust Account Appropriation...... $ 90,000
Fire
Services Training Account Appropriation... $ 1,740,000
State
Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 425,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 2,133,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((34,414,000))
36,135,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
Expenditures from the nonappropriated fingerprint identification account for
the automation of pre-employment background checks for public and private
employers and background checks for firearms dealers and firearm purchasers are
subject to office of financial management approval of a completed feasibility
study.
(2)
Expenditures from the county criminal justice assistance account appropriation
and municipal criminal justice assistance account appropriation in this section
shall be expended solely for enhancements to crime lab services.
(3) The
Washington state patrol shall report to the department of information services
and office of financial management by October 30, 1995, on the implementation
and financing plan for the state-wide integrated narcotics system.
(4)
$300,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation
is provided solely for enhancements to the organized crime intelligence unit.
(5)
$813,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1996 appropriation and
$((3,247,000)) 4,336,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal
year 1997 appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Second
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6272 (background checks for school employees). If
the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1996, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse. Expenditures of the amounts specified in this
subsection shall be expended at the following rate: As the state patrol
initiates the fingerprint process on a school employee, sixty-six dollars shall
be transferred from the amounts specified in this subsection into the
fingerprint identification account. Upon completion of the background check,
seven dollars of this amount shall be transferred by the state patrol to the
superintendent of public instruction for final disposition of the records
check.
(End
of part)
PART
XIV
EDUCATION
Sec.
1401. 1996
c 283 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE
ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 18,421,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((37,689,000))
40,014,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 39,791,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 850,000
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,138,000
Violence
Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,122,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((103,011,000))
105,336,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a)
$770,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the operation and expenses of the state board of education, including basic
education assistance activities.
(b)
$659,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
investigation activities of the office of professional practices.
(c)
$1,700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
reprogram computer applications for collecting and processing school fiscal,
personnel, and student data and for calculating apportionment payments and to
upgrade agency computer hardware. A maximum of $600,000 of this amount shall
be used for computer hardware.
By
December 15, 1995, and before implementation of a new state-wide data system,
the superintendent shall present a plan to the house of representatives and
senate education and fiscal committees which identifies state data base uses
that could involve potentially sensitive data on students and parents. The
plan shall detail methods that the superintendent shall employ internally and
recommend to school organizations to insure integrity and proper use of data in
any student data base, with particular attention to eliminating unnecessary and
intrusive data about nonschool related information.
(d) $338,000
of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for
administration of the traffic safety education program, including in-service
training related to instruction in the risks of driving while under the
influence of alcohol and other drugs.
(e) The
superintendent of public instruction shall develop standards and rules for
disposal of surplus technology equipment accounting for proper depreciation and
maximum benefit to the district from the disposal.
(2)
STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS
(a)
$2,174,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific Science
Center.
(b)
$63,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
operation of the Cispus environmental learning center.
(c)
$2,654,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
educational centers, including state support activities.
(d)
$3,093,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
grants for magnet schools to be distributed as recommended by the
superintendent of public instruction pursuant to chapter 232, section 516(13),
Laws of 1992.
(e)
$4,370,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
complex need grants. Grants shall be provided according to funding ratios
established in LEAP Document 30C as developed on May 21, 1995, at 23:46 hours.
(f)
$3,050,000 of the drug enforcement and education account appropriation and
$2,800,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation are
provided solely for matching grants to enhance security in schools. Not more
than seventy-five percent of a district's total expenditures for school
security in any school year may be paid from a grant under this subsection.
The grants shall be expended solely for the costs of employing or contracting
for building security monitors in schools during school hours and school
events. Of the amount provided in this subsection, at least $2,850,000 shall
be spent for grants to districts that, during the 1988-89 school year, employed
or contracted for security monitors in schools during school hours. However,
these grants may be used only for increases in school district expenditures for
school security over expenditure levels for the 1988-89 school year.
(g)
Districts receiving allocations from subsections (2) (d) and (e) of this
section shall submit an annual report to the superintendent of public
instruction on the use of all district resources to address the educational
needs of at-risk students in each school building. The superintendent of
public instruction shall make copies of the reports available to the office of
financial management and the legislature.
(h)
$500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for plan
development and coordination as required by the federal goals 2000: Educate
America Act. The superintendent shall collaborate with the commission on
student learning for the plan development and coordination and submit quarterly
reports on the plan development to the education committees of the legislature.
(i)
$850,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
media productions by students to focus on issues and consequences of teenage
pregnancy and child rearing. The projects shall be consistent with the
provisions of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2798 as passed by the
1994 legislature, including a local/private or public sector match equal to
fifty percent of the state grant; and shall be awarded to schools or consortia
not granted funds in 1993-94. $450,000 of this amount is for costs of new
projects not funded in the 1995-96 school year.
(j)
$7,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to the state
board of education to establish teacher competencies in the instruction of
braille to legally blind and visually impaired students.
(k)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
matching grants to school districts for analysis of budgets for
classroom-related activities as specified in chapter 230, Laws of 1995.
(l)
$3,050,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5439 (nonoffender at-risk
youth). Of that amount, $50,000 is provided for a contract in fiscal year 1996
to the Washington state institute for public policy to conduct an evaluation
and review as outlined in section 81 of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5439. Allocation of the remaining amount shall be based on the number of
petitions filed in each district.
(m)
$300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided for alcohol and
drug prevention programs pursuant to RCW 66.08.180.
(n)
$1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided for
implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2909 (reading
literacy). Of this amount: (i) $100,000 is for the center for the improvement
of student learning's activities related to identifying effective reading
programs, providing information on effective reading programs, and developing
training programs for educators on effective reading instruction and
assessment; (ii) $500,000 is for grants as specified in section 2 of the bill
to provide incentives for the use of the effective reading programs; and (iii)
$900,000 is for reading instruction and reading assessment training programs
for educators as specified in section 3 of the bill.
(o)
$5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided to update
high-technology vocational education equipment in the 1996-97 school year. Of
this amount, $303,000 shall be allocated to skill centers. The superintendent
shall allocate the remaining funds at a maximum rate of $91.46 per full-time
equivalent vocational education student excluding skill center students. The
funds shall be allocated prior to June 30, 1997.
(p)
$10,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for
technology grants to school districts and for per diem and travel costs of the
technology education committee for school years 1995-96 and 1996-97. A
district is eligible for a grant if it either has ongoing programs emphasizing
specific approaches to learning assisted by technology or it is identified by
the center for the improvement of student learning based on best practices; and
(i) The
district is part of a consortium, of at least two school districts, formed to
pool resources to maximize technology related acquisitions, to start up new
programs or new staff development, and to share advantages of the consortium
with other districts;
(ii)
The district will match state funds, on an equal value basis, with a
combination of:
(A)
Contributions through partnerships with technology companies, educational
service districts, institutions of higher education, community and technical
colleges, or any other organization with expertise in applications of
technology to learning which are willing to assist school districts in applying
technology to the learning process through in-kind assistance; and
(B)
School district funds; and
(iii)
The district has plans and means for evaluating the improvement in student
learning resulting from the technology-based strategies of the district.
To the
extent that funds are available, school districts that meet the criteria of
this subsection shall be provided grants under this subsection in the order
they are prioritized by the technology education committee and for no more than
$600 per student in the proposed program.
The
superintendent of public instruction shall appoint a technology education
committee to develop an application and review process for awarding the
technology grants established in this subsection. The committee shall be
appointed by the superintendent and shall consist of five representatives from
technology companies, five technology coordinators representing educational
service districts, and five school district representatives. Committee members
shall serve without additional compensation but shall be eligible for per diem
and mileage allowances pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The
superintendent shall award the first round of technology grants based on the
recommendation of the technology education committee by July 1, 1996. No more
than fifty percent of funds provided in this appropriation shall be allocated
in the first round of awards.
(q)
$2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided for start-up
grants to establish alternative programs for students who have been truant,
suspended, or expelled or are subject to other disciplinary actions in
accordance with section 10 of Substitute House Bill No. 2640 (changing truancy
provisions).
(r)
$50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for
allocation to the primary coordinators of the state geographic alliance for the
purpose of improving the teaching of geography in the common school system.
(s)
$100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for a
contract for a feasibility analysis and implementation plan to provide the
resources of a skill center for students in the area served by the north
central educational service district.
(t)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
conflict resolution and anger management training.
(u)
$2,325,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for allocation to the north central Washington skills center for payment of
long-term leases, remodeling, equipment, supplies, and materials.
Sec.
1402. 1996
c 283 s 502 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL
APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 3,166,013,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((3,261,992,000))
3,253,778,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((6,428,005,000))
6,419,791,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994-95 school year.
(2)
Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school
years shall be determined using formula‑generated staff units calculated
pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in
(d) through (f) of this subsection shall be reduced for vocational full-time
equivalent enrollments. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in
grades K-6 shall be the greater of that generated under (a) of this subsection,
or under (d) and (e) of this subsection. Certificated staffing allocations
shall be as follows:
(a) On
the basis of each 1,000 average annual full-time equivalent enrollments,
excluding full-time equivalent enrollment otherwise recognized for certificated
staff unit allocations under (c) through (f) of this subsection:
(i)
Four certificated administrative staff units per thousand full-time equivalent
students in grades K-12;
(ii) 49
certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent
students in grades K-3; and
(iii)
An additional 5.3 certificated instructional staff units for grades K-3. Any
funds allocated for these additional certificated units shall not be considered
as basic education funding;
(A)
Funds provided under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) in excess of the amount
required to maintain the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW
28A.150.260(2)(b) shall be allocated only if the district documents an actual
ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated instructional staff per
thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3. For any school district
documenting a lower certificated instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall
be based on the district's actual grades K-3 certificated instructional staff
ratio achieved in that school year, or the statutory minimum ratio established
under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b), if greater;
(B)
Districts at or above 51.0 certificated instructional staff per one thousand
full-time equivalent students in grades K-3 may dedicate up to 1.3 of the 54.3
funding ratio to employ additional classified instructional assistants assigned
to basic education classrooms in grades K-3. For purposes of documenting a
district's staff ratio under this section, funds used by the district to employ
additional classified instructional assistants shall be converted to a
certificated staff equivalent and added to the district's actual certificated
instructional staff ratio. Additional classified instructional assistants, for
the purposes of this subsection, shall be determined using the 1989-90 school
year as the base year;
(C) Any
district maintaining a ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated
instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3
may use allocations generated under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) in excess of
that required to maintain the minimum ratio established under RCW
28A.150.260(2)(b) to employ additional basic education certificated
instructional staff or classified instructional assistants in grades 4-6.
Funds allocated under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall only be expended to
reduce class size in grades K-6. No more than 1.3 of the certificated
instructional funding ratio amount may be expended for provision of classified
instructional assistants; and
(iv)
Forty‑six certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time
equivalent students in grades 4-12; and
(b) For
school districts with a minimum enrollment of 250 full-time equivalent students
whose full-time equivalent student enrollment count in a given month exceeds
the first of the month full-time equivalent enrollment count by 5 percent, an
additional state allocation of 110 percent of the share that such increased
enrollment would have generated had such additional full-time equivalent
students been included in the normal enrollment count for that particular
month;
(c) On
the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in:
(i)
Vocational education programs approved by the superintendent of public
instruction, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated
administrative staff units for each 18.3 full-time equivalent vocational
students;
(ii)
Skills center programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction,
0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated
administrative units for each 16.67 full-time equivalent vocational students;
and
(iii)
Indirect cost charges to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 10
percent;
(d) For
districts enrolling not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time
equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any
school district which have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state
board of education and enroll not more than twenty‑five average annual
full-time equivalent students in grades K-8:
(i) For
those enrolling no students in grades seven and eight, 1.76 certificated
instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units for
enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑twentieth of a
certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled; and
(ii)
For those enrolling students in grades 7 or 8, 1.68 certificated instructional
staff units and 0.32 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of
not more than five students, plus one‑tenth of a certificated
instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled;
(e) For
specified enrollments in districts enrolling more than twenty‑five but
not more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which
enroll more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students
in grades K-8 and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state
board of education:
(i) For
enrollment of up to sixty annual average full-time equivalent students in
grades K-6, 2.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated
administrative staff units; and
(ii)
For enrollment of up to twenty annual average full-time equivalent students in
grades 7 and 8, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08
certificated administrative staff units;
(f) For
districts operating no more than two high schools with enrollments of less than
three hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, for enrollment in
grades 9-12 in each such school, other than alternative schools:
(i) For
remote and necessary schools enrolling students in any grades 9-12 but no more
than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades
K-12, four and one‑half certificated instructional staff units and one‑quarter
of a certificated administrative staff unit;
(ii)
For all other small high schools under this subsection, nine certificated
instructional staff units and one‑half of a certificated administrative
staff unit for the first sixty average annual full time equivalent students,
and additional staff units based on a ratio of 0.8732 certificated
instructional staff units and 0.1268 certificated administrative staff units
per each additional forty‑three and one‑half average annual full
time equivalent students.
Units
calculated under (f)(ii) of this subsection shall be reduced by certificated
staff units at the rate of forty‑six certificated instructional staff
units and four certificated administrative staff units per thousand vocational
full-time equivalent students.
(g) For
each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual
average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty
students, operating a grades K-8 program or a grades 1-8 program, an additional
one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit;
(h) For
each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual
average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty
students, operating a grades K-6 program or a grades 1-6 program, an additional
one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit.
(3)
Allocations for classified salaries for the 1995‑96 and 1996‑97
school years shall be calculated using formula‑generated classified staff
units determined as follows:
(a) For
enrollments generating certificated staff unit allocations under subsection (2)
(d) through (h) of this section, one classified staff unit for each three
certificated staff units allocated under such subsections;
(b) For
all other enrollment in grades K-12, including vocational full-time equivalent
enrollments, one classified staff unit for each sixty average annual full-time
equivalent students; and
(c) For
each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more than fifty annual
average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty
students, an additional one‑half of a classified staff unit.
(4)
Fringe benefit allocations shall be calculated at a rate of 20.71 percent in
the 1995‑96 school year and 20.71 percent in the 1996-97 school year of
certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section,
and a rate of 18.77 percent in the 1995‑96 school year and 18.77 percent
in the 1996-97 school year of classified salary allocations provided under
subsection (3) of this section.
(5)
Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the rates specified in
section 504(2) of this act, based on the number of benefit units determined as
follows:
(a) The
number of certificated staff units determined in subsection (2) of this
section; and
(b) The
number of classified staff units determined in subsection (3) of this section
multiplied by 1.152. This factor is intended to adjust allocations so that,
for the purposes of distributing insurance benefits, full-time equivalent
classified employees may be calculated on the basis of 1440 hours of work per
year, with no individual employee counted as more than one full-time
equivalent;
(6)(a)
For nonemployee-related costs associated with each certificated staff unit
allocated under subsection (2)(a), (b), and (d) through (h) of this section,
there shall be provided a maximum of $7,656 per certificated staff unit in the
1995‑96 school year and a maximum of $7,786 per certificated staff unit
in the 1996-97 school year.
(b) For
nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff
unit allocated under subsection (2)(c) of this section, there shall be provided
a maximum of $14,587 per certificated staff unit in the 1995‑96 school
year and a maximum of $14,835 per certificated staff unit in the 1996-97 school
year.
(7)
Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at
a maximum rate of $341 for the 1995‑96 school year and $341 per year for
the 1996‑97 school year per allocated classroom teacher excluding salary
adjustments made in section 504 of this act. Solely for the purposes of this
subsection, allocated classroom teachers shall be equal to the number of certificated
instructional staff units allocated under subsection (2) of this section,
multiplied by the ratio between the number of actual basic education
certificated teachers and the number of actual basic education certificated
instructional staff reported state‑wide for the 1994-95 school year.
(8) Any
school district board of directors may petition the superintendent of public
instruction by submission of a resolution adopted in a public meeting to reduce
or delay any portion of its basic education allocation for any school year.
The superintendent of public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay
if it does not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not
be for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no impact
on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort assistance
pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW.
(9) The
superintendent may distribute a maximum of $5,820,000 outside the basic
education formula during fiscal years 1996 and 1997 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
$431,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of $444,000 may be
expended in fiscal year 1997;
(b) For
summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $1,938,000 may be
expended in fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of $1,948,000 may be expended in
fiscal year 1997;
(c) A
maximum of $309,000 may be expended for school district emergencies; and
(d) A
maximum of $250,000 may be expended for fiscal year 1996 and a maximum of
$500,000 may be expended for fiscal year 1997 for programs providing skills
training for secondary students who are at risk of academic failure or who have
dropped out of school and are enrolled in the extended day school-to-work
programs, as approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The funds
shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed $500 per full-time equivalent
student enrolled in those programs.
(10)
For the purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time equivalent
student in state basic education appropriations provided under this act,
including appropriations for salary and benefits increases, is 2.2 percent from
the 1994‑95 school year to the 1995‑96 school year, and 1.3 percent
from the 1995‑96 school year to the 1996‑97 school year.
(11) If
two or more school districts consolidate and each district was receiving
additional basic education formula staff units pursuant to subsection (2) (b)
through (h) of this section, the following shall apply:
(a) For
three school years following consolidation, the number of basic education
formula staff units shall not be less than the number of basic education
formula staff units received by the districts in the school year prior to the
consolidation; and
(b) For
the fourth through eighth school years following consolidation, the difference
between the basic education formula staff units received by the districts for
the school year prior to consolidation and the basic education formula staff
units after consolidation pursuant to subsection (2) (a) through (h) of this
section shall be reduced in increments of twenty percent per year.
Sec.
1403. 1996
c 283 s 504 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 96,201,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((122,763,000))
122,394,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((218,964,000))
218,595,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$217,835,000 is provided for cost of living adjustments of 4.0 percent
effective September 1, 1995, for state-formula staff units. The appropriation
includes associated incremental fringe benefit allocations for both years at
rates 20.07 percent for certificated staff and 15.27 percent for classified
staff.
(a) The
appropriation in this section includes the increased portion of salaries and
incremental fringe benefits for all relevant state funded school programs in
PART V of this act. Salary adjustments for state employees in the office of
superintendent of public instruction and the education reform program are
provided in the Special Appropriations sections of this act. Increases for
general apportionment (basic education) are based on the salary allocation
schedules and methodology in section 503 of this act. Increases for special
education result from increases in each district's basic education allocation
per student. Increases for educational service districts and institutional
education programs are determined by the superintendent of public instruction
using the methodology for general apportionment salaries and benefits in
section 503 of this act.
(b) The
appropriation in this section provides salary increase and incremental fringe
benefit allocations for the following programs based on formula adjustments as
follows:
(i) For
pupil transportation, an increase of $0.77 per weighted pupil‑mile for
the 1995‑96 school year and maintained for the 1996-97 school year;
(ii)
For learning assistance, an increase of $11.24 per eligible student for the
1995‑96 school year and maintained for the 1996-97 school year;
(iii)
For education of highly capable students, an increase of $8.76 per formula
student for the 1995‑96 school year and maintained for the 1996-97 school
year; and
(iv)
For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $22.77 per eligible
bilingual student for the 1995‑96 school year and maintained for the
1996-97 school year.
(2) The
maintenance rate for insurance benefits shall be $313.95 for the 1995-96 school
year and $314.51 for the 1996-97 school year. Funding for insurance benefits
is included within appropriations made in other sections of Part V of this act.
(3)
Effective September 1, 1995, a maximum of $1,129,000 is provided for a 4
percent increase in the state allocation for substitute teachers in the general
apportionment programs.
(4) The
rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the
legislature.
Sec.
1404. 1996
c 283 s 505 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL
TRANSPORTATION
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 154,391,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((174,362,000))
172,633,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((328,753,000))
327,024,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) A
maximum of $1,347,000 may be expended for regional transportation coordinators
and related activities. The transportation coordinators shall ensure that data
submitted by school districts for state transportation funding shall, to the
greatest extent practical, reflect the actual transportation activity of each
district. The 1994 travel time to contiguous school district study shall be
continued and a report submitted to the fiscal committees of the legislature by
December 1, 1995.
(3) A
maximum of $40,000 is provided to complete the computerized state map project
containing school bus routing information. This information and available data
on school buildings shall be consolidated. Data formats shall be compatible
with the geographic information system (GIS) and included insofar as possible
in the GIS system.
(4)
$180,000 is provided solely for the transportation of students enrolled in
"choice" programs. Transportation shall be limited to low-income
students who are transferring to "choice" programs solely for
educational reasons.
(5)
Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, the superintendent of public
instruction shall implement a state bid process for the purchase of school
buses pursuant to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5408.
(6) Of
this appropriation, a maximum of $8,963,000 may be allocated in the 1995-96
school year for hazardous walking conditions. The superintendent shall ensure
that the conditions specified in RCW 28A.160.160(4) for state funding of
hazardous walking conditions for any district are fully and strictly adhered
to, and that no funds are allocated in any instance in which a district is not
actively and to the greatest extent possible engaged in efforts to mitigate
hazardous walking conditions.
(7) For
the 1996-97 school year, a maximum of $13,546,000 may be allocated for
transportation services in accordance with Senate Bill No. 6684 (student safety
to and from school). A district's allocation shall be based on the number of
enrolled students in grades kindergarten through five living within one radius
mile from their assigned school multiplied by 1.29. "Enrolled students in
grades kindergarten through five" for purposes of this section means the
number of kindergarten through five students, living within one radius mile,
who are enrolled during the week that each district's bus ridership count is
taken.
(8) The
minimum load factor in the operations formula shall be calculated based on all
students transported to and from school.
(9) For
the 1996-97 school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall revise
the expected bus lifetimes used for determining bus reimbursement and
depreciation payments in the following manner:
(a) The
twenty-year bus category shall be reduced to eighteen years; and
(b) The
fifteen-year bus category shall be reduced to thirteen years.
Sec.
1405. 1996
c 283 s 506 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 379,771,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((368,149,000))
355,111,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 98,684,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((846,604,000))
833,566,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
general fund‑-state appropriation includes such funds as are necessary
for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) In
recognition of the need for increased flexibility at the local district level
to facilitate the provision of appropriate education to children in need of
special education, and the need for substantive educational reform for a
significant portion of the school population, the funding formula for special
education is modified. These changes result from a 1994 study and
recommendations by the institute for public policy and the legislative budget
committee, aided by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and
the statewide task force for the development of special education funding
alternatives. The new formula is for allocation purposes only and is not
intended to prescribe or imply any particular pattern of special education
service delivery other than that contained in a properly formulated, locally
determined, individualized education program.
(3) The
superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funds to school
districts based on two categories, the mandatory special education program for
special education students ages three to twenty-one and the optional birth
through age two program for developmentally delayed infants and toddlers. The
superintendent shall review current state eligibility criteria for the fourteen
special education categories and consider changes which would reduce assessment
time and administrative costs associated with the special education program.
(4) For
the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years, the superintendent shall distribute state
funds to each district based on the sum of:
(a) A
district's annual average headcount enrollment of developmentally delayed
infants and toddlers ages birth through two, times the district's average basic
education allocation per full-time equivalent student, times 1.15; and
(b) A
district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment times
the enrollment percent, times the district's average basic education allocation
per full-time equivalent student times 0.9309.
(5) The
definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
(a)
"Average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student"
for a district shall be based on the staffing ratios required by RCW
28A.150.260 (i.e., 49/1000 certificated instructional staff in grades K-3, and
46/1000 in grades 4-12), and shall not include enhancements for K-3, secondary
vocational education, or small schools.
(b)
"Annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment"
means the resident enrollment including students enrolled through choice (RCW
28A.225.225) and students from nonhigh districts (RCW 28A.225.210) and
excluding students residing in another district enrolled as part of an
interdistrict cooperative program (RCW 28A.225.250).
(c)
"Enrollment percent" shall mean the district's resident special
education annual average enrollment including those students counted under the
special education demonstration projects, excluding the birth through age two
enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time equivalent
basic education enrollment. For the 1995-96 and the 1996-97 school years, each
district's enrollment percent shall be:
(i) For
districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was at or below 12.7 percent,
the lesser of the district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for
which the allocation is being determined or 12.7 percent.
(ii)
For districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was above 12.7 percent, the
lesser of:
(A) The
district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the special
education allocation is being determined; or
(B) The
district's actual enrollment percent for the school year immediately prior to
the school year for which the special education allocation is being determined
if not less than 12.7 percent; or
(C) For
1995-96, the 1994-95 enrollment percent reduced by 25 percent of the difference
between the district's 1994-95 enrollment percent and 12.7. For 1996-97, the
1994-95 enrollment percent reduced by 50 percent of the difference between the
district's 1994-95 enrollment percent and 12.7.
(6) At
the request of any interdistrict cooperative of at least 15 districts in which
all excess cost services for special education students of the districts are
provided by the cooperative, the maximum enrollment percent shall be 12.7, and
shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district units.
For purposes of subsection (5) of this section, the average basic education
allocation per full-time equivalent student shall be calculated in the
aggregate rather than individual district units.
(7) A
minimum of $4.5 million of the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall
be expended for safety net funding to meet the extraordinary needs of
individual special education students.
(8)
From the general fund‑-state appropriation, $14,600,000 is provided for
the 1995-96 school year, and (($15,850,000)) a maximum of $12,000,000
for the 1996-97 school year, for safety net purposes for districts with
demonstrable funding needs for special education beyond the combined amounts
provided in subsection (4) of this section. The superintendent of public
instruction shall, by rule, establish procedures and standards for allocation
of safety net funds. In the 1995-96 school year, school districts shall submit
their requests for safety net funds to the appropriate regional committee
established by the superintendent of public instruction. Regional committees
shall make recommendations to the state oversight committee for approval. For
the 1996-97 school year, requests for safety net funds under this subsection
shall be submitted to the state oversight committee. The following conditions
and limitations shall be applicable to school districts requesting safety net
funds:
(a) For
a school district requesting state safety net funds due to special characteristics
of the district and costs of providing services which differ significantly from
the assumptions contained in the funding formula, the procedures and standards
shall permit relief only if a district can demonstrate at a minimum that:
(i)
Individualized education plans are appropriate and are properly and efficiently
prepared and formulated;
(ii)
The district is making a reasonable effort to provide appropriate program
services for special education students utilizing state funds generated by the
apportionment and special education funding formulas;
(iii)
The district's programs are operated in a reasonably efficient manner and that
the district has adopted a plan of action to contain or eliminate any
unnecessary, duplicative, or inefficient practices;
(iv)
Indirect costs charged to this program do not exceed the allowable percent for
the federal special education program;
(v) Any
available federal funds are insufficient to address the additional needs; and
(vi)
The costs of any supplemental contracts are not charged to this program for
purposes of making these determinations.
(b) For
districts requesting safety net funds due to federal maintenance of effort
requirements, as a result of changes in the state special education formula,
the procedures and standards shall permit relief only if a district can
demonstrate at a minimum that:
(i)
Individualized education plans are appropriate and are properly and efficiently
prepared and formulated; and
(ii)
The district is making a reasonable effort to provide appropriate program
services for special education students utilizing state funds generated by the
apportionment and special education funding formulas.
(c) For
districts requesting safety net funds due to federal maintenance of effort
requirements as a result in changes in the state special education formula,
amounts provided for this purpose shall be calculated by the superintendent of
public instruction and adjusted periodically based on the most current
information available to the superintendent. The amount provided shall not
exceed the lesser of:
(i) The
district's 1994-95 state excess cost allocation for resident special education
students minus the relevant school year's state special education formula
allocation;
(ii)
The district's 1994-95 state excess cost allocation per resident special
education student times the number of formula funded special education students
for the relevant school year minus the relevant school year's special education
formula allocation;
(iii)
The amount requested by the district; or
(iv)
The amount awarded by the state oversight committee.
(9)(a)
For purposes of making safety net determinations pursuant to subsection (8) of
this section, the superintendent shall make available to each school district,
from available data, prior to June 1st of each year:
(i) The
district's 1994-95 enrollment percent;
(ii)
For districts with a 1994-95 enrollment percent over 12.7 percent, the maximum
1995-96 enrollment percent, and prior to 1996-97 the maximum 1996-97 enrollment
percent;
(iii)
The estimate to be used for purposes of subsection (8) of this section of each
district's 1994-95 special education allocation showing the excess cost and the
basic education portions; and
(iv) If
necessary, a process for each district to estimate the 1995-96 school year
excess cost allocation for special education and the portion of the basic
education allocation formerly included in the special education allocation.
This process may utilize the allocations generated pursuant to subsection (4)
of this section, each district's 1994-95 estimated basic education backout
percent for the 1994-95 school year, and state compensation increases for
1995-96.
(b) The
superintendent, in consultation with the state auditor, shall take all
necessary steps to successfully transition to the new formula and minimize
paperwork at the district level associated with federal maintenance of effort
calculations. The superintendent shall develop such rules and procedures as
are necessary to implement this process for the 1995-96 school year, and may
use the same process.
(10)
Prior to adopting any standards, procedures, or processes required to implement
this section, the superintendent shall consult with the office of financial
management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(11)
Membership of the regional committees, in the 1995-96 school year, may include,
but not be limited to:
(a) A
representative of the superintendent of public instruction;
(b) One
or more representatives from school districts including board members,
superintendents, special education directors, and business managers; and
(c) One
or more staff from an educational service district.
(12)
The state oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public
instruction shall consist of:
(a)
Staff of the office of superintendent of public instruction;
(b)
Staff of the office of the state auditor;
(c)
Staff from the office of the financial management; and
(d) One
or more representatives from school districts or educational service districts
knowledgeable of special education programs and funding.
(13)
The institute for public policy, in cooperation with the superintendent of
public instruction, the office of financial management, and the fiscal committees
of the legislature, shall evaluate the operation of the safety nets under
subsections (7) and (8) of this section and shall prepare an interim report by
December 15, 1995, and a final report on the first school year of operation by
October 15, 1996.
(14) A
maximum of $678,000 may be expended from the general fund‑-state
appropriation to fund 5.43 full-time equivalent teachers and 2.1 full-time
equivalent aides at Children's orthopedic hospital and medical center. This
amount is in lieu of money provided through the home and hospital allocation
and the special education program.
(15)
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely
for projects to provide special education students with appropriate job and
independent living skills, including work experience where possible, to
facilitate their successful transition out of the public school system. The
funds provided by this subsection shall be from federal discretionary grants.
(16)
Not more than $80,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall be
expended for development of an inservice training program to identify students
with dyslexia who may be in need of special education.
(17) A
maximum of $933,600 of the general fund‑-state appropriation in fiscal
year 1996 and a maximum of $933,600 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for fiscal year 1997 may be expended for state special education
coordinators housed at each of the educational service districts. Employment
and functions of the special education coordinators shall be determined in
consultation with the superintendent of public instruction.
Sec.
1406. 1996
c 283 s 507 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC
SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public
Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((16,928,000))
16,824,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994-95 school year.
(2) A
maximum of $507,000 shall be expended for regional traffic safety education
coordinators.
(3) The
maximum basic state allocation per student completing the program shall be
$137.16 in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years.
(4)
Additional allocations to provide tuition assistance for students from
low-income families who complete the program shall be a maximum of $66.81 per
eligible student in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years.
Sec.
1407. 1996
c 283 s 509 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL
EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 76,871,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((82,806,000))
82,831,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((159,677,000))
159,702,000
Sec.
1408. 1996
c 283 s 511 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 15,798,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((17,928,000))
16,235,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((42,274,000))
40,581,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
general fund‑-state appropriation includes such funds as are necessary
for the remaining months of the 1994‑95 school year.
(2)
State funding provided under this section is based on salaries and other
expenditures for a 220‑day school year. The superintendent of public
instruction shall monitor school district expenditure plans for institutional
education programs to ensure that districts plan for a full-time summer
program.
(3)
State funding for each institutional education program shall be based on the
institution's annual average full-time equivalent student enrollment. Staffing
ratios for each category of institution and other state funding assumptions
shall be those specified in the legislative budget notes.
Sec.
1409. 1996
c 283 s 512 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR
PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 4,200,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((4,254,000))
4,217,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((8,454,000))
8,417,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994‑95 school year.
(2)
Allocations for school district programs for highly capable students shall be
distributed for up to one and one-half percent of each district's full-time
equivalent basic education act enrollment.
(3)
$436,000 of the appropriation is for the Centrum program at Fort Worden state
park.
Sec.
1410. 1996
c 283 s 514 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL
BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 26,378,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((28,432,000))
28,221,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((54,810,000))
54,599,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994-95 school year.
(2) The
superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $623.21 per eligible bilingual
student in the 1995-96 school year and $623.31 in the 1996-97 school year.
Sec.
1411. 1996
c 283 s 515 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 56,417,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((58,210,000))
57,451,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((114,627,000))
113,868,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994‑95 school year.
(2) For
making the calculation of the percentage of students scoring in the lowest
quartile as compared with national norms, beginning with the 1991-92 school
year, the superintendent shall multiply each school district's 4th and 8th
grade test results by 0.86.
(3)
Funding for school district learning assistance programs shall be allocated at
a maximum rate of $366.74 per unit for the 1995-96 school year and a maximum of
$366.81 per unit in the 1996-97 school year. School districts may carryover up
to 10 percent of funds allocated under this program; however, carryover funds
shall be expended for the learning assistance program.
(a) A
school district's units for the 1995-96 school year shall be the sum of the
following:
(i) The
1995-96 full-time equivalent enrollment in kindergarten through 6th grade,
times the 5-year average 4th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section, times 0.96; and
(ii)
The 1995-96 full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7 through 9, times the
5-year average 8th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of
this section, times 0.96; and
(iii)
If the district's percentage of October 1994 headcount enrollment in grades
K-12 eligible for free and reduced price lunch exceeds the state average,
subtract the state average percentage of students eligible for free and reduced
price lunch from the district's percentage and multiply the result by the
district's 1995-96 K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment times
11.68 percent.
(b) A
school district's units for the 1996-97 school year shall be the sum of the
following:
(i) The
1996-97 full-time equivalent enrollment in kindergarten through 6th grade,
times the 5-year average 4th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section, times 0.92; and
(ii)
The 1996-97 full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7 through 9, times the
5-year average 8th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of
this section, times 0.92; and
(iii)
If the district's percentage of October 1995 headcount enrollment in grades
K-12 eligible for free and reduced price lunch exceeds the state average,
subtract the state average percentage of students eligible for free and reduced
price lunch from the district's percentage and multiply the result by the
district's 1996-97 K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment times
22.30 percent.
Sec.
1412. 1996
c 283 s 516 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL
ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)............ $ 56,846,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)............ $ ((58,123,000))
58,076,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION.............. $ ((114,969,000))
114,922,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriation provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of
the 1994-95 school year.
(2)
School districts receiving moneys pursuant to this section shall expend at
least fifty-eight percent of such moneys in school buildings for building based
planning, staff development, and other activities to improve student learning,
consistent with the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210 and RCW
28A.630.885. Districts receiving the moneys shall have a policy regarding the
involvement of school staff, parents, and community members in instructional
decisions. Each school using the moneys shall, by the end of the 1995-96
school year, develop and keep on file a building plan to attain the student
learning goals and essential academic learning requirements and to implement
the assessment system as it is developed. The remaining forty-two percent of
such moneys may be used to meet other educational needs as identified by the
school district. Program enhancements funded pursuant to this section do not
fall within the definition of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the
state Constitution and the state's funding duty thereunder, nor shall such
funding constitute levy reduction funds for purposes of RCW 84.52.0531.
(3)
Forty-two percent of the allocations to school districts shall be calculated on
the basis of full-time enrollment at an annual rate per student of up to $26.30
for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years. For school districts enrolling not
more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, and for
small school plants within any school district designated as remote and
necessary schools, the allocations shall be as follows:
(a)
Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades kindergarten through six shall generate funding based on sixty full-time
equivalent students;
(b)
Enrollment of not more than 20 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades seven and eight shall generate funding based on twenty full-time
equivalent students; and
(c)
Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in grades
nine through twelve shall generate funding based on sixty full-time equivalent
students.
(4)
Fifty-eight percent of the allocations to school districts shall be calculated
on the basis of full-time enrollment at an annual rate per student of up to $36.69
for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 fiscal years. The state schools for the deaf and
the blind may qualify for allocations of funds under this subsection. For
school districts enrolling not more than one hundred average annual full-time
equivalent students, and for small school plants within any school district
designated as remote and necessary schools, the allocations shall be as
follows:
(a)
Enrollment of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades kindergarten through six shall generate funding based on sixty full-time
equivalent students;
(b)
Enrollment of not more than 20 average annual full-time equivalent students in
grades seven and eight shall generate funding based on twenty full-time
equivalent students; and
(c) Enrollment
of not more than 60 average annual full-time equivalent students in grades nine
through twelve shall generate funding based on sixty full-time equivalent
students.
(5)
Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, to provide parents, the local community,
and the legislature with information on the student learning improvement block
grants, schools receiving funds for such purpose shall include, in the annual
performance report required in RCW 28A.320.205, information on how the student
learning improvement block grant moneys were spent and what results were
achieved. Each school district shall submit the reports to the superintendent
of public instruction and the superintendent shall provide the legislature with
an annual report.
(6)
Receipt by a school district of one-fourth of the district's allocation of
funds under this section, shall be conditioned on a finding by the
superintendent that the district is enrolled as a medicaid service provider and
is actively pursuing federal matching funds for medical services provided
through special education programs, pursuant to RCW 74.09.5241 through
74.09.5256 (Title XIX funding).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1413. A
new section is added to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION--COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
General
Fund Appropriation to the Common
School Construction Fund................... $ 62,379,000
(End
of part)
PART
XV
HIGHER
EDUCATION
Sec.
1501. 1996
c 283 s 602 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
The
appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state general
fund support or employment and training trust account support for student full-time
equivalent enrollments at each institution of higher education. Listed below
are the annual full-time equivalent student enrollments by institution assumed
in this act.
1995‑96 1996-97
Annual Annual
Average Average
FTE FTE
University
of Washington
Main campus........................... 29,857 30,455
Evening
Degree Program.................. 571 617
Tacoma
branch........................... 588 747
Bothell
branch.......................... 533 685
Washington
State University
Main campus........................... 16,205 17,403
Spokane
branch.......................... 283 352
Tri-Cities
branch....................... 624 724
Vancouver
branch........................ 723 851
Central
Washington University......... 6,903 7,256
Eastern
Washington University......... 7,656 ((7,825))
7,739
The
Evergreen State College........... 3,278 3,406
Western
Washington University......... 9,483 10,038
State
Board for Community and
Technical
Colleges................. 111,986 114,326
Higher
Education Coordinating
Board................................ 50 50
Sec.
1502. 1996
c 283 s 603 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 345,763,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((358,240,000))
360,350,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment
and Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 58,575,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((773,982,000))
776,092,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
$2,883,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for 500
supplemental FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259 (timber-dependent
communities).
(2)
$58,575,000 of the employment and training trust account appropriation is
provided solely for training and related support services specified in chapter
226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers). Of this
amount:
(a)
$41,090,000 is to provide enrollment opportunity for 6,100 full-time equivalent
students in fiscal year 1996 and 7,200 full-time equivalent students in fiscal
year 1997. The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit
to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and
approval a plan for the allocation of the full-time equivalents provided in
this subsection.
(b)
$8,403,000 is to provide child care assistance, transportation, and financial
aid for the student enrollments funded in (a) of this subsection.
(c)
$7,632,000 is to provide financial assistance for student enrollments funded in
(a) of this subsection in order to enhance program completion for those
enrolled students whose unemployment benefit eligibility will be exhausted or
reduced before their training program is completed. The state board for
community and technical colleges shall submit to the workforce training and
education coordinating board for review and approval a plan for eligibility and
disbursement criteria to be used in determining the award of moneys provided in
this subsection.
(d)
$750,000 is provided solely for an interagency agreement with the workforce
training and education coordinating board for an independently contracted
net-impact study to determine the overall effectiveness and outcomes of
retraining and other services provided under chapter 226, Laws of 1993,
(employment and training for unemployed workers). The net-impact study shall
be completed and delivered to the legislature no later than December 31, 1996.
(e)
$700,000 is to provide the operating resources for seven employment security
department job service centers located on community and technical college
campuses.
(3)
$3,725,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment
of student outcomes at community and technical colleges.
(4)
$1,412,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(5)
$3,296,720 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for
instructional equipment.
(6)
$688,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building
operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only
pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(7) Up
to $4,200,000 of the appropriations in this section may be used in combination
with salary and benefit savings from faculty turnover to provide faculty salary
increments.
(8) The
technical colleges may increase tuition and fees to conform with the percentage
increase in community college operating fees authorized in Substitute Senate
Bill No. 5325.
(9)
$4,200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for transitional costs and accreditation requirements associated with the
transfer of the technical colleges to the community college system. Colleges
shall apply funding for distance learning and technology resources to address
accreditation requirements in a cost-effective manner. Colleges are encouraged
to negotiate with accreditation agencies for the acceptance of new educational
technologies to meet accreditation standards.
(10) Up
to $50,000, if matched by an equal amount from private sources, may be used to
initiate an international trade education consortium, composed of selected
community colleges, to fund and promote international trade education and
training services in a variety of locations throughout the state, which
services shall include specific business skills needed to develop and sustain
international business opportunities that are oriented toward vocational,
applied skills. The board shall report to appropriate legislative committees
on these efforts at each regular session of the legislature.
(11)
$2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for productivity enhancements in student services and instruction that
facilitate student progress, and innovation proposals that provide greater
student access and learning opportunities. The state board for community and technical
colleges shall report to the governor and legislature by October 1, 1997, on
implementation of productivity and innovation programs supported by these
funds.
(12)
$1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for competitive grants to community and technical colleges to assist the
colleges in serving disabled students. The state board for community and
technical colleges shall award grants to colleges based on severity of need.
(13)
$2,700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
for the costs associated with standardizing part-time health benefits per
Substitute Senate Bill No. 6583.
(14) By
November 15, 1996, the board, in consultation with full- and part-time faculty
groups, shall develop a plan and submit recommendations to the legislature to
address compensation and staffing issues concerning inter- and
intra-institutional salary disparities for full and part-time faculty. The
board shall develop and submit to the governor and the legislature a ten-year
implementation plan that: (a) Reflects the shared responsibility of the
institutions and the legislature to address these issues; (b) reviews recent
trends in the use of part-time faculty and makes recommendations to the
legislature for appropriate ratios of part-time to full-time faculty staff; and
(c) considers educational quality, long-range cost considerations, flexibility
in program delivery, employee working conditions, and differing circumstances
pertaining to local situations.
Sec.
1503. 1996
c 283 s 604 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 259,062,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((267,933,000))
268,643,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 1,685,000
Accident
Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 4,348,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation.............. $ 4,343,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 6,247,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION......... ........ $ ((543,678,000))
544,328,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$10,501,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely
to operate upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Tacoma
branch campus. Of this amount((: (a))), $237,000 is provided
solely for continuation of the two-plus-two program operated jointly with the
Olympic Community College((; and (b) $700,000 is provided solely for
building maintenance, equipment purchase, and moving costs and shall be placed
in reserve and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the
office of financial management)).
(2)
$9,665,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate
upper-division and graduate level courses offered at the Bothell branch campus.
(3)
$2,300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
the implementation of chapter 492, Laws of 1993 (health care reform) to
increase the supply of primary health care providers.
(4)
$300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to
expand community-based training for physician assistants.
(5)
$300,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
the advanced registered nurse program.
(6)
$2,909,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660
(graduate service appointment health insurance).
(7)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(8)
$648,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(9)
$1,471,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building
operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only
pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(10)
$500,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for enhancements
to the mathematics, engineering and science achievement (MESA) program.
(11)
$227,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for
implementation of the Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(12)
The university shall begin implementation of the professional staff and
librarian market gap remedy plan II, which was submitted to the legislature in
response to section 603(3), chapter 24, Laws of 1993 sp. sess. and section
603(3), chapter 6, Laws of 1994 sp. sess. As part of the implementation of the
plan, an average salary increase of 5.0 percent may be provided to librarians
and professional staff on July 1, 1995, to meet salary gaps as described in the
plan.
(13)
$184,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
participation of the University of Washington dental school in
migrant/community health centers in the Yakima valley.
(14) At
least $50,000 of the general fund appropriation shall be used for research at
the Olympic natural resources center.
(15)
$1,718,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for
technological improvements to develop an integrated state-wide library system,
of which $409,000 is for system-wide network costs.
Sec.
1504. 1996
c 283 s 605 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 150,272,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((159,410,000))
159,886,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 33,000
Air
Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 105,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 1,400,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((311,220,000))
311,696,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$12,008,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate
upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services
offered at the Vancouver branch campus. $1,198,000 of this amount is provided
for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and
expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of
financial management.
(2)
$7,646,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate
upper-division and graduate level courses and other educational services
offered at the Tri-Cities branch campus. $53,000 of this amount is provided
for new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and
expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of
financial management.
(3)
$8,042,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to operate
graduate and professional level courses and other educational services offered
at the Spokane branch campus.
(4)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(5)
$280,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(6)
$1,400,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660
(graduate service appointment health insurance).
(7)
$2,167,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building
operations and maintenance on the main campus and shall be placed in reserve
and expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of
financial management.
(8)
$525,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to implement
House Bill No. 1741 (wine and wine grape research). If the bill is not enacted
by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) (($1,000,000
of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1009 (pesticide research). If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1995, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10))) $314,000
of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the
Puget Sound water quality management plan.
(((11)))
(10) $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for operation of the energy efficiency programs transferred to Washington
State University by House Bill No. 2009. If House Bill No. 2009 is not enacted
by June 30, 1996, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((12)))
(11) $450,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for equipment, software, and related expenditures to support a
state-wide library network.
Sec.
1505. 1996
c 283 s 606 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 37,350,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((38,394,000))
38,168,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 200,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((75,944,000))
75,718,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(2)
$186,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(3)
$200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660
(graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4)
$166,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
new building operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and
expended only pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of
financial management.
(5)
$454,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
equipment, software, and related expenditures to support a state-wide library
network.
Sec.
1506. 1996
c 283 s 607 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 33,636,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((36,250,000))
36,346,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation...................... ........ $ 10,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 140,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((70,036,000))
70,132,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(2)
$140,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(3)
$140,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660
(graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4)
$1,293,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for equipment,
software, and related expenditures to support a state-wide library network.
Sec.
1507. 1996
c 283 s 608 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 18,436,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((19,325,000))
19,385,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((37,761,000))
37,821,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(2)
$94,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and
retain minority students and faculty.
(3)
$58,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building
operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only
pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(4)
$417,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for equipment,
software, and related expenditures to support a state-wide library network.
Sec.
1508. 1996
c 283 s 609 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1996)........... $ 42,533,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1997)........... $ ((45,709,000))
45,827,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 200,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((88,442,000))
88,560,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$372,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for assessment of
student outcomes.
(2) $186,000
of the general fund appropriation is provided solely to recruit and retain
minority students and faculty.
(3)
$200,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for
health benefits for teaching and research assistants pursuant to RCW 28B.10.660
(graduate service appointment health insurance).
(4)
$275,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided for new building
operations and maintenance and shall be placed in reserve and expended only
pursuant to allotment authority provided by the office of financial management.
(5)
$873,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for equipment,
software, and related expenditures to support a state-wide library network.
Sec.
1509. 1996
c 283 s 610 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE HIGHER
EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 1,984,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ ((2,365,000))
2,370,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,073,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((5,422,000))
5,427,000
(1) The
appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the policy coordination,
planning, studies, and administrative functions of the board and are subject to
the following conditions and limitations: $560,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation is provided solely for enrollment to implement RCW 28B.80.570
through 28B.80.580 (timber dependent communities). The number of students
served shall be 50 full-time equivalent students per fiscal year. The higher
education coordinating board (HECB) in cooperation with the state board for
community and technical college education (SBCTC) shall review the outcomes of
the timber program and report to the governor and legislature by November 1,
1995. The review should include programs administered by the HECB and SBCTC.
The review should address student satisfaction, academic success, and
employment success resulting from expenditure of these funds. The boards
should consider a broad range of recommendations, from strengthening the
program with existing resources to terminating the program.
(2)
$150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
a study of higher education needs in North Snohomish/Island/Skagit counties.
The board is directed to explore and recommend innovative approaches to
providing educational programs. The board shall consider the use of technology
and distance education as a means of meeting the higher education needs of the
area. The study shall be completed and provided to the appropriate committees
of the legislature by November 30, 1996.
(3) The
higher education coordinating board, in conjunction with the office of
financial management and public institutions of higher education, shall study
institutional student enrollment capacity at each four-year university or
college. The higher education coordinating board shall report to the governor
and the appropriate committees of the legislature the maximum student
enrollment that could be accommodated with existing facilities and those under
design or construction as of the 1995-97 biennium. The report shall use
national standards as a basis for making comparisons, and the report shall
include recommendations for increasing student access by maximizing the
efficient use of facilities. The report shall also consider ways the state can
encourage potential four-year college students to enroll in schools having
excess capacity.
(4)
$70,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to
develop a competency-based admissions system for higher education institutions.
(5)
$50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
attorneys' fees and related expenses needed to defend the equal opportunity
grant program.
(6)
$140,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the design and development of recommendations for the creation of a college tuition
prepayment program. A recommended program design and draft legislation shall
be submitted to the office of financial management by September 30, 1996, for
consideration in the 1997 legislative session. The development of the program
shall be conducted in consultation with the state investment board, the state
treasurer, the state actuary, the office of financial management, private
financial institutions, and other qualified parties with experience in the
areas of accounting, actuary, risk management, or investment management.
(7)
$100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
the implementation of the assessment of prior learning experience program.
Sec.
1510. 1996
c 283 s 613 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON
STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1996).... $ 2,236,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997).... $ 1,997,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 934,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 7,000
Industrial
Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((5,168,000))
5,175,000
(End
of part)
PART
XVI
SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
1601. 1996
c 283 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 GENERAL FUND BOND DEBT
General
Fund Appropriation..................... $ ((823,106,003))
805,100,003
State
Building and Construction Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((21,500,000))
15,000,000
Fisheries
Bond Retirement Account 1977
Appropriation.............................. $ ((291,215))
1,000
Community
College Capital Improvement Bond
Redemption
Fund 1972 Appropriation......... $ ((851,225))
425,550
Waste
Disposal Facility Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ ((19,592,375))
3,985,920
Water
Supply Facility Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ ((1,413,613))
483,000
Indian
Cultural Center Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ ((126,682))
63,000
Social
and Health Service Bond Redemption Fund
1976
Appropriation......................... $ ((2,019,427))
0
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Fund 1977
Appropriation.............................. $ ((8,272,858))
2,926,261
Salmon
Enhancement Construction Bond Retirement
Fund
Appropriation......................... $ ((1,071,805))
274,673
Fire
Service Training Center Bond Retirement Fund
Appropriation............ ................. $ ((754,844))
378,000
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Account 1988
Appropriation.............................. $ ((4,000,000))
2,000,000
State
General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund... $........................................... 788,886,959
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((1,671,887,006))
1,622,132,000
The
general fund appropriation is for deposit into the account listed in section
801 of this act.
Sec.
1602. 1996
c 283 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
Appropriation.............................. $ ((24,179,295))
24,501,328
Higher
Education Reimbursement Enterprise Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 633,913
Accident
Account Appropriation.................. $............................. ((5,548,000))
5,281,997
Medical
Account Appropriation.................. $ ((5,548,000))
5,281,997
State
General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund... $........................................... 43,940,553
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((79,849,761))
79,639,788
Sec.
1603. 1996
c 283 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 Appropriation..................... $ 37,031,429
Higher
Education Reimbursable Construction Account
Appropriation............................. $ ((197,000))
50,088
Community
College Capital Construction Bond
Retirement Fund 1975 Appropriation........ $ 450,000
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Appropriation............................. $ ((2,887,000))
2,038,080
State
General Obligation Retirement Fund........ $...................................... 97,323,580
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((137,889,007))
136,893,117
Sec.
1604. 1996
c 283 s 705 (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 Appropriation..................... $ 1,535,000
State
Convention and Trade Center Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 15,000
State
Building Construction Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,050,000
Higher
Education Reimbursable Construction
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 3,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ 2,603,000
Total Bond
Retirement and Interest Appropriations
contained
in sections 701 through 704 of this
act........................................ $ ((1,901,605,174))
1,841,268,000
Sec.
1605. 1996
c 283 s 709 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
SUNDRY CLAIMS. The
following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from
the general fund, unless otherwise indicated, for relief of various
individuals, firms, and corporations for sundry claims. These appropriations
are to be disbursed on vouchers approved by the director of general
administration, 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)
Walter Watson, claim number SCJ-92-11........ $ 6,003.00
(b)
Carl L. Decker, claim number SCJ-95-02...... $ 24,948.48
(c)
Bill R. Hood, claim number SCJ-95-08........ $ 71,698.72
(d)
Rick Sevela, claim number SCJ-95-09......... $ 6,937.22
(e)
William V. Pearson, claim number SCJ-95-12... $ 5,929.99
(f)
Craig T. Thiessen, claim number SCJ-95-13... $ 3,540.24
(g)
Douglas Bauer, claim number SCJ-95-15........ $ 40,015.86
(h)
Walter A. Whyte, claim number SCJ-96-02..... $ 2,989.30
(i)
Allen R. Tuller, claim number SCJ-96-05..... $ 12,121.44
(j)
Martial P. McCollum, claim number SCJ-96-07. $ 3,000.00
(k)
Jerry Garcia, claim number SCJ-96-11........ $ 61,966.00
(l)
Donald Smith, claim number SCJ-96-13........ $ 6,246.11
(m)
Charles H. Williams, claim number SCJ-96-16. $ 32,083.77
(n)
Thomas Long, claim number SCJ-96-17......... $ 4,512.50
(o)
Jeff Fossett, claim number SCJ-96-21........ $ 10,983.70
(p)
Thomas Bender, claim number SCJ 96-22........ $ 9,996.94
(q)
Philip Romano, claim number SCO-96-01........ $ 6,639.48
(r)
Thomas Lee, claim number SCJ-97-01.......... $ 20,934.16
(s)
Timothy Meyers, claim number SCJ-97-02...... $ 71,600.00
(t)
Robert G. Sullivan, claim number SCJ-97-03... $ 22,156.33
(u)
Gay Dlugosh, claim number SCJ-97-04......... $ 4,158.87
(v)
Anthony C. Otto, on behalf of Justin Cali
(claim
number SCJ-97-09) and Stephen Posey
(claim
number SCJ-97-10)........................ $ 16,961.28
(2)
Payment from the state wildlife account for damage to crops by wildlife,
pursuant to RCW 77.12.280:
(a)
Wilson Banner Ranch, claim number SCG-95-01. $ 2,800.00
(b)
James Koempel, claim number SCG-95-04........ $ 5,291.08
(c)
Mark Kayser, claim number SCG-95-06......... $ 4,000.00
(d)
((Peola Farms, Inc., claim number SCG-95-07. $ 1,046.50
(e)))
Bailey's Nursery, claim number SCG-96-01... $ 125.00
(((f))) (e) Paul Gibbons, claim number SCG-96-02 $ 2,635.73
(f)
Dale Kimmerly, claim number SCG-96-04........ $ 676.00
(g)
Robert Blank, claim number SCG-97-01........ $ 2,166.00
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1606. A
new section is added to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-LOANS
General
Fund Appropriation‑-For transfer to the
Community
College Capital Projects Account...... $ 950,000
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1607. A
new section is added to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 (uncodified) to read as follows:
The
sum of seventy-five million dollars, or so much thereof as may be available on
June 30, 1997, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 1997 state general
fund appropriations is appropriated for purposes of Substitute Senate Bill No.
6045 (savings incentive account) in the manner provided in this section.
(1)
Of the total amount appropriated in this section, one-half 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
shall be credited to the agency that generated the savings.
(2)
The remainder of the total amount appropriated in this section, not to exceed
seventy-five million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account
for purposes of education technology projects.
(3)
For purposes of this section, the total amount of unspent state general fund
appropriations does not include either the appropriations made in this section
or any amounts included in across-the-board allotment reductions under RCW
43.88.110.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1608. A new
section is added to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR
THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1997)......... $ 5,340,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,883,000
Liquor
Revolving Account Appropriation.............. $ 131,000
Health
Care Authority Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 631,000
Accident
Account Appropriation....................... $............................. 1,102,000
Medical
Aid Account Appropriation................... $ 1,102,000
Unemployment
Compensation Administration Account--
Federal
Appropriation........................... $ 1,313,000
Administrative
Contingency Account Appropriation.... $ 948,000
Employment
Services Administrative Account
Appropriation................................... $ 500,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation............. $ 156,000
Off
Road Vehicle Account Appropriation.............. $ 7,000
Surveys
and Maps Account Appropriation.............. $ 1,000
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation..... $ 8,000
Resource
Management Cost Account Appropriation...... $ 348,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ 14,470,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1) The
appropriations in this section shall be deposited in the data processing
revolving account for allocation, without appropriation, by the office of
financial management to agencies to complete Year 2000 date conversion
maintenance on their computer systems. Agencies shall submit their estimated
costs of conversion to the office of financial management by July 1, 1997.
(2) In
addition to the appropriations in this section, up to $10,000,000 of the cash
balance of the data processing revolving account may be expended on agency Year
2000 date conversion costs. The $10,000,000 will be taken from the cash
balances of the data processing revolving account's two major users, as
follows: $7,000,000 from the department of information services and $3,000,000
from the office of financial management. The office of financial management in
consultation with the department of information services shall allocate these
funds as needed to complete the date conversion projects.
(3)
Agencies receiving these allocations shall report at a minimum to the
information services board and to the governor every six months on the progress
of Year 2000 maintenance efforts.
*Sec. 1608 was partially vetoed. See message at
end of chapter.
(End
of part)
PART
XVII
OTHER
TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
Sec.
1701. 1996
c 283 s 801 (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 SUBJECT TO THE STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT
State
General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Fund
Appropriation......................... $ ((784,711,959))
766,705,959
Fisheries
Bond Retirement Account 1977
Appropriation.............................. $ ((291,215))
1,000
Community
College Capital Improvement Bond
Redemption
Fund 1972 Appropriation......... $ ((851,225))
425,550
Waste
Disposal Facility Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ ((19,592,375))
3,985,920
Water
Supply Facility Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.. ........................... $ ((1,413,613))
483,000
Indian
Cultural Center Bond Redemption Fund
Appropriation.............................. $ ((126,682))
63,000
Social
and Health Service Bond Redemption Fund
1976
Appropriation......................... $ ((2,019,427))
0
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Fund 1977
Appropriation.............................. $ ((8,272,858))
2,926,261
Salmon
Enhancement Construction Bond Retirement
Fund
Appropriation......................... $ ((1,071,805))
274,673
Fire
Service Training Center Bond Retirement
Fund
Appropriation......................... $ ((754,844))
378,000
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Account 1988
Appropriation.............................. $ ((4,000,000))
2,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((823,106,003))
777,243,363
The
total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriation in this
section and the general fund appropriation in section 701 of this act shall not
exceed the total appropriation in this section.
Sec.
1702. 1996
c 283 s 802 (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 AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
Community
College Capital Construction Bond
Retirement
Account 1975 Appropriation...... $ 450,000
Higher
Education Bond Retirement Account 1979
Appropriation.............................. $ ((2,887,000))
2,038,080
State
General Obligation Bond Retirement Fund 1979
Appropriation.............................. $ 134,355,007
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((137,692,007))
136,843,087
The
total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriation in this
section and the general fund appropriation in section 703 of this act shall not
exceed the total appropriation in this section.
Sec.
1703. 1996
c 283 s 803 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-STATE
REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
General
Fund Appropriation for fire insurance
premiums
distribution...................... $ ((5,641,000))
6,441,066
General
Fund Appropriation for public utility
district
excise tax distribution........... $ ((31,242,000))
30,744,280
General
Fund Appropriation for prosecuting
attorneys’
salaries........................ $ ((2,800,000))
2,776,096
General
Fund Appropriation for motor vehicle
excise
tax distribution.................... $ ((87,474,000))
86,356,053
General
Fund Appropriation for local mass
transit
assistance......................... $ ((339,007,000))
344,615,340
General
Fund Appropriation for camper and
travel
trailer excise tax distribution..... $ ((3,198,000))
3,416,612
General
Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education
and law enforcement
distribution............................... $ ((3,365,000))
3,438,513
Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for
harbor improvement revenue
distribution............................... $ ((130,000))
143,030
Liquor
Excise Tax Account Appropriation for
liquor
excise tax distribution............. $ ((21,500,000))
22,245,101
Liquor
Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits
distribution....................... $ ((40,160,000))
41,799,400
Timber
Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for
distribution to "Timber" counties...... $ ((118,750,000))
112,814,912
Municipal
Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((58,181,000))
61,291,408
County
Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((12,940,000))
9,208,276
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation
for
distribution to counties for publicly
funded
autopsies........................... $ ((1,200,000))
1,180,845
County
Criminal Justice Account Appropriation... $........................................... ((69,940,000))
71,579,595
Municipal
Criminal Justice Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((27,972,000))
28,196,587
County
Public Health Account Appropriation..... $ ((29,250,000))
27,276,662
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((852,750,000))
853,523,776
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: 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.
(End
of part)
PART
XVIII
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1801. 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. 1802. 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.
