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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5180
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Loveland, West, Brown and Winsley; by request of Governor Locke)
Read first time 4/21/99.
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the operations of state agencies for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1999, and the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2001; amending RCW 41.06.152, 43.08.250, 43.10.220, 49.70.170, 70.190.090, 79.24.580, 82.14.310, 72.11.040, 69.50.520, 72.09.050, 82.24.027, 82.26.025, 43.84.092, 43.84.092, 82.44.160, 28B.15.066, and 72.09.050; reenacting and amending RCW 70.105D.070; amending 1997 c 149 ss 140, 143, 305, 713, and 802 (uncodified); amending 1997 c 235 s 501 (uncodified); amending 1997 c 454 s 509 (uncodified); amending 1998 c 346 ss 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 121, 128, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 302, 304, 307, 308, 401, 402, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 601, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 701, 702, 704, 705, 706, 707, 710, 714, 801, 802, and 803 (uncodified); amending 1998 c 347 s 53 (uncodified); adding new sections to chapter 41.45 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.79 RCW; adding new sections to 1997 c 149 (uncodified); creating new sections; providing effective dates; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in the following sections, the several amounts specified in parts I through VIII of this act, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for salaries, wages, and other expenses of the agencies and offices of the state and for other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2001, 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 2000" or "FY 2000" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
(b) "Fiscal year 2001" or "FY 2001" means the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
(c) "FTE" means full time equivalent.
(d) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an unappropriated status.
(e) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for a specified purpose which is unnecessary to fulfill the specified purpose shall lapse.
PART I
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 24,853,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 26,061,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 25,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 50,939,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for allocation to Project Citizen, a program of the national conference of state legislatures to promote student civic involvement.
(2) $394,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to support the legislature's participation in the redistricting process in conjunction with the redistricting commission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR THE SENATE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 19,749,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 21,525,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 25,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 41,299,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $50,000 from the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided to contract for a study of policies and practices for setting information services rates paid by state agencies. The study shall include an analysis of the effect of current and alternative depreciation policies and schedules on rates and revolving fund balances.
(2) $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for allocation to Project Citizen, a program of the national conference of state legislatures to promote student civic involvement.
(3) $394,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to support the legislature's participation in the redistricting process in conjunction with the redistricting commission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,539,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,596,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,135,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for conducting a study of the mental health system. The study shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) An analysis of the roles and responsibilities of the division of mental health in the department of social and health services, with regard to regional support networks (RSNs) and community mental health providers;
(2) An analysis of the funding of the RSNs through contracts let by the division of mental health, including the basis for per capita payment rates paid to the regional support networks and any federal requirements related to the federal medicaid waiver under which the current mental health system operates;
(3) An analysis of actual and contractual service levels, outcomes, and costs for RSNs, including the types and hours of services provided, costs of services provided, trends in per client service expenditures, and client outcomes;
(4) An analysis of RSN and subcontractor service and administrative costs, fund balances, contracting practices, client demographics, and outcomes over time;
(5) An analysis of contracts between RSNs and community mental health providers, with emphasis on costs, services, performance, and client outcomes, including any accountability standards, performance measures, data requirements, and sanctions and incentives currently in the contract between the regional support networks and the mental health division; and
(6) Recommendations for modifying the basis on which RSNs and community mental health providers are funded, including a funding formula that will result in a greater relationship of the funding distribution formula to the prevalence of mental illness in each RSN service area, to efficiency as demonstrated by performance measures and to effectiveness as demonstrated by patient outcome.
The joint legislative audit and review committee may contract for consulting services in conducting the study.
The study shall be submitted to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,225,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,307,000
Public Works Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 405,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,937,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 1,967,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $150,000 is provided solely for an actuarial study of local government liabilities for law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system medical benefits.
(2) The office of the state actuary shall conduct a review of the higher education retirement plans that have been established pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400. The review shall include: (a) An actuarial study pursuant to RCW 28B.10.423 of the level of retirement income which is projected to result from the current level of employer and employee contributions to such plans; and (b) a review of the fiscal and policy implications of expanding part-time faculty eligibility for supplemental retirement allowances. By January 15, 2000, the state actuary shall report his findings to the appropriate committees of the legislature, including recommendations for adjusting contribution rates to meet the requirements of RCW 28B.10.423 and for recommended modifications to the supplemental retirement allowance statutes to address part-time faculty issues.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 5,847,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 5,847,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 11,694,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 3,508,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 3,730,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 7,238,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR THE SUPREME COURT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 4,837,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 5,027,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 9,864,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR THE LAW LIBRARY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,834,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,851,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,685,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 10,946,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 11,415,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 22,361,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $338,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5037 (Pierce county court of appeals). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for providing compensation adjustments to nonjudicial staff of the court of appeals. Within the funds provided in this subsection, the court of appeals shall determine the specific positions to receive compensation adjustments based on recruitment and retention difficulties, new duties or responsibilities assigned, and salary inversion or compression within the court of appeals.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 904,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 852,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,756,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 12,114,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 12,280,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 24,981,000
Judicial Information Systems Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 17,617,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 66,992,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding provided in the judicial information systems account appropriation shall be used for the operations and maintenance of technology systems that improve services provided by the supreme court, the court of appeals, the office of public defense, and the administrator for the courts.
(2) No moneys appropriated in this section may be expended by the administrator for the courts for payments in excess of fifty percent of the employer contribution on behalf of superior 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 costs of these employer contributions shall be shared equally between the state and county or counties in which the judges serve. The administrator for the courts shall continue to implement procedures for the collection and disbursement of these employer contributions.
(3) $223,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the gender and justice commission.
(4) $308,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the minority and justice commission.
(5) $278,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $285,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $263,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation are provided solely for the workload associated with tax warrants and other state cases filed in Thurston county.
(6) $200,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for a unified family court pilot program. Of this amount, $150,000 is provided for the costs of establishing the program and $50,000 is provided for costs associated with evaluating the efficacy of the program. The pilot program grant is limited to the 1999-01 biennium. After this time, it is assumed that funding for continuation of the unified family court or expansion to other counties would be provided by local jurisdictions based on the results of the evaluation of the program.
(7) $130,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $130,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the new judicial positions authorized by Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5036 (superior court judges).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 12,440,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $558,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely to increase the reimbursement for private attorneys providing constitutionally mandated indigent defense in nondeath penalty cases.
(2) $51,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 1599 (court funding). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) Amounts provided in this section include funding for investigative services in death penalty personal restraint petitions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 5,762,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 5,720,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 674,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 700,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 12,856,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,612,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,588,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $700,000 of the water quality account appropriation, and $209,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items PSAT-01 through PSAT-05.
(2) $465,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation and $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the salmon recovery office to meet its responsibilities for the state-wide salmon recovery strategy. Of this amount: (a) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for the operation of the independent science panel; and (b) $465,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for the salmon recovery office staff to support local salmon recovery planning efforts. $232,500 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation in this subsection may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(3) $62,000 of the fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation and $63,000 of the fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5595 or Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2079, establishing the salmon recovery funding board in the office of the governor. If legislation establishing the board is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115. FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 333,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 332,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 160,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 825,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116. FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,724,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,496,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,220,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $328,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $86,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5931 (electronic filing and public access). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 117. FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 14,063,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 8,371,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 120,000
Archives and Records Management Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,401,000
Archives and Records Management Account‑-Private/
Local Appropriation........................ $ 2,581,000
Department of Personnel Service Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 681,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 31,217,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,355,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 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) $3,780,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely to reimburse counties for the state's share of presidential preference primary election costs.
(3) $2,106,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,663,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the verification of initiative and referendum petitions, maintenance of related voter registration records, and the publication and distribution of the voters and candidates pamphlet.
(4) $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for legal advertising of state measures under RCW 29.27.072.
(5)(a) $1,870,350 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,907,757 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for continuing the contract with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel television coverage of state government deliberations and other events of state-wide significance during the 1999-2001 biennium.
(b) The funding level for each year of the contract shall be based on the amount provided in this subsection and adjusted to reflect the implicit price deflator for the previous year. The nonprofit organization shall be required to raise contributions or commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount equal to forty percent of the state contribution. The office of the secretary of state may make full or partial payment once all criteria in (a) and (b) of this subsection have been satisfactorily documented.
(c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual independent audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual report, including benchmarks that measure the success of the nonprofit organization in meeting the intent of the program.
(d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this subsection may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes:
(i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state agency;
(ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW; or
(iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel, lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee.
(6) $867,000 of the archives and records management account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for operation of the central microfilming bureau under RCW 40.14.020(8).
(7) $120,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation is provided solely for the Washington quality awards council.
(8) $20,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the operations of the task force on archaeology and historic preservation. The task force shall develop a single recommendation for consideration by the legislature and the governor on the issue of the location of the office of archaeology and historic preservation within state government. The recommended location shall maximize the office of archaeology and historic preservation's stature, visibility, accessibility, and delivery of service state-wide in the context of its critical role as an important link among downtown and neighborhood revitalization efforts, the cultural tourism movement, rural economic development initiatives, and the preservation of the structures and sites that still remain as the legacy of Washington's rich and diverse heritage. The task force shall consider and include in its recommendation how best both to realize the potential of the office of archaeology and historic preservation to generate revenue from services it could provide in international, national, state, local, and private venues and also how best to achieve adequate funding from all funding sources to assure that the office of archaeology and historic preservation can provide the best possible service to the citizens of the state. There shall be eleven members of the task force as follows: One member shall be the state historic preservation officer or his or her designee; two members shall be representatives of state agencies; two members shall be representatives of local governments; there shall be one representative each from the Washington state historical society, the eastern Washington state historical society, the Washington trust for historic preservation, and Indian tribes; and two members shall be representatives of the private sector who have experience in preservation of historic buildings or archaeological sites or who have particular interest in the issue of preservation of historic buildings and archaeological sites. The state historic preservation officer shall be the chair of the task force. The task force shall report to appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor by January 1, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 118. FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 259,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 261,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 520,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 119. FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 215,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 215,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 430,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 120. FOR THE STATE TREASURER
State Treasurer's Service Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,487,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 121. FOR THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 496,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 122. FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,079,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,077,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 12,728,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 14,884,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 123. FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 32,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 118,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 150,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations and are sufficient for the commission to: (1) Carry out statutorily required public hearings; (2) enter into an agreement with the department of personnel to provide data sharing, research support, and training for commission members and staff; (3) employ part-time staff in fiscal year 2000 to respond to requests for information; and (4) begin full-time staffing in September 2000 to allow for orientation and training for commission members prior to the next salary setting cycle. The commission shall work with the department of general administration to reduce its operating costs by colocating with another state agency, and shall report back to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 15, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 3,906,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 3,889,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,291,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,338,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account‑-State
Appropriation............ ................. $ 1,109,000
Legal Services Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 117,287,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 129,820,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.
(2) The attorney general and the office of financial management shall modify the attorney general billing system to meet the needs of user agencies for greater predictability, timeliness, and explanation of how legal services are being used by the agency. The attorney general shall provide the following information each month to agencies receiving legal services: (a) The full-time equivalent attorney services provided for the month; (b) the full-time equivalent investigator services provided for the month; (c) the full-time equivalent paralegal services provided for the month; and (d) direct legal costs, such as filing and docket fees, charged to the agency for the month.
(3) The attorney general shall conduct a review of the policies, practices, and guidelines employed by the department of ecology in researching, analyzing, and issuing a certification under the authority of section 401 of the federal water pollution control act amendments of 1972, 22 U.S.C. Sec. 1341 for the proposed regional landfill in Pierce county. The attorney general shall report the findings of the review by December 1, 1999, to the appropriate standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 406,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 404,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 810,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Regulation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,982,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 72,469,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 71,387,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 153,575,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 6,918,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 8,793,000
Public Works Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,344,000
Building Code Council Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,375,000
Administrative Contingency Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,776,000
Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,289,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 6,051,000
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 252,000
Washington Housing Trust Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,685,000
Public Facility Construction Loan Revolving
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 522,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 333,436,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,962,500 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,602,500 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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) $61,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $62,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item DCTED-01.
(3) $11,893,320 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 2000 as follows:
(a) $3,603,250 to local units of government to continue multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(b) $620,000 to the department to continue the drug prosecution assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(c) $1,552,800 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) $991,000 to the department of social and health services, division of alcohol and substance abuse, for drug courts in eastern and western Washington for the implementation of sections 7 through 10 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1006 (drug offender sentencing);
(f) $312,551 to the department for training and technical assistance of public defenders representing clients with special needs;
(g) $200,000 to the department to continue a substance-abuse treatment in jails program, to test the effect of treatment on future criminal behavior;
(h) $667,075 to the department to continue domestic violence legal advocacy;
(i) $903,000 to the department of social and health services, juvenile rehabilitation administration, to continue youth violence prevention and intervention projects;
(j) $91,000 to the department to continue the governor's council on substance abuse;
(k) $99,000 to the department to continue evaluation of Byrne formula grant programs;
(l) $1,519,244 to the office of financial management for criminal history records improvement;
(m) $804,400 to the department for required grant administration, monitoring, and reporting on Byrne formula grant programs;
(n) $290,000 to the Washington state patrol solely for costs associated with the supervision, coordination, and reimbursement for local law enforcement officers' participation in the task force on missing and exploited children established by Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5108 (missing/exploited children). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
These amounts represent the maximum Byrne grant expenditure authority for each program. No program may expend Byrne grant funds in excess of the amounts provided in this subsection. If moneys in excess of those appropriated in this subsection become available, whether from prior or current fiscal year Byrne grant distributions, the department shall hold these moneys in reserve and may not expend them without specific appropriation. These moneys shall be carried forward and applied to the pool of moneys available for appropriation for programs and projects in the succeeding fiscal year. As part of its budget request for the succeeding year, the department shall estimate and request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result of this subsection.
(4) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the tourism office to increase rural tourism development, consumer marketing, and international marketing.
(5) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for a grant program to help communities design and carry out rural economic development projects.
(6) $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, and $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to operate, repair, and staff shelters for homeless families with children.
(7) $2,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to operate transitional housing for homeless families with children. The grants may also be used to make partial payments for rental assistance.
(8) $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for consolidated emergency assistance to homeless families with children.
(9) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely to develop a plan for a system for collecting reliable and accurate data on homeless persons. The plan shall provide at least two approaches based on a range of possible budgets. The plan shall be provided to the governor's office and the legislative fiscal committees no later than November 1, 1999.
(10) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided to the department solely for providing technical assistance to developers of housing for farmworkers.
(11) $160,000 of the public works assistance account appropriation is solely for providing technical assistance to local communities that are developing the infrastructure needed to support the development of housing for farmworkers.
(12) $205,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $205,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to Washington Columbia river gorge counties to implement their responsibilities under the national scenic area management plan. Of this amount, $390,000 is provided for Skamania county, and $20,000 is provided for Clark county.
(13) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for grants to Grays Harbor county as lead agency to support local coastal erosion activities and partnership with state and federal agencies in the southwest Washington coastal erosion study.
(14) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to food banks and food distribution centers. At least $65,000 of the amount provided in each fiscal year shall be utilized for a contract with a food distribution program for communities in the southwestern portion of the state and for workers impacted by timber and salmon fishing closures and reductions. The department may not charge administrative overhead or expenses to the funds provided in this subsection.
(15) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the establishment of state trade office activity in South Korea.
(16) $698,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $698,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $1,101,000 of the administrative contingency account appropriation are provided solely for contracting with associate development organizations.
(17) $220,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $90,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5693 (developmental disabilities endowment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(18) $970,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely as a grant to the Washington council on international trade as partial support for the 1999 world trade organization meeting.
(19) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for a grant to Pierce county to construct a joint state/county recreation facility on state property in the South Hill area near Puyallup. The grant provided in this subsection is contingent upon an agreement that the county will assume full maintenance and operation of the facility.
(20) $22,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $22,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the department's role in implementing Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1493 (homeless children and families). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(21) $250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely to support the spirit 2000 millennium celebration project.
(22) $20,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely to assist the Tri-Cities cultural arts center to develop a plan to bring the arts to eastern Washington.
(23) $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to increase the number of trained volunteer long-term care ombudsmen available to serve elderly or disabled residents living in licensed boarding homes and adult family homes.
(24) $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely as a grant to preserve the Mukai farm and garden.
(25) $21,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely as a matching grant to support the Washington state senior games. State funding shall be matched with at least an equal amount of private or local government funds.
(26) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to increase the number of children served by a court-appointed special volunteer advocate guardian ad litem in dependency proceedings. The funds shall be distributed by the department to local and state court-appointed special advocate programs based on the number of children without volunteer court-appointed special advocate representation.
(27) $1,125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for King county for the purpose of local public health. The amounts in this subsection shall be deposited into the county public health account.
(28) $1,157,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,723,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 471,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 476,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 947,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 12,791,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 11,855,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 23,340,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 48,486,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely to evaluate and promote the use by state and local agencies of the training facilities at the Hanford reservation.
(2) Funding in this section provides for a feasibility study to collect Washington enrollment data on distance learning programs sponsored by in-state and out-of-state private institutions in cooperation with the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges. Findings shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 2000.
(3) $75,000 of the fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation and $75,000 of the fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely to track and administer state and federal funding for salmon recovery allocated by the salmon recovery funding board established under Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5595 or Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2079.
(4) The office of financial management, in collaboration with the institutions of higher education, the higher education coordinating board, and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall modify state information systems in order to provide consistent data on students engaged in distance learning. Higher education institutions shall provide enrollment information in support of this effort. Reporting on the numbers and categories of students enrolled in distance learning by class level and institutions shall begin by fall term, 2000. Washington independent institutions of higher education are encouraged to participate in this process and to provide distance learner enrollment data.
(5) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $500,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation are provided solely for the commission on early learning. One-half of the amount provided from the general fund‑-state shall not be expended unless matched by an equal amount from private sources.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 130. FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 20,749,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 131. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Department of Personnel Service Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 16,999,000
Higher Education Personnel Services Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,640,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 18,639,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall reduce its charge for personnel services to the lowest rate possible.
(2) The department of personnel service account appropriation contains sufficient funds to continue the employee exchange program with the Hyogo prefecture in Japan.
(3) $515,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is provided solely for the development and implementation of a new employment application processing system to: Provide for electronic applications via the internet, provide continuous application acceptance, provide increased public access to job openings, allow for single applications for multiple jobs, and provide for scanning of larger applicant databases as job openings arise.
(4) $190,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of the executive fellowship program.
(5) $108,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is provided solely for increased funding of the administrative expenses of the combined fund drive.
(6) $52,000 of the department of personnel service account appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 5432 (retiree charitable deductions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) The department of personnel has the authority to charge agencies for expenses associated with converting its payroll/personnel computer system to accommodate the year 2000 date change. Funding to cover these expenses shall be realized from the agency FICA savings associated with the pretax benefits contributions plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 132. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
Lottery Administrative Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 21,127,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 133. FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 216,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 225,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 441,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 134. FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 190,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 188,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 378,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 135. FOR THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
Department of Personnel Service Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,602,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 136. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-OPERATIONS
Dependent Care Administrative Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 361,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 41,182,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 41,543,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $92,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5030 (Washington state patrol surviving spouse retirement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $259,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1024 (retirement system option). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $55,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6012 (investment board fund values). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $22,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5432 (PERS retiree charitable deductions). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $50,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the department to prepare and distribute to state employees information about options under the federal tax code for tax-advantaged retirement savings.
(6) $3,731,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the information systems project known as the electronic document image management system. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(7) The department shall adjust the retirement systems administrative rate during the 1999-2001 biennium as necessary to provide for law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system employer funding for a study of LEOFF plan 1 medical liabilities by the office of the state actuary.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 137. FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
State Investment Board Expense Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,519,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 69,998,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 68,171,000
Timber Tax Distribution Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,893,000
Waste Education/Recycling/Litter Control‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 101,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 67,000
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 14,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 143,244,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The department of revenue shall conduct a study and prepare a report of current state and local taxation of the electricity industry and options for changes to avoid revenue loss, promote competitive neutrality, and encourage economic development within the electricity industry. The study shall include an analysis of the following: (1) Current state and local taxation of the wholesale and retail electricity industry, including tax incidence, rate, base, collection, and allocation of taxes; (2) trends in the wholesale and retail electricity markets affecting current and future revenue streams, including power imports and exports by in-state and out-of-state suppliers; (3) The extent to which existing state and local tax laws may be insufficient to protect revenue streams in light of identifiable wholesale and retail market changes; and (4) whether the tax code is adequate to fairly tax new participants in the market such as brokers, marketers, aggregators, and traders. The department shall conduct the study with support from the utilities and transportation commission, the energy division of the department of community, trade, and economic development, and the state auditor. The department shall consult with energy utilities, retail electric customers, local governments, independent power producers, brokers, marketers, traders, other interested parties, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over electricity issues periodically throughout the course of the study, and shall submit its report to the legislature and the governor by December 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 920,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 936,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,856,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR THE MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,766,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,822,000
County Research Services Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 681,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,269,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 141. FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OMWBE Enterprises Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,546,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 142. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 279,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 279,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,116,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 417,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 379,000
General Administration Service Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 43,976,000
Energy Efficiency Services Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 199,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 47,645,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The department shall develop an allocation method for tort defense costs with the office of the attorney general and selected agency representatives. A report shall be submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and the senate by June 30, 2000, on how the agencies will be billed for their tort defense services from the liability account. If Substitute House Bill No. 2111 (consolidates tort activities) is not enacted by June 30, 1999, this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 143. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Data Processing Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,605,000
K-20 Technology Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 7,400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 11,005,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $7,400,000 of the K-20 technology account appropriation is provided solely for the completion of the K-20 network development plan through phase 2.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 144. FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 304,000
Insurance Commissioners Regulatory Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 24,738,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 25,042,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $500,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is provided solely for funding agreements with insurance companies, to counsel policyholders and administer the liquidation of insurance companies.
(2) $730,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is provided solely for performing market conduct exams on life and annuity policies.
(3) $306,000 of the insurance commissioner's regulatory account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5509 (Holocaust insurance enforcement). Expenditures from this amount shall not exceed regulatory revenues received under the bill. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 145. FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified Public Accountants' Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,119,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 146. FOR THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
Death Investigations Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 272,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $250,000 of the death investigation account appropriation is provided solely for providing financial assistance to local jurisdictions in multiple death investigations. The forensic investigation council shall develop criteria for awarding these funds for multiple death investigations involving an unanticipated, extraordinary, and catastrophic event or those involving multiple jurisdictions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 147. FOR THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Horse Racing Commission Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,579,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 148. FOR THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,293,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,284,000
Liquor Control Board Construction and Maintenance
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 8,013,000
Liquor Revolving Account‑-State Appropriation... $........................................... 129,361,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 139,951,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,804,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for the agency information technology upgrade. This amount provided in this subsection is conditioned upon satisfying the requirements of section 902 of this act.
(2) $105,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5712 (motel liquor licenses). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $300,000 of the liquor revolving account appropriation is provided solely for the board to develop a business plan. The board shall provide copies of the plan to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature by September 30, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 149. FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Public Service Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,966,000
Public Service Revolving Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 652,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 26,618,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $48,000 of the public service revolving account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a study of costs incurred by electric, natural gas, telecommunications, and water utilities and railroads, except railroads owned and operated by the state and municipal corporations, for the placement of new and existing utilities facilities within railroad rights-of-way. The commission shall: (1) Identify all expenses that are directly incurred by railroads to permit the safe construction and maintenance of utility facilities within the railroad right-of-way, including costs related to administering the issuance of a permit, inspecting construction, and flagging construction for safety; (2) identify any extraordinary expenses which may be incurred by utilities and railroads as a result of utility facilities being located within the railroad right-of-way, including costs related to emergency response; (3) examine the amount and scope of insurance that may be necessary for utilities and railroads to cover risks associated with railroad property and utility facilities located within the railroad right-of-way; (4) compare and analyze different methods used or that could be used, for the purposes of determining compensation paid by utilities, to value railroad right-of-way property on which utility facilities are located; (5) compare and analyze how terms, conditions, and fees imposed by railroads upon utilities for placing utility facilities within the railroad right-of-way have changed over time; and (6) make any recommendations it deems pertinent based upon its findings. The commission shall consult with the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate energy, technology, and telecommunications committee and the house or representatives technology, telecommunications, and energy committee throughout the course of study and shall submit its report to the legislature and the governor by December 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 150. FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
Volunteer Firefighters' Relief and Pension
Administrative Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 573,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 151. FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 18,568,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 8,264,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 22,148,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 238,000
Enhanced 911 Account‑-State Appropriation...... $ 16,491,000
Disaster Response Account‑-State Appropriation. $ 18,970,000
Disaster Response Account‑-Federal Appropriation $ 94,733,000
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund‑‑State
Appropriation.............................. $ 285,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 179,697,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $10,174,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for deposit in the disaster response account to cover costs pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(2) $18,970,000 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 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), FEMA disaster 1252 (1998 northeast counties floods), and FEMA disaster 1255 (Kelso landslide). The military department is to submit a report quarterly to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate detailing disaster costs, including: (a) Estimates of total costs; (b) incremental changes from the previous estimate; (c) actual expenditures; (d) estimates of total remaining costs to be paid; and (d) estimates of future payments by biennium. This information is to be displayed by individual disaster, by fund, and by type of assistance.
(3) $75,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $75,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for implementation of the conditional scholarship program pursuant to chapter 28B.103 RCW.
(4) $35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $35,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for the north county emergency medical service.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 152. FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,034,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,032,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,066,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 153. FOR THE GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,419,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,380,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,799,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 154. FOR THE STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER
State Convention and Trade Center Operating
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 29,963,000
(End of part)
PART II
HUMAN SERVICES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. (1) Appropriations made in this act to the department of social and health services shall initially be allotted as required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not include transfers of moneys between sections of this act except as expressly provided in this act, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that purpose.
(2) The department of social and health services shall not initiate any services that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any other legislation providing appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.
(3) The appropriations to the department of social and health services in this act shall be expended for the programs and in the amounts specified herein.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 207,273,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 223,208,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 337,357,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 400,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 4,194,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 772,432,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $594,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,964,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $195,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 5557 (the HOPE act) or sections 10 through 29 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1493. If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1999, the funds shall be provided for:
(a) The department to contract for 10 temporary residential placements, for up to 30 days, for youth by June 30, 2000, and for 29 temporary residential placements for youth by June 30, 2001. These youth shall be sixteen to eighteen years old who are dependents of the state, and who live outdoors or in unsafe locations not intended for occupancy by a minor, and whose permanency plan of care does not include return to home or family reunification. The department shall contact the missing children's clearinghouse regarding these youth. The department may approve placements for fourteen and fifteen-year olds who also meet these criteria. Youth who receive these placements may receive one or more of the following services: Educational services, vocational training, job readiness assistance, job search assistance, chemical dependency treatment, and counseling; and
(b) For the department to contract for 10 residential placements for dependent youth by June 30, 2000, and for 29 residential placements for youth by June 30, 2001. These youth shall be aged sixteen through eighteen who live outdoors or in unsafe locations not intended for occupancy by a minor, and whose permanency plan does not include return to home or family reunification. These placements may be available to youth up to eighteen years of age. Youth who receive these placements shall receive training related to one or more of the following: Basic education, employment, money management and other skills that will assist the youth in developing independent living skills.
(2) $2,745,000 of the fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation, $2,745,000 of the fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation, and $1,944,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided for the category of services titled "intensive family preservation services."
(3) $670,925 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $670,925 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide residential care for up to thirteen children through two years of age. Seventy-five percent of the children served by the facility must be in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers. The facility shall also provide on-site training to biological, adoptive, or foster parents. The facility shall provide at least three months of consultation and support to parents accepting placement of children from the facility. The facility may recruit new and current foster and adoptive parents for infants served by the facility. The department shall not require case management as a condition of the contract.
(4) $513,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $513,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided for up to three nonfacility-based programs for the training, consultation, support, and recruitment of biological, foster, and adoptive parents of children through age three in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers, except that each program may serve up to three medically fragile nonsubstance-abuse-affected children. In selecting nonfacility-based programs, preference shall be given to programs whose federal or private funding sources have expired or that have successfully performed under the existing pediatric interim care program.
(5) $3,440,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,441,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for distribution to county juvenile court administrators to fund the costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth petitions. The department shall not retain any portion of these funds to cover administrative or any other departmental costs. The department, in conjunction with the juvenile court administrators, shall develop an equitable funding distribution formula. The formula shall neither reward counties with higher than average per petition processing costs nor shall it penalize counties with lower than average per petition processing costs.
(6) Each quarter during the 1999-01 fiscal biennium, each county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total costs of processing the petitions in each of the following categories: Truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth. Counties shall submit the reports to the department no later than 45 days after the end of the quarter. The department shall forward this information to the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives appropriations committee and the senate ways and means committee no later than 60 days after a quarter ends. These reports are deemed informational in nature and are not for the purpose of distributing funds.
(7) $2,311,000 of the fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation, $2,370,000 of the fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation, and $4,182,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely for the family policy council and community public health and safety networks.
(8) $90,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $91,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $64,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1619 (foster parent reimbursements). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $121,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $101,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $80,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1668 (foster parent training). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(10) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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) $213,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $93,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $78,000 of the general fund‑‑federal appropriation are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1692 (child sex abuse investigations). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 32,800,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 34,078,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,072,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 380,000
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,427,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 21,034,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 101,791,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $666,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation is provided solely for deposit in the county criminal justice assistance account for costs to the criminal justice system associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). The amounts provided in this subsection are intended to provide funding for county adult court costs associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 and shall be distributed in accordance with RCW 82.14.310.
(b) $5,742,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). The amounts provided in this subsection are intended to provide funding for county impacts associated with the implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 and shall be distributed to counties as prescribed in the current consolidated juvenile services (CJS) formula.
(c) $1,161,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,162,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $5,000,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation, and $177,000 of the juvenile accountability incentive account‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to implement community juvenile accountability grants pursuant to chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions). Funds provided in this subsection may be used solely for community juvenile accountability grants, administration of the grants, and evaluations of programs funded by the grants.
(d) $2,507,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation is provided solely to implement alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs for locally committed offenders. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall award these moneys on a competitive basis to counties that submitted a plan for the provision of services approved by the division of alcohol and substance abuse. The juvenile rehabilitation administration shall develop criteria for evaluation of plans submitted and a timeline for awarding funding and shall assist counties in creating and submitting plans for evaluation.
(e) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for juvenile rehabilitation administration to contract with the institute for public policy for responsibilities assigned in chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code revisions).
(f) The juvenile rehabilitation administration, in consultation with the juvenile court administrators, may agree on a formula to allow the transfer of funds among amounts appropriated for consolidated juvenile services, community juvenile accountability act grants, the chemically dependent disposition alternative, and the special sex offender disposition alternative.
(g) $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for a contract for expanded services of the teamchild project.
(h) $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the Skagit county delinquency prevention project.
(i) $350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $735,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $229,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $673,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely to increase payment rates for contracted service providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts be used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front‑line service delivery.
(j) $1,191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 and $356,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for parole services for lower risk youth. No later than January 1, 2001, the Washington state institute for public policy shall report to the legislature on the outcomes of low and moderate risk juvenile rehabilitation administration offenders who were released without supervision compared to those who were released with supervision. The study shall compare both the recidivism rates as well as the nature of any new criminal offenses each group commits. The legislature shall consider the results of this study in making any decision to continue or revise parole services for this group of offenders.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 47,599,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 48,799,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 740,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 15,282,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 112,420,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $37,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $74,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to increase payment rates for contracted service providers. It is the legislature's intent that these amounts be used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front‑line service delivery.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,419,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,418,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 320,000
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,100,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,678,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANTS. $900,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2000 and $900,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2001 are appropriated to the department of social and health services, juvenile rehabilitation administration, community services program, solely to implement the juvenile violence prevention grant program in this section. Administrative costs may not exceed 10 percent of the state appropriations made in this section. State funds shall not be used to pay any administrative costs associated with federal programs. In addition to these amounts, any funding provided under the federal Byrne grant program specifically for youth violence prevention shall be included in this grant program. If any provisions of this section conflict with federal statutes or rules, those federal statutes or rules shall govern and any conflicting provisions of this section shall not apply to Byrne grant programs. To the extent practicable under federal statutes and rules, federal office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention funds shall also be included in the grant program.
The governor's juvenile justice advisory committee shall administer the grant program created under this section.
(1) All grant applications shall:
(a) Identify the program or proposed program;
(b) Identify the entity or organization proposing the program. Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, nonprofit, civic and charitable organizations, local governments, tribes, and community networks;
(c) Include a plan for expenditure of the funds, including specifying what percentage of the grant will be spent on administration and evaluation costs; and
(d) Include a plan to analyze the effectiveness of the program.
(2) A program is eligible for a grant under this section only if the program:
(a) Is designed to reduce conditions associated with the entry of youth into the juvenile justice system;
(b) Is a new program or replicates in another location an existing program that meets the criteria of this section;
(c) Is based on research that supports the program's effectiveness in reducing the targeted populations risk for delinquency;
(d) Has community support and is community‑based;
(e) Will be used for prevention of juvenile crime and not as a disposition or confinement option for adjudicated or diverted juvenile offenders. This restriction shall not preclude serving juveniles who have been adjudicated or diverted prior to participation in the program or who are diverted or adjudicated during participation in the program; and
(f) Is in addition to any other state or locally funded juvenile violence deterrence program and will not supplant existing federal, state, or local funds. However, if a program is no longer eligible for federal, state, or local funds, funding provided in this section may supplant that lost federal, state, or local funding.
(3) To encourage local ownership of youth violence deterrence programs, grants awarded by the committee under this section shall:
(a) Have a duration of up to one year, with renewal options based on availability of funding and the achievement of outcomes; and
(b) Not exceed more than seventy‑five percent of the total estimated cost of a program. Entities or organizations applying for grants under this section must demonstrate that at least twenty‑five percent of the cost of the program will be funded from nonstate moneys.
(4) To encourage grant applications, the committee shall simplify the grant application process to the greatest extent possible.
(5) The committee may require that a percentage of the expenditures for a grant be spent to evaluate the program's effectiveness. The committee may also require that the evaluation be conducted by individuals or organizations that are not participating in the program.
(6) A review team is established to make recommendations to the governor's juvenile justice advisory committee on the funding of grants made under this section.
(a) The review team shall consist of no more than fifteen persons appointed by the committee. Appointees must represent the state's geographic and cultural diversity and must have demonstrated an interest in juvenile violence and its prevention. The review team shall include representatives from entities that disperse funds targeted at youth, including, but not limited to, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the office of crime victims advocacy, the family policy council, the department of health, the Washington council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and the division of alcohol and substance abuse within the department of social and health services.
(b) The review team shall provide an opportunity for review by the appropriate community health and public safety network or networks. The review team shall receive and consider input from those networks.
(c) Review team members are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES/REGIONAL SUPPORT NETWORKS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 166,224,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 174,494,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 306,547,000
General Fund‑-Local Appropriation.............. $ 1,827,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 649,092,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Regional support networks shall use portions of the general fund‑-state appropriation for implementation of working agreements with the vocational rehabilitation program which will maximize the use of federal funding for vocational programs.
(b) From the general fund‑-state appropriations in this subsection, the secretary of social and health services shall assure that regional support networks reimburse the aging and adult services program for the general fund‑-state cost of medicaid personal care services that enrolled regional support network consumers use because of their psychiatric disability.
(c) $600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $616,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to directly reimburse eligible providers for the medicaid share of mental health services provided to persons eligible for both medicaid and medicare.
(d) $64,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for regional support networks to participate in prerelease treatment planning and to conduct involuntary commitment evaluations, as required by Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 (mentally ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, these amounts shall lapse.
(e) $5,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $466,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for case management and other community support services, as authorized by Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 (mentally ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, these amounts shall lapse.
(f) Within funds appropriated in this subsection, the department shall contract with the Clark county regional support network for development and operation of a pilot project demonstrating new and collaborative methods for providing intensive mental health services in the school setting for severely emotionally disturbed children who are medicaid eligible. Project services are to be delivered by teachers and teaching assistants who qualify as, or who are under the supervision of, mental health professionals meeting the requirements of WAC 275-57. The department shall increase medicaid payments to the regional support network by the amount necessary to cover the necessary and allowable costs of the demonstration, not to exceed the upper payment limit specified for the regional support network in the department's medicaid waiver agreement with the federal government. The regional support network shall provide the department with (i) periodic reports on project service levels, methods, and outcomes; (ii) protocols, guidelines, and handbooks suitable for use by other school districts and regional support networks seeking to replicate the pilot project's approach; and (iii) intergovernmental transfer equal to the state share of the increased medicaid payment provided for operation of this project.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 69,946,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 69,932,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 138,825,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 29,456,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 308,159,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The state mental hospitals may use funds appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods and supplies through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is cost-effective to do so.
(b) The mental health program at Western state hospital shall continue to use labor provided by the Tacoma prerelease program of the department of corrections.
(c) The department shall use general fund‑-local appropriations in this subsection to establish a third-party revenue incentive pool, which shall be used for staff-initiated projects which will increase the quality of care at the state hospitals. For fiscal year 2000, the incentive pool shall be (i) the first $200,000 by which revenues from third-party payers exceed $27,800,000; and (ii) fifty percent of any amounts beyond $28,000,000, up to a maximum of $500,000. For fiscal year 2001, the incentive pool shall be (iii) the first $350,000 by which third-party revenues exceed $29,050,000; and (iv) fifty percent of any amounts beyond $29,400,000, up to a maximum of $700,000. For purposes of this subsection, "third-party revenues" does not include disproportionate share hospital payments. The department may establish separate incentive pools for each hospital. The department may also divide the annual revenue target into quarterly goals, and make funds available from the incentive pool on a quarterly basis.
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 8,665,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 9,524,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 18,189,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The department shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature by October 1, 1999, on plans for increasing the efficiency of staffing patterns at the civil commitment center sufficiently to operate within authorized staffing and expenditure levels.
(b) In consultation with the attorney general, the courts, prosecutors, and public defenders, the department shall implement strategies for assuring that the average costs of civil commitment trials and of annual court reviews do not exceed approximately $44,000 and $17,000, respectively. If such cost-control strategies are not in place by January 1, 2000, the department shall begin paying 85 percent rather than 100 percent of allowable billed charges, effective that date, for all legal-related billings except those by the attorney general.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 444,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 443,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,282,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,169,000
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,612,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,706,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,227,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 8,545,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) By December 1, 1999, the department shall provide the fiscal committees of the legislature with an independent assessment of options for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of current systems and organizational structures for billing third-party payers for hospital services.
(b) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $120,000 of the general fund federal appropriation are provided solely for the institute for public policy to evaluate the impacts of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 (mentally ill offenders), and of chapter 297, Laws of 1998 (commitment of mentally ill persons). If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, one-half of each of these amounts shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 183,530,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 197,412,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 319,962,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 262,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 701,166,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The health services account appropriation and $127,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for health care benefits for home care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts for twenty hours per week or more. Premium payments for individual provider home care workers shall be made only to the subsidized basic health plan. Home care agencies may obtain coverage either through the basic health plan or through an alternative plan with substantially equivalent benefits.
(b) $3,100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $4,650,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $8,250,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to increase services and supports for people with developmental disabilities. These funds shall be expended in accordance with priorities established by the stakeholder advisory group established in accordance with chapter 216, Laws of 1998 (developmental disabilities), except that (i) at least 60 percent of these amounts must be used to increase the number of people receiving residential, employment, family support, or other direct services; (ii) the services and supports must be designed and implemented such that the cost of continuing them in the 2001-03 biennium does not exceed $19.2 million, of which no more than $9.3 million is from state funds; and (iii) strong consideration shall be given to the need for increased wages for direct care workers in contracted residential programs.
(c) $413,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,172,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $694,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for employment, or other day activities and training programs, for young people who complete their high school curriculum in 1999 or 2000.
(d) $1,919,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $2,892,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $4,992,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for alternatives for persons who would otherwise be at substantial risk of state psychiatric hospitalization. The department shall use these funds and other resources appropriated in this section and in section 205(1) of this act to assure that the average number of persons with developmental disabilities in the state hospitals does not exceed sixty-six per day during the first biennial quarter; sixty per day during the second; fifty-four per day during the third; and forty-eight per day during the final quarter of the 1999-2001 biennium. The developmental disabilities program shall transfer $285 of the general fund‑-state appropriation to the mental health program for each bed-day by which these quarterly targets are exceeded.
(e) $513,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,421,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $2,033,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided to develop and operate secure residential and day program placements for persons who seem likely to pose a significant risk to the public safety if their current residential arrangement were to continue.
(f) $209,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $664,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $939,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided to increase wages as required by Initiative No. 688 (state minimum wage) for contracted adult family homes, adult residential care facilities, hourly and daily family support providers, and hourly attendant care providers.
(g) $1,978,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $4,475,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $6,989,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to increase compensation for individual and agency home care workers. Payments to individual providers are to be increased from $6.18 per hour to $6.68 per hour on July 1, 1999, and to $7.18 per hour on July 1, 2000. Payments to agency providers are to be increased to $11.97 per hour on July 1, 1999, and to $12.62 per hour on July 1, 2000. All but 14 cents per hour of the July 1, 1999, increase to agency providers, and all but 15 cents per hour of the additional July 1, 2000, increase is to be used to increase wages for direct care workers. The appropriations in this subsection also include the funds needed for the employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the amount of the increase.
(h) Within amounts appropriated in this subsection, the developmental disabilities program shall contract for a pilot program to test an alternative service delivery model for persons with autism. The department must use a competitive process to determine the site of the pilot. The pilot program must be time-limited and subject to an evaluation of client outcomes to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the pilot program compared to the standard service model for persons with autism.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 66,076,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 66,184,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 147,776,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 10,227,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 290,263,000
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,431,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,435,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,080,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,946,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 12,007,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 451,758,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 476,187,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,000,701,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 4,274,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 2,104,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,935,024,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire health services account appropriation, $2,118,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $923,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, and $958,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for health care benefits for home care workers who are employed through state contracts for at least twenty hours per week. Premium payments for individual provider home care workers shall be made only to the subsidized basic health plan. Home care agencies may obtain coverage either through the basic health plan or through an alternative plan with substantially equivalent benefits.
(2) $1,640,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,640,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, plus the associated vendor rate increase for each year, are provided solely for operation of the volunteer chore services program.
(3) For purposes of implementing Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1484 (nursing home payment rates), the weighted average nursing facility payment rate for fiscal year 2000 shall be no more than $10.36 for the capital portion of the rate and no more than $108.20 for the noncapital portion of the rate. For fiscal year 2000, the weighted average nursing facility payment rate shall be no more than $10.57 for the capital portion of the rate and no more than $110.91 for the noncapital portion of the rate. These rates include vendor rate increases, but exclude nurse's aide training.
(4) If Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1484 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, for purposes of implementing chapter 322, Laws of 1998 (nursing home payment rates), the weighted average nursing home payment rate shall be no more than $118.39 for fiscal year 2000 and no more than $120.36 for fiscal year 2001, including vendor rate increases but excluding nurse's aide training. The appropriations in this section include $69,173,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $68,123,000 for fiscal year 2001 for the department of social and health services to include a property component, a financing allowance component, and a variable return component in the rate it pays to nursing facilities. By July 1, 1999, the department shall adopt rules on an emergency basis pursuant to RCW 34.05.350 under which each nursing facility contractor shall continue to be paid the property, the financing allowance, and the variable return rate which it was paid on June 30, 1999. Each nursing facility contractor's June 30, 1999, variable return rate shall be increased by 1 percent effective July 1, 1999. Each nursing facility contractor's June 30, 2000 variable return rate shall be increased by 1 percent effective July 1, 2000. With respect to a nursing facility which enters the medicaid program for the first time on or after July 1, 1999, the department shall pay the lesser of (a) the property, the financing allowance, and the variable return rate for which the facility would qualify under chapter 388-96 WAC; or (b) the state-wide average rate for each of those rate components, weighted by medicaid patient days. With respect to a nursing facility which makes a capitalized addition or replacement which requires a certificate of need and which is approved by the department of health on or after July 1, 1999, the department shall pay the lesser of (a) the property, the financing allowance, and the variable return rate for which the facility would qualify under chapter 388-96 WAC; or (b) the state-wide average rate for each of those rate components, weighted by medicaid patient days.
(5) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for payments to any nursing facility licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW which meets all of the following criteria: (a) The nursing home entered into an arm's length agreement for a facility lease prior to January 1, 1980; (b) the lessee purchased the leased nursing home after January 1, 1980; and (c) the lessor defaulted on its loan or mortgage for the assets of the home after January 1, 1991, and prior to January 1, 1992. Payments provided pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the settlement, audit, or rate-setting requirements contained in chapter 74.46 RCW.
(6) $6,264,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $13,860,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $21,795,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to increase compensation for individual and for agency home care providers. Payments to individual home care providers are to be increased from $6.18 per hour to $6.68 per hour on July 1, 1999, and to $7.18 per hour on July 1, 2000. Payments to agency providers are to increase to $11.97 per hour on July 1, 1999, and to $12.62 per hour on July 1, 2000. All but 14 cents per hour of the July 1, 1999, increase to agency providers, and all but 15 cents per hour of the additional July 1, 2000, increase is to be used to increase wages for direct care workers. The appropriations in this subsection also include the funds needed for the employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the amount of the increase.
(7) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $80,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $280,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for enhancement and integration of existing management information systems to (a) provide data at the local office level on service utilization, costs, and recipient characteristics; and (b) reduce the staff time devoted to data entry.
(8) The department of social and health services shall provide access and choice to consumers of adult day health services for the purposes of nursing services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychosocial therapy. Adult day health services shall not be considered a duplication of services for persons receiving care in long-term care settings licensed under chapter 18.20, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW.
(9) $1,452,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,528,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $2,980,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1546 (in-home care services). If Second Substitute House Bill No. 1546 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 457,162,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 441,575,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,220,874,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 30,838,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,150,449,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $308,504,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $293,144,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $1,133,782,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $28,402,000 of the general fund‑-local appropriation are provided solely for the WorkFirst program and child support operations. WorkFirst expenditures include TANF grants, diversion services, subsidized child care, employment and training, other WorkFirst related services, allocated field services operating costs, and allocated economic services program administrative costs. Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the department shall:
(a) Continue to implement WorkFirst program improvements that are designed to achieve progress against outcome measures specified in RCW 74.08A.410. Valid measures of job retention and wage progression shall be developed and reported for families who leave assistance, measured after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months.
(b) Provide $500,000 from the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 from the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 for continuation of the WorkFirst evaluation conducted by the joint legislative audit and review committee.
(c) Report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, by December 1, 1999, how the new federal child support incentive system can be used to maximize federal incentive payments and to support the greatest achievement of WorkFirst program goals. In the event that the department earns federal child support incentive payments in excess of amounts budgeted, the department shall use one-half of those additional funds to offset general fund‑-state allotments and one-half of those additional funds to improve child support services.
(2) $50,860,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,825,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for cash assistance and other services to recipients in the general assistance‑-unemployable program. Within these amounts, the department may expend funds for services that assist recipients to reduce their dependence on public assistance, provided that expenditures for these services and cash assistance do not exceed funds provided.
(3) $8,752,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $8,752,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the food assistance program for legal immigrants. The level of benefits shall be equivalent to the benefits provided by the federal food stamp program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 21,451,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 21,858,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 90,800,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 1,204,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,660,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 77,150,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 219,123,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,960,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,960,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for expansion of 50 drug and alcohol treatment beds for persons committed under RCW 70.96A.140. Patients meeting the commitment criteria of RCW 70.96A.140 but who voluntarily agree to treatment in lieu of commitment shall also be eligible for treatment in these additional treatment beds. The department shall develop specific placement criteria for these expanded treatment beds to ensure that this new treatment capacity is prioritized for persons incapacitated as a result of chemical dependency and who are also high utilizers of hospital services.
(2) $18,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $88,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $116,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5557 (the HOPE act) or sections 10 through 29 of Second Substitute House Bill 1492. If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $1,444,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,484,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $330,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5480 (drug-affected infants) or sections 1 through 17 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1574. If legislation expanding services to prevent drug-affected infants is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall be provided solely for the development and implementation of comprehensive programs for alcohol and drug abusing mothers and their young children. The pilot programs shall be implemented in several locations, including at least one rural location. The pilot programs shall also be supported with TANF funds provided in section 208 of this act as a way to reduce prolonged dependency on public assistance for program participants.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 722,863,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 784,657,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,345,803,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 261,534,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account‑-State Appropriation......... $ 9,200,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 339,535,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,463,592,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall continue to make use of the special eligibility category created for children through age 18 and in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level made eligible for medicaid as of July 1, 1994.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that Harborview medical center continue to be an economically viable component of the health care system and that the state's financial interest in Harborview medical center be recognized.
(3) Funding is provided in this section for the adult dental program for Title XIX categorically eligible and medically needy persons and to provide foot care services by podiatric physicians and surgeons.
(4) $1,647,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,672,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for treatment of low-income kidney dialysis patients.
(5) $80,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $80,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $160,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the prenatal triage clearinghouse to provide access and outreach to reduce infant mortality.
(6) The department shall adopt a new formula for distributing funds under the low-income disproportionate share hospital (LI-DSH) program. Under this new formula, (a) the state's Level 1 trauma center shall continue to receive the same amount of LI-DSH payments as in fiscal year 1999; and (b) in addition to other factors, the amount of a hospital's LI-DSH payment shall be inversely related to its net operating income as a percentage of total expenditures, such that more profitable hospitals receive a relatively smaller payment under the program.
(7) The department shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature by September 15, 1999, and again by December 15, 1999, on (a) actions it has taken and proposes to take to increase the share of medicare part B premium payments upon which it is collecting medicaid matching funds; (b) the percentage of such premium payments for each month of service subsequent to June 1998 which have been paid with unmatched, state-only funds; and (c) why matching funds could not be collected on those payments.
(8) The department shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 1999, and again by October 1, 2000, on the amount which has been recovered from third-party payers as a result of its efforts to improve coordination of benefits on behalf of "basic health plan-plus" enrollees.
(9) The department shall report to the health care and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 1999, on options for controlling the growth in medicaid prescription drug expenditures through strategies such as but not limited to volume purchasing, selective contracting, supplemental drug discounts, and improved care coordination for high utilizers.
(10) $3,992,000 of the health services account appropriation and $7,651,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for health insurance coverage for children with family incomes between 200 percent and 250 percent of the federal poverty level, as provided in Substitute Senate Bill No. 5416 (children's health insurance program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, these amounts shall lapse.
(11) $191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $391,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5587 (patient bill of rights). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, these amounts shall lapse.
(12) Upon approval from the federal health care financing administration, the department shall implement the section 1115 family planning waiver to provide family planning services to persons with family incomes at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.
(13) Except in the case of rural hospitals and Harborview medical center, weighted average payment rates under the ratio-of-cost-to-charges hospital payment system shall increase by no more than 4.7 percent per year.
(14) From the funds appropriated in this section, the department shall provide chiropractic services for persons qualifying for medical assistance services under chapter 74.09 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 8,960,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 9,078,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 81,906,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 2,904,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 102,848,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative interagency agreements with state and local organizations to improve and expand employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities served by those organizations.
(2) $190,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $240,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $1,590,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for vocational rehabilitation services for individuals enrolled for services with the developmental disabilities program who complete their high school curriculum in 1999 or 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 25,695,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 25,200,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 46,601,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 720,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 98,216,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding is provided for the incremental cost of lease renewals and for the temporary increased costs for relocating staff out of state office building no. 2 (OB2) during the renovation of that building. Of this increase, $2,400,000 is provided for relocating staff. This amount is recognized as one-time-only funding for the 1999-01 biennium. As part of the 2001-2003 budget request, the department shall update the estimate of increased cost for relocating staff, including specifying what portion of that increase is due to providing more square footage per FTE in the new leased space compared to the space occupied previously.
(2) The department may transfer up to $528,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,057,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $812,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation to the administration and supporting services program from various other programs to implement administrative reductions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 30,790,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 30,719,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 22,747,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 84,256,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 6,441,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 6,563,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 39,585,000
Health Services Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 414,159,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 4,501,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 471,249,000
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 home care programs. Under this enhanced subsidy option, foster parents and home care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level shall be allowed to enroll in the basic health plan at a cost of ten dollars per covered worker per month.
(3) The health care authority shall require organizations and individuals which are paid to deliver basic health plan services and which choose to sponsor enrollment in the subsidized basic health plan to pay the following: (i) A minimum of fifteen dollars per enrollee per month for persons below 100 percent of the federal poverty level; and (ii) a minimum of twenty dollars per enrollee per month for persons whose family income is 100 percent to 125 percent of the federal poverty level.
(4) $442,000 of the state health care authority administrative account appropriation is provided solely for the uniform medical plan to contract for the following services: (a) A provider profiling system; (b) a waste, fraud, and abuse monitoring and information system; (c) an optional case management program; and (d) hospital audits. The health care authority may not expend any funds under this subsection until the office of financial management has approved a detailed project plan for expenditure of these funds.
(5) $572,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5587 (patient bill of rights). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, this amount shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,536,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,550,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,474,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,660,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 20,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 11,603,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 11,608,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 23,231,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 100,000
Death Investigations Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 38,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 17,469,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 17,607,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $125,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for information technology upgrades and improvements for the criminal justice training commission.
(2) $481,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of provisions of chapter 351, Laws of 1997 (criminal justice training) dealing with supervisory and management training of law enforcement personnel. Within the funds provided in this subsection, the criminal justice training commission shall provide the required training in the least disruptive manner to local law enforcement agencies and may include, but is not limited to, regional on-site training, interactive training, and credit for training given by the home department.
(3) $2,092,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for expanding the basic law enforcement academy (BLEA) from 469 hours to 720 hours. The funds provided in this subsection are assumed sufficient for the criminal justice training commission to provide expanded BLEA training to 330 attendees in fiscal year 2000 and 660 attendees in fiscal year 2001.
(4) $180,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1176 (sexually violent offender records). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $276,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1692 (child witness/victim interviews). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 7,268,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 7,240,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 16,091,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,950,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,057,000
Electrical License Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 24,055,000
Farm Labor Revolving Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 28,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,211,000
Public Works Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,996,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 167,736,000
Accident Account‑-Federal Appropriation........ $ 9,112,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 170,197,000
Medical Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing Certificate Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 971,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,167,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 420,671,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) 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.
(2) $123,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $22,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5597 (needle stick protection). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $302,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $302,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5439 (false claims). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $709,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $709,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5580 (payments during appeals). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $481,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5470 (chemically related illnesses). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 929,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 925,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,854,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,409,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,428,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 134,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 78,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 78,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 3,129,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $39,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely as an additional state contribution toward the cost of constructing a memorial on the state capitol grounds to the men and women who served in the nation's armed forces during the second world war.
(2) FIELD SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,466,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,494,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 26,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 1,495,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,481,000
(3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 6,155,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001) ... $ 5,337,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 20,949,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 14,682,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 47,123,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 68,937,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 69,635,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 268,710,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 68,648,000
Hospital Commission Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,128,000
Health Professions Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 37,529,000
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems
Trust Account‑-State Appropriation......... $ 14,856,000
State Drinking Water Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,531,000
Drinking Water Assistance Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,456,000
Waterworks Operator Certification‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 593,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 3,124,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 258,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 45,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,614,000
Medical Test Site Licensure Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,651,000
Youth Tobacco Prevention Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,804,000
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 620,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 550,151,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,434,000 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) The department or any successor agency is authorized to raise existing fees charged to the nursing assistants, podiatrists, and osteopaths; for certificate of need; for temporary worker housing; for state institution inspection; for residential care facilities and for transient accommodations, in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative Measure No. 601, if necessary, to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation levels in this section.
(3) $339,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $339,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $678,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for technical assistance to local governments and special districts on water reclamation and reuse.
(4) $1,636,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided to develop a water use data management system and establish a water conservation and reuse program for local governments and special districts. $818,000 of this amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium, only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(5) $1,685,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $1,686,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound water work plan and agency action items, DOH-01, DOH-02, DOH-03, and DOH-04.
(6) $4,645,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $4,645,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for distribution to local health departments.
(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) $620,000 of the tobacco prevention and control account appropriation and $209,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5516 or, if the bill is not enacted, for the development of a sustainable, long-term, comprehensive tobacco control program. The plan shall identify a specific set of outcome measures that shall be used to track long range progress in reducing the use of tobacco. Nationally accepted measures that can be used to compare progress with other states shall be included. The plan shall emphasize programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in achieving progress towards the specified outcome measures. Components of the plan that do not have a record of success may be included, provided that the plan also includes the means of evaluating those components. The plan shall also include an inventory of existing publically funded programs that seek to prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs by children and youth and recommendations to coordinate and consolidate these programs in order to achieve greatest positive outcomes within total available resources. A preliminary plan shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 1999, with the final plan submitted by September 1, 2000.
(9) $2,075,000 of fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation and $2,075,000 of fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation are provided for the Washington poison center. The department shall require the center to develop a long range financing plan that identifies options for diversifying funding for center operations, including, but not limited to, federal grants, private sector grants and sponsorships, and multistate or regional operating agreements. The plan shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2000.
(10) $50,000 of fiscal year 2000 general fund--state appropriation and $50,000 of fiscal year 2001 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely for fund raising and other activities for the development of early hearing loss clinics. The development plan for these clinics shall not assume ongoing general fund‑-state appropriations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 29,449,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 28,169,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,216,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 62,834,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $2,072,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $212,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $5,216,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation are provided solely for replacement of the department's offender-based tracking system. These amounts are subject to section 902 of this act.
(b) $462,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $538,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5421 (offender accountability). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 363,411,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 364,857,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 34,393,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 1,614,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 764,275,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Not more than $3,000,000 may be expended to provide financial assistance to counties for monitoring and treatment services provided to felony offenders involved in drug court programs pursuant to sections 7 though 12 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1006 (drug offender sentencing). The secretary may negotiate terms, conditions, and amounts of assistance with counties or groups of counties operating drug courts, and may review charging and other documents to verify eligibility for payment. The secretary may contract with the division of alcohol and substance abuse, department of social and health services, for monitoring and treatment services provided pursuant to this subsection.
(b) 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.
(c) The department shall provide funding for the pet partnership program at the Washington corrections center for women at a level at least equal to that provided in the 1995‑97 biennium.
(d) The department 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.
(e) $583,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,178,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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 be used primarily to increase compensation for persons employed in direct, front‑line service delivery.
(f) $151,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $57,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5421 (offender accountability). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(g) $18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $334,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5538 (sentencing) or section 3 of House Bill No. 1544 (sentencing corrections). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h) $171,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,094,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1006 (drug offender sentencing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(i) The department of corrections shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives, by December 15, 1999, a report on how the department plans to manage hepatitis C in the inmate population. In developing the plan, the department shall work with recognized experts in the field and shall take notice of the current national institutes of health hepatitis C guidelines and hepatitis C protocols observed in other correctional settings. Included in the plan shall be offender education about the disease, how and when offenders would be tested, how the disease would be managed if an inmate is determined to have hepatitis C, and an estimate of the number of inmates in the Washington prison system with hepatitis C. The proposed plan must also include recommendations to the legislature on ways to improve hepatitis C disease management and what level of funding would be necessary to appropriately test for and treat the disease.
(j) For the acquisition of properties and facilities, the department of corrections is authorized to enter into financial contracts, paid for from operating resources, for the purposes indicated and in not more than the principal amounts indicated, plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW. This authority applies to the following:
(A) Enter into a long-term ground lease or a long-term lease with purchase option for development of a Tacoma prerelease facility for approximately $360,000 per year. Prior to entering into any lease, the department of corrections shall obtain written confirmation from the city of Tacoma and Pierce county that the prerelease facility planned for the site meets all land use, environmental protection, and community notification requirements.
(B) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $21,350,000 to acquire, construct, or remodel a 400-bed, expandable to 600-bed, Tacoma prerelease facility.
(C) Lease-develop with the option to purchase or lease-purchase approximately 100 work release beds in facilities throughout the state for $7,000,000.
(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 54,227,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 61,321,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 115,548,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The department of corrections shall accomplish personnel reductions with the least possible impact on correctional custody staff, community custody staff, and correctional industries. For the purposes of this subsection, correctional custody staff means employees responsible for the direct supervision of offenders.
(b) $445,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $6,662,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5421 (offender accountability). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(c) $109,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $126,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 (dangerous mentally ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(d) $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the department of corrections to contract with the institute for public policy for responsibilities assigned in Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5421 (offender accountability act) and sections 7 through 12 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1006 (drug offender sentencing).
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 817,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 3,654,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,471,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 12,823,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 11,908,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 24,731,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,481,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,513,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 11,062,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 80,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 14,136,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 803,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 746,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,549,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $63,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5421 (offender accountability). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,263,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,259,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 209,498,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 29,135,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal Appropriation...................... $ 174,343,000
Administrative Contingency Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 9,443,000
Employment Service Administrative Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 16,890,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 441,831,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Expenditures of funds appropriated in this section for the information systems project to improve the agency's labor exchange system are conditioned upon compliance with section 902 of this act.
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PART III
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 370,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 327,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 657,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,354,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $40,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $40,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement the scenic area management plan for Klickitat county. If Klickitat county adopts an ordinance to implement the scenic area management plan in accordance with the national scenic area act, P.L. 99-663, then the amounts provided in this subsection shall be provided as a grant to Klickitat county to implement its responsibilities under the act.
(2) Within the funding provided, the commission shall make every effort to complete its review of the national scenic area management plan by the end of the 1999-01 biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 33,558,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 33,539,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 48,981,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 4,234,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 14,000
Reclamation Revolving Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,735,000
Flood Control Assistance Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,989,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 317,000
Waste Reduction/Recycling/Litter Control Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 13,192,000
Salmon Recovery Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 1,120,000
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account
(Water Supply Facilities)‑-State Appropriation... $ 557,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 3,879,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 351,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,155,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 46,838,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 377,000
Local Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 4,586,000
Water Quality Permit Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 21,003,000
Underground Storage Tank Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,475,000
Environmental Excellence Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 20,000
Biosolids Permit Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 572,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 3,942,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 15,844,000
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 7,521,000
Air Operating Permit Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 3,548,000
Freshwater Aquatic Weeds Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,430,000
Oil Spill Response Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 7,078,000
Metals Mining Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 43,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 439,000
Water Pollution Control Revolving Account‑-
Federal Appropriation........................... $ 2,200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 266,537,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $3,432,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $3,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $394,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $2,070,000 of the oil spill administration account‑-state appropriation, $819,000 of the state toxics control account‑-state appropriation, and $3,686,000 of the water quality permit account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items DOE-01, DOE-02, DOE-03, DOE-05, DOE-06, DOE-07, DOE-08, and DOE-09.
(2) $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 to develop an educational program targeted to small spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas.
(3) $374,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $283,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the department to digitize water rights documents and to provide this information to watershed planning groups.
(4) $500,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for the department to update its water rights tracking system. $250,000 of this amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(5) $1,566,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $1,033,000 of the general fund‑-private/local appropriation, and $919,000 of the water quality account appropriation are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5255 (Washington conservation corps). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for study of the impacts of gravel removal on the hydrology of Maury Island. The study shall consider impacts to the nearshore environment and aquifer recharge, and assess the potential for groundwater or marine sediment contamination. The department shall contract for the study, which shall be completed by June 30, 2000.
(7) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for a study of the impacts of gravel deposit on the Highline aquifer. The study shall consider impacts to instream flow and sedimentation of Des Moines, Miller, and Walker creeks. The department shall contract for the study, which shall be completed by June 30, 2000.
(8) The entire freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation shall be distributed according to the provisions of RCW 43.21A.660. Funding may be provided for chemical control of Eurasian watermilfoil.
(9) $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $15,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to monitor and address, in coordination with the marine operations division of the department of transportation, odor problems in Fauntleroy Cove.
(10) $144,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $133,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $277,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for water quality activities related to forest practices. $138,500 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(11) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the department to form an advisory committee for the purpose of updating the department's storm water management plan and the Puget Sound storm water management manual. The advisory committee shall be appointed no later than September 1, 1999, and it shall provide its recommendations on storm water management to the legislature by December 31, 2000.
(12) $383,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $384,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for an agency permit assistance center, including four regional permit assistance offices.
(13) $438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $1,025,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $1,870,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the establishment of total maximum daily loads for water bodies across the state. $433,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is to implement the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item DOE-2.
(14) $591,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,131,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to process water rights applications.
(15) $414,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $383,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $797,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for technical assistance and project review for water conservation and reuse projects. $398,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(16) The entire salmon recovery account appropriation is provided to increase compliance with existing water quality and water resources laws.
(17) $4,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $4,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $1,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for grants to local governments to conduct watershed planning. $750,000 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(18) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $82,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $181,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department, in cooperation with the department of fish and wildlife, to establish fish and habitat index monitoring sites to measure the effectiveness of salmon recovery activities. $90,500 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(19) $276,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $207,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5424 (aquatic plant management). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(20) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the continuation of the southwest Washington coastal erosion study.
(21) $638,000 of the oil spill administration account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2247 (oil spill response tax). Of this amount: (a) $120,000 is provided solely for spill response equipment; (b) $307,000 is provided solely to develop an oil spill risk management plan; and (c) $211,000 is provided solely for spills information management improvements. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(23) $145,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $145,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for training and technical assistance to support the activities of county water conservancy boards.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 27,498,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 28,073,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,113,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 59,000
Winter Recreation Program Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 763,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 264,000
Snowmobile Account‑-State Appropriation............. $ 3,653,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 325,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 48,000
Water Trail Program Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 14,000
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 25,907,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 88,717,000
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) $105,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $31,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the state parks and recreation commission to meet its responsibilities under the Native American graves protection and repatriation act (P.L. 101-601).
(3) $2,000,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship account appropriation is dependent upon the parks and recreation commission generating revenue to the account in excess of $26,000,000 for the biennium. These funds shall be used for deferred maintenance and visitor and ranger safety activities.
(4) $772,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $849,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5255 (Washington conservation corps). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) Fees approved by the state parks and recreation commission in 1998 for camping, group camping, extra vehicles, and the sno-park daily permit are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
(6) $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $40,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for a grant for the operation of the Northwest avalanche center.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
Firearms Range Account‑-State Appropriation......... $ 34,000
Recreation Resources Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 2,370,000
Recreation Resources Account‑-Federal Appropriation. $ 11,000
NOVA Program Account‑-State Appropriation........... $ 604,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 3,019,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 807,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 805,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 1,612,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 2,630,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 2,634,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,800,000
Salmon Recovery Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 3,618,000
Water Quality Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 444,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 11,126,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $182,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $182,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $130,000 of the water quality account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action item CC-01.
(2) $550,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $550,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to conservation districts to reduce nitrate contamination in the Columbia Basin ground water management area.
(3) $1,968,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation is provided solely for conducting limiting factors analysis for salmon species.
(4) $250,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation is provided solely for a facilitated review of the field office technical guides of the federal natural resource conservation service to ensure the guides meet the requirements of the federal endangered species act and clean water act.
(5) $500,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $1,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for a volunteer salmon recovery initiative. The salmon recovery account appropriation is provided for volunteer coordination through regional fisheries enhancement groups. $750,000 of the general fund‑‑federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(6) $900,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $300,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for local salmon recovery technical assistance. Technical assistance shall be coordinated among all state agencies including the conservation commission, department of fish and wildlife, department of ecology, department of health, department of agriculture, department of transportation, state parks and recreation, interagency committee for outdoor recreation, governor's salmon recovery office, Puget Sound water quality action team, department of community, trade, and economic development, and department of natural resources. $150,000 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 42,896,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 42,443,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 42,755,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 14,416,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 490,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 4,432,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 586,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,596,000
Salmon Recovery Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 9,316,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 2,419,000
Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 551,000
Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 40,293,000
Wildlife Account‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 40,040,000
Wildlife Account‑-Private/Local Appropriation........ $........................................... 13,072,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation... $................................................ 1,939,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-Federal
Appropriation................................... $ 9,603,000
Game Special Wildlife Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation................................... $ 350,000
Environmental Excellence Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 15,000
Regional Fisheries Salmonid Recovery Account‑-
Federal Appropriation........................... $ 750,000
Oil Spill Administration Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 969,000
Sea Cucumber Dive Fishery Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 108,000
Sea Urchin Dive Fishery Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 122,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 271,161,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,252,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,244,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan agency action items DFW-01, DFW-02, DFW-03, DFW-04, and DFW-05.
(2) $776,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $775,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department's review of forest practices applications and related hydraulic permit applications. Up to $387,500 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(3) $1,500,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $1,500,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the department to update the salmon and steelhead stock inventory and, in cooperation with the department of ecology, to establish fish and habitat index monitoring sites to measure the effectiveness of salmon recovery activities. Up to $750,000 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(4) $232,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $232,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for the control of European green crab (Carcinus maenas). The department shall submit a report to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees by September 1, 2000, evaluating the effectiveness of various control strategies and providing recommendations on long-term control strategies. $248,000 of this amount is for implementation of Puget Sound work plan and agency action item DFW-23.
(5) $191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for noxious weed control and survey activities on department lands. Of this amount, $48,000 is provided for the biological control of yellowstar thistle.
(6) All salmon habitat restoration and protection projects proposed for funding by regional fisheries enhancement groups shall be submitted by January 1st or July 1st of each year for review to the salmon recovery funding board.
(7) $2,340,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $7,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to implement a license buy-back program for commercial fishing licenses.
(8) $511,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $488,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5255 (Washington conservation corps). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) Any indirect cost reimbursement received by the department from federal grants must be spent on agency administrative activities and cannot be redirected to direct program activities.
(10) $43,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $42,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for staffing and operation of the Tennant Lake interpretive center.
(11) $32,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $33,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to support the activities of the aquatic nuisance species coordination committee to foster state, federal, tribal, and private cooperation on aquatic nuisance species issues. The committee shall strive to prevent the introduction of nonnative aquatic species and to minimize the spread of species that are introduced.
(12) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5508 (crab catch record cards). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) $6,440,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $5,796,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, $12,260,000 of the wildlife account--state appropriation, $710,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation, and $500,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation are provided solely for operation of the enforcement division. Within these funds, the department shall emphasize enforcement of laws related to protection of fish habitat and the illegal harvest of salmon and steelhead.
(14) $500,000 of the salmon recovery account, $624,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, and $624,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the department to implement a hatchery endangered species act response. The strategy shall include emergency hatchery responses and retrofitting of hatcheries for salmon recovery.
(15) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $46,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for operation of the Rod Meseberg (ringold) warmwater fish hatchery.
(16) $2,500,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation is provided solely for grants to lead entities established in accordance with RCW 75.46.060.
(17) $200,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $600,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for predation control, bycatch monitoring, and selective harvest strategies. $300,000 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(18) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for additional field surveys of the Olympic Peninsula, North Rainier, and Packwood/South Rainier elk herds.
(19) $425,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to purchase and implement the automated recreational license data base system.
(20) $1,400,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,400,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for fish passage barrier and screening technical assistance, engineering services, and construction assistance for local governments, state agencies, volunteer groups, and regional fisheries enhancement groups.
(21) $1,500,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for local salmon recovery technical assistance. Technical assistance shall be coordinated among all state agencies including the conservation commission, department of fish and wildlife, department of ecology, department of health, department of agriculture, department of transportation, state parks and recreation, interagency committee for outdoor recreation, governor's salmon recovery office, Puget Sound water quality action team, department of community, trade, and economic development, and department of natural resources. $250,000 of the general fund‑-federal amount may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium, only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(22) $400,000 of the wildlife account appropriation is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1681 (trout purchase by state). The fish and wildlife commission may authorize expenditure of these funds only if the costs of the program will be recovered by the increase in license sales directly attributable to the planting of privately grown trout. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 25,784,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 25,641,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 12,656,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 420,000
Forest Development Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 46,029,000
Off Road Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation........ $........................................... 3,668,000
Surveys and Maps Account‑-State Appropriation........ $........................................... 2,221,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 2,656,000
Resources Management Cost Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 77,016,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 1,435,000
Salmon Recovery Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 3,483,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 764,000
Natural Resource Conservation Areas Stewardship
Account Appropriation........................... $ 1,100,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 864,000
Metals Mining Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 63,000
Agricultural College Trust Management Account
Appropriation................................... $ 1,736,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 205,536,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $18,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $1,058,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action items DNR-01, DNR-02, and DNR-04.
(2) $7,304,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $7,304,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for emergency fire suppression.
(3) $331,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $339,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for geologic studies to evaluate ground stability in high growth areas and to provide geologic expertise to small communities.
(4) $663,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $689,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5255 (Washington conservation corps). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $3,483,000 of the salmon recovery account appropriation and $10,991,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided for the department to implement changes in forest practice rules for the protection of salmon. $5,495,500 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation may be expended in each fiscal year of the biennium only if the state receives greater than $25,000,000 from the federal government for salmon recovery activities in that fiscal year. Funds authorized for expenditure in fiscal year 2000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001.
(6) $44,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely for maintenance and safety improvements at the Gull Harbor marine station. The department shall develop a plan for use or disposal of the marine station by December 1, 1999.
(7) $582,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely to expand geoduck resource management activities.
(8) $172,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is provided solely to convert aquatic land maps and records to an electronic format.
(9) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $400,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation are provided solely for spartina control. Within these amounts, the department shall continue support for a field study of biological control methods.
(10) $2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for fire protection activities.
(11) $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.
(12) $1,100,000 of the natural resources conservation areas stewardship account is provided solely to the department for planning, management, and stewardship of natural area preserves and natural resources conservation areas.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 7,476,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 7,316,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 4,440,000
General fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 410,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 818,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $................................................ 1,365,000
Local Toxics Control Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 241,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 22,066,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $36,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $37,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for technical assistance on pesticide management, including the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item DOA-01.
(2) $241,000 of the local toxics control account appropriation is provided solely to implement chapter 36, Laws of 1998 (fertilizer regulation). The amount provided in this subsection shall be used to conduct a comprehensive study of plant uptake of metals and to implement new fertilizer registration requirements.
(3) $133,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $127,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for technical assistance to local watershed and salmon recovery planning efforts.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 947,000
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PART IV
TRANSPORTATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 5,519,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 4,947,000
Architects' License Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 754,000
Cemetery Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 203,000
Profession Engineers' Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,828,000
Real Estate Commission‑-State Appropriation.... $ 7,114,000
Master License Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 7,423,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,472,000
Real Estate Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 606,000
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 457,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 33,323,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $100,000 of the professional engineers' account appropriation are provided solely for Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5821 (on-site wastewater treatment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 22,129,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 20,858,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,999,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 344,000
Death Investigations Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,816,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,867,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,641,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 1,831,000
Fire Service Trust Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 125,000
Fire Service Training Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,730,000
State Toxics Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 442,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 260,000
Fingerprint Identification Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,392,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 73,434,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $255,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $95,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for replacement of fire training equipment at the fire service training academy.
(2) $430,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5108 (missing/exploited children). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $2,816,000 of the death investigation account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1560 (forensic lab services). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $2,900,000 of the fire service training account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5102 (fire fighter training). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. In providing the fire fighter one training program required by the bill, the state patrol shall, to the extent possible, utilize existing public and private fire fighting training facilities in southeastern Washington.
(5) $354,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for additional law enforcement and security coverage on the west capitol campus.
(6) $66,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $58,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for activities of the missing children's clearinghouse as related to services performed under section 202(1) (a) and (b) of this act. If those sections are not enacted, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
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PART V
EDUCATION
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 27,800,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 26,535,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 78,121,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 6,602,000
Health Services Account Appropriation............... $ 5,242,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation................................... $ 3,671,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 147,971,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) AGENCY OPERATIONS
(a) $404,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $403,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education, including basic education assistance activities.
(b) $348,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided 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.
(c) $128,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for increased costs of providing a norm-referenced test to all third grade students and retests of certain third grade students and other costs in accordance with chapter 319, Laws of 1998 (student achievement).
(d) $145,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for an institutional education program director.
(2) STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS
(a) $2,524,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for in-service training and educational programs conducted by the Pacific Science Center. Of this amount, $350,000 is provided to add a math van.
(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 of school.
(e) $3,671,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation and $2,252,000 of the public safety education account appropriation are provided solely for matching grants to enhance security in schools. Not more than seventy-five percent of a district's total expenditures for school security in any school year may be paid from a grant under this subsection. The grants shall be expended solely for the costs of employing or contracting for building security monitors in schools during school hours and school events. Of the amount provided in this subsection, at least $2,850,000 shall be spent for grants to districts that, during the 1988-89 school year, employed or contracted for security monitors in schools during school hours. However, these grants may be used only for increases in school district expenditures for school security over expenditure levels for the 1988-89 school year.
(f) $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and $400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation transferred from the department of health are provided solely for a program that provides grants to school districts for media campaigns promoting sexual abstinence and addressing the importance of delaying sexual activity, pregnancy, and childbearing until individuals are ready to nurture and support their children. Grants to the school districts shall be for projects that are substantially designed and produced by students. The grants shall require a local private sector match equal to one-half of the state grant, which may include in-kind contribution of technical or other assistance from consultants or firms involved in public relations, advertising, broadcasting, and graphics or video production or other related fields.
(g) $1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for school district petitions to juvenile court for truant students as provided in RCW 28A.225.030 and 28A.225.035. Allocation of this money to school districts shall be based on the number of petitions filed.
(h) A maximum of $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for alcohol and drug prevention programs pursuant to RCW 66.08.180.
(i) $5,702,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for shared infrastructure costs, data equipment maintenance, and depreciation costs for operation of the K-20 telecommunications network.
(j) $4,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a K-20 telecommunications network technical support system in the K-12 sector to prevent system failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical support for the network. A maximum of $650,000 may be expended for state-level administration and staff training on the K-20 network.
(k) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for allocation to the primary coordinators of the state geographic alliance to improve the teaching of geography in schools.
(l) $2,000,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided for start-up grants for alternative programs and services that improve instruction and learning for at-risk students. Grants shall be awarded to applicants showing the greatest potential for improved student learning for at-risk students including:
(i) Students who are disruptive or have been suspended, expelled, or subject to other disciplinary actions;
(ii) Students with unexcused absences who need intervention;
(iii) Students who have left school; and
(iv) Students involved with the court system.
(m) $1,600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for grants for magnet schools.
(n) $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.
(o) $262,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $235,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5593 (professional educator standards board). If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5593 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(p) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the purposes of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5413 (teacher assessment/certification). If Substitute Senate Bill No. 5413 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(q) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to schools and school districts to establish school safety plans.
(r) $5,242,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided solely for a corps of nurses located at educational service districts, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction, to be dispatched to the most needy schools to provide direct care to students, health education, and training for school staff.
(s) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided as matching funds for district contributions to provide analysis of the efficiency of school district business practices.
(t) $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for computer system programming and upgrades to benefit the office of the superintendent of public instruction, schools, and school districts.
(u) $21,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $21,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for the increased costs resulting from Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1477 (school district organization). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts in this subsection shall lapse.
(v) $1,500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the excellence in mathematics training program as specified in Substitute House Bill No. 1569 (excellence in mathematics). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
(w) $2,000,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for teacher institutes during the summer of 2000, programs, and administration costs, as provided for in Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2085 (disruptive students). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount in this subsection shall lapse.
(x) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for support for vocational student leadership organizations.
(y) $1,100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for an equal matching grant to the Northeast vocational area cooperative to establish high-technology learning centers to provide college-level technology curriculum for high school students leading to an information technology certificate or degree. Only the following sources may be used as matching for the state funds: Private sector contributions; operating levy revenues; capital levy revenues; technology levy revenues; or other local funds not from federal or state sources.
(z) $75,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for speech pathology grants to charitable organizations as qualified under the internal revenue code and incorporated under the laws of the state of Washington. These grants shall be used for the purpose of providing childhood speech pathology by nationally certified speech pathologists to children who have demonstrated a lack of verbal communication skills and who would benefit from such a program. Speech pathology services shall be provided at no cost to the child receiving the benefits or to the parents or guardians of the child.
(aa) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for competitive grants to school districts to obtain curriculum or programs that allow high school students to have access to internet-based curriculum that leads directly to higher education credits or provides preparation for tests that lead to higher education credit in subjects including but not limited to mathematics, languages, and science.
(bb) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 is provided solely for grants to school districts for programs to prepare high school students to achieve information technology industry skills certifications. The funds may be expended to provide or improve internet access; purchase and install networking or computer equipment; train faculty; or acquire curriculum materials. A match of cash or in-kind contributions from nonstate sources equal to at least half of the cash amount of the grant is required. To assure continuity of the curriculum with higher education institutions, the grant program will be designed and implemented by an interagency team comprised of representatives from the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, the higher education coordinating board, and the office of financial management. School districts may apply for grants in cooperation with other school districts or community or technical colleges and must demonstrate in the grant application a cooperative relationship with a community or technical college in information technology programs. Preference for grants shall be made to districts with sound technology plans, which offer student access to computers outside of school hours, which demonstrate involvement of the private sector in information technology programs, and which serve the needs of low-income communities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 3,545,737,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 3,551,100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 7,096,837,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 school years shall be determined using formula‑generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in (d) through (f) of this subsection shall be reduced for vocational full-time equivalent enrollments. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in grades K-6 shall be the greater of that generated under (a) of this subsection, or under (d) and (e) of this subsection. Certificated staffing allocations shall be as follows:
(a) On the basis of each 1,000 average annual full-time equivalent enrollments, excluding full-time equivalent enrollment otherwise recognized for certificated staff unit allocations under (c) through (f) of this subsection:
(i) Four certificated administrative staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-12;
(ii) 49 certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3;
(iii) An additional 4.2 certificated instructional staff units for grades K-3 and an additional 7.2 certificated instructional staff units for grade 4. Any funds allocated for 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 53.2 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-4. For any school district documenting a lower certificated instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall be based on the district's actual grades K-4 certificated instructional staff ratio achieved in that school year, or the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b), if greater;
(B) Districts at or above 51.0 certificated instructional staff per one thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-4 may dedicate up to 1.3 of the 53.2 funding ratio to employ additional classified instructional assistants assigned to basic education classrooms in grades K-4. For purposes of documenting a district's staff ratio under this section, funds used by the district to employ additional classified instructional assistants shall be converted to a certificated staff equivalent and added to the district's actual certificated instructional staff ratio. Additional classified instructional assistants, for the purposes of this subsection, shall be determined using the 1989-90 school year as the base year;
(C) Any district maintaining a ratio equal to or greater than 53.2 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-4 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 5-6. Funds allocated under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall only be expended to reduce class size in grades K-6. No more than 1.3 of the certificated instructional funding ratio amount may be expended for provision of classified instructional assistants; and
(iv) Forty‑six certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades 4-12;
(b) For school districts with a minimum enrollment of 250 full-time equivalent students whose full-time equivalent student enrollment count in a given month exceeds the first of the month full-time equivalent enrollment count by 5 percent, an additional state allocation of 110 percent of the share that such increased enrollment would have generated had such additional full-time equivalent students been included in the normal enrollment count for that particular month;
(c)(i) On the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in:
(A) Vocational education programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction, a maximum of 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each 19.5 full-time equivalent vocational students for the 1999-00 school year and the 2000-01 school year. Districts documenting staffing ratios of less than 1 certificated staff per 19.5 students shall be allocated the greater of the total ratio in subsections (2)(a)(i) and (iv) of this section or the actual documented ratio; and
(B) Skills center programs meeting the standards for skill center funding recommended by the superintendent of public instruction, January 1999, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative units for each 16.67 full-time equivalent vocational students;
(ii) Indirect cost charges, as defined by the superintendent of public instruction, to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 10 percent; and
(iii) Vocational full-time equivalent enrollment shall be reported on the same monthly basis as the enrollment for students eligible for basic support, and payments shall be adjusted for reported vocational enrollments on the same monthly basis as those adjustments for enrollment for students eligible for basic support.
(d) For districts enrolling not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education and enroll not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8:
(i) For those enrolling no students in grades 7 and 8, 1.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑twentieth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled; and
(ii) For those enrolling students in grades 7 or 8, 1.68 certificated instructional staff units and 0.32 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑tenth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled;
(e) For specified enrollments in districts enrolling more than twenty‑five but not more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which enroll more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8 and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education:
(i) For enrollment of up to sixty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades K-6, 2.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units; and
(ii) For enrollment of up to twenty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades 7 and 8, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units;
(f) For districts operating no more than two high schools with enrollments of less than three hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, for enrollment in grades 9-12 in each such school, other than alternative schools:
(i) For remote and necessary schools enrolling students in any grades 9-12 but no more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-12, four and one‑half certificated instructional staff units and one‑quarter of a certificated administrative staff unit;
(ii) For all other small high schools under this subsection, nine certificated instructional staff units and one‑half of a certificated administrative staff unit for the first sixty average annual full time equivalent students, and additional staff units based on a ratio of 0.8732 certificated instructional staff units and 0.1268 certificated administrative staff units per each additional forty‑three and one‑half average annual full time equivalent students.
Units calculated under (f)(ii) of this subsection shall be reduced by certificated staff units at the rate of forty‑six certificated instructional staff units and four certificated administrative staff units per thousand vocational full-time equivalent students.
(g) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-8 program or a grades 1-8 program, an additional one-half of a certificated instructional staff unit; and
(h) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-6 program or a grades 1-6 program, an additional one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit.
(3) Allocations for classified salaries for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 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 16.97 percent in the 1999‑00 and 2000-01 school years for certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 15.75 percent in the 1999‑00 and 2000-01 school years for classified salary allocations provided under subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the maintenance rate specified in section 504(2) of this act, based on the number of benefit units determined as follows:
(a) The number of certificated staff units determined in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) The number of classified staff units determined in subsection (3) of this section multiplied by 1.152. This factor is intended to adjust allocations so that, for the purposes of distributing insurance benefits, full-time equivalent classified employees may be calculated on the basis of 1440 hours of work per year, with no individual employee counted as more than one full-time equivalent.
(6)(a) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(a), (b), and (d) through (h) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $8,117 per certificated staff unit in the 1999‑00 school year and a maximum of $8,271 per certificated staff unit in the 2000-01 school year.
(b) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(A) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $19,933 per certificated staff unit in the 1999‑00 school year and a maximum of $20,312 per certificated staff unit in the 2000-01 school year.
(c) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i)(B) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $15,467 per certificated staff unit in the 1999-00 school year and a maximum of $15,761 per certificated staff unit in the 2000-01 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maintenance rate of $365.28 per allocated classroom teachers exclusive of salary increase amounts provided in section 504 of this act. Solely for the purposes of this subsection, allocated classroom teachers shall be equal to the number of certificated instructional staff units allocated under subsection (2) of this section, multiplied by the ratio between the number of actual basic education certificated teachers and the number of actual basic education certificated instructional staff reported state‑wide for the 1998-99 school year.
(8) Any school district board of directors may petition the superintendent of public instruction by submission of a resolution adopted in a public meeting to reduce or delay any portion of its basic education allocation for any school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay if it does not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not be for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no impact on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort assistance pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW.
(9) The superintendent may distribute a maximum of $6,444,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2000 and 2001 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 $457,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2000 and a maximum of $466,000 may be expended in fiscal year 2001;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $2,098,000 may be expended each fiscal year;
(c) A maximum of $325,000 may be expended for school district emergencies; and
(d) A maximum of $500,000 per fiscal year may be expended for programs providing skills training for secondary students who are enrolled in extended day school-to-work programs, as approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The funds shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed $500 per full-time equivalent student enrolled in those programs.
(10) For the purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time equivalent student in state basic education appropriations provided under this act, including appropriations for salary and benefits increases, is 7.0 percent from the 1998‑99 school year to the 1999‑00 school year, and 3.4 percent from the 1999‑00 school year to the 2000‑01 school year.
(11) If two or more school districts consolidate and each district was receiving additional basic education formula staff units pursuant to subsection (2)(b) through (h) of this section, the following shall apply:
(a) For three school years following consolidation, the number of basic education formula staff units shall not be less than the number of basic education formula staff units received by the districts in the school year prior to the consolidation; and
(b) For the fourth through eighth school years following consolidation, the difference between the basic education formula staff units received by the districts for the school year prior to consolidation and the basic education formula staff units after consolidation pursuant to subsection (2)(a) through (h) of this section shall be reduced in increments of twenty percent per year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
(1) The following calculations determine the salaries used in the general fund allocations for certificated instructional, certificated administrative, and classified staff units under section 502 of this act:
(a) Salary allocations for certificated instructional staff units shall be determined for each district by multiplying the district's certificated instructional total base salary shown on LEAP Document 12E for the appropriate year, 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 1S; and
(b) Salary allocations for certificated administrative staff units and classified staff units for each district shall be based on the district's certificated administrative and classified salary allocation amounts shown on LEAP Document 12E for the appropriate year.
(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 1S" means the computerized tabulation establishing staff mix factors for certificated instructional staff according to education and years of experience, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on March 25, 1999, at 16:55 hours; and
(c) "LEAP Document 12E" means the computerized tabulation of 1999-00 and 2000-01 school year salary allocations for certificated administrative staff and classified staff and derived and total base salaries for certificated instructional staff as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on March 25, 1999, at 18:53 hours.
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors shall be applied to salary adjustments at a rate of 16.33 percent for certificated staff and 12.25 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:
1999-00 K-12 Salary Schedule for Certificated Instructional Staff
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 25,716 26,410 27,130 27,850 30,165
1 26,062 26,765 27,494 28,248 30,586
2 26,649 27,367 28,111 28,930 31,284
3 27,527 28,267 29,033 29,895 32,291
4 28,146 28,927 29,705 30,605 33,040
5 28,790 29,581 30,375 31,334 33,785
6 29,161 29,935 30,756 31,765 34,203
7 30,113 30,906 31,747 32,820 35,319
8 31,079 31,915 32,776 33,938 36,471
9 32,960 33,863 35,067 37,659
10 34,964 36,255 38,881
11 37,477 40,161
12 38,660 41,474
13 42,820
14 44,173
15 45,322
16 or more 46,228
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 31,656 30,831 33,146 34,637
1 32,068 31,174 33,511 34,994
2 32,797 31,827 34,181 35,694
3 33,871 32,794 35,189 36,769
4 34,647 33,476 35,910 37,518
5 35,440 34,176 36,627 38,282
6 35,866 34,551 36,989 38,653
7 37,047 35,607 38,105 39,833
8 38,261 36,724 39,257 41,048
9 39,511 37,853 40,446 42,297
10 40,795 39,042 41,668 43,581
11 42,112 40,264 42,948 44,899
12 43,485 41,534 44,261 46,271
13 44,890 42,848 45,607 47,677
14 46,349 44,202 47,047 49,136
15 47,554 45,351 48,270 50,413
16 or more 48,505 46,258 49,236 51,421
2000-01 K-12 Salary Schedule for Certificated Instructional Staff
Years of
Service BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+90
0 26,487 27,203 27,943 28,686 31,070
1 26,843 27,568 28,319 29,095 31,503
2 27,448 28,189 28,954 29,798 32,223
3 28,352 29,115 29,904 30,792 33,260
4 28,991 29,794 30,596 31,524 34,031
5 29,653 30,469 31,286 32,274 34,798
6 30,036 30,833 31,679 32,718 35,229
7 31,017 31,833 32,699 33,805 36,378
8 32,011 32,873 33,759 34,956 37,565
9 33,949 34,879 36,119 38,789
10 36,013 37,343 40,048
11 38,601 41,366
12 39,820 42,718
13 44,105
14 45,498
15 46,681
16 or more 47,615
Years of MA+90
Service BA+135 MA MA+45 or PHD
0 32,605 31,756 34,140 35,676
1 33,030 32,109 34,517 36,044
2 33,781 32,782 35,207 36,765
3 34,887 33,778 36,245 37,872
4 35,687 34,480 36,988 38,643
5 36,503 35,202 37,726 39,431
6 36,942 35,588 38,099 39,813
7 38,158 36,675 39,249 41,028
8 39,409 37,826 40,435 42,279
9 40,696 38,989 41,659 43,566
10 42,018 40,213 42,918 44,889
11 43,375 41,471 44,236 46,246
12 44,789 42,780 45,589 47,659
13 46,237 44,134 46,975 49,107
14 47,739 45,528 48,459 50,610
15 48,981 46,711 49,719 51,926
16 or more 49,960 47,645 50,713 52,964
(b) As used in this subsection, the column headings "BA+(N)" refer to the number of credits earned since receiving the baccalaureate degree.
(c) For credits earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree, any credits in excess of forty‑five credits may be counted after the masters degree. Thus, as used in this subsection, the column headings "MA+(N)" refer to the total of:
(i) Credits earned since receiving the masters degree; and
(ii) Any credits in excess of forty‑five credits that were earned after the baccalaureate degree but before the masters degree.
(5) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "BA" means a baccalaureate degree.
(b) "MA" means a masters degree.
(c) "PHD" means a doctorate degree.
(d) "Years of service" shall be calculated under the same rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) "Credits" means college quarter hour credits and equivalent in-service credits computed in accordance with RCW 28A.415.020 and 28A.415.023.
(6) No more than ninety college quarter-hour credits received by any employee after the baccalaureate degree may be used to determine compensation allocations under the state salary allocation schedule and LEAP documents referenced in this act, or any replacement schedules and documents, unless:
(a) The employee has a masters degree; or
(b) The credits were used in generating state salary allocations before January 1, 1992.
(7) The certificated instructional staff base salary specified for each district in LEAP Document 12E and the salary schedules in subsection (4)(a) of this section include a 1.67 percent increase for three learning improvement days added in the 1999-00 school year and maintained in the 2000-01 school year. A school district is eligible for the learning improvement day funds for school years 1999-00 and 2000-01, only if three days have been added to the base contract in effect for the 1998-99 school year. If fewer than three days are added, the additional learning improvement allocation shall be adjusted accordingly. The additional days shall be for activities related to improving student learning consistent with education reform implementation. The length of a learning improvement day shall not be less than the length of a full day under the base contract. The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure that school districts adhere to the intent and purposes of this subsection.
(8) The salary allocation schedules established in this section are for allocation purposes only except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200(2).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 187,659,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 348,636,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 536,295,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $412,995,000 is provided for a cost of living adjustment of 3.0 percent effective September 1, 1999, and another 3.0 percent effective September 1, 2000, for state formula staff units. The appropriations include associated incremental fringe benefit allocations at rates of 16.33 percent for certificated staff and 12.25 percent for classified staff. The appropriation also includes 1.67 percent effective September 1, 1999, for three learning improvement days pursuant to section 503(7) of this act and the salary allocation schedule adjustments for beginning and senior certificated instructional 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 cost-of-living, learning improvement days for certificated instructional staff, 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 1999‑00 school year and $1.23 per weighted pupil-mile for the 2000-01 school year;
(ii) For education of highly capable students, an increase of $14.04 per formula student for the 1999‑00 school year and $21.28 per formula student for the 2000-01 school year; and
(iii) For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $36.18 per eligible bilingual student for the 1999‑00 school year and $54.99 per eligible student for the 2000-01 school year; and
(iv) For learning assistance, an increase of $13.98 per entitlement unit for the 1999‑00 school year and $23.16 per entitlement unit for the 2000-01 school year.
(c) The appropriations in this section include $420,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $962,000 for fiscal year 2001 for salary increase adjustments for substitute teachers.
(2) $123,300,000 is provided for adjustments to insurance benefit allocations. The maintenance rate for insurance benefit allocations is $335.75 per month for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 school years. The appropriations in this section provide for a rate increase to $388.02 per month for the 1999-00 school year and $423.57 per month for the 2000-01 school year at the following rates:
(a) For pupil transportation, an increase of $0.48 per weighted pupil‑mile for the 1999‑00 school year and $0.80 for the 2000-01 school year;
(b) For education of highly capable students, an increase of $3.30 per formula student for the 1999‑00 school year and $5.58 for the 2000-01 school year;
(c) For transitional bilingual education, an increase of $8.45 per eligible bilingual student for the 1999‑00 school year and $14.22 for the 2000-01 school year; and
(d) For learning assistance, an increase of $6.65 per funded unit for the 1999‑00 school year and $11.17 for the 2000-01 school year.
(3) The rates specified in this section are subject to revision each year by the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 179,802,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 180,925,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 360,727,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) A maximum of $1,475,000 may be expended for regional transportation coordinators and related activities. The transportation coordinators shall ensure that data submitted by school districts for state transportation funding shall, to the greatest extent practical, reflect the actual transportation activity of each district.
(3) $10,000 of the fiscal year 2000 appropriation and $10,000 of the fiscal year 2001 appropriation are provided solely for the transportation of students enrolled in "choice" programs. Transportation shall be limited to low-income students who are transferring to "choice" programs solely for educational reasons.
(4) Allocations for transportation of students shall be based on reimbursement rates of $34.99 per weighted mile in the 1999-00 school year and $35.20 per weighted mile in the 2000-01 school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act. Allocations for transportation of students transported more than one radius mile shall be based on weighted miles as determined by superintendent of public instruction multiplied by the per mile reimbursement rates for the school year pursuant to the formulas adopted by the superintendent of public instruction. Allocations for transportation of students living within one radius mile shall be based on the number of enrolled students in grades kindergarten through five living within one radius mile of their assigned school multiplied by the per mile reimbursement rate for the school year multiplied by 1.29.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 3,100,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 3,100,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 194,483,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 200,683,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriations are provided for state matching money for federal child nutrition programs.
(2) $175,000 of the general fund--state appropriations are provided for summer food programs for children in low-income areas.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 392,036,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 393,461,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 148,159,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 933,656,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund‑-state fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funds to school districts based on two categories: The optional birth through age two program for special education eligible developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and the mandatory special education program for special education eligible students ages three to twenty-one. A "special education eligible student" means a student receiving specially designed instruction in accordance with a properly formulated individualized education program.
(3) For the 1999-00 and 2000-01 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, multiplied by the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student, multiplied by 1.15; and
(b) A district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment multiplied by the funded enrollment percent determined pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section, multiplied by the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student multiplied by 0.9309.
(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
(a) "Average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student" for a district shall be based on the staffing ratios required by RCW 28A.150.260 and shall not include enhancements, secondary vocational education, or small schools.
(b) "Annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment" means the resident enrollment including students enrolled through choice (RCW 28A.225.225) and students from nonhigh districts (RCW 28A.225.210) and excluding students residing in another district enrolled as part of an interdistrict cooperative program (RCW 28A.225.250).
(c) "Enrollment percent" means the district's resident special education annual average enrollment including those students counted under the special education demonstration projects, excluding the birth through age two enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment. For the 1999-00 and the 2000-01 school years, each district's funded enrollment percent shall be the lesser of the district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the allocation is being determined or 12.7 percent.
(5) At the request of any interdistrict cooperative of at least 15 districts in which all excess cost services for special education students of the districts are provided by the cooperative, the maximum enrollment percent shall be 12.7, and shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district units. For purposes of this subsection, the average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district units.
(6) A maximum of $12,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and a maximum of $12,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided as safety net funding for districts with demonstrated needs for state special education funding beyond the amounts provided in subsection (3) of this section. Safety net funding shall be awarded by the state safety net oversight committee.
(a) The safety net oversight committee shall first consider the needs of districts adversely affected by the 1995 change in the special education funding formula. Awards shall be based on the amount required to maintain the 1994-95 state special education excess cost allocation to the school district in aggregate or on a dollar per funded student basis.
(b) The committee shall then consider unusual needs of districts due to a special education population which differs significantly from the assumptions of the state funding formula. Awards shall be made to districts that convincingly demonstrate need due to the concentration and/or severity of disabilities in the district. Differences in program costs attributable to district philosophy or service delivery style are not a basis for safety net awards.
(c) The maximum allowable indirect cost for calculating safety net eligibility may not exceed the federal restricted indirect cost rate for the district plus one percent.
(d) Safety net awards shall be adjusted based on the percent of potential medicaid eligible students billed as calculated by the superintendent in accordance with Substitute Senate Bill No. 5626 (medicaid payments to schools).
(e) Safety net awards must be adjusted for any audit findings or exceptions related to special education funding.
(7) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary to administer the special education funding and safety net award process. Prior to revising any standards, procedures, or rules, the superintendent shall consult with the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(8) The safety net oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public instruction shall consist of:
(a) Staff of the office of superintendent of public instruction;
(b) Staff of the office of the state auditor;
(c) Staff of 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.
(9) A maximum of $5,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall be expended for safety net funding to meet the extraordinary needs of one or more individual special education students.
(10) A maximum of $678,000 may be expended from the general fund‑-state appropriations to fund 5.43 full-time equivalent teachers and 2.1 full-time equivalent aides at children's orthopedic hospital and medical center. This amount is in lieu of money provided through the home and hospital allocation and the special education program.
(11) A maximum of $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for projects to provide special education students with appropriate job and independent living skills, including work experience where possible, to facilitate their successful transition out of the public school system. The funds provided by this subsection shall be from federal discretionary grants.
(12) A school district may carry over from one year to the next year up to 10 percent of general fund‑-state funds allocated under this program; however, carry over funds shall be expended in the special education program.
(13) The superintendent shall maintain the percentage of federal flow-through to school districts at 85 percent. In addition to other purposes, school districts may use increased federal funds for high-cost students, for purchasing regional special education services from educational service districts, and for staff development activities particularly relating to inclusion issues.
(14) A maximum of $1,200,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation may be expended by the superintendent for projects related to use of inclusion strategies by school districts for provision of special education services. The superintendent shall prepare an information database on laws, best practices, examples of programs, and recommended resources. The information may be disseminated in a variety of ways, including workshops and other staff development activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public Safety and Education Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 16,276,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in each fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) A maximum of $507,000 may 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 1999-00 and 2000-01 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 1999-00 and 2000-01 school years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 4,547,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 4,547,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 9,094,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The educational service districts shall continue to furnish financial services required by the superintendent of public instruction and RCW 28A.310.190 (3) and (4).
(2) $250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for student teaching centers as provided in RCW 28A.415.100.
(3) A maximum of $500,000 is provided for centers for the improvement of teaching pursuant to RCW 28A.415.010.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 98,315,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 107,973,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 206,288,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 511. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 264,388,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 512. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 20,201,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 21,542,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 50,291,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund‑-state fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) State funding provided under this section is based on salaries and other expenditures for a 220‑day school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall monitor school district expenditure plans for institutional education programs to ensure that districts plan for a full-time summer program.
(3) State funding for each institutional education program shall be based on the institution's annual average full-time equivalent student enrollment. Staffing ratios for each category of institution shall remain the same as those funded in the 1995-97 biennium.
(4) The funded staffing ratios for education programs for juveniles age 18 or less in department of corrections facilities shall be the same as those provided in the 1997-99 biennium.
(5) $92,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $143,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to maintain at least one certificated instructional staff and related support services at an institution whenever the K-12 enrollment is not sufficient to support one full-time equivalent certificated instructional staff to furnish the educational program. The following types of institutions are included: Residential programs under the department of social and health services for developmentally disabled juveniles, programs for juveniles under the department of corrections, and programs for juveniles under the juvenile rehabilitation administration.
(6) Ten percent of the funds allocated for each institution may be carried over from one year to the next.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 513. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 6,226,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 6,220,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 12,446,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable students shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $313.27 per funded student for the 1999-00 school year and $313.39 per funded student for the 2000-01 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments pursuant to section 504 of this act. The number of funded students shall be a maximum of two percent of each district's full-time equivalent basic education enrollment.
(3) $350,000 of the appropriation is for the centrum program at Fort Worden state park.
(4) $186,000 of the appropriation is for the odyssey of the mind and future problem-solving programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 514. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 35,144,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 34,355,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 69,499,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $143,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $197,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the commission established under PART I of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5418 or Second Substitute House Bill No. 1462. If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall be used for implementation of education reform and an accountability system by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(2) $11,343,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $10,414,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for development and implementation of the Washington assessments of student learning. Up to $689,000 of the appropriation may be expended for data analysis and data management of test results.
(3) $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.
(4) $6,818,000 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.
(5) $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.
(6) $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.
(7) $5,000,000 is provided solely for the meals for kids program under RCW 28A.235.145 through 28A.235.155.
(8) $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 or its successor, as specified in RCW 28A.300.130 (center for the improvement of student learning).
(9) $1,598,000 is provided solely for the leadership internship program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators.
(10) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to establish a mathematics helping corps subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) In order to increase the availability and quality of technical mathematics assistance state-wide, the superintendent of public instruction, shall employ regional school improvement coordinators and mathematics school improvement specialists to provide assistance to schools and districts. The regional coordinators and specialists shall be hired by and work under the direction of a state-wide school improvement coordinator. The mathematics improvement specialists shall serve on a rotating basis from one to three years and shall not be permanent employees of the superintendent of public instruction.
(b) The school improvement coordinators and specialists shall provide the following:
(i) Assistance to schools to disaggregate student performance data and develop improvement plans based on those data;
(ii) Consultation with schools and districts concerning their performance on the Washington assessment of student learning and other assessments emphasizing the performance on the mathematics assessments;
(iii) Consultation concerning curricula that aligns with the essential academic learning requirements emphasizing the academic learning requirements for mathematics, the Washington assessment of student learning, and meets the needs of diverse learners;
(iv) Assistance in the identification and implementation of research-based instructional practices in mathematics;
(v) Staff training that emphasizes effective instructional strategies and classroom-based assessment for mathematics;
(vi) Assistance in developing and implementing family and community involvement programs emphasizing mathematics; and
(vii) Other assistance to schools and school districts intended to improve student mathematics learning.
(11) A maximum of $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided to expand the number of summer accountability institutes offered by the superintendent of public instruction and the commission on student learning or its successor. The institutes shall provide school district staff with training in the analysis of student assessment data, information regarding successful district and school teaching models, research on curriculum and instruction, and planning tools for districts to improve instruction in reading, mathematics, language arts, and guidance and counseling but placing an emphasis on mathematics.
(12) $8,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $8,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Washington reading corps subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Grants shall be allocated to schools and school districts to implement proven, research-based mentoring and tutoring programs in reading for low-performing students in grades K-6. If the grant is made to a school district, the principals of schools enrolling targeted students shall be consulted concerning design and implementation of the program.
(b) The programs may be implemented before, after, or during the regular school day, or on Saturdays, summer, intercessions, or other vacation periods.
(c) Two or more schools may combine their Washington reading corps programs.
(d) A program is eligible for a grant if it meets one of the following conditions:
(i) The program is recommended either by the education commission of the states or the Northwest regional educational laboratory; or
(ii) The program is developed by schools or school districts and is approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction based on the following criteria:
(A) The program employs methods of teaching and student learning based on reliable reading/literacy research and effective practices;
(B) The program design is comprehensive and includes instruction, on-going student assessment, professional development, parental/community involvement, and program management aligned with the school's reading curriculum;
(C) It provides quality professional development and training for teachers, staff, and volunteer mentors and tutors;
(D) It has measurable goals for student reading aligned with the essential academic learning requirements; and
(E) It contains an evaluation component to determine the effectiveness of the program.
(e) Funding priority shall be given to low-performing schools.
(f) Beginning, interim, and end-of-program testing data shall be available to determine the effectiveness of funded programs and practices. Common evaluative criteria across programs, such as grade-level improvements shall be available for each reading corps program. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide program evaluations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature. Administrative and evaluation costs may be assessed from the annual appropriation for the program.
(g) Grants provided under this section may be used by schools and school districts for expenditures from July 1, 1999, through August 31, 2001.
(13) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $227,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for a 15 percent salary bonus for teachers who have attained certification by the national board for professional teaching standards. The bonus is provided in recognition of their outstanding performance. The bonuses shall be provided subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) For teachers achieving certification prior to September 1, 1999, the bonus shall begin on September 1, 1999.
(b) Teachers enrolled in the program prior to September 1, 1999, achieving certification during the 1999-2000 school year shall be eligible for the bonus for the number of months during the school year that the individual has achieved certification.
(c) The superintendent shall establish a competitive selection process for teachers desiring to enroll in the program after September 1, 1999, to become eligible for the national certification bonus. Funds are provided for a maximum of 45 bonuses for the 2000-2001 school year. The superintendent shall approve a limited number of the most qualified applicants for potential bonus eligibility to ensure that the number of bonuses does not exceed available funds. The Washington state professional standards board, if created by law, or an advisory committee established by the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the state board of education if a professional standards board is not created, shall review the national board certification standards to determine whether additional requirements to the national standards are needed to align the national requirements with Washington state standards for teachers and students under education reform.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 515. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 35,136,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 36,608,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 71,744,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $648.50 per eligible bilingual student in the 1999-00 and 2000-01 school years, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 503 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 516. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 71,205,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 75,045,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 146,250,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Funding for school district learning assistance programs shall be allocated at maximum rates of $382.95 per funded unit for the 1999-00 school year and $383.76 per funded unit for the 2000-01 school year.
(3) A school district's funded units for the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 school years shall be the sum of the following:
(a) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades K-6, multiplied by the 5-year average 4th grade test results as adjusted for funding purposes in the school years prior to 1999-2000, multiplied by 0.92. As the 3rd grade test becomes available, it shall be phased into the 5-year average on a 1-year lag; and
(b) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7-9, multiplied by the 5-year average 8th grade test results as adjusted for funding purposes in the school years prior to 1999-2000, multiplied by 0.92. As the 6th grade test becomes available, it shall be phased into the 5-year average for these grades on a 1-year lag; and
(c) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 10-11 multiplied by the 5-year average 11th grade test results, multiplied by 0.92. As the 9th grade test becomes available, it shall be phased into the 5-year average for these grades on a 1-year lag; and
(d) If, in the prior school year, the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free and reduced price lunch exceeded the state average, subtract the state average percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch from the district's percentage and multiply the result by the district's K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the current school year multiplied by 22.3 percent.
(4) School districts may carry over from one year to the next up to 10 percent of funds allocated under this program; however, carryover funds shall be expended for the learning assistance program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 517. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 33,095,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 27,265,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 60,720,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.
(2) Funds are provided for local education program enhancements to meet educational needs as identified by the school district, including alternative education programs.
(3) Allocations for the 1999-00 school year shall be at a maximum annual rate of $28.81 per full-time equivalent student and $28.81 per full-time equivalent student for the 2000-01 school year. Allocations shall be made on the monthly apportionment payment schedule provided in RCW 28A.510.250 and 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 sixty 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 twenty 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 sixty 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) The superintendent shall not allocate up to one-fourth of a district's funds under this section if:
(a) The district is not maximizing 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 not in compliance in filing truancy petitions as required under chapter 312, Laws of 1995 and RCW 28A.225.030.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 518. K-12 CARRYFORWARD AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR ADJUSTMENTS. State general fund appropriations provided to the superintendent of public instruction for state entitlement programs in the public schools in this part V of this act may be expended as needed by the superintendent for adjustments to apportionment for prior fiscal periods. Recoveries of state general fund moneys from school districts and educational service districts for a prior fiscal period shall be made as reductions in apportionment payments for the current fiscal period and shall be shown as prior year adjustments on apportionment reports for the current period. Such recoveries shall not be treated as revenues to the state, but as a reduction in the amount expended against the appropriation for the current fiscal period.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 519. FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Education Savings Account‑-State Appropriation...... $ 72,000,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $36,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 and $36,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 are appropriated to the common school construction account.
(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 only allowable salary increases provided at institutions of higher education, excluding increases associated with normally occurring promotions and increases related to faculty and professional staff retention, and excluding increases associated with employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015.
(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, 1999, and a salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 2000.
(c) 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, 1999, and an average salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 2000.
(d) 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.
(e) Each institution of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act may provide additional salary increases 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. Any salary increase granted under the authority of this subsection (2)(e) 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)(e).
(f) Each institution of higher education may also provide additional salary increases to instructional and research faculty funded from reductions in the maximum level of employer contributions to retirement plans offered pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400. Any salary increase granted under the authority of this subsection (2)(f) 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)(f).
(g) 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.
(h) Specific salary increases authorized in sections 603 through 609 of this act are in addition to any salary increase provided in this subsection.
(3) The tuition fees, as defined in chapter 28B.15 RCW, charged to full-time students at the state's institutions of higher education for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 academic years, other than the summer term, may be adjusted by the governing boards of the state universities, regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community and technical colleges as provided in this subsection.
(a) For the 1999-00 academic year, the governing boards and the state board may implement an increase no greater than four and six-tenths percent over tuition fees charged to full-time students for the 1998-99 academic year.
(b) For the 2000-01 academic year, the governing boards and the state board may implement an increase no greater than three and six-tenths percent over the tuition fees charged to full-time students for the 1999-00 academic year.
(c) For the 1999-01 biennium, the governing boards and the state board may adjust full-time operating fees for factors that may include time of day and day of week, as well as delivery method and campus, to encourage full use of the state's educational facilities and resources.
(d) The tuition increases adopted under (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection need not apply uniformly across student categories as defined in chapter 28B.15 RCW so long as the increase for each student category does not exceed the percentages specified in this subsection.
(e) In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards and the state board may waive all or a portion of the operating fees for any student. State general fund appropriations shall not be provided to replace tuition and fee revenue foregone as a result of waivers granted under this subsection.
(4) Pursuant to RCW 43.15.055, institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act are authorized to increase summer term tuition in excess of the fiscal growth factor during the 1999-01 biennium. Tuition levels increased pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the per credit hour rate calculated from the academic year tuition levels adopted under this act.
(5) Community colleges may increase services and activities fee charges in excess of the fiscal growth factor up to the maximum level authorized in RCW 28B.15.069.
(6) Each institution receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act shall submit a biennial plan to achieve measurable and specific improvements each academic year as part of a continuing effort to make meaningful and substantial progress towards the achievement of the following long-term performance goals:
Goal
(a) Undergraduate graduation efficiency index: A
measure of how efficiently students complete
their degrees that takes into consideration the
total number of credits earned, dropped, repeated,
transferred and required for graduation:
For students beginning as freshmen 95%
For transfer students 90%
(b) Undergraduate student retention: Defined as
a 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%
(c) Graduation rates: Defined as the percentage
of an entering freshman class at each institution
that graduates within five years:
Research universities 65%
Comprehensive universities and college 55%
The plans, to be prepared at the direction of the higher education coordinating board, shall be submitted by August 15, 1999. The higher education coordinating board shall set biennial performance targets for each institution and shall review actual achievements annually. Institutions shall track their actual performance on the state-wide measures as well as faculty productivity, the goals and targets for which may be unique to each institution. A report on progress towards state-wide and institution-specific goals, with recommendations for the ensuing biennium, shall be submitted to the fiscal and higher education committees of the legislature by November 15, 2000.
(7) The state board for community and technical colleges shall develop a biennial plan to achieve measurable and specific improvements each academic year as part of a continuing effort to make meaningful and substantial progress to achieve the following long-term performance goals:
Goal
(a) Academic students prepared to transfer
to baccalaureate institutions based on minimum
transferrable credit hours and minimum required
grade point average. 50,000 per year
(b) Basic skill students who demonstrate
substantive skill gain as a result of their
adult basic education (ABE), English as a second
language (ESL), and general education diploma
(GED) instruction. 80%
(c) Students prepared for work as measured
by vocational degrees and related certificates
awarded, including achievement of industry
skill standards. 25,000 per year
The board shall set biennial performance targets for each college or district, where appropriate, and shall review actual achievements annually. Colleges shall track their actual performance on the state-wide measures. A report on progress towards the state-wide goals, with recommendations for the ensuing biennium, shall be submitted to the fiscal and higher education committees of the legislature by November 15, 2000.
(8) Institutions receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act shall provide enrollment data for students engaged in distance learning to the office of financial management as part of the distance learning enrollment information project.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. 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 institutions assumed in this act.
1999-2000 2000-2001
Annual Annual
Average Average
University of Washington
Main campus 31,927 32,266
Bothell branch 993 1,136
Tacoma branch 1,143 1,316
Washington State University
Main campus 17,272 17,649
Spokane branch 472 601
Tri-Cities branch 754 754
Vancouver branch 1,021 1,121
Central Washington University 7,670 7,867
Eastern Washington University 7,739 7,739
The Evergreen State College 3,638 3,713
Western Washington University 10,648 10,761
State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges 120,529 123,332
Higher Education Coordinating
Board 50 550
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 455,664,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 486,387,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment and Training Trust Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 1,474,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 954,929,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The technical colleges may increase tuition and fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor to conform with the percentage increase in community college operating fees.
(2)(a) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to increase salaries and related benefits for part-time faculty. The state board for community and technical colleges shall allocate these funds to college districts based on the headcount of part-time faculty under contract for the 1998-99 academic year. To earn these funds, a college district must match the state funds with local revenue, the amounts for which shall be determined by the state board. State fund allocations that go unclaimed by a college district shall lapse. The board may provide salary increases to part-time faculty in a total amount not to exceed $10,000,000 from tuition revenues. The board shall report to the office of financial management and legislative fiscal committees on the distribution of state funds, match requirements of each district, and the wage adjustments for part-time faculty by October 1 of each fiscal year.
(b) Each college district shall examine its current ratio of part-time to full-time faculty by discipline and report to the board a plan to reduce wage disparity and reliance on part-time faculty through salary improvements, conversion of positions to full-time status, and other remedies deemed appropriate given labor market conditions and educational programs offered in each community. The board shall set long-term performance targets for each district with respect to use of part-time faculty and monitor progress annually. The board shall report to the fiscal and higher education committees of the legislature on implementation of this subsection by no later than December 1, 1999, with recommendations for the ensuing biennium provided no later than December 1, 2000.
(3) $1,155,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,345,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for faculty salary increments and associated benefits and may be used in combination with salary and benefit savings from faculty turnover to provide 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.
(4) $950,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $950,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to lower the part-time faculty retirement eligibility threshold to fifty percent of the full-time workload.
(5) $332,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,153,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for Cascadia Community College start-up and enrollment costs.
(6) $1,441,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,441,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for 500 FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259 (timber-dependent communities).
(7) $27,361,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, 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).
(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 allocation of the full-time equivalent students provided in this subsection to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval.
(8) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for tuition support for students enrolled in work-based learning programs.
(9) $567,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $568,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for administration and customized training contracts through the job skills program.
(10) $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to expand information technology and computer science programs. Successful grant applications from a college, partnerships of colleges, or partnerships of colleges and K-12 school districts must include a match of cash, in-kind, or donations equivalent to the grant amount. Grant applications shall receive priority that prepare students to meet industry standards, achieve industry skill certificates, or continue to upper division computer science or computer engineering studies. No college may receive more than $300,000 from appropriations in this section. The state board for community and technical colleges shall report the implementation of this section to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by June 30, 2001, including plans of successful grant recipients for the continuation of programs funded by this section.
(11) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Pierce College branch at Puyallup.
(12) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5277 (higher education student child care matching grants). In no case shall funds provided in this subsection be used to construct or remodel facilities. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(13) Funding in this section provides for the collection and reporting of Washington enrollment data, and related activities, for the distance learning information project described in section 129 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 316,592,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 334,314,000
Death Investigations Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 221,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 5,773,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 5,815,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 662,715,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $8,617,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $10,528,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Bothell branch campus.
(2) $10,147,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $11,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Tacoma branch campus.
(3) $2,312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
(4) $1,975,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,975,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to extend the next-generation internet hub and related expertise.
(5) $200,000 of the death investigations account appropriation is provided solely for the forensic pathologist fellowship program.
(6) $136,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $137,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item UW-01.
(7) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Olympic natural resource center.
(8) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the dental education in care of persons with disabilities program.
(9) $904,000 of the accident account and medical aid account appropriations is provided solely for a bio-contaminant laboratory and consultation service in the department of environmental health.
(10) For the 1999-01 biennium, five percent of tuition and fee revenue collected from law students may be used when privately matched dollar-for-dollar to provide public interest law scholarships to enrolled students at the university.
(11) $958,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $958,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for the mathematics, engineering, science achievement (MESA) program.
(12) $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research faculty clusters in the advanced technology initiative program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 183,551,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 197,015,000
Air Pollution Control Account‑-State
Appropriation................................... $ 198,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 380,764,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $7,145,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $8,718,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Spokane branch campus.
(2) $5,134,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $5,325,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Tri-Cities branch campus.
(3) $8,537,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $10,164,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Vancouver branch campus.
(4) $1,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
(5) $565,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation in fiscal year 2000 and $340,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation in fiscal year 2001 are provided for learning centers in Skagit, Walla Walla, and Grays Harbor counties.
(6) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the safe food initiative. Of these amounts, $500,000 each fiscal year is provided solely for the commission on pesticide registration.
(7) $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research efforts to develop suitable and economical alternatives to field burning of grass seed harvest residue.
(8) $165,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $166,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item WSU-01.
(9) $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research faculty clusters in the advanced technology initiative program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 41,620,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 43,345,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 84,965,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 41,898,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 44,465,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 86,363,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment, retention, and equity salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 22,359,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 24,233,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 46,592,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The college shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
(2) $101,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the institute for public policy to complete studies of services described in section 202(1) (a) and (b) of this act. If those subsections are not enacted, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $40,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the institute for public policy to facilitate a work group pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1692 (child witness/victim interviews). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 53,293,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 56,272,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 109,565,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 4,458,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 8,027,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 653,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,138,000
The appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the accountability, performance measurement, policy coordination, planning, studies and administrative functions of the board and are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The board shall review, recommend changes if necessary, and approve plans defined in section 601(6) of this act for achieving measurable and specific improvements in academic years 1999-00 and 2000-01.
(2) $280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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.
(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $4,650,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to contract for 500 full-time equivalent undergraduate students in high-demand fields and programs as evidenced by limited current access, despite graduates who are highly sought after by employers of this state. The board shall consult with the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal and higher education committees to design and implement a bidding process to solicit proposals from public institutions to deliver these student enrollments. Participating institutions shall cooperate with the board to collect the data necessary to report to the governor and the legislature on the impact of this subsection, particularly the degree of improved access to high-demand fields and programs for students and successful job placements for graduates.
(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitive grants to public baccalaureate institutions to expand information technology programs. Successful grant applications to fund faculty, staff, or equipment for computer science, computer engineering, or related disciplines must include a match of nonstate cash or donations equivalent to the grant amount. No institution may receive more than $1,000,000 from appropriations in this section. The board shall report on the implementation of this section to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by June 30, 2001, including plans of successful grant recipients for the continuation of programs funded by this section.
(5) $600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the higher education coordinating board fund for innovation and quality under RCW 28B.120.040. If Substitute House Bill No. 1013 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1729 (teacher training pilot program). If Second Substitute House Bill No. 1729 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) With funding provided in this section, the higher education coordinating board, in cooperation with the office of financial management and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall study the feasibility of collecting Washington enrollment data on distance learning programs sponsored by private institutions in Washington as well as by institutions outside the state of Washington, and it shall report findings to the legislature by January, 2000.
(8) $432,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $68,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for a demonstration project to improve rural access to post-secondary education by bringing distance learning technologies into Jefferson county.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 106,945,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 117,807,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 2,422,000
Advanced College Tuition Payment Program Account‑-
State Appropriation............................. $ 3,408,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 230,582,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $534,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $529,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the displaced homemakers program.
(2) $220,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $225,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the western interstate commission for higher education.
(3) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement an aid program for the benefit of elementary and secondary public school teachers who do not now hold a masters of education degree. Within available funds and until these funds are exhausted, the board may repay all or a portion of the educational expenses incurred by a teacher, or teacher candidate, for one year of masters' level studies at an accredited Washington college or university. Payment is conditioned upon the applicant's successful matriculation and resumption, or assumption, of classroom teaching duties in a public elementary or secondary school in this state. Among the potential applicants for this program, the board shall give priority to those individuals who returned to the classroom with a math or science teaching credential. The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this program.
(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the health professional conditional scholarship and loan program under chapter 28B.115 RCW. This amount shall be deposited to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship trust fund to carry out the purposes of the program.
(5) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5277 (higher education student child care matching grants). In no case shall funds provided in this subsection be used to construct or remodel facilities. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $103,686,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $114,700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for student financial aid, including all administrative costs. Of these amounts:
(a) $80,240,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $87,696,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the state need grant program. 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 2000 and $15,350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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) $2,920,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,920,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for educational opportunity grants. The board may deposit sufficient funds from its appropriation into the state education trust fund as established in RCW 28B.10.821 to provide a one-year renewal of the grant for each new recipient of the educational opportunity grant award. 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 2000 and 2.1 percent of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 may be expended for financial aid administration, excluding the 4 percent state work study program administrative allowance provision;
(e) $230,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $201,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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 to the Washington award for vocational excellence;
(f)(i) $1,361,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,548,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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 to the Washington award for vocational excellence;
(ii) Of the amounts in (f)(i) of this subsection, $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $207,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1661 (Washington scholars program). If Second Substitute House Bill No. 1661 is not enacted prior to June 30, 1999, then the amounts provided in this subsection (6)(f)(ii) shall lapse;
(g) $534,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $534,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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) $251,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $251,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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 preference shall be given to organizations affiliated with the citizens' scholarship foundation; and
(i) $2,800,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $6,200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to establish the Washington promise scholarship program subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) Within available funds, the higher education coordinating board shall award scholarships for use at accredited institutions of higher education in the state of Washington to as many students as possible from among those qualifying under (iv) and (v) of this subsection. Each qualifying student will receive two consecutive annual installments, the value of each not to exceed the full-time annual resident tuition rates charged by community colleges.
(ii) Of the amounts provided, no more than $250,000 each year is for administration of the Washington promise scholarship program.
(iii) The Washington's promise scholarship account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall be a discrete nonappropriated account. Other than funds provided for program administration, the higher education coordinating board shall deposit in this account all money received for the program. The account shall be self-sustaining and consist of funds appropriated by the legislature for these scholarships, private contributions, and receipts from refunds of tuition and fees.
(iv) Seniors in the top ten percent of their individual Washington state high school class in 1999 and whose family income does not exceed one hundred and thirty-five percent of the state's median family income, adjusted for family size qualify for a scholarship in fiscal year 2000.
(v) Seniors in the top fifteen percent of their individual Washington state high school class in 2000 and whose family income does not exceed one hundred thirty-five percent of the state's median family income, adjusted for family size qualify for a scholarship in fiscal year 2001.
(vi) For students eligible under subsections (iv) and (v) of this subsection, the superintendent of public instruction shall provide the higher education coordinating board with the names, addresses, and unique numeric identifiers of students in the top ten percent, or top fifteen percent, as appropriate in each of the respective high school senior classes in Washington state. This shall be provided no later than August 1 of each year.
(vii) Scholarships awarded under this section may only be used at accredited institutions of higher education in the state of Washington for college-related expenses, including but not limited to, tuition, room and board, books, materials, and transportation. The Washington promise scholarship award shall not supplant other scholarship awards, financial aid, or tax programs related to postsecondary education. Scholarships may not be transferred or refunded to students.
(viii) The higher education coordinating board shall evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the Washington promise scholarship program. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to: (A) An analysis of other financial assistance promise scholarship recipients are receiving through other federal, state, and institutional programs, including grants, work study, tuition waivers, tax credits, and loan programs; (B) an analysis of whether the implementation of the promise scholarship program has had an impact on student indebtedness; and (C) an evaluation of what types of students are successfully completing high school but do not have the financial ability to attend college because they cannot obtain financial aid or the financial aid is insufficient. The board shall report its findings to the governor and the legislature by November 1, 2001.
(ix) The higher education coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 612. FOR THE WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 1,124,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 1,123,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 34,408,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 36,655,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 613. FOR WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 8,400,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 8,198,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 8,859,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 25,457,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: At least $2,763,219 shall be expended for a contract with the Seattle public library for library services for the Washington book and braille library.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 614. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 2,314,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 2,562,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 1,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,876,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $250,000 from the fiscal year 2000 general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the arts in education program, arts organization funding, and for new arts funding for underserved communities. During fiscal year 2000, the agency shall prepare a strategic plan. The plan shall be submitted to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by July 1, 2000.
(2) $500,000 from the fiscal year 2001 general fund‑-state appropriation is contingent upon the completion of the strategic plan required in subsection (1) of this section. If the strategic plan is not completed by July 1, 2000, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 615. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 2,646,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 2,661,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,307,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $50,000 of the general fund‑‑state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for activities related to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial.
(2) $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the purchase and replacement costs of historic elm trees along Des Moines memorial drive. These funds shall be allocated to the Highline historical society.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 616. FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 1,176,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 1,344,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 2,520,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $415,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $269,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for temporary relocation of the Cheney Cowles museum operations.
(2) $311,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 is provided for the building operation and maintenance of the Cheney Cowles museum addition.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 617. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 3,986,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 4,006,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation........... $ 644,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 8,636,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 618. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 6,704,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 6,686,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,390,000
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PART VII
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 614,672,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 445,689,000
State Building Construction Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,168,000
Debt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account‑-
State Appropriation........................ $ 2,574,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,067,103,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriations are for deposit into the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account. The appropriation for fiscal year 2000 shall be deposited in the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account by June 30, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 702. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED BY ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES
State Convention and Trade Center Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 32,575,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 5,080,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 5,080,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 42,735,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 23,806,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 23,445,000
Higher Education Construction Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 118,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 106,498,000
Stadium and Exhibition Center Construction‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 155,117,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the nondebt-limit general fund bond retirement account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 704. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT TO BE PAID BY STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED REVENUE
Nondebt-Limit Revenue Bond Retirement
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 1,229,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 705. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 567,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 568,000
Higher Education Construction Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 30,000
State Building Construction Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,237,000
Public Safety Reimbursable Bond Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,000
Stadium/Exhibition Center Construction
Account‑-State Appropriation.. ............ $ 250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 2,655,000
Total Bond Retirement and Interest Appropriations
contained in sections 701 through 705 of this
act........................................ $ 1,268,839,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-TORT DEFENSE SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,632,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 1,633,000
Tort Defense Services Revolving Account........ $ 3,265,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,530,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: To facilitate payment of tort defense services from special funds, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each special fund to the special fund agency tort defense services revolving fund, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management. The governor shall distribute the moneys appropriated in this section to agencies to pay for tort defense services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-EMERGENCY FUND
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 850,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 850,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 1,700,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are for the governor's emergency fund for the critically necessary work of any agency.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 708. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-FIRE CONTINGENCY POOL. The sum of three million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on June 30, 1999, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 1999 fire contingency funding in the disaster response account, is appropriated for the purpose of making allocations to the military department for fire mobilizations costs or to the department of natural resources for fire suppression costs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 709. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,500,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,500,000
Department of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 122,000
Special Payroll System Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 10,122,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely to address workload impacts resulting from the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5363 (state employee collective bargaining). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 710. FOR THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING ACCOUNT. The sum of $8,200,000 from the general fund and $6,600,000 from the K-20 technology account are appropriated for fiscal year 2000 to the education technology revolving account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 711. FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TRUST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
Resource Management Cost Account Appropriation. $ 2,632,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation shall be deposited in the agricultural college trust management account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 712. FOR THE SALMON RECOVERY ACCOUNT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 4,500,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 4,500,000
Resource Management Cost Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,900,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,475,000
Water Quality Account Appropriation............. $.................................. 7,163,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 24,538,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations shall be deposited in the salmon recovery account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 713. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 5,000,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 462,000
Hospital Commission Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 19,000
Health Professions Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 182,000
Certified Public Accountants' Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,000
Safe Drinking Water Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 96,000
Water Quality Permit Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 258,000
State Health Care Authority Administrative
Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 1,456,000
Year 2000 Contingency Revolving Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,000,000
Accident Account‑-State Appropriation.......... $ 150,000
Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $ 150,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 17,778,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations will be allocated by the office of financial management to agencies to resolve year 2000 issues. Agencies shall submit their estimated costs to resolve year 2000 issues to the office of financial management.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the year 2000 contingency revolving account, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS. $1,200,000 of the public safety and education account, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated solely for providing financial assistance in the 1999-01 biennium to Okanogan county for extraordinary criminal justice costs incurred in the adjudication of an aggravated homicide case. The office of financial management, in consultation with Okanogan county, shall determine the amount to be paid based on an assessment of the portion of the costs associated with the homicide case which is disproportionate relative to the county's criminal justice resources. The amount paid under this section shall not exceed eighty percent of the total costs associated with the investigation, prosecution, indigent defense, jury impanelment, expert witness, interpreters, incarceration, and other adjudication costs of the case. On January 1, 2000, any unexpended funds of the amount appropriated in this section shall lapse and revert to the public safety and education account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 715. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑‑FOR THE COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation... $........................................... 1,440,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section shall be distributed quarterly during the 1999-01 biennium in accordance with RCW 82.14.310. This funding is provided to counties for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including, but not limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk driving penalties); chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 208, Laws of 1998 (deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws of 1998 (DUI/license suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition interlock violations); chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 212, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 (intoxication levels lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); and chapter 215, Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 716. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑‑FOR THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation... $ 960,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section shall be distributed quarterly during the 1999-01 biennium to all cities ratably based on population as last determined by the office of financial management. The distributions to any city that substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 1, 1990, and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with criminal cases under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county in which the city is located. This funding is provided to cities for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including, but not limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk driving penalties); chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 208, Laws of 1998 (deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws of 1998 (DUI/license suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition interlock violations); chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 212, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 (intoxication levels lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); and chapter 215, Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 717. BELATED CLAIMS. The agencies and institutions of the state may expend moneys appropriated in this act, upon approval of the office of financial management, for the payment of supplies and services furnished to the agency or institution in prior fiscal biennia.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 718. For the period from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001, a one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid as a sundry claim to a teacher's estate if the teacher is killed in the course of employment. The determination of eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW by the department of labor and industries. The department of labor and industries shall notify the director of the department of general administration if a teacher's estate is determined to be eligible for payment under this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 719. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-COMPENSATION‑-INSURANCE BENEFITS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 10,401,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 26,095,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 12,987,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 747,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,941,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 75,166,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit premiums shall not exceed $375.50 per eligible employee for fiscal year 2000, and $410.53 for fiscal year 2001.
(b) The monthly employer funding rate for the operating costs of the health care authority shall not exceed $12.52 per eligible employee for fiscal year 2000, and $13.04 for fiscal year 2001.
(c) An additional $2.42 per eligible employee shall be included in the employer funding rate for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 to repay the public employees' and retirees' insurance account for any claims paid as a result of a court-approved stipulated settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1).
(d) An additional $0.71 per eligible employee shall be included in the employer funding rate for fiscal year 2000, and an additional $1.47 per eligible employee shall be included in the employer funding rate for fiscal year 2001, to increase life insurance coverage in accordance with a court approved settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8).
(e) Surplus moneys accruing to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account due to lower-than-projected insurance costs may not be reallocated by the health care authority to increase the actuarial value of public employee insurance plans. Such funds shall be held in reserve in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account and may not be expended without prior legislative authorization.
(f) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health benefits, the public employees' benefits board may require employee premium copayments, increase point-of-service cost sharing, and/or implement managed competition.
(g) $2,500,000 accruing to the public employees' and retirees' insurance account as a result of payments in fiscal year 1999 from the standard insurance company to the state of Washington may be reallocated by the health care authority to fund the increase in the medicare retiree explicit subsidy provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the special fund salary and insurance contribution increase revolving fund in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
(3) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and school district employees who are eligible for parts A and B of medicare, pursuant to RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000, the subsidy shall be $62.48. Starting January 1, 2001, the subsidy shall be $69.98 per month.
(4) Technical colleges, school districts, and educational service districts shall remit to the health care authority for deposit into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 41.05.120 the following amounts:
(a) For each full-time employee, $21.54 per month beginning September 1, 1999, and $24.15 beginning September 1, 2000;
(b) For each part-time employee who, at the time of the remittance, is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 or 41.40.010 and is eligible for employer fringe benefit contributions for basic benefits, $21.54 each month beginning September 1, 1999, and $24.15 beginning September 1, 2000, prorated by the proportion of employer fringe benefit contributions for a full-time employee that the part-time employee receives.
The remittance requirements specified in this subsection shall not apply to employees of a technical college, school district, or educational service district who purchase insurance benefits through contracts with the health care authority.
(5) The salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation includes amounts sufficient to fund health benefits for ferry workers at the premium levels specified in subsection (1) of this section, consistent with the 1999-01 transportation appropriations act.
(6) The allocations to agencies and institutions under this section reflect a reduction of $3,982,000 general fund‑-state for fiscal year 2000, an increase of $458,000 general fund‑-state for fiscal year 2001, and reductions of $1,330,000 general fund‑-federal, $74,000 general fund‑-local, and $3,342,000 salary and insurance increase revolving account, to reflect savings resulting from the implementation of employer pension rate reductions on July 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 720. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations for the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system shall be made on a monthly basis beginning July 1, 1999, consistent with chapter 41.45 RCW as amended by this act, and the appropriations for the judges and judicial retirement systems shall be made on a quarterly basis consistent with chapters 2.10 and 2.12 RCW.
(1) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 16,320,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 18,050,000
(2) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 7,000,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 7,000,000
(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges retirement system:
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 750,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 750,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 49,870,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 721. PLAN 2 AND PLAN 3 EARLY RETIREMENT REDUCTION FACTORS STUDY. The joint committee on pension policy shall study options for reducing the early retirement actuarial reduction factors in the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2, the public employees' retirement system plan 2, and the teachers' retirement system, plans 2 and 3. The study shall include a review of possible employer and member contribution rate reductions in the 2001-2003 biennium. In developing its recommendations the committee shall take into consideration state and local government fiscal capacity, the changing nature of the work force and employment patterns, and issues of cost-shifting between employees of different age groups. The joint committee shall report its findings to the legislature by January 15, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 722. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation................................... $ 181,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The state pension advisory committee is created in the department of retirement systems for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001. The committee membership shall consist of: (a) Four active members of the state retirement systems, to be appointed by the governor; (b) three retired members of the state retirement systems, appointed by the governor; (c) three local government employer representatives, to be appointed by the governor; (d) the director of the department of retirement systems; and (e) the director of the office of financial management. The governor shall appoint one of the committee members to be committee chair.
(2) Within the level of funding provided in this section, the state pension advisory committee shall review changes in state pension benefits which have been enacted since 1990 and may make recommendations to the joint committee on pension policy regarding: (a) Major pension system priorities and goals for the next five to ten years; (b) proposals for promoting equity between state pension systems; and (c) a prioritized list of proposed pension system changes.
In developing its recommendations the committee shall take into consideration constraints on the state's and local government's fiscal capacity, the changing nature of the work force and employment patterns, issues of cost-shifting between employees groups, and disproportionalities between how much employees in different age groups would pay in increased contributions for a benefit increase compared to the value of the benefit increase.
The committee shall also advise the department of retirement systems regarding the content and design of the department's annual report on the state retirement systems.
The committee shall report its recommendations, if any, to the joint committee on pension policy no later than June 1, 2000.
(3) Committee staff support shall be provided by one professional position employed by the department of retirement systems from the funding provided in this section.
(4) In conducting its review the pension advisory committee shall, to the greatest extent feasible, make use of fiscal notes, studies, and other analysis which has already been completed by the office of the state actuary. The committee may also expend not more than $60,000 for actuarial services to assist with: (a) Committee education, including a review of tax-deferred savings options available to public employees; (b) the development of recommendations as provided in subsection (2) of this section; and (c) the review and evaluation of fiscal notes and analysis done by the office of the state actuary. The contract for actuarial services shall be entered into by the department of retirement systems for the committee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 723. SALARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 33,614,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 68,186,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 31,436,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 2,001,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 72,609,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 207,846,000
The appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes designated in this section and are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(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, 1999, and a 3.0 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2000, 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, 1999, and a 3.0 percent increase effective July 1, 2000, for general government, legislative, and judicial employees exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by the commission on salaries for elected officials.
(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, 1999, and a 3.0 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2000, for ferry workers consistent with the 1999-01 transportation appropriations act.
(4)(a) 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.
(b) The average salary increases paid under this section and section 724 of this act to agency officials whose maximum salaries are established by the committee on agency official salaries shall not exceed the average increases provided by subsection (2) of this section.
(5) The appropriations in this section include $1,498,000 general fund‑-state for fiscal year 2000, $1,765,000 general fund‑-state for fiscal year 2001, and a reduction of $3,263,000 general fund‑-federal for the department of social and health services to adjust employer pension funding levels to reflect historical fund source ratios.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 724. FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-SALARY INCREASES FOR DIRECTORS AND BOARD MEMBERS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 54,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 54,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 42,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 150,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Appropriations in this section are provided solely for salary increases for directors and board members whose salary ranges are set by the state committee on agency officials' salaries. Salary increases for individual directors and board members shall be at the sole discretion of the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 725. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL‑-SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 1,014,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,371,000
Attorney General Salary Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,385,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,770,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations are provided solely for salary adjustments for assistant attorneys general effective July 1, 1999, and effective July 1, 2000 to address recruitment and retention problems. The attorney general shall develop a plan for identifying and targeting increases to those positions which are experiencing the greatest recruitment and retention difficulties and shall provide a copy of the plan to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than October 1, 2000.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the attorney general salary increase revolving account, hereby created in the state treasury, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 726. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
General Fund‑‑State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 28,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 34,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 3,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 65,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely to pay the increased retirement contributions resulting from enactment of House Bill No. 1023 (TRS 3 gain sharing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 727. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 6,543,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 6,543,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,343,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 173,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 22,783,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 39,385,000
The appropriations in this section shall be expended solely for the purposes designated in this section and are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is provided to implement the salary increase recommendations of the Washington personnel resources board for the top 26 priority classes identified pursuant to RCW 41.06.152. The salary increases shall be effective July 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 728. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD'S SALARY SURVEY FOR STATE AND HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000).... $ 2,805,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001).... $ 2,805,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,446,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,014,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 20,070,000
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 in sufficient amounts to bring the current salary range to within 10 ranges of their market rate, including any cost-of-living adjustments and associated benefit costs, those state and higher education classified and exempt classes under the Washington personnel resources board whose current base salary is greater than 10 ranges from their approved survey applied salary range as determined under RCW 41.06.160.
(2) Implementation of the salary adjustments for the various classifications is effective July 1, 1999. For purposes of this section, the current salary range for any job class that receives an increase under section 725 of this act shall be the salary range for the class following the increase provided in section 725 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 729. INCENTIVE SAVINGS‑‑FY 2000. The sum of one hundred million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on June 30, 2000, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2000 state general fund appropriations is appropriated for the purposes of RCW 43.79.460 in the manner provided in this section.
(1) Of the total appropriated amount, one-half of that portion that is attributable to incentive savings, not to exceed twenty-five million dollars, is appropriated to the savings incentive account for the purpose of improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of agency services, and credited to the agency that generated the savings.
(2) The remainder of the total amount, not to exceed seventy-five million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
(3) For purposes of this section, the total amount of unspent state general fund appropriations does not include the appropriations made in this section or any amounts included in across-the-board allotment reductions under RCW 43.88.110.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 730. INCENTIVE SAVINGS‑-FY 2001. The sum of one hundred million dollars or so much thereof as may be available on June 30, 2001, from the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2001 state general fund appropriations is appropriated for the purposes of RCW 43.79.460 in the manner provided in this section.
(1) Of the total appropriated amount, one-half of that portion that is attributable to incentive savings, not to exceed twenty-five million dollars, is appropriated to the savings incentive account for the purpose of improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of agency services, and credited to the agency that generated the savings.
(2) The remainder of the total amount, not to exceed seventy-five million dollars, is appropriated to the education savings account.
(3) For purposes of this section, the total amount of unspent state general fund appropriations does not include the appropriations made in this section or any amounts included in across-the-board allotment reductions under RCW 43.88.110.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 731. RESOURCE COST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT LOAN. The state treasurer is authorized, upon the request of the board of natural resources, to transfer up to $4,000,000 from the forest development account to the resource management cost account. The loan, together with interest at a rate determined by the state treasurer, shall be repaid to the forest development account by June 30, 2005.
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PART VIII
OTHER TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
General Fund Appropriation for fire insurance
premiums distribution...................... $ 6,617,250
General Fund Appropriation for public utility
district excise tax distribution........... $ 35,876,898
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorneys
salaries................................... $ 2,960,000
City Police and Fire Protection Assistance
Account Appropriation...................... $ 95,667,000
General Fund Appropriation for camper and travel
trailer excise tax distribution............. $ 4,325,826
General Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education and law enforcement
distribution............................... $ 3,616,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for harbor improvement revenue distribution $ 138,000
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor
excise tax distribution.................... $ 25,580,000
Liquor Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits distribution....................... $ 52,269,932
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for distribution to "Timber" counties...... $ 74,025,900
Municipal Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 84,851,000
County Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,147,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution to counties for publicly funded
autopsies.................................. $ 1,375,332
County Criminal Justice Account Appropriation... $........................................... 103,169,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 40,269,000
County Public Health Account Appropriation..... $ 51,520,250
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 595,408,380
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
Forest Reserve Fund Appropriation for federal forest
reserve fund distribution.................. $ 56,150,492
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood control
funds distribution......................... $ 4,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing fees
distribution............................... $ 52,000
General Fund Appropriation for distribution of
federal funds to counties in conformance with
P.L. 97-99 Federal Aid to Counties......... $ 1,281,266
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 57,487,758
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 803. FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
General Fund: For transfer to the Water Quality
Account.................................... $ 105,245,700
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.................. $ 3,800,000
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.................. ................. $ 16,350,000
State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to
the general fund on or before June 30, 2001, an
amount up to $10,000,000 in excess of the cash
requirements of the State Treasurer's Service
Account.................................... $ 10,000,000
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to
the Drinking Water Assistance Account...... $ 7,700,000
County Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account:
For transfer to the County Public Health
Account.................................... $ 2,577,664
Public Health Services Account: For transfer to
the County Public Health Account........... $ 1,056,000
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account:
For transfer to the State Drought Preparedness
Account.................................... $ 6,800,000
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to
the Health Services Account................ $ 223,087,000
State Toxics Control Account: For transfer to the
local toxics control account on or before
June 30, 2001, up to $2,500,000, but not
greater than the loan enacted in the 1999
supplemental budget. The exact amount and
timing of the transfer shall be determined
by the office of financial management,
based on state toxics control account fund
balances................................... $ 2,500,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 804. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-TRANSFERS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation: For transfer to
the Department of Retirement Systems Expense
Account: For the administrative expenses
of the judicial retirement system.......... $ 21,550
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 21,550
NEW SECTION. Sec. 805. STATE REVENUE LITIGATION. If, following exhaustion of all appeals, the petitioner prevails in State ex rel. Heavey v. Murphy (supreme court cause no. 67692-5), the state treasurer shall deposit in the state general fund such revenues from the motor vehicle excise tax as the court shall determine.
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PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 901. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS. The appropriations contained in this act are maximum expenditure authorizations. Pursuant to RCW 43.88.037, moneys disbursed from the treasury on the basis of a formal loan agreement shall be recorded as loans receivable and not as expenditures for accounting purposes. To the extent that moneys are disbursed on a loan basis, the corresponding appropriation shall be reduced by the amount of loan moneys disbursed from the treasury during the 1999-01 biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 902. INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS. Agencies shall comply with the following requirements regarding information systems projects when specifically directed to do so by this act.
(1) Agency planning and decisions concerning information technology shall be made in the context of its information technology portfolio. "Information technology portfolio" means a strategic management approach in which the relationships between agency missions and information technology investments can be seen and understood, such that: Technology efforts are linked to agency objectives and business plans; the impact of new investments on existing infrastructure and business functions are assessed and understood before implementation; and agency activities are consistent with the development of an integrated, nonduplicative state-wide infrastructure.
(2) Agencies shall use their information technology portfolios in making decisions on matters related to the following:
(a) System refurbishment, acquisitions, and development efforts;
(b) Setting goals and objectives for using information technology in meeting legislatively-mandated missions and business needs;
(c) Assessment of overall information processing performance, resources, and capabilities;
(d) Ensuring appropriate transfer of technological expertise for the operation of any new systems developed using external resources; and
(e) Progress toward enabling electronic access to public information.
(3) The agency shall produce a feasibility study for information technology projects at the direction of the information services board and in accordance with published department of information services policies and guidelines. At a minimum, such studies shall include a statement of: (a) The purpose or impetus for change; (b) the business value to the agency, including an examination and evaluation of benefits, advantages, and cost; (c) a comprehensive risk assessment based on the proposed project's impact on both citizens and state operations, its visibility, and the consequences of doing nothing; (d) the impact on agency and state-wide information infrastructure; and (e) the impact of the proposed enhancements to an agency's information technology capabilities on meeting service delivery demands.
(4) The agency shall produce a comprehensive management plan for each project. The plan or plans shall address all factors critical to successful completion of each project. The plan(s) shall include, but is not limited to, the following elements: A description of the problem or opportunity that the information technology project is intended to address; a statement of project objectives and assumptions; a definition and schedule of phases, tasks, and activities to be accomplished; and the estimated cost of each phase. The planning for the phased approach shall be such that the business case justification for a project needs to demonstrate how the project recovers cost or adds measurable value or positive cost benefit to the agency's business functions within each development cycle.
(5) The agency shall produce quality assurance plans for information technology projects. Consistent with the direction of the information services board and the published policies and guidelines of the department of information services, the quality assurance plan shall address all factors critical to successful completion of the project and successful integration with the agency and state information technology infrastructure. At a minimum, quality assurance plans shall provide time and budget benchmarks against which project progress can be measured, a specification of quality assurance responsibilities, and a statement of reporting requirements. The quality assurance plans shall set out the functionality requirements for each phase of a project.
(6) A copy of each feasibility study, project management plan, and quality assurance plan shall be provided to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and legislative fiscal committees. The plans and studies shall demonstrate a sound business case that justifies the investment of taxpayer funds on any new project, an assessment of the impact of the proposed system on the existing information technology infrastructure, the disciplined use of preventative measures to mitigate risk, and the leveraging of private-sector expertise as needed. Authority to expend any funds for individual information systems projects is conditioned on the approval of the relevant feasibility study, project management plan, and quality assurance plan by the department of information services and the office of financial management.
(7) Quality assurance status reports shall be submitted to the department of information services, the office of financial management, and legislative fiscal committees at intervals specified in the project's quality assurance plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 903. VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. The department of information services shall act as lead agency in coordinating video telecommunications services for state agencies. As lead agency, the department shall develop standards and common specifications for leased and purchased telecommunications equipment and assist state agencies in developing a video telecommunications expenditure plan. No agency may spend any portion of any appropriation in this act for new video telecommunication equipment, new video telecommunication transmission, or new video telecommunication programming, or for expanding current video telecommunication systems without first complying with chapter 43.105 RCW, including but not limited to, RCW 43.105.041(2), and without first submitting a video telecommunications expenditure plan, in accordance with the policies of the department of information services, for review and assessment by the department of information services under RCW 43.105.052. Prior to any such expenditure by a public school, a video telecommunications expenditure plan shall be approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall submit the plans to the department of information services in a form prescribed by the department. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate the use of video telecommunications in public schools by providing educational information to local school districts and shall assist local school districts and educational service districts in telecommunications planning and curriculum development. Prior to any such expenditure by a public institution of postsecondary education, a telecommunications expenditure plan shall be approved by the higher education coordinating board. The higher education coordinating board shall coordinate the use of video telecommunications for instruction and instructional support in postsecondary education, including the review and approval of instructional telecommunications course offerings.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 904. EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS. Whenever allocations are made from the governor's emergency fund appropriation to an agency that is financed in whole or in part by other than general fund moneys, the director of financial management may direct the repayment of such allocated amount to the general fund from any balance in the fund or funds which finance the agency. No appropriation shall be necessary to effect such repayment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 905. STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to the amounts appropriated in this act for revenues for distribution, state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, and bond retirement and interest including ongoing bond registration and transfer charges, transfers, interest on registered warrants, and certificates of indebtedness, there is also appropriated such further amounts as may be required or available for these purposes under any statutory formula or under chapters 39.94 and 39.96 RCW or any proper bond covenant made under law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 906. BOND EXPENSES. In addition to such other appropriations as are made by this act, there is hereby appropriated to the state finance committee from legally available bond proceeds in the applicable construction or building funds and accounts such amounts as are necessary to pay the expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the subject bonds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. A new section is added to chapter 41.45 RCW to read as follows:
RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RATES. (1) The changes to the basic state and employer contribution rates adopted by the pension funding council for the 1999-2001 biennium shall be effective on the following dates:
(a) The changes to the basic state contribution rate for the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, and to the basic employer contribution rate for the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the Washington state patrol retirement system shall each take effect on July 1, 1999; and
(b) The change to the basic employer contribution rate for the teachers' retirement system plan 1 shall take effect on September 1, 1999.
(2) The director of the department of retirement systems shall establish new contribution rates, to be effective July 1, 1999, for the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2. The new rates shall be established pursuant to RCW 41.40.650 and 41.26.450 respectively. The director of the department of retirement systems shall establish a new contribution rate, to be effective September 1, 1999, for the teachers' retirement system plan 2. The new rate shall be established pursuant to RCW 41.45.061.
(3) This section expires on June 30, 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. A new section is added to chapter 41.45 RCW to read as follows:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. For the period from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001, in addition to the basic and supplemental employer contributions required by RCW 41.45.060 and 41.45.070, the department of retirement systems shall also charge all public employees' retirement system employers an additional employer contribution rate of 0.05 percent for all members of the public employees' retirement system.
This section expires on June 30, 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 909. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES AND OPTIONS. (1) Agencies may, subject to the requirements of this section, offer a program of voluntary separation and/or downshifting incentives and options as a management tool to reduce costs and make more effective use of resources while improving employee productivity and morale.
(2) The office of financial management, in consultation with the department of personnel and the department of retirement systems, shall establish procedures and guidelines for proposed agency incentives and options. An agency which wishes to offer incentives or options pursuant to this section shall obtain approval from the director of financial management that the agency's proposed program is cost-neutral or results in savings and is consistent with the procedures and guidelines established by the office. The options which may be included in an agency plan may include, but are not limited to, financial incentives for: Voluntary resignation and retirement, voluntary leave-without-pay, voluntary workweek or work hour reduction, voluntary downward movement, or temporary separation for development purposes. No employee shall have a contractual right to a financial incentive offered pursuant to this section.
(3) The office of financial management may request the department of personnel and the department of retirement systems to assist with the review and monitoring of agency programs that are offered under this section. The office shall submit a report by January 1, 2001, to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the outcome of programs it approves under this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 910. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. (1) Agencies may, subject to the requirements of this section, implement a voluntary retirement incentive program. No employee shall have a contractual right to a benefit provided pursuant to this section.
(2) An agency program adopted under this section must be cost-neutral or result in cost savings and must be reviewed and approved by the director of financial management prior to implementation. The office of financial management, in consultation with the department of personnel and the department of retirement systems, shall establish procedures and guidelines for proposed voluntary retirement incentive programs.
(3) Agencies participating in this authorization are required to submit a report by January 1, 2001, to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the office of financial management on the outcome of their approved retirement incentive program. The report shall include information on the details of the program including resulting service delivery changes, agency efficiencies, the cost of the retirement incentive per participant, the total cost to the state, and the projected or actual net dollar savings over the 1999-01 fiscal biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 911. LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES. Notwithstanding RCW 43.01.090, the house of representatives, the senate, and the permanent statutory committees shall pay expenses quarterly to the department of general administration facilities and services revolving fund for services rendered by the department for operations, maintenance, and supplies relating to buildings, structures, and facilities used by the legislature for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 912. AGENCY RECOVERIES. Except as otherwise provided by law, recoveries of amounts expended pursuant to an appropriation, including but not limited to, payments for material supplied or services rendered under chapter 39.34 RCW, may be expended as part of the original appropriation of the fund to which such recoveries belong, without further or additional appropriation. Such expenditures shall be subject to conditions and procedures prescribed by the director of financial management. The director may authorize expenditure with respect to recoveries accrued but not received, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that such recoveries shall not be included in revenues or expended against an appropriation for a subsequent fiscal period. This section does not apply to the repayment of loans, except for loans between state agencies.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 913. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. The appropriations of moneys and the designation of funds and accounts by this and other acts of the 1999 legislature shall be construed in a manner consistent with legislation enacted by the 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1997 legislatures to conform state funds and accounts with generally accepted accounting principles.
Sec. 914. RCW 41.06.152 and 1996 c 319 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The board shall adopt only those job classification revisions, class studies, and salary adjustments under RCW 41.06.150(15) that:
(a) Are due to documented recruitment and retention difficulties, salary compression or inversion, increased duties and responsibilities, or inequities. For these purposes, inequities are defined as similar work assigned to different job classes with a salary disparity greater than 7.5 percent; and
(b) Are such that the office of financial management has reviewed the agency's fiscal impact statement and has concurred that the agency can absorb the biennialized cost of the reclassification, class study, or salary adjustment within the agency's current authorized level of funding for the current fiscal biennium and subsequent fiscal biennia.
(2) In addition to reclassifications, class studies, and salary adjustments under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the board may approve other reclassifications, class studies, and salary adjustments that meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section and have been approved under the procedures established under this subsection.
Before the department of personnel's biennial budget request is due to the office of financial management, the board shall prioritize requests for reclassifications, class studies, and salary adjustments for the next fiscal biennium. The board shall prioritize according to such criteria as are developed by the board consistent with RCW 41.06.150(15)(a).
The board shall submit the prioritized list to the governor's office and the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate at the same time the department of personnel's biennial budget request is submitted. The office of financial management shall review the biennial cost of each proposed salary adjustment on the board's prioritized list.
In the biennial appropriations acts, the legislature may establish a level of funding, from the state general fund and other accounts, to be applied by the board to the prioritized list. Upon enactment of the appropriations act, the board may approve reclassifications, class studies, and salary adjustments only to the extent that the total cost does not exceed the level of funding established in the appropriations acts and the board's actions are consistent with the priorities established in the list. The legislature may also specify or otherwise limit in the appropriations act the implementation dates for actions approved by the board under this section.
(3) When the board develops its priority list in the 1999-2001 biennium, for increases proposed for funding in the 2001-2003 biennium, the board shall give top priority to proposed increases to address documented recruitment and retention increases, and shall give lowest priority to proposed increases to recognize increased duties and responsibilities. When the board submits its prioritized list for the 2001-2003 biennium, the board shall also provide: A comparison of any differences between the salary increases recommended by the department of personnel staff and those adopted by the board; a review of any salary compression, inversion, or inequities that would result from implementing a recommended increase; and a complete description of the information relied upon by the board in adopting its proposals and priorities.
(4) This section does not apply to the higher education hospital special pay plan or to any adjustments to the classification plan under RCW 41.06.150(15) that are due to emergent conditions. Emergent conditions are defined as emergency conditions requiring the establishment of positions necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare.
Sec. 915. RCW 43.08.250 and 1997 c 149 s 910 are each amended to read as follows:
The
money received by the state treasurer from fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties,
reimbursements or assessments by any court organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW,
or chapter 2.08 RCW, shall be deposited in the public safety and education
account which is hereby created in the state treasury. The legislature shall
appropriate the funds in the account to promote traffic safety education,
highway safety, criminal justice training, crime victims' compensation,
judicial education, the judicial information system, civil representation of
indigent persons, winter recreation parking, and state game programs. During
the fiscal biennium ending June 30, ((1999)) 2001, the
legislature may appropriate moneys from the public safety and education account
for purposes of appellate indigent defense and other operations of the
office of public defense, the criminal litigation unit of the attorney
general's office, the treatment alternatives to street crimes program, crime
victims advocacy programs, justice information network telecommunication
planning, sexual assault treatment, operations of the office of administrator
for the courts, security in the common schools, alternative school start-up
grants, programs for disruptive students, criminal justice data collection,
((and)) Washington state patrol criminal justice activities, and the
replacement of the department of corrections' offender-based tracking system.
Sec. 916. RCW 43.10.220 and 1974 ex.s. c 162 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The attorney general is authorized to expend from the antitrust revolving fund, created by RCW 43.10.210 through 43.10.220, such funds as are necessary for the payment of costs, expenses and charges incurred in the preparation, institution and maintenance of antitrust actions under the state and federal antitrust acts. During the 1999-01 fiscal biennium, the attorney general may expend up to one million three hundred thousand dollars from the antitrust revolving fund for the purposes of implementing a case management data processing system for the centralized management of cases and workload, including antitrust and other complex litigation.
Sec. 917. RCW 49.70.170 and 1986 c 310 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The worker and community right to know fund is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The department shall deposit all moneys received under this chapter in the fund. Moneys in the fund may be spent only for the purposes of this chapter following legislative appropriation. Disbursements from the fund shall be on authorization of the director or the director's designee. During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, moneys in the fund may also be used by the military department for the purpose of assisting the state emergency response commission and coordinating local emergency planning activities. The fund is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW.
(2) The department shall assess each employer who reported ten thousand four hundred or more worker hours in the prior calendar year an annual fee to provide for the implementation of this chapter. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a fee schedule for all employers who reported ten thousand four hundred or more worker hours in the prior calendar year and are engaged in business operations having a standard industrial classification, as designated in the standard industrial classification manual prepared by the federal office of management and budget, within major group numbers 01 through 08 (agriculture and forestry industries), numbers 10 through 14 (mining industries), numbers 15 through 17 (construction industries), numbers 20 through 39 (manufacturing industries), numbers 41, 42, and 44 through 49 (transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services), number 75 (automotive repair, services, and garages), number 76 (miscellaneous repair services), number 80 (health services), and number 82 (educational services). The department shall establish the annual fee for each employer who reported ten thousand four hundred or more worker hours in the prior calendar year in industries identified by this section, provided that fees assessed shall not be more than two dollars and fifty cents per full time equivalent employee. The annual fee shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. The fees shall be collected solely from employers whose industries have been identified by rule under this chapter. The department shall promulgate rules allowing employers who do not have hazardous substances at their workplace to request an exemption from the assessment and shall establish penalties for fraudulent exemption requests. All fees collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be collected in a cost-efficient manner and shall be deposited in the fund.
(3) Records required by this chapter shall at all times be open to the inspection of the director, or his designee including, the traveling auditors, agents or assistants of the department provided for in RCW 51.16.070 and 51.48.040. The information obtained from employer records under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements as set forth in RCW 51.16.070.
(4) An employer may appeal the assessment of the fee or penalties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 51 RCW and accompanying rules except that the employer shall not have the right of appeal to superior court as provided in Title 51 RCW. The employer from whom the fee or penalty is demanded or enforced, may however, within thirty days of the board of industrial insurance appeal's final order, pay the fee or penalty under written protest setting forth all the grounds upon which such fee or penalty is claimed to be unlawful, excessive or otherwise improper and thereafter bring an action in superior court against the department to recover such fee or penalty or any portion of the fee or penalty which was paid under protest.
(5) Repayment shall be made to the general fund of any moneys appropriated by law in order to implement this chapter.
Sec. 918. RCW 70.190.090 and 1996 c 132 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
A network ((that has its membership finalized under RCW 70.190.060(4)))
shall, upon application to the council, be eligible to receive planning grants
and technical assistance from the council. However, during the 1999-01
fiscal biennium, a network that has not finalized its membership shall be eligible
to receive such grants and assistance. Planning grants may be funded
through available federal funds for family preservation services. After
receiving the planning grant the network has up to one year to submit the
long-term comprehensive plan.
(2) The council shall enter into biennial contracts with networks as part of the grant process. The contracts shall be consistent with available resources, and shall be distributed in accordance with the distribution formula developed pursuant to RCW 43.41.195, subject to the applicable matching fund requirement.
(3) No later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year following the initial contract between the council and a network, the council shall request from the network its plan for the upcoming biennial contract period.
(4) The council shall notify the networks of their allocation of available resources at least sixty days prior to the start of a new biennial contract period.
(5) The networks shall, by contract, distribute funds (a) appropriated for plan implementation by the legislature, and (b) obtained from nonstate or federal sources. In distributing funds, the networks shall ensure that administrative costs are held to a maximum of ten percent. However, during the 1999-01 fiscal biennium, administrative costs shall be held to a maximum of ten percent or twenty thousand dollars, whichever is greater, exclusive of costs associated with procurement, payroll processing, personnel functions, management, maintenance and operation of space and property, data processing and computer services, indirect costs, and organizational planning, consultation, coordination, and training.
(6) A network shall not provide services or operate programs.
(7) A network shall file a report with the council by May 1 of each year that includes but is not limited to the following information: Detailed expenditures, programs under way, progress on contracted services and programs, and successes and problems in achieving the outcomes required by RCW 70.190.130(1)(h) related to reducing the rate of state-funded out-of-home placements and the other three at-risk behaviors covered by the comprehensive plan and approved by the council.
Sec. 919. RCW 79.24.580 and 1997 c 149 s 913 are each amended to read as follows:
After
deduction for management costs as provided in RCW 79.64.040 and payments to
towns under RCW 79.92.110(2), all moneys received by the state from the sale or
lease of state-owned aquatic lands and from the sale of valuable material from
state-owned aquatic lands shall be deposited in the aquatic lands enhancement
account which is hereby created in the state treasury. After appropriation,
these funds shall be used solely for aquatic lands enhancement projects; for
the purchase, improvement, or protection of aquatic lands for public purposes;
for providing and improving access to such lands; and for volunteer cooperative
fish and game projects. During the fiscal biennium ending June 30, ((1999))
2001, the funds may be appropriated for boating safety, shellfish
management, enforcement, and enhancement and for developing and implementing
plans for population monitoring and restoration of native wild salmon stock.
Sec. 920. RCW 82.14.310 and 1998 c 321 s 11 (Referendum Bill No. 49, approved November 3, 1998) are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The county criminal justice assistance account is created in the state treasury. Beginning in fiscal year 2000, the state treasurer shall transfer into the county criminal justice assistance account from the general fund the sum of twenty-three million two hundred thousand dollars divided into four equal deposits occurring on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1. For each fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall increase the total transfer by the fiscal growth factor, as defined in RCW 43.135.025, forecast for that fiscal year by the office of financial management in November of the preceding year.
(2) The moneys deposited in the county criminal justice assistance account for distribution under this section, less any moneys appropriated for purposes under subsection (4) of this section, shall be distributed at such times as distributions are made under RCW 82.44.150 and on the relative basis of each county's funding factor as determined under this subsection.
(a) A county's funding factor is the sum of:
(i) The population of the county, divided by one thousand, and multiplied by two-tenths;
(ii) The crime rate of the county, multiplied by three-tenths; and
(iii) The annual number of criminal cases filed in the county superior court, for each one thousand in population, multiplied by five-tenths.
(b) Under this section and RCW 82.14.320 and 82.14.330:
(i) The population of the county or city shall be as last determined by the office of financial management;
(ii) The crime rate of the county or city is the annual occurrence of specified criminal offenses, as calculated in the most recent annual report on crime in Washington state as published by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, for each one thousand in population;
(iii) The annual number of criminal cases filed in the county superior court shall be determined by the most recent annual report of the courts of Washington, as published by the office of the administrator for the courts;
(iv) Distributions and eligibility for distributions in the 1989‑91 biennium shall be based on 1988 figures for both the crime rate as described under (ii) of this subsection and the annual number of criminal cases that are filed as described under (iii) of this subsection. Future distributions shall be based on the most recent figures for both the crime rate as described under (ii) of this subsection and the annual number of criminal cases that are filed as described under (iii) of this subsection.
(3) Moneys distributed under this section shall be expended exclusively for criminal justice purposes and shall not be used to replace or supplant existing funding. Criminal justice purposes are defined as activities that substantially assist the criminal justice system, which may include circumstances where ancillary benefit to the civil or juvenile justice system occurs, and which includes (a) domestic violence services such as those provided by domestic violence programs, community advocates, and legal advocates, as defined in RCW 70.123.020, and (b) during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, juvenile dispositional hearings relating to petitions for at-risk youth, truancy, and children in need of services. Existing funding for purposes of this subsection is defined as calendar year 1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes. Calendar year 1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes exclude the following: Expenditures for extraordinary events not likely to reoccur, changes in contract provisions for criminal justice services, beyond the control of the local jurisdiction receiving the services, and major nonrecurring capital expenditures.
(4) Not more than five percent of the funds deposited to the county criminal justice assistance account shall be available for appropriations for enhancements to the state patrol crime laboratory system and the continuing costs related to these enhancements. Funds appropriated from this account for such enhancements shall not supplant existing funds from the state general fund.
Sec. 921. RCW 72.11.040 and 1989 c 252 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
The cost of supervision fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from assessments made under RCW 9.94A.270 and 72.04A.120 shall be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used only to support the collection of legal financial obligations. During the 1999-2001 biennium, funds from the account may also be used for costs associated with the department's supervision of the offenders in the community. Only the secretary of the department of corrections or the secretary's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
Sec. 922. RCW 69.50.520 and 1998 c 346 s 909 are each amended to read as follows:
The
violence reduction and drug enforcement account is created in the state
treasury. All designated receipts from RCW 9.41.110(8), 66.24.210(4),
66.24.290(2), 69.50.505(h)(1), 82.08.150(5), 82.24.020(2), 82.64.020, and
section 420, chapter 271, Laws of 1989 shall be deposited into the account.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for funding services and
programs under chapter 271, Laws of 1989 and chapter 7, Laws of 1994 sp. sess.,
including state incarceration costs. Funds from the account may also be
appropriated to reimburse local governments for costs associated with
implementing criminal justice legislation including chapter 338, Laws of 1997.
During the ((1997-1999)) 1999-2001 biennium, funds from the
account may also be used for costs associated with ((conducting a feasibility
study of the department of corrections' offender-based tracking system,))
providing grants to local governments in accordance with chapter 338, Laws of
1997, and for multijurisdictional narcotics task forces. After July 1, ((1999))
2001, at least seven and one-half percent of expenditures from the
account shall be used for providing grants to community networks under chapter
70.190 RCW by the family policy council.
Sec. 923. RCW 70.105D.070 and 1998 c 346 s 905 and 1998 c 81 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The state toxics control account and the local toxics control account are hereby created in the state treasury.
(2) The following moneys shall be deposited into the state toxics control account: (a) Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-three one-hundredths of one percent; (b) the costs of remedial actions recovered under this chapter or chapter 70.105A RCW; (c) penalties collected or recovered under this chapter; and (d) any other money appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the following activities:
(i) The state's responsibility for hazardous waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.105 RCW;
(ii) The state's responsibility for solid waste planning, management, regulation, enforcement, technical assistance, and public education required under chapter 70.95 RCW;
(iii) The hazardous waste cleanup program required under this chapter;
(iv) State matching funds required under the federal cleanup law;
(v) Financial assistance for local programs in accordance with chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW;
(vi) State government programs for the safe reduction, recycling, or disposal of hazardous wastes from households, small businesses, and agriculture;
(vii) Hazardous materials emergency response training;
(viii) Water and environmental health protection and monitoring programs;
(ix) Programs authorized under chapter 70.146 RCW;
(x) A public participation program, including regional citizen advisory committees;
(xi) Public funding to assist potentially liable persons to pay for the costs of remedial action in compliance with cleanup standards under RCW 70.105D.030(2)(e) but only when the amount and terms of such funding are established under a settlement agreement under RCW 70.105D.040(4) and when the director has found that the funding will achieve both (A) a substantially more expeditious or enhanced cleanup than would otherwise occur, and (B) the prevention or mitigation of unfair economic hardship; and
(xii) Development and demonstration of alternative management technologies designed to carry out the top two hazardous waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
(3) The following moneys shall be deposited into the local toxics control account: Those revenues which are raised by the tax imposed under RCW 82.21.030 and which are attributable to that portion of the rate equal to thirty-seven one-hundredths of one percent.
(a)
Moneys deposited in the local toxics control account shall be used by the
department for grants or loans to local governments for the following purposes
in descending order of priority: (i) Remedial actions; (ii) hazardous waste
plans and programs under chapter 70.105 RCW; (iii) solid waste plans and
programs under chapters 70.95, 70.95C, 70.95I, and 70.105 RCW; and (iv) funds
for a program to assist in the assessment and cleanup of sites of
methamphetamine production, but not to be used for the initial containment of
such sites, consistent with the responsibilities and intent of RCW 69.50.511.
Funds for plans and programs shall be allocated consistent with the priorities
and matching requirements established in chapters 70.105, 70.95C, 70.95I, and
70.95 RCW. During the ((1997-1999)) 1999-2001 fiscal biennium,
moneys in the account may also be used for the following activities:
Conducting a study of whether dioxins occur in fertilizers, soil amendments,
and soils; reviewing applications for registration of fertilizers; and
conducting a study of plant uptake of metals.
(b) Funds may also be appropriated to the department of health to implement programs to reduce testing requirements under the federal safe drinking water act for public water systems. The department of health shall reimburse the account from fees assessed under RCW 70.119A.115 by June 30, 1995.
(4) Except for unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, moneys in the state and local toxics control accounts may be spent only after appropriation by statute.
(5) One percent of the moneys deposited into the state and local toxics control accounts shall be allocated only for public participation grants to persons who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and to not-for-profit public interest organizations. The primary purpose of these grants is to facilitate the participation by persons and organizations in the investigation and remedying of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and to implement the state's solid and hazardous waste management priorities. No grant may exceed sixty thousand dollars. Grants may be renewed annually. Moneys appropriated for public participation from either account which are not expended at the close of any biennium shall revert to the state toxics control account.
(6) No moneys deposited into either the state or local toxics control account may be used for solid waste incinerator feasibility studies, construction, maintenance, or operation.
(7) The department shall adopt rules for grant or loan issuance and performance.
Sec. 924. RCW 72.09.050 and 1995 c 189 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The secretary shall manage the department of corrections and shall be responsible for the administration of adult correctional programs, including but not limited to the operation of all state correctional institutions or facilities used for the confinement of convicted felons. In addition, the secretary shall have broad powers to enter into agreements with any federal agency, or any other state, or any Washington state agency or local government providing for the operation of any correctional facility or program for persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors or for juvenile offenders. Such agreements for counties with local law and justice councils shall be required in the local law and justice plan pursuant to RCW 72.09.300. The agreements may provide for joint operation or operation by the department of corrections, alone, or by any of the other governmental entities, alone. Between July 1, 1999, and June 30, 2001, the secretary may expend funds appropriated for the 1999-01 biennium to enter into agreements with any local government or private organization in any other state, providing for the operation of any correctional facility or program for persons convicted of felonies. The secretary may employ persons to aid in performing the functions and duties of the department. The secretary may delegate any of his or her functions or duties to department employees, including the authority to certify and maintain custody of records and documents on file with the department. The secretary is authorized to promulgate standards for the department of corrections within appropriation levels authorized by the legislature.
Pursuant to the authority granted in chapter 34.05 RCW, the secretary shall adopt rules providing for inmate restitution when restitution is determined appropriate as a result of a disciplinary action.
Sec. 925. RCW 82.24.027 and 1986 c 3 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is hereby levied and there shall be collected by the department of revenue from the persons mentioned in and in the manner provided by this chapter, an additional tax upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, possession, or distribution of cigarettes in an amount equal to the rate of four mills per cigarette.
(2) The moneys collected under this section shall be deposited as follows:
(a) For the period ending July 1, 1999, in the water quality account under RCW 70.146.030;
(b) For the period beginning July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001, fifty percent into the violence reduction and drug enforcement account under RCW 69.50.520 and fifty percent into the salmon recovery account;
(c) For the period beginning July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2021, into the water quality account under RCW 70.146.030; and
(d)
For the period beginning July 1, 2021, in the general fund ((thereafter)).
Sec. 926. RCW 82.26.025 and 1986 c 3 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In addition to the taxes imposed under RCW 82.26.020, there is levied and there shall be collected a tax upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, or distribution of all tobacco products in this state at the rate of sixteen and three-fourths percent of the wholesale sales price of such tobacco products. Such tax shall be imposed at the time the distributor (a) brings, or causes to be brought, into this state from without the state tobacco products for sale, (b) makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco products in this state for sale in this state, or (c) ships or transports tobacco products to retailers in this state, to be sold by those retailers.
(2) The moneys collected under this section shall be deposited as follows:
(a) For the period ending July 1, 1999, in the water quality account under RCW 70.146.030;
(b) For the period beginning July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2001, fifty percent into the violence reduction and drug enforcement account under RCW 69.50.520 and fifty percent into the salmon recovery account;
(c) For the period beginning July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2021, into the water quality account under RCW 70.146.030; and
(d)
For the period beginning July 1, 2021, in the general fund ((thereafter)).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 927. A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. (1) Moneys received by the state of Washington in accordance with the settlement of the state's legal action against tobacco product manufacturers, exclusive of costs and attorneys' fees, shall be deposited in the tobacco settlement account created in this section.
(2) The tobacco settlement account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the tobacco settlement account may only be transferred to the health services account for the purposes set forth in RCW 43.72.900, and to the tobacco prevention and control account for purposes set forth in this section.
(3) The tobacco prevention and control account is created in the state treasury. The source of revenue for this account is moneys transferred to the account from the tobacco settlement account, investment earnings, donations to the account, and other revenues as directed by law. Expenditures from the account are subject to appropriation.
(4) The state treasurer shall transfer one hundred million dollars from the tobacco settlement account to the tobacco prevention and control account upon authorization of the director of financial management. The director shall authorize transfer of the total amount by June 30, 2001.
Sec. 928. RCW 43.84.092 and 1997 c 218 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All earnings of investments of surplus balances in the state treasury shall be deposited to the treasury income account, which account is hereby established in the state treasury.
(2) The treasury income account shall be utilized to pay or receive funds associated with federal programs as required by the federal cash management improvement act of 1990. The treasury income account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for refunds or allocations of interest earnings required by the cash management improvement act. Refunds of interest to the federal treasury required under the cash management improvement act fall under RCW 43.88.180 and shall not require appropriation. The office of financial management shall determine the amounts due to or from the federal government pursuant to the cash management improvement act. The office of financial management may direct transfers of funds between accounts as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of the cash management improvement act, and this subsection. Refunds or allocations shall occur prior to the distributions of earnings set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) Except for the provisions of RCW 43.84.160, the treasury income account may be utilized for the payment of purchased banking services on behalf of treasury funds including, but not limited to, depository, safekeeping, and disbursement functions for the state treasury and affected state agencies. The treasury income account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for payments to financial institutions. Payments shall occur prior to distribution of earnings set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(4) Monthly, the state treasurer shall distribute the earnings credited to the treasury income account. The state treasurer shall credit the general fund with all the earnings credited to the treasury income account except:
(a) The following accounts and funds shall receive their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's and fund's average daily balance for the period: The capitol building construction account, the Cedar River channel construction and operation account, the Central Washington University capital projects account, the charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions account, the common school construction fund, the county criminal justice assistance account, the county sales and use tax equalization account, the data processing building construction account, the deferred compensation administrative account, the deferred compensation principal account, the department of retirement systems expense account, the drinking water assistance account, the Eastern Washington University capital projects account, the education construction fund, the emergency reserve fund, the federal forest revolving account, the health services account, the public health services account, the health system capacity account, the personal health services account, the highway infrastructure account, the industrial insurance premium refund account, the judges' retirement account, the judicial retirement administrative account, the judicial retirement principal account, the local leasehold excise tax account, the local real estate excise tax account, the local sales and use tax account, the medical aid account, the mobile home park relocation fund, the municipal criminal justice assistance account, the municipal sales and use tax equalization account, the natural resources deposit account, the perpetual surveillance and maintenance account, the public employees' retirement system plan I account, the public employees' retirement system plan II account, the Puyallup tribal settlement account, the resource management cost account, the site closure account, the special wildlife account, the state employees' insurance account, the state employees' insurance reserve account, the state investment board expense account, the state investment board commingled trust fund accounts, the supplemental pension account, the teachers' retirement system plan I account, the teachers' retirement system plan II account, the tobacco prevention and control account, the tobacco settlement account, the transportation infrastructure account, the tuition recovery trust fund, the University of Washington bond retirement fund, the University of Washington building account, the volunteer fire fighters' relief and pension principal account, the volunteer fire fighters' relief and pension administrative account, the Washington judicial retirement system account, the Washington law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' system plan I retirement account, the Washington law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' system plan II retirement account, the Washington state patrol retirement account, the Washington State University building account, the Washington State University bond retirement fund, the water pollution control revolving fund, and the Western Washington University capital projects account. Earnings derived from investing balances of the agricultural permanent fund, the normal school permanent fund, the permanent common school fund, the scientific permanent fund, and the state university permanent fund shall be allocated to their respective beneficiary accounts. All earnings to be distributed under this subsection (4)(a) shall first be reduced by the allocation to the state treasurer's service fund pursuant to RCW 43.08.190.
(b) The following accounts and funds shall receive eighty percent of their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period: The aeronautics account, the aircraft search and rescue account, the central Puget Sound public transportation account, the city hardship assistance account, the county arterial preservation account, the department of licensing services account, the economic development account, the essential rail assistance account, the essential rail banking account, the ferry bond retirement fund, the gasohol exemption holding account, the grade crossing protective fund, the high capacity transportation account, the highway bond retirement fund, the highway construction stabilization account, the highway safety account, the marine operating fund, the motor vehicle fund, the motorcycle safety education account, the pilotage account, the public transportation systems account, the Puget Sound capital construction account, the Puget Sound ferry operations account, the recreational vehicle account, the rural arterial trust account, the safety and education account, the small city account, the special category C account, the state patrol highway account, the transfer relief account, the transportation capital facilities account, the transportation equipment fund, the transportation fund, the transportation improvement account, the transportation revolving loan account, and the urban arterial trust account.
(5) In conformance with Article II, section 37 of the state Constitution, no treasury accounts or funds shall be allocated earnings without the specific affirmative directive of this section.
Sec. 929. RCW 43.84.092 and 1998 c 341 s 708 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All earnings of investments of surplus balances in the state treasury shall be deposited to the treasury income account, which account is hereby established in the state treasury.
(2) The treasury income account shall be utilized to pay or receive funds associated with federal programs as required by the federal cash management improvement act of 1990. The treasury income account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for refunds or allocations of interest earnings required by the cash management improvement act. Refunds of interest to the federal treasury required under the cash management improvement act fall under RCW 43.88.180 and shall not require appropriation. The office of financial management shall determine the amounts due to or from the federal government pursuant to the cash management improvement act. The office of financial management may direct transfers of funds between accounts as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of the cash management improvement act, and this subsection. Refunds or allocations shall occur prior to the distributions of earnings set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) Except for the provisions of RCW 43.84.160, the treasury income account may be utilized for the payment of purchased banking services on behalf of treasury funds including, but not limited to, depository, safekeeping, and disbursement functions for the state treasury and affected state agencies. The treasury income account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for payments to financial institutions. Payments shall occur prior to distribution of earnings set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(4) Monthly, the state treasurer shall distribute the earnings credited to the treasury income account. The state treasurer shall credit the general fund with all the earnings credited to the treasury income account except:
(a) The following accounts and funds shall receive their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's and fund's average daily balance for the period: The capitol building construction account, the Cedar River channel construction and operation account, the Central Washington University capital projects account, the charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions account, the common school construction fund, the county criminal justice assistance account, the county sales and use tax equalization account, the data processing building construction account, the deferred compensation administrative account, the deferred compensation principal account, the department of retirement systems expense account, the drinking water assistance account, the Eastern Washington University capital projects account, the education construction fund, the emergency reserve fund, the federal forest revolving account, the health services account, the public health services account, the health system capacity account, the personal health services account, the highway infrastructure account, the industrial insurance premium refund account, the judges' retirement account, the judicial retirement administrative account, the judicial retirement principal account, the local leasehold excise tax account, the local real estate excise tax account, the local sales and use tax account, the medical aid account, the mobile home park relocation fund, the municipal criminal justice assistance account, the municipal sales and use tax equalization account, the natural resources deposit account, the perpetual surveillance and maintenance account, the public employees' retirement system plan I account, the public employees' retirement system plan II account, the Puyallup tribal settlement account, the resource management cost account, the site closure account, the special wildlife account, the state employees' insurance account, the state employees' insurance reserve account, the state investment board expense account, the state investment board commingled trust fund accounts, the supplemental pension account, the teachers' retirement system plan I account, the teachers' retirement system combined plan II and plan III account, the tobacco prevention and control account, the tobacco settlement account, the transportation infrastructure account, the tuition recovery trust fund, the University of Washington bond retirement fund, the University of Washington building account, the volunteer fire fighters' relief and pension principal account, the volunteer fire fighters' relief and pension administrative account, the Washington judicial retirement system account, the Washington law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' system plan I retirement account, the Washington law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' system plan II retirement account, the Washington school employees' retirement system combined plan II and III account, the Washington state patrol retirement account, the Washington State University building account, the Washington State University bond retirement fund, the water pollution control revolving fund, and the Western Washington University capital projects account. Earnings derived from investing balances of the agricultural permanent fund, the normal school permanent fund, the permanent common school fund, the scientific permanent fund, and the state university permanent fund shall be allocated to their respective beneficiary accounts. All earnings to be distributed under this subsection (4)(a) shall first be reduced by the allocation to the state treasurer's service fund pursuant to RCW 43.08.190.
(b) The following accounts and funds shall receive eighty percent of their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period: The aeronautics account, the aircraft search and rescue account, the central Puget Sound public transportation account, the city hardship assistance account, the county arterial preservation account, the department of licensing services account, the economic development account, the essential rail assistance account, the essential rail banking account, the ferry bond retirement fund, the gasohol exemption holding account, the grade crossing protective fund, the high capacity transportation account, the highway bond retirement fund, the highway construction stabilization account, the highway safety account, the marine operating fund, the motor vehicle fund, the motorcycle safety education account, the pilotage account, the public transportation systems account, the Puget Sound capital construction account, the Puget Sound ferry operations account, the recreational vehicle account, the rural arterial trust account, the safety and education account, the small city account, the special category C account, the state patrol highway account, the transfer relief account, the transportation capital facilities account, the transportation equipment fund, the transportation fund, the transportation improvement account, the transportation revolving loan account, and the urban arterial trust account.
(5) In conformance with Article II, section 37 of the state Constitution, no treasury accounts or funds shall be allocated earnings without the specific affirmative directive of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 930. Section 928 of this act expires September 1, 2000.
Sec. 931. RCW 82.44.160 and 1995 c 28 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Before
distributing moneys to the cities and towns from the ((general fund)) city
police and fire protection assistance account, as provided in RCW 82.44.155,
and from the municipal sales and use tax equalization account, as provided in
RCW 82.14.210, the state treasurer shall, on the first day of July of each
year, make an annual deduction therefrom of a sum equal to one-half of the
biennial appropriation made pursuant to this section, which amount shall be at
least seven cents per capita of the population of all cities or towns as
legally certified on that date, determined as provided in RCW 82.44.150, which
sum shall be apportioned and transmitted to the municipal research council,
herein created. Sixty-five percent of the annual deduction shall be from the
distribution to cities and towns under RCW 82.44.155, and thirty-five percent
of the annual deduction shall be from the distribution to the municipal sales
and use tax equalization account under RCW 82.14.210. The municipal research
council may contract with and allocate moneys to any state agency, educational
institution, or private consulting firm, which in its judgment is qualified to
carry on a municipal research and service program. Moneys may be utilized to
match federal funds available for technical research and service programs to
cities and towns. Moneys allocated shall be used for studies and research in
municipal government, publications, educational, conferences, and attendance
thereat, and in furnishing technical, consultative, and field services to
cities and towns in problems relating to planning, public health, municipal
sanitation, fire protection, law enforcement, postwar improvements, and public
works, and in all matters relating to city and town government. The programs
shall be carried on and all expenditures shall be made in cooperation with the
cities and towns of the state acting through the Association of Washington Cities
by its board of directors which is hereby recognized as their official agency
or instrumentality.
Funds
((appropriated to the municipal research council)) deducted under
this section shall be ((kept)) deposited in the treasury in
the general fund, and shall be disbursed by warrant or check to contracting
parties on invoices or vouchers certified by the chair of the municipal
research council or his or her designee. Payments to public agencies may be
made in advance of actual work contracted for, in the discretion of the
council.
Sixty-five
percent of any moneys remaining unexpended or uncontracted for by the municipal
research council at the end of any fiscal biennium shall be returned to the ((general
fund)) city police and fire protection assistance account and be
paid to cities and towns under RCW 82.44.155. The remaining thirty-five
percent shall be deposited into the municipal sales and use tax equalization
account.
Sec. 932. RCW 28B.15.066 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 9 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
It is the intent of the legislature that:
In making appropriations from the state's general fund to institutions of higher education, each appropriation shall conform to the following:
(1) The appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue estimated to be collected from students enrolled at the state-funded enrollment level specified in the omnibus biennial operating appropriations act;
(2) The appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue collected from students enrolled above the state-funded level, but within the over-enrollment limitations, specified in the omnibus biennial operating appropriations act; and
(3) The general fund state appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue collected as a result of waiving less operating fees revenue than the amounts authorized under RCW 28B.15.910. State general fund appropriations shall not be provided for revenue foregone as a result of or for waivers granted under section 601(3)(e) of this act.
(End of part)
PART XI
GENERAL GOVERNMENT‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1101. 1998 c 346 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 24,221,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((25,907,000))
25,889,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense
Account Appropriation...................... $ 25,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((50,153,000))
50,135,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the independent operations of the legislative ethics board. Expenditure decisions of the board, including employment of staff, shall be independent of the senate and house of representatives.
(2) The department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement the provisions relating to the actuarial audit of the pension contribution rates in Substitute House Bill No. 2544 (funding state retirement systems). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the appropriation shall lapse.
(3) $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for a review of the memorandum of agreement signed between the United States environmental protection agency and the department of ecology. The agreement requires the department to conduct total maximum daily loads on polluted water bodies as defined by the federal clean water act. The review may include but is not limited to the department's program for implementing the settlement, an examination of the decisions that affect how water quality problems are defined, the causes of those problems, and the means by which solutions to these problems are to be developed and implemented.
Sec. 1102. 1998 c 346 s 102 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SENATE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 19,357,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((20,838,000))
20,826,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 25,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((40,220,000))
40,208,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the independent operations of the legislative ethics board. Expenditure decisions of the board, including employment of staff, shall be independent of the senate and house of representatives.
(2) $100,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely for a study of financial aid and tuition by the senate committee on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on appropriations.
(a) The study shall report on the current usage and distribution of financial aid, investigate other resources available to financial aid recipients, and shall compare alternative methods of financial aid distribution and their impacts on the sectors of higher education and students served within each sector.
(b) The study shall also provide comparative data from other states on methods of establishing tuition rates and the relationship of tuition to state funding.
(3) The department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement the provisions relating to the actuarial audit of the pension contribution rates in Substitute House Bill No. 2544 (funding state retirement systems). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the appropriation shall lapse.
(4) $25,000 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 legislature and the office of financial management to contract jointly for a performance review of the state long-term care system. The review shall result in recommendations by October 1, 1998, on strategies for increasing the long-term affordability and cost-effectiveness of the system, and shall include a review of topics such as methods for matching service levels to recipient needs, options for managing growth in entitlement caseloads, and techniques for projecting the number of persons in need of publicly funded services.
(5) $125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for a review of the memorandum of agreement signed between the United States environmental protection agency and the department of ecology. The agreement requires the department to conduct total maximum daily loads on polluted water bodies as defined by the federal clean water act. The review may include but is not limited to the department's program for implementing the settlement, an examination of the decisions that affect how water quality problems are defined, the causes of those problems, and the means by which solutions to these problems are to be developed and implemented.
Sec. 1103. 1998 c 346 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 10,340,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((10,307,000))
10,318,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((20,647,000))
20,658,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $271,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for an additional judge position and related support staff in division I in King county, effective July 1, 1998.
(2) $490,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for remodeling existing space in division I court facilities to house additional staff.
Sec. 1104. 1998 c 346 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 692,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((714,000))
719,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,406,000))
1,411,000
Sec. 1105. 1998 c 346 s 107 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 12,723,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((12,770,000))
12,217,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((27,709,000))
27,876,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
Local Appropriation........................ $ 2,000
Judicial Information Systems Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((17,489,000))
17,486,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((70,691,000))
70,304,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Funding provided in the judicial information systems account appropriation shall be used for the operations and maintenance of technology systems that improve services provided by the supreme court, the court of appeals, the office of public defense, and the office of the administrator for the courts. $400,000 of the judicial information systems account appropriation is provided solely for the year 2000 date conversion.
(2) No moneys appropriated in this section may be expended by the administrator for the courts for payments in excess of fifty percent of the employer contribution on behalf of superior courts judges for insurance and health care plans and federal social security and medicare and medical aid benefits. Consistent with Article IV, section 13 of the state Constitution and 1996 Attorney General's Opinion No. 2, it is the intent of the legislature that the cost of these employer contributions shall be shared equally between the state and county or counties in which the judges serve. The administrator for the courts shall continue to implement procedures for the collection and disbursement of these employer contributions.
(3) $3,255,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the continuation of treatment alternatives to street crimes (TASC) programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, King, Spokane, and Yakima counties.
(4) $125,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the workload associated with the increase in state cases filed in Thurston county superior court.
(5) $223,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the gender and justice commission.
(6) $308,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely for the minority and justice commission.
(7) $100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for judicial program enhancements. Within the funding provided in this subsection, the office of administrator of courts in consultation with the supreme court shall determine the program or programs to receive an enhancement.
(8) $35,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1771 (guardian certification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(9) $100,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for the Snohomish county preprosecution diversion program.
(10) $175,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for costs associated with the publication and distribution of a judicial voter pamphlet for the 1998 primary election.
Sec. 1106. 1998 c 346 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation...................... ........ $ ((12,103,000))
11,503,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The cost of defending indigent offenders in death penalty cases has escalated significantly over the last four years. The office of public defense advisory committee shall analyze the current methods for reimbursing private attorneys and shall develop appropriate standards and criteria designed to control costs and still provide indigent defendants their constitutional right to representation at public expense. The office of public defense advisory committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the supreme court and the appropriate legislative committees by September 30, 1998.
(2) $688,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation is provided solely to increase the reimbursement for private attorneys providing constitutionally mandated indigent defense in nondeath penalty cases.
Sec. 1107. 1998 c 346 s 110 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 1,568,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((1,262,000))
1,519,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((2,830,000))
3,087,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $306,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $72,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for technology for customer service improvements.
(2)
$111,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund appropriation ((is)) and
$115,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund appropriation are provided
for attorney general services for the public disclosure commission's
investigations of the Washington education association and the building
industry association of Washington, and other cases.
Sec. 1108. 1998 c 346 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 7,970,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((7,899,000))
7,889,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 2,000
Archives & Records Management Account--State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((4,032,000))
4,055,000
Archives & Records Management Account--Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,833,000
Department of Personnel Service Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 663,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((23,397,000))
23,412,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,255,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely to reimburse counties for the state's share of primary and general election costs and the costs of conducting mandatory recounts on state measures.
(2) $2,011,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $2,536,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the verification of initiative and referendum petitions, maintenance of related voter registration records, and the publication and distribution of the voters and candidates pamphlet.
(3) $99,000 of the general fund appropriation is provided solely for the state's participation in the United States census block boundary suggestion program.
(4) $125,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund appropriation is provided solely for legal advertising of state measures under RCW 29.27.072.
(5) $45,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for an economic feasibility study of a state horse park.
(6) The election review section under chapter 29.60 RCW shall be administered in a manner consistent with Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5565 (election procedures review).
(7)(a) $1,850,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for contracting with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel television coverage of state government deliberations and other events of state-wide significance during fiscal year 1999. An eligible nonprofit organization must be formed solely for the purpose of, and be experienced in, providing gavel-to-gavel television coverage of state government deliberations and other events of state-wide significance and must have received a determination of tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code.
(b) The legislature finds that the commitment of on-going funding is necessary to ensure continuous, autonomous, and independent coverage of public affairs. For that purpose, the secretary of state shall enter into a four-year contract with the nonprofit organization to provide public affairs coverage through June 30, 2002. The funding level for each year of the contract shall be based on the amount provided in this subsection and adjusted to reflect the implicit price deflator for the previous year. The nonprofit organization shall be required to raise contributions or commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount equal to forty percent of the state contribution.
(c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual independent audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual report, including benchmarks that measure the success of the nonprofit organization in meeting the intent of the program.
(d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this subsection may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes:
(i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state agency;
(ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW; or
(iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel, lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee.
(8) $280,000 of the archives and records management account--private/local appropriation is provided solely for preserving and restoring security microfilm.
Sec. 1109. 1998 c 346 s 113 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 688,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 1,193,000
State Auditing Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((12,373,000))
12,370,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((14,254,000))
14,251,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) Audits of school districts by the division of municipal corporations shall include findings regarding the accuracy of: (a) Student enrollment data; and (b) the experience and education of the district's certified instructional staff, as reported to the superintendent of public instruction for allocation of state funding.
(2) $420,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $420,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for staff and related costs to audit special education programs that exhibit unusual rates of growth, extraordinarily high costs, or other characteristics requiring attention of the state safety net committee, and other school districts for baseline purposes and to determine if there are common errors. The auditor shall consult with the superintendent of public instruction regarding training and other staffing assistance needed to provide expertise to the audit staff.
(3) $250,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $250,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the budget and reporting system (BARS) to improve the reporting of local government fiscal data. Audits of counties and cities by the division of municipal corporations shall include findings regarding the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of BARS data reported to the state auditor's office.
(4) The state auditor shall develop recommendations and curricula for preventing instances of improper governmental actions as defined in chapter 42.20 RCW, the state whistleblower act. In developing these recommendations and curricula, the state auditor shall involve the office of financial management, office of the attorney general, executive ethics board, department of personnel, employee organizations, and other interested parties. These recommendations shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by June 30, 1998.
(5) $120,000 of the auditing services revolving fund appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2881 (auditing state contractors). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $25,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2831 (a joint report to the legislature on the results of cost studies and service quality and reliability reports from electric utilities). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. No fee may be collected from the electric utilities for this joint report.
(7) $10,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $490,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for staff and related costs to: Verify the accuracy of reported school district data submitted for state funding purposes or program audits of state funded public school programs; and establish the specific amount of funds to be recovered whenever the amount is not firmly established in the course of any public school audits conducted by the state auditor's office. The results of the audits shall be submitted to the superintendent of public instruction for corrections of data and adjustments of funds.
Sec. 1110. 1998 c 346 s 114 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 11,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((63,000))
126,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((74,000))
137,000
Sec. 1111. 1998 c 346 s 115 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 4,161,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((3,831,000))
3,916,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,248,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,291,000
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,094,000
Legal Services Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((125,758,000))
129,192,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((138,383,000))
141,902,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.
(2) The attorney general shall include, at a minimum, the following information with each bill sent to agencies receiving legal services: (a) The number of hours and cost of attorney services provided during the billing period; (b) cost of support staff services provided during the billing period; (c) attorney general overhead and central support costs charged to the agency for the billing period; (d) direct legal costs, such as filing and docket fees, charged to the agency for the billing period; and (e) other costs charged to the agency for the billing period. The attorney general may, with approval of the office of financial management change its billing system to meet the needs of its user agencies.
(3)
$300,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation ((is))
and $63,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation
are provided for a comprehensive assessment of environmental and public
health impacts and for other costs related to pursuing remedies for pollution
in the Spokane river basin.
(4) $440,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund--state appropriation and $410,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely to implement the supervision management and recidivist tracking program to allow the department of corrections and local law enforcement agencies to share information concerning the activities of offenders on community supervision.
Sec. 1112. 1998 c 346 s 118 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 10,626,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((11,160,000))
11,155,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 23,331,000
General Fund‑-Local Appropriation.............. $ 190,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((45,307,000))
45,302,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The office of financial management, in cooperation with the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall develop long-term higher education enrollment forecasting models for consideration by the legislature. To the extent possible, the pilot models shall incorporate trends in demography, higher education applications, K-12 graduation rates, labor market needs, and state and national higher education policy and economic considerations. The public institutions of education shall cooperate in the development of models by providing any necessary data in a timely and organized manner. The private education institutions of the state are encouraged to participate in this effort. A preliminary report shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 1998, and a final report shall be provided by January 15, 1999.
(2) $139,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2880 (task force on vendor contracting practices). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to (a) contract with an outside management consultant to review the department of fish and wildlife's financial operations and management practices and (b) contract with an outside consultant to develop a strategic information technology plan for the department.
(4) $25,000 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 legislature and the office of financial management to contract jointly for a performance review of the state long-term care system. The review shall result in recommendations by October 1, 1998, on strategies for increasing the long-term affordability and cost-effectiveness of the system, and shall include a review of topics such as methods for matching service levels to recipient needs, options for managing growth in entitlement caseloads, and techniques for projecting the number of persons in need of publicly funded services.
Sec. 1113. 1998 c 346 s 121 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS--OPERATIONS
Dependent Care Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 357,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((34,481,000))
34,593,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((34,838,000))
34,950,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
(($1,373,000)) $527,000 of the department of retirement systems
expense account appropriation is provided solely for the information systems
project known as the electronic document image management system. Authority to
expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(2) $1,259,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the information systems project known as the receivables management system. Authority to expend this amount is conditioned on compliance with section 902 of this act.
(3) The department of retirement systems shall complete a study examining whether it would be cost-effective to contract out the administration functions for the dependent care assistance program and shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 15, 1997.
(4) $118,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2491 (TRS/PERS plan I gain sharing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $920,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6306 (creating the Washington school employees' retirement system). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $42,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6305 (death benefits for port and university police). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $74,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5030 (Washington state patrol survivor benefits). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8) $38,000 of the department of retirement systems expense account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1024 (PERS 1 and TRS 1 options). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1114. 1997 c 149 s 140 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 1,302,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((1,278,000))
1,223,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 2,402,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 400,000
Motor Transport Account Appropriation.......... $ 14,120,000
Air Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 391,000
General Administration Facilities and Services
Revolving Account Appropriation............. $ 22,299,000
Central Stores Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,306,000
Energy Efficiency Services Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 180,000
Risk Management Account Appropriation.......... $ 2,328,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((48,006,000))
47,951,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the purchase of food for distribution to the state's food assistance network and related expenses.
(2) $25,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely for the World War II memorial on the condition that the currently approved design for the World War II memorial be sited on the location selected by the World War II advisory committee and approved and recommended by the capitol campus design advisory committee. This site is immediately south of the Columbia street and 11th avenue axial on the west capitol campus.
(3) Except for the World War II memorial, no additional monuments may be placed on the capitol campus until the completion of the capitol campus monuments and memorial policy by the department of general administration, adoption of the policy by the state capitol committee, and inclusion of the policy in the department of general administration's administrative code.
(4) The department shall not purchase any travel product for any state employee or state official from a vendor who is not a Washington-based seller of travel licensed under chapter 19.138 RCW.
(5) The department shall study the state motor pool vehicle fleet to develop a plan for meeting and exceeding the minimum vehicle mileage standards established by the federal government. The department shall report its findings and conclusions to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 1997.
(6) The department shall sell or contract for sale all surplus motor pool fleet vehicles and shall, when cost effective, contract out for the reconditioning, transport, and delivery of the vehicles prior to their sale at auction.
Sec. 1115. 1998 c 346 s 117 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 57,078,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((61,451,000))
62,402,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 164,000,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation.. ... $ 6,903,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 8,720,000
Public Works Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 2,223,000
Building Code Council Account Appropriation.... $ 1,366,000
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
Clean Washington Account Appropriation (FY 1998) $ 11,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((319,257,000))
320,208,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,962,500 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $3,602,500 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 $445,000 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) $11,715,000 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 1999 as follows:
(a) $3,878,250 to local units of government to continue multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(b) $531,000 to the department to continue the drug prosecution assistance program in support of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces;
(c) $1,363,075 to the Washington state patrol for coordination, investigative, and supervisory support to the multijurisdictional narcotics task forces and for methamphetamine education and response;
(d) $256,000 to the department for grants to support tribal law enforcement needs;
(e) $1,093,000 to drug courts in eastern and western Washington;
(f) $312,000 to the department for grants assisting in the development, conduct, and training on sentencing alternatives;
(g) $261,000 to the department to continue a substance-abuse treatment in jails program, to test the effect of treatment on future criminal behavior;
(h) $581,075 to the department to continue domestic violence legal advocacy;
(i) $949,000 to the department to continue youth violence prevention and intervention projects;
(j) $91,000 to the department to continue the governor's council on substance abuse;
(k) $99,000 to the department to continue evaluation of Byrne formula grant programs;
(l) $1,496,200 to the office of financial management for the criminal history records improvement program; and
(m) $804,400 to the department for required grant administration, monitoring and reporting on Byrne formula grant programs.
These amounts represent the maximum Byrne grant expenditure authority for each program. No program may expend Byrne grant funds in excess of the amounts provided in this subsection. If moneys in excess of those appropriated in this subsection become available, whether from prior or current fiscal year Byrne grant distributions, the department shall hold these moneys in reserve and may not expend them without specific appropriation. These moneys shall be carried forward and applied to the pool of moneys available for appropriation for programs and projects in the succeeding fiscal year. As part of its budget request for the succeeding year, the department shall estimate and request authority to spend any funds remaining in reserve as a result of this subsection.
(5) $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.
(6) $4,766,000 of the public safety and education account appropriation, $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation, and $1,034,000 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.
(7) $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.
(8) $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.
(9) $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.
(10) $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.
(11) $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.
(12) $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.
(13) $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.
(14) $20,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely for a task force on tourism promotion and development. The task force shall report to the legislature on its findings and recommendations by January 31, 1998.
(15) $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).
(16) $123,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $124,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for the community development finance program.
(17) Within the appropriations provided in this section, the department shall conduct a study of possible financial incentives to assist in revitalization of commercial areas and report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 1997.
(((19)))
(18) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the development of housing for
low-income temporary or migrant farm workers through grants awarded after the
effective date of this act. The legislature finds that providing housing for
low-income temporary or migrant workers is a public purpose. The department shall
prioritize grants and shall award grants on a competitive basis to local
governments, nonprofit corporations, or other nonprofit entities. Grant moneys
awarded by the department under this subsection may be matched by nonstate
sources on a dollar-for-dollar basis, in cash or in-kind. Of the amount
provided in this subsection, $100,000 is provided solely for restroom and
shower facilities at the Horn Rapids Park in Benton county; no match need be
provided for this project. The amount provided in this subsection is
contingent upon enactment of sections 1 through 8 of Second Substitute Senate
Bill No. 6168. If any of these sections of the bill are not enacted by June
30, 1998, this subsection is null and void, and the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse. Any amounts provided in this subsection not committed
to grants by June 30, 1999, shall lapse.
(((20)))
(19) $275,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for coastal erosion project grants to the city of
Ocean Shores.
(((21)))
(20) $191,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill
No. 2556 (child abuse prevention and treatment). If the bill is not enacted by
June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((22)))
(21) $965,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill
No 6655 (Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute).
(((23)))
(22) $92,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate
Bill No. 6560 (electric power customer rights). For any portion of the
appropriation that is expended for contracted services, the department shall:
(a) Form an advisory committee consisting of representatives from public
utility districts and residential, commercial, and industrial customers; and
(b) submit for review and approval by the advisory committee the request for
proposal and selection of the successful bidder or bidders. If the bill is not
enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((24)))
(23) $383,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for the emergency food assistance program.
(((25)))
(24) $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for grants to licensed overnight youth shelters
for the purpose of assisting the shelters in meeting the minimum requirements
for receiving a license under chapter 74.15 RCW. The department may provide
grants of up to twenty thousand dollars per year for each shelter. Only
shelters that are currently licensed are eligible to receive the grants. Funds
may be used for the following purposes, including but not limited to:
Additional staff, food, facility maintenance, or beds, provided that these costs
are necessary to meet the licensing and facility standards adopted by the
department of social and health services. For purposes of this subsection,
"overnight youth shelter" means a licensed facility operated by a
nonprofit agency that provides overnight shelter to homeless or runaway youth
because of family problems or dysfunctions.
(((26)))
(25) $27,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for the sexual assault program within the office
of crime victims advocacy.
(((27)))
(26) $37,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $128,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 are provided solely for deposit in the state trade fair fund. If
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562 is not enacted by June 30,
1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((28)))
(27) $1,100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the early childhood education and
assistance program.
(28) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for warehouse space and equipment and other purchases necessary to store food acquired under the emergency food assistance program.
Sec. 1116. 1997 c 149 s 143 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Certified Public Accountants' Account
Appropriation................................... $ ((978,000))
1,001,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: $22,000 of the certified public accountants' account appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided shall lapse.
Sec. 1117. 1998 c 346 s 128 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 8,602,000
General
Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((9,390,000))
21,863,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((34,314,000))
34,304,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 238,000
Flood Control Assistance Account Appropriation. $ 3,000,000
Enhanced
911 Account Appropriation............. $ ((26,782,000))
29,392,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-State Appropriation. $ ((25,487,000))
29,810,000
Disaster
Response Account‑-Federal Appropriation $ ((110,812,000))
139,285,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((218,625,000))
266,494,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
$365,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
(($1,145,000)) $12,798,000 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)
(($25,122,000)) $27,996,000 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), FEMA disaster 1252 (1998 northeast counties floods), FEMA
disaster 1255 (1998 Kelso landslide), and to assist local governmental
entities with the matching funds necessary to earn FEMA funds for FEMA disaster
1100 (February 1996 floods), or, after approval by the director of financial
management, the state share of response and recovery costs associated with FEMA
declared disasters occurring between February 1, 1999, and June 30, 1999.
(($356,000)) $1,805,000 of the disaster response account‑-state
appropriation is provided solely for fire mobilization costs. $9,000 of the
disaster response account‑-state appropriation is provided solely for
costs associated with FEMA disaster 1182 (Pend Oreille county 1997 spring
flood). The military department may, upon approval of the director of the
office of financial management, use portions of the disaster response account‑-state
appropriation to offset costs of new disasters occurring before June 30, 1999.
(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.
(5) $36,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $72,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for emergency worker claims pursuant to chapter 38.52 RCW.
(6) $825,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for reimbursement of costs associated with activation of the Washington national guard for preserving the peace at the July 1998 Makah days celebration.
(7) $2,610,000 of the enhanced 911 account appropriation is provided solely for salary assistance to counties with populations under seventy-five thousand in conformance with chapter 304, Laws of 1998 (Substitute House Bill No. 1126). The military department, in consultation with the enhanced 911 advisory committee, shall develop criteria for providing salary assistance which shall be based on, but not limited to, the following: (a) The additional staffing costs incurred by public safety answering points directly related to providing enhanced 911 services; (b) disproportionate fiscal impact relative to the county budget for providing enhanced 911 services; and (c) the most efficient and cost-effective way to provide enhanced 911 service.
(End of part)
PART XII
HUMAN SERVICES‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1201. 1998 c 346 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 subsection (3) of this section, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that purpose except as expressly provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(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)(a)
The appropriations to the department of social and health services in chapters
149 and 454, Laws of 1997, as amended, shall be expended for the programs and
in the amounts specified therein. However, after May 1, 1998, unless
specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer general fund‑-state
appropriations for fiscal year 1998 among programs after approval by the
director of financial management. ((However, the department shall not
transfer general fund‑-state appropriations from the economic services
program for the 1997-99 fiscal biennium.))
(b) After May 1, 1999, after approval by the director of financial management and unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer moneys among programs, including federal moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose. However, the department shall not transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose except as expressly provided in subsection (3)(d) of this section.
(c) To the extent that the transfer of appropriations under subsection (a) of this section is insufficient to fund actual expenditures in fiscal year 1998 in the medical assistance program that exceed the expenditures projected in the November 1997 medical assistance caseload forecast, the department may transfer general fund appropriations, not to exceed five million dollars, within the medical assistance program from fiscal year 1999 into fiscal year 1998.
(((c)))
(d) To the extent that transfers under subsection (3)(b) of this section are
insufficient to fund actual expenditures in excess of fiscal year 1999 caseload
forecasts and utilization assumptions in the medical assistance, long term
care, foster care, adoption support, and child support programs, the department
may transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose
after approval by the director of financial management.
(e) The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing prior to approving any allotment modifications.
Sec. 1202. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ 201,453,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((213,035,000))
197,003,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((252,300,000))
293,509,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 400,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,332,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((671,520,000))
696,697,000
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)) is 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) $4,332,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation and $3,733,000 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) $1,642,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,207,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,551,000 of the general fund‑-federal 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.
(14)(a) $6,565,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $7,454,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for distribution to county juvenile court administrators to fund the costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth petitions. The department shall not retain any portion of these funds to cover administrative or any other departmental costs. The department, in conjunction with the juvenile court administrators, shall develop an equitable funding distribution formula. The formula shall neither reward counties with higher than average per petition processing costs nor shall it penalize counties with lower than average per petition processing costs.
(b) Each quarter during the 1997-1999 fiscal biennium, each county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total costs of processing the petitions in each of the following categories: Truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth. Counties shall submit the reports to the department no later than 45 days after the end of the quarter. The department shall forward this information to the chair and ranking minority member of the house appropriations committee and the senate ways and means committee no later than 60 days after a quarter ends. These reports are deemed informational in nature and are not for the purpose of distributing funds.
(15) $70,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for foster parent intervention support teams.
(16) $255,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 and $67,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2556 (child abuse prevention and treatment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(17) The department and the attorney general shall jointly make recommendations to the legislature to reduce or limit the state's liability for damages in child welfare cases, including shelter care and dependency proceedings. The recommendations shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 1998.
(18) To the extent funds are available, the department shall pay the expense of fingerprint criminal history record checks for low-income family day care homes through the federal bureau of investigation. The department may promulgate rules to set eligibility levels.
(19) Sufficient funding is provided in this section to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6238 (dependent children).
Sec. 1203. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ 35,894,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((35,522,000))
34,366,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((13,365,000))
8,701,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 378,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 14,080,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((99,239,000))
93,419,000
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.
(h) $2,700,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation is provided solely to implement community juvenile accountability grants pursuant to chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile justice). Funds provided in this subsection may be used solely for community juvenile accountability grants, administration of the grants, and evaluations of programs funded by the grants.
(i)
(($2,175,000)) $1,185,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the implementation of
Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6445 (child community facility placement).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse. The funds are intended to improve the security of
state-operated and privately contracted group homes. By June 30, 1999, the
juvenile rehabilitation administration shall report to the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the legislature on the specific actions, and the cost
of each action, taken to improve security at both state-operated and contracted
group homes.
(j) $150,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the Skagit county delinquency prevention project.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 43,909,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((45,977,000))
42,912,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 727,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 15,281,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((105,894,000))
102,829,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $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.
(b) $105,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $377,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for costs associated with implementing chapter 386, Laws of 1997 (juvenile care and treatment).
(c) $44,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1172 (sex offender registration). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 1,930,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 1,654,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $ 156,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 421,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 4,161,000
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.
(e) $15,000 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 for the study required in Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6445 (child community facility placement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. The juvenile rehabilitation administration (JRA) shall contract with the institute for public policy for the studies required by the bill.
Sec. 1204. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ 170,940,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((173,645,000))
168,663,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((299,651,000))
287,989,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 4,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((648,236,000))
631,592,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Regional support networks shall use portions of the general fund‑-state appropriation for implementation of working agreements with the vocational rehabilitation program which will maximize the use of federal funding for vocational programs.
(b) From the general fund‑-state appropriations in this subsection, the secretary of social and health services shall assure that regional support networks reimburse the aging and adult services program for the general fund‑-state cost of medicaid personal care services that enrolled regional support network consumers use because of their psychiatric disability.
(c) $1,304,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $3,356,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $5,056,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for distribution to those regional support networks whose 1997-99 allocation would otherwise be less than the regional support network would receive if all funding appropriated in this subsection (1) of this section for medicaid outpatient mental health services were distributed among all regional support networks at the state-wide average per capita rate for each eligibility category.
(d) At least thirty days prior to entering contracts that would capitate payments for voluntary psychiatric hospitalizations, the mental health division shall report the proposed capitation rates, and the assumptions and calculations by which they were established, to the budget and forecasting divisions of the office of financial management, the appropriations committee of the house of representatives, and the ways and means committee of the senate.
(e) $533,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 and $587,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214 (mentally ill commitment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 62,368,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((60,698,000))
61,605,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((133,504,000))
136,682,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((25,007,000))
26,692,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((281,577,000))
287,347,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The state mental hospitals may use funds appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods and supplies through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is cost-effective to do so.
(b) The mental health program at Western state hospital shall continue to use labor provided by the Tacoma prerelease program of the department of corrections.
(c) $246,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $318,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for funding outside medical costs. The mental health division shall provide a report on outside medical costs to the fiscal committees of the legislature by September 30, 1998, and September 30, 1999. The report shall detail the monthly and per capita expenditures for outside medical costs at each state hospital.
(d) $256,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $254,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for funding pharmacy and new drug costs. The mental health division shall provide a report on pharmacy and new drug costs to the fiscal committees of the legislature by September 30, 1998, and September 30, 1999. The report shall detail monthly and per capita expenditures for pharmacy and new drug costs for each state hospital. Expenditures for each new generation atypical antipsychotic medication including clozapine, resperidone, olanzapine, and any newly introduced medications of this nature shall be specifically reported.
(e) $1,700,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for replacing lost federal revenues in fiscal year 1998 due to a changed definition of discharge for medicare reimbursement purposes. The mental health division must aggressively pursue the prompt resolution of issues resulting in this loss of revenues with the federal health care financing administration. In the event any or all of the lost federal revenues are restored, an equal amount of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1998 appropriation shall lapse.
(f) Within the funds provided in this section, the mental health division shall develop by October 1, 1998, a staffing model for direct and indirect functions for the wards at each of the state hospitals. The model should, whenever possible, reflect the most efficient practices for providing treatment and therapeutic services appropriate to the characteristics and needs of the individual patient.
(g) $1,508,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, $92,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, and $107,000 of the general fund private/local appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214 (mentally ill commitment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) CIVIL COMMITMENT
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 7,174,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((7,779,000))
8,079,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((14,953,000))
15,253,000
The
appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: (((a))) $2,088,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal
year 1998 appropriation and $2,415,000 of the general fund-‑state fiscal
year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for court-related costs for
residents at the special commitment center.
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 50,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((450,000))
5,233,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,826,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((4,326,000))
9,109,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $450,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for development and operation of the pilot project for mentally ill offenders described in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6002 (mentally ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided shall lapse.
(b) $4,783,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for payment of back wages and benefits as required by the judgment in Johanson and the Washington Federation of State Employees v. State of Washington (Thurston county superior court cause no. 94-2-01459-2).
(5) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 2,537,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 2,569,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,085,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 8,191,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely to increase the department's capacity to carry out legislative intent set forth in RCW 71.24.400 through 71.24.415. To facilitate this activity, the secretary shall appoint an oversight committee of project stakeholders including representatives from: Service providers, mental health regional support networks, the department's mental health division, the department's division of alcohol and substance abuse, the department's division of children and family services, and the department's medical assistance administration. The oversight group shall continue to seek ways to streamline service delivery as set forth in RCW 71.24.405 until at least July 1, 1998.
(b) $96,000 of the general fund-‑state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214 (mentally ill commitment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(c) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the evaluation required by Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214 (mentally ill commitment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. The mental health division shall contract with the institute for public policy for this evaluation.
Sec. 1205. 1998 c 346 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Notwithstanding any other limitations in this section, the secretary shall transfer $1,140,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, and $1,060,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, among subsections of this section to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 (developmental disabilities service options).
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 147,757,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((166,773,000))
168,604,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((226,737,000))
227,012,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((639,000))
226,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((541,906,000))
543,599,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a)
The health services account appropriation and (($692,000)) $243,000
of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the
enrollment in the basic health plan of home care workers with family incomes
below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state
contracts. Enrollment in the basic health plan for home care workers with
family incomes at or above 200 percent of poverty shall be covered with general
fund‑-state and matching general fund‑-federal revenues that were
identified by the department to have been previously appropriated for health
benefits coverage, to the extent that these funds had not been contractually
obligated for worker wage increases prior to March 1, 1996.
(b) $365,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,543,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for employment, or other day activities and training programs, for young people who complete their high school curriculum in 1997 or 1998.
(c)
(($24,399,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1998 and $28,729,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 are provided solely to deliver personal care services. Within these
amounts, sufficient funding is provided to restore funding for medicaid
personal care exceptional rates to the fiscal year 1997 level. If the
secretary of social and health services determines that total expenditures are
likely to exceed these appropriated amounts, the secretary shall take action as
required by RCW 74.09.520 to adjust either functional eligibility standards or
service levels or both sufficiently to maintain expenditures within
appropriated levels. Such action may include the adoption of emergency rules
and may not be taken to the extent that projected over-expenditures are offset
by under-expenditures elsewhere within the program's general fund‑-state
appropriation. Prior to making eligibility changes which would terminate all
services to some persons, the secretary should first exercise all opportunities
to manage the average cost per person served, through methods such as promoting
the use of informal care; assuring that local offices are effectively and
consistently authorizing the least expensive level of care which can meet
recipient needs; and reducing on a sliding-scale basis the amount of service
authorized per functional need level, with smaller reductions for greater
levels of need.
(d)))
$144,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$453,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $654,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely to continue operation of the united cerebral palsy residential center
during the period in which its residents are phasing into new community
residences.
(((e)))
(d) $197,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $197,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to contract with the Washington initiative
for supported employment for the purpose of continuing the promotion of
supported employment services for persons with disabilities.
(((g)))
(e) $2,151,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $5,782,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $8,362,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are
provided solely to develop and operate secure residential and day program
placements for persons who seem likely to present a significant risk to the
public safety if their current residential arrangement were to continue.
(((h)
$426,000)) (f) $860,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999 and (($469,000)) $927,000 of
the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to develop
and operate community services for persons residing at, or at risk of
commitment to, eastern and western state hospitals whose needs are such
that they cannot be served in existing community vacancies.
(((i)))
(g) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $1,592,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for employment and day program services
for adults who are not currently able to participate in such services because
of funding limitations.
(((j)))
(h) $105,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $933,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $1,029,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are
provided solely to develop and operate community services for persons moving
from the residential habilitation centers as a result of an agreement with the
federal department of justice or a settlement agreement to a lawsuit.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 65,277,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((64,187,000))
62,843,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((145,897,000))
145,949,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((9,729,000))
9,979,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((285,090,000))
284,048,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) With the funds appropriated in this subsection, the secretary of social and health services shall develop an eight-bed program at Yakima valley school specifically for the purpose of providing respite services to all eligible individuals on a state-wide basis, with an emphasis on those residing in central Washington.
(b) $112,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $113,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $75,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for a nursing community outreach project at Yakima valley school. Registered nursing staff are to provide nursing assessments, consulting services, training, and quality assurance on behalf of individuals residing in central Washington.
(c) $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $200,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $400,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the development of a sixteen-bed program at Yakima valley school specifically for the purpose of providing respite services to all eligible individuals on a state-wide basis, with an emphasis on those residing in central Washington.
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 2,530,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 2,501,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 1,637,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 6,668,000
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 12,030,000
Sec. 1206. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ 409,469,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((425,130,000))
420,905,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((910,685,000))
899,950,000
General
Fund‑-Local Appropriation.............. $ ((1,781,000))
1,757,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((2,232,000))
1,940,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,749,297,000))
1,734,021,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
The entire health services account appropriation ((and $2,175,000 of the
general fund‑-federal appropriation are)) is provided solely
for the enrollment in the basic health plan of home care workers with family
incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through
state contracts. Enrollment in the basic health plan for home care workers
with family incomes at or above 200 percent of poverty shall be covered with
general fund‑-state and matching general fund‑-federal revenues that
were identified by the department to have been previously appropriated for
health benefits coverage, to the extent that these funds had not been
contractually obligated for worker wage increases prior to March 1, 1996.
(2) $1,277,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,277,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for operation of the volunteer chore program.
(3)
(($113,534,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $125,310,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999, of which no less than forty-nine percent shall be allotted
for expenditure during the first six months of fiscal year 1999, and $7,374,000
of the general fund‑-federal social services block grant appropriation,
are provided solely to deliver chore, COPES, and medicaid personal care
services. If the secretary of social and health services determines that total
expenditures are likely to exceed these amounts, the secretary shall take
action as required by RCW 74.09.520, 74.39A.120, and 74.09.530 to adjust
functional eligibility standards and/or service levels sufficiently to maintain
expenditures within appropriated levels. Such action may include the adoption
of emergency rules, and shall not be taken to the extent that projected
over-expenditures are offset by under-expenditures resulting from lower than
budgeted nursing home caseloads. Prior to making eligibility changes which
would terminate all services to some persons, the secretary should first
exercise all opportunities to manage the average cost per person served,
through methods such as promoting the use of informal care; assuring that local
offices are effectively and consistently authorizing the least expensive level
of care that can meet recipient needs; using waiting lists for individuals with
lower levels of need in order to limit monthly growth; and reducing on a
sliding-scale basis the amount of service authorized per functional need level,
with smaller reductions for greater levels of need.
(4)
$1,080,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided to maintain service eligibility for persons receiving services
through the chore, COPES, or medicaid personal care programs in the event
eligibility adjustments may be necessary or are made in accordance with
subsection (3) of this section. The department may use seventy-five percent of
amounts not needed for that purpose to implement quality of care enhancements.
(5)))
$26,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$59,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and $85,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided
solely to employ registered nurses rather than social workers to fill six of
the new field positions to be filled in fiscal year 1998 and seven more of the
new positions to be filled in fiscal year 1999. These registered nurses shall
conduct assessments, develop and monitor service plans, and consult with social
work staff to assure that persons with medical needs are placed in and receive
the appropriate level of care.
(((6)))
(4) $425,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $882,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute Senate Bill
No. 5179 (nursing facility reimbursement). If the bill is not enacted by June
30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((7)))
(5) $242,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $212,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $498,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are
provided solely for operation of a system for investigating allegations of
staff abuse and neglect in nursing homes, as provided in Second Substitute
House Bill No. 1850 (long-term care standards of care).
(((8)))
(6) For purposes of implementing ((Second Substitute House Bill No.
2935)) chapter 322, Laws of 1998 (nursing ((facility)) home
payment rates), the weighted average nursing facility payment rate for fiscal
year 1999 shall be no more than (($117.36)) $116.60, excluding
nurse's aide training. Each nursing facility's July 1 through September 30,
1998, medicaid payment rate shall be its June 30, 1998, rate increased by 2.0
percent, except for the property and return on investment component rates,
which shall not be increased. Beginning October 1, 1998, component rates
rebased on 1996 costs shall be adjusted for economic trends and conditions by
5.18 percent.
(((9)))
(7) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 are provided solely for payments to any nursing facility licensed
under chapter 18.51 RCW which meets all of the following criteria: (a) The
nursing home entered into an arm's length agreement for a facility lease prior
to January 1, 1980; (b) the lessee purchased the leased nursing home after
January 1, 1980; and (c) the lessor defaulted on its loan or mortgage for the
assets of the home after January 1, 1991, and prior to January 1, 1992.
Payments provided pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the
settlement, audit, or rate-setting requirements contained in chapter 74.46 RCW.
(((10)))
(8) $506,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998, $502,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999, and $1,095,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are
provided solely for an increase in the state payment rates for adult
residential care and enhanced adult residential care.
(((11)
$274,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998,
$1,357,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999,
and the entire general fund‑-local appropriation are provided solely for
boarding home licensure and quality assurance by the department of social and
health services only if Engrossed House Bill No. 2410 (boarding home
administration) is enacted by June 30, 1998. If the bill is not enacted, the
amounts provided in this subsection shall be allocated to the department of
health, which will manage the boarding home licensure and quality assurance
program.))
Sec. 1207. 1998 c 346 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).... $ 508,243,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((512,200,000))
507,154,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((951,615,000))
881,335,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,972,058,000))
1,896,732,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
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.))
(2) $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.
(3) $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.
(4) $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.
(5)
$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.
(6)
$7,624,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation, (($18,489,000))
$11,730,000 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.
(7)
$56,461,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
(($59,393,000)) $51,673,000 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.
(8)
$55,995,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation, (($55,995,000))
$44,146,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state
appropriation, and (($184,510,000)) $121,821,000 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 (5) 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.
(10))) (9)
Within the amounts provided in this section, the department shall implement the
study requirements of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2900 (pro rata
calculation of temporary assistance for needy families grants).
Sec. 1208. 1998 c 346 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) ... $ 15,459,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((15,330,000))
16,781,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((81,112,000))
81,132,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 630,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,210,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 74,889,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((190,630,000))
192,101,000
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) $3,210,000 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.
Sec. 1209. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ ((666,815,000))
671,815,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((681,372,000))
680,857,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((2,086,149,000))
2,115,962,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((306,601,000))
307,708,000
Health Services Account Appropriation.......... $ 254,506,000
Emergency Medical and Trauma Care Services
Account Appropriation...................... $ 4,600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((4,000,043,000))
4,035,448,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall continue to make use of the special eligibility category created for children through age 18 and in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level made eligible for medicaid as of July 1, 1994.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that Harborview medical center continue to be an economically viable component of the health care system and that the state's financial interest in Harborview medical center be recognized.
(3) Funding is provided in this section for the adult dental program for Title XIX categorically eligible and medically needy persons and to provide foot care services by podiatric physicians and surgeons.
(4) $1,622,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,622,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided for treatment of low-income kidney dialysis patients.
(5) $80,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $80,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $160,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the prenatal triage clearinghouse to provide access and outreach to reduce infant mortality.
(6)
((The department shall employ the managed care contracting and negotiation
strategies defined in Substitute Senate Bill No. 5125 to assure that the
average per-recipient cost of managed care services for temporary assistance to
needy families and expansion populations increases by no more than two percent per
year in calendar years 1998 and 1999.
(7))) The
department shall seek federal approval to require adult medicaid recipients who
are not elderly or disabled to contribute ten dollars per month toward the cost
of their medical assistance coverage. The department shall report on the
progress of this effort to the house of representatives and senate health care
and fiscal committees by September 1 and November 15, 1997.
(((8)))
(7) $325,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $325,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to increase rates paid for air ambulance
services.
(((9)
$1,468,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is to be expended solely to the extent necessary because the federal government
has not approved the department's request to require certain recipients to pay
ten dollars per month toward the cost of their medical assistance.
(10))) (8)
By November 1, 1998, the department shall report to the health care and fiscal
committees of the legislature on the estimated average monthly number of
nongrant medical assistance recipients who do not meet the earned income
eligibility standards that were in effect prior to November 1997.
Sec. 1210. 1998 c 346 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 1998).... $ 9,046,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((8,603,000))
8,903,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((79,080,000))
78,577,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 2,904,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((99,633,000))
99,430,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The division of vocational rehabilitation shall negotiate cooperative interagency agreements with local organizations, including higher education institutions, mental health regional support networks, and county developmental disabilities programs to improve and expand employment opportunities for people with severe disabilities served by those local agencies.
(2) $363,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998, $506,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999, and $3,208,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for vocational rehabilitation services for individuals enrolled for services with the developmental disabilities program who complete their high school curriculum in 1997 or 1998.
Sec. 1211. 1998 c 346 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).... $ 25,818,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((25,744,000))
25,325,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((43,037,000))
43,087,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 270,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((94,869,000))
94,500,000
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) $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).
(4) $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.
(((6)))
(5) The department shall report on the allowance for clothing, personal
maintenance, and necessary incidentals provided to persons who receive services
funded by state and federal moneys under Title XIX of the social security act. The
report shall discuss the range of allowances granted for different populations
and programs and compare the allowances to those provided to similar
populations in other western states. The report shall also evaluate the need
for a uniform amount provided to all populations and, if a uniform allowance is
provided, at what level that allowance should be set. In compiling the report,
the department shall consult with affected parties and divisions. The report
shall be submitted by December 1, 1998, to the chairs and the ranking minority
members of the appropriate committees of the legislature.
Sec. 1212. 1998 c 346 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).... $ 21,344,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((20,965,000))
22,909,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((145,321,000))
150,869,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((32,673,000))
30,802,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((220,303,000))
225,924,000
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 amounts appropriated in this section for child support legal services shall be expended only by means of contracts with local prosecutor's offices.
(3) $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. 1213. 1998 c 346 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).... $ 25,292,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((24,792,000))
24,480,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((18,966,000))
20,278,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((69,050,000))
70,050,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $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.
(2) $113,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation and $31,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 2556 (child abuse prevention and treatment). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1214. 1998 c 346 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
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...................... $ ((14,969,000))
14,965,000
Health
Services Account Appropriation.......... $ ((341,800,000))
333,535,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((369,402,000))
361,133,000
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)(a) 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.
(b) Effective July 1998, the health care authority shall require organizations and individuals which are paid to deliver basic health plan services and which choose to sponsor enrollment in the subsidized basic health plan to pay the following: (i) A minimum of fifteen dollars per enrollee per month for persons below 100 percent of the federal poverty level; and (ii) a minimum of twenty dollars per enrollee per month for persons whose family income is 100 percent to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
(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)))
$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.
(((6)))
(5) $250,000 of the state health care authority administrative account
appropriation is provided solely to process claims arising from the settlement
in Retired State Employees v. State of Washington (Thurston county
superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1).
(((7)))
(6) The health care authority administrator is directed to pay claims
resulting from a court-approved stipulated settlement in Retired State
Employees et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county superior court
cause no. 92-2-01294-1) using funds in the public employees' and retirees'
insurance account. The legislature recognizes that payment of these claims may
reduce premium stabilization reserves below target levels on an interim basis.
It is the legislature's intent that the viability of health care
authority-administered programs be preserved and that the benefit levels for
health care authority-administered programs not be reduced in the event premium
stabilization reserves are used to pay such claims.
(((8)))
(7) $330,000 of the health services account appropriation is provided
solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 3109 (basic health plan enrollee
income verification). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1215. 1998 c 346 s 217 (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)........... $ ((7,069,000))
7,013,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((16,082,000))
15,333,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation...................... $ ((6,002,000))
5,937,000
Public Safety and Education Account‑-
Private/Local
Appropriation................ $ ((2,178,000))
2,987,000
Electrical
License Account Appropriation........ $...................................... ((22,542,000))
22,506,000
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.......... $ ((151,634,000))
151,867,000
Accident Account‑-Federal Appropriation ........ $ 9,112,000
Medical
Aid Account‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((154,142,000))
154,502,000
Medical Aid Account‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 1,592,000
Plumbing Certificate Account Appropriation..... $ 947,000
Pressure Systems Safety Account Appropriation... $........................................... 2,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((384,401,000))
384,897,000
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) 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.
(9) $170,000 of the accident account‑-state appropriation and $170,000 of the medical aid account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for payment to the office of the attorney general for legal services provided in the 1995-97 biennium.
(10) $686,000 of the accident account appropriation and $686,000 of the medical aid account appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to fund 24 claims manager positions in fiscal year 1999 (12 worker compensation adjudicator 2 and 12 worker compensation adjudicator 3 positions). With these new positions, the department is expected to reduce time-loss duration in claims by 5 percent by June 30, 2000, and an additional 2.5 percent by June 30, 2001. The average caseload for level 2 claims managers should also drop to approximately 190 by June 30, 2000. The director of the department shall report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature and the office of financial management by June 30, 1998, and every year thereafter, on the measurable progress made toward attaining these goals. The 1998 report shall indicate the baseline figures from July 1, 1997. If substantial progress has not been achieved by June 30, 2000, the 24 claims manager positions and the funding associated with these positions shall be discontinued.
Sec. 1216. 1998 c 346 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) HEADQUARTERS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 1,609,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 1,404,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 80,000
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory
Institutions Account Appropriation......... $ 4,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION.............. ... $ 3,097,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely as the state's contribution to the construction of a memorial on the state capitol grounds to the men and women who served in the nation's armed forces during the second world war. The department shall raise the remaining two-thirds of the memorial's cost from individual and corporate contributions.
(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).... $ 6,576,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((5,522,000))
5,336,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((18,950,000))
19,166,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((14,561,000))
14,799,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((45,609,000))
45,877,000
Sec. 1217. 1998 c 346 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 63,189,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((73,170,000))
66,106,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((262,504,000))
262,483,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((23,578,000))
24,356,000
Hospital Commission Account Appropriation...... $ 3,089,000
Health
Professions Account Appropriation........ $...................................... ((36,255,000))
35,522,000
Emergency Medical and Trauma Care Services Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((21,042,000))
5,857,000
Safe Drinking Water Account Appropriation...... $ 2,494,000
Death Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ 650,000
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 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.......... $ ((6,115,000))
12,474,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((507,883,000))
492,017,000
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 or any successor agency is authorized to raise existing fees charged to the nursing professions and midwives; chemical dependency counselors; by the pharmacy board; and for boarding home; hospital; and home health, home care, and hospice agency licenses, in excess of the fiscal growth factor established by Initiative Measure No. 601, if necessary, to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation levels in this section.
(4) $1,526,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $1,741,000 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)) $6,115,000 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)) $5,857,000 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)
$3,347,000 of the fiscal year 1998 general fund‑-state appropriation and
(($3,347,000)) $2,600,000 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) $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 are provided solely for the Washington poison center.
(19) $650,000 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.
(23) $60,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6168 (temporary worker housing). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(24) $250,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely to conduct monitoring for thyroid diseases for eligible people exposed to radiation from Hanford between 1945 and 1951, and is contingent upon the execution of an agreement with the state of Oregon that the state of Washington will function as a subrecipient for the Hanford medical monitoring program grant. If such an agreement is not executed by September 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(25)
(($730,000 of the health professions account appropriation is provided
solely for the purposes of the impaired physician program. If Second
Substitute House Bill No. 1618 (impaired physician program) or substantially
similar legislation is enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(26)))
$1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided solely for the breast and cervical cancer screening program.
(((27)))
(26) Within existing resources, the department shall maintain funding
support for neurodevelopmental centers and in no case shall that support in
fiscal year 1999 be reduced below the total sum awarded by contract to
neurodevelopmental centers in fiscal year 1998.
(((29)))
(27) $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the implementation of a hepatitis A emergency vaccination program.
This entire amount shall be passed through to county health districts that have
employed a public education effort and have infection rates in excess of 100
per 100,000 population.
Sec. 1218. 1998 c 346 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The
appropriations to the department of corrections in chapter 454, Laws of 1997,
as amended, shall be expended for the programs and in the amounts specified
therein. However, after April 1, ((1998)) 1999, unless
specifically prohibited by this act, the department may transfer general fund‑-state
appropriations for fiscal year ((1998)) 1999 between the
institutional services and community corrections programs after approval by the
director of the office of financial management. The director of the
office of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal
committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing prior to
approving any deviations from appropriation levels.
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND 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. This appropriation is conditioned on the department satisfying the requirements of section 902, chapter 149, Laws of 1997.
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 289,665,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((303,830,000))
304,972,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((18,097,000))
16,123,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Rebate Account
Appropriation.......................... ... $ 673,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,614,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((613,879,000))
613,047,000
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) $3,978,000 of the general fund‑-state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $5,381,000 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) $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.
(e) 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.
(f) $70,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 6139 (amphetamine crimes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(g) $36,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 1172 (sex offender registration). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(h) $8,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of House Bill No. 2628 (methamphetamine manufacture). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 88,830,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((90,670,000))
89,696,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((179,500,000))
178,526,000
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) $27,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $185,000 of the general fund 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.
(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.
(d) $45,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5760 (mentally ill offenders). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(e) $609,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $226,000 of the general fund‑‑state fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for costs associated with allowing community corrections officers to carry firearms.
(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)........... $ 6,851,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((6,538,000))
6,788,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((13,389,000))
13,639,000
Sec. 1219. 1998 c 346 s 222 (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............. $.................................. ((198,628,000))
178,472,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 28,650,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal Appropriation...................... $ 182,312,000
Administrative Contingency Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 13,527,000
Employment Service Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 14,500,000
Employment & Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((440,738,000))
420,582,000
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) $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.
(7) $948,000 of the administrative contingency account appropriation and $838,000 of the employment service administrative account appropriation are provided solely for the department to evaluate the tax determination system compared to other systems, improve the disclosure of information on the employer rate notice, and address deficiencies in the tax information system (TAXIS).
(((10))) (8) $327,000 of the unemployment
compensation administration account‑-federal appropriation and $486,000
of the employment service administrative account appropriation are provided
solely for the department to replace field office computers that are not
compliant with Year 2000 conversion standards.
(End of part)
PART XIII
NATURAL RESOURCES‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1301. 1998 c 346 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
General Fund‑-State Appropriation
(FY
1998)............................. $ ((26,013,000))
23,513,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation
(FY
1999)............................. $ ((25,860,000))
23,348,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation........ $.................................. ((46,240,000))
46,229,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation. $ 1,200,000
Special Grass Seed Burning Research Account
Appropriation........................ $ 71,000
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......................... $ ((357,000))
401,000
Water Quality Account Appropriation........ $.................................. 2,892,000
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account
Appropriation......................... $ 848,000
Worker and Community Right-to-Know Account
Appropriation......................... $ 469,000
State Toxics Control Account
Appropriation......................... $ ((53,715,000))
53,703,000
Local Toxics Control Account
Appropriation......................... $ 4,759,000
Water Quality Permit Account
Appropriation......................... $ 20,378,000
Underground Storage Tank Account
Appropriation......................... $ 2,638,000
Solid Waste Management Account
Appropriation......................... $ 971,000
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account
Appropriation......................... $ 3,615,000
Air Pollution Control Account
Appropriation......................... $ 16,224,000
Oil Spill Administration Account
Appropriation......................... $ 6,998,000
Air Operating Permit Account
Appropriation......................... $ 3,808,000
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............. $ ((248,969,000))
243,978,000
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) $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.
(4) $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).
(5) $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.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) $200,000 of the freshwater aquatic weeds account appropriation is provided solely to address saltcedar weed problems.
(9) $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 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.
(10) 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.
(11) $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.
(12) $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.
(13) $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.
(14) $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.
(15) $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.
(16) $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.
(17) $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.
(18) $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.
(((21)))
(19) $195,000 of the underground storage tank account appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6130
(underground storage tanks). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((22)))
(20) $417,000 of the local toxics control account appropriation is
provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474 (fertilizer regulation).
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(((23)))
(21) Using up to $19,000 of the special grass seed burning research
account appropriation the department shall provide funding to Washington State
University to conduct a grass burning emissions study.
(((24)))
(22) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department shall
conduct a demonstration project on the effectiveness of the state-registered
herbicide "Navigate" for the control of Eurasian water milfoil in
Loon Lake in Stevens county. The department shall provide a grant to the
Stevens county weed board to cover fifty percent of the cost of application of
the herbicide. A local match of fifty percent of the cost of application of
the herbicide is required. Permits and approvals necessary to implement the
demonstration project may be conditioned by the department to protect public
health and the environment, but approval may not be withheld.
(((25)))
(23) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department shall
provide funds to Yakima county superior court for staff and associated costs to
support the Yakima river basin water rights adjudication.
Sec. 1302. 1998 c 346 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 20,489,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999) ... $ ((20,595,000))
20,573,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 3,122,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 59,000
Winter Recreation Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((779,000))
759,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 251,000
Snowmobile
Account Appropriation............... $ ((3,260,000))
3,240,000
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.............................. $ ((25,894,000))
25,863,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((74,876,000))
74,783,000
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) $48,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $202,000 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.
(6) Fees approved by the state parks and recreation commission in 1997 for camping, snow parks, wood debris collection, and Fort Worden state park are authorized to exceed the fiscal growth factor under RCW 43.135.055.
(((7)
$20,000 of the winter recreation program account appropriation and $20,000 of
the snowmobile account appropriation are provided solely for a grant for the
operation of the Northwest avalanche center.))
Sec. 1303. 1997 c 149 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 780,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ ((773,000))
817,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((1,553,000))
1,597,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5119 (forest practices appeals board). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, $4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 shall lapse.
Sec. 1304. 1998 c 346 s 307 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 35,857,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((44,998,000))
44,902,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((75,037,000))
74,972,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 26,983,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation......... $ 488,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,593,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 586,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund
Appropriation.............................. $ 120,000
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement
Appropriation.......................... ... $ ((2,387,000))
2,787,000
Warm Water Game Fish Account Appropriation..... $ 2,419,000
Wildlife
Account Appropriation.................. $............................. ((44,122,000))
46,158,000
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
Regional Fisheries Enhancement--Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 750,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((253,855,000))
256,130,000
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) $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.
(8) 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.
(9) $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.
(10) $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.
(11) $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.
(12) $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.
(13) $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.
(14) $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.
(15) $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.
(16) $100,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is provided solely for grants to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.
(17) $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.
(18) $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.
(19) 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.
(20) $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.
(21) $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.
(22) It is the intent of the legislature that, within the general fund‑-state appropriations provided in this section, the department shall prioritize its resources to provide expedited assistance to businesses seeking permitting and technical assistance for rural economic development projects.
(23) $750,000 of the regional fisheries enhancement‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for the regional fisheries enhancement groups. The amount in this section may be spent for project identification, design, permitting, and implementation; volunteer coordination; and administrative costs as approved under RCW 75.50.100 and 75.50.115(1)(d). All amounts not committed to approved project, volunteer coordination, or administrative costs by May 31, 1998, shall be made available to any of the regional fisheries enhancement groups that have submitted project approval requests that exceed their available funding from the regional fisheries enhancement group account and the regional fisheries enhancement salmonid recovery account. Redistribution of the moneys shall be based on the criteria established in RCW 75.50.115(1)(e), and shall ensure to the greatest extent possible that the funds are spent during the 1998 in-stream season.
(24) $700,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for grants to habitat restoration lead entities formed in accordance with sections 7 through 10 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2496 (salmon recovery planning) for administrative activities and development of habitat-restoration project lists. If any of these sections of the bill are not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. Of this amount, $100,000 is provided as a grant to the regional committee lead entity for administrative activities in the Snake river evolutionarily significant unit.
(25) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for operation of the independent science panel in accordance with section 6 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2496 (salmon recovery planning). If this section of the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(26) $450,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for fish passage technical assistance to local governments, volunteer groups, and regional fisheries enhancement groups in accordance with Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2496 (salmon recovery planning). The department shall also contract with the department of transportation to train staff at the department of transportation to become proficient in providing fish passage technical assistance. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(27)
(($250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for excessive deer and elk damage claims.
(28)))
$393,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely for the implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324 (fish
remote site incubators). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((29)))
(28) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1999, $400,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, and $225,000 of the
general fund--local appropriation are provided solely to contract for the mass
marking of all appropriate state-wide department chinook salmon hatchery
production in accordance with Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264 (chinook
salmon mass marking). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((30)))
(29) $3,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely for salmon restoration projects funded according to
sections 7 through 10 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2496 (salmon recovery
planning). Of this amount, $500,000 is provided solely for a block grant to
the conservation districts located in the Snake river evolutionarily
significant unit for habitat restoration projects. If any of these sections of
the bill are not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this
subsection shall lapse.
(((31)))
(30) $1,170,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 and $3,500,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided
solely to implement a license buy-back program for commercial fishing licenses.
(((32)))
(31) $5,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $40,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No.
6114 (nonindigenous aquatic species). If the bill is not enacted by June 30,
1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((33)
$1,000,000)) (32) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state
appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for purchasing computer
equipment to support implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330
(fish and wildlife licenses). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(33) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided to improve information systems capabilities as identified in the independent business practices assessment completed in November 1998.
(34) $39,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for improvements to business practices within the agency.
Sec. 1305. 1998 c 346 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 23,767,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((24,410,000))
32,080,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((1,156,000))
1,244,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 422,000
Forest
Development Account Appropriation........ $...................................... ((49,963,000))
49,895,000
Off Road Vehicle Account Appropriation ........ $ 3,628,000
Surveys and Maps Account Appropriation......... $ 2,088,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,869,000
Resource Management Cost Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((89,769,000))
89,667,000
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................. $ ((204,472,000))
211,310,000
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)) $13,290,000 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) $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for design and implementation of revisions to the department's geographic information system hydrography and transportation data layers.
(4) $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)))
(5) $1,332,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 and $1,713,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for fire protection activities.
(((5)))
(6) $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)))
(7) $2,300,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account appropriation is
provided for the department's portion of the Eagle Harbor settlement.
(((7)))
(8) $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)))
(9) $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)))
(10) $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.
(((12)))
(11) $71,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is
provided solely for a study of the current method for determining water-dependent
rents in accordance with Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6156 (state aquatic
lands leases). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount
provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(((13)))
(12) $117,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely for a geographic information systems inventory of
Washington sand, gravel, and construction rock resources.
(((14)))
(13) $50,000 of the resource management cost account appropriation is
provided solely for a field study of biological control methods for eradication
of spartina.
(((15)))
(14) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal
year 1999 is provided solely for a study of potential finfish net-pen
aquaculture sites in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and along the Pacific coast.
(15) $1,100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is appropriated to the natural resources conservation areas stewardship account and is provided solely to match $500,000 in private funding for management of natural area preserves and natural resources conservation areas. If the department has not entered into a memorandum of understanding with the grantor regarding the use of the $500,000 by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(End of part)
PART XIV
TRANSPORTATION‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1401. 1998 c 346 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 4,686,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((4,717,000))
4,912,000
Architects' License Account Appropriation...... $ 829,000
Cemetery Account Appropriation.................. $ 197,000
Professional
Engineers' Account Appropriation... $........................................... ((2,700,000))
2,699,000
Real
Estate Commission Account Appropriation... $ ((7,062,000))
7,060,000
Master
License Account Appropriation........... $ ((6,963,000))
6,961,000
Uniform
Commercial Code Account Appropriation... $........................................... ((3,521,000))
3,520,000
Real Estate Education Account Appropriation.... $ 606,000
Funeral Directors And Embalmers Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 418,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((31,699,000))
31,888,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $21,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $22,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1827 or Senate Bill No. 5754 (boxing, martial arts, wrestling). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2) $40,000 of the master license account appropriation is provided solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5483 (whitewater river outfitters). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(3) $229,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $195,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Senate Bill No. 5997 (cosmetology inspections). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(4) $31,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation, $1,000 of the general fund fiscal 1999 appropriation, $7,000 of the architects' license account appropriation, $18,000 of the professional engineers' account appropriation, $14,000 of the real estate commission account appropriation, $40,000 of the master license account appropriation, and $3,000 of the funeral directors and embalmers account appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed House Bill No. 3901 (implementing welfare reform). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(5) $17,000 of the professional engineers' account appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5266 (engineers/land surveyors). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6) $110,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely to implement Senate Bill No. 5998 (cosmetology advisory board). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(7) $11,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $2,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1748 or Substitute Senate Bill No. 5513 (vessel registration). If neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1997, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)(a) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, the department may increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor in the appraisers and camp resorts programs; however, such increases shall not exceed an annual increase of eight percent.
(b) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, the department may increase fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor in the professional athletics, employment agencies, and security guards programs to the extent necessary to defray the costs of the administration of these programs as set forth in RCW 43.24.086.
(c) Before raising fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor pursuant to this subsection, the department shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature.
(9) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department shall provide information detailing each specific component of the overhead costs allocated to each program within the business and professions division. The department shall establish procedures to allow each program within the business and professions division to review and modify its business processes in order to reduce administrative costs. The department of licensing shall provide a report to the fiscal committees of the legislature by October 1, 1998, detailing the specific procedures established pursuant to the requirements of this subsection.
(10) $110,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the Substitute Senate Bill No. 6507 (cosmetology advisory board). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11) $75,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with fully implementing chapter 178, Laws of 1997 (cosmetology inspections).
(12) $200,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for deposit in the impaired driving safety account.
Sec. 1402. 1998 c 346 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE PATROL
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 8,312,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((21,791,000))
21,855,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 5,784,000
General Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ 341,000
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,483,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,905,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,573,000
Fire Service Trust Account Appropriation........ $ 92,000
Fire Service Training Account Appropriation.... $ 2,295,000
State Toxics Control Account Appropriation..... $ 439,000
Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 570,000
Fingerprint Identification Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 3,220,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((52,805,000))
52,869,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) $254,000 of the fingerprint identification account appropriation is provided solely for an automated system that will facilitate the access of criminal history records remotely by computer or telephone for preemployment background checks and other non-law enforcement purposes. The agency shall submit an implementation status report to the office of financial management and the legislature by September 1, 1997.
(2) $264,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided solely for a feasibility study to develop a criminal investigation computer system. The study will report on the feasibility of developing a system that uses incident-based reporting as its foundation, consistent with FBI standards. The system will have the capability of connecting with local law enforcement jurisdictions as well as fire protection agencies conducting arson investigations. The study will report on the system requirements for incorporating case management, intelligence data, imaging, and geographic information. The system will also provide links to existing crime information databases such as WASIS and WACIC. The agency shall submit a copy of the proposed study workplan to the office of financial management and the department of information services for approval prior to expenditure. A final report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature, the office of financial management, and the department of information services no later than June 30, 1998.
(3) Pursuant to chapter 43.135 RCW, during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, the Washington state patrol is authorized to raise existing fees charged for background fingerprint checks on current and potential school district and educational service district employees by six dollars.
(4) $166,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $499,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely as state matching funds required to complete changes to the WACIC and WASIS systems.
(5) To address year 2000 concerns about the automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS), the Washington state patrol may contract with an intergovernmental consortium for the use of a year 2000 compatible AFIS system. Under this approach, the state patrol would begin paying a monthly usage fee starting in fiscal year 2000.
(6) $58,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to implement House Bill No. 1172 (sex offender registration). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(End of part)
PART XV
EDUCATION‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1501. 1998 c 346 s 502 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 20,423,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((58,171,000))
58,323,000
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................. $ ((173,615,000))
173,767,000
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 shall conduct a study and make recommendations to the 1999 legislature regarding a definition of and standards for skills centers. The standards shall be related to the cost differential of skills centers as compared to secondary vocational education allocations provided in the appropriations act and other relevant factors. The study shall also address proposals for new skills centers known as of August 31, 1998, and compare and analyze, insofar as possible, the proposals with the recommended standards. The study shall be submitted to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 25, 1998.
(f) The superintendent shall prepare a study which compares the state's administrative and statutory requirements to provide special education with the requirements of federal law. A preliminary report shall be provided to the policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by October 15, 1998, and a final report shall be provided by December 15, 1998.
(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) $2,148,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $2,151,000 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, $4,300,000 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2042. Funds shall be used solely for the selection and purchase of the second grade reading tests in accordance with section 2 of the bill, scoring costs associated with the administration of the tests in the 1998-99 school year in accordance with section 5 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 $150,000 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)
(($19,797,000)) $19,702,000 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
individual teacher. 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.
(s) $17,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6509 (successful readers act). Of this amount, $9,000,000 is provided solely for beginning reading instructional programs pursuant to section 2(1) of the bill and $8,000,000 is provided solely for volunteer tutor and mentor programs pursuant to section 2(2) of the bill. The superintendent shall notify districts of the availability of the funds by April 15th, 1998, and shall include in the notification limitations on rates for stipends and other cost factors. Stipends authorized under section 2(5) of the bill shall not exceed five days per program at a rate not to exceed $222 per five-hour day, including fringe benefits. The superintendent shall establish allocation guidelines for other cost factors associated with providing the programs. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(t) $15,000 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 a study and recommendations related to education of offenders prosecuted as adults in accordance with Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600 (correctional facilities education program). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(u) $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for increased costs of providing a norm-referenced test to all third grade students and retests of certain third grade students and other costs in accordance with Second Substitute House Bill No. 2849 (student achievement). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(v) $50,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for development and operation of a skills center in Port Angeles, contingent on meeting the standard for qualifying for skills center funding as developed by the superintendent of public instruction in subsection (1)(e) of this section.
(w) $400,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for matching funds to improve the fiscal and student data capabilities of the Washington school information processing cooperative. The funds shall be allocated only if at least 267 school districts remain members of the cooperative for the 1998-99 school year.
(x) $120,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for allocation to the Olympia school district for operation of the legislative page school. $46,000 of this amount may be expended only if the Olympia school district is not permitted to report the page school enrollment for apportionment purposes for the 1997-98 school year. The remainder of this amount is for operation of the page school in the 1998-99 school year and shall be based on the state average basic education apportionment amount per student multiplied by the number of full-time equivalent students.
Sec. 1502. 1998 c 346 s 503 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 3,405,645,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((3,473,603,000))
3,449,571,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((6,879,248,000))
6,855,216,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996-97 school year.
(2) Allocations for certificated staff salaries for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years shall be determined using formula‑generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in (d) through (f) of this subsection shall be reduced for vocational full-time equivalent enrollments. Staff allocations for small school enrollments in grades K-6 shall be the greater of that generated under (a) of this subsection, or under (d) and (e) of this subsection. Certificated staffing allocations shall be as follows:
(a) On the basis of each 1,000 average annual full-time equivalent enrollments, excluding full-time equivalent enrollment otherwise recognized for certificated staff unit allocations under (c) through (f) of this subsection:
(i) Four certificated administrative staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-12;
(ii) 49 certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3;
(iii) An additional 5.3 certificated instructional staff units for grades K-3. Any funds allocated for these additional certificated units shall not be considered as basic education funding;
(A) Funds provided under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) in excess of the amount required to maintain the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b) shall be allocated only if the district documents an actual ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3. For any school district documenting a lower certificated instructional staff ratio, the allocation shall be based on the district's actual grades K-3 certificated instructional staff ratio achieved in that school year, or the statutory minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b), if greater;
(B) Districts at or above 51.0 certificated instructional staff per one thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3 may dedicate up to 1.3 of the 54.3 funding ratio to employ additional classified instructional assistants assigned to basic education classrooms in grades K-3. For purposes of documenting a district's staff ratio under this section, funds used by the district to employ additional classified instructional assistants shall be converted to a certificated staff equivalent and added to the district's actual certificated instructional staff ratio. Additional classified instructional assistants, for the purposes of this subsection, shall be determined using the 1989-90 school year as the base year;
(C) Any district maintaining a ratio equal to or greater than 54.3 certificated instructional staff per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades K-3 may use allocations generated under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) in excess of that required to maintain the minimum ratio established under RCW 28A.150.260(2)(b) to employ additional basic education certificated instructional staff or classified instructional assistants in grades 4-6. Funds allocated under this subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall only be expended to reduce class size in grades K-6. No more than 1.3 of the certificated instructional funding ratio amount may be expended for provision of classified instructional assistants; and
(iv) Forty‑six certificated instructional staff units per thousand full-time equivalent students in grades 4-12;
(b) For school districts with a minimum enrollment of 250 full-time equivalent students whose full-time equivalent student enrollment count in a given month exceeds the first of the month full-time equivalent enrollment count by 5 percent, an additional state allocation of 110 percent of the share that such increased enrollment would have generated had such additional full-time equivalent students been included in the normal enrollment count for that particular month;
(c) On the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment in:
(i) Vocational education programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction, a maximum of 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units for each 18.3 full-time equivalent vocational students for the 1997-98 school year and for each 19.5 full-time equivalent vocational students in the 1998-99 school year. Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, districts documenting staffing ratios of less than 1 certificated staff per 19.5 students shall be allocated the greater of the total ratio in subsections (2)(a)(i) and (iv) of this section or the actual documented ratio;
(ii) Skills center programs approved by the superintendent of public instruction for skills centers approved prior to September 1, 1997, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative units for each 16.67 full-time equivalent vocational students;
(iii) Indirect cost charges, as defined by the superintendent of public instruction, to vocational-secondary programs shall not exceed 10 percent; and
(iv) Vocational full-time equivalent enrollment shall be reported on the same monthly basis as the enrollment for students eligible for basic support, and payments shall be adjusted for reported vocational enrollments on the same monthly basis as those adjustments for enrollment for students eligible for basic support.
(d) For districts enrolling not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education and enroll not more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8:
(i) For those enrolling no students in grades 7 and 8, 1.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑twentieth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled; and
(ii) For those enrolling students in grades 7 or 8, 1.68 certificated instructional staff units and 0.32 certificated administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five students, plus one‑tenth of a certificated instructional staff unit for each additional student enrolled;
(e) For specified enrollments in districts enrolling more than twenty‑five but not more than one hundred average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within any school district which enroll more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8 and have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education:
(i) For enrollment of up to sixty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades K-6, 2.76 certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units; and
(ii) For enrollment of up to twenty annual average full-time equivalent students in grades 7 and 8, 0.92 certificated instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff units;
(f) For districts operating no more than two high schools with enrollments of less than three hundred average annual full-time equivalent students, for enrollment in grades 9-12 in each such school, other than alternative schools:
(i) For remote and necessary schools enrolling students in any grades 9-12 but no more than twenty‑five average annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-12, four and one‑half certificated instructional staff units and one‑quarter of a certificated administrative staff unit;
(ii) For all other small high schools under this subsection, nine certificated instructional staff units and one‑half of a certificated administrative staff unit for the first sixty average annual full time equivalent students, and additional staff units based on a ratio of 0.8732 certificated instructional staff units and 0.1268 certificated administrative staff units per each additional forty‑three and one‑half average annual full time equivalent students.
Units calculated under (f)(ii) of this subsection shall be reduced by certificated staff units at the rate of forty‑six certificated instructional staff units and four certificated administrative staff units per thousand vocational full-time equivalent students.
(g) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-8 program or a grades 1-8 program, an additional one-half of a certificated instructional staff unit; and
(h) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-6 program or a grades 1-6 program, an additional one‑half of a certificated instructional staff unit.
(3) Allocations for classified salaries for the 1997‑98 and 1998‑99 school years shall be calculated using formula‑generated classified staff units determined as follows:
(a) For enrollments generating certificated staff unit allocations under subsection (2)(d) through (h) of this section, one classified staff unit for each three certificated staff units allocated under such subsections;
(b) For all other enrollment in grades K-12, including vocational full-time equivalent enrollments, one classified staff unit for each sixty average annual full-time equivalent students; and
(c) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, an additional one‑half of a classified staff unit.
(4) Fringe benefit allocations shall be calculated at a rate of 20.22 percent in the 1997‑98 and 1998-99 school years for certificated salary allocations provided under subsection (2) of this section, and a rate of 18.65 percent in the 1997‑98 and 1998-99 school years for classified salary allocations provided under subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the maintenance rate specified in section 504(2) of this act, based on the number of benefit units determined as follows:
(a) The number of certificated staff units determined in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) The number of classified staff units determined in subsection (3) of this section multiplied by 1.152. This factor is intended to adjust allocations so that, for the purposes of distributing insurance benefits, full-time equivalent classified employees may be calculated on the basis of 1440 hours of work per year, with no individual employee counted as more than one full-time equivalent.
(6)(a) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(a), (b), and (d) through (h) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $7,950 per certificated staff unit in the 1997‑98 school year and a maximum of $8,053 per certificated staff unit in the 1998-99 school year.
(b) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(i) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $15,147 per certificated staff unit in the 1997‑98 school year and a maximum of $19,775 per certificated staff unit in the 1998-99 school year.
(c) For nonemployee-related costs associated with each vocational certificated staff unit allocated under subsection (2)(c)(ii) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $15,147 per certificated staff unit in the 1997-98 school year and a maximum of $15,344 per certificated staff unit in the 1998-99 school year.
(7) Allocations for substitute costs for classroom teachers shall be distributed at a maintenance rate of $354.64 per allocated classroom teachers exclusive of salary increase amounts provided in section 504 of this act. Solely for the purposes of this subsection, allocated classroom teachers shall be equal to the number of certificated instructional staff units allocated under subsection (2) of this section, multiplied by the ratio between the number of actual basic education certificated teachers and the number of actual basic education certificated instructional staff reported state‑wide for the 1996-97 school year.
(8) Any school district board of directors may petition the superintendent of public instruction by submission of a resolution adopted in a public meeting to reduce or delay any portion of its basic education allocation for any school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay if it does not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not be for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no impact on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort assistance pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW.
(9) The superintendent may distribute a maximum of $6,114,000 outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 1998 and 1999 as follows:
(a) For fire protection for school districts located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW, a maximum of $447,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1998 and a maximum of $453,000 may be expended in fiscal year 1999;
(b) For summer vocational programs at skills centers, a maximum of $1,948,000 may be expended each fiscal year;
(c) A maximum of $318,000 may be expended for school district emergencies; and
(d) A maximum of $500,000 per fiscal year may be expended for programs providing skills training for secondary students who are enrolled in extended day school-to-work programs, as approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The funds shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed $500 per full-time equivalent student enrolled in those programs.
(10) For the purposes of RCW 84.52.0531, the increase per full-time equivalent student in state basic education appropriations provided under this act, including appropriations for salary and benefits increases, is 2.5 percent from the 1996‑97 school year to the 1997‑98 school year, and 1.1 percent from the 1997‑98 school year to the 1998‑99 school year.
(11) If two or more school districts consolidate and each district was receiving additional basic education formula staff units pursuant to subsection (2)(b) through (h) of this section, the following shall apply:
(a) For three school years following consolidation, the number of basic education formula staff units shall not be less than the number of basic education formula staff units received by the districts in the school year prior to the consolidation; and
(b) For the fourth through eighth school years following consolidation, the difference between the basic education formula staff units received by the districts for the school year prior to consolidation and the basic education formula staff units after consolidation pursuant to subsection (2)(a) through (h) of this section shall be reduced in increments of twenty percent per year.
Sec. 1503. 1998 c 346 s 504 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 79,412,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((115,187,000))
114,658,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((194,599,000))
194,070,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
(($174,999,000)) $174,538,000 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 (($903,000)) $901,000
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)
(($19,600,000)) $19,532,000 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 for a rate increase to $317.34 per month
for the 1997-98 school year and $335.75 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) 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.
Sec. 1504. 1998 c 346 s 505 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 175,168,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((179,439,000))
175,618,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((354,607,000))
350,786,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) A maximum of $1,441,000 may be expended for regional transportation coordinators and related activities. The transportation coordinators shall ensure that data submitted by school districts for state transportation funding shall, to the greatest extent practical, reflect the actual transportation activity of each district.
(3) $30,000 of the fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $40,000 of the fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for the transportation of students enrolled in "choice" programs. Transportation shall be limited to low-income students who are transferring to "choice" programs solely for educational reasons.
(4) Allocations for transportation of students shall be based on reimbursement rates of $34.47 per weighted mile in the 1997-98 school year and $34.61 per weighted mile in the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act. Allocations for transportation of students transported more than one radius mile shall be based on weighted miles as determined by superintendent of public instruction times the per mile reimbursement rates for the school year pursuant to the formulas adopted by the superintendent of public instruction. Allocations for transportation of students living within one radius mile shall be based on the number of enrolled students in grades kindergarten through five living within one radius mile of their assigned school times the per mile reimbursement rate for the school year times 1.29.
Sec. 1505. 1998 c 346 s 507 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 371,687,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((378,405,000))
377,811,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 143,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((893,198,000))
892,604,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funds to school districts based on two categories, the optional birth through age two program for special education eligible developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and the mandatory special education program for special education eligible students ages three to twenty-one. A "special education eligible student" means a student receiving specially designed instruction in accordance with a properly formulated individualized education program.
(3) For the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years, the superintendent shall distribute state funds to each district based on the sum of:
(a) A district's annual average headcount enrollment of developmentally delayed infants and toddlers ages birth through two, times the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student, times 1.15; and
(b) A district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment times the funded enrollment percent determined pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section, times the district's average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student times 0.9309.
(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
(a) "Average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student" for a district shall be based on the staffing ratios required by RCW 28A.150.260 (i.e., 49/1000 certificated instructional staff in grades K-3, and 46/1000 in grades 4-12) and shall not include enhancements for K-3, secondary vocational education, or small schools.
(b) "Annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment" means the resident enrollment including students enrolled through choice (RCW 28A.225.225) and students from nonhigh districts (RCW 28A.225.210) and excluding students residing in another district enrolled as part of an interdistrict cooperative program (RCW 28A.225.250).
(c) "Enrollment percent" means the district's resident special education annual average enrollment including those students counted under the special education demonstration projects, excluding the birth through age two enrollment, as a percent of the district's annual average full-time equivalent basic education enrollment. For the 1997-98 and the 1998-99 school years, each district's funded enrollment percent shall be:
(i) For districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was at or below 12.7 percent, the lesser of the district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the allocation is being determined or 12.7 percent.
(ii) For districts whose enrollment percent for 1994-95 was above 12.7 percent, the lesser of:
(A) The district's actual enrollment percent for the school year for which the special education allocation is being determined; or
(B) The district's actual enrollment percent for the school year immediately prior to the school year for which the special education allocation is being determined if greater than 12.7 percent; or
(C) For 1997-98, the 1994-95 enrollment percent reduced by 75 percent of the difference between the district's 1994-95 enrollment percent and 12.7 percent and for 1998-99, 12.7 percent.
(5) At the request of any interdistrict cooperative of at least 15 districts in which all excess cost services for special education students of the districts are provided by the cooperative, the maximum enrollment percent shall be 12.7, and shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district units. For purposes of this subsection (4) of this section, the average basic education allocation per full-time equivalent student shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than individual district units.
(6) A maximum of $12,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and a maximum of $12,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided as safety net funding for districts with demonstrated needs for state special education funding beyond the amounts provided in subsection (3) of this section. Safety net funding shall be awarded by the state safety net oversight committee.
(a) The safety net oversight committee shall first consider the needs of districts adversely affected by the 1995 change in the special education funding formula. Awards shall be based on the amount required to maintain the 1994-95 state special education excess cost allocation to the school district in aggregate or on a dollar per funded student basis.
(b) The committee shall then consider unusual needs of districts due to a special education population which differs significantly from the assumptions of the state funding formula. Awards shall be made to districts that convincingly demonstrate need due to the concentration and/or severity of disabilities in the district. Differences in program costs attributable to district philosophy or service delivery style are not a basis for safety net awards.
(7) Prior to June 1st of each year, the superintendent shall make available to each school district from available data the district's maximum funded enrollment percent for the coming school year.
(8) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary to administer the special education funding and safety net award process. Prior to revising any standards, procedures, or rules in place for the 1996-97 school year, the superintendent shall consult with the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature.
(9) The safety net oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public instruction shall consist of:
(a) Staff of the office of superintendent of public instruction;
(b) Staff of the office of the state auditor;
(c)
Staff from the office of ((the)) financial management; and
(d) One or more representatives from school districts or educational service districts knowledgeable of special education programs and funding.
(10) A maximum of $4,500,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation shall be expended for safety net funding to meet the extraordinary needs of one or more individual special education students.
(11) A maximum of $678,000 may be expended from the general fund‑-state appropriations to fund 5.43 full-time equivalent teachers and 2.1 full-time equivalent aides at children's orthopedic hospital and medical center. This amount is in lieu of money provided through the home and hospital allocation and the special education program.
(12) A maximum of $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for projects to provide special education students with appropriate job and independent living skills, including work experience where possible, to facilitate their successful transition out of the public school system. The funds provided by this subsection shall be from federal discretionary grants.
(13) A school district may carry over up to 10 percent of general fund‑-state funds allocated under this program; however, carry over funds shall be expended in the special education program.
(14) Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, the superintendent shall increase the percentage of federal flow-through to school districts to at least 84 percent. In addition to other purposes, school districts may use increased federal funds for high cost students, for purchasing regional special education services from educational service districts, and for staff development activities particularly relating to inclusion issues.
(15) Up to one percent of the general fund--federal appropriation shall be expended by the superintendent for projects related to use of inclusion strategies by school districts for provision of special education services. The superintendent shall prepare an information database on laws, best practices, examples of programs, and recommended resources. The information may be disseminated in a variety of ways, including workshops and other staff development activities.
(16) Amounts appropriated within this section are sufficient to fund the provisions of House Bill No. 2682 (school medicaid incentive payments).
Sec. 1506. 1998 c 346 s 508 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Public Safety and Education Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((16,883,000))
16,186,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996-97 school year.
(2) A maximum of $507,000 shall be expended for regional traffic safety education coordinators.
(3) The maximum basic state allocation per student completing the program shall be $137.16 in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years.
(4) Additional allocations to provide tuition assistance for students from low-income families who complete the program shall be a maximum of $66.81 per eligible student in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years.
Sec. 1507. 1998 c 346 s 509 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 82,079,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((86,272,000))
83,253,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((168,351,000))
165,332,000
Sec. 1508. 1998 c 346 s 510 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 16,897,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((18,596,000))
18,567,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,548,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((44,041,000))
44,012,000
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) $1,196,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund--state appropriation is provided to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600 (correctional facilities education programs). If Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600 is enacted, beginning in the 1998-99 school year, the funded staffing ratios for education programs for juveniles age 18 or less in department of corrections facilities shall be the same as those provided for education programs in delinquent institutions under the department of social and health services. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec. 1509. 1998 c 346 s 511 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 5,701,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((6,121,000))
6,096,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((11,822,000))
11,797,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 includes such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) Allocations for school district programs for highly capable students shall be distributed at a maximum rate of $311.12 per funded student for the 1997-98 school year and $311.35 per funded student for the 1998-99 school year, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments pursuant to section 504 of this act. The number of funded students shall be a maximum of two percent of each district's full-time equivalent basic education enrollment.
(3) $350,000 of the appropriation is for the centrum program at Fort Worden state park.
(4) $186,000 of the appropriation is for the odyssey of the mind and future problem-solving programs.
Sec. 1510. 1998 c 346 s 512 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 18,605,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((22,017,000))
21,967,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((40,622,000))
40,572,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
(($17,153,000)) $17,103,000 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) $799,000 of the fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for the leadership internship program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators. The purpose of the program is to provide funds to school districts to provide partial release time for district employees in an internship with an appropriate mentor. The funds shall be distributed by the superintendent to school districts subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(i) The superintendent with the assistance of an advisory board that includes school administrators and higher education representatives shall select internship participants giving priority to candidates who intend to serve in school districts where finding qualified applicants has been difficult.
(ii) Candidates if accepted in the internship program must agree to seek employment in Washington after receiving certification, participate in education improvement training activities, and participate in evaluations of the effectiveness of the internship program.
(iii) The maximum amount of state funding for each internship shall not exceed the daily rate of providing a substitute teacher for the equivalent of up to forty-five days and the funds shall be used to pay for partial release time while the school district employee is completing the internship.
(iv) The superintendent may withhold a maximum of seven percent of the funds for costs of implementing the program.
Sec. 1511. 1998 c 346 s 513 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 30,711,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((32,185,000))
32,825,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((62,896,000))
63,536,000
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 and 1998-99 school years, exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 503 of this act.
Sec. 1512. 1998 c 346 s 514 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 60,224,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((61,000,000))
60,408,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((121,224,000))
120,632,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriation for fiscal year 1998 provides such funds as are necessary for the remaining months of the 1996‑97 school year.
(2) For making the calculation of the percentage of students scoring in the lowest quartile as compared with national norms, beginning with the 1991-92 school year, the superintendent shall multiply each school district's 4th and 8th grade test results by 0.86.
(3) Funding for school district learning assistance programs shall be allocated at maximum rates of $378.33 per funded unit for the 1997-98 school year and $378.88 per funded unit for the 1998-99 school year exclusive of salary and benefit adjustments provided in section 504 of this act. School districts may carryover up to 10 percent of funds allocated under this program; however, carryover funds shall be expended for the learning assistance program.
(a) A school district's funded units for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years shall be the sum of the following:
(i) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in kindergarten through 6th grade, times the 5-year average 4th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, times 0.92; and
(ii) The district's full-time equivalent enrollment in grades 7 through 9, times the 5-year average 8th grade test result as adjusted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, times 0.92; and
(iii) If in the prior school year the district's percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free and reduced price lunch exceeded the state average, subtract the state average percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch from the district's percentage and multiply the result by the district's K-12 annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the current school year times 22.30 percent.
Sec. 1513. 1998 c 346 s 515 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 49,493,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((55,659,000))
55,474,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((105,152,000))
104,967,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
A maximum of (($50,418,000)) $50,317,000 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)
(($54,734,000)) $54,650,000 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 school year shall be at a maximum annual rate of
$29.86 per full-time equivalent student and $28.81 per full-time equivalent
student for the 1998-99 school year 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.
Sec. 1514. 1997 c 454 s 509 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION‑-COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999) to the
Common School Construction Account......... $ 53,050,000
Education Savings Account Appropriation to the
Common
School Construction Account......... $ ((12,621,000))
78,916,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION................. $ 131,966,000
Sec. 1515. 1997 c 235 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Public school building construction (98-2-001)
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) From the appropriation in this section the state board shall fund one hundred percent of the cost for a required standard value engineering study on all projects exceeding 50,000 gross square feet in size. On an annual basis, the board shall report to the legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial management the results of these studies including but not limited to the amounts of each study and the accepted savings achieved due to the studies.
(2) No more than $138,000,000 of this appropriation, excluding reappropriations, may be obligated in fiscal year 1998 for school district project design and construction.
(3) Total cash disbursed from the common school construction fund may not exceed the available cash balance.
(4) The reappropriation from the state building construction account shall serve as full compensation to the common school trust for the transfer of land to the Washington State University Lind Dryland Research Unit under Substitute House Bill No. 1016 or Senate Bill No. 5174.
(5) No more than $7,110,000 of this appropriation may be allocated by the state board to provide up to ninety percent of the total project cost for the renovation of facilities operating as interdistrict cooperative centers providing vocational skill programs. The remaining portion of the project cost shall be a match from local sources. As a condition to receiving an allocation from this appropriation or any other appropriation for a vocational skill center provided after calendar year 1996, the recipient facility must maintain a separate capital account, into which the participating districts make deposits, to pay for all future minor repair and renovation costs for the vocational skill center. For purposes of this subsection, a future minor repair and renovation cost is a capital project costing less than forty percent of the value of the building.
Reappropriation:
St Bldg Constr Acct‑-State...... $ 18,329,671
Common School Constr Fund‑-State $ 109,115,719
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Subtotal Reappropriation.... $ 127,445,390
Appropriation:
Common School Constr Fund‑-
State...................... $ ((275,798,712))
289,548,712
Prior
Biennia (Expenditures).... $ ((302,821,218))
719,815,320
Future Biennia (Projected Costs) $ 801,600,000
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TOTAL...................... $ ((1,507,665,320))
1,521,415,320
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1516. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
K-12 CARRYFORWARD AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR ADJUSTMENTS. State general fund appropriations provided to the superintendent of public instruction for state entitlement programs in the public schools may be expended as needed by the superintendent for adjustments to apportionment for prior fiscal periods. Recoveries of state general fund moneys from school districts and educational service districts for a prior fiscal period shall be made as reductions in apportionment payments for the current fiscal period and shall be shown as prior year adjustments on apportionment reports for the current period. Such recoveries shall not be treated as revenues to the state, but as a reduction in the amount expended against the appropriation for the current fiscal period.
(End of part)
PART XVI
HIGHER EDUCATION‑-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1601. 1998 c 346 s 601 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) "Institutions" means the institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act.
(2)(a) The salary increases provided or referenced in this subsection shall be the only allowable salary increases provided at institutions of higher education, excluding increases associated with normally occurring promotions and increases related to faculty and professional staff retention, and excluding increases associated with employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015.
(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 November 1, 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.
(6) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act are authorized to increase summer term tuition in excess of the fiscal growth factor during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium. Tuition levels increased pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the per credit hour rate calculated from the academic year tuition levels established by the legislature in RCW 28B.15.067.
Sec. 1602. 1998 c 346 s 603 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 380,445,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((421,647,000))
421,050,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 11,404,000
Employment and Training Trust Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 29,114,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((842,610,000))
842,013,000
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) $28,546,000 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 $867,000 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.
(12) $700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for a technology equipment matching program for community and technical colleges. Each college district shall match its allocation of this appropriation with an equal amount of cash donations from private sources.
(13)
(($125,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section
707(1)(c) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(14)))
$669,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1603. 1998 c 346 s 604 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 283,923,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((293,988,000))
295,988,000
Death
Investigations Account Appropriation..... $ ((2,162,000))
2,342,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 514,000
Accident Account Appropriation.................. $............................. 4,969,000
Medical Aid Account Appropriation.............. $ 4,989,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((590,545,000))
592,725,000
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))
$2,562,000 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.
(10) $150,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for remodeling and equipment necessary to accommodate enrollment growth at the Bothell branch campus.
(11) $560,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the disabilities, opportunities, internetworking, and technology program.
(12)
(($3,000,000)) $6,538,000 of the general fund appropriation for
fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to establish a high speed internet-2 hub.
(13) $150,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to support the physicians assistant program in Spokane.
(14) $352,000 of the death investigations account appropriation is provided solely for staff and equipment for the state toxicology laboratory to support implementation of quality control procedures and laboratory certification, and for enhanced screening of sexual assault victims, blood alcohol and volatile intoxicants analysis, and blood tests for marijuana in driving cases.
(15)
(($74,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county
superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section 707(1)(c) of
this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the court by August
1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16)))
$397,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in section
707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(16) $180,000 of the death investigations account appropriation is provided for the forensic pathologist fellowship program.
Sec. 1604. 1998 c 346 s 605 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 169,894,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((171,125,000))
170,180,000
Air Pollution Control Account Appropriation.... $ 206,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((341,225,000))
340,280,000
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))
$1,200,000 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 $263,000 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.
(11) $3,250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely for legal costs and settlement payments associated with construction claims for the Vancouver branch campus and the veterinary teaching hospital capital projects.
(12) $590,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the management of the Spokane riverpoint campus as provided in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655.
(13) $100,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund appropriation is provided solely for the aquatic animal health diagnostic center to accommodate an unanticipated caseload increase.
(14)
(($43,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section
707(1)(c) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(15)))
$228,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1605. 1998 c 346 s 606 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 39,211,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((39,563,000))
39,460,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((78,774,000))
78,671,000
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))
$385,000 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.
(6) Pursuant to section 904 of this act and within current appropriation levels, the waiver limit for Eastern Washington University is increased from 11 percent to 14 percent during the 1997-99 fiscal biennium. Eastern Washington University shall report by December 15, 1998, to the appropriate committees of the legislature, the office of financial management, and the higher education coordinating board on its implementation of the increased waiver limit.
(7)
(($12,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section
707(1)(c) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)))
$62,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1606. 1998 c 346 s 607 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 37,244,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((38,749,000))
38,767,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((75,993,000))
76,011,000
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))
$302,000 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.
(5)
(($11,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section
707(1)(c) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)))
$62,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1607. 1998 c 346 s 608 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)....... ... $ 20,401,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((20,596,000))
20,496,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((40,997,000))
40,897,000
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))
$153,000 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.
(5) $35,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the Washington institute for public policy to conduct a study of college students' employment. The study shall include, but need not be limited to, matching student enrollment information with unemployment insurance information. The office of financial management, higher education coordinating board, state board for community and technical colleges, and the employment security department shall assist the institute in the performance of the study. Results of the study are to be reported to the legislature by January 15, 1999.
(6) $250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 1998 is provided solely for equipment and expenses necessary to accommodate enrollment growth.
(7)
(($7,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from
the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county
superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section 707(1)(c) of
this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the court by August
1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(8)))
$36,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1608. 1998 c 346 s 609 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 47,822,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((48,951,000))
48,703,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((96,773,000))
96,525,000
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))
$331,000 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.
(5)
(($15,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year
1999 is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting
from the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston
county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section
707(1)(c) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the
court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(6)))
$81,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1609. 1998 c 346 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)......... $ 2,809,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ ((3,604,000))
3,603,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 704,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION...................... $ ((7,117,000))
7,116,000
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 November 15, 1998, the board shall notify the office of financial management to allot institutions' fiscal year 1999 performance funds held in reserve, based upon each institution's performance.
(3) By January, 1999, the board shall recommend to the office of financial management and appropriate legislative committees any recommended additions, deletions, or revisions to the performance and accountability measures in sections 601(3) of this act as part of the next master plan for higher education. The recommendations shall be developed in consultation with the institutions of higher education and may include additional performance indicators to measure successful student learning and other student outcomes for possible inclusion in the 1999-01 operating budget. The recommendations shall include measures of performance demonstrating specific and measurable improvements related to distance education and education provided primarily through technology, to be determined by the board, in consultation with the institutions of higher education.
(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.
(8) $75,000 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 conduct a higher education and economic assessment of the Spokane area as described in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655.
(9) $810,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely to complete the cooperative library project for the four-year public higher education institutions. Funds shall be transferred to the University of Washington for one-time equipment acquisition, ongoing support of the system, and acquisition of shared electronic journals for use by all the member institutions.
(10)
(($1,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999
is provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from
the settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of Washington (Thurston county
superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8), as referenced in section 707(1)(c) of
this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by the court by August
1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(11)))
$3,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is
provided solely to pay the increased employer funding rate resulting from the
settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of Washington
(Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1), as referenced in
section 707(1)(d) of this act. If the stipulated settlement is not approved by
the court by August 1, 1998, the amount provided in this subsection shall
lapse.
Sec. 1610. 1998 c 346 s 611 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 89,606,000
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ 97,232,000
General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. 8,278,000
Advanced College Tuition Payment Program Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((1,198,000))
1,670,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((196,314,000))
196,786,000
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. 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) $412,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1998 and $1,198,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 are provided solely for working capital for the advanced tuition payment program. The funds provided in this subsection may be expended only to the extent that revenue from application fees and interest earnings deposited in the advanced college tuition payment program account are insufficient to support program operation. Prior to the end of fiscal year 1999, expenditures shall be transferred between funds to the extent that program application fees and interest earnings are available to minimize the expenditure from the general fund.
(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.
(End of part)
PART XVII
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1701. 1998 c 346 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 (FY 1998)........... $ 448,355,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((484,005,000))
478,444,000
General Fund Bonds Subject to the Limit Bond
Retirement
Account Appropriation........... $ ((932,360,000))
926,799,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((1,864,720,000))
1,853,598,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the general fund bonds subject to the limit bond retirement account.
Sec. 1702. 1998 c 346 s 702 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 23,186,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((25,642,000))
25,626,000
General Fund Bonds Excluded from the Limit
Bond
Retirement Account Appropriation...... $ ((48,828,000))
48,812,000
Reimbursable Bonds Excluded from the Limit Bond
Retirement Account Appropriation........... $ 104,933,000
Reimbursable Bonds Subject to the Limit Bond
Retirement Account Appropriation........... $ 2,264,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((204,853,000))
204,821,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for deposit into the general fund bonds excluded from the limit bond retirement account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1703. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TRUST LANDS. The sum of twenty million dollars is appropriated from the general fund for fiscal year 1999 to the office of financial management for settlement of claims relating to moneys used by the department of natural resources for management of the agricultural college trust lands. A settlement agreement shall be executed by June 30, 1999, between the office of financial management and Washington State University that results in the release by Washington State University of any and all claims against the state of Washington and the department of natural resources pertaining to any past use of agricultural college trust land revenues for payment of expenses of management or administration of that trust. The settlement agreement shall reflect:
(1) This initial deposit of twenty million dollars in state general funds within five business days of the execution of the settlement agreement into the agricultural permanent fund;
(2) A total settlement amount of thirty-six million dollars; and
(3) Payment of the remaining sixteen million dollar balance no later than June 30, 2005, so that the final amount reaches the total of thirty-six million dollars and payment is made at a rate sufficient to provide debt service on the bonds authorized for Washington State University under section 4(4) of Substitute House Bill No. 1166.
If such release is not executed by June 30, 1999, the appropriation in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1704. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE ACCOUNT. The sum of three million dollars is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the disaster response account for the purpose of creating a contingency pool to fund fire-related costs. Allocations may be provided from the disaster response account for fire mobilization costs or fire suppression costs in excess of the amounts appropriated for these purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1705. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-FIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCY COSTS. The sum of three million dollars is appropriated from the disaster response account for the purpose of making allocations for fire mobilization costs or fire suppression costs in excess of the amounts appropriated for these purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1706. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES CAPITAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT. The sum of thirty million dollars is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the community and technical colleges capital projects account for system-wide minor repairs and replacement of portable buildings.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1707. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE FAIR FUND. The sum of six million dollars is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the fair fund for the purposes set forth under RCW 15.76.115. Of this amount, up to two million dollars shall be allotted from the fair fund for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, and June 30, 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1708. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND. The sum of five million dollars is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund, solely for implementation of sections 4, 5, and 7 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5693. If sections 4, 5, and 7 of the bill are not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount appropriated in this section shall lapse.
Sec. 1709. 1998 c 346 s 704 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS
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
Employment Services Administrative Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 461,000
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................. $ 8,143,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations will be allocated by the office of financial management to agencies to complete Year 2000 date conversion maintenance on their computer systems. Agencies shall submit their estimated costs of conversion to the office of financial management by July 1, 1997.
(2) Up to $10,000,000 of the cash balance of the data processing revolving account may be expended on agency Year 2000 date conversion costs, embedded chips, and contingency activities. 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. 1710. 1998 c 346 s 705 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 CONVERSION
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 233,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 33,000
Hospital Commission Account Appropriation........... $ 115,000
Architects' License Account Appropriation........... $ 3,000
Professional Engineers' Account Appropriation........ $ 9,000
Real Estate Commission Account Appropriation........ $ 24,000
Health Professions Account Appropriation............. $ 275,000
Master License Account Appropriation................ $ 70,000
Safe Drinking Water Account Appropriation........... $ 50,000
Uniform Commercial Code Account Appropriation........ $ 11,000
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account‑-
Federal Appropriation........................... $ 3,245,000
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account
Appropriation................................... $ 890,000
Health Services Account Appropriation............... $ 254,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 5,212,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations will be allocated by the office of financial management to agencies to perform Year 2000 date conversion maintenance on their computer systems, embedded chips, and contingency activities and are provided solely for these purposes.
(2) 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. 1711. 1998 c 346 s 706 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-YEAR 2000 CONTINGENCY POOL
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)................ $ 800,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)................ $ 4,200,000
Year 2000 Contingency Revolving Account
Appropriation................................... $ 5,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 10,000,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The appropriations will be allocated by the office of financial management, in consultation with the department of information systems or the department of general administration, to agencies to perform Year 2000 maintenance on their computer systems, embedded chips, and contingency activities and are provided solely for these purposes.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the Year 2000 contingency revolving account, hereby created in the state treasury, in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management for additional Year 2000 maintenance on their computer systems.
(3) All agencies that receive these allocations will report upon request throughout the biennium to the information services board and to the governor on the progress of Year 2000 maintenance efforts.
Sec. 1712. 1998 c 346 s 707 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-COMPENSATION‑-INSURANCE BENEFITS
General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1998).... $ 823,000
General
Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 1999).... $ ((8,355,000))
8,025,000
General
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((3,152,000))
3,039,000
General
Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation...... $ ((190,000))
183,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((7,081,000))
6,827,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((19,601,000))
18,897,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit premiums shall not exceed $312.35 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $331.31 for fiscal year 1999.
(b) The monthly employer funding rate for the operating costs of the health care authority shall not exceed $4.99 per eligible employee for fiscal year 1998, and $4.67 for fiscal year 1999.
(c)
((An additional $1.12 per eligible employee shall be included in the
employer funding rate for fiscal year 1999 to increase life insurance coverage
in accordance with the stipulated settlement in Burbage et al. v. State of
Washington (Thurston county superior court cause no. 94-2-02560-8).
$330,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation,
$113,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $7,000 of the
general fund‑-private/local appropriation, and $254,000 of the salary and
insurance increase revolving account appropriation are provided solely for the
additional $1.12 employer funding rate. If the stipulated settlement is not
approved by August 1, 1998, these amounts shall lapse.
(d))) An
additional $5.77 per eligible employee shall be included in the employer
funding rate for fiscal year 1999 to begin repaying the public employees' and
retirees' insurance account for any claims paid as a result of a court-approved
stipulated settlement in Retired State Employees et al. v. State of
Washington (Thurston county superior court cause no. 92-2-01294-1).
$1,768,000 of the fiscal year 1999 general fund‑-state appropriation,
$608,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, $37,000 of the general
fund‑-private/local appropriation, and $1,362,000 of the salary and
insurance increase revolving account appropriation are provided solely for the
additional $5.77 employer funding rate. If the stipulated settlement is not
approved by August 1, 1998, these amounts shall lapse.
(((e)))
(d) Surplus moneys accruing to the public employees' and retirees'
insurance account due to lower-than-projected insurance costs may not be
reallocated by the health care authority to increase the actuarial value of public
employee insurance plans. Such funds shall be held in reserve in the public
employees' and retirees' insurance account and may not be expended without
prior legislative authorization.
(((f)))
(e) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board may require employee premium
co-payments, increase point-of-service cost sharing, and/or implement managed
competition.
(2) To facilitate the transfer of moneys from dedicated funds and accounts, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient moneys from each dedicated fund or account to the special fund salary and insurance contribution increase revolving fund in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.
(3) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and school district employees who are eligible for parts A and B of medicare, pursuant to RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, the subsidy shall be $41.26 per month. Starting January 1, 1999, the subsidy shall be $43.16 per month.
(4) Technical colleges, school districts, and educational service districts shall remit to the health care authority for deposit in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 41.05.120:
(a) For each full-time employee, $14.80 per month beginning September 1, 1997;
(b) For each part-time employee who, at the time of the remittance, is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 or 41.40.010 and is eligible for employer fringe benefit contributions for basic benefits, $14.80 each month beginning September 1, 1997, prorated by the proportion of employer fringe benefit contributions for a full-time employee that the part-time employee receives.
The remittance requirements specified in this subsection shall not apply to employees of a technical college, school district, or educational service district who purchase insurance benefits through contracts with the health care authority.
(5) The salary and insurance increase revolving account appropriation includes amounts sufficient to fund health benefits for ferry workers at the premium levels specified in subsection (1) of this section, consistent with the 1997-99 transportation appropriations act.
Sec. 1713. 1998 c 346 s 710 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‑-COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1998)......... $ 5,289,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 1999)......... $ 10,642,000
General
Fund--Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. ((2,777,000))
2,803,000
Salary and Insurance Increase Revolving
Account
Appropriation........................... $ ((6,085,000))
6,059,000
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.
Sec. 1714. 1997 c 149 s 713 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations: The ((appropriations)) state contributions to the law
enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system shall be made on
a monthly basis consistent with chapter 41.45 RCW.
(1) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system:
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 68,350,000
General
Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ ((72,750,000))
71,350,000
Of the appropriations in this subsection, $50,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation and $50,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation are provided solely for House Bill No. 1099 (LEOFF retirement plan I). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1997, these amounts shall lapse.
(2) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial retirement system:
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 8,500,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 8,500,000
(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges retirement system:
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)........... $ 750,000
General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)........... $ 750,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((159,600,000))
158,200,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1715. A new section is added to 1997 c 149 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR SUNDRY CLAIMS. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the general fund, unless otherwise indicated, for relief of various individuals, firms, and corporations for sundry claims. These appropriations are to be disbursed on vouchers approved by the director of 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) Heather S. Lausten, claim number SCJ 98-02 $ 2,089
(b) Michael A. McGee, claim number SCJ 98-03 $ 10,364
(c) Arthur Watkins, claim number SCJ 98-05 $ 2,767
(d) Lukes Markishtum, claim number SCJ 98-06 $ 3,832
(e) Francesco Cozza, claim number SCJ 98-07 $ 10,862
(f) Jason Brown, claim number SCJ 98-08 $ 21,093
(g) Darius Deshields, claim number SCJ 98-10 $ 4,000
(h) Justin D. Rogers, claim number SCJ 98-11 $ 52,114
(i) Justin Anderson, claim number SCJ 98-12 $ 3,769
(j) R. L. Heaverlo, claim number SCJ 98-13 $ 2,145
(k) James A. Patten, claim number SCJ 98-14 $ 6,963
(l) Robert S. Cain, claim number SCJ 98-15 $ 2,169
(m) Jason Near, claim number SCJ 98-16 $ 4,304
(n) Michael Fontana, claim number SCJ 98-17 $ 3,201
(o) Hillel Schwartz, claim number SCJ 98-18 $ 5,758
(p) Thomas H. Von Muller, claim number SCJ 99-01 $ 17,941
(q) Dean Montgomery, claim number SCJ 99-03 $ 2,432
(r) Douglas H. Jones, claim number SCJ 99-05 $ 17,116
(s) Jack Zimmerman; George A. Bomar; George W. Bomar,
claim number SCJ 99-06 $ 9,718
(t) Vicki Polanco, claim number SCJ 99-04 $ 5,552
(2) Payment from the state wildlife account for damage to crops by wildlife, pursuant to RCW 77.36.040:
(a) Gordon Sylvester, claim number SCG 98-03 $ 6,925
(b) Northwestern Fruit & Produce Company,
claim number SCG 99-01 $ 30,040
Sec. 1716. 1998 c 346 s 714 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑‑FOR THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation ...... $ 480,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)
The amount appropriated in this section shall be distributed ((in accordance
with RCW 82.14.320)) to all cities ratably based on population as last
determined by the office of financial management. The distributions to any
city that substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July
1, 1990, and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with
criminal cases under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county
in which the city is located. $240,000 of the appropriation shall be
distributed in January 1999 and the remaining $240,000 of the appropriation
shall be distributed in April 1999. This funding is provided to cities for the
costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including, but not limited
to, Substitute House Bill No. 2885 (drunk driving penalties), Second Substitute
House Bill No. 3070 (DUI penalties), Second Substitute House Bill No. 3089
(deferred prosecution), Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6142 (DUI/license
suspension), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6165 (ignition interlock
violations), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6166 (DUI penalties),
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 (DUI penalties), Engrossed Senate
Bill No. 6257 (intoxication levels lowered), and Engrossed Second Substitute
Senate Bill No. 6293 (DUI penalties).
(2) To implement the 1999 amendments to this section, the state treasurer shall determine the amount of the April 1999 distribution to each city in the following manner:
(a) The state treasurer shall determine the amount of the total appropriation that would have been distributed to each city if both the January 1999 and April 1999 distributions were made ratably based on population;
(b) The state treasurer shall deduct from the amounts calculated under (a) of this subsection the amount received by each city in the January 1999 distribution;
(c) The amount to be distributed to each city shall be the amount calculated under subsection (b) of this section if that amount is greater than zero; and
(d) If the appropriation in this section is inadequate to distribute the amounts calculated under (c) of this subsection, the amounts distributed to each city shall be ratably reduced.
(End of part)
PART XVIII
OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1801. 1998 c 346 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))
5,645,404
General Fund Appropriation for public utility
district
excise tax distribution........... $ ((35,183,803))
32,201,185
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorneys
salaries................................... $ ((2,960,000))
2,879,908
General Fund Appropriation for motor vehicle excise
tax
distribution........................... $ ((84,721,573))
60,839,289
City Police and Fire Protection Assistance Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 23,882,284
General Fund Appropriation for local mass transit
assistance................................. $ ((383,208,166))
284,666,379
General Fund Appropriation for camper and travel
trailer
excise tax distribution............. $ ((3,904,937))
3,779,292
General Fund Appropriation for boating
safety/education and law enforcement
distribution............................... $ ((3,616,000))
3,750,381
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation
for
harbor improvement revenue distribution $ ((142,000))
152,342
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor
excise
tax distribution.................... $ ((22,287,746))
24,134,742
Liquor Revolving Fund Appropriation for liquor
profits
distribution....................... $ ((36,989,000))
50,199,076
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation
for
distribution to "Timber" counties...... $ ((107,146,000))
85,930,224
Municipal Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((66,860,014))
67,308,480
County Sales and Use Tax Equalization Account
Appropriation.............................. $ ((11,843,224))
11,183,832
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for
distribution to counties for publicly funded
autopsies.................................. $ ((1,266,000))
1,365,401
County Criminal Justice Account Appropriation... $........................................... 81,354,471
Municipal Criminal Justice Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 32,522,450
County
Public Health Account Appropriation..... $ ((44,279,086))
49,012,899
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((924,901,720))
820,808,039
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. 1802. 1998 c 346 s 802 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
WILDLIFE ACCOUNT LOAN. On June 30, 1998, the state treasurer shall lend three million five hundred thousand dollars from the state general fund to the wildlife account. Expenditure of funds is dependent upon the following conditions:
(1) By April 17, 1998, the department of fish and wildlife shall submit an expenditure reduction plan for the 1997-99 biennium for the state wildlife account to the office of financial management, the senate ways and means committee, and the house of representatives appropriations committee. The plan shall specify positions to be eliminated by program. The reductions shall be limited to activities currently funded by the wildlife account.
(2) By April 17, 1998, the department of fish and wildlife shall submit a list of properties proposed for sale, with a site description of each property, to the office of financial management, the senate ways and means committee, and the house of representatives appropriations committee.
(3) Beginning with the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1998, the department of fish and wildlife shall submit quarterly revenue and expenditure reports for the wildlife account to the office of financial management, the senate ways and means committee, and the house of representatives appropriations committee.
(4) The department of fish and wildlife shall develop, with the office of financial management and the department of revenue, a model for forecasting revenues to the state wildlife account. This forecast shall be incorporated into the quarterly revenue and expenditure reports.
(5)
By ((November 1, 1998)) June 30, 1999, the department of fish and
wildlife shall submit a six-year financial plan for the state wildlife account
for fiscal years 1999-05 to the office of financial management, the senate ways
and means committee, and the house of representatives appropriations
committee. The plan shall include repayment of this loan by June 30, 2001.
Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of this section shall cause the loan to be immediately payable.
Sec. 1803. 1997 c 149 s 802 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
Forest Reserve Fund Appropriation for federal forest
reserve
fund distribution.................. $ ((58,801,910))
56,515,669
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood control
funds distribution......................... $ 4,000
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing fees
distribution............................... $ ((52,000))
22,102
General Fund Appropriation for distribution of
federal funds to counties in conformance with
P.L.
97-99 Federal Aid to Counties......... $ ((885,916))
1,629,491
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((59,743,826))
58,171,262
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. 1804. 1998 c 346 s 803 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
General Fund: For transfer to the Water Quality
Account.................................... $ ((28,595,900))
29,379,600
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))
0
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
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.................................... $ ((2,191,498))
2,146,222
Local Toxics Control Account: For transfer to the
state toxics control account on or before June
30, 1999, an amount up to $2,500,000. The exact
amount transferred shall be determined by the
office of financial management, dependent on
whether the June 1999 department of revenue
forecast for the state toxics control account
identifies revenue that, when combined with
the fund balance, are sufficient to support
the 1999-01 budget as enacted by the legislature.
This transfer is intended as a loan, to be repaid
by June 30, 2001........................... $ 2,500,000
(End of part)
PART XIX
SUPPLEMENTAL MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1901. 1998 c 347 s 53 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRACTS. The following agencies may enter into financial contracts, paid for from operating revenues, for the purposes indicated and in not more than the principal amounts indicated, plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW. When securing properties under this section, agencies shall use the most economical financial contract option available, including long-term leases, lease-purchase agreements, lease-development with option to purchase agreements or financial contracts using certificates of participation. The director of general administration shall ensure that the clustering of state facilities and the collocation and consolidation of state agencies take place where such configurations are economical and consistent with agency space needs. Agencies shall assist the department of general administration with facility collocation and consolidation efforts.
State agencies may enter into agreements with the department of general administration and the state treasurer's office to develop requests to the legislature for acquisition of properties and facilities through financial contracts. The agreements may include charges for services rendered.
(1) Department of general administration:
(a) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $8,804,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to purchase an existing office building and associated land in Yakima for use by the department of social and health services.
(b) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $2,874,100 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to purchase and renovate the old federal building and associated land in Olympia for use by the secretary of state.
(c) Enter into a financing contract in the amount of $6,990,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to buy out the lease and make improvements to the old Thurston county courthouse for use by the office of attorney general. The department of general administration shall advise and assist the office of attorney general on space and functional planning to improve the efficient use of the facility.
(2) Liquor control board:
Enter into a long-term lease for a headquarters office in Thurston County for approximately 46,000 square feet.
(3) Department of corrections:
(a)
Enter into a long-term ground lease ((for 17 acres in the Tacoma tide flats
property from the Puyallup Nation)) or a long-term lease with a purchase
option for development of the ((400-bed)) Tacoma prerelease facility
for approximately $360,000 per annum. ((Prior to entering into the lease,
the department shall obtain written confirmation from the city of Tacoma and
Pierce county that the prerelease facility planned for the site meets all land
use, environmental protection, and community notification requirements that
would apply to the facility if the land was not owned by the Puyallup nation.))
(b) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $14,736,900 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct a 400-bed Tacoma prerelease facility. The department of corrections shall comply with all land use, environmental protection, and community notification statutes, regulations, and ordinances in the construction and operation of this facility.
(c) Lease-develop with the option to purchase or lease-purchase approximately 100 work release beds in facilities throughout the state for $5,000,000.
(d) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $396,369 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to construct a dairy barn at the Monroe farm.
(e) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of the department of corrections in the amount of $2,100,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase or construct a correctional industries transportation services warehouse.
(4) Community and technical colleges:
(a) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Whatcom Community College in the amount of $800,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a childcare center costing $2,410,000. The balance of project cost will be a combination of local capital funds and nonstate funds provided through private gifts or contributions.
(b) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Pierce College in the amount of $750,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a new classroom building on the Lakewood campus costing $1,816,665. The balance of project cost will be provided through a combination of local capital funds and existing minor works appropriation to replace relocatable classrooms that are at the end of their useful lives.
(c) Enter into a financing contract in behalf of Bellingham Technical College in the amount of $350,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for construction of a new classroom addition to the diesel/heavy equipment instructional shop costing $411,309.
(d) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Green River Community College in the amount of $1,526,150 plus financing expenses and reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for remodel of the Lindbloom student center building.
(e) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Edmonds Community College in the amount of $2,787,950 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a 10,000 square foot music building on the college campus.
(f) Enter into a financing contract on behalf of Highline Community College in the amount of $2,070,613 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the purchase of the Federal Way Center, currently being leased by the college.
(g) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of Green River Community College in the amount of $100,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase approximately 1.5 acres of land adjacent to the westside parking lot.
(h) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of South Puget Sound Community College in the amount of $619,210 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to expand and redevelop the main campus parking lot A.
(i) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of South Puget Sound Community College in the amount of $5,500,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to develop a $6,500,000 student union facility.
(j) Enter into a financial contract on behalf of Wenatchee Valley College in the amount of $500,000 plus financing and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase two buildings and property contiguous to the college campus.
(5) State parks and recreation:
Enter into a financing contract on behalf of state parks and recreation in the amount of $2,012,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW, to construct cabin and lodge facilities at Cama Beach, develop new campsite electrical hookups, develop new recreational facilities, and expand campsites at Ocean Beach/Grayland. It is the intent of the legislature that debt service on all projects financed under this authority be paid from operating revenues.
(6) Washington state patrol:
Enter into a financing contract for $600,000 plus financing expenses and required reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW to purchase the Washington state patrol Port Angeles detachment office.
Sec. 1902. RCW 72.09.050 and 1995 c 189 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The secretary shall manage the department of corrections and shall be responsible for the administration of adult correctional programs, including but not limited to the operation of all state correctional institutions or facilities used for the confinement of convicted felons. In addition, the secretary shall have broad powers to enter into agreements with any federal agency, or any other state, or any Washington state agency or local government providing for the operation of any correctional facility or program for persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors or for juvenile offenders. Such agreements for counties with local law and justice councils shall be required in the local law and justice plan pursuant to RCW 72.09.300. The agreements may provide for joint operation or operation by the department of corrections, alone, for by any of the other governmental entities, alone. Beginning February 1, 1999, the secretary may expend funds appropriated for the 1997-1999 biennium to enter into agreements with any local government or private organization in any other state, providing for the operation of any correctional facility or program for persons convicted of felonies. The secretary may employ persons to aid in performing the functions and duties of the department. The secretary may delegate any of his or her functions or duties to department employees, including the authority to certify and maintain custody of records and documents on file with the department. The secretary is authorized to promulgate standards for the department of corrections within appropriation levels authorized by the legislature.
Pursuant to the authority granted in chapter 34.05 RCW, the secretary shall adopt rules providing for inmate restitution when restitution is determined appropriate as a result of a disciplinary action.
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PART XX
SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATES
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2001. 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. 2002. (1) Sections 927, 928, 931, and sections 1101 through 1902 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.
(2) Section 929 of this act takes effect September 1, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2003. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 1999, except as provided in section 2002 of this act.
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ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS............................... 6, 193
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TRUST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT................. 147
ATTORNEY GENERAL.......................................... 13, 199
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS............................................ 154
BELATED CLAIMS................................................ 150
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS.............................. 29
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY...................................... 27, 212
BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS.......................... 56
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS........................................... 25
BOND EXPENSES................................................. 165
CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL...................................... 14
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY............................ 133, 328
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.... 13, 199
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION................................ 69
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS......................... 23
COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS........................... 12
COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS................................. 22
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT............................. 6, 192
CONSERVATION COMMISSION........................................ 76
COURT OF APPEALS........................................... 6, 192
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION........................... 57
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE...................................... 83
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.. 14, 205
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS................................. 63, 256
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY..................................... 69, 262
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS........................... 14
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE........................... 77, 269
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION...................... 25, 203
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...................................... 60, 250
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES............................. 26
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES........................ 58, 247
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING................................... 85, 279
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES........................... 81, 275
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL........................................ 21
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS...................... 152, 346
OPERATIONS................................................ 23, 202
TRANSFERS..................................................... 160
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.......................................... 24
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND........................... 67
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES.................. 31, 215
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM............ 54, 242
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM.......................... 46, 233
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM....................... 50, 239
CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM......................................... 244
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM...................... 31, 216
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM........................ 43, 230
ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM................................. 49, 237
JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM........................... 35, 221
Juvenile Violence Prevention Grants............................ 38
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM................................ 51, 240
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM..................................... 40, 225
PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM........................ 55, 245
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM......................... 54, 242
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS............................ 59, 249
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND............... 340
DISASTER RESPONSE ACCOUNT..................................... 339
EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY................... 142
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY............................ 133, 327
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL.......................... 20
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING ACCOUNT........................ 147
EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS.................................... 165
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT............................ 68, 260
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS OFFICE............................. 75, 269
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS.................................... 162
FAIR FUND..................................................... 340
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL................................. 27
GOVERNOR
COMPENSATION--INSURANCE BENEFITS......................... 150, 343
EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS.......................... 148
SALARY INCREASES FOR DIRECTORS AND BOARD MEMBERS.............. 154
TORT DEFENSE SERVICES......................................... 145
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS............................ 12
GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARD................................. 30
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
FINANCIAL AID AND GRANT PROGRAMS......................... 136, 334
POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION................... 135, 332
HORSE RACING COMMISSION........................................ 27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES................................... 2, 190
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION........................................ 56
INCENTIVE SAVINGS
FY 2000....................................................... 156
FY 2001....................................................... 157
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD............................ 59
INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS.................................. 162
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER......................................... 26
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION................... 75
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE.................... 3
JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE............................. 5
LAW LIBRARY..................................................... 6
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE..... 4
LEGISLATIVE FACILITIES........................................ 168
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR............................................. 9
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD........................................... 27
MILITARY DEPARTMENT....................................... 29, 212
MUNICIPAL RESEARCH COUNCIL..................................... 25
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.............................. 21
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.................. 20, 146, 201, 339
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TRUST LANDS.............................. 339
COMPENSATION ACTIONS OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD........ 155, 345
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS........................... 155
EMERGENCY FUND................................................ 146
FIRE CONTINGENCY POOL......................................... 146
FIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCY COSTS................................ 340
IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING....................... 146
PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD'S SALARY SURVEY..................... 156
YEAR 2000 ALLOCATIONS.................................... 147, 341
YEAR 2000 CONTINGENCY POOL.................................... 342
YEAR 2000 CONVERSION.......................................... 342
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES............ 25
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE................................... 8, 194
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.......................................... 8
OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY..................................... 5
PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD........................................ 23
PLAN 2 AND PLAN 3 EARLY RETIREMENT REDUCTION FACTORS STUDY.... 153
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION............................... 9, 195
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM........................... 166
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION......................... 30
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION....................................... 12
RESOURCE COST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT LOAN......................... 157
SALARY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.............................. 153
SALMON RECOVERY ACCOUNT....................................... 147
SECRETARY OF STATE......................................... 9, 195
SENATE..................................................... 3, 191
SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION............................... 68
STATE AUDITOR............................................. 12, 198
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES......... 127, 319
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION................................. 121, 313
COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.................................... 313
STATE CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTER.............................. 30
STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY............................... 55, 245
STATE INVESTMENT BOARD......................................... 24
STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION..................... 74, 267
STATE PATROL.............................................. 85, 281
STATE REVENUE LITIGATION...................................... 160
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.................................... 143
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF..................................... 143
STATE TREASURER................................................ 12
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST........................ 144, 145, 338
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.................... 149
FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION........................ 159, 352
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT............ 149, 348
STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION.......................... 158, 350
TRANSFERS................................................ 159, 353
STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE........................................... 5
STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS...................................... 165
SUNDRY CLAIMS................................................. 347
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION......................... 100
EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS................................ 113, 307
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS................................. 111
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT............... 112
GENERAL APPORTIONMENT (BASIC EDUCATION)................... 93, 291
INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS......................... 112, 306
LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.............................. 118, 310
LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE.................................. 112, 305
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS.................................. 119, 311
PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS..................... 113, 306
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION..................................... 106, 300
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS................. 104, 298
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS.................................. 107
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS............................... 107, 301
STATE ADMINISTRATION...................................... 88, 284
TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS........................ 111, 305
TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS.......................... 118, 309
SUPREME COURT................................................... 5
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE.............................. 133, 329
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON................................. 130, 322
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION........................ 28
VIDEO TELECOMMUNICATIONS...................................... 164
VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS....................... 167
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES AND OPTIONS................... 166
WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY REINSURANCE PROGRAM............. 84
WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION.............................. 141
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY........................... 142
WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY...................................... 141
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY....................................... 22
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.............................. 131, 324
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY............................ 134, 331
WILDLIFE ACCOUNT.............................................. 351
WORK FORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.......... 141
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