HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1086

As Reported by House Committee On:

Ways & Means

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2011 supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Representatives Hunter, Alexander and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Ways & Means: 1/11/11, 1/18/11, 1/19/11 [DPS].

Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 16 members: Representatives Hunter, Chair; Darneille, Vice Chair; Hasegawa, Vice Chair; Carlyle, Cody, Dickerson, Haigh, Hudgins, Hunt, Kagi, Kenney, Ormsby, Pettigrew, Seaquist, Springer and Sullivan.

Minority Report: Do not pass. Signed by 11 members: Representatives Alexander, Ranking Minority Member; Bailey, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Dammeier, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Orcutt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chandler, Haler, Hinkle, Parker, Ross, Schmick and Wilcox.

Staff: Charlie Gavigan (786-7340).

Background:

The state government operates on a fiscal biennium that begins July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The 2009-11 State Omnibus Operating Appropriations Act (Operating Budget), as amended by the 2010 Supplemental Operating Budget (Engrossed Second Substitute Bill 6444, Chapter 37, Laws of 2010, First Special Session) and House Bill 3225 (Chapter 1, Laws of 2010, Second Special Session), appropriated $30.5 billion from the State General Fund and two other accounts, together referred to as the State Near General Fund. The total budgeted amount, which includes state and federal funds, is $60.2 billion.

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Summary of Substitute Bill:

Appropriations are modified for the 2009-11 biennium. State Near General Fund appropriations are reduced by $222.2 million, while the total budgeted amount is reduced by $287.1 million.

Several fees are reauthorized. The State Transportation Commission's authority to set and modify certain fares, fees, and tolls is reauthorized.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The bill makes numerous changes to appropriations and other budget provisions.

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Appropriation: The bills contains multiple appropriations. Please refer to the bill and supporting documents.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

Please refer to the January 11, 2011, and January 18, 2011, hearing recordings.

Persons Testifying: (In support) Elizabeth Frausto, Readiness to Learn; and Gena James, Youth and Family Link.

(In support with concerns) Doug Nelson, Public School Employees of Washington Service Employees International Union Local 1948.

(With concerns) Jen Estroff, Childrens Alliance; Cecily Jinkins and James McBride, Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Child Education and Assistance Program Parent Ambassador; Shawna Stanbury; Erica Hallock, United Ways of Washington; Agda Burchard, Washington Association for the Education of Young Children; Beth Harvey, Washington Association of Pediatrics; Liz Heath, Pierce County Human Services; Lonnie Johns-Brown, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs; Bob Cooper, National Association of Social Workers, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Defender Association, and Washington Drug Courts; Alia Griffing, Washington Federation of State Employees; Erica Hallock and Megan Boyd, United Way of Washington; Shawn Harris; Ellen Greene and Eric Cannon, Pixie Manci Child Care; Kelsey Beck, Food Lifeline; Paul Benz, Evangelical Lutheran Church; Nick Metz, Seattle Police Department; Jerry Tretwold, Harmony House Health Care Center; Toby Guerin, One America; Gregory Robinson, Washington Community Mental Health Council; and Clifford Traisman, Seattle Public Schools.

(Commented) Laurie Lippold, Children's Home Society; Lua Pritchard, Asian Pacific Island Coalition of Pierce County; Rima Ellard, Harborview Foster Care Access Program; Brigitte Fisher, Rehema Maboni, Vahida Paloria, and Yader Nepal, Refugee and Immigrant Services Northwest; Som Archaya, Someireh Amirfaiz, Hiwot Desta, Dhanapati Neopaney, Farah Anshur, and Kaushila Magar, Refugee Women's Alliance; Sue Elliott, The ARC of Washington State; Donna Patrick, Developmental Disabilities Council; Louise Ryan, Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Peggy Quan, American Association of Retired Persons; Dennis Mahar, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Glenda Faatoufe, Sharon Kitchel Perdue, and Christina Seals, Service Employees International Union 775 NW; Dave Budd, Elderhealth Northwest; Jas Pabla, Pabla Bunjabi; Leslie Emerick, Washington Private Duty Association, Home Care Association of Washington, and the Washington State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; Sean Eagan, Port of Tacoma; Greg Hope, Kevin deVoss, and Frehiwot Woldemarian, Diocese of Olympia; Ramona Hattendorf, Washington State Parent Teacher Association; Uma Bhujei, Cal Uomoto, Ebrahim Angury, Bishnu Bhujel, Antonina Bozllka, and Hom Timsina, World Relief; Robin Zukoski, Columbia Legal Services; Jorge Baron, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project; Janet Williams, Service Employees International Union; Zach Carstensen, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle; Paul W. Locke; Jean-Paul Chaissan Corders, Washington Community Action Network; Kristen Rogers, Nurse-Family Partnership; Maureen Fitzgerald, Children's Advocacy Centers of Washington; Seth Dawson, Washington State Coalition for the Homeless; Kate White Tudor, Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers; David Navarro, Pearl Lopez, Bob Lamb, and Dan Ryder, Readiness to Learn; Susan Eidenschink, League of Women Voters of Washington; Graham Parrington and Freda Kinison, Community Youth Services; Lynn Nelson, Educational Service District 113; Brandy Keith; Ron Gibbs, Community Employment Alliance; Tony Lee, Solid Ground; Heather Hanson, Washington State Fairs Association; Paul Nimmo, Pierce County Fair; Tammy Remund, Southwest Washington Fair; Greg Stewart, Central Washington State Fair Association; Matt Zuvich, Washington Federation of State Employees; Cindi Laws, Washington State Residential Care Council on Adult Family Homes; Susie Tracy, Washington State Medical Association and Susan G. Koman; Paul Strand; and Cherie Roeves Sporr, First Step Family Support Center.

(Opposed) Allison Ostrer and Oleg Gouts, Interpreters United; John Wheeler and Ben Henry, Washington Student Association; Steven Aldrich, Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy; Dave Knutson, Knutson Consulting; Sigurd Sorensen, World Relief; Narad Dahal; Liz Dunbar, Tacoma Community House and Pierce County Human Services Coalition; Mary Jo Durborow, Whatcom Readiness to Learn; Jennifer Allen, Planned Parenthood; Ann Johnson, Island County Readiness to Learn; Ellie Menzies, Service Employees International Union 1199 NW; Christy Curry, Washington Families; and Randy Parr, Washington Education Association.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.