5187-S.E AMH STEE BUNC 274

  

ESSB 5187 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1823.1/23) 531

By Representative Steele

NOT ADOPTED 04/03/2023

On page 85, line 12, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $100,000

On page 85, line 31, correct the total.

On page 93, after line 19, insert the following:

"(14) $100,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for the office of financial management to collect information from all state agencies and institutions of higher education on expenditures for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and initiatives, including on staffing for such programs and initiatives, in the most recent fiscal year for which data is available. The office of financial management must compile the information into a report and submit the report to the appropriate legislative committees no later than January 1, 2024."

On page 170, line 16, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $66,822,000

On page 170, line 17, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $113,895,000

On page 170, line 34, correct the total.

On page 194, line 26, after "(77)" strike all material through "subdivision" on page 195, line 8, and insert the following:

"$66,822,000 of the general fundstate appropriation for fiscal year 2024, $133,643,000 of the general fundstate appropriation for fiscal year 2025, and $434,433,000 of the general fundfederal appropriation are provided solely for an increase in medicaid reimbursement rates for professional services, beginning July 1, 2024, as follows: Service categories including intense outpatient, emergency room, inpatient and outpatient surgery, inpatient visits, maternity, office administered drugs, diagnostics, opioid treatment programs, low-level behavioral health, office or home consults, and other physician services are increased to 100 percent of medicare rates in effect January 1, 2021"

On page 395, line 29, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $231,694,000

On page 395, line 30, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $58,321,000

On page 395, line 37, correct the total.

On page 400, line 23, after "rate of" strike "22.98" and insert "17.73"

On page 400, line 24, after "year and" strike "17.3" and insert "17.73"

On page 400, line 26, after "rate of" strike "22.94" and insert "21.94"

On page 400, line 27, after "year and" strike "22.94" and insert "21.44"

On page 409, line 17, after "rate of" strike "22.34" and insert "17.09"

On page 409, at the beginning of line 18, strike "16.59" and insert "17.09"

On page 409, line 19, after "staff and" strike "19.44" and insert "18.44"

On page 409, line 20, after "2023-24 and" strike "19.44" and insert "17.94"

On page 409, line 30, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $10,990,000

On page 409, line 31, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $2,409,000

On page 409, line 34, correct the total.

On page 410, line 20, after "allocations at" strike "22.34" and insert "17.09"

On page 410, line 21, after "year and" strike "16.59" and insert "17.09"

On page 410, at the beginning of line 23, strike "19.44" and insert "18.44"

On page 410, line 23, after "year and" strike "19.44" and insert "17.94"

On page 415, line 11, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $32,730,000

On page 415, line 12, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $8,465,000

On page 415, line 17, correct the total.

On page 419, line 28, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $845,000

On page 419, line 29, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $19,000

On page 419, line 34, correct the total.

On page 423, line 8, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $273,000

On page 423, line 9, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $127,000

On page 423, line 10, correct the total.

On page 425, line 21, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $1,012,000

On page 425, line 22, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $198,000

On page 425, line 23, correct the total.

On page 426, line 13, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $3,370,000

On page 426, line 14, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $330,000

On page 426, line 18, correct the total.

On page 429, line 15, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $7,125,000

On page 429, line 16, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $1,389,000

On page 429, line 18, correct the total.

On page 430, line 31, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $14,167,000

On page 430, line 32, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $2,760,000

On page 430, line 34, correct the total.

On page 433, line 25, decrease the Washington opportunity pathways account-state appropriation by $2,329,000

On page 433, line 26, correct the total.

On page 493, line 7, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 by $21,977,000

On page 493, line 8, decrease the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 by $21,977,000

On page 493, line 14, correct the total.

On page 543, after line 18, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 763. COMPENSATION—VACCINE BOOSTER INCENTIVE—PARTICIPATION ASSUMPTION

General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . .($19,286,000)

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Funding is for reductions in the expected cost of vaccine booster incentives for both represented and nonrepresented employees in general government state agencies. The underlying budget assumes an 80 percent participation rate in the incentive, far higher than the 44 percent rate of the population of Washington. This act assumes participation in the vaccine booster incentive program will be 50 percent. Agency allotments shall be adjusted for general fund-state amounts appropriated in part VII of this act for unused vaccine booster incentive payment, and those amounts placed in unallotted status and remain unexpended."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, and correct any references accordingly.

On page 558, after line 35, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 7104. From appropriations in this act to state agencies, including institutions of higher education, for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the office of financial management shall reduce general fund-state allotments by $38,089,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $38,090,000 for fiscal year 2025 to reflect elimination of funding increases for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs, pursuant to allotment schedules prepared by the office of financial management. The allotment reductions under this section must be placed in unallotted status and remain unexpended.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7105. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—PLAN 1 UNFUNDED LIABILTIY

General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024) . . . . . . ($32,685,000)

General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . ($48,666,000)

General Fund-Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . .($17,550,000)

General Fund-Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . ($1,249,000)

TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($128,786,000)

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following

conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely for the increased contribution rate requirements associated with the enactment of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5294 (minimum contribution rates for plan 1 unfunded liability). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, this section is null and void."

On page 574, line 10, after "provided in" strike "House bill No. 1201" and insert "Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5294"

On page 1273, beginning on line 8, strike all of section 1709 and insert the following:

"Sec. 1709. 2021 c 334 s 747 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE STATE TREASURER—TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN 1 FUND

General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2023)(($800,000,000))

$250,000,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION(($800,000,000))

$250,000,000

The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The entire general fund—state appropriation is provided solely for expenditure on June 30, 2023, into the teachers' retirement system plan 1 fund, to be applied to the unfunded actuarial accrued liability."

Correct the title.

On page 1280, after line 5, insert the following:

"Washington Student Loan Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2023..................$150,000,000"

EFFECT:   

Health Care Authority

EFFECT: Increases the appropriation authority for the Health

Care Authority to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for

professional services to 100 percent of medicare rates.

FISCAL IMPACT: Increases General Fund - State by $180,717,000

Increases General Fund - Federal by $386,286,000.

Office of Financial Management

EFFECT: Requires OFM to collect information from state agencies and higher education institutions on expenditures for DEI initiatives and programs, including staffing, and to compile the information into a report due to the legislature no later than January 1, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT: Increases General Fund - State by $100,000

EFFECT: Directs OFM to reduce allotments from General Fund-State appropriations to reflect elimination of funding increases for DEI initiatives and programs in state agencies and institutions of higher education.

FISCAL IMPACT: Reduces agency allotments from General Fund - State appropriations by $76,179,000

Evergreen State College

EFFECT: Reduces the amount per state funded full-time equivalent student at The Evergreen State College to reflect the average amount for the public regional four-year universities, on an ongoing basis.

FISCAL IMPACT:   Reduces General Fund - State by $43,954,000

Part V- Public Schools

EFFECT: In Part V - Public Schools, adjusts fringe benefit

allocations for school compensation for reduced pension

contribution rates due to a reduction to the unfunded actuarial

accrued liability portion of the pension rates related to plans

1 of PERS and TRS.

Substitutes the policies and contribution rates in Engrossed

Substitute Senate Bill No. 5294 (minimum contribution rates for

plan 1 unfunded liability) for those in House Bill No. 1201

(minimum contribution rates for plan 1 unfunded liability).

Differences in the bills include reducing, rather than

eliminating the FY 2023 appropriation from the General Fund-

State to the Teachers Retirement System Plan 1 Fund, ending the

existing minimum unfunded liability contribution rates after FY

2023, and establishing new long-term minimum rates of 0.5

percent beginning in FY 2028 (in the event funding status of a

plan falls below a certain threshold). In fiscal year 2023, a

$250 million transfer is made into the teachers' retirement

system plan 1 for application to the unfunded actuarial accrued

liability.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Reduces General Fund - State by $343,723,000.

Reduces WA Opportunity Path - State by $2,116,000.

Compensation

EFFECT: Reduces appropriations for vaccination booster incentive payments under the assumption that participation in the incentive program will be 50 percent, rather than 80 percent in the compensation provisions that are funded in the bill.

FISCAL IMPACT:

 Reduces General Fund - State by $19,286,000.

Transfers

EFFECT: Transfers all funding in the Washington Student Loan Account into the General Fund-State in fiscal year 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:  

Increases General Fund - State resources by $150,000,000

Reduces WA Student Loan Account - State by $150,000,000

TOTAL FISCAL IMPACT:

Reduces General Fund - State by $302,325,000.

Increases General Fund - State resources by $150,000,000

Increases General Fund - Federal by $386,286,000.

Reduces WA Student Loan Account - State by $150,000,000.

Reduces WA Opportunity Path - State by $2,116,000.

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