The operating expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus operating budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. In subsequent legislative sessions, a supplemental budget is adopted, making various modifications to agency appropriations. State operating expenses are paid from the state general fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.
The bill as referred to committee not considered.
The 2023-2025 biennial operating budget appropriations for the various agencies and programs of the state are modified.
Please refer to the January 9, 2024 recording of the public hearing on the Senate Ways & Means Committee Schedules, Agendas & Documents website at https://tvw.org/video/senate-ways-means-2024011119/?eventID=2024011119.
K-12 Public Schools. PRO: Melissa Gombosky, AESD; Larry Delaney, Washington Education Association; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Ramona Hattendorf, The Arc of King County; Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute; Marissa Rathbone, Washington State School Directors' Association.
OTHER: Nancy Chamberlain, Washington State PTA; Jeanne Willard, Everett Public Schools; Vicki Wolvert, Union High School/Evergreen School District; Kia Franklin, Stand for Children WA; Samantha Fogg, Seattle Council PTSA Immediate Past President; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Bob Cooper, National Association of Social Workers WA Chapter; Henterson Carlisle, Center for High School Success.
Higher Education. PRO: Morgan Hickel, University of Washington; Joel Anderson, Washington Student Achievement Council; Stephanie Winner, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Sandy Kaiser, The Evergreen State College; David Buri, Eastern Washington University.
OTHER: Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; Nora Selander, Western Washington University.
Early Learning. PRO: Cathy Murahashi, The Arc of Washington.
OTHER: Melissa Johnson, Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP; Pauli Owen; Kristin Wiggins, Perigee Fund / P5RHS; Maya Hemachandra, United Way of Snohomish County; Emily Murphy, Child Care Aware of Washington; Logan Endres, BrightSpark Early Learning.
Employee Compensation. PRO: Clair Olivers, Retired Public Employees Council of WA.
OTHER: Peter Diedrick, WA State School Retirees' Association.
Mental Health. PRO: Anna Nepomuceno, NAMI Washington; Rashi Gupta, UW Medicine; Joan Miller, WA Council for Behavioral Health; Shannon Dorsey; Katie Kolan, Unite Us and Kooth; Cameron Long, Evergreen Treatment Services; Chloe Gale, Evergreen Treatment Services.
OTHER: Jim Polo, WA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Heidi Suarez.
Human Services. PRO: Jim Theofelis, NorthStar Advocates; Brad Forbes, Alzheimer's Association; Cathy Knight, WA Association of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A); Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline.
CON: Aaron Dickson, Community Employment Alliance; Nikki Wegner, Community Employment Alliance; Blake Duarte.
OTHER: Zack Wester; Nikki Storms; Jill May, Washington Association for Children and Families; Julie Brown, YMCA Social Impact Center; Charles Smith, The Mockingbird Society; Samuel Martin, Washington Coalition on Homeless Youth Advocacy; Melissa Johnson, Community Residential Services Association; Laurie Lippold, Partners for Our Children; Alyssa Odegaard, LeadingAge Washington; Laura Dow, Kinship Navigator Program; Demas Nesterenko, SEIU775; Tammi Elswick, Heritage House Morton; Michelle Dube, Beehive Retirement Center; Sandy Lennon, Washington School-Based Health Alliance; Carolyn Driscoll, The Sequoia Assisted Living Community; Leslie Emerick, Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW); Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Nathan Daniel; Teri Bryant; Jeff Guyett, Community Action Council of Whitman County; Anthony Ives, Kitsap Community Resources; Galina Volchkova, Volunteers of America Western Washington; Stacy Kellogg, People for People; Nicole Gomez, Washington Federation of State Employees; Noah Seidel, Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds.
Natural Resources. PRO: Graham Taylor, NPCA; John Floberg, Washington State Parks Foundation.
OTHER: Carly Michiels, Washington Public Ports Association.
All Other. PRO: Christopher Stanley, Administrative Office of the Courts; Larry Jefferson, Director, Washington State Office of Public Defense; Melissa Johnson, District & Municipal Court Judges Association; John Seng, Spark Northwest; Sara Robbins, Office of Civil Legal Aid; Candice Bock, Association of Washington Cities; Steve Hobbs, Office of Secretary of State; Cindy Arends Elsberry, WA Defender Assn/WA Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Daniel Poppe; Megan Larkin, Climate Solutions; Preston Parish, Washington State Budget and Policy Center.
CON: John Worthington.
OTHER: Michael White, King County; Mike Fancher, Washington Coalition for Open Government.