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 2023-2025 biennial operating budget appropriations for the various agencies and programs of the state are modified. Budget summary materials can be found in the Non-SCS tab in the committee materials for the public hearing.?
Please refer to the January 14, 2025 recording of the public hearing on the Senate Ways & Means Committee Schedules, Agendas & Documents website at https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules/#//WM/////year.
K-12 Public Schools. CON: Janie White, Washington Education Association; Andrea Gamboa, Tukwila Education Association; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Trevor Greene, Yakima School District Superintendent; Monique Dugaw, ESD 112; John Hannah, Morton School District; Melissa McCabe Gombosky, Vancouver, Evergreen, Richland, and Spokane Public Schools; Devin Gombosky, ESD 105 Schools Coalition; Rick Chisa, Public School Employees of Washington (PSE); Tim Eyman, Initiative Activist; Charlie Brown, Skills Centers Directors; Kathryn Kurtz, Pacific Education Institute; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations.
OTHER: Samuel Martin, School's Out Washington; Angela Steck, Washington State PTA; Henterson Carlisle, Washington Center for High School Success; Dr. José Rivera, Grandview School District; Molly Lawson, Washington Center for High School Success; Liz Trautman, Stand for Children Washington; Dawn Rains, Treehouse; Yokiko Hayashi-Saguil, College Success Foundation; James Dorsey, College Success Foundation; Casey Brown, Association of Washington Principals; Cortney Marabetta, AFT Washington; Ramona Hattendorf, The Arc of King County; Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute; Paula Sardinas, FMS Global Strategies/WBBA.
Higher Education. PRO: Joel Anderson, Washington Student Achievement Council.
OTHER: Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Morgan Hickel, University of Washington; Jacob Vigdor, University of Washington Faculty; Stephen Bollens, Washington State University Faculty Senate; Chris Bailey, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Chemene Crawford, Everett Community College, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Nora Selander, Western Washington University; Jaeney Hoene, AFT-WA; Sandy Kaiser, The Evergreen State College; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; David Buri, Eastern Washington University.
Early Learning. PRO: Aida Rodriguez, The Imagine Institute; Joel Ryan, WA State Association of Head Start & ECEAP; Emily Poncik, Family Connects Pierce County and Pierce County Early Chilhood Network.
CON: Rachel Hall, Washington Communities for Children; Paula Sardinas, WBBA.
OTHER: Emily Murphy, Child Care Aware of Washington.
Employee Compenstion. PRO: Miri Cypers, Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest Region; Nicole Gomez, Washington Federation of State Employees.
OTHER: Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association; Peter Diedrick, WA State School Retirees' Association.
Mental Health. PRO: Rashi Gupta, UW Medicine.
OTHER: Alison Price, Rural Resources Victim Services and Children's Advocacy Center; Anna Nepomuceno, NAMI WA.
Human Services. PRO: Jim Theofelis, NorthStar Advocates; Jill May, Washington Association for Children & Families; Angela Youtsey, Washington Association for Children & Families; Dan Watt, Unified Care Systems; Zack Wester, Noble Healthcare; Aaron Dickson, Community Employment Alliance; Jacqueline Kinley, Unified Care Systems; Kris Camenzind, Hope Alliance; Sherrie Tinoco, WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Lynn Kimball, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Jack Edgerton, KidVantage; Nikki Storms, Chehalis West Assisted Living; Glenna Wickett, Brookdale Senior Living; Todd Margeson, Brookdale Fairhaven; Blake Duarte; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; Jane Pak, Snohomish County Legal Services; Cathy Murahashi, The Arc of Washington; Bradley Forbes, Alzheimer's Association; Leslie Emerick, WA Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association (WAEMA); Lori Grassi, WA State Chiropractic Association; Cynthia Green, Catholic Community Services; Jessica Renner, Self Advocates in Leadership (SAIL).
CON: Teresa Andree, Park Rose Care Center; Joany Schimmelfennig, Good Samaritan Health Care Center; Dieu Dinh, Hudson Bay Health and Rehab; Carol Ann Andrews, Olympic View Care; Lyle Lewin, Shelton Health and Rehabilitation Center; Marc Schneiderman, Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center; Mark von Walter; Steven Hughes, Regency at the Park Skilled Nursing Facility; Cara Boyer, Emerald City; Danielle Wallace; Tiffany Birrell, Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia; LEN MC COMB, WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
OTHER: Ashley Dutton, Wonderland Child and Family Services; Melanie Smith, WA State LTC Ombuds Program; Trish Dauer, Start Early Washington; Nicole Kern, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates; Michele Thomas; Samuel Martin, The Mockingbird Society; Charles Smith, The Mockingbird Society; Kim Justice, Partners for Our Children; Aaron Yared, Building Changes; Laurel Redden, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center; PAULA REED, Children's Advocacy Centers of Washington; Alyssa Odegaard, LeadingAge Washington; Melissa Johnson, Community Residential Services Association; Jessica Johnson; Hollianne Monson, Catholic Community Services; Nicholas Oakley, Center for Children & Youth Justice; Noah Seidel, Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds; Shaun Cross, Maddie's Place; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Rob Huff; Anna Bondarenko, Thrive International; Nichole Alexander, Purpose Dignity Action (PDA); Carolanne Sanders Lundgren, Purpose Dignity Action (PDA); Malika Lamont, Purpose Dignity Action (PDA); Sam Scott, Snohomish County Legal Services; Scott Waller, WASAVP - Washington Association for Substance misuse and Violence Prevention; Benjamin Ramm; Ramona Hattendorf, The Arc of King County; Edward Pospisil, Unified Residential Care; katherine Young/Homen; Tim Sigler, Community Minded Enterprise.
Natural Resources. PRO: Altinay Karasapan; Scott Richards, The Nature Conservancy; John Floberg, Washington State Parks Foundation.
CON: James King, Citizens for Parks and Recreation; Tom Davis, WA Forest Protection Association.
OTHER: Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
All Other. PRO: Sara Robbins, Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid; Larry Jefferson, Director, Washington State Office of Public Defense; Laurie Weidner, Retired Public Employees Council of WA; Melissa Johnson, District & Municipal Court Judges Association; Alex Hamasaki, American Heart Association; Roger Rogoff, Office of Independent Investigations; Christopher Stanley, Administrative Office of the Courts; Ramona Brandes, Washington Defender Association/Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
CON: Max Martin, Association of Washington Business; Paula Sardinas, FMS Global Strategies/WBBA; Sai Samineni, Dream Investment Strategies Inc; Lyn Idahosa.
OTHER: Nathan Koch, Washington Family Support Network; Candice Bock, Association of Washington Cities; Radu Smintina, School's Out Washington; Steve Hobbs, Office of Secretary of State; Melissa Gombosky, Big Smiles Pediatric Dentistry; Mohamed Khalif, The International Medical Graduates Academy (TIMGA) ; Emma Scalzo, Balance Our Tax Code; Nancy Sapiro, Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.