Operating budget

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 15.76.115, 1
28B.92.205, 41.05.120, 41.50.075, 41.50.110, 43.19.025, 43.99N.060, 2
43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.320.110, 43.330.250, 43.330.365, 3
50.16.010, 50.24.014, 69.50.540, 70.104.110, 70A.65.100, 70A.65.250, 4
70A.65.260, 70A.65.300, 70A.200.140, 72.09.780, and 79.64.040; 5
reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050, 70A.65.030, and 79.64.110; 6
creating new sections; making appropriations; providing an expiration 7
date; and declaring an emergency. 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A budget is hereby adopted and, 10
subject to the provisions set forth in the following sections, the 11
several amounts specified in parts I through IX of this act, or so 12
much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes 13
designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for 14
salaries, wages, and other expenses of the agencies and offices of 15
the state and for other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium 16
beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, except as otherwise 17
provided, out of the several funds of the state hereinafter named.18
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 19
definitions in this section apply throughout this act.20
Z-0237.1
SENATE BILL 5167
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Robinson and Nobles; by request of Office of Financial
Management
Prefiled 01/08/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Ways & Means.
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(a) "Fiscal year 2026" or "FY 2026" means the fiscal year ending 1
June 30, 2026. 2
(b) "Fiscal year 2027" or "FY 2027" means the fiscal year ending 3
June 30, 2027. 4
(c) "FTE" means full time equivalent. 5
(d) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an 6
unappropriated status. 7
(e) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent 8
only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically 9
authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for 10
a specified purpose which is not expended subject to the specified 11
conditions and limitations to fulfill the specified purpose shall 12
lapse. 13
PART I14
GENERAL GOVERNMENT15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $65,168,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $67,652,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,820,00019
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR THE SENATE20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $47,568,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $51,246,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,814,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: $300,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $315,000 of the general fund —26
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 27
payment of membership dues to the council of state governments, the 28
national conference of state legislatures, the pacific northwest 29
economic region, the pacific fisheries legislative task force, and 30
the western legislative forestry task force. 31
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND 32
REVIEW COMMITTEE33
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,690,00035
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,690,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the joint 4
legislative audit and review committee may adjust the due dates for 5
projects included on the committee's 2025-2027 work plan as necessary 6
to efficiently manage workload. 7
(2)(a) $400,000 of the performance audits of government account —8
state appropriation is for the joint legislative audit and review 9
committee to review the department of children, youth, and families 10
juvenile rehabilitation programs as listed on the committee's 11
approved work plan, including: 12
(i) Review the department of children, youth, and families 13
juvenile rehabilitation program's existing processes and staffing 14
methodology used for determining adequate staffing ratios to meet the 15
confinement and rehabilitative needs of the juveniles and ensure 16
public safety; 17
(ii) Review procedures and protocols for professional 18
development, hiring and recruitment, and training for staff serving 19
youth in juvenile rehabilitation institutions, with a focus on how 20
staff are trained to implement rehabilitative practices;21
(iii) Review youth access to programming, treatment, and services 22
including, but not limited to, educational programming, treatment and 23
services for youth experiencing substance use disorder, behavioral 24
health treatment, available reentry services such as housing, job 25
training, and other supports, access to technology services, family 26
and community connections, and other programming and services offered 27
by the department to provide youth with rehabilitation and 28
restorative interventions; 29
(iv) Review existing security and safety measures, including the 30
use of disciplinary procedures for total isolation and room 31
confinement, adopted by the department and their effectiveness in 32
meeting the unique needs of the juvenile population in the custody of 33
the department; 34
(v) Review how often and how many youth face new juvenile or 35
adult criminal offense charges, convictions, or both while residing 36
at juvenile rehabilitation institutions and potential future 37
consequences that may occur as a result such as sentence extension, 38
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likelihood of recidivism, health impacts, and effects regarding 1
criminal records; 2
(vi) Assess gender equity regarding education, employment, and 3
career options for female youth; 4
(vii) Review how staffing impacts youth-on-youth conflict and 5
safety; 6
(viii) Review best practices from other states regarding security 7
and safety measures, programming opportunities, reentry supports, 8
staff training and professional development, and staffing ratios, and 9
identify options that may be feasible to adopt in Washington state to 10
increase public safety and the security, programming options, 11
treatment services, and rehabilitation mission of the department's 12
juvenile rehabilitation institutions; 13
(ix) Review the department's existing processes for responding to 14
critical incidents, including communication and cooperation with 15
local law enforcement, and identify areas for improvement; and16
(x) Review the impacts of changes in average daily population, 17
longer lengths of stay, longer sentences, increases in maximum age of 18
release, increases in more serious offense types and adult sentences, 19
and related effects of chapter 322, Laws of 2019. 20
(b) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall report 21
its findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate 22
committees of the legislature by July 30, 2026. The report shall 23
include recommendations on supporting the juvenile rehabilitation 24
program's efforts to gradually move young people from carceral 25
settings to least restrictive environments to improve positive 26
reentry outcomes. 27
(3) $400,000 of the performance audits of government account —28
state appropriation is for the joint legislative audit and review 29
committee to evaluate the ignition interlock device revolving account 30
including the compliance and monitoring results associated with the 31
device requirements, as listed on the committee's approved work plan. 32
The evaluation must include but is not limited to the following:33
(a) An assessment of the compliance rates for individuals with a 34
legal requirement to have an ignition interlock device installed on 35
their vehicle; 36
(b) A review of impediments of barriers to individual compliance 37
with ignition interlock device installation and use requirements;38
(c) An examination of state and local agency performance in 39
monitoring and enforcing ignition interlock device requirements; and40
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(d) Prioritized recommendations of potential procedural, policy, 1
or statutory changes, including additional fiscal resources to state 2
or local agencies which will improve ignition interlock device 3
compliance rates. The joint legislative and audit review committee 4
must prioritize the evaluation of compliance and results associated 5
with the state's ignition interlock device requirements in its work 6
plan for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 7
(4) $150,000 of the performance audits of government account —8
state appropriation is for the joint legislative audit and review 9
committee to review the department of natural resources long-term 10
forest health planning and sustainable harvest approach as listed on 11
the committee's approved work plan. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND 13
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE14
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,499,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,499,00017
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS 18
COMMITTEE19
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $24,035,00020
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $22,618,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,653,00022
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 23
conditions and limitations: Within the amounts provided in this 24
section, the joint legislative systems committee shall provide 25
information technology support, including but not limited to internet 26
service, for the district offices of members of the house of 27
representatives and the senate. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE LEGISLATIVE 29
LABOR RELATIONS30
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $966,00031
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $961,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,927,00033
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $429,00035
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $438,0001
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account—2
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $312,0003
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account—4
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,540,0005
School Employees' Insurance Administrative Account—6
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,978,0008
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE9
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,753,00010
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $6,472,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,225,00012
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT 13
SERVICES14
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,772,00015
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $7,050,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,822,00017
NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES18
In order to achieve operating efficiencies within the financial 19
resources available to the legislative branch, the executive rules 20
committee of the house of representatives and the facilities and 21
operations committee of the senate by joint action may transfer funds 22
among the house of representatives, senate, joint legislative audit 23
and review committee, legislative evaluation and accountability 24
program committee, joint transportation committee, office of the 25
state actuary, joint legislative systems committee, statute law 26
committee, redistricting commission, office of state legislative 27
labor relations, and office of legislative support services.28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR THE SUPREME COURT29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $17,537,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $17,689,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,226,00032
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT33
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,985,00034
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,888,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,873,0002
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS3
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $29,078,0004
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $29,490,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,568,0006
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114. FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $149,101,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $146,016,0009
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,209,00010
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $681,00011
Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,085,00013
Judicial Information Systems Account—State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,530,00015
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $940,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,562,00018
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: 20
(1) $48,950,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account—state 21
appropriation is provided solely to establish a direct refund process 22
to individuals to refund legal financial obligations, collection 23
costs, and document-verified costs paid to third parties previously 24
paid by defendants whose convictions have been vacated by court order 25
due to the State v. Blake ruling. Superior court clerks, district 26
court administrators, and municipal court administrators must certify 27
and send to the office the amount of any refund ordered by the court. 28
The court order must either contain the amount of the refund or 29
provide language for the clerk or court administrator to certify to 30
the office the amount to be refunded to the individual.31
(2) $1,739,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $1,739,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for activities of the office 34
relating to the resentencing or vacating convictions of individuals 35
and refund of legal financial obligations and costs associated with 36
the State v. Blake ruling. In addition to contracting with cities and 37
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counties for the disbursement of funds appropriated for resentencing 1
costs, the office must: 2
(a) Collaborate with superior court clerks, district court 3
administrators, and municipal court administrators to prepare 4
comprehensive reports, based on available court records, of all cause 5
numbers impacted by State v. Blake going back to 1971. Such reports 6
must include the refund amount related to each cause number;7
(b) In collaboration with the office of public defense and the 8
office of civil legal aid, establish a process that can be used by 9
individuals seeking a refund, provide individuals information 10
regarding the application process necessary to claim a refund, and 11
issue payments from the refund bureau to individuals certified in 12
subsection (1) of this section; and 13
(c) Collaborate with counties and municipalities to adopt 14
standard coding for application to State v. Blake convictions and to 15
develop a standardized practice regarding vacated convictions.16
(3) $34,430,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account — 17
state appropriation is provided solely to assist counties with costs 18
of complying with the State v. Blake decision that arise from the 19
county's role in operating the state's criminal justice system, 20
including resentencing, vacating prior convictions for simple drug 21
possession, and certifying refunds of legal financial obligations and 22
collections costs. The office shall contract with counties for 23
judicial, clerk, defense, and prosecution expenses for these purposes 24
if requested by a county. A county may designate the office to use 25
available funding to administer a vacate process, or a portion of the 26
vacate process, on behalf of the county. The office must collaborate 27
with counties to adopt standard coding for application to Blake 28
convictions and to develop a standardized practice regarding vacated 29
convictions. 30
(4) $11,362,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account—state 31
appropriation is provided solely to assist cities with costs of 32
complying with the State v. Blake decision that arise from the city's 33
role in operating the city's criminal justice system, including 34
vacating prior convictions for simple drug possession, to include 35
cannabis and possession of paraphernalia, and certifying refunds of 36
legal financial obligations and collections costs. The office shall 37
contract with cities for judicial, clerk, defense, and prosecution 38
expenses for these purposes if requested by a city. A city may 39
designate the office to use available funding to administer a vacate 40
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process, or a portion of the vacate process, on behalf of the city. 1
The office must collaborate with cities to adopt standard coding for 2
application to Blake convictions and to develop a standardized 3
practice regarding vacated convictions. 4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115. FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE5
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $132,568,0006
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $139,075,0007
Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,092,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $292,735,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: 12
(1) $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the purpose of improving the 15
quality of trial court public defense services as authorized by 16
chapter 10.101 RCW. The office of public defense must allocate these 17
amounts so that $450,000 per fiscal year is distributed to 18
counties, and $450,000 per fiscal year is distributed to cities, for 19
grants under chapter 10.101 RCW. 20
(2) $2,632,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $2,812,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of public defense 23
to administer contracts for appellate attorneys to cover a backlog of 24
case assignments and increasing workload associated with indigent 25
appeals. The office shall provide training for contracted attorneys.26
(3) $8,615,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account —state 27
appropriation is provided solely to assist counties and cities with 28
public defense services related to vacating the convictions of 29
defendants and/or resentencing for defendants whose convictions or 30
sentences are affected by the State v. Blake decision. Of the amount 31
provided in this subsection: 32
(a) $1,615,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the office of public defense to 34
provide statewide attorney training, technical assistance, data 35
analysis and reporting, and quality oversight, to administer 36
financial assistance for public defense costs related to State v. 37
Blake impacts, and to maintain a triage team to provide statewide 38
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support to the management and flow of hearings for individuals 1
impacted by the State v. Blake decision. 2
(b) $7,000,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account —state 3
appropriation is provided solely to assist counties and cities in 4
providing counsel for defendants seeking to vacate a conviction 5
and/or be resentenced under State v. Blake . Assistance shall be 6
allocated to counties and cities based upon a formula established by 7
the office of public defense. Counties may receive assistance by: (i) 8
Applying for grant funding; and/or (ii) designating the office of 9
public defense to contract directly with counsel. The office of 10
public defense shall contract directly with counsel to assist cities 11
under this subsection. 12
(4) $7,684,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $8,097,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of public defense 15
to administer statutory duties under RCW 2.70.200 through the simple 16
possession advocacy and representation program. 17
(a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, the office of 18
public defense may utilize up to $10,000 for fiscal year 2026 and 19
$10,000 for fiscal year 2027 to address emergency needs for clients 20
served by the simple possession advocacy and representation program. 21
Temporary, limited assistance may be made available to address short-22
term urgent needs that, if unaddressed, could cause clients to miss 23
court dates or fail to engage in court-ordered services. The office 24
of public defense shall establish eligibility criteria and an 25
expedited process for reviewing financial assistance requests 26
submitted by simple possession and advocacy representation program 27
contractors. 28
(5) $40,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $40,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of public defense 31
to address emergency safety assistance and other urgent needs for 32
clients served by the parents representation program. Temporary, 33
limited assistance may be made available for short-term housing, 34
utilities, transportation, food assistance, and other urgent needs 35
that, if unaddressed, could adversely impact dependency case outcomes 36
and impede successful family reunification. The office of public 37
defense shall utilize eligibility criteria and an expedited process 38
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for reviewing financial assistance requests submitted by parents 1
representation program contractors. 2
(6) $210,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $210,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of public defense 5
to contract with an experienced, objective, and independent subject-6
matter expert organization to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of 7
trial-level adult criminal public defense systems in Washington. The 8
evaluator shall use established evaluation methodologies grounded in 9
federal and local law, United States and Washington case law, and 10
state and national public defense standards. The contracted 11
organization will engage with project advisors comprising public 12
defense providers, city and county government representatives, state 13
officials from the three branches of government, and community 14
representatives experienced with and/or impacted by city and county 15
public defense. The evaluation shall result in a report to the 16
legislature detailing current levels of system structures and making 17
recommendations to ensure constitutionally sufficient and equitable 18
representation throughout the state. 19
(7) $1,500,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account —state 20
appropriation is provided solely for the office of public defense to 21
offer internships and to partner with law schools to introduce law 22
students to the child welfare legal field and recruit them to pursue 23
a public service child welfare practice, including parent 24
representation program contracts. The office of public defense may 25
collaborate with one or more Washington law schools to develop and 26
implement a child welfare legal practicum that includes academic 27
courses focused on child welfare law, clinical training programs, and 28
internships. 29
(8) $40,449,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2026 and $40,416,000 of the general fund —state 31
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 32
of public defense to administer funds to counties and cities to 33
improve the quality of public defense services for both juveniles and 34
adults. These amounts are in addition to existing funds for public 35
defense. State funds may not be used to supplant local expenditures 36
on public defense services. Of the amounts provided in this 37
subsection: 38
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(a) $30,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and $30,000,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for counties 3
and cities pursuant to formulas established in RCW 10.101.050 through 4
10.101.080. 5
(b) $10,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2026 and $10,000,000 of the general fund —state 7
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for limited-8
term public defense innovation grants to counties and cities awarded 9
on a competitive basis that considers factors such as local poverty 10
rates, challenges specific to rural communities, collaboration with 11
other justice system stakeholders, and demonstrated creative problem-12
solving. 13
(c) $432,368 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $415,920 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of public defense 16
to evaluate applications for funding and grants, administer awards, 17
provide technical assistance, perform data analysis and reporting, 18
and oversee compliance with the awards. The office of public defense 19
may evaluate and report on local outcomes to help other jurisdictions 20
make informed decisions about implementing similar innovations in 21
their communities. 22
(9) $1,250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $1,250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the parents for parents 25
program, as established by RCW 2.70.060 through 2.70.090. Funds must 26
be used to maintain and improve the parents for parents service 27
model, including host organizations and county coordinators.28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116. FOR THE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $78,255,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $87,589,00031
Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,960,00033
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,804,00034
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 35
conditions and limitations: 36
(1) $12,883,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2026 and $15,617,000 of the general fund —state 38
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 1
appointed counsel program for children and youth in dependency cases 2
under RCW 13.34.212(3) in accordance with revised practice, caseload, 3
and training standards adopted by the supreme court commission on 4
children in foster care. 5
(2) $2,708,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $2,843,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the provision of civil legal 8
information, advice, and representation for tenants at risk of 9
eviction but not yet eligible for appointed counsel services under 10
RCW 59.18.640 and includes a vendor rate increase for contracted 11
attorneys. 12
(3) $19,972,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $20,962,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 15
appointed counsel program for tenants in unlawful detainer cases 16
established in RCW 59.18.640 and includes a vendor rate increase for 17
contracted attorneys. The office of civil legal aid shall assign 18
priority to providing legal representation to indigent tenants in 19
those counties in which the most evictions occur and to indigent 20
tenants who are disproportionately at risk of eviction, as provided 21
in RCW 59.18.640. 22
(4) $5,496,000 of the judicial stabilization trust account —state 23
appropriation is provided solely to continue legal information, 24
advice, assistance, and representation for individuals eligible for 25
civil relief under the supreme court's ruling in State v. Blake.26
(5) An amount not to exceed $40,000 of the general fund —state 27
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and an amount not to exceed 28
$40,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 29
may be used to provide telephonic legal advice and assistance to 30
otherwise eligible persons who are 60 years of age or older on 31
matters authorized by RCW 2.53.030(2) (a) through (k) regardless of 32
household income or asset level. 33
(6) $509,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $516,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to the office of civil legal aid 36
to maintain a kinship care legal advice phone line and support 37
program. The program provides guidance and legal advice to kinship 38
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caregivers on topics including kinship care, guardianship, the child 1
welfare system, and issues related to child custody.2
(7) $2,206,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $2,319,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of civil legal 5
aid to continue civil legal aid services for survivors of domestic 6
violence, including legal services for protection order proceedings, 7
family law cases, immigration assistance, and other civil legal 8
issues arising from or related to the domestic violence they 9
experienced. 10
(8) $1,073,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $1,127,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of civil legal 13
aid to continue the statewide reentry legal aid project as 14
established in section 115(12), chapter 357, Laws of 2020.15
(9) $204,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $204,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 18
328, Laws of 2024 (children and families). 19
(10) $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of civil legal 22
aid to establish a pipeline program providing law students with the 23
academic and practical experience to represent children involved in 24
the child welfare system. 25
(11) $2,887,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2026 and $2,967,000 of the general fund —state 27
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 28
of civil legal aid to establish a program for the provision of civil 29
legal services to medicaid-eligible long-term care residents being 30
discharged from a provider-owned setting pursuant to WAC 31
388-76-. . ., 388-78A-. . ., and 388-107-. . .. 32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 117. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR33
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $27,354,00034
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $27,311,00035
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account—State36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,359,00037
GOV Central Service Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $21,674,00038
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Performance Audits of Government Account—State 1
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $861,0002
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,659,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: 7
(1) $1,146,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $1,146,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the education 10
ombuds. 11
(2) $21,674,000 of the GOV central service account —state 12
appropriation is provided solely for the office of equity.13
(3) $100,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 14
appropriation is provided solely to the office of the governor to 15
implement career connected learning. 16
(4) $3,020,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $3,023,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of House/19
Senate Bill No. . . . (H-0201.1/25) (extending the program to address 20
complex cases of children in crisis). Uses of the funding include, 21
but are not limited to: 22
(a) Residential, housing, or wraparound supports that facilitate 23
the safe discharge of children in crisis from hospitals;24
(b) Support for families and caregivers to mitigate the risk of a 25
child going into or returning to a state of crisis;26
(c) Respite and relief services for families and caregivers that 27
would assist in the safe discharge of a child in crisis from a 28
hospital, or prevent or mitigate a child's future hospitalization due 29
to crisis; or 30
(d) Any support or service that would expedite a safe discharge 31
of a child in crisis from an acute care hospital or that would 32
prevent or mitigate a child's future hospitalization due to crisis.33
(5) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 34
Washington state office of equity must cofacilitate the Washington 35
digital equity forum with the statewide broadband office.36
NEW SECTION. Sec. 118. FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR37
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,393,00038
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,434,0001
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $90,0002
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,917,0003
NEW SECTION. Sec. 119. FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,101,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,873,0006
Public Disclosure Transparency Account—State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,743,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,717,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: 11
(1) No moneys may be expended from the appropriations in this 12
section to establish an electronic directory, archive, or other 13
compilation of political advertising unless explicitly authorized by 14
the legislature. 15
(2) $2,170,000 of the public disclosure transparency account —16
state appropriation is provided solely for the public disclosure 17
commission for the purpose of improving the ability of the public to 18
access information about political campaigns, lobbying, and elected 19
officials, and facilitating accurate and timely reporting by the 20
regulated community. The commission must report to the office of 21
financial management and fiscal committees of the legislature by 22
October 31st of each year detailing information on the public 23
disclosure transparency account. The report shall include, but is not 24
limited to: 25
(a) An investment plan of how funds would be used to improve the 26
ability of the public to access information about political 27
campaigns, lobbying, and elected officials, and facilitate accurate 28
and timely reporting by the regulated community; 29
(b) A list of active projects as of July 1st of the fiscal year. 30
This must include a breakdown of expenditures by project and expense 31
type for all current and ongoing projects; 32
(c) A list of projects that are planned in the current and 33
following fiscal year and projects the commission would recommend for 34
future funding. The commission must identify priorities, and develop 35
accountability measures to ensure the projects meet intended 36
purposes; and 37
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(d) Any other metric or measure the commission deems appropriate 1
to track the outcome of the use of the funds. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 120. FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE3
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $33,111,0004
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $42,976,0005
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900,0006
Public Records Efficiency, Preservation, and Access7
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,125,0008
Charitable Organization Education Account—State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,305,00010
Washington State Library Operations Account—State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,775,00012
Local Government Archives Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,385,00014
Election Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $4,499,00015
Personnel Service Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $1,700,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,776,00017
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: 19
(1) $16,998,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2026 and $21,450,000 of the general fund —state 21
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to reimburse 22
counties for the state's share of primary and general election costs 23
and the costs of conducting mandatory recounts on state measures. 24
Counties shall be reimbursed only for those costs that the secretary 25
of state validates as eligible for reimbursement. 26
(2) Any reductions to funding for the Washington talking book and 27
Braille library may not exceed in proportion any reductions taken to 28
the funding for the library as a whole. 29
(3) $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for humanities Washington 32
speaker's bureau community conversations. 33
(4) $114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for election reconciliation 36
reporting. Funding provides for one staff to compile county 37
reconciliation reports, analyze the data, and to complete an annual 38
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statewide election reconciliation report for every state primary and 1
general election. The report must be submitted annually on July 31, 2
to legislative policy and fiscal committees. The annual report must 3
include statewide analysis and by county analysis on the reasons for 4
ballot rejection and an analysis of the ways ballots are received, 5
counted, rejected and cure data that can be used by policymakers to 6
better understand election administration. 7
(5) $1,206,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $1,206,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for staff dedicated to the 10
maintenance and operations of the voter registration and election 11
management system. These staff will manage database upgrades, 12
database maintenance, system training and support to counties, and 13
triage and customer service to system users. Of the amounts provided 14
in this subsection, $336,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 15
for fiscal year 2026 and $336,000 of the general fund —state 16
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided for additional system 17
improvements for system reliability and cybersecurity.18
(6) $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $8,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for: 21
(a) Funding the security operations center, including identified 22
needs for expanded operations, systems, technology tools, training 23
resources; 24
(b) Additional staff dedicated to the cyber and physical security 25
of election operations at the office and county election offices;26
(c) Expanding security assessments, threat monitoring, enhanced 27
security training; and 28
(d) Providing grants to county partners to address identified 29
threats and expand existing grants and contracts with other public 30
and private organizations such as the Washington military department, 31
national guard, private companies providing cyber security, and 32
county election offices. 33
(7) $580,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $580,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office's migration of 36
its applications and systems to Azure cloud environments.37
(8) $154,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $154,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state library 1
branch at Green Hill school. 2
(9) $81,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $81,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for intrusion detection systems 5
that prevent election security breaches. 6
(10) $57,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 is provided solely for artifact preservation at Lakeland 8
Village. 9
(11) $146,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $146,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to make necessary updates to the 12
election results application. 13
(12) $147,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $147,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to digitize 16
archival legislative and oral history recordings. 17
(13) $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to update web 20
pages and digital content to meet federal requirements for 21
accessibility in alignment with the Americans with disabilities act.22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 121. FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN 23
AFFAIRS24
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $925,00025
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $899,00026
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $536,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,360,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: 30
(1) The office shall assist the department of enterprise services 31
on providing the government-to-government training sessions for 32
federal, state, local, and tribal government employees. The training 33
sessions shall cover tribal historical perspectives, legal issues, 34
tribal sovereignty, and tribal governments. Costs of the training 35
sessions shall be recouped through a fee charged to the participants 36
of each session. The department of enterprise services shall be 37
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responsible for all of the administrative aspects of the training, 1
including the billing and collection of the fees for the training.2
(2) The office must report to and coordinate with the department 3
of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 4
accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 5
173-446B WAC. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 122. FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC 7
AMERICAN AFFAIRS8
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $736,0009
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $701,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,437,00011
NEW SECTION. Sec. 123. FOR THE STATE TREASURER12
State Treasurer's Service Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,748,00014
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,748,00015
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. FOR THE STATE AUDITOR16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,108,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,117,00018
Auditing Services Revolving Account—State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,596,00020
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,985,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,806,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) $1,585,000 of the performance audit of government account —26
state appropriation is provided solely for staff and related costs to 27
verify the accuracy of reported school district data submitted for 28
state funding purposes; conduct school district program audits of 29
state-funded public school programs; establish the specific amount of 30
state funding adjustments whenever audit exceptions occur and the 31
amount is not firmly established in the course of regular public 32
school audits; and to assist the state special education safety net 33
committee when requested. 34
(2) $1,030,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $1,030,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for law enforcement audits 1
pursuant to RCW 43.101.460 and 43.101.465. 2
(3) $825,000 of the auditing services revolving account —state 3
appropriation is provided solely for accountability and risk based 4
audits. 5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES 6
FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $297,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $323,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $620,00010
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL11
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $51,181,00012
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $46,949,00013
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $29,679,00014
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $14,00015
Public Service Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . $5,943,00016
New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account—State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,960,00018
Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account—State Appropriation. . . . $8,802,00019
Child Rescue Fund—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $200,00020
Legal Services Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . $448,272,00021
Local Government Archives Account—State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,178,00023
Tobacco Prevention and Control Account—State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,00025
Washington State Attorney General Charitable Asset26
Protection Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $200,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $594,654,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: 30
(1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual 31
legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for 32
each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted 33
to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of 34
the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days 35
after the end of each fiscal year. As part of its by agency report to 36
the legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial 37
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management, the office of the attorney general shall include 1
information detailing the agency's expenditures for its agency-wide 2
overhead and a breakdown by division of division administration 3
expenses. 4
(2) Prior to entering into any negotiated settlement of a claim 5
against the state that exceeds five million dollars, the attorney 6
general shall notify the director of the office of financial 7
management and the chairs and ranking members of the senate committee 8
on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on 9
appropriations. 10
(3) The attorney general shall annually report to the fiscal 11
committees of the legislature all new cy pres awards and settlements 12
and all new accounts, disclosing their intended uses, balances, the 13
nature of the claim or account, proposals, and intended timeframes 14
for the expenditure of each amount. The report shall be distributed 15
electronically and posted on the attorney general's web site. The 16
report shall not be printed on paper or distributed physically.17
(4) $1,981,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $1,981,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for multi-year arbitrations of 20
the state's diligent enforcement of its obligations to receive 21
amounts withheld from tobacco master settlement agreement payments.22
(5) $4,037,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $1,323,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 25
326, Laws of 2021 (law enforcement data). 26
(6) $958,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $958,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of a program 29
for receiving and responding to tips from the public regarding risks 30
or potential risks to the safety or well-being of youth, called the 31
YES tip line program. Risks to safety or well-being may include, but 32
are not limited to, harm or threats of harm to self or others, sexual 33
abuse, assault, rape, bullying or cyberbullying, substance use, and 34
criminal acts. Any person contacting the YES tip line, whether for 35
themselves or for another person, must receive timely assistance and 36
not be turned away. The program must operate within the guidelines of 37
this subsection. 38
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(a) During the development and implementation of the YES tip line 1
program the attorney general shall convene an advisory committee 2
consisting of representatives from the Washington state patrol, the 3
department of health, the health care authority, the office of the 4
superintendent of public instruction, the Washington student 5
achievement council, the Washington association of educational 6
service districts, and other participants the attorney general 7
appoints. 8
(b) The attorney general shall develop and implement policies and 9
processes for: 10
(i) Assessing tips based on the level of severity, urgency, and 11
assistance needed using best triage practices including the YES tip 12
line; 13
(ii) Risk assessment for referral of persons contacting the YES 14
tip line to service providers; 15
(iii) Threat assessment that identifies circumstances requiring 16
the YES tip line to alert law enforcement, mental health services, or 17
other first responders immediately when immediate emergency response 18
to a tip is warranted; 19
(iv) Referral and follow-up on tips to schools or postsecondary 20
institution teams, local crisis services, law enforcement, and other 21
entities; 22
(v) YES tip line information data retention and reporting 23
requirements; 24
(vi) Ensuring the confidentiality of persons submitting a tip and 25
to allow for disclosure when necessary to respond to a specific 26
emergency threat to life; and 27
(vii) Systematic review, analysis, and reporting by the YES tip 28
line program of YES tip line data including, but not limited to, 29
reporting program utilization and evaluating whether the YES tip line 30
is being implemented equitably across the state. 31
(c) The YES tip line shall be operated by a vendor selected by 32
the attorney general through a competitive contracting process. The 33
attorney general shall ensure that the YES tip line program vendor 34
and its personnel are properly trained and resourced. The contract 35
must require the vendor to be bound by confidentiality policies 36
developed by the office. The contract must also provide that the 37
state of Washington owns the data and information produced from the 38
YES tip line and that vendor must comply with the state's data 39
retention, use, and security requirements. 40
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(d) The YES tip line program must develop and maintain a 1
reference and best practices tool kit for law enforcement and mental 2
health officials that identifies statewide and community mental 3
health resources, services, and contacts, and provides best practices 4
and strategies for investigators to use in investigating cases and 5
assisting youths and their parents and guardians. 6
(e) The YES tip line program must promote and market the program 7
and YES tip line to youth, families, community members, schools, and 8
others statewide to build awareness of the program's resources and 9
the YES tip line. Youth perspectives must be included and consulted 10
in tip line development and implementation including creating 11
marketing campaigns and materials required for the YES tip line 12
program. The insights of youth representing marginalized and minority 13
communities must be prioritized for their invaluable insight. Youths 14
are eligible for stipends and reasonable allowances for 15
reimbursement, lodging, and travel expenses as provided in RCW 16
43.03.220. 17
(7) $9,188,000 of the legal services revolving fund —state 18
appropriation is provided solely for additional legal services to 19
address additional legal services necessary for dependency actions 20
where the state and federal Indian child welfare act apply. The 21
office must report to the fiscal committees of the legislature within 22
90 days of the close of the fiscal year the following information for 23
new cases initiated in the previous fiscal year to measure quantity 24
and use of this funding: 25
(a) The number and proportion of cases where the state and 26
federal Indian child welfare act (ICWA) applies as compared to non-27
ICWA new cases; 28
(b) The amount of time spent advising on, preparing for court, 29
and litigating issues and elements related to ICWA's requirements as 30
compared to the amount of time advising on, preparing for court, and 31
litigating issues and elements that are not related to ICWA's 32
requirements; 33
(c) The length of state and federal Indian child welfare act 34
cases as compared to non-ICWA cases measured by time or number of 35
court hearings; and 36
(d) Any other information or metric the office determines is 37
appropriate to measure the quantity and use of the funding in this 38
subsection. 39
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(8) $689,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $689,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for legal services related to 3
the defense of the state and its agencies in a federal environmental 4
cleanup action involving the Quendall terminals superfund site.5
(9) $1,462,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $1,462,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional resources for the 8
prosecution of sexually violent predator cases pursuant to chapter 9
71.09 RCW. 10
(10) $699,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $699,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional resources for the 13
criminal litigation unit to address increased wrongfully convicted 14
person claims under chapter 4.100 RCW and increased workload and 15
complexity of cases referred to the unit. 16
(11) $1,510,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $1,510,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 19
to create a centralized statewide organized retail crime task force 20
to coordinate, investigate, and prosecute multijurisdictional retail 21
crime. 22
(12) $397,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026, $397,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027, $346,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation, 25
$80,000 of the public service revolving account —state appropriation, 26
$115,000 of the medicaid fraud penalty account —state appropriation, 27
and $5,839,000 of the legal services revolving fund —state 28
appropriation are provided solely for implementation of the legal 29
matter management system and is subject to the conditions, 30
limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of this act.31
(13) $1,068,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026 and $1,068,000 of the general fund —state 33
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 34
to create a permanent sexual assault kit initiative program.35
(14) $216,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $216,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for personnel and associated 38
costs to implement and maintain functional operations such as 39
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support, records management and disclosure, victim liaisons, and 1
information technology for the clemency and pardons board.2
(15) $935,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $1,208,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 5
299, Laws of 2024 (hate crimes & bias incidents). 6
(16) $794,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $768,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of the 9
homicide investigations tracking system (HITS) and is subject to the 10
conditions, limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of 11
this act. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL13
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,548,00014
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,490,00015
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,412,00018
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: 20
(1) $356,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 21
appropriation is provided solely to forecast the caseload for the 22
Washington college grant program. 23
(2) Within existing resources, and beginning with the November 24
2021 forecast, the caseload forecast council shall produce an 25
unofficial forecast of the long-term caseload for juvenile 26
rehabilitation as a courtesy. 27
(3) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the council 28
must forecast the number of people eligible for the apple health 29
expansion for Washington residents with incomes at or below 138 30
percent of the federal poverty level, regardless of immigration 31
status, beginning in July 2024. 32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—COMMUNITY 33
SERVICES34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $81,537,00035
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $65,134,00036
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $143,664,00037
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General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $5,387,0001
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $25,007,0002
Community Reinvestment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $85,0003
Covenant Homeownership Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $5,0004
Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Crimes 5
Investigation and Prosecution Account—State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,682,0007
Lead Paint Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $267,0008
Prostitution Prevention and Intervention Account—9
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $323,794,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: 13
(1) $10,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2026 and $10,500,000 of the general fund —state 15
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to 16
resolution Washington to build statewide capacity for alternative 17
dispute resolution centers and dispute resolution programs that 18
guarantee that citizens have access to low-cost resolution as an 19
alternative to litigation. 20
(2) $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to the retired 23
senior volunteer program. 24
(3) Within existing resources, the department shall provide 25
administrative and other indirect support to the developmental 26
disabilities council. 27
(4) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington new Americans 30
program. The department may require a cash match or in-kind 31
contributions to be eligible for state funding. 32
(5) $768,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $768,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to contract 35
with a private, nonprofit organization to provide developmental 36
disability ombuds services. 37
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(6) $557,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $557,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to design and 3
administer the achieving a better life experience program.4
(7) $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $8,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to contract 7
with organizations and attorneys to provide either legal 8
representation or referral services for legal representation, or 9
both, to indigent persons who are in need of legal services for 10
matters related to their immigration status. Persons eligible for 11
assistance under any contract entered into pursuant to this 12
subsection must be determined to be indigent under standards 13
developed under chapter 10.101 RCW. 14
(8) $1,646,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $1,646,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the operations of the long-17
term care ombudsman program. 18
(9) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to contract 21
with a nonprofit entity located in Seattle that focuses on poverty 22
reduction and racial equity to convene and staff a poverty reduction 23
workgroup steering committee comprised of individuals that have lived 24
experience with poverty. Funding provided in this section may be used 25
to reimburse steering committee members for travel, child care, and 26
other costs associated with participation in the steering committee.27
(10) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for capacity-building grants 30
through the Latino community fund for emergency response services, 31
educational programs, and human services support for children and 32
families in rural and underserved communities. 33
(11) $9,575,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2026 and $9,575,000 of the general fund —state 35
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 36
department to continue the Washington state office of firearm safety 37
and violence prevention, including the creation of a state and 38
federal grant funding plan to direct resources to cities that are 39
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most impacted by community violence. Of the amounts provided in this 1
subsection: 2
(a) $5,318,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $5,318,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to support existing 5
programs and capacity building for new programs providing evidence-6
based violence prevention and intervention services to youth who are 7
at high risk to perpetrate or be victims of firearm violence and who 8
reside in areas with high rates of firearm violence as provided in 9
RCW 43.330A.050. 10
(i) Priority shall be given to programs that partner with the 11
University of Washington, school of medicine, department of 12
psychiatry and behavioral sciences for training and support to 13
deliver culturally relevant family integrated transition services 14
through use of credible messenger advocates. 15
(ii) The office may enter into agreement with the University of 16
Washington or another independent entity with expertise in evaluating 17
community-based grant-funded programs to evaluate the grant program's 18
effectiveness. 19
(iii) The office shall enter into agreement to provide funding to 20
the University of Washington, school of medicine, department of 21
psychiatry and behavioral sciences to directly deliver trainings and 22
support to programs providing culturally relevant family integrated 23
transition services through use of credible messenger and to train a 24
third-party organization to similarly support those programs.25
(iv) Of the amounts provided under (a) of this subsection, 26
$250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 27
and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 28
2027 are provided solely for a certified credible messenger program 29
that does work in at least three regions of Washington state to train 30
and certify credible messengers to implement a culturally responsive, 31
evidence-based credible messenger violence prevention and 32
intervention services program. 33
(b) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided to further support firearm violence 36
prevention and intervention programs and initiatives consistent with 37
the duties of the office as set forth in RCW 43.330A.020.38
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(c) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided to support safe storage programs and 3
suicide prevention outreach and education efforts across the state.4
(12) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 6
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 7
department to administer grants to diaper banks for the purchase of 8
diapers, wipes, and other essential baby products, for distribution 9
to families in need. The department must give priority to providers 10
serving or located in marginalized, low-income communities or 11
communities of color; and providers that help support racial equity.12
(13) $120,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $120,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 15
resource center in King county that provides sexual assault advocacy 16
services, therapy services, and prevention and outreach to begin a 17
three-year, multigrade sexual violence prevention program in the 18
Renton school district. 19
(14)(a) $25,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 20
appropriation is provided solely for the department to administer 21
grant funding through the existing network of federal low-income home 22
energy assistance program grantees to provide low-income households 23
with energy utility bill assistance. 24
(b) To qualify for assistance, a household must be below 80 25
percent of the area median income and living in a community that 26
experiences high environmental health disparities.27
(c) Under the grant program, each household accessing energy bill 28
assistance must be offered an energy assessment that includes 29
determining the household's need for clean cooling and heating system 30
upgrades that improve safety and efficiency while meeting 31
Washington's climate goals. If beneficial, households may be offered 32
grant funding to cover the replacement of inefficient, outdated, or 33
unsafe home heating and cooling systems with more energy efficient 34
electric heating and cooling technologies, such as heat pumps.35
(d) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, no more than 60 36
percent of the funding may be utilized by the department to target 37
services to multifamily residential buildings across the state that 38
experience high energy use, where a majority of the residents within 39
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the building are below 80 percent of the area median income and the 1
community experiences high environmental health disparities.2
(e) In serving low-income households who rent or lease a 3
residence, the department must establish processes to ensure that the 4
rent for the residence is not increased and the tenant is not evicted 5
as a result of receiving assistance under the grant program.6
(f) The department must incorporate data collected while 7
implementing this program into future energy assistance reports as 8
required under RCW 19.405.120. The department may publish information 9
on its website on the number of furnace or heating and cooling system 10
replacements, including replacements within multifamily housing 11
units. 12
(g) The department may utilize a portion of the funding provided 13
within this subsection to create an electronic application system.14
(15) $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the developmental 17
disabilities council. 18
(16) $1,169,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2026 and $1,169,000 of the general fund —state 20
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 21
implementation of chapter 462, Laws of 2023 (domestic violence).22
(17) $20,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for grants to crime victims 24
service providers. The department must distribute the funding in a 25
manner that is consistent with the office of crime victims advocacy's 26
state plan. The department shall provide information, to the extent 27
it is available, on program services and outcomes for the previous 28
three fiscal years to the governor and appropriate committees of the 29
legislature by August 31, 2025. This may include but is not limited 30
to: The number of individuals served by county, the number of 31
requests for services from individuals impacted by violent crimes, 32
the type of service provided, staff ratios for organizations 33
providing services, the number of individuals who could not receive 34
needed services and what types of services were requested, any 35
waitlists, and the average length of time on waitlists by service 36
type and geography. 37
(18) $1,694,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2026 and $1,694,000 of the general fund —state 39
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 1
implementation of the law enforcement community grants program.2
(19) $2,850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 3
fiscal year 2026 and $2,850,000 of the general fund —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for sex 5
trafficking support programs. 6
(20) $2,700,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2026 and $2,700,000 of the general fund —state 8
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 9
department to continue to provide grant funding to local 10
multijurisdictional task forces that previously received funding 11
through the federal Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance grant 12
program. Grants provided under this section must be used consistent 13
with the requirements of Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance 14
grants and with national best practices for law enforcement.15
(21) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 is provided solely to contract with a social purpose 17
corporation that operates a cultural community center located in the 18
city of Tumwater to provide a trauma-informed cultural and job 19
training program for people of color and those facing barriers to 20
employment. 21
(22) $54,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026 and $54,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of the 24
existing structure tax incentive program. 25
(23) $227,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $223,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for coordination of activities 28
of the reentry council. 29
(24) The department must report to and coordinate with the 30
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 31
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 32
173-446B WAC. 33
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—HOUSING34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $249,378,00035
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $245,239,00036
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $65,517,00037
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $82,00038
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Home Security Fund Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $339,155,0001
Affordable Housing for All Account—State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,846,0003
Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,499,0005
Apple Health and Homes Account—State Appropriation. . . . $6,515,0006
Covenant Homeownership Account—State Appropriation. . . $200,000,0007
Washington Housing Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . $11,506,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,215,737,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: 11
(1) $1,000,000 of the home security fund —state appropriation, 12
$2,000,000 of the Washington housing trust account —state 13
appropriation, and $1,000,000 of the affordable housing for all 14
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the department of 15
commerce for services to homeless families and youth through the 16
Washington youth and families fund. 17
(2) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026, $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027, and $2,000,000 of the home security fund —state 20
appropriation are provided solely for the administration of the grant 21
program required in chapter 43.185C RCW, linking homeless students 22
and their families with stable housing. 23
(3) $11,844,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2026 and $11,844,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for housing 26
assistance, including long-term rental subsidies, permanent 27
supportive housing, and low- and no-barrier housing beds, for 28
unhoused individuals. Priority must be given to individuals with a 29
mental health disorder, substance use disorder, or other complex 30
conditions; individuals with a criminal history; and individuals 31
transitioning from behavioral health treatment facilities or local 32
jails. 33
(4)(a) $12,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2026, $12,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 35
for fiscal year 2027, and $37,000,000 of the affordable housing for 36
all account —state appropriation are provided solely for grants to 37
support the building operation, maintenance, and service costs of 38
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permanent supportive housing projects or units within housing 1
projects that have or will receive funding from the housing trust 2
fund—state account or other public capital funding that:3
(i) Is dedicated as permanent supportive housing units;4
(ii) Is occupied by low-income households with incomes at or 5
below 30 percent of the area median income; and 6
(iii) Requires a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing 7
property operating, maintenance, and service expenses.8
(b) Permanent supportive housing projects receiving federal 9
operating subsidies that do not fully cover the operation, 10
maintenance, and service costs of the projects are eligible to 11
receive grants as described in this subsection. 12
(c) The department may use a reasonable amount of funding 13
provided in this subsection to administer the grants.14
(d) Within amounts provided in this subsection, the department 15
must provide staff support for the permanent supportive housing 16
operations, maintenance, and services forecast. The department must 17
develop a model to estimate demand for operating, maintenance, and 18
services costs for permanent supportive housing units that qualify 19
for grant funding under (a) of this subsection. The model shall 20
incorporate factors including the number of qualifying units 21
currently in operation; the number of new qualifying units assumed to 22
come online since the previous forecast and the timing of when those 23
units will become operational; the impacts of enacted or proposed 24
investments in the capital budget on the number of new potentially 25
qualifying units; the number of units supported through a grant 26
awarded under (a) of this subsection; the historical actual per unit 27
average grant awards under (a) of this subsection; reported data from 28
housing providers on actual costs for operations, maintenance, and 29
services; and other factors identified as appropriate for estimating 30
the demand for maintenance, operations, and services for qualifying 31
permanent supportive housing units. The forecast methodology, 32
updates, and methodology changes must be conducted in coordination 33
with staff from the department, the office of financial management, 34
and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature. The 35
forecast must be updated each February and November during the fiscal 36
biennium and the department must submit a report to the legislature 37
summarizing the updated forecast based on actual awards made under 38
(a) of this subsection and the completed construction of new 39
qualifying units. 40
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(5) $7,000,000 of the home security fund —state appropriation is 1
provided solely for the office of homeless youth prevention and 2
protection programs to: 3
(a) Expand outreach, services, and housing for homeless youth and 4
young adults including but not limited to secure crisis residential 5
centers, crisis residential centers, and HOPE beds, so that resources 6
are equitably distributed across the state; 7
(b) Contract with other public agency partners to test innovative 8
program models that prevent youth from exiting public systems into 9
homelessness; and 10
(c) Support the development of an integrated services model, 11
increase performance outcomes, and enable providers to have the 12
necessary skills and expertise to effectively operate youth programs.13
(6) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of homeless youth 16
to build infrastructure and services to support a continuum of 17
interventions, including but not limited to prevention, crisis 18
response, and long-term housing, to reduce youth homelessness.19
(7) $2,125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $2,125,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of homeless youth 22
to contract with one or more nonprofit organizations to provide youth 23
services and young adult housing on a multi-acre youth campus located 24
in the city of Tacoma. Youth services include, but are not limited 25
to, HOPE beds and crisis residential centers to provide temporary 26
shelter and permanency planning for youth under the age of 18. Young 27
adult housing includes, but is not limited to, rental assistance and 28
case management for young adults ages 18 to 24. The department shall 29
submit an annual report to the legislature on the use of the funds. 30
The report is due annually on June 30th. The report shall include but 31
is not limited to: 32
(a) A breakdown of expenditures by program and expense type, 33
including the cost per bed; 34
(b) The number of youth and young adults helped by each program;35
(c) The number of youth and young adults on the waiting list for 36
programs, if any; and 37
(d) Any other metric or measure the department deems appropriate 38
to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the funds.39
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(8) $65,310,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and $65,310,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 3
essential needs and housing support program and related services. The 4
department may use a portion of the funds provided in this subsection 5
to continue the pilot program established in section 127 (106), 6
chapter 357, Laws of 2020 (addressing the immediate housing needs of 7
low or extremely low-income elderly or disabled adults in certain 8
counties who receive social security disability or retirement 9
income). The department must ensure the timely redistribution of the 10
funding provided in this subsection among entities or counties to 11
reflect actual caseload changes as required under RCW 12
43.185C.220(5)(c). 13
(9) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to contract 16
with an entity located in the Beacon Hill/Chinatown international 17
district area of Seattle to provide low-income housing, low-income 18
housing support services, or both. To the extent practicable, the 19
chosen location must be co-located with other programs supporting the 20
needs of children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities.21
(10) $229,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026 and $229,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of the mobile 24
home community sales program. 25
(11) $4,740,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2026, $4,740,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 27
for fiscal year 2027, and $4,500,000 of the home security fund —state 28
appropriation are provided solely for the consolidated homeless grant 29
program. Of the amounts provided in this subsection:30
(a) $4,500,000 of the home security fund —state appropriation is 31
provided solely for permanent supportive housing targeted at those 32
families who are chronically homeless and where at least one member 33
of the family has a disability. The department will also connect 34
these families to medicaid supportive services. 35
(b) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for diversion services for those 38
families and individuals who are at substantial risk of losing stable 39
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housing or who have recently become homeless and are determined to 1
have a high probability of returning to stable housing.2
(c) $3,240,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $3,240,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for up to nine months of rental 5
assistance for individuals enrolled in the foundational community 6
supports initiative who are transitioning off of benefits under RCW 7
74.04.805 due to increased income or other changes in eligibility. 8
The health care authority, department of social and health services, 9
and department of commerce shall collaborate on this effort.10
(12) $1,007,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026 and $1,007,000 of the general fund —state 12
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 13
department to administer a transitional housing program for 14
nondependent homeless youth. 15
(13) $80,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $80,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to establish 18
an identification assistance and support program to assist homeless 19
persons in collecting documentation and procuring an identicard 20
issued by the department of licensing. This program may be operated 21
through a contract for services. The program shall operate in one 22
county west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range with a 23
population of 1,000,000 or more and one county east of the crest of 24
the Cascade mountain range with a population of 500,000 or more.25
(14)(a) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 27
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 28
of homeless youth prevention and protection programs to administer 29
flexible funding to serve eligible youth and young adults. The 30
flexible funding administered under this subsection may be used for 31
the immediate needs of eligible youth or young adults. An eligible 32
youth or young adult may receive support under this subsection more 33
than once. 34
(b) Flexible funding provided under this subsection may be used 35
for purposes including but not limited to: 36
(i) Car repair or other transportation assistance;37
(ii) Rental application fees, a security deposit, or short-term 38
rental assistance; 39
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(iii) Offsetting costs for first and last month's rent and 1
security deposits; 2
(iv) Transportation costs to go to work; 3
(v) Assistance in obtaining photo identification or birth 4
certificates; and 5
(vi) Other uses that will support the eligible youth or young 6
adult's housing stability, education, or employment, or meet 7
immediate basic needs. 8
(c) The flexible funding provided under this subsection may be 9
provided to: 10
(i) Eligible youth and young adults. For the purposes of this 11
subsection, an eligible youth or young adult is a person under age 25 12
who is experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, 13
including but not limited to those who are unsheltered, doubled up or 14
in unsafe living situations, exiting inpatient programs, or in 15
school; 16
(ii) Community-based providers assisting eligible youth or young 17
adults in attaining safe and stable housing; and 18
(iii) Individuals or entities, including landlords, providing 19
safe housing or other support designed to lead to housing for 20
eligible youth or young adults. 21
(15) $2,727,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026 and $2,726,000 of the general fund —state 23
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 24
department to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure pursuant to 25
chapter 61.24 RCW. Funding provided in this section may be used for 26
activities to prevent mortgage or tax lien foreclosure, housing 27
counselors, a foreclosure prevention hotline, legal services for low-28
income individuals, mediation, and other activities that promote 29
homeownership. The department may contract with other foreclosure 30
fairness program state partners to carry out this work.31
(16) $1,400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026 and $1,400,000 of the general fund —state 33
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 34
of homeless youth to administer a competitive grant process to award 35
funding to licensed youth shelters, HOPE centers, and crisis 36
residential centers to provide behavioral health support services for 37
youth in crisis, and to increase funding for current grantees.38
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(17) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of homeless youth 3
prevention and protection programs to colead a prevention work group 4
with the department of children, youth, and families. The work group 5
must focus on preventing youth and young adult homelessness and other 6
related negative outcomes. The work group shall consist of members 7
representing the department of social and health services, the 8
employment security department, the health care authority, the office 9
of the superintendent of public instruction, the Washington student 10
achievement council, the interagency work group on homelessness, 11
community-based organizations, and young people and families with 12
lived experience of housing instability, child welfare involvement, 13
justice system involvement, or inpatient behavioral health 14
involvement. 15
(a) The work group shall help guide implementation of:16
(i) The state's strategic plan on prevention of youth 17
homelessness; 18
(ii) Chapter 157, Laws of 2018 (SSB 6560); 19
(iii) Chapter 312, Laws of 2019 (E2SSB 5290); 20
(iv) Efforts to reform family reconciliation services; and21
(v) Other state initiatives addressing the prevention of youth 22
homelessness. 23
(b) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection 24
programs must use the amounts provided in this subsection to contract 25
with a community-based organization to support the involvement with 26
the work group of young people and families with lived experience of 27
housing instability, child welfare involvement, justice system 28
involvement, or inpatient behavioral health involvement. The 29
community-based organization must serve and be substantially governed 30
by marginalized populations. The amounts provided in this subsection 31
must supplement private funding to support the work group.32
(18) $55,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $55,500,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 35
department to continue grant funding for emergency housing and 36
shelter capacity and associated supports such as street outreach, 37
diversion services, short-term rental assistance, hotel and motel 38
vouchers, housing search and placement, and housing stability case 39
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management. Entities eligible for grant funding include local 1
governments and nonprofit entities. The department may use existing 2
programs, such as the consolidated homelessness grant program, to 3
award funding under this subsection. Grants provided under this 4
subsection must be used to maintain or increase current emergency 5
housing capacity, funded by the shelter program grant and other 6
programs, as practicable due to increased costs of goods, services, 7
and wages. Emergency housing includes transitional housing, 8
congregate or noncongregate shelter, sanctioned encampments, or 9
short-term hotel or motel stays. 10
(19)(a) $38,300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026 and $38,300,000 of the general fund —state 12
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a targeted 13
grant program to transition persons residing in encampments to safer 14
housing opportunities, with an emphasis on ensuring individuals 15
living unsheltered reach permanent housing solutions. Eligible grant 16
recipients include local governments and nonprofit organizations 17
operating to provide housing or services. The department may provide 18
funding to state agencies to ensure individuals accessing housing 19
services are also able to access other wrap-around services that 20
enable them to obtain housing such as food, personal identification, 21
and other related services. Local government and nonprofit grant 22
recipients may use grant funding to provide outreach, housing, case 23
management, transportation, site monitoring, and other services 24
needed to assist individuals residing in encampments and on public 25
rights-of-way with moving into housing. 26
(b) When awarding grants under (a) of this subsection, the 27
department must prioritize applicants that focus on ensuring an 28
expeditious path to or remaining in sustainable permanent housing 29
solutions, and that demonstrate an understanding of working with 30
individuals to identify their optimal housing type and level of 31
ongoing services through the effective use of outreach, engagement, 32
and temporary lodging and permanent housing placement.33
(c) Grant recipients under (a) of this subsection must enter into 34
a memorandum of understanding with the department, and other state 35
agencies if applicable, as a condition of receiving funds. Memoranda 36
of understanding must specify the responsibilities of the grant 37
recipients and the state agencies and must include specific 38
measurable outcomes for each entity signing the memorandum. The 39
department must publish all signed memoranda on the department's 40
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website and must publish updates on outcomes for each memorandum at 1
least every 90 days, while taking steps to protect the privacy of 2
individuals served by the program. At a minimum, outcomes must 3
include: 4
(i) The number of people actually living in any encampment 5
identified for intervention by the department or grantees;6
(ii) The demographics of those living in any encampment 7
identified for intervention by the department or grantees;8
(iii) The duration of engagement with individuals living within 9
encampments; 10
(iv) The types of housing options that were offered;11
(v) The number of individuals who accepted offered housing;12
(vi) Any reasons given for why individuals declined offered 13
housing; 14
(vii) The types of assistance provided to move individuals into 15
offered housing; 16
(viii) Any services and benefits in which an individual was 17
successfully enrolled; and 18
(ix) The housing outcomes of individuals who were placed into 19
housing every six months after placement. 20
(d) Grant recipients under (a) of this subsection may not 21
transition individuals from encampments or close encampments unless 22
they have provided extensive outreach and offered each individual 23
temporary lodging or permanent housing that matches the actual 24
situation and needs of each person, is noncongregate whenever 25
possible, and takes into consideration individuals' immediate and 26
long-term needs and abilities to achieve and maintain housing 27
stability. Grant recipients who initially match an individual to 28
temporary lodging must make efforts to transition the person to a 29
permanent housing placement within six months except under unusual 30
circumstances. The department must establish criteria regarding the 31
safety, accessibility, and habitability of housing options to be 32
offered by grant recipients to ensure that such options are private, 33
sanitary, healthy, and dignified, and that grant recipients provide 34
options that are well-matched to an individual's assessed needs.35
(e) Funding granted to eligible recipients under (a) of this 36
subsection may not be used to supplant or replace existing funding 37
provided for housing or homeless services. 38
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(20) $200,000,000 of the covenant homeownership account —state 1
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the covenant 2
homeownership program. 3
(21) $1,562,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $1,562,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for homeless 6
youth community support programs. 7
(22) Before awarding or entering into grants or contracts for the 8
2025-2027 fiscal biennium for homeless housing and service programs 9
that are funded from the home security fund account or the affordable 10
housing for all account, the department must first consult with local 11
governments and eligible grantees to ensure that funding from these 12
accounts is used to maintain the quantity and types of homeless 13
housing and services funded in local communities as of February 28, 14
2025. The department may take into consideration local document 15
recording fee balances and individual county fluctuations in 16
recording fee collections when allocating state funds. The department 17
must redeploy funds to other nonprofit and county grantees if 18
originally granted amounts are not expended or committed within a 19
reasonable timeline. The department may then provide funding to 20
eligible entities to undertake the activities described in RCW 21
36.22.250(4)(b), such as funding for project-based vouchers and other 22
assistance necessary to support permanent supportive housing as 23
defined in RCW 36.70A.030 or as administered by the office of apple 24
health and homes created in RCW 43.330.181. 25
(23) $125,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $125,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a report that identifies 28
solutions to caring for individuals experiencing homelessness or at 29
risk of homelessness who require higher-level health care than 30
provided by traditional shelters and permanent supportive housing. 31
The department must deliver the report to the governor and the 32
legislature by June 30, 2027. 33
(24) $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the continuation of existing 36
contracts with a nonprofit organization to increase housing supply 37
and equitable housing outcomes by advancing affordable housing 38
options, including affordable homeownership or affordable rental 39
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housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, shelter, or 1
housing funded through the apple health and homes program, that are 2
colocated with community services such as education centers, health 3
clinics, nonprofit organizations, social services, or community 4
spaces or facilities, available to residents or the public, on 5
underutilized or tax-exempt land. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 130. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE —LOCAL 7
GOVERNMENT8
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $32,801,0009
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $25,419,00010
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $39,706,00011
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,186,00012
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $22,613,00013
Community Preservation and Development Authority 14
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $523,00015
Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review16
Fund—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,681,00017
Liquor Excise Tax Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $1,409,00018
Liquor Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $6,854,00019
Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account—State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,00021
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,142,00023
Public Facilities Construction Loan Revolving 24
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,637,00025
Public Works Assistance Account—State Appropriation. . . . $9,550,00026
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $151,621,00027
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 28
conditions and limitations: 29
(1) The department shall administer its growth management act 30
technical assistance and pass-through grants so that smaller cities 31
and counties receive proportionately more assistance than larger 32
cities or counties. 33
(2) $6,827,000 of the liquor revolving account —state 34
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 35
the municipal research and services center of Washington.36
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(3) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to produce 3
the biennial report identifying a list of projects to address 4
incompatible developments near military installations as provided in 5
RCW 43.330.520. 6
(4) $1,160,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $1,159,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the statewide broadband 9
office established in RCW 43.330.532. 10
(5) $10,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026 and $10,000,000 of the general fund —state 12
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 13
department for grants for updating and implementing comprehensive 14
plans and development regulations in order to implement the 15
requirements of the growth management act. 16
(a) In allocating grant funding to local jurisdictions, awards 17
must be based on a formula, determined by the department, to ensure 18
that grants are distributed equitably among cities and counties. 19
Grants will be used primarily to fund the review and update 20
requirements for counties and cities required by RCW 36.70A.130. 21
Funding provided on this formula basis shall cover additional county 22
and city costs, if applicable, to implement chapter 254, Laws of 2021 23
(Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1220) and to implement 24
chapter 368, Laws of 2023 (land use permitting/local).25
(b) Within the amounts not utilized under (a) of this subsection, 26
the department shall establish a competitive grant program to 27
implement requirements of the growth management act.28
(c) Up to $500,000 per biennium may be allocated toward growth 29
management policy research and development or to assess the ongoing 30
effectiveness of existing growth management policy.31
(d) The department must develop a process for consulting with 32
local governments, affected stakeholders, and the appropriate 33
committees of the legislature to establish emphasis areas for 34
competitive grant distribution and for research priorities.35
(6) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department 36
must publish on its website housing data needed to complete housing 37
needs assessments required by RCW 36.70A.070(2)(a). The data shall 38
include: 39
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(a) Housing profiles for each county and city in the state, 1
including cost burden, vacancy, and income; 2
(b) Data to assess racially disparate impacts, exclusion, and 3
displacement; and 4
(c) A dashboard to display data in an easily accessible format.5
(7) $847,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $847,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to increase middle housing.8
(8) $19,334,000 of the climate commitment account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely for local government climate 10
planning implementation. 11
(9) $67,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $67,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the noise abatement program 14
for qualifying port districts. 15
(10) $149,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 is provided solely to complete a report on how to integrate 17
special purpose districts into the state's growth management planning 18
framework. The department must provide a final report with 19
recommendations to the governor's office and the appropriate 20
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2025.21
(11) $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for grant funding to local 23
governments for the purpose of streamlining and improving local 24
residential permit review processes, in alignment with chapter 338, 25
Laws of 2023. 26
(12) $5,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for a contract with a public or 28
private entity for the purpose of public safety and security 29
activities related to the 2026 world cup event. Funding may be 30
provided for law enforcement and fire department resources, emergency 31
management, traffic control, and security at official event venues, 32
including fields and fan activation areas. 33
(13) The department must report to and coordinate with the 34
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 35
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 36
173-446B WAC. 37
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 131. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—OFFICE OF 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $19,241,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,902,0004
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $8,204,0005
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,288,0006
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 7
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,717,0008
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 9
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,803,00010
Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Fund Match 11
Transfer Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $22,220,00012
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $1,359,00013
Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $765,00015
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account—State16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,856,00017
Statewide Tourism Marketing Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,026,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,381,00020
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 21
conditions and limitations: 22
(1) $4,304,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $4,304,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for associate development 25
organizations. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department 26
shall consider an associate development organization's total 27
resources when making contracting and fund allocation decisions, in 28
addition to the schedule provided in RCW 43.330.086. The department 29
may distribute the funding as follows: 30
(a) For associate development organizations serving urban 31
counties, which are counties other than rural counties as defined in 32
RCW 82.14.370, a locally matched allocation of up to $1.00 per 33
capita, totaling no more than $300,000 per organization; and34
(b) For associate development organizations in rural counties, as 35
defined in RCW 82.14.370, a $1.00 per capita allocation with a base 36
allocation of $50,000. 37
(2) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the northwest agriculture 1
business center. 2
(3) $1,070,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $1,070,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the small business export 5
assistance program. The department must ensure that at least one 6
employee is located outside the city of Seattle for purposes of 7
assisting rural businesses with export strategies. 8
(4) $60,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $60,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to submit the 11
necessary Washington state membership dues for the Pacific Northwest 12
economic region. 13
(5) $2,438,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $2,438,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to identify 16
and invest in strategic growth areas, support key sectors, and align 17
existing economic development programs and priorities. The department 18
must consider Washington's position as the most trade-dependent state 19
when identifying priority investments. The department must engage 20
states and provinces in the northwest as well as associate 21
development organizations, small business development centers, 22
chambers of commerce, ports, and other partners to leverage the funds 23
provided. Sector leads established by the department must include the 24
industries of: (a) Aerospace; (b) clean technology and renewable and 25
nonrenewable energy; (c) wood products and other natural resource 26
industries; (d) information and communication technology; (e) life 27
sciences and global health; (f) maritime; (g) military and defense; 28
and (h) creative industries. The department may establish these 29
sector leads by hiring new staff, expanding the duties of current 30
staff, or working with partner organizations and or other agencies to 31
serve in the role of sector lead. 32
(6) $22,220,000 of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund 33
match transfer account—state appropriation is provided solely for the 34
Andy Hill cancer research endowment program. Amounts provided in this 35
subsection may be used for grants and administration costs.36
(7) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to establish 39
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representation in key international markets that will provide the 1
greatest opportunities for increased trade and investment for small 2
businesses in the state of Washington. Prior to entering into any 3
contract for representation, the department must consult with 4
associate development organizations and other organizations and 5
associations that represent small business, rural industries, and 6
disadvantaged business enterprises. 7
(8) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to assist people 10
with limited incomes in urban areas of the state start and sustain 11
small businesses. The grant recipient must be a nonprofit 12
organization involving a network of microenterprise organizations and 13
professionals to support micro entrepreneurship and access to 14
economic development resources. 15
(9) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a nonprofit organization 18
whose sole purpose is to provide grants, capacity building, and 19
technical assistance support to a network of microenterprise 20
development organizations. The microenterprise development 21
organizations will support rural and urban Black, indigenous and 22
people of color owned businesses, veteran owned businesses, and 23
limited resourced and other hard to serve businesses with five or 24
fewer employees throughout the state with business training, 25
technical assistance, and microloans. 26
(10) $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state 28
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to 29
a business center that provides confidential, no-cost, one-on-one, 30
client-centered assistance to small businesses to expand outreach in 31
underserved communities, especially Black, indigenous, and people of 32
color-owned businesses, providing targeted assistance where needed. 33
Funding may also be used to collaborate the department, the 34
Washington economic development association, and others to develop a 35
more effective and efficient service delivery system for Washington's 36
women and minority-owned small businesses. 37
(11) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to strengthen capacity of the 1
keep Washington working act work group established in RCW 43.330.510.2
(12) $727,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $727,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the employee ownership 5
program. 6
(13) $750,000 of the climate commitment account —state 7
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 8
a nonregulatory coalition located in Seattle that supports the 9
strategic development and activation of Washington state's 10
participation in the West Coast wide-floating offshore wind supply 11
chain through a collaborative approach. The department and 12
nonregulatory coalition shall identify economic, community, and 13
workforce development opportunities resulting from Washington state's 14
participation in the offshore wind supply chain through conducting 15
convenings, workshops, and studies as appropriate.16
(14) The department must report to and coordinate with the 17
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 18
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 19
173-446B WAC. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 132. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE —ENERGY 21
AND INNOVATION22
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $7,800,00023
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $7,839,00024
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $39,950,00025
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $147,00026
Building Code Council Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $19,00027
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $133,578,00028
Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,00030
Electric Vehicle Incentive Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,00032
Energy Efficiency Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $20,00033
Low-Income Weatherization and Structural 34
Rehabilitation Assistance Account—State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,421,00036
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 37
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,00038
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,124,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) The department is authorized to require an applicant to pay 4
an application fee to cover the cost of reviewing the project and 5
preparing an advisory opinion on whether a proposed electric 6
generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet 7
mandatory conservation targets. 8
(2)(a) $50,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely for the department to implement 10
programs and incentives that promote the purchase of or conversion to 11
alternative fuel vehicles. The department must work with the 12
interagency electric vehicle coordinating council to develop and 13
implement alternative fuel vehicle programs and incentives.14
(b) In developing and implementing programs and incentives under 15
this subsection, the department must prioritize programs and 16
incentives that: 17
(i) Will serve individuals living in an overburdened community, 18
as defined in RCW 70A.02.010; 19
(ii) Will serve individuals who are in greatest need of this 20
assistance in order to reduce the carbon emissions and other 21
environmental impacts of their current mode of transportation in the 22
overburdened community in which they live; and 23
(iii) Will serve low-income communities, communities with the 24
greatest health disparities, and communities of color that are most 25
likely to receive the greatest health benefits from the programs 26
through a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants 27
that will result in improved groundwater and stormwater quality, 28
improved air quality, and reductions in noise pollution.29
(3) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to build a mapping and 32
forecasting tool that provides locations and information on charging 33
and refueling infrastructure as required in chapter 300, Laws of 2021 34
(zero emissions transp.). The department shall collaborate with the 35
interagency electric vehicle coordinating council established in 36
chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources) when developing 37
the tool and must work to meet benchmarks established in chapter 182, 38
Laws of 2022 (transportation resources). 39
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(4) $6,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 1
appropriation is provided solely for grants to support port 2
districts, counties, cities, towns, special purpose districts, any 3
other municipal corporations or quasi-municipal corporations, and 4
tribes to support siting and permitting of clean energy projects in 5
the state. Eligible uses of grant funding provided in this section 6
include supporting predevelopment work for sites intended for clean 7
energy projects, land use studies, conducting or engaging in planning 8
efforts such as planned actions and programmatic environmental impact 9
statements, and staff to improve permit timeliness and certainty.10
(5)(a) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for the department to contract 12
with one or more of the western national laboratories, or a similar 13
independent research organization, in consultation with state and 14
federal energy agencies, stakeholders, and relevant utilities, to 15
conduct an analysis for new electricity generation, transmission, 16
ancillary services, efficiency and storage sufficient to offset those 17
presently provided by the lower Snake river dams. The analysis should 18
include a list of requirements for a replacement portfolio that 19
diversifies and improves the resilience and maintains the reliability 20
and adequacy of the electric power system, is consistent with the 21
state's statutory and regulatory requirements for clean electricity 22
generation, and is supplementary to the resources that will be 23
required to replace fossil fuels in the electrical generation, 24
transportation, industry, and buildings sectors. The department and 25
its contractor's assessment will include quantitative analysis based 26
on available data as well as qualitative input gathered from tribal 27
and other governments, the Northwest power and conservation council, 28
relevant utilities, and other key stakeholders. The analysis must 29
include the following: 30
(i) Expected trends for demand, and distinct scenarios that 31
examine potential outcomes for electricity demand, generation, and 32
storage technologies development, land use and land use constraints, 33
and cost through 2050, as well as the most recent analysis of future 34
resource adequacy and reliability; 35
(ii) A resource portfolio approach in which a combination of 36
commercially available generating resources, energy efficiency, 37
conservation, and demand response programs, transmission resources, 38
and other programs and resources that would be necessary 39
prerequisites to replace the power and grid reliability services 40
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otherwise provided by the lower Snake river dams and the time frame 1
needed to put those resources into operation; 2
(iii) Identification of generation and transmission siting 3
options consistent with the overall replacement resource portfolio, 4
in coordination with other state processes and requirements 5
supporting the planning of clean energy and transmission siting;6
(iv) An evaluation of alternatives for the development, ownership 7
and operation of the replacement resource portfolio;8
(v) Examination of possible impacts and opportunities that might 9
result from the renewal of the Columbia river treaty, revisions of 10
the Bonneville power administration preference contracts, 11
implementation of the western resource adequacy program (WRAP), and 12
other changes in operation and governance of the regional electric 13
power system, consistent with statutory and regulatory requirements 14
of the clean energy transformation act; 15
(vi) Identification of revenue and payment structures sufficient 16
to maintain reliable and affordable electricity supplies for 17
ratepayers, with emphasis on overburdened communities;18
(vii) Development of distinct scenarios that examine different 19
potential cost and timeline potentials for development and 20
implementation of identified generation and transmission needs and 21
options including planning, permitting, design, and construction, 22
including relevant federal authorities, consistent with the statutory 23
and regulatory requirements of the clean energy transformation act;24
(viii) Quantification of impacts to greenhouse gas emissions 25
including life-cycle emissions analysis associated with 26
implementation of identified generation and transmission needs and 27
options including (A) planning, permitting, design, and construction, 28
and, if relevant, emissions associated with the acquisition of non-29
Washington state domestic or foreign sources of electricity, and (B) 30
any additional operations of existing fossil-fueled generating 31
resources; and 32
(ix) An inventory of electricity demand by state-owned or 33
operated facilities and information needed to complete a request for 34
proposals (RFP) to satisfy this demand through new nonhydro renewable 35
energy generation and/or conservation. 36
(b) The department shall, to the extent determined practicable, 37
consider related analyses undertaken by the federal government as 38
part of the Columbia river system operation stay of litigation agreed 39
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to in National Wildlife Federation et al. v. National Marine 1
Fisheries Service et al. in October 2021. 2
(c) The department shall provide a status update to the energy 3
and environment committees of the legislature and governor's office 4
by June 30, 2026. 5
(6) $163,000 of the climate commitment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely for the department to administer a 7
pilot program to provide grants and technical assistance to support 8
planning, predevelopment, and installation of commercial, dual-use 9
solar power demonstration projects. Eligible grant recipients may 10
include, but are not limited to, nonprofit organizations, public 11
entities, and federally recognized tribes. 12
(7) $20,592,000 of the climate commitment account —state 13
appropriation is provided solely for the department to administer a 14
grant program to assist owners of public buildings in covering the 15
costs of conducting an investment grade energy audit for those 16
buildings. Public buildings include those owned by state and local 17
governments, tribes, and school districts. 18
(8)(a) $5,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 19
appropriation is provided solely for the department to administer a 20
program to assist community-based organizations, local governments, 21
ports, tribes, and other entities to access federal tax incentives 22
and grants. Eligible entities for the program include, but are not 23
limited to, local governments in Washington, tribal governments and 24
tribal entities, community-based organizations, housing authorities, 25
ports, transit agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit 26
businesses. The department shall prioritize assistance that benefits 27
vulnerable populations in overburdened communities, with a goal of 28
directing at least 25 percent of funds to this purpose.29
(b) Within the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, the 30
department must contract with a nonprofit organization to provide the 31
following services: 32
(i) Development of tax guidance resources for clean energy tax 33
credits, including core legal documents to be used broadly across 34
stakeholders; 35
(ii) Providing tailored marketing materials for these resources 36
targeting underserved entities; and 37
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(iii) Providing funds to subcontract with clean energy tax 1
attorneys to pilot office hours style support available to eligible 2
entities across the state. 3
(9) $1,078,000 of the climate commitment account —state 4
appropriation is provided solely for the department to develop plans 5
to test hydrogen combustion and resulting nitrogen oxides (NOx) 6
emissions, technical assistance for strategic end uses of hydrogen, a 7
feasibility assessment regarding underground storage of hydrogen in 8
Washington, and an environmental justice toolkit for hydrogen 9
projects. 10
(10) $1,678,000 of the climate commitment account —state 11
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 344, 12
Laws of 2024 (public building materials), including to develop and 13
maintain a publicly accessible database for covered projects to 14
submit environmental and working conditions data, to convene a 15
technical work group, and to develop legislative reports.16
(11) $3,500,000 of the climate commitment account —state 17
appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide and 18
facilitate access to energy assistance programs, including 19
incentives, energy audits, and rebate programs to retrofit homes and 20
small businesses. 21
(12) $250,000 of the climate commitment account —state 22
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 23
a nonprofit entity that represents the maritime industry to develop 24
and publish a strategic framework regarding the production, supply, 25
and use of sustainable maritime fuels and deployment of low and zero-26
emissions vessel technologies in Washington. Analyses will include 27
relevant human and environmental health and equity considerations. 28
Funding under this subsection may be used for activities including, 29
but not limited to, convening stakeholders and building 30
organizational capacity. Stakeholder engagement pursuant to this 31
subsection shall include, at a minimum, engagement with federal and 32
state agencies, ports, industry, labor, research institutions, 33
nongovernmental organizations, and relevant federally recognized 34
tribes. 35
(13) The department must report to and coordinate with the 36
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 37
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 38
173-446B WAC. 39
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(14) $2,500,000 of the climate commitment account —state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the department for activities 2
that engage tribes or overburdened communities when siting renewable 3
energy generation or electrical transmission facilities in Washington 4
state. Of the amounts provided in this subsection: 5
(a) $2,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely for engagement of a tribal 7
collaborative and participating tribes to identify areas with higher 8
and lower potential for avoiding conflicts with tribes when siting 9
renewable energy generation and electrical transmission facilities. 10
The effort must consider tribal renewable energy and transmission 11
needs, tribal sovereignty and rights, sensitive natural areas and 12
working lands, and the goal to minimize harm while maximizing 13
benefits to tribal communities. The department may contract for this 14
purpose. 15
(b) $500,000 of the climate commitment account —state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the department to engage with 17
communities to create a framework and process to support early and 18
ongoing overburdened community input for the planning and development 19
of transmission corridors. This shall, to the extent feasible, 20
include identifying ways for overburdened communities to benefit from 21
transmission corridor development as well as ways to reduce and avoid 22
conflict with overburdened communities in the development of 23
transmission corridors. Engagement activities may be coordinated with 24
the tribal collaborative described in section 133 of this act and 25
other relevant community engagement activities within the department.26
(15) $3,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 27
appropriation is provided solely for the department to develop and 28
implement a pilot program that provides state match funds to local 29
governments in areas hosting clean energy projects, where a clean 30
energy developer has entered into a community benefits agreement with 31
the hosting community. 32
(16) $3,045,000 of the climate commitment account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the department to establish the 34
Washington electric transmission authority to support the development 35
of electric transmission infrastructure. The department shall 36
facilitate transmission development by engaging in public-private 37
partnerships with transmission developers, providing bond financing 38
to development transmission projects, identifying priority 39
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transmission corridors, and building and operating transmission 1
lines. The department shall provide staff to support the 2
establishment of the Washington electric transmission authority, 3
including technical support and engagement with tribes and 4
overburdened communities. 5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 133. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE —PROGRAM 6
SUPPORT7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $8,806,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $7,670,0009
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $7,902,00010
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,082,00011
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 12
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,00013
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $3,006,00014
Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review15
Fund—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,616,00017
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: 19
(1) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants and associated 22
technical assistance and administrative costs to foster collaborative 23
partnerships that expand child care capacity in communities. Eligible 24
applicants include nonprofit organizations, school districts, 25
educational service districts, and local governments. These funds may 26
be expended only after the approval of the director of the department 27
of commerce and must be used to support planning and activities that 28
help communities address the shortage of child care, prioritizing 29
partnerships serving in whole or in part areas identified as child 30
care access deserts. The department must submit a report to the 31
legislature on the use of funds by June 30, 2027. The report shall 32
include, but is not limited to: 33
(a) The number and location of organizations, school districts, 34
educational service districts, and local governments receiving 35
grants; 36
(b) The number of grants issued and their size; and37
(c) Any information from grantee organizations on outcomes.38
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(2) $506,000 of the climate commitment account —state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the department to incorporate 2
equity and environmental justice into agency grant programs with the 3
goal of reducing programmatic barriers to vulnerable populations in 4
overburdened communities in accessing department funds. The 5
department shall prioritize grant programs receiving funds from the 6
accounts established under RCW 70A.65.240, 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, 7
70A.65.270, and 70A.65.280. 8
(3) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 is provided solely for the department to conduct a 10
feasibility study to assess the department's needs and solutions for 11
contract, grant, and customer relations management. The study must 12
consider solutions that improve the agency's ability to decrease 13
administrative burdens for marginalized communities, the agency's 14
outreach and engagement with underserved communities, and the 15
capacity to invest funds more equitably. The department must provide 16
the feasibility study, including cost estimates, to the governor and 17
appropriate committees of the legislature by August 31, 2026.18
(4) $500,000 of the climate commitment account —state 19
appropriation is provided solely for the department to engage with 20
communities to create a framework and process to support early and 21
ongoing overburdened community input for the planning and development 22
of transmission corridors. This shall, to the extent feasible, 23
include identifying ways for overburdened communities to benefit from 24
transmission corridor development as well as ways to reduce and avoid 25
conflict with overburdened communities in the development of 26
transmission corridors. Engagement activities may be coordinated with 27
the tribal collaborative described in section 132 of this act and 28
other relevant community engagement activities within the department.29
(5) $2,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 30
appropriation is provided solely for the department to continue 31
implementation of chapter 70A.02 RCW. 32
(6) The department must report to and coordinate with the 33
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 34
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 35
173-446B WAC. 36
NEW SECTION. Sec. 134. FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST 37
COUNCIL38
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $992,0001
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $965,0002
Lottery Administrative Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $50,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,007,0004
NEW SECTION. Sec. 135. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT5
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $21,857,0006
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $21,261,0007
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $36,530,0008
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $539,0009
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $3,384,00010
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $702,00012
Personnel Service Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $28,657,00013
Higher Education Personnel Services Account—State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,543,00015
Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line16
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,00017
Statewide Information Technology System Development18
Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $180,864,00019
Office of Financial Management Central Service 20
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,960,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $333,597,00022
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 23
conditions and limitations: 24
(1)(a) The student achievement council and all institutions of 25
higher education as defined in RCW 28B.92.030 and eligible for state 26
financial aid programs under chapters 28B.92 and 28B.118 RCW shall 27
ensure that data needed to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of 28
state financial aid programs are promptly transmitted to the 29
education data center so that it is available and easily accessible. 30
The data to be reported must include but not be limited to:31
(i) The number of Washington college grant and college bound 32
recipients; 33
(ii) Persistence and completion rates of Washington college grant 34
recipients and college bound recipients, disaggregated by institution 35
of higher education; 36
(iii) Washington college grant recipients grade point averages; 37
and 38
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(iv) Washington college grant and college bound scholarship 1
program costs. 2
(b) The student achievement council shall submit student unit 3
record data for state financial aid program applicants and recipients 4
to the education data center. 5
(2)(a) $134,230,000 of the information technology system 6
development revolving account —state appropriation is provided solely 7
for the one Washington enterprise resource planning statewide program 8
phase 1A (agency financial reporting system replacement) and is 9
subject to the conditions, limitations, and review requirements of 10
section 701 of this act. 11
(b) Of the amount provided in this subsection, $20,400,000 of the 12
information technology system development revolving account —state 13
appropriation is provided solely for a technology pool to pay for 14
phase 1A (agency financial reporting system replacement —core 15
financials) state agency costs due to legacy system remediation work 16
associated with impacted financial systems and interfaces. The office 17
of financial management must manage the pool, authorize funds, track 18
costs by agency by fiscal month, and report after each fiscal month 19
close on the agency spending to Washington technology solutions so 20
that the spending is included in the statewide dashboard actual 21
spending. 22
(c) The one Washington solution must be capable of being 23
continually updated, as necessary. 24
(d) Beginning July 1, 2025, the office of financial management 25
shall provide written quarterly reports, within 30 calendar days of 26
the end of each fiscal quarter, to legislative fiscal committees and 27
the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee to 28
include how funding was spent compared to the budget spending plan 29
for the prior quarter by fiscal month and what the ensuing quarter 30
budget will be by fiscal month. All reporting must be separated by 31
phase of one Washington subprojects. The written report must also 32
include: 33
(i) A list of quantifiable deliverables accomplished and amount 34
spent associated with each deliverable, by fiscal month;35
(ii) A report on the contract full-time equivalent charged 36
compared to the budget spending plan by month for each contracted 37
vendor, to include interagency agreements with other state agencies, 38
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and what the ensuing contract equivalent budget spending plan assumes 1
by fiscal month; 2
(iii) A report identifying each state agency that applied for and 3
received technology pool resources, the staffing equivalent used, and 4
the cost by fiscal month by agency compared to the budget spending 5
plan by fiscal month; 6
(iv) A report on budget spending plan by fiscal month by phase 7
compared to actual spending by fiscal month, and the projected 8
spending plan by fiscal month for the ensuing quarter; and9
(v) A report on current financial office performance metrics that 10
at least 10 state agencies use, to include the monthly performance 11
data, that began July 1, 2021. 12
(e) Prior to the expenditure of the amounts provided in this 13
subsection, the director of the office of financial management must 14
review and approve the spending in writing. 15
(3) $250,000 of the office of financial management central 16
services account —state appropriation is provided solely for a 17
dedicated information technology budget staff for the work associated 18
with statewide information technology projects that at least are 19
subject to the conditions, limitations, and review requirements of 20
section 701 of this act and are under the oversight of Washington 21
technology solutions. The staff will be responsible for providing a 22
monthly financial report after each fiscal month close to fiscal 23
staff of the senate ways and means and house appropriations 24
committees to reflect at least: 25
(a) Fund balance of the information technology pool account after 26
each fiscal month close; 27
(b) Amount by information technology project, differentiated if 28
in the technology pool or the agency budget, of what funding has been 29
approved to date and for the last fiscal month; 30
(c) Amount by agency of what funding has been approved to date 31
and for the last fiscal month; 32
(d) Total amount approved to date, differentiated if in the 33
technology pool or the agency budget, and for the last fiscal month;34
(e) A projection for the information technology pool account by 35
fiscal month through the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium close, and a 36
calculation spent to date as a percentage of the total appropriation;37
(f) A projection of each information technology project spending 38
compared to budget spending plan by fiscal month through the 39
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2025-2027 fiscal biennium, and a calculation of amount spent to date 1
as a percentage of total project cost; and 2
(g) A list of agencies and projects that have not yet applied for 3
nor been approved for funding by the office of financial management.4
(4) Within existing resources, the labor relations section shall 5
produce a report annually on workforce data and trends for the 6
previous fiscal year. At a minimum, the report must include a 7
workforce profile; information on employee compensation, including 8
salaries and cost of overtime; and information on retention, 9
including average length of service and workforce turnover.10
(5)(a) $62,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 is provided solely for a joint legislative and executive 12
committee on behavioral health, with members as provided in this 13
subsection: 14
(i) The president of the senate shall appoint three legislative 15
members, including a chair of a senate committee that includes 16
behavioral health within its jurisdiction and a member of the 17
children and youth behavioral health work group; 18
(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint 19
three legislative members, including a chair of a house committee 20
that includes behavioral health within its jurisdiction and a member 21
of the children and youth behavioral health work group;22
(iii) The governor or his or her designee; 23
(iv) The secretary of the department of social and health 24
services or his or her designee; 25
(v) The director of the health care authority or his or her 26
designee; 27
(vi) The insurance commissioner or his or her designee;28
(vii) The secretary of the department of health or his or her 29
designee; and 30
(viii) The secretary of the department of children, youth, and 31
families or his or her designee; 32
(ix) Other agency directors or designees as necessary;33
(x) Two individuals representing the interests of individuals 34
living with behavioral health conditions; and 35
(xi) The chief executive officer of a Washington nonprofit 36
corporation wholly controlled by the tribes and urban Indian 37
organizations in the state, or the commission delegate if applicable, 38
or his or her designee. 39
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(b)(i) The committee shall meet at least quarterly. Cochairs 1
shall be one legislative member selected by members of the committee 2
at the first meeting and the representative of the governor's office. 3
All meetings are open to the public. 4
(ii) The office of financial management shall contract or hire 5
dedicated staff to facilitate and provide staff support to the 6
nonlegislative members and for facilitation and project management 7
support of the committee. Senate committee services and the house of 8
representatives office of program research shall provide staff 9
support to the legislative members of the committee. The contractor 10
shall support the work of all members of the committee, legislative 11
and nonlegislative. 12
(iii) Within existing appropriations, the cost of meetings must 13
be paid jointly by the senate, house of representatives, and the 14
office of financial management. Committee expenditures are subject to 15
approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the 16
house of representatives executive rules committee, or their 17
successor committees. Committee members may be reimbursed for travel 18
expenses as authorized under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, and chapter 19
44.04 RCW as appropriate. 20
(c) The purpose of the committee is to identify key strategic 21
actions to improve access to behavioral health services, by 22
conducting at least, but not limited to, the following tasks:23
(i) Establishing a profile of Washington's current population and 24
its behavioral health needs and a projection of population growth and 25
anticipated need through 2028; 26
(ii) Establishing an inventory of existing and anticipated 27
behavioral health services and supports for adults, children, and 28
youth, including health care providers and facilities;29
(iii) Assessing the areas of the current system where additional 30
support is needed for Washington's current population;31
(iv) Establishing an anticipated inventory of future services and 32
supports that will be required to meet the behavioral health needs of 33
the population in 2028 and beyond with a specific emphasis on 34
prevention, early intervention, and home or community-based capacity 35
designed to reduce reliance on emergency, criminal legal, crisis, and 36
involuntary services; 37
(v) Reviewing the integrated care initiative on access to timely 38
and appropriate behavioral health services for individuals with acute 39
behavioral health needs; and 40
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(vi)(A) Developing a strategy of actions that the state may take 1
to prepare for the future demographic trends in the population and 2
building the necessary capacity to meet these demands, including but 3
not limited to: 4
(I) Exploring the role that education, housing and homelessness 5
response systems, the criminal legal system, primary health care, and 6
insurance systems have in the identification and treatment of 7
behavioral health issues; 8
(II) Evaluating behavioral health workforce demand and workforce 9
education, training, and continuing education requirements; and10
(III) Statutory and regulatory changes to promote the most 11
efficient use of resources, such as simplifying administrative 12
procedures, facilitating access to services and supports systems, and 13
improving transitions between care settings. 14
(B) Strategies must: 15
(I) Be based on explicit and measurable actions;16
(II) Identify what must be done, by whom, and by when to assure 17
implementation; 18
(III) Estimate a cost to the party responsible for 19
implementation; 20
(IV) Recommend specific fiscal strategies that rely predominately 21
on state and federal funding; 22
(V) Include recommendations for needed and appropriate additional 23
caseload forecasting for state-funded behavioral health services; and24
(VI) Incorporate and reconcile, where necessary, recommendations 25
from past and current behavioral health work groups created by the 26
legislature and network adequacy standards established by the health 27
care authority. 28
(d) The committee shall incorporate input from the office of the 29
insurance commissioner, the caseload forecast council, the health 30
care authority, and other appropriate entities with specialized 31
knowledge of the needs and growth trends of the population and people 32
with behavioral health issues. In the conduct of its business, the 33
committee shall have access, upon request, to health-related data 34
available to state agencies by statute, as allowed by state and 35
federal law. All requested data or other relevant information 36
maintained by an agency shall be provided in a timely manner.37
(e) The committee shall submit a sustainable five-year plan to 38
substantially improve access to behavioral health for all Washington 39
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residents to the governor, the office of financial management, and 1
the legislature by December 1, 2025. 2
(6) The office of financial management must report to and 3
coordinate with the department of ecology to track expenditures from 4
climate commitment act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 5
70A.65.300 and chapter 173-446B WAC. 6
(7)(a) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for the office of financial 8
management to conduct a study of the future long-term uses of the 9
Olympic heritage behavioral health campus. The study must assess the 10
options for maximizing the facility's ability to receive federal 11
matching funds for services provided while contributing to the health 12
of the entire state behavioral health system based on community 13
needs. The study must examine Washington behavioral health system 14
trends, including demand and capacity for voluntary and involuntary 15
behavioral health in-patient treatment, forecasted bed need and 16
current and planned statewide capacity for civil and forensic state 17
hospital populations, short-term civil commitment capacity trends, 18
and trends in prosecutorial forensic referrals. The study must also 19
consider area provider admittance and refusal rates. The study must 20
include: 21
(i) An analysis on the types of services which could be provided 22
at the property, including but not limited to: 23
(A) Voluntary behavioral health treatment services, including 24
diversion, prediversion, and specialty services for people with co-25
occurring conditions including substance use disorders, intellectual 26
or developmental disabilities, traumatic brain disorders, or 27
dementia; 28
(B) Services for patients that are deemed not guilty by reason of 29
insanity; 30
(C) Integrated service approaches that address medical, housing, 31
vocational, and other needs of behaviorally disabled individuals with 32
criminal legal involvement or likelihood of criminal legal 33
involvement; 34
(D) Long-term involuntary treatment services for specialized 35
populations such as those with developmental disabilities or 36
dementia; 37
(E) Short-term involuntary treatment services;38
(F) Long-term involuntary treatment services for civil conversion 39
patients; 40
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(G) Out-patient intensive behavioral health treatment including 1
partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care;2
(H) Crisis response services; and 3
(I) Other services that will increase the state's ability to 4
comply with requirements for providing timely admission of competency 5
restoration patients into treatment beds; 6
(ii) Review of potential for additional capacity or services on 7
the entirety of the property, including any capital improvements 8
needed to expand services under the options described in (a)(i) of 9
this subsection; 10
(iii) Identification and evaluation of strategies to obtain 11
federal matching funding opportunities, specifically focusing on 12
innovative medicaid framework adjustments and the consideration of 13
necessary state plan amendments; 14
(iv) Estimated costs, required staffing and workforce 15
availability for each of the recommended types of services if 16
available; and 17
(v) Consideration of options for providers that can provide the 18
different services recommended at the facility and an analysis on the 19
cost differential and potential federal reimbursement for the 20
different providers. The office of financial management may consider 21
a variety of provider types or partners, including, but not limited 22
to: 23
(A) Tribal or local governments; 24
(B) Acute care hospitals already providing similar care;25
(C) Providers contracted by the health care authority; and26
(D) State-operated options. 27
(b) The office of financial management shall consult with the 28
University of Washington school of medicine, the health care 29
authority, and the department of social and health services in 30
developing and conducting the study. 31
(c) The office of financial management shall submit a final 32
report with its findings and recommendations to the governor and the 33
appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by 34
December 1, 2025. 35
(d) The office of financial management may contract with one or 36
more third parties and consult with other state entities to conduct 37
the study. The contract is exempt from the competitive procurement 38
requirements in chapter 39.26 RCW. 39
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(8) $200,000 of the performance audits of government account —1
state appropriation is provided solely for the office of financial 2
management, as the auditee for the state of Washington single audit, 3
to contract with a vendor to review and identify efficiencies of the 4
single audit within the office of the state auditor to ensure 5
compliance with 2 C.F.R. Sec. 200.512 to meet the annual filing 6
deadline of March 31. The contractor must create a report that 7
includes, but is not limited to, the following information: 8
Recommended changes to complete the state of Washington's single 9
audit by the required due date and identification of any 10
opportunities to improve efficiency on conducting the audit on either 11
auditee or auditor side. The office of financial management will 12
contract with a vendor to conduct an independent review of the single 13
audits conducted by the office of the state auditor for fiscal years 14
2023 and 2024. 15
(9)(a) $500,000 of the performance audits of government account —16
state appropriation is provided solely for the office of financial 17
management to contract with a vendor to conduct an independent review 18
of performance audits conducted by the office of the state auditor 19
between July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2024. Cybersecurity audits are 20
exempt from this review. For each audit reviewed, the report must 21
include at a minimum the following information: 22
(i) Total number of hours to complete the audit;23
(ii) Total number of dollars spent on the audit, with any amounts 24
for work conducted by a contractor reported separately from amounts 25
spent by the state auditor's office; 26
(iii) Total dedicated staff from the state auditor's office, with 27
any contractor totals reported separately from totals of the state 28
auditor's office; 29
(iv) Number of audited agency staff impacted by audit;30
(v) Total dollars estimated to be saved by implementing 31
actionable audit recommendations, if known; and 32
(vi) Qualitative data from audited agencies about the value 33
provided by the audit. 34
(b) A report must be submitted to the governor and relevant 35
committees of the legislature by June 30, 2026. 36
(10) Within existing resources, the office will maintain a data 37
portal to track state agency expenditures from climate commitment act 38
accounts as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 39
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173-446B WAC. The data portal must be coordinated with the department 1
of ecology. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 136. FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE 3
HEARINGS4
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,836,0006
Administrative Hearings Revolving Account—Local 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,848,0009
NEW SECTION. Sec. 137. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY10
Lottery Administrative Account—State Appropriation. . . . $34,324,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,324,00012
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: 14
(1) No portion of this appropriation may be used for acquisition 15
of gaming system capabilities that violate state law.16
(2) Pursuant to RCW 67.70.040, the commission shall take such 17
action necessary to reduce retail commissions to an average of 5.1 18
percent of sales. 19
NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,304,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,317,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,621,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: $105,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $105,000 of the general fund —26
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 27
grants to gang youth intervention specialists for a pilot program 28
within high schools in Washington. Grants may be provided without 29
using a competitive selection process. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN 31
AFFAIRS32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $592,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $565,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,157,00035
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS1
—OPERATIONS2
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account—3
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,229,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,229,0005
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: 7
(1) $34,491,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 8
account—state appropriation is provided solely for pension system 9
modernization, and is subject to the conditions, limitations, and 10
review requirements of section 701 of this act. 11
(2) $21,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 12
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 13
House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0229.1/25) (PERS/TRS 1 benefit 14
increase). 15
(3) $150,000 of the department of retirement systems expense 16
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 17
House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0174/25) (LEOFF merger).18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 141. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE19
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $403,947,00020
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $420,631,00021
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $126,00022
Timber Tax Distribution Account—State Appropriation. . . . $8,308,00023
Business License Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $22,865,00024
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control 25
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,00026
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,00028
Financial Services Regulation Nonappropriated Fund—29
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $861,189,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: 33
(1) $1,661,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $1,661,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of 36
chapter 196, Laws of 2021 (capital gains tax). 37
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(2) $204,114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and $225,117,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 3
implementation of chapter 195, Laws of 2021 (working families tax 4
exempt.). Of the total amounts provided in this subsection:5
(a) $15,114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2026 and $16,117,000 of the general fund —state 7
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 8
administration of the working families tax exemption program; and9
(b) $189,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 and $209,000,000 of the general fund —state 11
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 12
remittances under the working families tax exemption program.13
(3) The department must report to and coordinate with the 14
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 15
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 16
173-446B WAC. 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 142. FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,923,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,928,00020
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,851,00021
NEW SECTION. Sec. 143. FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S 22
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES23
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $5,779,00024
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,181,00025
Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Account—26
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,454,00027
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $24,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,438,00029
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 30
conditions and limitations: 31
(1) The office of minority and women's business enterprises shall 32
consult with the Washington state office of equity on the Washington 33
state toolkit for equity in public spending. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 144. FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER35
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $4,765,00036
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Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Account—State 1
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,399,0002
Insurance Commissioner's Fraud Account—State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,396,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,560,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: $1,244,000 of the insurance 7
commissioner's regulatory account —state appropriation is provided 8
solely for the commissioner to continue its work on behavioral health 9
parity compliance, enforcement, and provider network oversight. The 10
commissioner may use internal staff and contracted experts to oversee 11
provider directories and evaluate consumer access to services for 12
mental health and substance use disorders in state-regulated 13
individual, small group, and large group health plans.14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 145. FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD15
State Investment Board Expense Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,525,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,525,00018
NEW SECTION. Sec. 146. FOR THE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD19
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $628,00020
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $644,00021
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $3,226,00022
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $75,00023
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 24
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,529,00025
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 26
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,857,00027
Liquor Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $121,072,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,031,00029
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 30
conditions and limitations: 31
(1) The liquor and cannabis board may require electronic payment 32
of the cannabis excise tax levied by RCW 69.50.535. The liquor and 33
cannabis board may allow a waiver to the electronic payment 34
requirement for good cause as provided by rule. 35
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(2) Of the liquor revolving account —state appropriation, 1
$9,019,000 is provided solely for the modernization of regulatory 2
systems and are subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 3
requirements of section 701 of this act. 4
(3) $8,208,000 of the liquor revolving account —state 5
appropriation is provided solely for the tax and fee systems 6
replacement and are subject to the conditions, limitations, and 7
review requirements of section 701 of this act. 8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 147. FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION 9
COMMISSION10
Public Service Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . $72,220,00011
Public Service Revolving Account—Federal 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,00013
Pipeline Safety Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $3,818,00014
Pipeline Safety Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $3,503,00015
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,641,00016
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: Up to $800,000 of the public service 18
revolving account —state appropriation in this section is for the 19
utilities and transportation commission to supplement funds committed 20
by a telecommunications company to expand rural broadband service on 21
behalf of an eligible governmental entity. The amount in this 22
subsection represents payments collected by the utilities and 23
transportation commission pursuant to the Qwest performance assurance 24
plan. 25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 148. FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $15,745,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $15,039,00028
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $148,547,00029
911 Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,712,00030
Disaster Response Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $12,266,00031
Disaster Response Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . $604,262,00032
Military Department Rent and Lease Account—State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,009,00034
Military Department Active State Service Account—35
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00036
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 37
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,0001
Oil Spill Prevention Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $1,040,0002
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $127,0003
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,538,0005
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund—State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,267,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $859,041,0008
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 9
conditions and limitations: 10
(1) The military department shall submit a report to the office 11
of financial management and the legislative fiscal committees by 12
February 1st and October 31st of each year detailing information on 13
the disaster response account, including: (a) The amount and type of 14
deposits into the account; (b) the current available fund balance as 15
of the reporting date; and (c) the projected fund balance at the end 16
of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium based on current revenue and 17
expenditure patterns. 18
(2) $40,000,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation is 19
provided solely for homeland security, subject to the following 20
conditions: Any communications equipment purchased by local 21
jurisdictions or state agencies shall be consistent with standards 22
set by the Washington state interoperability executive committee.23
(3) $11,000,000 of the 911 account —state appropriation is 24
provided solely for financial assistance to counties.25
(4) $784,000 of the disaster response account—state appropriation 26
is provided solely for fire suppression training, equipment, and 27
supporting costs to national guard soldiers and airmen.28
(5) $876,000 of the disaster response account—state appropriation 29
is provided solely for a dedicated access and functional needs 30
program manager, access and functional need services, and a dedicated 31
tribal liaison to assist with disaster preparedness and response.32
(6) The department must report to and coordinate with the 33
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 34
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 35
173-446B WAC. 36
(7)(a) $355,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for the department to conduct a 38
study regarding statewide building code and construction standards 39
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pertaining to earthquake and tsunami resilience as well as 1
recommendations for functional recovery of buildings and critical 2
infrastructure directly following an earthquake. In conducting the 3
study, the department must request input from the state building code 4
council and representatives of appropriate public and private sector 5
entities. The department may contract for all or a portion of the 6
study. The study must, at a minimum, include an assessment of:7
(i) Functional recovery building code standards that are being 8
developed at the federal level, have been proposed or adopted in 9
other countries, states, or local jurisdictions with a high risk of 10
earthquakes, or are developed by public or private organizations with 11
expertise in earthquake performance standards and safety;12
(ii) The levels of functional recovery supported by current state 13
and local building and construction codes; 14
(iii) The objectives, feasibility, necessary measures, and 15
estimated costs of adopting and implementing statewide functional 16
recovery building code standards, and how this assessment is impacted 17
by whether the standards: 18
(A) Are mandatory or voluntary; 19
(B) Apply to only certain types of structures and infrastructure 20
or prioritize certain types of structures and infrastructure;21
(C) Apply to existing structures and infrastructure in addition 22
to new construction; 23
(D) Are intended to apply to only specific seismic hazard levels; 24
or 25
(E) Include nonstructural components as well as structural 26
systems; 27
(iv) How statewide standards for functional recovery would fit 28
into an all hazards approach for state emergency response and 29
recovery; 30
(v) Funding opportunities that provide for the coordination of 31
state and federal funds for the purposes of improving the state's 32
preparedness for functional recovery following a significant 33
earthquake or tsunami; and 34
(vi) Equity considerations for the development of statewide 35
building code standards for functional recovery. 36
(b) The department must submit a preliminary report with interim 37
findings to the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 1, 38
2025. The department must submit a final report summarizing the 39
study's findings and including policy recommendations relating to 40
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statewide building code standards for functional recovery to the 1
appropriate committees of the legislature by May 1, 2026.2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 149. FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 3
COMMISSION4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,816,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,812,0006
Personnel Service Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $4,951,0007
Higher Education Personnel Services Account—State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,631,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,210,00010
NEW SECTION. Sec. 150. FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY11
Certified Public Accountants' Account—State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,194,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,194,00014
NEW SECTION. Sec. 151. FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS15
Volunteer Firefighters' and Reserve Officers' 16
Administrative Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $1,718,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,718,00018
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: $91,000 of the volunteer firefighters' 20
and reserve officers' administrative account —state appropriation is 21
provided solely for contracting for small agency budget and 22
accounting services with the department of enterprise services.23
NEW SECTION. Sec. 152. FOR THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL24
Death Investigations Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $841,00025
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $841,00026
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 27
conditions and limitations: 28
(1)(a) $250,000 of the death investigations account —state 29
appropriation is provided solely for providing financial assistance 30
to local jurisdictions in multiple death investigations. The forensic 31
investigation council shall develop criteria for awarding these funds 32
for multiple death investigations involving an unanticipated, 33
extraordinary, and catastrophic event or those involving multiple 34
jurisdictions. 35
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(b) Of the amount provided in this subsection, $30,000 of the 1
death investigations account —state appropriation is provided solely 2
for the Adams county crime lab to investigate a double homicide that 3
occurred in fiscal year 2021. 4
(2) $210,000 of the death investigations account —state 5
appropriation is provided solely for providing financial assistance 6
to local jurisdictions in identifying human remains.7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 153. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE 8
SERVICES9
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $19,705,00010
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,318,00011
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $102,00012
Building Code Council Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $2,297,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,422,00014
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 15
conditions and limitations: 16
(1) $7,346,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $7,029,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the payment of facilities 19
and services charges to include campus rent, parking, security, 20
contracts, public and historic facilities, financial cost recovery, 21
and capital projects surcharges allocable to the senate, house of 22
representatives, statute law committee, legislative support services, 23
and joint legislative systems committee. The department shall 24
allocate charges attributable to these agencies among the affected 25
revolving funds. The department shall maintain an interagency 26
agreement with these agencies to establish performance standards, 27
prioritization of preservation and capital improvement projects, and 28
quality assurance provisions for the delivery of services under this 29
subsection. The legislative agencies named in this subsection shall 30
continue to have all of the same rights of occupancy and space use on 31
the capitol campus as historically established. 32
(2) Before any agency may purchase a passenger motor vehicle as 33
defined in RCW 43.19.560, the agency must have approval from the 34
director of the department of enterprise services. Agencies that are 35
exempted from the requirement are the Washington state patrol, 36
Washington state department of transportation, and the department of 37
natural resources. 38
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(3) From the fee charged to master contract vendors, the 1
department shall transfer to the office of minority and women's 2
business enterprises in equal monthly installments $1,500,000 in 3
fiscal year 2026 and $1,300,000 in fiscal year 2027.4
(4) Within existing resources, the department, in collaboration 5
with Washington technology solutions, must provide a report to the 6
governor and fiscal committees of the legislative by October 31 of 7
each calendar year that reflects information technology contract 8
information based on a contract snapshot from June 30 of that same 9
calendar year, and must also include any contract that was active 10
since July 1 of the previous calendar year. The department will 11
coordinate to receive contract information for all contracts to 12
include those where the department has delegated authority so that 13
the report includes statewide contract information. The report must 14
contain a list of all information technology contracts to include the 15
agency name, contract number, vendor name, contract term start and 16
end dates, contract dollar amount in total, and contract dollar 17
amounts by state fiscal year. The report must also include, by 18
contract, the contract spending projections by state fiscal year for 19
each ensuing state fiscal year through the contract term, and note 20
the type of service delivered. The list of contracts must be provided 21
electronically in Excel and be sortable by all field requirements. 22
The report must also include trend analytics on information 23
technology contracts, and recommendations for reducing costs where 24
possible. 25
(5) $654,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $654,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department, in 28
collaboration with the state efficiency and environmental performance 29
program, to implement the zero emission vehicle strategy.30
(6) $2,671,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $2,671,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for zero emission electric 33
vehicle supply equipment infrastructure at facilities to accommodate 34
charging station installation. The electric vehicle charging 35
equipment must allow for the collection of usage data and must be 36
coordinated with the state efficiency and environmental performance 37
program. The department must prioritize locations based on state 38
efficiency and environmental performance location priorities, and at 39
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least where zero emission fleet vehicles are or are scheduled to be 1
purchased. The department must report when and where the equipment 2
was installed, usage data at each charging station, and the state 3
agencies and facilities that benefit from the installation of the 4
charging station to the fiscal committees of the legislature by June 5
30. The department shall collaborate with the interagency electric 6
vehicle coordinating council to implement this subsection and must 7
work to meet benchmarks established in chapter 182, Laws of 2022 8
(transportation resources). 9
(7)(a) $6,052,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 and $6,052,000 of the general fund —state 11
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 12
contracting with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel 13
television coverage of state government deliberations and other 14
events statewide. The funding level for each year of the contract 15
shall be based on the amount provided in this subsection. The 16
nonprofit organization shall be required to raise contributions or 17
commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount 18
equal to 40 percent of the state contribution. The department may 19
make full or partial payment once all criteria in this subsection 20
have been satisfactorily documented. 21
(b) The legislature finds that the commitment of on-going funding 22
is necessary to ensure continuous, autonomous, and independent 23
coverage of public affairs. For that purpose, the department shall 24
enter into a contract with the nonprofit organization to provide 25
public affairs coverage. 26
(c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual 27
independent audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual 28
report, including benchmarks that measure the success of the 29
nonprofit organization in meeting the intent of the program.30
(d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this 31
subsection may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the 32
following purposes: 33
(i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any 34
legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any 35
county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of 36
Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any 37
rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state 38
agency; 39
(ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17A RCW; or40
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(iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel, 1
lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee.2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 154. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND 3
HISTORIC PRESERVATION4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $4,215,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $4,119,0006
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,568,0007
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $14,0008
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $674,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,590,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: 12
(1) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington main street 15
program. 16
(2) $125,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $125,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of the 19
black historic sites survey project. 20
(3) The department must report to and coordinate with the 21
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 22
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 23
173-446B WAC. 24
NEW SECTION. Sec. 155. FOR THE WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 25
AGENCY26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $200,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $200,00028
Washington Technology Solutions Revolving Account—29
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,167,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $146,567,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: 33
(1) $2,000,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 34
account—state appropriation is provided solely for experienced 35
information technology project managers to provide critical support 36
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to agency IT projects that are under oversight from Washington 1
technology solutions. The staff or vendors will: 2
(a) Provide master level project management guidance to agency IT 3
stakeholders; 4
(b) Consider statewide best practices from the public and private 5
sectors, independent review and analysis, vendor management, budget 6
and timing quality assurance and other support of current or past IT 7
projects in at least Washington state and share these with agency IT 8
stakeholders and legislative fiscal staff at least twice annually and 9
post these to the statewide IT dashboard; and 10
(c) Provide independent recommendations to legislative fiscal 11
committees by December of each calendar year on oversight of IT 12
projects to include opportunities for accountability and performance 13
metrics. 14
(2) $2,226,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 15
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the enterprise 16
data management pilot project, and is subject to the conditions, 17
limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of this act.18
(3) $17,425,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 19
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the office of 20
cyber security. 21
(4) $2,779,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 22
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the office of 23
privacy and data protection. 24
(5) Washington technology solutions shall work with customer 25
agencies using the Washington state electronic records vault (WASERV) 26
to identify opportunities to: 27
(a) Reduce storage volumes and costs associated with vault 28
records stored beyond the agencies' record retention schedules; and29
(b) Assess a customized service charge as defined in chapter 304, 30
Laws of 2017 for costs of using WASERV to prepare data compilations 31
in response to public records requests. 32
(6)(a) In conjunction with Washington technology solutions' 33
prioritization of proposed information technology expenditures, 34
agency budget requests for proposed information technology 35
expenditures must include the following: 36
(i) The agency's priority ranking of each information technology 37
request; 38
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(ii) The estimated cost by fiscal year and by fund for the 1
current biennium; 2
(iii) The estimated cost by fiscal year and by fund for the 3
ensuing biennium; 4
(iv) The estimated total cost for the current and ensuing 5
biennium; 6
(v) The total cost by fiscal year, by fund, and in total, of the 7
information technology project since it began; 8
(vi) The estimated cost by fiscal year and by fund over all 9
biennia through implementation and close out and into maintenance and 10
operations; 11
(vii) The estimated cost by fiscal year and by fund for service 12
level agreements once the project is implemented; 13
(viii) The estimated cost by fiscal year and by fund for agency 14
staffing for maintenance and operations once the project is 15
implemented; and 16
(ix) The expected fiscal year when the agency expects to complete 17
the request. 18
(b) Washington technology solutions and the office of financial 19
management may request agencies to include additional information on 20
proposed information technology expenditure requests.21
(7) Washington technology solutions must not increase fees 22
charged for existing services without prior approval by the office of 23
financial management. The agency may develop fees to recover the 24
actual cost of new infrastructure to support increased use of cloud 25
technologies. 26
(8) Within existing resources, the agency must provide oversight 27
of state procurement and contracting for information technology goods 28
and services by the department of enterprise services.29
(9) Within existing resources, the agency must host, administer, 30
and support the state employee directory in an online format to 31
provide public employee contact information. 32
(10) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 33
department of social and health services, the department of health, 34
the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 35
and families shall work together within existing resources to 36
establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 37
coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 38
a multi-organization collaborative that provides strategic direction 39
and federal funding guidance for projects that have cross-40
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organizational or enterprise impact, including information technology 1
projects that affect organizations within the coalition. Washington 2
technology solutions shall maintain a statewide perspective when 3
collaborating with the coalition to ensure that the development of 4
projects identified in this report are planned for in a manner that 5
ensures the efficient use of state resources and maximizes federal 6
financial participation. The work of the coalition and any project 7
identified as a coalition project is subject to the conditions, 8
limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this act.9
(11) $10,745,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 10
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the creation and 11
ongoing delivery of information technology services tailored to the 12
needs of small agencies. The scope of services must include, at a 13
minimum, full-service desktop support, service assistance, security, 14
and consultation. 15
(12) $89,244,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 16
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the procurement 17
and distribution of Microsoft 365 licenses which must include 18
advanced security features and cloud-based private branch exchange 19
capabilities for state agencies. The office must report annually to 20
fiscal committees of the legislature each December 31, on the count 21
and type of licenses distributed by Washington technology solutions 22
to each state agency. The report must also separately report on the 23
count and type of Microsoft 365 licenses that state agencies have in 24
addition to those that are distributed by Washington technology 25
solutions so that the total count, type of license, and cost is known 26
for statewide Microsoft 365 licenses. 27
(13) Washington technology solutions shall maintain an 28
information technology project dashboard that, at minimum, provides 29
updated information each fiscal month on the projects subject to 30
section 701 of this act. 31
(a) The statewide information technology dashboard must include, 32
at a minimum, the: 33
(i) Start date of the project; 34
(ii) End date of the project, when the project will close out and 35
implementation will commence; 36
(iii) Term of the project in state fiscal years across all 37
biennia to reflect the start of the project through the end of the 38
project; 39
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(iv) Total project cost from start date through the end date of 1
the project in total dollars, and a subtotal of near general fund 2
outlook; 3
(v) Near general fund outlook budget and actual spending in total 4
dollars and by fiscal month for central service agencies that bill 5
out project costs; 6
(vi) Start date of maintenance and operations; 7
(vii) Estimated annual state fiscal year cost of maintenance and 8
operations after implementation and close out; 9
(viii) Actual spending by state fiscal year and in total for 10
state fiscal years that have closed; 11
(ix) Date a feasibility study was completed or note if none has 12
been completed to date; 13
(x) Monthly project status assessments on scope, schedule, 14
budget, and overall by the: 15
(A) Washington technology solutions; 16
(B) Quality assurance vendor, if applicable; and17
(C) Agency project team; 18
(xi) Monthly quality assurance reports, if applicable;19
(xii) Monthly Washington technology solutions status reports on 20
budget, scope, schedule, and overall project status; and21
(xiii) Historical project budget and expenditures through fiscal 22
year 2025. 23
(b) The statewide dashboard must retain a roll up of the entire 24
project cost, including all subprojects, that can display subproject 25
detail. This includes coalition projects that are active. For 26
projects that include multiple agencies or subprojects and roll up, 27
the dashboard must display: 28
(i) A separate technology budget and investment plan for each 29
impacted agency; and 30
(ii) A statewide project technology budget roll up that includes 31
each affected agency at the subproject level. 32
(c) Washington technology solutions may recommend additional 33
elements to include but must have agreement with legislative fiscal 34
committees and the office of financial management prior to including 35
additional elements. 36
(d) The agency must ensure timely posting of project data on the 37
statewide information technology dashboard for at least each project 38
funded in the budget and those projects subject to the conditions of 39
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section 701 of this act to include, at a minimum, posting on the 1
dashboard: 2
(i) The budget funded level by project for each project under 3
oversight within 30 calendar days of the budget being signed into 4
law; 5
(ii) The project historical expenditures through completed fiscal 6
years by December 31; and 7
(iii) Whether each project has completed a feasibility study.8
(e) Washington technology solutions must post to the statewide 9
dashboard a list of funding received by fiscal year by enacted 10
session law, and how much was received citing chapter law as a list 11
of funding provided by fiscal year. 12
(14) Within existing resources, Washington technology solutions 13
must collaborate with the department of enterprise services on the 14
annual contract report that provides information technology contract 15
information. Washington technology solutions will:16
(a) Provide data to the department of enterprise services 17
annually by September 1 of each year; and 18
(b) Provide analysis on contract information for all agencies 19
comparing spending across state fiscal years by, at least, the 20
contract spending towers. 21
(15) $8,666,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 22
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 23
the enterprise cloud computing program as outlined in the December 24
2020 Washington state cloud readiness report. Funding provided 25
includes, but is not limited to, cloud service broker resources, 26
cloud center of excellence, cloud management tools, a network 27
assessment, cybersecurity governance, and a cloud security roadmap.28
(16) $3,498,000 of the Washington technology solutions revolving 29
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation 30
of the recommendations of the cloud transition task force report to 31
include: 32
(a) A cloud readiness program to help agencies plan and prepare 33
for transitioning to cloud computing; 34
(b) A cloud retraining program to provide a coordinated approach 35
to skills development and retraining; and 36
(c) Staffing to define career pathways and core competencies for 37
the state's information technology workforce. 38
(17) Washington technology solutions must collaborate with the 39
office of the secretary of state in the evaluation of the office of 40
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the secretary of state's information technology infrastructure and 1
applications in determining the appropriate candidates for the 2
location of data and the systems that could be exempt from Washington 3
technology solutions oversight. 4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 156. FOR THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF 5
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS6
Professional Engineers' Account—State Appropriation. . . . $5,140,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,140,0008
NEW SECTION. Sec. 157. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP 9
BOARD10
Washington State Leadership Board Account—State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,059,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,059,00013
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 14
conditions and limitations: 15
(1) $374,000 of the Washington state leadership board account —16
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 17
96, Laws of 2022 (WA state leadership board). 18
(2) $1,200,000 of the Washington state leadership board account —19
state appropriation is provided solely for implementing programming 20
in RCW 43.388.010, and specifically the Washington world fellows 21
program, sports mentoring program/boundless Washington, compassion 22
scholars, and the Washington state leadership awards.23
(End of part)
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PART II1
HUMAN SERVICES2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 3
SERVICES4
(1) The appropriations to the department of social and health 5
services in this act shall be expended for the programs and in the 6
amounts specified in this act. Appropriations made in this act to the 7
department of social and health services shall initially be allotted 8
as required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not 9
include transfers of moneys between sections of this act except as 10
expressly provided in this act, nor shall allotment modifications 11
permit moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose to be 12
used for other than that purpose. 13
(2) The department of social and health services shall not 14
initiate any services that require expenditure of state general fund 15
moneys unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The 16
department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 17
43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the 18
federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the 19
program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the 20
department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those 21
moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any 22
other legislation providing appropriation authority, and an equal 23
amount of appropriated state general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon 24
the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of 25
financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. 26
As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes 27
block grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be 28
spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis 29
by state funds. 30
(3) The legislature finds that medicaid payment rates, as 31
calculated by the department pursuant to the appropriations in this 32
act, bear a reasonable relationship to the costs incurred by 33
efficiently and economically operated facilities for providing 34
quality services and will be sufficient to enlist enough providers so 35
that care and services are available to the extent that such care and 36
services are available to the general population in the geographic 37
area. The legislature finds that cost reports, payment data from the 38
federal government, historical utilization, economic data, and 39
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clinical input constitute reliable data upon which to determine the 1
payment rates. 2
(4) The department shall to the maximum extent practicable use 3
the same system for delivery of spoken-language interpreter services 4
for social services appointments as the one established for medical 5
appointments in the health care authority. When contracting directly 6
with an individual to deliver spoken language interpreter services, 7
the department shall only contract with language access providers who 8
are working at a location in the state and who are state-certified or 9
state-authorized, except that when such a provider is not available, 10
the department may use a language access provider who meets other 11
certifications or standards deemed to meet state standards, including 12
interpreters in other states. 13
(5) Information technology projects or investments and proposed 14
projects or investments impacting time capture, payroll and payment 15
processes and systems, eligibility, case management, and 16
authorization systems within the department of social and health 17
services are subject to technical oversight by Washington technology 18
solutions. 19
(6)(a) The department shall facilitate enrollment under the 20
medicaid expansion for clients applying for or receiving state funded 21
services from the department and its contractors. Prior to open 22
enrollment, the department shall coordinate with the health care 23
authority to provide referrals to the Washington health benefit 24
exchange for clients that will be ineligible for medicaid.25
(b) To facilitate a single point of entry across public and 26
medical assistance programs, and to maximize the use of federal 27
funding, the health care authority, the department of social and 28
health services, and the health benefit exchange will coordinate 29
efforts to expand HealthPlanfinder access to public assistance and 30
medical eligibility staff. The department shall complete medicaid 31
applications in the HealthPlanfinder for households receiving or 32
applying for public assistance benefits. 33
(7) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 34
department of social and health services, the department of health, 35
the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 36
and families shall work together within existing resources to 37
establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 38
coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 39
a multi-organization collaborative that provides strategic direction 40
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and federal funding guidance for projects that have cross-1
organizational or enterprise impact, including information technology 2
projects that affect organizations within the coalition. Washington 3
technology solutions shall maintain a statewide perspective when 4
collaborating with the coalition to ensure that projects are planned 5
for in a manner that ensures the efficient use of state resources, 6
support the adoption of a cohesive technology and data architecture, 7
and maximize federal financial participation. The work of the 8
coalition is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 9
provided in section 701 of this act. 10
(8) The department must report to and coordinate with the 11
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 12
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 13
173-446B WAC. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 15
SERVICES—MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $815,087,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $834,731,00018
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $158,334,00019
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $14,947,00020
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund—Federal 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,821,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,824,920,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) The state psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment 26
facilities may use funds appropriated in this subsection to purchase 27
goods, services, and supplies through hospital group purchasing 28
organizations when it is cost-effective to do so. 29
(2) $320,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $320,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a community partnership 32
between western state hospital and the city of Lakewood to support 33
community policing efforts in the Lakewood community surrounding 34
western state hospital. The amounts provided in this subsection are 35
for the salaries, benefits, supplies, and equipment for the city of 36
Lakewood to produce incident and police response reports, investigate 37
potential criminal conduct, assist with charging consultations, 38
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liaison between staff and prosecutors, provide staff training on 1
criminal justice procedures, assist with parking enforcement, and 2
attend meetings with hospital staff. 3
(3) $45,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $45,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for payment to the city of 6
Lakewood for police services provided by the city at western state 7
hospital and adjacent areas. 8
(4) $320,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $320,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the salaries, benefits, 11
supplies, and equipment for one full-time investigator, one full-time 12
police officer, and one full-time community services officer for 13
policing efforts at eastern state hospital. The department must 14
collect data from the city of Medical Lake on the use of the funds 15
and the number of calls responded to by the community policing 16
program and submit a report with this information to the office of 17
financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the 18
legislature each December of the fiscal biennium. 19
(5) $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for payment to the city of 22
Medical Lake for police services provided by the city at eastern 23
state hospital and adjacent areas. 24
(6) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department, in 27
collaboration with the health care authority, to develop and 28
implement a predictive modeling tool which identifies clients who are 29
at high risk of future involvement with the criminal justice system 30
and for developing a model to estimate demand for civil and forensic 31
state hospital bed needs pursuant to the following requirements.32
(a) By the first day of each December during the fiscal biennium, 33
the department, in coordination with the health care authority, must 34
submit a report to the office of financial management and the 35
appropriate committees of the legislature that summarizes how the 36
predictive modeling tool has been implemented and includes the 37
following: (i) The number of individuals identified by the tool as 38
having a high risk of future criminal justice involvement; (ii) the 39
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method and frequency for which the department is providing lists of 1
high-risk clients to contracted managed care organizations and 2
behavioral health administrative services organizations; (iii) a 3
summary of how the managed care organizations and behavioral health 4
administrative services organizations are utilizing the data to 5
improve the coordination of care for the identified individuals; and 6
(iv) a summary of the administrative data to identify whether 7
implementation of the tool is resulting in increased access and 8
service levels and lower recidivism rates for high-risk clients at 9
the state and regional level. 10
(b) The department must provide staff support for the forensic 11
and long-term civil commitment bed forecast which must be conducted 12
under the direction of the office of financial management. The 13
forecast methodology, updates, and methodology changes must be 14
conducted in coordination with staff from the department, the health 15
care authority, the office of financial management, and the 16
appropriate fiscal committees of the state legislature. The model 17
shall incorporate factors for capacity in state hospitals as well as 18
contracted facilities, which provide similar levels of care, referral 19
patterns, wait lists, lengths of stay, and other factors identified 20
as appropriate for estimating the number of beds needed to meet the 21
demand for civil and forensic state hospital services. Factors should 22
include identification of need for the services and analysis of the 23
effect of community investments in behavioral health services and 24
other types of beds that may reduce the need for long-term civil 25
commitment needs. The forecast must be updated each February, June, 26
and November during the fiscal biennium and the department must 27
submit a report to the legislature and the appropriate committees of 28
the legislature summarizing the updated forecast based on the 29
caseload forecast council's schedule for entitlement program 30
forecasts. 31
(7) $9,119,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $9,145,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the settlement agreement 34
under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health Services, 35
et al. , United States District Court for the Western District of 36
Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The department, in 37
collaboration with the health care authority and the criminal justice 38
training commission, must implement the provisions of the settlement 39
agreement pursuant to the timeline and implementation plan provided 40
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for under the settlement agreement. This includes implementing 1
provisions related to competency evaluations, competency restoration, 2
forensic navigators, crisis diversion and supports, education and 3
training, and workforce development. 4
(8) $7,147,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $7,147,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain implementation of 7
efforts to improve the timeliness of competency evaluation services 8
for individuals who are in local jails pursuant to chapter 5, Laws of 9
2015 (timeliness of competency treatment and evaluation services). 10
This funding must be used solely to maintain increases in the number 11
of competency evaluators that began in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to 12
the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of 13
Social and Health Services, et al. , United States District Court for 14
the Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP.15
(9) $71,690,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2026 and $77,825,000 of the general fund —state 17
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 18
implementation of efforts to improve the timeliness of competency 19
restoration services pursuant to chapter 5, Laws of 2015 (timeliness 20
of competency treatment and evaluation services) and the settlement 21
agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health 22
Services, et al. , United States District Court for the Western 23
District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. These amounts must 24
be used to maintain increases that were implemented between fiscal 25
year 2016 and fiscal year 2025. Pursuant to chapter 7, Laws of 2015 26
1st sp. sess. (timeliness of competency treatment and evaluation 27
services), the department may contract some of these amounts for 28
services at alternative locations if the secretary determines that 29
there is a need. 30
(10) $84,565,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026, $77,343,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32
for fiscal year 2027, and $960,000 of the general fund —federal 33
appropriation are provided solely for the department to continue to 34
implement an acuity based staffing tool at western state hospital and 35
eastern state hospital in collaboration with the hospital staffing 36
committees. The staffing tool must be used to identify, on a daily 37
basis, the clinical acuity on each patient ward and determine the 38
minimum level of direct care staff by profession to be deployed to 39
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meet the needs of the patients on each ward. The department must 1
evaluate interrater reliability of the tool within each hospital and 2
between the two hospitals. The department must also continue to 3
update, in collaboration with the office of financial management's 4
labor relations office, the staffing committees, and state labor 5
unions, an overall state hospital staffing plan that looks at all 6
positions and functions of the facilities. 7
(a) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department 8
must establish, monitor, track, and report monthly staffing and 9
expenditures at the state hospitals, including overtime and use of 10
locums, to the functional categories identified in the recommended 11
staffing plan. The allotments and tracking of staffing and 12
expenditures must include all areas of the state hospitals, must be 13
done at the ward level, and must include contracted facilities 14
providing forensic restoration services as well as the office of 15
forensic mental health services. 16
(b) By December 1st of each fiscal year of the biennium, the 17
department must submit reports to the office of financial management 18
and the appropriate committees of the legislature that provide a 19
comparison of monthly spending, staffing levels, overtime, and use of 20
locums for the prior year compared to allotments and to the 21
recommended state hospital staffing model. The format for these 22
reports must be developed in consultation with staff from the office 23
of financial management and the appropriate committees of the 24
legislature. The reports must include a summary of the results of the 25
evaluation of the interrater reliability in use of the staffing 26
acuity tool and an update from the hospital staffing committees.27
(c) Monthly staffing levels and related expenditures at the state 28
hospitals must not exceed official allotments without prior written 29
approval from the director of the office of financial management. In 30
the event the director of the office of financial management approves 31
an increase in monthly staffing levels and expenditures beyond what 32
is budgeted, notice must be provided to the appropriate committees of 33
the legislature within 30 days of such approval. The notice must 34
identify the reason for the authorization to exceed budgeted staffing 35
levels and the time frame for the authorization. Extensions of 36
authorizations under this subsection must also be submitted to the 37
director of the office of financial management for written approval 38
in advance of the expiration of an authorization. The office of 39
financial management must notify the appropriate committees of the 40
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legislature of any extensions of authorizations granted under this 1
subsection within 30 days of granting such authorizations and 2
identify the reason and time frame for the extension.3
(11) $8,611,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026, $8,611,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 5
for fiscal year 2027, and $924,000 of the general fund —federal 6
appropriation are provided solely for a violence reduction team at 7
western state hospital to improve patient and staff safety at eastern 8
and western state hospitals. A report must be submitted by December 9
1st of each fiscal year of the biennium, which includes a description 10
of the violence reduction or safety strategy, a profile of the types 11
of patients being served, the staffing model being used, and outcomes 12
associated with each strategy. The outcomes section should include 13
tracking data on facility-wide metrics related to patient and staff 14
safety as well as individual outcomes related to the patients served.15
(12) $2,593,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2026 and $2,593,000 of the general fund —state 17
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for services 18
to patients found not guilty by reason of insanity under the Ross v. 19
Lashway settlement agreement. 20
(13) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the 21
department must develop and submit an annual state hospital 22
performance report for eastern and western state hospitals. Each 23
measure included in the performance report must include baseline 24
performance data, agency performance targets, and performance for the 25
most recent fiscal year. The performance report must include a one 26
page dashboard as well as charts for each fiscal year and quality of 27
care measure broken out by hospital and including but not limited to: 28
(a) Monthly FTE expenditures compared to allotments; (b) monthly 29
dollar expenditures compared to allotments; (c) monthly FTE 30
expenditures per thousand patient bed days; (d) monthly dollar 31
expenditures per thousand patient bed days; (e) percentage of FTE 32
expenditures for overtime; (f) average length of stay by category of 33
patient; (g) average monthly civil wait list; (h) average monthly 34
forensic wait list; (i) rate of staff assaults per thousand patient 35
bed days; (j) rate of patient assaults per thousand patient bed days; 36
(k) average number of days to release after a patient has been 37
determined to be clinically ready for discharge; and (l) average 38
monthly vacancy rates for key clinical positions. The department must 39
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submit the state hospital performance report to the office of 1
financial management and the appropriate committees of the 2
legislature by the first day of each December of the biennium.3
(14) $546,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $566,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for design and planning 6
activities for the new forensic hospital being constructed on the 7
grounds of western state hospital. 8
(15) $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to maintain 11
an on-site safety compliance officer, stationed at western state 12
hospital, to provide oversight and accountability of the hospital's 13
response to safety concerns regarding the hospital's work 14
environment. 15
(16) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to track 18
compliance with the requirements of RCW 71.05.365 for transition of 19
state hospital patients into community settings within 14 days of the 20
determination that they no longer require active psychiatric 21
treatment at an inpatient level of care. The department must use 22
these amounts to track the following elements related to this 23
requirement: (a) The date on which an individual is determined to no 24
longer require active psychiatric treatment at an inpatient level of 25
care; (b) the date on which the behavioral health entities and other 26
organizations responsible for resource management services for the 27
person is notified of this determination; and (c) the date on which 28
either the individual is transitioned to the community or has been 29
reevaluated and determined to again require active psychiatric 30
treatment at an inpatient level of care. The department must provide 31
this information in regular intervals to behavioral health entities 32
and other organizations responsible for resource management services. 33
The department must summarize the information and provide a report to 34
the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of 35
the legislature on progress toward meeting the 14 day standard by 36
December 1st of each year of the biennium. 37
(17) $37,224,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2026 and $37,224,000 of the general fund —state 39
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 1
department to operate the 48 bed Clark county facility to provide 2
long-term inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025. The 3
department must use this facility to provide treatment services for 4
individuals who have been committed to a state hospital pursuant to 5
the dismissal of criminal charges and civil evaluation ordered under 6
RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088. In considering placements at the 7
facility, the department must maximize forensic bed capacity at the 8
state hospitals for individuals in jails awaiting admission that are 9
class members of Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health 10
Services, et al. , United States district court for the western 11
district of Washington, cause no. 14-cv-01178-MJP.12
(18) $39,551,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $48,223,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 15
department to operate the maple lane campus as described in (a) and 16
(b) of this subsection. 17
(a) The department shall operate the Oak, Columbia, and Cascade 18
cottages to provide: 19
(i) Treatment services to individuals committed to a state 20
hospital under chapter 71.05 RCW pursuant to the dismissal of 21
criminal charges and a civil evaluation ordered under RCW 10.77.086 22
or 10.77.088; and 23
(ii) Treatment services to individuals acquitted of a crime by 24
reason of insanity and subsequently ordered to receive treatment 25
services under RCW 10.77.120. 26
(b) The department shall open and operate the Baker and Chelan 27
cottages to provide treatment services to individuals committed to a 28
state hospital under chapter 71.05 RCW pursuant to the dismissal of 29
criminal charges and a civil evaluation ordered under RCW 10.77.086 30
or 10.77.088. 31
(c) In considering placements at the maple lane campus, the 32
department must maximize forensic bed capacity at the state hospitals 33
for individuals in jails awaiting admission that are class members of 34
Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health Services, et 35
al., United States district court for the western district of 36
Washington, cause no. 14-cv-01178-MJP. 37
(19) $1,412,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2026 and $1,412,000 of the general fund —state 39
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 1
relocation, storage, and other costs associated with building 2
demolition on the western state hospital campus. 3
(20) $5,236,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $5,236,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 6
implementation of chapter 453, Laws of 2023 (competency evaluations).7
(21) $4,118,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2026, $4,118,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 9
for fiscal year 2027, and $396,000 of the general fund —federal 10
appropriation are provided solely for the department to address 11
delays in patient discharge as provided in this subsection.12
(a) The department shall hire staff dedicated to discharge 13
reviews, including psychologists to complete reviews and staff for 14
additional discharge review work, including, but not limited to, 15
scheduling, planning, and providing transportation; and establish and 16
implement a sex offense and problematic behavior program as part of 17
the sex offense review and referral team program. 18
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $504,000 per year 19
shall be used for bed fees for patients who are not guilty by reason 20
of insanity. 21
(c) The department shall track data as it relates to this 22
subsection and, where available, compare it to historical data.23
(22) $5,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2026 and $5,000,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 26
department to pursue strategies to maximize existing forensic bed 27
capacity for individuals in jails awaiting admission to the state 28
hospitals that are class members of Trueblood, et al. v. Department 29
of Social and Health Services, et al. , United States district court 30
for the western district of Washington, cause no. 14-cv-01178-MJP. 31
The strategies must include, but are not limited to:32
(a) Approaches to resolving barriers to discharge for civil 33
patients, including: 34
(i) In coordination with the behavioral health teaching facility 35
at the University of Washington, identification of civil patients in 36
the state hospitals that could receive appropriate treatment at the 37
facility and work to resolve any barriers in such placement;38
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(ii) Identification of civil patients in the state hospitals that 1
could receive appropriate treatment at an enhanced services facility 2
or any other community facility and work to resolve any barriers in 3
such placement; and 4
(iii) Coordination with the aging and long-term care 5
administration and the office of public guardianship on the provision 6
of qualified guardians for civil patients in need of guardianship 7
that are otherwise eligible for discharge; and 8
(b) Approaches to resolving any barriers to maximizing the use of 9
existing civil wards at eastern state hospital for individuals 10
currently occupying beds on forensic wards at western state hospital 11
who have been committed to a state hospital pursuant to the dismissal 12
of criminal charges and a civil evaluation ordered under RCW 13
10.77.086 or 10.77.088. 14
(23) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department 15
is provided funding to operate civil long-term inpatient beds at the 16
state hospitals as follows: 17
(a) Funding is sufficient for the department to operate 192 civil 18
beds at eastern state hospital in both fiscal year 2026 and fiscal 19
year 2027. 20
(b) Funding is sufficient for the department to operate 287 civil 21
beds at western state hospital in both fiscal year 2026 and fiscal 22
year 2027. 23
(c) The department shall fully operate funded civil capacity at 24
eastern state hospital, including reopening and operating civil beds 25
that are not needed for eastern Washington residents to provide 26
services for western Washington residents. 27
(d) The department shall coordinate with the health care 28
authority toward increasing community capacity for long-term 29
inpatient services required under section 215(24) of this act.30
(24) $69,937,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026 and $69,937,000 of the general fund —state 32
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 33
department to operate 72 beds in three wards in the Olympic heritage 34
behavioral health facility. 35
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 36
SERVICES—DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM37
(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES 38
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $1,343,263,0001
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $1,407,303,0002
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $2,823,630,0003
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $4,058,0004
Developmental Disabilities Community Services 5
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,028,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,580,282,0007
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 8
following conditions and limitations: 9
(a) Individuals receiving services as supplemental security 10
income (SSI) state supplemental payments may not become eligible for 11
medical assistance under RCW 74.09.510 due solely to the receipt of 12
SSI state supplemental payments. 13
(b) In accordance with RCW 18.51.050, 18.20.050, 70.128.060, and 14
43.135.055, the department is authorized to increase nursing 15
facility, assisted living facility, and adult family home fees as 16
necessary to fully support the actual costs of conducting the 17
licensure, inspection, and regulatory programs. The license fees may 18
not exceed the department's annual licensing and oversight activity 19
costs and shall include the department's cost of paying providers for 20
the amount of the license fee attributed to medicaid clients.21
(i) The current annual renewal license fee for adult family homes 22
is $225 per bed. A processing fee of $2,750 must be charged to each 23
adult family home when the home is initially licensed. This fee is 24
nonrefundable. A processing fee of $700 must be charged when adult 25
family home providers file a change of ownership application.26
(ii) The current annual renewal license fee for assisted living 27
facilities is $116 per bed. 28
(iii) The current annual renewal license fee for nursing 29
facilities is $359 per bed. 30
(c) $15,327,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026, $30,119,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32
for fiscal year 2027, and $57,256,000 of the general fund —federal 33
appropriation are provided solely for the rate increase for the new 34
consumer-directed employer contracted individual providers as set by 35
the consumer-directed employer rate setting board in accordance with 36
RCW 74.39A.530. 37
(d) $1,044,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026, $2,195,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027, and $4,081,000 of the general fund —federal 1
appropriation are provided solely for the homecare agency parity 2
consistent with the rate set by the consumer-directed employer rate 3
setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530. 4
(e) $227,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026, $413,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027, and $808,000 of the general fund —federal 7
appropriation are provided solely for administrative costs of the 8
consumer-directed employer as set by the consumer-directed employer 9
rate setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530.10
(f) $6,953,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026, $7,815,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027, and $18,212,000 of the general fund —federal 13
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of an 14
agreement reached between the governor and the adult family home 15
council under the provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW for the 2025-2027 16
fiscal biennium, as provided in section 907 of this act.17
(g) The department may authorize a one-time waiver of all or any 18
portion of the licensing and processing fees required under RCW 19
70.128.060 in any case in which the department determines that an 20
adult family home is being relicensed because of exceptional 21
circumstances, such as death or incapacity of a provider, and that to 22
require the full payment of the licensing and processing fees would 23
present a hardship to the applicant. In these situations the 24
department is also granted the authority to waive the required 25
residential administrator training for a period of 120 days if 26
necessary to ensure continuity of care during the relicensing 27
process. 28
(h) Community residential cost reports that are submitted by or 29
on behalf of contracted agency providers are required to include 30
information about agency staffing including health insurance, wages, 31
number of positions, and turnover. 32
(i) Sufficient appropriations are provided to continue community 33
alternative placement beds that prioritize the transition of clients 34
who are ready for discharge from the state psychiatric hospitals, but 35
who have additional long-term care or developmental disability needs.36
(i) Community alternative placement beds include enhanced service 37
facility beds, adult family home beds, skilled nursing facility beds, 38
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shared supportive housing beds, state operated living alternative 1
beds, and assisted living facility beds. 2
(ii) Each client must receive an individualized assessment prior 3
to leaving one of the state psychiatric hospitals. The individualized 4
assessment must identify and authorize personal care, nursing care, 5
behavioral health stabilization, physical therapy, or other necessary 6
services to meet the unique needs of each client. It is the 7
expectation that, in most cases, staffing ratios in all community 8
alternative placement options described in (i)(i) of this subsection 9
will need to increase to meet the needs of clients leaving the state 10
psychiatric hospitals. If specialized training is necessary to meet 11
the needs of a client before he or she enters a community placement, 12
then the person centered service plan must also identify and 13
authorize this training. 14
(iii) When reviewing placement options, the department must 15
consider the safety of other residents, as well as the safety of 16
staff, in a facility. An initial evaluation of each placement, 17
including any documented safety concerns, must occur within thirty 18
days of a client leaving one of the state psychiatric hospitals and 19
entering one of the community placement options described in (i)(i) 20
of this subsection. At a minimum, the department must perform two 21
additional evaluations of each placement during the first year that a 22
client has lived in the facility. 23
(iv) In developing bed capacity, the department shall consider 24
the complex needs of individuals waiting for discharge from the state 25
psychiatric hospitals. 26
(j) Sufficient appropriations are provided for discharge case 27
managers stationed at the state psychiatric hospitals. Discharge case 28
managers will transition clients ready for hospital discharge into 29
less restrictive alternative community placements. The transition of 30
clients ready for discharge will free up bed capacity at the state 31
psychiatric hospitals. 32
(k) The annual certification renewal fee for community 33
residential service businesses is $859 per client. The annual 34
certification renewal fee may not exceed the department's annual 35
licensing and oversight activity costs. 36
(l) Sufficient appropriations are provided for enhanced respite 37
beds across the state for children. These services are intended to 38
provide families and caregivers with a break in caregiving, the 39
opportunity for behavioral stabilization of the child, and the 40
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ability to partner with the state in the development of an 1
individualized service plan that allows the child to remain in his or 2
her home. The department must provide the legislature with a respite 3
utilization report in January of each year that provides information 4
about the number of children who have used enhanced respite in the 5
preceding year, as well as the location and number of days per month 6
that each respite bed was occupied. 7
(m) Sufficient appropriations are provided for 13 community 8
respite beds across the state for adults. These services are intended 9
to provide families and caregivers with a break in caregiving and the 10
opportunity for stabilization of the individual in a community-based 11
setting as an alternative to using a residential habilitation center 12
to provide planned or emergent respite. The department must provide 13
the legislature with a respite utilization report by January of each 14
year that provides information about the number of individuals who 15
have used community respite in the preceding year, as well as the 16
location and number of days per month that each respite bed was 17
occupied. 18
(n) $235,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026, $269,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027, and $629,000 of the general fund —federal 21
appropriation are provided solely for rate adjustments for assisted 22
living providers. 23
(o) A nonrefundable fee of $485 shall be charged for each 24
application to increase bed capacity at an adult family home to seven 25
or eight beds. 26
(p) The appropriations in this section include sufficient funding 27
to provide access to the individual and family services waiver and 28
the basic plus waiver to those individuals on the service request 29
list as forecasted by the caseload forecast council. For subsequent 30
policy level budgets, the department shall submit a request for 31
funding associated with individuals requesting to receive the 32
individual and family services waiver and the basic plus waiver in 33
accordance with the courtesy forecasts provided by the caseload 34
forecast council. 35
(q) $1,586,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026, $4,223,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027, and $5,809,000 of the general fund —federal 38
appropriation are provided solely for supported employment and 39
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community inclusion services for those individuals with intellectual 1
or developmental disabilities who are transitioning from high school 2
in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and are anticipated to utilize these 3
services. 4
(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES 5
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $157,355,0006
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $144,579,0007
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $246,008,0008
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $17,078,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $565,020,00010
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 11
following conditions and limitations: 12
(a) Individuals receiving services as supplemental security 13
income (SSI) state supplemental payments may not become eligible for 14
medical assistance under RCW 74.09.510 due solely to the receipt of 15
SSI state supplemental payments. 16
(b) The residential habilitation centers may use funds 17
appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods, services, and 18
supplies through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is 19
cost-effective to do so. 20
(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT 21
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,767,00022
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $3,811,00023
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $4,267,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,845,00025
(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS 26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . $71,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . $74,00028
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,094,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,239,00030
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 31
SERVICES—AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $2,764,797,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $2,974,383,00034
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $6,915,955,00035
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $55,824,00036
Traumatic Brain Injury Account—State Appropriation. . . . $3,411,00037
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Skilled Nursing Facility Safety Net Trust Account—1
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,360,0002
Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account—State3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,152,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,072,882,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: 7
(1) For purposes of implementing chapter 74.46 RCW, the weighted 8
average nursing facility payment rate may not exceed $376.54 for 9
fiscal year 2026 and may not exceed $376.54 for fiscal year 2027.10
(2) In accordance with RCW 18.51.050, 18.20.050, 70.128.060, and 11
43.135.055, the department is authorized to increase nursing 12
facility, assisted living facility, and adult family home fees as 13
necessary to fully support the actual costs of conducting the 14
licensure, inspection, and regulatory programs. The license fees may 15
not exceed the department's annual licensing and oversight activity 16
costs and shall include the department's cost of paying providers for 17
the amount of the license fee attributed to medicaid clients.18
(a) The current annual renewal license fee for adult family homes 19
is $225 per bed. A processing fee of $2,750 must be charged to each 20
adult family home when the home is initially licensed. This fee is 21
nonrefundable. A processing fee of $700 shall be charged when adult 22
family home providers file a change of ownership application.23
(b) The current annual renewal license fee for assisted living 24
facilities is $116 per bed. 25
(c) The current annual renewal license fee for nursing facilities 26
is $359 per bed. 27
(3) The department is authorized to place long-term care clients 28
residing in nursing homes and paid for with state-only funds into 29
less restrictive community care settings while continuing to meet the 30
client's care needs. 31
(4) $34,738,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026, $68,899,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 33
for fiscal year 2027, and $130,571,000 of the general fund —federal 34
appropriation are provided solely for the rate increase for the new 35
consumer-directed employer contracted individual providers as set by 36
the consumer-directed rate setting board in accordance with RCW 37
74.39A.530. 38
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(5) $9,125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026, $18,987,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027, and $35,418,000 of the general fund —federal 3
appropriation are provided solely for the homecare agency parity 4
consistent with the rate set by the consumer-directed employer rate 5
setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530. 6
(6) $1,986,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026, $3,576,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027, and $7,007,000 of the general fund —federal 9
appropriation are provided solely for administrative costs of the 10
consumer-directed employer as set by the consumer-directed employer 11
rate setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530.12
(7) The department may authorize a one-time waiver of all or any 13
portion of the licensing and processing fees required under RCW 14
70.128.060 in any case in which the department determines that an 15
adult family home is being relicensed because of exceptional 16
circumstances, such as death or incapacity of a provider, and that to 17
require the full payment of the licensing and processing fees would 18
present a hardship to the applicant. In these situations the 19
department is also granted the authority to waive the required 20
residential administrator training for a period of 120 days if 21
necessary to ensure continuity of care during the relicensing 22
process. 23
(8) In accordance with RCW 18.390.030, the biennial registration 24
fee for continuing care retirement communities shall be $900 for each 25
facility. 26
(9) Appropriations in this section are sufficient to fund 27
discharge case managers stationed at the state psychiatric hospitals. 28
Discharge case managers will transition clients ready for hospital 29
discharge into less restrictive alternative community placements. The 30
transition of clients ready for discharge will free up bed capacity 31
at the state psychiatric hospitals. 32
(10) Appropriations in this section are sufficient to fund 33
financial service specialists stationed at the state psychiatric 34
hospitals. Financial service specialists will help to transition 35
clients ready for hospital discharge into alternative community 36
placements. The transition of clients ready for discharge will free 37
up bed capacity at the state hospitals. 38
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(11) The department shall continue to administer tailored support 1
for older adults, medicaid alternative care, presumptive eligibility, 2
and housing supports, as described in initiative 2 of the 1115 3
demonstration waiver. This initiative will be funded by the health 4
care authority through the medicaid quality improvement program. The 5
secretary in collaboration with the director of the health care 6
authority shall report to the office of financial management all 7
expenditures of this subsection and shall provide such fiscal data in 8
the time, manner, and form requested. The department shall not 9
increase general fund—state expenditures on this initiative.10
(12) $54,119,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026, $64,390,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 12
for fiscal year 2027, and $147,644,000 of the general fund —federal 13
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of an 14
agreement reached between the governor and the adult family home 15
council under the provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW for the 2025-2027 16
fiscal biennium, as provided in section 907 of this act.17
(13) Appropriations provided in this section are sufficient to 18
continue community alternative placement beds that prioritize the 19
transition of clients who are ready for discharge from the state 20
psychiatric hospitals, but who have additional long-term care or 21
developmental disability needs. 22
(a) Community alternative placement beds include enhanced service 23
facility beds, adult family home beds, skilled nursing facility beds, 24
shared supportive housing beds, state operated living alternative 25
beds, assisted living facility beds, adult residential care beds, and 26
specialized dementia beds. 27
(b) Each client must receive an individualized assessment prior 28
to leaving one of the state psychiatric hospitals. The individualized 29
assessment must identify and authorize personal care, nursing care, 30
behavioral health stabilization, physical therapy, or other necessary 31
services to meet the unique needs of each client. It is the 32
expectation that, in most cases, staffing ratios in all community 33
alternative placement options described in (a) of this subsection 34
will need to increase to meet the needs of clients leaving the state 35
psychiatric hospitals. If specialized training is necessary to meet 36
the needs of a client before he or she enters a community placement, 37
then the person centered service plan must also identify and 38
authorize this training. 39
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(c) When reviewing placement options, the department must 1
consider the safety of other residents, as well as the safety of 2
staff, in a facility. An initial evaluation of each placement, 3
including any documented safety concerns, must occur within thirty 4
days of a client leaving one of the state psychiatric hospitals and 5
entering one of the community placement options described in (a) of 6
this subsection. At a minimum, the department must perform two 7
additional evaluations of each placement during the first year that a 8
client has lived in the facility. 9
(d) In developing bed capacity, the department shall consider the 10
complex needs of individuals waiting for discharge from the state 11
psychiatric hospitals. 12
(14) The annual certification renewal fee for community 13
residential service businesses is $859 per client. The annual 14
certification renewal fee may not exceed the department's annual 15
licensing and oversight activity costs. 16
(15) $5,094,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $5,094,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for services 19
and support to individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-20
blind. 21
(16) $17,781,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026, $17,781,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 23
for fiscal year 2027, and $38,902,000 of the general fund —federal 24
appropriation are provided solely for rate adjustments for skilled 25
nursing facilities. 26
(17) $21,394,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026, $24,406,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 28
for fiscal year 2027, and $52,199,000 of the general fund —federal 29
appropriation are provided solely for rate adjustments for assisted 30
living providers. 31
(18) A nonrefundable fee of $485 shall be charged for each 32
application to increase bed capacity at an adult family home to seven 33
or eight beds. 34
(19) The traumatic brain injury council shall collaborate with 35
other state agencies in their efforts to address traumatic brain 36
injuries to ensure that efforts are complimentary and continue to 37
support the state's broader efforts to address this issue.38
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(20) $24,848,000 of the long-term services and supports trust 1
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the information 2
technology project for the long-term services and supports trust 3
program, and is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 4
requirements of section 701 of this act. 5
(21) $13,982,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2026 and $13,982,000 of the general fund —state 7
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the area 8
agencies on aging to maintain senior nutrition services. This 9
includes, but is not limited to, meals at sites, through pantries, 10
and home-delivery. 11
(22) $4,388,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2026, $8,526,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 13
for fiscal year 2027, and $7,285,000 of the general fund —federal 14
appropriation are provided solely for the nursing home to community 15
program to increase the rental subsidy base to $1,500 and expand the 16
program by 200 slots. 17
(23) $323,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $423,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for staff to begin work to 20
increase knowledge, improve alignment, and research new efficiencies 21
and opportunities by identifying opportunities for cross-sector 22
planning, coordination, and implementation of initiatives for 23
Washington's aging population in areas like housing, transportation, 24
business, banking, and employment. 25
(a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $50,000 of the 26
general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is provided for 27
stakeholder outreach and engagement. 28
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $50,000 of the 29
general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 is provided to 30
facilitate a biennial aging and longevity summit. 31
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 32
SERVICES—ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM33
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $897,947,00034
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $906,914,00035
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $1,999,369,00036
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $5,002,00037
Domestic Violence Prevention Account—State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,404,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,811,636,0002
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3
conditions and limitations: 4
(1)(a) $228,592,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026, $230,502,000 of the general fund —state 6
appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and $869,777,000 of the general 7
fund—federal appropriation are provided solely for all components of 8
the WorkFirst program. Within the amounts provided for the WorkFirst 9
program, the department may provide assistance using state-only funds 10
for families eligible for temporary assistance for needy families. 11
The department must create a WorkFirst budget structure that allows 12
for transparent tracking of budget units and subunits of expenditures 13
where these units and subunits are mutually exclusive from other 14
department budget units. The budget structure must include budget 15
units for the following: Cash assistance, child care, WorkFirst 16
activities, and administration of the program. Within these budget 17
units, the department must develop program index codes for specific 18
activities and develop allotments and track expenditures using these 19
codes. The department shall report to the office of financial 20
management and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the 21
legislature prior to adopting a structure change. 22
(b)(i) $601,302,000 of the amounts in (a) of this subsection is 23
for assistance to clients, including grants, diversion cash 24
assistance, and additional diversion emergency assistance including 25
but not limited to assistance authorized under RCW 74.08A.210. The 26
department may use state funds to provide support to working families 27
that are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families but 28
otherwise not receiving cash assistance. 29
(ii) $3,773,000 of the amount in (b)(i) of this subsection is 30
provided solely for implementation of chapter 174, Laws of 2024 31
(concerning child support pass through). 32
(c)(i) $169,453,000 of the amounts in (a) of this subsection is 33
for WorkFirst job search, education and training activities, barrier 34
removal services, limited English proficiency services, and tribal 35
assistance under RCW 74.08A.040. The department must allocate this 36
funding based on client outcomes and cost effectiveness measures. 37
Within amounts provided in this subsection (1)(c), the department 38
shall implement the working family support program.39
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(ii) $2,474,000 of the amounts provided in (c)(i) of this 1
subsection is for enhanced transportation assistance. The department 2
must prioritize the use of these funds for the recipients most in 3
need of financial assistance to facilitate their return to work. The 4
department must not utilize these funds to supplant repayment 5
arrangements that are currently in place to facilitate the 6
reinstatement of drivers' licenses. 7
(iii) $1,319,000 of the amount in (c)(i) of this subsection is 8
provided solely for implementation of chapter 174, Laws of 2024 9
(concerning child support pass through). 10
(d) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, $353,402,000 of the 11
general fund —federal appropriation is for the working connections 12
child care program under RCW 43.216.020 within the department of 13
children, youth, and families. The department is the lead agency for 14
and recipient of the federal temporary assistance for needy families 15
grant. A portion of this grant must be used to fund child care 16
subsidies expenditures at the department of children, youth, and 17
families. 18
(i) The department of social and health services shall work in 19
collaboration with the department of children, youth, and families to 20
determine the appropriate amount of state expenditures for the 21
working connections child care program to claim towards the state's 22
maintenance of effort for the temporary assistance for needy families 23
program. The departments will also collaborate to track the average 24
monthly child care subsidy caseload and expenditures by fund type, 25
including child care development fund, general fund —state 26
appropriation, and temporary assistance for needy families for the 27
purpose of estimating the annual temporary assistance for needy 28
families reimbursement from the department of social and health 29
services to the department of children, youth, and families.30
(ii) On December 1st of each year of the biennium the department 31
of children, youth, and families must report to the governor and the 32
appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature the total 33
state contribution for the working connections child care program 34
claimed the previous fiscal year towards the state's maintenance of 35
effort for the temporary assistance for needy families program and 36
the total temporary assistance for needy families reimbursement from 37
the department of social and health services for the previous fiscal 38
year. 39
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(e) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, $68,496,000 of the 1
general fund —federal appropriation is for child welfare services 2
within the department of children, youth, and families.3
(f)(i) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, $136,217,000 is 4
for WorkFirst administration and overhead. 5
(ii) $230,000 of the amount in (f)(i) of this subsection is 6
provided solely for implementation of chapter 174, Laws of 2024 7
(concerning child support pass through). 8
(g)(i) The department shall submit quarterly expenditure reports 9
to the governor, the fiscal committees of the legislature, and the 10
legislative WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force under 11
RCW 74.08A.341. In addition to these requirements, the department 12
must detail any fund transfers across budget units identified in (a) 13
through (e) of this subsection. The department shall not initiate any 14
services that require expenditure of state general fund moneys that 15
are not consistent with policies established by the legislature.16
(ii) The department may transfer up to 10 percent of funding 17
between budget units identified in (b) through (f) of this 18
subsection. The department shall provide notification prior to any 19
transfer to the office of financial management and to the appropriate 20
legislative committees and the legislative-executive WorkFirst 21
poverty reduction oversight task force. The approval of the director 22
of financial management is required prior to any transfer under this 23
subsection. 24
(h) On January 2nd and July 1st of each year, the department 25
shall provide a maintenance of effort and participation rate tracking 26
report for temporary assistance for needy families to the office of 27
financial management, the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of 28
the legislature, and the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty 29
reduction oversight task force. The report must detail the following 30
information for temporary assistance for needy families:31
(i) An overview of federal rules related to maintenance of 32
effort, excess maintenance of effort, participation rates for 33
temporary assistance for needy families, and the child care 34
development fund as it pertains to maintenance of effort and 35
participation rates; 36
(ii) Countable maintenance of effort and excess maintenance of 37
effort, by source, provided for the previous federal fiscal year;38
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(iii) Countable maintenance of effort and excess maintenance of 1
effort, by source, for the current fiscal year, including changes in 2
countable maintenance of effort from the previous year;3
(iv) The status of reportable federal participation rate 4
requirements, including any impact of excess maintenance of effort on 5
participation targets; 6
(v) Potential new sources of maintenance of effort and progress 7
to obtain additional maintenance of effort; 8
(vi) A two-year projection for meeting federal block grant and 9
contingency fund maintenance of effort, participation targets, and 10
future reportable federal participation rate requirements; and11
(vii) Proposed and enacted federal law changes affecting 12
maintenance of effort or the participation rate, what impact these 13
changes have on Washington's temporary assistance for needy families 14
program, and the department's plan to comply with these changes.15
(i) In the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, it is the intent of the 16
legislature to provide appropriations from the state general fund for 17
the purposes of (a) of this subsection if the department does not 18
receive additional federal temporary assistance for needy families 19
contingency funds in each fiscal year as assumed in the budget 20
outlook. 21
(2) $3,545,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026 and $3,545,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for naturalization services.24
(3) $2,366,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 is provided solely for employment services for refugees and 26
immigrants, of which $1,774,000 is provided solely for the department 27
to pass through to statewide refugee and immigrant assistance 28
organizations for limited English proficiency pathway services; and 29
$2,366,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 30
2027 is provided solely for employment services for refugees and 31
immigrants, of which $1,774,000 is provided solely for the department 32
to pass through to statewide refugee and immigrant assistance 33
organizations for limited English proficiency pathway services.34
(4) On January 1st of each year, the department must report to 35
the governor and the legislature on all sources of funding available 36
for both refugee and immigrant services and naturalization services 37
during the current fiscal year and the amounts expended to date by 38
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service type and funding source. The report must also include the 1
number of clients served and outcome data for the clients.2
(5) To ensure expenditures remain within available funds 3
appropriated in this section, the legislature establishes the benefit 4
under the state food assistance program, pursuant to RCW 74.08A.120, 5
to be 100 percent of the federal supplemental nutrition assistance 6
program benefit amount. 7
(6) The department shall review clients receiving services 8
through the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program, to determine 9
whether they would benefit from assistance in becoming naturalized 10
citizens, and thus be eligible to receive federal supplemental 11
security income benefits. Those cases shall be given high priority 12
for naturalization funding through the department.13
(7) The department shall continue the interagency agreement with 14
the department of veterans' affairs to establish a process for 15
referral of veterans who may be eligible for veterans' services. This 16
agreement must include out-stationing department of veterans' affairs 17
staff in selected community service office locations in King and 18
Pierce counties to facilitate applications for veterans' services.19
(8) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for operational support of the 22
Washington information network 211 organization. 23
(9) $560,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $560,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a state-funded employment 26
and training program for recipients of the state's food assistance 27
program. 28
(10)(a) $6,289,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2026, $5,743,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 30
for fiscal year 2027, and $23,756,000 of the general fund —federal 31
appropriation are provided solely for the integrated and eligibility 32
enrollment modernization project. Funding is subject to the 33
conditions, limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of 34
this act. 35
(b) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, $4,984,000 of the 36
general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, $4,406,000 of 37
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and 38
$17,548,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are provided 39
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solely for the alignment of eligibility rules in accordance with 1
federal center for medicare and medicaid services' regulations in 42 2
C.F.R. Sec. 433.112 (b) and in coordination with the health benefit 3
exchange. 4
(c) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, $1,305,000 of the 5
general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, $1,337,000 of 6
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and 7
$6,208,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are provided 8
solely for the completion and maintenance of a benefit status 9
tracker. Prior to the release of funds for the status tracker, the 10
project team must produce a plan that reflects a viable solution for 11
the completion of the status tracker. 12
(11) Within existing resources, a revised integrated eligibility 13
and enrollment roadmap and schedule will be created to accommodate 14
eligibility rule updates that are necessary to meet the federal 15
center for medicare and medicaid services' regulations.16
(12) $1,067,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026, $1,067,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 18
for fiscal year 2027, and $4,980,000 of the general fund —federal 19
appropriation are provided solely for the integrated eligibility and 20
enrollment modernization project office. 21
(13)(a) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for sponsorship stabilization 23
funds for eligible unaccompanied children and their sponsors.24
(b) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, $350,000 25
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is 26
provided solely for sponsorship stabilization funds for eligible 27
unaccompanied children and their sponsors in order to address 28
financial hardship and support household well-being. Stabilization 29
funds can be used to support the sponsorship household with costs of 30
housing, childcare, transportation, internet and data services, 31
household goods, and other unmet needs. The funds may be provided on 32
behalf of an unaccompanied child when the following eligibility 33
criteria are met: 34
(i) The unaccompanied child is between the ages of 0-17, has been 35
placed in Washington under the care of a nonparental sponsor 36
following release from the United States office of refugee 37
resettlement custody, and has not been reunified with a parent; and38
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(ii) The sponsorship household demonstrates financial need and 1
has an income below 250 percent of the federal poverty level. A 2
sponsorship household receiving stabilization funds on behalf of a 3
child who turns 18 may continue to receive funds for an additional 60 4
days after the child reaches 18 years of age. 5
(c) The department may work with community-based organizations to 6
administer sponsorship stabilization supports. Up to 10 percent of 7
the amounts provided in (b) of this subsection may be used by the 8
community-based organizations to cover administrative expenses 9
associated with the distribution of these supports.10
(d) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, up to 11
$150,000 is provided solely to cover the administrative resources 12
necessary for the department to administer the sponsorship 13
stabilization program. 14
(14) $185,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 is provided solely for the department to meet the terms of 16
its settlement agreement with the United States department of 17
agriculture (USDA), specifically to fund employment and training 18
program services and activities targeted to able-bodied adults 19
without dependents receiving food benefits from the USDA supplemental 20
nutrition assistance program, but open to all basic food employment 21
and training participants including participants who are not able-22
bodied adults without dependents. 23
(15) $1,140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2026 and $1,141,000 of the general fund —federal 25
appropriation are provided solely to fully integrate the asset 26
verification system into the automated client eligibility system 27
(ACES). 28
(16)(a) $6,911,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2026, $4,924,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 30
for fiscal year 2027, and $11,837,000 of the general fund —federal 31
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of the 32
summer electronic benefit transfer program for the summer break 33
months following the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. The program 34
implementation must align with the federal summer electronic benefit 35
program requirements defined in the consolidated appropriations act, 36
2023 (136 Stat. 4459). The department may use a third-party entity to 37
administer the program through March of 2027. 38
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(b) Within existing resources, the department must submit a 1
report by September 12, 2025, to the appropriate policy and fiscal 2
committees of the legislature and the governor that includes detailed 3
estimates of the cost and timeline to administer the summer 4
electronic benefit transfer program within the community services 5
division. The report shall also include a comparison of the potential 6
benefits and risks of administering the program within the division 7
or through using a vendor and any recommendations the department may 8
have. 9
(17)(a) $25,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely to the office of refugee and 11
immigrant assistance to expand support services for individuals newly 12
arriving to the United States and Washington who do not qualify for 13
federal refugee resettlement program services. Support services 14
include, but are not limited to, housing assistance, food, 15
transportation, childhood education services, education and 16
employment supports, connection to legal services, and social 17
services navigation. 18
(b) Of the amounts in (a) of this subsection, up to $810,000 for 19
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for staffing at the office of 20
refugee and immigrant assistance to cover the administrative expenses 21
of implementing this subsection. 22
(18) By June 30th of each fiscal year, the department must submit 23
a report to the governor and the legislature that shows the prior 24
fiscal year's call and lobby wait times by month and queue, number of 25
customer contacts by month and queue, processing times for the 26
various queues for the three most recent fiscal years along with an 27
explanation for any changes to the most recent year's processing 28
times, number of filled public benefit specialists 3 positions and 29
vacancies by month, any available wait time impacts associated with 30
the individual technology solution enhancements, any telephonic 31
savings experienced due to fewer customers waiting on hold, and 32
recommendations to continue reducing customer wait times.33
(19) $29,100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2026 and $37,222,000 of the general fund —state 35
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 36
implementation of chapter 289, Laws of 2023 (accelerating stability 37
for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity).38
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(20) $154,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $154,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of House/3
Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0064.4/25) (addressing the burden of 4
unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with 5
disabilities). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 6
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. 7
(21) $192,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026, $163,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027, and $465,000 of the general fund —federal 10
appropriation are provided solely to support the expansion of the 11
federal supplemental nutrition assistance program tribal eligibility 12
determination project to an additional five tribes.13
(22) $85,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2027 and $166,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are 15
provided solely for implementation of House/Senate Bill No. . . . 16
(Z-0060.1/25) (reporting self-employed workers to the division of 17
child support). If this bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 18
amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. 19
(23) $4,292,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2026, $9,468,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 21
for fiscal year 2027, and $1,623,000 of the general fund —federal 22
appropriation are provided solely for implementation of chapter 174, 23
Laws of 2024 (concerning child support pass through).24
(24) $404,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026, $168,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027, and $572,000 of the general fund —federal 27
appropriation are provided solely for system enhancements and 28
staffing necessary to implement the federally mandated interstate 29
data matching system for the supplemental nutrition assistance 30
program. 31
(25) Within existing resources, the department shall assess the 32
ongoing feasibility of continuing services with a third-party 33
employment verification vendor. A report shall be submitted to the 34
legislature and governor by September 12, 2025, that includes the 35
following: 36
(a) A detailed overview of the current employment verification 37
process, including the general instances in which employment 38
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verification is deemed necessary, when the third-party vendor is used 1
to complete this task and who completes the verification;2
(b) Current cost of the third-party vendor along with projected 3
rate increases; 4
(c) Available options to reduce the ongoing cost of using a 5
third-party vendor for employment verification services, including 6
but not limited to an inventory of available vendors and their rates 7
and ways to streamline employment verification costs by reducing 8
duplicative or unnecessary searches; 9
(d) Costs and risks associated with using in-house services to 10
verify employment instead of using a third-party vendor; and11
(e) Recommendations of cost-effective and sustainable employment 12
verification options. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 14
SERVICES—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $28,660,00016
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $29,199,00017
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $126,516,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,375,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: $550,000 of the general fund —state 21
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $550,000 of the general fund —22
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 23
grants to federally recognized tribes of Washington to support 24
culturally appropriate vocational rehabilitation services and 25
adaptive technologies for tribal members with disabilities who are 26
seeking employment. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 28
SERVICES—SPECIAL COMMITMENT PROGRAM29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $81,995,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $83,151,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,146,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: The special commitment center may use 34
funds appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods and supplies 35
through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is cost-36
effective to do so. 37
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 1
SERVICES—ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $71,086,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $66,658,0004
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $68,767,0005
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $360,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,871,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department 10
shall provide to the department of health, where available, the 11
following data for all nutrition assistance programs funded by the 12
United States department of agriculture and administered by the 13
department. The department must provide the report for the preceding 14
federal fiscal year by February 1, 2026, and February 1, 2027. The 15
report must provide: 16
(a) The number of people in Washington who are eligible for the 17
program; 18
(b) The number of people in Washington who participated in the 19
program; 20
(c) The average annual participation rate in the program;21
(d) Participation rates by geographic distribution; and22
(e) The annual federal funding of the program in Washington.23
(2) $399,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026, $467,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027, and $508,000 of the general fund —federal 26
appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of an 27
agreement reached between the governor and the Washington federation 28
of state employees for the language access providers under the 29
provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium as 30
provided in section 907 of this act. 31
(3)(a) $5,170,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026 and $1,458,000 of the general fund —federal 33
appropriation are provided solely for the system for integrated 34
leave, attendance, and scheduling (SILAS) project and is subject to 35
the conditions, limitations, and review requirements of section 701 36
of this act. 37
(b) By June 30, 2026, the department must submit a report to the 38
appropriate committees of the legislature to include, but not be 39
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limited to, how funding was spent compared to the spending plan and 1
the actual roll out by facility compared to the implementation 2
schedule for each facility that the SILAS solution was planned and/or 3
implemented at in the prior 12 calendar months. 4
(4) The department must report to and coordinate with the 5
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 6
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 7
173-446B WAC. 8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 9
SERVICES—PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM10
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $104,514,00011
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $74,132,00012
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $70,476,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,122,00014
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 15
conditions and limitations: Within the amounts appropriated in this 16
section, the department must extend master property insurance to all 17
buildings owned by the department valued over $250,000 and to all 18
locations leased by the department with contents valued over 19
$250,000. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY21
(1)(a) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the health care 22
authority shall provide support and data as required by the office of 23
the state actuary in providing the legislature with health care 24
actuarial analysis, including providing any information in the 25
possession of the health care authority or available to the health 26
care authority through contracts with providers, plans, insurers, 27
consultants, or any other entities contracting with the health care 28
authority. 29
(b) Information technology projects or investments and proposed 30
projects or investments impacting time capture, payroll and payment 31
processes and systems, eligibility, case management, and 32
authorization systems within the health care authority are subject to 33
technical oversight by Washington technology solutions.34
(2) The health care authority shall not initiate any services 35
that require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless 36
expressly authorized in this act or other law. The health care 37
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authority may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 1
43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the 2
federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the 3
program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the health 4
care authority receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, 5
those moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in 6
any other legislation providing appropriation authority, and an equal 7
amount of appropriated state general fund moneys shall lapse. Upon 8
the lapsing of any moneys under this subsection, the office of 9
financial management shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. 10
As used in this subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes 11
block grants and other funds that federal law does not require to be 12
spent on specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis 13
by state funds. 14
(3)(a) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, 15
the department of social and health services, the department of 16
health, the department of corrections, and the department of 17
children, youth, and families shall work together within existing 18
resources to establish the health and human services enterprise 19
coalition (the coalition). The coalition, led by the health care 20
authority, must be a multi-organization collaborative that provides 21
strategic direction and federal funding guidance for projects that 22
have cross-organizational or enterprise impact, including information 23
technology projects that affect organizations within the coalition. 24
Washington technology solutions shall maintain a statewide 25
perspective when collaborating with the coalition to ensure that 26
projects are planned for in a manner that ensures the efficient use 27
of state resources, supports the adoption of a cohesive technology 28
and data architecture, and maximizes federal financial participation. 29
The work of the coalition and any project identified as a coalition 30
project is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 31
provided in section 701 of this act. 32
(b) The health care authority must submit a report on November 33
1st of each fiscal year to the fiscal committees of the legislature. 34
The report must include, at a minimum: 35
(i) A list of active coalition projects as of July 1st of the 36
fiscal year. This must include all current and ongoing coalition 37
projects, which coalition agencies are involved in these projects, 38
and the funding being expended on each project, including in-kind 39
funding. For each project, the report must include which federal 40
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requirements each coalition project is working to satisfy, and when 1
each project is anticipated to satisfy those requirements; and2
(ii) A list of coalition projects that are planned in the current 3
and following fiscal year. This must include which coalition agencies 4
are involved in these projects, including the anticipated in-kind 5
funding by agency, and if a budget request will be submitted for 6
funding. This must reflect all funding required by fiscal year and by 7
fund source and include the budget outlook period. 8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY —9
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE10
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $3,194,768,00011
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $3,174,003,00012
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $20,275,495,00013
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . $1,820,912,00014
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 15
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,907,00016
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 17
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,793,00018
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems19
Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $15,092,00020
Hospital Safety Net Assessment Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,886,062,00022
Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account—State23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,142,00024
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $545,00025
Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line26
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,512,00027
Telebehavioral Health Access Account—State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,490,00029
Ambulance Transport Fund—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $12,388,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,463,109,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: 33
(1) The authority may not accept or expend any federal funds 34
received under an 1115 demonstration waiver except as described in 35
this section unless the legislature has appropriated the federal 36
funding. To ensure compliance with legislative requirements and terms 37
and conditions of the waiver, the authority shall implement the 38
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renewal of the 1115 demonstration waiver and reporting requirements 1
with oversight from the office of financial management. The 2
legislature finds that appropriate management of the renewal of the 3
1115 demonstration waiver as set forth in subsections (2), (3), and 4
(4) of this section requires sound, consistent, timely, and 5
transparent oversight and analytic review in addition to lack of 6
redundancy with other established measures. The patient must be 7
considered first and foremost in the implementation and execution of 8
the demonstration waiver. To accomplish these goals, the authority 9
shall develop consistent performance measures that focus on 10
population health and health outcomes. The authority shall limit the 11
number of projects that accountable communities of health may 12
participate in under initiative 1 to a maximum of six and shall seek 13
to develop common performance measures when possible. The joint 14
select committee on health care oversight will evaluate the measures 15
chosen: (a) For effectiveness and appropriateness; and (b) to provide 16
patients and health care providers with significant input into the 17
implementation of the demonstration waiver to promote improved 18
population health and patient health outcomes. In cooperation with 19
the department of social and health services, the authority shall 20
consult with and provide notification of work on applications for 21
federal waivers, including details on waiver duration, financial 22
implications, and potential future impacts on the state budget to the 23
joint select committee on health care oversight prior to submitting 24
these waivers for federal approval. Prior to final approval or 25
acceptance of funds by the authority, the authority shall submit the 26
special terms and conditions as submitted to the centers for medicare 27
and medicaid services and the anticipated budget for the duration of 28
the renewed waiver to the governor, the joint select committee on 29
health care, and the fiscal committees of the legislature. By federal 30
standard any programs created or funded by this waiver do not create 31
an entitlement. The demonstration period for the waiver as described 32
in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section began July 1, 2023.33
(2)(a) $657,598,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation and 34
$207,273,000 of the general fund —local appropriation are provided 35
solely for accountable communities of health described in initiative 36
1 of the 1115 demonstration waiver and this is the maximum amount 37
that may be expended for this purpose. In renewing this initiative, 38
the authority shall consider local input regarding community needs 39
and shall limit total local projects to no more than six. To provide 40
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transparency to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature, 1
the authority shall provide fiscal staff of the legislature query 2
ability into any database of the fiscal intermediary that authority 3
staff would be authorized to access. The authority shall not 4
supplement the amounts provided in this subsection with any general 5
fund—state moneys appropriated in this section or any moneys that may 6
be transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The 7
director shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature all 8
expenditures under this subsection and provide such fiscal data in 9
the time, manner, and form requested by the legislative fiscal 10
committees. 11
(b) $557,333,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation and 12
$227,643,000 of the general fund —private/local appropriation are 13
provided solely for the medicaid quality improvement program and this 14
is the maximum amount that may be expended for this purpose. Medicaid 15
quality improvement program payments do not count against the 1115 16
demonstration waiver spending limits and are excluded from the 17
waiver's budget neutrality calculation. The authority may provide 18
medicaid quality improvement program payments to apple health managed 19
care organizations and their partnering providers as they meet 20
designated milestones. Partnering providers and apple health managed 21
care organizations must work together to achieve medicaid quality 22
improvement program goals according to the performance period 23
timelines and reporting deadlines as set forth by the authority. The 24
authority may only use the medicaid quality improvement program to 25
support initiatives 1, 2, and 3 as described in the 1115 26
demonstration waiver and may not pursue its use for other purposes. 27
Any programs created or funded by the medicaid quality improvement 28
program do not constitute an entitlement for clients or providers. 29
The authority shall not supplement the amounts provided in this 30
subsection with any general fund —state, general fund —federal, or 31
general fund—local moneys appropriated in this section or any moneys 32
that may be transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. 33
The director shall report to the joint select committee on health 34
care oversight not less than quarterly on financial and health 35
outcomes. The director shall report to the fiscal committees of the 36
legislature all expenditures under this subsection and shall provide 37
such fiscal data in the time, manner, and form requested by the 38
legislative fiscal committees. 39
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(c) In collaboration with the accountable communities of health, 1
the authority will submit a report to the governor and the joint 2
select committee on health care oversight describing how each of the 3
accountable community of health's work aligns with the community 4
needs assessment no later than December 1, 2026. 5
(d) Performance measures and payments for accountable communities 6
of health shall reflect accountability measures that demonstrate 7
progress toward transparent, measurable, and meaningful goals that 8
have an impact on improved population health and improved health 9
outcomes, including a path to financial sustainability. While these 10
goals may have variation to account for unique community 11
demographics, measures should be standardized when possible.12
(3) $146,275,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation and 13
$154,290,000 of the general fund —local appropriation are provided 14
solely for long-term support services as described in initiative 2 of 15
the 1115 demonstration waiver as well as administrative expenses for 16
initiative 3 and this is the maximum amount that may be expended for 17
this purpose. The authority shall contract with and provide funding 18
to the department of social and health services to administer 19
initiative 2. The director in cooperation with the secretary of the 20
department of social and health services shall report to the office 21
of financial management all of the expenditures of this section and 22
shall provide such fiscal data in the time, manner, and form 23
requested. The authority shall not supplement the amounts provided in 24
this subsection with any general fund —state moneys appropriated in 25
this section or any moneys that may be transferred pursuant to 26
subsection (1) of this section. 27
(4)(a) $131,704,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation and 28
$58,916,000 of the general fund —local appropriation are provided 29
solely for supported housing and employment services described in 30
initiative 3a and 3b of the 1115 demonstration waiver and this is the 31
maximum amount that may be expended for this purpose. Under this 32
initiative, the authority and the department of social and health 33
services shall ensure that allowable and necessary services are 34
provided to eligible clients as identified by the department or its 35
third-party administrator. The authority and the department, in 36
consultation with the medical assistance expenditure forecast work 37
group, shall ensure that reasonable reimbursements are established 38
for services deemed necessary within an identified limit per 39
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individual. The authority shall not supplement the amounts provided 1
in this subsection with any general fund—state moneys appropriated in 2
this section or any moneys that may be transferred pursuant to 3
subsection (1) of this section. The director shall report to the 4
joint select committee on health care oversight no less than 5
quarterly on financial and health outcomes. The director shall also 6
report to the fiscal committees of the legislature all of the 7
expenditures of this subsection and shall provide such fiscal data in 8
the time, manner, and form requested by the legislative fiscal 9
committees. 10
(b) $62,475,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation and 11
$44,275,000 of the general fund —local appropriation are provided 12
solely for additional housing supports described in the 1115 13
demonstration waiver and this is the maximum amount that may be 14
expended for this purpose. The authority shall not supplement the 15
amounts provided in this subsection with any general fund —state 16
moneys appropriated in this section or any moneys that may be 17
transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The director 18
shall report to the joint select committee on health care oversight 19
no less than quarterly on financial and health outcomes. The director 20
shall also report to the fiscal committees of the legislature all of 21
the expenditures of this subsection and shall provide such fiscal 22
data in the time, manner, and form requested by the legislative 23
fiscal committees. 24
(c) The director shall report to the joint select committee on 25
health care oversight no less than quarterly on utilization and 26
caseload statistics for both supportive housing and employment 27
services and its progress toward increasing uptake and availability 28
for these services. 29
(5) $1,432,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $3,008,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for supported employment 32
services and $1,478,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $3,162,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for supported 35
housing services, similar to the services described in initiatives 3a 36
and 3b of the 1115 demonstration waiver to individuals who are 37
ineligible for medicaid. Under these initiatives, the authority and 38
the department of social and health services shall ensure that 39
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allowable and necessary services are provided to eligible clients as 1
identified by the authority or its third-party administrator. Before 2
authorizing services, eligibility for initiative 3a or 3b of the 1115 3
demonstration waiver must first be determined. 4
(6) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this subsection to 5
implement the medicaid expansion as defined in the social security 6
act, section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII). 7
(7) The legislature finds that medicaid payment rates, as 8
calculated by the health care authority pursuant to the 9
appropriations in this act, bear a reasonable relationship to the 10
costs incurred by efficiently and economically operated facilities 11
for providing quality services and will be sufficient to enlist 12
enough providers so that care and services are available to the 13
extent that such care and services are available to the general 14
population in the geographic area. The legislature finds that the 15
cost reports, payment data from the federal government, historical 16
utilization, economic data, and clinical input constitute reliable 17
data upon which to determine the payment rates. 18
(8) Based on quarterly expenditure reports and caseload 19
forecasts, if the health care authority estimates that expenditures 20
for the medical assistance program will exceed the appropriations, 21
the health care authority shall take steps including but not limited 22
to reduction of rates or elimination of optional services to reduce 23
expenditures so that total program costs do not exceed the annual 24
appropriation authority. 25
(9) In determining financial eligibility for medicaid-funded 26
services, the health care authority is authorized to disregard 27
recoveries by Holocaust survivors of insurance proceeds or other 28
assets, as defined in RCW 48.104.030. 29
(10) The legislature affirms that it is in the state's interest 30
for Harborview medical center to remain an economically viable 31
component of the state's health care system. 32
(11) When a person is ineligible for medicaid solely by reason of 33
residence in an institution for mental diseases, the health care 34
authority shall provide the person with the same benefits as he or 35
she would receive if eligible for medicaid, using state-only funds to 36
the extent necessary. 37
(12) $4,261,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2026, $4,261,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 39
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for fiscal year 2027, and $8,522,000 of the general fund —federal 1
appropriation are provided solely for low-income disproportionate 2
share hospital payments. 3
(13) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the health 4
care authority shall provide disproportionate share hospital payments 5
to hospitals that provide services to children in the children's 6
health program who are not eligible for services under Title XIX or 7
XXI of the federal social security act due to their citizenship 8
status. 9
(14) $7,000,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation is 10
provided solely for supplemental payments to nursing homes operated 11
by public hospital districts. The public hospital district shall be 12
responsible for providing the required nonfederal match for the 13
supplemental payment, and the payments shall not exceed the maximum 14
allowable under federal rules. It is the legislature's intent that 15
the payments shall be supplemental to and shall not in any way offset 16
or reduce the payments calculated and provided in accordance with 17
part E of chapter 74.46 RCW. It is the legislature's further intent 18
that costs otherwise allowable for rate-setting and settlement 19
against payments under chapter 74.46 RCW shall not be disallowed 20
solely because such costs have been paid by revenues retained by the 21
nursing home from these supplemental payments. The supplemental 22
payments are subject to retrospective interim and final cost 23
settlements based on the nursing homes' as-filed and final medicare 24
cost reports. The timing of the interim and final cost settlements 25
shall be at the health care authority's discretion. During either the 26
interim cost settlement or the final cost settlement, the health care 27
authority shall recoup from the public hospital districts the 28
supplemental payments that exceed the medicaid cost limit and/or the 29
medicare upper payment limit. The health care authority shall apply 30
federal rules for identifying the eligible incurred medicaid costs 31
and the medicare upper payment limit. 32
(15) The health care authority shall continue the inpatient 33
hospital certified public expenditures program for the 2025-2027 34
fiscal biennium. The program shall apply to all public hospitals, 35
including those owned or operated by the state, except those 36
classified as critical access hospitals or state psychiatric 37
institutions. The health care authority shall submit reports to the 38
governor and legislature by November 1st of each fiscal year that 39
evaluate whether savings continue to exceed costs for this program. 40
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If the certified public expenditures (CPE) program in its current 1
form is no longer cost-effective to maintain, the health care 2
authority shall submit a report to the governor and legislature 3
detailing cost-effective alternative uses of local, state, and 4
federal resources as a replacement for this program. During fiscal 5
year 2026 and fiscal year 2027, hospitals in the program shall be 6
paid and shall retain 100 percent of the federal portion of the 7
allowable hospital cost for each medicaid inpatient fee-for-service 8
claim payable by medical assistance and 100 percent of the federal 9
portion of the maximum disproportionate share hospital payment 10
allowable under federal regulations. For the purpose of determining 11
the amount of any state grant under this subsection, payments will 12
include the federal portion of medicaid program supplemental payments 13
received by the hospitals. Inpatient medicaid payments shall be 14
established using an allowable methodology that approximates the cost 15
of claims submitted by the hospitals. Payments made to each hospital 16
in the program in each fiscal year of the biennium shall be compared 17
to a baseline amount. The baseline amount will be determined by the 18
total of (a) the inpatient claim payment amounts that would have been 19
paid during the fiscal year had the hospital not been in the CPE 20
program based on the reimbursement rates developed, implemented, and 21
consistent with policies approved in the 2025-2027 biennial operating 22
appropriations act and in effect on July 1, 2015, (b) one-half of the 23
indigent assistance disproportionate share hospital payment amounts 24
paid to and retained by each hospital during fiscal year 2005, and 25
(c) all of the other disproportionate share hospital payment amounts 26
paid to and retained by each hospital during fiscal year 2005 to the 27
extent the same disproportionate share hospital programs exist in the 28
2019-2021 fiscal biennium. If payments during the fiscal year exceed 29
the hospital's baseline amount, no additional payments will be made 30
to the hospital except the federal portion of allowable 31
disproportionate share hospital payments for which the hospital can 32
certify allowable match. If payments during the fiscal year are less 33
than the baseline amount, the hospital will be paid a state grant 34
equal to the difference between payments during the fiscal year and 35
the applicable baseline amount. Payment of the state grant shall be 36
made in the applicable fiscal year and distributed in monthly 37
payments. The grants will be recalculated and redistributed as the 38
baseline is updated during the fiscal year. The grant payments are 39
subject to an interim settlement within 11 months after the end of 40
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the fiscal year. A final settlement shall be performed. To the extent 1
that either settlement determines that a hospital has received funds 2
in excess of what it would have received as described in this 3
subsection, the hospital must repay the excess amounts to the state 4
when requested. 5
(16) The health care authority shall seek public-private 6
partnerships and federal funds that are or may become available to 7
provide ongoing support for outreach and education efforts under the 8
federal children's health insurance program reauthorization act of 9
2009. 10
(17) The health care authority shall target funding for maternity 11
support services towards pregnant women with factors that lead to 12
higher rates of poor birth outcomes, including hypertension, a 13
preterm or low birth weight birth in the most recent previous birth, 14
a cognitive deficit or developmental disability, substance abuse, 15
severe mental illness, unhealthy weight or failure to gain weight, 16
tobacco use, or African American or Native American race. The health 17
care authority shall prioritize evidence-based practices for delivery 18
of maternity support services. To the extent practicable, the health 19
care authority shall develop a mechanism to increase federal funding 20
for maternity support services by leveraging local public funding for 21
those services. 22
(18) The authority shall submit a report to the governor and the 23
legislature by September 15, 2026, that delineates the number of 24
individuals in medicaid managed care, by carrier, age, gender, and 25
eligibility category, receiving preventative services and 26
vaccinations. The report should include baseline and benchmark 27
information from the previous two fiscal years and should be 28
inclusive of, but not limited to, services recommended under the 29
United States preventative services task force, advisory committee on 30
immunization practices, early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and 31
treatment (EPSDT) guidelines, and other relevant preventative and 32
vaccination medicaid guidelines and requirements. 33
(19) Managed care contracts must incorporate accountability 34
measures that monitor patient health and improved health outcomes, 35
and shall include an expectation that each patient receive a wellness 36
examination that documents the baseline health status and allows for 37
monitoring of health improvements and outcome measures.38
(20) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the 39
authority to provide an adult dental benefit. 40
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(21) The health care authority shall coordinate with the 1
department of social and health services to provide referrals to the 2
Washington health benefit exchange for clients that will be 3
ineligible for medicaid. 4
(22) To facilitate a single point of entry across public and 5
medical assistance programs, and to maximize the use of federal 6
funding, the health care authority, the department of social and 7
health services, and the health benefit exchange will coordinate 8
efforts to expand HealthPlanfinder access to public assistance and 9
medical eligibility staff. The health care authority shall complete 10
medicaid applications in the HealthPlanfinder for households 11
receiving or applying for medical assistance benefits.12
(23) $90,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026, $90,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2027, and $180,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 15
provided solely to continue operation by a nonprofit organization of 16
a toll-free hotline that assists families to learn about and enroll 17
in the apple health for kids program. 18
(24) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 19
authority shall reimburse for primary care services provided by 20
naturopathic physicians. 21
(25) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 22
authority shall continue to provide coverage for pregnant teens that 23
qualify under existing pregnancy medical programs, but whose 24
eligibility for pregnancy related services would otherwise end due to 25
the application of the new modified adjusted gross income eligibility 26
standard. 27
(26) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section to 28
remove the mental health visit limit and to provide the shingles 29
vaccine and screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment 30
benefits that are available in the medicaid alternative benefit plan 31
in the classic medicaid benefit plan. 32
(27) The authority shall use revenue appropriated from the 33
dedicated cannabis account for contracts with community health 34
centers under RCW 69.50.540 in lieu of general fund—state payments to 35
community health centers for services provided to medical assistance 36
clients, and it is the intent of the legislature that this policy 37
will be continued in subsequent fiscal biennia. 38
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(28) For any service eligible under the medicaid state plan for 1
encounter payments, managed care organizations at the request of a 2
rural health clinic shall pay the full published encounter rate 3
directly to the clinic. At no time will a managed care organization 4
be at risk for or have any right to the supplemental portion of the 5
claim. Payments will be reconciled on at least an annual basis 6
between the managed care organization and the authority, with final 7
review and approval by the authority. 8
(29) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the 9
authority to provide a medicaid equivalent adult dental benefit to 10
clients enrolled in the medical care service program.11
(30) Sufficient amounts are provided in this section for the 12
authority to provide services identical to those services covered by 13
the Washington state family planning waiver program as of August 2018 14
to individuals who: 15
(a) Are 19 years of age; 16
(b) Are at or below 260 percent of the federal poverty level as 17
established in WAC 182-505-0100; 18
(c) Are not covered by other public or private insurance; and19
(d) Need family planning services and are not currently covered 20
by or eligible for another medical assistance program for family 21
planning. 22
(31) The authority shall ensure that appropriate resources are 23
dedicated to implementing the recommendations of the centers for 24
medicare and medicaid services center for program integrity as 25
provided to the authority in the January 2019 Washington focused 26
program integrity review final report. Additionally, the authority 27
shall: 28
(a) Work to ensure the efficient operations of the managed care 29
plans, including but not limited to, a deconflicting process for 30
audits with and among the managed care plans and the medicaid fraud 31
division at the attorney general's office, to ensure the authority 32
staff perform central audits of cases that appear across multiple 33
managed care plans, versus the audits performed by the individual 34
managed care plans or the fraud division; 35
(b) Remain accountable for operating in an effective and 36
efficient manner, including performing program integrity activities 37
that ensure high value in the medical assistance program in general 38
and in medicaid managed care specifically; 39
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(c) Work with its contracted actuary and the medical assistance 1
expenditure forecast work group to develop methods and metrics 2
related to managed care program integrity activity that shall be 3
incorporated into annual rate setting; and 4
(d) Work with the medical assistance expenditure forecast work 5
group to ensure the results of program integrity activity are 6
incorporated into the rate setting process in a transparent, timely, 7
measurable, quantifiable manner. 8
(32)(a) The authority shall not enter into any future value-based 9
arrangements with federally qualified health centers or rural health 10
clinics prior to receiving approval from the office of financial 11
management and the appropriate committees of the legislature.12
(b) The authority shall not modify the reconciliation process 13
with federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics 14
without notification to and the opportunity to comment from the 15
office of financial management. 16
(c) The authority shall require all managed care organizations to 17
provide information to the authority to account for all payments to 18
rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to 19
include how payments are made, including any additional payments and 20
whether there is a sub-capitation arrangement or value-based 21
purchasing arrangement. 22
(d) For each fiscal year, the authority shall reconcile on an 23
annual basis with rural health clinics and federally qualified health 24
centers. 25
(e) For each fiscal year, the authority shall properly accrue for 26
any anticipated reconciliations with rural health clinics and 27
federally qualified health centers during the fiscal year close 28
process following generally accepted accounting practices.29
(33) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 30
authority is to include allergen control bed and pillow covers as 31
part of the durable medical equipment benefit for children with an 32
asthma diagnosis enrolled in medical assistance programs.33
(34) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for the 34
authority for the reimbursement of services provided by doulas for 35
apple health clients. 36
(35) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for the 37
authority to extend continuous eligibility for apple health to 38
children ages zero to six with income at or below 215 percent of the 39
federal poverty level. The centers for medicare and medicaid services 40
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must approve the 1115 medicaid waiver prior to the implementation of 1
this policy. 2
(36) Sufficient funds are provided to continue reimbursing dental 3
health aid therapists for services performed in tribal facilities for 4
medicaid clients. The authority must leverage any federal funding 5
that may become available as a result of appeal decisions from the 6
centers for medicare and medicaid services or the United States court 7
of appeals for the ninth circuit. 8
(37) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 9
authority shall implement the requirements of RCW 74.09.830 and the 10
American rescue plan act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, in extending health 11
care coverage during the postpartum period. The authority shall make 12
every effort to expedite and complete eligibility determinations for 13
individuals who are likely eligible to receive health care coverage 14
under Title XIX or Title XXI of the federal social security act to 15
ensure the state is receiving maximum federal match. This includes, 16
but is not limited to, working with managed care organizations to 17
provide continuous outreach in various modalities until the 18
individual's eligibility determination is completed. The authority 19
must submit quarterly reports to the caseload forecast work group on 20
the number of individuals who are likely eligible to receive health 21
care coverage under Title XIX or Title XXI of the federal social 22
security act but are waiting for the authority to complete 23
eligibility determination, the number of individuals who were likely 24
eligible but are now receiving health care coverage with the maximum 25
federal match under Title XIX or Title XXI of the federal social 26
security act, and outreach activities including the work with managed 27
care organizations. 28
(38) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the perinatal support warm 31
line to provide peer support, resources, and referrals to new and 32
expectant parents and people in the emotional transition to 33
parenthood experiencing, or at risk of, postpartum depression or 34
other mental health issues. 35
(39) Sufficient funding is provided to remove the asset test from 36
the medicare savings program review process. 37
(40) Sufficient funding is provided to eliminate the mid-38
certification review process for the aged, blind, or disabled and 39
housing and essential needs referral programs. 40
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(41) $490,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026, $490,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027, and $8,198,000 of the general fund —federal 3
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to continue the 4
grant program for reimbursement for services to patients up to age 18 5
provided by community health workers in primary care clinics whose 6
patients are significantly comprised of pediatric patients enrolled 7
in medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW. Community health 8
workers may receive merit increases within this funding. Community 9
health workers funded under this subsection may provide outreach, 10
informal counseling, and social supports for health-related social 11
needs. 12
(42) Sufficient amounts are appropriated in this section for the 13
authority to provide coverage for all federal food and drug 14
administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior 15
authorization. This coverage must be provided to apple health clients 16
enrolled in both fee-for-service and managed care programs.17
(43) The authority shall consider evidence-based recommendations 18
from the Oregon health evidence review commission when making 19
coverage decisions for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune 20
neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections 21
and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.22
(44) Sufficient funds are provided in this section to maintain 23
access for primary care services for medicaid-enrolled patients 24
through increased provider rates. 25
(45) The authority shall seek a waiver from the federal 26
department of health and human services necessary to implement the 27
requirements of RCW 74.09.670. Additionally, the authority shall 28
implement its waiver application for prerelease services up to 90 29
days; and provide the governor and fiscal committees of the 30
legislature estimates of costs for implementation or maintenance of 31
effort requirements of this expansion prior to entering into 32
agreement with the centers for medicare and medicaid services.33
(a) $5,196,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026, $8,699,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027, and $88,436,000 of the general fund —federal 36
appropriation are provided solely for prerelease services including, 37
but not limited to, case management, clinical consultations, 38
medication assisted therapy, community health worker services, 30-day 39
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supply of medications, durable medical equipment, medications, 1
laboratory services, and radiology services. 2
(b) The authority shall coordinate with the department of 3
corrections for prison reentry implementation pursuant to the waiver 4
terms. The authority will coordinate with tribes, other state 5
agencies, and jail administrations as necessary to achieve the terms 6
of the 1115 medicaid transformation waiver. The authority shall use 7
its statutory reentry advisory work group and subgroups as necessary 8
to coordinate with partners to achieve these goals.9
(46) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for work 10
required of the authority as specified in RCW 41.05.840.11
(47)(a) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for an 12
outpatient directed payment program. 13
(b) The authority shall: 14
(i) Maintain the program to support the state's access and other 15
quality of care goals and to not increase general fund —state 16
expenditures; 17
(ii) Seek approval from the centers for medicare and medicaid 18
services to expand the medicaid outpatient directed payment program 19
for hospital outpatient services provided to medicaid program managed 20
care recipients by UW Medicine hospitals and, at their option, UW 21
Medicine affiliated hospitals; 22
(iii) Direct managed care organizations to make payments to 23
eligible providers at levels required to ensure enrollees have timely 24
access to critical high-quality care as allowed under 42 C.F.R. 25
438.6(c); and 26
(iv) Increase medicaid payments for hospital outpatient services 27
provided by UW Medicine hospitals and, at their option, UW Medicine 28
affiliated hospitals to the average payment received from commercial 29
payers. 30
(c) Any incremental costs incurred by the authority in the 31
development, implementation, and maintenance of this program shall be 32
the responsibility of the participating hospitals.33
(d) Participating hospitals shall retain the full amount of 34
payments provided under this program. 35
(48)(a) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for an 36
inpatient directed payment program. 37
(b) The authority shall: 38
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(i) Design the program to support the state's access and other 1
quality of care goals and to not increase general fund —state 2
expenditures; 3
(ii) Seek approval from the centers for medicare and medicaid 4
services to create a medicaid inpatient directed payment program for 5
hospital inpatient services provided to medicaid program managed care 6
recipients by UW Medicine hospitals and, at their option, UW Medicine 7
affiliated hospitals; 8
(iii) Upon approval, direct managed care organizations to make 9
payments to eligible providers at levels required to ensure enrollees 10
have timely access to critical high-quality care as allowed under 42 11
C.F.R. 438.6(c); and 12
(iv) Increase medicaid payments for hospital inpatient services 13
provided by UW Medicine and, at their option, UW Medicine affiliated 14
hospitals to the average payment received from commercial payers.15
(c) Any incremental costs incurred by the authority in the 16
development, implementation, and maintenance of this program shall be 17
the responsibility of the participating hospitals.18
(d) Participating hospitals shall retain the full amount of 19
payments provided under this program. 20
(e) Participating hospitals will provide the local funds to fund 21
the required nonfederal contribution. 22
(f) This program shall be effective as soon as administratively 23
possible. 24
(49) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 25
authority shall maintain and increase access for family planning 26
services for patients seeking services through department of health 27
sexual and reproductive health program family planning providers 28
based on the rates in effect as of July 1, 2022. 29
(50)(a) Within the amounts appropriated in this section the 30
authority, in consultation with the health and human services 31
enterprise coalition, community-based organizations, health plans, 32
accountable communities of health, and safety net providers, shall 33
determine the cost and implementation impacts of a statewide 34
community information exchange (CIE). A CIE platform must serve as a 35
tool for addressing the social determinants of health, defined as 36
nonclinical community and social factors such as housing, food 37
security, transportation, financial strain, and interpersonal safety, 38
that affect health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes.39
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(b) Prior to issuing a request for proposals or beginning this 1
project, the authority must work with stakeholders in (a) of this 2
subsection to determine which platforms already exist within the 3
Washington public and private health care system to determine 4
interoperability needs and fiscal impacts to both the state and 5
impacted providers and organizations that will be using a single 6
statewide community information exchange platform. 7
(c) The authority shall provide the office of financial 8
management and fiscal committees of the legislature a proposal to 9
leverage medicaid enterprise financing or other federal funds prior 10
to beginning this project and shall not expend funds under a 1115 11
waiver or any other waiver without legislative authorization.12
(d) Sufficient funds are provided in this section for the 13
authority to implement the community information exchange program. 14
The technology solution chosen by the health care authority should be 15
capable of interoperating with other state funded systems in 16
Washington and should be able to electronically refer individuals to 17
services using a closed-loop referral process. Funding for the 18
community information exchange program is subject to the conditions, 19
limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of this act.20
(51) Sufficient funds in this section are provided for staff 21
dedicated to data review, analysis, and management, and policy 22
analysis in support of the health care cost transparency board as 23
described in chapter 70.390 RCW. 24
(52) $21,405,000 of the statewide 988 behavioral health crisis 25
response line account —state appropriation and $19,732,000 of the 26
general fund —federal appropriation are provided solely for the 988 27
technology platform implementation project as described in RCW 28
71.24.890 (5) and (6). These amounts are subject to the conditions, 29
limitations, and review requirements provided in section 701 of this 30
act and any requirements as established in chapter 364, Laws of 2024. 31
The authority must actively collaborate with Washington technology 32
solutions and the department of health so that the statewide 988 33
technology solutions will be coordinated and interoperable.34
(53)(a) $66,800,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2026 and $63,742,000 of the general fund —state 36
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 37
authority to implement a program with coverage comparable to the 38
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amount, duration, and scope of care provided in the categorically 1
needy medicaid program for adult individuals who: 2
(i) Have an immigration status making them ineligible for federal 3
medicaid or federal subsidies through the health benefit exchange;4
(ii) Are age 19 and older, including over age 65, and have 5
countable income of up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level; 6
and 7
(iii) Are not eligible for another full scope federally funded 8
medical assistance program, including any expansion of medicaid 9
coverage for deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients.10
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the authority 11
shall use the same eligibility, enrollment, redetermination and 12
renewal, and appeals procedures as categorically needy medicaid, 13
except where flexibility is necessary to maintain privacy or minimize 14
burden to applicants or enrollees. 15
(c) The authority in collaboration with the health benefit 16
exchange, the department of social and health services, and community 17
organizations must develop and implement an outreach and education 18
campaign. 19
(d) The authority must provide the following information to the 20
governor's office and appropriate committees of the legislature by 21
February 1st and November 1st of each year: 22
(i) Actual and forecasted expenditures; 23
(ii) Actual and forecasted data from the caseload forecast 24
council; and 25
(iii) The availability and impact of any federal program or 26
proposed rule that expands access to health care for the population 27
described in this subsection, such as the expansion of medicaid 28
coverage for deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients.29
(e) The amount provided in this subsection is the maximum amount 30
allowable for the purposes of this program. 31
(f) Starting January 1, 2026, health care payments made on behalf 32
of clients shall be made from the authority's fee for service 33
delivery system. 34
(54) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the 35
authority shall make administrative and system changes in 36
anticipation of receiving federal authority to provide continuous 37
eligibility for children ages zero to six covered though the apple 38
health children's health insurance program. The centers for medicare 39
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and medicaid services must approve the section 1115 medicaid waiver 1
prior to the implementation of this policy. 2
(55) If the authority determines that rates require rebasing for 3
this program, the authority will submit a request to the legislature 4
through its normal budget process. 5
(56) The authority and department of social and health services 6
must collaborate in the identification and evaluation of strategies 7
to obtain federal matching funding opportunities, specifically 8
focusing on innovative medicaid framework adjustments and the 9
consideration of necessary state plan amendments for the treatment 10
facility described in section 203(1)(nn) of this act.11
(57) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Bree collaborative to 14
support collaborative learning and targeted technical assistance for 15
quality improvement initiatives. 16
(58)(a) The authority shall collaborate with the University of 17
Washington on a supplemental payment program for the family medicine 18
residency network as a supplement to the family medical education 19
funding with additional federal funding. 20
(b) The authority shall provide a recommendation and report to 21
the governor's office and fiscal committees of the legislature no 22
later than September 30, 2025. The recommendation shall include how 23
the supplemental payment program can improve the following:24
(i) Fiscal support for graduate medical education training;25
(ii) Access to quality health care services; 26
(iii) The state's ability to ensure that medicaid graduate 27
medical education funding supports the state's workforce development 28
goals; and 29
(iv) Health care access for underserved populations and regions.30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY —31
EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE BENEFITS PROGRAM32
State Health Care Authority Administrative Account—33
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,047,00034
School Employees' Insurance Administrative Account—35
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,968,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,015,00037
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) Any savings from reduced claims costs must be reserved for 3
funding benefits during future fiscal biennia and may not be used for 4
administrative expenses. The health care authority shall deposit any 5
moneys received on behalf of the uniform medical plan resulting from 6
rebates on prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation 7
payments, or any other moneys received as a result of prior uniform 8
medical plan claims payments, in the public employees' and retirees' 9
insurance account to be used for insurance benefits.10
(2) Any changes to benefits must be approved by the applicable 11
program board. Neither board shall make any changes to benefits 12
without considering a comprehensive analysis of the cost of those 13
changes, and shall not increase benefits unless offsetting cost 14
reductions from other benefit revisions are sufficient to fund the 15
changes. The public employees' benefits board shall not make any 16
change in retiree eligibility criteria that reestablishes eligibility 17
for enrollment in retiree benefits. 18
(3) The board shall collect a surcharge payment of $25 per month 19
from members who use tobacco products, and a surcharge payment of not 20
less than $50 per month from members who cover a spouse or domestic 21
partner where the spouse or domestic partner has chosen not to enroll 22
in another employer-based group health insurance that has benefits 23
and premiums with an actuarial value of not less than 95 percent of 24
the actuarial value of the public employees' benefits board plan with 25
the largest enrollment. The surcharge payments shall be collected in 26
addition to the member premium payment. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY —28
HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $8,766,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $8,609,00031
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $87,363,00032
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $350,00033
Health Benefit Exchange Account—State Appropriation. . . $85,030,00034
State Health Care Affordability Account—State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,118,00037
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) The receipt and use of medicaid funds provided to the health 3
benefit exchange from the health care authority are subject to 4
compliance with state and federal regulations and policies governing 5
the Washington apple health programs, including timely and proper 6
application, eligibility, and enrollment procedures.7
(2)(a) By July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th of each year, 8
the authority shall make a payment of 30 percent of the general fund—9
state appropriation, 30 percent of the health benefit exchange 10
account—state appropriation, and 30 percent of the health care 11
affordability account —state appropriation to the exchange. By April 12
15th of each year, the authority shall make a payment of 10 percent 13
of the general fund —state appropriation, 10 percent of the health 14
benefit exchange account —state appropriation, and 10 percent of the 15
health care affordability account —state appropriation to the 16
exchange. 17
(b) The exchange shall monitor actual to projected revenues and 18
make necessary adjustments in expenditures or carrier assessments to 19
ensure expenditures do not exceed actual revenues.20
(c) Payments made from general fund —state appropriation and 21
health benefit exchange account —state appropriation shall be 22
available for expenditure for no longer than the period of the 23
appropriation from which it was made. When the actual cost of 24
materials and services have been fully determined, and in no event 25
later than the lapsing of the appropriation, any unexpended balance 26
of the payment shall be returned to the authority for credit to the 27
fund or account from which it was made, and under no condition shall 28
expenditures exceed actual revenue. 29
(3) $75,000,000 of the state health care affordability account —30
state appropriation is provided solely for the exchange to administer 31
a premium assistance program, as established in RCW 43.71.110. An 32
individual is eligible for the premium assistance provided if the 33
individual: (i) Has income up to 250 percent of the federal poverty 34
level; and (ii) meets other eligibility criteria as established in 35
RCW 43.71.110(4)(a). 36
(4) $10,000,000 of the state health care affordability account —37
state appropriation is provided solely to provide premium assistance 38
for customers ineligible for federal premium tax credits who meet the 39
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eligibility criteria established in subsection (3)(a) of this 1
section, and is contingent upon continued approval of the applicable 2
waiver described in RCW 43.71.120. 3
(5) $1,117,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026, $1,182,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027, $12,510,000 of the general fund —federal 6
appropriation, and $809,000 of the health benefit exchange account —7
state appropriation are provided solely to make improvements to 8
healthplanfinder to comply with the eligibility rules changes 9
required by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services 10
and 42 C.F.R. Sec. 433.112 (b). Funding is subject to the conditions, 11
limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of this act.12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY —13
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM14
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $1,261,330,00015
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $1,254,670,00016
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $3,305,338,00017
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $39,357,00018
Criminal Justice Treatment Account—State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,046,00020
Problem Gambling Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $3,255,00021
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 22
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,518,00023
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 24
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,520,00025
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,862,00027
Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line28
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,649,00029
Tribal Opioid Prevention and Treatment Account—State30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,381,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,094,926,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
(1) For the purposes of this section, "behavioral health 35
entities" means managed care organizations and behavioral health 36
administrative services organizations that reimburse providers for 37
behavioral health services. 38
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(2) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, funding is 1
provided for implementation of the settlement agreement under 2
Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health Services, et 3
al., United States District Court for the Western District of 4
Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. In addition to amounts 5
provided solely for implementation of the settlement agreement, class 6
members must have access to supports and services funded throughout 7
this section for which they meet eligibility and medical necessity 8
requirements. The authority must include language in contracts that 9
requires regional behavioral health entities to develop and implement 10
plans for improving access to timely and appropriate treatment for 11
individuals with behavioral health needs and current or prior 12
criminal justice involvement who are eligible for services under 13
these contracts. 14
(3)(a) $43,429,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2026, $48,634,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 16
for fiscal year 2027, and $15,538,000 of the general fund —federal 17
appropriation are provided solely to continue the settlement 18
agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health 19
Services, et al. , United States District Court for the Western 20
District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The authority, in 21
collaboration with the department of social and health services and 22
the criminal justice training commission, must implement the 23
provisions of the settlement agreement pursuant to the timeline and 24
implementation plan provided for under the settlement agreement. This 25
includes implementing provisions related to competency evaluations, 26
competency restoration, crisis diversion and supports, education and 27
training, and workforce development. Within these amounts, sufficient 28
funding is provided to implement chapter 453, Laws of 2023 29
(competency evaluations). 30
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $5,108,000 of the 31
general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $6,341,000 32
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are 33
provided for implementation of chapter 453, Laws of 2023 (competency 34
evaluations). Of these amounts, $186,000 of the general fund —state 35
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $186,000 of the general fund —36
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to 37
increase compensation for staff in outpatient competency restoration 38
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programs pursuant to chapter 453, Laws of 2023 (competency 1
evaluations). 2
(4) $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $8,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue diversion grant 5
programs funded through contempt fines pursuant to Trueblood, et al. 6
v. Department of Social and Health Services, et al. , United States 7
District Court for the Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-8
cv-01178-MJP. The authority must consult with the plaintiffs and 9
court monitor to determine, within the amounts provided, which of the 10
programs will continue to receive funding through this appropriation. 11
The programs shall use this funding to provide assessments, mental 12
health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, case management, 13
employment, and other social services. 14
(5) $18,891,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2026, $18,561,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 16
for fiscal year 2027, and $41,062,000 of the general fund —federal 17
appropriation are provided solely for the authority and behavioral 18
health entities to continue to contract for implementation of high-19
intensity programs for assertive community treatment (PACT) teams. In 20
determining the proportion of medicaid and nonmedicaid funding 21
provided to behavioral health entities with PACT teams, the authority 22
shall consider the differences between behavioral health entities in 23
the percentages of services and other costs associated with the teams 24
that are not reimbursable under medicaid. The authority may allow 25
behavioral health entities which have nonmedicaid reimbursable costs 26
that are higher than the nonmedicaid allocation they receive under 27
this section to supplement these funds with local dollars or funds 28
received under subsection (6) of this section. The authority and 29
behavioral health entities shall maintain consistency with all 30
essential elements of the PACT evidence-based practice model in 31
programs funded under this section. 32
(6) $139,238,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $139,238,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for persons 35
and services not covered by the medicaid program. To the extent 36
possible, levels of behavioral health entity spending must be 37
maintained in the following priority order: Crisis and commitment 38
services; community inpatient services; and residential care 39
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services, including personal care and emergency housing assistance. 1
These amounts must be distributed to behavioral health entities as 2
follows: 3
(a) $124,713,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $124,713,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 6
authority to contract with behavioral health administrative service 7
organizations for behavioral health treatment services not covered 8
under the medicaid program. 9
(b) $14,525,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 and $14,525,000 of the general fund —state 11
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 12
authority to contract with medicaid managed care organizations for 13
wraparound services to medicaid enrolled individuals that are not 14
covered under the medicaid program. 15
(7) The authority is authorized to continue to contract directly, 16
rather than through contracts with behavioral health entities for 17
children's long-term inpatient facility services. 18
(8) Behavioral health entities may use local funds to earn 19
additional federal medicaid match, provided the locally matched rate 20
does not exceed the upper-bound of their federally allowable rate 21
range, and provided that the enhanced funding is used only to provide 22
medicaid state plan or waiver services to medicaid clients. 23
Additionally, behavioral health entities may use a portion of the 24
state funds allocated in accordance with subsection (6) of this 25
section to earn additional medicaid match, but only to the extent 26
that the application of such funds to medicaid services does not 27
diminish the level of crisis and commitment, community inpatient, 28
residential care, and outpatient services presently available to 29
persons not eligible for medicaid. 30
(9) $2,291,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $2,291,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for mental health services for 33
mentally ill offenders while confined in a county or city jail and 34
for facilitating access to programs that offer mental health services 35
upon release from confinement. The authority must collect information 36
from the behavioral health entities on their plan for using these 37
funds, the numbers of individuals served, and the types of services 38
provided. 39
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(10) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, funding is 1
provided for the authority to develop and phase in intensive mental 2
health services for high needs youth consistent with the settlement 3
agreement in T.R. v. Dreyfus and Porter. 4
(11) The authority must establish minimum and maximum funding 5
levels for all reserves allowed under behavioral health 6
administrative service organization contracts and include contract 7
language that clearly states the requirements and limitations. The 8
reserve levels must be informed by the types of risk carried by 9
behavioral health administrative service organizations for mandatory 10
services and also consider reasonable levels of operating reserves. 11
The authority must monitor and ensure that behavioral health 12
administrative service organization reserves do not exceed maximum 13
levels. The authority must monitor revenue and expenditure reports 14
and must require a behavioral health administrative service 15
organization to submit a corrective action plan on how it will spend 16
its excess reserves within a reasonable period of time, when its 17
reported reserves exceed maximum levels established under the 18
contract. The authority must review and approve such plans and 19
monitor to ensure compliance. If the authority determines that a 20
behavioral health administrative service organization has failed to 21
provide an adequate excess reserve corrective action plan or is not 22
complying with an approved plan, the authority must reduce payments 23
to the entity in accordance with remedial actions provisions included 24
in the contract. These reductions in payments must continue until the 25
authority determines that the entity has come into substantial 26
compliance with an approved excess reserve corrective action plan. 27
The authority must submit to the office of financial management and 28
the appropriate committees of the legislature, each December of the 29
biennium, the minimum and maximum reserve levels established in 30
contract for each of the behavioral health administrative service 31
organizations for the prior fiscal year and the actual reserve levels 32
reported at the end of the fiscal year. 33
(12) Within the amounts provided in this section, behavioral 34
health entities must provide outpatient chemical dependency treatment 35
for offenders enrolled in the medicaid program who are supervised by 36
the department of corrections pursuant to a term of community 37
supervision. Contracts with behavioral health entities must require 38
that behavioral health entities include in their provider network 39
specialized expertise in the provision of manualized, evidence-based 40
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chemical dependency treatment services for offenders. The department 1
of corrections and the authority must develop a memorandum of 2
understanding for department of corrections offenders on active 3
supervision who are medicaid eligible and meet medical necessity for 4
outpatient substance use disorder treatment. The agreement will 5
ensure that treatment services provided are coordinated, do not 6
result in duplication of services, and maintain access and quality of 7
care for the individuals being served. The authority must provide all 8
necessary data, access, and reports to the department of corrections 9
for all department of corrections offenders that receive medicaid 10
paid services. 11
(13) The criminal justice treatment account —state appropriation 12
is provided solely for treatment and treatment support services for 13
offenders with a substance use disorder pursuant to RCW 71.24.580. 14
The authority must offer counties the option to administer their 15
share of the distributions provided for under RCW 71.24.580(5)(a). If 16
a county is not interested in administering the funds, the authority 17
shall contract with behavioral health entities to administer these 18
funds consistent with the plans approved by local panels pursuant to 19
RCW 71.24.580(5)(b). Funding from the criminal justice treatment 20
account may be used to provide treatment and support services through 21
the conclusion of an individual's treatment plan to individuals 22
participating in a drug court program as of February 24, 2021, if 23
that individual wishes to continue treatment following dismissal of 24
charges they were facing under RCW 69.50.4013(1). Such participation 25
is voluntary and contingent upon substantial compliance with drug 26
court program requirements. 27
(14)(a) $12,878,000 of the dedicated cannabis account —state 28
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $12,878,000 of the dedicated 29
cannabis account —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are 30
provided solely for: 31
(i) A memorandum of understanding with the department of 32
children, youth, and families to provide substance abuse treatment 33
programs; 34
(ii) A contract with the Washington state institute for public 35
policy to conduct a cost-benefit evaluation of the implementations of 36
chapter 3, Laws of 2013 (Initiative Measure No. 502);37
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(iii) Designing and administering the Washington state healthy 1
youth survey and the Washington state young adult behavioral health 2
survey; 3
(iv) Maintaining increased services to pregnant and parenting 4
women provided through the parent child assistance program;5
(v) Maintaining increased prevention and treatment service 6
provided by tribes and federally recognized American Indian 7
organization to children and youth; 8
(vi) Maintaining increased residential treatment services for 9
children and youth; 10
(vii) Training and technical assistance for the implementation of 11
evidence-based, research based, and promising programs which prevent 12
or reduce substance use disorder; 13
(viii) Expenditures into the home visiting services account; and14
(ix) Grants to community-based programs that provide prevention 15
services or activities to youth. 16
(b) The authority must allocate the amounts provided in (a) of 17
this subsection amongst the specific activities proportionate to the 18
fiscal year 2021 allocation. 19
(15) $1,850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2026, $1,850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 21
for fiscal year 2027, and $13,312,000 of the general fund —federal 22
appropriation are provided solely for substance use disorder peer 23
support services included in behavioral health capitation rates in 24
accordance with section 213 (5)(ss), chapter 299, Laws of 2018. The 25
authority shall require managed care organizations to provide access 26
to peer support services for individuals with substance use disorders 27
transitioning from emergency departments, inpatient facilities, or 28
receiving treatment as part of hub and spoke networks.29
(16) $708,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026, $708,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027, and $1,598,000 of the general fund —federal 32
appropriation are provided solely for implementing mental health peer 33
respite centers and a pilot project to implement a mental health 34
drop-in center in accordance with chapter 324, Laws of 2019.35
(17) $446,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026, $446,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027, and $178,000 of the general fund —federal 38
appropriation are provided solely for the University of Washington's 39
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evidence-based practice institute which supports the identification, 1
evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based or promising 2
practices. The institute must work with the authority to develop a 3
plan to seek private, federal, or other grant funding in order to 4
reduce the need for state general funds. The authority must collect 5
information from the institute on the use of these funds and submit a 6
report to the office of financial management and the appropriate 7
fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year of 8
the biennium. 9
(18) As an element of contractual network adequacy requirements 10
and reporting, the authority shall direct managed care organizations 11
to make all reasonable efforts to develop or maintain contracts with 12
provider networks that leverage local, federal, or philanthropic 13
funding to enhance effectiveness of medicaid-funded integrated care 14
services. These networks must promote medicaid clients' access to a 15
system of services that addresses additional social support services 16
and social determinants of health as defined in RCW 43.20.025 in a 17
manner that is integrated with the delivery of behavioral health and 18
medical treatment services. 19
(19) $9,000,000 of the criminal justice treatment account —state 20
appropriation is provided solely for therapeutic courts that engage 21
in evidence-based practices, to include medication assisted treatment 22
in jail settings pursuant to RCW 71.24.580. Funding provided under 23
this subsection shall not supplant existing funds utilized for this 24
purpose. 25
(20) In establishing, re-basing, enhancing, or otherwise updating 26
medicaid rates for behavioral health services, the authority and 27
contracted actuaries shall use a transparent process that provides an 28
opportunity for medicaid managed care organizations, behavioral 29
health administrative service organizations, and behavioral health 30
provider agencies, and their representatives, to review and provide 31
data and feedback on proposed rate changes within their region or 32
regions of service operation. The authority and contracted actuaries 33
shall transparently incorporate the information gained from this 34
process and make adjustments allowable under federal law when 35
appropriate. 36
(21) The authority shall seek input from representatives of the 37
managed care organizations (MCOs), licensed community behavioral 38
health agencies, and behavioral health administrative service 39
organizations to develop specific metrics related to behavioral 40
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health outcomes under integrated managed care. These metrics must 1
include, but are not limited to: (a) Revenues and expenditures for 2
community behavioral health programs, including medicaid and 3
nonmedicaid funding; (b) access to services, service denials, and 4
utilization by state plan modality; (c) claims denials and record of 5
timely payment to providers; (d) client demographics; and (e) social 6
and recovery measures and managed care organization performance 7
measures. The authority must work with managed care organizations and 8
behavioral health administrative service organizations to integrate 9
these metrics into an annual reporting structure designed to evaluate 10
the performance of the behavioral health system in the state over 11
time. The authority must submit a report to the office of financial 12
management and the appropriate committees of the legislature, before 13
December 30th of each year during the fiscal biennium, that details 14
the implemented metrics and relevant performance outcomes for the 15
prior calendar year. 16
(22) The authority must pursue opportunities for shifting state 17
costs to the state's unused allocation of federal institutions for 18
mental disease disproportionate share hospital funding.19
(23) $1,250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 of the general fund —state 21
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 22
authority to contract with the King county behavioral health 23
administrative services organization to maintain children's crisis 24
outreach response system services that were previously funded through 25
the department of children, youth, and families. The authority, in 26
consultation with the behavioral health administrative services 27
organization, medicaid managed care organizations, and the actuaries 28
responsible for developing medicaid managed care rates, must work to 29
maximize federal funding provided for the children's crisis outreach 30
response system program. 31
(24) $65,701,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026, $66,157,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 33
for fiscal year 2027, and $92,293,000 of the general fund —federal 34
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to contract with 35
community hospitals or freestanding evaluation and treatment centers 36
to provide long-term inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025. 37
Within these amounts, the authority must meet the requirements for 38
reimbursing counties for the judicial services for patients being 39
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served in these settings in accordance with RCW 71.05.730. The 1
authority must coordinate with the department of social and health 2
services in developing the contract requirements, selecting 3
contractors, and establishing processes for identifying patients that 4
will be admitted to these facilities. Of the amounts in this 5
subsection, sufficient amounts are provided in fiscal year 2026 and 6
fiscal year 2027 for the authority to reimburse community hospitals 7
and nonhospital residential treatment centers serving clients in 8
long-term inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025 as follows:9
(a) For a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW that requires 10
a hospital specific medicaid inpatient psychiatric per diem payment 11
rate for long-term civil commitment patients because the hospital has 12
completed a medicare cost report, the authority shall analyze the 13
most recent medicare cost report of the hospital after a minimum of 14
200 medicaid inpatient psychiatric days. The authority shall 15
establish the inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate for long-16
term civil commitment patients for the hospital at 100 percent of the 17
allowable cost of care, based on the most recent medicare cost report 18
of the hospital. 19
(b) For a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW that has not 20
completed a medicare cost report with more than 200 medicaid 21
inpatient psychiatric days, the authority shall establish the 22
medicaid inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate for long-term 23
civil commitment patients for the hospital at the higher of the 24
hospital's current medicaid inpatient psychiatric rate; or the 25
annually updated statewide average of the medicaid inpatient 26
psychiatric per diem payment rate of all acute care hospitals 27
licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW providing long-term civil commitment 28
services. 29
(c) For a hospital licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW and currently 30
providing long-term civil commitment services, the authority shall 31
establish the medicaid inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate at 32
$1,250 for fiscal year 2026 and $1,250 for fiscal year 2027 plus 33
adjustments that may be needed to capture costs associated with long-34
term psychiatric patients that are not allowable on the medicare cost 35
report or reimbursed separately. The hospital may provide the 36
authority with supplemental data to be considered and used to make 37
appropriate adjustments to the medicaid inpatient psychiatric per 38
diem payment rate of the hospital. Adjustment of costs may include:39
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(i) Costs associated with professional services and fees not 1
accounted for in the hospital's medicare cost report or reimbursed 2
separately; 3
(ii) Costs associated with the hospital providing the long-term 4
psychiatric patient access to involuntary treatment court services 5
that are not reimbursed separately; and 6
(iii) Other costs associated with caring for long-term 7
psychiatric patients that are not reimbursed separately.8
(d) For a hospital licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW that requires 9
an initial medicaid inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate for 10
long-term civil commitment services because it has not yet completed 11
a medicare cost report, the authority shall establish the medicaid 12
inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate at the higher of:13
(i) The hospital's current medicaid inpatient psychiatric rate; 14
or 15
(ii) The annually updated statewide average of the medicaid long-16
term inpatient psychiatric per diem payment rate of all freestanding 17
psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW providing 18
long-term civil commitment services. 19
(e) For nonhospital residential treatment centers certified to 20
provide long-term inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025, 21
the authority shall establish the medicaid psychiatric per diem 22
payment rate at $1,250 per bed for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 23
2027. 24
(f) The authority shall pay a rate enhancement for patients 25
committed pursuant to the dismissal of criminal charges and a civil 26
evaluation ordered under RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088. The enhancement 27
shall be available to all hospital and nonhospital facilities 28
providing services under this subsection except those whose rates are 29
set at 100 percent of their most recent medicare cost report. The 30
rate enhancement shall not exceed the tiered rate enhancements 31
established under the 1915(i) state plan. 32
(g) The authority may pay a rate enhancement of $500 per day for 33
individuals with complex medical needs, challenging behaviors often 34
diagnosed with co-occurring intellectual or developmental disability, 35
traumatic brain injury, dementia, or significant medical issues 36
requiring personal care. The rate enhancement shall be available to 37
providers contracting directly with the authority.38
(h) Provider payments for vacant bed days shall not exceed six 39
percent of their annual contracted bed days. 40
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(25) $2,262,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation and 1
$2,262,000 of the general fund —local appropriation are provided 2
solely for supported housing and employment services described in 3
initiative 3a and 3b of the 1115 demonstration waiver and this is the 4
maximum amount that may be expended for this purpose. Within these 5
amounts, funding is provided for the authority to support community 6
discharge efforts for patients at the state hospitals. Under this 7
initiative, the authority and the department of social and health 8
services shall ensure that allowable and necessary services are 9
provided to eligible clients as identified by the authority or its 10
providers or third party administrator. The department and the 11
authority in consultation with the medicaid forecast work group, 12
shall ensure that reasonable reimbursements are established for 13
services deemed necessary within an identified limit per individual. 14
The authority shall not increase general fund —state expenditures 15
above appropriated levels for this specific purpose. The secretary in 16
collaboration with the director of the authority shall report to the 17
joint select committee on health care oversight no less than 18
quarterly on financial and health outcomes. The secretary in 19
cooperation with the director shall also report to the fiscal 20
committees of the legislature the expenditures of this subsection and 21
shall provide such fiscal data in the time, manner, and form 22
requested by the legislative fiscal committees. 23
(26) Within the amounts provided in this section, sufficient 24
funding is provided for the authority to maintain and increase the 25
capabilities of a tool to track medication assisted treatment 26
provider capacity. 27
(27) $2,433,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026, $2,433,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 29
for fiscal year 2027, and $8,412,000 of the general fund —federal 30
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to contract for 31
long-term involuntary treatment services in a 16-bed residential 32
treatment facility being developed by the Tulalip tribe in Stanwood.33
(28) $956,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $956,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for wraparound with intensive 36
services for youth ineligible for medicaid as outlined in the 37
settlement agreement under AGC v. Washington State Health Care 38
Authority, Thurston county superior court no. 21-2-00479-34.39
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(29) $15,704,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and $15,704,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for claims for 3
services rendered to medicaid eligible clients admitted to 4
institutions of mental disease that were determined to be unallowable 5
for federal reimbursement due to medicaid's institutions for mental 6
disease exclusion rules. 7
(30) $6,010,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2026, $6,010,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 9
for fiscal year 2027, and $1,980,000 of the general fund —federal 10
appropriation are provided solely for the authority, in coordination 11
with the department of health, to deploy an opioid awareness campaign 12
and to contract with syringe service programs and other service 13
settings assisting people with substance use disorders to: Prevent 14
and respond to overdoses; provide other harm reduction services and 15
supplies, including but not limited to distributing naloxone; 16
fentanyl testing and other drug testing supplies; and for expanding 17
contingency management services. The authority is encouraged to use 18
these funds to leverage federal funding for this purpose to expand 19
buying power when possible. The authority should prioritize funds for 20
naloxone in coordination with the department of health, to expand the 21
distribution of naloxone through the department's overdose education 22
and naloxone distribution program. Funding must be prioritized to 23
fill naloxone access gaps in community behavioral health and other 24
community settings, including providing naloxone for agency staff in 25
organizations such as syringe service programs, housing providers, 26
and street outreach programs. Of the amounts provided in this 27
subsection, $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state 29
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 30
authority to deploy an opioid awareness campaign targeted at youth to 31
increase the awareness of the dangers of fentanyl.32
(31) $2,387,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $2,387,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to support 35
individuals enrolled in the foundational community supports 36
initiative who are transitioning from benefits under RCW 74.04.805 37
due to increased income or other changes in eligibility. The 38
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authority, department of social and health services, and department 1
of commerce shall collaborate on this effort. 2
(32) $2,249,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 3
fiscal year 2026 and $2,249,000 of the general fund —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 5
authority to contract with programs to provide medical respite care 6
for individuals with behavioral health needs. The programs must serve 7
individuals with complex medical issues, who may also have 8
significant behavioral health needs who do not require 9
hospitalization but are unable to provide adequate self-care for 10
their medical conditions. The programs must prioritize services to 11
individuals with complex medical and behavioral health issues who are 12
homeless or who were recently discharged from a hospital setting. The 13
services must meet quality standards and best practices developed by 14
the national health care for the homeless council and may include, 15
but are not limited to, medical oversight and health education; care 16
transitions; and discharge planning to and from primary care, 17
inpatient hospital, emergency rooms, and supportive housing. In 18
selecting the contractors, the authority must prioritize projects 19
that demonstrate the active involvement of an established medical 20
provider that is able to leverage federal medicaid funding in the 21
provision of these services. The authority must work with the 22
medicaid managed care organizations to encourage their participation 23
and assist the plans and the contractor in identifying mechanisms for 24
appropriate use of medicaid reimbursement in this setting.25
(33) $988,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026, $988,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027, and $618,000 of the general fund —federal 28
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to contract for 29
three regional behavioral health mobile crisis response teams focused 30
on supported housing to prevent individuals with behavioral health 31
conditions at high risk of losing housing from becoming homeless, 32
identify and prioritize serving the most vulnerable people 33
experiencing homelessness, and increase alternative housing options 34
to include short-term alternatives which may temporarily deescalate 35
situations where there is high risk of a household from becoming 36
homeless. 37
(34) $361,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026, $361,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027, and $482,000 of the general fund —federal 1
appropriation are provided solely for the authority, in collaboration 2
with the department of social and health services research and data 3
analysis division, to implement community behavioral health service 4
data into the existing executive management information system. Of 5
these amounts, $288,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2026, $288,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 7
for fiscal year 2027, and $384,000 of the general fund —federal 8
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to reimburse the 9
research and data analysis division for staff costs associated with 10
this project. The data elements shall be incorporated into the 11
monthly executive management information system reports on a phased-12
in basis, allowing for elements which are readily available to be 13
incorporated in the initial phase, and elements which require further 14
definition and data collection changes to be incorporated in a later 15
phase. The authority must collaborate with the research and data 16
analysis division to ensure data elements are clearly defined and 17
must include requirements in medicaid managed care organization and 18
behavioral health administrative services organization contracts to 19
provide the data in a consistent and timely manner for inclusion into 20
the system. The community behavioral health executive management 21
system information data elements must include, but are not limited 22
to: Psychiatric inpatient bed days; evaluation and treatment center 23
bed days; long-term involuntary community psychiatric inpatient bed 24
days; children's long-term inpatient bed days; substance use disorder 25
inpatient, residential, withdrawal evaluation and management, and 26
secure withdrawal evaluation and management bed days; crisis triage 27
and stabilization services bed days; mental health residential bed 28
days; mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment 29
services; opioid substitution and medication assisted treatment 30
services; program of assertive treatment team services; wraparound 31
with intensive services; mobile outreach crisis services; recovery 32
navigator team services; foundational community supports housing and 33
employment services; projects for assistance in transition from 34
homelessness services; housing and recovery through peer services; 35
other housing services administered by the authority; mental health 36
and substance use disorder peer services; designated crisis responder 37
investigations and outcomes; involuntary commitment hearings and 38
outcomes; pregnant and parenting women case management services; and 39
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single bed certifications and no available bed reports. Wherever 1
possible and practical, the data must include historical monthly 2
counts and shall be broken out to distinguish services to medicaid 3
and nonmedicaid individuals and children and adults. The authority 4
and the research and data analysis division must consult with the 5
office of financial management and staff from the fiscal committees 6
of the legislature on the development and implementation of the 7
community behavioral health data elements. 8
(35) $24,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2026 and $24,500,000 of the general fund —state 10
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 11
authority to contract with behavioral health administrative service 12
organizations to implement the statewide recovery navigator program 13
established in chapter 311, Laws of 2021 and for related technical 14
assistance to support this implementation. This includes funding for 15
recovery navigator teams to provide community-based outreach and case 16
management services based on the law enforcement assisted diversion 17
model and for technical assistance support from the law enforcement 18
assisted diversion national support bureau. The authority and 19
technical assistance contractor must encourage recovery navigator 20
programs to provide educational information and outreach regarding 21
recovery navigator program services to local retailers that have high 22
levels of retail theft. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, 23
$2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 24
2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 must be allocated to maintain recovery navigator 26
services in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. These amounts must 27
be in addition to the proportion of the allocation of the remaining 28
funds in this subsection the regional behavioral health 29
administrative services organizations serving those counties were 30
allocated pursuant to section 22(1), chapter 311, Laws of 2021.31
(36) $3,114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026, $3,114,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 33
for fiscal year 2027, and $5,402,000 of the general fund —federal 34
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to implement 35
clubhouse services in every region of the state. 36
(37) $7,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2026 and $7,500,000 of the general fund —state 38
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 39
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authority to implement homeless outreach stabilization teams pursuant 1
to chapter 311, Laws of 2021 (drug possession —State v. Blake 2
decision). 3
(38) $1,400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $1,400,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for behavioral 6
health administrative service organizations to develop regional 7
recovery navigator program plans pursuant to chapter 311, Laws of 8
2021 (drug possession —State v. Blake decision), and to establish 9
positions focusing on regional planning to improve access to and 10
quality of regional behavioral health services with a focus on 11
integrated care. 12
(39) $66,064,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation is 13
provided solely for the authority to contract with the University of 14
Washington behavioral health teaching facility to provide long-term 15
inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025. The authority must 16
coordinate with the department of social and health services and the 17
University of Washington to evaluate and determine criteria for the 18
current population of state hospital patients, committed pursuant to 19
the dismissal of criminal charges and a civil evaluation ordered 20
under RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088, who can be effectively treated at 21
the University of Washington behavioral health teaching facility.22
(40) $15,638,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account—state 23
appropriation is provided solely for the authority to pass through to 24
tribes and urban Indian health programs for opioid and overdose 25
response activities. The funding must be used for prevention, 26
outreach, treatment, recovery support services, and other strategies 27
to address and mitigate the effects of the misuse and abuse of opioid 28
related products. The authority must provide the tribes and urban 29
Indian health programs the latitude to use the funding as they see 30
fit to benefit their communities, provided the activities are 31
allowable under the terms of the opioid settlement agreements.32
(41) Within existing resources, the authority shall continue to 33
collaborate with the department of social and health services to 34
develop a program for individuals admitted to a state hospital for 35
purposes of civil commitment under RCW 10.77.086. The program must 36
prioritize the use of assisted outpatient treatment resources for 37
eligible individuals and draw upon existing programs, including the 38
program of assertive community treatment and the governor's 39
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opportunity for supportive housing program to provide wraparound 1
services for individuals who may be ready to quickly return to the 2
community following an admission. 3
(42) $5,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for bridge funding grants to 5
community behavioral health agencies participating in federal 6
certified community behavioral health clinic expansion grant programs 7
to sustain their continued level of operations following expiration 8
of federal grant funding during the planning process for adoption of 9
the certified community behavioral health clinic model statewide.10
(43) $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to reimburse either King county 13
or other legal services organizations, or both, for the cost of 14
conducting 180-day commitment hearings at state operated facilities 15
operating within King county. 16
(44)(a) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026, $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 18
for fiscal year 2027, and $500,000 of the general fund —federal 19
appropriation are provided solely for the authority to continue work 20
on the behavioral health comparison rate project, including:21
(i) Developing phase 3 comparison rates for all major medicaid 22
managed care behavioral health services not addressed in phase 1 or 23
phase 2 of the behavioral health comparison rates project or through 24
other work streams; and 25
(ii) Preparing to implement a minimum fee schedule for behavioral 26
health services, including developing solutions to resolve any 27
current data and systems limitations. 28
(b) By October 1, 2025, the authority must provide a final report 29
to the office of financial management and appropriate committees of 30
the legislature that: 31
(i) Summarizes the new comparison rates developed as part of 32
phase 3; 33
(ii) Updates comparison rates developed in phase 1 and phase 2 34
for new salary and wage information based on most current bureau of 35
labor statistics data; 36
(iii) Estimates the cost and other impacts to fee for service and 37
managed care of incorporating additional behavioral health services 38
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developed as part of phase 3 of the behavioral health comparison 1
rates project into a minimum fee schedule effective January 1, 2027;2
(iv) Identifies planned actions and funding needs if any to 3
resolve any remaining limitations to implement the phase 3 minimum 4
fee schedule by January 1, 2027; 5
(v) Provides additional analysis of variation between the 6
comparison rates developed as part of phase 3 and current payment 7
levels at a service and regional level; and 8
(vi) Describes how the authority plans to propose to the 9
legislature implementation of the phase 3 minimum fee schedule by 10
January 1, 2027, to better match medicaid payments to the cost of 11
care. 12
(45) $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to 15
tribes to implement the Icelandic model of prevention in their 16
communities. 17
(46) $4,000,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 18
appropriation is provided solely for a tribal opioid prevention 19
campaign to inform and educate tribal communities about opioid misuse 20
prevention, overdose response, and treatment. 21
(47)(a) $72,412,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026, $72,724,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 23
for fiscal year 2027, and $148,163,000 of the general fund —federal 24
appropriation are provided solely for supportive supervision and 25
oversight services pursuant to a 1915 (i) state plan amendment. For 26
medicaid clients enrolled in managed care, the authority must 27
contract for these services through managed care organizations 28
utilizing an actuarially sound rate structure as established by the 29
authority and approved by the centers for medicare and medicaid 30
services. The authority may not implement a skills development and 31
restoration benefit until funding is provided for that specific 32
purpose. 33
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $52,686,000 of 34
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, 35
$52,808,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 36
2027, and $109,800,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are 37
for supportive supervision and oversight services in adult family 38
home settings. 39
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(c) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $18,335,000 of 1
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, 2
$18,524,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 3
2027, and $38,363,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are 4
for supportive supervision and oversight services in assisted living 5
or enhanced services facility settings. 6
(d) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 in 7
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for managed 8
care organizations to provide reimbursement for the state share of 9
exceptional behavioral health personal care services for individuals 10
who have not transitioned into the new 1915(i) state plan services.11
(e) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $376,000 of the 12
general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, $376,000 of 13
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and 14
$752,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are for 15
administrative costs associated with implementation of the 1915 (i) 16
state plan. 17
(f) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the authority 18
must assure that managed care organizations reimburse the department 19
of social and health services aging and long term support 20
administration for the general fund —state cost of exceptional 21
behavioral health personal care services for medicaid enrolled 22
individuals who require these services because of a psychiatric 23
disability. 24
(48) $5,278,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2026, $5,153,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 26
for fiscal year 2027, and $98,000 of the general fund —federal 27
appropriation are provided solely for postinpatient housing programs 28
designed for young adults pursuant to chapter 175, Laws of 2024 29
(postinpatient housing). Contracts with postinpatient housing 30
providers are exempt from the competitive procurement requirements in 31
chapter 39.26 RCW. 32
(49) $26,915,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $32,168,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to implement 35
the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et al. v. Department of 36
Social and Health Services, et al. , United States District Court for 37
the Western District of Washington, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The 38
authority must implement the provisions of the settlement agreement 39
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pursuant to the timeline and implementation plan provided for under 1
the settlement agreement. This includes implementing provisions 2
related to outpatient competency restoration, forensic housing and 3
recovery through peer services, forensic projects for assistance in 4
transition from homelessness, crisis stabilization and housing, and 5
global leasing. 6
(50) $16,381,000 of the tribal opioid prevention and treatment 7
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the authority to 8
pass through to tribes and urban Indian health programs for opioid 9
and overdose response activities. The funding must be used for 10
prevention, outreach, treatment, recovery support services, and other 11
strategies to address and mitigate the effects of the misuse and 12
abuse of opioid related products. The authority must provide the 13
tribes and urban Indian health programs the latitude to use the 14
funding as they see fit to benefit their communities, provided the 15
activities are allowable under the terms of the opioid settlement 16
agreements. 17
(51) $758,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 18
appropriation is provided solely for the authority to contract for a 19
program that provides Washington state emergency departments with 20
real-time medications for opioid use disorder clinical guidance and 21
follow-up appointment scheduling. 22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION23
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,003,00024
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,960,00025
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $3,058,00026
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,021,00027
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE 28
APPEALS29
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund—State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,00031
Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $28,506,00032
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $28,499,00033
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,015,00034
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING 35
COMMISSION36
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $59,171,0001
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $58,410,0002
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $12,983,0003
Death Investigations Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $1,724,0004
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account—State5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $460,0006
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account—7
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,979,0008
Washington Internet Crimes Against Children 9
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,270,00010
24/7 Sobriety Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $20,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $144,017,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: 14
(1) $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $5,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided to the Washington association of 17
sheriffs and police chiefs solely to verify the address and residency 18
of registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders under RCW 19
9A.44.130. 20
(2) Funding in this section is sufficient for 75 percent of the 21
costs of providing 23 statewide basic law enforcement trainings in 22
each fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027. The criminal justice 23
training commission must schedule its funded classes to minimize wait 24
times throughout each fiscal year and meet statutory wait time 25
requirements. The criminal justice training commission must track and 26
report the average wait time for students at the beginning of each 27
class and provide the findings in an annual report to the legislature 28
due in December of each year. Each year, at least two classes must be 29
held in Spokane, two classes must be held in Vancouver, two classes 30
must be held in Arlington, and two classes must be held in Pasco.31
(3) The criminal justice training commission may not run a basic 32
law enforcement academy class of fewer than 30 students.33
(4) $2,270,000 of the Washington internet crimes against children 34
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation 35
of chapter 84, Laws of 2015. 36
(5) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the mental health field 39
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response team program administered by the Washington association of 1
sheriffs and police chiefs. The association must distribute 2
$7,000,000 in grants to the phase one and phase two regions as 3
outlined in the settlement agreement under Trueblood, et. al. v. 4
Department of Social and Health Services , et. al., U.S. District 5
Court-Western District, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The association 6
must submit an annual report to the Governor and appropriate 7
committees of the legislature by September 1st of each year of the 8
biennium. The report shall include best practice recommendations on 9
law enforcement and behavioral health field response and include 10
outcome measures on all grants awarded. 11
(6) $899,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $899,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for crisis intervention training 14
for the phase one regions as outlined in the settlement agreement 15
under Trueblood, et. al. v. Department of Social and Health Services , 16
et. al., U.S. District Court-Western District, Cause No. 14-cv-01178-17
MJP. 18
(7) $1,598,000 of the death investigations account —state 19
appropriation is provided solely for the commission to provide 240 20
hours of medicolegal forensic investigation training to coroners and 21
medical examiners to meet the recommendations of the national 22
commission on forensic science for certification and accreditation.23
(8) $346,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 321, Laws 25
of 2021 (officer duty to intervene). 26
(9) $30,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $30,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional grants to local 29
jurisdictions to investigate instances where a purchase or transfer 30
of a firearm was attempted by an individual who is prohibited from 31
owning or possessing a firearm. 32
(10) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 35
criminal justice training commission to provide grant funding to 36
local law enforcement agencies to support law enforcement wellness 37
programs. Of the amount provided in this subsection:38
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(a) $1,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the commission to provide 3
grants to local law enforcement and corrections agencies for the 4
purpose of establishing officer wellness programs. Grants provided 5
under this subsection may be used for, but not limited to building 6
resilience, injury prevention, peer support programs, physical 7
fitness, proper nutrition, stress management, suicide prevention, and 8
physical or behavioral health services. The commission must consult 9
with a representative from the Washington association of sheriffs and 10
police chiefs and a representative of the Washington state fraternal 11
order of police and the Washington council of police and sheriffs in 12
the development of the grant program. 13
(b) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington association 16
of sheriffs and police chiefs to establish and coordinate an online 17
or mobile-based application for any Washington law enforcement 18
officer; 911 operator or dispatcher; and any other current or retired 19
employee of a Washington law enforcement agency, and their families, 20
to anonymously access on-demand wellness techniques, suicide 21
prevention, resilience, physical fitness, nutrition, and other 22
behavioral health and wellness supports. 23
(11) $290,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $290,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for academy training for limited 26
authority Washington peace officers employed by the Washington state 27
gambling commission, Washington state liquor and cannabis board, 28
Washington state parks and recreation commission, department of 29
natural resources, and the office of the insurance commissioner.30
(a) Up to 30 officers must be admitted to attend the basic law 31
enforcement academy and up to 30 officers must be admitted to attend 32
basic law enforcement equivalency academy. 33
(b) Allocation of the training slots amongst the agencies must be 34
based on the earliest application date to the commission. Training 35
does not need to commence within six months of employment.36
(c) The state agencies must reimburse the commission for the 37
actual cost of training. 38
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(12) $1,312,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $1,306,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, and $870,000 of the general fund —private/local 3
appropriation are provided solely for the commission to conduct four 4
additional corrections officer academy classes. These classes may be 5
conducted at the corrections officer academy in Burien or at a 6
regional corrections officer academy established by the commission.7
(13) $236,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $236,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the administration of the 10
firearms certificate program. The commission will raise the fees for 11
the program so that revenues collected by the program match these 12
increased expenditures. 13
(14) $710,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $672,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional staff to improve 16
the delays in review and investigation of officer certification 17
complaint cases. 18
(15) Within existing resources, each agency that receives 19
allocations from the Washington auto theft prevention authority 20
account must produce a report detailing its expenditures from the 21
account for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, including 22
documentation of how expenditures were used in accordance with RCW 23
46.66.080. The report must include recommendations based on outcomes 24
from prior years' expenditures for how funds from the account can be 25
used to most effectively prevent auto theft. The report must be 26
submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal 27
committees of the legislature by October 1, 2025. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT 29
INVESTIGATIONS30
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $17,849,00031
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,603,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,452,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(1) $9,383,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $9,383,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for dedicated staffing at 38
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regional offices to include at least regional investigator 1
supervisors, investigators, forensic investigators, family liaisons, 2
and evidence technicians. 3
(2) $1,124,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $1,124,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to contract with the Washington 6
state patrol for laboratory-based testing and processing of crime 7
scene evidence collected during investigations. 8
(3) $251,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $251,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for contracted specialized 11
training for investigators relating to death investigations in cases 12
involving deadly force. 13
(4) $2,257,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $2,057,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for training development, 16
additional staff training costs, crime lab processing, and contract 17
services to include polygraphs, background checks, personnel 18
evaluations, contracted security, and software licensing.19
(5) $1,700,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2027 is provided solely for the office to pay for one-time 21
tenant improvements necessary for a regional office.22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 23
INDUSTRIES24
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $22,376,00025
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $18,975,00026
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $13,271,00027
Asbestos Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $647,00028
Electrical License Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $81,443,00029
Farm Labor Contractor Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $28,00030
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,00032
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $127,00033
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,173,00035
Construction Registration Inspection Account—State36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,905,00037
Public Works Administration Account—State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,373,0001
Manufactured Home Installation Training Account—2
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475,0003
Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $472,214,0004
Accident Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $20,183,0005
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $449,730,0006
Medical Aid Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $3,960,0007
Plumbing Certificate Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $3,741,0008
Pressure Systems Safety Account—State Appropriation. . . . $5,261,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,142,132,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: 12
(1) $8,952,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 13
$8,952,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are 14
provided solely for the labor and industries workers' compensation 15
information system replacement project and is subject to the 16
conditions, limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this 17
act. The department must: 18
(a) Submit quarterly data within 30 calendar days of the end of 19
each quarter on: 20
(i) The quantifiable deliverables accomplished and the amount 21
spent by each deliverable in each of the following subprojects:22
(A) Business readiness; 23
(B) Change readiness; 24
(C) Commercial off the shelf procurement; 25
(D) Customer access; 26
(E) Program foundations; 27
(F) Independent assessment; and 28
(G) In total by fiscal year; 29
(ii) All of the quantifiable deliverables accomplished by 30
subprojects identified in (a)(i)(A) through (F) of this subsection 31
and in total and the associated expenditures by each deliverable by 32
fiscal month; 33
(iii) The contract full time equivalent charged by subprojects 34
identified in (a)(i)(A) through (F) of this subsection, and in total, 35
compared to the budget spending plan by month for each contracted 36
vendor and what the ensuing contract equivalent budget spending plan 37
by subprojects identified in (a)(i)(A) through (F) of this 38
subsection, and in total, assumes by fiscal month;39
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(iv) The performance metrics by subprojects identified in 1
(a)(i)(A) through (F) of this subsection, and in total, that are 2
currently used, including monthly performance data; and3
(v) The risks identified independently by at least the quality 4
assurance vendor and Washington technology solutions, and how the 5
project: 6
(A) Has mitigated each risk; and 7
(B) Is working to mitigate each risk, and when it will be 8
mitigated; and 9
(b) Submit the report in (a) of this subsection to fiscal and 10
policy committees of the legislature. 11
(2) $258,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 12
$258,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are provided 13
solely for the department of labor and industries safety and health 14
assessment research for prevention program to conduct research to 15
prevent the types of work-related injuries that require immediate 16
hospitalization. The department will develop and maintain a tracking 17
system to identify and respond to all immediate in-patient 18
hospitalizations and will examine incidents in defined high-priority 19
areas, as determined from historical data and public priorities. The 20
research must identify and characterize hazardous situations and 21
contributing factors using epidemiological, safety-engineering, and 22
human factors/ergonomics methods. The research must also identify 23
common factors in certain types of workplace injuries that lead to 24
hospitalization. The department must submit a report to the governor 25
and appropriate legislative committees no later than August 30th of 26
each year of the fiscal biennium summarizing work-related immediate 27
hospitalizations and prevention opportunities, actions that employers 28
and workers can take to make workplaces safer, and ways to avoid 29
severe injuries. 30
(3)(a) $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state 32
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to 33
promote workforce development in aerospace and aerospace related 34
supply chain industries by: Expanding the number of registered 35
apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, and aerospace-related programs; 36
and providing support for registered apprenticeships or programs in 37
aerospace and aerospace-related supply chain industries.38
(b) Grants awarded under this section may be used for:39
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(i) Equipment upgrades or new equipment purchases for training 1
purposes; 2
(ii) New training space and lab locations to support capacity 3
needs and expansion of training to veterans and veteran spouses, and 4
underserved populations; 5
(iii) Curriculum development and instructor training for industry 6
experts; 7
(iv) Tuition assistance for degrees in engineering and high-8
demand degrees that support the aerospace industry; and9
(v) Funding to increase capacity and availability of child care 10
options for shift work schedules. 11
(c) An entity is eligible to receive a grant under this 12
subsection if it is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or institution of 13
higher education that provides training opportunities, including 14
apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, preemployment training, 15
aerospace-related degree programs, or incumbent worker training to 16
prepare workers for the aerospace and aerospace-related supply chain 17
industries. 18
(d) The department may use up to 5 percent of these funds for 19
administration of these grants. 20
(4) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the crime victims' 23
compensation program to pay for medical exams for suspected victims 24
of domestic violence. Neither the hospital, medical facility, nor 25
victim is to pay for the cost of the medical exam. This funding must 26
not supplant existing funding for sexual assault medical exams. If 27
the cost of medical exams exceeds the funding provided in this 28
subsection, the program shall not reduce the reimbursement rates for 29
medical providers seeking reimbursement for other claimants, and 30
instead the program shall return to paying for domestic violence 31
medical exams after insurance. 32
(5) $250,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the department to analyze 34
patients who are maintained on chronic opioids. The department must 35
submit an annual report of its findings to the governor and the 36
appropriate committees of the legislature no later than October 1st 37
of each year of the fiscal biennium. The report shall include 38
analysis of patient data, describing the characteristics of patients 39
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who are maintained on chronic opioids and their clinical needs, and a 1
preliminary evaluation of potential interventions to improve care and 2
reduce harms in this population. 3
(6) $1,406,000 of the public works administration account —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for the final 5
year of system improvements to the prevailing wage program 6
information technology system. This project is subject to the 7
conditions, limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this 8
act. 9
(7) $410,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 is provided solely to continue conducting a four-year 11
retention study of state registered apprentices as provided in 12
chapter 156, Laws of 2022 (apprenticeship programs). The study shall 13
include the collection of data from all apprentices three months into 14
their apprenticeship to understand challenges and barriers they face 15
towards program participation. The aggregate data by trade must be 16
displayed on a publicly available dashboard. Study data must be 17
provided with apprenticeship coordinators to implement an early 18
response to connect apprentices with needed supports. The department 19
shall submit an annual report to the governor and appropriate 20
legislative committees on June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027.21
(8) $881,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 22
$887,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are provided 23
solely to expand access to worker rights and safety information for 24
workers with limited English proficiency (LEP) through outreach and 25
translation of safety-related information, training, and other 26
materials. 27
(9) $108,000 of the public works administration account —state 28
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 342, 29
Laws of 2023 (apprenticeship utilization). 30
(10) $1,072,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 31
$187,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are provided 32
solely to create an effective information technology solution 33
necessary for the implementation of chapter 145, Laws of 2023 (fire-34
resistant materials). 35
(11) $200,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation and 36
$200,000 of the accident account —state appropriation are provided 37
solely for the staffing of a resolution process for complaints 38
regarding light duty work under Title 51 RCW. 39
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(12) $1,044,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 1
$183,000 of the medical account —state appropriation are provided 2
solely for implementation of chapter 250, Laws of 2024 (adult 3
entertainment workers). 4
(13) $1,840,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 5
$1,838,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are 6
provided solely for claims management staffing to expand capacity to 7
reduce claims caseload, effective July 1, 2025. 8
(14) $3,477,000 of the accident account —state appropriation and 9
$614,000 of the medical aid account —state appropriation are provided 10
solely for wage payment act, retaliation, child labor, and 11
determinations, and fiscal units staffing to expand capacity to 12
conduct timely worker complaint investigations, effective July 1, 13
2025. 14
(15) $1,495,000 of the construction registration inspection 15
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 16
chapter 213, Laws of 2023 (contractor consumer protection).17
(16) $56,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $59,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 20
298, Laws of 2024 (supporting victims of human trafficking and sexual 21
abuse). 22
(17) The department must report to and coordinate with the 23
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 24
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 25
173-446B WAC. 26
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS27
(1) The appropriations in this section are subject to the 28
following conditions and limitations: 29
(a) The department of veterans affairs shall not initiate any 30
services that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys 31
unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department 32
may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, 33
federal moneys that are unrelated to the coronavirus response and not 34
anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not 35
require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of 36
amounts anticipated in this act. If the department receives 37
unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys that are unrelated to the 38
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coronavirus response, those moneys must be spent for services 1
authorized in this act or in any other legislation that provides 2
appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state 3
moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this 4
subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the 5
legislative fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, 6
"unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and other funds 7
that federal law does not require to be spent on specifically defined 8
projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds.9
(b) Each year, there is fluctuation in the revenue collected to 10
support the operation of the state veteran homes. When the department 11
has foreknowledge that revenue will decrease, such as from a loss of 12
census or from the elimination of a program, the legislature expects 13
the department to make reasonable efforts to reduce expenditures in a 14
commensurate manner and to demonstrate that it has made such efforts. 15
In response to any request by the department for general fund —state 16
appropriation to backfill a loss of revenue, the legislature shall 17
consider the department's efforts in reducing its expenditures in 18
light of known or anticipated decreases to revenues.19
(2) HEADQUARTERS 20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $5,892,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,560,00022
Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory 23
Institutions Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $10,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,462,00025
(3) FIELD SERVICES 26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $12,784,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $11,931,00028
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $8,834,00029
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $6,547,00030
Veteran Estate Management Account—Private/Local 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $719,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,815,00033
(4) STATE VETERANS HOMES PROGRAM 34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $17,114,00035
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $18,790,00036
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $163,800,00037
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $19,855,00038
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,559,0001
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 2
following conditions and limitations: 3
(a) If the department receives additional unanticipated federal 4
resources that are unrelated to the coronavirus response at any point 5
during the remainder of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, an equal 6
amount of general fund —state must be placed in unallotted status so 7
as not to exceed the total appropriation level specified in this 8
subsection. The department may submit as part of the policy level 9
budget submittal documentation required by RCW 43.88.030 a request to 10
maintain the general fund —state resources that were unallotted as 11
required by this subsection. 12
(b) Appropriations have been adjusted in this section to reflect 13
anticipated changes in state, federal, and local resources as a 14
result of census changes. The department shall incorporate these 15
adjustments in the governor's projected maintenance level budget 16
required in RCW 43.88.030. 17
(5) CEMETERY SERVICES 18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $219,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $236,00020
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,042,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,497,00022
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH23
(1) The appropriations to the department of health in this act 24
shall be expended for the programs and in the amounts specified in 25
this act. Appropriations made in this act to the department of health 26
shall initially be allotted as required by this act. Subsequent 27
allotment modifications shall not include transfers of moneys between 28
sections of this act except as expressly provided in this act, nor 29
shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are provided solely 30
for a specified purpose to be used for other than that purpose.31
(2) The department of health shall not initiate any services that 32
will require expenditure of state general fund moneys unless 33
expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department of 34
health and the state board of health shall not implement any new or 35
amended rules pertaining to primary and secondary school facilities 36
until the rules and a final cost estimate have been presented to the 37
legislature, and the legislature has formally funded implementation 38
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of the rules through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute. 1
The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 2
through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long 3
as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys 4
for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the 5
department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those 6
moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any 7
other legislation that provides appropriation authority, and an equal 8
amount of appropriated state moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of 9
any moneys under this subsection, the office of financial management 10
shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used in this 11
subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and 12
other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on 13
specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state 14
funds. 15
(3) In accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 71.24.037, the 16
department is authorized to adopt license and certification fees in 17
fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support the costs of the regulatory 18
program. The department's fee schedule shall have differential rates 19
for providers with proof of accreditation from organizations that the 20
department has determined to have substantially equivalent standards 21
to those of the department, including but not limited to the joint 22
commission on accreditation of health care organizations, the 23
commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, and the 24
council on accreditation. To reflect the reduced costs associated 25
with regulation of accredited programs, the department's fees for 26
organizations with such proof of accreditation must reflect the lower 27
costs of licensing for these programs than for other organizations 28
which are not accredited. 29
(4) Within the amounts appropriated in this act, and in 30
accordance with RCW 70.41.100, the department shall set fees to 31
include the full costs of the performance of inspections pursuant to 32
RCW 70.41.080. 33
(5) In accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 71.24.037, the 34
department is authorized to adopt fees for the review and approval of 35
mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs in fiscal 36
years 2026 and 2027 as necessary to support the costs of the 37
regulatory program. The department's fee schedule must have 38
differential rates for providers with proof of accreditation from 39
organizations that the department has determined to have 40
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substantially equivalent standards to those of the department, 1
including but not limited to the joint commission on accreditation of 2
health care organizations, the commission on accreditation of 3
rehabilitation facilities, and the council on accreditation. To 4
reflect the reduced costs associated with regulation of accredited 5
programs, the department's fees for organizations with such proof of 6
accreditation must reflect the lower cost of licensing for these 7
programs than for other organizations which are not accredited.8
(6) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 9
department of social and health services, the department of health, 10
the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 11
and families shall work together within existing resources to 12
establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 13
coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 14
a multi-organization collaborative that provides strategic direction 15
and federal funding guidance for projects that have cross-16
organizational or enterprise impact, including information technology 17
projects that affect organizations within the coalition. Washington 18
technology solutions shall maintain a statewide perspective when 19
collaborating with the coalition to ensure that projects are planned 20
for in a manner that ensures the efficient use of state resources, 21
supports the adoption of a cohesive technology and data architecture, 22
and maximizes federal financial participation. The work of the 23
coalition and any project identified as a coalition project is 24
subject to the conditions, limitations, and review provided in 25
section 701 of this act. 26
(7) Within the amounts appropriated in this act, and in 27
accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 71.12.470, the department shall set 28
fees to include the full costs of the performance of inspections 29
pursuant to RCW 71.12.485. 30
(8) The department must report to and coordinate with the 31
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 32
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 33
173-446B WAC. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —35
ADMINISTRATION36
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $23,057,00037
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $20,527,00038
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General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $58,240,0001
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $22,681,0002
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 3
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $462,0004
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 5
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $490,0006
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $618,0007
Climate Investment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $136,0008
Foundational Public Health Services Account—State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $229,00010
Hospital Data Collection Account—State Appropriation. . . . $108,00011
Health Professions Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $38,385,00012
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,00014
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems15
Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $1,636,00016
Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $135,00017
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,00019
Safe Drinking Water Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $1,590,00020
Drinking Water Assistance Account—Federal 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,700,00022
Waterworks Operator Certification Account—State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,00024
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account—25
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $408,00026
Site Closure Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $35,00027
Biotoxin Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,00028
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,608,00030
Medical Test Site Licensure Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $896,00032
Secure Drug Take-Back Program Account—State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $256,00034
Youth Tobacco and Vapor Products Prevention Account—35
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522,00036
Public Health Supplemental Account—Private/Local 37
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $552,00038
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Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,0001
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $9,0002
Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line3
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,530,0004
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $422,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,879,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) $1,378,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $1,378,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the child profile health 12
promotion notification system. 13
(2) $599,000 of the health professions account —state 14
appropriation is provided solely for ongoing maintenance of the 15
HEALWA web portal to provide access to health information for health 16
care providers. 17
(3) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to maintain 20
the master person index as part of the health and human services 21
coalition master person index initiative. 22
(4) $7,355,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $7,355,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for operation of the statewide 25
medical logistics center. Within these amounts, the department must 26
coordinate with the department of social and health services to 27
develop processes that will minimize the disposal and destruction of 28
personal protective equipment and for interagency distribution of 29
personal protective equipment. 30
(5) $315,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $315,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to operate 33
the universal development screening system. 34
(6) $4,296,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $4,296,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain public health 37
information technology infrastructure in a cloud-based environment.38
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(7) $1,001,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $975,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain the WA Health bed 3
tracking and supply database. 4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —5
ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH6
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $10,268,0007
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $10,398,0008
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $33,129,0009
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $27,135,00010
Safe Drinking Water Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $11,878,00011
Drinking Water Assistance Account—Federal 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,482,00013
Waterworks Operator Certification Account—State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,559,00015
Drinking Water Assistance Administrative Account—16
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,113,00017
Site Closure Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $167,00018
Biotoxin Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $1,094,00019
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,327,00021
Climate Investment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $562,00022
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $18,518,00023
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,00025
Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $327,00026
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $52,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,071,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: 30
(1) $492,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $492,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to coordinate 33
with local health jurisdictions to establish and maintain 34
comprehensive group B programs to ensure safe drinking water. These 35
funds shall be used for implementation costs, including continued 36
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development and adoption of rules, policies, and procedures; 1
technical assistance; and training. 2
(2) $186,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $186,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to test for 5
lead in child care facilities to prevent child lead exposure and to 6
research, identify, and connect facilities to financial resources 7
available for remediation costs. 8
(3)(a) $4,000,000 of the climate commitment account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely to support and administer a 10
workplace health and safety program for workers who are affected by 11
climate impacts, including but not limited to, extreme heat and cold, 12
wildfire smoke, drought, and flooding. This program will focus on 13
workplace health and safety for farmworkers, construction workers, 14
and other workers who face the most risk from climate-related 15
impacts. This amount shall be limited to supporting vulnerable 16
populations in overburdened communities under the climate commitment 17
act as defined in RCW 70A.65.010. Funding shall be provided for:18
(i) Pass through grants to community-based organizations, tribal 19
governments, and tribal organizations to support workplace health and 20
safety for workers who are burdened by the intersection of their work 21
and climate impacts; and 22
(ii) Procurement and distribution of equipment and resources for 23
workers who are burdened by the intersection of their work and 24
climate impacts directly by the department of health, or through 25
pass-through grants to community-based organizations, tribal 26
governments, and tribal organizations. Equipment and resources may 27
include but are not limited to: Personal protective equipment, other 28
protective or safety clothing for cold and heat, air purifiers for 29
the workplace or worker housing, protection from ticks and 30
mosquitoes, and heating and cooling devices. 31
(b) The department of health, in consultation with the 32
environmental justice council, community groups, and the department 33
of labor and industries, shall evaluate mechanisms to provide workers 34
with financial assistance to cover lost wages or other financial 35
hardships caused by extreme weather events and climate threats.36
(c) No more than five percent of this funding may be used to 37
administer this grant program. 38
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(4) $808,000 of the drinking water assistance administrative 1
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the water system 2
consolidation grant program. 3
(5) $1,044,000 of the safe drinking water account —state 4
appropriation is provided solely for the drinking water technical 5
services program. 6
(6) $7,146,000 of the drinking water assistance account —federal 7
appropriation is provided solely for the office of drinking water to 8
provide technical assistance, direct engineering support, and 9
construction management to small water systems. 10
(7) $811,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $811,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to assist 13
with access to safe drinking water for homes and businesses with 14
individual wells or small water systems that are contaminated.15
(8) $48,000 of the model toxics control operating account —state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the Puget Sound clean air agency 17
to coordinate meetings with local health jurisdictions in King, 18
Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties to better understand air 19
quality issues, align messaging, and facilitate delivery of ready-to-20
go air quality and health interventions. The amount provided in this 21
subsection may be used for agency staff time, meetings and events, 22
outreach materials, and tangible air quality and health 23
interventions. 24
(9) $5,496,000 of the climate commitment account —state 25
appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide grants 26
to school districts making updates to existing heating, venting, and 27
air conditioning systems using small district modernization grants.28
(10) $1,000,000 of the model toxics control operating account —29
state appropriation is provided solely to implement actions provided 30
in the nitrate water hazard mitigation plan to support safe drinking 31
water in the lower Yakima valley. Implementation of this plan 32
includes, but is not limited to, education and outreach, well 33
testing, and provision of alternate water supplies. The department 34
may contract with local governments, local health jurisdictions, and 35
nonprofit organizations to administer the plan. 36
(11) $428,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 37
appropriation is provided solely for continued implementation of 38
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chapter 156, Laws of 2021 (risk-based water standards), to create 1
standards for developers seeking to reuse wastewater in buildings.2
(12) $888,000 of the climate commitment account —state 3
appropriation is provided solely for an operations manager and 4
translation services for the environmental justice council.5
(13) $382,000 of the climate commitment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely for one FTE to lead cross agency 7
coordination for wildfire and extreme heat emergency management.8
(14) $1,124,000 of the climate commitment account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely to migrate, maintain, and continue 10
community engagement to update the health disparities map and 11
increase operating staff to complete environmental assessments.12
(15) $267,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 13
appropriation is provided solely to extend the pesticide application 14
safety committee until June 30, 2027. 15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —HEALTH 16
SYSTEMS QUALITY ASSURANCE17
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $17,685,00018
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $17,181,00019
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $13,614,00020
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $39,164,00021
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 22
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,038,00023
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 24
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,063,00025
Hospital Data Collection Account—State Appropriation. . . . $502,00026
Health Professions Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $169,398,00027
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $544,00029
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems30
Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $8,603,00031
Biotoxin Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $674,00032
Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $23,00033
Medical Test Site Licensure Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,446,00035
Secure Drug Take-Back Program Account—State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,251,00037
Public Health Supplemental Account—State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,0001
Public Health Supplemental Account—Private/Local 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,465,0004
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: 6
(1) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the Washington 7
board of nursing must hire sufficient staff to process applications 8
for nursing licenses so that the time required for processing does 9
not exceed seven days. 10
(2) $622,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $622,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the ongoing operations and 13
maintenance of the prescription monitoring program maintained by the 14
department. 15
(3) $12,509,000 of the health professions account —state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the regulation of health 17
professions. 18
(4) $1,865,000 of the medical test site licensure account —state 19
appropriation is provided solely for the medical test site regulatory 20
program for inspections and other regulatory activities.21
(5) $2,276,000 of the health professions account —state 22
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington board of nursing 23
for nursing licensure and other regulatory activities.24
(6) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the midwifery licensure and 27
regulatory program to supplement revenue from fees. The department 28
shall charge no more than $525 annually for new or renewed licenses 29
for the midwifery program. 30
(7) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for three full-time emergency 33
medical technicians and other resources necessary for the Franklin 34
county public hospital district #1 to provide health services as part 35
of medical transport operations services, including services to the 36
Coyote Ridge corrections center. 37
(8) $196,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $196,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for community compensation 1
stipends for low-income individuals who participate in priority 2
engagements across the department. 3
(9) $1,490,000 of the health professional services account —state 4
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington board of nursing 5
to continue to implement virtual nursing assistant training and 6
testing modalities, create an apprenticeship pathway into nursing for 7
nursing assistants, implement rule changes to support a career path 8
for nursing assistants, and collaborate with the workforce training 9
and education coordinating board on a pilot project to transform the 10
culture and practice in long term care settings. The goal of these 11
activities is to expand the nursing workforce for long term care 12
settings. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —PREVENTION 14
AND COMMUNITY HEALTH15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $53,916,00016
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $53,480,00017
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $407,620,00018
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $62,964,00019
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 20
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,285,00021
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 22
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,521,00023
Youth Tobacco and Vapor Products Prevention Account—24
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,767,00025
Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line26
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,486,00027
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,737,00029
Public Health Supplemental Account—Private/Local 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,301,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $692,077,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
(1) $96,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $92,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for community outreach to 37
prepare culturally and linguistically appropriate hepatitis B 38
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information in a digital format to be distributed to ethnic and 1
cultural leaders and organizations to share with foreign-born and 2
limited or non-English speaking community networks.3
(2) $2,265,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $2,265,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for: 6
(a) Staffing by the department, the department of veterans 7
affairs, and the department of corrections to expand statewide 8
suicide prevention efforts, which efforts include suicide prevention 9
efforts for military service members and veterans and incarcerated 10
persons; 11
(b) A suicide prevention public awareness campaign to provide 12
education regarding the signs of suicide, interventions, and 13
resources for support; 14
(c) Staffing for call centers to support the increased volume of 15
calls to suicide hotlines; 16
(d) Training for first responders to identify and respond to 17
individuals experiencing suicidal ideation; 18
(e) Support for tribal suicide prevention efforts;19
(f) Strengthening behavioral health and suicide prevention 20
efforts in the agricultural sector; 21
(g) Support for the three priority areas of the governor's 22
challenge regarding identifying suicide risk among service members 23
and their families, increasing the awareness of resources available 24
to service members and their families, and lethal means safety 25
planning; 26
(h) Training for community health workers to include culturally 27
informed training for suicide prevention; 28
(i) Coordination with the office of the superintendent of public 29
instruction; and 30
(j) Support for the suicide prevention initiative housed in the 31
University of Washington. 32
(3) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $3,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the fruit and vegetable 35
incentives program. 36
(4) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $3,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington board of 39
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nursing to manage a grant process to incentivize nurses to supervise 1
nursing students in health care settings. The goal of the grant 2
program is to create more clinical placements for nursing students to 3
complete required clinical hours to earn their nursing degree and 4
related licensure. 5
(5) $1,205,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $1,205,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to provide 8
grants to support school-based health centers and behavioral health 9
services. The department must develop a plan for the school-based 10
health centers to become financially self-sufficient.11
(6) $1,300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $1,300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to coordinate 14
and lead a multi-agency approach to youth suicide prevention and 15
intervention. 16
(7) $2,000,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 17
appropriation is provided solely for prevention, treatment, and 18
recovery support services to remediate the impacts of the opioid 19
epidemic. This funding must be used consistent with conditions of the 20
opioid settlement agreements that direct how funds deposited into the 21
opioid abatement settlement account created in RCW 43.79.483 must be 22
used. 23
(8) $8,469,250 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $7,853,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for programs and grants to 26
maintain access to abortion care. Of the amounts provided in this 27
subsection: 28
(a) For fiscal year 2026, those funds in (b) of this subsection 29
must be used before funds in (c) through (e) of this subsection can 30
be disbursed to providers. 31
(b) $616,250 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 is provided for grants to providers of abortion care who 33
participate in the department's sexual and reproductive health 34
program solely for the purchase of state-acquired mifepristone.35
(c) $2,939,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $2,939,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to providers of 38
abortion care. 39
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(d) $364,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $364,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for outreach, patient 3
navigation, staffing at the department, and training.4
(e) $4,300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $4,300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to providers of 7
abortion care who participate in the department's sexual and 8
reproductive health program for workforce retention and recruitment 9
initiatives to ensure continuity of services. 10
(f) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to providers of 13
abortion care that participate in the department's sexual and 14
reproductive health program for security investments.15
(9) $607,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $607,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the early hearing detection, 18
diagnosis, and intervention program. 19
(10) $1,150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2026 and $1,150,000 of the general fund —state 21
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 22
department to expand the birth equity project with the goal of 23
reducing prenatal and perinatal health disparities.24
(11) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 26
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for tobacco, 27
vapor product, and nicotine control, cessation, treatment, and 28
prevention, and other substance use prevention and education, with an 29
emphasis on community-based strategies. These strategies must include 30
programs that consider the disparate impacts of nicotine, 31
specifically flavored nicotine products, addiction on specific 32
populations, including youth, and racial or other disparities.33
(12) Sufficient funding is provided for the 988 technology 34
platform implementation project as described in RCW 71.24.890(5)(a). 35
The amount provided is subject to the conditions, limitations, and 36
review requirements provided in section 701 of this act and any 37
requirements as established in chapter 364, Laws of 2024 (988 system 38
timeline). The department must actively collaborate with Washington 39
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technology solutions and the health care authority so that the 1
statewide 988 technology solutions will be coordinated and 2
interoperable. 3
(13) $304,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to support health equity zones, 6
as defined in RCW 43.70.595, in identification and implementation of 7
targeted interventions to have a significant impact on health 8
outcomes and health disparities. 9
(14) $32,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $32,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for costs identified to expand 12
membership to the LGBTQ commission, women's commission, governor's 13
committee on disability issues and employment, and additional 14
community members. 15
(15) $4,236,000 of the statewide 988 behavioral health crisis 16
response line account —state appropriation is provided solely for 17
behavioral crisis coordination. 18
(16) $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely as pass-through funding to an 21
organization that specializes in culturally relevant sports programs 22
for indigenous children and adolescents, with the goal of keeping at-23
risk youth out of the juvenile justice system. 24
(17) $3,150,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 25
appropriation is provided solely to launch a tele-buprenorphine 26
hotline that facilitates access to medications for opioid use 27
disorder. This funding must be used consistent with conditions of the 28
opioid settlement agreements that direct how funds deposited into the 29
opioid abatement settlement account created in RCW 43.79.483 must be 30
used. 31
(18) $410,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 32
appropriation is provided solely for perinatal opioid use disorder 33
information and services. This funding must be used consistent with 34
conditions of the opioid settlement agreements that direct how funds 35
deposited into the opioid abatement settlement account created in RCW 36
43.79.483 must be used. 37
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 226. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —HEALTH 1
SCIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $35,465,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $36,443,0004
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $94,729,0005
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $44,039,0006
Drinking Water Assistance Account—Federal 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,0008
Biotoxin Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,0009
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $965,00011
Foundational Public Health Services Account—12
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,00013
Public Health Supplemental Account—State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,00015
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,248,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,042,00018
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: 20
(1) $1,225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $1,225,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington poison 23
center. This funding is provided in addition to funding pursuant to 24
RCW 69.50.540. 25
(2) $1,856,000 of the general fund—private/local appropriation is 26
provided solely for the department to provide cystic fibrosis DNA 27
testing and to engage with a courier service to transport specimens 28
to the public health laboratory. 29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 227. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —EXTERNAL 30
AFFAIRS31
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,418,00032
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $6,513,00033
Foundational Public Health Services Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,066,00035
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,091,00037
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,088,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: $154,000 of the general fund —state 3
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $154,000 of the general fund —4
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 5
staffing to support a new office of tribal policy at the department.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 228. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS7
The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 8
department of social and health services, the department of health, 9
the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 10
and families shall work together within existing resources to 11
establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 12
coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 13
a multiorganization collaborative that provides strategic direction 14
and federal funding guidance for projects that have cross-15
organizational or enterprise impact, including information technology 16
projects that affect organizations within the coalition. Washington 17
technology solutions shall maintain a statewide perspective when 18
collaborating with the coalition to ensure that the development of 19
projects identified in this report are planned for in a manner that 20
ensures the efficient use of state resources and maximizes federal 21
financial participation. The work of the coalition and any project 22
identified as a coalition project is subject to the conditions, 23
limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this act.24
The department must report to and coordinate with the department 25
of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 26
accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 27
173-446B WAC. 28
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES 29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $163,288,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $165,435,00031
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00032
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $168,00033
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $564,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $329,855,00035
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 36
following conditions and limitations: The department must report to 37
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and coordinate with the department of ecology to track expenditures 1
from climate commitment act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 2
70A.65.300 and chapter 173-446B WAC. 3
(2) CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS 4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $812,308,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $830,653,0006
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $4,326,0007
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $334,0008
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $577,0009
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $474,00011
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account—12
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,282,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,653,954,00014
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 15
following conditions and limitations: 16
(a) The department may contract for local jail beds statewide to 17
the extent that it is at no net cost to the department. The 18
department shall calculate and report the average cost per offender 19
per day, inclusive of all services, on an annual basis for a facility 20
that is representative of average medium or lower offender costs. The 21
department shall not pay a rate greater than $85 per day per offender 22
excluding the costs of department of corrections provided services, 23
including evidence-based substance abuse programming, dedicated 24
department of corrections classification staff on-site for 25
individualized case management, transportation of offenders to and 26
from department of corrections facilities, and gender responsive 27
training for jail staff. The capacity provided at local correctional 28
facilities must be for offenders whom the department of corrections 29
defines as close medium or lower security offenders. Programming 30
provided for offenders held in local jurisdictions is included in the 31
rate, and details regarding the type and amount of programming, and 32
any conditions regarding transferring offenders must be negotiated 33
with the department as part of any contract. Local jurisdictions must 34
provide health care to offenders that meets standards set by the 35
department. The local jail must provide all medical care including 36
unexpected emergent care. The department must utilize a screening 37
process to ensure that offenders with existing extraordinary medical/38
mental health needs are not transferred to local jail facilities. If 39
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extraordinary medical conditions develop for an inmate while at a 1
jail facility, the jail may transfer the offender back to the 2
department, subject to terms of the negotiated agreement. Health care 3
costs incurred prior to transfer are the responsibility of the jail.4
(b) $3,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $3,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department of 7
corrections to provide wages and gratuities of no less than $1.00 per 8
hour to incarcerated persons working in class III correctional 9
industries. 10
(c) Within existing resources, each agency that receives 11
allocations from the Washington auto theft prevention authority 12
account must produce a report detailing its expenditures from the 13
account for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, including 14
documentation of how expenditures were used in accordance with RCW 15
46.66.080. The report must include recommendations based on outcomes 16
from prior years' expenditures for how funds from the account can be 17
used to most effectively prevent auto theft. The report must be 18
submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal 19
committees of the legislature by October 1, 2025. 20
(d) The department must report to and coordinate with the 21
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 22
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 23
173-446B WAC. 24
(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION 25
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $239,653,00026
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $250,808,00027
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $4,142,00028
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $9,022,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $503,625,00030
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 31
following conditions and limitations: 32
(a) The department of corrections shall contract with local and 33
tribal governments for jail capacity to house offenders who violate 34
the terms of their community supervision. A contract rate increase 35
may not exceed five percent each year. The department may negotiate 36
to include medical care of offenders in the contract rate if medical 37
payments conform to the department's offender health plan and 38
pharmacy formulary, and all off-site medical expenses are preapproved 39
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by department utilization management staff. If medical care of 1
offender is included in the contract rate, the contract rate may 2
exceed five percent to include the cost of that service. The 3
department shall pay the bed rate for the day of release.4
(b) The department shall engage in ongoing mitigation strategies 5
to reduce the costs associated with community supervision violators, 6
including improvements in data collection and reporting and 7
alternatives to short-term confinement for low-level violators.8
(4) CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES 9
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $9,725,00010
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $9,743,00011
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,00012
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,034,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,102,00014
(5) INTERAGENCY PAYMENTS 15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $83,985,00016
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $66,896,00017
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,931,00020
(6) OFFENDER CHANGE 21
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $90,424,00022
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $92,758,00023
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,436,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,618,00025
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 26
following conditions and limitations: 27
(a) The department of corrections shall use funds appropriated in 28
this subsection (6) for programming for incarcerated individuals. The 29
department shall develop and implement a written comprehensive plan 30
for programming for incarcerated individuals that prioritizes 31
programs which follow the risk-needs-responsivity model, are 32
evidence-based, and have measurable outcomes. The department is 33
authorized to discontinue ineffective programs and to repurpose 34
underspent funds according to the priorities in the written plan.35
(b) The department of corrections shall collaborate with the 36
state health care authority to explore ways to utilize federal 37
medicaid funds as a match to fund residential substance use disorder 38
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treatment-based alternative beds under RCW 9.94A.664 under the drug 1
offender sentencing alternative program and residential substance use 2
disorder treatment beds that serve individuals on community custody.3
(c) Within existing resources, the department of corrections may 4
provide reentry support items such as disposable cell phones, prepaid 5
phone cards, hygiene kits, housing vouchers, and release medications 6
associated with individuals resentenced or ordered released from 7
confinement as a result of policies or court decisions including, but 8
not limited to, the State v. Blake decision. 9
(d) $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for work on reentry 2030, 12
continued internal and cross agency reentry collaboration, and work 13
on the state's medicaid 1115 transformation waiver impacts to the 14
department. 15
(7) HEALTH CARE SERVICES 16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $274,138,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $279,536,00018
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $6,720,00019
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $2,00020
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,916,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $569,312,00023
The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the 24
following conditions and limitations: 25
(a) The state prison medical facilities may use funds 26
appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods, supplies, and 27
services through hospital or other group purchasing organizations 28
when it is cost effective to do so. 29
(b) $4,458,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account —state 30
appropriation is provided solely for opioid treatment for individuals 31
in the department of corrections' custody on full confinement.32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 229. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE 33
BLIND34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,455,00035
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $6,550,00036
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $29,824,00037
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General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $68,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,897,0002
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3
conditions and limitations: $99,000 of the general fund —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $99,000 of the general fund —5
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 6
grants to federally recognized tribes of Washington to support 7
culturally appropriate vocational rehabilitation services, 8
independent living, youth supports, and adaptive technologies for 9
tribal members who are blind, low-visioned, or deaf-blind.10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 230. FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT11
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,603,00012
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,609,00013
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $182,054,00014
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $38,893,00015
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $404,00016
Unemployment Compensation Administration Account—17
Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $311,360,00018
Administrative Contingency Account—State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,786,00020
Employment Service Administrative Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,998,00022
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Account—State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,733,00024
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,00026
Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account—State27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,122,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $966,563,00029
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 30
conditions and limitations: 31
(1) The department is directed to maximize the use of federal 32
funds. The department must update its budget annually to align 33
expenditures with anticipated changes in projected revenues.34
(2) $6,397,000 of the long-term services and supports trust 35
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 36
the long-term services and support trust program information 37
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technology project and is subject to the conditions, limitations, and 1
review provided in section 701 of this act. 2
(3) Within existing resources, the department must reassess its 3
ongoing staffing and funding needs for the paid family medical leave 4
program and submit documentation of the updated need to the governor 5
and appropriate committees of the legislature by October 1st of each 6
fiscal year. 7
(4) Within existing resources, the department shall report the 8
following to the legislature and the governor by October 15th of each 9
fiscal year: 10
(a) An inventory of the department's programs, services, and 11
activities, identifying federal, state, and other funding sources for 12
each; 13
(b) Federal grants received by the department, segregated by line 14
of business or activity, for the most recent five fiscal years, and 15
the applicable rules; 16
(c) State funding available to the department, segregated by line 17
of business or activity, for the most recent five fiscal years;18
(d) A history of staffing levels by line of business or activity, 19
identifying sources of state or federal funding, for the most recent 20
five fiscal years; 21
(e) A projected spending plan for the employment services 22
administrative account and the administrative contingency account. 23
The spending plan must include forecasted revenues and estimated 24
expenditures under various economic scenarios. 25
(5)(a) $20,510,000 of the administrative contingency account —26
state appropriation is provided solely for career connected learning 27
grants as provided in RCW 28C.30.050, including sector intermediary 28
grants, technical assistance and support grants, and administrative 29
expenses associated with grant administration. 30
(b) Of the amount provided in (a) of this subsection, up to 31
$921,000 may be used for the department to contract with the student 32
achievement council to lead the career connected learning cross-33
agency work group and provide staffing support as required in RCW 34
28C.30.040. 35
(6) The department must report to and coordinate with the 36
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 37
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 38
173-446B WAC. 39
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(7)(a) $9,154,000 of the employment service administrative 1
account—state appropriation is provided solely for the replacement of 2
the WorkSource integrated technology platform. The replacement system 3
must support the workforce administration statewide to ensure 4
adoption of the United States department of labor's integrated 5
service delivery model and program performance requirements for the 6
state's workforce innovation and opportunity act and other federal 7
grants. This subsection is subject to the conditions, limitations, 8
and review provided in section 701 of this act. 9
(b) $5,938,000 of the employment service administrative account —10
state appropriation is provided solely for the maintenance and 11
operations of the WorkSource integrated technology project.12
(8) $1,448,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026, $1,448,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027, and $17,818,000 of the employment services 15
administrative account —state appropriation are provided solely for 16
implementation of the economic services for all programs as defined 17
in chapter 92, Laws of 2024. 18
(9) $3,826,000 of the employment services administration account—19
state appropriation is provided solely for the continuation of the 20
office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services.21
(10) $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026 and $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time employee to 24
provide casework on behalf of constituents who contact their 25
legislators to escalate unresolved claims. 26
(11)(a) $7,792,000 of the administrative contingency account —27
state appropriation and $14,470,000 of the employment service 28
administrative account —state appropriation are provided solely to 29
address a projected shortfall of federal revenue that supports the 30
administration of the unemployment insurance program.31
(b) The department must submit a report no later than November 32
1st of each year in the fiscal biennium to the governor and the 33
appropriate committees of the legislature outlining how the funding 34
in (a) of this subsection is being utilized and recommendations for 35
long-term solutions to address future decreases in federal funding.36
(12) $1,740,000 of the administrative contingency account —state 37
appropriation is provided solely to increase the stipend for 38
Washington service corps members to $26,758 per year and for one 39
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staff member to assist with program outreach. The stipend increase is 1
for members that enter into a service year with income below 200 2
percent of the federal poverty level. 3
(13) $10,823,000 of the family and medical leave insurance 4
account—state appropriation is provided solely to increase staffing 5
for the paid family and medical leave program to process claims and 6
respond to customer and employer inquiries in a timely manner.7
(14) $8,966,000 of the family and medical leave insurance account8
—state appropriation is provided solely for information technology 9
staffing to complete system enhancements for any remaining 10
statutorily required components of the paid family and medical leave 11
program, including, but not limited to, the establishment and 12
collection of overpayments, crossmatching eligibility with other 13
programs, and elective coverage for tribes. 14
(15) $5,074,000 of the long-term services and supports trust 15
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 16
chapter 120, Laws of 2024 (LTSS trust access). 17
(16) $500,000 of the unemployment compensation administration 18
account—federal appropriation is provided solely for the department 19
to contract with a vendor to evaluate current unemployment insurance 20
technology systems and to produce a comprehensive roadmap that 21
addresses system challenges, makes recommendations for future 22
enhancements, and identifies costs associated with the 23
recommendations. If the department does not receive adequate funding 24
form the United States department of labor to cover these costs, the 25
department may use funding made available to the state through 26
section 903 (d), (f), and (g) of the social security act (Reed act) 27
in an amount not to exceed the amount provided in this subsection.28
(17) $1,000,000 of the employment services administrative account29
—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is provided solely to 30
improve access to the unemployment insurance program to underserved 31
communities by expanding the use of navigators within community-based 32
organizations. At a minimum, $684,000 of the amount shall be used to 33
contract with community-based organizations to raise awareness of the 34
unemployment insurance program and help individuals navigate the 35
application process. 36
(18) Within existing resources, the department must submit a 37
report to the legislature and the governor by September 12, 2026, 38
that provides an analysis of unemployment insurance fraud, strategies 39
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deployed to address fraud including those that reduce the false-1
positive rate, percentage of fraudulent issues identified to claims 2
filed and the average number of days to resolve, alternative 3
approaches that the department could consider along with potential 4
benefits, risks, and costs, and the necessary staffing levels to 5
address fraudulent claims. 6
(19) $11,156,000 of the employment services administrative 7
account—state appropriation is provided solely to increase staffing 8
for the unemployment insurance program to process claims and respond 9
to customer inquiries in a timely manner and to maintain unemployment 10
insurance ambassadors. 11
(20) $2,107,000 of the employment services administrative account12
—state appropriation is provided solely for a pilot to offer pre- and 13
post-release employment readiness services for justice involved 14
individuals in Thurston, Snohomish, and Walla Walla counties.15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 231. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, 16
AND FAMILIES—GENERAL17
(1) The appropriations to the department of children, youth, and 18
families in this act shall be expended for the programs and in the 19
amounts specified in this act. Appropriations made in this act to the 20
department of children, youth, and families shall initially be 21
allotted as required by this act. The department shall seek approval 22
from the office of financial management prior to transferring moneys 23
between sections of this act except as expressly provided in this 24
act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not include transfers 25
of moneys between sections of this act except as expressly provided 26
in this act, nor shall allotment modifications permit moneys that are 27
provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than 28
that purpose. 29
(2) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 30
department of social and health services, the department of health, 31
the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 32
and families shall work together within existing resources to 33
establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 34
coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 35
a multi-organization collaborative that provides strategic direction 36
and federal funding guidance for projects that have cross-37
organizational or enterprise impact, including information technology 38
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projects that affect organizations within the coalition. Washington 1
technology solutions shall maintain a statewide perspective when 2
collaborating with the coalition to ensure that projects are planned 3
for in a manner that ensures the efficient use of state resources, 4
supports the adoption of a cohesive technology and data architecture, 5
and maximizes federal financial participation. 6
(3) Information technology projects or investments and proposed 7
projects or investments impacting time capture, payroll and payment 8
processes and systems, eligibility, case management, and 9
authorization systems within the department are subject to technical 10
oversight by Washington technology solutions. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 232. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, 12
AND FAMILIES—CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAM13
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $581,012,00014
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $588,450,00015
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $537,083,00016
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $3,824,00017
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,860,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,715,229,00020
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 21
conditions and limitations: 22
(1) $748,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $748,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to contract for the operation of 25
one pediatric interim care center. The center shall provide 26
residential care for up to 13 children through two years of age. 27
Seventy-five percent of the children served by the center must be in 28
need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers. 29
The center shall also provide on-site training to biological, 30
adoptive, or foster parents. The center shall provide at least three 31
months of consultation and support to the parents accepting placement 32
of children from the center. The center may recruit new and current 33
foster and adoptive parents for infants served by the center. The 34
department shall not require case management as a condition of the 35
contract. 36
(2) $453,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $453,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the costs of hub home foster 1
and kinship families that provide a foster care delivery model that 2
includes a hub home. Use of the hub home model is intended to support 3
foster parent retention, provide support to biological families, 4
improve child outcomes, and encourage the least restrictive community 5
placements for children in out-of-home care. 6
(3) $1,620,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $1,620,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for services provided through 9
children's advocacy centers. 10
(4) In each fiscal year, the department shall provide a tracking 11
report for social service specialists and corresponding social 12
services support staff to the office of financial management, and the 13
appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature. The 14
report shall detail continued implementation of the targeted 1:18 15
caseload ratio standard for child and family welfare services 16
caseload-carrying staff and targeted 1:8 caseload ratio standard for 17
child protection services caseload carrying staff. To the extent to 18
which the information is available, the report shall include the 19
following information identified separately for social service 20
specialists doing case management work, supervisory work, and 21
administrative support staff, and identified separately by job duty 22
or program, including but not limited to intake, child protective 23
services investigations, child protective services family assessment 24
response, and child and family welfare services: 25
(a) Total full-time equivalent employee authority, allotments and 26
expenditures by region, office, classification, and band, and job 27
duty or program; 28
(b) Vacancy rates by region, office, and classification and band; 29
and 30
(c) Average length of employment with the department, and when 31
applicable, the date of exit for staff exiting employment with the 32
department by region, office, classification and band, and job duty 33
or program. 34
(5) $94,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $94,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a contract with a child 37
advocacy center in Spokane to provide continuum of care services for 38
children who have experienced abuse or neglect and their families.39
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(6)(a) $999,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, $656,000 of the general fund —private/local 3
appropriation, and $252,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 4
are provided solely for a contract with an educational advocacy 5
provider with expertise in foster care educational outreach. The 6
amounts in this subsection are provided solely for contracted 7
education coordinators to assist foster children in succeeding in 8
K-12 and higher education systems and to assure a focus on education 9
during the department's transition to performance-based contracts. 10
Funding must be prioritized to regions with high numbers of foster 11
care youth, regions where backlogs of youth that have formerly 12
requested educational outreach services exist, or youth with high 13
educational needs. The department is encouraged to use private 14
matching funds to maintain educational advocacy services.15
(b) The department shall contract with the office of the 16
superintendent of public instruction, which in turn shall contract 17
with a nongovernmental entity or entities to provide educational 18
advocacy services pursuant to RCW 28A.300.590. 19
(7) For purposes of meeting the state's maintenance of effort for 20
the state supplemental payment program, the department of children, 21
youth, and families shall track and report to the department of 22
social and health services the monthly state supplemental payment 23
amounts attributable to foster care children who meet eligibility 24
requirements specified in the state supplemental payment state plan. 25
Such expenditures must equal at least $3,100,000 annually and may not 26
be claimed toward any other federal maintenance of effort 27
requirement. Annual state supplemental payment expenditure targets 28
must continue to be established by the department of social and 29
health services. Attributable amounts must be communicated by the 30
department of children, youth, and families to the department of 31
social and health services on a monthly basis. 32
(8) $197,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $197,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to conduct 35
biennial inspections and certifications of facilities, both overnight 36
and day shelters, that serve those who are under 18 years old and are 37
homeless. 38
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(9)(a) $6,195,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $8,981,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, and $1,188,000 of the general fund —federal 3
appropriation are provided solely for the department to operate 4
emergent placement and enhanced emergent placement contracts.5
(b) The department shall not include the costs to operate 6
emergent placement contracts in the calculations for family foster 7
home maintenance payments and shall submit as part of the budget 8
submittal documentation required by RCW 43.88.030 any costs 9
associated with increases in the number of emergent placement 10
contract beds after the effective date of this section that cannot be 11
sustained within existing appropriations. 12
(10) The department must provide semiannual reports to the 13
governor and appropriate legislative committees that includes the 14
number of in-state behavioral rehabilitation services providers and 15
licensed beds, the number of out-of-state behavioral rehabilitation 16
services placements, and a comparison of these numbers to the same 17
metrics expressed as an average over the prior six months. The report 18
shall identify separately beds with the enhanced behavioral 19
rehabilitation services rate. To the extent the information is 20
available, the report shall include the same information for 21
emergency placement services beds and enhanced emergency placement 22
services beds. 23
(11) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementing the supportive 26
visitation model that utilizes trained visit navigators to provide a 27
structured and positive visitation experience for children and their 28
parents. 29
(12) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for enhanced adoption placement 32
services for legally free children in state custody, through a 33
partnership with a national nonprofit organization with private 34
matching funds. These funds must supplement, but not supplant, the 35
work of the department to secure permanent adoptive homes for 36
children with high needs. 37
(13) The department of children, youth, and families shall make 38
foster care maintenance payments to programs where children are 39
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placed with a parent in a residential program for substance abuse 1
treatment. These maintenance payments are considered foster care 2
maintenance payments for purposes of forecasting and budgeting at 3
maintenance level as required by RCW 43.88.058. 4
(14) If the department receives an allocation of federal funding 5
through an unanticipated receipt, the department shall not expend 6
more than what was approved or for another purpose than what was 7
approved by the governor through the unanticipated receipt process 8
pursuant to RCW 43.79.280. 9
(15) $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state 11
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 12
department to contract with one or more nonprofit, nongovernmental 13
organizations to purchase and deliver concrete goods to low-income 14
families. 15
(16) $2,400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2026 and $2,400,000 of the general fund —state 17
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 18
implementation of performance-based contracts for family support and 19
related services pursuant to RCW 74.13B.020. 20
(17) The department will only refer child welfare cases to the 21
department of social and health services division of child support 22
enforcement when the court has found a child to have been abandoned 23
by their parent or guardian as defined in RCW 13.34.030.24
(18) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the provision of SafeCare, 27
an evidence-based parenting program, for families in Grays Harbor 28
county. 29
(19) $10,016,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2026, $9,349,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 31
for fiscal year 2027, and $512,000 of the general fund —federal 32
appropriation are provided solely for the phase-in of the settlement 33
agreement under D.S. et al. v. Department of Children, Youth, and 34
Families et al. , United States district court for the western 35
district of Washington, cause no. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR. The department 36
must implement the provisions of the settlement agreement pursuant to 37
the timeline and implementation plan provided for under the 38
settlement agreement. This includes implementing provisions related 39
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to the emerging adulthood housing program, statewide hub home model, 1
emergent facility-based receiving care resources, exceptional 2
placement costs, and plaintiff legal fees. To comply with the 3
settlement agreement, funding in this subsection is provided as 4
follows: 5
(a) $1,576,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $1,576,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the emerging adulthood 8
housing program. 9
(b) $245,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 is provided solely for the statewide hub home model. The 11
department shall develop and adapt the existing hub home model to 12
serve youth as described in the settlement agreement.13
(c) $5,959,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $7,016,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for emergent facility-based 16
receiving care resources. 17
(d) $1,474,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $428,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are 19
provided solely for exceptional placement costs. 20
(e) $640,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $640,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for plaintiff legal fees.23
(f) $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026, $117,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027, and $84,000 of the general fund —federal 26
appropriation are provided solely for continuous quality improvement.27
(20) $6,696,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026, $6,696,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 29
for fiscal year 2027, and $2,940,000 of the general fund —federal 30
appropriation are provided solely for contracted visitation services 31
for children in temporary out-of-home care. Funding is provided to 32
reimburse providers for certain uncompensated services, which may 33
include work associated with missed or canceled visits.34
(21) $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026, $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027, and $112,000 of the general fund —federal 37
appropriation are provided solely for the department to develop, 38
implement, and expand strategies to improve the capacity, 39
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reliability, and effectiveness of contracted visitation services for 1
children in temporary out-of-home care and their parents and 2
siblings. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, increasing 3
mileage reimbursement for providers, offering transportation-only 4
contract options, and mechanisms to reduce the level of parent-child 5
supervision when doing so is in the best interest of the child. The 6
department shall report to the office of financial management and the 7
relevant fiscal and policy committees of the legislature regarding 8
these strategies by September 1, 2025. The report shall include the 9
number and percentage of parents requiring supervised visitation and 10
the number and percentage of parents with unsupervised visitation, 11
prior to reunification. 12
(22) $2,351,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $2,351,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to 15
a nonprofit organization in Spokane that has experience administering 16
a family-centered drug treatment and housing program for families 17
experiencing substance use disorder. As a requirement for receiving 18
this funding, the nonprofit organization must provide an annual 19
report to the governor and the department that includes, but is not 20
limited to, the following information: Number of children and 21
families served each month, number of families that entered and 22
exited the program each month, and a comprehensive budget for all 23
costs incurred by the program. 24
(23) $872,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2027 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —private/local 26
appropriation are provided solely for two pilot programs that 27
implement an evidence-based, comprehensive, intensive, in-home 28
parenting services support model to serve children and families from 29
birth to age 18 who are involved in child welfare, children's mental 30
health, or juvenile justice systems. One pilot program will serve 31
families west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range and one 32
pilot program will serve families east of the crest of the Cascade 33
mountain range. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 233. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, 35
AND FAMILIES—JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM36
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $185,451,00037
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $178,977,00038
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General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $720,0001
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $35,0002
Home Visiting Services Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $101,0003
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,302,0005
Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account—6
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $196,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $366,782,0008
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 9
conditions and limitations: 10
(1) $2,841,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $2,841,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile 13
courts for effective, community-based programs that are culturally 14
relevant, research-informed, and focused on supporting positive youth 15
development, not just reducing recidivism. Additional funding for 16
this purpose is provided through an interagency agreement with the 17
health care authority. County juvenile courts shall apply to the 18
department of children, youth, and families for funding for program-19
specific participation and the department shall provide grants to the 20
courts consistent with the per-participant treatment costs identified 21
by the institute. The block grant oversight committee, in 22
consultation with the Washington state institute for public policy, 23
shall identify effective, community-based programs that are 24
culturally relevant, research-informed, and focused on supporting 25
positive youth development to receive funding. 26
(2) $1,537,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $1,537,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for expansion of the juvenile 29
justice treatments and therapies in the department of children, 30
youth, and families. The juvenile rehabilitation evidence-based 31
expansion committee, in consultation with the Washington state 32
institute for public policy, will work with community expert partners 33
to identify culturally relevant and research-informed programs for 34
prevention and intervention services. These programs will include 35
principles of positive youth development, healing centered 36
engagement, or peer centered approaches that holistically benefit 37
young people, or all three principles. The department may concentrate 38
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delivery of these treatments and therapies at a limited number of 1
programs to deliver the treatments in a cost-effective manner.2
(3)(a) $6,698,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 3
fiscal year 2026 and $6,698,000 of the general fund —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to implement 5
evidence- and research-based programs through community juvenile 6
accountability grants, administration of the grants, and evaluations 7
of programs funded by the grants. In addition to funding provided in 8
this subsection, funding to implement alcohol and substance abuse 9
treatment programs for locally committed offenders is provided 10
through an interagency agreement with the health care authority.11
(b) The department of children, youth, and families shall 12
administer a block grant to county juvenile courts for the purpose of 13
serving youth as defined in RCW 13.40.510(4)(a) in the county 14
juvenile justice system. Funds dedicated to the block grant include: 15
Consolidated juvenile service funds, community juvenile 16
accountability act grants, chemical dependency/mental health 17
disposition alternative, and suspended disposition alternative. The 18
department of children, youth, and families shall follow the 19
following formula and must prioritize evidence-based programs and 20
disposition alternatives and take into account juvenile courts 21
program-eligible youth in conjunction with the number of youth served 22
in each approved evidence-based program or disposition alternative: 23
(i) Thirty-seven and one-half percent for the at-risk population of 24
youth ten to seventeen years old; (ii) fifteen percent for the 25
assessment of low, moderate, and high-risk youth; (iii) twenty-five 26
percent for evidence-based program participation; (iv) seventeen and 27
one-half percent for minority populations; (v) three percent for the 28
chemical dependency and mental health disposition alternative; and 29
(vi) two percent for the suspended dispositional alternatives. 30
Funding for the special sex offender disposition alternative shall 31
not be included in the block grant, but allocated on the average 32
daily population in juvenile courts. Funding for the evidence-based 33
expansion grants shall be excluded from the block grant formula. 34
Funds may be used for promising practices when approved by the 35
department of children, youth, and families and juvenile courts, 36
through the community juvenile accountability act committee, based on 37
the criteria established in consultation with Washington state 38
institute for public policy and the juvenile courts.39
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(c) The department of children, youth, and families and the 1
juvenile courts shall establish a block grant funding formula 2
oversight committee with equal representation from the department of 3
children, youth, and families and the juvenile courts. The purpose of 4
this committee is to assess the ongoing implementation of the block 5
grant funding formula, utilizing data-driven decision making and the 6
most current available information. The committee will be co-chaired 7
by the department of children, youth, and families and the juvenile 8
courts, who will also have the ability to change members of the 9
committee as needed to achieve its purpose. The committee may make 10
changes to the formula categories in (b) of this subsection if it 11
determines the changes will increase statewide service delivery or 12
effectiveness of evidence-based program or disposition alternative 13
resulting in increased cost/benefit savings to the state, including 14
long-term cost/benefit savings. The committee must also consider 15
these outcomes in determining when evidence-based expansion or 16
special sex offender disposition alternative funds should be included 17
in the block grant or left separate. 18
(d) The juvenile courts and administrative office of the courts 19
must collect and distribute information and provide access to the 20
data systems to the department of children, youth, and families and 21
the Washington state institute for public policy related to program 22
and outcome data. The department of children, youth, and families and 23
the juvenile courts must work collaboratively to develop program 24
outcomes that reinforce the greatest cost/benefit to the state in the 25
implementation of evidence-based practices and disposition 26
alternatives. 27
(4) $645,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $645,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for funding of the teamchild 30
project. 31
(5) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant program focused on 34
criminal street gang prevention and intervention. The department of 35
children, youth, and families may award grants under this subsection. 36
The department of children, youth, and families shall give priority 37
to applicants who have demonstrated the greatest problems with 38
criminal street gangs. Applicants composed of, at a minimum, one or 39
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more local governmental entities and one or more nonprofit, 1
nongovernmental organizations that have a documented history of 2
creating and administering effective criminal street gang prevention 3
and intervention programs may apply for funding under this 4
subsection. Each entity receiving funds must report to the department 5
of children, youth, and families on the number and types of youth 6
served, the services provided, and the impact of those services on 7
the youth and the community. 8
(6) The juvenile rehabilitation institutions may use funding 9
appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods, supplies, and 10
services through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is 11
cost-effective to do so. 12
(7) $50,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $50,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile 15
courts to establish alternative detention facilities similar to the 16
proctor house model in Jefferson county, Washington, that will 17
provide less restrictive confinement alternatives to youth in their 18
local communities. County juvenile courts shall apply to the 19
department of children, youth, and families for funding and each 20
entity receiving funds must report to the department on the number 21
and types of youth serviced, the services provided, and the impact of 22
those services on the youth and the community. 23
(8) $432,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $432,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to provide 26
housing services to clients releasing from incarceration into the 27
community. 28
(9)(a) $878,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2026 and $879,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 30
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of 31
chapter 206, Laws of 2021 (concerning juvenile rehabilitation 32
community transition services). 33
(b) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, $105,000 34
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 35
$105,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 36
are provided solely for housing vouchers. 37
(10) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a credible messenger 1
mentorship organization located in Kitsap county to provide peer 2
counseling, peer support services, and mentorship for at-risk youth 3
and families. 4
(11)(a) $140,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026 and $140,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 6
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of 7
chapter 150, Laws of 2023 (sexual offenses by youth).8
(b) The department of children, youth, and families —juvenile 9
rehabilitation shall develop and implement a grant program that 10
allows defense attorneys and counties to apply for funding for sex 11
offender evaluation and treatment programs. The department shall 12
provide funding to counties for: (a) Process mapping, site 13
assessment, and training for additional sex offender treatment 14
modalities such as multisystemic therapy-problem sexual behavior or 15
problematic sexual behavior-cognitive behavioral therapy; and (b) for 16
any evaluation and preadjudication treatment costs which are not 17
covered by the court. 18
(12) $505,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $505,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for contracted services for 21
housing for youth exiting juvenile rehabilitation facilities.22
(13) $1,048,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2026 and $1,048,000 of the general fund —state 24
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a contract 25
to provide opioid use disorder post-release education and 26
intervention services. 27
(14) $1,302,000 of the state opioid abatement settlement account—28
state appropriation is provided solely for medical personnel to 29
provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) education and 30
treatment. 31
(15) Within existing resources, each agency that receives 32
allocations from the Washington auto theft prevention authority 33
account must produce a report detailing its expenditures from the 34
account for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, including 35
documentation of how expenditures were used in accordance with RCW 36
46.66.080. The report must include recommendations based on outcomes 37
from prior years' expenditures for how funds from the account can be 38
used to most effectively prevent auto theft. The report must be 39
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submitted to the office of financial management and the fiscal 1
committees of the legislature by October 1, 2025. 2
(16) Within existing resources, the department shall develop a 3
proposal for future capacity growth. This proposal must evaluate the 4
feasibility of using existing state-owned facilities, including the 5
property and facilities of Mission Creek corrections center for 6
women. The department must submit a report to the office of financial 7
management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by 8
September 15, 2025. The report must include: 9
(a) Planned bed capacity to align with forecasted bed needs by 10
risk classification that addresses both a short-term solution for 11
immediate relief of overcrowding and a long-term plan to implement 12
best practices; 13
(b) Assessment of the impact of expanded use of the community 14
transition services program, or other alternatives to total 15
confinement, on bed capacity needs; 16
(c) Cost estimates for all aspects of the bed capacity plan 17
including a full assessment of necessary capital improvements and 18
staffing needs for both custody and programming; and19
(d) Analysis of workforce availability for all locations included 20
in the plan. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 234. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, 22
AND FAMILIES—EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM23
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $1,210,436,00024
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $1,393,933,00025
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $475,352,00026
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $579,00027
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . $427,633,00028
Home Visiting Services Account—State Appropriation. . . . $37,510,00029
Home Visiting Services Account—Federal Appropriation. . . $37,061,00030
Washington Opportunity Pathways Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000,00032
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,458,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,687,962,00035
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36
conditions and limitations: 37
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(1)(a) $168,650,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $183,781,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027, $91,810,000 of the education 3
legacy trust account —state appropriation, and $80,000,000 of the 4
opportunity pathways account —state appropriation are provided solely 5
for the early childhood education and assistance program. These 6
amounts shall support at least 16,433 slots in fiscal year 2026 and 7
16,933 slots in fiscal year 2027. Of the total slots in each fiscal 8
year, 100 slots must be reserved for foster children to receive 9
school-year-round enrollment. 10
(b) Funding provided in (a) of this subsection is sufficient to:11
(i) Provide a slot rate increase of 18 percent on full day slots 12
in fiscal year 2026; and 13
(ii) Convert 250 part day slots to full day slots and add 500 14
full day slots in fiscal year 2027. 15
(c) The department of children, youth, and families must develop 16
a methodology to identify, at the school district level, the 17
geographic locations of where early childhood education and 18
assistance program slots are needed to meet the entitlement specified 19
in RCW 43.216.556. This methodology must be linked to the caseload 20
forecast produced by the caseload forecast council and must include 21
estimates of the number of slots needed at each school district and 22
the corresponding facility needs required to meet the entitlement in 23
accordance with RCW 43.216.556. This methodology must be included as 24
part of the budget submittal documentation required by RCW 43.88.030.25
(2) The department is the lead agency for and recipient of the 26
federal child care and development fund grant. Amounts within this 27
grant shall be used to fund child care licensing, quality 28
initiatives, agency administration, and other costs associated with 29
child care subsidies. 30
(3) The department of children, youth, and families shall work in 31
collaboration with the department of social and health services to 32
determine the appropriate amount of state expenditures for the 33
working connections child care program to claim towards the state's 34
maintenance of effort for the temporary assistance for needy families 35
program. The departments will also collaborate to track the average 36
monthly child care subsidy caseload and expenditures by fund type, 37
including child care development fund, general fund —state 38
appropriation, and temporary assistance for needy families for the 39
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purpose of estimating the annual temporary assistance for needy 1
families reimbursement from the department of social and health 2
services to the department of children, youth, and families. 3
Effective December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department 4
of children, youth, and families must report to the governor and the 5
appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature the total 6
state contribution for the working connections child care program 7
claimed the previous fiscal year towards the state's maintenance of 8
effort for the temporary assistance for needy families program and 9
the total temporary assistance for needy families reimbursement from 10
the department of social and health services for the previous fiscal 11
year. 12
(4)(a) $330,186,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $348,307,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 15
enhancements to the working connections child care program.16
(b) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection:17
(i) $132,924,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2026 and $139,888,000 of the general fund —state 19
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to increase 20
subsidy base rates to the 85th percentile of market based on the 2024 21
market rate survey for child care centers. 22
(ii) $89,494,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2026 and $94,046,000 of the general fund —state 24
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to implement 25
the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement covering family child 26
care providers as provided in section 907 of this act. Of the amounts 27
provided in this subsection: 28
(A) $5,342,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $5,784,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are for a 50 cent per hour per child rate increase 31
for family, friends, and neighbor providers (FFNs) beginning July 1, 32
2025. 33
(B) $2,785,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $3,343,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are for a health care contribution increase.36
(C) $81,367,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2026 and $84,919,000 of the general fund —state 38
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are for a cost of care rate 1
enhancement. 2
(iii) $107,768,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 3
fiscal year 2026 and $114,373,000 of the general fund —state 4
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided to increase subsidy 5
base rates to the 85th percentile of market based on the 2024 market 6
rate survey for licensed family homes. 7
(c) Funding in this subsection must be expended with internal 8
controls that provide child-level detail for all transactions.9
(d) On July 1st of each fiscal year, the department, in 10
collaboration with the department of social and health services, must 11
report to the governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy 12
committees of the legislature on the status of overpayments in the 13
working connections child care program. The report must include the 14
following information for the previous fiscal year:15
(i) A summary of the number of overpayments that occurred;16
(ii) The reason for each overpayment; 17
(iii) The total cost of overpayments; 18
(iv) A comparison to overpayments that occurred in the past two 19
preceding fiscal years; and 20
(v) Any planned modifications to internal processes that will 21
take place in the coming fiscal year to further reduce the occurrence 22
of overpayments. 23
(e) Within available amounts, the department in consultation with 24
the office of financial management shall report enrollments and 25
active caseload for the working connections child care program to the 26
governor and the legislative fiscal committees and the legislative-27
executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force on an 28
agreed upon schedule. The report shall also identify the number of 29
cases participating in both temporary assistance for needy families 30
and working connections child care. The department must also report 31
on the number of children served through contracted slots.32
(5) $12,034 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026, $54,684,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027, and $20,348,000 of the general fund —federal 35
appropriation are provided solely for the department to comply with 36
new federal requirements of the child care development fund grant, 37
including implementing enrollment-based pay, prospective pay, 12 full 38
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months of eligibility, additional new children during eligibility 1
period, and to not pursue overpayments in certain cases.2
(6) $22,764,000 of the workforce education investment account —3
state appropriation is provided solely for the working connections 4
child care program under RCW 43.216.135. 5
(7) $353,402,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation is 6
reimbursed by the department of social and health services to the 7
department of children, youth, and families for qualifying 8
expenditures of the working connections child care program under RCW 9
43.216.135. 10
(8) $1,250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $1,250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department of children, 13
youth, and families to contract with a countywide nonprofit 14
organization with early childhood expertise in Pierce county for a 15
project to prevent child abuse and neglect using nationally 16
recognized models. 17
(a) The nonprofit organization must continue to implement a 18
countywide resource and referral linkage system for families of 19
children who are prenatal through age five. 20
(b) The nonprofit organization must offer a voluntary brief 21
newborn home visiting program. The program must meet the diverse 22
needs of Pierce county residents and, therefore, it must be flexible, 23
culturally appropriate, and culturally responsive.24
(9) $3,577,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026, $3,587,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027, and $9,588,000 of the education legacy trust 27
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the early 28
childhood intervention prevention services (ECLIPSE) program. The 29
department shall contract for ECLIPSE services to provide therapeutic 30
child care and other specialized treatment services to abused, 31
neglected, at-risk, and/or drug-affected children. The department 32
shall pursue opportunities to leverage other funding to continue and 33
expand ECLIPSE services. Priority for services shall be given to 34
children referred from the department. 35
(10) The department shall place a ten percent administrative 36
overhead cap on any contract entered into with the University of 37
Washington. In a bi-annual report to the governor and the 38
legislature, the department shall report the total amount of funds 39
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spent on the quality rating and improvements system and the total 1
amount of funds spent on degree incentives, scholarships, and tuition 2
reimbursements. 3
(11) $1,728,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $1,728,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for reducing 6
barriers for low-income providers to participate in the early 7
achievers program. 8
(12) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a contract with a nonprofit 11
entity experienced in the provision of promoting early literacy for 12
children through pediatric office visits. 13
(13) $4,000,000 of the education legacy trust account —state 14
appropriation is provided solely for early intervention assessment 15
and services. 16
(14) $515,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $515,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a statewide family resource 19
and referral linkage system, with coordinated access point of 20
resource navigators who will connect families with children prenatal 21
through age five with services, programs, and community resources 22
through a facilitated referral and linkage process.23
(15)(a) The department must provide to the education research and 24
data center, housed at the office of financial management, data on 25
all state-funded early childhood programs. These programs include the 26
early support for infants and toddlers, early childhood education and 27
assistance program (ECEAP), and the working connections and seasonal 28
subsidized childcare programs including license-exempt facilities or 29
family, friend, and neighbor care. The data provided by the 30
department to the education research data center must include 31
information on children who participate in these programs, including 32
their name and date of birth, and dates the child received services 33
at a particular facility. 34
(b) ECEAP early learning professionals must enter any new 35
qualifications into the department's professional development 36
registry each school year. By October of each fiscal year, the 37
department must provide updated ECEAP early learning professional 38
data to the education research data center. 39
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(c) The department must request federally funded head start 1
programs to voluntarily provide data to the department and the 2
education research data center that is equivalent to what is being 3
provided for state-funded programs. 4
(d) The education research and data center must provide an 5
updated report on early childhood program participation and K-12 6
outcomes to the house of representatives appropriations committee and 7
the senate ways and means committee using available data every March 8
for the previous school year. 9
(e) The department, in consultation with the department of social 10
and health services, must withhold payment for services to early 11
childhood programs that do not report on the name, date of birth, and 12
the dates a child received services at a particular facility.13
(16) $260,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $260,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to continue 16
implementation of an infant and early childhood mental health 17
consultation initiative to support tribal child care and early 18
learning programs. Funding may be used to provide culturally 19
congruent infant and early childhood mental health supports for 20
tribal child care, the tribal early childhood education and 21
assistance program, and tribal head start providers. The department 22
must consult with federally recognized tribes which may include round 23
tables through the Indian policy early learning committee.24
(17) $660,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $660,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for continued expansion and 27
support of family, friend, or neighbor caregivers with a focus on the 28
provision of play and learn groups. The amounts provided in this 29
subsection may be used for the department to: 30
(a) Fund consistent staffing across the state's six geographic 31
regions to support the needs of family, friend, or neighbor 32
caregivers; 33
(b) Contract with a statewide child care resource and referral 34
program to sustain and expand the number of facilitated play groups 35
to meet the needs of communities statewide; 36
(c) Support existing infrastructure for organizations that have 37
developed the three existing play and learn program models so they 38
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have capacity to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, 1
data collection, and other support needed for implementation; and2
(d) Provide direct implementation support to community-based 3
organizations that offer play and learn groups. 4
(18) Within existing resources, the department, in consultation 5
with the office of tribal relations, must prioritize complex needs 6
funds and equity grants to tribal early learning providers.7
(19) $2,354,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2026 and $2,431,000 of the general fund —state 9
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 10
department to continue the birth-to-three early childhood education 11
and assistance program. 12
(20) $270,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026, $1,750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027, and $1,480,000 of the general fund —federal 15
appropriation are provided solely for infant and early childhood 16
mental health consultation. Of the amounts provided in this 17
subsection, $150,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is for 18
infant and early childhood mental health consultation services to 19
support rural schools and child care programs in rural communities.20
(21) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to contract 23
with an organization that provides relationship-based professional 24
development support to family, friend, and neighbor, child care 25
center, and licensed family care providers to work with child care 26
workers to establish and support new affordable, high quality child 27
care and early learning programs. To be eligible to receive funding, 28
the organization must: 29
(a) Provide professional development services for child care 30
providers and early childhood educators, including training and 31
mentorship programs; 32
(b) Provide mentorship and other services to assist with child 33
care provider and facility licensing; 34
(c) Administer or host a system of shared services and consulting 35
related to operating a child care business; and 36
(d) Administer a state sponsored substitute pool child care 37
provider program. 38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 235. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, 1
AND FAMILIES—PROGRAM SUPPORT2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $315,382,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $312,098,0004
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $234,282,0005
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,711,0006
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $1,381,0007
Home Visiting Services Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $486,0008
Home Visiting Services Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . $380,0009
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $241,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $866,961,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: 13
(1) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a Washington state mentoring 16
organization to continue its public-private partnerships providing 17
technical assistance and training to mentoring programs that serve 18
at-risk youth. 19
(2) $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026, $29,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2027, and $47,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation are 22
provided solely for the implementation of an agreement reached 23
between the governor and the Washington federation of state employees 24
for the language access providers under the provisions of chapter 25
41.56 RCW for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, as provided in section 26
907 of this act. 27
(3) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a full-time employee to 30
coordinate policies and programs to support pregnant and parenting 31
individuals receiving chemical dependency or substance use disorder 32
treatment. 33
(4) $282,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026, $266,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027, and $181,000 of the general fund —federal 36
appropriation are provided solely for fiscal support to support the 37
phase-in of the settlement agreement under D.S. et al. v. Department 38
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of Children, Youth, and Families et al. , United States district court 1
for the western district of Washington, cause no. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR. 2
The department must implement the provisions of the settlement 3
agreement pursuant to the timeline and implementation plan provided 4
for under the settlement agreement. This includes implementing 5
provisions related to the emerging adulthood housing program, 6
statewide hub home model, emergent facility-based receiving care 7
resources, exceptional placement costs, and plaintiff legal fees.8
(5) $1,494,000 of the general fund —federal appropriation is 9
provided solely for continued implementation of the family first 10
prevention services act requirements, including technology 11
enhancements to support the automated assessments, data quality, and 12
reporting requirements. Funding provided in this subsection is 13
subject to the conditions, limitations, and review provided in 14
section 701 of this act. 15
(6) $1,248,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $1,248,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the continuation of the 18
emergency adolescent housing pilot program. The housing pilot will 19
serve hard-to-place foster youth who are at least 16 years old with 20
housing and intensive case management. 21
(7) $406,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026, $1,010,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027, and $430,000 of the general fund —private/local 24
appropriation are provided solely for the department to contract with 25
two community organizations with expertise in the LifeSet case 26
management model to serve youth and adults currently being served in 27
or exiting the foster care, juvenile justice, and mental health 28
systems to successfully transition to adulthood. 29
(8) $700,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $700,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for funding of the teamchild 32
project. 33
(9) $14,590,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2026, $18,503,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 35
for fiscal year 2027, and $33,093,000 of the general fund —federal 36
appropriation are provided solely to begin design, development, and 37
implementation of the comprehensive child welfare information system. 38
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The funding in this section is subject to the conditions, 1
limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of this act.2
(10) The department must report to and coordinate with the 3
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 4
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 5
173-446B WAC. 6
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PART III1
NATURAL RESOURCES2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION3
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,188,0004
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,222,0005
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,0006
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,230,0007
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $138,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,810,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: 11
(1) $105,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $108,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a land use planner to 14
provide land use planning services dedicated to Klickitat county. 15
Because the activities of the land use planner are solely for the 16
benefit of Washington state, Oregon is not required to provide 17
matching funds for this activity. 18
(2) $175,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026, $175,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027, and $350,000 of the general fund —private/local 21
appropriation are provided solely for finalizing the access database 22
replacement project. 23
(3) The commission must report to and coordinate with the 24
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 25
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 26
173-446B WAC. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY28
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $41,664,00029
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $40,637,00030
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $245,742,00031
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $39,691,00032
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $17,539,00033
Emergency Drought Response Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,00035
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 36
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,490,0001
Reclamation Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $4,966,0002
Flood Control Assistance Account—State Appropriation. . . $5,176,0003
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $692,0005
Refrigerant Emission Management Account—State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,411,0007
State Emergency Water Projects Revolving Account—8
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,0009
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control 10
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,269,00011
State Drought Preparedness Account—State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,00013
State and Local Improvements Revolving Account—Water14
Supply Facilities—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $186,00015
Water Rights Tracking System Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,00017
Site Closure Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $582,00018
Wood Stove Education and Enforcement Account—State19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $739,00020
Worker and Community Right to Know Fund—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,283,00022
Water Rights Processing Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $39,00023
Water Quality Permit Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $75,696,00024
Underground Storage Tank Account—State Appropriation. . . $5,209,00025
Biosolids Permit Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $3,165,00026
Hazardous Waste Assistance Account—State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,751,00028
Radioactive Mixed Waste Account—State Appropriation. . . $28,088,00029
Air Pollution Control Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $6,017,00030
Oil Spill Prevention Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $11,249,00031
Air Operating Permit Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $6,093,00032
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification 33
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $840,00034
Oil Spill Response Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $7,076,00035
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362,339,00037
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—Local 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,0001
Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account—State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,459,0003
Voluntary Cleanup Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $381,0004
Paint Product Stewardship Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,0006
Water Pollution Control Revolving Administration 7
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,642,0008
Clean Fuels Program Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $5,815,0009
Climate Investment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $68,987,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,088,879,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: 13
(1) $455,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $455,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to grant to 16
the northwest straits commission to provide funding, technical 17
assistance, and/or coordination support equally to the seven Puget 18
Sound marine resources committees. 19
(2) $770,000 of the oil spill prevention account —state 20
appropriation is provided solely for a contract with the University 21
of Washington's sea grant program to continue an educational program 22
targeted to small spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries, 23
cruise ships, ports, and marinas. 24
(3) $102,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $102,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of Executive 27
Order No. 12-07, Washington's response to ocean acidification.28
(4) $24,000,000 of the model toxics control operating account —29
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide 30
grants to local governments for the purpose of supporting local solid 31
waste and financial assistance programs. 32
(5) $150,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the state 34
marine management plan and ongoing costs of the Washington coastal 35
marine advisory council to serve as a forum and provide 36
recommendations on coastal management issues. 37
(6) $2,000,000 of the model toxics control operating account —38
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to convene 39
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a stakeholder group, including representatives from overburdened 1
communities, to assist with developing a water quality implementation 2
plan for polychlorinated biphenyls and to address other emerging 3
contaminants in the Spokane river. The department must also consult 4
with the Spokane tribe of Indians and other interested tribes when 5
developing and implementing actions to address water quality in the 6
Spokane river. 7
(7) $4,002,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 8
appropriation is provided solely to address flood prevention in the 9
Nooksack basin and Sumas prairie. Of this amount: 10
(a) $2,000,000 is provided solely to expand and sustain Whatcom 11
county's floodplain integrated planning (FLIP) team planning process, 12
including supporting communication, community participation, 13
coordination, technical studies and analysis, and development of 14
local solutions. 15
(b) $900,000 is provided solely for the department to support 16
transboundary coordination, including facilitation and technical 17
support to develop and evaluate alternatives for managing 18
transboundary flooding in Whatcom county and British Columbia.19
(c) $1,102,000 is provided solely to support dedicated local and 20
department capacity for floodplain planning and technical support. Of 21
the amount in this subsection (c), $738,000 is solely for a grant to 22
Whatcom county. The remaining amount is for the department to provide 23
ongoing staff technical assistance and support to flood prevention 24
efforts in this area. 25
(8) $24,536,000 of the climate investment account —state 26
appropriation is provided solely for capacity grants to federally 27
recognized tribes for: (a) Consultation on spending decisions on 28
grants in accordance with RCW 70A.65.305; (b) consultation on clean 29
energy siting projects; (c) activities supporting climate resilience 30
and adaptation; (d) developing tribal clean energy projects; (e) 31
applying for state or federal grant funding; (f) participation on a 32
science advisory panel and other associated work on offshore wind; 33
and (g) other related work. In order to meet the requirements of RCW 34
70A.65.230(1)(b), tribal applicants are encouraged to include a 35
tribal resolution supporting their request with their grant 36
application. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is reserved solely to ensure 37
completion of grants awarded or amended between January 1, 2025, and 38
June 30, 2025. 39
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(9) $1,363,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $1,375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for preparation and filing of 3
adjudications of state water rights in water resource inventory area 4
1 (Nooksack). 5
(10) $2,468,000 of the climate investment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely for addressing air quality in 7
overburdened communities highly impacted by air pollution under RCW 8
70A.65.020. 9
(11) $189,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $189,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to validate a proposed 12
standardized channel migration zone mapping methodology, develop a 13
statewide channel migration zone mapping implementation plan, and 14
provide technical assistance to local and tribal governments looking 15
to use the new standard. 16
(12) $2,256,000 of the model toxics control operating account —17
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide 18
technical assistance to landowners and local governments to promote 19
voluntary compliance, implement best management practices, and 20
support implementation of water quality clean-up plans in shellfish 21
growing areas, agricultural areas, forestlands, and other types of 22
land uses, including technical assistance focused on protection and 23
restoration of critical riparian management areas important for 24
salmon recovery. 25
(13) $1,914,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 26
appropriation is provided solely for activities related to coastal 27
hazards, including expanding the coastal monitoring and analysis 28
program, operating a coastal hazard organizational resilience team, 29
and operating a coastal hazards grant program to help local 30
communities design projects and apply for funding opportunities. At 31
least 25 percent of the funding in this subsection must be used for 32
the benefit of tribes. 33
(14) $276,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 34
appropriation is provided solely for a grant to San Juan county for 35
the enhancement of ongoing oil spill response preparedness staff 36
hiring, spill response equipment acquisition, and spill response 37
training and operational expenses. 38
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(15) $750,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 1
appropriation is provided solely to: 2
(a) Identify additional priority consumer products containing 3
PFAS for potential regulatory action; and 4
(b) Issue orders to manufacturers under RCW 70A.350.040 and 5
70A.350.030 to obtain ingredient information, including for chemical 6
ingredients used to replace priority chemicals. 7
(16)(a) $816,000 of the climate commitment account —state 8
appropriation is provided to the department of ecology to report on 9
the state's authority relevant to the potential siting and permitting 10
of floating offshore wind energy projects in federal waters off 11
Washington's Pacific Ocean coast. In coordination with the 12
departments of fish and wildlife, natural resources, and parks, the 13
energy facility site evaluation council, and the utilities and 14
transportation commission, the department shall: 15
(i) Study and report on how and when state laws, regulations, and 16
enforceable policies apply during a federal process for floating 17
offshore wind energy projects, including the siting of associated 18
onshore and nearshore transmission infrastructure;19
(ii) Identify the state's regulatory decisions in the federal 20
process for which a state agency would be required to undergo 21
consultation with federally recognized tribes and solicit public 22
comment; and 23
(iii) Evaluate and recommend whether additional regulatory 24
actions are needed to improve the state's readiness for a federal 25
leasing process, including but not limited to: 26
(A) Modification and/or addition to the state's enforceable 27
policies under the federal coastal zone management act in 16 U.S.C 28
Sec. 1456 and articulated in the state's marine spatial plan adopted 29
under chapter 43.372 RCW; and 30
(B) Designation of a geographic location description under 16 31
U.S.C. Sec. 1465. 32
(b) In developing the report, the department shall consult with 33
federally recognized tribes and seek input from interested and 34
affected parties, including the Washington coastal marine advisory 35
council established in RCW 43.143.050. The department, in 36
coordination with other state agencies, shall also host a minimum of 37
two scenario planning exercises where agencies test run how their 38
authority would be applied in the event of a federal leasing for 39
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offshore wind projects. The department shall incorporate the lessons 1
it learns from these exercises into the report. 2
(c) The department shall submit a report summarizing its findings 3
and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of 4
the legislature by November 1, 2026. 5
(17)(a) $731,000 of the climate commitment account —state 6
appropriation is provided to convene a tribal-state science advisory 7
panel to guide the advancement of our scientific understanding of 8
potential ecological impacts of floating offshore wind projects. 9
Considering current research, the advisory panel should develop a 10
prioritized science agenda to increase understanding of how floating 11
offshore wind projects sited off of Washington's coast could impact 12
Washington's marine and coastal environment and resources, with an 13
emphasis on potential impacts to treaty-protected tribal resources. 14
The advisory panel should also consider and advance understanding of 15
how offshore projects could be designed and sited to avoid or 16
minimize identified impacts and maximize co-use with other ocean 17
uses. The department shall invite representatives from coastal 18
tribes, inter-tribal organizations, and relevant state agencies to 19
participate on the advisory panel. In coordination with the advisory 20
panel, the department shall: 21
(i) Identify and catalog the potentially significant ecological 22
impacts that floating offshore wind projects sited off of 23
Washington's coastline may have on Washington's marine and coastal 24
environment, including consideration of potential impacts to 25
upwelling and the California current ecosystem; 26
(ii) Contract with a third-party science organization to conduct 27
a literature review of scientific studies on the identified 28
potentially significant ecological impacts and summarize impacts that 29
are not substantiated by literature, impacts for which the literature 30
find successful avoidance or mitigation measures, and impacts needing 31
additional study; 32
(iii) After considering the findings from the literature review, 33
develop a prioritized scientific agenda to increase understanding of 34
how offshore wind could impact Washington's marine and coastal 35
environment and resources, with an emphasis on potential impacts to 36
treaty-protected tribal resources; and 37
(iv) Coordinate with other states to identify and leverage joint 38
opportunities for advancing research. 39
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(b) In conducting its work, the department and advisory panel 1
must seek input from scientific experts and may seek input from 2
federal agencies, coastal stakeholders including fishing 3
representatives, and representatives from the offshore wind industry.4
(c) By November 1, 2026, the department shall submit a report to 5
the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature 6
summarizing its findings and the prioritized scientific agenda.7
(18) $4,428,000 of the water quality permit account —state 8
appropriation, $2,212,000 of the model toxics control operating 9
account—state appropriation, and $1,864,000 of the hazardous waste 10
assistance account —state appropriation are provided solely for the 11
department to address and mitigate 6PPD. The department may provide 12
funding from this subsection to the University of Washington and 13
Washington State University for the purposes of this subsection. Of 14
these amounts: 15
(a) $1,094,000 of the model toxics control operating account —16
state appropriation is provided solely to conduct monitoring and 17
analyze water and sediment for 6PPD. 18
(b) $1,864,000 of the hazardous waste assistance account —state 19
appropriation and $1,118,000 of the model toxics control operating 20
account—state appropriation is provided solely to find safer 21
alternatives to 6PPD in consumer products. 22
(c) $4,428,000 of the water quality permit account —state 23
appropriation is provided solely to identify effective best 24
management practices to treat 6PPD in stormwater. 25
(19) $1,317,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 26
appropriation is provided solely for the department to assist local 27
governments in building climate resilience by addressing emerging 28
implementation challenges and updating guidance for local 29
jurisdictions, including integration of updated climate policies 30
through amendments to local shoreline master programs.31
(20) $580,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 32
appropriation is provided solely for the department to coordinate 33
implementation of the state's climate resilience strategy developed 34
pursuant to chapter 70A.05 RCW. The department shall coordinate 35
resilience activities among state agencies identified in the 36
strategy, gather data from state agencies to support tracking and 37
progress reporting, and conduct outreach and engagement. The 38
department may also facilitate the establishment of the recommended 39
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durable governance structure and support implementation of key 1
resilience activities, as resources allow. 2
(21) $1,197,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 3
appropriation is provided solely for implementing water resources and 4
climate resilience actions that build the capacity and knowledge base 5
needed to boost instream flows and support statewide water security.6
(a) The department shall fund data collection and analysis of 7
water supply changes projected due to climate change, focusing on 8
Puget Sound and Western Washington watersheds. The department shall 9
summarize its fundings in a report to the appropriate committees of 10
the legislature and to the office of financial management by June 30, 11
2027. 12
(b) The department shall initiate rule making processes to update 13
the reclaimed water rule (chapter 173-219 WAC) and update the 14
Wenatchee instream flow rule (chapter 173-545 WAC). Rulemaking must 15
be initiated during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium with the intent 16
that it will be completed by the end of the 2027-2029 fiscal 17
biennium. 18
(22) $542,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account —state 19
appropriation is provided solely to support research to enhance 20
understanding of European green crab behavior and dispersal in 21
Washington's waters and inform the state's response to this invasive 22
pest. The department shall hold technical assistance workshops for 23
natural resource managers to implement larval identification 24
monitoring programs. 25
(23)(a) $3,908,000 of the model toxics control operating account—26
state appropriation and $100,000 of the water quality permit account—27
state appropriation are provided solely to: 28
(i) Investigate and monitor the sources and impacts of per- and 29
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment;30
(ii) Identify and reduce the risks posed by PFAS used in 31
industry, manufacturing, and businesses through outreach activities 32
and technical assistance to those that have or currently use PFAS;33
(iii) Support water quality source control and treatment of PFAS 34
at municipal wastewater facilities and cleanup sites. The department 35
will use the amount identified in this subsection from the water 36
quality permit account to complete a study of state waste discharge 37
permittees to inform how the state should best manage these 38
discharges; and 39
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(iv) Increase cleanup capacity at PFAS contaminated sites.1
(b) When engaging in work benefiting specific communities, the 2
department shall prioritize investments to benefit vulnerable 3
populations in overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 4
with a goal of investing at least 40 percent of funds to this 5
purpose. 6
(24) $400,000 of the climate commitment account —state 7
appropriation is provided solely for the department to develop a 8
report that analyzes equity and accessibility considerations for 9
environmental incident reporting and resolution, and to provide 10
recommendations for changes and improvements. The department will 11
consult with relevant government entities that manage environmental 12
incident reporting for incidents that pollute and damage land, air, 13
and water, such as the department of health, the office of the 14
attorney general, regional air agencies, and relevant state and local 15
agencies. The department will consult with Washington state community 16
based and non-governmental organizations representing overburdened 17
communities. The department may contract with a third party to 18
prepare the report. 19
(a) The report must include: (i) An overview of the existing 20
environmental incident reporting systems in Washington state and a 21
description of business objectives; (ii) challenges, barriers, and 22
accessibility concerns with the current state environmental incident 23
reporting systems; (iii) evaluation of possible service gaps in 24
incident reporting in overburdened communities; and (iv) options and 25
recommendations for improving environmental incident reporting, 26
including improvements to reporting access, process transparency, and 27
equitable service to overburdened communities and vulnerable 28
populations. 29
(b) By October 1, 2026, the department must submit its final 30
report and recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees 31
of the legislature. 32
(25) $882,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 33
appropriation, $352,000 of the climate investment account —state 34
appropriation, $176,000 of the water quality permit account —state 35
appropriation, and $176,000 of the waste reduction, recycling, and 36
litter control account —state appropriation are provided solely for 37
the department to continue implementation of environmental justice 38
requirements in the HEAL act, state and federal environmental justice 39
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and equity mandates, and embed expertise within specific 1
environmental programs. 2
(26) $291,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 3
appropriation and $115,000 of the wood stove education and 4
enforcement account —state appropriation are provided solely for the 5
department to implement House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0018.2/25) 6
(wood burning devices). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, 7
the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.8
(27) $774,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 9
appropriation is provided solely for the department to implement 10
House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0101.4/25) (the photovoltaic module 11
stewardship and takeback program). If the bill is not enacted by June 12
30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.13
(28) The department must report the department's expenditures 14
from climate commitment act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 15
70A.65.300 and chapter 173-446B WAC. 16
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY 17
INSURANCE PROGRAM18
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,151,00019
Pollution Liability Insurance Agency Underground 20
Storage Tank Revolving Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,260,00022
Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account—23
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,429,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,840,00025
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION 26
COMMISSION27
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $45,566,00028
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $43,366,00029
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $7,311,00030
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $980,00031
Winter Recreation Program Account—State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,944,00033
ORV and Nonhighway Vehicle Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $336,00035
Snowmobile Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $5,736,00036
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 37
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $380,0001
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account—State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158,204,0003
Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account—Private/Local4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $720,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $267,543,0006
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 7
conditions and limitations: 8
(1) $362,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $362,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to create a statewide data 11
management system with the department of natural resources and the 12
department of fish and wildlife to make informed management decisions 13
that meet conservation goals for public lands. The agencies will also 14
collaborate with tribal governments to ensure cultural resources and 15
cultural practices are considered and incorporated into agency 16
management plans. The agency must partner with the governor's office 17
of Indian affairs to identify and award the professional service 18
contract for third-party facilitation and intermediary services.19
(2) $129,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $129,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant for the operation of 22
the Northwest weather and avalanche center. 23
(3) The commission must report to and coordinate with the 24
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 25
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 26
173-446B WAC. 27
(4) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a public planning process to 30
help determine the future of Cama Beach state park. Planning 31
activities should include consideration of alternatives to replace 32
recently decommissioned cabins due to climate impacts. The planning 33
process should consider reuse of the historic cabins, alternatives 34
for day-use, and options for replacement cabins or other overnight 35
accommodations in the area. 36
(5) $121,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026, $187,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027, and $462,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship 39
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account—state appropriation are provided solely to increase 1
compliance with the Americans with disabilities act.2
(6) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to conduct detailed assessments 5
of the agency's highest priority bridges and dams to be used in the 6
development and implementation of maintenance and preservation plans.7
(7) $500,000 of the climate commitment account —state 8
appropriation is provided solely for cultural resource vulnerability 9
assessments. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR THE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION 11
OFFICE12
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $4,346,00013
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $4,000,00014
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $6,391,00015
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $24,00016
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $490,00018
Firearms Range Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $37,00019
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $394,00021
Recreation Resources Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $5,632,00022
NOVA Program Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,618,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,932,00024
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 25
conditions and limitations: 26
(1) $37,000 of the firearms range account —state appropriation is 27
provided solely to the recreation and conservation funding board for 28
administration of the firearms range grant program as described in 29
RCW 79A.25.210. 30
(2) $5,124,000 of the recreation resources account —state 31
appropriation is provided solely to the recreation and conservation 32
funding board for administrative and coordinating costs of the 33
recreation and conservation office and the board as described in RCW 34
79A.25.080(1). 35
(3) $1,564,000 of the NOVA program account—state appropriation is 36
provided solely to the recreation and conservation funding board for 37
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administration of the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities 1
program as described in chapter 46.09 RCW. 2
(4) $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the governor's salmon 5
recovery office to implement the governor's salmon recovery strategy 6
update by convening the natural resources subcabinet on a regular 7
basis and developing biennial statewide work priorities with a 8
recommended budget for salmon recovery pursuant to RCW 9
77.85.030(4)(e) that align with tribal priorities and regional salmon 10
recovery plans. The office shall submit the biennial implementation 11
plan to the governor's office and the office of financial management 12
no later than October 31, 2026. 13
(5) $1,714,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $1,714,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for operational and 16
administrative support of lead entities and salmon recovery regions.17
(6) $170,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $170,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 20
organization with a mission for salmon and steelhead restoration to 21
install and store near-term solutions to prevent steelhead mortality 22
at the Hood canal bridge. 23
(7) The office must report to and coordinate with the department 24
of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 25
accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 26
173-446B WAC. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE 28
HEARINGS OFFICE29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $4,315,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $4,338,00031
Climate Investment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $100,00032
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $267,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,020,00035
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36
conditions and limitations: 37
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(1) $164,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026, $379,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027, and $100,000 of the climate investment account —3
state appropriation are provided solely for the agency to hire staff 4
to respond to increased caseloads, including appeals as a result of 5
the climate commitment act, chapter 316, Laws of 2021.6
(2) The office must report to and coordinate with the department 7
of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 8
accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 9
173-446B WAC. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION11
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $16,993,00012
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $16,919,00013
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,482,00014
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,641,00016
Public Works Assistance Account—State Appropriation. . . $10,726,00017
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,110,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,871,00020
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 21
conditions and limitations: 22
(1) $4,000,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 23
appropriation is provided solely to the commission to work with 24
conservation districts to implement priority forest health and 25
community wildfire resilience projects. 26
(2) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to connect scientists, 29
practitioners, and researchers and coordinate efforts to monitor and 30
quantify benefits of best management practices on agricultural lands, 31
and better understand values and motivations of landowners to 32
implement voluntary incentive programs. 33
(3) $10,726,000 of the public works assistance account —state 34
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of the voluntary 35
stewardship program. This amount may not be used to fund agency 36
indirect and administrative expenses. 37
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(4) The commission must report to and coordinate with the 1
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 2
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 3
173-446B WAC. 4
(5) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to fulfill the statutory 7
requirement to provide grants, through a partnership with their local 8
conservation district, to eligible farmers and ranchers who suffer 9
losses from natural disasters. 10
(6) $1,400,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 11
appropriation are provided solely to increase native tree and shrub 12
availability for riparian restoration projects under the governor's 13
salmon strategy. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $194,240,00016
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $184,883,00017
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $173,010,00018
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $77,079,00019
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $3,565,00020
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,304,00022
ORV and Nonhighway Vehicle Account—State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $558,00024
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,737,00026
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Account—State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,885,00028
Warm Water Game Fish Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $3,116,00029
Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Account—30
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $396,00031
Limited Fish and Wildlife Account—State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,451,00033
Special Wildlife Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $2,945,00034
Special Wildlife Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $532,00035
Special Wildlife Account—Private/Local Appropriation. . . $3,864,00036
Wildlife Rehabilitation Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $361,00037
Ballast Water and Biofouling Management Account—38
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State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,0001
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Salmonid Recovery 2
Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,001,0003
Oil Spill Prevention Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $1,345,0004
Aquatic Invasive Species Management Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,038,0006
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,831,0008
Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Account—State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,777,00010
Oyster Reserve Land Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $524,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $818,452,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: 14
(1) $1,777,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $1,777,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to grant to the northwest Indian 17
fisheries commission for hatchery operations that are prioritized to 18
increase prey abundance for southern resident orcas, including 19
$200,000 per fiscal year for tagging and marking costs, and the 20
remainder to grant to tribes in the following amounts per fiscal 21
year: $150,000 for the Quinault Indian Nation, $199,000 for the 22
Tulalip Tribes, $268,000 for the Quileute Tribe, $186,000 for the 23
Puyallup Tribe, $122,000 for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, $25,000 24
for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, $207,000 for the Squaxin Island 25
Tribe, $142,000 for the Skokomish Indian Tribe, and $278,000 for the 26
Lummi Nation. 27
(2) $330,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $330,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to provide to 30
the Yakama Nation for hatchery operations that are prioritized to 31
increase prey abundance for southern resident orcas.32
(3) $175,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $175,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to grant to public utility 35
districts for additional hatchery production that is prioritized to 36
increase prey abundance for southern resident orcas.37
(4) $467,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $467,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to pay for emergency fire 1
suppression costs. These amounts may not be used to fund agency 2
indirect and administrative expenses. 3
(5) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a state match to support the 6
Puget Sound nearshore partnership between the department and the 7
United States army corps of engineers. 8
(6) $6,082,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $6,082,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to implement 11
eradication and control measures on European green crabs through 12
coordination and grants with partner organizations. The department 13
must provide annual progress reports on the success and challenges of 14
the measures to the appropriate committees of the legislature by 15
September 15th of each fiscal year. 16
(7)(a) $390,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $390,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 18
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to develop conflict 19
mitigation strategies for wolf recovery and staff resources statewide 20
for response to wolf-livestock conflicts. The department shall not 21
hire contract range riders in northeast Washington unless there is a 22
gap in coverage from entities funded through the northeast Washington 23
wolf-livestock management grant program as provided in RCW 16.76.020. 24
The department must focus on facilitating coordination with other 25
entities providing conflict deterrence, including range riding, and 26
technical assistance to livestock producers in order to minimize 27
wolf-livestock issues. The department is discouraged from the use of 28
firearms from helicopters for removing wolves. 29
(b) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, $200,000 30
shall be used to implement a conflict mitigation pilot program in 31
Southeast Washington in partnership with projects guarding the 32
respective interests of predators and humans. 33
(8) $639,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $639,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to provide 36
additional capacity to the attorney general's office to prosecute 37
environmental crimes. The department must provide an annual report by 38
December 1st of each year, to the appropriate committees of the 39
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legislature, on the progress made in prosecuting environmental 1
crimes. 2
(9) $810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for expanded management of 5
pinniped populations on the lower Columbia river and its tributaries 6
with the goal of increasing chinook salmon abundance and prey 7
availability for southern resident orcas. 8
(10) $6,042,000 of the model toxics control operating account —9
state appropriation is provided solely to continue and increase the 10
capacity to analyze salmon contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), 11
including substances such as 6PPD-quinone, per- and polyfluoroalkyl 12
substances (PFAS), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in already 13
collected tissue samples. This research will accelerate recovery and 14
protection by identifying the location and sources of CEC exposure.15
(11) $130,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $130,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for an external facilitator to 18
seek solutions through a collaborative process using the department's 19
wolf advisory group. 20
(12) $822,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $822,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to monitor recreational 23
steelhead spawning and harvest in freshwater streams and rivers in 24
Puget Sound. 25
(13) $825,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $825,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue the assessment of 28
riparian ecosystems. The assessment must include identifying common 29
statewide definitions of terms for riparian usage, recommendations to 30
improve data sharing, and identifying any gaps in vegetated cover 31
relative to a science-based standard for a fully functioning riparian 32
ecosystem and comparing the status and gaps to water temperature 33
impairments, known fish passage barriers, and status of salmonid 34
stocks. 35
(14) $285,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $285,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to manage electronic tracked 38
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crab fishery gear to avoid whale entanglements during their migration 1
in accordance with the endangered species act incidental take permit.2
(15) $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue operations of the 5
Toutle and Skamania hatcheries. 6
(16) $492,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026, $492,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027, and $3,400,000 of the natural climate solutions 9
account—state appropriation are provided solely to create a statewide 10
data management system with the department of natural resources and 11
the state parks and recreation commission to make informed management 12
decisions that meet conservation goals for public lands. The agencies 13
will also collaborate with tribal governments to ensure cultural 14
resources and cultural practices are considered and incorporated into 15
agency management plans. The natural climate solutions account —state 16
appropriation is provided solely for tribal participation grants, 17
which the agency must partner with the governor's office of Indian 18
affairs to develop and administer. The governor's office of Indian 19
affairs will select grantees and determine award amounts.20
(17) $1,200,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 21
appropriation is provided solely to reduce severe wildfire risk and 22
increase forest resiliency through fuels reduction, thinning, fuel 23
break creation, and prescribed burning on agency lands. The amounts 24
provided in this subsection may not be used to fund agency indirect 25
and administrative expenses. 26
(18) $13,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 and $13,000,000 of the general fund —state 28
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 29
protection, recovery, and restoration of biodiversity, the recovery 30
of threatened and endangered species, and a review of the department 31
of fish and wildlife. Examples include habitat protection and 32
restoration, technical assistance for growth management act planning, 33
fish passage improvements, conservation education, scientific 34
research for species and ecosystem protection, and similar 35
activities. Funding in this subsection may include pass-throughs to 36
public, nonprofit, academic, or tribal entities for the purposes of 37
this subsection. 38
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(19) The department must report to and coordinate with the 1
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 2
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 3
173-446B WAC. 4
(20) $1,175,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026 and $1,175,000 of the general fund —state 6
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 7
department to continue to restore shrubsteppe habitat and associated 8
wildlife on public lands as well as private lands by landowners who 9
are willing to participate. The restoration effort must be 10
coordinated with other natural resource agencies and interested 11
stakeholders. 12
(21) $3,750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $3,750,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue to 15
address the maintenance backlog associated with providing recreation 16
on lands managed by the department. Allowable uses include, but are 17
not limited to, maintenance, repair, or replacement of trails, toilet 18
facilities, roads, parking lots, campgrounds, picnic sites, water 19
access areas, signs, kiosks, and gates. The department is encouraged 20
to partner with nonprofit organizations in the maintenance of public 21
lands. 22
(22) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to increase 25
the work of regional fisheries enhancement groups.26
(23) $2,966,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 is provided solely for habitat recovery and 28
restoration work on agency owned and managed lands damaged from 29
wildfires. 30
(24) $1,866,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026, $584,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 32
for fiscal year 2027, $1,219,000 of the general fund —federal 33
appropriation, $513,000 of the general fund —private/local 34
appropriation, $5,000 of the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account—state 35
appropriation, $104,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account —36
state appropriation, $22,000 of the warm water game fish account —37
state appropriation, $5,000 of the eastern Washington pheasant 38
enhancement account—state appropriation, $271,000 of the limited fish 39
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and wildlife account —state appropriation, $21,000 of the special 1
wildlife account —state appropriation, $9,000 of the oil spill 2
prevention account —state appropriation, $56,000 of the model toxics 3
control operating account —state appropriation, and $634,000 of the 4
fish, wildlife, and conservation account —state appropriation, are 5
provided solely to procure a human resource management system. The 6
agency will evaluate and prioritize management systems that have the 7
capability to track and manage volunteer safety training 8
requirements. A letter must be sent to the director of the office of 9
financial management explaining the rationale if the agency selects a 10
technical solution that is not able to support management of 11
volunteer training requirements. The project is subject to the 12
conditions, limitations, and review requirements of section 701 of 13
this act. 14
(25) $1,810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2026, $1,810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 16
for fiscal year 2027, and $3,262,000 of the general fund —private/17
local appropriation are provided solely for monitoring and response 18
efforts for invasive quagga mussels. Possible activities include 19
coordination with tribal, federal, regional, state, and local 20
entities, watercraft inspections and decontamination, equipment and 21
training, monitoring of potential residential and commercial 22
pathways, and public outreach. 23
(26) $1,150,000 of the climate commitment account —state 24
appropriation and $530,000 of the natural climate solutions account —25
state appropriation are provided solely for increasing management 26
planning capacity for habitat connectivity and to achieve meaningful 27
greenhouse gas emissions reduction through energy efficiency 28
projects. 29
(27) $121,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $89,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a hatchery conservation 32
program to address critical salmon recovery needs for west Kitsap 33
summer chum salmon in the Hood Canal. 34
(28) $113,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $113,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional microbiology 37
laboratory capacity to support hatchery fish health services.38
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(29) $318,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $318,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for regional staffing capacity 3
to support the anticipated increase in permitting associated with 4
implementing the new rules associated with the fishways, flow, and 5
screening statutes. 6
(30) $1,800,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2026 and $978,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 8
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to implement response 9
efforts to chronic wasting disease in accordance with the chronic 10
wasting disease management plan. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP12
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $8,878,00013
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $8,853,00014
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $32,294,00015
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,522,00017
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,378,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,925,00020
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 21
conditions and limitations: 22
(1) By October 15, 2026, the Puget Sound partnership shall 23
provide the governor and appropriate legislative fiscal committees a 24
single, prioritized list of state agency 2027-2029 capital and 25
operating budget requests related to Puget Sound recovery and 26
restoration. 27
(2) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the partnership to implement 30
shipping noise reduction initiatives and monitoring programs in the 31
Puget Sound, in coordination with Canadian and United States 32
authorities. The partnership must contract with Washington maritime 33
blue in order to establish and administer the quiet sound program to 34
better understand and reduce the cumulative effects of acoustic and 35
physical disturbance from large commercial vessels on southern 36
resident orcas throughout their range in Washington state. Washington 37
maritime blue will support a quiet sound leadership committee and 38
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work groups that include relevant federal and state agencies, ports, 1
industry, research institutions, and nongovernmental organizations 2
and consult early and often with relevant federally recognized 3
tribes. 4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES5
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $187,892,0006
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $187,537,0007
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $117,557,0008
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $5,776,0009
Access Road Revolving Nonappropriated Account—State10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,248,00011
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $7,083,00012
Derelict Structure Removal Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,605,00014
Forest Development Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $59,255,00015
Forest Fire Protection Assessment Nonappropriated 16
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $492,00017
Forest Health Revolving Nonappropriated Account—18
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $578,00019
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,880,00021
Natural Resources Federal Lands Revolving 22
Nonappropriated Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $108,00023
ORV and Nonhighway Vehicle Account—State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,182,00025
State Forest Nursery Revolving Nonappropriated 26
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,00027
Surveys and Maps Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $2,406,00028
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,409,00030
Resource Management Cost Account—State Appropriation. . $126,129,00031
Surface Mining Reclamation Account—State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,696,00033
Disaster Response Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $23,966,00034
Forest and Fish Support Account—State Appropriation. . . $14,424,00035
Aquatic Land Dredged Material Disposal Site Account—36
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,00037
Natural Resources Conservation Areas Stewardship 38
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Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,0001
Forest Practices Application Account—State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,166,0003
Air Pollution Control Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $949,0004
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $966,0006
Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community7
Resilience Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $124,629,0008
Derelict Vessel Removal Account—State Appropriation. . . $10,646,0009
Community Forest Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $52,00010
Agricultural College Trust Management Account—State11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,615,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $931,893,00013
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 14
conditions and limitations: 15
(1) $2,823,000 of the forest and fish support account —state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the department to carry out the 17
forest practices adaptive management program pursuant to RCW 18
76.09.370 and the May 24, 2012, settlement agreement entered into by 19
the department and the department of ecology. Scientific research 20
must be carried out according to the master project schedule and work 21
plan of cooperative monitoring, evaluation, and research priorities 22
adopted by the forest practices board. This amount is dependent upon 23
enactment of House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0258.1/25) (surcharge on 24
timber and wood products). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 25
2025, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.26
(2) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the small forest landowner 29
office, in order to restore staffing capacity reduced during the 30
great recession and to support small forest landowners, including 31
assistance related to forest and fish act regulations.32
(3) $1,583,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $1,515,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for deposit into the 35
agricultural college trust management account and are provided solely 36
to manage approximately 70,700 acres of Washington State University's 37
agricultural college trust lands. 38
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(4) $85,320,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $85,320,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, and $16,050,000 of the disaster response 3
account—state appropriation are provided solely for emergency 4
response, including fire suppression. The department shall provide a 5
monthly report to the office of financial management and the 6
appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature with an 7
update of fire suppression costs incurred and the number and type of 8
wildfires suppressed. 9
(5) $9,854,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026, $9,854,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027, and $330,000 of the disaster response account—state 12
appropriation are provided solely for indirect and administrative 13
expenses related to fire suppression. 14
(6) $5,500,000 of the forest and fish support account —state 15
appropriation is provided solely for outcome-based performance 16
contracts with tribes to participate in the implementation of the 17
forest practices program. Contracts awarded may only contain indirect 18
costs set at or below the rate in the contracting tribe's indirect 19
cost agreement with the federal government. Of the amount provided in 20
this subsection, $500,000 is contingent upon receipts under RCW 21
82.04.261 exceeding $12,000,000 per biennium. If receipts under RCW 22
82.04.261 are more than $12,000,000 but less than $12,500,000 for the 23
biennium, an amount equivalent to the difference between actual 24
receipts and $12,500,000 shall lapse. 25
(7) Consistent with the recommendations of the Wildfire 26
Suppression Funding and Costs (18-02) report of the joint legislative 27
audit and review committee, the department shall submit a report to 28
the governor and legislature by December 1, 2025, and December 1, 29
2026, describing the previous fire season. At a minimum, the report 30
shall provide information for each wildfire in the state, including 31
its location, impact by type of land ownership, the extent it 32
involved timber or range lands, cause, size, costs, and cost-share 33
with federal agencies and nonstate partners. The report must also be 34
posted on the agency's website. 35
(8) $4,206,000 of the aquatic land enhancement account —state 36
appropriation is provided solely for the removal of creosote pilings 37
and debris from the marine environment and to continue monitoring 38
zooplankton and eelgrass beds on state-owned aquatic lands managed by 39
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the department. Actions will address recommendations to recover the 1
southern resident orca population and to monitor ocean acidification 2
as well as help implement the Puget Sound action agenda.3
(9) $286,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $286,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for compensation to the trust 6
beneficiaries and department for lost revenue from leases to amateur 7
radio operators who use space on the department managed radio towers 8
for their equipment. The department is authorized to lease sites at 9
the rate of up to $100 per year, per site, per lessee. The 10
legislature makes this appropriation to fulfill the remaining costs 11
of the leases at market rate per RCW 79.13.510. 12
(10) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 14
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 15
department to collect and refresh statewide lidar data.16
(11) $1,350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $1,350,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for increased 19
law enforcement capacity on agency managed lands, to develop a 20
statewide recreation plan, and to jointly create a statewide data 21
management system with the Washington department of fish and wildlife 22
and the state parks and recreation commission to make informed 23
management decisions that meet conservation goals for public lands. 24
The agencies will also collaborate with tribal governments to ensure 25
cultural resources and cultural practices are considered and 26
incorporated into agency management plans. 27
(12) $9,448,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 28
appropriation is provided solely for investment in urban forestry to 29
support reduction of negative environmental conditions such as heat, 30
flooding, and pollution and helping communities become greener, 31
cleaner, healthier, and more resilient. 32
(13) $1,830,000 of the climate commitment account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the department to make 34
investments in education and training to bolster a statewide natural 35
resources workforce to support the health and resilience of 36
Washington's forests. Of this amount, $400,000 is provided solely to 37
provide wildland fire management training to tribal communities and 38
members. 39
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(14) $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, and $1,581,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement 3
account—state appropriation are provided solely for full-time and 4
seasonal crews from the Washington conservation corps and other corps 5
programs to conduct work benefiting the management of state managed 6
lands, including aquatic reserves management, natural areas 7
restoration and conservation, trail work, and forest resiliency 8
activities as well as other recreation and habitat projects with 9
agency partners. 10
(15) The department must report to and coordinate with the 11
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 12
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 13
173-446B WAC. 14
(16) $458,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $458,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the department to coordinate 17
with the Olympic natural resources center to study emerging ecosystem 18
threats such as Swiss needlecast disease, fully implement the T3 19
watershed experiments on state trust lands, continue field trials for 20
long-term ecosystem productivity, and engage stakeholders through 21
learning-based collaboration. 22
(17) $3,750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2026 and $3,750,000 of the general fund —state 24
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue to 25
address the maintenance backlog associated with providing recreation 26
on lands managed by the department. Allowable uses include, but are 27
not limited to, maintenance, repair, or replacement of trails, toilet 28
facilities, roads, parking lots, campgrounds, picnic sites, water 29
access areas, signs, kiosks, and gates. The department is encouraged 30
to partner with nonprofit organizations in the maintenance of public 31
lands. 32
(18) $2,543,000 of the aquatic lands enhancement account —state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the department to implement 34
eradication and control measures on European green crabs on state-35
owned aquatic lands and adjacent lands as appropriate. The department 36
must report to and coordinate with the department of fish and 37
wildlife to support the department of fish and wildlife's quarterly 38
progress reports to the legislature. 39
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(19) The department must enter into an interagency agreement with 1
the department of fish and wildlife to complete biological survey 2
work necessary to implement the wildstock geoduck commercial fishery. 3
The department must compensate the department of fish and wildlife 4
for direct costs, but not for agency overhead or indirect costs.5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 311. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE6
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $102,029,0007
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $98,511,0008
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $48,592,0009
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $193,00010
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 11
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,484,00012
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 13
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,484,00014
Agricultural Pest and Disease Response Account—State15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00016
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,943,00018
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $5,759,00019
Water Quality Permit Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $73,00020
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,743,00022
Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Management 23
Nonappropriated Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $912,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $278,723,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: 27
(1) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for local food system 30
infrastructure and market access grants. 31
(2) $4,761,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $4,761,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementing a Popillia 34
japonica monitoring and eradication program in central Washington.35
(3) $46,625,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2026 and $46,625,000 of the general fund —state 37
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 1
implementing the emergency food assistance program as defined in RCW 2
43.23.290. 3
(4) $912,000 of the northeast Washington wolf-livestock 4
management nonappropriated account —state appropriation is provided 5
solely for the department to conduct the following:6
(a) Offer grants for the northeast Washington wolf-livestock 7
management program as provided in RCW 16.76.020. Funds from the grant 8
program must be used only for the deployment of nonlethal deterrence, 9
specifically with the goal to reduce the likelihood of cattle being 10
injured or killed by wolves by deploying proactive, preventative 11
methods that have a high probability of producing effective results. 12
Grant proposals will be assessed partially on this intent. Grantees 13
who use funds for range riders or herd monitoring must deploy this 14
tool in a manner so that targeted areas with cattle are visited daily 15
or near daily. Grantees must collaborate with other grantees of the 16
program and other entities providing prevention efforts resulting in 17
coordinated wolf-livestock conflict deterrence efforts, both 18
temporally and spatially, therefore providing well timed and placed 19
preventative coverage on the landscape. Additionally, range riders 20
must document their activities with GPS track logs and provide 21
written description of their efforts to the department of fish and 22
wildlife on a monthly basis. The department shall incorporate the 23
requirements of this subsection into contract language with the 24
grantees. 25
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the 26
department may provide up to $100,000 each fiscal year to the 27
sheriffs offices of Ferry and Stevens counties for providing a local 28
wildlife specialist to aid the department of fish and wildlife in the 29
management of wolves in northeast Washington. 30
(5) $849,000 of the dedicated cannabis account —state 31
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $849,000 of the dedicated 32
cannabis account —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are 33
provided solely for implementation of chapter 135, Laws of 2022, 34
which requires the department to establish and maintain cannabis 35
testing lab quality standards by rule. 36
(6) $2,038,000 of the climate commitment account —state 37
appropriation is provided solely for organic materials management.38
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(7) $1,492,000 of the model toxics control operating account —1
state appropriation is provided solely to increase capacity and 2
support work to reduce nitrate pollution in groundwater from 3
irrigated agriculture in the lower Yakima valley. 4
(8) $924,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026, $924,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027, and $1,400,000 of the general fund —federal 7
appropriation are provided solely to match federal funding for 8
eradication treatments and follow-up monitoring of invasive moths.9
(9) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue the early detection 12
program for the spotted lanternfly and the associated invasive 13
Ailanthus altissima, known colloquially as tree-of-heaven, survey and 14
control programs. 15
(10) The department must report to and coordinate with the 16
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 17
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 18
173-446B WAC. 19
(11) $170,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $170,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue a shellfish 22
coordinator position. 23
(12) $635,000 of the dedicated cannabis account —state 24
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $635,000 of the dedicated 25
cannabis account —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are 26
provided solely for compliance-based laboratory analysis of 27
pesticides in cannabis. 28
(13) $692,000 of the climate commitment account —state 29
appropriation is provided solely for capacity to address core needs 30
of provisions of the healthy environment for all act.31
(14) $553,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $158,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to ensure compliance with the 34
federal food and drug administration's food safety modernization act 35
as the agency adjusts fee schedules to accommodate the increased 36
inspection workload. 37
(15) $1,786,000 of the climate commitment account —state 38
appropriation is provided solely to support planning and development 39
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of statewide livestock composting infrastructure to protect human 1
health and reduce greenhouse gas emission. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 312. FOR THE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION 3
COUNCIL4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,825,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,779,0006
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $6,236,0007
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Account—8
Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,264,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,104,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: 12
(1) $1,068,000 of the climate commitment account —state 13
appropriation is provided solely to support agency operations and to 14
hire additional environmental siting and compliance positions needed 15
to support an anticipated workload increase from new clean energy 16
projects. 17
(2) $1,034,000 of the climate commitment account —state 18
appropriation is provided solely for preapplication development and 19
clean energy manufacturing review, reimbursement to tribes for costs 20
associated with clean energy project application reviews, and 21
contracted services for green hydrogen and clean energy manufacturing 22
programs. 23
(3) The council must report to and coordinate with the department 24
of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 25
accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 26
173-446B WAC. 27
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PART IV1
TRANSPORTATION2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING3
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,333,0004
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,269,0005
Architects' License Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $317,0006
Real Estate Commission Account—State Appropriation. . . . $17,839,0007
Uniform Commercial Code Account—State Appropriation. . . . $4,408,0008
Real Estate Education Program Account—State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,00010
Real Estate Appraiser Commission Account—State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $426,00012
Business and Professions Account—State Appropriation. . . $35,175,00013
Real Estate Research Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $415,00014
Concealed Pistol License Renewal Notification 15
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,00016
Derelict Vessel Removal Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $41,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,723,00018
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: $146,000 of the business and professions 20
account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 21
House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0007.3/25) (business and professions 22
account changes). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 23
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 24
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL25
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $87,983,00026
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $87,176,00027
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $17,030,00028
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $3,187,00029
Death Investigations Account—State Appropriation. . . . . $9,793,00030
County Criminal Justice Assistance Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,946,00032
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Account—State33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,824,00034
Fire Service Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $131,00035
Vehicle License Fraud Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $119,00036
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Disaster Response Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $8,000,0001
Fire Service Training Account—State Appropriation. . . . $13,987,0002
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $596,0004
Fingerprint Identification Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,553,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,325,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) $7,500,000 of the disaster response account —state 10
appropriation is provided solely for Washington state fire service 11
resource mobilization costs incurred in response to an emergency or 12
disaster authorized under RCW 43.43.960 through 43.43.964. The state 13
patrol shall submit a report quarterly to the office of financial 14
management and the legislative fiscal committees detailing 15
information on current and planned expenditures from this account. 16
This work shall be done in coordination with the military department.17
(2) $500,000 of the disaster response account —state 18
appropriation, is provided solely to continue a pilot project for the 19
early deployment or prepositioning of Washington state fire service 20
resources in advance of an expected mobilization event. Any 21
authorization for the deployment of resources under this section must 22
be authorized in accordance with section 6 of the Washington state 23
fire services resource mobilization plan. 24
(3) $1,000,000 of the fire service training account —state 25
appropriation is provided solely for the firefighter apprenticeship 26
training program. 27
(4) $1,809,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $51,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for procurement of a Pilatus 30
PC-12 aircraft and an infrared camera. 31
(5) Any funds provided to the missing and exploited children task 32
force shall ensure operations are adherent to federally established 33
internet crimes against children standards. 34
(6)(a) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 36
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state 37
patrol to provide assistance to the forensic investigation council 38
for the following: 39
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(i) Compliance with chapter 42.56 RCW (public records act), 1
chapter 42.30 RCW (open public meetings act), records management 2
requirements, general administrative support, and payment processing;3
(ii) In coordination with Washington technology solutions, the 4
creation and maintenance of a website for the forensic investigation 5
council; and 6
(iii) In coordination with Washington technology solutions, state 7
email addresses for the forensic investigation council.8
(b) To provide this assistance, the Washington state patrol may 9
assist directly or may enter into interagency agreements as it deems 10
appropriate. 11
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PART V1
EDUCATION2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 3
INSTRUCTION4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $51,931,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $50,933,0006
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $151,368,0007
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $8,083,0008
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 9
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639,00010
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 11
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $654,00012
Washington Opportunity Pathways Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,00014
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,00016
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,911,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $266,025,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: 21
(1) BASE OPERATIONS AND EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE22
(a) $29,772,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2026 and $28,909,000 of the general fund —state 24
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 25
operation and expenses of the office of the superintendent of public 26
instruction. 27
(i) By October 31st of each year, the office of the 28
superintendent of public instruction shall produce an annual status 29
report on implementation of the budget provisos in this section and 30
sections 515 and 522 of this act. The status report of each proviso 31
shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: 32
Purpose and objective, number of state staff funded by the proviso, 33
number of contractors, status of proviso implementation, number of 34
beneficiaries by year, list of beneficiaries, a comparison of 35
budgeted funding and actual expenditures, other sources and amounts 36
of funding, and proviso outcomes and achievements.37
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(ii) Districts shall annually report to the office of the 1
superintendent of public instruction on: (A) The annual number of 2
graduating high school seniors within the district earning the 3
Washington state seal of biliteracy provided in RCW 28A.300.575; and 4
(B) the number of high school students earning competency-based high 5
school credits for world languages by demonstrating proficiency in a 6
language other than English. The office of the superintendent of 7
public instruction shall provide a summary report to the office of 8
the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by 9
December 1st of each year. 10
(iii) The office of the superintendent of public instruction 11
shall perform ongoing program reviews of alternative learning 12
experience programs, dropout reengagement programs, and other high 13
risk programs. Findings from the program reviews will be used to 14
support and prioritize the office of the superintendent of public 15
instruction outreach and education efforts that assist school 16
districts in implementing the programs in accordance with statute and 17
legislative intent, as well as to support financial and performance 18
audit work conducted by the office of the state auditor.19
(b) $826,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $804,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of 22
chapter 240, Laws of 2010, including staffing the office of equity 23
and civil rights. 24
(c) $61,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $61,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the ongoing work of the 27
education opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.28
(d) $293,000 of the Washington opportunity pathways account—state 29
appropriation is provided solely for activities related to public 30
schools other than common schools authorized under chapter 28A.710 31
RCW. 32
(e) $385,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $385,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of native 35
education to increase services to tribes, including but not limited 36
to, providing assistance to tribes and school districts to implement 37
Since Time Immemorial, applying to become tribal compact schools, 38
convening the Washington state native American education advisory 39
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committee, and extending professional learning opportunities to 1
provide instruction in tribal history, culture, and government. The 2
professional development must be done in collaboration with school 3
district administrators and school directors. Funding in this 4
subsection is sufficient for the office, the Washington state school 5
directors' association government-to-government task force, and the 6
association of educational service districts to collaborate with the 7
tribal leaders congress on education to develop a tribal consultation 8
training and schedule. 9
(f) Districts shall report to the office the results of each 10
collective bargaining agreement for certificated staff within their 11
district using a uniform template as required by the superintendent, 12
within thirty days of finalizing contracts. The data must include but 13
is not limited to: Minimum and maximum base salaries, supplemental 14
salary information, and average percent increase for all certificated 15
instructional staff. Within existing resources by December 1st of 16
each year, the office shall produce a report for the legislative 17
evaluation and accountability program committee summarizing the 18
district level collective bargaining agreement data.19
(g) $1,172,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $1,164,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for providing proactive and 22
solutions-oriented regional and local technical and financial 23
assistance to districts. 24
(2) DATA SYSTEMS 25
(a) $1,802,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $1,802,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementing a comprehensive 28
data system to include financial, student, and educator data, 29
including development and maintenance of the comprehensive education 30
data and research system (CEDARS). 31
(b) $281,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $281,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for K-20 telecommunications 34
network technical support in the K-12 sector to prevent system 35
failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data 36
processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These 37
funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical 38
support for the network. 39
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(c) $450,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $450,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the superintendent of public 3
instruction to develop and implement a statewide accountability 4
system to address absenteeism and to improve student graduation 5
rates. The system must use data to engage schools and districts in 6
identifying successful strategies and systems that are based on 7
federal and state accountability measures. Funding may also support 8
the effort to provide assistance about successful strategies and 9
systems to districts and schools that are underperforming in the 10
targeted student subgroups. 11
(3) WORK GROUPS 12
(a) $68,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $68,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 15
128, Laws of 2023 (regional apprenticeship prgs). 16
(b) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 19
superintendent of public instruction to meet statutory obligations 20
related to the provision of medically and scientifically accurate, 21
age-appropriate, and inclusive sexual health education as authorized 22
by chapter 206, Laws of 1988 (AIDS omnibus act) and chapter 265, Laws 23
of 2007 (healthy youth act). 24
(c) $118,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $118,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 27
75, Laws of 2018 (dyslexia). 28
(d) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 31
386, Laws of 2019 (social emotional learning). 32
(e) $107,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $107,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to support the 35
children and youth behavioral health work group created in chapter 36
130, Laws of 2020 (child. mental health wk. grp). 37
(4) STATEWIDE PROGRAMS 38
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(a) $2,836,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $2,836,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington kindergarten 3
inventory of developing skills. State funding shall support statewide 4
administration and district implementation of the inventory under RCW 5
28A.655.080. 6
(b) $703,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $703,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 9
72, Laws of 2016 (educational opportunity gap). 10
(c) $950,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $950,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington reading 13
corps. The superintendent shall allocate reading corps members to 14
schools identified for comprehensive or targeted support and school 15
districts that are implementing comprehensive, proven, research-based 16
reading programs. Two or more schools may combine their Washington 17
reading corps programs. 18
(d) $260,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $260,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for chapter 102, Laws of 2014 21
(biliteracy seal) and chapter 202, Laws of 2024 (dual and tribal 22
language edu.). Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $250,000 23
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 24
$250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 25
are provided solely for the office to provide students with access to 26
methods for students to demonstrate proficiency in less commonly 27
taught or assessed languages. 28
(e)(i) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $50,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for school bullying and 31
harassment prevention activities. 32
(ii) $570,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $570,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 35
superintendent of public instruction to provide statewide support and 36
coordination for the regional network of behavioral health, school 37
safety, and threat assessment established in chapter 333, Laws of 38
2019 (school safety and well-being). 39
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(iii) $196,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $196,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the school safety center 3
within the office of the superintendent of public instruction.4
(f) $162,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $162,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for youth suicide prevention 7
activities. 8
(g)(i) $530,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2026, $530,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 10
for fiscal year 2027, $639,000 of the dedicated cannabis account —11
state appropriation for fiscal year 2026, and $654,000 of the 12
dedicated cannabis account —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 13
are provided solely for dropout prevention, intervention, and 14
reengagement programs, dropout prevention programs that provide 15
student mentoring, and the building bridges statewide program. The 16
office of the superintendent of public instruction shall convene 17
staff representatives from high schools to meet and share best 18
practices for dropout prevention. Of these amounts, the entire 19
dedicated cannabis account—state appropriation is provided solely for 20
the building bridges statewide program and for grants to districts 21
for life skills training for children and youth in K-12.22
(ii) $293,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $293,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 25
superintendent of public instruction to support district 26
implementation of comprehensive guidance and planning programs in 27
support of high-quality high school and beyond plans consistent with 28
RCW 28A.230.090. 29
(h) $269,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $142,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 32
353, Laws of 2020 (innovative learning pilot). 33
(i) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 36
superintendent of public instruction to provide statewide 37
coordination towards multicultural, culturally responsive, and anti-38
racist education to support academically, socially, and culturally 39
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literate learners. The office must engage community members and key 1
interested parties to: 2
(i) Develop a clear definition and framework for African American 3
studies to guide instruction in grades seven through twelve;4
(ii) Develop a plan for aligning African American studies across 5
all content areas; and 6
(iii) Identify professional development opportunities for 7
educators and administrators to build capacity in creating high-8
quality learning environments centered in belonging and racial 9
equity, anti-racist approaches, and asset-based methodologies that 10
pull from all students' cultural funds of knowledge.11
(j) $1,226,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $1,226,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 14
164, Laws of 2021 (institutional ed./release). 15
(k) $553,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $553,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 18
superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a 19
mathematics pathways pilot to modernize algebra II. The office should 20
use research and engage stakeholders to develop a revised and 21
expanded course. 22
(l) $3,348,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $3,348,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the language access 25
technical assistance program established in chapter 107, Laws of 2022 26
(language access in schools). 27
(m) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the superintendent to 30
establish a media literacy and digital citizenship ambassador program 31
to promote the integration of media literacy and digital citizenship 32
instruction. 33
(n) $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to contract with 36
a nongovernmental agency to coordinate and serve as a fiscal agent 37
and to cover direct costs of the project education impact workgroup 38
to achieve educational parity for students experiencing foster care 39
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and/or homelessness, consistent with chapter 233, Laws of 2020. The 1
office must contract with a nongovernmental agency with experience 2
coordinating administrative and fiscal support for project education 3
impact. 4
(5) CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING 5
(a) $919,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely for expanding career connected 7
learning as provided in RCW 28C.30.020. 8
(b) $960,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely for increasing the funding per full-10
time equivalent for career launch programs as described in RCW 11
28A.700.130. In the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, for career launch 12
enrollment exceeding the funding provided in this subsection, funding 13
is provided in section 504 of this act. 14
(c) $1,800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $1,800,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 17
superintendent of public instruction to administer grants to skill 18
centers for nursing programs to purchase or upgrade simulation 19
laboratory equipment. 20
(d) $2,000,000 fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 21
$2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 22
2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 128, Laws of 23
2023 (regional apprenticeship prgs). Of the amount provided in this 24
subsection, $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation is 25
provided solely for the Marysville school district to collaborate 26
with Arlington school district, Everett Community College, other 27
local school districts, local labor unions, local Washington state 28
apprenticeship and training council registered apprenticeship 29
programs, and local industry groups to continue the regional 30
apprenticeship pathways program. 31
(e) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 34
234, Laws of 2024 (tech. ed. core plus programs). 35
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION36
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,396,00037
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $3,326,00038
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,722,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) $2,194,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $2,209,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are for the operation and expenses of the state 6
board of education. 7
(2) $23,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $23,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the state board of education 10
to be a member in the education commission of the states.11
(3) $179,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $94,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of House/14
Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0042.3/25) (graduation requirements update). 15
If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amounts provided in 16
this subsection shall lapse. 17
(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to the state board of education 20
for implementation of mastery-based learning in school district 21
demonstration sites. The state board of education shall require grant 22
recipients to report on impacts and participate in a collaborative to 23
share best practices. The funds must be used for grants to school 24
districts, charter schools, or state-tribal education compact schools 25
established under chapter 28A.715 RCW; professional development of 26
educators; development of a resource suite for school districts 27
statewide; evaluation of the demonstration project; and 28
implementation and policy support provided by the state board of 29
education and other partners. Grants for mastery-based learning may 30
be made in partnership with private matching funds.31
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503. FOR THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS 32
BOARD33
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $19,959,00034
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,970,00035
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,929,00036
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) $2,823,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $2,838,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are for the operation and expenses of the Washington 5
professional educator standards board including implementation of 6
chapter 172, Laws of 2017 (educator prep. data/PESB).7
(2)(a) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 9
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to improve 10
preservice teacher training and funding of alternate routes to 11
certification programs administered by the professional educator 12
standards board. 13
(b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection (2), up to 14
$496,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 15
and up to $496,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2027 are provided solely for grants to public or private 17
colleges of education in Washington state to develop models and share 18
best practices for increasing the classroom teaching experience of 19
preservice training programs. 20
(3) $1,001,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $997,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the recruiting Washington 23
teachers program with priority given to programs that support 24
bilingual teachers, teachers from populations that are 25
underrepresented, and English language learners. Of the amounts 26
provided in this subsection (3), $500,000 of the general fund —state 27
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —28
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 29
implementation and expansion of the bilingual educator initiative 30
pilot project established under RCW 28A.180.120. 31
(4) $15,535,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2026 and $15,535,000 of the general fund —state 33
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 34
implementation of chapter 237, Laws of 2017 (paraeducators). Of the 35
amounts provided in this subsection: $14,750,000 of the general fund—36
state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $14,873,000 of the 37
general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided 38
solely for grants to districts to provide two days of training per 39
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school year in the paraeducator certificate program to all 1
paraeducators. Funds in this subsection are provided solely for 2
reimbursement to school districts that provide paraeducators with two 3
days of training in the paraeducator certificate program in each of 4
the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. Funding provided in this 5
subsection is sufficient for new paraeducators to receive four days 6
of training in the paraeducator certificate program during their 7
first year. School districts receiving grants under this subsection 8
must prioritize funding toward compensation for paraeducators who 9
complete the required hours of instruction per school year.10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 11
INSTRUCTION—FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT12
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $10,265,087,00013
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $10,649,661,00014
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . $1,814,780,00015
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,729,528,00016
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: 18
(1)(a) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such 19
funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the 20
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.21
(b) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the superintendent 22
shall allocate general apportionment funding to school districts as 23
provided in the funding formulas and salary allocations in sections 24
504 and 505 of this act, excluding (c) of this subsection.25
(c) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 26
shall allocate general apportionment funding to school districts 27
programs as provided in sections 504 and 505, chapter 297, Laws of 28
2022, as amended. 29
(d) The enrollment of any district shall be the annual average 30
number of full-time equivalent students and part-time students as 31
provided in RCW 28A.150.350, enrolled on the fourth day of school in 32
September and on the first school day of each month October through 33
June, including students who are in attendance pursuant to RCW 34
28A.335.160 and 28A.225.250 who do not reside within the servicing 35
school district. Any school district concluding its basic education 36
program in May must report the enrollment of the last school day held 37
in May in lieu of a June enrollment. 38
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(e) Funding provided in part V of this act is sufficient to 1
provide each full-time equivalent student with the minimum hours of 2
instruction required under RCW 28A.150.220. 3
(f) The superintendent shall adopt rules requiring school 4
districts to report full-time equivalent student enrollment as 5
provided in RCW 28A.655.210. 6
(2) CERTIFICATED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ALLOCATIONS7
Allocations for certificated instructional staff salaries for the 8
2025-26 and 2026-27 school years are determined using formula-9
generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection.10
(a) Certificated instructional staff units, as defined in RCW 11
28A.150.410, shall be allocated to reflect the minimum class size 12
allocations, requirements, and school prototypes assumptions as 13
provided in RCW 28A.150.260. The superintendent shall make 14
allocations to school districts based on the district's annual 15
average full-time equivalent student enrollment in each grade.16
(b) Additional certificated instructional staff units provided in 17
this subsection (2) that exceed the minimum requirements in RCW 18
28A.150.260 are enhancements outside the program of basic education, 19
except as otherwise provided in this section. 20
(c)(i) The superintendent shall base allocations for each level 21
of prototypical school, including those at which more than 50 percent 22
of the students were eligible for free and reduced-price meals in the 23
prior school year, on the following regular education average class 24
size of full-time equivalent students per teacher, except as provided 25
in (c)(ii) of this subsection: 26
27 General education class size:
28
29
Grade RCW 28A.150.260 2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
30 Grade K 17.00 17.00
31 Grade 1 17.00 17.00
32 Grade 2 17.00 17.00
33 Grade 3 17.00 17.00
34 Grade 4 27.00 27.00
35 Grades 5-6 27.00 27.00
36 Grades 7-8 28.53 28.53
37 Grades 9-12 28.74 28.74
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The superintendent shall base allocations for: Laboratory science 1
average class size as provided in RCW 28A.150.260; career and 2
technical education (CTE) class size of 23.0; and skill center 3
program class size of 19. Certificated instructional staff units 4
provided for skills centers that exceed the minimum requirements of 5
RCW 28A.150.260 achieve class size reductions under RCW 28A.400.007 6
and are part of the state's program of basic education.7
(ii) Pursuant to RCW 28A.150.260(4)(a), the assumed teacher 8
planning period, expressed as a percentage of a teacher work day, is 9
13.42 percent in grades K-6, and 16.67 percent in grades 7-12.10
(iii) Advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses 11
are funded at the same class size assumptions as general education 12
schools in the same grade. 13
(d)(i) Funding for teacher librarians, school nurses, social 14
workers, school psychologists, and guidance counselors is allocated 15
based on the school prototypes as provided in RCW 28A.150.260, and is 16
considered certificated instructional staff. 17
(ii) Students in approved career and technical education and 18
skill center programs generate certificated instructional staff units 19
to provide for the services of teacher librarians, school nurses, 20
social workers, school psychologists, and guidance counselors at the 21
following combined rate per 1000 student full-time equivalent 22
enrollment: 23
24
25
2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
26 Career and Technical Education 3.91 3.91
27 Skill Center 4.25 4.25
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ALLOCATIONS 28
(a) Allocations for school building-level certificated 29
administrative staff salaries for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school 30
years for general education students are determined using the formula 31
generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. The 32
superintendent shall make allocations to school districts based on 33
the district's annual average full-time equivalent enrollment in each 34
grade. The following prototypical school values shall determine the 35
allocation for principals, assistant principals, and other 36
certificated building level administrators: 37
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1 Prototypical School Building:
2 Elementary School 1.253
3 Middle School 1.353
4 High School 1.880
(b) Students in approved career and technical education and skill 5
center programs generate certificated school building-level 6
administrator staff units at per student rates that are a multiple of 7
the general education rate in (a) of this subsection by the following 8
factors: 9
Career and Technical Education students. . . . . . . . . . 1.02510
Skill Center students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19811
(4) CLASSIFIED STAFF ALLOCATIONS 12
Allocations for classified staff units providing school building-13
level and district-wide support services for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 14
school years are determined using the formula-generated staff units 15
provided in RCW 28A.150.260 and pursuant to this subsection, and 16
adjusted based on each district's annual average full-time equivalent 17
student enrollment in each grade. 18
(5) CENTRAL OFFICE ALLOCATIONS 19
In addition to classified and administrative staff units 20
allocated in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, classified and 21
administrative staff units are provided for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 22
school years for the central office administrative costs of operating 23
a school district, at the following rates: 24
(a) The total central office staff units provided in this 25
subsection (5) are calculated by first multiplying the total number 26
of eligible certificated instructional, certificated administrative, 27
and classified staff units providing school-based or district-wide 28
support services, as identified in RCW 28A.150.260(6)(b) and the 29
increased allocations provided pursuant to subsections (2) and (4) of 30
this section, by 5.3 percent. 31
(b) Of the central office staff units calculated in (a) of this 32
subsection, 74.53 percent are allocated as classified staff units, as 33
generated in subsection (4) of this section, and 25.48 percent shall 34
be allocated as administrative staff units, as generated in 35
subsection (3) of this section. 36
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(c) Staff units generated as enhancements outside the program of 1
basic education to the minimum requirements of RCW 28A.150.260, and 2
staff units generated by skill center and career-technical students, 3
are excluded from the total central office staff units calculation in 4
(a) of this subsection. 5
(d) For students in approved career-technical and skill center 6
programs, central office classified units are allocated at the same 7
staff unit per student rate as those generated for general education 8
students of the same grade in this subsection (5), and central office 9
administrative staff units are allocated at staff unit per student 10
rates that exceed the general education rate established for students 11
in the same grade in this subsection (5) by 12.41 percent in the 12
2025-26 school year and 12.42 percent in the 2026-27 school year for 13
career and technical education students, and 17.74 percent in the 14
2025-26 school year and 17.75 percent in the 2026-27 school year for 15
skill center students. 16
(6) FRINGE BENEFIT ALLOCATIONS 17
Fringe benefit allocations shall be calculated at a rate of 17.10 18
percent in the 2025-26 school year and 17.10 percent in the 2026-27 19
school year for certificated salary allocations provided under 20
subsections (2), (3), and (5) of this section, and a rate of 19.30 21
percent in the 2025-26 school year and 18.30 percent in the 2026-27 22
school year for classified salary allocations provided under 23
subsections (4) and (5) of this section. 24
(7) INSURANCE BENEFIT ALLOCATIONS 25
Insurance benefit allocations shall be calculated at the rates 26
specified in section 506 of this act, based on the number of benefit 27
units determined as follows: Except for nonrepresented employees of 28
educational service districts, the number of calculated benefit units 29
determined below. Calculated benefit units are staff units multiplied 30
by the benefit allocation factors established in the collective 31
bargaining agreement referenced in section 910 of this act. These 32
factors are intended to adjust allocations so that, for the purpose 33
of distributing insurance benefits, full-time equivalent employees 34
may be calculated on the basis of 630 hours of work per year, with no 35
individual employee counted as more than one full-time equivalent. 36
The number of benefit units is determined as follows:37
(a) The number of certificated staff units determined in 38
subsections (2), (3), and (5) of this section multiplied by 1.02; and39
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(b) The number of classified staff units determined in 1
subsections (4) and (5) of this section multiplied by 1.43.2
(8) MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND OPERATING COSTS (MSOC) ALLOCATIONS3
Funding is allocated per annual average full-time equivalent 4
student for the materials, supplies, and operating costs (MSOC) 5
incurred by school districts, consistent with the requirements of RCW 6
28A.150.260. 7
(a)(i) MSOC funding for general education students are allocated 8
at the following per student rates: 9
10 MSOC RATES/STUDENT FTE
11
12
13
MSOC Component 2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
14
15 Technology $217.63 $190.50
16 Utilities and Insurance $438.43 $457.93
17 Curriculum and Textbooks $167.61 $175.06
18 Other Supplies $332.74 $347.54
19 Library Materials $23.09 $24.11
20
21
Instructional Professional Development for Certificated
and Classified Staff
$29.50 $30.81
22 Facilities Maintenance $210.13 $219.48
23 Security and Central Office $149.15 $155.78
24 TOTAL MSOC/STUDENT FTE $1,568.28 $1,601.21
(ii) For the 2025-26 school year and 2026-27 school year, as part 25
of the budget development, hearing, and review process required by 26
chapter 28A.505 RCW, each school district must disclose: (A) The 27
amount of state funding to be received by the district under (a) and 28
(d) of this subsection (8); (B) the amount the district proposes to 29
spend for materials, supplies, and operating costs; (C) the 30
difference between these two amounts; and (D) if (a)(ii)(A) of this 31
subsection (8) exceeds (a)(ii)(B) of this subsection (8), any 32
proposed use of this difference and how this use will improve student 33
achievement. 34
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(b) Students in approved skill center programs generate per 1
student FTE MSOC allocations of $1,797.81 for the 2025-26 school year 2
and $1,835.56 for the 2026-27 school year. 3
(c) Students in approved exploratory and preparatory career and 4
technical education programs generate per student FTE MSOC 5
allocations of $1,797.81 for the 2025-26 school year and $1,835.56 6
for the 2026-27 school year. 7
(d) Students in grades 9-12 generate per student FTE MSOC 8
allocations in addition to the allocations provided in (a) through 9
(c) of this subsection at the following rate: 10
11
12
MSOC Component 2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
13 Technology $45.90 $46.87
14 Curriculum and Textbooks $50.10 $51.15
15 Other Supplies $98.06 $100.12
16 Library Materials $6.31 $6.44
17
18
Instructional Professional Development for Certified
and Classified Staff
$8.35 $8.52
19 TOTAL GRADE 9-12 BASIC EDUCATION MSOC/STUDENT FTE $208.72 $213.10
(9) SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ALLOCATIONS 20
For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, funding for substitute 21
costs for classroom teachers is based on four (4) funded substitute 22
days per classroom teacher unit generated under subsection (2) of 23
this section, at a daily substitute rate of $151.86.24
(10) ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM FUNDING25
(a) Amounts provided in this section from July 1, 2025, to August 26
31, 2025, are adjusted to reflect provisions of chapter 297, Laws of 27
2022, as amended (allocation of funding for students enrolled in 28
alternative learning experiences). 29
(b) The superintendent of public instruction shall require all 30
districts receiving general apportionment funding for alternative 31
learning experience (ALE) programs as defined in WAC 392-121-182 to 32
provide separate financial accounting of expenditures for the ALE 33
programs offered in district or with a provider, including but not 34
limited to private companies and multidistrict cooperatives, as well 35
as accurate, monthly headcount and FTE enrollment claimed for basic 36
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education, including separate counts of resident and nonresident 1
students. 2
(11) DROPOUT REENGAGEMENT PROGRAM 3
The superintendent shall adopt rules to require students claimed 4
for general apportionment funding based on enrollment in dropout 5
reengagement programs authorized under RCW 28A.175.100 through 6
28A.175.115 to meet requirements for at least weekly minimum 7
instructional contact, academic counseling, career counseling, or 8
case management contact. Districts must also provide separate 9
financial accounting of expenditures for the programs offered by the 10
district or under contract with a provider, as well as accurate 11
monthly headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment claimed for 12
basic education, including separate enrollment counts of resident and 13
nonresident students. 14
(12) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND REMOTE AND 15
NECESSARY PLANTS 16
For small school districts and remote and necessary school plants 17
within any district which have been judged to be remote and necessary 18
by the superintendent of public instruction, additional staff units 19
are provided to ensure a minimum level of staffing support. 20
Additional administrative and certificated instructional staff units 21
provided to districts in this subsection shall be reduced by the 22
general education staff units, excluding career and technical 23
education and skills center enhancement units, otherwise provided in 24
subsections (2) through (5) of this section on a per district basis.25
(a) For districts enrolling not more than twenty-five average 26
annual full-time equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small 27
school plants within any school district which have been judged to be 28
remote and necessary by the superintendent of public instruction and 29
enroll not more than twenty-five average annual full-time equivalent 30
students in grades K-8: 31
(i) For those enrolling no students in grades 7 and 8, 1.76 32
certificated instructional staff units and 0.24 certificated 33
administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five 34
students, plus one-twentieth of a certificated instructional staff 35
unit for each additional student enrolled; and 36
(ii) For those enrolling students in grades 7 or 8, 1.68 37
certificated instructional staff units and 0.32 certificated 38
administrative staff units for enrollment of not more than five 39
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students, plus one-tenth of a certificated instructional staff unit 1
for each additional student enrolled; 2
(b) For specified enrollments in districts enrolling more than 3
twenty-five but not more than one hundred average annual full-time 4
equivalent students in grades K-8, and for small school plants within 5
any school district which enroll more than twenty-five average annual 6
full-time equivalent students in grades K-8 and have been judged to 7
be remote and necessary by the superintendent of public instruction:8
(i) For enrollment of up to sixty annual average full-time 9
equivalent students in grades K-6, 2.76 certificated instructional 10
staff units and 0.24 certificated administrative staff units; and11
(ii) For enrollment of up to twenty annual average full-time 12
equivalent students in grades 7 and 8, 0.92 certificated 13
instructional staff units and 0.08 certificated administrative staff 14
units; 15
(c) For districts operating no more than two high schools with 16
enrollments of less than three hundred average annual full-time 17
equivalent students, for enrollment in grades 9-12 in each such 18
school, other than alternative schools, except as noted in this 19
subsection: 20
(i) For remote and necessary schools enrolling students in any 21
grades 9-12 but no more than twenty-five average annual full-time 22
equivalent students in grades K-12, four and one-half certificated 23
instructional staff units and one-quarter of a certificated 24
administrative staff unit; 25
(ii) For all other small high schools under this subsection, nine 26
certificated instructional staff units and one-half of a certificated 27
administrative staff unit for the first sixty average annual full-28
time equivalent students, and additional staff units based on a ratio 29
of 0.8732 certificated instructional staff units and 0.1268 30
certificated administrative staff units per each additional forty-31
three and one-half average annual full-time equivalent students;32
(iii) Districts receiving staff units under this subsection shall 33
add students enrolled in a district alternative high school and any 34
grades nine through twelve alternative learning experience programs 35
with the small high school enrollment for calculations under this 36
subsection; 37
(d) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more 38
than seventy annual average full-time equivalent students and less 39
than one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-8 program or a 40
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grades 1-8 program, an additional one-half of a certificated 1
instructional staff unit; 2
(e) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more 3
than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than 4
one hundred eighty students, operating a grades K-6 program or a 5
grades 1-6 program, an additional one-half of a certificated 6
instructional staff unit; 7
(f)(i) For enrollments generating certificated staff unit 8
allocations under (a) through (e) of this subsection, one classified 9
staff unit for each 2.94 certificated staff units allocated under 10
such subsections; 11
(ii) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more 12
than fifty annual average full-time equivalent students and less than 13
one hundred eighty students, an additional one-half of a classified 14
staff unit; and 15
(g) School districts receiving additional staff units to support 16
small student enrollments and remote and necessary plants under this 17
subsection (12) shall generate additional MSOC allocations consistent 18
with the nonemployee related costs (NERC) allocation formula in place 19
for the 2010-11 school year as provided section 502, chapter 37, Laws 20
of 2010 1st sp. sess. (2010 supplemental budget), adjusted annually 21
for inflation. 22
(13) Any school district board of directors may petition the 23
superintendent of public instruction by submission of a resolution 24
adopted in a public meeting to reduce or delay any portion of its 25
basic education allocation for any school year. The superintendent of 26
public instruction shall approve such reduction or delay if it does 27
not impair the district's financial condition. Any delay shall not be 28
for more than two school years. Any reduction or delay shall have no 29
impact on levy authority pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531 and local effort 30
assistance pursuant to chapter 28A.500 RCW. 31
(14) The superintendent may distribute funding for the following 32
programs outside the basic education formula during fiscal years 2026 33
and 2027 as follows: 34
(a) $650,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $650,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for fire protection for school 37
districts located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter 38
established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW. 39
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(b) $436,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $436,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for programs providing skills 3
training for secondary students who are enrolled in extended day 4
school-to-work programs, as approved by the superintendent of public 5
instruction. The funds shall be allocated at a rate not to exceed 6
$500 per full-time equivalent student enrolled in those programs.7
(15) Funding in this section is sufficient to fund a maximum of 8
1.6 FTE enrollment for skills center students pursuant to chapter 9
463, Laws of 2007. 10
(16) Funding in this section is sufficient to fund a maximum of 11
1.2 FTE enrollment for career launch students pursuant to RCW 12
28A.700.130. Expenditures for this purpose must come first from the 13
appropriations provided in section 501 (5) of this act; funding for 14
career launch enrollment exceeding those appropriations is provided 15
in this section. The office of the superintendent of public 16
instruction shall provide a summary report to the office of the 17
governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 18
1, 2026. The report must include the total FTE enrollment for career 19
launch students, the FTE enrollment for career launch students that 20
exceeded the appropriations provided in section 501 (5) of this act, 21
and the amount expended from this section for those students.22
(17)(a) Students participating in running start programs may be 23
funded up to a combined maximum enrollment of 1.4 FTE including 24
school district and institution of higher education enrollment 25
consistent with the running start course requirements provided in 26
chapter 202, Laws of 2015 (dual credit education opportunities). In 27
calculating the combined 1.4 FTE, the office of the superintendent of 28
public instruction: 29
(i) Must adopt rules to fund the participating student's 30
enrollment in running start courses provided by the institution of 31
higher education during the summer academic term; and32
(ii) May average the participating student's September through 33
June enrollment to account for differences in the start and end dates 34
for courses provided by the high school and the institution of higher 35
education. 36
(b) In consultation with the state board for community and 37
technical colleges, the participating institutions of higher 38
education, the student achievement council, and the education data 39
center, must annually track and report to the fiscal committees of 40
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the legislature on the combined FTE experience of students 1
participating in the running start program, including course load 2
analyses at both the high school and community and technical college 3
system. 4
(18) If two or more school districts consolidate and each 5
district was receiving additional basic education formula staff units 6
pursuant to subsection (12) of this section, the following apply:7
(a) For three school years following consolidation, the number of 8
basic education formula staff units shall not be less than the number 9
of basic education formula staff units received by the districts in 10
the school year prior to the consolidation; and 11
(b) For the fourth through eighth school years following 12
consolidation, the difference between the basic education formula 13
staff units received by the districts for the school year prior to 14
consolidation and the basic education formula staff units after 15
consolidation pursuant to subsection (12) of this section shall be 16
reduced in increments of twenty percent per year. 17
(19)(a) Indirect cost charges by a school district to approved 18
career and technical education middle and secondary programs shall 19
not exceed the lesser of five percent or the cap established in 20
federal law of the combined basic education and career and technical 21
education program enhancement allocations of state funds. Middle and 22
secondary career and technical education programs are considered 23
separate programs for funding and financial reporting purposes under 24
this section. 25
(b) Career and technical education program full-time equivalent 26
enrollment shall be reported on the same monthly basis as the 27
enrollment for students eligible for basic support, and payments 28
shall be adjusted for reported career and technical education program 29
enrollments on the same monthly basis as those adjustments for 30
enrollment for students eligible for basic support.31
(20) Funding in this section is sufficient to provide full 32
general apportionment payments to school districts eligible for 33
federal forest revenues as provided in RCW 28A.520.020. For the 34
2025-2027 biennium, general apportionment payments are not reduced 35
for school districts receiving federal forest revenues.36
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 37
INSTRUCTION—BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION38
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(1) The following calculations determine the salaries used in the 1
state allocations for certificated instructional, certificated 2
administrative, and classified staff units as provided in RCW 3
28A.150.260, and under section 504 of this act: For the 2025-26 4
school year and the 2026-27 school year salary allocations for 5
certificated instructional staff, certificated administrative staff, 6
and classified staff units are determined for each school district by 7
multiplying the statewide minimum salary allocation for each staff 8
type by the school district's regionalization factor shown in LEAP 9
Document 3. 10
11 Statewide Minimum Salary Allocation
12
13
14
Staff Type 2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
15
16 Certificated Instructional $80,086 $81,688
17 Certificated Administrative $118,878 $121,255
18 Classified $57,451 $58,600
(2) For the purposes of this section, "LEAP Document 3" means the 19
school district regionalization factors for certificated 20
instructional, certificated administrative, and classified staff, as 21
developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program 22
committee on March 3, 2024, at 11:16 hours. 23
(3) Incremental fringe benefit factors are applied to salary 24
adjustments at a rate of 16.47 percent for school year 2025-26 and 25
16.47 percent for school year 2026-27 for certificated instructional 26
and certificated administrative staff and 16.93 percent for school 27
year 2025-26 and 15.93 percent for the 2026-27 school year for 28
classified staff. 29
(4) The salary allocations established in this section are for 30
allocation purposes only except as provided in this subsection, and 31
do not entitle an individual staff position to a particular paid 32
salary except as provided in RCW 28A.400.200, as amended by chapter 33
13, Laws of 2017 3rd sp. sess. (fully funding the program of basic 34
education). 35
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 1
INSTRUCTION—FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $527,364,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $712,482,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,239,846,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: 7
(1) The salary increases provided in this section are 2.4 percent 8
for the 2025-26 school year, and 2.0 percent for the 2026-27 school 9
year, the annual inflationary adjustments pursuant to RCW 10
28A.400.205. 11
(2)(a) In addition to salary allocations, the appropriations in 12
this section include funding for professional learning as defined in 13
RCW 28A.415.430, 28A.415.432, and 28A.415.434. Funding for this 14
purpose is calculated as the equivalent of three days of salary and 15
benefits for each of the funded full-time equivalent certificated 16
instructional staff units. Nothing in this section entitles an 17
individual certificated instructional staff to any particular number 18
of professional learning days. 19
(b) Of the funding provided for professional learning in this 20
section, the equivalent of one day of salary and benefits for each of 21
the funded full-time equivalent certificated instructional staff 22
units in the 2025-26 school year must be used to train school 23
district staff on cultural competency, diversity, equity, or 24
inclusion, as required in chapter 197, Laws of 2021.25
(3)(a) The appropriations in this section include associated 26
incremental fringe benefit allocations at 16.47 percent for the 27
2025-26 school year and 16.47 percent for the 2026-27 school year for 28
certificated instructional and certificated administrative staff and 29
16.93 percent for the 2025-26 school year and 15.93 percent for the 30
2026-27 school year for classified staff. 31
(b) The appropriations in this section include the increased or 32
decreased portion of salaries and incremental fringe benefits for all 33
relevant state-funded school programs in part V of this act. Changes 34
for general apportionment (basic education) are based on the salary 35
allocations and methodology in sections 504 and 505 of this act. 36
Changes for special education result from changes in each district's 37
basic education allocation per student. Changes for educational 38
service districts and institutional education programs are determined 39
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by the superintendent of public instruction using the methodology for 1
general apportionment salaries and benefits in sections 504 and 505 2
of this act. Changes for pupil transportation are determined by the 3
superintendent of public instruction pursuant to RCW 28A.160.192, and 4
impact compensation factors in sections 504, 505, and 506 of this 5
act. 6
(c) The appropriations in this section include no salary 7
adjustments for substitute teachers. 8
(4) The appropriations in this section are sufficient to fund the 9
collective bargaining agreement referenced in part IX of this act and 10
reflect the incremental change in cost of allocating rates as 11
follows: For the 2025-26 school year, $1,324 per month and for the 12
2026-27 school year, $1,374 per month. 13
(5) The rates specified in this section are subject to revision 14
each year by the legislature. 15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 16
INSTRUCTION—FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION17
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $821,769,00018
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $815,124,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,636,893,00020
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 21
conditions and limitations: 22
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such 23
funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the 24
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.25
(2)(a) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the 26
superintendent shall allocate funding to school district programs for 27
the transportation of eligible students as provided in RCW 28
28A.160.192. Funding in this section constitutes full implementation 29
of RCW 28A.160.192, which enhancement is within the program of basic 30
education. Students are considered eligible only if meeting the 31
definitions provided in RCW 28A.160.160. 32
(b) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 33
shall allocate funding to school districts programs for the 34
transportation of students as provided in section 507, chapter 297, 35
Laws of 2022, as amended. 36
(3) Within amounts appropriated in this section, up to 37
$10,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 38
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2026 and up to $10,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 1
for fiscal year 2027 are for a transportation alternate funding grant 2
program based on the alternate funding process established in RCW 3
28A.160.191. The superintendent of public instruction must include a 4
review of school district efficiency rating, key performance 5
indicators and local school district characteristics such as unique 6
geographic constraints in the grant award process. 7
(4) A maximum of $939,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 8
for fiscal year 2026 and a maximum of $939,000 of the general fund —9
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 may be expended for regional 10
transportation coordinators and related activities. The 11
transportation coordinators shall ensure that data submitted by 12
school districts for state transportation funding shall, to the 13
greatest extent practical, reflect the actual transportation activity 14
of each district. 15
(5) Subject to available funds under this section, school 16
districts may provide student transportation for summer skills center 17
programs. 18
(6) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 19
provide reimbursement funding to a school district for school bus 20
purchases only after the superintendent of public instruction 21
determines that the school bus was purchased from the list 22
established pursuant to RCW 28A.160.195(2) or a comparable 23
competitive bid process based on the lowest price quote based on 24
similar bus categories to those used to establish the list pursuant 25
to RCW 28A.160.195. 26
(7) The superintendent of public instruction shall base 27
depreciation payments for school district buses on the presales tax 28
five-year average of lowest bids in the appropriate category of bus. 29
In the final year on the depreciation schedule, the depreciation 30
payment shall be based on the lowest bid in the appropriate bus 31
category for that school year. 32
(8) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 33
annually disburse payments for bus depreciation in August.34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 35
INSTRUCTION—SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES36
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $120,073,00037
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $120,062,00038
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General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $891,599,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,131,734,0002
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3
conditions and limitations: 4
(1) $11,667,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026 and $11,667,000 of the general fund —state 6
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for state 7
matching money for federal child nutrition programs, and may support 8
the meals for kids program through the following allowable uses:9
(a) Elimination of breakfast copays for eligible public school 10
students and lunch copays for eligible public school students in 11
grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades who are eligible for 12
reduced-price lunch as required in chapter 74, Laws of 2021 (reduced-13
price lunch copays); 14
(b) Assistance to school districts and authorized public and 15
private nonprofit organizations for supporting summer food service 16
programs, and initiating new summer food service programs in low-17
income areas; 18
(c) Reimbursements to school districts for school breakfasts 19
served to students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, 20
pursuant to chapter 287, Laws of 2005; and 21
(d) Assistance to school districts in initiating and expanding 22
school breakfast programs. 23
(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 24
report annually to the fiscal committees of the legislature on annual 25
expenditures in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section.26
(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall provide the 27
department of health with the following data, where available, for 28
all nutrition assistance programs that are funded by the United 29
States department of agriculture and administered by the office of 30
the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent must 31
provide the report for the preceding federal fiscal year by February 32
1, 2026, and February 1, 2027. The report must provide:33
(a) The number of people in Washington who are eligible for the 34
program; 35
(b) The number of people in Washington who participated in the 36
program; 37
(c) The average annual participation rate in the program;38
(d) Participation rates by geographic distribution; and39
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(e) The annual federal funding of the program in Washington.1
(4) $92,383,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2026 and $92,372,000 of the general fund —state 3
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 4
reimbursements to school districts for schools and groups of schools 5
required to participate in the federal community eligibility program 6
under section 1, chapter 7, Laws of 2022 (schools/comm. eligibility) 7
for meals not reimbursed at the federal free meal rate.8
(5) $16,023,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2026 and $16,023,000 of the general fund —state 10
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 11
implementation of chapter 379, Laws of 2023 (free school meals).12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 13
INSTRUCTION—FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS14
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $2,133,053,00015
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $2,193,645,00016
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $646,520,00017
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $54,694,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,027,912,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: 21
(1)(a) Funding for special education programs is provided on an 22
excess cost basis, pursuant to RCW 28A.150.390. School districts 23
shall ensure that special education students as a class receive their 24
full share of the general apportionment allocation accruing through 25
sections 504 and 506 of this act. To the extent a school district 26
cannot provide an appropriate education for special education 27
students under chapter 28A.155 RCW through the general apportionment 28
allocation, it shall provide services through the special education 29
excess cost allocation funded in this section. 30
(b) Funding provided within this section is sufficient for 31
districts to provide school principals and lead special education 32
teachers annual professional development on the best-practices for 33
special education instruction and strategies for implementation. 34
Districts shall annually provide a summary of professional 35
development activities to the office of the superintendent of public 36
instruction. 37
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(2)(a) The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure 1
that: 2
(i) Special education students are basic education students 3
first; 4
(ii) As a class, special education students are entitled to the 5
full basic education allocation; and 6
(iii) Special education students are basic education students for 7
the entire school day. 8
(b)(i) The superintendent of public instruction shall continue to 9
implement the full cost method of excess cost accounting, as designed 10
by the committee and recommended by the superintendent, pursuant to 11
section 501 (1)(k), chapter 372, Laws of 2006, except as provided in 12
(b)(ii) of this subsection. 13
(ii) The superintendent of public instruction shall implement any 14
changes to excess cost accounting methods required under chapter 417, 15
Laws of 2023 (special education funding). 16
(3) Each fiscal year appropriation includes such funds as are 17
necessary to complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and 18
for prior fiscal year adjustments. 19
(4)(a) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the 20
superintendent shall allocate funding to school district programs for 21
special education students as provided in RCW 28A.150.390, except 22
that the calculation of the base allocation also includes allocations 23
provided under section 504 (2) and (4) of this act and RCW 24
28A.150.415, which enhancement is within the program of basic 25
education. 26
(b) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 27
shall allocate funding to school district programs for special 28
education students as provided in section 509, chapter 297, Laws of 29
2022, as amended. 30
(5) The following applies throughout this section: The 31
definitions for enrollment and enrollment percent are as specified in 32
RCW 28A.150.390(3). Each district's general fund—state funded special 33
education enrollment shall be the lesser of the district's actual 34
enrollment percent or 16 percent. 35
(6) At the request of any interdistrict cooperative of at least 36
15 districts in which all excess cost services for special education 37
students of the districts are provided by the cooperative, the 38
maximum enrollment percent shall be calculated in accordance with RCW 39
28A.150.390(3) (c) and (d), and shall be calculated in the aggregate 40
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rather than individual district units. For purposes of this 1
subsection, the average basic education allocation per full-time 2
equivalent student shall be calculated in the aggregate rather than 3
individual district units. 4
(7) $206,037,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2026, $206,037,000 of the general fund —state 6
appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and $29,574,000 of the general 7
fund—federal appropriation are provided solely for safety net awards 8
for districts with demonstrated needs for special education funding 9
beyond the amounts provided in subsection (4) of this section. If the 10
federal safety net awards based on the federal eligibility threshold 11
exceed the federal appropriation in this subsection (7) in any fiscal 12
year, the superintendent shall expend all available federal 13
discretionary funds necessary to meet this need. At the conclusion of 14
each school year, the superintendent shall recover safety net funds 15
that were distributed prospectively but for which districts were not 16
subsequently eligible. 17
(a) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, safety net funds 18
shall be awarded by the state safety net oversight committee as 19
provided in section 109(1) chapter 548, Laws of 2009 (education).20
(b) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 21
make award determinations for state safety net funding in August of 22
each school year, except that the superintendent of public 23
instruction shall make award determinations for state safety net 24
funding in July of each school year for the Washington state school 25
for the blind and for the center for childhood deafness and hearing 26
loss. Determinations on school district eligibility for state safety 27
net awards shall be based on analysis of actual expenditure data from 28
the current school year. 29
(8) A maximum of $1,250,000 may be expended from the general fund30
—state appropriations to fund teachers and aides at Seattle 31
children's hospital. This amount is in lieu of money provided through 32
the home and hospital allocation and the special education program.33
(9) The superintendent shall maintain the percentage of federal 34
flow-through to school districts at 85 percent. In addition to other 35
purposes, school districts may use increased federal funds for high-36
cost students, for purchasing regional special education services 37
from educational service districts, and for staff development 38
activities particularly relating to inclusion issues.39
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(10) A school district may carry over from one year to the next 1
year up to 10 percent of the general fund—state funds allocated under 2
this program; however, carryover funds shall be expended in the 3
special education program. 4
(11) $87,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026, $87,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2027, and $214,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 7
provided solely for a special education family liaison position 8
within the office of the superintendent of public instruction.9
(12) $3,100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2026 and $900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 11
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for litigation costs for 12
N.D. v. Reykdal , United States District Court for the Western 13
District of Washington. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 15
INSTRUCTION—FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $41,313,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $41,271,00018
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,700,00020
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,284,00021
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 22
conditions and limitations: 23
(1) The educational service districts shall continue to furnish 24
financial services required by the superintendent of public 25
instruction and RCW 28A.310.190 (3) and (4). 26
(2) Funding within this section is provided for regional 27
professional development related to mathematics and science 28
curriculum and instructional strategies aligned with common core 29
state standards and next generation science standards. Funding shall 30
be distributed among the educational service districts in the same 31
proportion as distributions in the 2007-2009 biennium. Each 32
educational service district shall use this funding solely for salary 33
and benefits for a certificated instructional staff with expertise in 34
the appropriate subject matter and in professional development 35
delivery, and for travel, materials, and other expenditures related 36
to providing regional professional development support.37
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(3) Funding in this section is provided for regional professional 1
development related to English language arts curriculum and 2
instructional strategies aligned with common core state standards. 3
Each educational service district shall use this funding solely for 4
salary and benefits for certificated instructional staff with 5
expertise in the appropriate subject matter and in professional 6
development delivery, and for travel, materials, and other 7
expenditures related to providing regional professional development 8
support. 9
(4) Funding in this section is provided for regional technical 10
support for the K-20 telecommunications network to prevent system 11
failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data 12
processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These 13
funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical 14
support for the network. 15
(5) Funding in this section is provided for a corps of nurses 16
located at the educational service districts, to be dispatched in 17
coordination with the office of the superintendent of public 18
instruction, to provide direct care to students, health education, 19
and training for school staff. In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, 20
allocations for the corps of nurses is sufficient to provide one day 21
per week of nursing services for all second-class school districts.22
(6) Funding in this section is provided for staff and support at 23
the nine educational service districts to provide a network of 24
support for school districts to develop and implement comprehensive 25
suicide prevention and behavioral health supports for students.26
(7) Funding in this section is provided for staff and support at 27
the nine educational service districts to provide assistance to 28
school districts with comprehensive safe schools planning, conducting 29
needs assessments, school safety and security trainings, coordinating 30
appropriate crisis and emergency response and recovery, and 31
developing threat assessment and crisis intervention teams. In fiscal 32
years 2026 and 2027, allocations for staff and support for regional 33
safety centers are increased to 3 full-time equivalent certificated 34
instructional staff for each regional safety center.35
(8) Funding in this section is provided for regional English 36
language arts coordinators to provide professional development of 37
teachers and principals around the new early screening for dyslexia 38
requirements. 39
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(9) The educational service districts, at the request of the 1
state board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.310.010 and 28A.305.130, 2
may receive and screen applications for school accreditation, conduct 3
school accreditation site visits pursuant to state board of education 4
rules, and submit to the state board of education post-site visit 5
recommendations for school accreditation. The educational service 6
districts may assess a cooperative service fee to recover actual plus 7
reasonable indirect costs for the purposes of this subsection.8
(10) $2,169,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2026 and $2,169,000 of the general fund —state 10
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for each 11
educational service district to provide technology consultation, 12
procurement, and training required under chapter 301, Laws of 2021 13
(schools/computers & devices). 14
(11) $1,930,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2026 and $1,930,000 of the general fund —state 16
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 17
implementation of chapter 87, Laws of 2022 (ed. service district 18
funding). 19
(12) $2,700,000 of the workforce education investment account —20
state appropriation is provided solely for the cost of employing one 21
full-time equivalent employee at each of the nine education service 22
districts to support the expansion of career connected learning.23
(13) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for educational service 26
districts to provide students attending school in rural areas with 27
access to a mental health professional using telemedicine. Funding 28
must be prioritized to districts where mental health services are 29
inadequate or nonexistent due to geographic constraints. Funding may 30
be used for schools or school districts for technology upgrades to 31
provide secure access for students, for contracted services, or to 32
pay applicable copays or fees for telemedicine visits if not covered 33
by a student's public or private insurance. 34
(14) $5,900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2026 and $5,900,000 of the general fund —state 36
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to continue 37
behavioral health regional services grants to support school 38
districts with the least access to behavioral health services.39
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(15) $643,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $643,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for educational service 3
districts 121 and 101 to coordinate with local mental health agencies 4
and local school districts to arrange for in-school placements of 5
social worker associates licensed under RCW 18.225.145 and masters in 6
social work candidates enrolled in an accredited university program 7
who commit to working as school social workers, and to coordinate 8
clinical supervision for approved supervisors that meet the 9
requirements as defined in rule by the department of health to 10
provide the necessary supervision to the social worker associates and 11
masters in social work candidates. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 511. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 13
INSTRUCTION—FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE14
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $207,369,00015
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $207,369,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $414,738,00017
NEW SECTION. Sec. 512. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 18
INSTRUCTION—FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS19
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $18,769,00020
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,769,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,538,00022
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 23
conditions and limitations: 24
(1) Each general fund —state fiscal year appropriation includes 25
such funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the 26
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.27
(2) State funding provided under this section is based on 28
salaries and other expenditures for a 220-day school year. The 29
superintendent of public instruction shall monitor school district 30
expenditure plans for institutional education programs to ensure that 31
districts plan for a full-time summer program. 32
(3) State funding for each institutional education program shall 33
be based on the institution's annual average full-time equivalent 34
student enrollment. Staffing ratios for each category of institution 35
shall remain the same as those funded in the 1995-97 biennium.36
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(4) The funded staffing ratios for education programs for 1
juveniles age 18 or less in department of corrections facilities 2
shall be the same as those provided in the 1997-99 biennium.3
(5) $710,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $710,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain at least one 6
certificated instructional staff and related support services at an 7
institution whenever the K-12 enrollment is not sufficient to support 8
one full-time equivalent certificated instructional staff to furnish 9
the educational program. The following types of institutions are 10
included: Residential programs under the department of social and 11
health services for developmentally disabled juveniles, programs for 12
juveniles under the department of corrections, programs for juveniles 13
under the juvenile rehabilitation administration, and programs for 14
juveniles operated by city and county jails. 15
(6) Within the amounts provided in this section, funding is 16
provided to increase the capacity of institutional education programs 17
to differentiate instruction to meet students' unique educational 18
needs, including students with individualized educational plans. 19
Those needs may include but are not limited to one-on-one 20
instruction, enhanced access to counseling for social emotional needs 21
of the student, and services to identify the proper level of 22
instruction at the time of student entry into the facility. 23
Allocations of amounts for this purpose in a school year must be 24
based on 45 percent of full-time enrollment in institutional 25
education receiving a differentiated instruction amount per pupil 26
equal to the total statewide allocation generated by the distribution 27
formula under RCW 28A.150.260 (4)(a), (5), (6), and (8) and the 28
allocation under RCW 28A.150.415, per the statewide full-time 29
equivalent enrollment in common schools. 30
(7) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to support two student records 33
coordinators to manage the transmission of academic records for each 34
of the long-term juvenile institutions. One coordinator is provided 35
for each of the following: The Issaquah school district for the Echo 36
Glen children's center and for the Chehalis school district for Green 37
Hill academic school. 38
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(8) Ten percent of the funds allocated for the institution may be 1
carried over from one year to the next. 2
(9) $588,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $897,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one educational advocate to 5
each institution with enrollments above 40 full-time equivalent 6
students in addition to any educational advocates supported by 7
federal funding. Educational advocates will provide the following 8
supports to students enrolled in or just released from institutional 9
education programs: 10
(a) Advocacy for institutional education students to eliminate 11
barriers to educational access and success; 12
(b) Consultation with juvenile rehabilitation staff to develop 13
educational plans for and with participating youth;14
(c) Monitoring educational progress of participating students;15
(d) Providing participating students with school and local 16
resources that may assist in educational access and success upon 17
release from institutional education facilities; and18
(e) Coaching students and caregivers to advocate for educational 19
needs to be addressed at the school district upon return to the 20
community. 21
(10) Within the amounts provided in this section, funding is 22
provided to increase materials, supplies, and operating costs by $85 23
per pupil for technology supports for institutional education 24
programs. This funding is in addition to general education materials, 25
supplies, and operating costs provided to institutional education 26
programs, which exclude formula costs supported by the institutional 27
facilities. 28
(11) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to support instruction in 31
cohorts of students grouped by similar age and academic levels.32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 513. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 33
INSTRUCTION—FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS34
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $35,117,00035
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $35,246,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,363,00037
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such 3
funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the 4
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments. 5
(2)(a) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the 6
superintendent shall allocate funding to school district programs for 7
highly capable students as provided in RCW 28A.150.260(10)(c) except 8
that allocations must be based on 5.0 percent of each school 9
district's full-time equivalent enrollment. In calculating the 10
allocations, the superintendent shall assume the following: (i) 11
Additional instruction of 2.1590 hours per week per funded highly 12
capable program student; (ii) fifteen highly capable program students 13
per teacher; (iii) 36 instructional weeks per year; (iv) 900 14
instructional hours per teacher; and (v) the compensation rates as 15
provided in sections 505 and 506 of this act. 16
(b) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 17
shall allocate funding to school districts programs for highly 18
capable students as provided in section 513, chapter 297, Laws of 19
2022, as amended. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 514. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 21
INSTRUCTION—FOR MISCELLANEOUS—EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT22
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $11,416,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,416,00024
NEW SECTION. Sec. 515. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 25
INSTRUCTION—EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $65,292,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $64,888,00028
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $97,785,00029
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,454,00030
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $1,676,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $231,095,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
(1) ACCOUNTABILITY 35
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(a) $26,975,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026, $26,975,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 2
for fiscal year 2027, $1,350,000 of the education legacy trust 3
account—state appropriation, and $15,868,000 of the general fund —4
federal appropriation are provided solely for development and 5
implementation of the Washington state assessment system.6
(b) $14,352,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2026 and $14,352,000 of the general fund —state 8
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 9
implementation of chapter 159, Laws of 2013 (K-12 education - failing 10
schools). 11
(2) EDUCATOR CONTINUUM 12
(a) During the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, and within 13
available funds, certificated instructional staff who have met the 14
eligibility requirements and have applied for certification from the 15
national board for professional teaching standards may receive a 16
conditional loan of two thousand dollars or the amount set by the 17
office of the superintendent of public instruction to contribute 18
toward the current assessment fee, not including the initial up-front 19
candidacy payment. The conditional loan is provided in addition to 20
compensation received under a district's salary allocation and shall 21
not be included in calculations of a district's average salary and 22
associated salary limitation under RCW 28A.400.200. Recipients who 23
fail to receive certification after fully exhausting all years of 24
candidacy as set by the national board for professional teaching 25
standards are required to repay the conditional loan. The office of 26
the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules to define 27
the terms for initial grant of the assessment fee and repayment, 28
including applicable fees. To the extent necessary, the 29
superintendent may use revenues from the repayment of conditional 30
loan scholarships to ensure payment of all national board bonus 31
payments required by this section in each school year.32
(b) $3,418,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $3,418,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of a new 35
performance-based evaluation for certificated educators and other 36
activities as provided in chapter 235, Laws of 2010 (education 37
reform) and chapter 35, Laws of 2012 (certificated employee 38
evaluations). 39
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(c) $477,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $477,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the leadership internship 3
program for superintendents, principals, and program administrators.4
(d) $810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $810,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the development of a 7
leadership academy for school principals and administrators. The 8
superintendent of public instruction shall contract with an 9
independent organization to operate a state-of-the-art education 10
leadership academy that will be accessible throughout the state. 11
Semiannually the independent organization shall report on amounts 12
committed by foundations and others to support the development and 13
implementation of this program. Leadership academy partners shall 14
include the state level organizations for school administrators and 15
principals, the superintendent of public instruction, the 16
professional educator standards board, and others as the independent 17
organization shall identify. 18
(e) $11,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2026 and $11,500,000 of the general fund —state 20
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a 21
beginning educator support program (BEST). The program shall 22
prioritize first year educators in the mentoring program. School 23
districts and/or regional consortia may apply for grant funding. The 24
program provided by a district and/or regional consortia shall 25
include: A paid orientation; assignment of a qualified mentor; 26
development of a professional growth plan for each beginning educator 27
aligned with professional certification; release time for mentors and 28
new educators to work together; and educator observation time with 29
accomplished peers. Funding may be used to provide statewide 30
professional development opportunities for mentors and beginning 31
educators. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 of 32
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 33
$1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 34
2027 are provided solely to support first year educators in the 35
mentoring program. 36
(f) $4,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the provision of training 39
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for teachers, principals, and principal evaluators in the 1
performance-based teacher principal evaluation program.2
(g) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 is provided solely for a special education teacher 4
residency program. 5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 516. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 6
INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $291,932,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $304,039,0009
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $137,159,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $733,130,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: 13
(1) Each general fund fiscal year appropriation includes such 14
funds as are necessary to complete the school year ending in the 15
fiscal year and for prior fiscal year adjustments.16
(2)(a) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the 17
superintendent shall allocate funding to school districts for 18
transitional bilingual programs under RCW 28A.180.010 through 19
28A.180.080, including programs for exited students, as provided in 20
RCW 28A.150.260(10)(b) and the provisions of this section. In 21
calculating the allocations, the superintendent shall assume the 22
following averages: (i) Additional instruction of 4.7780 hours per 23
week per transitional bilingual program student in grades 24
kindergarten through six and 6.7780 hours per week per transitional 25
bilingual program student in grades seven through twelve in school 26
years 2025-26 and 2026-27; (ii) additional instruction of 3.0000 27
hours per week in school years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for the head count 28
number of students who have exited the transitional bilingual 29
instruction program within the previous two years based on their 30
performance on the English proficiency assessment; (iii) fifteen 31
transitional bilingual program students per teacher; (iv) 36 32
instructional weeks per year; (v) 900 instructional hours per 33
teacher; and (vi) the compensation rates as provided in sections 505 34
and 506 of this act. Pursuant to RCW 28A.180.040(1)(g), the 35
instructional hours specified in (a)(ii) of this subsection (2) are 36
within the program of basic education. 37
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(b) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 1
shall allocate funding to school districts for transitional bilingual 2
instruction programs as provided in section 516, chapter 297, Laws of 3
2022, as amended. 4
(3) The superintendent may withhold allocations to school 5
districts in subsection (2) of this section solely for the central 6
provision of assessments as provided in RCW 28A.180.090 (1) and (2) 7
up to the following amounts: 2.03 percent for school year 2025-26 and 8
2.00 percent for school year 2026-27. 9
(4) The general fund—federal appropriation in this section is for 10
migrant education under Title I Part C and English language 11
acquisition, and language enhancement grants under Title III of the 12
elementary and secondary education act. 13
(5) $35,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $35,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to track current and former 16
transitional bilingual program students. 17
(6) $1,916,000 of the general fund —state appropriation in fiscal 18
year 2026 and $1,916,000 of the general fund —state appropriation in 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the central provision of 20
assessments as provided in RCW 28A.180.090, and is in addition to the 21
withholding amounts specified in subsection (3) of this section.22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 517. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 23
INSTRUCTION—FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM24
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $521,295,00025
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $528,285,00026
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $636,542,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,686,122,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: 30
(1) The general fund —state appropriations in this section are 31
subject to the following conditions and limitations:32
(a) The appropriations include such funds as are necessary to 33
complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior 34
fiscal year adjustments. 35
(b)(i) For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, the 36
superintendent shall allocate funding to school districts for 37
learning assistance programs as provided in RCW 28A.150.260(10)(a). 38
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In calculating the allocations, the superintendent shall assume the 1
following averages: (A) Additional instruction of 2.3975 hours per 2
week per funded learning assistance program student for the 2025-26 3
and 2026-27 school years; (B) additional instruction of 1.1 hours per 4
week per funded learning assistance program student for the 2025-26 5
and 2026-27 school years in qualifying high-poverty school building; 6
(C) 15 learning assistance program students per teacher; (D) 36 7
instructional weeks per year; (E) 900 instructional hours per 8
teacher; and (F) the compensation rates as provided in sections 505 9
and 506 of this act. 10
(ii) From July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, the superintendent 11
shall allocate funding to school districts for learning assistance 12
programs as provided in section 517, chapter 297, Laws of 2022, as 13
amended. 14
(c) A school district's funded students for the learning 15
assistance program shall be the sum of the district's full-time 16
equivalent enrollment in grades K-12 multiplied by the district's 17
percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades K-12 eligible 18
for free or reduced-price lunch in the school year period defined 19
under RCW 28A.150.260(10)(a). A school year's October headcount 20
enrollment for free and reduced-price lunch shall be as reported in 21
the comprehensive education data and research system.22
(2) Allocations made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section 23
shall be adjusted to reflect ineligible applications identified 24
through the annual income verification process required by the 25
national school lunch program, as recommended in the report of the 26
state auditor on the learning assistance program dated February, 27
2010. 28
(3) The general fund —federal appropriation in this section is 29
provided for Title I Part A allocations of the every student succeeds 30
act of 2016. 31
(4) A school district may carry over from one year to the next up 32
to 10 percent of the general fund —state funds allocated under this 33
program; however, carryover funds shall be expended for the learning 34
assistance program. 35
(5) Within existing resources, during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 36
school years, school districts are authorized to use funds allocated 37
for the learning assistance program to also provide assistance to 38
high school students who have not passed the state assessment in 39
science. 40
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 518. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 1
INSTRUCTION—PER PUPIL ALLOCATIONS2
3
4
Statewide Average Allocations
Per Annual Average Full-Time Equivalent Student
5
6
Basic Education Program 2025-26
School Year
2026-27
School Year
7 General Apportionment $11,153 $11,383
8 Pupil Transportation $795 $813
9 Special Education Programs $13,375 $13,598
10 Institutional Education Programs $27,588 $28,136
11 Programs for Highly Capable Students $694 $710
12 Transitional Bilingual Programs $1,660 $1,697
13 Learning Assistance Program $1,085 $1,107
NEW SECTION. Sec. 519. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 14
INSTRUCTION15
(1) Amounts distributed to districts by the superintendent 16
through part V of this act are for allocation purposes only, unless 17
specified by part V of this act, and do not entitle a particular 18
district, district employee, or student to a specific service, beyond 19
what has been expressly provided in statute. Part V of this act 20
restates the requirements of various sections of Title 28A RCW. If 21
any conflict exists, the provisions of Title 28A RCW control unless 22
this act explicitly states that it is providing an enhancement. Any 23
amounts provided in part V of this act in excess of the amounts 24
required by Title 28A RCW provided in statute, are not within the 25
program of basic education unless clearly stated by this act.26
(2) When adopting new or revised rules or policies relating to 27
the administration of allocations in part V of this act that result 28
in fiscal impact, the office of the superintendent of public 29
instruction shall seek legislative approval through the budget 30
request process. 31
(3) Appropriations made in this act to the office of the 32
superintendent of public instruction shall initially be allotted as 33
required by this act. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not 34
include transfers of moneys between sections of this act, except as 35
provided in subsections (6) and (7) of this section.36
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(4) Appropriations in sections 504 and 506 of this act for 1
insurance benefits under chapter 41.05 RCW are provided solely for 2
the superintendent to allocate to districts for employee health 3
benefits as provided in section 910 of this act. The superintendent 4
may not allocate, and districts may not expend, these amounts for any 5
other purpose beyond those authorized in section 910 of this act.6
(5) As required by RCW 28A.710.110, the office of the 7
superintendent of public instruction shall transmit the charter 8
school authorizer oversight fee for the charter school commission to 9
the charter school oversight account. 10
(6) The appropriations to the office of the superintendent of 11
public instruction in this act shall be expended for the programs and 12
amounts specified in this act. However, after May 1, 2026, unless 13
specifically prohibited by this act and after approval by the 14
director of financial management, the superintendent of public 15
instruction may transfer state general fund appropriations for fiscal 16
year 2026 among the following programs to meet the apportionment 17
schedule for a specified formula in another of these programs: 18
General apportionment; employee compensation adjustments; pupil 19
transportation; special education programs; institutional education 20
programs; transitional bilingual programs; highly capable programs; 21
and learning assistance programs. 22
(7) The director of financial management shall notify the 23
appropriate legislative fiscal committees in writing prior to 24
approving any allotment modifications or transfers under this 25
section. 26
NEW SECTION. Sec. 520. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 27
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS28
Washington Opportunity Pathways Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,266,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,266,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: The superintendent shall distribute 33
funding appropriated in this section to charter schools under chapter 34
28A.710 RCW. Within amounts provided in this section the 35
superintendent may distribute funding for safety net awards for 36
charter schools with demonstrated needs for special education funding 37
beyond the amounts provided under chapter 28A.710 RCW.38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 521. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 1
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION2
Washington Opportunity Pathways Account—State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $663,0004
Charter Schools Oversight Account—State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,785,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,448,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: The entire Washington opportunity 9
pathways account —state appropriation in this section is provided to 10
the superintendent of public instruction solely for the operations of 11
the Washington state charter school commission under chapter 28A.710 12
RCW. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 522. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 14
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR GRANTS AND PASS THROUGH FUNDING15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $65,664,00016
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $65,913,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,577,00018
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 19
conditions and limitations: 20
(1) $269,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $518,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for global compensation changes.23
(2) GRADUATION SUCCESS AND PREPARATION FOR POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS24
(a) $4,894,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $4,894,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 27
superintendent of public instruction to administer programs and 28
grants which increase equitable access to dual credit programs, 29
including subsidizing or eliminating student costs for dual credit 30
courses or exams. 31
(b) $3,152,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $3,152,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for secondary career and 34
technical education grants pursuant to chapter 170, Laws of 2008, 35
including parts of programs receiving grants that serve students in 36
grades four through six. If equally matched by private donations, 37
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$1,475,000 of the 2026 appropriation and $1,475,000 of the 2027 1
appropriation shall be used to support FIRST robotics programs in 2
grades four through twelve. Of the amounts provided in this 3
subsection (2)(b), $800,000 of the fiscal year 2026 appropriation and 4
$800,000 of the fiscal year 2027 appropriation are provided solely 5
for the purpose of statewide supervision activities for career and 6
technical education student leadership organizations.7
(c) $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for science, technology, 10
engineering and mathematics lighthouse projects, consistent with 11
chapter 238, Laws of 2010. 12
(d) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for advanced project lead the 15
way courses at ten high schools. To be eligible for funding in 2026, 16
a high school must have offered a foundational project lead the way 17
course during the 2022-23 school year. The 2026 funding must be used 18
for one-time start-up course costs for an advanced project lead the 19
way course, to be offered to students beginning in the 2025-26 school 20
year. To be eligible for funding in 2025, a high school must have 21
offered a foundational project lead the way course during the 2024-25 22
school year. The 2027 funding must be used for one-time start-up 23
course costs for an advanced project lead the way course, to be 24
offered to students beginning in the 2026-27 school year. The office 25
of the superintendent of public instruction and the education 26
research and data center at the office of financial management shall 27
track student participation and long-term outcome data. The office 28
may require the recipient of these funds to report the impacts of the 29
recipient's efforts in alignment with the measures of the Washington 30
school improvement framework. 31
(e) $2,527,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $2,527,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for annual startup, expansion, 34
or maintenance of core plus programs in maritime, construction, and 35
aerospace and advanced manufacturing programs. To be eligible for 36
funding to start up, maintain, or expand programs under (e)(i) 37
through (iii) of this subsection (2), the skills center, high school, 38
or middle school must be selected through a grant process 39
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administered by the office of the superintendent of public 1
instruction in consultation with the advisory committee established 2
in (e)(vi) of this subsection (2). The office and the education 3
research and data center shall report annually student participation 4
and long-term outcome data. Within the amounts provided in this 5
subsection (2)(e): 6
(i) $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $900,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants for the annual 9
startup, expansion, or maintenance of core plus programs in aerospace 10
and advanced manufacturing programs. 11
(ii) $550,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $550,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants for the annual 14
startup, expansion, or maintenance of core plus programs in 15
construction programs. 16
(iii) $550,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $550,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants for the annual 19
startup, expansion, or maintenance of core plus programs in maritime 20
programs. 21
(iv) For (e)(i) through (iii) of this subsection (2), when the 22
grant demand does not align with the specified allocation, the 23
superintendent may allocate funding toward sector areas that meet 24
criteria based on agreement from industry sector representatives.25
(v) $527,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $527,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to administer, 28
evaluate, and promote programs under (e)(i) through (iii) of this 29
subsection (2) based on industry sector recommendations, including 30
contracts with sector-specific entities to expand sector-specific 31
employer engagement programs, increase work placement opportunities, 32
validate credentials necessary for direct employment, and provide 33
professional development to support schools, teachers, and students. 34
Professional development must include pedagogy-based learning to 35
increase English language arts, mathematics, and science outcomes 36
through core plus programming. 37
(vi) The office shall collaborate with industry sector leadership 38
from the core plus program areas and a representative from a 39
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statewide business and manufacturing association to inform the 1
administration and continual improvement of core plus programs, 2
review data and outcomes, recommend program improvements, ensure core 3
plus programs reflect current industry competencies, and identify 4
appropriate program credentials. 5
(f) $4,940,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $4,940,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state 8
achievers scholarship and Washington higher education readiness 9
program. The funds shall be used to: Support community involvement 10
officers that recruit, train, and match community volunteer mentors 11
with students selected as achievers scholars; and to identify and 12
reduce barriers to college for low-income and underserved middle and 13
high school students. The office may require the recipient of these 14
funds to report the impacts of the recipient's efforts in alignment 15
with the measures of the Washington school improvement framework.16
(g) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $3,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to distribute 19
after-exit running start grants for: 20
(i) School districts that identify running start students that 21
have exceeded maximum enrollment under running start formulas;22
(ii) High school graduates who have 15 or fewer college credits 23
to earn before meeting associate degree requirements for instruction 24
not funded under section 504 (17) of this act. High school graduates 25
who meet these requirements are eligible to receive funds from these 26
grants for fees to the community and technical college to earn up to 27
15 college credits during the summer academic term following their 28
high school graduation; and 29
(iii) School districts to apply an enhanced factor of 130 percent 30
to the running start rate under RCW 28A.600.310 for students included 31
in July and August enrollment counts in school year 2025-26. Of the 32
amounts provided in this subsection, $347,000 of the general fund —33
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 is provided for the office 34
to enhance the running start rate as described in this subsection 35
(2)(g)(iii). The office must apply the enhanced summer running start 36
rate in this subsection for students eligible to take summer running 37
start courses under this subsection and under section 504 (17) of this 38
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act, and grant school districts seven percent thereof to offset 1
program related costs. 2
(3) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND SUPPORTS3
(a) $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for project citizen and we the 6
people: The citizen and the constitution programs sponsored by the 7
national conference of state legislatures and the center for civic 8
education to promote participation in government by middle and high 9
school students. Of the amounts provided, $15,000 of the general fund10
—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $15,000 of the general 11
fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 12
awarding a travel grant to the winner of the we the people: The 13
citizen and the constitution state competition. 14
(b) $373,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $373,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 17
127, Laws of 2018 (civics education). Of the amounts provided in this 18
subsection (3)(b), $10,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 19
for fiscal year 2026 and $10,000 of the general fund —state 20
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grant 21
programs to school districts to help cover travel costs associated 22
with civics education competitions. 23
(c) Within the amounts appropriated in this section the office of 24
the superintendent of public instruction shall ensure career and 25
technical education courses are aligned with high-demand, high-wage 26
jobs. The superintendent shall verify that the current list of career 27
and technical education courses meets the criteria established in RCW 28
28A.700.020(2). The superintendent shall remove from the list any 29
career and technical education course that no longer meets such 30
criteria. 31
(d) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $3,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 34
superintendent of public instruction to provide grants to school 35
districts and educational service districts for science teacher 36
training in the next generation science standards including training 37
in the climate science standards. At a minimum, school districts 38
shall ensure that teachers in one grade level in each elementary, 39
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middle, and high school participate in this science training. Of the 1
amount appropriated $1,000,000 is provided solely for community-based 2
nonprofits including tribal education organizations to partner with 3
public schools for next generation science standards.4
(e) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Kip Tokuda memorial 7
Washington civil liberties public education program. The 8
superintendent of public instruction shall award grants consistent 9
with RCW 28A.300.410. 10
(f) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state 13
leadership and assistance for science education reform (LASER) 14
regional partnership activities, including instructional material 15
purchases, teacher and principal professional development, and school 16
and community engagement events. The office may require the recipient 17
of these funds to report the impacts of the recipient's efforts in 18
alignment with the measures of the Washington school improvement 19
framework. 20
(g) $50,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $50,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants of $2,500 to provide 23
twenty middle and high school teachers each year with professional 24
development training for implementing integrated math, science, 25
technology, and engineering programs in their schools.26
(h) $62,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $62,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for competitive grants to school 29
districts to increase the capacity of high schools to offer AP 30
computer science courses. In making grant allocations, the office of 31
the superintendent of public instruction must give priority to 32
schools and districts in rural areas, with substantial enrollment of 33
low-income students, and that do not offer AP computer science. 34
School districts may apply to receive either or both of the following 35
grants: 36
(i) A grant to establish partnerships to support computer science 37
professionals from private industry serving on a voluntary basis as 38
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coinstructors along with a certificated teacher, including via 1
synchronous video, for AP computer science courses; or2
(ii) A grant to purchase or upgrade technology and curriculum 3
needed for AP computer science, as well as provide opportunities for 4
professional development for classroom teachers to have the requisite 5
knowledge and skills to teach AP computer science. 6
(i) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Mobius science center to 9
expand mobile outreach of science, technology, engineering, and 10
mathematics (STEM) education to students in rural, tribal, and low-11
income communities. 12
(j) $85,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $85,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the centrum program at Fort 15
Worden state park. 16
(k) $20,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $20,000,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office 19
to administer an outdoor learning grant program to develop and 20
support outdoor educational experiences for students in Washington 21
public schools. A portion of the amount provided must be used to 22
provide outdoor educational opportunities for people with 23
disabilities. The office may consult with the Washington recreation 24
and conservation office on outdoor learning program grants. Of the 25
amounts provided in this subsection (3)(l): 26
(i) $195,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $195,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to implement 29
chapter 112, Laws of 2022 (outdoor learning grant prg.).30
(ii) $3,903,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2026 and $3,903,000 of the general fund —state 32
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 33
outdoor learning grant program, which consists of two types of 34
grants: 35
(A) Allocation-based grants for school districts to develop or 36
support outdoor educational experiences; and 37
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(B) Competitive grants for outdoor education providers that are 1
designed to support existing capacity and to increase future capacity 2
for outdoor learning experiences. 3
(iii) $15,902,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2026 and $15,902,000 of the general fund —state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 6
outdoor education experiences program. The office must prioritize 7
providing the program to fifth and sixth grade students in high 8
poverty schools, expanding to other fifth and sixth grade students 9
subject to available funds. 10
(l) $3,205,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $3,205,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 13
238, Laws of 2022 (student financial literacy) which provides grants 14
to school districts for integrating financial literacy education into 15
professional development for certificated staff. 16
(m)(i) $4,725,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $4,725,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for dual 19
language grants to grow capacity for high quality dual language 20
learning. Grant funding may be used for new and existing dual 21
language programs, heritage language programs for immigrant and 22
refugee students, and indigenous language programs for native 23
students. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,000,000 of 24
the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 is provided 25
solely for tribal language grants. 26
(ii) Each grant recipient must convene an advisory board to guide 27
the development and continuous improvement of its dual language 28
program, including but not limited to: Determining which schools and 29
languages will be prioritized; conducting outreach to the community; 30
and addressing enrollment considerations and the hiring of staff. At 31
least half the members of the board must be parents of English 32
learner students or current or former English learner students. The 33
other members of the board must represent teachers, students, school 34
leaders, governing board members, youth, and community-based 35
organizations that support English learners. 36
(n) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to contract with 39
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a statewide nonprofit organization representing school principals to 1
expand a student program that since 1956 has offered leadership 2
education for all ages with proven programs, custom curriculum, and 3
experiential opportunities that promote school-wide social and 4
emotional growth. 5
(4) ELIMINATING INEQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES 6
(a) $7,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $7,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a contract with a 9
nongovernmental entity or entities for demonstration sites to improve 10
the educational outcomes of students who are dependent pursuant to 11
chapter 13.34 RCW pursuant to chapter 71, Laws of 2016 (foster youth 12
edu. outcomes). The office may require the recipient of these funds 13
to report the impacts of the recipient's efforts in alignment with 14
the measures of the Washington school improvement framework.15
(i) Of the amount provided in this subsection (4)(a), $446,000 of 16
the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 17
$446,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 18
are provided solely for the demonstration site established pursuant 19
to the 2013-2015 omnibus appropriations act, section 202 (10), chapter 20
4, Laws of 2013, 2nd sp. sess. 21
(ii) Of the amount provided in this subsection (4)(a), $1,015,000 22
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 23
$1,015,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 24
2027 are provided solely for the demonstration site established 25
pursuant to the 2015-2017 omnibus appropriations act, section 26
501(43)(b), chapter 4, Laws of 2015, 3rd sp. sess., as amended.27
(iii) Of the amounts provided in this subsection (4)(a), $684,000 28
of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and 29
$684,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 30
are provided solely for the demonstration site established with 31
funding provided in the 2017-2019 omnibus appropriations act, chapter 32
1, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess., as amended. 33
(iv) $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 of the general fund —state 35
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 36
demonstration site established with funding provided in this act.37
(v) $55,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $55,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for maintaining and implementing 1
the data sharing agreement between the office, the department of 2
children, youth, and families, and the contractors to support 3
targeted service delivery, program evaluation, and statewide 4
education outcomes measurement for students served under this 5
section. 6
(b) $1,200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $1,200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 9
157, Laws of 2016 (homeless students). 10
(c) $36,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $36,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for chapter 212, Laws of 2014 13
(homeless student educational outcomes). 14
(d) $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for contracts with Washington 17
state based nonprofit organizations that provide a career-integrated 18
one-to-one mentoring program for disadvantaged students facing 19
academic and personal challenges with the goal of keeping them on 20
track for graduation and post-high school success. An applicant 21
requesting funding under this subsection must successfully 22
demonstrate to the office that it currently provides a career-23
integrated one-to-one volunteer mentoring program and has been 24
mentoring school youth for at least 20 years in the state prior to 25
application. 26
(e) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office to contract with 29
an organization to create an after-school and summer learning program 30
in the city of Federal Way. The program shall provide comprehensive, 31
culturally competent academic support and cultural enrichment for 32
primarily latinx, spanish-speaking, low-income sixth, seventh, and 33
eighth grade students. The department must contract with an 34
organization with over forty years of experience that serves the 35
latino community in Seattle and King county and has previously 36
established an after-school and summer learning program.37
(f) $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 1
superintendent of public instruction to create and administer a grant 2
program for districts to reduce associated student body fees or 3
participation fees for students who are eligible to participate in 4
the federal free and reduced-price meals program. The office must 5
distribute grants for the 2025-26 school year to school districts by 6
August 10, 2025, and grants for the 2026-27 school year by August 1, 7
2026. 8
(i) Grant awards must be prioritized in the following order:9
(A) High schools implementing the United States department of 10
agriculture community eligibility provision; 11
(B) High schools with the highest percentage of students in 12
grades nine through twelve eligible to participate in the federal 13
free and reduced-price meals program; and 14
(C) High schools located in school districts enrolling 5,000 or 15
fewer students. 16
(ii) High schools that do not comply with the data collection and 17
reporting requirements in RCW 28A.320.540 are not eligible for grant 18
funding. 19
(iii) The office of the superintendent of public instruction 20
shall award grants that are the lesser of the cost of the high 21
school's associated student body card multiplied by the number of 22
students eligible for the free or reduced-price meals program that 23
purchased a student body card in either 2022-23 or 2023-24 school 24
year, whichever is higher, or $10,000. 25
(iv) The office may award additional funding if:26
(A) The appropriations provided are greater than the total amount 27
of funding requested at the end of the application cycle; and28
(B) The applicant shows a demonstrated need for additional 29
support. 30
(g) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the office of the 33
superintendent of public instruction to contract with a Washington-34
based nonprofit organization to promote equitable access in science, 35
technology, engineering, and math education for historically 36
underserved students and communities. The nonprofit shall provide a 37
system of science educational programming specifically for migrant 38
and bilingual students, including teacher professional development, 39
culturally responsive classroom resources that are aligned with 40
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Washington state science and environmental and sustainability 1
learning standards, and implementation support. At least 50 percent 2
of the funding provided in this subsection must serve schools and 3
school districts in eastern Washington. The nonprofit organization 4
must have experience developing and implementing science and 5
environmental science programming and resources for migrant and 6
bilingual students. 7
(h) $1,399,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $1,399,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for school districts to support 10
youth who are truant under chapter 28A.225 RCW or at risk of becoming 11
truant, and for costs associated with filing or serving petitions 12
under RCW 28A.225.030. 13
(i) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to school districts 16
and educational service districts operating institutional education 17
programs for youth in state long-term juvenile institutions to 18
provide access to computer science elective courses created in 19
chapter 234, Laws of 2022 (computer science instruction).20
(j) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to school districts, 23
charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to 24
establish K-12 intensive tutoring programs. Grants shall be used to 25
recruit, train, and hire tutors to provide one-on-one tutoring 26
services to K-12 students experiencing learning loss as a result of 27
the COVID-19 pandemic. The tutors must receive training in proven 28
tutoring models to ensure their effectiveness in addressing learning 29
loss. 30
(k) $362,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $362,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 33
180, Laws of 2017 (Washington Aim program). 34
(5) EDUCATOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 35
$375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 36
2026 and $375,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2027 are provided solely for a nonviolence and ethical 38
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leadership training and professional development program provided by 1
the institute for community leadership. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 523. FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 3
INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $101,426,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $142,087,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,513,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: $1,000,000 of general fund —state 9
appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of general fund —10
state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 11
office of the superintendent of public instruction to distribute 12
grants, in collaboration with the department of children, youth, and 13
families, to support school districts in implementing blended early 14
childhood education and assistance program and transition to 15
kindergarten classrooms. Grant awards must be prioritized to school 16
districts that the office deems closest to implementing a blended 17
classroom model and classrooms must be blended by the conclusion of 18
the 2026-27 school year. Of the amounts in this subsection, up to 19
$150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 may be 20
used for administrative expenses. The office of the superintendent of 21
public instruction is responsible for: 22
(1) Monitoring the grant program, in collaboration with the 23
department of children, youth, and families, including working with 24
school districts to blend classrooms with both early childhood 25
education and assistance program and transition to kindergarten 26
students, collecting and analyzing data, and collaborating with the 27
department of children, youth, and families, to identify best 28
practices and challenges associated with operating blended 29
classrooms; 30
(2) Ensuring that grantees submit regular progress reports 31
detailing their progress toward implementing blended classrooms and 32
that the blending of classrooms is complete by the 2026-27 school 33
year; and 34
(3) Submitting a comprehensive report by December 1, 2026, to the 35
governor and legislature that includes identification of best 36
practices, challenges, and policy recommendations that support future 37
implementation of blended classrooms. 38
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PART VI1
HIGHER EDUCATION2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. PUBLIC BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS3
(1) The state universities, the regional universities, and The 4
Evergreen State College must accept the transfer of college-level 5
courses taken by students under RCW 28A.600.290 or 28A.600.300 if a 6
student seeking a transfer of the college-level courses has been 7
admitted to the state university, the regional university, or The 8
Evergreen State College, and if the college-level courses are 9
recognized as transferrable by the admitting institution of higher 10
education. 11
(2) Appropriations in sections 602 through 608 of this act are 12
sufficient to implement 2025-27 collective bargaining agreements at 13
institutions of higher education negotiated under chapter 41.80 RCW.14
(3) For institutions of higher education receiving funding for 15
cybersecurity and nursing academic programs for students in sections 16
602 through 608 of this act, each institution must coordinate with 17
the student achievement council as provided in section 612 (10) of 18
this act and submit a progress report on new or expanded 19
cybersecurity and nursing academic programs, including the number of 20
students enrolled. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND 22
TECHNICAL COLLEGES23
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $1,013,524,00024
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $1,048,073,00025
Community/Technical College Capital Projects 26
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,376,00027
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . $166,925,00028
Invest in Washington Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $174,00029
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,733,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,539,805,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
(1) $33,261,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2026 and $33,261,000 of the general fund —state 36
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely as special 37
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funds for training and related support services, including financial 1
aid, as specified in RCW 28C.04.390. Funding is provided to support 2
at least 7,170 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 2026 and 3
at least 7,170 full-time equivalent students in fiscal year 2027.4
(2) $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026, $5,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027, and $5,450,000 of the education legacy trust 7
account—state appropriation are provided solely for administration 8
and customized training contracts through the job skills program. The 9
state board shall make an annual report by January 1st of each year 10
to the governor and to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees 11
of the legislature under RCW 43.01.036 regarding implementation of 12
this section, listing the scope of grant awards, the distribution of 13
funds by educational sector and region of the state, and the results 14
of the partnerships supported by these funds. 15
(3) $425,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $425,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for Seattle Central College's 18
expansion of allied health programs. 19
(4) $5,250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20
year 2026 and $5,250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 21
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the student achievement 22
initiative. 23
(5) $1,610,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026, $1,610,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027, and $904,000 of the workforce education investment 26
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the mathematics, 27
engineering, and science achievement program. 28
(6) $1,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for operating a fabrication 31
composite wing incumbent worker training program to be housed at the 32
Washington aerospace training and research center.33
(7) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the aerospace center of 36
excellence currently hosted by Everett community college to:37
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(a) Increase statewide communications and outreach between 1
industry sectors, industry organizations, businesses, K-12 schools, 2
colleges, and universities; 3
(b) Enhance information technology to increase business and 4
student accessibility and use of the center's web site; and5
(c) Act as the information entry point for prospective students 6
and job seekers regarding education, training, and employment in the 7
industry. 8
(8) $25,970,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2026 and $27,530,000 of the general fund —state 10
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 11
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 12
RCW 28B.15.066. 13
(9) Community and technical colleges are not required to send 14
mass mailings of course catalogs to residents of their districts. 15
Community and technical colleges shall consider lower cost 16
alternatives, such as mailing postcards or brochures that direct 17
individuals to online information and other ways of acquiring print 18
catalogs. 19
(10) The state board for community and technical colleges shall 20
not use funds appropriated in this section to support intercollegiate 21
athletics programs. 22
(11) $157,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $157,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Wenatchee Valley college 25
wildfire prevention program. 26
(12) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Puget Sound welcome back 29
center at Highline College to create a grant program for 30
internationally trained individuals seeking employment in the 31
behavioral health field in Washington state. 32
(13) $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for increased enrollments in the 35
integrated basic education and skills training program. Funding will 36
support approximately 120 additional full-time equivalent enrollments 37
annually. 38
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(14) $216,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $216,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the opportunity center for 3
employment and education at North Seattle College. 4
(15) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for Highline College to 7
implement the Federal Way higher education initiative in partnership 8
with the city of Federal Way and the University of Washington Tacoma 9
campus. 10
(16) $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $350,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for Peninsula College to 13
maintain the annual cohorts of the specified programs as follows:14
(a) Medical assisting, 40 students; 15
(b) Nursing assistant, 60 students; and 16
(c) Registered nursing, 32 students. 17
(17) $338,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $338,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state labor 20
education and research center at South Seattle College.21
(18) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 22
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 23
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the aerospace and advanced 24
manufacturing center of excellence hosted by Everett Community 25
College to develop a semiconductor and electronics manufacturing 26
branch in Vancouver. 27
(19) $1,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026, $11,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 29
for fiscal year 2027, and $65,847,000 of the workforce education 30
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for 31
statewide implementation of guided pathways at each of the state's 32
community and technical colleges or similar programs designed to 33
improve student success, including, but not limited to, academic 34
program redesign, student advising, and other student supports.35
(20) $15,220,000 of the workforce education investment account —36
state appropriation is provided solely for college operating costs, 37
including compensation and central services, in recognition that 38
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these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate operating fee 1
revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067. 2
(21) $15,220,000 of the workforce education investment account —3
state appropriation is provided solely for employee compensation, 4
academic program enhancements, student support services, and other 5
institutional priorities that maintain a quality academic experience 6
for Washington students. 7
(22) $40,800,000 of the workforce education investment account —8
state appropriation is provided solely to continue to fund nurse 9
educator salaries. 10
(23) $40,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —11
state appropriation is provided to continue to fund high-demand 12
program faculty salaries, including but not limited to nurse 13
educators, other health-related professions, information technology, 14
computer science, and trades. 15
(24) $8,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —16
state appropriation is provided solely for the state board for 17
community and technical colleges to maintain high-demand and career 18
launch enrollments, as provided under RCW 28C.30.020. Within the 19
amounts provided in this subsection (24): 20
(a) $6,000,000 of the amounts in this subsection (24) are 21
provided to maintain and grow career launch enrollments, as provided 22
under RCW 28C.30.020. Up to three percent of this amount may be used 23
for administration, technical assistance, and support for career 24
launch programs within the community and technical colleges.25
(b) $2,000,000 of the amounts in this subsection (24) are 26
provided to maintain enrollments in high demand programs. These 27
programs include, but are not limited to, allied health, computer and 28
information science, manufacturing, and other fields identified by 29
the state board for community and technical colleges.30
(c) The state board for community and technical colleges may 31
transfer amounts between (a) and (b) of this subsection if either 32
program does not have sufficient demand to spend the allocated 33
funding. Any transfer must be approved by the state board for 34
community and technical colleges and the office of financial 35
management. 36
(25) $4,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state 38
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appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 1
emergency assistance grant program in RCW 28B.50.295.2
(26) $1,119,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 3
fiscal year 2026, $1,119,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 4
for fiscal year 2027, and $4,221,000 of the workforce education 5
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for 6
implementation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism 7
provisions in chapter 28B.10 RCW. 8
(27) $20,473,000 of the workforce education investment account —9
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of equity 10
and access provisions in chapter 28B.50 RCW. 11
(28)(a) $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state 13
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to 14
promote workforce development in trucking and trucking-related supply 15
chain industries and the school bus driving industry by expanding the 16
number of registered apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, and 17
trucking related training programs; and providing support for 18
registered apprenticeships or programs in trucking and trucking-19
related supply chain industries and the school bus driving industry.20
(b) Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for:21
(i) Equipment upgrades or new equipment purchases for training 22
purposes; 23
(ii) New training spaces and locations to support capacity needs 24
and expansion of training to veterans and veteran spouses, and 25
underserved populations to include foster care and homeless 26
transition populations and previously incarcerated persons;27
(iii) Faculty curriculum development and instructor training for 28
driving, repair, and service of technological advancements facing the 29
industries; 30
(iv) Tuition assistance for commercial vehicle driver and related 31
supply chain industry training, fees associated with driver testing, 32
and other reasonable and necessary student support services, 33
including child care costs; and 34
(v) Fees and other reasonable costs associated with commercial 35
truck driving examiner training and certification.36
(c) An entity is eligible to receive a grant if it is a 37
nonprofit, nongovernmental, or institution of primary or higher 38
education that provides training opportunities, including 39
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apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, preemployment training, 1
commercial vehicle driver training and testing, or vocational 2
training related to mechanical and support functions that support the 3
trucking industry or the school bus driving industry; or incumbent 4
worker training to prepare workers for the trucking and trucking-5
related supply chain industries or the school bus driving industry. 6
Preference will be given to entities in compliance with government 7
approved or accredited programs. Reporting requirements, as 8
determined by the board, shall be required. 9
(d) The board may use up to five percent of funds for 10
administration of grants. 11
(29) $3,200,000 of the workforce education investment account —12
state appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with 13
grants awarded in fiscal year 2023 for nursing programs to purchase 14
or upgrade simulation laboratory equipment. 15
(30)(a) $9,336,000 of the workforce education investment account—16
state appropriation is provided solely to expand cybersecurity 17
academic enrollments by 500 FTE students. 18
(b) The state board for community and technical colleges must 19
coordinate with the student achievement council as provided in 20
section 608(10) of this act to submit a progress report on the new or 21
expanded cybersecurity academic programs, including the number of 22
students enrolled. 23
(31) $410,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 24
appropriation is provided solely to establish a center for excellence 25
in cybersecurity. 26
(32) $1,648,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 and $1,648,000 of the general fund —state 28
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for legal 29
services related to litigation by employees within the community and 30
technical college system challenging the denial of retirement and 31
sick leave benefits. The cases include Wolf v. State and SBCTC, Rush 32
v. State and SBCTC (retirement), and Rush v. State and SBCTC (sick 33
leave). 34
(33) $4,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2026 and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state 36
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 37
opportunity grant program to provide health care workforce grants for 38
students. 39
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(34) $2,720,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and $2,720,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for each 3
community and technical college to contract with a community-based 4
organization to assist with financial aid access and support in 5
communities. 6
(35) $7,456,000 of the workforce education investment account —7
state appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of existing 8
programming to accommodate refugees and immigrants who have arrived 9
in Washington state on or after July 1, 2021, including those from 10
Afghanistan and Ukraine. 11
(36)(a) $2,160,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2026, $2,160,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 13
for fiscal year 2027, and $3,600,000 of the workforce education 14
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for 15
nursing education, to increase the number of nursing slots by at 16
least 400 new slots in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.17
(b) The state board for community and technical colleges must 18
coordinate with the student achievement council as provided in 19
section 608(10) of this act to submit a progress report on the new or 20
expanded nursing academic programs, including the number of students 21
enrolled per program. 22
(37) $200,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 23
appropriation is provided solely for the Bellingham Technical College 24
maritime apprenticeship program. 25
(38) $2,100,000 of the workforce education investment account —26
state appropriation is provided solely for the Skagit Valley College 27
dental therapy education program. 28
(39)(a) $855,000 of the workforce education investment account —29
state appropriation is provided solely for the Seattle Central 30
College for partnership with the Seattle maritime academy. Seattle 31
Central College must enter into a memorandum of agreement with 32
Washington state ferries. Funding may not be expended until Seattle 33
Central College certifies to the office of financial management that 34
a memorandum of agreement with Washington state ferries has been 35
executed. The memorandum of agreement must address:36
(i) The shared use of training and other facilities and 37
implementation of joint training opportunities where practicable;38
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(ii) Development of a joint recruitment plan aimed at increasing 1
enrollment of women and people of color, with specific strategies to 2
recruit existing community and technical college students, maritime 3
skills center students, high school students from maritime programs, 4
foster care graduates, and former juvenile rehabilitation and adult 5
incarcerated individuals; and 6
(iii) Development of a training program and recruitment plan and 7
a five-year operational plan. 8
(b) The joint training program and recruitment plan and the five-9
year operational plan must be submitted to the appropriate policy and 10
fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2023.11
(40) $200,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 12
appropriation is provided solely for the state board for community 13
and technical colleges to work with interested parties, such as local 14
law enforcement agencies, the department of corrections, 15
representatives of county or city jail facilities, the Washington 16
state patrol, Washington community and technical colleges, and other 17
organizations and entities as appropriate to assess the recruitment 18
and retention challenges for their agencies and develop 19
recommendations to meet the workforce needs. These recommendations 20
should focus on education and training programs that meet the needs 21
of law enforcement and corrections agencies and must include an 22
outreach strategy designed to inform and attract students in non-23
traditional program pathways. The assessment and recommendations 24
shall be provided in a report to the governor and the appropriate 25
committees of the legislature, pursuant to RCW 43.01.036, by October 26
1, 2025. 27
(41) $331,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026, $331,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027, and $1,360,000 of the workforce education 30
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for 31
implementation of state registered apprenticeship provisions in 32
chapter 28B.124 RCW. 33
(42) $1,262,000 of the workforce education investment account —34
state appropriation is provided solely for the centers of excellence.35
(43) $5,789,000 of the workforce education investment account —36
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 37
421, Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 38
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(44) $3,718,000 of the workforce education investment account —1
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 2
339, Laws of 2023 (student homelessness pilot). 3
(45) $5,308,000 of the workforce education investment account —4
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 5
314, Laws of 2023 (college in high school fees). 6
(46) $882,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 7
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 126, 8
Laws of 2023 (nurse supply). 9
(47) $475,000 of the climate commitment account —state 10
appropriation is provided solely for the continuation of curriculum 11
development and program redesign to integrate climate justice and 12
solutions-focused assignments and professional technical green 13
workforce modules into community college curriculum across the state.14
(48) $1,602,000 of the workforce education investment account —15
state appropriation is provided solely for community college staff to 16
recruit, advise, and support early achievers scholars completing 17
their early childhood qualifications. The state board shall 18
prioritize colleges with longer wait lists for early achievers 19
scholars. The state board for community and technical colleges shall 20
collaborate with the department of children, youth, and families to 21
submit a report, pursuant to RCW 43.01.036, by September 30, 2025, to 22
the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature on early 23
achievers grant participation data, including data on enrollment and 24
waitlists for the grant program. 25
(49) $408,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 26
appropriation is provided solely for Olympic College to hire program 27
directors for new health care pathways. 28
(50) $2,280,000 of the workforce education investment account —29
state appropriation is provided solely for the increase in bachelor 30
of science computer science programs. 31
(51) $257,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $257,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the creation of a 34
hospitality center of excellence hosted at Columbia basin college.35
(52) $850,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 36
appropriation is provided solely to expand the student aid outreach 37
and completion initiative pilot program in RCW 28B.50.940 to 38
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participating community and technical colleges located within capital 1
region educational service district 113. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON3
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $495,998,0004
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $507,889,0005
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 6
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $379,0007
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 8
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $388,0009
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account—State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,670,00011
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $526,00012
Natural Climate Solutions Account—State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $840,00014
University of Washington Building Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,546,00016
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $40,630,00017
Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account—State18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,150,00019
Biotoxin Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $635,00020
Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $9,037,00021
Medical Aid Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $8,400,00022
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,761,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,151,849,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: 27
(1) $53,902,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026 and $57,140,000 of the general fund —state 29
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 30
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 31
RCW 28B.15.066. 32
(2) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one head archivist for the 35
labor archives of Washington and reserved solely for labor archives 36
activities, staffing, supplies, and equipment. The head will 37
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determine budget priorities and oversee expenditures on the budget. 1
Budget funds will be reserved solely for the labor archives and shall 2
not be used to supplant or supplement other activities of the 3
University of Washington libraries unrelated to the collections and 4
activities of the labor archives. The university and the head shall 5
work in collaboration with the friends of the labor archives 6
community advisory board. 7
(3) $10,000,000 of the education legacy trust account —state 8
appropriation is provided solely for the family medicine residency 9
network at the university to maintain and expand the number of 10
residency slots available in Washington. 11
(4) The university must continue work with the education research 12
and data center to demonstrate progress in computer science and 13
engineering enrollments. By September 1st of each year, the 14
university shall provide a report including but not limited to the 15
cost per student, student completion rates, and the number of low-16
income students enrolled in each program, any process changes or 17
best-practices implemented by the university, and how many students 18
are enrolled in computer science and engineering programs above the 19
prior academic year. 20
(5) $14,000,000 of the education legacy trust account —state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of degrees in the 22
department of computer science and engineering at the Seattle campus.23
(6) $3,062,000 of the economic development strategic reserve 24
account—state appropriation is provided solely to support the joint 25
center for aerospace innovation technology. 26
(7) The University of Washington shall not use funds appropriated 27
in this section to support intercollegiate athletics programs.28
(8) $7,345,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $7,345,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the continued operations and 31
expansion of the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho medical 32
school program. 33
(9) $2,625,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $2,625,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the institute for stem cell 36
and regenerative medicine. Funds appropriated in this subsection must 37
be dedicated to research utilizing pluripotent stem cells and related 38
research methods. 39
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(10) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided to the University of Washington to 3
support youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in the 4
university district of Seattle. Funding is provided for the 5
university to work with community service providers and university 6
colleges and departments to plan for and implement a comprehensive 7
one-stop center with navigation services for homeless youth; the 8
university may contract with the department of commerce to expand 9
services that serve homeless youth in the university district.10
(11) $1,800,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2026, $1,800,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 12
for fiscal year 2027, and $1,200,000 of the workforce education 13
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for the 14
adult psychiatry residency program at the University of Washington to 15
offer additional residency positions that are approved by the 16
accreditation council for graduate medical education.17
(12) $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state 19
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 20
University of Washington's psychiatry integrated care training 21
program. 22
(13) $640,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026, $640,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027, and $426,000 of the workforce education investment 25
account—state appropriation are provided solely for child and 26
adolescent psychiatry residency positions that are approved by the 27
accreditation council for graduate medical education, as provided in 28
RCW 28B.20.445. 29
(14) $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state 31
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 32
University of Washington School of Dentistry to support its role as a 33
major oral health provider to individuals covered by medicaid and the 34
uninsured. 35
(15) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the pre-law pipeline and 38
social justice program at the University of Washington-Tacoma.39
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(16) $226,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $226,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the university's neurology 3
department to create a telemedicine program to disseminate dementia 4
care best practices to primary care practitioners using the project 5
ECHO model. The program shall provide a virtual connection for 6
providers and content experts and include didactics, case 7
conferences, and an emphasis on practice transformation and systems-8
level issues that affect care delivery. The initial users of this 9
program shall include referral sources in health care systems and 10
clinics, such as the university's neighborhood clinics and Virginia 11
Mason Memorial in Yakima with a goal of adding 15 to 20 providers 12
from smaller clinics and practices per year. 13
(17) $102,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026, $102,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027, and $350,000 of the workforce education investment 16
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the university's 17
center for international trade in forest products.18
(18) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026, $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027, and $500,000 of the workforce education investment 21
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the Latino center 22
for health. 23
(19) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a firearm policy research 26
program. The program will: 27
(a) Support investigations of firearm death and injury risk 28
factors; 29
(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of state firearm laws and 30
policies; 31
(c) Assess the consequences of firearm violence; and32
(d) Develop strategies to reduce the toll of firearm violence to 33
citizens of the state. 34
(20) $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $400,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the climate impacts group in 37
the college of the environment. 38
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(21) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the college of education to 3
collaborate with teacher preparation programs and the office of the 4
superintendent of public instruction to develop open access climate 5
science educational curriculum for use in teacher preparation 6
programs. 7
(22) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026, $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027, and $300,000 of the workforce education investment 10
account—state appropriation are provided solely for the Harry Bridges 11
center for labor studies. The center shall work in collaboration with 12
the state board for community and technical colleges.13
(23) $4,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —14
state appropriation and $4,000,000 of the general fund —state 15
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for employee 16
compensation, academic program enhancements, student support 17
services, and other institutional priorities that maintain a quality 18
academic experience for Washington students. 19
(24) $8,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —20
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain degree production 21
in the college of engineering at the Seattle campus.22
(25) $2,724,000 of the workforce education investment account —23
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain the Washington 24
state academic redshirt program on the Seattle campus and establish a 25
program on the Bothell campus. 26
(26) $2,700,000 of the workforce education investment account —27
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain degree capacity 28
and undergraduate enrollments in engineering, mathematics, and 29
science programs to support the biomedical innovation partnership 30
zone at the Bothell campus. 31
(27) $3,268,000 of the workforce education investment account —32
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain bachelor of 33
science programs in mechanical and civil engineering to support 34
increased student and local employer demand for graduates in these 35
fields at the Tacoma campus. 36
(28) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026, $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
fiscal year 2027, and $700,000 of the workforce education investment 39
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account—state appropriation are provided solely for Washington 1
mathematics, engineering, science achievement programs to provide 2
enrichment opportunities in mathematics, engineering, science, and 3
technology to students who are traditionally underrepresented in 4
these programs. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $500,000 5
of the workforce education investment account —state appropriation is 6
for Washington State University to plan and implement expansion of 7
MESA activities at the Everett campus to facilitate increased 8
attendance and degree completion by students who are underrepresented 9
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees.10
(29) $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $75,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a community care coordinator 13
for transitional-age youth for the doorway project in partnership 14
with the Seattle campus. 15
(30) $14,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —16
state appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of the Paul 17
G. Allen school of computer science and engineering in order to award 18
an additional 200 degrees per year focusing on traditionally 19
underrepresented students. A report on the program graduation rates, 20
waitlist for entry into the program, time to degree completion, and 21
degrees awarded must be submitted to the appropriate committees of 22
the legislature, pursuant to RCW 43.01.036, by June 30, 2026, and 23
June 30, 2027. 24
(31) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to expand a series of online 27
courses related to behavioral health and student well-being that are 28
currently offered at the Bothell campus for school district staff. 29
The standards for the courses must be consistent with knowledge, 30
skill, and performance standards related to mental health and well-31
being of public school students. The online courses must provide:32
(a) Foundational knowledge in behavioral health, mental health, 33
and mental illness; 34
(b) Information on how to assess, intervene upon, and refer 35
behavioral health and intersection of behavioral health and substance 36
use issues; and 37
(c) Approaches to promote health and positively influence student 38
health behaviors. 39
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(32) To ensure transparency and accountability, in the 2025-2027 1
fiscal biennium the University of Washington shall comply with any 2
and all financial and accountability audits by the Washington state 3
auditor including any and all audits of university services offered 4
to the general public, including those offered through any public-5
private partnership, business venture, affiliation, or joint venture 6
with a public or private entity, except the government of the United 7
States. The university shall comply with all state auditor requests 8
for the university's financial and business information including the 9
university's governance and financial participation in these public-10
private partnerships, business ventures, affiliations, or joint 11
ventures with a public or private entity. In any instance in which 12
the university declines to produce the information to the state 13
auditor, the university will provide the state auditor a brief 14
summary of the documents withheld and a citation of the legal or 15
contractual provision that prevents disclosure. The summaries must be 16
compiled into a report by the state auditor and provided on a 17
quarterly basis to the legislature. 18
(33) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Burke museum of natural 21
history and culture to make education programs offered by the museum 22
accessible to more students across Washington, especially students in 23
underserved schools and locations. The funding shall be used for:24
(a) Increasing the number of students who participate in Burke 25
education programs at reduced or no cost, including virtual programs;26
(b) Providing bus reimbursement for students visiting the museum 27
on field trips and to support travel to bring museum programs across 28
the state; 29
(c) Staff who will form partnerships with school districts to 30
serve statewide communities more efficiently and equitably, including 31
through the Burkemobile program; and 32
(d) Support of tribal consultation work, including expanding 33
Native programming, and digitization of Native collections.34
(34) $410,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $410,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the university's center for 37
human rights. The appropriation must be used to supplement, not 38
supplant, other funding sources for the center for human rights.39
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(35) $143,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $143,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to the University of Washington 3
for the establishment and operation of the state forensic 4
anthropologist. The university shall work in conjunction with and 5
provide the full funding directly to the King county medical 6
examiner's office to support the statewide work of the state forensic 7
anthropologist. 8
(36) $64,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $64,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 11
counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW who has experience and 12
training specifically related to working with active members of the 13
military or military veterans. 14
(37) $443,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $750,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the operation of the center 17
for environmental forensic science. 18
(38) $1,250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 of the general fund —state 20
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 21
community-engagement test to facilitate clean energy transitions by 22
partnering with communities, utilities, and project developers.23
(39) $2,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for staffing 26
and operational expenditures related to the battery fabrication 27
testbed. 28
(40) $505,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $505,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for pharmacy behavioral health. 31
The University of Washington school of pharmacy/medicine pharmacy 32
services will hire two residency training positions and one 33
behavioral health faculty to create a residency program focused on 34
behavioral health. 35
(41) $1,242,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2026, $1,242,000 of the general fund —state appropriation 37
for fiscal year 2027, and $742,000 of the workforce education 38
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for an 39
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increase in the number of nursing slots and graduates in the already 1
established accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program. Of 2
the amounts provided in this subsection, $273,000 of the general fund3
—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $273,000 of the general 4
fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for 5
the Tacoma school of nursing and healthcare leadership.6
(42) $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $100,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the memory and brain 9
wellness center to support the statewide expansion of the dementia 10
friends program. 11
(43) $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $250,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain a data repository to 14
assist the state and all political subdivisions with evaluating 15
whether and to what extent existing laws and practices with respect 16
to voting and elections are consistent with public policy, 17
implementing best practices in voting and elections, and to 18
investigate potential infringements upon the right to vote.19
(a) The operation of the database shall be the responsibility of 20
the director of the database, who shall be employed by the University 21
of Washington with training and experience in demography, statistical 22
analysis, and electoral systems. The director shall appoint necessary 23
staff to implement and maintain the database. 24
(b) The database shall maintain in electronic format at least the 25
following data and records, where available, for at least the 26
previous 12-year period: 27
(i) Estimates of the total population, voting age population, and 28
citizen voting age population by race, ethnicity, and language-29
minority groups, broken down to the election district and precinct 30
level on a year-by-year basis for every political subdivision in the 31
state, based on data from the United States census bureau, American 32
community survey, or data of comparable quality collected by a public 33
office; 34
(ii) Election results at the precinct level for every statewide 35
election and every election in every political subdivision;36
(iii) Regularly updated voter registration lists, voter history 37
files, voting center locations, ballot drop box locations, and 38
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student engagement hub locations for every election in every 1
political subdivision; 2
(iv) Contemporaneous maps, descriptions of boundaries, and 3
shapefiles for election districts and precincts; 4
(v) The following records for every election in every political 5
subdivision: 6
(A) Records of all voters issued a ballot and all voters who 7
returned a ballot; and 8
(B) Records of all ballots with missing and mismatched 9
signatures, including the date on which the voter was contacted or 10
the notice was mailed, as well as the date on which the voter 11
submitted updated information; 12
(vi) Apportionment plans for every election in every political 13
subdivision; and 14
(vii) Any other data that the director deems advisable.15
(c) Upon the certification of election results and the completion 16
of the voter history file after each general election, the secretary 17
of state shall transmit copies of the following to the director of 18
the database: 19
(i) Election results at the precinct level, including information 20
about rejected and cured ballots; 21
(ii) Voter history files; 22
(iii) Shapefiles for election districts; and 23
(iv) Lists of voting centers, ballot drop boxes, and student 24
engagement hubs. 25
(d) The director and staff shall update election data in the 26
database as soon as it is available from the office of the secretary 27
of state, following certification of each election as required by RCW 28
29A.60.190 or 29A.60.250. 29
(e) Except for any data, information, or estimates that identify 30
individual voters, the data, information, and estimates maintained by 31
the database shall be posted online and made available to the public 32
at no cost. 33
(f) The database shall prepare any estimates made pursuant to 34
this section by applying scientifically rigorous and validated 35
methodologies. 36
(g) On or before January 1, 2025, the database shall publish on 37
its website and transmit to the state for dissemination to county 38
auditors and the secretary of state a list of political subdivisions 39
required, pursuant to section 203 of the federal voting rights act, 40
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52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503, to provide assistance to members of language-1
minority groups and each language in which those political 2
subdivisions are required to provide assistance. Each county auditor 3
shall transmit the list described in this subsection to all political 4
subdivisions within their jurisdiction. 5
(h) The database will complete regular analysis of ballot 6
rejections and cures, identifying population subgroups with higher 7
than average ballot rejection rates. An annual report of ballot 8
rejections will be posted online and made available to the public at 9
no cost. Database staff may work with the secretary of state and 10
county auditors to examine new practices and solutions for reducing 11
ballot rejections and increasing ballot cure rates.12
(i) Staff at the database may provide nonpartisan technical 13
assistance to political subdivisions, scholars, and the general 14
public seeking to use the resources of the database.15
(44) $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for sexual assault nurse 18
examiner training. 19
(45) $2,505,000 of the workforce education investment account —20
state appropriation is provided solely for the expansion of the 21
University of Washington school of dentistry regional initiatives in 22
dental education (RIDE) program. 23
(46) Within existing resources, the institution must resume a 24
mentoring, organization, and social support for autism inclusion on 25
campus program. The program must focus on academic coaching, peer-26
mentoring, support for social interactions, and career preparation.27
(47) $1,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —28
state appropriation is provided solely for the center for indigenous 29
health to increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native 30
physicians practicing in the state of Washington. 31
(48) $484,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 32
appropriation is provided solely to the university for Friday harbor 33
labs in the amount of $125,000 each fiscal year and the school of 34
aquatic and fishery sciences in the amount of $117,000 each fiscal 35
year to perform coordinating, monitoring, and research related to 36
Puget Sound kelp conservation and recovery. 37
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(49) $2,854,000 of the workforce education investment account —1
state appropriation is provided solely for increasing enrollments in 2
computing and engineering programs at the Tacoma campus.3
(50) $520,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 4
appropriation is provided solely for the biological response to ocean 5
acidification to advance high-priority biological experiments to 6
better understand the relationship between marine organisms and ocean 7
acidification. 8
(51) $300,000 of the natural climate solutions account —state 9
appropriation is provided solely for monitoring assistance at the 10
Washington ocean acidification center. 11
(52) $104,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $104,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the continued implementation 14
of chapter 191, Laws of 2022 (veterans & military suicide).15
(53) $426,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the continued implementation of 17
RCW 49.60.525 (racial restrictions/review). 18
(54) $800,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 19
appropriation is provided solely for the development and 20
implementation of a program to support pathways from prison to the 21
university's Tacoma campus. The university shall collaborate with 22
formerly incarcerated women, Tacoma Community College, the freedom 23
education project Puget Sound, the women's village, the state board 24
for community and technical colleges, and the department of 25
corrections, in development and implementation of the pathways 26
program. 27
(55) $660,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 28
appropriation is provided solely for the Allen school scholars 29
program. 30
(56) $158,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026, $158,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027, and $798,000 of the workforce education investment 33
account—state appropriation are provided solely for continued 34
implementation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism 35
professional development for faculty and staff, student training, and 36
campus climate assessments in chapter 28B.10 RCW. 37
(57) The institution must report to and coordinate with the 38
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 39
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act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 1
173-446B WAC. 2
(58) $513,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 3
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 4
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 5
(59) $686,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 6
year 2026 and $669,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 7
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 8
426, Laws of 2023 (diversity in clinical trials). 9
(60) $208,000 of the statewide 988 behavioral health crisis 10
response account —state appropriation is provided solely for 11
implementation of chapter 454, Laws of 2023 (988 system).12
(61) $1,652,000 of the workforce education investment account —13
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 14
314, Laws of 2023 (college in high school fees). 15
(62) $730,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 16
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 364, 17
Laws of 2023 (psilocybin). 18
(63) $288,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 19
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 232, 20
Laws of 2023 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5447) (alternative 21
jet fuel). 22
(64) $526,000 of the climate commitment account —state 23
appropriation is provided solely for two grant writers to support the 24
ongoing need for tribal and overburdened communities to access state 25
and federal funding opportunities that advance environmental justice 26
through the thriving communities technical assistance program.27
(65) $20,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026 and $20,000,000 of the general fund —state 29
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to support 30
behavioral health care and training at the University of Washington 31
medical center. A report detailing how these funds and any federal 32
funds are expended for the medical center shall be submitted to the 33
governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature, pursuant 34
to RCW 43.01.036, by June 30, 2026. 35
(66) $615,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $615,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for legal services related to 38
the behavioral health teaching facility. 39
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(67) $412,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 is provided solely to develop and implement the Washington 2
reproductive access alliance. The alliance shall provide a service 3
coordination website and phone line, administrative support and 4
coordination of the alliance, patient care coordination, and social 5
support for patient travel. 6
(68) $232,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $232,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of 9
chapter 211, Laws of 2024 (higher ed. opioid prevention).10
(69) $214,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $214,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of 13
chapter 366, Laws of 2024 (substance use treatment).14
(70) $10,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 269, Laws 16
of 2024 (ballot rejection). 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $302,380,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $309,080,00020
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 21
(FY 2026). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $204,00022
Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation 23
(FY 2027). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208,00024
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $7,722,00025
Washington State University Building Account—State26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $792,00027
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $33,995,00028
Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,772,00030
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,646,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $705,799,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(1) $90,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $90,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a rural economic development 1
and outreach coordinator. 2
(2) The university must continue work with the education research 3
and data center to demonstrate progress in computer science and 4
engineering enrollments. By September 1st of each year, the 5
university shall provide a report including but not limited to the 6
cost per student, student completion rates, and the number of low-7
income students enrolled in each program, any process changes or 8
best-practices implemented by the university, and how many students 9
are enrolled in computer science and engineering programs above the 10
prior academic year. 11
(3) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for state match requirements 14
related to the federal aviation administration grant.15
(4) Washington State University shall not use funds appropriated 16
in this section to support intercollegiate athletic programs.17
(5) $7,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026, $7,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027, and $22,800,000 of the workforce education 20
investment account —state appropriation are provided solely for the 21
continued development and operations of a medical school program in 22
Spokane. 23
(6) $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $135,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a honey bee biology research 26
position. 27
(7) $38,316,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2026 and $40,618,000 of the general fund —state 29
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 30
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 31
RCW 28B.15.066. 32
(8) $580,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $580,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the development of an 35
organic agriculture systems degree program located at the university 36
center in Everett. 37
(9) $630,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 38
year 2026 and $630,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 39
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the creation of an 1
electrical engineering program located in Bremerton. At full 2
implementation, the university is expected to increase degree 3
production by 25 new bachelor's degrees per year. The university must 4
identify these students separately when providing data to the 5
education research data center as required in subsection (2) of this 6
section. 7
(10) $1,370,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2026 and $1,370,000 of the general fund —state 9
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 10
creation of software engineering and data analytic programs at the 11
university center in Everett. At full implementation, the university 12
is expected to enroll 50 students per academic year. The university 13
must identify these students separately when providing data to the 14
education research data center as required in subsection (2) of this 15
section. 16
(11) General fund —state appropriations in this section are 17
reduced to reflect a reduction in state-supported tuition waivers for 18
graduate students. When reducing tuition waivers, the university will 19
not change its practices and procedures for providing eligible 20
veterans with tuition waivers. 21
(12) $1,154,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 22
fiscal year 2026 and $1,154,000 of the general fund —state 23
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for RCW 24
82.16.120 and 82.16.165 (renewable energy, tax incentives).25
(13) $376,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 and $376,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for RCW 28B.30.357 (children's 28
mental health). 29
(14) $585,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $585,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for RCW 77.12.272 (elk hoof 32
disease). 33
(15) $2,076,000 of the model toxics control operating account —34
state appropriation is provided solely for the university's soil 35
health initiative and its network of long-term agroecological 36
research and extension (LTARE) sites. The network must include a 37
Mount Vernon REC site. 38
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(16) $42,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $42,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 3
counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW who has experience and 4
training specifically related to working with active members of the 5
military or military veterans. 6
(17) $33,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $33,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 is provided solely for compensation funding for 9
Western Washington University employees that work on the Washington 10
State University Everett campus. 11
(18) $327,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $327,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 is provided solely for pharmacy behavioral health. 14
Washington State University college of pharmacy and pharmaceutical 15
sciences will hire two residency training positions and one 16
behavioral health faculty to create a residency program focused on 17
behavioral health. 18
(19) $608,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $608,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 is provided solely for the Washington state academy 21
of sciences to provide support for core operations and to accomplish 22
its mission of providing science in the service of Washington, 23
pursuant to its memorandum of understanding with the university.24
(20) $188,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $188,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for stormwater research to study 27
the long-term efficacy of green stormwater infrastructure that 28
incorporates compost to remove pollutants. 29
(21) $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the joint center for 32
deployment and research in earth abundant materials.33
(22) $7,721,000 of the climate commitment account —state 34
appropriation is provided solely for the creation of the institute 35
for northwest energy futures. 36
(23) $3,910,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation is provided solely for increasing nursing 38
salaries at the institution. 39
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(24) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for increasing the base funding 3
for the William D. Ruckleshaus Center. 4
(25) $695,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state 5
appropriation is provided solely for turf grass resilience research 6
in high traffic areas. 7
(26) The institution must report to and coordinate with the 8
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 9
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 10
173-446B WAC. 11
(27) $434,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 12
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 13
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 14
(28) $190,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $190,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for continued funding of the 17
statewide broadband coordinator within the Washington State 18
University extension program. This funding will support the salary 19
and benefits of this position. 20
(29) $353,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the complex social interactions 22
lab. 23
(30) $232,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2027 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 211, Laws 25
of 2024 (higher ed. opioid prevention). 26
(31) $2,200,000 of the workforce education investment account —27
state appropriation is provided solely for the native American 28
scholarship to continue for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY30
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $72,502,00031
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $74,074,00032
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $16,838,00033
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,762,00035
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,176,00036
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 37
conditions and limitations: 38
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(1) At least $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1
fiscal year 2026 and at least $200,000 of the general fund —state 2
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 must be expended on the Northwest 3
autism center. 4
(2) The university must continue work with the education research 5
and data center to demonstrate progress in computer science and 6
engineering enrollments. By September 1st of each year, the 7
university shall provide a report including but not limited to the 8
cost per student, student completion rates, and the number of low-9
income students enrolled in each program, any process changes or 10
best-practices implemented by the university, and how many students 11
are enrolled in computer science and engineering programs above the 12
prior academic year. 13
(3) Eastern Washington University shall not use funds 14
appropriated in this section to support intercollegiate athletics 15
programs. 16
(4) $13,763,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2026 and $14,590,000 of the general fund —state 18
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 19
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 20
RCW 28B.15.066. 21
(5) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the university 22
is encouraged to increase the number of tenure-track positions 23
created and hired. 24
(6) $2,274,000 of the workforce education investment account —25
state appropriation is provided solely for institution operating 26
costs, including compensation and central services, in recognition 27
that these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate 28
operating fee revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067.29
(7) $2,636,000 of the workforce education investment account —30
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain a computer 31
engineering degree program in the college of science, technology, 32
engineering, and math. 33
(8) $45,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $45,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 36
counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW who has experience and 37
training specifically related to working with active members of the 38
military or military veterans. 39
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(9) $300,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 1
appropriation is provided solely to establish a center for inclusive 2
excellence for faculty and staff. 3
(10) $536,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 4
appropriation is provided solely for a professional masters of 5
science cyber operations degree option. 6
(11) $2,144,000 of the workforce education investment account —7
state appropriation is provided solely for the operation of a 8
bachelor of science in cybersecurity degree option through the 9
computer science program. 10
(12) $4,598,000 of the workforce education investment account —11
state appropriation is provided solely to expand faculty and staff to 12
create a cohort of 80 students in the bachelor of nursing program.13
(13) $476,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 14
appropriation is provided solely for the continued implementation of 15
RCW 49.60.525. 16
(14) $110,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 and $110,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 18
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a summer bridge program.19
(15) $1,040,000 of the workforce education investment account —20
state appropriation is provided solely for the establishment and 21
operating support of a university mathematics, engineering, and 22
science achievement program. 23
(16) $138,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 24
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 25
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 26
(17) $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $10,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 29
197, Laws of 2023 (crime victims & witnesses). 30
(18) $4,128,000 of the workforce education investment account —31
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 32
314, Laws of 2023 (college in high school fees). 33
(19) $18,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $18,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 36
115, Laws of 2023 (academic employee bargaining). 37
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(20) $689,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $689,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for dental therapy.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $75,388,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $76,952,0006
Accident Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $692,0007
Central Washington University Capital Projects 8
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,0009
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $19,076,00010
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,332,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,516,00013
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 14
conditions and limitations: 15
(1) The university must continue work with the education research 16
and data center to demonstrate progress in engineering enrollments. 17
By September 1st of each year, the university shall provide a report 18
including but not limited to the cost per student, student completion 19
rates, and the number of low-income students enrolled in each 20
program, any process changes or best-practices implemented by the 21
university, and how many students are enrolled in engineering 22
programs above the prior academic year. 23
(2) Central Washington University shall not use funds 24
appropriated in this section to support intercollegiate athletics 25
programs. 26
(3) $15,514,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 27
fiscal year 2026 and $16,446,000 of the general fund —state 28
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 29
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 30
RCW 28B.15.066. 31
(4) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the university 32
is encouraged to increase the number of tenure-track positions 33
created and hired. 34
(5) $2,236,000 of the workforce education investment account —35
state appropriation is provided solely for institution operating 36
costs, including compensation and central services, in recognition 37
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that these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate 1
operating fee revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067.2
(6) $1,050,000 of the workforce education investment account —3
state appropriation is provided solely to increase the number of 4
certified K-12 teachers. 5
(7) $736,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 6
appropriation is provided solely to maintain mental health counseling 7
positions. 8
(8) $240,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 9
year 2026 and $240,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 10
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for two counselor positions to 11
increase access to mental health counseling for traditionally 12
underrepresented students. 13
(9) $52,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $52,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 16
outreach and service coordination position who has knowledge of 17
issues relevant to veterans. 18
(10) $240,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 19
appropriation is provided solely for expanding cybersecurity capacity 20
by adding additional faculty resources in the department of computer 21
science. 22
(11) $586,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 23
appropriation is provided solely for a peer mentoring program. The 24
amount provided in this subsection must be used to supplement, not 25
supplant, other funding sources for the program. 26
(12) $286,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 27
appropriation is provided solely for the operation of an extended 28
orientation program to help promote retention of underserved 29
students. The amount provided in this subsection must be used to 30
supplement, not supplant, other funding sources for the program.31
(13) $12,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $12,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the cost of the criminal 34
justice training center's use of office and classroom space at the 35
Lynnwood campus. 36
(14) $1,406,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation is provided solely for student success. Students 38
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will receive discipline specific tutoring programs, peer assisted 1
learning sessions, and academic success coaching. 2
(15) $967,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 3
appropriation is provided solely for grow your own teacher residency 4
programs in high need areas of elementary, bilingual, special 5
education, and English language learners. 6
(16) $844,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 7
appropriation is provided solely for dual language expansion programs 8
in Yakima and Des Moines. 9
(17) $147,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 10
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 11
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 12
(18) $5,376,000 of the workforce education investment account —13
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 14
314, Laws of 2023 (college in high school fees). 15
(19) $18,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 and $18,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 17
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 18
115, Laws of 2023 (academic employee bargaining). 19
(20) $766,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 20
appropriation is provided solely for student basic needs. This 21
funding will support two financial aid coaching specialists, support 22
a coordinator for the food pantry, support a director and advocate to 23
assist students who have experienced sexual violence, and help with 24
prevention initiatives. 25
(21) Appropriations in this section are sufficient to implement 26
the collective bargaining agreement between Central Washington 27
University and the campus police officers and sergeants negotiated 28
under chapter 41.80 RCW and as set forth in part IX of this act.29
(22) $22,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 30
year 2026 and $22,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 31
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 32
211, Laws of 2024 (higher ed. opioid prevention). 33
(23) $421,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 34
year 2026 and $421,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 35
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the civil rights and risk 36
mitigation staffing. 37
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(24) $692,000 of the accident account —state appropriation is 1
provided solely for central Washington university to increase 2
enrollment in their occupational safety and health programs.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $43,434,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $43,048,0006
The Evergreen State College Capital Projects 7
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,0008
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $5,450,0009
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,482,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,494,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: 14
(1) $4,719,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $5,002,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the implementation of the 17
college affordability program as set forth in RCW 28B.15.066.18
(2) Funding provided in this section is sufficient for The 19
Evergreen State College to continue operations of the Longhouse 20
Center and the Northwest Indian applied research institute.21
(3) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the college is 22
encouraged to increase the number of tenure-track positions created 23
and hired. 24
(4) $2,231,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $2,134,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington state 27
institute for public policy to initiate, sponsor, conduct, and 28
publish research that is directly useful to policymakers and manage 29
reviews and evaluations of technical and scientific topics as they 30
relate to major long-term issues facing the state. Within the amounts 31
provided in this subsection (4): 32
(a) $1,685,000 of the amounts in fiscal year 2026 and $1,685,000 33
of the amounts in fiscal year 2027 are provided for administration 34
and core operations. 35
(b) $546,000 of the amounts in fiscal year 2026 and $449,000 of 36
the amounts in fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for ongoing and 37
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continuing studies on the Washington state institute for public 1
policy's work plan. 2
(c) Notwithstanding other provisions in this subsection, the 3
board of directors for the Washington state institute for public 4
policy may adjust due dates for projects included on the institute's 5
2025-27 work plan as necessary to efficiently manage workload.6
(5) $213,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $213,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for additional faculty to 9
support Native American and indigenous programs. 10
(6) $85,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $85,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to the native pathways program 13
for an assistant director. 14
(7) $110,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 15
year 2026 and $110,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 16
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a tribal liaison position.17
(8) $39,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $39,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 20
counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW who has experience and 21
training specifically related to working with active members of the 22
military or military veterans. 23
(9) $137,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 24
year 2026 and $137,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 25
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for student mental health and 26
wellness. The amount provided in this subsection must be used to 27
supplement, not supplant, other funding sources for the program.28
(10) $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $600,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to develop and expand current 31
corrections education programs offered in department of corrections 32
facilities. The college shall appoint a project implementation team, 33
collaborate with stakeholders to plan student success programs and 34
curriculum which lead to transferable credit, associate and 35
bachelor's degrees, and other workforce credentials, and train 36
faculty and staff on working with incarcerated populations.37
(11) $2,636,000 of the workforce education investment account —38
state appropriation is provided solely for institution operating 39
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costs, including compensation and central services, in recognition 1
that these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate 2
operating fee revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067.3
(12) $670,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 4
appropriation is provided solely to maintain enrollment capacity in 5
psychology programs. 6
(13) $600,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 7
appropriation is provided solely to increase student success by 8
maintaining support for a student precollege immersion program and 9
the Evergreen first-year experience. 10
(14) $988,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 11
appropriation is provided solely for student enrollment and retention 12
support. Funding is provided for hiring a student advisor and 13
underserved student specialist to provide student support and 14
administrative support for the native pathways program.15
(15) $124,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 16
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 17
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 18
(16) $26,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $26,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 21
115, Laws of 2023 (academic employee bargaining). 22
(17) $97,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 23
year 2026 and $97,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 25
211, Laws of 2024 (higher ed. opioid prevention). 26
(18) $318,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $583,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Shelton promise pilot 29
program. 30
(19) $42,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026 and $42,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 33
272, Laws of 2024 (incarcerated student grants). 34
(20) $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $25,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for captioning, sign language 37
interpreters, and other accessibility tools and services.38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY1
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $110,616,0002
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $114,025,0003
Western Washington University Capital Projects 4
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,790,0005
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $13,831,0006
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,638,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $263,900,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: 11
(1) The university must continue work with the education research 12
and data center to demonstrate progress in computer science and 13
engineering enrollments. By September 1st of each year, the 14
university shall provide a report including but not limited to the 15
cost per student, student completion rates, and the number of low-16
income students enrolled in each program, any process changes or 17
best-practices implemented by the university, and how many students 18
are enrolled in computer science and engineering programs above the 19
prior academic year. 20
(2) Western Washington University shall not use funds 21
appropriated in this section to support intercollegiate athletics 22
programs. 23
(3) $21,411,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 24
fiscal year 2026 and $22,697,000 of the general fund —state 25
appropriation for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the 26
implementation of the college affordability program as set forth in 27
RCW 28B.15.066. 28
(4) $700,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $700,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the creation and 31
implementation of an early childhood education degree program at the 32
western on the peninsulas campus. The university must collaborate 33
with Olympic college. At full implementation, the university is 34
expected to grant approximately 75 bachelor's degrees in early 35
childhood education per year at the western on the peninsulas campus.36
(5) $1,306,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37
year 2026 and $1,306,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 38
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fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the university to develop a 1
new program in marine, coastal, and watershed sciences.2
(6) $886,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $886,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the university to reduce 5
tuition rates for four-year degree programs offered in partnership 6
with Olympic college —Bremerton, Olympic college —Poulsbo, and 7
Peninsula college—Port Angeles that are currently above state-funded 8
resident undergraduate tuition rates. 9
(7) $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $150,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to recruit and retain high 12
quality and diverse graduate students. 13
(8) $548,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 14
year 2026 and $548,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for critical support services to 16
ensure traditionally underrepresented students receive the same 17
opportunities for academic success as their peers.18
(9) $48,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2026 and $48,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for one full-time mental health 21
counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW who has experience and 22
training specifically related to working with active members of the 23
military or military veterans. 24
(10) $530,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 25
year 2026 and $530,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 26
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the operation of two 27
bilingual educator programs in the south King county region, 28
including a bilingual elementary education degree program and a 29
secondary education degree program. At full implementation, each 30
cohort shall support up to 25 students per year. 31
(11) $361,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 32
year 2026 and $361,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for a master of science program 34
in nursing. 35
(12) $433,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 36
year 2026 and $433,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 37
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the registered nurse to 38
bachelors in nursing program. 39
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(13) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the university 1
is encouraged to increase the number of tenure-track positions 2
created and hired. 3
(14) $2,256,000 of the workforce education investment account —4
state appropriation is provided solely for institution operating 5
costs, including compensation and central services, in recognition 6
that these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate 7
operating fee revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067.8
(15) $3,426,000 of the workforce education investment account —9
state appropriation is provided solely to maintain access to science, 10
technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees. 11
(16) $908,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 12
appropriation is provided solely to establish an academic curriculum 13
in ethnic studies. 14
(17) $400,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 15
appropriation is provided solely for upgrading cyber range equipment 16
and software. 17
(18) $2,520,000 of the workforce education investment account —18
state appropriation is provided solely for student support services 19
that include resources for outreach and financial aid support, 20
retention initiatives including targeted support for underserved 21
student populations, mental health support, and initiatives aimed at 22
addressing learning disruption due to the global pandemic. The amount 23
provided in this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, 24
other funding sources for student support services.25
(19) $3,186,000 of the workforce education investment account —26
state appropriation is provided solely for the western on the 27
peninsulas expansion. This includes new two plus two degrees programs 28
such as industrial engineering, data science, and sociology.29
(20) $100,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 30
appropriation is provided solely for mental health first aid training 31
for faculty. 32
(21) $150,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the small business development 34
center to increase technical assistance to black, indigenous, and 35
other people of color small business owners in Whatcom county.36
(22) $2,412,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation is provided solely for expansion of bilingual 38
educators education. 39
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(23) $1,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —1
state appropriation is provided for additional student support and 2
outreach at western on the peninsulas. 3
(24) $580,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 4
appropriation is provided solely to convert the human services 5
program at western on the peninsulas from self-sustaining to state-6
supported to reduce tuition rates for students in the program.7
(25) $138,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 8
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 421, 9
Laws of 2023 (postsecondary student needs). 10
(26) $1,306,000 of the workforce education investment account —11
state appropriation is provided solely to establish and administer a 12
teacher residency program focused on special education instruction 13
beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Amounts provided in this 14
subsection are sufficient to support one cohort of 17 residents per 15
school year, and must be prioritized to communities that are 16
anticipated to be most positively impacted by teacher residents who 17
fill teacher vacancies upon completing the teacher residency program 18
and who remain in the communities in which they are mentored. The 19
teacher residency program must meet the following requirements:20
(a) Residents receive compensation equivalent to first year 21
paraeducators, as defined in RCW 28A.413.010; 22
(b) Each resident is assigned a preservice mentor;23
(c) Preservice mentors receive a stipend of $2,500 per year;24
(d) Residents receive at least 900 hours of preservice clinical 25
practice over the course of the school year; 26
(e) At least half of the residency hours specified in (d) of this 27
subsection are in a coteaching setting with the resident's preservice 28
mentor and the other half of the residency hours are in a coteaching 29
setting with another teacher; 30
(f) Residents may not be assigned the lead or primary 31
responsibility for student learning; 32
(g) Coursework taught during the residency is codesigned by the 33
teacher preparation program and the school district, state-tribal 34
education compact school, or consortium, tightly integrated with 35
residents' preservice clinical practice, and focused on developing 36
culturally responsive teachers; and 37
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(h) The program must prepare residents to meet or exceed the 1
knowledge, skills, performance, and competency standards described in 2
RCW 28A.410.270(1). 3
(27) $445,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 4
appropriation is provided solely to continue the expansion of the 5
undergraduate electrical and computer engineering program.6
(28) $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 7
year 2026 and $122,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 8
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for implementation of chapter 9
211, Laws of 2024 (higher ed. opioid prevention). 10
(29) $404,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $404,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the continuation of academic 13
access outreach. 14
(30) $32,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 15
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 314, 16
Laws of 2023 (college in high school fees). 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL —18
POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION19
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $10,870,00020
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $10,109,00021
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $5,080,00022
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,631,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,690,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: 27
(1) $126,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 28
year 2026 and $126,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 29
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the consumer protection 30
unit. 31
(2) The student achievement council must ensure that all 32
institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.92.030 and 33
eligible for state financial aid programs under chapters 28B.92 and 34
28B.118 RCW provide the data needed to analyze and evaluate the 35
effectiveness of state financial aid programs. This data must be 36
promptly transmitted to the education data center so that it is 37
available and easily accessible. 38
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(3) Community-based organizations that receive state funding 1
under subsection (11) of this section and section 601 (35) of this act 2
are not eligible for Washington career and college pathways 3
innovation challenge program grant funding for the same purpose.4
(4) $575,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 and $575,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 6
fiscal year 2027 are provided to increase the number of high school 7
seniors and college bound scholars that complete the free application 8
for federal student aid and the Washington application for state 9
financial aid through digital engagement tools, expanded training, 10
and increased events for high school students. 11
(5) $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 12
year 2026 and $850,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 13
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for administrative support 14
services to carry out duties and responsibilities necessary for 15
recipients of the Washington college grant who are enrolled in a 16
state registered apprenticeship program. 17
(6) $1,138,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18
year 2026 and $1,138,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 19
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the Washington award for 20
vocational excellence. Of the amount provided in this subsection, 21
$70,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 22
and $70,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal year 23
2027 may be used for administration and that is the maximum amount 24
that may be expended for this purpose. 25
(7) $2,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —26
state appropriation is provided solely for the career launch grant 27
pool for the public four-year institutions. 28
(8) $179,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 29
year 2026 and $179,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 30
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the complete Washington 31
program. 32
(9) $46,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 33
year 2026 and $46,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 34
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the state of Washington's 35
annual dues to the education commission of the state.36
(10) $1,296,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation is provided solely for distribution to four-year 38
institutions of higher education participating in the students 39
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experiencing homelessness program without reduction by the Washington 1
student achievement council, pursuant to chapter 339, Laws of 2023 2
(student homelessness pilot). 3
(11) $92,000 of the workforce education investment account —state 4
appropriation is provided solely for the administration of the 5
students experiencing homelessness program pursuant to chapter 339, 6
Laws of 2023 (student homelessness pilot). 7
(12) $356,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 8
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington student 9
achievement council to staff the workforce education investment 10
accountability and oversight board as provided in chapter 282, Laws 11
of 2023 (workforce investment board). 12
(13) $191,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 13
year 2026 and $191,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 14
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the agency to hire a full-15
time equivalent position to help with increased contracting demand.16
(14) $106,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 17
year 2026 is provided solely for lease costs and relocating to the 18
1500 Jefferson building. 19
(15) $204,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 20
appropriation is provided for students experiencing homelessness 21
program. This funding will allow for the Northwest Indian College to 22
be added to the program as provided in House/Senate Bill No. . . . 23
(Z-0097.1/25) (tribal college eligibility for supporting students 24
experiencing homelessness program). 25
(16) $134,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 26
year 2026 is provided solely for the third-year completion of the 27
apprenticeship and higher education project as part of chapter 166, 28
Laws of 2022 (concerning apprenticeships and higher education).29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL —30
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE31
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $302,500,00032
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $302,073,00033
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $12,380,00034
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $300,00035
Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $85,488,00036
Washington Opportunity Pathways Account—State 37
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,536,00038
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Aerospace Training Student Loan Account—State 1
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $223,0002
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $470,195,0004
Health Professionals Loan Repayment and Scholarship5
Program Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $1,727,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,268,422,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) $8,034,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10
year 2026 and $8,034,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 11
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for student financial aid 12
payments under the state work study program, including up to four 13
percent administrative allowance for the state work study program.14
(2) $276,416,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 15
fiscal year 2026, $276,416,000 of the general fund —state 16
appropriation for fiscal year 2027, $237,059,000 of the workforce 17
education investment account —state appropriation, $69,639,000 of the 18
education legacy trust fund —state appropriation, and $67,654,000 of 19
the Washington opportunity pathways account —state appropriation are 20
provided solely for the Washington college grant program as provided 21
in RCW 28B.92.200. 22
(3) Changes made to the state work study program in the 2009-2011 23
and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia are continued in the 2025-2027 fiscal 24
biennium including maintaining the increased required employer share 25
of wages; adjusted employer match rates; discontinuation of 26
nonresident student eligibility for the program; and revising 27
distribution methods to institutions by taking into consideration 28
other factors such as off-campus job development, historical 29
utilization trends, and student need. 30
(4) $1,165,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31
year 2026, $1,165,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 32
fiscal year 2027, $15,849,000 of the education legacy trust account —33
state appropriation, and $25,882,000 of the Washington opportunity 34
pathways account —state appropriation are provided solely for the 35
college bound scholarship program and may support scholarships for 36
summer session. The office of student financial assistance and the 37
institutions of higher education shall not consider awards made by 38
the opportunity scholarship program to be state-funded for the 39
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purpose of determining the value of an award amount under RCW 1
28B.118.010. 2
(5) $6,999,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2026 and $6,999,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 4
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the passport to college 5
program. The maximum scholarship award is up to $5,000. The council 6
shall contract with a nonprofit organization to provide support 7
services to increase student completion in their postsecondary 8
program and shall, under this contract, provide a minimum of $500,000 9
in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for this purpose. 10
(6) $55,254,000 of the workforce education investment account —11
state appropriation is provided solely for an annual bridge grant of 12
$500 to eligible students. A student is eligible for a grant if the 13
student receives a maximum college grant award and does not receive 14
the college bound scholarship program under chapter 28B.118 RCW. 15
Bridge grant funding provides supplementary financial support to low-16
income students to cover higher education expenses.17
(7) $1,425,000 of the workforce education investment account —18
state appropriation is provided solely for the national guard grant 19
program. Of the amount provided in this subsection, $850,000 of the 20
workforce education investment account —state appropriation is 21
provided solely to increase national guard grant award amounts.22
(8) $1,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —23
state appropriation is provided solely for educator conditional 24
scholarship and loan repayment programs established in chapter 25
28B.102 RCW. Dual language educators must receive priority.26
(9) $1,156,000 of the workforce education investment account —27
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 28
174, Laws of 2023 (college bound scholarship). 29
(10) $478,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 30
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington student 31
achievement council to remove barriers to accessing state financial 32
aid by informing people of their income-eligibility for the 33
Washington college grant via the supplemental nutrition assistance 34
program as provided in chapter 116, Laws of 2024 (college grant/35
public assist.). 36
(11) $1,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —37
state appropriation is provided solely for the Washington award for 38
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vocational excellence. This funding will support increasing the 1
scholarship award for students. 2
(12) $200,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 3
year 2027 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 182, Laws 4
of 2024 (state work-study program). 5
(13) $150,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 6
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 369, 7
Laws of 2024 (behav. health scholarship). 8
(14) $100,000 of the workforce education investment account—state 9
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 240, 10
Laws of 2024 (college in the HS fees). 11
(15) $1,500,000 of the workforce education investment account —12
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 13
323, Laws of 2024 (financial aid terms). 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 611. FOR THE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION 15
COORDINATING BOARD16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,460,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,810,00018
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $56,476,00019
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $212,00020
Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $761,00021
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,041,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,760,00024
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 25
conditions and limitations: 26
(1) $240,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 27
year 2026 and $240,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 28
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the health workforce council 29
of the state workforce training and education coordinating board. In 30
partnership with the office of the governor, the health workforce 31
council shall continue to assess workforce shortages across 32
behavioral health disciplines and incorporate the recommended action 33
plan completed in 2020. 34
(2) $573,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $573,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to conduct health workforce 37
surveys, in collaboration with the nursing care quality assurance 38
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commission, to collect and analyze data on the long-term care 1
workforce, and to manage a stakeholder process to address retention 2
and career pathways in long-term care facilities. 3
(3) $109,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $109,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for administrative expenditures 6
for the Washington award for vocational excellence.7
(4) $2,000,000 of the workforce education investment account —8
state appropriation is provided solely for the workforce board to 9
award grants for the purposes of providing apprenticeship, industry 10
certifications and wraparound student supports to workers pursuing 11
job advancement and enhancement through college readiness, 12
apprenticeship, degree, certification, or professional development 13
opportunities in the health care field. Grant recipients must be 14
labor-management partnerships established under section 302 of the 15
labor-management relations act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 186 that demonstrate 16
adequate funding match and competency in the provision of student 17
supports, or employers who can demonstrate service serving greater 18
than 50 percent medicaid populations who can demonstrate that they 19
will use the grant to join or establish a labor-management 20
partnership dedicated to the purposes of this section. Preference 21
must be given to applications that demonstrate an ability to support 22
students from racially diverse backgrounds, and that are focused on 23
in-demand fields with career ladders to living wage jobs. Grant 24
recipients must use the funds to provide services including, but not 25
limited to, development and implementation of apprenticeship and 26
industry certifications, benefits administration, tuition assistance, 27
counseling and navigation, tutoring and test preparation, instructor/28
mentor training, materials and technology for students, childcare, 29
and travel costs. 30
(5) The workforce board must report to and coordinate with the 31
department of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment 32
act accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 33
173-446B WAC. 34
(6) $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 35
year 2026 and $300,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 36
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely to maintain the two IT FTEs that 37
are currently supporting the career bridge modernization project.38
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(7) $215,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 1
year 2026 and $55,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 2
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for increased lease costs and 3
building of a conference room. 4
(8) $20,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 5
year 2026 is provided solely for reasonable accommodation requests.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 612. FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $11,967,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $11,934,0009
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $34,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,935,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: Funding provided in this section is 13
sufficient for the school to offer to students enrolled in grades six 14
through twelve for full-time instructional services at the Vancouver 15
campus or online with the opportunity to participate in a minimum of 16
one thousand eighty hours of instruction and the opportunity to earn 17
twenty-four high school credits. 18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 613. FOR THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR DEAF AND 19
HARD OF HEARING YOUTH20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $19,704,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $19,692,00022
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $4,125,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,521,00024
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 25
conditions and limitations: Funding provided in this section is 26
sufficient for the center to offer students ages three through 21 27
enrolled at the center the opportunity to participate in a minimum of 28
1,080 hours of instruction and the opportunity to earn 24 high school 29
credits. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 614. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION31
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $7,181,00032
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $6,504,00033
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,861,00034
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $184,00035
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,730,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) $79,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $79,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the creative districts 6
program. 7
(2) $868,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 8
year 2026 and $867,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 9
fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for the establishment of a 10
tribal cultural affairs program. Of the amounts provided in this 11
subsection, $500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 13
for fiscal year 2027 are provided solely for grants to support tribal 14
cultural, arts, and creative programs. 15
(3) $708,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for fiscal 16
year 2026 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 387, Laws 17
of 2023 (Billy Frank Jr. statue). 18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 615. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL 19
SOCIETY20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $5,925,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,892,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,817,00023
NEW SECTION. Sec. 616. FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE 24
HISTORICAL SOCIETY25
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $5,238,00026
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,268,00027
Local Museum Account—Eastern Washington State 28
Historical Society—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . $229,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,735,00030
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PART VII1
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —3
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT POOL4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $25,777,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,129,0006
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $18,203,0007
Other Appropriated Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,007,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,116,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: 11
(1) The appropriations are provided solely for expenditure into 12
the information technology investment revolving account created in 13
RCW 43.41.433. Amounts in the account are provided solely for the 14
information technology projects shown in OFM document 2025-1, dated 15
December 17, 2024, which is hereby incorporated by reference. To 16
facilitate the transfer of moneys from other funds and accounts that 17
are associated with projects contained in OFM document 2025-1, dated 18
December 17, 2024, the state treasurer is directed to transfer moneys 19
from other funds and accounts to the information technology 20
investment revolving account in accordance with schedules provided by 21
the office of financial management. Restricted federal funds may be 22
transferred only to the extent permitted by law, and will otherwise 23
remain outside the information technology investment account. The 24
projects affected remain subject to the other provisions of this 25
section. 26
(2) Agencies must apply to Washington technology solutions for 27
certification and release of funding for each gate of the project. 28
When Washington technology solutions certifies the key deliverables 29
of the gate have been met, a current technology budget is approved; 30
and if applicable to the stage or gate of the project, that the 31
project is putting functioning software into production that 32
addresses user needs, is in compliance with the quality assurance 33
plan, and meets a defined set of industry best practices for code 34
quality that Washington technology solutions will post to their 35
website by July 1, 2025, it must notify the office of financial 36
management and the fiscal committees of the legislature. The office 37
of financial management may not approve funding for the certified 38
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project gate any earlier than ten business days from the date of 1
notification to the fiscal committees of the legislature.2
(3)(a) Allocations and allotments of information technology 3
investment revolving account must be made for discrete stages of 4
projects as determined by the technology budget approved by 5
Washington technology solutions and the office of financial 6
management. 7
(b) Fifteen percent of total funding allocated by the office of 8
financial management, or another amount as defined jointly by the 9
office of financial management and Washington technology solutions, 10
will be retained in the account, but remain allocated to that 11
project. The retained funding will be released to the agency only 12
after successful completion of that stage of the project and only 13
after Washington technology solutions certifies the stage as required 14
in subsection (2) of this section. For the one Washington project, 15
the amount retained is increased to at least 20 percent of total 16
funding allocated for any stage of that project. If there is no 17
significant risk to the project, the holdback does not apply to the 18
final gate during a biennial close. 19
(4)(a) Each project must have a technology budget. The technology 20
budget must have the detail by fiscal month for the 2025-2027 fiscal 21
biennium. The technology budget must use a method similar to the 22
state capital budget, identifying project costs, each fund source, 23
and anticipated deliverables through each stage of the entire project 24
investment and across fiscal periods and biennia from project onset 25
through implementation and close out, as well as at least five years 26
of maintenance and operations costs. 27
(b) As part of the development of a technology budget and at each 28
request for funding, the agency shall submit an updated technology 29
budget, if changes occurred, to include detailed financial 30
information to the office of financial management and Washington 31
technology solutions. The technology budget must describe the total 32
cost of the project, as well as maintenance and operations costs, to 33
include and identify at least: 34
(i) Fund sources: 35
(A) If the project is funded from the information technology 36
revolving account, the technology budget must include a worksheet 37
that provides the fund sources that were transferred into the account 38
by fiscal year; 39
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(B) If the project managed is by a central service agency, and 1
funds are driven out by the central service model, the technology 2
budget must provide a statewide impact by agency by fund as a 3
worksheet in the technology budget file; 4
(ii) Full time equivalent staffing level to include job 5
classification assumptions. This is to assure that the project has 6
adequate state staffing and agency support to ensure success, ensure 7
user acceptance, and adequately test the functionality being 8
delivered in each sprint before it is accepted by the agency's 9
contracting officer or their representative. Key project functions 10
that are deemed "critical" must be retained by state personnel and 11
not outsourced, to ensure that knowledge is retained within state 12
government and that the state can self-sufficiently support the 13
system and make improvements without long-term dependence on a 14
vendor; 15
(iii) Discrete financial budget codes to include at least the 16
appropriation index and program index; 17
(iv) Object and subobject codes of expenditures;18
(v) Anticipated deliverables to include software demonstration 19
dates; 20
(vi) Historical budget and expenditure detail by fiscal year; and21
(vii) Maintenance and operations costs by fiscal year for at 22
least five years as a separate worksheet. 23
(c) If a project technology budget changes and a revised 24
technology budget is completed, a comparison of the revised 25
technology budget to the last approved technology budget must be 26
posted to the dashboard, to include a narrative rationale on what 27
changed, why, and how that impacts the project in scope, budget, and 28
schedule. 29
(5)(a) Each project must have a project charter. The charter must 30
include: 31
(i) An organizational chart of the project management team that 32
identifies team members and their roles and responsibilities, and 33
shows that the project is adequately staffed by state personnel in 34
key functions to ensure success; 35
(ii) The Washington technology solutions staff assigned to the 36
project; 37
(iii) A project roadmap that includes the problems the team is 38
solving and the sequence in which the team intends to take on those 39
problems, updated periodically to reflect what has been learned;40
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(iv) Metrics to support the project strategy and vision, to 1
determine that the project is incrementally meeting user needs;2
(v) An implementation schedule covering activities, critical 3
milestones, and deliverables at each stage of the project for the 4
life of the project at each agency affected by the project;5
(vi) Performance measures used to determine that the project is 6
on time, within budget, and meeting expectations for quality of work 7
product; 8
(vii) Ongoing maintenance and operations cost of the project post 9
implementation and close out delineated by agency staffing, 10
contracted staffing, and service level agreements; and11
(viii) Financial budget coding to include at least discrete 12
financial coding for the project. 13
(b) If required by Washington technology solutions, a project may 14
also need to have an investment plan. Washington technology solutions 15
must: 16
(i) Base the requirement of an agency needing to have an 17
investment plan on the complexity and risk of the project;18
(ii) Establish requirements by project risk level in statewide 19
technology policy, and publish the requirements by September 30, 20
2025; and 21
(iii) In collaboration with the department of enterprise 22
services, define the circumstances under which the vendor will be 23
terminated or replaced and establish the process by which the agency 24
will transition to a new vendor with a minimal reduction in project 25
productivity. 26
(6)(a) Projects with estimated costs greater than $100,000,000 27
from initiation to completion and implementation may be divided into 28
discrete subprojects as determined by Washington technology 29
solutions, except for the one Washington project which must be 30
divided into the following discrete subprojects: Core financials, 31
expanding financials and procurement, budget, and human resources. 32
Each subproject must have a technology budget as provided in this 33
section. 34
(b) If the project affects more than one agency:35
(i) A separate technology budget and investment plan must be 36
prepared by each agency; and 37
(ii) There must be a budget roll up that includes each affected 38
agency at the subproject level. 39
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(7) Washington technology solutions shall maintain a statewide 1
information technology project dashboard that provides updated 2
information each fiscal month on projects subject to this section. 3
The statewide dashboard must meet the requirements in section 155 of 4
this act. 5
(8) For any project that exceeds $2,000,000 in total funds to 6
complete, requires more than one biennium to complete, or is financed 7
through financial contracts, bonds, or other indebtedness:8
(a) Independent quality assurance services for the project must 9
report independently to Washington technology solutions;10
(b) Washington technology solutions, based on project risk 11
assessments, may require additional quality assurance services and 12
independent verification and validation services; 13
(c) Washington technology solutions must review, and, if 14
necessary, revise the proposed project to ensure it is flexible and 15
adaptable to advances in technology; 16
(d) The technology budget must specifically identify the uses of 17
any financing proceeds. No more than thirty percent of the financing 18
proceeds may be used for payroll-related costs for state employees 19
assigned to project management, installation, testing, or training;20
(e) The agency must consult with the office of the state 21
treasurer during the competitive procurement process to evaluate 22
early in the process whether products and services to be solicited 23
and the responsive bids from a solicitation may be financed;24
(f) The agency must consult with the contracting division of the 25
department of enterprise services for a review of all contracts and 26
agreements related to the project's information technology 27
procurements; 28
(g) The agency and project must use an agile development model 29
holding live demonstrations of functioning software, developed using 30
incremental user research, held at the end of every two-week sprint, 31
except for: 32
(i) Hardware or infrastructure projects; and 33
(ii) Projects that have implemented all phases and are now in 34
maintenance and operations; 35
(h) The project solution must be capable of being continually 36
updated, as necessary; and 37
(i) The agency and project must deploy usable functionality into 38
production for users within 180 days from the date of an executed 39
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procurement contract in response to a competitive request for 1
proposal. 2
(9) Washington technology solutions must evaluate the project at 3
each stage and certify whether the project is putting functioning 4
software into production that addresses user needs, is projected to 5
be completed within budget, is in compliance with the quality 6
assurance plan, and meets a defined set of industry best practices 7
for code quality, and whether the project is planned, managed, and 8
meeting deliverable targets as defined in the project's approved 9
technology budget and investment plan. 10
(10) Washington technology solutions may suspend or terminate a 11
project at any time if it determines that the project is not meeting 12
or not expected to meet anticipated performance and technology 13
outcomes. Once suspension or termination occurs, the agency shall 14
unallot any unused funding and shall not make any expenditure for the 15
project without the approval of the office of financial management. 16
Washington technology solutions must report on December 1 each 17
calendar year any suspension or termination of a project in the 18
previous 12-month period to the legislative fiscal committees.19
(11) Washington technology solutions, in consultation with the 20
office of financial management, may identify additional projects to 21
be subject to this section, including projects that are not 22
separately identified within an agency budget. Washington technology 23
solutions must report on December 1 each calendar year any additional 24
projects to be subjected to this section that were identified in the 25
previous 12-month period to the legislative fiscal committees.26
(12) Any cost to administer or implement this section for 27
projects listed in subsection (1) of this section, must be paid from 28
the information technology investment revolving account. For any 29
other information technology project subject to the conditions, 30
limitations, and review of this section, the cost to implement this 31
section must be paid from the funds for that project.32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 702. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —BOND RETIREMENT 33
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 34
DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT35
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . $1,555,721,00036
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . $1,701,017,00037
State Building Construction Account—State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,174,0001
Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Bond Account—2
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,0003
State Taxable Building Construction Account—State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,268,289,0006
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 7
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriations are for 8
expenditure into the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account.9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —BOND RETIREMENT 10
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 11
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE12
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account—13
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,244,00014
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,244,00015
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 16
conditions and limitations: The general fund appropriation is for 17
expenditure into the nondebt limit general fund bond retirement 18
account. 19
NEW SECTION. Sec. 704. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —BOND RETIREMENT 20
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 21
BOND SALE EXPENSES22
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,400,00023
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,400,00024
State Building Construction Account—State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,567,00026
Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Bond Account—27
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,00028
State Taxable Building Construction Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,497,00031
NEW SECTION. Sec. 705. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —32
GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY FUNDING33
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,500,00034
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $3,500,00035
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4
year 2026 and $1,000,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 5
fiscal year 2027 are provided for the critically necessary work of 6
any state agency in the event of an emergent or unforeseen 7
circumstance. Prior to the allocation of funding from this subsection 8
(1), the requesting agency and the office of financial management 9
must comply with the provisions of RCW 43.88.250. 10
(2) $2,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11
year 2026 and $2,500,000 of the general fund —state appropriation for 12
fiscal year 2027 are provided for individual assistance consistent 13
with RCW 38.52.030(9) during an emergency proclaimed by the governor, 14
as defined in RCW 38.52.010. The office of financial management must 15
notify the fiscal committees of the legislature of the receipt by the 16
governor or adjutant general of each application, request, or 17
allocation for individual assistance from the amounts provided in 18
this subsection (2). 19
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —20
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING ACCOUNT21
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $9,000,00022
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $9,000,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,000,00024
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 25
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 26
for expenditure into the education technology revolving account for 27
the purpose of covering ongoing operational and equipment replacement 28
costs incurred by the K-20 educational network program in providing 29
telecommunication services to network participants.30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —31
O'BRIEN BUILDING IMPROVEMENT32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,578,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,578,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,156,00035
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 2
for expenditure into the enterprise services account for payment of 3
principal, interest, and financing expenses associated with the 4
certificate of participation for the O'Brien building improvement, 5
project number 20081007. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 708. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —7
CHERBERG BUILDING REHABILITATION8
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $552,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $552,00010
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for 12
expenditure into the enterprise services account for payment of 13
principal, interest, and financing expenses associated with the 14
certificate of participation for the Cherberg building improvements, 15
project number 2002-1-005. 16
NEW SECTION. Sec. 709. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —17
STATE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY ACCOUNT18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $55,000,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $30,000,00020
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000,00021
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 22
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 23
for expenditure into the state health care affordability account 24
created in RCW 43.71.130. 25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 710. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —COUNTY PUBLIC 26
HEALTH ASSISTANCE27
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $36,386,00028
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $36,386,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,772,00030
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: The state treasurer shall distribute the 32
appropriations to the following counties and health districts in the 33
amounts designated to support public health services, including 34
public health nursing: 35
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1
2
Health District FY 2026 FY 2027 2025-2027
Biennium
3 Adams County Integrated Health Care Services $121,213 $121,213 $242,426
4 Asotin County Health District $159,890 $159,890 $319,780
5 Benton-Franklin Health District $1,614,337 $1,614,337 $3,228,674
6 Chelan-Douglas Health District $399,634 $399,634 $799,268
7 Clallam County Health and Human Services Department $291,401 $291,401 $582,802
8 Clark County Public Health $1,767,341 $1,767,341 $3,534,682
9 Skamania County Community Health $111,327 $111,327 $222,654
10 Columbia County Health District $119,991 $119,991 $239,982
11 Cowlitz County Health and Human Services $477,981 $477,981 $955,962
12 Garfield County Health District $93,154 $93,154 $186,308
13 Grant County Health District $297,761 $297,761 $595,522
14 Grays Harbor Public Health and Social Services $335,666 $335,666 $671,332
15 Island County Health Department $255,224 $255,224 $510,448
16 Jefferson County Public Health $184,080 $184,080 $368,160
17 Public Health - Seattle & King County $12,685,521 $12,685,521 $25,371,042
18 Kitsap Public Health District $997,476 $997,476 $1,994,952
19 Kittitas County Public Health $198,979 $198,979 $397,958
20 Klickitat County Public Health $153,784 $153,784 $307,568
21 Lewis County Public Health and Social Services $263,134 $263,134 $526,268
22 Lincoln County Health Department $113,917 $113,917 $227,834
23 Mason County Public Health and Human Services $227,448 $227,448 $454,896
24 Okanogan County Public Health $169,882 $169,882 $339,764
25 Pacific County Health and Human Services $169,075 $169,075 $338,150
26 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department $4,143,169 $4,143,169 $8,286,338
27 San Juan County Health and Community Services $126,569 $126,569 $253,138
28 Skagit County Health Department $449,745 $449,745 $899,490
29 Snohomish Health District $3,433,291 $3,433,291 $6,866,582
30 Spokane Regional Health District $2,877,318 $2,877,318 $5,754,636
31 Northeast Tri-County Health District $249,303 $249,303 $498,606
32 Thurston County Public Health and Social Services $1,046,897 $1,046,897 $2,093,794
33 Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services $93,181 $93,181 $186,362
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1 Walla Walla County Department of Community Health $302,173 $302,173 $604,346
2 Whatcom County Health Department $1,214,301 $1,214,301 $2,428,602
3 Whitman County Health Department $189,355 $189,355 $378,710
4 Yakima Health District $1,052,482 $1,052,482 $2,104,964
5 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $36,386,000 $36,386,000 $72,772,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 711. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —COUNTY CLERK 6
LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION GRANTS7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $800,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $800,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: By October 1st of each fiscal year, the 12
state treasurer shall distribute the appropriations to the following 13
county clerk offices in the amounts designated as grants for the 14
collection of legal financial obligations pursuant to RCW 2.56.190:15
16 County Clerk FY 2026 FY 2027
17 Adams County Clerk $3,109 $3,109
18 Asotin County Clerk $4,339 $4,339
19 Benton County Clerk $26,953 $26,953
20 Chelan County Clerk $10,939 $10,939
21 Clallam County Clerk $8,622 $8,622
22 Clark County Clerk $48,249 $48,249
23
24
Columbia County
Clerk
$568 $568
25 Cowlitz County Clerk $25,020 $25,020
26 Douglas County Clerk $4,483 $4,483
27 Ferry County Clerk $624 $624
28 Franklin County Clerk $8,111 $8,111
29 Garfield County Clerk $359 $359
30 Grant County Clerk $14,942 $14,942
31
32
Grays Harbor County
Clerk
$12,802 $12,802
33 Island County Clerk $4,523 $4,523
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2
Jefferson County
Clerk
$2,748 $2,748
3
4
King County Court
Clerk
$176,446 $176,446
5 Kitsap County Clerk $32,883 $32,883
6 Kittitas County Clerk $5,250 $5,250
7
8
Klickitat County
Clerk
$3,180 $3,180
9 Lewis County Clerk $15,287 $15,287
10 Lincoln County Clerk $1,070 $1,070
11 Mason County Clerk $7,608 $7,608
12
13
Okanogan County
Clerk
$5,881 $5,881
14 Pacific County Clerk $3,565 $3,565
15
16
Pend Oreille County
Clerk
$903 $903
17 Pierce County Clerk $113,990 $113,990
18
19
San Juan County
Clerk
$894 $894
20 Skagit County Clerk $16,350 $16,350
21
22
Skamania County
Clerk
$1,702 $1,702
23
24
Snohomish County
Clerk
$56,392 $56,392
25
26
Spokane County
Clerk
$66,355 $66,355
27 Stevens County Clerk $4,412 $4,412
28
29
Thurston County
Clerk
$32,827 $32,827
30
31
Wahkiakum County
Clerk
$591 $591
32
33
Walla Walla County
Clerk
$7,296 $7,296
34
35
Whatcom County
Clerk
$30,645 $30,645
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2
Whitman County
Clerk
$3,028 $3,028
3 Yakima County Clerk $37,054 $37,054
4
5
TOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
$800,000 $800,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 712. BELATED CLAIMS6
The agencies and institutions of the state may expend moneys 7
appropriated in this act, upon approval of the office of financial 8
management, for the payment of supplies and services furnished to the 9
agency or institution in prior fiscal biennia. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 713. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —11
FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES12
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $141,091,00013
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $141,091,00014
Foundational Public Health Services Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,048,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $314,230,00017
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 19
for distribution as provided in RCW 43.70.515. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 714. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —21
COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT22
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $600,00023
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $600,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 27
for expenditure into the common school construction account —state on 28
July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, for an interest payment pursuant to 29
RCW 90.38.130. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 715. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —31
NATURAL RESOURCES REAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT ACCOUNT32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $300,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $300,00034
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 3
for expenditure into the natural resources real property replacement 4
account—state on July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, for an interest 5
payment pursuant to RCW 90.38.130. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 716. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —7
ANDY HILL CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT8
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $945,0009
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,000,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,945,00011
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for 13
expenditure into the Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match 14
transfer account per RCW 43.348.080 to fund the Andy Hill cancer 15
research endowment program. Matching funds using the amounts 16
appropriated in this section may not be used to fund new grants that 17
exceed two years in duration. 18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 717. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —19
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WOLF-LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $456,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $456,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $912,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 25
for expenditure into the northeast Washington wolf-livestock 26
management account for the deployment of nonlethal wolf deterrence 27
resources as provided in chapter 16.76 RCW. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 718. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —29
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: JUVENILE CODE REVISIONS30
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $331,00031
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $331,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $662,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 35
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for expenditure into the county criminal justice assistance account 1
for costs to the criminal justice system associated with the 2
implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 (juvenile code 3
revisions). The amounts provided in this subsection are intended to 4
provide funding for county adult court costs associated with the 5
implementation of chapter 338, Laws of 1997 and shall be distributed 6
in accordance with RCW 82.14.310. 7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 719. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —8
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: REPEAT OFFENDERS9
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $226,00010
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $226,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: The appropriations, or so much thereof as 14
may be necessary, are provided solely for expenditure into the county 15
criminal justice assistance account. The treasurer shall make 16
quarterly distributions from the county criminal justice assistance 17
account of the amounts provided in this section in accordance with 18
RCW 82.14.310 for the purposes of reimbursing local jurisdictions for 19
increased costs incurred as a result of the mandatory arrest of 20
repeat offenders pursuant to chapter 35, Laws of 2013 2nd sp. sess. 21
The appropriations and distributions made under this section 22
constitute appropriate reimbursement for costs for any new programs 23
or increased level of services for the purposes of RCW 43.135.060.24
NEW SECTION. Sec. 720. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —25
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: REPEAT OFFENDERS26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $133,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $133,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $266,00029
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 30
conditions and limitations: The appropriations, or so much thereof as 31
may be necessary, are appropriated for expenditure into the municipal 32
criminal justice assistance account. The treasurer shall make 33
quarterly distributions from the municipal criminal justice 34
assistance account of the amounts provided in this section in 35
accordance with RCW 82.14.320 and 82.14.330, for the purposes of 36
reimbursing local jurisdictions for increased costs incurred as a 37
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result of the mandatory arrest of repeat offenders pursuant to 1
chapter 35, Laws of 2013 2nd sp. sess. The appropriations and 2
distributions made under this section constitute appropriate 3
reimbursement for costs for any new programs or increased level of 4
services for the purposes of RCW 43.135.060. 5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 721. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —6
INDIAN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT REINVESTMENT ACCOUNT7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $708,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $708,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,416,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 12
for expenditure into the Indian health improvement reinvestment 13
account created in RCW 43.71B.040. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 722. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —15
OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT16
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,250,00017
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,250,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 21
for expenditure into the outdoor education and recreation program 22
account for the purposes identified in RCW 79A.05.351.23
NEW SECTION. Sec. 723. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —24
WASHINGTON CAREER AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS INNOVATION CHALLENGE PROGRAM 25
ACCOUNT26
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,000,00027
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $6,000,00028
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 33
for expenditure into the Washington career and college pathways 34
innovation challenge program account created in RCW 28B.120.040 to 35
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implement RCW 28B.120.060. The student achievement council must 1
report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature 2
on the uses of the general fund moneys deposited in the account by 3
December 1 of each fiscal year of the biennium. 4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 724. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —5
WASHINGTON INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN ACCOUNT6
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,135,0007
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,135,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,270,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 11
for expenditure into the Washington internet crimes against children 12
account created in RCW 43.101.435. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 725. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —14
LANDLORD MITIGATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT15
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $6,816,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,816,00017
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for 19
expenditure into the landlord mitigation program account created in 20
RCW 43.31.615. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 726. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS22
—CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS23
(1) The appropriations in this section are subject to the 24
following conditions and limitations: The appropriations for the law 25
enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system shall be 26
made on a monthly basis consistent with chapter 41.45 RCW, and the 27
appropriations for the judges and judicial retirement systems shall 28
be made on a quarterly basis consistent with chapters 2.10 and 2.12 29
RCW. 30
(2) There is appropriated for state contributions to the law 31
enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system:32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . $102,000,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . $106,300,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $208,300,00035
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(3) There is appropriated for contributions to the judicial 1
retirement system: 2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $5,700,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $5,400,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,100,0005
(4) There is appropriated for contributions to the judges' 6
retirement system: 7
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $200,0008
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $200,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00010
NEW SECTION. Sec. 727. FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS 11
AND RESERVE OFFICERS—CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS12
There is appropriated for state contributions to the volunteer 13
firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension principal 14
fund: 15
Volunteer Firefighters' and Reserve Officers' 16
Administrative Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . $25,548,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,548,00018
NEW SECTION. Sec. 728. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —19
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,000,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,000,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 25
for expenditure into the behavioral health loan repayment program 26
account created in RCW 28B.115.135. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 729. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —28
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LOAN REPAYMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACCOUNT29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,800,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $3,800,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,600,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
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(1) The appropriations are provided solely for expenditure into 1
the health professionals loan repayment and scholarship program 2
account created in RCW 28B.115.130. 3
(2) These amounts must be used to increase the number of licensed 4
primary care health professionals to serve in licensed primary care 5
health professional critical shortage areas. Contracts between the 6
office of student financial assistance and program recipients must 7
guarantee at least three years of conditional loan repayments. The 8
office of student financial assistance and the department of health 9
shall prioritize a portion of any nonfederal balances in the health 10
professional loan repayment and scholarship fund for conditional loan 11
repayment contracts with psychiatrists and with advanced registered 12
nurse practitioners for work at one of the state-operated psychiatric 13
hospitals. The office and department shall designate the state 14
hospitals as health professional shortage areas if necessary for this 15
purpose. The office shall coordinate with the department of social 16
and health services to effectively incorporate three conditional loan 17
repayments into the department's advanced psychiatric professional 18
recruitment and retention strategies. The office may use these 19
targeted amounts for other program participants should there be any 20
remaining amounts after eligible psychiatrists and advanced 21
registered nurse practitioners have been served. The office shall 22
also work to prioritize loan repayments to professionals working at 23
health care delivery sites that demonstrate a commitment to serving 24
uninsured clients. It is the intent of the legislature to provide 25
funding to maintain the current number and amount of awards for the 26
program in the 2027-2029 fiscal biennium on the basis of these 27
contractual obligations. 28
(3) Funding may be used for the forensic pathologist loan 29
repayment program established in RCW 28B.115.030. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 730. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —31
MEDICAL STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $252,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $252,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,00035
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 37
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for expenditure into the medical student loan account created in RCW 1
28B.99.030. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 731. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —3
NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM4
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,000,0005
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $3,000,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 9
for expenditure into the health professionals loan repayment and 10
scholarship program account created in RCW 28B.115.130 for the nurse 11
educator loan repayment program. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 732. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —13
RURAL JOBS PROGRAM MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT14
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00017
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 19
for expenditure into the rural jobs program match transfer account 20
created in RCW 28B.145.120. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 733. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —22
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT23
Workforce Education Investment Account—State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,421,00025
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,421,00026
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 27
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 28
for expenditure into the opportunity scholarship match transfer 29
account created in RCW 28B.145.050. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 734. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —31
EDUCATOR CONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM32
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,000,00033
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,000,00034
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 3
for expenditure into the educator conditional scholarship account 4
created in RCW 28B.102.080 for the teacher shortage conditional grant 5
program. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 735. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —7
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES ACCOUNT8
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,000,0009
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,000,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 13
for expenditure into the developmental disabilities community 14
services account (Dan Thompson memorial community services account) 15
for the purposes identified in RCW 71A.20.170. 16
NEW SECTION. Sec. 736. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —17
HOME VISITING SERVICES ACCOUNT18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $14,347,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $14,347,00020
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,694,00021
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 22
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 23
for expenditure into the home visiting services account created in 24
RCW 43.216.130 for the home visiting program. 25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 737. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —26
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL ACCOUNT27
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $34,793,00028
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $18,500,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,293,00030
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 32
for expenditure into the affordable housing for all account created 33
in RCW 43.185C.190 for operations, maintenance, and services for 34
permanent supportive housing as defined in RCW 36.70A.030.35
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 738. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —1
JUDICIAL INFORMATIONS SYSTEM ACCOUNT2
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $10,000,0003
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $10,000,0004
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 7
for expenditure into the judicial information systems account created 8
in RCW 2.68.020. 9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 739. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —10
WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD ACCOUNT11
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,032,00012
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,032,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,064,00014
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 15
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 16
for expenditure into the Washington state leadership board account 17
created in RCW 43.388.020. 18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 740. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —19
CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT20
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $2,000,00021
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $2,000,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 25
for expenditure into the state crime victim and witness assistance 26
account created in RCW 7.68.047. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 741. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —28
DNA DATABASE ACCOUNT29
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $482,00030
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $482,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $964,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 34
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for expenditure into the state DNA database account created in RCW 1
43.43.7532. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 742. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —3
CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY4
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund—Federal 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000,0007
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: The entire coronavirus state fiscal 9
recovery fund—federal appropriation is provided solely to the office 10
of financial management for allocation to state agencies for costs 11
eligible to be paid from the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund 12
and where funding is provided elsewhere in this act or the capital 13
omnibus appropriations act for those costs using a funding source 14
other than the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund. For any agency 15
receiving an allocation under this section, the office must place an 16
equal amount of the agency's state or other source appropriation 17
authority in unallotted reserve status, and those amounts may not be 18
expended. In determining the use of amounts appropriated in this 19
section, the office of financial management shall prioritize the 20
preservation of state general fund moneys. The office must report on 21
the use of the amounts appropriated in this section to the fiscal 22
committees of the legislature when all coronavirus state fiscal 23
recovery fund moneys are expended or February 28, 2027, whichever is 24
earlier. 25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 743. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —26
WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT27
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,369,00028
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $1,369,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,738,00030
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 32
for expenditure into the Washington state library operations account 33
created in RCW 43.07.129. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 744. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —35
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT36
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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . . $250,0001
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $250,0002
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,0003
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 4
conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are 5
provided solely for expenditure into the down payment assistance 6
account created in RCW 82.45.240. 7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 745. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —8
HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACCOUNT9
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,486,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,486,00012
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for 14
expenditure into the health professions account created in RCW 15
43.70.320 to implement chapter 366, Laws of 2024 (substance use 16
treatment). 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 746. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $3,038,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . $4,857,00020
State Health Care Authority Administrative 21
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,00022
Statewide Information Technology System Development23
Revolving Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $13,00024
School Employees' Insurance Administrative 25
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,00026
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $534,00028
Department of Retirement Systems Expense 29
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,695,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: Funding is provided for compensation and 33
benefits for legislative branch agencies, as shown in OFM document 34
2025-2, dated December 17, 2024. 35
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 747. CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES1
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2026). . . . . . . . $1,521,0002
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2027). . . . . . . . . $124,0003
Performance Audits of Government Account—State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,0005
Department of Retirement Systems Expense 6
Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,774,0008
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 9
conditions and limitations: Funding is provided for central service 10
charges for legislative branch agencies, as shown in OFM document 11
2025-3, dated December 17, 2024. 12
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PART VIII1
OTHER TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —STATE REVENUES 3
FOR DISTRIBUTION4
General Fund Appropriation for fire insurance 5
premium distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,905,0006
General Fund Appropriation for prosecuting attorney7
distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,778,0008
General Fund Appropriation for boating safety and 9
education distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,230,00010
General Fund Appropriation for public utility 11
district excise tax distributions. . . . . . . . . . $72,286,00012
Death Investigations Account Appropriation for 13
distribution to counties for publicly funded 14
autopsies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,00015
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Appropriation for16
harbor improvement revenue distributions. . . . . . . . $150,00017
Timber Tax Distribution Account Appropriation for 18
distribution to "timber" counties. . . . . . . . . . $65,050,00019
County Criminal Justice Assistance Appropriation. . . . $147,610,00020
Municipal Criminal Justice Assistance Appropriation. . . $58,746,00021
City-County Assistance Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $43,751,00022
Liquor Excise Tax Account Appropriation for liquor23
excise tax distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,032,00024
Columbia River Water Delivery Account Appropriation25
for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville 26
Reservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,095,00027
Columbia River Water Delivery Account Appropriation28
for the Spokane Tribe of Indians. . . . . . . . . . . $7,481,00029
Liquor Revolving Account Appropriation for liquor 30
profits distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $98,876,00031
General Fund Appropriation for other tax 32
distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,00033
Dedicated Cannabis Account Appropriation for 34
Cannabis Excise Tax distributions pursuant to 35
chapter 169, Laws of 2022 (cannabis revenue). . . . . $43,859,00036
General Fund Appropriation for Habitat Conservation37
Program distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,154,00038
General Fund Appropriation for payment in lieu of 39
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taxes to counties under Department of Fish and 1
Wildlife Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,324,0002
Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account 3
Appropriation for distribution to counties in 4
amounts not to exceed actual deposits into the 5
account and attributable to those counties' 6
share pursuant to RCW 43.79.520. . . . . . . . . . . $25,430,0007
Manufacturing and Warehousing Job Centers Account 8
Appropriation for distribution to local taxing 9
jurisdictions to mitigate the unintended 10
revenue redistributions effect of sourcing law11
changes pursuant to chapter 83, Laws of 2021 12
(warehousing & manufacturing jobs). . . . . . . . . . $2,770,00013
State Crime Victim and Witness Assistance Account 14
Appropriation for distribution to counties. . . . . . $8,000,00015
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $740,631,00016
The total expenditures from the state treasury under the 17
appropriations in this section shall not exceed the funds available 18
under statutory distributions for the stated purposes.19
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —FOR THE COUNTY 20
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT21
Impaired Driving Safety Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $1,933,00022
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,933,00023
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section 25
shall be distributed quarterly during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium 26
in accordance with RCW 82.14.310. This funding is provided to 27
counties for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation 28
including, but not limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk 29
driving penalties); chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); 30
chapter 208, Laws of 1998 (deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws 31
of 1998 (DUI/license suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition 32
interlock violations); chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); 33
chapter 212, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 34
(intoxication levels lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI 35
penalties); and chapter 215, Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).36
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 803. FOR THE STATE TREASURER —MUNICIPAL 1
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT2
Impaired Driving Safety Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $1,289,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,289,0004
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: The amount appropriated in this section 6
shall be distributed quarterly during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium 7
to all cities ratably based on population as last determined by the 8
office of financial management. The distributions to any city that 9
substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 10
1, 1990, and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated 11
with criminal cases under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made 12
to the county in which the city is located. This funding is provided 13
to cities for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation 14
including, but not limited to: Chapter 206, Laws of 1998 (drunk 15
driving penalties); chapter 207, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); 16
chapter 208, Laws of 1998 (deferred prosecution); chapter 209, Laws 17
of 1998 (DUI/license suspension); chapter 210, Laws of 1998 (ignition 18
interlock violations); chapter 211, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); 19
chapter 212, Laws of 1998 (DUI penalties); chapter 213, Laws of 1998 20
(intoxication levels lowered); chapter 214, Laws of 1998 (DUI 21
penalties); and chapter 215, Laws of 1998 (DUI provisions).22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 804. FOR THE STATE TREASURER—FEDERAL REVENUES 23
FOR DISTRIBUTION24
General Fund Appropriation for federal flood control25
funds distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,00026
General Fund Appropriation for federal grazing fees27
distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,00028
General Fund Appropriation for federal military fees29
distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,180,00030
Forest Reserve Fund Appropriation for federal forest31
reserve fund distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,982,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,264,00033
NEW SECTION. Sec. 805. FOR THE STATE TREASURER—TRANSFERS34
Dedicated Cannabis Account: For transfer to the 35
basic health plan trust account, the lesser of36
the amount determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.54037
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or this amount for fiscal year 2026, 1
$250,000,000 and this amount for fiscal year 2
2027, $250,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000,0003
Dedicated Cannabis Account: For transfer to the 4
state general fund, the lesser of the amount 5
determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.540 or this 6
amount for fiscal year 2026, $155,000,000 7
and this amount for fiscal year 2027, 8
$155,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $310,000,0009
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the 10
state general fund, in an amount not to exceed11
the actual amount of the annual base payment to12
the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year13
2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,000,00014
Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the 15
state general fund, in an amount not to exceed16
the actual amount of the annual base payment to17
the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year18
2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,000,00019
State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to20
the state general fund, $40,000,000 for fiscal21
year 2026 and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . $80,000,00022
General Fund: For transfer to the fair fund under 23
RCW 15.76.115, $2,250,000 for fiscal year 202624
and $2,250,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . $4,500,00025
Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer26
to the state general fund, $5,675,000 for 27
fiscal year 2026 and $3,675,000 for fiscal year28
2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,350,00029
General Fund: For transfer to the wildfire response,30
forest restoration, and community resilience 31
account, solely for the implementation of 32
chapter 298, Laws of 2021 (2SHB 1168) 33
(long-term forest health), $44,000,000 for 34
fiscal year 2026 and $40,000,000 for fiscal 35
year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,000,00036
General Fund: For transfer to the manufacturing and37
warehousing job centers account pursuant to RCW38
82.14.545 for distribution in section 801 of 39
this act, $2,770,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . $2,770,00040
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Water Pollution Control Revolving Administration 1
Account: For transfer to the water pollution 2
control revolving account, $3,000,000 for 3
fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 4
year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,0005
General Fund: For transfer to the home security 6
fund, $199,525,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . $199,525,0007
General Fund: For transfer to the local government 8
archives account, $246,000 for fiscal year 9
2026 and $245,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . $491,00010
Stadium and Exhibition Center Account: For transfer11
to the state general fund as repayment for the12
loan amount pursuant to RCW 43.79.574, 13
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,00014
Public Works Assistance Account: For transfer to 15
the state general fund, $50,000,000 for 16
fiscal year 2026 and $50,000,000 for fiscal 17
year 2027. It is the intent of the 18
legislature to continue this policy in the 19
subsequent fiscal biennium. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000,00020
Youth Athletic Facility Account: For transfer to 21
the state general fund, $5,860,000 for 22
fiscal year 2026 and $2,600,000 for fiscal 23
year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,460,00024
General Fund: For transfer to the Washington 25
housing trust fund, $2,000,000 for fiscal 26
year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00027
Electric Vehicle Incentive Account: For transfer 28
to the state general fund, $69,000,000 for 29
fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000,00030
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account: For 31
transfer to the tribal opioid prevention 32
and treatment account, the greater of the 33
amount determined pursuant to RCW 43.79.48334
or this amount for fiscal year 2026, 35
$7,750,000 and this amount for fiscal year 36
2027, $7,750,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500,00037
Enterprise Services Account: For transfer to 38
the state general fund, $40,000,000 for 39
fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000,00040
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Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account: 1
For transfer to the state general fund, 2
$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . $17,000,0003
General Fund: For transfer to the death 4
investigations account, $2,050,000 for 5
fiscal year 2026 and $2,050,000 for fiscal 6
year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,100,0007
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control 8
Account: For transfer to the model toxics 9
control operating account, $7,000,000 for 10
fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000,00011
From auction proceeds received under RCW 12
70A.65.100(7)(b): For transfer to the air 13
quality and health disparities improvement 14
account, $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . $2,600,00015
From auction proceeds received under RCW 16
70A.65.100(7)(c): For transfer to the air 17
quality and health disparities improvement 18
account, $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . $2,600,00019
Climate Investment Account: For transfer to the 20
climate commitment account, $71,000,000 21
for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,000,00022
Natural Climate Solutions Account: For transfer 23
to the climate commitment account, $2,000,000 24
for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00025
Climate Investment Account: For transfer to the 26
carbon emissions reduction account, 27
$194,153,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . $194,153,00028
Climate Investment Account: For transfer to the 29
carbon emissions reduction account, 30
$162,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. . . . . . . . . . $162,000,00031
Public Employees' and Retirees Insurance Account: 32
For transfer to the state general fund, 33
$18,187,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . $18,187,00034
School Employees' Insurance Account: For transfer to35
the state general fund, $2,551,000 for fiscal 36
year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,551,00037
Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account: 38
For transfer to the state general fund, 39
$3,052,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . $3,052,00040
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Washington Law Enforcement Officers' and 1
Firefighters' System Plan 1 Retirement Fund: 2
For transfer to the state general fund, 3
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. . . . . . . . $1,000,000,0004
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PART IX1
MISCELLANEOUS2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 901. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS3
The appropriations contained in this act are maximum expenditure 4
authorizations. Pursuant to RCW 43.88.037, moneys disbursed from the 5
treasury on the basis of a formal loan agreement shall be recorded as 6
loans receivable and not as expenditures for accounting purposes. To 7
the extent that moneys are disbursed on a loan basis, the 8
corresponding appropriation shall be reduced by the amount of loan 9
moneys disbursed from the treasury during the 2023-2025 fiscal 10
biennium. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 902. EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS12
Whenever allocations are made from the governor's emergency fund 13
appropriation to an agency that is financed in whole or in part by 14
other than general fund moneys, the director of financial management 15
may direct the repayment of such allocated amount to the general fund 16
from any balance in the fund or funds which finance the agency. An 17
appropriation is not necessary to effect such repayment.18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 903. STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS19
In addition to the amounts appropriated in this act for revenues 20
for distribution, state contributions to the law enforcement 21
officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 and bond 22
retirement and interest, including ongoing bond registration and 23
transfer charges, transfers, interest on registered warrants, and 24
certificates of indebtedness, there is also appropriated such further 25
amounts as may be required or available for these purposes under any 26
statutory formula or under chapters 39.94, 39.96, and 39.98 RCW or 27
any proper bond covenant made under law. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 904. BOND EXPENSES29
In addition to such other appropriations as are made by this act, 30
there is hereby appropriated to the state finance committee from 31
legally available bond proceeds in the applicable construction or 32
building funds and accounts such amounts as are necessary to pay the 33
expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the subject bonds.34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 905. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION35
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(1) As a management tool to reduce costs and make more effective 1
use of resources, while improving employee productivity and morale, 2
agencies may implement either a voluntary retirement or separation 3
program, or both, that is cost neutral or results in cost savings, 4
including costs to the state pension systems, over a two-year period 5
following the commencement of the program, provided that such a 6
program is approved by the director of financial management. Agencies 7
participating in this authorization may offer voluntary retirement 8
and/or separation incentives and options according to procedures and 9
guidelines established by the office of financial management in 10
consultation with the department of retirement systems. The options 11
may include, but are not limited to, financial incentives for 12
voluntary separation or retirement. An employee does not have a 13
contractual right to a financial incentive offered under this 14
section. The office of financial management and the department of 15
retirement systems may review and monitor incentive offers. Agencies 16
are required to submit a report by the date established by the office 17
of financial management in the guidelines required in this section to 18
the legislature and the office of financial management on the outcome 19
of their approved incentive program. The report should include 20
information on the details of the program, including the incentive 21
payment amount for each participant, the total cost to the state, and 22
the projected or actual net dollar savings over the two-year period.23
(2) The department of retirement systems may collect from 24
employers the actuarial cost of any incentive provided under this 25
program, or any other incentive to retire provided by employers to 26
members of the state's pension systems, for deposit in the 27
appropriate pension account. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 906. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS NOT 29
IMPAIRED30
Nothing in this act prohibits the expenditure of any funds by an 31
agency or institution of the state for benefits guaranteed by any 32
collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of 33
this section. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS35
(1) In accordance with chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 74.39A RCW, 36
agreements have been reached between the governor and organizations 37
representing state employee bargaining units and nonstate employee 38
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bargaining units for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Funding is 1
provided in this act to fund these agreements. The collective 2
bargaining agreements that have been reached and are funded in this 3
act, and the description of the major economic terms in each of the 4
listed agreements are specified in OFM document 2025-4, dated 5
December 17, 2024. 6
(2) In accordance with chapters 41.80 and 41.56 RCW, agreements 7
have been reached between institutions of higher education and 8
employee organizations representing state employee bargaining units 9
for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Funding is provided in Part VI of 10
this act to fund these agreements. The collective bargaining 11
agreements that have been reached and are funded in Part VI this act, 12
and the description of the major economic terms in each of the listed 13
agreements are specified in OFM document 2025-4, dated December 17, 14
2024. 15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. COMPENSATION—REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES —16
HEALTH CARE COALITION—INSURANCE BENEFITS17
(1) An agreement was reached for the 2025-2027 biennium between 18
the governor and the health care coalition under the provisions of 19
chapter 41.80 RCW. Appropriations in this act for state agencies, 20
including institutions of higher education, are sufficient to 21
implement the provisions of the 2025-2027 collective bargaining 22
agreement, which maintains the provisions of the prior agreement.23
(2) The appropriations for state agencies in this act are subject 24
to the following conditions and limitations: 25
(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit 26
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the 27
uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $1,315 per eligible employee 28
for fiscal year 2026. 29
(b) For fiscal year 2027, the monthly employer funding rate shall 30
not exceed $1,355 per eligible employee. 31
(c) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the 32
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health 33
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and 34
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to 35
RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2026 and 2027, the subsidy shall be 36
up to $183 per month. Funds from reserves accumulated for future 37
adverse claims experience, from past favorable claims experience, or 38
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otherwise, may not be used to increase this retiree subsidy beyond 1
what is authorized in this subsection. 2
(d) The monthly employer funding rate paid by school districts 3
and educational service districts to the health care authority 4
includes $69.61 per month beginning September 1, 2025, and $79.20 5
beginning September 1, 2026, for deposit into the public employees' 6
and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 41.05.120.7
(e) The board has the authority to forgo the federal retiree drug 8
subsidy collected under RCW 41.05.068 for uniform medical plan 9
classic medicare, only to leverage additional federal subsidies via 10
adoption of a medicare part D employer group waiver plan to help 11
reduce premiums for medicare retirees enrolled in uniform medical 12
plan classic medicare. 13
(3) The funding rates in subsection (2) of this section are 14
sufficient to cover, effective January 1, 2026, the following:15
(a) In the uniform medical plan, coverage for doula services;16
(b) In the uniform dental plan, the following:17
(i) Increasing the temporomandibular joint benefit to $1,000 18
annually and $5,000 per lifetime; and 19
(ii) Eliminating the deductible for children up to age 15; and20
(c) Implementation of House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0050.1/25) 21
(hospital affordability). 22
(4) The funding rates in subsection (2) of this section are not 23
sufficient to continue offering an accountable care plan as of plan 24
year 2026. 25
(5) The rates are sufficient to cover a diabetes management 26
program and apply the cost-share provisions outlined in chapter 366, 27
Laws of 2023 (breast examinations —health plan cost sharing) in the 28
uniform medical plan, effective January 1, 2025. The rates are not 29
sufficient to add coverage of prescription drugs for the treatment of 30
obesity or weight loss. The authority shall not add coverage of 31
prescription drugs for the treatment of obesity or weight loss 32
without a specific appropriation from the legislature. Nothing in 33
this section requires removal of any existing coverage of 34
prescription drugs to treat diabetes. 35
(6) Current funding allows for the public employees' benefits 36
board to adjust the employer paid long term disability benefit to a 37
maximum monthly benefit of $450 within the current funding resources.38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 909. COMPENSATION—REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES 1
OUTSIDE HEALTH CARE COALITION—INSURANCE BENEFITS2
Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for 3
represented employees outside the coalition for health benefits, and 4
are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The monthly 5
employer funding rate for insurance benefit premiums, public 6
employees' benefits board administration, and the uniform medical 7
plan, may not exceed $1,315 per eligible employee for fiscal year 8
2026. For fiscal year 2027, the monthly employer funding rate may not 9
exceed $1,355 per eligible employee. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 910. COMPENSATION—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES—INSURANCE 11
BENEFITS12
An agreement was reached for the 2025-2027 biennium between the 13
governor and the school employee coalition under the provisions of 14
chapters 41.56 and 41.59 RCW. Appropriations in this act for 15
allocations to school districts are sufficient to implement the 16
provisions of the 2025-2027 collective bargaining agreement, which 17
maintains the provisions of the prior agreement, and are subject to 18
the following conditions and limitations: 19
(1) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit 20
premiums, school employees' benefits board administration, retiree 21
remittance, and the uniform medical plan, shall not exceed the rates 22
identified in section 506(4) of this act. 23
(a) These rates are sufficient to cover: 24
(i) In the uniform medical plan, effective January 1, 2026, 25
coverage for doula services; and 26
(ii) Implementation of House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0050.1/25) 27
(hospital affordability). 28
(b) The funding rates in section 506 (4) of this act are not 29
sufficient to continue offering an accountable care plan as of plan 30
year 2026. 31
(2) Current funding allows for the school employees' benefits 32
board to adjust the employer paid long term disability benefit to a 33
maximum monthly benefit of $450 within the current funding resources.34
(3) Except as provided by the parties' health care agreement, in 35
order to achieve the level of funding provided for health benefits, 36
the school employees' benefits board shall require any or all of the 37
following: Employee premium copayments, increases in point-of-service 38
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cost sharing, the implementation of managed competition, or other 1
changes to benefits consistent with RCW 41.05.740. 2
(4) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received 3
on behalf of the school employees' medical plan as a result of 4
rebates on prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation 5
payments, or any other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform 6
medical plan claims payments, into the school employees' and 7
retirees' insurance account to be used for insurance benefits. Such 8
receipts may not be used for administrative expenditures.9
(5) When bargaining for funding for school employees health 10
benefits for subsequent fiscal biennia, any proposal agreed upon must 11
assume the imposition of a $25 per month surcharge payment from 12
members who use tobacco products and a surcharge payment of not less 13
than $50 per month from members who cover a spouse or domestic 14
partner where the spouse or domestic partner has chosen not to enroll 15
in another employer-based group health insurance that has benefits 16
and premiums with an actuarial value of not less than 95 percent of 17
the actuarial value of the public employees' benefits board plan with 18
the largest enrollment. The surcharge payments shall be collected in 19
addition to the member premium payment. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 911. COMPENSATION—NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES—21
INSURANCE BENEFITS22
Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for 23
nonrepresented state employee health benefits for state agencies, 24
including institutions of higher education, and are subject to the 25
following conditions and limitations: 26
(1) The employer monthly funding rate for insurance benefit 27
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the 28
uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $1,315 per eligible employee 29
for fiscal year 2026. For fiscal year 2027, the monthly employer 30
funding rate shall not exceed $1,355 per eligible employee.31
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the 32
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health 33
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and 34
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to 35
RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2026 and 2027, the subsidy shall be 36
up to $183 per month. Funds from reserves accumulated for future 37
adverse claims experience, from past favorable claims experience, or 38
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otherwise, may not be used to increase this retiree subsidy beyond 1
what is authorized by the legislature in this subsection.2
(3) School districts and educational service districts shall 3
remit to the health care authority for deposit into the public 4
employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 5
41.05.120 the following amounts: 6
(a) For each full-time employee, $69.61 per month beginning 7
September 1, 2025, and $79.20 per month beginning September 1, 2026;8
(b) For each part-time employee, who at the time of the 9
remittance is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 10
41.32.010 or 41.40.010 and is eligible for employer fringe benefit 11
contributions for basic benefits, $69.61 each month beginning 12
September 1, 2025, and $79.20 each month beginning September 1, 2026, 13
prorated by the proportion of employer fringe benefit contributions 14
for a full-time employee that the part-time employee receives. The 15
remittance requirements specified in this subsection do not apply to 16
employees of a technical college, school district, or educational 17
service district who purchase insurance benefits through contracts 18
with the health care authority. 19
(4) The rates are sufficient to cover a diabetes management 20
program and apply the cost-share provisions outlined in chapter 366, 21
Laws of 2023 (breast examinations —health plan cost sharing) in the 22
uniform medical plan, effective January 1, 2025. The rates are not 23
sufficient to add coverage of prescription drugs for the treatment of 24
obesity or weight loss. The authority shall not add coverage of 25
prescription drugs for the treatment of obesity or weight loss 26
without a specific appropriation from the legislature. Nothing in 27
this section requires removal of any existing coverage of 28
prescription drugs to treat diabetes. 29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 912. GENERAL WAGE INCREASES30
(1) Appropriations for state agency employee compensation in this 31
act are sufficient to provide general wage increases to state agency 32
employees and employees of institutions of higher education, who are 33
not represented or who bargain under statutory authority other than 34
chapter 41.80 or 47.64 RCW or RCW 41.56.473 or 41.56.475.35
(2) Funding is provided for a three percent general wage increase 36
effective July 1, 2025, for all classified employees as specified in 37
subsection (1)(a) of this section, employees in the Washington 38
management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 39
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the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 1
sufficient to fund a three percent salary increase effective July 1, 2
2025, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 3
exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 4
the commission on salaries for elected officials. 5
(3) Funding is provided for a two percent general wage increase 6
effective July 1, 2026, for all classified employees as specified in 7
subsection (1) of this section, employees in the Washington 8
management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 9
the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 10
sufficient to fund a two percent salary increase effective July 1, 11
2026, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 12
exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 13
the commission on salaries for elected officials. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 913. COMPENSATION—PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS15
The appropriations in this act for school districts and state 16
agencies, including institutions of higher education, are subject to 17
the following conditions and limitations: 18
(1) Appropriations are adjusted to reflect changes to agency 19
appropriations to reflect savings resulting from changes to pension 20
funding as provided in House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0231.1/25) 21
(actuarial funding of pension systems). 22
(2) An increase of 0.08 percent is funded for state employer 23
contributions to the public employees' retirement system, the public 24
safety employees' retirement systems, and the school employees' 25
retirement system, and an increase of 0.16 percent for employer 26
contributions to the teachers' retirement system is funded for the 27
provisions of House/Senate Bill No. . . . (Z-0229.1/25) (PERS/TRS 1 28
benefit increase). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2025, this 29
subsection is null and void and appropriations for school districts 30
and state agencies, including institutions of higher education, shall 31
be held in unallotted status. 32
Sec. 914. RCW 15.76.115 and 2021 c 245 s 2 are each amended to 33
read as follows: 34
(1) The fair fund is created in the custody of the state 35
treasury. 36
(2)(a) All moneys received by the department of agriculture for 37
the purposes of this fund and from RCW 67.16.105 shall be deposited 38
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into the fund. Each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer 1
into the fair fund from the general fund an amount appropriated in 2
the omnibus operating appropriations act equal to: 3
(((a))) (i) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 4
(((b))) (ii) $2,750,000 in each fiscal year 2022 and 2023;5
(((c))) (iii) $3,500,000 in each fiscal year 2024 and 2025; ((and6
(d))) (iv) $2,250,000 in each fiscal year 2026 and 2027; and7
(v) $4,000,000 in fiscal year ((2026)) 2028 and each fiscal year 8
thereafter. 9
(((e))) (b) To support inclusiveness at fair events, a portion of 10
the additional funds provided to fairs as a result of chapter 245, 11
Laws of 2021 must be prioritized to be spent on educational programs 12
and outreach that are reflective of the diversity within a fair's 13
local population. 14
(3) Expenditures from the fund may be used only for assisting 15
fairs in the manner provided in this chapter. Only the director of 16
agriculture or the director's designee may authorize expenditures 17
from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under 18
chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.19
Sec. 915. RCW 28B.92.205 and 2023 c 475 s 923 are each amended 20
to read as follows: 21
In addition to other eligibility requirements outlined in this 22
chapter, students who demonstrate financial need are eligible to 23
receive the Washington college grant. Financial need is as follows:24
(1) Until academic year 2020-21, students with family incomes 25
between zero and fifty percent of the state median family income, 26
adjusted for family size, shall receive the maximum Washington 27
college grant as defined in RCW 28B.92.030. Grants for students with 28
incomes between fifty-one and seventy percent of the state median 29
family income, adjusted for family size, shall be prorated at the 30
following percentages of the maximum Washington college grant amount:31
(a) Seventy percent for students with family incomes between 32
fifty-one and fifty-five percent of the state median family income;33
(b) Sixty-five percent for students with family incomes between 34
fifty-six and sixty percent of the state median family income;35
(c) Sixty percent for students with family incomes between sixty-36
one and sixty-five percent of the state median family income; and37
(d) Fifty percent for students with family incomes between sixty-38
six and seventy percent of the state median family income.39
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(2) Beginning with academic year 2020-21, except during the 1
2022-23, 2023-24, ((and)) 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 academic 2
years, students with family incomes between zero and fifty-five 3
percent of the state median family income, adjusted for family size, 4
shall receive the maximum Washington college grant as defined in RCW 5
28B.92.030. During the 2022-23, 2023-24, ((and)) 2024-25, 2025-26, 6
and 2026-27 academic years, students with family incomes between zero 7
and sixty percent of the state median family income, adjusted for 8
family size, shall receive the maximum Washington college grant. 9
Grants for students with incomes between fifty-six and one hundred 10
percent of the state median family income, adjusted for family size, 11
shall be prorated at the following percentages of the maximum 12
Washington college grant amount: 13
(a) Seventy percent for students with family incomes between 14
fifty-six and sixty percent of the state median family income, except 15
during the 2022-23, 2023-24, ((and)) 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 16
academic years; 17
(b) Sixty percent for students with family incomes between sixty-18
one and sixty-five percent of the state median family income, except 19
during the 2023-24 ((and)), 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 academic 20
years when student grant award shall not be prorated and students 21
shall receive the maximum award; 22
(c) Fifty percent for students with family incomes between sixty-23
six and seventy percent of the state median family income;24
(d) Twenty-four and one-half percent for students with family 25
incomes between seventy-one and seventy-five percent of the state 26
median family income; and 27
(e) Ten percent for students with family incomes between seventy-28
six and one hundred percent of the state median family income.29
Sec. 916. RCW 41.05.120 and 2023 c 435 s 10 are each amended to 30
read as follows: 31
(1) The public employees' and retirees' insurance account is 32
hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer, to be used 33
by the director for the deposit of contributions, the remittance paid 34
by school districts and educational service districts under RCW 35
28A.400.410, reserves, dividends, and refunds, for payment of 36
premiums and claims for employee and retiree insurance benefit 37
contracts and subsidy amounts provided under RCW 41.05.085, and 38
transfers from the flexible spending administrative account as 39
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authorized in RCW 41.05.123. Moneys from the account shall be 1
disbursed by the state treasurer by warrants on vouchers duly 2
authorized by the director. Moneys from the account may be 3
transferred to the flexible spending administrative account to 4
provide reserves and start-up costs for the operation of the flexible 5
spending administrative account program. During the 2025-2027 fiscal 6
biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer 7
money in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to the 8
state general fund.9
(2) The state treasurer and the state investment board may invest 10
moneys in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account. All 11
such investments shall be in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 or 12
43.84.150, whichever is applicable. The director shall determine 13
whether the state treasurer or the state investment board or both 14
shall invest moneys in the public employees' and retirees' insurance 15
account. 16
(3) The school employees' insurance account is hereby established 17
in the custody of the state treasurer, to be used by the director for 18
the deposit of contributions, reserves, dividends, and refunds, for 19
payment of premiums and claims for school employee insurance benefit 20
contracts, and for transfers from the school employees' benefits 21
board flexible spending and dependent care administrative account as 22
authorized in this subsection. Moneys from the account shall be 23
disbursed by the state treasurer by warrants on vouchers duly 24
authorized by the director. Moneys from the account may be 25
transferred to the school employees' benefits board flexible spending 26
and dependent care administrative account to provide reserves and 27
start-up costs for the operation of the school employees' benefits 28
board flexible spending arrangement and dependent care assistance 29
program. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 30
direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the school employees' 31
insurance account to the state general fund.32
(4) The state treasurer and the state investment board may invest 33
moneys in the school employees' insurance account. These investments 34
must be in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 or 43.84.150, whichever is 35
applicable. The director shall determine whether the state treasurer 36
or the state investment board or both shall invest moneys in the 37
school employees' insurance account. 38
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(5) Moneys may be transferred between the public employees' and 1
retirees' insurance account and the school employees' insurance 2
account for short-term cash management and cash balance purposes.3
Sec. 917. RCW 41.50.075 and 2020 c 103 s 5 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) Two funds are hereby created and established in the state 6
treasury to be known as the Washington law enforcement officers' and 7
firefighters' system plan 1 retirement fund, and the Washington law 8
enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 retirement fund 9
which shall consist of all moneys paid into them in accordance with 10
the provisions of this chapter and chapter 41.26 RCW, whether such 11
moneys take the form of cash, securities, or other assets. The plan 1 12
fund shall consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits 13
provided to members of the law enforcement officers' and 14
firefighters' retirement system plan 1, and the plan 2 fund shall 15
consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits provided to 16
members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement 17
system plan 2. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature 18
may direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the Washington 19
law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 1 retirement 20
fund to the state general fund.21
(2) All of the assets of the Washington state teachers' 22
retirement system shall be credited according to the purposes for 23
which they are held, to two funds to be maintained in the state 24
treasury, namely, the teachers' retirement system plan 1 fund and the 25
teachers' retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund. The plan 1 26
fund shall consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits 27
provided to members of the Washington state teachers' retirement 28
system plan 1, and the combined plan 2 and 3 fund shall consist of 29
all moneys paid to finance the benefits provided to members of the 30
Washington state teachers' retirement system plan 2 and 3.31
(3) There is hereby established in the state treasury two 32
separate funds, namely the public employees' retirement system plan 1 33
fund and the public employees' retirement system combined plan 2 and 34
plan 3 fund. The plan 1 fund shall consist of all moneys paid to 35
finance the benefits provided to members of the public employees' 36
retirement system plan 1, and the combined plan 2 and plan 3 fund 37
shall consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits provided to 38
members of the public employees' retirement system plans 2 and 3.39
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(4) There is hereby established in the state treasury the school 1
employees' retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund. The combined 2
plan 2 and 3 fund shall consist of all moneys paid to finance the 3
benefits provided to members of the school employees' retirement 4
system plan 2 and plan 3. 5
(5) There is hereby established in the state treasury the public 6
safety employees' retirement system plan 2 fund. The plan 2 fund 7
shall consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits provided to 8
members of the public safety employees' retirement system plan 2.9
(6)(a)(i) There is hereby established in the state treasury the 10
higher education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund. The 11
higher education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund shall 12
consist of all moneys paid to finance the benefits provided to 13
members of each of the higher education retirement plans.14
(ii) The fund in this subsection (6) was originally created under 15
chapter 47, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. (Engrossed Substitute House 16
Bill No. 1981). 17
(b) The office of financial management must create individual 18
accounts for each institution of higher education within the higher 19
education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund. For fiscal year 20
2021, the office of financial management must transfer all the assets 21
of the higher education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund 22
into the individual accounts for each institution that will be used 23
to manage the accounting for each benefit plan. The higher education 24
retirement plan supplemental benefit fund will include all the 25
amounts in the individual accounts created in this subsection.26
Sec. 918. RCW 41.50.110 and 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 s 951 are each 27
amended to read as follows: 28
(1) Except as provided by RCW 41.50.255 and subsection (6) of 29
this section, all expenses of the administration of the department, 30
the expenses of administration of the retirement systems, and the 31
expenses of the administration of the office of the state actuary 32
created in chapters 2.10, 2.12, 28B.10, 41.26, 41.32, 41.40, 41.34, 33
41.35, 41.37, 43.43, and 44.44 RCW shall be paid from the department 34
of retirement systems expense fund. 35
(2) In order to reimburse the department of retirement systems 36
expense fund on an equitable basis the department shall ascertain and 37
report to each employer, as defined in RCW 28B.10.400, 41.26.030, 38
41.32.010, 41.35.010, 41.37.010, or 41.40.010, the sum necessary to 39
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defray its proportional share of the entire expense of the 1
administration of the retirement system that the employer 2
participates in during the ensuing biennium or fiscal year whichever 3
may be required. Such sum is to be computed in an amount directly 4
proportional to the estimated entire expense of the administration as 5
the ratio of monthly salaries of the employer's members bears to the 6
total salaries of all members in the entire system. It shall then be 7
the duty of all such employers to include in their budgets or 8
otherwise provide the amounts so required. 9
(3) The department shall compute and bill each employer, as 10
defined in RCW 28B.10.400, 41.26.030, 41.32.010, 41.35.010, 11
41.37.010, or 41.40.010, at the end of each month for the amount due 12
for that month to the department of retirement systems expense fund 13
and the same shall be paid as are its other obligations. Such 14
computation as to each employer shall be made on a percentage rate of 15
salary established by the department. However, the department may at 16
its discretion establish a system of billing based upon calendar year 17
quarters in which event the said billing shall be at the end of each 18
such quarter. 19
(4) The director may adjust the expense fund contribution rate 20
for each system at any time when necessary to reflect unanticipated 21
costs or savings in administering the department. 22
(5) An employer who fails to submit timely and accurate reports 23
to the department may be assessed an additional fee related to the 24
increased costs incurred by the department in processing the 25
deficient reports. Fees paid under this subsection shall be deposited 26
in the retirement system expense fund. 27
(a) Every six months the department shall determine the amount of 28
an employer's fee by reviewing the timeliness and accuracy of the 29
reports submitted by the employer in the preceding six months. If 30
those reports were not both timely and accurate the department may 31
prospectively assess an additional fee under this subsection.32
(b) An additional fee assessed by the department under this 33
subsection shall not exceed fifty percent of the standard fee.34
(c) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section.35
(6) Expenses other than those under RCW 41.34.060(4) shall be 36
paid pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. 37
(7) During the ((2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia )) 38
2025-2027 fiscal biennium , the legislature may direct the state 39
treasurer to transfer ((from)) money in the department of retirement 40
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systems' expense fund to the state general fund ((such amounts as 1
reflect the excess fund balance of the fund. During the 2015-2017 2
fiscal biennium, state contributions to the judicial retirement 3
system may be made in part by appropriations from the department of 4
retirement systems expense fund)). 5
Sec. 919. RCW 43.19.025 and 2014 c 221 s 915 are each amended to 6
read as follows: 7
The enterprise services account is created in the custody of the 8
state treasurer and shall be used for all activities conducted by the 9
department, except information technology services. Only the director 10
or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the 11
account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under 12
chapter 43.88 RCW. During the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the director 13
of the office of financial management may authorize expenditures from 14
the account for the provision of small agency client services. During 15
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state 16
treasurer to transfer money in the enterprise services account to the 17
state general fund.18
Sec. 920. RCW 43.99N.060 and 2023 c 474 s 8036 are each amended 19
to read as follows: 20
(1) The stadium and exhibition center account is created in the 21
custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the taxes imposed 22
under RCW 82.14.0494 and distributions under RCW 67.70.240(1)(d) 23
shall be deposited into the account. Only the director of the office 24
of financial management or the director's designee may authorize 25
expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment 26
procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is not required 27
for expenditures from this account. 28
(2) Until bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020, up to $5,000,000 29
per year beginning January 1, 1999, shall be used for the purposes of 30
subsection (3)(b) of this section, all remaining moneys in the 31
account shall be transferred to the public stadium authority, created 32
under RCW 36.102.020, to be used for public stadium authority 33
operations and development of the stadium and exhibition center.34
(3) After bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020, all moneys in 35
the stadium and exhibition center account shall be used exclusively 36
for the following purposes in the following priority:37
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(a) On or before June 30th of each year, the office of financial 1
management shall accumulate in the stadium and exhibition center 2
account an amount at least equal to the amount required in the next 3
succeeding twelve months for the payment of principal of and interest 4
on the bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020; 5
(b) An additional reserve amount not in excess of the expected 6
average annual principal and interest requirements of bonds issued 7
under RCW 43.99N.020 shall be accumulated and maintained in the 8
account, subject to withdrawal by the state treasurer at any time if 9
necessary to meet the requirements of (a) of this subsection, and, 10
following any withdrawal, reaccumulated from the first tax revenues 11
and other amounts deposited in the account after meeting the 12
requirements of (a) of this subsection; and 13
(c) The balance, if any, shall be transferred to the youth 14
athletic facility account under subsection (4) of this section.15
Any revenues derived from the taxes authorized by RCW 16
36.38.010(5) and 36.38.040 or other amounts that if used as provided 17
under (a) and (b) of this subsection would cause the loss of any tax 18
exemption under federal law for interest on bonds issued under RCW 19
43.99N.020 shall be deposited in and used exclusively for the 20
purposes of the youth athletic facility account and shall not be 21
used, directly or indirectly, as a source of payment of principal of 22
or interest on bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020, or to replace or 23
reimburse other funds used for that purpose. 24
(4) Any moneys in the stadium and exhibition center account not 25
required or permitted to be used for the purposes described in 26
subsection (3)(a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the 27
youth athletic facility account hereby created in the state treasury. 28
Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes of grants 29
or loans to cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations 30
for community outdoor athletic facilities. Only the director of the 31
recreation and conservation office or the director's designee may 32
authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to 33
allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is 34
not required for expenditures. The athletic facility grants or loans 35
may be used for acquiring, developing, equipping, maintaining, and 36
improving community outdoor athletic facilities. Funds shall be 37
divided equally between the development of new community outdoor 38
athletic facilities, the improvement of existing community outdoor 39
athletic facilities, and the maintenance of existing community 40
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outdoor athletic facilities. Cities, counties, and qualified 1
nonprofit organizations must submit proposals for grants or loans 2
from the account. To the extent that funds are available, cities, 3
counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations must meet eligibility 4
criteria as established by the director of the recreation and 5
conservation office. The grants and loans shall be awarded on a 6
competitive application process and the amount of the grant or loan 7
shall be in proportion to the population of the city or county for 8
where the community outdoor athletic facility is located. Grants or 9
loans awarded in any one year need not be distributed in that year. 10
The director of the recreation and conservation office may expend up 11
to one and one-half percent of the moneys deposited in the account 12
created in this subsection for administrative purposes. During the 13
2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate moneys 14
from the youth athletic facility account to support a task force to 15
consider ways to improve equitable access to K-12 schools' fields and 16
athletic facilities and local parks agency facilities with the goal 17
of increasing physical activity for youth and families. A portion of 18
the appropriation must be used to inventory K-12 school fields and 19
athletic facilities and park agency facilities. 20
(5) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, subsection (4) of this 21
section applies to expenditures from the youth athletic facility 22
account except as provided in this subsection. 23
(a) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the recreation and 24
conservation office may spend appropriations made from the youth 25
athletic facility account for grants and loans to political 26
subdivisions of the state other than cities and counties as well as 27
federally recognized Indian tribes for community outdoor athletic 28
facilities. The office is not required to divide the expenditures 29
equally between development, improvement, and maintenance of 30
facilities. The office's authority to retain 1.5 percent of amounts 31
deposited in the account for administration is suspended, and the 32
office's administrative overhead is instead specified in the 33
appropriations for this purpose. 34
(b) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 35
also appropriate moneys in the youth athletic facility account for 36
the following: 37
(i) To the department of commerce for the public facility 38
improvement fund as provided in section 1038, chapter 474, Laws of 39
2023; and 40
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(ii) To the recreation and conservation office for the purpose of 1
the youth athletic facilities program as provided in section 3060, 2
chapter 474, Laws of 2023. 3
(6) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 4
direct the state treasurer to make transfers of money in the youth 5
athletic facility account to the state general fund.6
Sec. 921. RCW 43.101.200 and 2024 c 376 s 908 are each amended 7
to read as follows: 8
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all law 9
enforcement personnel, except volunteers, and reserve officers 10
whether paid or unpaid, initially employed on or after January 1, 11
1978, shall engage in basic law enforcement training which complies 12
with standards adopted by the commission pursuant to RCW 43.101.080. 13
For personnel initially employed before January 1, 1990, such 14
training shall be successfully completed during the first fifteen 15
months of employment of such personnel unless otherwise extended or 16
waived by the commission and shall be requisite to the continuation 17
of such employment. Personnel initially employed on or after January 18
1, 1990, shall commence basic training during the first six months of 19
employment unless the basic training requirement is otherwise waived 20
or extended by the commission. Successful completion of basic 21
training is requisite to the continuation of employment of such 22
personnel initially employed on or after January 1, 1990.23
(2)(a) All law enforcement personnel who are limited authority 24
Washington peace officers and whose employment commences on or after 25
July 1, 2023, shall commence basic training during the first 12 26
months of employment unless the basic training requirement is 27
otherwise waived or extended by the commission. Successful completion 28
of basic training is requisite to the continuation of employment of 29
such personnel initially employed on or after July 1, 2023.30
(b)(i) The commission shall review the training files of all law 31
enforcement personnel who are limited authority Washington peace 32
officers, whose employment commenced prior to July 1, 2023, and who 33
have not successfully completed training that complies with standards 34
adopted by the commission, to determine what, if any, supplemental 35
training is required to appropriately carry out the officers' duties 36
and responsibilities. 37
(ii) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to require law 38
enforcement personnel who are limited authority Washington peace 39
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officers, whose employment commenced prior to July 1, 2023, to 1
complete the basic law enforcement training academy as a condition of 2
continuing employment as a limited authority Washington peace 3
officer. 4
(iii) Law enforcement personnel who are limited authority 5
Washington peace officers are not required to complete the basic law 6
enforcement academy or an equivalent basic academy upon transferring 7
to a general authority Washington law enforcement agency or limited 8
authority Washington law enforcement agency, as defined in RCW 9
10.93.020, if they have: 10
(A) Been employed as a special agent with the Washington state 11
gambling commission, been a natural resource investigator with the 12
department of natural resources, been a liquor enforcement officer 13
with the liquor and cannabis board, been an investigator with the 14
office of the insurance commissioner, or been a park ranger with the 15
Washington state parks and recreation commission, before or after 16
July 1, 2023; and 17
(B) Received a certificate of successful completion from the 18
basic law enforcement academy or the basic law enforcement 19
equivalency academy and thereafter engaged in regular and 20
commissioned law enforcement employment with an agency listed in 21
(b)(iii)(A) of this subsection without a break or interruption in 22
excess of 24 months; and 23
(C) Remained current with the in-service training requirements as 24
adopted by the commission by rule. 25
(3) Except as provided in RCW 43.101.170, the commission shall 26
provide the aforementioned training and shall have the sole authority 27
to do so. The commission shall provide necessary facilities, 28
supplies, materials, and the board and room of noncommuting attendees 29
for seven days per week, except ((during the 2017-2019, 2019-2021, 30
and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia, and )) during fiscal year 2024 and 31
during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium , when the employing, county, 32
city, or state law enforcement agency shall reimburse the commission 33
for twenty-five percent of the cost of training its personnel. 34
Additionally, to the extent funds are provided for this purpose, the 35
commission shall reimburse to participating law enforcement agencies 36
with ten or less full-time commissioned patrol officers the cost of 37
temporary replacement of each officer who is enrolled in basic law 38
enforcement training: PROVIDED, That such reimbursement shall include 39
only the actual cost of temporary replacement not to exceed the total 40
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amount of salary and benefits received by the replaced officer during 1
his or her training period: 2
PROVIDED FURTHER, That limited authority Washington law 3
enforcement agencies as defined in RCW 10.93.020 shall reimburse the 4
commission for the full cost of training their personnel.5
Sec. 922. RCW 43.101.220 and 2024 c 376 s 909 are each amended 6
to read as follows: 7
(1) The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and 8
municipal corporations initially employed on or after January 1, 9
1982, shall engage in basic corrections training which complies with 10
standards adopted by the commission. The standards adopted must 11
provide for basic corrections training of at least ten weeks in 12
length for any corrections officers subject to the certification 13
requirement under RCW 43.101.095 who are hired on or after July 1, 14
2021, or on an earlier date set by the commission. The training shall 15
be successfully completed during the first six months of employment 16
of the personnel, unless otherwise extended or waived by the 17
commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.18
(2) The commission shall provide the training required in this 19
section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room 20
and board for noncommuting attendees, except ((during the 2021-2023 21
fiscal biennium, and )) during fiscal year 2025 and during the 22
2025-2027 fiscal biennium , when the employing county, municipal 23
corporation, or state agency shall reimburse the commission for 24
twenty-five percent of the cost of training its personnel.25
(3)(a) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to 26
the Washington state department of corrections prisons division. The 27
Washington state department of corrections is responsible for 28
identifying training standards, designing curricula and programs, and 29
providing the training for those corrections personnel employed by 30
it. In doing so, the secretary of the department of corrections shall 31
consult with staff development experts and correctional professionals 32
both inside and outside of the agency, to include soliciting input 33
from labor organizations. 34
(b) The commission and the department of corrections share the 35
responsibility of developing and defining training standards and 36
providing training for community corrections officers employed within 37
the community corrections division of the department of corrections.38
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Sec. 923. RCW 43.155.050 and 2023 c 475 s 932 and 2023 c 474 s 1
8037 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:2
(1) The public works assistance account is hereby established in 3
the state treasury. Money may be placed in the public works 4
assistance account from the proceeds of bonds when authorized by the 5
legislature or from any other lawful source. Money in the public 6
works assistance account shall be used to make loans and grants and 7
to give financial guarantees to local governments for public works 8
projects. Moneys in the account may also be appropriated or 9
transferred to the water pollution control revolving fund and the 10
drinking water assistance account to provide for state match 11
requirements under federal law. Moneys in the account may be 12
transferred to the move ahead WA account to provide support of public 13
works projects funded in the move ahead WA program. Not more than 20 14
percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation to the public 15
works board from this account may be expended or obligated for 16
preconstruction loans and grants, emergency loans and grants, or 17
loans and grants for capital facility planning under this chapter. 18
Not more than 10 percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation 19
to the public works board from this account may be expended or 20
obligated as grants for preconstruction, emergency, capital facility 21
planning, and construction projects. During the 2017-2019 and 22
2019-2021 fiscal biennia, the legislature may appropriate moneys from 23
the account for activities related to rural economic development, the 24
growth management act, the aviation revitalization loan program, the 25
community economic revitalization board broadband program, and the 26
voluntary stewardship program. During the 2021-2023 and 2023-2025 27
fiscal biennia, the legislature may appropriate moneys from the 28
account for activities related to the community aviation 29
revitalization board. During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennia, the 30
legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of 31
moneys in the public works assistance account to the education legacy 32
trust account. During the 2019-2021 and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia, the 33
legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of 34
moneys in the public works assistance account to the statewide 35
broadband account. The legislature may appropriate moneys from the 36
public works assistance account for activities related to the 37
voluntary stewardship program, rural economic development, and the 38
growth management act. During the 2021-2023 biennium, the legislature 39
may appropriate moneys from the account for projects identified in 40
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section 1033, chapter 296, Laws of 2022. During the 2023-2025 fiscal 1
biennium, the legislature may appropriate moneys from the public 2
works assistance account for an evaluation of the costs of relocating 3
public utilities related to fish barrier removal projects. During the 4
2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate moneys 5
from the account for activities related to developing a data 6
dashboard to map investments made by the public works board, the 7
department of commerce, the department of health, the department of 8
ecology, the department of transportation, the transportation 9
improvement board, and by board partners to the system improvement 10
team created in RCW 43.155.150. 11
(2) For fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2038, the state 12
treasurer must transfer from the public works assistance account to 13
the move ahead WA account created in RCW 46.68.510 $57,000,000 each 14
fiscal year in four equal quarterly transfers. 15
(3) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 16
direct the state treasurer to transfer money from the public works 17
assistance account to the state general fund.18
Sec. 924. RCW 43.320.110 and 2023 c 475 s 933 are each amended 19
to read as follows: 20
(1) There is created in the custody of the state treasurer a 21
local fund known as the "financial services regulation fund" which 22
shall consist of all moneys received by the divisions of the 23
department of financial institutions, except as provided in 24
subsection (2) of this section. 25
(2) The division of securities shall deposit thirteen percent of 26
all moneys received, except as provided in RCW 43.320.115 and 27
subsection (3) of this section, and which shall be used for the 28
purchase of supplies and necessary equipment; the payment of 29
salaries, wages, and utilities; the establishment of reserves; and 30
other incidental costs required for the proper regulation of 31
individuals and entities subject to regulation by the department.32
(3) The division of securities shall deposit one hundred percent 33
of all moneys received that are attributable to increases in fees 34
implemented by rule pursuant to RCW 21.20.340(15).35
(4) Disbursements from the fund shall be on authorization of the 36
director of financial institutions or the director's designee. In 37
order to maintain an effective expenditure and revenue control, the 38
fund shall be subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no 39
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appropriation is required to permit expenditures and payment of 1
obligations from the fund. 2
(5) During the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 3
transfer from the financial services regulation fund to the state 4
general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the 5
fund. During the 2017-2019 and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia, moneys from 6
the financial services regulation fund may be appropriated for the 7
family prosperity account program at the department of commerce and 8
for the operations of the department of revenue. 9
(6)(a) Beginning in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the state 10
treasurer shall annually transfer from the fund to the student loan 11
advocate account created in RCW 28B.77.008, the greater of one 12
hundred seventy-five thousand dollars or twenty percent of the annual 13
assessment derived from student education loan servicing.14
(b) The department must provide information to the state 15
treasurer regarding the amount of the annual assessment derived from 16
student education loan servicing. 17
(7) The director's obligations or duties under chapter 62, Laws 18
of 2018 are subject to section 21, chapter 62, Laws of 2018.19
(8) During the 2019-2021 and 2023-2025 fiscal biennia, moneys in 20
the financial services regulation fund may be appropriated for the 21
operations of the department of revenue. 22
(9) During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal 23
biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 24
transfers of moneys in the financial services regulation fund to the 25
general fund. It is the intent of the legislature to continue this 26
policy in subsequent biennia. 27
Sec. 925. RCW 43.330.250 and 2019 c 415 s 974 are each amended 28
to read as follows: 29
(1) The economic development strategic reserve account is created 30
in the state treasury to be used only for the purposes of this 31
section. 32
(2) Only the governor, with the recommendation of the director of 33
the department of commerce, may authorize expenditures from the 34
account. 35
(3) During the ((2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia, )) 36
2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state 37
treasurer to transfer moneys in the account ((may also be 38
transferred)) into the state general fund. 39
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(4) Expenditures from the account may be made to prevent closure 1
of a business or facility, to prevent relocation of a business or 2
facility in the state to a location outside the state, or to recruit 3
a business or facility to the state. Expenditures may be authorized 4
for: 5
(a) Workforce development; 6
(b) Public infrastructure needed to support or sustain the 7
operations of the business or facility; 8
(c) Other lawfully provided assistance including, but not limited 9
to, technical assistance, environmental analysis, relocation 10
assistance, and planning assistance. Funding may be provided for such 11
assistance only when it is in the public interest and may only be 12
provided under a contractual arrangement ensuring that the state will 13
receive appropriate consideration, such as an assurance of job 14
creation or retention; and 15
(d) The joint center for aerospace technology innovation.16
(5) The funds shall not be expended from the account unless:17
(a) The circumstances are such that time does not permit the 18
director of the department of commerce or the business or facility to 19
secure funding from other state sources; 20
(b) The business or facility produces or will produce significant 21
long-term economic benefits to the state, a region of the state, or a 22
particular community in the state; 23
(c) The business or facility does not require continuing state 24
support; 25
(d) The expenditure will result in new jobs, job retention, or 26
higher incomes for citizens of the state; 27
(e) The expenditure will not supplant private investment; and28
(f) The expenditure is accompanied by private investment.29
(6) No more than three million dollars per year may be expended 30
from the account for the purpose of assisting an individual business 31
or facility pursuant to the authority specified in this section.32
(7) If the account balance in the strategic reserve account 33
exceeds fifteen million dollars at any time, the amount in excess of 34
fifteen million dollars shall be transferred to the education 35
construction account. 36
(8) During the 2017-2019 and 2019-2021 fiscal biennia, the 37
legislature may appropriate moneys from the account to fund programs 38
and grants at the department of commerce. It is the intent of the 39
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legislature that this policy will be continued in subsequent fiscal 1
biennia. 2
Sec. 926. RCW 43.330.365 and 2023 c 435 s 8 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
The electric vehicle incentive account is created in the state 5
treasury. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations and 6
transfers by the legislature and all other moneys directed for 7
deposit into the account. Moneys in the account may only be spent 8
after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used for 9
programs and incentives that promote the purchase or conversion to 10
alternative fuel vehicles to further state climate goals under RCW 11
70A.45.020 and environmental justice goals under 70A.02 RCW, 12
including but not limited to: 13
(1) Income-qualified grant programs to retire vehicles and 14
replace them with alternative fuel vehicles; 15
(2) Programs to provide grants for the installation of electric 16
vehicle infrastructure to support electric vehicle adoption; and17
(3) Programs to conduct research and public outreach regarding 18
adoption of alternative fuel vehicles. 19
During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct 20
the state treasurer to transfer money in the electric vehicle 21
incentive account to the state general fund.22
Sec. 927. RCW 50.16.010 and 2019 c 415 s 977 are each amended to 23
read as follows: 24
(1) There shall be maintained as special funds, separate and 25
apart from all public moneys or funds of this state an unemployment 26
compensation fund and an administrative contingency fund, which shall 27
be administered by the commissioner exclusively for the purposes of 28
this title, and to which RCW 43.01.050 shall not be applicable.29
(2)(a) The unemployment compensation fund shall consist of:30
(i) All contributions collected under RCW 50.24.010 and payments 31
in lieu of contributions collected pursuant to the provisions of this 32
title; 33
(ii) Any property or securities acquired through the use of 34
moneys belonging to the fund; 35
(iii) All earnings of such property or securities;36
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(iv) Any moneys received from the federal unemployment account in 1
the unemployment trust fund in accordance with Title XII of the 2
social security act, as amended; 3
(v) All money recovered on official bonds for losses sustained by 4
the fund; 5
(vi) All money credited to this state's account in the 6
unemployment trust fund pursuant to section 903 of the social 7
security act, as amended; 8
(vii) All money received from the federal government as 9
reimbursement pursuant to section 204 of the federal-state extended 10
compensation act of 1970 (84 Stat. 708-712; 26 U.S.C. Sec. 3304);11
(viii) The portion of the additional penalties as provided in RCW 12
50.20.070(2) that is fifteen percent of the amount of benefits 13
overpaid or deemed overpaid; and 14
(ix) All moneys received for the fund from any other source.15
(b) All moneys in the unemployment compensation fund shall be 16
commingled and undivided. 17
(3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the 18
administrative contingency fund shall consist of: 19
(i) All interest on delinquent contributions collected pursuant 20
to this title; 21
(ii) All fines and penalties collected pursuant to the provisions 22
of this title, except the portion of the additional penalties as 23
provided in RCW 50.20.070(2) that is fifteen percent of the amount of 24
benefits overpaid or deemed overpaid; 25
(iii) All sums recovered on official bonds for losses sustained 26
by the fund; and 27
(iv) Revenue received under RCW 50.24.014. 28
(b) All fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties collected or 29
assessed by a district court because of the violation of this title 30
or rules adopted under this title shall be remitted as provided in 31
chapter 3.62 RCW. 32
(c) Except as provided in (d) of this subsection, moneys 33
available in the administrative contingency fund, other than money in 34
the special account created under RCW 50.24.014, shall be expended 35
upon the direction of the commissioner, with the approval of the 36
governor, whenever it appears to him or her that such expenditure is 37
necessary solely for: 38
(i) The proper administration of this title and that insufficient 39
federal funds are available for the specific purpose to which such 40
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expenditure is to be made, provided, the moneys are not substituted 1
for appropriations from federal funds which, in the absence of such 2
moneys, would be made available. 3
(ii) The proper administration of this title for which purpose 4
appropriations from federal funds have been requested but not yet 5
received, provided, the administrative contingency fund will be 6
reimbursed upon receipt of the requested federal appropriation.7
(iii) The proper administration of this title for which 8
compliance and audit issues have been identified that establish 9
federal claims requiring the expenditure of state resources in 10
resolution. Claims must be resolved in the following priority: First 11
priority is to provide services to eligible participants within the 12
state; second priority is to provide substitute services or program 13
support; and last priority is the direct payment of funds to the 14
federal government. 15
(d)(i) During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, moneys available in 16
the administrative contingency fund, other than money in the special 17
account created under RCW 50.24.014(1)(a), shall be expended as 18
appropriated by the legislature for: (A) The cost of the job skills 19
or worker retraining programs at the community and technical colleges 20
and administrative costs at the state board for community and 21
technical colleges; and (B) reemployment services such as business 22
and project development assistance, local economic development 23
capacity building, and local economic development financial 24
assistance at the department of commerce. The remaining appropriation 25
may be expended as specified in (c) of this subsection.26
(ii) During the 2015-2017, 2017-2019, and 2019-2021 fiscal 27
biennia, moneys available in the administrative contingency fund, 28
other than money in the special account created under RCW 29
50.24.014(1)(a), shall be expended as appropriated by the 30
legislature: (A) For the department of social and health services for 31
employment and training services and programs in the WorkFirst 32
program; (B) for the administrative costs of state agencies 33
participating in the WorkFirst program; and (C) by the commissioner 34
for the work group on agricultural and agricultural-related issues as 35
provided in the 2013-2015 omnibus operating appropriations act. The 36
remaining appropriation may be expended as specified in (c) of this 37
subsection. 38
(iii) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, moneys available in 39
the administrative contingency fund, other than money in the special 40
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account created under RCW 50.24.014(1)(a), shall be expended as 1
appropriated by the legislature for the career connected learning 2
grant program authorized in RCW 28C.30.040 and 28C.30.050, and for 3
additional audit support staff due to an increase in the workload 4
associated with audits. The remaining appropriation may be expended 5
as specified in (c) of this subsection. 6
(4) Money in the special account created under RCW 7
50.24.014(1)(a) may only be expended, after appropriation, for the 8
purposes specified in this section and RCW 50.62.010, 50.62.020, 9
50.62.030, 50.24.014, 50.44.053, and 50.22.010. 10
Sec. 928. RCW 50.24.014 and 2023 c 475 s 934 are each amended to 11
read as follows: 12
(1)(a) A separate and identifiable account to provide for the 13
financing of special programs to assist the unemployed is established 14
in the administrative contingency fund. All money in this account 15
shall be expended solely for the purposes of this title and for no 16
other purposes whatsoever, except as provided in subsection (4) of 17
this section. Contributions to this account shall accrue and become 18
payable by each employer, except employers as described in RCW 19
50.44.010 and 50.44.030 who have properly elected to make payments in 20
lieu of contributions, taxable local government employers as 21
described in RCW 50.44.035, and those employers who are required to 22
make payments in lieu of contributions, at a basic rate of two one-23
hundredths of one percent. The amount of wages subject to tax shall 24
be determined under RCW 50.24.010. 25
(b) A separate and identifiable account is established in the 26
administrative contingency fund for financing the employment security 27
department's administrative costs under RCW 50.22.150 and 50.22.155 28
and the costs under RCW 50.22.150(11) and 50.22.155 (1)(m) and 29
(2)(m). All money in this account shall be expended solely for the 30
purposes of this title and for no other purposes whatsoever. 31
Contributions to this account shall accrue and become payable by each 32
employer, except employers as described in RCW 50.44.010 and 33
50.44.030 who have properly elected to make payments in lieu of 34
contributions, taxable local government employers as described in RCW 35
50.44.035, those employers who are required to make payments in lieu 36
of contributions, those employers described under RCW 37
50.29.025(1)(d), and those qualified employers assigned rate class 20 38
or rate class 40, as applicable, under RCW 50.29.025, at a basic rate 39
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of one one-hundredth of one percent. The amount of wages subject to 1
tax shall be determined under RCW 50.24.010. Any amount of 2
contributions payable under this subsection (1)(b) that exceeds the 3
amount that would have been collected at a rate of four one-4
thousandths of one percent must be deposited in the account created 5
in (a) of this subsection. 6
(2)(a) Contributions under this section shall become due and be 7
paid by each employer under rules as the commissioner may prescribe, 8
and shall not be deducted, in whole or in part, from the remuneration 9
of individuals in the employ of the employer. Any deduction in 10
violation of this section is unlawful. 11
(b) In the payment of any contributions under this section, a 12
fractional part of a cent shall be disregarded unless it amounts to 13
one-half cent or more, in which case it shall be increased to one 14
cent. 15
(3) If the commissioner determines that federal funding has been 16
increased to provide financing for the services specified in chapter 17
50.62 RCW, the commissioner shall direct that collection of 18
contributions under this section be terminated on the following 19
January 1st. 20
(4) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 21
biennia, moneys in the account in subsection (1)(a) of this section 22
may be appropriated for poverty reduction programs that coordinate 23
employment, training, education, and other existing systems designed 24
to assist low-income individuals attain self-sufficiency.25
Sec. 929. RCW 69.50.540 and 2023 c 470 s 1015 are each amended 26
to read as follows: 27
(1) For the purposes of this subsection (1), the legislature must 28
appropriate the amounts provided in this subsection:29
(a) $12,500,000 annually to the board for administration of this 30
chapter as appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act;31
(b) $11,000,000 annually to the department of health for the 32
following: 33
(i) Creation, implementation, operation, and management of a 34
cannabis, vapor product, and commercial tobacco education and public 35
health program that contains the following: 36
(A) A cannabis use public health hotline that provides referrals 37
to substance abuse treatment providers, uses evidence-based or 38
research-based public health approaches to minimizing the harms 39
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associated with cannabis use, and does not solely advocate an 1
abstinence-only approach; 2
(B) Programs that support development and implementation of 3
coordinated intervention strategies for the prevention and reduction 4
of commercial tobacco, vapor product, and cannabis use by youth and 5
cannabis cessation treatment services, including grant programs to 6
local health departments or other local community agencies;7
(C) Media-based education campaigns across television, internet, 8
radio, print, and out-of-home advertising, separately targeting youth 9
and adults, that provide medically and scientifically accurate 10
information about the health and safety risks posed by cannabis use; 11
and 12
(D) Outreach to priority populations regarding commercial 13
tobacco, vapor product, and cannabis use, prevention, and cessation; 14
and 15
(ii) The Washington poison control center; 16
(c)(i) $3,000,000 annually to the department of commerce to fund 17
cannabis social equity grants under RCW 43.330.540; and18
(ii) $200,000 annually to the department of commerce to fund 19
technical assistance through a roster of mentors under RCW 20
43.330.540; 21
(d) $200,000 annually, until June 30, 2032, to the health care 22
authority to contract with the Washington state institute for public 23
policy to conduct the cost-benefit evaluations and produce the 24
reports described in RCW 69.50.550; 25
(e) $25,000 annually to the University of Washington alcohol and 26
drug abuse institute for the creation, maintenance, and timely 27
updating of web-based public education materials providing medically 28
and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety 29
risks posed by cannabis use; 30
(f) $300,000 annually to the University of Washington and 31
$175,000 annually to the Washington State University for research on 32
the short-term and long-term effects of cannabis use to include, but 33
not be limited to, formal and informal methods for estimating and 34
measuring intoxication and impairments, and for the dissemination of 35
such research; 36
(g) $550,000 annually to the office of the superintendent of 37
public instruction to fund grants to building bridges programs under 38
chapter 28A.175 RCW; 39
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(h) $2,423,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $2,423,000 for fiscal 1
year 2023 to the Washington state patrol for a drug enforcement task 2
force; 3
(i) $270,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $290,000 for fiscal year 4
2023 to the department of ecology for implementation of accreditation 5
of cannabis product testing laboratories; 6
(j) $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 to the 7
department of health for the administration of the cannabis 8
authorization database; ((and))9
(k) $621,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $635,000 for fiscal year 10
2023 to the department of agriculture for compliance-based laboratory 11
analysis of pesticides in cannabis;12
(l) $849,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $849,000 for fiscal year 13
2027 to the department of agriculture to implement the cannabis lab 14
accreditation and standards program; and15
(m) $635,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $635,000 for fiscal year 16
2027 to the department of agriculture for ongoing cannabis laboratory 17
work associated with regulatory program operations.18
(2) ((Subsections [Subsection])) Subsection (1)(a) through (g) of 19
this section must be adjusted annually based on the United States 20
bureau of labor statistics' consumer price index for the Seattle 21
area. 22
(3) After appropriation of the amounts identified in subsection 23
(1) of this section, the legislature must annually appropriate such 24
remaining amounts for the purposes listed in this subsection (3) as 25
follows: 26
(a) Fifty-two percent to the state basic health plan trust 27
account to be administered by the Washington basic health plan 28
administrator and used as provided under chapter 70.47 RCW;29
(b) Eleven percent to the health care authority to:30
(i) Design and administer the Washington state healthy youth 31
survey, analyze the collected data, and produce reports, in 32
collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public 33
instruction, department of health, department of commerce, family 34
policy council, and board. The survey must be conducted at least 35
every two years and include questions regarding, but not necessarily 36
limited to, academic achievement, age at time of substance use 37
initiation, antisocial behavior of friends, attitudes toward 38
antisocial behavior, attitudes toward substance use, laws and 39
community norms regarding antisocial behavior, family conflict, 40
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family management, parental attitudes toward substance use, peer 1
rewarding of antisocial behavior, perceived risk of substance use, 2
and rebelliousness. Funds disbursed under this subsection may be used 3
to expand administration of the healthy youth survey to student 4
populations attending institutions of higher education in Washington;5
(ii) Develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate programs and 6
practices aimed at the prevention or reduction of maladaptive 7
substance use, substance use disorder, substance abuse or substance 8
dependence, as these terms are defined in the diagnostic and 9
statistical manual of mental disorders, among middle school and high 10
school-age students, whether as an explicit goal of a given program 11
or practice or as a consistently corresponding effect of its 12
implementation, mental health services for children and youth, and 13
services for pregnant and parenting women. In deciding which programs 14
and practices to fund under this subsection (3)(b)(ii), the director 15
of the health care authority must consult, at least annually, with 16
the University of Washington's social development research group and 17
the University of Washington's alcohol and drug abuse institute; and18
(iii) Contract with community health centers to provide primary 19
health and dental care services, migrant health services, and 20
maternity health care services as provided under RCW 41.05.220;21
(c)(i) One and one-half percent to counties, cities, and towns 22
where licensed cannabis retailers are physically located. Each 23
jurisdiction must receive a share of the revenue distribution under 24
this subsection (3)(c)(i) based on the proportional share of the 25
total revenues generated in the individual jurisdiction from the 26
taxes collected under RCW 69.50.535, from licensed cannabis retailers 27
physically located in each jurisdiction. For purposes of this 28
subsection (3)(c), 100 percent of the proportional amount attributed 29
to a retailer physically located in a city or town must be 30
distributed to the city or town; 31
(ii) Three and one-half percent to counties, cities, and towns 32
ratably on a per capita basis. Counties must receive 60 percent of 33
the distribution based on each county's total proportional 34
population. Funds may only be distributed to jurisdictions that do 35
not prohibit the siting of any state licensed cannabis producer, 36
processor, or retailer; 37
(iii) By September 15th of each year, the board must provide the 38
state treasurer the annual distribution amount made under this 39
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subsection (3)(c), if any, for each county and city as determined in 1
(c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection; and 2
(iv) Distribution amounts allocated to each county, city, and 3
town in (c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection must be distributed in 4
four installments by the last day of each fiscal quarter; and5
(d) Thirty-two percent must be deposited in the state general 6
fund. 7
(4) The amount distributed under subsection (3)(c)(i) and (ii) of 8
this section shall total to five percent of the remaining amount 9
available after appropriation of the amounts identified in subsection 10
(1) of this section, excluding the amounts under subsection (1)(l) 11
and (m) of this section. Any difference between five percent and the 12
remaining amount available after appropriation of the amounts 13
identified in subsection (1) of this section, excluding the amounts 14
under subsection (1)(l) and (m) of this section, shall be paid from 15
the state general fund.16
Sec. 930. RCW 70.104.110 and 2019 c 327 s 2 are each amended to 17
read as follows: 18
(1) The pesticide application safety committee is established. 19
Appointments to the committee must be made as soon as possible after 20
the legislature convenes in regular session. The committee is 21
composed of the following members: 22
(a) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house 23
of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of 24
representatives; 25
(b) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the 26
senate, appointed by the president of the senate; 27
(c) The director of the department of agriculture, or an 28
assistant director designated by the director; 29
(d) The secretary of the department of health, or an assistant 30
secretary designated by the secretary; 31
(e) The director of the department of labor and industries, or an 32
assistant director designated by the director; 33
(f) The commissioner of public lands, or an assistant 34
commissioner designated by the commissioner; 35
(g) The dean of the college of agricultural, human, and natural 36
resource sciences at the Washington State University, or an assistant 37
dean designated by the dean; 38
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(h) The pesticide safety education coordinator at the Washington 1
State University cooperative extension; and 2
(i) The director of the University of Washington Pacific 3
Northwest agricultural safety and health center, or an assistant 4
designated by the director. 5
(2) The committee shall be cochaired by the secretary of the 6
department of health, or the assistant secretary designated by the 7
secretary, and the director of the department of agriculture, or the 8
assistant director designated by the director. 9
(3) Primary responsibility for administrative support for the 10
committee, including developing reports, research, and other 11
organizational support, shall be provided by the department of health 12
and the department of agriculture. The committee must hold its first 13
meeting by September 2019. The committee must meet at least three 14
times each year. The meetings shall be at a time and place specified 15
by the cochairs, or at the call of a majority of the committee. When 16
determining the time and place of meetings, the cochairs must 17
consider costs and conduct committee meetings in Olympia when this 18
choice would reduce costs to the state. 19
(4)(a) An advisory work group is created to collect information 20
and make recommendations to the full committee on topics requiring 21
unique expertise and perspectives on issues within the jurisdiction 22
of the committee. 23
(b) The advisory work group shall consist of a representative 24
from the department of agriculture, two representatives of employee 25
organizations that represent farmworkers, two farmworkers with 26
expertise on pesticide application, a representative of community and 27
migrant health centers, a toxicologist, a representative of growers 28
who use air blast sprayers, a representative of growers who use 29
aerial pesticide application, a representative of growers who use 30
fumigation to apply pesticides, and a representative of aerial 31
applicators. The secretary of health, in consultation with the 32
director of the department of agriculture and the full committee, 33
must appoint members of the advisory work group, and the department 34
of health must staff the advisory work group. The letter of 35
appointment to the advisory work group members must be signed by both 36
cochairs. 37
(c) The advisory work group must hold meetings only upon the 38
committee's request. To reduce costs, the advisory work group must 39
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conduct meetings using teleconferencing or other methods, but may 1
hold one in-person meeting per fiscal year. 2
(d) Members of the advisory work group shall be reimbursed for 3
mileage expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.060. 4
(e) The advisory work group must provide a report on their 5
activities and recommendations to the full committee by November 9th 6
of each year. 7
(5) The first priority of the committee is to explore how the 8
departments of agriculture, labor and industries, and health, and the 9
Washington poison center collect and track data. The committee must 10
also consider the feasibility and requirements of developing a shared 11
database, including how the department of health could use existing 12
tools, such as the tracking network, to better display multiagency 13
data regarding pesticides. The committee may also evaluate and 14
recommend policy options that would take action to:15
(a) Improve pesticide application safety with agricultural 16
applications; 17
(b) Lead an effort to establish baseline data for the type and 18
quantity of pesticide applications used in Washington to be able to 19
compare the number of exposures with overall number of applications;20
(c) Research ways to improve pesticide application communication 21
among different members of the agricultural community, including 22
educating the public in English and Spanish about acute and chronic 23
health information about pesticides; 24
(d) Compile industry's best practices for use to improve 25
pesticide application safety to limit pesticide exposure;26
(e) Continue to investigate reasons why members of the 27
agricultural workforce do not or may not report pesticide exposure;28
(f) Explore new avenues for reporting with investigation without 29
fear of retaliation; 30
(g) Work with stakeholders to consider trainings for how and when 31
to report; 32
(h) Explore incentives for using new technology by funding a 33
partial buy-out program for old spray technology; 34
(i) Consider developing an effective community health education 35
plan; 36
(j) Consult with community partners to enhance educational 37
initiatives that work with the agricultural workforce, their 38
families, and surrounding communities to reduce the risk of pesticide 39
exposure; 40
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(k) Enhance efforts to work with pesticide manufacturers and the 1
environmental protection agency to improve access to non-English 2
pesticide labeling in the United States; 3
(l) Work with research partners to develop, or promote the use of 4
translation apps for pesticide label safety information, or both;5
(m) Evaluate prevention techniques to minimize exposure events;6
(n) Develop more Spanish language and other language educational 7
materials for distribution, including through social media and app-8
based learning for agricultural workforce communities;9
(o) Explore development of an agricultural workforce education 10
safety program to improve the understanding about leaving an area 11
being sprayed; and 12
(p) Work with the industry and the agricultural workforce to 13
improve protocols and best practices for use of personal safety 14
equipment for applicators and reflective gear for the general 15
workforce. 16
(6) The committee must provide a report to the appropriate 17
committees of the legislature by May 1, 2020, and each year 18
thereafter. An initial report on the progress of the committee must 19
be provided in January 2020. The report may include recommendations 20
the committee determines necessary, and must document the activities 21
of the committee and report on the subjects listed in subsection (5) 22
of this section. The department of health and the department of 23
agriculture must provide staff support to the committee for the 24
purpose of authoring the report and transmitting it to the 25
legislature. Any member of the committee may provide a minority 26
report as an appendix to the report submitted to the legislature 27
under this section. 28
(7) This section expires July 1, ((2025)) 2027.29
Sec. 931. RCW 70A.65.030 and 2023 c 475 s 936 and 2023 c 475 s 30
1902 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:31
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each 32
year or biennium, as appropriate, when allocating funds from the 33
carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240, the 34
climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260, the natural 35
climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270, the climate 36
investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250, the air quality and 37
health disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280, the 38
climate transit programs account created in RCW 46.68.500, or the 39
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climate active transportation account created in RCW 46.68.490, or 1
administering grants or programs funded by the accounts, agencies 2
shall conduct an environmental justice assessment consistent with the 3
requirements of RCW 70A.02.060 and establish a minimum of not less 4
than 35 percent and a goal of 40 percent of total investments that 5
provide direct and meaningful benefits to vulnerable populations 6
within the boundaries of overburdened communities through: (a) The 7
direct reduction of environmental burdens in overburdened 8
communities; (b) the reduction of disproportionate, cumulative risk 9
from environmental burdens, including those associated with climate 10
change; (c) the support of community led project development, 11
planning, and participation costs; or (d) meeting a community need 12
identified by the community that is consistent with the intent of 13
this chapter or RCW 70A.02.010. 14
(2) The allocation of funding under subsection (1) of this 15
section must adhere to the following principles, additional to the 16
requirements of RCW 70A.02.080: (a) Benefits and programs should be 17
directed to areas and targeted to vulnerable populations and 18
overburdened communities to reduce statewide disparities; (b) 19
investments and benefits should be made roughly proportional to the 20
health disparities that a specific community experiences, with a goal 21
of eliminating the disparities; (c) investments and programs should 22
focus on creating environmental benefits, including eliminating 23
health burdens, creating community and population resilience, and 24
raising the quality of life of those in the community; and (d) 25
efforts should be made to balance investments and benefits across the 26
state and within counties, local jurisdictions, and unincorporated 27
areas as appropriate to reduce disparities by location and to ensure 28
efforts contribute to a reduction in disparities that exist based on 29
race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other factors.30
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, state 31
agencies allocating funds or administering grants or programs from 32
the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240, the 33
climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260, the natural 34
climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270, the climate 35
investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250, the air quality and 36
health disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280, the 37
climate transit programs account created in RCW 46.68.500, or the 38
climate active transportation account created in RCW 46.68.490, must:39
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(a) Report annually to the environmental justice council created 1
in RCW 70A.02.110 regarding progress toward meeting environmental 2
justice and environmental health goals; 3
(b) Consider recommendations by the environmental justice 4
council; and 5
(c)(i) If the agency is not a covered agency subject to the 6
requirements of chapter 70A.02 RCW, create and adopt a community 7
engagement plan to describe how it will engage with overburdened 8
communities and vulnerable populations in allocating funds or 9
administering grants or programs from the climate investment account.10
(ii) The plan must include methods for outreach and communication 11
with those who face barriers, language or otherwise, to 12
participation. 13
(4) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 14
biennia: 15
(a) The requirement of subsection (1) of this section to conduct 16
an environmental justice assessment applies only to covered agencies 17
as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 and to significant agency actions as 18
defined in RCW 70A.02.010. 19
(b) Agencies shall coordinate with the department and the office 20
of financial management to achieve total statewide spending from the 21
accounts listed in subsection (1) of this section of not less than 35 22
percent and a goal of 40 percent of total investments that provide 23
direct and meaningful benefits to vulnerable populations within the 24
boundaries of overburdened communities as otherwise described in 25
subsection (1)(a) through (d) of this section and in accordance with 26
RCW 70A.65.230. 27
(c) The requirements of subsection (3)(c) of this section for 28
agencies other than covered agencies to create and adopt community 29
engagement plans apply only to executive branch agencies and 30
institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, 31
receiving total appropriations of more than $2,000,000 for the 32
2023-2025 fiscal biennium from the accounts listed in subsection (1) 33
of this section. 34
Sec. 932. RCW 70A.65.100 and 2024 c 352 s 5 are each amended to 35
read as follows: 36
(1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.65.110, 70A.65.120, and 37
70A.65.130, the department shall distribute allowances through 38
auctions as provided in this section and in rules adopted by the 39
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department to implement these sections. An allowance is not a 1
property right. 2
(2)(a) The department shall hold a maximum of four auctions 3
annually, plus any necessary reserve auctions. An auction may include 4
allowances from the annual allowance budget of the current year and 5
allowances from the annual allowance budgets from prior years that 6
remain to be distributed. The department must transmit to the 7
environmental justice council an auction notice at least 60 days 8
prior to each auction, as well as a summary results report and a 9
postauction public proceeds report within 60 days after each auction. 10
The department must communicate the results of the previous calendar 11
year's auctions to the environmental justice council on an annual 12
basis beginning in 2024. 13
(b) The department must make future vintage allowances available 14
through parallel auctions at least twice annually in addition to the 15
auctions through which current vintage allowances are exclusively 16
offered under (a) of this subsection. 17
(3) The department shall engage a qualified, independent 18
contractor to run the auctions. The department shall also engage a 19
qualified financial services administrator to hold the bid 20
guarantees, evaluate bid guarantees, and inform the department of the 21
value of bid guarantees once the bids are accepted.22
(4) Auctions are open to covered entities, opt-in entities, and 23
general market participants that are registered entities in good 24
standing. The department shall adopt by rule the requirements for a 25
registered entity to register and participate in a given auction.26
(a) Registered entities intending to participate in an auction 27
must submit an application to participate at least 30 days prior to 28
the auction. The application must include the documentation required 29
for review and approval by the department. A registered entity is 30
eligible to participate only after receiving a notice of approval by 31
the department. 32
(b) Each registered entity that elects to participate in the 33
auction must have a different representative. Only a representative 34
with an approved auction account is authorized to access the auction 35
platform to submit an application or confirm the intent to bid for 36
the registered entity, submit bids on behalf of the registered entity 37
during the bidding window, or to download reports specific to the 38
auction. 39
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(5) The department may require a bid guarantee, payable to the 1
financial services administrator, in an amount greater than or equal 2
to the sum of the maximum value of the bids to be submitted by the 3
registered entity. 4
(6) To protect the integrity of the auctions, a registered entity 5
or group of registered entities with a direct corporate association 6
are subject to auction purchase and holding limits. The department 7
may impose additional limits if it deems necessary to protect the 8
integrity and functioning of the auctions: 9
(a) A covered entity or an opt-in entity may not buy more than 25 10
percent of the allowances offered during a single auction;11
(b) A general market participant may not buy more than four 12
percent of the allowances offered during a single auction;13
(c) Until Washington links with a jurisdiction that does not have 14
this requirement, a general market participant may not in aggregate 15
own more than 10 percent of total allowances to be issued in a 16
calendar year; 17
(d) No registered entity may buy more than the entity's bid 18
guarantee; and 19
(e) No registered entity may buy allowances that would exceed the 20
entity's holding limit at the time of the auction.21
(7)(a) For fiscal year 2023, upon completion and verification of 22
the auction results, the financial services administrator shall 23
notify winning bidders and transfer the auction proceeds to the state 24
treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) $127,341,000 must first be 25
deposited into the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 26
70A.65.240; and (ii) the remaining auction proceeds to the climate 27
investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250 and the air quality and 28
health disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280.29
(b) For fiscal year 2024, upon completion and verification of the 30
auction results, the financial services administrator shall notify 31
winning bidders and transfer the auction proceeds to the state 32
treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) $356,697,000 must first be 33
deposited into the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 34
70A.65.240, except during fiscal year 2024, the deposit as provided 35
in this subsection (7)(b)(i) may be prorated equally across each of 36
the auctions occurring in fiscal year 2024; and (ii) the remaining 37
auction proceeds to the climate investment account created in RCW 38
70A.65.250 and the air quality and health disparities improvement 39
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account created in RCW 70A.65.280, which may be prorated equally 1
across each of the auctions occurring in fiscal year 2024.2
(c) For fiscal year 2025, upon completion and verification of the 3
auction results, the financial services administrator shall notify 4
winning bidders and transfer the auction proceeds to the state 5
treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) $366,558,000 must first be 6
deposited into the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 7
70A.65.240, except that during fiscal year 2025, the deposit as 8
provided in this subsection (7)(c)(i) may be prorated equally across 9
each of the auctions occurring in fiscal year 2025; and (ii) the 10
remaining auction proceeds to the climate investment account created 11
in RCW 70A.65.250 and the air quality and health disparities 12
improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280, which may be prorated 13
equally across each of the auctions occurring in fiscal year 2025.14
(d) For fiscal years 2026 through 2037, upon completion and 15
verification of the auction results, the financial services 16
administrator shall notify winning bidders and transfer the auction 17
proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) 18
$359,117,000 per year must first be deposited into the carbon 19
emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 except that 20
during fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the deposit as provided in this 21
subsection (7)(d)(i) may be prorated equally across each of the 22
auctions occurring in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 ; and (ii) the 23
remaining auction proceeds to the climate investment account created 24
in RCW 70A.65.250 and the air quality and health disparities 25
improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280, which may be prorated 26
equally across each of the auctions occurring in fiscal years 2026 27
and 2027. 28
(e) The deposits into the carbon emissions reduction account 29
pursuant to (a) through (d) of this subsection must not exceed 30
$5,200,000,000 over the first 16 fiscal years and any remaining 31
auction proceeds must be deposited into the climate investment 32
account created in RCW 70A.65.250 and the air quality and health 33
disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280.34
(f) For fiscal year 2038 and each year thereafter, upon 35
completion and verification of the auction results, the financial 36
services administrator shall notify winning bidders and transfer the 37
auction proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit as follows: (i) 38
50 percent of the auction proceeds to the carbon emissions reduction 39
account created in RCW 70A.65.240; and (ii) the remaining auction 40
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proceeds to the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250 1
and the air quality and health disparities improvement account 2
created in RCW 70A.65.280. 3
(8) The department shall adopt by rule provisions to guard 4
against bidder collusion and minimize the potential for market 5
manipulation. A registered entity may not release or disclose any 6
bidding information including: Intent to participate or refrain from 7
participation; auction approval status; intent to bid; bidding 8
strategy; bid price or bid quantity; or information on the bid 9
guarantee provided to the financial services administrator. The 10
department may cancel or restrict a previously approved auction 11
participation application or reject a new application if the 12
department determines that a registered entity has:13
(a) Provided false or misleading facts; 14
(b) Withheld material information that could influence a decision 15
by the department; 16
(c) Violated any part of the auction rules; 17
(d) Violated registration requirements; or 18
(e) Violated any of the rules regarding the conduct of the 19
auction. 20
(9) Records containing the following information are confidential 21
and are exempt from public disclosure in their entirety:22
(a) Bidding information as identified in subsection (8) of this 23
section; 24
(b) Information contained in the secure, online electronic 25
tracking system established by the department pursuant to RCW 26
70A.65.090(6); 27
(c) Financial, proprietary, and other market sensitive 28
information as determined by the department that is submitted to the 29
department pursuant to this chapter; 30
(d) Financial, proprietary, and other market sensitive 31
information as determined by the department that is submitted to the 32
independent contractor or the financial services administrator 33
engaged by the department pursuant to subsection (3) of this section; 34
and 35
(e) Financial, proprietary, and other market sensitive 36
information as determined by the department that is submitted to a 37
jurisdiction with which the department has entered into a linkage 38
agreement pursuant to RCW 70A.65.210, and which is shared with the 39
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department, the independent contractor, or the financial services 1
administrator pursuant to a linkage agreement. 2
(10) Any cancellation or restriction approved by the department 3
under subsection (8) of this section may be permanent or for a 4
specified number of auctions and the cancellation or restriction 5
imposed is not exclusive and is in addition to the remedies that may 6
be available pursuant to chapter 19.86 RCW or other state or federal 7
laws, if applicable. 8
(11) The department shall design allowance auctions so as to 9
allow, to the maximum extent practicable, linking with external 10
greenhouse gas emissions trading programs in other jurisdictions and 11
to facilitate the transfer of allowances when the state's program has 12
entered into a linkage agreement with other external greenhouse gas 13
emissions trading programs. The department may conduct auctions 14
jointly with linked jurisdictions. 15
(12) In setting the number of allowances offered at each auction, 16
the department shall consider the allowances in the marketplace due 17
to the marketing of allowances issued as required under RCW 18
70A.65.110, 70A.65.120, and 70A.65.130 in the department's 19
determination of the number of allowances to be offered at auction. 20
The department shall offer only such number of allowances at each 21
auction as will enhance the likelihood of achieving the goals of RCW 22
70A.45.020. 23
Sec. 933. RCW 70A.65.250 and 2024 c 376 s 911 are each amended 24
to read as follows: 25
(1)(a) The climate investment account is created in the state 26
treasury. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 316, Laws of 2021, 27
all receipts from the auction of allowances authorized in this 28
chapter must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may 29
be spent only after appropriation. 30
(b) Projects or activities funded from the account must meet high 31
labor standards, including family sustaining wages, providing 32
benefits including health care and employer-contributed retirement 33
plans, career development opportunities, and maximize access to 34
economic benefits from such projects for local workers and diverse 35
businesses. Each contracting entity's proposal must be reviewed for 36
equity and opportunity improvement efforts, including: (i) Employer 37
paid sick leave programs; (ii) pay practices in relation to living 38
wage indicators such as the federal poverty level; (iii) efforts to 39
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evaluate pay equity based on gender identity, race, and other 1
protected status under Washington law; (iv) facilitating career 2
development opportunities, such as apprenticeship programs, 3
internships, job-shadowing, and on-the-job training; and (v) 4
employment assistance and employment barriers for justice affected 5
individuals. 6
(2) Moneys in the account may be used only for projects and 7
programs that achieve the purposes of the greenhouse gas emissions 8
cap and invest program established under this chapter and for tribal 9
capacity grants under RCW 70A.65.305. During the 2023-2025 fiscal 10
biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for tribal capacity 11
grant activities supporting climate resilience and adaptation, 12
developing tribal clean energy projects, applying for state or 13
federal grant funding, and other related work; and for providing 14
payments to agricultural fuel purchasers. During the 2025-2027 fiscal 15
biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for tribal capacity 16
grant activities supporting climate resilience and adaptation, 17
developing tribal clean energy projects, applying for state or 18
federal grant funding, and other related work. Moneys in the account 19
as described in this subsection must first be appropriated for the 20
administration of the requirements of this chapter, in an amount not 21
to exceed five percent of the total receipt of funds from allowance 22
auction proceeds under this chapter. Beginning July 1, 2023, and 23
annually thereafter, the state treasurer shall distribute funds in 24
the account that exceed the amounts appropriated for the purposes of 25
this subsection (2) as follows: 26
(a) Seventy-five percent of the moneys to the climate commitment 27
account created in RCW 70A.65.260; and 28
(b) Twenty-five percent of the moneys to the natural climate 29
solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270. 30
(3) The allocations specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of 31
this section must be reviewed by the legislature on a biennial basis 32
based on the changing needs of the state in meeting its clean economy 33
and greenhouse gas reduction goals in a timely, economically 34
advantageous, and equitable manner. 35
(4) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 36
biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 37
transfers of moneys in the climate investment account to the carbon 38
emissions reduction account, the climate commitment account, and the 39
natural climate solutions account. 40
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Sec. 934. RCW 70A.65.260 and 2023 c 475 s 939 are each amended 1
to read as follows: 2
(1) The climate commitment account is created in the state 3
treasury. The account must receive moneys distributed to the account 4
from the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250. Moneys 5
in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Projects, 6
activities, and programs eligible for funding from the account must 7
be physically located in Washington state and include, but are not 8
limited to, the following: 9
(a) Implementing the working families' tax credit in RCW 10
82.08.0206; 11
(b) Supplementing the growth management planning and 12
environmental review fund established in RCW 36.70A.490 for the 13
purpose of making grants or loans to local governments for the 14
purposes set forth in RCW 43.21C.240, 43.21C.031, 36.70A.500, and 15
36.70A.600, for costs associated with RCW 36.70A.610, and to cover 16
costs associated with the adoption of optional elements of 17
comprehensive plans consistent with RCW 43.21C.420;18
(c) Programs, activities, or projects that reduce and mitigate 19
impacts from greenhouse gases and copollutants in overburdened 20
communities, including strengthening the air quality monitoring 21
network to measure, track, and better understand air pollution levels 22
and trends and to inform the analysis, monitoring, and pollution 23
reduction measures required in RCW 70A.65.020; 24
(d) Programs, activities, or projects that deploy renewable 25
energy resources, such as solar and wind power, and projects to 26
deploy distributed generation, energy storage, demand-side 27
technologies and strategies, and other grid modernization projects;28
(e) Programs, activities, or projects that increase the energy 29
efficiency or reduce greenhouse gas emissions of industrial 30
facilities including, but not limited to, proposals to implement 31
combined heat and power, district energy, or on-site renewables, such 32
as solar and wind power, to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing 33
equipment, to reduce process emissions, and to switch to less 34
emissions intensive fuel sources; 35
(f) Programs, activities, or projects that achieve energy 36
efficiency or emissions reductions in the agricultural sector 37
including: 38
(i) Fertilizer management; 39
(ii) Soil management; 40
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(iii) Bioenergy; 1
(iv) Biofuels; 2
(v) Grants, rebates, and other financial incentives for 3
agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy duty trucks, agricultural 4
pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural 5
operations; 6
(vi) Grants, loans, or any financial incentives to food 7
processors to implement projects that reduce greenhouse gas 8
emissions; 9
(vii) Renewable energy projects; 10
(viii) Farmworker housing weatherization programs;11
(ix) Dairy digester research and development; 12
(x) Alternative manure management; and 13
(xi) Eligible fund uses under RCW 89.08.615; 14
(g) Programs, activities, or projects that increase energy 15
efficiency in new and existing buildings, or that promote low carbon 16
architecture, including use of newly emerging alternative building 17
materials that result in a lower carbon footprint in the built 18
environment over the life cycle of the building and component 19
building materials; 20
(h) Programs, activities, or projects that promote the 21
electrification and decarbonization of new and existing buildings, 22
including residential, commercial, and industrial buildings;23
(i) Programs, activities, or projects that improve energy 24
efficiency, including district energy, and investments in market 25
transformation of high efficiency electric appliances and equipment 26
for space and water heating; 27
(j) Clean energy transition and assistance programs, activities, 28
or projects that assist affected workers or people with lower incomes 29
during the transition to a clean energy economy, or grow and expand 30
clean manufacturing capacity in communities across Washington state 31
including, but not limited to: 32
(i) Programs, activities, or projects that directly improve 33
energy affordability and reduce the energy burden of people with 34
lower incomes, as well as the higher transportation fuel burden of 35
rural residents, such as bill assistance, energy efficiency, and 36
weatherization programs; 37
(ii) Community renewable energy projects that allow qualifying 38
participants to own or receive the benefits of those projects at 39
reduced or no cost; 40
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(iii) Programs, activities, or other worker-support projects for 1
bargaining unit and nonsupervisory fossil fuel workers who are 2
affected by the transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy 3
economy. Worker support may include, but is not limited to: (A) Full 4
wage replacement, health benefits, and pension contributions for 5
every worker within five years of retirement; (B) full wage 6
replacement, health benefits, and pension contributions for every 7
worker with at least one year of service for each year of service up 8
to five years of service; (C) wage insurance for up to five years for 9
workers reemployed who have more than five years of service; (D) up 10
to two years of retraining costs, including tuition and related 11
costs, based on in-state community and technical college costs; (E) 12
peer counseling services during transition; (F) employment placement 13
services, prioritizing employment in the clean energy sector; and (G) 14
relocation expenses; 15
(iv) Direct investment in workforce development, via technical 16
education, community college, institutions of higher education, 17
apprenticeships, and other programs including, but not limited to:18
(A) Initiatives to develop a forest health workforce established 19
under RCW 76.04.521; and 20
(B) Initiatives to develop new education programs, emerging 21
fields, or jobs pertaining to the clean energy economy;22
(v) Transportation, municipal service delivery, and technology 23
investments that increase a community's capacity for clean 24
manufacturing, with an emphasis on communities in greatest need of 25
job creation and economic development and potential for commute 26
reduction; 27
(k) Programs, activities, or projects that reduce emissions from 28
landfills and waste-to-energy facilities through diversion of organic 29
materials, methane capture or conversion strategies, installation of 30
gas collection devices and gas control systems, monitoring and 31
reporting of methane emissions, or other means, prioritizing funding 32
needed for any activities by local governments to comply with chapter 33
70A.540 RCW; 34
(l) Carbon dioxide removal projects, programs, and activities; 35
and 36
(m) Activities to support efforts to mitigate and adapt to the 37
effects of climate change affecting Indian tribes, including capital 38
investments in support of the relocation of Indian tribes located in 39
areas at heightened risk due to anticipated sea level rise, flooding, 40
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or other disturbances caused by climate change. The legislature 1
intends to dedicate at least $50,000,000 per biennium from the 2
account for purposes of this subsection. 3
(2) Moneys in the account may not be used for projects or 4
activities that would violate tribal treaty rights or result in 5
significant long-term damage to critical habitat or ecological 6
functions. Investments from this account must result in long-term 7
environmental benefits and increased resilience to the impacts of 8
climate change. 9
(3) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 10
biennia, the legislature may appropriate moneys from the climate 11
commitment account for activities related to environmental justice, 12
including implementation of chapter 314, Laws of 2021.13
Sec. 935. RCW 70A.65.300 and 2024 c 376 s 912 are each amended 14
to read as follows: 15
(1) The department shall prepare, post on the department website, 16
and submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature an annual 17
report that identifies all distributions of moneys from the accounts 18
created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280. 19
(2) The report must identify, at a minimum, the recipient of the 20
funding, the amount of the funding, the purpose of the funding, the 21
actual end result or use of the funding, whether the project that 22
received the funding produced any verifiable reduction in greenhouse 23
gas emissions or other long-term impact to emissions, and if so, the 24
quantity of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the cost per carbon 25
dioxide equivalent metric ton of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, 26
and a comparison to other greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects 27
in order to facilitate the development of cost-benefit ratios for 28
greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects. 29
(3) The department shall require by rule that recipients of funds 30
from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280 report 31
to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, 32
the information required for the department to carry out the 33
department's duties established in this section. 34
(4) The department shall update its website with the information 35
described in subsection (2) of this section as appropriate but no 36
less frequently than once per calendar year. 37
(5) The department shall submit its report to the appropriate 38
committees of the legislature with the information described in 39
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subsection (2) of this section no later than September 30 of each 1
year. For fiscal year 2025, the report must be submitted no later 2
than November 30, 2024. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the 3
report must be submitted no later than November 30 of each fiscal 4
year.5
Sec. 936. RCW 70A.200.140 and 2022 c 297 s 963 are each amended 6
to read as follows: 7
(1) There is hereby created an account within the state treasury 8
to be known as the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control 9
account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. 10
Expenditures from the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control 11
account shall be used as follows: 12
(a) Forty percent to the department of ecology, primarily for use 13
by the departments of ecology, natural resources, revenue, 14
transportation, and corrections, and the parks and recreation 15
commission, for litter collection programs under RCW 70A.200.170. The 16
amount to the department of ecology shall also be used for a central 17
coordination function for litter control efforts statewide; to 18
support employment of youth in litter cleanup as intended in RCW 19
70A.200.020, and for litter pick up using other authorized agencies; 20
and for statewide public awareness programs under RCW 70A.200.150(7). 21
The amount to the department shall also be used to defray the costs 22
of administering the funding, coordination, and oversight of local 23
government programs for waste reduction, litter control, recycling, 24
and composting so that local governments can apply one hundred 25
percent of their funding to achieving program goals. The amount to 26
the department of revenue shall be used to enforce compliance with 27
the litter tax imposed in chapter 82.19 RCW; 28
(b)(i) Twenty percent to the department for local government 29
funding programs for waste reduction, litter control, recycling 30
activities, and composting activities by cities and counties under 31
RCW 70A.200.190, to be administered by the department of ecology; 32
(ii) any unspent funds under (b)(i) of this subsection may be used to 33
create and pay for a matching fund competitive grant program to be 34
used by local governments for the development and implementation of 35
contamination reduction and outreach plans for inclusion in 36
comprehensive solid waste management plans or by local governments 37
and nonprofit organizations for local or statewide education programs 38
designed to help the public with litter control, waste reduction, 39
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recycling, and composting of primarily the products taxed under 1
chapter 82.19 RCW. Recipients under this subsection include programs 2
to reduce wasted food and food waste that are designed to achieve the 3
goals established in RCW 70A.205.715(1) and that are consistent with 4
the plan developed in RCW 70A.205.715(3). Grants must adhere to the 5
following requirements: (A) No grant may exceed sixty thousand 6
dollars; (B) grant recipients shall match the grant funding allocated 7
by the department by an amount equal to twenty-five percent of 8
eligible expenses. A local government's share of these costs may be 9
met by cash or contributed services; (C) the obligation of the 10
department to make grant payments is contingent upon the availability 11
of the amount of money appropriated for this subsection (1)(b); and 12
(D) grants are managed under the guidelines for existing grant 13
programs; and 14
(c) Forty percent to the department of ecology to: (i) Implement 15
activities under RCW 70A.200.150 for waste reduction, recycling, and 16
composting efforts; (ii) provide technical assistance to local 17
governments and commercial businesses to increase recycling markets 18
and recycling and composting programs primarily for the products 19
taxed under chapter 82.19 RCW designed to educate citizens about 20
waste reduction, litter control, and recyclable and compostable 21
products and programs; (iii) increase access to waste reduction, 22
composting, and recycling programs, particularly for food packaging 23
and plastic bags and appropriate composting techniques; and (iv) for 24
programs to reduce wasted food and food waste that are designed to 25
achieve the goals established in RCW 70A.205.715(1) and that are 26
consistent with the plan developed in RCW 70A.205.715(3).27
(2) All taxes imposed in RCW 82.19.010 and fines and bail 28
forfeitures collected or received pursuant to this chapter shall be 29
deposited in the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control 30
account and used for the programs under subsection (1) of this 31
section. 32
(3) Not less than five percent and no more than ten percent of 33
the amount appropriated into the waste reduction, recycling, and 34
litter control account every biennium shall be reserved for capital 35
needs, including the purchase of vehicles for transporting crews and 36
for collecting litter and solid waste. Capital funds shall be 37
distributed among state agencies and local governments according to 38
the same criteria provided in RCW 70A.200.170 for the remainder of 39
the funds, so that the most effective waste reduction, litter 40
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control, recycling, and composting programs receive the most funding. 1
The intent of this subsection is to provide funds for the purchase of 2
equipment that will enable the department to account for the greatest 3
return on investment in terms of reaching a zero litter goal.4
(4) Funds in the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control 5
account, collected under chapter 82.19 RCW, must be prioritized for 6
the products identified under RCW 82.19.020 solely for the purposes 7
of recycling, composting, and litter collection, reduction, and 8
control programs. 9
(5) During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, Washington State 10
University may use funds in the waste reduction, recycling, and 11
litter control account, collected under chapter 82.19 RCW, to conduct 12
an organic waste study. 13
(6) During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, and as an exception to 14
the distribution of expenditures otherwise required in this section, 15
the department of ecology may use funds in the waste reduction, 16
recycling, and litter control account to continue a series of food 17
waste reduction campaigns, to continue to invest in litter prevention 18
campaigns, to conduct a recycling study, and to increase litter 19
control on state highways. 20
(7) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium the legislature may 21
direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the waste reduction, 22
recycling, and litter control account to the model toxics control 23
operating account. In addition, during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, 24
subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section is suspended.25
Sec. 937. RCW 72.09.780 and 2023 c 195 s 2 are each amended to 26
read as follows: 27
(1) The department is authorized to acquire, receive, possess, 28
sell, resell, deliver, dispense, distribute, and engage in any 29
activity constituting the practice of pharmacy or wholesale 30
distribution with respect to abortion medications.31
(2) The department may exercise the authority granted in this 32
section for the benefit of any person, whether or not the person is 33
in the custody or under the supervision of the department.34
(3) The department shall exercise the authority granted in this 35
section in accordance with any applicable law including, but not 36
limited to, any applicable licensing requirements, except that the 37
department is exempt from obtaining a wholesaler's license for any 38
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actions taken pursuant to chapter 195, Laws of 2023 as provided in 1
RCW 18.64.046. 2
(4)(a) The department shall establish and operate a program to 3
deliver, dispense, and distribute abortion medications described in 4
this section. In circumstances in which the department is selling, 5
delivering, or distributing abortion medications to a health care 6
provider or health care entity, it may only sell, distribute, or 7
deliver abortion medications to health care providers and health care 8
entities that will only use the medications for the purposes of 9
providing abortion care or medical management of early pregnancy 10
loss. 11
(b) ((Any)) Except as provided in (c) of this subsection, any 12
abortion medications sold, resold, delivered, dispensed, or 13
distributed whether individually or wholesale shall be conducted at 14
cost not to exceed list price, plus a fee of $5 per dose to offset 15
the cost of secure storage and delivery of medication. Revenues 16
generated pursuant to chapter 195, Laws of 2023 shall be deposited to 17
the general fund. 18
(c) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, any abortion 19
medications sold, resold, delivered, dispensed, or distributed 20
whether individually or wholesale shall be conducted at cost not to 21
exceed list price.22
(5) Nothing in this section shall diminish any existing authority 23
of the department. 24
(6) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 25
apply: 26
(a) "Abortion medications" means substances used in the course of 27
medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy 28
including, but not limited to, mifepristone. 29
(b) "Deliver" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.64.011.30
(c) "Dispense" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.64.011.31
(d) "Distribute" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.64.011.32
(e) "Health care entity" means a hospital, clinic, pharmacy, 33
office, or similar setting where a health care provider provides 34
health care to patients. 35
(f) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 36
70.02.010. 37
(g) "Person" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.64.011.38
(h) "Practice of pharmacy" has the same meaning as in RCW 39
18.64.011. 40
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(i) "Wholesale distribution" has the same meaning as in WAC 1
246-945-001. 2
Sec. 938. RCW 79.64.040 and 2023 c 475 s 943 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
(1) The board shall determine the amount deemed necessary in 5
order to achieve the purposes of this chapter and shall provide by 6
rule for the deduction of this amount from the moneys received from 7
all leases, sales, contracts, licenses, permits, easements, and 8
rights-of-way issued by the department and affecting state lands and 9
aquatic lands, except as provided in RCW 79.64.130, provided that no 10
deduction shall be made from the proceeds from agricultural college 11
lands. 12
(2) Moneys received as deposits from successful bidders, advance 13
payments, and security under RCW 79.15.100, 79.15.080, and 79.11.150 14
prior to December 1, 1981, which have not been subjected to deduction 15
under this section are not subject to deduction under this section.16
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this 17
section, the deductions authorized under this section shall not 18
exceed twenty-five percent of the moneys received by the department 19
in connection with any one transaction pertaining to state lands and 20
aquatic lands other than second-class tide and shore lands and the 21
beds of navigable waters, and fifty percent of the moneys received by 22
the department pertaining to second-class tide and shore lands and 23
the beds of navigable waters. 24
(4) In the event that the department sells logs using the 25
contract harvesting process described in RCW 79.15.500 through 26
79.15.530, the moneys received subject to this section are the net 27
proceeds from the contract harvesting sale. 28
(5) During the 2015-2017, 2017-2019, 2019-2021, 2021-2023, 29
((and)) 2023-2025, and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the board may 30
increase the twenty-five percent limitation up to thirty-two percent.31
Sec. 939. RCW 79.64.110 and 2023 c 475 s 944 and 2023 c 383 s 8 32
are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:33
(1) Any moneys derived from the lease of state forestlands or 34
from the sale of valuable materials, oils, gases, coal, minerals, or 35
fossils from those lands, except as provided in RCW 79.64.130, or the 36
appraised value of these resources when transferred to a public 37
agency under RCW 79.22.060, must be distributed as follows:38
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(a) For state forestlands acquired through RCW 79.22.040 or by 1
exchange or as replacement for lands acquired through RCW 79.22.040:2
(i) The expense incurred by the state for administration, 3
reforestation, and protection, not to exceed 25 percent, which rate 4
of percentage shall be determined by the board, must be returned to 5
the forest development account created in RCW 79.64.100. During the 6
2017-2019, 2019-2021, 2021-2023, ((and)) 2023-2025, and 2025-2027 7
fiscal biennia, the board may increase the 25 percent limitation up 8
to 27 percent. 9
(ii) Any balance remaining must be paid to the county in which 10
the land is located or, if the land acquired under RCW 79.22.040 was 11
exchanged, transferred, or disposed, payment must be made to the 12
county from which the land was exchanged, transferred, or disposed. 13
For counties participating in a land pool created under RCW 14
79.22.140, to each participating county proportionate to its 15
contribution of asset value to the land pool as determined by the 16
board. Payments made under this subsection are to be paid, 17
distributed, and prorated to the various funds in the same manner as 18
general taxes are paid and distributed during the year of payment. 19
However, a county may in its discretion pay, distribute, and prorate 20
payments made under this subsection of moneys derived from state 21
forestlands acquired by exchange or as replacement lands, for lands 22
acquired through RCW 79.22.040, in the same manner as general taxes 23
are paid and distributed during the year of payment for the former 24
state forestlands that were subject to the exchange.25
(iii) Any balance remaining, paid to a county with a population 26
of less than 16,000, must first be applied to the reduction of any 27
indebtedness existing in the current expense fund of the county 28
during the year of payment. 29
(iv) With regard to moneys remaining under this subsection 30
(1)(a), within seven working days of receipt of these moneys, the 31
department shall certify to the state treasurer the amounts to be 32
distributed to the counties. The state treasurer shall distribute 33
funds to the counties four times per month, with no more than 10 days 34
between each payment date. 35
(b) For state forestlands acquired through RCW 79.22.010 or by 36
exchange or as replacement lands for lands acquired through RCW 37
79.22.010, except as provided in RCW 79.64.120: 38
(i) Fifty percent shall be placed in the forest development 39
account. 40
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(ii) Fifty percent shall be prorated and distributed to the state 1
general fund, to be dedicated for the benefit of the public schools, 2
to the county in which the land is located or, for counties 3
participating in a land pool created under RCW 79.22.140, to each 4
participating county proportionate to its contribution of asset value 5
to the land pool as determined by the board, and according to the 6
relative proportions of tax levies of all taxing districts in the 7
county. The portion to be distributed to the state general fund shall 8
be based on the regular school levy rate under RCW 84.52.065 (1) and 9
(2) and the levy rate for any school district enrichment levies. With 10
regard to the portion to be distributed to the counties, the 11
department shall certify to the state treasurer the amounts to be 12
distributed within seven working days of receipt of the money. The 13
state treasurer shall distribute funds to the counties four times per 14
month, with no more than 10 days between each payment date. The money 15
distributed to the county must be paid, distributed, and prorated to 16
the various other funds in the same manner as general taxes are paid 17
and distributed during the year of payment. 18
(2) A school district may transfer amounts deposited in its debt 19
service fund pursuant to this section into its capital projects fund 20
as authorized in RCW 28A.320.330. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 940. If any provision of this act or its 22
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 23
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other 24
persons or circumstances is not affected.25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 941. This act is necessary for the immediate 26
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of 27
the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes 28
effect immediately.29
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INDEX PAGE #
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ARTS COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
ATTORNEY GENERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
BELATED CLAIMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND RESERVE OFFICERS
CONTRIBUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
BOARD OF EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS 84
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
BOND EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING YOUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . 362
CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. . . . . . 21
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
NOT IMPAIRED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . 20
COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
COMPENSATION
HEALTH CARE COALITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
INSURANCE BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
INSURANCE BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
INSURANCE BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
CONSERVATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
COURT OF APPEALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
DEPARTMENT HEALTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. . . . . . . . 78
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
EARLY LEARNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
GENERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
JUVENILE REHABILITATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
PROGRAM SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COMMUNITY SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ENERGY AND INNOVATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
HOUSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PROGRAM SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
HEALTH SCIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. . . . . . . . . . 188
HEALTH SYSTEMS QUALITY ASSURANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
CONTRIBUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
ECONOMIC SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
SPECIAL COMMITMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. . . . . . . . . . . 363
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
EMERGENCY FUND ALLOCATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE HEARINGS OFFICE. . . . . . . . . . . . 235
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
GENERAL WAGE INCREASES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE BENEFITS PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . 138
HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE. . . . 5
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
MILITARY DEPARTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . 381
CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT. . . . 377
CHERBERG BUILDING REHABILITATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
COMMON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . 386
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: JUVENILE CODE
REVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
p. 453 SB 5167
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: REPEAT OFFENDERS. 378
CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . 385
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES ACCOUNT. . . . 384
DNA DATABASE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . 371
EDUCATOR CONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . 383
FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY FUNDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LOAN REPAYMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
HOME VISITING SERVICES ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
INDIAN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT REINVESTMENT ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . 379
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT POOL. . . . . . . . . . . . 364
JUDICIAL INFORMATIONS SYSTEM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
LANDLORD MITIGATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
MEDICAL STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT: REPEAT OFFENDERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
NATURAL RESOURCES REAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT ACCOUNT. . . . . 376
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WOLF-LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. . . . 377
NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . 383
O'BRIEN BUILDING IMPROVEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . 383
OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . 379
RURAL JOBS PROGRAM MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . 383
STATE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . 372
STATE LIBRARY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
WASHINGTON CAREER AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS INNOVATION CHALLENGE
PROGRAM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
WASHINGTON INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN ACCOUNT. . . . . 380
WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . 385
OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. . . . . . . . 69
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OFFICE OF STATE LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
p. 454 SB 5167
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
PUBLIC BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
SECRETARY OF STATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SENATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
STATE AUDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES. . . . . . . . . 315
STATE INVESTMENT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
STATE PATROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
STATE TREASURER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
BOND SALE EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . 390
COUNTY LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION GRANTS. . . . . . . . . . . 374
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
FEDERAL REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . 391
STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL
POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION. . . . . . . . . . . . 355
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 299
BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. . . . . . . . . . . . 278
CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
CHARTER SCHOOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
EDUCATION REFORM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
GENERAL APPORTIONMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
GRANTS AND PASS THROUGH FUNDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
p. 455 SB 5167
HIGHLY CAPABLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
LEARNING ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
PUPIL ALLOCATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . 280
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
SPECIAL EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
SUPREME COURT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AGENCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD. . . . . . . 360
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