Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for Capitol campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - State, WA State Library Operations Acct - State, Secretary of State's Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Secretary of State's Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated, WA State Library Operations Acct - State, General Fund - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for 20 FTEs for the IT Division to support the various divisions and systems in the Office of Secretary of State. In addition, funds are provided for the cost of license subscriptions and IT vendor services. (General Fund - State)

Funding is provided to support the Secretary of State's participation in international trade missions. (General Fund - State)

Funds are provided for the increased cost of broadband services and digital storage that is largely driven by a significant increase in viewership and programming. (General Fund - State)

Funding is provided to expand the reach of critical, accurate, and reliable information about voting and elections in Washington state. (General Fund - State)

Funding is provided to increase the retiree health insurance subsidy, adjusting the cap from $183 to $193 per month and raising the base subsidy percentage from 50 percent to 60 percent. The insurance funding rates are set at $1,145 per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,158 per month for fiscal year 2025. (WA State Library Operations Acct - State, Secretary of State's Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for contribution rate impacts associated with proposed legislation that ensures the continuation of benefit payments through the end of the month in which a retiree or beneficiary dies. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Secretary of State's Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office. Because legal services expenditures are based on consumption, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. The methodology to estimate consumption is a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (General Fund - State)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise and small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (Secretary of State's Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated, WA State Library Operations Acct - State, General Fund - State, other funds)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - State)