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Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 31.3 8,053 4,678 12,731
2023-25 Maintenance Level 31.3 8,054 4,675 12,729
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.0 1 (3) (2)
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 0.01% (0.1%) (0.0%)

2024 Policy Other Changes

Assistant Anthropologist 0.50 152 0 152
Federal Funding Adjustment 0.0 0 350 350
2024 Policy Other Changes Total 0.50 152 350 502

2024 Policy Comp Changes

Pension Rate Month of Death Bill 0.0 1 0 1
State Employee Benefits 0.0 1 0 1
2024 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 2 0 2

2024 Policy Central Services Changes

CTS Central Services 0.0 150 0 150
DES Central Services 0.0 5 0 5
Legal Services 0.0 1 0 1
OFM Central Services 0.0 28 0 28
2024 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 184 0 184
Total Policy Changes 0.50 338 350 688
2024 Policy Level 31.8 8,392 5,025 13,417
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.50 339 347 686
% Change from 2023-25 Original 1.6% 4.2% 7.4% 5.4%

Policy Changes

Assistant Anthropologist

Funding is provided for a temporary assistant anthropologist to reduce the current human skeletal remains review backlog. (General Fund - State)

CTS Central Services

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. (General Fund - State)

DES Central Services

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)

Federal Funding Adjustment

Additional federal expenditure authority is provided to accommodate anticipated federal grant opportunities. (General Fund - Federal)

Legal Services

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)

OFM Central Services

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. (General Fund - State)

Pension Rate Month of Death Bill

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)

State Employee Benefits

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. (General Fund - State)