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Agency Recommendation Summaries

Community and Technical College System

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 14,630.2 2,444,177 1,882,392 4,326,569
2025-27 Maintenance Level 14,630.2 2,438,862 1,880,442 4,319,304
Difference from 2025-27 Original 0.0 (5,315) (1,950) (7,265)
% Change from 2025-27 Original 0.0% (0.2%) (0.1%) (0.2%)

2026 Policy Other Changes

Across the Board Reduction 0.0 (18,488) 0 (18,488)
Administrative Reduction 0.0 (898) 0 (898)
2026 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 (19,386) 0 (19,386)

2026 Policy Comp Changes

Highline College CBA 0.0 314 410 724
WPEA Comm. College Coalition CBA 0.0 8,957 3,509 12,466
2026 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 9,271 3,919 13,190

2026 Policy Central Services Changes

Audit Services 0.0 8 2 10
DES Central Services 0.0 9 4 13
GOV Central Services 0.0 41 12 53
Legal Services 0.0 71 21 92
OFM Central Services 0.0 1,852 554 2,406
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 12,527 3,742 16,269
WTS Central Services 0.0 (18) (4) (22)
2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 14,490 4,331 18,821
Total Policy Changes 0.0 4,375 8,250 12,625
2026 Policy Level 14,630.2 2,443,237 1,888,692 4,331,929
Difference from 2025-27 Original 0.0 (940) 6,300 5,360
% Change from 2025-27 Original 0.0% (0.0%) 0.33% 0.12%

Policy Changes

Across the Board Reduction

Savings are achieved by reducing Near General Fund expenditures by 1.5%. (General Fund - State)

Administrative Reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the Washington State Auditor. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services 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, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

GOV Central Services

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, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

Highline College CBA

Funding is provided for a collective bargaining agreement between Highline College and the Washington Public Employees Association on behalf of classified employees, which includes a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2025, and of 2 percent effective July 1, 2026. (Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Workforce Education Investment Acc - State, other funds)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive, as legal services expenditures are based on consumption. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

WPEA Comm. College Coalition CBA

Funding is provided for a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington Public Employees Association on behalf of higher education employees, which includes a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2025, and of 2 percent effective July 1, 2026; provision of a starting wage of $18 per hour and addressing of compression and inversion, effective July 1, 2025; targeted job classification increases, effective July 1, 2025; and increases to biennial uniform, tools, and equipment allowances. (General Fund - State, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)