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Washington State Arts Commission

  Annual FTEs General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Estimated Expenditures 16.0 2,990 2,294 5,284
2019-21 Maintenance Level 13.0 2,862 2,303 5,165
Difference from 2017-19 (3.0) (128) 9 (119)
% Change from 2017-19 (18.8%) (4.3%) 0.39% (2.3%)

2019-21 Policy Other Changes

Care of State-owned Public Art 2.0 330 0 330
Folk Arts Job Stimulation Program 0.0 350 0 350
2019-21 Policy Other Changes Total 2.0 680 0 680

2019-21 Policy Comp Changes

State Public Employee Benefits Rate 0.0 2 0 2
WFSE General Government 0.0 27 8 35
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 66 21 87
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 2 0 2
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 97 29 126

2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes

Legal Services 0.0 2 0 2
CTS Central Services 0.0 308 0 308
DES Central Services 0.0 51 0 51
OFM Central Services 0.0 10 0 10
2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 371 0 371
Total Policy Changes 2.0 1,148 29 1,177
2019-21 Policy Level 15.0 4,010 2,332 6,342
Difference from 2017-19 (1.0) 1,020 38 1,058
% Change from 2017-19 (6.3%) 34.1% 1.7% 20.0%

Policy Changes

Care of State-owned Public Art

Funding is provided to hire additional collection technicians to handle, maintain and repair artworks in communities around Washington, ensuring that they are in safe and working condition.

Folk Arts Job Stimulation Program

Funding is provided to expand the folk arts job stimulation program, which pairs master practitioners from diverse communities around the state with apprentices to improve their skills and work toward mastery of one or more folk and heritage traditions. The program serves as an economic driver in rural and underserved communities while helping to conserve, evolve and share important skills and traditions.

State Public Employee Benefits Rate

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $977 per employee per month for fiscal year 2020 and $978 per employee per month for fiscal year 2021.

WFSE General Government

Funding is provided for a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington Federation of State Employees - General Government. The agreement includes a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2019; a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2020; premium, shift, and other special pay changes, and increases in targeted job classifications. Employee insurance included in the agreement is displayed in a separate item.

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2019, and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2020. This item includes both general government and higher education workers.

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides a one-time, ongoing increase of 3 percent, up to a maximum of $62.50 per month.

Legal Services

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of legal service charges.

CTS Central Services

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Consolidated Technology Services Agency (WaTech) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services.

DES Central Services

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; a capital project surcharge; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; and the department’s enterprise applications.

OFM Central Services

Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for the One Washington project and OFM enterprise systems.