Department of Licensing
| Annual FTEs | General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
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| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Estimated Expenditures | 1,442.9 | 9,914 | 419,242 | 429,156 |
| 2021-23 Maintenance Level | 1,474.8 | 4,571 | 416,453 | 421,024 |
| Difference from 2019-21 | 31.9 | (5,343) | (2,789) | (8,132) |
| % Change from 2019-21 | 2.2% | (53.9%) | (0.7%) | (1.9%) |
2021-23 Policy Other Changes |
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| Driver Legislation Changes | 0.0 | 0 | 343 | 343 |
| Driver Licensing Online Enhancement | 0.0 | 0 | 515 | 515 |
| Ignition Interlock Reduction | 0.0 | 0 | (2,000) | (2,000) |
| Legislature Future Funding | 7.5 | 0 | 2,575 | 2,575 |
| Six-Year Facility Plan | 0.0 | 0 | 1,937 | 1,937 |
| Firearms Modernization Project | 0.0 | (340) | 0 | (340) |
| Website Accessibility and Usability | 7.4 | 25 | 3,168 | 3,193 |
| 2021-23 Policy Other Changes Total | 14.9 | (315) | 6,538 | 6,223 |
2021-23 Policy Comp Changes |
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| Pension Adjustments, nonrate | 0.0 | 4 | 199 | 203 |
| State Employee Benefits | 0.0 | (1) | (66) | (67) |
| WFSE General Government | 0.0 | (158) | (6,713) | (6,871) |
| Temporary Layoffs and Other Savings | 0.0 | (28) | (1,970) | (1,998) |
| Rep Employee Health Benefits | 0.0 | (10) | (478) | (488) |
| PTE Local 17 General Government | 0.0 | (2) | (2,240) | (2,242) |
| Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | (16) | (1,878) | (1,894) |
| 2021-23 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | (211) | (13,146) | (13,357) |
2021-23 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Audit Services | 0.0 | 0 | (14) | (14) |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 0 | (330) | (330) |
| CTS Central Services | 0.0 | 1 | 260 | 261 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 258 | 258 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 20 | 1,771 | 1,791 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2021-23 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 21 | 2,028 | 2,049 |
| Total Policy Changes | 14.9 | (505) | (4,580) | (5,085) |
| 2021-23 Policy Level | 1,489.7 | 4,066 | 411,873 | 415,939 |
| Difference from 2019-21 | 46.8 | (5,848) | (7,369) | (13,217) |
| % Change from 2019-21 | 3.2% | (59.0%) | (1.8%) | (3.1%) |
Policy Changes
Driver Legislation Changes
The Department of Licensing proposes legislation to extend driver license renewal cycles from six to eight years, and to allow more driver licenses and identification card transactions to be conducted online. (Highway Safety Account - State)
Driver Licensing Online Enhancement
The Department of Licensing proposes enhancements to allow more driver licenses transactions to be conducted online to address capacity demands for services. (Highway Safety Account - State)
Ignition Interlock Reduction
Funding is reduced to align expenditures with available revenue in the Ignition Interlock Account. (Ignition Interlock Device Revolving - State)
Legislature Future Funding
The Department of Licensing requests funding to implement five bills that were enacted, but not funded in the 2020 Legislative session. The effective dates for these bills fall within the 2021-23 biennium. (Ignition Interlock Device Revolving - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State)
Six-Year Facility Plan
These funds are provided to relocate five DOL offices. (Highway Safety Account - State)
Firearms Modernization Project
Funding is reduced to reflect the delay of DOL's firearm record system modernization project. (General Fund - State)
Website Accessibility and Usability
Funding is provided to redesign and improve DOL's online services and website. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, other funds)
Pension Adjustments, nonrate
This funds the potential impact of Department of Retirement Systems request legislation on pension service credit and benefit calculation. It will prevent budget reductions such as temporary layoffs from negatively affecting employee retirement benefits. (Business and Professions Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, other funds)
State Employee Benefits
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 $988 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,018 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (Real Estate Appraiser Commission - State, General Fund - State, Motorcycle Safety Education Account - State, other funds)
WFSE General Government
This adjustment reflects the impact of the 2021-23 collective bargaining agreement. (Limited Fish and Wildlife Account - State, Landscape Architects' License Acct - State, Appraisal Management Company Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)
Temporary Layoffs and Other Savings
This item reflects savings achieved from temporary layoffs or similar actions. (Landscape Architects' License Acct - Non-Appropriated, Appraisal Management Company Acct - Non-Appropriated, Appraisal Management Company Acct - State, other funds)
Rep Employee Health Benefits
This provides health insurance funding for the master agreement for employee benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $988 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,018 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (Geologists' Account - Non-Appropriated, Electric Vehicle Account - State, Landscape Architects' License Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)
PTE Local 17 General Government
This adjustment reflects the impact of the 2021-23 collective bargaining agreement. (General Fund - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)
Non-Rep General Wage Increase
This reflects savings from the cancellation of the July 1, 2020 general wage increase for some non-represented, non-classified employees. (Limited Fish and Wildlife Account - State, Appraisal Management Company Acct - Non-Appropriated, Professional Engineers' Account - State, other funds)
Archives/Records Management
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Department of Labor and Industries for workers’ compensation (Motorcycle Safety Education Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State)
Audit Services
Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor’s Office. (Business and Professions Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)
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. (Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)
CTS Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for Microsoft 365 G5 licenses contracted for state agencies by the Consolidated Technology Services agency. This contract allows the state to achieve economies of scale and administrative efficiencies in the management of licenses. (Motorcycle Safety Education Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, other funds)
DES Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, other funds)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for existing statewide financial applications, One Washington, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, other funds)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarily projected costs of the Self-Insurance Liability Account. This includes adjustments to existing funding levels as well as enhancements for anticipated liabilities in the 2021-23 biennium. (Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, other funds)
