Department of Children, Youth, and Families
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 4,664.9 | 2,332,793 | 1,818,074 | 4,150,867 |
| 2023-25 Maintenance Level | 4,867.0 | 2,969,190 | 1,151,239 | 4,120,429 |
| Difference from 2023-25 Original | 202.1 | 636,397 | (666,835) | (30,438) |
| % Change from 2023-25 Original | 4.3% | 27.3% | (36.7%) | (0.7%) |
2023 Policy Other Changes |
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| Family Child Care CBA | 0.0 | 231,165 | 0 | 231,165 |
| Lease Adjustments | 0.0 | 70 | 18 | 88 |
| AGO Costs | 0.0 | 1,095 | 179 | 1,274 |
| Auto Theft Prevention Account | 0.0 | 196 | (196) | 0 |
| CCDF Audit Resolution | 2.0 | 0 | 2,583 | 2,583 |
| Baker Cottage Staffing | 21.3 | 4,180 | 0 | 4,180 |
| Background Check Fee Assistance | 0.0 | 897 | 0 | 897 |
| Caregiver Engagement Unit | 7.0 | 1,464 | 362 | 1,826 |
| CCWIS | 4.0 | 1,885 | 1,885 | 3,770 |
| Caregiver Placement Supports | 1.0 | 45,374 | 6,614 | 51,988 |
| Continue Prevention Pilot | 0.0 | 1,742 | 0 | 1,742 |
| Housing Youth Exits System of Care | 0.0 | 3,384 | 0 | 3,384 |
| Child Welfare Housing Assistance | 4.0 | 8,446 | 24 | 8,470 |
| D.S. Compliance | 69.5 | 28,450 | 6,703 | 35,153 |
| ECEAP Complex Needs | 0.0 | 11,084 | 0 | 11,084 |
| ECEAP Rate Increase | 0.0 | 65,178 | 41,848 | 107,026 |
| ECEAP Expansion | 0.0 | 83,583 | 0 | 83,583 |
| Zero Emissions Staffing | 2.0 | 0 | 544 | 544 |
| Family Time | 0.0 | 19,776 | 2,940 | 22,716 |
| WCCC: Provider Rate Increase | 0.0 | 138,947 | 1,186 | 140,133 |
| Equity Grants | 0.0 | 18,690 | 0 | 18,690 |
| Guardianship Assistance Program | 1.7 | 2,890 | (281) | 2,609 |
| JR Improve Educational Outcomes | 18.0 | 5,428 | 0 | 5,428 |
| Imagination Library | 1.0 | 5,279 | 0 | 5,279 |
| Home Visiting Slot Expansion | 0.0 | 0 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Home Visiting Funding Increase | 0.0 | 0 | 9,300 | 9,300 |
| In-home & Transitional Services | 3.0 | 9,693 | 0 | 9,693 |
| Initial License Maintenance Payment | 0.0 | 14,664 | 0 | 14,664 |
| Language Access Providers Agreement | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Kinship/Relative Focus | 35.5 | 7,393 | 3,132 | 10,525 |
| Language Access Plan | 11.8 | 3,409 | 393 | 3,802 |
| One-Time Lease Costs | 0.0 | 1,782 | 446 | 2,228 |
| Child Care License Pilot Project | 1.0 | 325 | 43 | 368 |
| LifeSet Funding | 0.0 | 1,885 | 1,015 | 2,900 |
| Naselle Closure Adjustment | (53.9) | (8,188) | 0 | (8,188) |
| Program Support Federal Correction | 0.0 | 44,600 | (46,350) | (1,750) |
| WCCC Hold Harmless for Providers | 0.0 | 2,262 | 0 | 2,262 |
| SSPS Replacement | 0.80 | 2,117 | 529 | 2,646 |
| SSI Cost of Care | 0.0 | 280 | 0 | 280 |
| SUD Prevention for Families | 0.0 | 3,014 | 0 | 3,014 |
| Family Connections Program | 0.0 | 998 | 310 | 1,308 |
| Tribal Early Learning Grants | 1.0 | 10,279 | 0 | 10,279 |
| Treehouse Graduation Success | 0.0 | 6,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
| WCCC Homeless Period Extension | 0.0 | 908 | 0 | 908 |
| Childcare Complex Needs | 0.0 | 15,396 | 0 | 15,396 |
| 2023 Policy Other Changes Total | 130.7 | 796,028 | 34,729 | 830,757 |
2023 Policy Comp Changes |
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| State Employee Benefits | 0.0 | 226 | 39 | 265 |
| WFSE General Government | 0.0 | 50,824 | 14,615 | 65,439 |
| Rep Employee Health Benefits | 0.0 | 1,312 | 357 | 1,669 |
| Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention | 0.0 | 553 | 100 | 653 |
| Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | 6,704 | 1,239 | 7,943 |
| SEIU 1199 General Government | 0.0 | 1,318 | 0 | 1,318 |
| PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 617 | 167 | 784 |
| Vaccine Booster Incentive | 0.0 | 476 | 85 | 561 |
| 2023 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 62,030 | 16,602 | 78,632 |
2023 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Shared Tenant M365 to CSM | 0.0 | (2,457) | (938) | (3,395) |
| State Data Center | 0.0 | (434) | 0 | (434) |
| Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 43 | 16 | 59 |
| Audit Services | 0.0 | 38 | 18 | 56 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 10,624 | 2,652 | 13,276 |
| Administrative Hearings | 0.0 | 327 | 144 | 471 |
| CTS Central Services | 0.0 | 3,780 | 1,400 | 5,180 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 1,158 | 493 | 1,651 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 6,886 | 268 | 7,154 |
| GOV Central Services | 0.0 | 1,188 | 454 | 1,642 |
| 2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 21,153 | 4,507 | 25,660 |
| Total Policy Changes | 130.7 | 879,211 | 55,838 | 935,049 |
| 2023-25 Policy Level | 4,997.7 | 3,848,401 | 1,207,077 | 5,055,478 |
| Difference from 2021-23 | 332.8 | 1,515,608 | (610,997) | 904,611 |
| % Change from 2023-25 Original | 7.1% | 65.0% | (33.6%) | 21.8% |
Policy Changes
Family Child Care CBA
Consistent with the 2023-25 collective bargaining agreement, funding is provided to increase the Family, Friends, and Neighbors per hour rate increase to $3.85 in fiscal year 2024 and $4.00 in fiscal year 2025; increase the base subsidy rate to 85th percentile of the 2021 market rate survey; increase the cost of care rate enhancement for licensed providers to $2,100 per month; and pay for background checks and fingerprinting for licensed family home providers. (General Fund - State)
Lease Adjustments
In alignment with the DCYF Leased Facilities Plan, funding is provided for the ongoing cost of unsigned leases. Funding is provided for the 2023-25 biennium at the fiscal year 2023 levels. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
AGO Costs
The Attorney General's Office provides legal advice and representation to DCYF, which protects children from abuse and neglect and, in some circumstances, seeks removal of a child from their parents' homes to ensure that the child will be safe while the parents work to reunify with their children. In Pacific, Wahkiakum, and Kittitas counties, the AGO contracts with local private attorneys to represent DCYF in dependency, termination of parental rights, and guardianship cases. Funding is provided for the department to shift from relying on local attorneys to the AGO's office to enhance statewide consistency in practice and allow for the collection and review of statewide performance data that will aid DCYF in pursuing its goals including timely permanency. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)
Auto Theft Prevention Account
General Fund-State is provided for expenditures previously made from the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Account. The account is structurally imbalanced and there is no longer revenue sufficient to fund this expense. (WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State, General Fund - State)
CCDF Audit Resolution
The State Auditor's Office issued a $271 million finding and disclaimer of opinion for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) program in the 2021 Statewide Single Audit Report. The SAO stated it was not able to audit CCDF grants because it was unable to obtain the child-level detail for all transactions, including adjustments that occurred at the grant level. Funding and FTE staff are provided to allow DCYF to conduct cost allocation at the child-level detail. (Performance Audits of Government - State)
Baker Cottage Staffing
The 2021-23 capital budget provided funding to remodel the Baker Cottage North living unit at Green Hill School. Renovations are on schedule to be completed by the end of calendar year 2023. Funding is provided for staff and operating costs to prepare for occupancy of the 16-bed unit beginning in January 2024. (General Fund - State)
Background Check Fee Assistance
Per federal rule, completion of a background check is required for newly hired childcare staff to begin working in a childcare setting. The childcare industry is struggling with workforce recruitment and retention in a challenging economy, making processing time for background checks to get newly hired staff working particularly important. The 2022 supplemental budget provided one-time funding for the department to pay the background check application fee and the fingerprint processing fee to reduce the time for completion of the background check. Additionally, the Office of Financial Management is coordinating a background check feasibility study and implementation plan that will be submitted by June 1, 2023. Funding is provided for the department to pay the background check application fee and the fingerprint processing fee one-time for fiscal year 2024. Authorizing the department to pay the application and processing fees is estimated to reduce the timeline for newly hired childcare workers to be cleared to begin working by about 3-5 days. (General Fund - State)
Caregiver Engagement Unit
The 2022 supplemental budget funded the department's request to expand the kinship caregiver engagement unit statewide, which included 15 new FTE positions. The department made an error in not requesting an additional seven FTEs, which it self-funded as part of the pilot. Ongoing funding is provided for the seven FTE positions to bring the total kinship caregiver engagement unit staffing to 22 FTEs. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
CCWIS
The department currently uses a child welfare case management system, FamLink, which is Washington's Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS). FamLink's complexity limits the department's ability to make system changes resulting from federal rule changes, to streamline functionality to support day-to-day case management work, and to ensure interoperability with other state IT systems. Additionally, the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF) will not allow DCYF to claim Title IVE at the enhanced rate of 75% Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for costs associated with making new developments in FamLink because FamLink has never met federal SACWIS compliance. Other states have made efforts to align their systems with the ACF but have not been successful in fully developing a comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS). Funding and FTE staff are provided for a CCWIS feasibility study to determine project implementation costs and optimize inputs for a fully-informed implementation plan. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
Caregiver Placement Supports
The department has experienced challenges in finding stable placements for children and youth in foster care, due to an inadequate array of supports and services for caregivers. Resources are allocated disproportionately to mostly white, non-relative foster homes compared to kinship caregivers, who are comprised most of Black, Indigenous, and persons of color. There is also an opportunity to better target supports and services toward the needs of the child. Funding is provided for a seven-level caregiver support system that offers support services to both relative and non-relative caregivers, a new foster care maintenance payment that is based on child health history data and structured interviews, and a Research and Data Analysis contract for program monitoring and analytics. (General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - State)
Continue Prevention Pilot
Funding is provided for the department to contract with a nonprofit organization with early childhood expertise to prevent child abuse and neglect in Pierce County. (General Fund - State)
Housing Youth Exits System of Care
DCYF clients across juvenile rehabilitation and child welfare have a demonstrated need for additional housing supports to maintain stability and successfully transition out of public systems. Young adults exiting foster care are eligible for Foster Youth to Independence vouchers provided that the public child welfare agency provide or arrange for housing support services. Funding is provided for the department to provide housing support services for youth exiting foster care and juvenile rehabilitation. (General Fund - State)
Child Welfare Housing Assistance
Families involved in the child welfare system, including those entering the system and those working toward their reunification plan, demonstrate a high need for housing. Funding and FTE staff are provided to provide housing support services to families at risk of out-of-home placement and families working toward reunification. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
D.S. Compliance
In January 2021, plaintiffs filed D.S. v. Washington, a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court, on behalf of youth experiencing placement instability through night-to-night placements and hotel and overnight stays in DCYF offices. In June 2022, DCYF and plaintiffs reached a settlement agreement, which requires the agency to make system improvements and offer services and supports to class members. Funding is provided to comply with the settlement agreement. (General Fund - Medicaid Federal, General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, other funds)
ECEAP Complex Needs
The department received $8 million in complex needs funding requests from Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program providers in fiscal year 2022, which exceeded the amount of available funding and resulted in unmet needs. Funding is provided to expand the complex needs fund for ECEAP. (General Fund - State)
ECEAP Rate Increase
ECEAP providers are struggling with recruitment and retention in a tough labor market and are currently paid a rate that that is less than what is paid to comparable early learning programs such as transitional kindergarten and Head Start. Additionally, the department is tasked with providing ECEAP as an entitlement program beginning in fiscal year 2027 so there is a need to maintain existing ECEAP slots and incentivize new slots that will meet the needs of families. A 40% rate increase is provided to stabilize and encourage growth among ECEAP providers and to align ECEAP rates with those paid in similar early learning programs. (General Fund - CRRSA Federal Act, General Fund - Tolls, General Fund - State)
ECEAP Expansion
The department is tasked with providing ECEAP as an entitlement program beginning in fiscal year 2027. Funding is provided to add 2,000 slots per year to make progress toward entitlement. Of the additional slots per year, 1,700 are school day and 300 are working day. (General Fund - State)
Zero Emissions Staffing
Funding is provided for two FTE staff to support implementation of Executive Order 21-04 (Zero Emission Vehicles). Staff will coordinate with the State Efficiency and Environmental Performance office to collaborate on implementing a strategy for electric vehicles. (Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State)
Family Time
DCYF delivers court-ordered visitation services known as "family time" for children placed in out-of-home care. Visit-supporting functions, such as court-required reports and the work associated with cancelled or no-show visits, are not paid as separate items. Funding is provided for these separate billable items. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
WCCC: Provider Rate Increase
The Fair Start for Kids Act requires childcare subsidy rates to be reflective of the 85th percentile of market. The department conducts a market rate survey every three years, the most recent of which was in 2021. Funding is provided to bring childcare providers up to the 85th percentile of market based on the 2021 market rate survey. (General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - State)
Equity Grants
The Fair Start for Kids Act established an equity grant fund, which has generated high interest from providers, and the funding requests far exceed available dollars. Funding and FTE staff are provided to expand access to early learning statewide and to support inclusive, culturally appropriate, and linguistically specific early learning. (General Fund - State)
Guardianship Assistance Program
Children in out-of-home care who are placed with relatives have better outcomes compared to those placed in non-relative foster care. When timely reunification with parents is not possible, relative guardianships are a preferred option for some parents because the child achieves permanency without the need to terminate parental rights. However, kinship caregivers are twice as likely to live in poverty as non-relative caregivers. The Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) offers a subsidy to kinship caregivers, but eligibility for the subsidy is limited to relatives caring for children who qualify for Title I-VE based on 1996 economic standards. Fewer children in foster care meet this eligibility standard and the subsidy program is not available to support guardianships established in Tribal court or non-relative guardianships. Funding is provided to expand the GAP subsidy to guardianships that include non-Title IVE children, guardianships established by Tribes, and foster parents seeking guardianship as an option. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
JR Improve Educational Outcomes
The 2021 Legislature enacted E2SHB 1295 directing the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to develop recommendations for institutional education system reform. Funding is provided for the recommended staffing investments at DCYF to support this work, including statewide collaboration and oversight as well as hands-on support for students accessing education in residential facilities and transitioning to the community. (General Fund - State)
Imagination Library
Making books available to early learners has been shown to develop skills that form the basis for literacy and help them achieve academic success. Funding is provided to provide up to 50% state match for the Imagination Library program. (General Fund - State)
Home Visiting Slot Expansion
Home Visiting is a proven program that helps reduce child maltreatment, and the need for services exceeds available slots. Funding is provided to create 160-200 new home visiting slots. (Home Visiting Services Account - State)
Home Visiting Funding Increase
Home Visiting is a proven program that helps reduce child maltreatment. The funding paid to providers is derived from contract procurements, which has created inequities in wages paid to the home visiting workforce. Providers are struggling to recruit and retain staff and, in some cases, providers have had to reduce their caseloads to work within the funds provided. This has resulted in clients not getting needed services. Funding is provided to increase funding for contracts to support wage and cost increases and to create more equity in contracting among the home visiting workforce. (Home Visiting Services Account - State)
In-home & Transitional Services
The 2022 Legislature enacted ESSHB 1227, which raises the standard for placing children and youth in out-of-home care. This results in an anticipated increase in the number of children who will remain in their homes with families in need of services that address abuse and neglect. The Indian Child Welfare Act also requires that the services provided to Tribes be culturally relevant. Funding is provided to expand combined in-home services to meet the anticipated increase in families needing services. The department will also build on its expansion of culturally relevant in-home services in partnership with Tribes and recognized Indian organizations. (General Fund - State)
Initial License Maintenance Payment
Starting in fiscal year 2024, the department may issue initial licenses to unlicensed kinship caregivers, and upon approval of the initial license, issue a foster care maintenance payment for up to 90 days. Funding is provided for the department to issue foster care maintenance payments to kinship caregivers for up to 90 days. (General Fund - State)
Language Access Providers Agreement
Funding is provided for interpreter services based upon the language access providers collective bargaining agreement for the 2023-25 biennium. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
Kinship/Relative Focus
More children experiencing out-of-home placement are expected to be placed with relatives due to the implementation of the Keeping Families Together Act, which allows the department to issue an initial license and payments to kinship caregivers. It is also the result of the Washington State Supreme Court's In re Dependency of K.W decision, which reiterated the relative preference in out-of-home placements. Funding is provided for the department to maintain its licensing staff ratios in anticipation that more kin will become licensed as caregivers. (General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - State)
Language Access Plan
Through developing a language access plan, the department found it has inadequate infrastructure to ensure language access for its clients in its array of services, which pose barriers to access for clients with limited English proficiency. Also, a consultant hired by the department to provide advice on the legal framework for its language access plan found key gaps in meeting obligations under federal Executive Order 13166 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Funding and FTE staff are provided to implement the language access plan. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
One-Time Lease Costs
In alignment with the Leased Facilities Plan, funding is provided for one-time lease costs for facility projects in which a modified predesign was submitted. This includes Sunnyside, Clark County, and Olympia projects. (General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - State)
Child Care License Pilot Project
The 2021-23 operating budget funded the first two years of a three-year pilot project to determine the feasibility of a child care license category for multi-site programs. Funding is needed to continue the pilot in the third year and for one year of implementation activities. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA))
LifeSet Funding
The department is working to ensure all young people exiting systems of care successfully transition into adulthood. A robust services array, developed in partnership with communities, is necessary to achieve this goal. A contract is in place with community organizations in King and Yakima counties to deliver LifeSet, a comprehensive, community-based intervention model designed to serve young people 17-22 years old who have been involved in the foster care, juvenile justice and mental health systems or young adults who find themselves without the necessary skills and resources to make a successful transition to adulthood. Funding is provided to maintain two existing LifeSet teams and to expand to a statewide total of six LifeSet teams that will be available in various counties. (General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local, General Fund - State)
Naselle Closure Adjustment
In the 2022 supplemental budget, the Legislature directed the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to cease operating Naselle Youth Camp as a Juvenile Rehabilitation institution by the end of fiscal year 2023. Funding is adjusted to reflect the reduced costs of maintaining facility stewardship rather than full operations. (General Fund - State)
Program Support Federal Correction
The department identified an error in its assumption around the amount of Title IV-E that could be claimed, which has resulted in a funding shortfall in program support. The correct assumption was a Title IV-E reimbursement rate of 14%, not 48%. Federal funds are reduced and General Fund-State funds are increased to fill the agency's shortfall and align assumptions with the correct Title IV-E reimbursement rates. (General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare, General Fund - State)
WCCC Hold Harmless for Providers
The 2022 supplemental budget issued a flat rate increase to providers, which resulted in a subset of providers being paid a subsidy childcare rate over the 85th percentile of market based on the 2021 market rate survey. Funding is provided to hold harmless those providers receiving a subsidy childcare rate over 85th percentile in the 2021 market rate study so that they can be maintained at their current percentile and do not have a reduction in their rates. (General Fund - State)
SSPS Replacement
The Social Service Payment System (SSPS) is used by the department to provide authorization and payment processing for services delivered to DCYF clients. SSPS resides on a mainframe that is at its end of life, developer resources to maintain the existing system are scarce, and the program must eventually interface with the One Washington enterprise system. Funding and FTE staff are provided for a feasibility study for SSPS to determine project implementation costs and optimize inputs for a fully-informed project plan. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
SSI Cost of Care
The department uses some disability or other federal benefits for children and youth who enter foster care or juvenile rehabilitation to reimburse its cost of care. This is a common practice nationally among child welfare agencies and few states have successfully made the transition into conserving funds for the child in a way that does not count against eligibility for federal or state means-tested programs and also align with policies and practices of the federal Social Security Administration. The department will work on a long-term plan to discontinue the practice of using any benefits, payments, funds, or accruals paid to or on behalf of a child or youth to reimburse its cost of care. This includes developing an implementation plan to conserve funds for the future needs of the child in a manner in which the funds will not count against eligibility for federal or state means tested programs. (General Fund - State)
SUD Prevention for Families
Parental substance use is a risk factor for a child being placed out of home and contributes to 71% of infant removal cases statewide. Black, Indigenous, and infants of color are also removed at disproportionately high rates compared to white infants. Funding is provided for the department to connect pregnant women to voluntary prevention services before and at the time of birth and to connect all DCYF-involved families with substance use disorder (SUD) supports aimed at reducing child placements. (General Fund - State)
Family Connections Program
Strong parent-caregiver relationships reduce the trauma associated with children being placed in out-of-home care, improve reunification rates, reduce reentry into the child welfare system, and retain quality foster parents. Funding is provided to contract with a nonprofit entity or entities to maintain the Family Connections Program, which will develop skilled foster parents and parent allies into mentors who will provide child-focused networks of support for families in ten counties. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Family Support/Child Welfare)
Tribal Early Learning Grants
The early learning needs of Indian children are unique from that of non-tribal children, primarily due to anti-Indian policies and assimilation policies of boarding schools, which attempted to destroy tribal culture and inflicted historical trauma. Seventy-five percent of Tribal early learned are served by non-tribal providers, which presents a barrier to connecting tribal children with tribal culture and their unique early learning needs. One-time funding for the 2023-25 biennium is provided for Tribal early learning grants to provide culturally appropriate early learning opportunities for Tribal children and to facilitate Tribal cultural connection and reclamation in their classrooms. (General Fund - State)
Treehouse Graduation Success
Changes in home placement, school transitions, and emotional upheaval may cause youth in foster care to fall behind in school. Treehouse has an established program for high school students that has improved graduation rates for youth in foster care. Research suggests that middle school is the best chance to identify students at risk of academic failure and get them back on track in time for high school. Funding is provided to expand the Treehouse graduation success program to 50% of middle school students in foster care by June 2025. (General Fund - State)
WCCC Homeless Period Extension
Families experiencing homelessness are given 12-month eligibility under the homeless grace period as a qualification for the childcare subsidy and are not eligible for two consecutive homeless grace periods. Funding is provided to remove the 12-month restriction for the homeless grace period and instead provide 12-month eligibility for homeless families at the time of application or reapplication. (General Fund - State)
Childcare Complex Needs
The Fair Start for Kids Act established a child care complex needs fund. The department received $86 million in child care complex needs funding requests from eligible child care providers, which exceeded available funding and resulted in unmet needs. Funding is provided to expand the fund. (General Fund - State)
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 $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Home Visiting Services Account - State, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
WFSE General Government
Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000; supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an increase of $250 to the annual lump sum payment for Labor and Industries risk classes 7200/7201. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Home Visiting Services Account - State, other funds)
Rep Employee Health Benefits
This provides health insurance funding as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Home Visiting Services Account - State)
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention
Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Home Visiting Services Account - State)
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 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Home Visiting Services Account - State, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)
SEIU 1199 General Government
Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; and a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000. The agreement includes supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an ARNP ANCC Board certification incentive of $2,500. In addition, this agreement includes preceptor premium pay increase, increase in training dollars, additional retention incentive of $1,500, and $500 annual lump sum payment for L&I codes 7200/7201. (General Fund - State)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase
For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Home Visiting Services Account - State)
Vaccine Booster Incentive
Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (General Fund - State, Home Visiting Services Account - State, General Fund - Federal)
Shared Tenant M365 to CSM
Agency budgets are reduced by the base budget amounts provided to Consolidated Technology Services for Microsoft 365 licenses so the cost can be added to the central service model allocation in CTS central services (Step 92J). (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
State Data Center
Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (General Fund - State)
Archives/Records Management
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
Audit Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - 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. The methodology to estimate consumption has been updated from a three-year average to a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)
Administrative Hearings
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of hearings performed by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
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 services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. This amount now includes the total amount for agencies that use the Microsoft 365 shared tenant. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
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, parking, contracts, and security; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department's enterprise applications. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
GOV Central Services
A new central service is created to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for statewide policy staff and the Office of Equity. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)
