WSAC will expand the Career and College Pathways grant program which provides competitive awards for community-based career and college collaborations to increase K-12 postsecondary enrollment rates and close equity gaps. (General Fund - State)

Funding is provided for a nonprofit organization located in King County to continue services to support underserved students. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

Funds are provided to implement proposed legislation to establish the Office of Career Connect Washington. Funding is provided for seven FTEs to staff the office. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

This item pays for annual dues to the Education Commission of the States. (General Fund - State)

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) requests spending authority for the $23,500,000 awarded under the federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is a three-year grant that ends in September 2025; this request covers FY 2022–2026. The Good Jobs Challenge grant will support and expand Washington’s career pathway infrastructure, Career Connect Washington (CCW), and CCW’s partner networks to create equity-focused work-based learning programs that will connect thousands of people across the state with paid work experience, a postsecondary credential, and high-demand, high-quality jobs. This grant will immediately help 5,000 workers whose jobs were impacted by COVID-19 and fill a minimum of 3,000 jobs. This request is to grant WSAC the spending authority of the grant award for FY 2024 and 2025 to be able to carry out the necessary activities as articulated in the grant specific award conditions (SAC) with the U. S. Economic Development Administration (EDA, a bureau within the U. S. Dept. of Commerce). (General Fund - Federal)

Funding is provided to increase the Washington College Grant (WCG) award for students who attend a four-year private institution by 2.4%. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

WSAC will contract with a subject matter expert to conduct a one-year assessment that will identify higher education opportunities in northeast Washington. (General Fund - State)

This item will expand Career Connect Washington (CCW) learning programs. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

One-time funding is provided to match private contributions to the Rural Jobs Program. This public-private partnership program was created to meet the workforce needs of business and industry in rural counties by helping students earn certificates, associate degrees, or other industry-recognized credentials necessary for employment in high employer demand fields. (General Fund - State)

The agency will use this funding to implement Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1736 (State student loan program) which was enacted in 2022. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State, Washington Student Loan Account - State)

Funding is provided for the agency to assume the responsibility of staffing the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board (WEIAOB). (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

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. (General Fund - State, Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, other funds)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, other funds)

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 - Federal, General Fund - State, Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

This item transfers the appropriation of the Complete Washington program from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). This transfer will align with the Complete Washington program goals, including partnerships for academic credit for prior learning. It will also centralize leadership to advance adult postsecondary pathways toward Washington's postsecondary credential attainment goal. (General Fund - State)

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). (Educator Conditional Scholarship - Non-Appropriated, Health Prof Loan Repay/Scholar Prog - Non-Appropriated, Workforce Education Investment Acc - State, other funds)

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, Washington Colleg Savings Prog Acct - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, other funds)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

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 - Federal, Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, other funds)

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, Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Washington Colleg Savings Prog Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, other funds)