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Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 25.9 8,087 56,622 64,709
2023-25 Maintenance Level 26.7 8,853 56,466 65,319
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.80 766 (156) 610
% Change from 2023-25 Original 3.1% 9.5% (0.3%) 0.94%

2023 Policy Other Changes

Career Bridge Modernization 2.0 1,564 0 1,564
Clean Technology Advisory Committee 1.0 0 534 534
Data Sharing & Integration for ISD 0.50 184 0 184
Increase WAVE Awards 0.0 1,000 0 1,000
2023 Policy Other Changes Total 3.5 2,748 534 3,282

2023 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 2 2 4
WFSE General Government 0.0 195 128 323
Rep Employee Health Benefits 0.0 6 4 10
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention 0.0 5 4 9
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 66 56 122
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 4 2 6
Vaccine Booster Incentive 0.0 4 4 8
2023 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 282 200 482

2023 Policy Central Services Changes

State Data Center 0.0 3 0 3
Audit Services 0.0 1 0 1
Legal Services 0.0 3 2 5
CTS Central Services 0.0 5 4 9
DES Central Services 0.0 16 11 27
OFM Central Services 0.0 36 5 41
GOV Central Services 0.0 6 5 11
2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 70 27 97
Total Policy Changes 3.5 3,100 761 3,861
2023-25 Policy Level 30.2 11,953 57,227 69,180
Difference from 2021-23 4.3 3,866 605 4,471
% Change from 2023-25 Original 16.6% 47.8% 1.1% 6.9%

Policy Changes

Career Bridge Modernization

Funding is provided to continue updating the Career Bridge website, an interactive career and education exploration platform used by middle and high school students, unemployed workers seeking training, and the public. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

Clean Technology Advisory Committee

The Board will facilitate the Clean Energy Advisory Committee, along with support from the Employment Security Department and the Department of Commerce. This committee will convene stakeholders to study the effects on the workforce of policies enacted to mitigate climate change. This funding will also support a one-time study. (Climate Commitment Account - State)

Data Sharing & Integration for ISD

The agency will hire a full-time IT position to collaborate with other state workforce agencies to identify a governance structure that provides strategic direction on cross-organizational information technology projects. (General Fund - State)

Increase WAVE Awards

Additional funding is provided for the agency to increase the number of students who receive the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) award. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - 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. (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. (Tuition Recovery Trust Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)

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)

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)

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. (General Fund - Federal, 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)

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 - Federal, General Fund - State)

State Data Center

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (General Fund - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (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 - 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. (Tuition Recovery Trust Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)

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 - Federal, Tuition Recovery Trust Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)

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, Tuition Recovery Trust Account - Non-Appropriated)

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 - Federal, Tuition Recovery Trust Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)