Agency request legislation directs the Department of Ecology to update the statewide strategy for climate resilience in coordination with several other state agencies. Ecology is required to consult with Tribes and overburdened communities in this work and to seek guidance from the Office of Equity and Environmental Justice Council. Expenditure authority is provided for implementation of the bill if it is adopted by the Legislature. (General Fund - State)

The partnership's equity and environmental justice program leads and supports community-based Puget Sound restoration and protection efforts across the region. This funding will create sustained capacity for the agency to implement and promote equity and environmental justice for all Puget Sound residents, as required by the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act under Chapter 314, Laws of 2021. (General Fund - State)

Social sciences are critical for ecosystem recovery, as identified in the Puget Sound recovery plans, Action Agenda and salmon recovery plan. Funding will enhance the use of social sciences information and perspectives in recovery planning, communication, and Action Agenda implementation. (General Fund - 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 - Federal, General Fund - State, Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State, 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. (Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, 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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - 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 - State, General Fund - Federal)

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, Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

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). (Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State, Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

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

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, Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, 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 - Federal, General Fund - State, Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, 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. (Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State, General Fund - State, Model Toxics Control Operating Acct - State, 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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State, other funds)