Office of the Governor

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 161.4 55,158 31,965 87,123
2025-27 Maintenance Level 159.3 49,265 24,349 73,614
Difference from 2025-27 Original (2.1) (5,893) (7,616) (13,509)
% Change from 2025-27 Original (1.3%) (10.7%) (23.8%) (15.5%)

2025 Policy Other Changes

Vulnerable Populations Monitoring 1.0 253 0 253
Determinants of Equity 2.0 0 714 714
Equity Communications 2.0 0 734 734
Children In Crisis 3.0 6,043 0 6,043
Reduce - Office of Equity 0.0 (200) 0 (200)
Reduce - ORIA Vacant FTE 0.0 (300) 0 (300)
Reduce - Results WA 0.0 (300) 0 (300)
Reduce - Community Survey 0.0 (120) 0 (120)
Reduce - Special Education Ombuds 0.0 (1,390) 0 (1,390)
Reduce - OOE Travel and Training 0.0 0 (264) (264)
2025 Policy Other Changes Total 8.0 3,986 1,184 5,170

2025 Policy Comp Changes

Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 1,266 39 1,305
Updated PEBB Rate 0.0 (47) (1) (48)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 22 0 22
Pension Benefit Amortization 0.0 (78) (2) (80)
2025 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 1,163 36 1,199

2025 Policy Central Services Changes

Legal Services 0.0 56 0 56
WTS Central Services 0.0 28 11 39
DES Central Services 0.0 72 1 73
OFM Central Services 0.0 193 74 267
GOV Central Services 0.0 2 1 3
2025 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 351 87 438
Total Policy Changes 8.0 5,500 1,307 6,807
2025-27 Policy Level 167.3 54,765 25,656 80,421
Difference from 2023-25 5.9 (393) (6,309) (6,702)
% Change from 2025-27 Original 3.7% (0.7%) (19.7%) (7.7%)

Policy Changes

Vulnerable Populations Monitoring

Funding Is provided to equitably and efficiently track, investigate, and respond to health care complaints and continue uncovering ongoing gaps in health care service delivery for vulnerable populations within the Office of the Corrections Ombuds. (General Fund - State)

Determinants of Equity

Funding is provided for the Office of Equity to hire two FTEs to build the capacity to convene and establish agency and state accountability in a collaborative and systemic way. (Gov Central Service Account - State)

Equity Communications

Funding is provided for the Office of Equity to increase awareness, connection, and collaboration across the enterprise and the community at large. (Gov Central Service Account - State)

Children In Crisis

Funding is provided to continue supporting Children in Crisis (the Multisystem Care Coordinator [Care Coordinator] within the Office of the Governor) and the Rapid Care Team composed of representatives from multiple agencies. This also gives funding flexibility to the Care Coordinator to support children in crisis. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - Office of Equity

Reduction of funding for the Office of Equity for 40% of annual convening budget. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - ORIA Vacant FTE

Reduction of funding for one FTE vacancy in the Office of Regulatory Innovation and Assistance. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - Results WA

Reduction of funding for Results Washington. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - Community Survey

Reduction of funding for ongoing survey costs. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - Special Education Ombuds

Reduction of funding for Special Education Ombuds vacancy. (General Fund - State)

Reduce - OOE Travel and Training

Reduction of funding for the Office of Equity for travel and training. (Gov Central Service Account - State)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or are not under a bargaining agreement that is subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2025, and a general wage increase of 2%, effective July 1, 2026. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (General Fund - State, Performance Audits of Government - State, State Patrol Highway Account - State, other funds)

Updated PEBB Rate

This item adjusts the employer funding rate for public employee insurance benefits to reflect policy-level decision packages. It increases the rate by $8 per month in the first fiscal year and decreases the rate by $34 per month in the second fiscal year, compared to the maintenance-level update, for a total rate of $1,315 in the first year and $1,355 in the second year. (General Fund - State, Performance Audits of Government - State)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

An adjustment is made for pension contribution rates, including to fund a benefit increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month for eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members. (General Fund - State)

Pension Benefit Amortization

An adjustment is made to the base pension rates, as set out in a proposed bill addressing the calculation of the base rate for the 2025–27 biennium, as well as amortization of Plan 1 benefit increases. (General Fund - State, Performance Audits of Government - 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 is a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (General Fund - State)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise and small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - State, Gov Central Service Account - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - State, Gov Central Service Account - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. See Chapter 11 of the 2025–27 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, Gov Central Service Account - State)

GOV Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - State, Gov Central Service Account - State)