Training for public safety officers includes firearm discharge, and exposure to lead from the ammunition in guns is a danger to trainees and their instructors. This funding covers the cost of reduced-lead ammunition, and allowing students to have the experience with additional shots fired to maintain compliance with International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training certification requirements. (General Fund - State)

Basic training is delivered by Teacher Administrator Counselor Officers and Program Specialist full time employees. This funding adds positions to provide the same level of instruction across the five training locations operated by the WSCJTC. (General Fund - State)

Adjusting funding to reflect the current need for Basic Law Enforcement Academy training slots. This brings the number of funded academies down to 23 from 26. (General Fund - State)

Provides funding for four additional Corrections Officers Academy classes per year to help meet the increased demand for basic corrections officer training from local agencies throughout the state. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local)

The agency has experienced a sustained and significant increase in public complaints and agency notices of misconduct. WSCJTC is required to review and investigate each case as a part of its authority over officer certification. This funding provides five additional investigators to address the backlog of cases needing review and investigation. Timely case resolution supports public trust and confidence in law enforcement, as well as complainants, accused officers, and law enforcement agencies. (General Fund - State)

The BLEA includes one week of required emergency driving instruction referred to as the Emergency Vehicle Operation Course week. This funding covers the increased costs to provide these courses at private driving tracks and the Washington State Patrol's training track. (General Fund - State)

This is a self-funded program through certificate fees paid by armed private security guards, private investigators, and bail bond recovery agents. This funding, matched with an increase in certificate fees, will pay for the increased demand for the program including instructors, processing certificate updates, updates to company profiles, application verification and approvals, and interagency correspondence with the Washington Department of Licensing. (General Fund - State)

Reinstating the local cost share for the BLEA will enable the state to make necessary investments in the administration of basic training. Adjusted funding to reflect that local law enforcement agencies will pay 25% of the cost per trainee. (General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local, General Fund - State)

Providing necessary funds to cover the increased lease and utilities costs over what was originally budgeted for the newly opened regional academy in Arlington. (General Fund - State)

Continuing to fund two confidential secretary staff for the training bureau director and the accountability bureau director that were funded for only one year in fiscal year 2025. These positions assist the directors with highly sensitive information and correspondence, and act as points of contact with criminal justice stakeholders. (General Fund - State)

These funds will maintain the use of the Preflex First online training platform, available to all peace and corrections officers in the state (numbering more than 14,000) to enhance their ability to effectively respond to threats, mitigate implicit biases, employ de-escalation techniques, improve emotional intelligence, reduce use of force, increase situational comprehension, and improve event recall. This platform hosts training required by the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act. (General Fund - State)

The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs contracts with the Statewide Victim Information and Notification System, Denied Firearms Transaction Grant Program, Statewide Crime Statistics Repository, and Offender Watch (registered sex offender registration, notification, and address verification) to support its work in ensuring public safety. Funding is provided for the increased costs of annual contracts for these programs. (General Fund - State)

The Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account is dedicated funding for public safety agencies to combat auto theft. This funding increase will allow the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to pay for additional requests from their member agencies. (WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State)

Funding for bargaining includes a 3%/2% general wage increase, targeted job classification increases, wildfire disaster leave, expanded bereavement leave, and paid vaccine travel time during pandemic emergencies. The agreement also includes: an additional $1 per hour supplemental shift premium for eligible employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, and/or clients and whose duties are performed on location on evenings and weekends; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a 24/7 facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, at-risk youth, and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location, which will be in effect for the 2025–27 biennium; three additional steps on the nurse salary schedule; and an increase to the annual lump-sum payment for employees in LNI risk codes 7200/7201 from $500 to $750. (Death Investigations Account - State, General Fund - State)

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. (Death Investigations Account - State, General Fund - Local, General Fund - State, other funds)

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. (Death Investigations Account - State, General Fund - State)

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)

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. (Death Investigations Account - State, General Fund - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (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 is a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (General Fund - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of hearings performed by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (General Fund - State)

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)

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)

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)

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)