Student Achievement Council
Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
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(Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
Current Budget | 131.7 | 1,126,389 | 198,882 | 1,325,271 |
2025-27 Maintenance Level | 131.6 | 1,246,329 | 87,606 | 1,333,935 |
Difference from 2025-27 Original | (0.1) | 119,940 | (111,276) | 8,664 |
% Change from 2025-27 Original | (0.1%) | 10.6% | (56.0%) | 0.65% |
2025 Policy Other Changes |
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Apprenticeship and Higher Ed Study | 0.0 | 134 | 0 | 134 |
College Bound MFI Adj | 0.0 | (11,059) | 0 | (11,059) |
Students Experiencing Homelessness | 0.0 | 204 | 0 | 204 |
WAVE Scholarship | 0.0 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
WCG MFI Adjustments | 0.0 | 46,102 | 0 | 46,102 |
2025 Policy Other Changes Total | 0.0 | 36,381 | 0 | 36,381 |
2025 Policy Comp Changes |
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Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | 557 | 515 | 1,072 |
Updated PEBB Rate | 0.0 | (23) | (20) | (43) |
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Pension Benefit Amortization | 0.0 | (30) | (30) | (60) |
2025 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 512 | 473 | 985 |
2025 Policy Central Services Changes |
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Audit Services | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Legal Services | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
WTS Central Services | 0.0 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
DES Central Services | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 148 | 90 | 238 |
GOV Central Services | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 180 | 113 | 293 |
Total Policy Changes | 0.0 | 37,073 | 586 | 37,659 |
2025-27 Policy Level | 131.6 | 1,283,402 | 88,192 | 1,371,594 |
Difference from 2023-25 | (0.1) | 157,013 | (110,690) | 46,323 |
% Change from 2025-27 Original | (0.1%) | 13.9% | (55.7%) | 3.5% |
Policy Changes
Apprenticeship and Higher Ed Study
Funding is provided for the Ruckelshaus Center to complete the thrid year of their Apprenticeship and Higher Education Project. (General Fund - State)
College Bound MFI Adj
College Bound Scholarship funding levels are adjusted based on the 56-65 percent median family income (MFI) award levels. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)
Students Experiencing Homelessness
Funding is provided to include the Northwest Indian College in the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program (Z-0097.1). (General Fund - State, Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)
WAVE Scholarship
Funding is provided to support increasing awards in the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) program. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)
WCG MFI Adjustments
Funding is provided for the maximum award for the Washington College Grant to be awarded to students with a median family income up to 65%. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - 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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - 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. (Educator Conditional Scholarship - Non-Appropriated, Health Prof Loan Repay/Scholar Prog - Non-Appropriated, Student Loan Advocate Account - Non-Appropriated, other funds)
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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, 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. (Educator Conditional Scholarship - Non-Appropriated, Health Prof Loan Repay/Scholar Prog - Non-Appropriated, WA Career & College Pathways Innova - Non-Appropriated, other funds)
Audit Services
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)
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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, 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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, other funds)
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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - 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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Washington Colleg Savings Prog Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)
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. (Advanced Coll Tuition Payment Prog - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State)