Student Achievement Council

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (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

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

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

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)