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Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 29.6 13,202 58,000 71,202
2025-27 Maintenance Level 28.6 11,979 57,977 69,956
Difference from 2025-27 Original (1.0) (1,223) (23) (1,246)
% Change from 2025-27 Original (3.4%) (9.3%) (0.0%) (1.7%)

2025 Policy Other Changes

Career Bridge Modernization 2.0 600 0 600
Increased Lease Costs 0.0 270 0 270
LT Care Initiative Continuation 0.0 1,146 0 1,146
Reasonable Accommodation 0.0 20 0 20
2025 Policy Other Changes Total 2.0 2,036 0 2,036

2025 Policy Comp Changes

WFSE General Government 0.0 131 76 207
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 85 34 119
Updated PEBB Rate 0.0 (7) (4) (11)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 4 2 6
Pension Benefit Amortization 0.0 (13) (6) (19)
2025 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 200 102 302

2025 Policy Central Services Changes

Audit Services 0.0 1 1 2
Legal Services 0.0 2 1 3
WTS Central Services 0.0 11 3 14
DES Central Services 0.0 19 6 25
OFM Central Services 0.0 63 2 65
2025 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 96 13 109
Total Policy Changes 2.0 2,332 115 2,447
2025-27 Policy Level 30.6 14,311 58,092 72,403
Difference from 2023-25 1.0 1,109 92 1,201
% Change from 2025-27 Original 3.4% 8.4% 0.16% 1.7%

Policy Changes

Career Bridge Modernization

Funding is provided for the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTB) to maintain their two IT FTEs for their Career Bridge Modernization project. (General Fund - State)

Increased Lease Costs

Funding is provided for increased lease costs and a one-time amount for a conference room build out. (General Fund - State)

LT Care Initiative Continuation

Funding is provided for the continuation of the long-term care initiative as well as the Licensed Practical Nurse apprenticeships. (General Fund - State)

Reasonable Accommodation

Funding will allow the WTB to install handicap push plates on their restroom doors. (General Fund - State)

WFSE General Government

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. (Climate Commitment Account - State, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, other funds)

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 - Federal, General Fund - State)

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 - Federal, General Fund - 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 - 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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (General Fund - Federal, 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. (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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - 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 - Federal, 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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Workforce Education Investment Acc - State, other funds)