Funding is provided for The Evergreen State College (TESC) to continue to implement the Shelton Promise. (General Fund - State)

Funding is provided for captioning, sign language interpreters, and other accessibility tools and services. (General Fund - State)

This item decreases the university's Near General Fund appropriation to reflect reductions. (General Fund - State)

State funding for The Evergreen State College (Evergreen), including competitive compensation for Evergreen employees, is essential to Washington state’s success as a provider of world-class education. While our funding model assumes a partnership between the state and the college, restrictions on our ability to increase local revenue are making it increasingly difficult to sustain this partnership. As a result, the college has faced deficit budgets that are eroding our ability to maintain staffing and service levels. We request 100% state support for all incremental increases in compensation, benefits, and central services beginning with the 2025–27 biennium. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

State funding for The Evergreen State College (Evergreen), including competitive compensation for Evergreen employees, is essential to Washington state’s success as a provider of world-class education. While our funding model assumes a partnership between the state and the college, restrictions on our ability to increase local revenue are making it increasingly difficult to sustain this partnership. As a result, the college has faced deficit budgets that are eroding our ability to maintain staffing and service levels. We request 100% state support for all incremental increases in compensation, benefits, and central services beginning with the 2025–27 biennium. (General Fund - State, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

Funding is provided for a starting wage of $18 per hour for state employees who are not represented by a union or are not covered by a bargaining agreement subject to financial feasibility determination. (General Fund - State, Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, 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. (Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

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, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

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. (Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

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 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)