Initiative 960 requires that OFM determine the ten-year cost to taxpayers of any proposed legislation that would raise taxes, impose new fees, or increase current fees and communicate the most up-to-date analysis to each member of the Legislature, the news media, and the public through email.
Governor Inslee’s proposed capital budget appropriates over $4 billion (all funds) for state construction projects, grant and loan programs for local governments, and to build and improve K-12 schools and facilities for higher education. An average of 10,628 jobs per year will be created or sustained by the work funded in the capital budget.
The individual agency Recommendation Summaries reflect the dollar and FTE differences between current biennium (2015-17) expenditure authority and the Governor's proposed 2017-19 budget for Average Annual FTEs, General Fund-State, Other Funds, and Total Funds.
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