CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5950
Chapter 376, Laws of 2024
(partial veto)
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
OPERATING BUDGET—2023-2025 SUPPLEMENTAL
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 2024
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2024 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 39 Nays 8
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
DENNY HECK Washington, do hereby certify that
President of the Senate the attached is ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5950 as
passed by the Senate and the House
of Representatives on the dates
Passed by the House March 7, 2024 hereon set forth.
Yeas 58 Nays 39
SARAH BANNISTER
LAURIE JINKINS
Secretary
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved March 29, 2024 11:17 AM with FILED
the exception of sections 114(10),
133(22), 222(27), 223(1)(k), April 1, 2024
223(1)(l), 223(2)(v), 311(32),
522(3)(y), 602(105), 118(3), 202(33),
302(70), 502(4) and 507(11), which
are vetoed.
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5950
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Robinson,
Nobles, and Trudeau; by request of Office of Financial Management)
READ FIRST TIME 02/22/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 43.101.220,
2 43.101.230, and 70A.65.300; reenacting and amending RCW 43.101.200
3 and 70A.65.250; amending 2023 c 475 ss 1, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
4 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120,
5 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135,
6 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149,
7 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,
8 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220,
9 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 301, 302, 303, 304,
10 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504,
11 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518,
12 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613,
13 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 717, 710, 715,
14 726, 727, 734, 735, 740, 747, 745, 801, 802, 803, 805, 908, 909, and
15 911 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2023 c 475 (uncodified);
16 making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
18 Sec. 1. 2023 c 475 s 1 (uncodified) is amended to read as
19 follows:
20 (1) A budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set
21 forth in the following sections, the several amounts specified in
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 1 parts I through IX of this act, or so much thereof as shall be
2 sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby
3 appropriated and authorized to be incurred for salaries, wages, and
4 other expenses of the agencies and offices of the state and for other
5 specified purposes for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2023,
6 and ending June 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided, out of the
7 several funds of the state hereinafter named.
8 (2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the
9 definitions in this section apply throughout this act.
10 (a) "ARPA" means the American rescue plan act of 2021, P.L.
11 117-2.
12 (b) "CRRSA" means the coronavirus response and relief
13 supplemental appropriations act, P.L. 116-260, division M.
14 (c) "CRRSA/ESSER" means the elementary and secondary school
15 emergency relief fund, as modified by the coronavirus response and
16 relief supplemental appropriations act, P.L. 116-260, division M.
17 (d) "Fiscal year 2024" or "FY 2024" means the fiscal year ending
18 June 30, 2024.
19 (e) "Fiscal year 2025" or "FY 2025" means the fiscal year ending
20 June 30, 2025.
21 (f) "FTE" means full time equivalent.
22 (g) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an
23 unappropriated status.
24 (h) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent
25 only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically
26 authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for
27 a specified purpose which is not expended subject to the specified
28 conditions and limitations to fulfill the specified purpose shall
29 lapse.
30 (i) "The office of the chief information officer" or
31 "consolidated technology services" means Washington technology
32 solutions, if Substitute House Bill No. 1947 (technology governance)
33 is enacted.
34 (3) Whenever the terms in subsection (2)(a) through (c) of this
35 section are used in the context of a general fund—federal
36 appropriation, the term is used to attribute the funding to that
37 federal act.
38 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to 2023 c 475
39 (uncodified) to read as follows:
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 1 (1) If Initiative Measure No. 2117 is approved in the 2024
2 general election, upon the effective date of the measure, agencies
3 may not obligate or expend funds from: (a) The climate investment
4 account; (b) the climate commitment account; (c) the natural climate
5 solutions account; and (d) the air quality and health disparities
6 improvement account.
7 (2) If Initiative Measure No. 2117 is approved in the 2024
8 general election, except where otherwise specifically provided in
9 this act, appropriations in chapter 474, Laws of 2023 (2023-2025
10 biennial capital budget), Senate Bill No. 5949 (the 2024 supplemental
11 capital budget), chapter 475, Laws of 2023 (2023-2025 operating
12 budget), and Senate Bill No. 5950 (the 2024 supplemental operating
13 budget), which are appropriated from the: (a) Climate investment
14 account; (b) climate commitment account; (c) natural climate
15 solutions account; and (d) air quality and health disparities
16 improvement account, shall be paid from the consolidated climate
17 account created in section 907 of this act as if they were
18 appropriated from the consolidated climate account, beginning on the
19 effective date of Initiative Measure No. 2117.
20 (3) If Initiative Measure No. 2117 is not approved at the 2024
21 general election, this section is null and void.
22 PART I
23 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
24 Sec. 101. 2023 c 475 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as
25 follows:
26 FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
27 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . (($59,938,000))
28 $60,051,000
29 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . (($62,150,000))
30 $62,841,000
31 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($122,088,000))
32 $122,892,000
33 Sec. 102. 2023 c 475 s 102 (uncodified) is amended to read as
34 follows:
35 FOR THE SENATE
36 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . (($44,398,000))
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 1 $44,379,000
2 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . (($47,773,000))
3 $48,193,000
4 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($92,171,000))
5 $92,572,000
6 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
7 conditions and limitations: $260,000 of the general fund—state
8 appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $270,000 of the general fund—
9 state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the
10 payment of membership dues to the council of state governments, the
11 national conference of state legislatures, the pacific northwest
12 economic region, the pacific fisheries legislative task force, and
13 the western legislative forestry task force.
14 Sec. 103. 2023 c 475 s 103 (uncodified) is amended to read as
15 follows:
16 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
17 Performance Audits of Government Account—State
18 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,936,000))
19 $15,427,000
20 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,936,000))
21 $15,427,000
22 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
23 conditions and limitations:
24 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the joint
25 legislative audit and review committee may adjust the due dates for
26 projects included on the committee's 2023-2025 work plan as necessary
27 to efficiently manage workload.
28 (2) $250,000 of the performance audits of government account—
29 state appropriation is for tax preference review costs from
30 legislation enacted in the 2023 session.
31 (3) $1,503,000 of the performance audits of government account—
32 state appropriation is for implementation of Engrossed Substitute
33 House Bill No. 1436 (special education funding). ((If the bill is not
34 enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this subsection
35 shall lapse.))
36 (4) $626,000 of the performance audits of government account—
37 state appropriation is for the audit required in Engrossed Second
38 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5080 (cannabis social equity). ((If the
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 1 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this
2 subsection shall lapse.))
3 (5) Within the amount appropriated in this section, the joint
4 legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a review of the
5 state's recreational boating programs. The committee shall complete
6 the review by December 1, 2024. This review shall include examination
7 of the following:
8 (a) Revenue sources for state recreational boating programs;
9 (b) Expenditures for state boating programs;
10 (c) Methods of administrating state recreational boating
11 programs, including the roles of both state and local government
12 entities; and
13 (d) Approaches other states have taken to funding and
14 administering their recreational boating programs.
15 (6) $2,000 of the performance audits of government account—state
16 appropriation is for implementation of Engrossed Substitute House
17 Bill No. 2131 (thermal energy networks). If the bill is not enacted
18 by June 30, 2024, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
19 (7) $47,000 of the performance audits of government account—state
20 appropriation is for tax preference review costs from legislation
21 enacted in the 2024 session.
22 (8)(a) $400,000 of the performance audits of government account—
23 state appropriation is for the joint legislative audit and review
24 committee to:
25 (i) Review the department of children, youth, and families-
26 juvenile rehabilitation program's existing processes and staffing
27 methodology used for determining adequate staffing ratios to meet the
28 confinement and rehabilitative needs of the juveniles and ensure
29 public safety;
30 (ii) Review procedures and protocols for professional
31 development, hiring and recruitment, and training for staff serving
32 youth in juvenile rehabilitation institutions, with a focus on how
33 staff are trained to implement rehabilitative practices;
34 (iii) Review youth access to programming, treatment, and services
35 including, but not limited to, educational programming, treatment and
36 services for youth experiencing substance use disorder, behavioral
37 health treatment, available reentry services such as housing, job
38 training, and other supports, access to technology services, family
39 and community connections, and other programming and services offered
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 1 by the department to provide youth with rehabilitation and
2 restorative interventions;
3 (iv) Review existing security and safety measures, including the
4 use of disciplinary procedures for total isolation and room
5 confinement, adopted by the department and their effectiveness in
6 meeting the unique needs of the juvenile population in the custody of
7 the department;
8 (v) Review how often and how many youth face new juvenile or
9 adult criminal offense charges, convictions, or both while residing
10 at juvenile rehabilitation institutions and potential future
11 consequences that may occur as a result such as sentence extension,
12 likelihood of recidivism, health impacts, and effects regarding
13 criminal records;
14 (vi) Assess gender equity regarding education, employment, and
15 career options for female youth;
16 (vii) Review how staffing impacts youth-on-youth conflict and
17 safety;
18 (viii) Review best practices from other states regarding security
19 and safety measures, programming opportunities, reentry supports,
20 staff training and professional development, and staffing ratios, and
21 identify options that may be feasible to adopt in Washington state to
22 increase public safety and the security, programming options,
23 treatment services, and rehabilitation mission of the department's
24 juvenile rehabilitation institutions;
25 (ix) Review the department's existing processes for responding to
26 critical incidents, including communication and cooperation with
27 local law enforcement, and identify areas for improvement; and
28 (x) Review the impacts of changes in average daily population,
29 longer lengths of stay, longer sentences, increases in maximum age of
30 release, increases in more serious offense types and adult sentences,
31 and related effects of chapter 322, Laws of 2019.
32 (b) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall report
33 its findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate
34 committees of the legislature by June 30, 2026. The report shall
35 include recommendations on supporting the juvenile rehabilitation
36 program's efforts to gradually move young people from carceral
37 settings to least restrictive environments to improve positive
38 reentry outcomes.
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 1 Sec. 104. 2023 c 475 s 104 (uncodified) is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
4 Performance Audits of Government Account—State
5 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,326,000))
6 $5,340,000
7 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,326,000))
8 $5,340,000
9 Sec. 105. 2023 c 475 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as
10 follows:
11 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
12 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . (($21,727,000))
13 $21,469,000
14 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . (($19,625,000))
15 $20,862,000
16 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($41,352,000))
17 $42,331,000
18 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
19 conditions and limitations: Within the amounts provided in this
20 section, the joint legislative systems committee shall provide
21 information technology support, including but not limited to internet
22 service, for the district offices of members of the house of
23 representatives and the senate.
24 Sec. 106. 2023 c 475 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as
25 follows:
26 FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS
27 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . . $961,000
28 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . (($964,000))
29 $965,000
30 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,925,000))
31 $1,926,000
32 Sec. 107. 2023 c 475 s 107 (uncodified) is amended to read as
33