2024-25 State Supplemental Budget
| 2024 Supplemental Session - - Operating Funds | ||||
| Governor's Budget 1/12/24 | House Budget 2/24/24 | Senate Budget 2/23/24 | Conference (3/6/24) | |
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| Key Takeaways | Western’s 2024 supplemental budget request to expand degree offerings in electrical and computer engineering is moving along in the shortened legislative session though at a lower funding rate focused only on undergraduate expansion. Our request to expand academic access outreach has support in the Conference budget though as one-time funding rather than ongoing. Our College in the High School program funding request was not supported but it was indicated that formula funding would apply to Western in FY26. | |||
| Tuition Increase |
Per RCW 28B.15.067 (Section 2) tuition increases for resident undergraduates are capped at 3.0% annually. Per RCW 28B.15.069 (Section 2) S&A and Capital Building fees are decoupled from tuition increases but may not exceed 4% per year. |
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| Tuition Authority |
No change from College Affordability Act (CAP) of 2015i |
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| 2023-25 Biennial Appropriations & New Funding |
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| 2024 Supplemental Budget Request |
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| 2024 Legislative Season Bills |
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| Other New Supplemental Funding for FY25 |
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| Maintenance Level Changes - detail |
The following items are the same for all budget versions:
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See compensation changes for updated PEBB rate | See compensation changes for updated PEBB rate | See compensation changes for updated PEBB rate | |
| Central Services - policy changes |
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Compensation
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| Directed Use of Tuition Revenue |
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| Restrictions |
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| Performance | Must continue to demonstrate progress in computer science and engineering through reporting to ERDCxviii | |||
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For Outdoor Learning Study, must submit a report to the Governor’s Office and the appropriate legislative committees by 9/1/24. |
For 2SHB 1559 Postsecondary Student Needs: Must submit a report by 12/1/25, and every other year thereafter. xix | See GOV and House versions. | ||
i The 2015 Legislature created the College Affordability Plan (CAP) in Chapter 36, Laws of 2015, 3rd sp. s., (2ESSB 5954). It required the legislature to backfill the loss of revenue from tuition operating fee reductions. The tuition backfill is adjusted for inflation as specified in statute.
ii WWU requested $1,078,000 (but Gov budget excluded) state funding to create an Office of Academic Access & Outreach to combat declines in post-secondary enrollment, raise awareness of higher education opportunities, and increase availability of credentialed workers in WA, specifically for first-generation and low-income students.
iii Expands degree offerings in electrical and computer engineering, ensures adequate availability of graduate teaching, and supports ongoing research.
iv Per SB 5048, formula-based funding for College in the High School programming.
v Western is bargaining with the UAW, which has been chosen as union rep. by a selection of WWU Academic Student Employees.
vi Funding is provided to contract with a nonprofit located in Whatcom County that provides economic and financial education to conduct foundational research on the efficacy of financial education course formats.
vii Funding is provided for implementation of 2S House Bill 2112 which includes additional opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness, including for staff working in residence halls on the use of naloxone.
viii Funding is provided to increase the 0.75 FTE benefit navigator per campus to 1.0 FTE to implement Chapter 421, Laws of 2023 (2SHB 1559).
ix Funding is provided for the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity to collaborate on curriculum development and teacher training per ES House Bill 2037.
x Funding is provided to contract with a nonprofit located in Kitsap County that provides cyber security curriculum to postsecondary institutions for cyber security education in partnership with the Cyber Range in Poulsbo.
xi Funding is provided for the Center for Economic and Business Research to conduct an economic study on San Juan County, reviewing factors including, but not limited to, the state ferry system, tourism, and housing. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)
xii A technical correction is made to align agency funding with the health benefits funding rate in the 2023-25 biennial operating budget of $1,191 per month.
xiii Funding is provided for a 0.02 percent increase in the administrative fee that the Department of Retirement Systems collects on employer retirement contributions.
xiv Agency funding is adjusted for the second fiscal year to a base funding rate of $1,152 per month, from the enacted rate of $1,191, reflecting changes based on actuarial experience.
xv $61,000 State employee benefits in FY25 and ongoing, $7,000 Pension rate month of death bill in FY25 only
xvi Funding is provided for the contribution rate impacts of SHB 1985 (PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase), which provides a one-time increase of 3 percent, up to a maximum of $110 per month, to the benefits of certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System Plans 1.
xvii Funding is adjusted to reflect a decrease in the funding rate for healthcare benefits provided through the Public Employees' Benefits Board of $1,170 per member per month, from the enacted rate of $1,191. This rate is sufficient to cover the cost of a virtual diabetes management program, increasing the vision hardware allowance to $200 per year, and removing the cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams.
xviii Reporting requirements – every September 1 must report (but not limited to):
- Cost per student
- Student completion rates
- Number of low-income students enrolled in each program
- Process changes or best practices implemented each year
- Number of students enrolled above the prior academic year
xix Must submit a report by 12/1/25, and every other year thereafter, to the appropriate legislative committees per RCW 43.01.036 on outcomes from implementation of benefits navigators and findings and activities from their respective hunger-free and basic needs campus strategic plans.