Human Rights Commission

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 49.9 9,519 2,975 12,494
2023-25 Maintenance Level 49.9 9,527 2,972 12,499
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.0 8 (3) 5
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 0.08% (0.1%) 0.04%

2024 Policy Other Changes

WaTech Small Agency IT Services 0.0 554 0 554
Public Records Litigation 0.0 125 0 125
2024 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 679 0 679

2024 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 2 1 3
2024 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 2 1 3

2024 Policy Central Services Changes

Legal Services 0.0 3 0 3
CTS Central Services 0.0 251 0 251
DES Central Services 0.0 4 0 4
OFM Central Services 0.0 36 0 36
2024 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 294 0 294
Total Policy Changes 0.0 975 1 976
2024 Policy Level 49.9 10,502 2,973 13,475
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.0 983 (2) 981
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 10.3% (0.1%) 7.9%

Policy Changes

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 - State)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) 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)

WaTech Small Agency IT Services

Funding is provided to onboard with WaTech Small Agency IT Services to meet current IT and cybersecurity needs and to integrate into the state enterprise environment for better connectivity with other state and local agencies. (General Fund - State)

Public Records Litigation

Funding is provided for the unexpected settlement costs associated with public records request litigation. (General Fund - State)

State Employee Benefits

Funding is provided to increase the retiree health insurance subsidy, adjusting the cap from $183 to $193 per month and raising the base subsidy percentage from 50 percent to 60 percent. The insurance funding rates are set at $1,145 per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,158 per month for fiscal year 2025. (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 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)