2009-11 Budget Highlights
“These are hard times for everyone. Our families are tightening their belts, and that’s what government needs to do. The state must squeeze every ounce of value out of every taxpayer dollar while maintaining our priorities of protecting families and kids the best we can.”
Chris Gregoire
Governor
Proposed 2009-11 Budget and Policy Highlights (Entire Document)
Budget and Policy Overview Sections
Capital Construction & Local Assistance
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Preschool - High School
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Early Learning, Department of
- School for the Blind
- School for the Deaf
- Central Washington University
- Eastern Washington State Historical Society
- Eastern Washington University
- Evergreen State College, The
- Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute
- State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
- Washington State Arts Commission
- Washington State Historical Society
- Washington State University
- Washington, University of
- Western Washington University
- Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board
Budget Highlights: Public Safety
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Administrator for the Courts, Office of
- Civil Legal Aid, Office of
- Corrections, Department of
- Court of Appeals
- Criminal Justice Training Commission
- Forensic Investigations Council
- Gambling Commission
- Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
- Judicial Conduct, Commission on
- Juvenile Rehabilitation (DSHS)
- Licensing, Department of
- Military Department
- Public Defense, Office of
- Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Supreme Court
- Traffic Safety Commission
- Washington State Patrol
Budget Highlights: Human Services
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Home Care Quality Authority
- Social and Health Services, Department of
- Children’s Administration
- Juvenile Rehabilitation
- Mental Health
- Developmental Disabilities
- Long Term Care
- Economic Services Administration
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Administration and Supporting Services
- Special Commitment Program
- Payments to Other Agencies
- Information System Services
- Veterans Affairs, Department of
Budget Highlights: Health Care
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
Budget Highlights: Natural Resources
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Natural Resources
- Agriculture, Department of
- Columbia River Gorge Commission
- Ecology, Department of
- Environmental Hearings Office
- Fish and Wildlife, Department of
- Growth Management Hearings Office
- Recreation and Conservation Funding Board
- Natural Resources, Department of
- Pollution Liability Insurance Program
- State Conservation Commission
- Puget Sound Partnership
Budget Highlights: Government Efficiency
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Administrative Hearings, Office of
- African-American Affairs, Commission on
- Asian Pacific American Affairs, Commission on
- Attorney General, Office of
- Bond Retirement and Interest
- Caseload Forecast Council
- Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
- Financial Management, Office of
- General Administration, Department of
- Governor, Office of the
- Governor, Special Appropriations to the
- Hispanic Affairs, Commission on
- House of Representatives
- Indian Affairs, Governor’s Office of
- Information Services, Department of
- Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
- Joint Legislative Systems Committee
- Joint Transportation Committee
- Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Plan 2 Retirement Board
- Law Library
- Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee
- Lieutenant Governor, Office of
- Liquor Control Board
- Municipal Research Council
- Personnel, Department of
- Public Disclosure Commission
- Public Employment Relations Commission
- Public Printer
- Retirement Systems, Contributions to
- Retirement Systems, Department of
- Revenue, Department of
- Salaries for Elected Officials, Commission on
- Secretary of State, Office of the
- Senate
- State Actuary, Office of the
- State Auditor, Office of
- State Lottery
- State Treasurer, Office of
- State Investment Board
- Statute Law Committee
- Tax Appeals, Board of
Budget Highlights: Transportation
Key Agencies That Contribute to this Area:
- Mobility
Capital Construction & Local Assistance
Errata
Since the Budget Highlights went to print, a number has been adjusted.
- On page 12, in the Education section, the figure for the reduction to Initiative 728 should be 21 percent.
