Department of Licensing

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 1,484.6 7,681 488,873 496,554
2023-25 Maintenance Level 1,485.1 7,679 493,374 501,053
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.50 (2) 4,501 4,499
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.03% (0.0%) 0.92% 0.91%

2024 Policy Other Changes

Access to Identification 0.0 0 100 100
Add Finance FTE Positions 3.5 8 902 910
System Change Request Orders 0.0 0 1,643 1,643
Prorate & Fuel Tax Civil Discovery 3.5 0 1,564 1,564
Oil Accountability Transparency 0.50 0 237 237
Dedicated Funding for POLARIS 0.0 0 372 372
REAL ID Workload & Public Awareness 3.0 0 2,746 2,746
2024 Policy Other Changes Total 10.5 8 7,564 7,572

2024 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 2 108 110
Pension Rate Month of Death Bill 0.0 0 47 47
2024 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 2 155 157

2024 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 1 1
Audit Services 0.0 0 3 3
Legal Services 0.0 0 26 26
CTS Central Services 0.0 7 832 839
DES Central Services 0.0 0 18 18
OFM Central Services 0.0 15 1,718 1,733
GOV Central Services 0.0 0 15 15
2024 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 22 2,613 2,635
Total Policy Changes 10.5 32 10,332 10,364
2024 Policy Level 1,495.6 7,711 503,706 511,417
Difference from 2023-25 Original 11.0 30 14,833 14,863
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.74% 0.39% 3.0% 3.0%

Policy Changes

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (Highway Safety Account - State)

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. (Business and Professions Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

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. (Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, DOL Services Account - State, other funds)

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. (Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - 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. (DOL Services Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, other funds)

Access to Identification

This funding will pay for a study on the feasibility of offering a reduced-fee identification card. (Highway Safety Account - State)

Add Finance FTE Positions

Funding is provided for budget and accounting staff to meet workload demands. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, other funds)

System Change Request Orders

This item provides base funding for the Department of Licensing to respond to change order requests for its Driver and Vehicle (DRIVES) and Prorate and Fuel Tax (PRFT) systems. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, License Plate Technology Account - State)

Prorate & Fuel Tax Civil Discovery

This item funds a new Prorate and Fuel Tax Discovery team that will enforce compliance with fuel tax laws through detection and assessment of untaxed and unreported activities. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Oil Accountability Transparency

The Department of Licensing will collaborate with a newly created Division of Petroleum Market Oversight at the Utilities and Transportation Commission to analyze and report on operational pricing information from fuel suppliers, refineries, and other entities in the supply chain for transportation fuels sold in Washington. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Dedicated Funding for POLARIS

This item provides base funding for the Department of Licensing to respond to change order requests for its Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System (POLARIS). (Business and Professions Account - State, Real Estate Commission Account - State, Architects' License Account - State, other funds)

REAL ID Workload & Public Awareness

Beginning May 7, 2025, individuals without a REAL ID-compliant document will not be able to board a domestic airline flight or enter a restricted federal facility. The Department of Licensing (DOL) requests funding for (1) a REAL ID public awareness campaign and (2) FTEs to manage anticipated workload increases within acceptable service delivery times. Significant disruptions to individuals traveling, as well as to airports, will occur if Washington residents do not have necessary documents at that time. (Highway Safety Account - 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. (Business and Professions Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

Pension Rate Month of Death Bill

Funding is provided for contribution rate impacts associated with proposed legislation that ensures the continuation of benefit payments through the end of the month in which a retiree or beneficiary dies. (Business and Professions Account - State, Highway Safety Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (Highway Safety Account - State)

GOV Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (Highway Safety Account - State, Business and Professions Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)