Military Department

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 361.8 32,936 1,449,116 1,482,052
2023-25 Maintenance Level 362.3 33,468 1,726,620 1,760,088
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.50 532 277,504 278,036
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.14% 1.6% 19.1% 18.8%

2024 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 8 22 30
Pension Rate Month of Death Bill 0.0 4 9 13
2024 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 12 31 43

2024 Policy Transfers Changes

Transfers 0.0 67 (67) 0
2024 Policy Transfers Changes Total 0.0 67 (67) 0

2024 Policy Central Services Changes

Audit Services 0.0 1 0 1
Legal Services 0.0 4 0 4
CTS Central Services 0.0 42 0 42
OFM Central Services 0.0 495 0 495
GOV Central Services 0.0 4 0 4
2024 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 546 0 546
Total Policy Changes 0.0 625 (36) 589
2024 Policy Level 362.3 34,093 1,726,584 1,760,677
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.50 1,157 277,468 278,625
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.14% 3.5% 19.1% 18.8%

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)

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)

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. (Disaster Response Account - State, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - 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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Disaster Response Account - State, other funds)

Transfers

This item will enable the Air National Guard to replace vehicles that are beyond their recommended useful life with vehicles leased through the Department of Enterprise Services. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal)

Audit Services

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