Bill > SB6002

This bill makes supplemental operating appropriations for the 2014 fiscal year, adjusting funding levels for various state agencies and programs. Key provisions include changes to appropriations for the House of Representatives, Senate, Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee, Joint Legislative Systems Committee, Statute Law Committee, Office of Legislative Support Services, Supreme Court, Law Library, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Court of Appeals, Administrator for the Courts, Office of Public Defense, Office of Civil Legal Aid, Lieutenant Governor, Public Disclosure Commission, Secretary of State, Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, Department of Commerce, Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, Office of Financial Management, Office of Administrative Hearings, Washington State Lottery, Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Commission on African-American Affairs, Department of Retirement Systems, Board of Tax Appeals, Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, State Investment Board, Utilities and Transportation Commission, Military Department, Public Employment Relations Commission, Board of Accountancy, Horse Racing Commission, Board for Volunteer Firefighters, Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Department of Social and Health Services (across multiple programs including Children and Family Services, Juvenile Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Aging and Adult Services, Economic Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Special Commitment), State Health Care Authority, Human Rights Commission, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, Criminal Justice Training Commission, Department of Labor and Industries, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Services for the Blind, Employment Security Department, Columbia River Gorge Commission, Department of Ecology, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Recreation and Conservation Funding Board, Conservation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Washington Pollution Liability Insurance Program, Puget Sound Partnership, Department of Licensing, State Patrol, Superintendent of Public Instruction (for various programs including general apportionment, pupil transportation, school food service, educational service districts, local effort assistance, institutional education programs, highly capable students, transitional bilingual programs, and education reform programs), Washington State Charter School Commission, and various public universities and community colleges. The bill also includes provisions for bond retirement and interest, sundry claims, and adjustments to efficiency savings and revenue distributions. Notably, it establishes a joint select task force on nuclear energy to study energy generation in the region through nuclear power, with specific reporting requirements and member composition.