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2017 House Bill 1076: Permitting the donation of home-prepared foods to charitable organizations
Introduced by Rep. Paul Graves (Fall City) (R) on January 10, 2017
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on January 10, 2017
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 7, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on March 28, 2017
State Near General Fund (State General Fund and Education Legacy Trust Account) plus Opportunity Pathways Account appropriations for the 2017-19 biennium are $44.9 billion. Total budgeted funds are $88.3 billion (includes state, federal, and other funds). Fund transfers and other provisions are made.
Some of the larger State Near General Fund plus Opportunities Pathways Account appropriations for the biennium include:
? $22.0 billion for K-12 public schools;
? $5.9 billion for the Department of Social and Health Services;
? $8.2 billion for other human services programs, including the Health Care Authority
and the Department of Corrections; and
? $3.8 billion for higher education institutions and financial aid.
Funding is provided for state employee and nonstate employee collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards, nonrepresented state employee compensation increases, Initiative 732 cost-of-living adjustments, and additional K-12 salary increases..