Official Text and Analysis.

Makes supplemental changes to the operating budget for the 2017-19 biennium.

Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide training for principals and principal evaluators in the performance-based Teacher Principal Evaluation Program.

Removes a proviso for the Department of Ecology to address unpermitted water use in priority watersheds.

Provides a total of $2.0 million to the State Conservation Commission and $4.0 million to the Department of Natural Resources for the Firewise fire prevention program.

Provides funding solely for the enhancement of peer support programs for the parents of children with developmental disabilities and for the establishment of new such programs in Okanogan and Whitman counties.

Funds a phase-in of 380 clients to the Individual & Family Services (IFS) waiver to increase access to respite care services within the DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) by the end of the 2017-19 biennium. DDA must focus on expanding IFS waiver access to clients who are currently not receiving paid DDA services. Includes funding in HCA that is sufficient for the estimated impact of Medicaid medical assistance for the new waiver clients.

Moves up by one year the date the litter tax is deposited into the Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control Account rather than the Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account.

Increases the Washington Opportunity Pathways-State Appropriation for the Washington State Charter School Commission by $439,000.

Adds an appropriation for the Washington State Patrol to track and test sexual assault examination kits collected prior to July 24, 2015.

Increases the maximum subsidy for Medicare-eligible retirees participating in the Public Employees' Benefits Board program administered by the Health Care Authority for calendar year 2019 from $168 to $183 per month.

Increases funding for the Student Civic Engagement Initiative administered by the Washington Campus Compact at Western Washington University.

Requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to contract for a trust asset accounting and valuation of DNR-managed lands. Requires DNR to provide a related report the Legislature.

Adds an appropriation for the Department of Commerce to fund a pilot project to increase access to local workforce training.

Establishes a grant program administered by Education Service Districts to provide funding to school districts for School Resource Officers.

Requires the Liquor and Cannabis Board to study the legal and regulatory issues raised by the implementation of a home delivery system for medical marijuana products to qualifying medical marijuana patients and to report its findings and any recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 2018.

Shifts the appropriation authority for the Lead-Based Paint Enforcement Program within the Department of Enterprise Services from the Lead Paint Account to the General Fund-State.

Requires the Salmon Recovery and Funding Board to amend the grant to the Hood Canal Coordinating Council to specify that all assessments activities must be coordinated with the United State Navy.

Removes the requirement for a Discover Pass, Vehicle Access Pass, or Day Use Pass to access state recreational lands during the 2017-19 biennium. Provides state general fund support to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that is equivalent to the projected Discover Pass revenue during FY 2019. Makes corresponding reductions to the dedicated accounts that receive Discover Pass revenue (except for the Park Land Trust Revolving Account administered by DNR, which is non-appropriated).

Adds a General Fund-State appropriation for the Administrative Office of the Courts to administer a grant program 21 for counties and cities to offset the impact of criminal justice legislation.

Provides school districts that have school bus mileage to and from school higher than the statewide median a 4 percent increase in allocation for the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Pupil Transportation.

Increase the amount of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to counties.

Provides funding for Ferry and Stevens County Sheriff's Departments to work with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Fish and Wildlife on wolf management activities.

Provides funding to the Office of the Attorney General to implement HB 2584 (GMA gov. action assistance)..

Extends the Joint Legislative Task Force on Sexual 27 Assault Forensic Examination for the Senate and House of Representatives by one year.

Adds an appropriation for the Washington State Patrol to conduct a study to determine how to increase state criminal justice protective and investigative resources for reporting and identifying missing Native American women in the state.

Provides for a transfer of $3 million from General Fund-State to the Washington Internet Crimes Against Children Account.

Provides funding for House Bill 2511(PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase), a one-time 3 percent increase on the first $25,000 per year of benefits in public employees' retirement system (PERS) and the teachers' retirement system (TRS) plans 1, instead of increasing the minimum benefits in PERS and TRS plans 1. Eliminates funding in the DSHS Aging & Long-Term Support Administration and Developmental Disabilities Administration provided solely to implement SHB 2963 or ESSB 6199 (consumer-directed employer program).

Transfers $15,000 from the Funeral and Cemetery Account to the Skeletal Human Remains Assistance Account in fiscal year 2019..

Transfers funding for the Women's Commission created in Engrossed House Bill 2759 from the Office of Financial Management to the Office of the Governor.

Striking amendment that replaces the bill. Various changes in appropriations..

Conditions existing funding for the Washington State Patrol to implement the recommendations of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, monitor and test sexual assault examination kits, and adopt rules necessary to implement RCW 43.43.545.

Prohibits the Medical Assistance program in the Health Care Authority and the Reproductive Health and Wellness program in the Department of Health (DOH) from paying for abortions that are not deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care physician. Funding for those programs is reduced by $5,031,000 General Fund-State in fiscal year 2019. Increases funding for the DOH to support organizations that provide breast and cervical cancer screenings at the county level by $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2019. Prohibits any of these funds from going to organizations that perform abortions. Transfers $2,000,000 from the general fund-state to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Account.

Establishes a twelve-member Joint Legislative Task Force on Critical Infrastructure. Directs the Task Force to report to appropriate legislative committees by December 15, 2018, regarding critical infrastructure that must be protected and restored to reduce loss of life, mitigate property losses and enable community recovery in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophe.

Specifies that funding provided in the underlying bill to the Department of Agriculture for an industrial hemp research pilot program must be prioritized for processing licenses and expanding the industrial hemp market.

Adds funding for the Pre-law Pipeline and Social Justice Program at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Adds General Fund-State appropriations for the Department of Commerce to provide a grant for an associate development organization to support communities adversely impacted by wildfire damage and the reduction of aluminum smelter facilities.

Eliminates a $1.5 million appropriation for the Department of Commerce to contract with a nonprofit organization to provide legal representation to Washington residents related to family and community safety. Increases the General Fund-State appropriation by $1.5 million for the Office of Civil Legal Aid to implement the civil legal aid reinvestment plan.

Decreases the Performance Audits of Government Account-State appropriation by $700,000 for the Office of the State Auditor. Increases the State Auditing Services Revolving Account- State appropriation by $700,000.

Requires the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP) to provide a plan for improving the accuracy and consistency of estimated fiscal impacts by individual school districts of major K-12 budget proposals and enacted K-12 budgets. LEAP must seek input from the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Ways and Means Committee, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Office of Financial Management, and senior fiscal staff of educational service districts. The plan is due to the Legislature by January 1, 2019.

Eliminates funding for the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on the current and ongoing impacts of SeaTac International Airport. Eliminates funding for the Department of Commerce to provide a grant to a museum to assist with Armistice Day activities in schools and other community settings. Eliminates funding for the Department of Revenue to implement a variety of 2018 revenue legislation including House Bill 2967 (capital gains tax/property tax). Eliminates funding for the Department of Ecology to engage in compliance and enforcement activities related to unpermitted water use in priority watersheds. Eliminates funding for the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board to conduct or contract for a study of the economic and health benefits of trail-based activities. Eliminates a funding increase for the Executive Protection Unit of the Washington State Patrol. Eliminates funding for the Superintendent of Public Instructions to make further adjustments for regionalization and experience factors. Eliminates funding for the Arts Commission for the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.

Provides funding to the Department of Natural Resources for staff dedicated to earthquake and tsunami preparedness.

Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide a grant to the Taholah school district for technical support and school district operations.

Provides funding to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for negotiated agreements with private landowners to provide hunting opportunities, related enforcement patrols, and a report to the Legislature.

Adds funding for the Washington State University Long Beach Research and Extension Unit.

Removes funding in the Department of Revenue for implementation of House Bill No. 2967 (capital gains tax/property tax).

Provides funding to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for fish passage barrier removal projects, as determined by the Fish Passage Barrier Removal Board and with priority given to four classes of projects.