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Agency 120
Human Rights Commission
RCW 49.60

Request $5,767,884
Net change from current biennium $77,896 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 1.4% Increase


The Human Rights Commission is responsible for the prevention and elimination of discrimination in employment, credit and insurance transactions, access to places of public accommodation or amusement, and real property transactions because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, age, familial status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability.

The goals of the Commission are to seek fulfillment of state constitutional requirements concerning civil rights and to ensure that every citizen in the state has an equal opportunity to participate in the economic, cultural, and intellectual life of the state.

Objectives are to: process complaints of discrimination in an efficient and timely manner; educate the general public, business, labor, and the housing provider communities on the law against discrimination; provide resources and service in under-served areas of the state; and provide accurate and timely information and technical assistance to the public.


Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
4,046,820 General Fund - Basic Account - State 3,790,935 4,046,820 4,062,460
1,379,316 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 813,867 1,379,316 1,445,636
418,204 178,419 General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local 383,005 239,785 259,788
24,067 General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated 39,170 24,067

5,868,407


178,419

Total Appropriated Funds

5,026,977


5,689,988


5,767,884


Operating Budget: Summary by Object

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages 1,584,334 1,612,198 1,668,832 1,766,224 1,755,522
Employee Benefits 418,508 417,377 425,552 418,927 421,087
Personal Service Contracts 1,382 18,720 50,000 17,934 17,934
Goods And Services 595,521 618,791 671,000 677,774 664,263
Travel 68,727 56,804 52,000 53,962 54,329
Capital Outlays 6,568 72,437 80,000 30,678 30,678
Grants, Benefits & Client Services 4,618
Debt Service 11,701 23,407 24,453 23,407 23,407
Interagency Reimbursements (88,295) (101,583) (94,121) (94,121)
Annual Total

2,603,064


2,718,151


2,971,837


2,894,785


2,873,099

Fiscal Year 1993-94 2,423,913
Biennium Total

5,026,977


5,689,988


5,767,884


Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Civil Rights Advancement (217,624) (4.1)% 663,011 13.2% 77,896 1.4%
Belated Claims (4,678) (100.0)%
Total

(222,302)


(4.2)%


663,011


13.2%


77,896


1.4%


Employment Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 44.2 42.7 45.9 44.4 44.4
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 35,845 37,756 36,358 39,780 39,539