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Agency 225
Washington State Patrol
RCW 43.43

Current Law Budget

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Request

$268,393,220

Net change from current biennium

$6,628,357

Increase

Percent change from current biennium

2.5%

Increase

The Washington State Patrol serves and protects the people and property in Washington State through traffic law enforcement and other services. The Patrol administers the state crime laboratories, fire protection services, an organized crime intelligence unit, and a narcotics assistance unit. In addition, the Patrol coordinates the state's telecommunications linkage and the central repository for criminal history record information and fingerprints.

The major goal of the Washington State Patrol is to provide protection for the citizens of the state and their property.

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Field Operations Bureau

Investigative Services Bureau

Support Services Bureau

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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
19,837,833								General Fund - Basic Account - State							12,916,813			19,837,833		16,120,833
1,041,178				151,000				General Fund - Basic Account - Federal							801,547			890,178		3,990,000
32,800								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated							180,608			32,800
191,354								General Fund - Basic Account - Governors Emergency										191,354
254,855								General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local							194,635			254,855		341,000
85,738								General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated							179,069			85,738
								Death Investigations Account - State							24,000
4,636,000								Public Safety & Education Account - State							4,468,237			4,636,000		4,652,000
								Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State							28,000
3,614,000								County Criminal Justice Assistance - State										3,614,000		3,905,000
1,452,800								Municipal Criminal Justice Assist - State										1,452,800		1,572,077
92,400								Fire Service Trust Account - State							87,370			92,400		92,000
207,348,000				12,182				State Patrol Highway Account - State							196,107,253			207,335,818		212,648,000
3,288,000				1,650,000				State Patrol Highway Account - Federal							2,994,826			1,638,000		4,977,578
205,504								State Patrol Highway Account - Federal Unanticipated							792,064			205,504
								State Patrol Highway Account - Private/Local												170,000
750,300								State Patrol Highway Account - Private/Local Unanticipated							190,534			750,300
1,747,124				193,874				Fire Service Training Account - State							1,705,987			1,553,250		1,761,743
440,000								Highway Safety Account - State							190,770			440,000
								Highway Safety Account - Federal							2,340,589
8,231,400								Motor Vehicle Account - State							6,311,725			8,231,400		7,230,375
1,900,000				1,435,600				Public Service Revolving Account - State							2,655,920			464,400
438,588				1,588				State Toxics Control Account - State							466,000			437,000		428,588
2,148,106				706				Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State										2,147,400		309,106
								Oil Spill Administration Account - State							284,048
								Fingerprint Identification Account - State												2,741,000
4,422,000								Transportation Account - State							4,858,263			4,422,000		5,074,000
								Spec Retire Contrib Increase Revolv - State							519,000
951,000								Marine Operating Account - State										951,000		962,920
263,108,980				3,444,950				Total Appropriated Funds							238,297,258			259,664,030		266,976,220
								Non-Appropriated Funds
								Federal Seizure Account - Non-Appropriated							1,296,280			511,000		877,000
								Fire Protection Contractor License - Non-Appropriated							267,117			274,000		274,000
								Fingerprint Identification Account - Non-Appropriated							765,099			942,500
								State Seizure Account - Non-Appropriated							449,596			373,333		266,000
								Total Non-Appropriated Funds							2,778,092			2,100,833		1,417,000

								Total All Funds							241,075,350			261,764,863		268,393,220

Capital Budget: Summary*
1995-97 Appropriations								Appropriated Funds							Expenditures
	Amount		Estimated Balance											1993-95 Actual			1995-97 Estimated		1997-99 Proposed
25,113								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal										25,113
								County Criminal Justice Assistance - State												71,300
								Municipal Criminal Justice Assist - State												28,700
2,755,026								State Building Construction Account - State							2,493,501			2,755,026		2,585,000
9,092,000								State Patrol Highway Account - State							7,187,442			9,092,000		6,890,000
71,000								Highway Safety Account - State							764,188			71,000
71,000								Motor Vehicle Account - State							764,188			71,000
12,014,139								Total Appropriated Funds							11,209,319			12,014,139		9,575,000

*For detail projects, see 1997-99 Capital Plan.

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages				75,484,158			80,408,040			84,220,244			85,620,900			85,524,500
Employee Benefits				20,217,253			20,662,890			22,081,451			20,979,760			20,630,360
Personal Service Contracts				39,381			267,321			330,000			389,000
Goods And Services				21,564,055			23,155,609			25,808,333			24,959,371			22,855,669
Travel				1,123,872			968,764			1,035,330			1,171,700			1,104,500
Capital Outlays				9,452,409			9,109,648			2,197,768			5,543,047			5,161,547
Grants, Benefits & Client Services				82,276			2,546
Debt Service				2,245,628			2,766,771			4,819,665			3,414,400			3,721,800
Interagency Reimbursements				(7,483,189)			(8,161,481)			(7,908,036)			(6,347,567)			(6,335,767)
Intra-Agency Reimbursements				294,056

Annual Total				123,019,899			129,180,108			132,584,755			135,730,611			132,662,609

Operating Budget: Program Summary

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Field Operations Bureau				76,241,184			81,092,816			74,281,818			81,548,749			81,369,749
Investigative Services Bureau				15,452,621			18,670,135			24,389,552			22,619,862			20,415,860
Support Services Bureau				31,326,094			29,417,157			33,913,385			31,562,000			30,877,000
Annual Total				123,019,899			129,180,108			132,584,755			135,730,611			132,662,609
Fiscal Year 1993-94				118,055,451
Biennium Total				241,075,350			261,764,863						268,393,220

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

				1993-95 Actual								1995-97 Estimated								1997-99 Proposed
				Amount			Percent				Amount					Percent			Amount					Percent
Field Operations Bureau			1,386,370			0.9%				6,326,673					4.2%			7,543,864					4.9%
Investigative Services Bureau			(161,540)			(0.5)%				13,088,360					43.7%			(23,965)					(0.1)%
Support Services Bureau			4,004,384			6.9%				1,274,480					2.1%			(891,542)					(1.4)%
Belated Claims			(94,991)			(100.0)%

Total			5,134,223			2.2%				20,689,513					8.6%			6,628,357					2.5%

Employment Summary

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			2,097.8		2,096.1			2,133.4				2,170.7				2,154.2
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			35,983			38,361		39,477				39,444				39,701

Program Level Detail

Field Operations Bureau

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Field Operations activities include traffic law enforcement, assistance to motorists, and response to major emergencies. Field Operations is responsible for statewide Commercial Vehicle Enforcement operations, including the movement of hazardous materials on public roadways. The Traffic Investigation Division is staffed by troopers with specialized expertise in auto theft, license fraud, and collision investigation; and the Community Outreach Section provides community-oriented policing for the citizens of the state through internal and external programs and partnerships. The Bureau also includes aviation and vessel and terminal security.

Field Operations objectives are to provide a safer motoring environment for the traveling public by reducing the deaths, injuries, and property damage on the highways of the state and to provide assistance to motorists.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			1,325.5		1,311.9			1,327.5				1,364.6				1,353.4
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			36,949			39,624		40,331				40,436				40,697

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			62,135,538			65,316,897			67,580,923			68,323,900			67,913,800
Grants and Subsidies			5,605			807
Other Operating Costs			14,100,041			15,775,112			6,700,895			13,224,849			13,455,949

Annual Total			76,241,184			81,092,816			74,281,818			81,548,749			81,369,749
Fiscal Year 1993-94			72,806,777
Biennium Total			149,047,961			155,374,634						162,918,498

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
State Patrol Highway Account - State				72,637,885			78,628,276				72,629,924			78,068,000			78,083,000
State Patrol Highway Account - Federal				1,594,709			1,496,124				141,876			2,534,789			2,338,789
State Patrol Highway Account - Federal Unanticipated											141,734
State Patrol Highway Account - Private/Local														85,000			85,000
State Patrol Highway Account - Private/Local Unanticipated				89,554			120,029				54,271
Motor Vehicle Account - State				401,419			373,387				373,613			380,000			381,000
Public Service Revolving Account - State				1,323,117							464,400
Spec Retire Contrib Increase Revolv - State				194,500
Marine Operating Account - State							475,000				476,000			480,960			481,960

Annual Total				76,241,184			81,092,816				74,281,818			81,548,749			81,369,749

Investigative Services Bureau

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Investigative Services provides assistance to the criminal justice community by administering the statewide criminal laboratory system, narcotics and organized crime investigations, and fire protection services, including emergency mobilization. The Bureau is also responsible for the Criminal Records Division, which maintains statewide availability of criminal history data, an automated fingerprint identification system, and data on unsolved crimes.

The objectives of the program are to respond effectively to requests for assistance from the criminal justice community and to improve the exchange of information among members of the criminal justice community from the computerized crime and criminal history files.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			248.1		260.4			300.8				297.3				296.5
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			37,576			39,492		39,301				38,953				39,070

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			11,717,142			12,840,387			14,833,812			14,453,660			14,439,360
Grants and Subsidies			74,033			189
Other Operating Costs			3,661,446			5,829,559			9,555,740			8,166,202			5,976,500

Annual Total			15,452,621			18,670,135			24,389,552			22,619,862			20,415,860
Fiscal Year 1993-94			14,518,706
Biennium Total			29,971,327			43,059,687						43,035,722

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				6,531,219			8,099,806				11,328,827			7,648,417			7,736,416
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				459,850			374,807				515,371			2,290,000			1,700,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				74,512			27,618				5,182
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local				95,097			129,917				124,938			170,000			171,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated				143,919			42,800				42,938
Death Investigations Account - State				12,000
Public Safety & Education Account - State				2,223,961			2,298,263				2,337,737			2,299,000			2,353,000
County Criminal Justice Assistance - State							2,146,251				1,467,749			1,926,000			1,979,000
Municipal Criminal Justice Assist - State							653,400				799,400			775,538			796,539
Fire Service Trust Account - State				87,370			3,840				88,560			46,000			46,000
Fire Service Training Account - State				1,116,064			614,547				938,703			880,872			880,871
Motor Vehicle Account - State				2,109,735			2,301,636				2,345,364			2,306,688			2,330,687
Federal Seizure Account - Non-Appropriated				775,043			236,000				275,000			619,000			258,000
State Toxics Control Account - State							218,001				218,999			213,794			214,794
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State							380,199				1,767,201			154,553			154,553
Fire Protection Contractor License - Non-Appropriated				162,520			207,253				66,747			137,000			137,000
Oil Spill Administration Account - State				129,538
Fingerprint Identification Account - State														2,040,000			701,000
Fingerprint Identification Account - Non-Appropriated				312,238							942,500
State Seizure Account - Non-Appropriated				404,886			149,721				223,612			153,000			113,000
Transportation Account - State				801,469			786,076				900,724			960,000			844,000
Spec Retire Contrib Increase Revolv - State				13,200

Annual Total				15,452,621			18,670,135				24,389,552			22,619,862			20,415,860

Support Services Bureau

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Support Services provides the administrative support to the Patrol in addition to serving other criminal justice agencies. Support activities include: recruitment and training, supplying vehicles and equipment, property management, communications, fiscal services, and computer technology.

Bureau objectives are to provide quality training to all employees, preserve the physical assets of the agency, and utilize technology to enhance emergency communications and facilitate exchange of law enforcement data.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			524.2		523.8			505.1				508.8				504.3
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			32,783			34,634		37,338				37,069				37,400

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			21,848,731			22,913,646			23,886,960			23,823,100			23,801,700
Grants and Subsidies			2,638			1,550
Other Operating Costs			9,474,725			6,501,961			10,026,425			7,738,900			7,075,300