1. 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION & SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET Jed Bradley Higher Education Policy Analyst Office of Planning & Budgeting

2. SUPPLEMENTAL SESSIONS & BUDGETS  Supplemental sessions last 60 days, with the possibility of one or more 30-day special sessions  Supplemental budgets are intended to accommodate: –Technical corrections –Changes in expected Near General Fund- State (NGF-S) revenue from revenue forecasts –Changes in legally-mandated caseloads or workloads  All bills from the previous session are automatically reintroduced (unless passed)  Members also can (and do) submit new bills

3. 2016 SESSION & SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET  The November revenue forecast predicted a slight increase in expected revenue for the current biennium  Expenditures in the 2015-17 biennial budget exceed $37.9 billion in total expected NGF-S revenue: –Increased caseload –A costly wildfire season –K-12 funding obligations (McCleary decision) –Voter approval of I-1366 REVENUE FORECAST & BUDGET OUTLOOK

4. 2016 SESSION & SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GOVERNOR’S BUDGET  Governor Inslee released his 2016 Supplemental Budget proposals on December 17  No notable increase in funding for higher education  The proposal did not fund request for additional backfill for the tuition reduction  Includes a couple small increases for UW: –Increased expenditure authority for shellfish biotoxin monitoring –Increased funding for the Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program  No new funding for CSE building

5. AS A REMINDER…  The House and Senate will have their own budget proposals  OPB will review budgets as they are released and discuss them with State Relations  We will produce budget briefs for all major budget proposals  Stay tuned to the OPBlog for updates on: –All budget proposals –Revenue forecasts