Central Washington University Board of Trustees 5/4/2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – 2021 Washington State Legislative Session The 2021 Regular Session of the Washington State Legislature adjourned on April 25, 2021; however, the budgets and bills still require Governor Jay Inslee’s signature to become law. The governor has through May 18, 2021 to sign a bill to become law, veto all or any part of a bill, or set the bill aside in which case the bill becomes law without the governor’s signature. The most significant pieces of legislation for CWU that the governor will consider during that timeframe are the operating and capital budget bills. 2021-2023 OPERATING BUDGET (ESSB 5092: • Computer Science at CWU-Des Moines - $1.5 million funding to launch a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University Center. • Mental & Behavioral Health - $584,000: Part of a broader package requesting support for underrepresented students, the legislature appropriated $480,000 to expand access to mental health counseling for underrepresented students. - $104,000 to hire a mental health counselor with experience working with veterans. • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Anti-Racism training - $262,000: Provides funding to develop and implement employee and student training required by E2SSB 5227. • Remote supervision technology - $155,000: Provides one-time funding to purchase cameras and software to remotely supervise student teachers CAPITAL BUDGET (SHB 1080) • Health Education: $55.5 million to renovate and expand Nicholson Pavilion. • Humanities & Social Science Complex: $5.2 million to design a new facility that will replace Farrell Hall and the Language & Literature Building, and upgrade a portion of the library. • Chiller Addition: $3.2 million to add a new industrial chiller at the physical plant, which extends campus cooling capacity for present and future growth. • Barge Hall: $2.1 million to restore the historic building from flood damage and replace the roof. Minor Works includes small capital projects, each valued at less than $2 million for higher education, and can be completed within one biennium. CWU received $9.922 for projects in three categories: • Preservation - $6.5 million to preserve and extend the life of state facilities and assets. • Preventive Maintenance & Building System Repairs - $2.422 million • Program - $1 million to change or improve existing space to meet program requirements.
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