This week, leadership in the House and Senate released their respective supplemental operating and capital budget proposals for the current biennium (FY16 & FY17), which follow the December release of Governor Jay Inslee鈥檚 proposals. As a reminder, the House and Senate proposals will be amended before they pass their respective chambers.
听for a detailed comparison of听the House, Senate and Governor鈥檚 supplemental operating and capital budget proposals.
Some highlights:
- The budget released by the leadership in the Senate Ways & Means Committee would provide the most funding overall, largely because it includes additional funding for the resident undergraduate tuition reduction backfill associated with .
- None of the three capital budgets provide additional funding for the 91探花beyond the original 2015-17 capital budget.
Legislators will have until March 10, the last day of session, to complete and pass a compromise budget.