Fiscal Note — 5803 S SB, National Guard Recruitment (Military Department)

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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note from the Military Department for 5803 S SB, titled National guard recruitment. It describes adding sections to Chapter 38.24 RCW to establish a Washington National Guard Member Referral Incentive Program, and says the substitute bill removes section 2, a re-enlistment bonus program. The note says the bonus portion is indeterminate, citing an incentive payment of $500 per qualified enlistment for approximately 700 new servicemembers per year, which it equates to $350,000 per year. Funding is requested for .25 FTE of a Fiscal Analyst 2 to issue the payments, at $23,000 per fiscal year. The estimate table shows General Fund-State totals of 23,000 for 2023-25 and 46,000 each for 2025-27 and 2027-29.

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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note

Bill Number: 5803 S SB Title: National guard recruitment Agency: 245-Military Department

Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact

Estimated Cash Receipts to:

NONE

Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
Account
General Fund-State 001-1 0 23,000 23,000 46,000 46,000
Total $ 0 23,000 23,000 46,000 46,000
In addition to the estimates above, there are additional indeterminate costs and/or savings. Please see discussion.

Estimated Capital Budget Impact:

NONE

The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.

Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).

Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.

Requires new rule making, complete Part V.

Legislative Contact: Thomas Meyer Phone: 360-786-7420 Date: 02/07/2024
Agency Preparation: Serina Roberts Phone: 2535127388 Date: 02/14/2024
Agency Approval: Regan Hesse Phone: 253-512-7698 Date: 02/14/2024
OFM Review: Val Terre Phone: (360) 280-3973 Date: 02/17/2024

Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,964.00 Request # 5803 S SB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 1 Bill # 5803 S SB
Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Significant provisions of the bill and any related workload or policy assumptions that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency by
section number.

This bill adds adds a new sections to Chapter 38.24 RCW to establish a Washington National Guard Member Referral
Incentive Program. The Referral Incentive Program maximizes peer-to-peer recruiting to increase enlistments in the
Washington National Guard. The bill also provides eligibility criteria for a servicemember to receive the bonus and defines
key terms and parameters of the program.

The substitute bill removes section 2, which would have established a Washington National Guard Re-enlistment Bonus
Program.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency with the cash receipts provisions identified by section number and when appropriate, the
detail of the revenue sources. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explanation
of how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.

II. C - Expenditures
Agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), with the provisions of the legislation that result in
the expenditures (or savings) identified by section number. Description of the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure
impact is derived. Explanation of how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguished between one time and ongoing functions.

The Military Department projects the National Guard Referral Incentive Program to cost $373,000 per fiscal year. This
expenditure projection is based on the following assumptions:

National Guard Referral Bonus Program
The Washington National Guard projects the annual need to replace 700 Army and Air National Guard servicemembers
through new enlistments. Based on the size of each service, it is anticipated that 600 referral bonuses will benefit the Army
Guard and 100 referral bonuses will benefit the Air Guard. An incentive payment of $500 per qualified enlistment for
approximately 700 new servicemembers per year equates to $350,000 per year (700 referrals x $500 = $350,000). Since the
number and value of each bonus is not defined, this portion of the fiscal note is indeterminate.

Bonus payments will be issued by the Military Department state finance division. Funding is requested for .25 FTE of a
Fiscal Analyst 2 to issue approximately 700 payments per fiscal year for the referral program. The salary, benefits, and
goods and services cost projection for fiscal staff to administer the payments is $23,000 per fiscal year and shown in the
expenditure details.

Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
001-1 General Fund State 0 23,000 23,000 46,000 46,000
Total $ 0 23,000 23,000 46,000 46,000
In addition to the estimates above, there are additional indeterminate costs and/or savings. Please see discussion.

National guard recruitment 245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,964.00 Request # 5803 S SB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 2 Bill # 5803 S SB
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
FTE Staff Years 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
A-Salaries and Wages 15,000 15,000 30,000 30,000
B-Employee Benefits 7,000 7,000 14,000 14,000
C-Professional Service Contracts
E-Goods and Other Services 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000
G-Travel
J-Capital Outlays
M-Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
N-Grants, Benefits & Client Services
P-Debt Service
S-Interagency Reimbursements
T-Intra-Agency Reimbursements
9-
Total $ 0 23,000 23,000 46,000 46,000
In addition to the estimates above, there are additional indeterminate costs and/or savings. Please see discussion.

III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA

Job Classification Salary FY 2024 FY 2025 2023-25 2025-27 2027-29
Fiscal Analyst 2 58,104 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
Total FTEs 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3

III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE

Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE

IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE

IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and description of potential financing methods.
NONE

IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part IVB.

NONE

Part V: New Rule Making Required
Provisions of the bill that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.

National guard recruitment 245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 193,964.00 Request # 5803 S SB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note 3 Bill # 5803 S SB

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