Individual State Agency Fiscal Note, 1073 HB, National guard retention

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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note for 1073 HB, titled National guard retention, from the Military Department. Part I checks No Fiscal Impact, with cash receipts, operating expenditures, and capital budget impact all NONE. The narrative says the bill establishes the Keeping our Washington National Guard Strong Act, which creates a retention program, but does not direct or authorize payment of any reenlistment bonuses, so the note assumes no payments will be made. The National Guard already has a Recruitment and Retention Battalion that collects the required data, and the work can be done within existing resources.

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                              Individual State Agency Fiscal Note

Bill Number:        1073 HB                Title:     National guard retention                                  Agency: 245-Military Department


Part I: Estimates
 X      No Fiscal Impact

Estimated Cash Receipts to:

       NONE


Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
 NONE


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
        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:     Martha Wehling                                                  Phone: 360-786-7067              Date: 01/06/2025
     Agency Preparation:      Serina Roberts                                                  Phone: 2535127388                Date: 01/08/2025
     Agency Approval:         Regan Hesse                                                     Phone: 253-512-7498              Date: 01/08/2025
  OFM Review:                 Val Terre                                                       Phone: (360) 280-3073            Date: 01/21/2025

Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,402.00                                                                                                    Request # 1073 HB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note                               1                                                             Bill # 1073 HB
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 establishes the Keeping our Washington National Guard Strong Act, and adds a new section to chapter 38.24
 RCW.

 The Keeping our Washington National Guard Strong Act creates a Washington National Guard retention program. The
 Adjutant General is directed to establish a program to study retention needs, including length of service and critical skills
 retention, and use these and other factors to determine an amount of reenlistment bonus and schedule that will encourage
 members of the National Guard to reenlist. The Adjutant General must determine and publish eligibility criteria.

 The Military Department must report to the governor and legislature on retention needs and recommendations at least once
 every three years beginning November 1, 2027.
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.


 Though this bill establishes a Washington National Guard retention program with the intention of considering reenlistment
 bonuses, it does not direct nor authorize the military department to issue payment of any reenlistment bonuses. Therefore,
 this fiscal note assumes no payments will actually be made.

 The National Guard already has a Recruitment and Retention Battalion that collects the data required by this bill. The data
 collection, policy development, eligibility criteria, and reporting requirements established in this bill are within the scope of
 existing employees’ job duties, and can be accomplished within existing resources.

Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
     NONE
 III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
         NONE


 III. C - Operating FTE Detail: FTEs listed by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals agree with total FTEs in Part I
and Part IIIA.
 NONE



III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
 NONE


 Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
  IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures

National guard retention                                                                                                         245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,402.00                                                                                                      Request # 1073 HB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note                                2                                                               Bill # 1073 HB
       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 retention                                                                                                         245-Military Department
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 196,402.00                                                                                                      Request # 1073 HB-1
FNS063 Individual State Agency Fiscal Note                               3                                                                Bill # 1073 HB


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