Mission of Leap

Senate Ways & Means Committee January 14, 2014 LEAP is a bipartisan standing committee of the Legislature. The Committee consists of eight members; four Senators who are appointed by the President of the Senate and four Representatives who are appointed by the Speaker of the House. Member appointments are two-year terms. Chapter 44.48 RCW House Members Senate Members Derek Stanford, Vice Chair Joe Fain, Chair Brad Hawkins Maralyn Chase Marcus Riccelli Curtis King Joe Schmick Mark Mullet LEAP was created in 1977 to be the Legislature's independent source of information and technology for: Developing budgets, communicating budget information, tracking budget activity Providing analysis and consultation on issues in support of legislative needs Staff provide fiscal information in systems and tools that support legislative budget development processes and provide transparency in state government through fiscal reporting on the Internet. Committee Staff Tom Jensen, Administrator Julie Danton, Senior Consultant Jean Barlin, Managing Consultant Lori Ellis, Senior Consultant Kathy Barnett, Managing Consultant Kevin Feltus, Consultant Michael Mann, Managing Consultant Curtis Gilbertson, Senior Consultant Natalie Rhodes, Associate Consultant Dan Wilson, Senior Consultant Budget Development Systems – Omnibus & Transportation Operating and Capital, and Transportation Capital Projects and Fund Balance Budget Information Systems – for grouping budget items and for reduction exercises Language Differences – facilitates development of legislative budget bills LEAP Fiscal Reporting System – legislators and staff use the reporting system to access operating and capital budgeting data for expenditures and staff, and for historical and monthly monitoring data for planned and actual revenues, expenditures, and staff Websites Leap.leg.wa.gov – Budget Bills, Legislative Budget Notes, and other budget documents Fiscal.wa.gov – Washington State fiscal information website ERDCdata.wa.gov – Education and Research Data Center (P20W data warehouse) Ad-hoc Reports – Legislature, State Agencies, Public Interest Organizations, Public Operating, Capital & Transportation Budgets Planned & Actual Revenues, Expenditures, Staff Recast Historical Expenditures & Staffing K-12 Enrollments, Staffing & Finances Models: K-12 and higher education funding models Compensation (salary and benefits) funding models Central Service Agencies funding models And others developed every legislative session SB 5751 – Inventory of all fees imposed by state agencies and institutions of higher education HB 2058 – Make state capital budget and transportation budget appropriations and expenditure data as transparent and easy to use by the public as is feasible. .

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