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General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2023). . . . . . . ($3,031,000) 1 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($3,031,000) 2 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3 conditions and limitations: 4 (1) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington state 5 agencies rapidly implemented telework for employees whose job duties 6 did not require on-site presence. This shift in state government 7 operations has led to agencies' reevaluation of the amount of 8 physical office space they will require as they implement hybrid work 9 environments and adopt expanded telework opportunities. The 10 appropriations in this section reflect adjustments in agency 11 appropriations related to office space reductions to be achieved from 12 hybrid work, telework, and the strategy provided in this section. The 13 office of financial management shall adjust allotments in the amounts 14 specified, and to the state agencies specified, in LEAP omnibus 15 document LSSV-2023, dated April 22, 2023, and adjust appropriation 16 schedules accordingly. 17 (2) To meet the goal of efficient use of state funds and office 18 space, state agencies, institutions of higher education, and 19 separately elected officials must adhere to the office of financial 20 management's statewide space use policy, data integrity and system 21 access policy, inventory policy, and the human resource management 22 system data validation guide to ensure space use data is complete, 23 accurate, and consistent for reporting and analysis. 24 (3) State agencies, institutions of higher education, and 25 separately elected officials with leases expiring in fiscal years 26 2024 and 2025 must work toward reducing leased office space a minimum 27 of 20 percent upon lease renewal or when requesting office 28 relocation. Reductions in lease costs will be reflected in subsequent 29 budgets. 30 (4) It is the intent of the legislature that state agencies, 31 institutions of higher education, and separately elected officials 32 with leases expiring in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 work to reduce 33 their office space portfolio a minimum of 30 percent upon lease 34 renewal or when requesting office relocation. The reductions in costs 35 will be reflected in subsequent budgets. 36 (5) State agencies must: 37 p. 1379 ESSB 5187.SL