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NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A budget is hereby adopted and, 1 subject to the provisions set forth in the following sections, the 2 several amounts specified in parts I through IX of this act, or so 3 much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes 4 designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for 5 salaries, wages, and other expenses of the agencies and offices of 6 the state and for other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium 7 beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, except as otherwise 8 provided, out of the several funds of the state hereinafter named. 9 (2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 10 definitions in this section apply throughout this act. 11 (a) "ARPA" means the American rescue plan act of 2021, P.L. 12 117-2. 13 (b) "CRRSA" means the coronavirus response and relief 14 supplemental appropriations act, P.L. 116-260, division M. 15 (c) "CRRSA/ESSER" means the elementary and secondary school 16 emergency relief fund, as modified by the coronavirus response and 17 relief supplemental appropriations act, P.L. 116-260, division M. 18 (d) "Fiscal year 2024" or "FY 2024" means the fiscal year ending 19 June 30, 2024. 20 (e) "Fiscal year 2025" or "FY 2025" means the fiscal year ending 21 June 30, 2025. 22 (f) "FTE" means full time equivalent. 23 (g) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an 24 unappropriated status. 25 (h) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent 26 only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically 27 authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for 28 a specified purpose which is not expended subject to the specified 29 conditions and limitations to fulfill the specified purpose shall 30 lapse. 31 (3) Whenever the terms in subsection (2)(a) through (c) of this 32 section are used in the context of a general fund—federal 33 appropriation, the term is used to attribute the funding to that 34 federal act. 35 PART I 36 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 37 NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 38 p. 2 ESSB 5187.SL