WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITY
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Agency 365
2008 Supplemental Budget Request
WSU Campus Safety Issues (PL-CS)
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AGENCY RECOMMENDATION AND
FISCAL SUMMARY
Funding is requested for additional campus safety initiatives as a result of the
lessons learned from the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech. Requested funding would
be used to begin the process of obtaining accreditation for our police
department, provide additional police officers and up-to-date police equipment
and training, provide two full-time emergency management staff and a full-time
threat assessment coordinator, and provide additional mental health support.
Requested funding would also be used to acquire sirens/public address systems
for all of our campuses and research stations, emergency notification capability
through campus television cable, the first phase of installation of internal
public address systems within buildings and the installation of remote
electronic locking systems for major academic and research buildings, etc.
$1.8 million is a one-time expense, $1.2 million is permanent.
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2007-09
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Biennium
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FTE
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FTE
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General Fund State
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-
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11.0
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3,000,000
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3,000,000
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NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION AND IMPACT STATEMENT
Why is this request an urgent need?
The recent incidents on campuses have shown that our nation’s
colleges and universities need to more completely and prepare for incidents that
impact campus safety. This preparation
services before and after such an event as well as response capacity during such
incidents.
This package will support permanent staff and operations for:
(1) A mental health counselor to augment existing professional counseling staff.
This would provide educational programs, consultation, outreach and
crisis services.
(2) Two emergency management staff responsible for the coordination of emergency
management issues across the WSU system. This would include the development and
implementation of education and training programs, coordination with city,
county, state and federal emergency management agencies and emergency planning
assistance for WSU departments, colleges and divisions.
(3) A threat assessment coordinator responsible for leading a team that will
evaluate individuals whose behavior poses a potential harm to the safety of
students, staff and faculty. The team
will be made up of staff from mental health, student conduct, human resources,
police, student services and appropriate administrators.
(4) Five commissioned police officers, operating funds and equipment.
These positions will augment the current commissioned officer staffing of
17 FTE. This increase would bring
WSU more in line with the ratio of
officers to student population at other universities in the state, and would
allow more officers to be assigned to engage in positive and preventative
interaction with the student community.
(5) A police accreditation coordinator
and a program assistant. Just as
accreditation enhances and attests to the quality of academic programs, so too
would such an endorsement affect the WSU public safety program.
The Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies and its accreditation program are
recognized as the benchmarks for law enforcement agencies world-wide.
The process of accreditation is time-consuming and labor intensive,
generally takes one to three years to complete and requires an investment that
WSU is currently not able to meet with existing staff resources.
In addition, this package will supply one-time funding for outside siren/public
address systems on all WSU campuses; emergency notification capability for
campus cable TV system; fire alarm system upgrades to network voice and fiber;
and phase one of a card key system for centralized electronic controls for
external locking devices on major priority buildings.
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FISCAL DETAILS
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By Program
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FTE
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FY 08
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FTE
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FY 09
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TOTAL
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Student Service
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1.0
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103,000
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103,000
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Institutional Support
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3.0
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289,000
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289,000
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Plant
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7.0
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2,608,000
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2,608,000
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Total
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-
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11.0
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3,000,000
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3,000,000
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By Object
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FTE
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FY 08
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FTE
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FY 09
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TOTAL
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Salaries/
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Faculty
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1.0
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60,000
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60,000
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A/P
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5.0
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250,000
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250,000
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Classified
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5.0
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342,000
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342,000
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Benefits
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224,000
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224,000
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Goods/Services
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1,415,000
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1,415,000
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Travel
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24,000
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24,000
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Equipment
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685,000
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685,000
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Total
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11.0
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3,000,000
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3,000,000
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