Early this week, the House and Senate unveiled their respective operating and capital budget proposals for the 2024 supplemental session. Proposed investments for Western Washington University are detailed below.
Budget negotiations will continue over the next two weeks, a final budget deal is expected the first week of March.
Operating Budget
| Budget Item | Agency Request | Governor | House | Senate |
| Electrical & Computer Eng. | $886,000 | $886,000 | $429,000 | $445,000 |
| Academic Access Outreach | $1,078,000 | $400,000 | ||
| CiHS Support | $130,000 | |||
| Financial education | $200,000 | |||
| Opioid Prevention HB 2112 | $122,000 | |||
| Benefits Navigator 1559 | $20,000 | |||
| RWI Curriculum HB 2037 | $100,000 | |||
| Cyber Security Education | $300,000 | |||
| Total | $2,094,000 | $886,000 | $1,071,000 | $945,000 |
Capital Budget
| Budget Item | Agency Request | Governor | House | Senate |
| Minor Works Preservation | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Classroom & Lab Upgrades | $1,500,000 | |||
| Kaiser-Borsari COP | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 |
| Total | $6,900,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 |