LEAP MISSION
In 1977, the Washington State Legislature created the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP) Committee to be the Legislature's independent source of information and technology for developing budgets, communicating budget decisions, and tracking revenue, expenditure, and staffing activity. LEAP also provides consulting to legislative committees and staffs, and provides analysis and reporting on special issues at legislative request.
LEAP's enabling legislation (RCW 44.48)
During legislative sessions, LEAP provides round-the-clock support to the staffs of the budget-writing committees of the Legislature (Senate Ways and Means, House Appropriations, Senate Transportation, House Transportation, and House Capital Committees). These staffs use LEAP systems to analyze budget requests, to prepare budget proposals, and to record and communicate budget assumptions. Throughout the Legislature, LEAP Fiscal Reporting Systems are used to provide detail and statewide fiscal reports and to compare budget versions.
LEAP is a bipartisan committee of four senators and four representatives with a current staff of ten and a budget of $4.5 million for the 2009-11 biennium.
Video file Discussion on the creation of LEAP circa 1977 (see #17)
LEAP's enabling legislation (RCW 44.48)
During legislative sessions, LEAP provides round-the-clock support to the staffs of the budget-writing committees of the Legislature (Senate Ways and Means, House Appropriations, Senate Transportation, House Transportation, and House Capital Committees). These staffs use LEAP systems to analyze budget requests, to prepare budget proposals, and to record and communicate budget assumptions. Throughout the Legislature, LEAP Fiscal Reporting Systems are used to provide detail and statewide fiscal reports and to compare budget versions.
LEAP is a bipartisan committee of four senators and four representatives with a current staff of ten and a budget of $4.5 million for the 2009-11 biennium.
Video file Discussion on the creation of LEAP circa 1977 (see #17)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
| Senate Members | House Members | |||
| Maralyn Chase | Joe Schmick | |||
| Joe Fain, Vice Chair | Derek Stanford | |||
| Curtis King | vacant | |||
| vacant | vacant |
STAFF
| Tom Jensen, Administrator | |||||
| Jean Barlin, Managing Consultant | |||||
| Kathy Barnett, Managing Consultant | |||||
| Julie Danton, Senior Consultant | |||||
| Lori Ellis, Senior Consultant | |||||
| Kevin Feltus, Consultant | |||||
| Curtis Gilbertson, Senior Consultant | |||||
| Michael Mann, Managing Consultant | |||||
| Dan Wilson, Senior Consultant | |||||
| Natalie Zukowski, Associate Consultant | |||||
CONTACT US
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LEAP Committee 3309 Capitol Boulevard P O Box 40934 Olympia, WA 98504-0934 |
Phone: 360.786.6111 Fax: 360.786-6130 email: leap@leg.wa.gov driving directions |

