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WASHINGTON STATE PATROL <br />Training Academy User Rate Study <br />Beginning Fiscal Year 2020 <br />Costs were divided into eleven cost pools for analysis: <br />o Instruction <br />o Room and Board <br />o Grounds and Classrooms <br />.o Vehicles <br />o Drive Course <br />o Firing Range <br />o Training Tank <br />o Firearms Simulator <br />o Gym <br />o Driving Simulator <br />o Motorcycles <br />• Data for analyzing and allocating the costs was derived from various sources. <br />Activity use was calculated for each cost pool by using actual biennial use <br />statistics for the 2015-17 Biennium, or in some cases by using availability of <br />an asset. Actual financial data was obtained from the state's Agency <br />Financial Reporting System (AFRS) for the 2015-17 Biennium. <br />• The calculated rates are based only on those costs directly associated with <br />facility use. No administrative costs for the Training Academy are included. <br />The Firing Range rate includes the cost of the classroom since the classroom <br />is unavailable for other use when the Firing Range is being used. <br />The Drive Course rate includes the daily cost of an instructor which is <br />consistent with prior rate studies. <br />The Driving Simulator includes an instructor when the Simulator is being <br />used. The Simulator may be used off-site. <br />Due to low usage during 2015-17, the Firearms Simulator rate from the prior <br />two rate studies is carried forward. In addition, the driving simulator was not <br />operable for a considerable amount of time during 2015-17, which reduced <br />the usage during 2015-17, so its rate from the prior rate study is also carried <br />forward. <br />As is the case in every rate study, the calculated rates are based on the unique mix of <br />training activities that occurred specifically in the 2015-17 Biennium and their associated <br />costs. The resulting rates may be higher or lower, but are clearly linked to the specific <br />costs experienced in those two years. <br />Attachments to this document are described on page 5 and display the calculations <br />made in the study. Attachments D and E comprise billing sheets to be used by Training <br />Academy staff in calculating the total direct and indirect costs charged to a user of <br />Training Academy space or programs. <br />Prepared by Budget and Fiscal Services Page 2 <br />June 2018 <br />