Legislative Budget Requests

2025 Legislative Budget Requests | Summary by Group

2025-27 Operating Budget 

• ​​​​​​Superintendent Reykdal’s letter to Governor Inslee describing OSPI’s 2025–27 Operating Budget requests 

Policy Enhancements 

Constitutionally Required Basic Education 

• Fully Funding Equitable, High-Quality Services for All Students with Disabilities
  • Attachment 1: Special Education Proposal Cost Breakdown 
• Funding Basic Education by Recognizing Increased Operating Costs 
• Providing Reliable Transportation for At-Risk Students 

Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being 

• Statewide Support for Student Mental and Behavioral Health
  • Attachment 1: Increase to School Social Worker Allocation Cost Breakdown  
• Adjusting Classified Staff Salary Allocations for Retention and Competition within the Workforce 
• Support for High Poverty Schools by Expanding the Learning Assistance Program
  • Attachment 1: Learning Assistance Program Proposal Cost Breakdown
• Lifting Up American Indian and Alaska Native Students Through a State Match of Federal Title VI Grant Funds
• Strengthening Early Literacy Through State Learning Standards and Innovative Tutoring Tools 
• Monitoring and Investigating Equity and Civil Rights Discrimination in Washington Public Schools 
• Removing Barriers to Student Engagement and Learning: Attendance, Behavior, Credits
  • Attachment 1: Dean of Students Cost Breakdown
• Maintaining Targeted Support and Expansion of the Washington Educator Workforce 
• Increasing Equitable Access to Dual Credit and Reducing Barriers to Credential Attainment
  • Attachment 1: Dual Credit Request Cost Breakdown
• Supporting Student Access to Summer EBT 
• Proactive and Solutions-Oriented Support for School District Financial Health 
• Ensuring Consistent Access to Regional Transportation Coordinators 

Legislatively Directed Enhancements 

• Funding the Successful Implementation of a Statewide High School and Beyond Plan Platform
• Making Progress on the State’s Plan to Oversee the Educational Delivery of Justice-Involved Youth 
• Securing and Streamlining the K–12 School Apportionment System  

Targeted Partner and Community Investments 

• Investing in Statewide, Community, and School Partnerships 
  • Investing in 9th Grade Success to Support On-Time Graduation
  • Driving Equitable Postsecondary Opportunities from College Enrollment through Graduation  
  • Advancing Holocaust Education and Genocide Awareness in Washington State 
  • A Community Approach to Supporting Youth Mental Health 
  • Ensuring Access to Early Literacy for Washington’s Youngest Learners Statewide
  • Equitable Access to High-Quality Youth Development 
  • Promoting Youth Sportsmanship and Civility 
  • Integrating Civics Education into Elementary Instruction 
  • Creating New Opportunities for Career-Connected Environmental Learning 
  • Preparing Washington’s Future Workforce with Microsoft IT Academy  
  • Increasing Access to Hands-on Science Learning in Washington's Schools
  • Expanding Student Access to Outdoor Education 
  • Supporting Career Connect Coordinators in Each Region 

Maintenance Level Requests 

Biennial Requests 

• Adjusting Funding to Maintain Access to No-Cost School Meals 
• Covering Agency Attorney General Costs

2025 Supplemental Operating Budget

• Fully Covering the Cost of Universal Meals
• Addressing Immediate Funding Gaps for Transition to Kindergarten
• Covering the Costs of Attorney General Services

2025–27 Capital Budget 

• Superintendent Reykdal’s letter to Governor Inslee describing OSPI’s 2025–27 Capital Budget requests 

Statewide Supports 

• School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Maintenance 
• SCAP Enhancement 
• Small District and Tribal Compact School Modernization Program 
  • Appendix A: Small District Modernization – Construction Projects
  • Appendix B: Small District Modernization – Planning Grants
  • Appendix C: State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Projects 
• School Seismic Safety Grant Program 
  • Appendix A: School Seismic Safety Grant Program
• School District Health and Safety 
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools Grant Program 
• Career Preparation and Launch Grants 
• School Inventory and Condition Data Collection 

Local and Regional Supports 

• Skills Center Minor Works
• West Sound Technical Skills Center Modernization 
• Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center – Phase II
• Cascadia Technical Academy – Building 100
• New Market Skills Center – Exterior Preservation Project 
• Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center – Marine Tech Preservation Project
• Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center – Building 2 Preservation 

Past Budget Requests

2024

2024 Supplemental Operating Budget

Read Superintendent Reykdal's letter to Governor Inslee describing OSPI's 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget proposal.

2024 Supplemental Budget Priorities Summary

Policy Enhancements

• Advancing a Living Wage for Washington's Paraeducators
• Funding Equitable, High-Quality Services for All Students with Disabilities
• Progress on Free Meals for All: Feeding All Students in Elementary School
• Overcoming Barriers to Student Success Through Integrated Supports
• Recruiting and Retaining Special Education Teachers Through Effective Teacher Residencies
• Bolstering College Enrollment and Postsecondary Success
• Developing and Sustaining Strong School Leaders in Every District
• Embracing New Technologies with Microsoft IT Academy
• Improving OSPI Customer Service Through Key Investments in Staffing

Maintenance Level Requests

• Fully Funding the Community Eligibility Provision
• Funding the Special Education Safety Net
• Federal Funding Adjustments
• Meeting Projected Central Services Costs for the Attorney General's Office

2024 Supplemental Capital Budget

Read Superintendent Reykdal's letter to Governor Inslee describing OSPI's 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget proposal.

• Equitable Access to Clean Classroom Air
• Small District Modernization Grants
• School District Health and Safety - Emergency Repair Grants
• Enhancing the School Construction Assistance Program Funding Formula

2023

2023–25 Operating Budget

OSPI 23-25 Biennium Operating Budget Requests

Policy Enhancements

Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being

• Fully Funding Special Education Services
• Building a Multiliterate Washington through Statewide Dual Language Education
• Kickstarting College and Career Readiness by Eliminating Financial Barriers to Dual Credit
• Ensuring Universal Student Access to Meals Statewide
• Bolstering Holocaust and Genocide Education for Washington Students Statewide
• Expanding the Imagination Library Early Literacy Program Statewide
• Increasing Student Access to Hands-on Science Opportunities
• Preparing Future Trades Workers by Cultivating Regional Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Recruiting and Retaining Effective Educators

• Strengthening the Pipeline for Effective School Principals
• Expanding Mentorship and Retention of Beginning Educators
• Sustaining a Strong Educator Workforce Through Teacher Residencies

Legislatively Directed Enhancements

• Increasing Staffing Allocations to Support Stronger, Safer Schools
• Retaining Highly Effective Staff Through an Equitable and Competitive Educator Compensation Model
• Modernizing and Streamlining Washington's School Funding System
• Maintaining Funding for the Legislative Direction (House Bill 1365) to Support Educational Technology
• Providing for the Legislatively Mandated Statewide Family Meal Application System

Other Enhancements to Support Basic Education

• Providing for Adequate and Predictable Student Transportation to School
• Strengthening OSPI's Core Operations to Increase Capacity for Statewide Supports

Maintenance Level Requests

• Federal Funding Adjustments

Supplemental Requests

• Fully Funding the Legislatively Mandated Community Eligibility Provision Expansion
• Funding the Special Education Safety Net
• Ensuring School District Access to Regional Transportation Coordinators

2023–25 Capital Budget

Statewide Supports

• School District Health and Safety
• School Seismic Safety Grant Program
• Career Preparation and Launch Grants
• Healthy Kids - Healthy Schools
• School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Refinancing to Support Small School Districts
• Small District and State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Modernization
• Capital Administration
• School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Maintenance

Local and Regional Supports

• Tri-Tech Skills Center Core Modernization
• Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center - Phase II
• Puget Sound Skills Center - Phase II
• Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center Preservation: Maritime Tech
• Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center Preservation: Roofing and Insulation
• New Market Skills Center Preservation
• Rainier Beach High School Campus Skills Center
• Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phases 1–2
• Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 3A
• Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 3B
• Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 4
• West Sound Technical Skills Center Addition and Modernization - Phase 2A Part 2
• Skills Center Minor Works - Cascadia Tech Academy
• Skills Center Minor Works - New Market Skills Center
• Skills Center Minor Works - Northwest Career and Technical Academy
• Skills Center Minor Works - Puget Sound Skills Center
• Skills Center Minor Works - Sno Isle TECH Skills Center
• Skills Center Minor Works - Tri-Tech Skills Center
• Skills Center Minor Works - WANIC Skill Center

2022

2022 Supplemental Capital Budget

• Capital Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal
• School Seismic Safety Retrofit Program
• West Sound Technical Skills Center Modernization

2022 Supplemental Operating Budget

• Operating Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal

Policy Enhancements

• Equitable and Sufficient Access to Physical, Social, and Emotional Support Staff
• Fully Funding Required School Mascot Changes
  • Appendix A: Anticipated Costs to Districts Impacted by House Bill 1356 (2021)
• Efficiency and Modernization of the School Funding System
• Supporting OSPI in Critical Operations

Maintenance Level Requests

• Funding the Special Education Safety Net
  • Safety Net Projections
• Federal Funding Adjustments
• Continued Access to Federal Emergency Relief Administrative Funds
• Meeting Projected Caseload Costs for the Office of Administrative Hearings

2021

2021–23 Capital Budget

• Capital Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal
• Summary of 2021–23 Capital Budget Requests
• 2021–23 Capital Budget Requests (full details)

2021–23 Operating Budget

• Operating Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal
• 2021–23 Operating Request Summary

Policy Enhancements

• Closing Gaps in Access to Learning Devices and Connectivity
  • Attachment: Cost Breakdown
• Building Staffing Capacity to Support Student Well-Being
• Expanding Inclusive Teaching Practices
• Supporting Students through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• Aligning Mathematics Pathways with Student Career Goals
• Supporting Families with a Special Education Family Liaison
• Enhancing Agency Digital Security

Maintenance Level Requests

• Maintaining the Special Education Safety Net
  • Attachment: Tables

2020

2020 Supplemental Capital Budget

• 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Request Summary: OSPI's Seismic Safety Plan
• 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Request - Full

2020 Supplemental Operating Budget

• 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget Priories One Pager
• 2019-21 Operating Budget Summary

Policy Enhancements

• School Safety: Fully Funding House Bill 1216
• Special Education Multiplier Increase
• Increased Equity in School Nursing Services
• Increased Supports for Beginning Educators
• Staffing Enrichment Workgroup Recommendations
• Implementation of Statewide Early Screening for Dyslexia
• Funding for Required Paraeducator Professional Learning
• Student Teacher Residency Technical Advisory Group

Maintenance Level Requests

• Federal Fund Adjustments
• Apportionment System Maintenance
• Fiscal Year 2019 Apportionment Short Pay

2019

Capital Budget

• Summary of Capital Budget Requests

Operating Budget

• 2019-21 Operating Budget Request Summary
• Capital Gains Tax Proposal

Policy Enhancements

• Expanding CTE Course Equivalencies
• Comprehensive Supports for All
• Expanding Access to CTE Programs
• Equitable Access to Dual Credit Programs
• Dual Language for All
• Educator Career Support
• Equity in Expanded Learning Opportunities
• Institutional Education Funding Formula
• Supports for School Safety and Mental Health
• School Nurse Corps Increase
• Professional Learning Days
• Creating Efficiencies through Single Sign-On
• Special Education Multiplier

Maintenance Level Requests

• Safety Net Funding
• Community Eligibility Program Participation
• Pension Contribution Rates Correction
• Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program Assessments
• Transportation Salaries
• Open Educational Resources
• Next Generation Science Standards
• Regionalization for Spokane Charter Schools

2019 Supplemental Requests

• Civics Education and History Day
• Safety Net
• Federal Funding Adjustment
• Open Educational Resources
• Pension Rates Correction
• Regionalization for Spokane Charter Schools
• Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program

2018

Supplemental Requests

• 2018 Capital Budget
• Summary of 2018 Supplemental Requests

Policy Enhancements

• K-12 Grant Management Enhancement
• Equity in Student Discipline
• State Bilingual Program Eligibility
• Regional K-4 ELA Coordinator
• Special Education Cost Multiplier
• Institutional Ed Funding Formula
• High School and Beyond Plan
• OSPI Website ADA Compliance
• OSPI Data Center Migration
• Student Supports Implementation
• K-8 Redesign Study
• Skills Center Pilot Program
• Suicide Prevention Training
• Project-Based Learning-History Day

Maintenance Levels

• Special Education Safety Net
• Federal Funds Adjustments
• Madison v. OSPI

Professional Educator Standards Board

• Alternative Routes Funding
• Grow Your Own Teacher Strategy
• Teacher Loan Forgiveness Strategy