Legislative Budget Requests

2026 Supplemental Operating Budget 

Read Superintendent Reykdal’s letter to Governor Ferguson describing OSPI’s 2026 Supplemental Operating Budget proposal. 

Policy Enhancements 

Maintenance Level Requests 

2026 Supplemental Capital Budget 

Read Superintendent Reykdal’s letter to Governor Ferguson describing OSPI’s 2026 Supplemental Capital Budget proposal.

Past Budget Requests

2025

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 

 

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 

Statewide Supports 

School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Maintenance  SCAP Enhancement  Small District and Tribal Compact School Modernization Program  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 

2025–27 Capital Budget 

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

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

Maintenance Level Requests 

Biennial Requests 

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

Targeted Partner and Community Investments 

Investing in Statewide, Community, and School Partnerships  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  

Legislatively Directed Enhancements 

Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being 

Statewide Support for Student Mental and Behavioral Health Adjusting Classified Staff Salary Allocations for Retention and Competition within the Workforce  Support for High Poverty Schools by Expanding the Learning Assistance Program 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 Maintaining Targeted Support and Expansion of the Washington Educator Workforce  Increasing Equitable Access to Dual Credit and Reducing Barriers to Credential Attainment Supporting Student Access to Summer EBT  Proactive and Solutions-Oriented Support for School District Financial Health  Ensuring Consistent Access to Regional Transportation Coordinators 

Policy Enhancements 

Constitutionally Required Basic Education 

Fully Funding Equitable, High-Quality Services for All Students with Disabilities Funding Basic Education by Recognizing Increased Operating Costs  Providing Reliable Transportation for At-Risk Students 

 

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

Maintenance Level Requests

2024 Supplemental Capital Budget

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

2023

2023–25 Operating Budget

OSPI 23-25 Biennium Operating Budget Requests

Policy Enhancements

Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being

Recruiting and Retaining Effective Educators

Legislatively Directed Enhancements

Other Enhancements to Support Basic Education

Maintenance Level Requests

Supplemental Requests

2023–25 Capital Budget

Statewide Supports

Local and Regional Supports

2022

2022 Supplemental Capital Budget

2022 Supplemental Operating Budget

Policy Enhancements

Maintenance Level Requests

2021

2021–23 Capital Budget

2021–23 Operating Budget

Policy Enhancements

Maintenance Level Requests

2020

2020 Supplemental Capital Budget

2020 Supplemental Operating Budget

Policy Enhancements

Maintenance Level Requests

2019

Capital Budget

Operating Budget

Policy Enhancements

Maintenance Level Requests

2019 Supplemental Requests

2018

Supplemental Requests