Budget Information

Budget requests as submitted to the Legislature for action in 2025.

OPD submits its budget requests to the Legislature as part of a Judicial Branch package. All Judicial Branch budget requests are available at Washington State Courts - Administrative Office of the Courts

2025 Supplemental decision packages and attachments for OPD

OPD Recommendation Summary [PDF]

OPD Maintenance Level Requests

• S1 Appellate Backlog Response [PDF]
  • S1 Appellate Backlog Response - WSBA Appellate Workload Study -Attachment A [PDF]
  • S1 Appellate Backlog Response - Washington Appellate Project Cover Letter - Attachment B [PDF]
• S2 Defense Experts & Litigation Costs [PDF]
• S3 WaTech Funding Reversion [PDF]

2025-2027 Biennial decision packages and attachments for OPD

• OPD Recommendation Summary [PDF]

OPD Maintenance Level Requests

• A1 Maintain Chief Information Officer Position [PDF]
• A2 OPD IT Modernization [PDF]
• 8L Agency Lease Increase [PDF]
• 8L Lease Rate Adjustments - Upcoming Lease Renewal E-Mail - Attachment A [PDF]
• A4 Agency FTE Reconciliation [PDF]
• A5 Reduce General Fund Federal Appropriations [PDF]

OPD Policy Level Requests

• 1A Appellate Backlog Response [PDF]
• 1B Vendor Rate Adjustment for Contract Attorneys [PDF]
  • 1B Atty Vendor Rate Adjustment - Avg Costs - Attachment A [XLSX]
  • 1B Atty Vendor Rate Adjustment - Memo to WSSC on Workload - Attachment B [PDF]
  • 1B Atty Vendor Rate Adjustment - WSBA Standards for Indigent Defense - Attachment C [PDF]
• 1C Vendor Rate Adjustment for Social Workers [PDF]
• 1D Expert, Investigator, Litigation Costs for Parents Rep - 71.09 - & Appeals [PDF]
  • 1D Expert, Investigator, Lit. Costs - 20230728 Mulkins Order - Attachment A [PDF]
  • 1D Expert, Investigator, Lit. Costs - 2024 Order - Attachment B [PDF]
• 1E Blake Response - Correcting Unconstitutional Convictions [PDF]
• 1F Simple Possession Advocacy and Representation Program - SB 5336 [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - FY 2024 SPAR Funding Map - Attachment A [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - Simple Possession Charge Distribution C - Attachment B [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - SPAR Training Highlights - Attachment C [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - SPAR Program Update - Attachment D [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - SPAR Flyer for R6 and R7 - Attachment E [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - SPAR RFQ Kennewick-Richland - Attachment F [PDF]
  • 1F SPAR Program - SPEAR RFQ Vancouver - Attachment G [PDF]
• 1G Parents Representation Client Emergency Fund [PDF]
  • 1G Client Emergency Fund - Policy - Attachment A [PDF]
• 1H Statewide Evaluation of Public Defense Services [PDF]
• 1J Advanced Criminal Defense Training Academy [PDF]
• 1K Family Defense Law School Practicum [PDF]
  • 1K Law School Practicum - Gonzaga University MOU - Attachment A [PDF]
  • 1K Law School Practicum - Seattle University MOU - Attachment B [PDF]
  • 1K Law School Practicum - WSBA Family Defense Standards - Attachment C [PDF]
• 1L Reflective Practice Training [PDF]
  • 1L Reflective Practice Training - Dr. Veloni - Attachment A [PDF]
• 1M Agency Professionalization [PDF]
• 1N Funding for RCW 10.101 Public Defense Grants & New Innovation Grants [PDF]
  • 1N Public Defense Grants - 2024 Grant Application - Attachment A [DOCX]
  • 1N Public Defense Grants - Proposed County Calculations - Attachment B [DOCX]
  • 1N Public Defense Grants - Memo to WSSC on Workload - Attachment C [PDF]
• 1P Parents for Parents Statewide Operations [PDF]
  • 1P Parents for Parents Statewide Ops - 2011 Process Evaluation - Attachment A [PDF]
  • 1P Parents for Parents Statewide Ops - P4P Information Sheet - Attachment B [PDF]
• 1Q Service Capacity for Incarcerated Parents [PDF]
• 1R Washington Defender Association Resource Support [PDF]
• 1S Redemption Project of Washington [PDF]
• 1T Appellate Caseload Standard Implementation [PDF]