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

OPD Maintenance Level Requests

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

2025-2027 Biennial decision packages and attachments for OPD

• OPD Recommendation Summary

OPD Maintenance Level Requests

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

OPD Policy Level Requests

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