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Agency Recommendation Summaries

Office of Attorney General

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 1,530.8 74,763 504,682 579,445
2025-27 Maintenance Level 1,531.3 74,923 504,719 579,642
Difference from 2025-27 Original 0.50 160 37 197
% Change from 2025-27 Original 0.03% 0.21% 0.01% 0.03%

2026 Policy Other Changes

Administrative Reduction 0.0 (23) 0 (23)
Animal Legal Defense Grant 0.0 0 150 150
Federal Administrative Litigation 13.7 4,739 0 4,739
Foreclosure Compliance Program 0.0 0 351 351
OSPI Litigation and Legal Services 1.9 0 634 634
Reduce - Program Reductions 0.0 (1,036) (2,175) (3,211)
2026 Policy Other Changes Total 15.6 3,680 (1,040) 2,640

2026 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 3 3
DES Central Services 0.0 12 67 79
GOV Central Services 0.0 10 60 70
OFM Central Services 0.0 431 2,657 3,088
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 758 4,674 5,432
WTS Central Services 0.0 (3) (35) (38)
2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 1,208 7,426 8,634
Total Policy Changes 15.6 4,888 6,386 11,274
2026 Policy Level 1,546.9 79,811 511,105 590,916
Difference from 2025-27 Original 16.1 5,048 6,423 11,471
% Change from 2025-27 Original 1.1% 6.8% 1.3% 2.0%

Policy Changes

Administrative Reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)

Animal Legal Defense Grant

Expenditure authority is provided for an Animal Legal Defense Fund grant. (General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Federal Administrative Litigation

Funding is provided for unanticipated legal costs. (General Fund - State)

Foreclosure Compliance Program

Funding is provided for the Foreclosure Compliance Program within the Consumer Protection Division, which enforces the Foreclosure Fairness Act. (Foreclosure Fairness Account - Non-Appropriated)

GOV Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

OSPI Litigation and Legal Services

This funding covers additional legal services related to school bus driver certifications and the increased need for advice relating to actions and policies of the federal government (Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Reduce - Program Reductions

Funding is reduced for within General Fund-State and central services. (General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (Anti-Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - State, Legal Services Revolving Account - State)