Dept of Services for the Blind - Current Law
RCW 74.18
The Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) provides comprehensive and individualized vocational rehabilitation services to Washington state residents with visual disabilities, enabling them to become productive, independent, engaged and employed, tax-paying citizens.
DSB provides tools, training, and employment assistance, so that Individuals who are blind, low vision or deaf blind can work in virtually any career that matches their interests, abilities, and aptitudes. DSB participants exit with the skills needed to manage their lives, excel in careers of their choice, and contribute to their communities. DSB supports families and visually impaired youth to develop a future of success in school and transition to the adult world of higher education and work.
DSB provides services to the aging population of individuals with visual disabilities to increase their independence and engagement in the community, and decrease their need for publicly funded support services.
Agency Mission
Inclusion, independence, and economic vitality for people with visual disabilities.
| Request | 44,302,000 |
|---|---|
| Net change from current biennium | (7,244,000) Decrease |
| Percent change from current biennium | (14.1%) Decrease |
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
| 2023-25 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 2021-23 Actual | 2023-25 Estimated | 2025-27 Proposed | |
| 32,824,000 | General Fund - Federal | 23,363,602 | 32,824,000 | 29,824,000 | |
| Business Enterprises Revolving Acct - Federal | |||||
| 67,000 | General Fund - Private/Local | 59,228 | 67,000 | 68,000 | |
| (2,220,000) | Business Enterprises Revolving Acct - Nonappropriated | 1,937,929 | 2,220,000 | 2,057,000 | |
| Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated | 3,969 | ||||
| Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated | (0) | ||||
| 16,435,000 | General Fund - State | 9,788,919 | 16,435,000 | 12,353,000 | |
| 315,000 | 315,000 | SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State | 290,808 | ||
| Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State | |||||
| 49,641,000 | (1,905,000) | Total Appropriated Funds | 35,444,454 | 51,546,000 | 44,302,000 |
Non-Appropriated Funds
Operating Budget: Program Summary
| Program Title | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Estimated | Estimated | Proposed | Proposed | |
| Annual Total | 19,623,764 | 22,770,656 | 10,693,641 | 21,883,000 | 22,419,000 |
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
| 5,728,263 | 19.3% | (1,980,157) | (5.6%) | 10,837,703 | 32.4% |
Employment Summary
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 Actual | 2023-24 Estimated | 2024-25 Estimated | 2025-26 Proposed | 2026-27 Proposed | |
| FTE Staff Years | 81.4 | 82.1 | 88.7 | 96.0 | 96.0 |
