Legislative Relations
Washington state has a two-year budget, which is made up of three spending areas:
- Capital budget pays for buying and maintaining public buildings and lands.
- Transportation budget pays for projects that help ensure our roads and public transportation systems move goods and people effectively throughout the state.
- Operating budget pays for day-to-day operations for the state, such as public education, public safety, human services and higher education.
Information on how the state budget is created
- Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program Committee (LEAP) - click on "Citizen’s Guide to the Budget." You can also find proposed and final state budgets.
- Office of Financial Management (OFM) has information about Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget priorities.
DCYF’s work is funded with state, federal and private dollars.
DCYF 2019-2021 Biennial Budget Request
Secretary Ross Hunter submitted the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) biennial budget for 2019-2021 to the Office of Financial Management (OFM) on September 17, 2018. Read Secretary Hunter's DCYF submission letter and the decision packages listed below.
DCYF 2019-2021 Decision Packages
**More decision package supporting documents will be posted soon**
- ML -FL Food and Medical Inflation
- ML-AB Critical Infrastructure Maintenance
- ML-TC Technical Corrections
- ML-AC Assessment of Campus Infrastructure
- ML-PP Property Insurance Premiums
- ML-NW DCYF Network Infrastructure
- ML-AD Facilities One Time Costs
- ML-MF Maintain Safe and Secure Facilities
- ML-MW Mandatory Workload
- ML-AE Lease Adjustments
- ML-EG Acute Mental Health Staffing
- ML-PS Meet Statutory Preschool Enrollment
- ML-XF Transer JR, WCCC and ESIT Funds
- ML-RC Reduce Individual SW Caseloads
- ML-EA Meet Statutory Quality Deadlines
- PL-RS Reduce Assault in Juvenile Facilities
- PL-AR Review Background Check Results
- PL-FS Fully Fund Safety and Security Need
- PL-BH Address Behavioral Health Needs
- PL-TD Increase Training and Development Program
- PL-PC Implement Performance-Based Contracting
- PL-DW Build an Integrated Data Warehouse
- PL-CA Increase Infant Toddler CC Access
- GP- Extend CC Grace Period for Homeless
- EP - Preserve the ECLIPSE Program
- TE - Pilot Therapeutic ECEAP Services
- RR - Recruit and Retain Foster Parents
- CW - Modernize Child Welfare Info System
- QA - Implement Quality Assurance Program
- EH - Expand Home Visiting Services
- TA - Prepare FC Teens for Adulthood
- ED - Re-Engage Youth in Education
- BR - Increase BRS Rates & Bed Capacity
- SN - Build a Safety Net for Re-Entry
- FF - Comply with Family First Act
- SF - Strengthen Families Locally
- SR - Increase Child Care Subsidy Rates
- KB - Increase Child Welfare Litigation Res
- VR - Increase Vendor Rates
- BG - SEIU Bargained Training
- LC - Promote Licensed Child Care
- MM - Align & Coordinate CC Monitoring
- TOPL - Current Biennium Base
- CF - 8L Lease Adjustment
- CF - 92E Legal Services
2019 Legislative Budget
May 10, 2019
DCYF 2019 Legislative Session Recap
- Play Recording (44 min) | Password: XnK5jiwe
- Webinar Slides
April 5, 2019
DCYF Stakeholder Legislative Update
- Play Recording (53 min) | Password: 9pRqQYg3
December 19, 2018
Governor’s Budget Webinar
- Play Recording (52 min) | Password: nKzEQbX3
October 4, 2018
2019 DCYF Legislative Session Webinar
- Play Recording (57 min) | Password: bJwmXRs5
September 12, 2018
2019 DCYF Legislative Session Webinar
- Play Recording (1 hr) | Password: KpqJNwX9
August 7th, 2018
DCYF Legislative Session Stakeholder Webinar
- Recording Link | Password: Sn3SEuXR
- DCYF Legislative Session PowerPoint Presentation
DCYF 2018 Supplemental Budget Request
Maintenance requests:
- M1-MC: Mandatory Caseload Adjustment
- M1-TR: Adjust Tiered Reimbursement Funding
- M2-AF: Adjusting Federal Authority
- M2-BF: Backfill Title IV-E Waiver
- M2-CA: Compensation Adjustments
- M2-EA: Fully Fund Early Achievers
- M2-FC: Facilities One-Time Costs
- M2-HC: Transfer Homeless Child Care Program
- M2-LA: Leases over 20,000 Sq Ft
- M2-PH: Phase II of SHB 2106
- M2-SI: Upgrade DCYF Security Infrastructure
Policy requests:
- PL-A1: Prevent Harm to Children
- PL-A2: Create a Social Worker Mentorship Program
- PL-A3: Increase Placement Resources
- PL-A4: Develop ECEAP Support Capacity
- PL-A5: Improve Central Intake Response Times
- PL-A6: Increase Rates for Targeted Groups
- PL-A7: Sustain and Expand Home Visiting
- PL-A8: Promote Licensed Care
- PL-A9: Improve Parent-Child Visitation
- PL-B1: Coordinate Monitoring of Child Care Facilities
- PL-B2: Improve Child Safety in Care
- PL-B3: Fund Implementation of E2SHB 1777
- PL-B4: Increase BRS Rates
- PL-B5: Safeguard Vulnerable Children
- PL-B6: Create a New Service Array