List of Washington state agencies

Washington State government consists of more than 190 agencies, departments, and commissions.

The main administrative departments are:[1]

* Agriculture (WSDA)
* Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP)
* Commerce (COM)
* Corrections (DOC)
* Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
* Ecology (ECY)
* Employment Security Department (ESD)
* Washington State Technology Solutions (WaTech)
* Financial Institutions (DFI)
* Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
* Health (DOH)
* Labor and Industries (L&I)
* Licensing (DOL)
* Washington Military Department (MIL)
* Natural Resources (DNR)
* Puget Sound Partnership
* Retirement Systems (DRS)
* Revenue (DOR)
* Services for the Blind (DSB)
* Social and Health Services (DSHS)
* Transportation (WSDOT)
* Veterans Affairs (DVA)

Others include:

* Accountancy, State Board of (WBOA)
* Administrative Hearings, Office of (OAH)
* Actuary, Office of the State (OSA)
* African-American Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CAA)
* Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW)
* Air National Guard (WAANG)
* Washington Apple Commission (APPLE)
* Architects, Board of Registration for (BRA)
* Army National Guard (WAARNG)
* Arts Commission, Washington State (ARTS)
* Asian Pacific American Affairs, State of Washington Commission on (CAPAA)
* Asparagus Commission (ASPAR)
* Attorney General, Office of the (ATG)
* Audit and Review Committee, Joint Legislative (JLARC)
* Auditor, Washington State (SAO)
* Aviation, Department of Transportation (DOTA)
* Bar Association (BAR)
* Beef Commission (BEEF)
* Biodiversity Council (BDC)
* Blind, Washington State School for the (WSSB)
* Blueberry Commission (BLUE)
* Building Code Council, State (SBCC)
* Caseload Forecast Council, State of Washington (CFC)
* Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss, Washington State (WSD)
* Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, Washington (SALARIES)
* Civil Legal Aid, Office of (OCLA)
* Code Reviser Statute Law Committee (SLC)
* Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRG)
* Combined Fund Drive (CFD)
* Community & Technical Colleges, State Board for (SBCTC)
* Conservation Commission, State (SCC)
* County Road Administration Board (CRAB)
* Court of Appeals (COA)
* Courts, Administrative Office of the (AOC)
* Criminal Justice Training Commission, Washington State (CJTC)
* Dairy Products Commission (DAIRY)
* Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the (ODHH)
* Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)
* Disability Issues and Employment, Governor's Committee on (GCDE)
* Early Learning, Department of (DEL)
* Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC)
* Economic Development Commission (WEDC)
* Economic Development Finance Authority (WEDFA)
* Education Research and Data Center (ERDC)
* Washington State Board of Education (SBE)
* Emergency Management Division (EMD)
* Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)
* Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for (BRELS)
* Environmental Hearings Office (EHO)
* Executive Ethics Board (ETHICS)
* Expenditure Limit Committee (ELC)
* Extension Energy Program (ENERGY)
* Family Policy Council (FPC)
* Financial Management, Office of (OFM)
* Fish and Wildlife, Department of (DFW)
* Forest Practices Appeals Board (FPAB)
* Forest Practices Board (FPB)
* Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB)
* Fruit Commission (FRUIT)
* Gambling Commission, Washington State (WSGC)
* General Administration, Department of (GA)
* Geographic Information Council, Washington State (WAGIC)
* Geographic Names, Washington State Board on (WBGN)
* Governor, Office of the (GOVERNOR)
* Governor's Office of Indian Affairs (GOIA)
* Grain Commission (WGC)
* Growth Management Hearings Boards (GMBH)
* Hardwoods Commission (WHC)
* Health Care Authority, Washington State (HCA)
* Health Care Facilities Authority (WHCFA)
* Health, Washington State Board of (SBOH)
* Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB)
* Higher Education Facilities Authority (WHEFA)
* Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA)
* Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST)
* History Museum, State (WSHS)
* Home Care Referral Registry (HCRR)
* Horse Racing Commission, Washington State (WHRC)
* House of Representatives, Washington State (HOUSE)
* Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC)
* Human Rights Commission (HRC)
* Hydraulics Appeals Board (HAB)
* Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (SRB)
* Industrial Insurance Appeals, Board of (BIIA)
* Information Services, Department of (DIS)
* Insurance Commissioner, Office of the (OIC)
* Investment Board, Washington State (SIB)
* Jail Industries Board (JIB)
* Joint Transportation Committee (JTC)
* Judicial Conduct, Commission on (CJC)
* K-20 Education Network (K20)
* Labor Relations Office (LABOR)
* Land Commissioner, Office of the (CPL)
* Land Use Study Commission (LANDUSE)
* Landscape Architects, Board of Registration for (BRLA)
* Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board (LEOFF)
* Law Library, State (SLL)
* Legislative Ethics Board (LEB)
* Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee (LEAP)
* Legislature Customer Service Center (LEGCS)
* Legislature, State (LEG)
* Library, State (LIB)
* Licensing, Department of (DOL)
* Lieutenant Governor, Office of (LTGOV)
* Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB)
* Lottery, Washington State (LOTTERY)
* Marine Employees Commission (MAR)
* Medical Commission (WMC)
* Minority and Justice Commission, State (MJC)
* Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, Office of (OMWBE)
* Monitoring Salmon Recovery and Watershed Health, Forum on (MSRWH)
* National and Community Service, Commission for (WCNCS)
* Northwest Cherries (CHERRY)
* Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)
* Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC)
* Ombudsman, Office of the Education (OEO)
* Ombudsman, Office of the Family and Children's (OFCO)
* Ombudsman, Open Government (OGO)
* Parks and Recreation Commission, State (PARKS)
* Pension Policy, Select Committee on (SCPP)
* Personnel Resources Board (PRB)
* Personnel, Department of (DOP)
* Pesticide Registration, State Commission on (WSCPR)
* Pharmacy, Board of (BOP)
* Pilotage Commissioners, Board of (PILOTAGE)
* Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB)
* Pollution Liability Insurance Agency, Washington State (PLIA)
* Potato Commission (POTATO)
* Printing, Department of (PRT)
* Productivity Board (PB)
* Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)
* Psychology, Board of (PSYCH)
* Public Defense, Office of (OPD)
* Public Deposit Protection Commission (PDPC)
* Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)
* Public Employees Benefits Board Program (PEBB)
* Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC)
* Public Instruction, Office of Superintendent of (OSPI)
* Public Policy, Washington State Institute for (WSIPP)
* Public Works Board (PWB)
* Puget Sound Partnership (PSP)
* Real Estate Appraiser Commission (REAC)
* Real Estate Commission (REC)
* Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)
* Red Raspberry Commission (RASP)
* Redistricting Committee, State (RDC)
* Regulatory Assistance, Office of (ORA)
* Revenue, Department of (DOR)
* Salaries for Elected Officials, Citizens Commission on (WCCSEO)
* Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
* Salmon Recovery Office, Governor's (GSRO)
* School Directors' Association, State (WSSDA)
* Secretary of State, Office of the (SECSTATE)
* Seed Potato Commission (SEED)
* Senate, Washington State (SENATE)
* Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC)
* Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB)
* Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institute (SIRTI)
* State Convention & Trade Center (CTC)
* State Fire Marshal, Office of the (FIRE)
* State Patrol, Washington (WSP)
* Substance Abuse, Governor's Council on (CSA)
* Supreme Court (SC)
* Tax Appeals, Board of (BTA)
* Tax Preferences, Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of (PMTP)
* Tobacco Settlement Authority (TOB)
* Traffic Records Committee (TRC)
* Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC)
* Transportation Commission, State (STC)
* Transportation Improvement Board (TIB)
* Treasurer, Office of the State (OST)
* Tree Fruit Research Commission (TREE)
* TVW, Public Affairs Network (TVW)
* Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC)
* Veterans Affairs, Department of (DVA)
* Volunteer Firefighters & Reserve Officers, Board for (BVFF)
* Washington Wellness (WW)
* Wine Commission (WINE)
* Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WFTECB)

## References

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1. ^ RCW 43.17.010; RCW 50.08.010; RCW 74.18.030; RCW 38.08.020; RCW 43.30.030.

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