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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 1, 2023 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yvonne Terrell-Powell <yvonne.terrellpowell@edmonds.edu>; Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sophia Agtarap <sagtarap@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DEOC] Legislative update: SB 5616 and companion HB 1541<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Will try and establish some cadence of these updates, perhaps like a weekly digest. There are a few we are watching, and we can share that watch list with you all as we
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sophia Kristina R. Agtarap (she/siya)</span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">
• Twitter: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Yvonne Terrell-Powell <<a href="mailto:yvonne.terrellpowell@edmonds.edu">yvonne.terrellpowell@edmonds.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 1, 2023 10:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <<a href="mailto:deoc@lists.ctc.edu">deoc@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sophia Agtarap <<a href="mailto:sagtarap@sbctc.edu">sagtarap@sbctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DEOC] Legislative update: SB 5616 and companion HB 1541</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sophia, thank you for sharing these bills and their current status. Yvonne<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:20 AM Sophia Agtarap via DEOC <<a href="mailto:deoc@lists.ctc.edu" target="_blank">deoc@lists.ctc.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sharing some bills that came on our radar this week: <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5616&Chamber=Senate&Year=2023" target="_blank" title="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5616&Chamber=Senate&Year=2023"><span style="color:black">SB
5616</span></a> and companion <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1541&Year=2023&Initiative=false" target="_blank" title="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1541&Year=2023&Initiative=false"><span style="color:black">HB 1541</span></a>, also
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The bills call for the legislature to include persons with lived experience in policy decision making around issues that directly impact them and to ensure meaningful participation
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<p style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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• Twitter: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">
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