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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", "Avenir Next Condensed Medium", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please see the news release, below, for more details about the 44 million dollars in emergency relief Governor Inslee dedicated to our 34 CTCs. </span></div>
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meeting today, Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 3:30 p.m., to discuss and act upon a recommended method for distributing the funds.</span></span></div>
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<b>Subject:</b> RELEASE: Community and technical college board set to allocate emergency relief funds</font>
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Contact: Laura McDowell, 360-704-4310, <a href="mailto:lmcdowell@sbctc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6DC6DD">lmcdowell@sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Source Sans Pro"; color:#606060"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:#606060">OLYMPIA, Wash. — </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Source Sans Pro"; color:#606060">The <a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6DC6DD">Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span></a> will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss and act upon a recommended method for distributing $44 million in federal funds available through the Governors Emergency
Education Relief (GEER) fund. The fund is a discretionary pool of funds provided to governors through the federal CARES Act. Governor Inslee elected to dedicate $44 million of his share to Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges.<br>
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The meeting will be held remotely and is open to the public. <a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/board/meetings.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6DC6DD">Background materials</span></a> are posted on the State Board website.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:#606060">About the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:#606060"><br>
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is led by a governor-appointed board and provides leadership, advocacy, and coordination for Washington’s system of 34 public community and technical colleges. Each year, about 363,000 students
train for the workforce, prepare to transfer to a university, gain basic math and English skills, or pursue continuing education.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Source Sans Pro"; color:#606060"></span></p>
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