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<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">Dear WSSSC,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">I know how much you enjoy my Friday emails, so I’m writing this one special just for you!
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<span class="s1">As we approach the 2024 supplemental legislative season, I write to bring your attention to our operating and capital budget requests, which are attached for your review.
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">This session will begin January 8 and is scheduled to end March 8, 2024. In addition to attached requests, the Department of Student Services staff is placing special focus, analysis, testimony, and monitoring
in the House and the Senate on funding our navigator positions, mental health initiatives, and student basic needs. Other key issues to watch include Apprenticships, Dual Credit, Adjunct Pay Equity, Workforce, Corrections Education, and a “free” college bill.
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">We are in the process of interviewing student interns, which is always one of the brightest moments of the session. This session, we anticipate revisiting bills that didn't progress in the 2023 session. For
those new to the club, I have attached a summary of 2023 for your reference and below is an infographic that details the life cycle of a bill (<i>for a little fun, here is the
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ8psP4S6BQ">School House Rock – I’m just a bill</a> video).
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">Important Resources to be aware include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="p1" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><i><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/legislative-outreach/default.aspx">SBCTC Legislative Outreach webpage</a><span style="font-weight:normal">: contains system’s legislative priorities,
budget requests, college system bill information, hearing schedules, legislators by college district, etc.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><i><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/facts-publications/default.aspx">SBCTC Quick Facts and
</a><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/facts-publications/default.aspx">Publications webpage</a><span style="font-weight:normal">: contains system one-pagers, policy briefs, Field Guide, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><i><a href="http://www.leg.wa.gov/">Washington state Legislature website</a><span style="font-weight:normal">: provided information on bills, committee hearings, legislators, legislative calendars, state laws,
etc. (<a href="http://www.leg.wa.gov/">www.leg.wa.gov</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li><li class="p1" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><i><a href="http://www.tvw.org/">TVW</a><span style="font-weight:normal">: contains streaming video on committee hearings, floor action, press conferences and beyond. Also allows you to search archived videos.
(<a href="http://www.tvw.org/">www.tvw.org</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li></ul>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><span class="s1">Looking ahead, our winter WSSSC Commission meeting will be a crucial time for you all to come together and strategically prioritize 2025 legislative asks. I have already received a handful of thoughtful message
that I am sharing with your commission executive team. Your input and insights will be invaluable as we navigate these important discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Please take the time to review the attached documents and let's begin to mentally prepare to contribute to the shaping of our legislative priorities.
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<span class="s1">Thank you always and wishing you a great weekend and conclusion of fall term. It’s just getting started for us at the SBCTC!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">• Twitter:
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">
• Facebook: </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our
diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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