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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Good afternoon, colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">As we discussed at the meeting a little over a week ago, the presidents have been sent the legislative agenda survey. Based on our conversation with Arlen and Tim, for this year, the way we
can get WSSSC legislative priorities on the agenda is to send them to our Presidents, discuss them with them, and have them add them to the list of priorities before they send in their survey on February 29<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Although we didn’t get a chance to formally vote on WSSSC priorities, we have identified the list of priorities below. This list is not comprehensive but rather is from notes for the last couple
of years that we have tracked as priorities came up in meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If you agree that any of these priorities are significant, I would encourage you to talk to your subject matter expert (listed below), discuss them with your presidents, and add them to your
survey as appropriate. If there is something that you are aware of that is missing from the list please send it to the group. The following list that we identified is in no particular order:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Change WA State Financial Aid eligibility to match the Federal Requirements. This would greatly simplify processing aid in our FA offices. Specifically:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Changing the 600% max timeframe for WCG to match Pell lifetime eligibility. FA has pushed hard for WSAC to take that to the legislature to align so we aren’t
monitor two different lifetime timeframes. Currently WCG is 10 semester or 15 quarters for fulltime, equaling 5 year or 500%. (Subject matter expert: Financial Aid Director)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Make the Associates degree a state approved HS graduation pathway for HS students. This legislative action would allow HS students to fully participate in RS without having to worry about HS degree requirements.
It would allow students to take elective classes that are required for entrance to their BA program and would open the door to students in CTE fields to focus on technical degrees with applicable elective classes. It would also make it so HS students don’t
have to choose between getting their Associates degree and walking with their friends in HS graduation. (Subject matter expert: Running Start Director/staff)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Flexibility for the Community Based funding FAFSA completion effort. Allow colleges to work with CBS’s if possible but also allow colleges in rural areas to use the funding for campus staff. (Subject matter
expert: Financial Aid Director)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I</span>ncrease the athletic tuition waiver from 25% to 40% and broaden it to non-NWAC sports and student leadership positions. (Subject matter expert: Athletic
Director)<span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Additional Emergency funds for students (increase SSEH and SEAG). (Subject Matter expert: SEAG/SSEH project manager)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Additional funding for mental health counselors with proper mental health credentials. (Subject matter expert: Director of Counseling)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Funding to support affordable housing options for students (perhaps something like funds for on-campus housing subsidies for the lowest income students). ( Subject matter expert: Housing Director)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Hopefully next year we will have a more comprehensive process to discuss these items at WSSSC and formally vote on them.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Claire and Rob</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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