[GuidedPathways] FW: RELEASE: State Board to vote on 2021 community, technical college system legislative priorities

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From: Katie Rose <krose at sbctc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:37 AM
Subject: FW: RELEASE: State Board to vote on 2021 community, technical college system legislative priorities

Good morning:

The following news release was sent to media a short time ago.

Sent to: State Board, presidents, trustees, PIOs and State Board staff.


Subject: RELEASE: State Board to vote on 2021 community, technical college system legislative priorities

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News Release
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
1300 Quince Street | P.O. Box 42495
Olympia, WA 98504-2495
360-704-4400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Dec. 1, 2020
Contact: Katie Rose, 360-704-4367, krose at sbctc.edu<mailto:krose at sbctc.edu>

State Board to vote on 2021 community, technical college system legislative priorities

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=552da76e69&e=eac0b86a7d> will meet for its regular business meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., during which the board is expected to vote on the college system's 2021 legislative priorities. The priorities focus on ensuring colleges have the resources they need equitably help students during the state's economic recovery. The legislative agenda includes the college system's operating and capital budget requests. The operating budget request asks the Legislature to:

  *   Protect the Workforce Education Investment Act, passed by the Legislature in 2019
  *   Invest in an equitable economic recovery by ensuring all students can be successful in an online learning environment and redesigning curricula to be antiracist
  *   Support workforce training by increasing capacity in the Worker Retraining Program<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=493e21fdd2&e=eac0b86a7d>, Jobs Skills Program<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=dd37e9f9a1&e=eac0b86a7d>, and in high-demand programs like nursing, allied health, information technology, computer science, and advanced manufacturing
The $776 million capital budget request would fund projects 32 major projects at 29 colleges, support ongoing maintenance at colleges throughout the state and provide alternative financing for projects at three colleges.
The business meeting is open to the public and will be held remotely by Zoom. The meeting agenda and background materials<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=89091de61a&e=eac0b86a7d> are posted on the State Board website.

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  *   Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges:https://www.sbctc.edu<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=ae10bc62eb&e=eac0b86a7d>
  *   Worker Retraining Program: https://www.sbctc.edu/paying-for-college/worker-retraining-student.aspx<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=5e44b6b9b4&e=eac0b86a7d>
  *   Job Skills Program: https://www.sbctc.edu/for-employers/job-skills.aspx<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=314ac8af5b&e=eac0b86a7d>
  *   Meeting agenda and background materials: https://www.sbctc.edu/about/board/meetings.aspx<https://sbctc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=deef59f1d8ee1e991514ca276&id=6f02fb8ded&e=eac0b86a7d>


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About the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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 356,000 students train for the workforce, prepare to transfer to a university, gain basic math and English skills, or pursue continuing education.

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