In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss our January Advocacy Weekend, our annual Day on the Hill, the changes to our governance structure, AWSP's third annual Future School Leaders Day, a Networked Community Improvement grant, MTSS Fest, our “A Matter of Principals” podcast, our survey about the pay gap and your workload, a Seattle Times report on mental health and schools, and our Calm Room video.
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Hearings and any resulting actions moving bills out of committees have begun as both houses move toward the first cut-off date. This is only a summary of bills that have had some degree of action to date or have been recently introduced. Last week’s report covered all the bills that been introduced to date.
In the beginning, there were close to 300 bills pre-filed even before the Legislature convened. And then, once started, new bills continue to be introduced. Included among those are a number of bills affecting pensions, health, and job benefits.
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