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Retirement & Health Benefit Report for January 17, 2020

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: January 17, 2020
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....

Letter to a New Administrator

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Scott Friedman • Date: August 13, 2019
Through the magic of "Twitterverse", I stumbled across this blog post by Chris Lehman from a number of years ago. It is a letter to...

AWSP TV – HB 1599 and Changing Graduation Requirements

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy, High School, Publications, Videos, and Podcasts

Author: David Morrill • Date: June 19, 2019
Passed this session, HB 1599 transforms the assessment expectations for graduation and how students can approach fulfilling requirements for earning a diploma. We know principals...

Retirement & Health Benefit Report for April 26, 2019

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: April 26, 2019
The great mystery is the upcoming release of the agreed upon 2019–21 budget. It is to be released Saturday, the 27th. While budget negotiations were...

Retirement & Health Benefits for April 19, 2019

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: April 19, 2019
After this last deadline, attention now moves to both chamber floors. Action will primarily consist of both chambers debating and voting on bills that have...

Trying to Make Sense of the Budget? Here Are Some Resources That Will Help.

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy, Resource

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: April 16, 2019
Here are some recent articles that might interest you if you are trying to keep track of budget discussions. This article is by DJ Wilson...

Retirement & Health Benefits for April 12, 2019

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: April 12, 2019
Following marathon hearings by the fiscal committees in both houses, the chambers are now publicly engaged in floor action where numerous bills are debated and...

Retirement & Health Benefits for April 5, 2019

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: April 5, 2019
“No! No! No!” was the constant refrain heard as the committees and floor debated numerous amendments to the budget proposals. Requests for spending totaled more...

Retirement & Health Benefits for March 29, 2019

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Fred Yancey • Date: March 29, 2019
The big news was the release of the House Budget. Released at noon, Tuesday, public hearing on same day at 3:30, passed out of committee...