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Legislative Update | April 3-7, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: April 7, 2023
We are in the final few weeks of this year’s legislative session, which should end on time on April 23. This week the April 4...

Legislative Update | March 27-31, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 31, 2023
What an amazing week of advocacy here in our Washington and in the “other” Washington, our nation’s capital. Our 12 principals arrived just in time...

Legislative Update | March 20-24, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 24, 2023
This was another full week in the Legislature with jam-packed agendas in committee hearings, a bit of floor action sprinkled here and there, and plenty...

Legislative Update | March 13-17, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 17, 2023
March can feel like a long and busy month in schools, and it is the same in the Legislature. This week, there were lots of...

Legislative Update | March 6-10, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 10, 2023
On the morning of the house of origin cutoff, SB 5175 passed the Senate. Many thanks to all of you who engaged with your Senators...

Legislative Update | Feb 27 – March 3, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 3, 2023
We are halfway to the end of this year’s legislative session, and we are fast approaching the next legislative cutoff date when bills must pass...

Legislative Update | Feb 20 – Feb 24, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 24, 2023
As today comes to a close, so does another cutoff date. All bills with a price tag must be passed out of a fiscal committee...

Legislative Update | Feb 13 – Feb 17, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 17, 2023
The first cutoff of this year’s legislative session is today, February 17, where policy bills must pass out of their committee of origin. The deadline...

Legislative Update | Feb 6 – Feb 10, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 10, 2023
This was essentially the last week that new policy bills were heard in committees as the cutoff for bills to pass out of committees of...