Legislation
Week Five: Advocacy Insights from Casey Brown, AWSP’s Contract Lobbyist
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Casey Brown • Date: February 14, 2025
As the session shifts from policy hearings to tough negotiations, lawmakers face key deadlines. Bills must pass policy committees this week or wait until next...
Legislative Update 2.7.25
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 7, 2025
This week, legislative discussions focused on the Parents’ Bill of Rights, with new bills (HB 1296/SB 5181) introduced to clarify existing language. The Seattle Times...
Week Four: Advocacy Insights from Casey Brown, AWSP’s Contract Lobbyist
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Casey Brown • Date: February 7, 2025
With nearly 2,000 bills introduced, the legislative process is moving quickly as key bills head to fiscal committees ahead of the February 21 policy cutoff....
Legislative Update 1.31.25
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 31, 2025
This week’s legislative focus included school safety, financial literacy, special education funding, and student rights. Bills on adding nurses to the BEST program, restricting flavored...
Week Three: Advocacy Insights from Casey Brown, AWSP’s Contract Lobbyist
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Casey Brown • Date: January 31, 2025
This week at the Capitol, budget concerns took center stage as legislators scrambled to introduce bills ahead of the February 21 policy committee cutoff. A...
YOUR ACTION NEEDED: 20-Minute Seated Lunchtime? Submit Your Thoughts by January 14!
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 6, 2025
OSPI has posted proposed rule changes to WAC 392-157-125, requiring a minimum 20-minute seated lunchtime in K-12 public schools. This was done in response to...
The Only Constant is Change: A Look Ahead to the 2025 Legislative Session
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: September 5, 2024
As we move into fall, we are closer to the important general election in November that will elect a new President and Governor and numerous...
Washington State Civic Observances and Future Voter Program for Students
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy, Awards & Recognition
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: September 13, 2023
As we dive into September, there are lots of changes in the air. A new school year, a new season, pumpkin spiced drinks, and Constitution...
Parents Bill of Rights
Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: May 4, 2023
As a 2022 interim project, Senator Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island), Chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education, asked committee staff to...