Wasa Legislative Report With Dan Steele

Major priorities adopted before cut-off! Work resumes with members in the opposite house; we encourage you to join us.

It's half-time in Olympia. That means more deadlines, with "budget season" just around the corner.

Fiscal Committee cut-off arrives, with key K-12 issues alive and moving--including pupil transportation funding and enrollment stabilization.

The pandemic relief package is moving onto the governor's desk--as we shift to focus on K-12 budget preservation. The situation appears positive, but we cannot become complacent. There's a long road to go!

Pandemic Relief Package on the move. There is also some action on major priorities: Pupil Transportation and Enrollment Stabilization

"Early action" pandemic relief package on the move--while educators continue to push for financial stability

During the third week of this session, things are heating up with action on multiple priority bills--and the release of $2.1 billion "early action" COVID relief package.

Updated information about pupil transportation funding and enrollment stabilization. There's a plan afoot to address the issues.

January 11 is the first day of the 2021 Session. Due to the pandemic the session will be mostly "virtual"--we'll need strong engagement by school administrators to be successful.

This end of session podcast reviews K-12 highlights of the final 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget

Sine Die, the last day of session, arrives this week. We review the Legislature's reconciliation process and speculation on budget plans.

This podcast reviews action surrounding two of the last three self-imposed cut-offs, along with a quick review of budget action.

Legislative budgets were released this week. This podcast reviews a few of the key points of those budgets.

This update discusses the Legislature's upcoming 'budget phase' as this session moves towarda closure.

Week 5's podcast reviews the Legislature's cut-off deadlines, action on Staffing Allocations, and the WASA/WSSDA/WASBO Legislative Conference

This podcast discusses some of the priority legislation expected to die when the Legislature's self-imposed cut-off arrives. Additional discussion on action regarding WASA's main priority this session: enhanced staffing allocations

This week's podcast reviews SEBB bills from last week and levy bills this week.

In the second week of session, multiple bills will be heard that would clarify (and narrow) SEBB eligibility--a major WASA priority.

introduction to the 2020 Legislative Session and WASA's 2020 Legislative Updates

This podcast reviews the major K-12 issues legislators are wrestling with in the last week of the 2019 Regular Session