Wasa Legislative Report With Dan Steele

The end of session is in sight, with news of a new revenue package and movement on other important bills.

The Policy Committee and Fiscal Committee cutoffs have now passed and legislators head back to Floor action. At the same time, negotiations on the three 2025-27 Budgets have begun. Legislators now rush to finish this session on-time, April 27.

Budgets are on the move. Operating negotiations have begun and Capital Budget proposals are moving this week.

"Budget Week" has arrived. Budget-writer in both house have released two-year Operating Budget proposals--and they're on the move. High level details are in this podcast with more derailed review in This Week in Olympia at: www.wasa-oly.org/TWIO

Our two remaining Big Three bills are set to be heard this, while we wait for budgets to be released, likely next week. Opportunities to engage continue!

House of Origin cutoff arrives tomorrow, with continued movement of the Big Three. Now, we're waiting for the Revenue Update, but Senate Republicans jumped out today with a budget plan to try and influence majority party plans coming soon.

Big Three on the move! Key cutoff days arrive and Big Three bills carry on. Next stop: House of Origin cutoff.

Legislative cutoff dates arrive, with hundreds of bill dying--but our Big Three bills continue to move!

Cutoff dates are arriving and the fast pace of movement is even more frenetic--if even possible. Big Three bills remain active and await further action. As we wait, levy lid and LEA discussion continue to heat up and Simple Majority for bonds has major movement!

Big Three bills continue to move, even as some are shifting their focus to levy lids and Local Effort Assistance

Big Three bills move out of Committee, while other Big Three bills get first hearings. Also, expected levy bills are on tap.

the rapid pace continues in Week 3. Bills addressing the Big Three--Special Ed, MSOC; Pupil Transportation-- are set for executive action. conversations about TTK and Levies are hot topics this week, too.

During the second week of this Session, four bills to advance the Big Three--Special Ed; MSOC; and Pupil Transportation--have their first action. We encourage you to jump in and support!

The 2025 Legislative Session is underway! Follow along--and engage in the process--as we advocate to secure needed basic education funding.

The final week of the 2024 Session has arrived. Final Budgets are ready to go and "trailer" bills are being adopted.

Budget are out and being adopted. As we pass the opposite house fiscal committee cutoff and approach the opposite house floor cutoff action continues to be fast and furious--with 9 days remaining.

The 2024 Session has hit the homestretch! Budgets have been released--which fail to adequately provide for K-12. We have 2 weeks to positively impact!

House of origin cutoff has arrived and action moves to the opposite house. Key K-12 bills are on the move and Budgets are next on the agenda!

Major cutoff dates have passed, with key K-12 priorities advancing. Next up: budgets!

Cutoff deadlines are arriving and key education bills are on the move, including bills to detract from troublesome proposed paraeducator compensation increases.