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WASA Legislative Report with Dan Steele Dan Steele
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The Washington Association of School Administrators will be posting a short podcast from Dan Steele on a regular basis throughout the 2024 Legislative Session. This podcast will focus on key legislative issues in the state of Washington to keep WASA members informed of hot topics and emerging conversations in Olympia. More info can be found on our website at https://wasa-oly.org.
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Week 9 Update--3/5/24
The final week of the 2024 Session has arrived. Final Budgets are ready to go and "trailer" bills are being adopted.
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Week 8 Update--2/27/24
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.
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Week 7 Update--2/21/24
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!
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Week 6 Update--2/13/24
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!
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Week 5 Update--2/6/24
Major cutoff dates have passed, with key K-12 priorities advancing. Next up: budgets!
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Week 4 Update -- 1/30/24
Cutoff deadlines are arriving and key education bills are on the move, including bills to detract from troublesome proposed paraeducator compensation increases.