2023 Legislative Session Officially Begins

by | Jan 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

Over the past month the Secretary of State has certified election results, leadership roles have been established, committee members have been assigned, and tentative scheduling has begun. All of the preparation our legislature has been doing became official yesterday...

Expected 2023 Ed Committees

by | Dec 28, 2022 | Uncategorized

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee: Sen. Lisa Wellman, Chair (D) Sen. T’wina Nobles, Vice Chair (D) Sen. C. Wilson, Vice Chair (D) Sen. Brad Hawkins, Ranking Minority Member (R) Sen. Perry Dozier (R) Sen. Sam Hunt (D) Sen. Jim McCune (R) Sen....

Introducing Senate Bill 5072

by | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

We are happy to share that our 2023 bill requiring universal screening for access to Highly Capable services will be sponsored by Senators T’wina Nobles and Lisa Wellman. It has been pre-filed and assigned a bill number and name: SB 5072: Advancing equity in...

It’s time to get involved

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized

The Senate Republicans passed their budget bill (ESSB 5048) last Friday, and the House Democrats are on track to pass their budget bill (HB 1067) this Friday. The bills have significant differences, and we expect some long and difficult negotiations between the two...