WASA Legislative Report with Dan Steele
The Washington Association of School Administrators will be posting a short podcast from Dan Steele on a regular basis throughout the 2025 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.
Episodes
The end of session is in sight, with news of a new revenue package and movement on other important bills.
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
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.
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 move out of Committee, while other Big Three bills get first hearings. Also, expected levy bills are on tap.
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.
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