by Chris Kulow | Apr 26, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue, WASB
The
State Bill Tracker for the 2023-24 session of the state legislature is now up on the WASB website.
This chart features state legislation the Government Relations team are tracking during the legislative session, including if the WASB has taken a position and the relevant WASB resolution(s). The bills are listed in numerical order with Assembly Bills first followed by Senate Bills.
Access the tracker here: https://wasb.org/advocacy-government-relations/wasb-bill-tracking-chart
by Chris Kulow | Feb 23, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
The Government Relations team will begin their state budget-focused webinar series
Capitol Chat on Friday, February 24 at noon. These will be shorter weekly webinars every Friday at noon primarily focusing on developments at the Capitol with an opportunity to ask questions. We plan to record these webinars for those who are not able to watch live.
by Chris Kulow | Feb 9, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
The Government Relations team will begin their state budget-focused webinar series
Capitol Chat on Friday, February 24 at noon. These will be shorter weekly webinars every Friday at noon primarily focusing on developments at the Capitol with an opportunity to ask questions. We plan to record these webinars for those who are not able to watch live.
You can access the Capitol Chat webinars on our NEW
State Budget Webpage (among other places). The webpage has been redesigned in a more user-friendly format and includes:
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by Dan Rossmiller | Feb 2, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
The resolutions adopted by the 2023 WASB Delegate Assembly on Jan 18 have been posted on the WASB website. You can access that document HERE.
Resolutions adopted by the annual Delegate Assemblies set the policy direction for the WASB and its lobbying efforts. Once adopted, these resolutions remain in force unless amended or repealed.
More information can be found on the Delegate Assembly website.
by Chris Kulow | Jan 24, 2023 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
Thank you to all who attended the 2023 Education Convention in Milwaukee. Thank you to those who attended our Legislative Update session Friday morning. At this session we provided an overview of the dynamics in play for the 2023-24 Legislative Session and 2023-25 state budget timeline.
A copy of the PowerPoint presentation is available here.
We also handed out a few copies of our Legislative Advocacy Toolkit, which is also available online here.
by Chris Kulow | Dec 1, 2022 | Legislative Update Blog, WASB
The Report to the Membership on Proposed 2023 WASB Resolutions has now been posted on the WASB website. You can find it here.
The report presents the resolutions that were advanced by the Policy & Resolutions Committee and will be considered by the WASB Delegate Assembly along with the rationale for each resolution. Other informational materials related to the Delegate Assembly are also posted on the WASB website.
The WASB Delegate Assembly will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 as part of the State Education Convention.
Delegate packets with hard copies of this information will be mailed to all delegates and district administrators shortly.
