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Capitol Chat webinar returns tomorrow at noon

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 State Budget Webpage.

Capitol Chat webinars to begin Feb. 24; State budget webpage revamped

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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WASB resolutions adopted by the 2023 Delegate Assembly posted

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 Once adopted, these resolutions remain in force unless amended or repealed.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.

Legislative Update session materials from Convention available

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.

Proposed resolutions for 2023 WASB Delegate Assembly are posted online

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.

 

Reminder that deadline for submitting member resolutions is Sept. 15.

When WASB members ask about how the WASB’s legislative priorities are set, we point them to the WASB Resolutions Book.  Resolutions adopted by the annual WASB Delegate Assemblies set the policy direction for the WASB and its lobbying efforts.

Once adopted, those resolutions remain in force unless amended or repealed.  That can mean resolutions can, at times, become outdated or no longer reflective of positions that a majority of WASB member boards currently hold. We encourage WASB member boards to review the resolutions carefully. (more…)