Below is a list of Committee hearings identified by CAPAA that may be of interest to Asian Pacific American communities. For more information, visit www.leg.wa.gov. Learn more about how to testify in committee or contact your legislators.
January 29, 2018
Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
SB 6260 | Public Hearing: Covering costs for low-income running start students | Early Learning & K-12 Education | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 1 J.A. Cherberg Building |
HB 2590 | Executive Session: Regarding transitional bilingual instruction program | Education | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building |
January 30, 2018
Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
SB 6154 | Public Hearing: Concerning suicide prevention and behavioral health in higher education, with enhanced services to student veterans | Higher Education & Workforce Development | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building |
HJM 4015 | Public Hearing: Concerning census funding | State Government, Elections & Information Technology | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm E John L. O’Brien Building |
SB 6506 | Public Hearing: Concerning improving diversity in clinical trials | Health & Long Term Care | 10:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building |
SB 6485 | Public Hearing: Improving access to mental health services for children and youth | Health Services & Corrections | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building |
SB 6419 | Public Hearing: Concerning access to the Washington State early childhood education and assistance program | Early Learning & K-12 Education | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 1 J.A. Cherberg Building |
SSB 5689 | Public Hearing: Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state’s economy and immigrants’ role in the workplace | Ways & Means | 3:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 4 J.A. Cherberg Building |
January 31, 2018
Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
2SHB 1377 | Public Hearing: Improving students’ mental health by enhancing nonacademic professional services | Appropriations | 3:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building |
3SHB 1827 | Public Hearing: Relating to expanding the current and future educator workforce supply through evidence-based strategies to improve and incentivize the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators, especially in high-need subject, grade-level, and geographic areas, and to establish a cohesive continuum of high quality professional learning from preparation programs to job embedded induction, mentoring, collaboration, and other professional development opportunities. | Appropriations | 3:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building |
HB 2763 | Public Hearing: Concerning additional poverty-based learning assistance program allocation. | Appropriations | 3:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building |
February 1, 2018
Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
SB 5025 | Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made | Labor & Commerce | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 4 J.A. Cherberg Building |
SB 6168 | Public Hearing: Concerning school composting and recycling | Early Learning & K-12 Education | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 1 J.A. Cherberg Building |
February 2, 2018
Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
SB 6200 | Executive Session: Allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election. | State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections | 8:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building |