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The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is working to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5683, which creates a premium assistance program for Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizens. HCA has provided the following update below:
The Department of Health, Office of Healthy Communities
Request for Letters of Intent for Regional Marijuana Prevention/Education Contractor
Governor Jay Inslee recently announced the reappointment of Ty Tufono and Lynette Finau and made the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA):
Governor Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Michael Itti as the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. Itti is a second generation Thai-Chinese American born and raised in Washington.
“I am honored to be a voice for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and represent the needs of our diverse community,” Itti said. “I look forward to working in partnership with the community to promote equity in education, economic opportunity and access to health care for members of our community.”
Fully funding public education to comply with the state Supreme Court’s McCleary Decision will be a top priority when lawmakers convene for the 2015 legislative session in January.
Updated October 5, 2017
Supporting small and diverse businesses in state contracting is a priority for Gov. Jay Inslee and the state of Washington.
In July 2015, Gov. Inslee chose 12 of his cabinet agencies including the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs to form a Business Diversity Subcabinet. The subcabinet is tasked with increasing ways for small and diverse businesses to participate in Washington state contracting opportunities.
Gov. Jay Inslee today appointed Toshiko Grace Hasegawa as executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian and Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). She replaces Michael Itti, who departed the position earlier this year.
Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the following appointments to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.
Video Message from Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs Executive Director, Toshiko Hasegawa sharing on the beginning of the 2019 Washington State Legislative Session, the 2019 Asian Pacific American Legislative Day, and the Commission’s 45th Anniversary announcement.
For questions, please contact Project Coordinator Sam Le at sam.le@capaa.wa.gov
The Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) released its 2015 annual report with recommendations to address closing the educational opportunity gaps.
The 2015 recommendations include (view a one-page document with the recommendations):