Legislative Session Report
2013
Table of Contents
Letter from the Executive Director
3
Budget Summary
4
2013 Legislation
7
System Involvement
15
Session Feedback
25
Implementation Timeline
27
Ongoing Legislative Reports
28
This report, which includes active links to legislation and other
information, is available electronically at the SBCTC Government
Relations web page, sbctc.ctc.edu/college/l_index.aspx.
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A letter from the Executive Director
July 2013
The final gavel sounded on the 2013 Legislature on June 29, as lawmakers wrapped up
six months of work. This year, legislators faced a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, the
requirement to fully fund K-12 education, and many major policy reforms such as
workers compensation, tougher DUI laws, and critical transportation funding.
Even with significant budget challenges and a new Senate majority, higher education
remained in the spotlight with community and technical colleges faring well in the end.
The Legislature reinvested in the higher education system and students across the state
with new funding and a zero increase to tuition. The budget was finally solved through
$1.6 billion in spending controls and savings; none of which impacted higher education.
In addition to finalizing a budget deal, legislators passed several bills demonstrating a
commitment to creating a well-educated workforce and strong state economy. By
increasing student access, advancing high-demand fields of study, and making it easier
for businesses to train workers, the Legislature continues to recognize the important role
community and technical colleges play in our economic prosperity.
Community and technical college success is the direct result of system-wide
collaboration across the state. The hard work, dedication, and commitment to accomplish
goals are key components of the system’s overall strong policy and legislative strategy.
Thanks to you, our system continues to provide exceptional service to students, faculty,
the higher education community, employees, and residents across the state.
Sincerely,
Marty Brown
Executive Director
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Budget Summary
State funding for the community and technical college system increased overall in the
final budget by nine percent. With resident tuition frozen for higher education institutions
in the first year, the Legislature appropriated $37 million in new funding for additional
institutional support. Below is a detailed summary of the final operating and capital
budgets for the CTC system as adopted by the Legislature.
2013-15 Operating Budget

Institutional funding: $18.5 million in new, flexible funding is provided each year
for additional institutional support.

Performance funding: $5.25 million in new funding is provided each year for the
Student Achievement Initiative.

Restoration of reduction in compensation costs: $15 million is provided each year
to restore the 3 percent reduction in compensation costs taken in the 2011-13
biennium.
o Salary schedules for prior compensation reduction costs: salary schedules
for classified employees are restored to the levels prior to the 3 percent
reduction.
o Funds may be used for any other purpose, including restoring prior
compensation reductions, increasing compensation, and implementing
other collective bargaining agreements.

Restoration of one-time reductions: $9 million is provided each year to partially
restore general reductions taken in the 2011-13 biennium.

Tuition and fee increase authority:
o Resident tuition: resident tuition is frozen for all higher education
institutions in the 2013-14 academic year; however, the State Board has
authority to change tuition levels during the 2014-15 academic year. If
tuition is increased, colleges must also increase the deposit into the
Institutional Aid Account from 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent and increase
financial aid to students.
o Non-resident tuition: may be increased by amounts judged reasonable and
necessary by the State Board. On July 12, the State Board voted
unanimously to freeze non-resident tuition for the 2013-14 academic year.
o Differential tuition: authority to implement differential tuition is
suspended for the 2013-15 biennium (similar to the 2011-13 biennium).
o Services and activities (S&A) fees: Due to the tuition freeze, the State
Board cannot increase the maximum allowable S&A fee. The final budget
does allow the local boards of trustees to increase S&A fees by amounts
judged reasonable and necessary by the S&A Fee Committee and the
governing board.
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o Other fees: Local boards of trustees may increase local fees (e.g. lab and
administrative fees) by amounts judged reasonable and necessary.

Faculty increment funding: savings from faculty turnover may be used to pay for
faculty increments.

Enrollments: legislative enrollment targets remain unchanged from the current
target of 139,237.

Miscellaneous:
o 2SSB 5624 STEM pathways: $500,000 in one-time funding is provided to
implement 2SSB 5624 that aligns high-demand secondary science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) or career and technical
education programs with Applied Baccalaureate programs.
o Maritime Training Center: $255,000 is provided each year to support and
operate a maritime training center at South Seattle Community College for
students entering careers in this high-demand industry.
o Internet Technology Integration Project: $181,000 in one-time funding is
provided for the internet technology integration project at the Opportunity
Center for Employment and Education (OCEE) at North Seattle
Community College.
o Aerospace Center of Excellence (COE): $100,000 is provided each year
for the Aerospace COE at Everett Community College to increase
communication and outreach between industry, business, K-12 schools,
and the higher education system.
o Community Health Care and Education Center: $4 million in FY 2014 and
$850,000 in FY 2015 is provided for Seattle Community Colleges’ allied
health programs and related costs at Pacific Medical Center, a new
community health care and education center (funding provided through
the Department of Commerce).
o Water Center: $375,000 is provided each year for the Water Center at
Walla Walla Community College (funding provided through the
Department of Commerce).
o College leases and facilities, maintenance and operation (M&O): lease
increases were fully funded; however, the M&O request was funded at a
lower rate per square foot than requested.
o Job Skills Program: funding is changed from an annual to a biennial
appropriation to provide greater flexibility for businesses that participate
in the program.
o Customized Training Program: $1 million is transferred each year from
the Customized Training Program Account to the State General Fund.
This is funding that was previously transferred from college base budgets
in the 2011-13 biennium.
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o WorkFirst: $1 million is reduced each year from the Employment Security
Department and CTC WorkFirst funding and will be spread
proportionately.
Compensation adjustments:

Health benefits: the employer health benefit funding rate is decreased to match
anticipated health expenditures; it will not impact employee benefits. The
monthly rate is changing from the current $800 to $782 in FY 2014 and $763 in
FY 2015. Beginning in FY 2015, employees who smoke will pay a $25 per month
surcharge and covered spouses who choose not to enroll in a comparable
employer-based health insurance program will pay a $50 per month surcharge.

Funding for the state portion of the newly bargained Step M added to civil service
pay schedules: employees eligible for this step are represented and nonrepresented civil service classified employees who bargain under Chapter 41.80
RCW. This excludes technical college classified employees who bargain under
Chapter 41.56 RCW.

Collective bargaining agreements approved:
o The newly negotiated agreement between the Governor and the
Washington Federation of State Employees Community College
Coalition; and
o The newly negotiated agreement between Yakima Valley Community
College and the Washington Public Employees Association.
2013-15 Capital Budget





Community and technical colleges’ capital budget priorities are fully funded
down to (but not including) the construction of the Olympic College Instruction
Center.
Major construction projects: funded 11 percent to 16 percent below requested
levels.
Major design projects: funding was reduced by levels of 6 percent to 43 percent
per project.
Minor program improvement projects: funded 15 percent below requested levels.
All alternatively financed projects are authorized, as well as a long-term lease for
the Community Colleges of Spokane.
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2013 Legislation
SBCTC tracked approximately 200 bills during the 2013 legislative sessions to identify
possible impacts to community and technical colleges. Many of these bills required work
with legislators and staff to communicate support or concerns in the form of amendments,
committee testimony, and other means.
Table 1 below lists final bills passed by the Legislature that impact CTCs with details
regarding new legislative requirements for SBCTC and colleges. This information will
also serve as a resource in tracking the internal bill implementation process.
Table 1: 2013 Bills Passed by the Legislature
SBCTC
Bill
Description
Position
tasks
SHB 1093
Establishes a
Neutral
Public disclosure
(Shea)
civil penalty on
reports are required to
any state agency
be submitted
official, officer,
electronically.
or employee
who knowingly
uses public
funds for
lobbying or fails
to file quarterly
public disclosure
reports.
HB 1109
Early
Pro
Colleges must
(Hansen)
registration for
integrate the
military
registration process
veterans.
within current
procedures. The
Admission and
Registration Council is
required to outline
options.
ESHB 1245 Derelict and
Neutral
Colleges must
(Hansen)
abandoned
determine derelict
vessels.
vessel buyers’
intended use and
moorage, remove
hazardous materials,
and ensure sufficient
fuel levels.
SBCTC
staff lead
Alison
Grazzini
Smith
Report
due
No
Scott
Copeland
No
Rick
Woodruff
No
(continued below)
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Bill
Description
Position
ESHB 1245
(Hansen)
Derelict and
abandoned
vessels.
Neutral
ESHB 1247
(Hansen)
Modifies the Job
Skills Program
(JSP) by
exempting small
businesses from
providing a
dollar-for-dollar
training match.
Pro
ESHB 1341
(Orwall)
SHB 1456
(Hunt)
SHB 1466
(Haigh)
Creates a claim
for
compensation
for wrongful
conviction and
imprisonment.
Authorizes
pretax payroll
deductions for
qualified transit
and parking
benefits.
Alternative
public works
contracting
procedures.
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
SBCTC
tasks
Prior to transfer, a
college must
determine if the
watercraft is not in a
state of advanced
deterioration. If so, it
must be repaired or
disposed of properly.
SBCTC is responsible
for creating a data
sharing agreement
with the Department
of Revenue to verify
the annual gross
business income for
each applicant.
SBCTC will revise
program guidelines
and other documents
to reflect statutory
changes.
SBCTC is responsible
for creating a new
tuition waiver code;
staff will coordinate
with SBCTC Finance
and IT divisions.
Colleges must provide
pre-tax payroll
deductions for parking
charges and transit
costs upon request.
No action required;
SBCTC will monitor
the Capital Projects
Advisory Review
Board (CPARB).
SBCTC
staff lead
Rick
Woodruff
Anna
Nikolaeva
Report
due
No
January 1,
2014 and annually
(Legislature,
Governor)
SBCTC will
provide report on
program activity.
Scott
Copeland
No
John
No
Boesenberg
Wayne
Doty
December
31, 2013
(Legislature)
CPARB to report
on the use of life
cycle cost
analysis.
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Bill
Description
HB 1472
(Hansen)
2SHB 1566
(Carlyle)
2SHB 1642
(Pettigrew)
SHB 1686
(Seaquist)
*SBCTC
request
Position
Expands K-12
access to
computer
science
education.
Educational
outcomes of
youth in out-of
home care.
Neutral
Academic
acceleration for
high school
students.
Neutral
Replaces GED
with high school
equivalency
exam.
Neutral
SBCTC
tasks
No action required.
SBCTC
staff lead
Teri
Echterling
SBCTC staff will
determine if a datasharing agreement is
required to complete
the annual report.
Scott
Copeland
No additional action
needed.
Scott
Copeland
Current data-sharing
agreement between
SBCTC, OSPI, and
ERDC meets reporting
requirements.
Pro
SBCTC is in the
process of changing
rules with an
emergency rule
change approved by
the State Board.
Jon Kerr
Report
due
No
January 2015
(Legislature)
A universitybased child
welfare research
group is required
to submit a report
examining
educational
outcomes for
youth in out-ofhome care.
January 1, 2014
and annually
(Legislature)
OSPI must report
on demographics
of students
earning dual
credits at schools
receiving
Academic
Acceleration
grants or awards.
No
Documents are being
updated per statutory
change and colleges
have been notified of
the language change.
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Bill
Description
HB 1736
(Zeiger)
Higher education Pro
operating
efficiencies.
ESSHB
1872
(Maxwell)
SHB 1866
(Morris)
HB 2043
(Hunter)
Position
SBCTC
SBCTC
tasks
staff lead
SBCTC will be part of Wayne
an OFM-led
Doty
committee with other
institutions of higher
education, and
departments of
Enterprise Services,
Commerce, and
Transportation to
review reporting
requirements to
enhance efficiency and
effectiveness.
The committee is set
to meet this summer.
SBCTC is part of the
new STEM Education
Innovation Alliance
led by the Governor's
office and OFM.
Establishes a
comprehensive
initiative to
increase learning
opportunities
and improve
STEM-related
educational
outcomes.
Neutral
Concerning the
joint center for
aerospace
technology
innovation.
Temporarily
suspending
inflationary
increases in
educational
employee
compensation.
Neutral
SBCTC is responsible
for providing data to
ERDC regarding
STEM enrollments,
based on definitions
developed by the
group.
No action required.
Neutral
No action required.
Jan
Yoshiwara
Report
due
December 1, 2014
(Legislature)
OFM to report
recommendations.
January 10, 2014
and annually
(Legislature)
A STEM
Education Report
Card is required
each year.
Kendra
Hodgson
No
John
No
Boesenberg
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Bill
HB 2044
(Hunter)
SHB 2051
(Lytton)
3ESSB
5034
(Hill)
SB 5180
(Shin)
SSB 5195
(Rolfes)
SB 5343
(Bailey)
Delaying
implementation
of the family
leave insurance
program until
funding and
benefits are
authorized.
Implementing
basic education
expenditures.
Neutral
SBCTC
tasks
No action required.
Neutral
No action required.
Nick Lutes
No
Making 20132015 operating
appropriations.
Neutral
SBCTC is required to
implement state
appropriations.
Nick Lutes
January 1, 2014,
and 2015
(Governor,
Legislature)
Anna
Nikolaeva
Provide a status
report on the Job
Skills Program.
December 1, 2013
and annually until
January 1, 2016
(Legislature).
Description
Establishes a
task force to
improve higher
education access
for students with
disabilities.
Students at
nonprofit
institutions are
now eligible to
receive the State
Need Grant.
A student in the
military serving
30 days or less
either active or
inactive service
is entitled to
make-up any
missed class
requirements.
Position
SBCTC
staff lead
John
No
Boesenberg
Pro
SBCTC and three
Scott
college representatives Copeland
will participate in the
new Disabilities Task
Force.
Neutral
No action required.
Scott
Copeland
No
Pro
SBCTC staff will
Scott
communicate statutory Copeland
changes to the
Instruction
Commission.
No
Report
due
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Bill
Description
SB 5491
(McAuliffe)
ESSB 5577
(Carrell)
SSB 5615
(Frockt)
Establishes
statewide
indicators of
educational
health.
Public employee
ethics.
Position
Neutral
Neutral
Health
Neutral
professional loan
repayment and
scholarship
program.
SBCTC
tasks
SBE, OSPI, WTECB,
and WSAC are
required to establish
baseline values and
initial goals for
statewide indicators of
educational health.
Colleges must appoint
an ethics advisor to
assist employees with
understanding state
ethics laws.
Colleges may need to
review ethics policies
to ensure consistency
with new provisions
specific to providing
whistleblower-type
protections for
complainants and the
protection of their
identity from public
records requests.
No action required.
SBCTC
staff lead
Michelle
Andreas
John
Boesenberg
Scott
Copeland
Report
due
December 31,
2013 and
December 1 each
even-numbered
year
(Legislature).
A joint report is
required to update
on progress,
recommended
performance goals
and
measurements.
No
No
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Bill
Description
SSB 5624
(McAuliffe)
Aligning highdemand
secondary
STEM or career
and technical
education
programs with
Applied
Baccalaureate
Programs.
SSB 5679
(Brown)
SB 5712
(KohlWelles)
Position
Pro
Improving the
Neutral
business climate
and stimulating
job creation by
requiring certain
agencies to
establish a
formal review
process of
existing rules.
Colleges are
Pro
encouraged to
use multiple
assessment
measures to
determine course
placement for
students.
SBCTC
SBCTC
tasks
staff lead
Requires SBCTC and Edward
OSPI to collaborate in Esparza
developing two highdemand Applied
Baccalaureate
Programs aligned with
high-quality secondary
STEM and career and
technical education
programs.
$500,000 in one-time
funding is provided.
No action required.
Report
due
No
Joann
Wiszmann
No
Bill Moore
No
Requires departments
of Ecology, Health
and Labor &
Industries to perform a
formal review of
regulations every five
years.
Colleges are required
to use multiple
assessment measures
and post all available
placement options on
websites and in
admissions materials.
SBCTC will
communicate new
statutory expectations
through appropriate
CTC system groups
and track which
colleges are using
which methods.
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Bill
Description
SB 5751
(Schoesler)
SSB 5774
(Hewitt)
Inventory of
state fees.
Allows a permit
for alcohol
tasting for
students under
age 21 (sip and
spit).
Position
Neutral
Pro
SBCTC
tasks
SBCTC, colleges, and
state agencies are
required to complete a
fee inventory that
includes the fee
purpose, current and
previous amount over
the last five years, and
statutory authority to
OFM.
SBCTC
staff lead
Joann
Wiszmann
SBCTC will submit
information based on
deadlines published by
OFM.
Colleges that offer
Kathy
culinary, wine, beer or Goebel
spirituous technology
must apply for a
special permit from
the Liquor Control
Board to allow
students to taste, but
not ingest alcoholic
beverages.
Report
due
January 1, 2014
and every two
years
OFM is required
to compile,
maintain, and
periodically
update an
inventory of all
fees at least every
two years and post
information
online.
No
Faculty or staff who
supervise students
must be at least 21
years of age and hold
a class 12 or 13
alcohol server permit.
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CTC System Involvement
A key component to the success of the community and technical college system during
the legislative session is the involvement of system partners. Table 2 below illustrates the
CTC commitment in advancing legislative priorities and sharing innovative ways in
which two-year colleges are an important driver in student success and a healthy state
economy.
Table 2: 2013 Session System Involvement
Date
Committee
January
15
CTC system
representative
Topic
SBCTC staff
House
Appropriations
House Higher
Education
Governor Gregoire’s proposed
2013-15 operating budget
Higher education policy
priorities for 2013:
undergraduate and graduate
students
Nick Lutes, Operating
Budget Director
Michelle Andreas,
Student Services &
Transfer Education
Director
Marty Brown,
Executive Director
January
16
House Higher
Education
Higher education policy
priorities for 2013
Marty Brown,
Executive Director
Update on Washington’s
support of aerospace
January
18
House Labor &
Workforce
Development
Senate Law &
Justice
House Capital
Budget
Senate Ways &
Means
House Higher
Education
HB 1089 – 2013-2015 capital
budget
Higher education stakeholders
perspectives
Statewide higher education
need of industry: a skilled and
educated workforce
Jim Crabbe,
Workforce Education
Director
Scott Copeland,
Lisa Mayte-Edwards,
Student Services Policy Student Services Vice
Associate
President, Lower
Columbia
Wayne Doty, Capital
Budget Director
Marty Brown,
Pamela Transue,
Executive Director
Tacoma President
Tina Bloomer, Policy
Research Associate
January
21
January
22
Binge drinking on college
campuses
HB 1011 – military/resident
tuition
Sean Cook, Student
Life Director, Pierce
Puyallup
Nate Oelrich, Clover
Park Student, Student
Activities Vice
President
Kailene Sparrs,
Clover Park Student,
WACTCSA President
Christine Johnson,
CC of Spokane
Chancellor
David Mitchell,
Olympic President
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
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Date
Committee
Topic
SBCTC staff
January
22
Senate Higher
Education
Student Achievement Initiative
House
Community
Development,
Housing &
Tribal Affairs
House Higher
Education
Counting military training for
college credit & professional
licensing requirement
Jan Yoshiwara,
Education Services
Deputy Executive
Director
Noreen Light, Faculty
Development Program
Administrator
January
23
Higher education needs of the
energy; agriculture and
viticulture industries
CTC system
representative
Tom Nielsen,
Executive Dean of
Instruction, Bellevue
Barbara Hins-Turner,
Pacific Northwest COE
for Clean Energy
Executive Director
Tony Dunnagan,
Agriculture COE
Director
January
24
January
29
House Education
Core to College project
House Higher
Education
Higher education needs of the
maritime industries
Senate Higher
Education
Overview of online education
in public two-year higher
education institutions
HB 1208 – digital college in
the high school
House Education
House Higher
Education
HB 1043 – limiting differential
tuition
HB 1109 – military/early
registration
January
30
House Higher
Education
Integrating higher education,
employment, & social services:
Opportunity Center for
Employment & Education
(OCEE) at North Seattle CC
Bill Moore, Core to
College Alignment
Director
Connie Broughton,
eLearning & Open
Education Director
Connie Broughton,
eLearning & Open
Education Director
Nick Lutes, Operating
Budget Director
Ann Avery, Marine
Manufacturing &
Technology COE
Executive Director
Renee Carney,
eLearning Director,
Lower Columbia
Chris Bailey, Lower
Columbia President
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Mark Mitsui, North
Seattle President
Wendy Peterson,
Opportunity Center for
Employment &
Education Integration
Manager
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Date
Committee
Topic
January
30
House Higher
Education
The 13th Year promise
scholarship: South Seattle CC
January
30
House Higher
Education
Opportunity grants
HB 1247 – Job Skills Program
January
31
House Labor &
Workforce
Development
House Higher
Education
Senate Higher
Education
Higher education response to
industry needs
Financial aid counseling
February House
HB 1459 – sip and spit
5
Government
Accountability &
Oversight
House Higher
HB 1320 – online higher
Education
education transfer and student
advising system
HB 1453 – State Need Grant
eligibility
Senate Higher
Education
CTC system
representative
Gary Oertli, South
Seattle President
Elizabeth Pluhta,
College Relations &
Advancement
Associate Vice
President, South Seattle
Michelle Bautista, 13th
Year Student
Scott Copeland,
Victoria Lauber,
Student Services Policy Program Specialist,
Associate
Shoreline
Anna Nikolaeva,
Workforce Education
Program Administrator
Sherri Ballantyne,
Financial Aid &
Veterans Assistant
Dean, Bellevue
Carla Idohl-Corwin,
Student Financial
Services Dean, South
Puget Sound
Jim Crabbe,
Rich Cummins,
Workforce Education
Columbia Basin
Director
President
Luke Robins,
Peninsula President
Paul McDonald,
Yakima Trustee
SBCTC staff
SB 5131 – tax incentives for
donations of laboratory
equipment
Edward Esparza¸
Student Services Policy
Associate
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Jim Crabbe,
Workforce Education
Director
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Date
Committee
February Senate Higher
5
Education
Topic
SBCTC staff
SB 5179 and SB 5318 –
military/early registration
SB 5343 – higher education
students/military
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
SB 5560 – Job Skills Program
Anna Nikolaeva,
Workforce Education
Program Administrator
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Rick Krauss,
Workforce Education
Policy Associate
February House Higher
6
Education
HB 1109 – military/early
registration
February House Early
7
Learning &
Human Services
House Higher
Education
HB 1342 – WorkFirst work
activity
House Labor &
Workforce
Development
Senate Higher
Education
Higher education industry
partnerships
HB 1348 – modifying
collective bargaining related to
providing additional
compensation for academic
employees at CTCs
SB 5028 – changing state need
grant eligibility provisions
CTC system
representative
Doug Bayne, Resource
Development Director,
Walla Walla
John Boesenberg,
Human Resources
Deputy Executive
Director
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
SB 5180 – improving access to
higher education for students
with disabilities
February Senate Higher
12
Education
SB 5195 – expanding state
need grant to students at
nonprofit institutions
SB 5736 – higher education
operating efficiencies
Wayne Doty, Capital
Budget Director
Barbara McCullough,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, Grays
Harbor
Bill Saraceno,
Administration,
Finance & Operations
Vice President,
Columbia Basin
(continued below)
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Date
Committee
February Senate Higher
12
Education
House Education
House Higher
Education
House Labor &
Workforce
Development
February House Higher
13
Education
CTC system
representative
SB 5736 – higher education
Wayne Doty, Capital
Steve Ward, Finance
operating efficiencies
Budget Director
& Administration Vice
President, Centralia
Joann Wiszmann,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, Pierce
HB 1526 – underrepresented
Scott Copeland,
Rashad Norris,
students in Running Start
Student Services Policy Outreach Services
Associate
Director, Highline
Elaha Bashizada,
Green River Running
Start Student
Shaline John, Green
River Running Start
Student
HB 1686 – high school
Jon Kerr, Adult Basic
equivalency certificates
Education Director
HB 1535 – reduction in tenured John Boesenberg,
Debra Lisser, Skagit
or probationary faculty
Human Resources
Valley Trustee
Deputy Executive
HCR 4403 – WTECB high
Director
skills, high wages
Jim Crabbe,
Workforce Education
Director
HB 1736 – higher education
Wayne Doty, Capital
Barbara McCullough,
operating efficiencies
Budget Director
Administrative
Services Vice
President, Grays
Harbor
Bill Saraceno,
Administration,
Finance & Operations
Vice President,
Columbia Basin
Steve Ward, Finance
& Administration Vice
President, Centralia
Joann Wiszmann,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, Pierce
Topic
SBCTC staff
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Date
Committee
Topic
SBCTC staff
February House Higher
13
Education
HB 1769 – higher education
capital efficiencies
Wayne Doty, Capital
Budget Director
February Senate Higher
14
Education
SB 5544 – online higher
education transfer and student
advising system
SB 1734 – TANF five-year
time limit exemption
Edward Esparza,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Rick Krauss,
Workforce Education
Policy Associate
HB 1858 – awarding academic
credit for military training;
HB 1817 – financial aid
eligibility for undocumented
students
SB 5670 – extending State
Need Grant eligibility
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
SB 5712 – encouraging CTCs
to use multiple assessment
measures
Michelle Andreas,
Student Services &
Transfer Education
Director
Rick Krauss,
Workforce Education
Policy Associate
February House Early
19
Learning &
Human Services
Committee
House Higher
Education
Senate Higher
Education
Senate Human
Services &
Corrections
Senate Trade &
Economic
Development
February House
20
Appropriations
Subcommittee
on Education
House Higher
Education
SB 5643 – TANF five-year
time limit exemption;
SB 5600 – WorkFirst work
activity
SB 5759 – concerning data
collection and operational cost
funding for Economic
Development Commission
SHB 1247 – Job Skills
Program
HB 1878 – restoring State
Need Grant award amounts for
students at private, nonprofit
degree-granting Institutions
CTC system
representative
Nancy McKinney,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, South Puget
Sound
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Kathy Goebel,
Economic
Development Policy
Associate
Anna Nikolaeva,
Workforce Education
Program Administrator
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
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Date
Committee
February House Labor &
20
Workforce
Development
House Public
Safety
Topic
SBCTC staff
HB 1823 – concerning Centers
of Excellence
Jim Crabbe,
Workforce Education
Director
HB 1429 – prison
postsecondary education
Jacquie Armstrong,
Adult Basic Education
Policy Associate
February Senate
22
Commerce &
Labor
February House Capital
25
Budget
SB 5774 – sip and spit
HB 1769 – higher education
capital efficiencies
Wayne Doty, Capital
Budget Director
February House
26
Appropriations
HB 1348 – modifying
collective bargaining related to
providing additional
compensation for academic
employees at CTCs
SB 5343 – higher education
students/military
John Boesenberg,
Human Resources
Deputy Executive
Director
March
5
House Higher
Education
March
12
House Higher
Education
March
14
March
19
House Higher
Education
House Higher
Education
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
SSB 5180 – improving access
Scott Copeland,
to higher education for students Student Services Policy
with disabilities
Associate
Student Achievement Initiative David Prince, Policy
Research Director
Diversity strategies at CTCs
Edward Esparza,
Student Services Policy
Associate
CTC system
representative
Barbara Hins-Turner,
Pacific Northwest COE
for Clean Energy
Executive Director
Gina McConnell,
Seattle Central Student
Kevin Miller, Coyote
Ridge Corrections
Center Former Inmate
Joe Small, Corrections
Education Dean, Walla
Walla
Steve VanAusdle,
Walla Walla President
Nancy McKinney,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, South Puget
Sound
Tim Stokes¸ South
Puget Sound President
Jason Latimer, Bates
Student
Bopha Phuong Keo,
Highline Student
Iryna Stakhov,
Highline Student
Jeff Wagnitz,
Academic Affairs Vice
President, Highline
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Topic
SBCTC staff
CTC system
representative
Barbara McCullough,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, Grays
Harbor
Elizabeth Chen,
SBCTC Board Member
Date
Committee
March
19
Senate Higher
Education
HB 1736 – higher education
operating efficiencies
Connie Broughton,
eLearning & Open
Education Director
March
20
House Higher
Education
Budget and tuition-setting
policies
Marty Brown,
Executive Director
Nick Lutes, Operating
Budget Director
2SSB 5624 – aligning STEM
programs with Applied
Baccalaureate Programs
Edward Esparza,
Student Services Policy
Associate
SB 5318 – military/early
registration
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Jacquie Armstrong,
Adult Basic Education
Policy Associate
Anna Nikolaeva,
Mark Mitsui¸ North
Workforce Education
Seattle President
Program Administrator
March
21
Senate Higher
Education
SHB 1686 – high school
equivalency certificates
March
26
Senate Higher
Education
ESHB 1247 – Job Skills
Program
HB 1109 – military/early
registration
March
27
House Higher
Education
Innovations at CTCs
March
28
Senate Higher
Education
April
1
Senate
Commerce &
Labor
ESHB 1817 – financial aid
eligibility for undocumented
students
HB 1348 – modifying
collective bargaining related to
additional compensation for
academic employees at CTCs
Scott Copeland,
Student Services Policy
Associate
Connie Broughton,
Quill West, Open
eLearning & Open
Education Resource
Education Director
Project Director,
Tacoma
Mark Mitsui, North
Seattle President
John Boesenberg,
Human Resources
Deputy Executive
Director
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Date
Committee
Topic
SBCTC staff
April
2
Senate Trade &
Economic
Development
Apprenticeship training at
CTCs
Marie Bruin,
Workforce Education
Policy Associate
April
3
House Higher
Education
Innovations in pre-college
education
David Prince, Policy
Research Director
Jan Yoshiwara,
Education Services
Deputy Executive
Director
Senate Ways &
Means
SB 5034 – 2013-2015
operating budget
April
10
House
Appropriations
House Capital
Budget
Senate Ways &
Means
SB 5883 – equitable funding
for public higher education
SB 5034 – 2013-2015
operating budget
appropriations
HB 1089 – 2013-2015 capital
budget
SB 5035 – 2013-2015 capital
budget
CTC system
representative
Sharon Buck, North &
East County Business
Dean, Vocational
Director, Everett
Barbara Hins-Turner,
Pacific Northwest COE
for Clean Energy
Executive Director
Doug Emory,
Academic Core,
Hospitality & Services
Instruction Dean, Lake
Washington
Rebecca Hartzler,
Accelerated
Developmental Math
Initiatives Lead, Seattle
Central
Sharon McGavick,
Lake Washington
Interim President
Hector Valenzuela,
Math Faculty, Lake
Washington
Tim Stokes, South
Puget Sound President
Denise Yochum,
Pierce Ft. Steilacoom
President
Marty Brown,
Executive Director
Ed Brewster, Grays
Harbor President
Judy Hartmann,
South Puget Sound
Trustee
David Mitchell,
Olympic President
Nancy McKinney,
Administrative
Services Vice
President, South Puget
Sound
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Date
Committee
Topic
SBCTC staff
April
16
April
23
House Higher
Education
House Higher
Education
Interim planning
May
23
LegislativeExecutive
WorkFirst
Oversight, Task
Force
WorkFirst education and
training update
CTC system
representative
Marty Brown,
Executive Director
Interim planning
Kailene Sparrs,
Clover Park Student,
WACTCSA President
Kelli Johnson,
Workforce Education
Policy Associate
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Session Feedback
SBCTC Government Relations is dedicated to improving the internal system legislative
process. Through an anonymous system-wide survey and timely conversations,
suggestions were gathered on ways to improve processes for future legislative sessions.
Table 3 below contains the results of the 44 individuals who participated in the feedback
survey, open from May 14 to June 3, 2013. Additional non-survey feedback is also
shown below.
Table 3: 2013 Session Feedback Survey
How well did the internal system legislative process work this session?
Excellent
Good
Average
Fair
Poor
TOTAL
Legislative
70% (30) 23% (10)
7% (3)
43
resources:
hearing
notifications, Bill
Watch List, etc.
LegWeb system: 50% (20) 35% (14)
8% (3)
7% (3)
40
bill assignments,
etc.
Testimony
39% (13) 46% (15)
15% (5)
33
preparation
Legislative News 58% (25) 40% (17)
2% (1)
43
coverage
Were the weekly internal system meetings helpful to you? (e.g. Legislative Strategy,
Joint Legislative Call, and WACTC Conference Call.)
44
Yes
84% (37)
No
16% (7)
Did you feel informed of legislative activity?
44
Yes
96% (42)
No
4% (2)
Did you feel prepared for the legislative session this year?
44
Yes
90% (40)
No
10% (4)
How can the internal system legislative process be improved? (Feedback summarized.)



Communication: appreciated the level of detail; ensure system understands how to
engage and be effective during session.
System position: better communicate the system position on bills and other
legislative proposals.
Preparation/training: provide pre-session training and other relevant preparations for
the internal system.
Source: Survey Monkey, 2013
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Additional non-survey feedback included:
 Great system collaboration on testimony preparation.
 Ensure system understands session roles, responsibilities for analyzing bills,
communicating with legislators, testifying before committees.
 System legislative meetings were more organized and information was valuable
for participants.
Table 4 below outlines next steps for SBCTC staff to make improvements before the next
regular legislative session beginning in January 2014.
Table 4: 2014 Pre-Session Action Plan
Feedback provided
Session training,
resources
LegWeb review
System bill
position(s)
Legislative platform
one-pager
Action
Provide training for
staff involved in the
legislative process
(e.g. bill analysis,
testimony
preparation, bill
tracking system,
etc.)
Review forms and
processes in the
internal bill tracking
system, LegWeb.
Make necessary
technical changes
and communicate
with system.
Update Bill Watch
List with system
position;
communicate
internally during
session.
Create a legislative
platform one-pager
for internal system
use. This is
complementary to
the legislative
agenda, but includes
system position(s)
on high-level issues.
SBCTC staff
lead(s)
Alison Grazzini
Smith
Due
January 2014
Alison Grazzini
Smith, Julie Walter,
Angela French
January 2014
Julie Walter,
Alison Grazzini
Smith
January 2014
Alison Grazzini
Smith
Fall 2013
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Implementation Status Timeline
To assist with the implementation efforts of 2013 legislation, ensure reporting
information is shared with the Legislature in a timely manner, and to update the CTC
system on progress, two status reports will be provided as outlined in Table 5 below.
Table 5: 2013 Bill Implementation Status Report Timeline
SBCTC staff lead
Alison
Grazzini Smith
Task
First Status Update
Contact policy staff for bill status
updates.
Due date
September 1
Policy staff
Provide a status update on bills passed;
send to Alison.
September 10
Alison
Grazzini Smith
Publish a quarterly bill implementation
status update; communicate systemwide.
September 15
Alison
Grazzini Smith
Final Status Update
Contact policy staff for bill status
updates.
December 1
Policy staff
Provide a final status update on bills
passed; send to Alison.
December 8
Alison
Grazzini Smith
Publish a final bill implementation status
update; communicate system-wide.
December 15
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Ongoing Legislative Reports
The community and technical college system is responsible under statutory requirement
to report information to the Legislature. Many bills require ongoing CTC system reports
led by SBCTC, colleges, or other system stakeholders.
Table 6 below provides a detailed list of ongoing legislative reports passed during prior
legislative sessions including a status update.
Table 6: Ongoing CTC Reports Due to the Legislature
Bill
Lead agency,
SBCTC
Description
number
participants
staff lead(s)
2ESHB SBCTC must report
SBCTC
John
1087
personnel data.
Boesenberg
(2011)
SBCTC must report
SBCTC
Anna
to the governor as
Nikolaeva
well as fiscal and
appropriate
legislative
committees on the
Job Skills program.
2SHB
OSPI and the OEO
OSPI and
Michelle
1163
must report about the OEO with
Andreas
(2011)
progress of a school
SBCTC and
bullying and
colleges
harassment
prevention
workgroup.
E2SHB WSAC must convene WSAC, COP, Scott
1795
an ongoing prior
SBCTC,
Copeland
(2011)
learning workgroup
faculty, career (interim)
to help increase
schools,
awards of credit for
business, and
prior learning and to
labor.
improve the process.
WSAC must report
progress to increase
awards of academic
credit for prior
learning.
WSAC, COP
SBCTC, ICW,
faculty, career
schools,
business and
labor.
June 30, 2013
and annually
Status
(July 2013)
Report
complete.
January 1 and
annually
Report
complete.
Due date
December 1,
2013 and 2015
Ongoing
Ongoing
December 31,
2013
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Bill
Description
number
E2SHB Colleges must
1808
recognize at least one
(2011)
year of credit that
may be earned
through qualifying
scores on proficiency
exams or
demonstrated
competencies.
2SHB
2119
(2009)
3ESHB
2127
(2012)
2SHB
2156
(2012)
Lead agency,
participants
Colleges
SBCTC
staff lead(s)
Michelle
Andreas,
Scott
Copeland
Due date
June 1, 2013
Status
(July 2013)
Report
complete;
work is
ongoing.
Colleges must
provide a list of
qualifying courses to
WSAC and SBCTC
in a form that OSPI is
able to distribute to
school districts.
OSPI must report
OSPI, COP,
about participation in SBCTC,
dual credit programs. WTECB, and
WSAC
OSPI must report
OSPI, ERDC,
about Running Start
SBCTC, and
course loads.
WSAC
Michelle
Andreas,
Scott
Copeland
June 1, 2013
Report
complete;
work is
ongoing.
Scott
Copeland
September 1,
2013 and
annually
Scott
Copeland,
Nick Lutes
January and
annually
Report
complete.
SBCTC must report
about expanding
STEM enrollments.
SBCTC to facilitate
coordination of
aerospace training
programs including:
annual program
evaluations, goals for
completion and job
placement results,
and aerospace budget
recommendations
related to
manufacturing and
training.
SBCTC
Nick Lutes
June 30 and
annually
Report
complete.
SBCTC
Kendra
Hodgson
Ongoing
Ongoing
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Bill
Description
number
2SHB
Workforce Training
2156
and Education
(2012)
Coordinating Board
(WTECB) must
report on programs
identified for review
by the committee.
E2SHB
2227
(2009)
SHB
2254
(2012)
3SHB
2585
(2012)
SHB
2684
(2010)
ESSB
5860
(2011)
WTECB is required
to analyze results of
the training
programs.
SBCTC must report
on the effectiveness
of, and any
recommendations for
improving, the
worker training
curricula and
programs established
by the SBCTC and
others.
Colleges must
explain in registration
materials that
financial and support
services may be
available for students
formerly in foster
care.
Colleges must report
about savings due to
efficiency permitted
in this bill.
SBCTC must report
about Opportunity
Centers.
SBCTC and colleges
must report about
salary increases
provided during the
fiscal year.
Lead agency,
participants
WTECB,
ERDC, and
SBCTC
SBCTC
staff lead(s)
Kendra
Hodgson
SBCTC,
Tina
Evergreen
Bloomer
Jobs
Leadership
team, and the
Washington
Apprenticeship
Council
Due date
September 1,
2013 and
annually.
Status
(July 2013)
In progress
September 1,
2016 and
every four
years.
December 1,
2013
Colleges
Scott
Copeland
June 7, 2012
State colleges
and
universities
Joann
Wiszmann
January 1,
2017
SBCTC and
the Centers
Kelli
Johnston
SBCTC,
Colleges
John
Boesenberg
December 1,
2013 and
annually
July 31, 2013
Report
complete; will
need to
incorporate
into new
ctcLink
system.
In progress
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Bill
Description
number
SSB
By 2013-14, colleges
6121
must take reasonable
(2012)
steps to ensure each
State Need Grant
recipient receives
financial aid
counseling
information by
referencing or linking
to the website on the
award statement.
Lead agency,
participants
Colleges
SBCTC
staff lead(s)
Scott
Copeland
Due date
September 1,
2013
Status
(July 2013)
In progress
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