Office of Governmental Relations
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The Evergreen State College Office of Governmental Relations works with state legislators, elected officials, and state agencies to advance the College’s legislative agenda.
College Resources
Budget Information
Washington Proposed Biennial Operating & Capital Budgets
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Governor Inslee: Budget Priorities
- House: 2013-15 Biennial Operating & Capital Budgets
- Evergreen: 2013-15 Legislative Operating & Capital (PDF) Budget Requests
Evergreen: 2013 Legislative Session Fact Sheets
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Think You Know Evergreen but... (PDF)
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Who We Are (PDF)
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Meeting High Demand Needs (PDF)
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Performance Information
Evergreen: Performance Plan Submitted and Accepted by the Office of Financial Management 2012 (PDF)
Washington: Statewide Public Baccalaureate Dashboard
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Governmental Relations News
2013-06-05House and Senate Democrats Release Proposed Operating Budget
Today the Washington State House, in partnership with the Senate Democrats, released a proposed biennial operating budget for the 2013-15 biennium. Overall the proposed budget addresses the state’s $2.6 billion budget problem through policy enhancements, fund transfers, reduced spending, and increased resources. The House proposal makes $1.5 billion in additional policy enhancements, the majority of which are in K-12 [...]
2013-06-05Action Picks Up on The Hill
Today the Washington Legislature went from zero to sixty in terms of action. After nearly three weeks of little action- though budget negotiations continued – the House Democrats and Senate Democrats released a proposed operating budget and a smaller revenue package. The release of a proposed budget comes on the heels of action earlier this [...]
2013-06-03Washington Special Session Nears Final Week
Today marks the 22nd day of the 30-day special session. The session is scheduled to end a week from tomorrow. While budget negotiators continue to meet, there is no sign of a final budget to date. Technically the Legislature is in violation of state law entering June without a budget. The primary area of disagreement [...]
2013-05-31Washington Senate Committee Moves Higher Education Legislation
Today the Washington Senate Ways & Means Committee took action on two higher education bills. Senate Bill 5941 would reduce tuition by 3% for undergraduate resident students for the 2013-15 biennium at the public baccalaureate institutions and community and technical colleges. Beginning in 2015-16 through 2018-19 the public baccalaureates and the community and technical colleges [...]
2013-05-29Halfway Through Special Session
Today marks the fifteenth day of the 30-day special session. This week the Capitol experienced an uptick in action. This morning the House Finance Committee met to move legislation to make changes to the state’s estate tax for married couples. House Bill 2064 is in response to the Bracken Decision — a state Supreme Court [...]