Office of Governmental Relations
The Washington Legislature adjourned the 2009 regular legislative session on April 26, 2009. Over 2,500 bills were introduced during this 105 day session, many of which impacted higher education in some way. The Evergreen State College is in the process of reviewing and implementing legislation that was passed during the 2009 session and taking the steps necessary to implement the operating and capital budgets approved for the 2009-11 biennium.
The Washington Legislature will convene the next legislative session in January 2010.
For more information, please view the links below. These links provide detailed and updated information about the legislative session, legislative studies and other fiscal data of interest. Your comments and questions are welcome. Please direct email to Julie Suchanek or call her at 360-867-6453.
2009 Session
- 2009 Legislative Session Report (PDF)
- 2009-2011 Budget Information
- Bills of Interest (PDF)
- Legislative Policy, Budget & Other Information
State Resources
- Washington State Information
- Office of the Governor
- Office of Financial Management (OFM)
- Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Legislative Homepage
- Bill Information
- Citizen's Guide to the State Budget
- District Map
- Senator Karen Fraser
- Representative Sam Hunt
- Representative Brendan Williams
- Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC)
- Washington Learns
- Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP)
Federal Resources
Governmental Relations News
Working with policymakers to advocate for the academic and legislative agendas of the College.
2009-11-17State Faces $1.7 Billion Funding Gap in Supplemental Session
The 2010 supplemental session is only two months away. Taking into account the upcoming holidays, this really leaves about six working weeks until the Washington Legislature convenes in Olympia. Recently, the Governor’s Office released a status report on the 2009-11 budget. The Office of Financial Management expects that the Legislature will need to find $1.7 billion [...]
2009-11-10Governor Names New Head of Ecology
Today, Governor Gregorie announced a new leader for Washington’s Department of Ecology (DOE). Ted Sturdevant was appointed to serve as Director of Ecology. Sturdevenat has spent the past seven years as the Director of Government Relations for Ecology. Before joining the senior management team at the Department of Ecology in 2003, Sturdevant worked under Gov. Gary Locke, leading [...]
2009-11-06Legislators’ tour of prison highlights Evergreen’s sustainability program
A group of Washington State legislators recently toured the Sustainable Prisons Project, a collaboration between Evergreen and the Department of Corrections at Stafford Creek Correctional Center. The program, co-directed by Dr. Nalina Nadkarni, a member of Evergreen’s faculty and Dan Pacholke, Deputy Director of Prisons for The Washington Department of Corrections, and managed by Jeff Muse, [...]
2009-11-03System Design Takes Center Stage
Last week, the House Higher Education Committee met to preview three major policy reports/recommendations for higher education in Washington. The hearing provided those of us in the audence a sense of the direction the wind is blowing on issues ranging from tuition policy to system design. It was clear that the greatest amount of attention was given to the work [...]
2009-10-27Governor’s Staff Sees More Change
On the heels of a change in Chief of Staff to the Governor. Jay Manning (former Ecology director) replaced Cindy Zehnder. The Governor’s Manager for External Affairs will also have a new face. Marty Loesch, the Governor’s General Counsel will pick up this work. Ron Judd who held this formerly held this position will become the Department of Transportation [...]