The #waleg bill to require postsecondary job applicants to disclose sexual misconduct findings by associations (#2shb1522) just took an important step forward, clearing the Senate Rules committee! It is now on the Senate floor calendar, one vote away from @GovInslee's desk!

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the Senate Ways & Means Committee about the importance of supporting student basic needs and financial aid programs.]

This week we testified on both the #waleg House and Senate's proposed 2023–25 biennial operating budgets to highlight the importance of investing in student basic needs and financial aid—especially the Washington Student Loan Program. Here's what's at stake 💰📚⤵️ #waedu

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the House Appropriations Committee about the importance of providing low-interest student loans to graduate students.]

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the Senate Ways & Means Committee about the importance of making the SSEH Pilot a permanent program.]

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee about the importance of making the SSEH Pilot a permanent program.]

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee about the importance of supporting student basic needs.]

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the Senate Early Learning & K–12 Education Committee about the importance of expanding eligibility for the Working Connections Child Care Program.]

[Video description: Joel Anderson testifies to the House Appropriations Committee in support of Gov. Inslee’s proposed 2023–25 biennial operating budget.]

#SB5702 is advancing to the House Rules Committee! We’re thrilled to see that the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness Pilot is one step closer to becoming a permanent program. Thanks to @jadennecabahug and the @seattletimes for covering this! seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

We’re grateful to be part of @WAstudents on behalf of @uw_gpss and looking forward to supporting students around Washington State for the rest of the 2023 #waleg session! #waedu (3/3)

📚 #HB1564 - banning over-the-counter sexual assault kits 📚 #SB5702 - expanding and making permanent the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness Pilot 📚 #SB5711 - extending eligibility for the Washington College Grant ...and many others! @WAstudents #waleg #waedu (2/3)

After making it past the #waleg house of origin cutoff last week, we’re excited to continue helping @WAstudents advance a number of our priority bills ⤵️ 📚 #HB1316 - improving access to #dualcredit programs 📚 #HB1559 - supporting postsecondary student #basicneeds #waedu (1/3)

🚨 HB 1564 is scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Law and Justice cmte. We need all the help we can get to pass this bill! Please sign-in as PRO before 7:00am on Wednesday! app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/… twitter.com/alexkrinbring/…

FROM THE WINGS: The Hunger Free Campus Act passed the House! Watch Rep. Entenman talk about the value of helping college students access food, child care, and other supports #waleg

🥳 The Senate just PASSED my bill SB5711 to expand the maximum eligibility timeframe for the Washington College Grant and advance student success. Now my bill repeats this cycle through the House! #HigherEd 💓: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi…

🚨 HB 1564, the ban on DIY sexual assault kits, has passed the house unanimously! Onto the Senate! Huge shout out to Reps Mosbrucker, @tinaorwall, and all the other advocates who helped push this bill through! #waleg

We'll be keeping up with floor action and tracking #waedu issues over the next week and a half—but in the meantime, you can catch up on all of our live testimony from the 2023 #waleg session via our new YouTube channel! 📽️ Check out our highlights here ⤵️ youtube.com/@gpssea

Follow the progress of #HB1823 here ➡️ app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi…

We were grateful to see #HB1823 pass out of the House Appropriations Cmte. yesterday to help graduate students in high-demand fields access low-interest student loans. Our state is a national leader for student financial aid—and we’re excited to keep it that way! 📚 #waleg #waedu

Track the progress of #SB5702 here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi… Its companion bill, #HB1693, also passed out of the House Appropriations Committee last night! Learn more here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi… #waleg #waedu

On Tuesday we joined @SBCTCWashington to once again testify in support of #SB5702—and earlier today the bill passed out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee! We’re one step closer to making the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness Pilot permanent. 🏘️🗣️🎉 #waleg #waedu

Read #SB5702 here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Ye… #waleg #waedu

Learn more about the critical work being done by the @WSACouncil and @SBCTCWashington to support SSEH—and the program’s impacts to date—here: docs.google.com/document/d/14_… #SB5702 #waleg #waedu (2/3)

The Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness (SSEH) Pilot—run by the @WSACouncil and @SBCTCWashington—has provided 2,650+ students with emergency housing, food assistance, and more. We testified yesterday in support of #SB5702 to make SSEH permanent 🏘️⤵️ #waleg #waedu (1/3)

Thank you to @wa_sen1 for welcoming us and other @WAstudents legislative liaisons to their 2023 Olympia Days! It was great to support student attendees and hear from leaders like @PortofTacoma Commissioner Kristin Ang and @CityofTacoma Commissioner @MarMarLovesHugs. #waleg #waedu

Thank you to President @amcauce and all of the @UW, @UWtacoma, and @UWBothell students who joined us for our 2023 Huskies on the Hill Lobby Day yesterday. We’re grateful for your advocacy on the #highered issues that matter most! #waleg #waedu #highereducation

According to the @WSACouncil's recent report on basic needs, nearly half (49.4%) of Washington's college students experience basic needs insecurity. We joined the House PEW Committee yesterday to highlight how these gaps impact graduate and professional students ⬇️ #waleg #waedu

Good news—the deadline to RSVP for Huskies on the Hill has been extended to 5:00 PM today! Come join us, @ASUW_OGR, and other UW partners next Tuesday, February 7, to lobby for issues like student basic needs security. Learn more and sign up here: tinyurl.com/HotH23 🏛️ twitter.com/uw_gpss/status…

Learn more about #SB5225 and track its progress through #waleg here ➡️ app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi…