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		<title>HB 1550 - Transition to kindergarten</title>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Education.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Education.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:19:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓Kevin Knight - Superintendent Colville School District</title>
			<description>Kevin Knight signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Superintendent Colville School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Ian McMichael - Superintendent Colville School District</title>
			<description>Ian McMichael signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Jerry Pugh - Colfax School District</title>
			<description>Jerry Pugh signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Colfax School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Nikolas Bergman - Quincy School District</title>
			<description>Nikolas Bergman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Quincy School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Sara Hausken - Quincy School District</title>
			<description>Sara Hausken signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Quincy School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Lisa Reaugh - Peninsula School District</title>
			<description>Lisa Reaugh signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Peninsula School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jayme Croff - Peninsula School District</title>
			<description>Jayme Croff signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jan Westling - Peninsula School District</title>
			<description>Jan Westling signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 01:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Dana Rosenbach - North Mason School District</title>
			<description>Dana Rosenbach signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent North Mason School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 02:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Kathy Emerick - Dir. of PreK and Elementary Success, Highline Public Schools</title>
			<description>Kathy Emerick signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Dir. of PreK and Elementary Success, Highline Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓Colleen Frerks - Whole Child Director, Quincy School District</title>
			<description>Colleen Frerks signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Whole Child Director, Quincy School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:36:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Krestin Bahr - Peninsula</title>
			<description>Krestin Bahr signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Peninsula.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓Wade Smith - Walla Walla Public Schools</title>
			<description>Wade Smith signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Walla Walla Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Ingrid Colvard - Stevenson-Carson School District</title>
			<description>Ingrid Colvard signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Stevenson-Carson School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:42:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎James Everett - Meridian School District</title>
			<description>James Everett signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Meridian School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 04:25:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Christopher Granger - Blaine School District</title>
			<description>Christopher Granger signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/blaine_school_district/"&gt;Blaine School District&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 05:57:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Tabatha Mires - Waterville School District</title>
			<description>Tabatha Mires signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Waterville School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:51:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Angelia Hicks-Maxie - Pierce County Superintendents</title>
			<description>Angelia Hicks-Maxie signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Colleen Condon - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Colleen Condon signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Susan Brown - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Susan Brown signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Erin Prince - Central Kitsap School District</title>
			<description>Erin Prince signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Central Kitsap School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎David Olson - Vice President, Board member,  Peninsula School District</title>
			<description>David Olson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Vice President, Board member,  Peninsula School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Melissa Gombosky - Association of Educational Service Districts</title>
			<description>Melissa Gombosky signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Association of Educational Service Districts. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:20:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Kimberly Burrows - Upriver Discovery School ( A Licensed Family Child Care)</title>
			<description>Kimberly Burrows signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Upriver Discovery School ( A Licensed Family Child Care).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:27:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Kelly Coughlan - North Thurston Public Schools</title>
			<description>Kelly Coughlan signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent North Thurston Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Margaret Evans - Rochester School District</title>
			<description>Margaret Evans signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Rochester School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Wyeth Jessee - Shelton School District</title>
			<description>Wyeth Jessee signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Shelton School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Kyle Ehlis - North Mason School District</title>
			<description>Kyle Ehlis signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent North Mason School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Nasue Nishida signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:10:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Katy Warren - WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP</title>
			<description>Katy Warren signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎gerald grubbs - Starbuck School District</title>
			<description>gerald grubbs signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Starbuck School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Wayne Barrett - Concrete School District</title>
			<description>Wayne Barrett signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Concrete School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:23:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Tracey Beckendorf-Edou - Cascade School District</title>
			<description>Tracey Beckendorf-Edou signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Cascade School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:52:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Anne Arnold - Everett Public Schools</title>
			<description>Anne Arnold signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Everett Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:45:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>Senate Committee Approves Increased Special Education, Transportation Funding in Week 3 - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Senate Committee Approves Increased Special Education, Transportation Funding in Week 3 - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Margot Grant Gould - KinderCare</title>
			<description>Margot Grant Gould signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent KinderCare.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎April Shiosaki - Blossoming Hill Montessori</title>
			<description>April Shiosaki signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Blossoming Hill Montessori.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓Dr. Peter Finch - West Valley School District #208</title>
			<description>Dr. Peter Finch signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent West Valley School District #208.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Hilary Prentice - Pacific Northwest Montessori Association board member</title>
			<description>Hilary Prentice signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Pacific Northwest Montessori Association board member.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Kevin Knight - Blossoming Hill Montessori</title>
			<description>Kevin Knight signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:41:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Representative Tana Senn - KinderCare</title>
			<description>Representative Tana Senn signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:13:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Karen Matson - Snohomish County Human Services Department</title>
			<description>Karen Matson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Snohomish County Human Services Department.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Melissa Spencer - Federal Way Public Schools</title>
			<description>Melissa Spencer signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/federal_way_public_schools/"&gt;Federal Way Public Schools&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Mamie Barboza - Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC)</title>
			<description>Mamie Barboza signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC).</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:50:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Karin Thompson - Spokane Schools</title>
			<description>Karin Thompson signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Spokane Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:26:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>Funding Bills for Special Education and Transportation Continue to Advance in Week 4 - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Funding Bills for Special Education and Transportation Continue to Advance in Week 4 - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>ED - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>ED - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-14/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-17/Referred to Appropriations.</guid>
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			<title>United Ways of Washington Legislative Update 2023 - Week 7 - United Ways of the Pacific Northwest</title>
			<description>News article "United Ways of Washington Legislative Update 2023 - Week 7 - United Ways of the Pacific Northwest" from United Ways of the Pacific Northwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 03:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>❓Wade Smith - Walla Walla Public Schools</title>
			<description>Wade Smith signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Walla Walla Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Wade/Smith/2023-02-19 08:03:18</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Kowalkowski/2023-02-19 09:28:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Dr. Nikolas Bergman - Quincy School  District</title>
			<description>Dr. Nikolas Bergman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Quincy School  District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 04:39:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Dr. Nikolas/Bergman/2023-02-20 04:39:19</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓💵Julie Salvi - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Julie Salvi signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Julie/Salvi/2023-02-20 05:30:42</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Katy Warren - WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP</title>
			<description>Katy Warren signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Katy/Warren/2023-02-20 06:14:29</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Colleen Condon - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Colleen Condon signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Colleen/Condon/2023-02-20 07:26:40</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Andrew Perkins - Thorp School District</title>
			<description>Andrew Perkins signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Thorp School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Andrew/Perkins/2023-02-20 11:18:31</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Bills Die at Policy Cutoff in Week 6 - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Bills Die at Policy Cutoff in Week 6 - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:21:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/bills-die-at-policy-cutoff-in-week-6/#:~:text=SHB%201550</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Kimberly Headrick - Medical Lake School District</title>
			<description>Kimberly Headrick signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Medical Lake School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kimberly/Headrick/2023-02-21 07:27:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓💵Julie Salvi - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Julie Salvi signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Julie/Salvi/2023-02-21 08:18:35</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Maddy Thompson - Governor's Office</title>
			<description>Maddy Thompson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Governor's Office.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Maddy/Thompson/2023-02-21 08:53:56</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Chris Reykdal - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)</title>
			<description>Chris Reykdal signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Chris/Reykdal/2023-02-21 11:47:50</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Ross Hunter - Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)</title>
			<description>Ross Hunter signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Ross/Hunter/2023-02-21 11:47:50</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Charlie Brown - Pierce County Superintendents</title>
			<description>Charlie Brown signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Pierce County Superintendents.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Charlie/Brown/2023-02-21 12:17:43</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-24/APP - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-24/APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-24/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-24/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-24/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Many Bills End Their Journey in 2023 with Fiscal Cutoff - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Many Bills End Their Journey in 2023 with Fiscal Cutoff - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/many-bills-end-their-journey-in-2023-with-fiscal-cutoff/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
			<description>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-02/Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>2nd substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>2nd substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-06/2nd substitute bill substituted.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-06/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-06/Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Legislature hits half-way point, March 8th next deadline - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Legislature hits half-way point, March 8th next deadline - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:46:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/legislature-hits-half-way-point-march-8th-next-deadline/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-08/First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>March 8 Deadline Ends Journey for Many Bills in Week 9 Report - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "March 8 Deadline Ends Journey for Many Bills in Week 9 Report - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/march-8-deadline-ends-journey-for-many-bills-in-week-9-report/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:13:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Kowalkowski/2023-03-15 06:13:52</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Trish Beathard - Brinnon School District</title>
			<description>Trish Beathard signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Brinnon School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Trish/Beathard/2023-03-16 02:25:02</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Kevin Knight - Superintendent Colville School District</title>
			<description>Kevin Knight signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Superintendent Colville School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kevin/Knight/2023-03-17 01:58:15</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Anne Arnold - Everett Public Schools</title>
			<description>Anne Arnold signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Everett Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Anne/Arnold/2023-03-17 03:40:42</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Wade Smith - Walla Walla Public Schools</title>
			<description>Wade Smith signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Walla Walla Public Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Wade/Smith/2023-03-17 09:34:31</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Paul Clark - Colton School District</title>
			<description>Paul Clark signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Colton School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Paul/Clark/2023-03-17 12:23:24</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍William Barnet - Brinnon School District Board Member</title>
			<description>William Barnet signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Brinnon School District Board Member.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 08:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/William/Barnet/2023-03-19 08:59:52</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Nasue Nishida signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Nasue/Nishida/2023-03-20 03:05:02</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Colleen Condon - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Colleen Condon signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Colleen/Condon/2023-03-20 04:18:05</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Laura Murphey - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Laura Murphey signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Laura/Murphey/2023-03-20 04:18:05</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Susan Brown - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Susan Brown signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Susan/Brown/2023-03-20 04:18:05</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Baljinder Sohal - Auburn School District</title>
			<description>Baljinder Sohal signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Auburn School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:40:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Baljinder/Sohal/2023-03-20 07:40:28</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Stephanie Sherman-Petersen - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Stephanie Sherman-Petersen signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Stephanie/Sherman-Petersen/2023-03-20 11:31:09</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Budget Releases and Revenue Forecasts will Dominate Next Two Weeks in Week 10 Report - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Budget Releases and Revenue Forecasts will Dominate Next Two Weeks in Week 10 Report - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/budget-releases-and-revenue-forecasts-will-dominate-next-two-weeks/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Margot Grant Gould - KinderCare Learning Companies</title>
			<description>Margot Grant Gould signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent KinderCare Learning Companies.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Margot/Grant Gould/2023-03-21 01:30:41</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Dr. Stephan Blanford - Children's Alliance</title>
			<description>Dr. Stephan Blanford signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/children's_alliance/"&gt;Children's Alliance&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Dr. Stephan/Blanford/2023-03-21 02:56:18</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎David Webster - Opportunity Council Early Learning and Family Services</title>
			<description>David Webster signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Opportunity Council Early Learning and Family Services.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/David/Webster/2023-03-21 04:15:58</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Deeann Puffert - Child Care Aware of Washington</title>
			<description>Deeann Puffert signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/child_care_aware_of_washington/"&gt;Child Care Aware of Washington&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:04:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Deeann/Puffert/2023-03-21 05:04:33</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Allison Krutsinger - Department of Children Youth and Families</title>
			<description>Allison Krutsinger signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Department of Children Youth and Families. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Allison/Krutsinger/2023-03-21 05:50:32</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Jenny Plaja - Department of Children Youth and Families</title>
			<description>Jenny Plaja signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jenny/Plaja/2023-03-21 05:50:32</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Maddy Thompson - Policy Office of Governor Inslee</title>
			<description>Maddy Thompson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Policy Office of Governor Inslee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Maddy/Thompson/2023-03-21 05:50:32</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Katy Warren - WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP</title>
			<description>Katy Warren signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Katy/Warren/2023-03-21 08:36:22</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Susan Fitzpatrick - Pacific Northwest Montessori Association</title>
			<description>Susan Fitzpatrick signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pacific Northwest Montessori Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Susan/Fitzpatrick/2023-03-21 10:00:32</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:35:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Kowalkowski/2023-03-21 10:35:50</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Kimber Burrows - Upriver Discovery School</title>
			<description>Kimber Burrows signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Upriver Discovery School.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kimber/Burrows/2023-03-21 12:17:02</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Rep. Tana Senn - Washington State House of Representatives</title>
			<description>Rep. Tana Senn signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State House of Representatives.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Rep. Tana/Senn/2023-03-22 03:54:05</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Mary DuPuis - Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation</title>
			<description>Mary DuPuis signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:42:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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		<item>
			<title>👍💵Melissa Gombosky - Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD)</title>
			<description>Melissa Gombosky signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:53:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Jerry Pugh - Colfax School District</title>
			<description>Jerry Pugh signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Colfax School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:14:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jerry/Pugh/2023-03-22 11:14:46</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Megan Juenemann - Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation</title>
			<description>Megan Juenemann signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:32:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Megan/Juenemann/2023-03-22 11:32:43</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jerrod Gonzales - Green Lake Preschool</title>
			<description>Jerrod Gonzales signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Green Lake Preschool.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jerrod/Gonzales/2023-03-22 11:55:37</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Jim Stoffer - Public School Advocate</title>
			<description>Jim Stoffer signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Public School Advocate.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Stoffer/2023-03-22 11:57:33</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-27/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</title>
			<description>EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-27/EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-27/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-27/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>It’s all About the Budget Now in Week 11 Report - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "It’s all About the Budget Now in Week 11 Report - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/its-all-about-the-budget-now-in-week-11-report/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-28/Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Jim Stoffer - Public School Advocate of Sequim</title>
			<description>Jim Stoffer signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Public School Advocate of Sequim.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Stoffer/2023-03-28 04:40:11</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Katy Warren - WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP</title>
			<description>Katy Warren signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:38:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Katy/Warren/2023-03-29 01:38:27</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👎Margot Grant Gould - KinderCare</title>
			<description>Margot Grant Gould signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent KinderCare.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Margot/Grant Gould/2023-03-29 03:58:45</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Ramona Hattendorf - The Arc of King County</title>
			<description>Ramona Hattendorf signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/the_arc_of_king_county/"&gt;The Arc of King County&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:23:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Ramona/Hattendorf/2023-03-29 04:23:22</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Nasue Nishida - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Nasue Nishida signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:09:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Nasue/Nishida/2023-03-29 05:09:30</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Jim Stoffer - Public School Advocate of Sequim</title>
			<description>Jim Stoffer signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Public School Advocate of Sequim.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:16:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Stoffer/2023-03-29 06:16:25</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Angelia Hicks-Maxie - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Angelia Hicks-Maxie signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Angelia/Hicks-Maxie/2023-03-29 08:07:26</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Donna Christensen - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Donna Christensen signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Donna/Christensen/2023-03-29 08:07:26</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👎Kathy Carmen - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Kathy Carmen signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kathy/Carmen/2023-03-29 08:07:26</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👎💵Laura Murphy - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Laura Murphy signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Laura/Murphy/2023-03-29 08:07:26</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👎Susan Brown - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Susan Brown signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Childcare Center Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Susan/Brown/2023-03-29 08:07:26</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👍Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:45:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jim/Kowalkowski/2023-03-29 10:45:44</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>❓💵Emily Murphy - Child Care Aware of Washington</title>
			<description>Emily Murphy signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/child_care_aware_of_washington/"&gt;Child Care Aware of Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Emily/Murphy/2023-03-30 01:48:05</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👍Brent Cummings - Director of Early Learning, Walla Walla Center for Children &amp; Families</title>
			<description>Brent Cummings signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Director of Early Learning, Walla Walla Center for Children &amp; Families.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Brent/Cummings/2023-03-30 05:07:36</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👎Lois Martin - Washington Childcare Center Association</title>
			<description>Lois Martin signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:09:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lois/Martin/2023-03-30 09:09:21</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>👍Jenny Plaja - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)</title>
			<description>Jenny Plaja signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:51:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jenny/Plaja/2023-03-31 09:51:42</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-04/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-04/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-04/Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-04/WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-10/Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Senate Passes Preventing Gun Violence Legislation in Week 13 Report - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Senate Passes Preventing Gun Violence Legislation in Week 13 Report - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/senate-passes-preventing-gun-violence-legislation-in-week-13-report/#:~:text=E2SHB%201550</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</title>
			<description>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-12/Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-12/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-12/Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>One Week Left in 68th Legislative Session - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "One Week Left in 68th Legislative Session - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/one-week-left-in-68th-legislative-session/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>House refuses to concur in Senate amendments.  Asks Senate to recede from amendments.</title>
			<description>House refuses to concur in Senate amendments.  Asks Senate to recede from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-20/House refuses to concur in Senate amendments.  Asks Senate to recede from amendments.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Delivered to Governor.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Floor amendment(s) adopted.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>House concurred in Senate amendments.</title>
			<description>House concurred in Senate amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/House concurred in Senate amendments.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/President signed.</guid>
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			<title>Returned to second reading for amendment.</title>
			<description>Returned to second reading for amendment.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Returned to second reading for amendment.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Rules suspended.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Senate receded from amendments.</title>
			<description>Senate receded from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Senate receded from amendments.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Speaker signed.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-04-23/Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Week 15 Report: Sine Die Edition - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week 15 Report: Sine Die Edition - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/sine-die-edition/#:~:text=2SHB%201550</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Legislature codifies 'Transition to Kindergarten' | Cascadia Daily News</title>
			<description>News article "Legislature codifies 'Transition to Kindergarten' | Cascadia Daily News" from Cascadia Daily News.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2023/may/02/legislature-codifies-transition-to-kindergarten/#:~:text=House%20Bill%201550</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Chapter 420, 2023 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 420, 2023 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-05-11/Chapter 420, 2023 Laws.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Effective date 7/23/2023.</title>
			<description>Effective date 7/23/2023.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-05-11/Effective date 7/23/2023.</guid>
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		<item>
			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-05-11/Governor signed.</guid>
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