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SB 5950 - Operating budget, supp. ¶

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Meetings ¶

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: All other. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

13 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Sophia McSherry - Deputy Director, Office of Public Defense
💵Candice Bock - Association of Washington Cities
Sara Robbins - Director, Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid
Christopher Stanley - Administrative Office of the Courts
Rachael Southern
💵Christopher Ellis - Bricklayer and Allied Craftworkers Local #1
💵Mark Streuli - International Union of Painters and Allied Trades - DC 5
💵Paula Sardinas - WBBA (WA Build Back Black Alliance)
💵Russell Brown - WA Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

432 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

John Worthington
CHARLES FEICK
Carmelinda Wiley
Shellie Reed
Beth Ensley
Jeannette Mcchesney
Stephanie Porcella

21 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

AyeNay Abye - The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom
Jason Grillo - PACCLEAN
Edgar Franks - Familas Unidas Por La Justicia
Sasha Wasserstrom - WA Immigrant Solidarity Network
Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta - OneAmerica
connie grindol - Independent Nurses
Syrah Kettlety
Hanahn Korman - Washington Assn of Nurse Delegators and other ALTSA-Contracted Nurses
Jennifer Gerber - Client with independent nurses
Robbi Anderson - Independent Nurses
Gloria Triebenbach - Independent Nurses
💵Sean Graham - Washington State Medical Association
Ali Romaine
💵David Lord - Retired disability advocate
Ali Lee
Paul Tabayoyon - Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of Yakima
Shay Stokes - The Energy Project
Nancy Haberman - Independent Nurse
Terra Droney
💵Bill Clarke - WA PUD Association

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Early learning. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

1 👍 - Pro ¶

0 👎 - Con ¶

5 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Mica Slater - BrightSpark Early Learning Services
💵Melissa Johnson - Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP
Aida Rodriguez - The Imagine Institute
💵Kristin Wiggins - Perigee Fund, P5RHS
Hannah Pick - Child Care Provider

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Employee compensation. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

0 👍 - Pro ¶

1 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

💵Alan Burke - WSSRA

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Clair Olivers - Retired Public Employees Council of WA

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Higher education. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

6 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Morgan Hickel - University of Washington
Dr. Ivan Harrell - President, Tacoma Community College
Paul Francis - SBCTC
💵Collin Bannister - The Washington Student Association
Sandy Kaiser - The Evergreen State College
Steve DuPont - Central Washington University

1 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Chris Mulick - Washington State University

7 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Michael Cheever - College Success Foundation
💵Joanna Grist - Hazardous Waste Management Program of Seattle King County
Stephen Bollens - WSU Faculty Representative to the State Legislature
💵Maud Daudon - Career Connect Washington
💵Tathagata Pal - Legislative Liaison, WSU Graduate and Professional Student Association
David Buri - Eastern Washington University
💵Nora Selander - Western Washington University

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Human services. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

13 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Michael White - King County
💵Brad Forbes - Alzheimer's Association
💵Melanie Smith - WA State Long Term Care Ombuds Program
💵Michael Moran - Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 2. Chehalis Tribe 3. Making A Difference Foundation
💵Claire Lane - Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition
💵Aaron Czyzewski - Food Lifeline
💵Kenny Pittman - Catholic Community Services of Western WA
Jamie Wheeler - Northwest Harvest
Kati Durkin - Washington Federation of State Employees
💵Diana Stadden

0 👎 - Con ¶

42 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Laurie Lippold - Partners for Our Children
Erika Bartlett - Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health
💵Jill May - Washington Association for Children and Families
Sandra Gorman-Brown - Grassroots Therapy Group
Whitney Carlson - Catholic Charities of Central WA
Dr. Stephan Blanford - The Children's Alliance
💵Karen Pillar - TeamChild
💵Melissa Johnson - Community Residential Services Association
💵Alyssa Odegaard - LeadingAge Washington
Alejandra Perdomo-Menera - Cherrywood Place Assisted Living
Michelle Dube - Beehive Assisted Living
💵Charles Smith - The Mockingbird Society
💵Samuel Martin - Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy
Stacy Christ - Full Life Care
💵Aaron Dickson - Community Employment Alliance
Blake Duarte
💵Lance Morehouse
Tammy Bowen
John Lemus
Cathy Knight - WA Association of Area Agencies on Aging
💵Ramona Hattendorf - The Arc of King County
Linzi Michel - The Cambridge Assisted Living
💵Michele Thomas - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Demas Nesterenko - SEIU775
💵Briahna Murray - City of Tacoma
💵Nick Federici - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
💵Leslie Emerick - Home Care Association of WA
Em Stone - WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Chloe Gale - Evergreen Treatment Services
Catherine Morrison - Maxim Healthcare Services
Neil Olson - Crisis Connections
💵Brad Banks - Home Care Coalition
Erica Drury - MGA Homecare
💵John Ficker - Adult Family Home Council
💵Shawn Latham - Self Advocates In Leadership
Cathy Murahashi - The Arc of Washington
Nora Briggs - The Dollywood Foundation
Galina Volchkova - Volunteers of America
Shelly Willis - Kinship Care
Anthony Ives - Kitsap Community Resources
💵Linda Garcia - Washington State Community Action Partnership
Brooke Fisher-Clark - United Ways of the Pacific Northwest

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: K-12 public schools. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

10 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Henterson Carlisle - Center for High School Success
Liz Trautman - Stand for Children Washington
Charlie Brown - South Sound Superintendents and WA Skills Centers
Lynette Brower - Washington State Skills Centers Association
James Everett - Meridian School District
💵Paula Sardinas - FMS Global Strategies/WBBA

0 👎 - Con ¶

14 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Larry Delaney - Washington Education Association
💵Melissa Gombosky - Association of Educational Service Districts
Angela Steck - President, Washington State PTA
Kate Vafaeezadeh - Cascade High School
Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
💵Ramona Hattendorf - The Arc of King County
Marissa Rathbone - Washington State School Directors' Association
Rick Chisa - Public School Employees of WA/SEIU 1948
💵Roz Thompson - Association of Washington School Principals
Samantha Fogg - SCPTSA, Interim Co-President
💵Mitch Denning - Alliance of Educational Associations
Chase Buffington - Washington Outdoor School Coalition

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Mental health. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

4 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Suzy Diaz - Yakima Valley Partners for Education
💵Ian Goodhew - UW Medicine

0 👎 - Con ¶

7 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Jim Theofelis - NorthStar Advocates
Mary Kirchoff - Wonderland Child and Family Services
💵Bob Cooper - WA Assocition of Drug Courts
Trish Toole - Washington Occupational Therapy Association
Heidi Suarez - WA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Lelach Rave - WA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Katie Kolan - Kooth

Mon 02/19 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): PSSB 5950: Natural resources. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

16 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Trish Rolfe - Center for Law and Policy
Andrea Pierantozzi - Recreational Boating Assoc of Washington
Todd Banks - Kenmore Air

1 👎 - Con ¶

3 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Jasmine Vasavada - Coalition for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Mike Ennis - Washington State Farm Bureau
Tom Salzer - WA Association of Conservation Districts

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: All other. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

14 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Wesley Jessup - Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (EWSHS- Eastern Washington State Historical Society)
Larry Jefferson - Director, Washington State Office of Public Defense
💵Melissa Johnson - District & Municipal Court Judges Association
💵John Seng - Spark Northwest
Brittany Gregory - Administrative Office of the Courts
Christopher Stanley - Administrative Office of the Courts
Sara Robbins - Office of Civil Legal Aid
Steve Hobbs - Office of Secretary of State
💵Candice Bock - Association of Washington Cities
Cindy Arends Elsberry - WA Defender Assn/WA Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Daniel Poppe
David Reddy
Megan Larkin - Climate Solutions
💵Preston Parish - Washington State Budget and Policy Center

1 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

John Worthington

4 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Diane Bergt
💵Michael White - King County
Mike Fancher - Washington Coalition for Open Government

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Early learning. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

2 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Cathy Murahashi - The Arc of Washington

0 👎 - Con ¶

7 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Melissa Johnson - Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP
Pauli Owen
💵Kristin Wiggins - Perigee Fund / P5RHS
💵Emily Murphy - Child Care Aware of Washington
Maya Hemachandra - United Way of Snohomish County
Nora Briggs - Dollywood Foundation
💵Logan Endres - BrightSpark Early Learning

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Employee compensation. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

1 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Clair Olivers - Retired Public Employees Council of WA

0 👎 - Con ¶

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Peter Diedrick - WA State School Retirees' Association

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Higher education. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

5 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Morgan Hickel - University of Washington
💵Joel Anderson - Washington Student Achievement Council
Sandy Kaiser - The Evergreen State College
Stephanie Winner - State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
David Buri - Eastern Washington University

0 👎 - Con ¶

3 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Steve DuPont - Central Washington University
Chris Mulick - Washington State University
💵Nora Selander - Western Washington University

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Human services. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

4 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Brad Forbes - Alzheimer's Association
Jim Theofelis - NorthStar Advocates
Cathy Knight - WA Association of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A)
💵Aaron Czyzewski - Food Lifeline

6 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

💵Aaron Dickson - Community Employment Alliance
Nikki Wegner - Community Employment Alliance
💵Aaron Dickson - Community Employment Alliance
Nikki Wegner
Blake Duarte

29 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Zack Wester
Nikki Storms
Angie Silvan
💵Jill May - Washington Association for Children and Families
Julie Brown - YMCA Social Impact Center
Sandra Gorman-Brown - Grassroots Therapy Group
💵Charles Smith - The Mockingbird Society
💵Samuel Martin - Washington Coalition on Homeless Youth Advocacy
💵Melissa Johnson - Community Residential Services Association
Laurie Lippold - Partners for Our Children
Demas Nesterenko - SEIU775
Tammi Elswick - Heritage House Morton
Michelle Dube - Beehive Retirement Center
Sandy Lennon - Washington School-Based Health Alliance
💵Alyssa Odegaard - LeadingAge Washington
Laura Dow - Kinship Navigator Program
💵Leslie Emerick - Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW)
💵Michele Thomas - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Anthony Ives - Kitsap Community Resources
Jeff Guyett - Community Action Council of Whitman County
Nathan Daniel
Teri Bryant
Carolyn Driscoll - The Sequoia Assisted Living Community
Galina Volchkova - Volunteers of America Western Washington
Stacy Kellogg - People for People
💵Nicole Gomez - Washington Federation of State Employees
💵Noah Seidel - Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds
Nicole Kiddoo - LMT AAA

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: K-12 public schools. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

7 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Melissa Gombosky - AESD
💵Larry Delaney - Washington Education Association
Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
💵Ramona Hattendorf - The Arc of King County
Andrew Villeneuve - Northwest Progressive Institute
Marissa Rathbone - Washington State School Directors' Association

0 👎 - Con ¶

10 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Angela Steck - President, Washington State PTA
Nancy Chamberlain - Washington State PTA
Jeanne Willard - Everett Public Schools
💵Alan Burke - WSSRA
Vicki Wolvert - Union High School/Evergreen School District
💵Kia Franklin - Stand for Children WA
Samantha Fogg - Seattle Council PTSA Immediate Past President
💵Mitch Denning - Alliance of Educational Associations
💵Bob Cooper - National Association of Social Workers WA Chapter
Henterson Carlisle - Center for High School Success

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Mental health. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

7 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Anna Nepomuceno - NAMI Washington
Rashi Gupta - UW Medicine
Shannon Dorsey
Joan Miller - WA Council for Behavioral Health
Katie Kolan - Unite Us and Kooth
💵Cameron Long - Evergreen Treatment Services
Chloe Gale - Evergreen Treatment Services

0 👎 - Con ¶

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Heidi Suarez
Jim Polo - WA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Tue 01/09 04:00 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SB 5950: Natural resources. (Remote Testimony Available). ¶

2 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Graham Taylor - NPCA
John Floberg - Washington State Parks Foundation

0 👎 - Con ¶

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Carly Michiels - Washington Public Ports Association

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