The second week of the 2011 legislative session will continue to focus on work sessions highlighting hot issues, providing background for legislators, and reporting out the recommendations and work conducted by organizations and agencies during the Interim.

In addition, committees in both chambers will hold public hearings on legislation introduced this session.

Several work sessions and some public hearings are scheduled on critical issues that impact higher education. To learn more follow the links below.

This week the focus of the appropriations committees (i.e. Senate Ways & Means ,  House Ways & Means, House Education Appropriations) will be a review of the Governor’s proposed operating and capital budgets for 2011-13, the impacts of the proposed budget on higher education, and potential action on the supplemental budget.

In addition, the higher education related committees (i.e. House Higher Education and  Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development) are scheduled to receive updates and learn the latest regarding the work of faculty, impacts of the budget, tuition, accountability measures, and the research taking place at Washington’s institutions of higher education.