During the third week of the 2011 legislative session committees will begin to transition from work sessions to public hearings on proposed legislation.

A handful of work sessions and more 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, and House Capital Budget) 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 a public hearing on the Governor’s proposed 2011-13 capital budget.

In addition, the higher education related committees (i.e. House Higher Education and  Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development) are scheduled to hear presentations regarding the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education and the Governor’s proposal for reorganizing education in Washington. In addition, the committees will focus on tuition, financial aid, and governance, hearing a variety of bills that would impact these areas of higher education.