OLYMPIA—Thursday evening, the House of Representatives passed a $4.18 billion-investment capital budget on a 95-1 vote. SB 6090 includes a record $1 billion to build new public schools, a key…
Tag: Rep. Steve Bergquist
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: New Paid Sick Leave Law / Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Survey: Gov’s Budget
Happy New Year for Working Families As you may know, in 2016 voters approved Initiative 1433, which increased the minimum wage and required employers to provide paid sick leave…
Statement from Rep. Steve Bergquist on the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship Program
For over a century, the Page Program has been offering students across the state the opportunity and honor of experiencing democracy firsthand. Every year, hundreds of Washington teens get to…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Capital Budget / I-405 Tolls / Sound Transit
On June 30, we passed the operating budget and thus avoided a government shutdown, but we didn’t adjourn because the construction budget was still pending. It’s disappointing that we did…
Governor enacts Bergquist’s residency certificate renewal bill
This afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Rep. Steve Bergquist’s House Bill 1341 into law. The measure allows new teachers the option of renewing their residency certificate in five-year intervals based…