OLYMPIA – Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, introduced HB 1860 to require all public schools to test and remove lead contamination in school water across Washington. “One of Seattle’s schools in…
Pollet’s HB 1860 addresses lead in school water
Category: Gerry Pollet
Free college in Washington state? Rep. Pollet’s “Washington Promise” Bill (HB 1123)
OLYMPIA – Under the new “Washington Promise” legislation introduced by Rep. Gerry Pollet, HB 1123, every low- and middle-income student in Washington would be assured the opportunity to attend college…
KING 5 News: Cap on funding leaves kids with learning disabilities in limbo
KING 5 produced a story on special education funding in Washington state. This is an important story and shows what we need to continuing working on in the upcoming legislative…
2018 End of Session Newsletter from Rep. Pollet
Click here to read Rep. Gerry Pollet’s end of session newsletter for the 2018 legislative session.
Rep. Gerry Pollet sets new standard for public records disclosure; becomes first legislator to publicly release his 2018 legislative session calendar
OLYMPIA – Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle) is the first state legislator to make his complete legislative session calendar available on-line for the public and news media. “I believe nothing is…
Washington state passes bill protecting students from fees gouging financial aid
Contrasts with Trump/DeVos’ U.S. Dept. of Education Allowing Companies to Charge Students Washington State has a new law to ensure that college students do not lose part of their financial…
First in Nation Protections for Students at For-Profit Colleges and Vocational Schools signed by Governor Inslee
Bill by Representative Pollet Responds to Fraudulent Claims to Entice Students into High Student Loan Debt and Trump Administration Relaxing Federal Oversight Olympia March 22, 2018 – Governor Inslee has…
Deadly-force law needs to change, but not like this
From The Seattle Times Editorial Board – … But what is to stop the Legislature in the future from drastically altering any initiative without public support, then denying citizens the…
Public Records
As Saturday’s front page story in the Seattle Times noted, I was the prime sponsor of the bill (2886) supported by the Times to put the Legislature fully under our…
Bill ensuring every kindergartner through second grader is screened for reading obstacles that are indicators of dyslexia passes legislature
OLYMPIA – One in five students have difficulty learning to read or see numbers due to dyslexia Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes learning difficulties in reading, writing, and…