OLYMPIA – On Monday, April 22nd, the House Appropriations Committee passed legislation to curb teen vaping. House Bill 1873, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, implements a 37 percent tax…
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Pollet introduces bill to boost special education funding
OLYMPIA– Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, has introduced a bill, HB 1910, to fully fund special education in schools across Washington. HB 1910 has fifteen co-sponsors including Reps. Senn, Kloba, Slatter…
Pollet’s HB 1860 addresses lead in school water
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…
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…
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…
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…
MEDIA ADVISORY – 46th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall
Who: Sen. David Frockt, Rep. Gerry Pollet, and Rep. Javier Valdez – The 46th Legislative District legislators representing part of King County and the city of Seattle including Lake Forest…
Washington House passes bill to ensure opioid overdose reversal medicine is available at public schools and college dorms
The Washington House of Representatives adopted a bill today which would ensure that the opioid overdose reversal medication, naloxone (also known as Narcan), will be available at public high schools…