Legislative Update WEC Spring Meeting Nate Humphrey, Kathy Goebel, Peter Guzman Workforce Education May 9, 2019

Agenda Federal Legislative State Legislative & Budget HEA & JOBS Acts State Legislative & Budget Perkins V Planning Question & Answer

FEDERAL UPDATES Higher Education Act Reauthorization - Senate Senator Alexander (R-TN) & Senator Murray (D-WA) Timeline HELP Committee (Spring) Ongoing Hearings Alexander – FAFSA Focused Murray – Comprehensive Approach Student Loan Reforms JOBS Act – Short Term Pell REAL Act – Justice Involved Pell Senate (Summer 2019) Senator Alexander retires in 2020

FEDERAL UPDATES JOBS Act – Short Term Pell Current Law Program Requirements 600 Clock Hours + 15 Weeks in Length Proposed “High-Quality” & “Rigorous” Short Term Job Training Programs “High Demand” in the Job Market “High-Wage”, “High Skill” Industry Sectors & Careers Lead to Industry-Based Credentials WIOA & Perkins Alignments

FEDERAL UPDATES JOBS Act – Short Term Pell Proposed 150 Clock Hours + 8 Weeks + Local/Regional Workforce/Industry Partnership Aligned Data share agreement USDOL & ED WIOA Outcome Metrics Endorsed: NSC, ACCT, AACC, CLASP, ACTE, AdvanceCTE

FEDERAL UPDATES JOBS Act – Short Term Pell NSC Draft Proposal AL, IA, NJ, TN, WA, VA Substantial Job Opportunities Transparent Evidence of the Competencies Mastered by Credential Holders Evidence of the Employment & Earnings Outcomes of Individuals after Obtaining the Credential DESIRED: Stackability to Additional Education or Training

State Legislative Updates Where to find information: Legislature (Link) Bills (Link) Committees (Link) Senate Higher Education & Workforce (Link) House College & Workforce Development (Link)

State Legislative Priorities Competitive Compensation for Student Success $68 Million – 3% Each year for 4 Years Pathways to jobs for all Washingtonians $86 Million – Guided Pathways High Demand training locally & statewide $35 Million – 2500 High Demand/High Cost FTEs Total - $189 Million (Link)

Operating & Capital BUDGETs Student Success - HB 1109/HB 2158 Guided Pathways – $32.124M Career Launch Enrollments - $3M Student Assistance Grants - $1.5M (HB 1893) Student Emergency Assistance Grant Unforeseen emergencies Situations that affect ability to attend class Homeless College Students Pilot - $548K (SB 5800) Students experiencing homelessness In the foster care system Almost $1 Billion over 4 Years

Operating & Capital BUDGETs Student Success - HB 1109/HB 2158 Washington College Grant - $190M Replaces State Need Grant Increases awards with tuition increases Hold students harmless from tuition & fee increases Reduces waitlist by 1/3 (2019-20); eliminate (2020-21) Significantly Expands Eligibility Family of 4 & ~$50,000 – Full Family of 4 & ~$90,000 – Cap of Partial

Operating & Capital BUDGETs Compensation Increases 3% Wage Increase (July 2019/2020) - $31.877M 5% King County Regional Pay – $17.569M Nurse Educator Salary Increase - $40.8M High Demand Faculty Increase - $20M Foundational Support - HB 1109/HB 2158 Compensation & Central Services - $27.66M Fully Funds Compensation Increases (Fund Split)

Operating & Capital BUDGETs Tuition Increases Tuition Increase – Up to 2.4% Statute formula 14 year avg. growth rate of median hourly wage State Board still has to take action – this is a cap CTCs ~ $121M in “New” Funding Thank Your Members for their Support Roll Call Vote: (Link)

Miscellaneous Policy Legislation HB 1087 – Long Term Care Program HB 1303 – Child Care for Higher Ed Students HB 1355 – Student Counseling Taskforce HB 1568 – Port District Workforce Funds HB 1714 – High School Diploma (16-21) @ CTC HB 1734 – Concurrent Enrollment Accreditation HB 1973 – WA Dual Credit Scholarship Pilot SB 5410 – Credit for AP Exam Scores SB 5433 – DOC Students – Post-Secondary Degrees

Questions Nate Humphrey nhumphrey@sbctc.edu (360) 704-4333 Workforce Education Director nhumphrey@sbctc.edu (360) 704-4333