Legislature 2025-26: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee (Dave Paul)

State Representative Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) serves on the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee. The committee has scheduled a meeting for Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM in House Hearing Room C, John L. O’Brien Building in Olympia.

Work Session

1. Introduction to the Budget and Higher Education Funding.

Public Hearing

1. HB 1035 – Creating policies and resources to address secondary traumatic stress in the higher education workforce. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) – Testify
2. HB 1136 – Providing student navigational supports to increase postsecondary enrollment. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) – Testify

Possible Executive Session

1. HB 1161 – Establishing the veteran employability training and career advancement for reentry program. (If measure is referred to committee.)
2. HB 1023 – Adopting the cosmetology licensure compact. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3. HB 1114 – Concerning the respiratory care interstate compact. (If measure is referred to committee.)
4. HB 1036 – Adding labor trustees to college boards. (If measure is referred to committee.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature’s committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules