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2015 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION
AGENDA
2015 Legislative Session Kick-off
> Review of BillTracker and Fiscal Notes System:
Sarah Hall, Assistant Vice Provost, Office of Planning
and Budgeting
> Fiscal Notes Review: Becka Johnson Poppe, Higher
Education Policy Analyst
> Lobbying “Dos and Don’ts”: Genesee Adkins, Director
of State Relations
> 2015 UW Legislative Agenda: Genesee Adkins,
Director of State Relations
BILL TRACKING
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Our bill tracking and fiscal notes processes remain integrated
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Billtracker captures and coordinates bill analysis across campus
and includes fields, when activated, to gather fiscal note data
(Becka will cover the latter next)
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Ability to view fiscal and policy analyses in user view
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Coordinated effort from UW HR and F2
BILLTRACKER: ACCESS
opb.washington.edu/billtracker
“MY BILLTRACKER”
opb.washington.edu/billtracker/assessor
PROCESS REMINDERS
1. Admins add bill
2. Admins assign
assessor
3. Assessor receives
email
PROCESS REMINDERS
4. Assessors view
feedback
section
5. Assessors click
on “Assess this
bill”
6. Contact us with
questions
ASSESSING BILLS
> Remember: clear,
concise and
conscientious is easier
to use than sarcastic,
short, or rambling
responses
> Assessments are
policy reviews and
opinion gathering;
separate and distinct
from fiscal impact
NOTE ABOUT BUDGET UPDATES
STATE BUDGET SEASON WILL BE TOUGH
> OPB will review budgets as they are released and
discuss with State Relations
> OPB will continue to produce budget briefs and send to
our standard lists, but all briefs will be posted to our site
and blog, “OPBlog: Higher Ed Junction”
> Long session (min 105 days) with many difficult issues,
so expect a lengthy process and stay tuned