2021 WSPTA Legislative Assembly
Thank you for attending the 43rd annual WSPTA Legislative Assembly!! We appreciate your engagement and advocacy efforts. You are a very important part of our grassroots advocacy, as we continue to...
View ArticlePTA Takes a Stand
Dear ISD PTSA Presidents, On October 4, 2021 the office of the Attorney General filed the following memo: https://www.justice.gov/ag/page/file/1438986/download The memo is in response to the national...
View ArticleFocus on Advocacy
Your voice matters! Washington State PTA has a grassroots advocacy platform, voted on by the members, that covers a wide variety of important topics that impact children and youth. Topics such as...
View Article2022 Focus on Advocacy – January 10 Report
Today was the opening of the Washington Legislative Session. WA State PTA Advocacy urged everyone to update their emails to receive notifications! Directions and information in the link below. 2022...
View ArticleWhy PTA? Your membership and voice matter
In this year’s Washington State Legislative session MANY of the PTA supported (through advocacy) bills PASSED. Notably the bill restricting high impact weapon magazines. For a list of bill PTA...
View ArticleSine Dine Report
On March 10 the final gavel fell on Washington State 2022 Legislative session. For details on which PTA sponsored/supported bills passed, please click the link. Until 2023! Cortney Eldridge Issaquah...
View ArticleHealth Youth Survey
Results from the 2021 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), a statewide survey of young people focused on their health behaviors, are now available. Data suggest mental health concerns remain with some signs of...
View ArticleWant a voice in the PTA? Advocacy Submission Process Open!
At the 2022 Legislative Assembly, delegates will debate and vote on submissions and whether to add them to our platform. This year is especially important as we will be voting on a new Top 5 to focus...
View Article303 Bills Delivered and Done
Legislators approved 303 bills during the 60-day session that ended March 10. The action then turns to the governor’s office where he has 20 days to sign or veto legislation. This week he wrapped up...
View ArticleVoting Delegates
The process for assigning delegates has changed. Each PTA can have 4 delegates and an additional delegate if they have over 299 members reported by Jan 31, 2022. Per the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws (Article...
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