2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

AGENDA

> 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

2015 Legislative Session Kick-off

BILL TRACKING

• Our bill tracking and fiscal notes processes remain integrated

• Billtracker captures and coordinates bill analysis across campus and includes fields, when activated, to gather fiscal note data (Becka will cover the latter next)

• Ability to view fiscal and policy analyses in user view

• Coordinated effort from UW HR and F2

BILLTRACKER: ACCESSopb.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

> 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

STATE BUDGET SEASON WILL BE TOUGH