{"id":1072,"date":"2017-03-10T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2017-03-10T10:37:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:37:59","slug":"2017-session-halfway-point-update-good-things-happening-in-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2017\/03\/10\/2017-session-halfway-point-update-good-things-happening-in-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Session Halfway Point Update: Good things happening in Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"null\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/02\/1205122\/saldana-banner-2017_original.jpg\" alt=\"Saldana banner\" width=\"859\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #003366;font-family: Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Georgia,Times,Times New Roman\u00df,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;font-size: 18pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Halfway point 2017\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1254609\/2017-halfway-point_original.png\" alt=\"Halfway point 2017\" width=\"628\" height=\"55\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Georgia,Times,Times New Roman\u00df,serif\">Every year, hundreds of bills pass through the Senate and House of Representatives. Some bills get a lot of attention, while others get little or no attention. Below are a few bills that passed the Senate that you may not have heard about but which will improve the lives of Washingtonians.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Capitol in spring\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1253533\/with-border-capitol-in-spring_original.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol in spring\" width=\"489\" height=\"341\" align=\"right\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5833&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5833<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This provides <strong>a small increase for our honored retired teachers<\/strong> who, after a career of service, live on very modest fixed incomes. There is more work to do, but this bill is a good start.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5614&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5614<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> Increases diversion opportunities for juvenile offenders. These are measures to <strong>deal with offenses besides incarceration<\/strong>, including community service or behavioral management classes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5712&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5712<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> Creates the Bilingual Educator Initiative to <strong>encourage bilingual Washington students to become teachers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5835&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5835<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> Improves health outcomes by making accommodations for pregnant workers. The U.S. maternal and mortality rates are some of the highest among developed nations, particularly for women of color. <strong>This anti-discrimination bill is key to healthier outcomes for mothers and babies.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5107&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5107<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This bill helps reduce the number of barriers to use local and private funds to <strong>expand early childhood education.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5141&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5141<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This exempts yoga schools from licensure and regulatory requirements for private vocational schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5236&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5236<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This <strong>ensures students in K-12 schools are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to engage effectively in government<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5357&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5357<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This <strong>requires the Department of Early Learning to create outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5077&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SB 5077<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"> This authorizes the Department of Corrections to provide <strong>temporary housing assistance for women<\/strong> released from the Washington Corrections Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grey divider\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1254615\/light-dotted-divider_original.jpg\" alt=\"Grey divider\" width=\"914\" height=\"17\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Be Bold for Change\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1254610\/be-bold-for-change_original.png\" alt=\"Be Bold for Change\" width=\"434\" height=\"59\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Women of the Senate Democratic Caucus celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"SDC Women's Day 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=169&amp;v=dI4qxCO69EI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Women's day video\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1253535\/womens-day-video-screenshot_original.png\" alt=\"Women's day video\" width=\"575\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grey divider\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1254615\/light-dotted-divider_original.jpg\" alt=\"Grey divider\" width=\"914\" height=\"17\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Levy cliff passage alert\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1253508\/levy-cliff-passage-alert_original.png\" alt=\"Levy cliff passage alert\" width=\"626\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grey divider\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1254615\/light-dotted-divider_original.jpg\" alt=\"Grey divider\" width=\"914\" height=\"17\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Saldana clip keep in touch\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1253588\/saldana-clip-with-frame_original.png\" alt=\"Saldana clip keep in touch\" width=\"263\" height=\"235\" align=\"left\" \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\"><span style=\"color: #003366\">Stay in Touch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\">Olympia Office<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\">230 John A. Cherberg Building<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (360) 786-7688<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Rebecca.Saldana@leg.wa.gov\">Rebecca.Saldana@leg.wa.gov<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\">www.sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mail_footer\">\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"37th town hall 2017\" src=\"http:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/WALEGSDCSALDANA\/2017\/03\/1251392\/town-hall-salda-a-v2_original.jpg\" alt=\"37th town hall 2017\" width=\"467\" height=\"701\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, hundreds of bills pass through the Senate and House of Representatives. Some bills get a lot of attention, while others get little or no attention. Below are a few bills that passed the Senate that you may not have heard about but which will improve the lives of Washingtonians. SB 5833 This provides a small increase for our honored retired teachers who, after a career of service, live on very modest fixed incomes. There is more work to do, but this bill is a good start. SB 5614 Increases diversion opportunities for juvenile offenders. 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