081108 Bod & Ga Packet

WASHINGTON STUDENT LOBBY STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 120 Union Avenue, Suite 207 Olympia, WA 98501

MEETING AGENDA WSL State Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, November 8, 2008, 11:00pm Central Washington University Student Union Building, RM 301 I. II. III. IV.

Call to Order Roll Call, Introductions, and Welcome Additions and Changes to the Agenda Approval of Minutes a. Board of Directors, October 25, 2008 V. Reports a. Officer Reports b. Staff Reports VI. Action Items a. Nominations for VP of Recruitment and Retention b. 2.007 Budget line item amendment VII. Issue Roundtable & School Reports a. School reports VIII.Announcements a. Future Meetings th i. December 6 , 2008 Bellevue Community College st ii. January 31 , 2008 Cherburg Building Meeting Room C, Olympia iii. Schedule meetings for session th b. Nov. 14-16, 2008, 19 Annual Northwest Student Leadership Conference, Portland State University IX. Adjournment

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MEETING MINUTES WSL State Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, October 25, 2008, 12:00pm Washington State University, Pullman WSU Compton Union Building, Room 310

I. Call to Order 12:10 II. Roll Call, Introductions, and Welcome * Logan Bahr CWU Ashley Elliot EWU *Whitney Jones EWU Matt Holmes EWU Jacob Peltier BCC *Brianne Wood BCC Sergey Smirnov UW Josh Donald WSU Spokane Tommy Bauer UW Tacoma Jim Blair UW Tacoma *Richard Lum UW *Dave Iseminger UW GPSS *Andrea Wooster WSU Vancouver Sommer Knight WSU Vancouver Peter Sterr WSU Vancouver Steve Lindstrom WSL Andrew Helm WSU GPSA *Kayla Simons WSU GPSA *Shawn Hoey WSU Morgan Holmgren WWU *Sarah Ishmael WWU Jake Stillwell CWU Mike Bogatay WSL *indicates voting member III. Additions and Changes to the Agenda Bahr moves to table Action Item 3.006. Motion passed. IV. Approval of Minutes a. Board of Directors, September 21, 2008 Misspelled names Brianne Wood moves to approve minutes. Motion passed. V. Reports a. Officer Reports

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Stillwell- Meeting with HEC Board to discuss holes in state higher ed policy. Transferability was one of the main discussion items. Bahr- Keeping up to date on Exec Board discussions. Wood- Participated in HEC Board meeting to discuss gaps in higher ed. Peltier-Continued to develop policy manual. Elliot- Continued to pursue the establishment of a WSL Foundation. b. Staff Reports Bogatay- Facilitated the move to WSL’s new headquarters and worked on WSL’s history and filing system. Unexpected cost for rewiring of phone lines. Met with members of the President’s Council about state budget cuts. Predatory lending loan companies targeting freshman. Please keep an eye open for more information. Transferability work has continued. The WSL Foundation paperwork is almost complete. Lindstrom- Illustrated the prominence of the WSL in the HEC Board meeting. We must continue our efforts and stay focused because this year will be incredibly tight in budgetary terms. Childcare and transfer issues are some of our top priorities. Higher education will certainly be squeezed. Get Out the Vote and elections work are good opportunities to familiarize yourself with the candidates. VI. Action Items a. Opening of Nominations for VP of Recruitment and Retention Brianne Wood nominates Sergey Smirnov. Nomination accepted. Note: Nominations for the new VP of Recruitment and Retention will be open until General Assembly in November. b. 1.010 Implementation of a new Legislative Agenda Format The document for proposing new legislative agenda issues will be emailed out. They’re due, unofficially, on the Wednesday before GA. Priorities should be solidified and kept in mind whilst doing any work. The forms will be used to propose statewide issues that the WSL will focus on throughout the year. Further information regarding the exact procedures for the process will be distributed to the Board in a timely manner. Grammatical errors will be fixed. Iseminger moves to amend to make more space to define the issues. Amendment passed. Jones moves to approve. Motion passed. c. 1.011 Approving WSL Policy and Procedures Manual Peltier amends the resolution to say that the Board gives the authority to adopt the Policy and Procedures manual. “WSL requests the WSL adopt the policy and procedure manual and circulate the finished manual to the board”. Lum amends the resolution to include the terminology indicating that the Board requested the policy because of alcohol and drug use. Elliot moves to table. Motion fails. Chair moves to adopt as amended. Motion passed. d. 2.006 Supplementing Rent & Utilities for WSL VP for Legislative Affairs Tabled indefinitely. e. 3.006 Changing the name of WSL to Washington Student Association WASHINGTON STUDENT LOBBY, STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bahr amends the language to better reflect the actuality of the resolution and in the last body of text “implementation” to “creation” and “completed” to “implemented”. Call to question. 3 aye. 4 nay. 2 abstain. Motion failed. Ishmael moves to amend the word “implemented” to “initiated” and the word “name change” to “rebranding”. Call to question. 6 for, 4 against. Motion Passed. VII. Issue Roundtable & School Reports a. Legislative Agendas UW Tacoma- Lower tuition, tuition transparency. WSU/Vancouver/Spokane/GPSA- Technology mandates, intervention counseling, healthcare, safety, childcare, mass transit. UW- Changing hate crime language reform, no cost cuts, legislative agenda not approved yet. UW-GPSS- Working to shrink LA. Tuition setting authority. Mental health and child care. Mass transit. EWU- Tuition increases, tuition setting authority. CWU- Predatory lending, operating budget requests, veteran’s affairs. WWU- Tuition increases, environmental issues, veteran’s affairs, disability access, childcare. BCC- Member for higher ed boards, transferability, environmental issues, cost of education, increasing funding for faculty salaries and counseling services, Bellevue Community College changing to Bellevue College. b. School reports EWU- Homecoming next week, Student Legislative Action Committee working to roduce a WSL chapter, resolution to get funding for USSA and WSL dues. WWU- Sen. Shin meeting, Rep. Lias meeting, GOTV CWU- Homecoming, GOTV WSU Vancouver- NWSLC, Rec Center UW-GPSS- WSL Chapter, treasurer election, GOTV, graduate summit, diversity issues UW- Legislative forums, GOTV WSU- University district, OSPI debate UW-Tacoma- Health clinic, constitutional by-law reform WSU-Vancouver- WHAMI and RIDE classes, nursing programs, development of the university district BCC- Spirit week, college accreditation. VIII. Announcements a. Future Meetings i. November 8th, 2008 at Central Washington University 1. Board meeting will convene at 11:00am 2. General assembly will convene at 12:00pm ii. December 6th, 2008 Bellevue Community College Video conference calling is an option. iii. Set Date for January January 31st, 2009 at noon. b. Oct. 28-9, 2008, Higher Education Coordinating Board Meeting, University of Washington c. Nov. 14-16, 2008, 19th Annual Northwest Student Leadership Conference, Portland State University IX. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 3:25. WASHINGTON STUDENT LOBBY, STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors Resolution 2.007 25th Session November 8, 2008 Submitted By: Ashley Elliot, VP of Finance _________________________________________________________________________________________ Amending the budget lines “Telephone and DSL” and “Board of Directors Training” WHEREAS: The budget for WSL was set before Qwest phone and DSL service rates had increased from an average of $83 a month to just over $100.00 a month; WHEREAS: The current allocation of $1,000.00 will fall short of covering the total yearly costs for telephone and DSL; WHEREAS: Qwest charged an additional $158.00 to transfer Qwest services to the new WSL office; WHEREAS: The “Board of Directors Training” line item was $768.28 under budget; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THAT: The WSL budget line item “Board of Directors Training” be reduced by $375.00 and the “Telephone and DSL” be increased by $375.00 to $1,375.00 to maintain a balanced budget.

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Washington
Student
Lobby
Budget
as
of
November
4,
2008
 Budget Line 2

Executive Director salary Executive Director expenses Advisor/lobbyist salary Advisor/lobbyist expenses Payroll taxes Rent Telephone and DSL Office supplies, technology, furniture Insurance Officer & Board of Directors expenses Licenses, dues, fees USSA Congress Travel (4 Reps)3 USSA Membership Dues4 Miscellaneous & discretionary Advertising & promotion Board of Directors training WSL Lobby Day Accounting & legal Staff training hosted by USSA Foundation Legislative Liaison Training/Support Total

08-'09 FY Budget $33,000.00 $4,500.00 $9,250.00 $3,560.00 $4,000.00 $5,400.00 $1,000.00

Expenditure to Date $10,692.49 $1,740.70 $2,250.00 $948.00 $1,461.64 $1,118.30 $568.75

Remaining $22,307.51 $2,759.30 $7,000.00 $2,612.00 $2,538.36 $4,281.70 $431.25

% to Date 32.4% 38.7% 24.3% 26.6% 36.5% 20.7% 56.8%

$1,100.00 $400.00

$560.92 $400.00

$539.08 $0.00

51.0% 100.0%

$1,192.00 $100.00 $4,000.00 $3,811.00 $700.00 $500.00 $1,200.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00

$362.87 $10.00 $3,681.47 $0.00 $688.00 $0.00 $431.72 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$829.13 $90.00 $318.53 $0.00 $22.00 $0.00 $768.28 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

30.4% 10.0% 92.0% 0.0% 98.0% 0.0% 35.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

$1,200.00

$50.00

$1,150.00

4.2%

$700.00 $78,113.00

$0.00 $24,964.86

$0.00 $53,148.14

0.0% 31.9%

Assets Checking Savings CD 5 Month 1.54% CD 6 Month 1.54% CD 13 Month 3.44% Total

$9,282.08 $2,203.38 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $40,000.00 $61,485.46

Accounts Receivable UW $12,668.50 WWU $4,508.50 CWU $3,357.00 EWU $3,373.50 WSU $7,367.00 WSU-V $0.00 TESC $1,562.00 BCC $3,877.00 UW-T $791.00 Interest $1,700.00 Total $39,204.50

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General Assembly Votes General
Assembly
Votes
 ASUW
 ASWSU
 ASWWU
 ASCWU
 ASEWU
 ASUW‐T
 BCCASG
 TESC‐GU


Member


2008‐09
FTE


GA
Votes


ASUW


34,197


13


ASWSU


19,272


7


ASWWU


12,175


4


ASCWU


9,322


3


ASEWU


9,184


3


ASUW‐T


2,349


1


BCCASG


10,338


4


TESC‐GU


4,213


1


ASWSU‐V


2,113


1


Total


103,163


37


ASWSU‐V


1 Vote per 2,500 FTE as Passed by the 2007-09 Washington State Operating Budget (SHB 1128, pg. 211-12)

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Carry Forward Legislative Agenda

• WSL opposes any tuition increases higher than the rate of inflation without tangible and measurable benefits to students. • WSL supports full funding of existing financial aid programs plus increases that maintain proportional buying power to tuition increases. • WSL supports expansion of campus childcare programs through fully funding of the state match for students funding as envisioned in RCW 28B.135.010. • WSL supports full funding and immediate implementation of the Academic Guidance and Planning System. • WSL supports funding to improve student healthcare services, especially focusing on metal health counseling. • WSL supports increased legislative efforts to recruit and retain traditionally underrepresented communities through programs such as College Bound and state programs similar to GEAR UP. • WSL supports adequate funding of essential services that are vital to the pursuit of a certificate or degree in higher education for students with disabilities. • WSL supports efforts to increase affordability of textbooks and related course materials.

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MEETING AGENDA *DRAFT* WSL General Assembly Meeting Saturday, November 8, 2008, 12:00pm Central Washington University Student Union Building, Theater I. II. III. IV.

Call to Order Roll Call, Introductions, and Welcome Additions and Changes to the Agenda Reports a. Officer Reports b. Staff Reports V. Legislative Agenda Proposals a. Legislative Items TBA b. Approval of 2008-09 Legislative Agenda VI. Election a. Close nominations for Vice President of Recruitment and Retention VII. Adjournment

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