The 105-day 2019 legislative session begins on Monday, January 14th. Legislators will quickly begin considering policy proposals to modify state laws, as well as begin to develop the state’s two-year budgets for the 2019-21 biennium.
Western’s top priorities for the 2019 session include:
- Competitive compensation for faculty and staff ($15.3 million)
- Expanding capacity in STEM, specifically in Pre-health Sciences, Energy Technology and Electrical Engineering ($7.6 million)
- Construction funding for an Interdisciplinary Science Building ($60 million)
- Design funding for an Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Building ($6.5 million)
Click here for a full summary of WWU’s 2019 Legislative Priorities.