Past Legislative Presentations
Agency staff regularly present to the Legislature on a variety of Workforce topics. Please note the archive below.
March 22, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Dr. Donald J. Smith, Jr., long-term care policy manager
Feb. 15, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eleni Papadakis, executive director
Feb. 10, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Renee Fullerton, policy associate
Feb. 1, 2023
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Dr. Donald J. Smith, Jr., long-term care policy manager
Jan. 31, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Renee Fullerton, policy associate
Jan. 18, 2023
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Larry Brown, Workforce Board co-chair
Staff: Nova Gattman, deputy executive director
Jan. 17, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Larry Brown, Workforce Board co-chair
Staff: Nova Gattman, deputy executive director
Jan. 11, 2023
House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Joe Wilcox, career pathways manager
Dec. 2, 2022
Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care
Staff: Renee Fullerton, policy associate, Health Workforce Council
Subject: Report from the Behavioral Health Workforce Advisory Committee.
Dec. 1, 2022
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Renee Fullerton, policy associate, Health Workforce Council, and Dr. Donald Smith, long-term care policy manager
Subject: Washington’s ongoing nursing shortage
Read more at Workforce Watch.
January 31, 2022
House College and Workforce Development Committee (starts at 34:39)
Staff: Darlene Bartlett, Acting Private Career School Unit Manager
Providing information on the commercial driver shortage in WA.
January 19, 2022
House College and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director
Testifying on House Bill 1872 regarding establishing the care worker center to promote caregiving professions.
January 18, 2022
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eric Wolf, Deputy Directory of Policy and Programs
Testifying in support of Senate Bill 5771. Including certain residents who do not have a high school diploma or credential and the number of students expected to enroll in Basic Education for Adults courses at community and technical colleges in caseload forecast council forecasting.
January 17, 2022
House College and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director
Testifying on bill 1780. Concerning Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board staffing changes.
November 18, 2021
House College and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eric Wolf, Deputy Director of Policy and Programs
Providing information on workforce navigators.
September 21, 2021
House College and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director | Marina Parr, Communications Director
Providing information on how common language and open data can fuel credential attainment.
January 28, 2021
House College and Workforce Development Committee
Staff: Eleni Papadakis, Executive Director | Eric Wolf, Deputy Director of Policy and Programs | Terje Gjertsen, Research Investigator
Providing an overview on the Workforce Board and recent reports.
January 27, 2021
Senate Health & Long Term Care (begins at 00:00:39).
Staff: Julia O’Connor, Health & Social Policy Advisor
Providing an update on health care workforce.
Note other presenter is Sue Skillman, Senior Deputy Director at UW Center for Health Workforce Studies.
January 18, 2021
House College & Workforce Development Committee (begins at 39:30)
Staff: Lew McMurran, Policy Analyst
Testifying in support of HB 1033, concerning the Washington customized employment training program.
December 2, 2020
Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development (begins at 1:33:50)
Staff: Marina Parr, Communications Director
Providing an overview of the Career Bridge/Credential Engine project.