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Board Meetings

All meetings are open to the public.

Meeting Accessibility

The Workforce Board is committed to providing employees and the public, including individuals with disabilities, access to its information and services. For information regarding Board meeting testimony, handouts, other questions, or for people needing special accommodation, please contact Bianca Laxton at (360) 709-4608.

General Meeting Information

All regular meetings are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meeting locations are announced as they are finalized – please check meeting agendas for the most recent meeting location. For questions about meeting dates, locations, and posted materials, please contact Bianca Laxton at (360) 709-4608.

Co-chairs Gary Chandler, left, and Larry Brown

2024 Board Meeting Dates

    • Wednesday, Jan. 3 (Special meeting)
    • Thursday, Feb. 15
    • Thursday, March 21
    • Wednesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 2      (Board retreat)
    • Thursday, June 20
    • Thursday, Aug. 22
    • Thursday, Sept. 26
    • Thursday, Nov. 7
    • Tentative: Thursday, Dec. 12

Agendas

BOARD MEETING AGENDA 

March 21, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Meeting No. 269

Location: Fire Station 95, 5911 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98512

This is an in-person meeting – please register here for remote access.

The full Board packet can be found here. 

9:00 a.m.       Call to Order

Welcome and Introductions

9:10 a.m.       Chairs Report (ACTION)                                                                                                      Tab 1

Consent Agenda

  1. Executive Director’s Repor
  2. Minutes from February 15, 2024, Board Meeting9:30 a.m.       CTE / Perkins Group Discussion                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tab 2

Joe Wilcox, Workforce Board; Becky Wallace, OSPI; William Belden & Kimberly Ingram, SBCTC

10:30 a.m.      Break


10:45 a.m.     Legislative Update                                                                                                                 Tab 3

Nova Gattman, Workforce Board

  • Updates from the 2024 Legislative Session


11:30 a.m.     Local Plan and Certification Process (ACTION)                                                               Tab 4

Drew Cassidy, Workforce Board

  • Policy 5614 Local Workforce Development Board Certification

12:00 p.m.    Lunch

1:00 p.m.       Policy 1015 (ACTION)                                                                                                               Tab 5

Drew Cassidy, Workforce Board, and Liz Casey, Employment Security Department

  • Response and rebuttal
  • Public comment period

1:30 p.m.       TAP Plan (ACTION)                                                                                                                    Tab 6

Ben Robinson, FirstRule Group

  • Final document for Federal submission
  • Governor’s input

4:00 p.m.       Adjourn

Board Meeting Archive

An archive of past Board Meetings is listed below.

2021 Board Meetings

December 15, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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October 13, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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August 18, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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July 16, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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June 9, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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June 2, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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March 10, 2021

Virtual Meeting

Pre-Meeting Prep Videos:

Eligible Training Provider List Policy Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW91U69ST3U

Economic Security for All Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej2qwQHKaJg

View Board Agenda and Meeting Materials


January 27, 2021

Virtual Meeting

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2020 Board Meetings

December 18, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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November 18, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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September 14, 2020 – Special Meeting

Virtual Meeting


September 9 Meeting

Virtual Meeting

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September 2-3, 2020 – Board Retreat

Virtual Meeting

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August 27, 2020 – Special Meeting

Virtual Meeting

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August 13, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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July 8, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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June 22, 2020 – Special Meeting

Virtual Meeting


May 20, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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May 12, 2020 – Special Meeting

Virtual Meeting

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April 15, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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March 11, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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January 29, 2020

Virtual Meeting

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TAP 2020 Pre Meeting Briefing Video for Board