Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges · April 9, 2026

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Call for public comment and first speakers

Public Comment

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Chair (identified later as Valdez) opened public comment, outlined sign-up procedure and two-minute limit; called Ashley Farina to speak, who described parent education programs as essential workforce and early-childhood supports and urged the board to consider workforce impacts when reviewing funding.

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Public commenters urged the State Board to restore funding for parent education programs facing cuts under a new allocation model; the board also advanced a $600 million capital budget request, approved a supplemental business services pilot and chartered a system-efficiency work group. Several resolutions and consent items passed.

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