WSU students, faculty and administrators focused on anti-hazing, access to broadband internet, faculty pay and more during the 2022 legislative session, which started Jan. 10 and ended March 10. WSU students are represented every year by a group of fellow students that choose to go to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia to advocate for certain.
House Bill 1758, which would increase the penalties for hazing on college campuses, passed the Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee with amendments Monday. This means the bill is on its way to the Senate floor and becoming law. The bill, along with House Bill 1751, was written in response to the death of.
ASWSU Senators discussed passing the torch to future leaders, a peer-led drug and alcohol committee and mental health resources during their meeting on Wednesday. ASWSU President Brian Patrick is working on a framework to help newly-elected ASWSU members assimilate. Patrick said there were not many documents passed down from his predecessors about how to run.
Coug Day at the Capitol, an event giving students the opportunity to advocate for needs on campus, will happen virtually on Jan. 24. Estela Navarro and Diego Lopez, ASWSU deputy directors of legislative affairs, said during a Wednesday night ASWSU Senate meeting that they are still actively recruiting students for the event. They will post.