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Washington State Legal, Legislative and Policy Links This page was last updated on 02/17/10  If you know of errors please click here to let us know.

Toll-free Legislative Hotline: 1-800-562-6000 Washington State Legislature: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature    Find out who your legislators are: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ Search for WA State bill information here: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ The Washington State Human Rights Commission:  http://www.hum.wa.gov/

 

2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION – Bills of interest to Safe Schools Coalition member organizations & friends

02-16-10		Safe Schools Coalition endorses Washington State HB 2801-S. Read our talking points here:
		http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/SafeSchoolsCoalitionEndorsesWashingtonStateHB2801-S.pdf (pdf file)
02-16-10		Safe Schools Coalition endorses Washington State HB 3026-S2. Read our talking points here:
		http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/SafeSchoolsCoalitionEndorsesWashingtonStateHB3026-S2.pdf (pdf file)

From The Washington State Human Rights Commission: top of page

Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: from the Washington State Human Rights Commission, provides information specifically about the sexual orientation and gender identity nondiscrimination jurisdiction.  Under Washington law, public schools are covered entities as places of employment and public accommodation. http://www.hum.wa.gov/Sexual Orientation/

Sexual Orientation - Public Schools: from the Washington State Human Rights Commission, provides information specifically about public schools and sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. GLSEN School Climate Survey, NGLTF Campus Climate, and Wadington v. Holmdel Township Board of Education. http://www.hum.wa.gov/Sexual Orientation/PubSchools.html

RCW 49.60 is the statute – the anti-discrimination law -- enforced by the Washington State Human Rights Commission. Read it here: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.60

From the ACLU: top of page

Know Your Rights: A Guide for Public School Students in Washington: This document from ACLU summarizes the current laws governing students' life in Washington's public primary and secondary schools. http://www.aclu-wa.org/library_files/Guide for Public School Students.pdf (pdf file)

Parents’ Guide to Public School Discipline in Washington: This guide from ACLU provides nuts-and-bolts advice for parents and guardians whose children are facing disciplinary proceedings in public schools. http://www.aclu-wa.org/library_files/Discipline_guide_parents_3_07.pdf (pdf file)

Parents’ Guide to School Board Advocacy in Washington: This publication from ACLU is designed to serve as a tool for parents who want to communicate and advocate before their school board. It is not meant to provide legal advice. http://www.aclu-wa.org/library_files/Advocacy_guide_parents_3_07.pdf (pdf file)

Parents’ Guide to Truancy in Washington: This guide from ACLU is designed to help parents understand their children’s rights in the truancy process. It is not meant to provide legal advice. http://www.aclu-wa.org/library_files/Truancy_guide_parents_5_07.pdf (pdf file)

Washington State organizations to contact for more information: top of page

Equal Rights Washington: http://equalrightswashington.org/

Lambda Legal http://lambdalegal.org/ Western Regional office: 213-382-7600; Washington State contact: Tara Borelli TBorelli@lambdalegal.org 

Log Cabin Republicans of Washington: http://www.logcabinwashington.com/

SEAMEC: Seattle Municipal Elections Committee: http://www.seamec.org

Washington State Stonewall Democrats:  http://www.stonewalldemswa.org

ACLU of Washington: http://www.aclu-wa.org/

League of Women Voters of Washington: http://www.lwvwa.org/ and Greater Seattle http://www.seattlelwv.org/

Legal Voice: http://www.nwwlc.org/ - info@LegalVoice.org (Founded in 1978 as the Northwest Women's Law Center.)

Policy Watch, from the University of Washington School of Social Work is no longer being published but the archive of back issues is a treasure trove for people new to the idea of lobbying their legislators: http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/policyw/archive/

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