The 黑料社 Board of Trustees, the College President and Vice Presidents, the Head Start Director/Designee, and those who have the President鈥檚 written permission are the only people authorized to lobby on behalf of the College.

The terms 鈥渓obby鈥 and 鈥渓obbying鈥 are defined as 鈥渁ttempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, or the adoption or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state agency under the state administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Neither "lobby" nor "lobbying" includes an association's or other organization鈥檚 act of communicating with the members of that association or organization. . Lobbying on behalf of oneself or on behalf of another organization or association does not constitute lobbying on behalf of the college.

All lobbying activity on behalf of the College must be documented by including the date of the lobbying, any bill or rule that was the subject of lobbying, the name of the lobbyist, and the name of the legislator, legislative staffer, or agency that was the subject of lobbying. This information must be sent to Human Resources for inclusion in the College鈥檚 lobbying report by using this no later than:

  • April 1st for activity occurring January through March
  • July 1st for activity occurring April through June
  • October 1st for activity occurring July through September
  • January 2nd for activity occurring October through December

State ethics laws prohibit the use of state resources to directly or indirectly assist a campaign for the election of a person to an office or for the promotion of or opposition to a ballot or proposition. .


Historic Information

  • Reviewed - No Changes Needed: July 13, 2022
  • Approved: May 5, 2021
  • Campus Review: April 23- May 3, 2021
  • Reviewed by UMCC: April 20, 2021
  • Reviewed by the Governance Council: April 7, 2021
  • Reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team: March 24, 2021

Resources

Resource/Reference/Procedure Unit Responsibility

Human Resources
Human Resources
Procedure 266.1A Guidelines for Lobbying and Dissemination of Legislative Information: WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO Human Resources
Human Resources
Human Resources
Human Resources
Procedure 225.1A - Political Campaigning Human Resources

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