Visit to legislators at State Capitol: Tuesday, February 3, 1-3:15 pm (car pool from North Branch, leaving at Noon)
Directions and parking (recommend Lot Q)
Appointments
1 pm – Meet at Information Desk in State Capitol – main floor (right / east of main entrance). Orientation by Bob Walz and Deb Griffiths (invited)
1:30 pm – Meet Rep Jeremy Kalin (579 State Office Building aka SOB, 296-9471)
2:00 pm – Meet Rep Marsha Swails, K-12 Education Finance Committee (409 SOB, 2967-5601) … optional
2:30 pm – Meet Rep Rob Eastland (243 State Office Building, 296-9463)
2:45 pm – Meet Senator Rick Olseen (G-24 State Capitol, 296-5419)
3:15 pm – Meet Senator Kathy Saltzman, Finance E-12, former SEE staff (306 State Capitol, 296-4166) … optional or return to North Branch
3:45 pm – Return to North Branch
Optional Appointments
Noon – Rep Nora Slawik, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education Policy and
Oversight (403 SOB, 296-4483)
12:30 pm – Rep Julie Bunn, Health Care and Human Services (521 SOB, 296-3921)
1:00 pm – Rep Leon Lillie (369 SOB, 296-4295)
2:45 pm – Meet Senator Ray Vandeveer (107 SOB, 296-4351)
3:00 pm – Meet Senator Chuck Wiger, E-12 Budget and Policy (323 State Capitol, 296-6820)
Orientation … capitol layout, how lays are made, education committees and public input, concerns of North Branch Area Schools (funding formula, overall funding)
For information on this visit or to join us, contact Bob Walz at 651.674.2587. We will try to arrange another visit at the end of March.
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