Legislative Advocacy Program Cycles
When new legislation passes, PSBA is seen as the leader in analyzing it and helping members make sense of it.
The Cycle of Events
PSBA’s Legislative Action Program is its grassroots advocacy system that brings school directors together to define key issues, target priorities and provide a basic structure for communication with legislators. The framework for the program falls within the PSBA "cycle of events," where each year school directors across the state join together to determine the legislative issues and positions most important to them.
February-March-April-May
The Legislative Action Council meets following the PSBA Legislative Leadership Conference to vote on the top priorities from those recommended by the county groups.
County groups meet with their legislators to support and seek action on platform and priority issues
May-June-July-August
School boards submit to PSBA their resolutions and legislative proposals to be considered for the association platform of the coming year.
August-September
PSBA's Platform Committee meets and reviews all proposals submitted as well as all items in the current year's platform. Its recommendations are presented to the Legislative Policy Council for further consideration.
October
The Legislative Policy Council meets during the annual statewide conference. This group has final authority to act on the proposed legislative positions and resolutions that will become PSBA's official platform for the coming year.
October-November-December-January
Meetings are held in each county to select from the platform the issues that are priority concerns.