The Legislature, now in its second special session, will use this forecast and this afternoon’s forecast of demand for state services to write a final operating budget for the next biennium, which begins July 1. The state will collect $231 million more through the end of the next two year budget cycle than previously thought, according to this morning’s quarterly forecast of tax collections by the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Categorized State Legislative News Uncategorized Critical revenue forecast trends up Jchris.mulick The UW School of Medicine began the WWAMI program in 1971, offering medical education for students in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, partnering and sharing resources across the region to provide high-quality, cost-effective medical education. You can find our previous coverage of the survey here. The guest column comes on the heels of a study released recently by national health care and higher education consulting firm Tripp Umbach, detailing how WSU Spokane is exceeding expectations with an annual economic impact of $350 million on the greater Spokane community. This funding is currently allocated in both the House and Senate’s proposed operating budgets for the 2013-15 biennium and if preserved in the compromise budget, final approval by the national medical school accreditation body will establish WSU Spokane as the first WWAMI site to offer students all four years of medical education. In order for the pilot program to become permanent, state funding from the Legislature is needed. The Spokesman-Review this week published a guest column authored by WSU Spokane Chancellor Lisa Brown and Paul Ramsey, dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine, outlining the success and bright future of the WWAMI program on the Spokane campus.īecoming a first-year medical education WWAMI site in 2008, WSU Spokane has strengthened and expanded its program, with this fall marking the start of a pilot program to provide second-year medical education to 19 WWAMI students. Categorized State Legislative News Uncategorized Bright future for WWAMI at WSU Spokane Jamanning It had to be re-approved by the House because all unapproved bills must be returned to their House of origin at the end of each session. The bill previously was approved in the House before stalling in the Senate. You can view our previous coverage of the legislation here. The Center pursues joint industry-university research that can be used in aerospace firms, enhances the education of engineering students, and works with the aerospace industry to identify research needs and opportunities to transfer off-the-shelf technologies. The Center was created in 2012 and operates under the joint authority of the University of Washington and Washington State University. The legislation would extend the life of the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation. The House Wednesday passed Substitute House Bill 1866 off the floor with a vote of 84-3 and the bill now goes to the Senate.
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