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Interagency Committee of State Employed Women (ICSEW)

Meeting MinutesNovember 20, 2018

Dept. of Corrections 7345 Linderson Way SW Tumwater, WA

Mission: To better the lives of state employees by advising the Governor and agencies on policies that affect state employed women.

Vision: Enriching lives through advocacy, outreach, and opportunity.

ICSEW is collecting items for InterFaith Works Emergency Shelter. Participation is voluntary. Check out the wish list of items needed.

General Membership Session Open to all members and guests

8:00 Registration and Networking Welcome by Jane and introduction of Networking Activity

Suggested Activity on Projector Screen

8:15

Welcome & Announcements Introduction of 16 new members Introduction of guests Starting in January, ICSEW will be on LMS as training for training

credit Paid Family & Medical Leave

o PFML will begin in January and will be eligible for use in 2020

o 0.4% comes from the employee paycheck and the employer pays 37%

o Employees must exhaust current leave, first, similar to FMLA

Jane ChapmanErika SummersDebbie Baker

8:35

Washington State Womens’s Commission (WSWC) New website is up at www.WSWC.wa.gov Nine commissioners from a variety of backgrounds all over the

state Are there differences when women are in leadership roles? –

women tend to be “future focused” on issues such as education, climate change, and Planned Parenthood with a more collaborative approach; we have had two women governors and currently have two women senators

Challenges – mandate, but no funding; the Washington State Historical Society has some funding for the 2020 Centennial Celebration of women voting; WSWC is supporting

Economic Opportunity and Gender Equity committee meeting schedules are set on the website, starting in January, with ICSEW on the agenda

Michelle Gonzales

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8:55

Navigating the Legislative Website www.leg.wa.gov website tour Phones have a different view than computers Buttons on the right are entry points Menu items are on the left for Statutes and rule making, etc. RCWs can be drilled own to specific chapter levels The Landlord-Tenant Act was reviewed as a navigating example Creation and modification of a WAC reviewed, as well as a tour

of the associated links – there is a search function for specific bill numbers under desired RCWs, and filters can be applied to narrow the search results

The right side has a button for “Your District and Legislators”, which is a one-page view to locate individual representatives by district

Bill history steps were reviewed, with using Early Learning and K-12 Education as an example, to include house and senate steps prior to being signed into law by the Governor

New language on bills appear underlined on the bill document, and stricken language as a strike through throughout the stricken text

Bill Report provides background information that may not appear on the bill itself

TVW has videos of the bill activity and discussion items: https://www.tvw.org/

Standard Reports and Bill Reports are listed in chronological order

Current amendments on the floor are on the Current Working Calendars

Member Directory Page has each legislator, to include photos and addresses, the latter to indicate whether currently in district

Reminder provided to use personal emails and computers to address current legislative activities and not to use state computers

Cheri Randich

9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00

Introduction of Late Arrival Attendees – Erika SummersDiversity & Inclusion - Leading with Racial Equity She works with school districts to support equity goals and

specifically teachers of color (90% white women teachers and 50% students of color) – addresses the “cultural mismatch”

Starts with honoring indigenous lands – Squaxin and Nisqually 80% of Native American people history is pre 1900, and a lot of

districts are revising the Native American history being taught Agreements: Stay engaged; experience discomfort; speak your

Eileen Yoshina

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Meeting Minutestruth; expect and accept non-closure; intent and impact (assume best intent and own your impact when you mess up)

Consider what the long-term legacy is going to be The high school graduation rate for Native American students is

58% Lead with racial equity with a race-conscious lens Race is an intersection of multiple pieces to include gender

identify, sexual orientation, religion, class, ability, immigrant status, age, and gender identity

PodCast – “The Daily” by the New York Times “Racism’s Punishing Reach”

Racial Equity Myths: Program strategy add-on; it’s only about race; Content Area; Romantic (the “cool” thing to do)

Racial Equity Is: Removing predictability of success and failure related to race; interrupting inequitable practices; discovering and cultivating talents and interests that every human possesses; raise awareness to recognize patterns

Leadership needs to create a climate where disruption of the status quo is welcomed

See the world beyond our personal lenses As recently as 2000, residents of US colonies could not vote

11:05

Healthy Eating through the Holidays – Introduced by Dana Bowen Be our own best caregiver Develop a mindset for staying true to yourself and goals Holiday blues are a real phenomenon with feelings of loneliness

and a sense of a lack of fulfillment Have reasonable expectations, spend less, have less ambitious

plans Get enough sleep, exercise, and nutritious food Focus on past holiday successes and stressors and focus on the

positives (what to keep and what to eliminate) The clearer you are about how you want to feel can help guide

choices to optimize the holiday experience Self-care for the holidays: meditate (incite timer is a free app to

help with meditation), self-massage, get outside, exercise, be grateful, get adequate rest

Healthy eating: make lunch the main meal of the day when the digestive capacity is at its peak, and have a lighter and earlier dinner; put a mint in a mouth when done; sit next to other healthier eaters; eat slowly; choose indulgences; warm water or herbal/ginger tea help with digestion; pulse between festive meals and simple meals; eat more greens; allow 12+ hours between dinner and breakfast

Annie Barrett

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Meeting Minutes Identify one new habit to implement at a time Get support and find an accountability buddy www.vibrantsoulful.com

11:45

GET Program (529 Plan) & Dream Ahead WA 529 is the new umbrella brand for both plans GET will keep up with tuition growth and can be used at schools

anywhere in the country Dream Ahead will have investment fluctuation Money can be used for any college expenses New GET accounts can be opened November through May College credit unit price is $113 per credit with a limit is 600

units The most for any plan is $500,000 Identify beneficiaries at the time of opening the plan, and

beneficiaries can be changed if not used as originally intended Refunded 529 plans becomes taxable in a refund, with possible

penalties and fees Payroll deduction authorization is available; contributions are

already taxed and earnings are not

Jackie Ferrado

12:00 Lunch/Networking on Your Own

1:00

The Successes and Coming Challenges of Health Care Reform From the Office of the Insurance Commissioner Regulates 2400 companies in the state of Washington Relies on consumers to be able to do their job – relies on

consumer complaints The majority of issues are around health insurance The individual market is most critical, as there is no employer

support #1 issue in mid-term elections was pre-existing conditions in

health insurance 14% to 6% drop in uninsured as a result of the Affordable Care

Act Get away from politics and get to what is going to help people Reduction of costs is due to expansion of the Medicaid program A successful program is a combination of good risk and bad risk Short term medical doesn’t cover maternity or pre-existing

conditions Women have been leading the charge on health coverage

reform What can be done to stabilize the costs of healthcare, such as

pharmaceuticals and hospital costs? This should be addressed, first

The Affordable Care Act was designed to promote competition

Commissioner Kreidler

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Meeting Minutesamong insurance providers; a repeal would mean 20 million people without health insurance

1:30 Subcommittee Work Subcommittee & Chairs

2:00

Executive Board Report and Subcommittee Report Outs Health and wellness

o Summarized what the committee does and getting to know each other and brainstorming future activities

o Looking at locations for the Health and Wellness Fairo Donations for Inter Faith Works to be given to Dana

Bowen Communications

o Discussed individual contributions and Interact Blog submission guidelines

o There are challenges receiving content submissions – looking for articles, such as healthy eating or agency activities that benefit women, etc.

Conferenceo Possible venues and timeframes for 2019o Have location and date ready to present at the February

Executive Board meeting, or prior via emailo Discussed contracts and contract procedures

Leg & Policyo Leg and Policy 101 and the direction to which the group

is movingo Updates on success of infants in the workplace

Membershipo Please return name tags and surveys

Mentorshipo Will tie in well to the Women’s Commission

Public Outreacho Survey results sharedo Will be providing an Executive Board pitch for a potential

non-profit partner to support for 2019-2020 – will propose Safe Place to the Executive Board for approval.

o Proposing two drives (March and July), with specific drive items provided for each

o Discussed having a Safe Place representative come to an ICSEW meeting to provide mission, vision, and background information on the organization

Professional Developmento Continue discussion on having a career fair in May for

Executive Board & Subcommittee Chairs

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Meeting MinutesICSEW members and have a photographer for Linked In profile pictures; mock interview panels, HR professional review of resumes

Women’s Commissiono Discussed the commission itself and the history, first

meeting, priorities, and volunteer opportunitieso Discussed information flow between the commission and

ICSEW2:45 – 3:00 Closing Remarks - Announcements Jane Chapman

Executive Board SessionAll members and guests are welcome to attend this open meeting

3:00 – 3:05 Call to order Called to Order

Amal Joury

3:10 – 3:20 New Business/Old BusinessWhat went well/what needs improvement

Amal Joury

Conference would like to be able to present location and date options via email in December – start as a team discussion on SharePoint

o Erika to send out instructions how to use the task discussion More information coming on new Executive Board format and other changes so

that the EB can ask each other clarifying questions Dana will have more updates for the Health and Wellness Fair pending the

decision on parking availability – to be held the day after the ICSEW meetingo This will be in lieu of the previously proposed 5k runo Possibly shift gears to the 5k for the following year and have a better

transition What went well

o Good participation in the subcommitteeso Morning networking appeared to go well

Improvementso Hard to hear in the back of the room – no microphoneo Look into having a microphone for all General Membership Meetingso Possibly have and ADA specialist come to a meeting to ensure all

potential needs are meto No timing cards are present, Amal has “very alarming” body movements

– timing cards would be helpful and use the cards for Conference Amber to share storage facility (Rudy at DES) with Dana Bowen

o The ICSEW items need to be moved from Membership’s Marianne McIntosh to the DES storage closet

o Consumables are not on the master inventory sheet

3:00 – 3:50Subcommittees:Next Steps/Tasks/Action Items Subcommittee Chairs

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Meeting Minutes When the restructure letter goes out, there could be more work regarding who

is going to do what – measurable outcomes, etc. Melissa, Amal, Leatta, and Erika met to discuss SMART goals for each

subcommittee to be able to build in advance the Annual Reporto Each subcommittee to look into what this structure would look like for

their respective groupo Communications to provide information how to provide Blog articles and

present to members in January A new board member asked if expectations for representatives and alternates

could be provided for meetings and eventso A letter can be provided to members and alternates from the Chair, if

needed 10-12% of time can go to ICSEW activities, not to exceed 16 hours

per month Jane to find source document and draft initial letter for

discussion board conversation Not in Bylaws or Governor’s Executive Order Possibly include agency sponsors to cover Conference

revenue shortfalls Can be part of “other duties as assigned”

o This letter can be provided annually as well, for those who think they need to take leave to participate

Include as part of initial welcome packet as wello Include a reminder to let Membership know if there is going to be an

absenceo Allow Alternates to attend, even if the Representative is able to attend,

as Alternates can hold positions on the Executive Board and/or subcommittees

o OFM covers “rules coordinator” duties ICSEW needs a mentorship program under ICSEW itself

o This can fall under the Mentorship Subcommitteeo Jane to talk to Ariel about program language if branching into internal

Mentorship What are the rules about placing ICSEW logo collection bins at locations other

than state agencieso Amal will look into this and get back to Public Outreacho Look into EB education on Combined Fund Drive

Each agency has a Combined Fund Drive representativeo Can bins be placed at state agencies where there is an ICSEW

representative? Can a spreadsheet be updated with all agency representation?

o Membership had Valerie update, but unsure of the current locationo Amal to relay to Leatta to ask Andrea provide a summary of budget for

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3:50 – 4:00 Closing Remarks Amal Joury

Thank you to non EB guests for attending

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