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Public Policy

The Public Policy Committee is charged with reviewing public policy issues and recommending positions to the Board of Directors, and where appropriate, members of the Joint Executive Committees.

Using information from and knowledge about membership values and needs, the Public Policy Committee shall:

1. Propose positions to the Board of Directors that respond to ongoing federal legislative and policy proposals, trends and issues.


2. Identify and propose needed public policy initiatives.



3. Develop policy positions that provide CC boards of trustees with information and support related to the accomplishment of Ends Policies 3 and 4.



4. Collaborate with AACC through the Joint Executive Committees.



5. Review the establishment of partnerships related to public policy between ACCT and other national organizations that advance the mission of CCs.



6. Review the program for the Annual National Legislative Summit.



7. Conduct an evaluation of and make recommendations about its own operations and effectiveness.


PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE

Jean Torgeson, Committee Chair   North Iowa Area Community College, IA

Donna Horgan
  Cecil College, MD

Vernon Jung
  Moraine Park Technical College, WI

Clare Ollayos
  Elgin Community College, IL

Dorothy (Dottie) Smith
  State Center Community College District, CA

Nancy Watkins
  Hillsborough Community College, FL

                  

Associate Members
Robert Brown
                          Louisiana Community & Technical College System, LA
Doyle Burke
                          Maricopa Community College District, AZ
Janet Green
                          Riverside Community College District, CA
Gwendolyn Harris
                          Mercer County Community College, NJ
Rosalie Kettler
                          College of the Mainland, TX
Craig Larson
                          St. Louis Community College, MO
Dave Maguire
                          Spoon River College, IL
Tim Mahoney
                          Austin Community College, TX
Ellen T. Reap
                          Delaware County Community College, PA
Richard Riggs
                          Chemeketa Community College, OR
Anne Williams
                          Washtenaw Community College, MI


ACCT Staff Liaison:  Jee Hang Lee