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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 Commission on Federal Relations.

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 Commission on Federal Relations.
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

Peter E. Sercer, Sr. Committee Chair        Midlands Technical College, SC
Jeffrey A. May                     Joliet Junior College, IL
John W. Sanders                     John A. Logan College, IL
Dottie Smith                         State Center Community College District, CA
Nancy Watkins                    Hillsborough Community College, FL
Fred Whang                         Tacoma Community College, WA

Associate Members
Brian Conley                        Rancho Santiago Community College District, CA
Colton J. Crane                    Central Wyoming College, WY
Chris Daniel                        Lone Star College System, TX
Kenneth G. Goode                    Monroe Community College, NY
Ralph Holm                        College of the Mainland, TX
Barbara D. Oilschlager                College of Lake County, IL
M. Thomas Perkins                    Western Nebraska Community College, NE
Nancy Svoboda                    College of DuPage, IL
Jerry Watson                        Chemeketa Community College, OR
Bobbie R. Webber                    Milwaukee Area Tech College, WI

ACCT Staff Liaison:  Jee Hang Lee