ACCT

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