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This page describes the remote testimony program during the 2020 Session. Current information about remote testimony is
here.
Ask a committee to offer remote testimony
| Open Public Video Remote Testimony - Option #1 | Invited Video Remote Testimony - Option #2 |
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| What is the Deadline for Remote Testimony Requests? | Four (4) full business days before the hearing
Example: A request must be received by the start of business on Monday in order to be timely for a Friday hearing. | Two (2) full business days before the hearing
Example: A request for a Friday hearing must be submitted before the start of business on Wednesday in order to be timely for a Friday hearing. |
| Who May Request that Remote Testimony be Made Available at a Hearing? | Anyone may request that the public be allowed to sign up to use remote testimony at a remote site using the
online form | Anyone may request an individual or small group be invited to testify through remote testimony using the
online form (each testifier must fill out a request using the
online form) |
| Who Is Eligible to Testify Using Remote Testimony at the Committee Hearing? | Only those who sign up for current open public testimony opportunities | Only those individuals included in a remote testimony request that is approved by the Committee Chair |
| What Can I Testify On? | You can testify on the bill or bills made eligible for open public remote testimony | You can testify on the bill or work session topics identified in the request |
| Where do I Testify From? | A Designated Remote Testimony Site (subject to availability)
| A Designated Remote Testimony Site (subject to availability) or individual connection through your computer |
| Technical Requirements | Designated Remote Testimony Site responsibility | - Designated Remote Testimony Site's responsibility if at remote site
- Wired or reliable wireless connection, webcam or built-in videoconference capability and microphone, neutral background, quiet room, good lighting, and a backup speakerphone or headset in the room for audio-only backup.
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I will not be able to make my remote testimony request before the deadline (see above.) What should I do?
Contact committee staff to discuss teleconference as an option (subject to committee Chair approval.)
Questions? Contact
Ariel Kennedy at: (360) 786-7432
Where can I go to testify?
Register to testify at a hearing already scheduled for remote testimony
Wanting to testify before the Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee? Click below for more details on this committee's pilot project.
Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee Pilot Project
Remote Testimony Home