Washington State Human Rights Commission

The Governor will soon be making appointments to this Council. Interested applicants may submit their applications to the Office of the Governor using the online application at http://www.governor.wa.gov/boards/application/default.asp

All letters of recommendation may be submitted to:
Office of the Governor
c/o Boards & Commissions
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002

If you know of someone who might be interested in being considered for appointment to this Council, please forward this message to them.

The Council shall make recommendations to the Governor on topics including but not limited to:

a) Strategies to help legal permanent residents become naturalized;
b) Acquisition of English language skills integral to the process of becoming citizens;
c) Ways to recognize or transfer the skills, certifications and professional credentials people earn in other countries into Washington’s economy;
d) Strategies that are needed to support the success for naturalization, English language acquisition and recognition or transference of certifications and professional        credentials;
e) Facilitating public-private partnerships for the integration of people seeking to become New Americans into the very fabric of our state, thus creating a more vibrant, prosperous and vital society.

The Governor shall appoint 12 to 15 members to the Council. Council members, who will serve at the Governor's pleasure, shall include representatives from state agencies, the Refugees’ Advisory Council, business and labor, and community and nonprofit organizations. The Council will make initial recommendations to the Governor no later than December 1, 2008. The Council may make any additional interim reports as needed. The Council shall deliver a comprehensive final report including recommendations about the continuation of and tasks for the Council to the Governor no later than October 1, 2009.

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The Governor recently signed Executive Order 8-01 creating the New Americans Policy Council.