{"id":4291,"date":"2026-10-21T13:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/?page_id=4291"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:08:18","slug":"legislative-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/legislative-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4291\" class=\"elementor elementor-4291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69fbed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a69fbed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9e986 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b9e986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d58e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d58e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a005db4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a005db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colorado Education<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccba902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccba902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legislative Advocacy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09af81e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-747 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"09af81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c43b50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c43b50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f2afe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0f2afe\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AESA_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-407\" alt=\"Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AESA_logo.png 640w, https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AESA_logo-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970aa88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970aa88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each year, the AESA Federal Relations Committee work together to formalize AESA\u2019s federal legislative agenda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions about AESA\u2019s federal advocacy can be directed to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joan Wade, AESA Executive 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