Endorsed Legislation

* Oregon State Legislators and Current Session Bills * Oregon Public Universities and Community Colleges * 2025 Oregon State Legislative session Boards and Commissions

HJM 201 with proposed amendments seeking bipartisan compromise. 7+ original republican co-sponsors or their chiefs-of-staff, legislative advisors have given tentative approval to the concessions offered here to progressive values. Seeking feedback from and offering negotiation with moderate and progressive Democrat caucuses in working toward a minimum set of joint stipulations, in the interests of a just peace in Israel/Palestine and local public safety and education. Did not get a hearing and expired in House Rules Committee. Seeking bipartisan sponsors for a similar joint memorial in the 2025 legislative session

* SB1596 - Right to repair, SB1596 Enrolled * Campaign finance reform, not as originally proposed, but as later amended.

We did not necessarily endorse or reject the following bills and resolutions, but provide them here for informational purposes, with our suggested amendments in bold.

Education subcommittee of the JC on Ways and Means
HB4162 “Student Emergency Needs package”. Appropriates $1MM to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of carrying out Oregon's Open Educational Resources (OER) Program. This features a wide variety of open textbooks and resources that community college and university instructors are using to reduce textbook costs in their courses. openoregon.org/resources. C.f. oregon.gov/highered
HB4163 in requires HECC to establish a grant program to expand the scope and community reach of college access and success programs. Oregon Student Association reps support.

HB4125 Analysis study on the impact of Senate Bill

242 (2011) on higher education. Requires the director to analyze specified potential alternative governing models for public universities. -2,

Future Ready Oregon, Future Ready Oregon 2022: Addressing Oregon’s Workforce Demands with an Equity Lens 70MM with 40MM left in 2024. FRO 2023 Annual report, HECC industry consortiums: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology. Despite the emphasis on equity and inclusion, FRO does not serve houseless persons among its dozen “priority populations”, a major wasted opportunity and neglect of the public and legislature's top priority. Need a new “Outdoors” consortium connecting employers and labor in Agriculture, Ranching, Fishing, Timber, providing low barrier seasonal employment to “houseless” “people who live outdoors”. 2022 Bill originated in RJC.
HJR203 Proposes constitutional amendment to voters for next general election.

Article I SECTION 48. Parents in this state have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children

HB4143 Biological sex in sports and bathrooms.
HB4117 Emergency - any citizen may ask Government ethics commission for advisory opinion on public meetings law?

HB4151 Youth Behavioral Health, addressing behavioral health crisis in America and Oregon. Qi Gong, Hatha Yoga, Jaredscribe.com - Lunatic Mental Health * SB1554 Studies access to behavioral health * HB4070 school-based health centers