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The Look Ahead

Monday, February 8, 2021
The Look Ahead

Monday
1 p.m. | The Senate Finance and Revenue Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Authorizing formation of children's service districts (SB 299).

3:15 p.m. | The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

  • Moving a program that funds pilot projects in architecture, construction trades and engineering for high school juniors and seniors from the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (SB 77). 

5:30 p.m. | The House Wildfire Recovery Committee will hold an informational hearing featuring testimony from the Phoenix-Talent Mealtrain coordinator. 


Tuesday
1 p.m. | The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: 

  • Requiring the Oregon Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts in adoption and implementation of child sexual abuse prevention instructional programs (HB 2828). 
  • Directing the Oregon Department of Education to study safety in career and technical education spaces (HB 2413).
  • Directing the Oregon Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon career and technical student organizations (HB 2414). 
  • Directing the Oregon Department of Education to develop a statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education (HB 2570).

Wednesday
3:15 p.m. | The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: 

  • Appropriating money for the Educator Advancement Council to provide professional learning opportunities related to ethnic studies (SB 227). 
  • Directing the Oregon Department of Education to identify the most effective methods to diversify the educator workforce (SB 232).

The Senate Education Committee will hold a work session on:

  • Updating terminology and funding provisions related to special education programs provided on a local, county or regional basis (SB 53). 
  • Directing the Office of School Facilities to administer a statewide facilities assessment program (SB 55). 

Thursday
1 p.m. | The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: 

  • Requiring each community college and public university to hire a benefits navigator (HB 2835). 

3:15 p.m. | The Senate Finance and Revenue Committee will hold a public hearing on: 

  • Requiring the tax collector to prorate and cancel property taxes imposed on taxable property destroyed or damaged by wildfire during September 2020 (SB 464). 

Items may be added to legislative committee agendas during the week. The Oregon Legislature keeps an updated page of committee agendas. 

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