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Run
for OSBA's Legislative Policy Committee.
Become one of 19 representatives nominated
and elected by local boards (school district, ESD, or community
college) from 14
regions (41k  )throughout the state.
Schedule time on your board
meeting agenda to discuss legislative issues and your concerns.
Convey your concerns to OSBA before association policies
and priorities are adopted. Respond to OSBA’s legislative priority survey.
Attend Legislative
Policy Committee meetings. These
meetings are open to all OSBA members. (Check the Calendar
of Events for current schedules and locations.)
Legislative Policy Committee meetings begin with
dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday with adjournment at
about 3 p.m. Prior notice of attendance is not required unless you wish to eat meals with
the committee at your own expense.
Appoint a board member
to monitor the process. Legislative
Policy Committee members represent the local boards in their state Senate districts.
Designate one of your board members to receive regular reports from and give regular
feedback to the Legislative Policy Committee member that
represents your board.
Attend the
OSBA
Spring and
Fall
Regional Meeting in your area. OSBA
officers, directors and staff meet with local board members in locations throughout the
state to discuss legislative issues and pending legislation affecting schools. (Calendar of Events)
Follow legislative
session action closely
by regularly checking OSBA’s Legislative News and Action
(LegNAN) Web Site and reading Legislative Highlights, published weekly by
OSBA during the legislative session.
Attend the OSBA/COSA
Legislative Conference
in Salem in February during legislative session, where legislative issues will be discussed in depth and board members meet with their legislators at the Capitol to discuss pending legislation.
(Calendar of Events)
Respond to legislative
alerts e-mailed to you or
your district and call your legislator when critical legislative issues need your voice
during the legislative session.
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