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July
1, 2005 (35k
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House Approves K-12 School Funding Stability Plan |
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Why OSBA and COSA support Stable Schools Plan |
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Action on Bills Impacting K-12 |
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Senate Approves Budget Reserve Requirements |
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Charter Bill Includes Renewal Amendments; Heads to Senate |
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Mandatory PE: Stage Set for 2017 |
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Vet Diplomas |
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| June
17, 2005 (177k
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K-12 Funding Stability Plan Advances In HB 2450 |
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Senate Committee Approves Formula Changes |
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Bills Expand Rainy Day Fund With New Cap |
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Bill Addresses Portland UGB School Citing |
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Bill Puts Academic Teeth Into “Virtual School” Idea |
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| June
7, 2005 (63k
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Senate
vs. House: K-12 Funding Gap Narrows to $50 Million |
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"Performance"
Supplement Promotion Stalls |
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Stronger
Child Abuse Reporting Bill Heads to House |
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Common
School Fund - Faster Distribution! |
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Bill
"Streamlines" Teacher Resignation Process |
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Dissection
Opt-Out Heads to House |
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| May
20, 2005 (148k
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Bill
Allows All Counties to Share "Extra" Road Funds with
Schools |
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House
Committee Approves $5.145 Billion for K-12 Schools |
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Major
CB Bills Still in the Works |
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Bill
Speeds Up Common School Fund Distributions |
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Senate
Committee Discusses Distribution Formula |
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| May
13, 2005 (34k
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Senate Committee Approves $5.325 Billion For K-12 |
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Revenue Forecast: Good News |
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CIM, CAM Out? |
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Disciplinary Records To Be Released |
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Home Schooler Tax Credit OK’d |
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New Rules Would Impact ESD Business |
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Status Of Bills Impacting K-12 Schools |
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| May
6, 2005 (35k
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Mandatory Insurance Pool Advances |
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Bill Increases Graduation Criteria |
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Dispute Over School Fund Splits Chambers |
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Bills On Collective Bargaining Aired |
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Home School Test 'debits', Tax Credits |
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Bill Addresses Charter Renewal |
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| April
29, 2005 (63k
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Junk Food Ban Morphs Into Wellness Policy Mandate |
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State School Fund Formula: Small Schools, Disabilities Grants May Join SSF |
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‘Driver On Board’ Clears Committee |
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Mandated Statewide Health Insurance Proposal Hearing Set
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ESD Reorganization Bill Progresses |
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Bill Speeds Up Fund Distributions |
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School Leaders Level With Legislators |
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| April
22, 2005 (61k
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Concealed Weapons Ban In Schools Bill Defeated By Senate Committee |
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K-12 Funding Stability Hearing Set |
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Meeting
On School Funding Planned |
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Administrator Contract Bill To House |
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Bill Deposits More Into School Rainy-Day
Fund |
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Substitute Teacher Rights Discussed |
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School Lunch Bill Heads To House |
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State Budget Hearings Conclude |
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| April
15, 2005 (67k
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Expanded Options Program Would Include Financial Liability
Limits |
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Unused Gift Card Value May Boost School Fund |
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PERS Bills Debated |
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Ways And Means Field Hearings On State Budget |
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Diplomas For Vets May Broaden To Include Other Wars |
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| April
8, 2005 (38k
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Chambers
Differ on K-12 Budget by $150 Million |
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Budgets
Could Be "Published" Online |
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Administrator
Contract Restrictions Get Nod |
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OSBA
Members, Others Testify at SSF Hearing |
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ESD
Reorganization Plan Still in Refinement Stage |
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Former
Prostitutes Could Be Teachers |
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| April
1, 2005 (61k
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Governor Ups K-12 Ante To $5.25 Billion
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House Speaker Announces K-12 Funding Stability Plan |
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Next Hearing On State School Fund Set For April 7 |
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Double Majority Repeal Gets Committee Nod |
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DOE Opposes Bus Seat Belts |
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OSBA Opposes Statewide Mandated Junk Food Bans |
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| March
25, 2005 (35k
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Secretary Of State School District, ESD Audits Approved |
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Nutritional Supplement Ban Gets Support |
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Charter Renewal Bill To Get Fine-Tuned By Workgroup
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Bills Step Up Child Abuse Prevention |
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Grants, Donations For Defibrillators |
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State Matching Funds For School Construction Bonds Proposed |
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Bill Increases Pledge Times |
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Partial Repeal Of Double Majority |
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Bill Highlights Safer Routes |
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| March
18, 2005 (65k
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Bill Would Restrict Administrator Contract Offerings |
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School Fund Talks Resume March 29 |
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Home School Bill Removes State Testing, Registration Rules |
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Two Task Force Bills Advance |
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Teacher License Bill To Protect 60-Day Notice |
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OSBA, COSA Oppose Unemployment Benefits For ‘Seasonal’ Staff |
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Bus Reimbursement Changes Eyed To Create ‘Incentives’ |
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On
the Web:
Bill Tracking
Hearing
Schedules
Daily Legislative
Updates
Upcoming
Legislative Events
Advocacy Tools |
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| March
11, 2005 (66k
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PERS Ruling Announced: Something For Everyone? |
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Unused ‘Gift Cards,’ New Fees Could Boost Common School Fund |
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Drivers’ Ed Reimbursement |
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School Fund Formula Change Considered For ‘High Growth’ |
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Cyber Awareness Pilot Approved |
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Mandated
Physical Education Heads to Ways and Means |
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| March
4, 2005 (34k
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Budget Agreement Includes $400 Million More |
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Unfunded K-12 Mandates Could Be Studied |
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Child Abuse: School Employee Reporting Requirements Discussed |
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CIM/CAM Hidden Costs Studied |
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Stricter Rules For Bus Driver Licenses |
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Reserve, Rainy Day Funds Debated; Three Proposals Surface |
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Worms & Frogs Safe From The Scalpel |
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Summer Food |
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| February
25, 2005 (62k
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K-12 Funding Chart: Increase May Be Absorbed By PERS |
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Quarterly Revenue Forecast: Good News |
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QEC Mission May Switch To Financial Review Role |
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ESD Workgroup To Meet Weekly |
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Read Their Remarks Online |
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Advocates Say ‘No More Cuts!’ |
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Kindergarten Bill Advances |
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Bus Driver On Board OK’d |
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Summer Conference On The
Horizon |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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| February
18, 2005 (65k
) |
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Eight Districts Share Historic Impact Of School Fund, Proposed Level |
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More Pre-K Funding Urged |
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Formula Changes Would Help Large And Small Districts |
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ESD Workgroup To Be Named |
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‘Expanded Options’ Program Debated |
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SB 414: Change Formula For All-Day Kindergarten |
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Kevin Cameron Replaces Doyle |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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K-12
Funding Rally Set Feb. 21 |
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| February
11, 2005 (36k
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GSPC
Bill Impact Close to $1 Million |
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State
School Fund Talks Continue |
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President
Releases 2006 Ed Budget |
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PTA
Legislative Summit, Feb. 17 |
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K-12
Funding Rally Set Feb. 21 |
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ESD
Purpose Debated; Time for "Something Significant" |
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Audit
Bill could Give "Blank Check" Power to Secretary of
State |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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| February
4, 2005 (37k
) |
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FRN:
OSBA's Voice Heard on Capitol Hill |
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State
School Fund Talks Set |
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Concealed
Weapons in Schools Debated |
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Funding
and NCLB top NSBA's Legislative Agenda |
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ESD
Mergers, Services, Topics of Committee Discussion |
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K-12
Funding Rally Set Feb. 21 |
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2005 OSBA/COSA Legislative Conference |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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| January
28, 2005 (94k
) |
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Governor: Funding
‘Insufficient’ Due to Shortfall, Revenue Structure |
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K-12
Funding Rally Set Feb. 21 |
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Charter
Schools Thrive But Face Challenges Finding Locations |
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Witt
Sworn In; New Chair Named |
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2005 OSBA/COSA Legislative Conference |
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Small
School, Special Ed Bills |
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Committee
Acts on Three TSPC Bills |
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Correction on
Meeting Times |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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| January
21, 2005 (94k
) |
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Guns
in School Hearing Jan. 28 |
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K-12
Funding Talks Set Soon |
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OSBA
to Education Committee: "You are not a school board" |
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Sign
Up for LegNAN |
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2005 OSBA/COSA Legislative Conference |
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Johnson
Replaces Dukes as Senator |
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Key committees |
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2005 Oregon State
House of Representatives Roster |
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| January
14, 2005 (94k
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2005 Legislature convenes; Governor defends budget |
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LegNAN tracks bills, helps you advocate |
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OSBA’s response to Governor’s address |
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2005 OSBA/COSA Legislative Conference |
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Key committees |
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2005 Oregon State Senate Roster |
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