Friends & Neighbors,

September has been quite the eventful month! I have been able to visit with businesses in the district, go to many events within our community and was in Salem for a few days during legislative days. I left Salem very inspired and ready to continue the great work that we were able to accomplish in the 2017 legislative session. 

Committee & Commission Work

I am assigned to:

• House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development
• House Committee on Education
• StemX Policy Fellowship
• CSG Western Legislative Academy Alternate
• Drug & Alcohol Policy Commission

Legislative Days – Sept. 17-19

Legislative Days are a great opportunity to join my colleagues in Salem and discuss future legislation that we want to propose, and more importantly it allows us to reflect on legislation that was passed and see if it is working the way we intended. The next legislative days will be November 13-15. 

Higher Education & Workforce Development

• Higher Education Coordinating Commission
• Chief Education Office
• Oregon Employment Department
• Oregon Workforce Partnership

Education

• ESSA Update
• Oregon Department of Education Assessment
• Class Size Testimony
• Class Size Policy Brief
• Class Size Research
• Bill Recap

Upcoming Events:

• October 14 - 9:15-10:45am - AAUW Speaking Event w/ Rep Susan McLain – Pacific University’s Health Professional Building - 222 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
• October 28 – 9:30-11:00am - Listening Session – Alma Gardens Community Room - 6300 NE Cherry Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124
• October 28 - 10:00-2:00pm - HPD Drug Take Back - Hillsboro Police Department - 250 SE 10th Av, Hillsboro, OR 97123
• November 16 – 6:00-7:30pm – Listening Session - Jessie Mays Community Center - 30975 NW Hillcrest St, North Plains, OR 97133

Get Involved:

• 350 Washington County Climate Essay contest
• Volunteer with the City of Hillsboro
• Volunteer with the Parks & Recreation Department

September was exciting and as we move through October and get closer to policy deadlines I have been working hard to make sure that the pieces of legislation I bring forward are going to be meaningful and have a path towards success. If you have an event that you would like me to attend or a policy idea that you would like explored, please reach out to: rep.janeensollman@oregonlegislature.gov. Thanks again for following along on this journey and I hope to see you at a listening session near you soon!

Onward & Upward,

Capitol Phone: 503-986-1430
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-487, Salem, Oregon 97301
Email: Rep.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/sollman