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To contact me, please click here: Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov
Friends and Neighbors,
Upcoming Events
Come share your thoughts, questions, and meet fellow community members at my upcoming Community Conversations. I look forward to seeing you there.
Join me online, via Microsoft Teams, Wednesday, April 30th, from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, for a virtual Community Conversation. Please register here to receive a virtual link to join.
Join me in person, on Saturday May 3rd from 1-3 pm, at The Springs at Tanasbourne for a Joint Upcoming Constituent Coffee Hour with Representative Hai Pham, DMD of HD 36 and Representative Nathan Sosa of HD 30. Please RSVP here.
Legislative Updates
This Week's Testimonies and Floor Speeches
Week 14 Bill Updates
Joint Ways and Means Committee Road Show - Community Budget Hearing Schedule
Members of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means will attend six Community Budget Hearings across the state through the end of April to hear directly from Oregonians about their state budget priorities.
- With limited funds, we are going to need to make tough choices about which projects and programs to fund
- These decisions must align with Oregon values and focus on key challenges facing the state
- We believe in listening to people, the importance of public engagement, and being responsive to the public
- These Community Budget Hearings will be our best opportunity to hear directly from Oregonians as we work on the budget
The remaining Community Budget Hearing date, time and sign-up link is below and on the Ways and Means OLIS committee page:
Klamath Falls | Friday, April 25 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Klamath Community College, Building 4 Commons
7390 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Members of the public can register to testify here
Week 14 Committee Snaps
Senate Committee on Energy and Environment
Public Hearings were held on:
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HB 2375 - Relating to wind energy facilities
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HB 3863 - Relating to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
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HB 3874 - Relating to the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility Siting Council over wind energy facilities
Work Sessions were held on:
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HB 2567 - Relating to heat pump program
Senate Committee on Education
Informational Hearings were held on:
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HB 2997 - Relating to higher education
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HB 3040 - Relating to early literacy
Public Hearings were held on:
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HB 2511 - Relating to education workforce data
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HB 3449 - Relating to a pilot program to provide support to foster child students; declaring an emergency
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HB 3025 - Relating to the Oregon Opportunity Grant program
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HB 3027 - Relating to injunctions regarding career school regulatory violations
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HB 3028 - Relating to degree authorization by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission
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HB 3038 - Relating to education
Work Sessions were held on:
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HB 2421 - Relating to direct admissions
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HB 2551 - Relating to security on campus
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HB 3041 - Relating to the Educator Advancement Council; prescribing an effective date
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HB 3063 - Relating to students in hospital educational programs
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education
Public Hearings were held on:
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SB 5525 - Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Week 14 - Oregon State Capitol Visits in the halls and in #S207 (Your Senate District 15 Capitol office)
Out and About in Senate District 15
Town Hall on 4/23 focused on the future...our kids! Thank you Hillsboro Education Association, Hillsboro Classified United, Beaverton Education Association - Official and Forest Grove Educators for hosting tonight's listening session!
Additional Resources
Senate District 15 – Event Calendars
Federal Delegation Links
Education Links
Food and Housing Assistance
Immigration Resources
Remembering Senator Aaron Woods
 It is with great sadness that we learned our friend and colleague, Senator Aaron Woods passed away peacefully last weekend, surrounded by his loving family. He battled his cancer diagnosis right up to the end, always with a positive attitude and warrior mentality. His extensive technology background made him a knowledgeable colleague and made him a partner in the Right to Repair movement. Aaron was a centrist Democrat, fighting for his district from the middle with heart, grit and the skills the Army provided to him. I appreciated that most about him. I will miss my friend. May he be given the restful peace he has earned.
Be good to yourself and each other. ❤
Onward & Upward,
 Senate District 15 lies on Kalapuya land. The Atfalati were the northernmost band of the Kalapuya that lived along the Tualatin River in present day Washington County. Many of the Atfalati descendants are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon today. The Indigenous Peoples of this land experienced a painful history of colonial violence, sickness and removal from their land. The Atfalati are the foundation of Oregon's past and we must honor them well into our future.
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1715
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, S-207, Salem, Oregon 97301
Email: Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/sollman
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