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Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Committee Members
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) Overview
      Alyssa Chatterjee, Early Learning System Director, DELC
      Alicia Gardiner, Child Care Licensing Division Director, DELC
      Dorothy Spence, Interim Early Learning Programs Director, DELC
Education
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Committee Members
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited speakers only
    • Talented and Gifted Education
      Angela Allen, Talented and Gifted Education Specialist, Office of Teaching, Learning and
      Assessment, Educational Program Standards Team, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
      Margaret DeLacy, President, Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted
      Alexa Pearson, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, ODE
    • Update on Ethnic Studies and Holocaust/Genocide Studies
      Amit Kobrowski, Social Science Specialist, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment,
      Standards and Instructional Support, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
      Alexa Pearson, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, ODE
    • Higher Education Funding Trends
      Ben Cannon, Executive Director, Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)
Energy and Environment
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Microplastics in Oregon: a Survey of Waterways
      Celeste Meiffren-Swango, State Director, Environment Oregon
    • From the Ocean to our Kitchen Table: Anthropogenic Particles in the Edible Tissue of U.S. West Coast Seafood Species
      Elise Granek, Professor of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University
Finance and Revenue
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introductions
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Workplan overview
Health Care
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Health Care Workforce Updates
      Gail Krumenauer, Economist, Oregon Employment Department
      Jason Payton, Economist, Oregon Employment Department
      Tao Li, Associate Professor, Oregon State University
      Clare Pierce-Wrobel, Division Director, Health Policy & Analytics; Oregon Health Authority
      Andy Friedman, Executive Director, United We Heal
      Rebecca Hanson, Executive Director, Shirley Ware Education Fund
      Katie Coombes, Executive Director, RISE Partnership
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Nursing Home Ownership Transparency
      Alissa Halperin, Principal Consultant, Halperin Health Policy Solutions
      Nakeshia Knight-Coyle, Director, Office of Aging and People with Disabilities; Oregon Department of Human Services
      Corissa Neufeldt, Safety and Regulatory Deputy Director, Office of Aging and People with Disabilities; Oregon Department of Human Services
      Fred Steele, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Agency Director, Oregon Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Housing and Development
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Housing: Baseline Factors in Oregon
      Michael Wilkerson, ECOnorthwest
    • An Introduction to Homelessness in Oregon
      Annual Statewide Homelessness Estimate
      Megan Bolton, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)
      Mike Savara, OHCS
      Provider Perspective
      Jimmy Jones, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency
Human Services
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Opening Remarks
      Adoption of Committee Rules
      Member Introductions and Discussion of Personal Bills
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Ombuds Offices for Human Services
      Fred Steele, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
      Leslie Sutton, Residential Care Ombudsman, Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
      Alexis Amorelli, Foster Care Ombuds, Governor’s Advocacy Office, Oregon Department of
      Human Services
  • Public Hearing
    • Youth Voices
    • Any current or former youth with experience receiving child welfare services is invited to submit written or verbal testimony to the Committee at this time on any topic they choose. Those who choose to participate may submit written testimony rather than verbal, and written comments will be included in the public record.
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 64 Requires the Department of Human Services to seek a waiver of federal requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance installment payments of the tax credit for dependent care expenses.
    • SB 138 Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse.
    • SB 452 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc.
    • SB 815 Modifies juvenile dependency procedures regarding when the Department of Human Services is recognized as a party in a proceeding.
    • Youth Voices
    • Any current or former youth with experience receiving child welfare services is invited to submit written or verbal testimony to the Committee at this time on any topic they choose. Those who choose to participate may submit written testimony rather than verbal, and written comments will be included in the public record.
  • Work Session
    • Introduction of Committee Measures
Judiciary
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing Room F for the Informational Meeting.
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members and Committee Staff

      Please note: Following the Organizational Meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move from Hearing Room E to Hearing Room F and complete the remainder of the agenda jointly with the House Judiciary Committee.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Overview of the Oregon Judicial Department
      Nancy Cozine, State Court Administrator, Oregon Judicial Department
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Overview of the Department of Corrections
      Presenter TBD, Department of Corrections
    • Criminal Justice Commission Grant Programs
      Ken Sanchagrin, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

      Please note: Following the Informational Meetings, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of its agenda
  • Work Session
    • Possible introduction of Committee Measures
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees are Meeting Jointly in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Overview of the Oregon Public Defense Commission
      Presenters TBD
    • Overview of the Oregon Youth Authority
      Presenters TBD
    • Please note: At 3:45 PM, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of its agenda.
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 166 Changes the term "member" of the Oregon State Bar to the term "licensee" of the Oregon State Bar.
    • SB 168 Modifies evidence required to establish parentage in a probate proceeding.
Labor and Business
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
    • Introduction of Committee Members
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 397 Provides that laws regarding employee entitlements for recovery of unpaid wages and penalties do not apply to wages and penalties lost as a result of an employer's time-rounding policies that comply with federal rounding standards.
    • SB 463 Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to submit by August 30 of each even-numbered year a report to the Legislative Assembly concerning the soundness of the state's Insurance Fund.
    • SB 859 Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to compromise or adjust certain debts and overpayments relating to the paid family and medical leave program.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • SB 69 Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to laws concerning job-protected leave from work.
      Josh Nasbe, Legislative Director, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)
      Karen Madden Humelbaugh, Paid Leave Oregon Division Director, Oregon Employment Department
    • SB 858 Requires the Director of the Employment Department to conduct periodic assessments to determine the solvency of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund.
      Karen Madden Humelbaugh, Paid Leave Oregon Division Director, Oregon Employment Department
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
    • Note change: updated public hearings and invited speakers
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 423 Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study matters relating to penalties for violating requirements to accept cash as currency in places of public accommodation.
    • SB 425 Prohibits a merchant from charging or collecting a fee for a person's use of a credit card or debit card in payment for goods or services if the merchant does not accept payment for the goods or services in cash.
    • SB 430 Specifies disclosures that a retail seller must make to a retail buyer for a transaction in goods or services that concludes online by means of a website or other electronic method.
    • SB 849 Changes the application of moneys in the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund.
    • SB 851 Modifies provisions relating to the Public Employees Retirement System.
    • SB 852 Modifies certain post-retirement death benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Natural Resources and Wildfire
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Farm and Forest Land Loss in Oregon
      Hilary Foote, Farm/Forest Specialist, Department of Land Conservation and Development
      Jim Johnson, Working Lands Policy Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon
      TBA, Oregon Farm Bureau
    • Overview of Committee Member Bills
Rules
01/22/2025 1:00 PM , HR C - No Meeting Scheduled
Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
    • Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs: Agency Overview and Updates
      Nakeia Daniels, Dr., Director, Oregon Department of Veteran's Affairs
    • Oregon Department of Emergency Management: Agency Overview
      Patence Winningham, Deputy Director, Oregon Department of Emergency Management
    • Oregon State Fire Marshal: Office Overview and Updates
      Travis Medema, Chief Deputy, Oregon State Fire Marshal
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction Of Committee Measures
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Vietnam Memorial Update
      Steve Bates, President, Vietnam War Memorial Fund
    • Oregon Military Department: Agency Overview and Update
      Jenifer Pardy, Brigadier General, Chief of Joint Staff, Oregon National Guard
    • Critical Response Group
      Presenter TBA
    • Oregon State Police and Disaster Response
      Presenter TBA
    • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: J.H. Baxter Plant: Eugene, Oregon
      Keith Anderson, Western Region Administrator
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction Of Committee Measures
House
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2167 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Oregon State University for veterinary programs.
    • HB 2166 Requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report on the economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than December 31, 2026.
    • HB 2164 Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture for purposes related to a program of state inspection for the processing and sale of meat products from nonamenable species.
    • HB 2168 Instructs the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a program for providing assistance to households that rely on wells for drinking water or on septic systems for wastewater treatment.
    • HB 3131 Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, out of the General Fund, for deposit in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Behavioral Health and Health Care
    • Please note: This meeting is scheduled from 3:00-6:30 pm
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Committee Members
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Introduction to Medicaid and Coordinated Care Organizations
      Emma Sandoe, Medicaid Director, Oregon Health Authority
      Samantha Shepherd, Executive Director, CCO Oregon
      Beth Spinning, Chief Operating Officer, Health Share of Oregon
      Erin Fair Taylor, Vice President of Medicaid Programs, PacificSource Community Solutions
      Jill Archer, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health, Care Oregon
      Josh Balloch, Vice President of Health Policy and Communications, AllCare Health
    • Introduction to Behavioral Health
      Ebony Clarke, Behavioral Health Director, Oregon Health Authority
      Cherryl Ramirez, Executive Director, Association of Oregon Community Mental Health
      Programs
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Introduction to Health Insurance
      Jesse O’Brien, Policy Manager, Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Numi Lee Griffith, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Rick Blackwell, PacificSource
      Mary Anne Cooper, Cambia Health Plan
      Fawn Barrie, Moda Health
Climate, Energy, and Environment
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Introduction to the Oregon Department of Energy and related topics
      Janine Benner, Director, Oregon Department of Energy
      Christy Splitt, Government Relations Coordinator, Oregon Department of Energy
    • Introduction to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and related topics
      Matthew Davis, Policy and External Affairs Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Introduction to the Oregon Public Utility Commission and related topics
      Oregon Public Utility Commission
Commerce and Consumer Protection
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Andrew Stolfi, Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Alana Cox, Administrator, Building Codes Division, DCBS
      TK Keen, Administrator, Division of Financial Regulation, DCBS
      Jesse O’Brien, Policy Manager, Division of Financial Regulation, DCBS
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Early Childhood and Human Services
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Opening Remarks
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Department of Early Learning and Care
      Alyssa Chatterjee, Early Learning System Director, Department of Early Learning and Care
      Alicia Gardiner, Director, Child Care Licensing Division, DELC
      Dorothy Spence, Director, Interim Early Learning Programs, DELC
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Human Services
      Fariborz Pakseresht, Director, Oregon Department of Human Services
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  • Organizational Meeting
    • (8:00-8:20 am) Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • (8:20-9:20 am) Overview of Business Oregon
      Sophorn Cheang, Director, Business Oregon
      Chris Cummings, Deputy Director, Business Oregon
  • Public Hearing
    • (9:20-9:30 am) Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
Education
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Members
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Agency Director Introductions
      Charlene Williams, PhD, Director, Oregon Department of Education
      Melissa Goff, Interim Director, Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
      Karen Perez, PhD, Director, Educator Advancement Council
      Jennifer Scurlock, Chair, State Board of Education
      Alyssa Chatterjee, Executive Director, Department of Early Learning and Care
      Sejal Hathi, MD, Director, Oregon Health Authority
Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
    • Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon State Fire Marshal
      Mariana Ruiz-Temple, State Fire Marshal
    • Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)
      Kyle Williams, Deputy Director of Fire Operations
      Chris Cline, ODF Protection Division Chief
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Emergency Management
      Erin McMahon, Director
    • Oregon Department of Human Services - Office of Resiliency and Emergency Management
      Ed Flick, Director
    • Office of the Governor
      Jonna Papaefthimiou, State Resilience Officer
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Higher Education and Workforce Development
    • Please note: the meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM.
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Committee Members
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited speakers only
    • Higher Education System Overview
      Ben Cannon, Executive Director, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
      John Wykoff, Deputy Director, Oregon Community College Association
      Kelly Ryan, President, Eastern Oregon University; Oregon Council of Presidents
      Robin H. Holmes-Sullivan, President, Lewis & Clark College; Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities
Housing and Homelessness
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Housing Market Economic Updates
      Lorelei Juntunen, President and CEO, ECOnorthwest
      Michael Wilkerson, PhD, Partner and Director of Economic Research, ECOnorthwest
Judiciary
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing
      Room F for the Informational Meeting.
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members and Committee Staff

      Please note: Following the Organizational Meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move from
      Hearing Room E to Hearing Room F and complete the remainder of the agenda jointly with the
      House Judiciary Committee.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Overview of the Oregon Judicial Department
      Nancy Cozine, State Court Administrator, Oregon Judicial Department
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing
      Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Overview of the Department of Corrections
      Presenter TBD, Department of Corrections
    • Criminal Justice Commission Grant Programs
      Ken Sanchagrin, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
    • Please note: Following the Informational Meetings, the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F and the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E to complete the remainder of its agenda.
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly for the Informational Meeting in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Update from the Oregon Public Defense Commission
      Presenter TBD, Oregon Public Defense Commission
    • Overview of the Oregon Youth Authority
      Joe O’Leary, Director, Oregon Youth Authority
    • Note: Following the Informational Meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of their agendas.
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2464 Makes nonsubstantive and technical changes in Oregon law.
Labor and Workplace Standards
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Agency Overview and Legislative Session Priorities
      Oregon Employment Department
      David Gerstenfeld, Director, Oregon Employment Department

      Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Andrew Stolfi, Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services

      Bureau of Labor and Industries
      Josh Nasbe, Legislative Director, Bureau of Labor and Industries

      Construction Contractors Board
      Chris Huntington, Administrator, Construction Contractor Board

      Employment Relations Board
      Adam Rhynard, Chair, Employment Relations Board
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Revenue
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introductions
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Work Plan overview
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2073 Makes technical changes in Oregon tax statutes.
    • HB 2084 Requires public contractors to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance as a condition of the execution of a public contract.

    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Rules
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
    • Member and Staff Introductions
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Joint
Transportation
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Advanced Clean Trucks
      Leah Feldon, Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
      Rachel Sakata, Transportation Strategies Section Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental
      Quality
      Jana Jarvis, Oregon Trucking Associations
      Sean Waters, Daimler
      Jordan Pape, Pape Kenworth
      Sharla Moffett, Oregon Business & Industry
      Brett Morgan, Climate Solutions
      Jasna Tomic, CalStart
      Hannah Steinweg, Rivian
      Tom Holt, Oregon Tow Truck Association
    • Review of Survey Results and Report-Out Information for the Three Transportation Work
      Groups
      Sen. Gorsek and Rep. McLain
      Kathryn Jones, Leadership Transportation Advisor
      Patrick Brennan, LPRO Analyst
    • Note change: Presenters have been updated.