Governor Brown signing bill

Policy Offices

Future Ready Oregon

​Governor Kate Brown launched Future Ready Oregon to provide skill and job training to students and adults, and help to close the gap between the skills that Oregon’s workers have and the skills that Oregon’s growing businesses need.

Future Ready Oregon


Task Force on Oregon Tribal Cultural Items (TCITF)

In November 2017, Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order No. 17-12, establishing the Task Force on Oregon Tribal Cultural Items.  The purpose of the Task Force is to recommend a process for soliciting information from state agencies and other public institutions about items within their possession that are associated with Oregon’s nine federally recognized Indian Tribes.

Task Force on Oregon Tribal Cultural Items


 


 

Child Foster Care Advisory Commission

​This Child Foster Care Advisory Commission is tasked to study legal and policy issues pertaining to the foster care system in Oregon and monitor accountability in the foster care system by measuring outcomes listed on this webpage.

Child Foster Care Advisory Commission


PERS UAL Task Force
Governor Brown has appointed a PERS UAL task force to review and propose options for making up to $5 billion in payments toward the PERS unfunded actuarial liability.

Oregon Resiliency Report

The Oregon Resiliency Report was created by subject-matter experts from government, universities, the private sector, and the general public, and makes recommendations on policy direction to protect lives and keep commerce flowing during and after a Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.

Oregon Resiliency Report


Opioid Epidemic Task Force
The Opioid Epidemic Task Force was convened by Governor Brown during the 2017-2018 legislative interim.  Comprised of legislators, medical experts, treatment specialists and state regulators, the Task Force is aimed at meaningful and immediate policy changes to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic.