2019 Legislative Session Resources
During each legislative session, the HECC presents to legislative committees and advises the Oregon Legislature and the Governor on topics of critical concern to Oregon postsecondary education, working in close collaboration with campus leaders and partners.
2019-21 Legislatively Adopted Budget and Legislative Outcomes
We are pleased to release summary documents to serve as resources to our state and institutional partners on the results of the Legislative Session. The consolidated postsecondary education budget for Oregon includes investments in state funding for state financial aid programs, Oregon’s 17 community colleges and nine Local Workforce Investment Boards, Oregon’s seven public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), and the HECC agency operations. For a high-level overview of the postsecondary education budget, see the Fact Sheet below.
For a longer comprehensive overview of key legislative investments and bills approved during Oregon’s 2019 Legislative Session, including bill descriptions, details on the biennial budget, capital investment information, and historical investment data, see the Legislative Summary.
Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs
Updates and Testimony
May, 2019
- Hunger and Food Insecurity in Oregon Higher Education, House Education Committee, May 20, 2019
- Response to Member Questions, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Education, May 15, 2019
- eTranscripts for Oregon SB 17, Joint Committee on Student Success, May 14, 2019
- Testimony on SB 17 A, Joint Committee on Student Success, May 14, 2019
- Oregon STEM Investment Council, House Education Committee, May 13, 2019
- Oregon GED® Program, House Education Committee and Senate Education Committee, May 13, 2019
- Investment Impact and Options for Oregon Student Aid, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Subcommitee on Education, May 8, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2030 A, Senate Education Committee, May 8, 2019
- Applied Baccalaureate Degrees, House Education Committee, May 6, 2019
- Testimony on SB 3, House Education Committee, May 6, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2871 A, Senate Education Committee, May 6, 2019
- OYCC Presentation on HB 2871 A, Senate Education Committee, May 6, 2019
- Oregon's Investment in Postsecondary Capital, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Capital Construction, May 3, 2019
- GSF Tabular Data Oregon Public Universities, Joint Ways and Means Committee on Capital Construction, May 3, 2019
April, 2019
- Testimony on HB 3280, Senate Education Committee, April 29, 2019
- Testimony on SB 160, House Education Committee, April 29, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2213 A, Senate Education Committee, April 24, 2019
- Testimony for Informational Briefing on Plans to Improve Coverage and Outreach to Veterans in Colleges and Universities, House Veterans and Emergency Preparedness, April 16, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2030-2, House Education Committee, April 3, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2942, House Education Committee, April 3, 2019
- Testimony on SB 800, Senate Education Committee, April 3, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2871-1, House Education Committee, April 1, 2019
- OYCC Presentation, House Education Committee, April 1, 2019
- OYCC Handout, House Education Committee, April 1, 2019
Joint Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Education, March-April, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2809, House Education Committee, March 25, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2941, House Education Committee, March 20, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2976, House Education Committee, March 20, 2019
- Testimony on SB 958, Senate Education Committee, March 20, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2651, House Education Committee, March 18, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2910, House Education Committee, March 13, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2029, House Education Committee, March 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 158 & 159, Senate Education Committee, March 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 794, Senate Education Committee, March 11, 2019
- Letter from Executive Director Cannon to Co-Chairs, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Oregon Promise and Oregon Opportunity Grant, March 11, 2019
February, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2817, House Veterans and Emergency Preparedness, February 26, 2019
- Testimony on HBs 2213 & 2214, House Education Committee, February 25, 2019
- Outcomes-Based Funding for Public Universities, Joint Committee on Student Success on Accountability and Transparency, February 21, 2019
- Education Overview: Higher Education and Workforce Development, Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee, February 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 497, Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2019
- eTranscripts for Oregon SB 17, Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 17, Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 730, Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2019
- Testimony on SB 161, Senate Finance and Revenue Committee, February 5, 2019
- Testimony on HB 2030, House Education Committee, February 4, 2019
January, 2019
- Testimony on SB 459, Senate Finance and Revenue, January 31, 2019
- College Opportunity Grant Tax Credit Auction, Senate Finance and Revenue, January 31, 2019
- Expanding and Improving Oregon's Workforce, Senate Workforce Committee, January 31, 2019
- Testimony on SB 4, Senate Education Committee, January 28, 2019
- Testimony on SB 3, Senate Education Committee, January 28, 2019
- Applied Baccalaureate Degrees presentation, Senate Education Committee, January 28, 2019
- Agency Overview presentation, Senate Education Committee, January 23, 2019
- Agency Overview presentation, House Education Committee, January 23, 2019
December, 2018 Legislative Days
Staff Updates to the Commission
HECC staff regularly update the Commission on legislative activity at its public meetings.