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During each legislative session, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) presents to legislative committees and advises the Oregon Legislature and the Governor on topics of critical concern to Oregon postsecondary education and training. On this page you can find recent HECC presentations, testimony, and documents designed to inform decisions on legislative and budgetary decisions.
During each legislative session and continually, we work closely with many of our partners on the budget and legislative process. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission discusses legislative policy and funding proposals, receives legislative updates, and makes decisions on the agency budget recommendation at public meetings. Public testimony is welcomed at all public meetings of the Commission.
Go to our legislative summaries and budget document page for all current and past legislative summaries from previous sessions. The HECC Legislative Summary provides an overview of a selection of key legislative investments and bills approved during Oregon’s most recent Legislative Session pertaining to postsecondary education and training.
Go to our legislative summaries and budget document page for final copies of the Agency Request Budget, Governor’s Recommended Budget, and Legislative Adopted Budget for recent and past years.
We present to legislative committees on topics of critical concern to Oregon higher education and training. Here you can find links to HECC testimony, presentations, and resources for the most recent legislative session. Please note that we do not link to all partner-led presentations on higher education and training. For all records of legislative hearings, go to the Oregon Legislative Information System. In addition, you can explore recent HECC Research and Policy Reports submitted to the Oregon Legislature here.
HECC Fact Sheets and Resources 2025
Budget Recommendation Resources 2025-2027
Governor's Recommended Budget (GRB) 2025-2027
Governor Kotek released her recommended budget on December 2, 2024.
A short HECC fact sheet on the GRB investments for higher education and treaining is available below.
Agency Request Budget and Letter to the Governor 2025-2027
At its August 13 public meeting, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) approved the postsecondary education and training Agency Request Budget (ARB) amounts for 2025-27. With this approval, the full ARB document was submitted to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) by August 30, an early step in a multi-phased state budget development process.
The HECC also submitted to the Governor's office a letter from Commission Chair Sandy Rowe about the ARB.
Budget recommendations in development were considered at Commission public meetings.
Legislative Testimony or Presentations Fall 2024 (Interim) and 2025 Full Session
2025 Legislative Session Testimony or Presentations
2023-24- Interim Testimony or Presentations, Fall/Winter 2024
December 12, 2024, Update on Oregon Tribal Student Grant, House Interim Committee on Higher Education
December 12, 2024, Update on Future Ready Oregon, House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards
December 11, 2024, Student Demographics Dashboard, Senate Interim Committee on Educaton
December 11, 2024, Report on HECC Modernization Project, Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology
December 10, 2024, Update on Future Ready Oregon, Senate Committee on Labor and Business
September 25, 2024, FAFSA Update, House Interim Committee on Higher Education
September 25, 2024, Credit Transfer and Common Course Numbering, House Interim Committee on Higher Education
September 23, 2024, Update on Student Aid and Oregon Promise, Interim Senate Committee on Education
Legislative Summary – Outcomes 2023 and 2024
HECC Fact Sheets and Resources 2023 and 2024
2024 Session Testimony or Presentations
February 12, 2024, HECC Presentation, Oregon Opportunity Grant and Federal Financial Aid Policy Changes, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Education Subcommittee
February 12, 2024, HECC Presentation, TRU+ PSU Financial Sustainability Funding Recommendations, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Education Subcommittee. See Committee materials here for supplementary material.
February 8, 2023, HECC Testimony on Oregon Promise & Pandemic-Affected Cohorts SB 1551, Senate Committee on Education
February 8, 2203, HECC Testimony on SB 1552 (related to multiple topics), Senate Education Committee
February 8, 2023, HECC Testimony on HB 4164 (related to Sexual Misconduct Survey Council), House Higher Education Committee
February 6, 2024, HECC Testimony on HB 4125 (related to governance), House Higher Education Committee
February 5, 2024, HECC Presentation, Future Ready Oregon Update SB1545 (2022), Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Education Subcommittee
May 30, 2024, HECC Presentation, Impact of Better FAFSA on state financial aid programs, Senate Interim Committee on Education
May 30, 2024, HECC Presentation, Update on Transfer Council, Senate Interim Committee on Education
Budget Recommendation Resources 2023-2025
HECC Presentations to the Joint Ways and Means, Education Subcommittee, 2023.
Agency Slides for April 3-5 (combined PDF). Also view committee link page links below for links to for the agendas, recordings, and all materials.
Agency Slides for April 6-19 (combined PDF). Also view committee link page links below for links to for the agendas, recordings, and all materials.
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