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The Oregon Legislature's Joint Ways and Means Committee has announced Budget Town Halls throughout the state starting this evening in Salem. The schedule for the meeting is below. PLEASE turn up and tell our legislators that we need TAG funding, TAG staff, and TAG training. House Bill
2419 would create a per-student appropriation for TAG. It is very effective to describe your own family's experiences, but you will have to keep your talk short. Supplement it with written testimony if you wish. It would also be great if some PPS parents/staff/officials would turn up at the first meeting tomorrow and explain to the committee that a lack of state support has created many problems in PPS. https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2419 https://droregon.org/town-hall-meetings-will-chance-give-input-state-services/ Legislators Announce Budget-Focused Town Hall Meetings across Oregon (SALEM) – The Oregon Legislative Assembly’s budget-writing Joint Ways and Means Committee will hold a series of public hearings in seven cities across the state beginning February 10. The town hall events will create opportunities for Oregonians to provide input into the 2017-19 biennial state budget, according to Representative Nancy Nathanson (D-Eugene) and Senator Richard Devlin (D-Tualatin), the co-chairs of the committee. On January 19, the co-chairs released an “Existing Resources Framework,” recognizing that existing revenues fall $1.8 billion short of the funding necessary to continue state services at current levels. The entire budget framework and accompanying narrative are available here: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lfo/Documents/2017%20Co-Chair%20Document.pdf. Committee home page: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Committees/JWM/Overview More information from Disability Rights Oregon: https://droregon.org/town-hall-meetings-will-chance-give-input-state-services/ Dates for the town halls: Salem Friday, February 10 5 to 7 p.m. Hearing Room F Oregon State Capitol 900 Court Street NE, Salem Portland Saturday, February 11 Noon to 2 p.m. Main Mall, Amo DeBernardis CC Building PCC, Sylvania campus 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland Hermiston Friday, February 17 5 to 7 p.m. Main Commons Hermiston High School 600 S 1st St, Hermiston Madras Saturday, February 18 1 to 3 p.m. Performing Arts Center Madras High School 390 SE 10th St, Madras Ashland Friday, February 24 5 to 7 p.m. Rogue River Room Southern Oregon University 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland Eugene Saturday, February 25 1 to 3 p.m. Rooms 308-309 Building 17 (The Forum) Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene Tillamook Friday, March 3 6 to 8 p.m. Officer’s Mess Port of Tillamook Bay 6825 Officers Row, Tillamook |
