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The Legislative Message 41

• Leadership Oregon
• January 18, 2007

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OSBA Legislative Team

• Tricia Yates, Director of Legislative Public
  Affairs
• Jim Green, Associate Director of Legislative
  Public Affairs
• David Williams, Legislative Public Affairs
  Specialist

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Agenda

• The Power of Grassroots Action
• Developing OSBAs Legislative Policies
  Priorities
• OSBAs Legislative Priorities 41
• The Ask The Why The Who

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The Power of Grassroots Action

• Lessons Learned Today
• Lessons Learned in November
• Ballot Measures
• Local Bond/Levy Measures

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Lessons Learned in November

• Ballot Measures 41, 45 48 all failed 41 48
  failed in EVERY county in OR
• Nearly half of all school boards opposed ballot
  measures
• Grassroots campaign to protect Oregon
• Passed over 1.3 billion in local bonds/levies

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OSBAs Legislative Policies Priorities

• 2007 OSBA Legislative Policies Priorities
• Legislative Policy Committee Meetings Format
• Spring Regional Meetings Format
• Membership Survey
• Board Action at September Board Meeting

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OSBA Legislative Priorities 41

• K-12 Funding Adequacy
• K-12 Funding Stability
• Structural Tax Reform
• Repeal of Double Majority
• Mandatory Insurance Pooling

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Legislative Priority K-12 Funding Adequacy

• The Ask 2007-09 State School Fund appropriation
  of 6.3 billion
• 6.0 billion SSF 300 million SIF
• Education Coalition Proposal
• The Why Progress toward Adequacy as defined by
  the QEM
• 6.3 billion is 80 of the QEM
• Moderate restoration of recent cuts

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Legislative Priority K-12 Funding Adequacy

• The Who Key Decision Makers
• Governor Ted Kulongoski
• Speaker Merkley President Courtney
• Ways Means Co-Chairs
• Sen. Kurt Schrader
• Rep. Mary Nolan
• Chair of Subcommittee - Rep. Larry Galizio

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Legislative Priority K-12 Funding Stability

• The Ask Create a K-12 funding stability plan
• Dedication of dollars to K-12, exceed EBL
• Biennial Growth Rate to exceed costs
• Adequate Reserve Fund
• The Why Budget Certainty
• Extreme unpredictability in current system
• July 1 deadline for local district budgets

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Legislative PriorityK-12 Funding Stability

• The Who Key Decision Makers
• Governor Ted Kulongoski
• Speaker Jeff Merkley
• Former Speaker Karen Minnis
• Ways Means Co-Chairs
• Sen. Kurt Schrader Rep. Mary Nolan
• Senate House Revenue Comm. Chairs
• Sen. Ryan Deckert Rep. Phil Barnhart

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Legislative PriorityStructural Tax Reform

• The Ask Reform Oregons Tax Code
• Raise additional revenue
• Reduce inherent volatility
• Broad reform vs. many small fixes
• The Why Broader more stable support for
  Oregons schools
• Ballot Measure 5 shift (75/25)
• Volatility of state income tax
• Adequacy of current revenues

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Legislative PriorityStructural Tax Reform

• The Who Key Decision Makers
• Chair of Senate House Revenue Committees
• Sen. Ryan Deckert
• Rep. Phil Barnhart
• Sen. Kurt Schrader
• Sen. Frank Morse
• Sen. Ben Westlund

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Legislative PriorityRepeal of Double Majority

• The Ask Repeal Double Majority Requirement
• Full Repeal vs. Modification
• Modify All May November elections
• The Why Dont penalize schools for disinterested
  electorate
• 22 local questions failed due solely to double
  majority requirement (870 million)
• Unnecessary delay in building projects, often
  increase cost of project

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Legislative PriorityRepeal of Double Majority

• The Who Key Decision Makers
• House Majority Leader, Rep. Dave Hunt
• Sen. Richard Devlin
• Legislators from growth districts districts who
  have recently lost a bond election due to
  double majority

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Legislative ConcernMandatory Statewide
Insurance Pooling

• The Ask Oppose statewide mandatory health
  insurance pooling
• Dont increase costs and reduce choice for local
  school districts
• The Why 65 million cost, statewide
• Eliminates local control of authority over health
  care choices
• Eliminates competition as cost control
• Eliminates cost sharing by employees

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Legislative ConcernMandatory Statewide
Insurance Pooling

• The Who Key Decision Makers
• Governor Ted Kulongoski
• Sen. Ryan Deckert Major Sponsor
• Speaker Jeff Merkley

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Upcoming Event

• COSA/OSBA Legislative Conference
• New format for 2007!
• February 18-19, 2007
• Salem Convention Center
• WE NEED YOUR HELP!

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Questions Answers