2013 legislative summary by AFT-Oregon

2013

Regular and Special Session Scorecard

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

Contents Introduction........................................................4 Members Serve As Driving Force.......................4 PLAN Legislative Education Day......................... 5 Summary of Major Legislation............................6 2013 Special Session............................................6 Retirement Security ...........................................6 The “Grand Bargain”........................................... 7 K-12 Education..................................................... 7 Higher Education.................................................8 Union Rights...................................................... 10 Legislative Scorecard........................................ 10

AFT-Oregon

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AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

“With all eyes on PERS and revenue this legislative session, it was more important than ever that AFT-Oregon members made their voices heard in Salem. Members know it’s time to reinvest in our schools - but the way to do that is not by attacking the benefits of retired school employees and other seniors. Unfortunately, we were not able to fight off all the attacks on PERS this session, but we were able to stand strong together to prevent deeper cuts from happening. Even though the legislative session has come to a close, we must continue to make our voices heard fighting for the benefits of working people across Oregon.” Louise Currin, former AFT-Oregon Vice-President Political Action

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

Introduction

PLAN Legislative Education Day

AFT-Oregon works each legislative session in Salem to advance the interests of our 12,500 members on hundreds of bills that impact our working lives. AFT-Oregon members reside in every legislative district in Oregon, and are employed in both private and public sectors. They work in early childhood centers, elementary and high schools, community colleges and four-year colleges and institutions, health care clinics and hospitals. AFT members work as classified employees, faculty, instructors, graduate employees, and health care professionals. Together with our affiliates, AFT is the largest affiliate of the Oregon AFL-CIO. Each cycle, legislative priorities are established by AFT-Oregon, based on adopted convention resolutions.

Some 200 AFT members in Oregon attended the PLAN Legislative Education Day at the State Capitol in Salem in March. This was the third lobby day event coordinated under PLAN, the political collaboration of AFT-Oregon and OSEA. First time attendee, Sue Miller, Local 4671 (HCU) said she feared that she would feel intimidated meeting with legislators. Instead she found them friendly and welcoming. “The meetings helped you to see legislators as real people,” she said. Participants came from all corners of the state to advocate for reinvestment in public education and protection for the Public Employees Retirement System, among other issues. Jeff Ewing, a Graduate Teaching Fellow (Sociology) at the UO, and former VP Political Education, Local 3544 (GTFF), shared his frustration over funding From Left: Local 4671 (HCU) members Carol Conner, President, and Linden Becker with Rep. shortages and the effect on members and Ben Unger and members of OSEA, Local 6732. the public education community. “Lack of funding, and rising tuition is used against us. The administration may agree to lower our graduate fees, but then argues that the decrease should count as a salary increase.” Governor Kitzhaber also signed an official proclamation declaring March 4-8, Classified Employees Week in Oregon, in recognition of classified employees working hard at K-12 schools, colleges and universities around the state.

Members Serve as Driving Force AFT-Oregon members roamed the halls of the state capitol this legislative session, meeting with legislators, attending committee hearings, testifying on bills, marching in rallies and attending Legislative Education Day (LED). They volunteered their time to advocate for increased funding for education, to improve the quality of health care and to provide input on proposed legislation that impacts members’ day-to-day lives. Thank you to the following AFT-Oregon members who testified on behalf of members in the 2013 legislative session.

United Academics members Yvonne Braun and Deborah Green testified in support of HB 3342. The bill prohibits public employers from assisting, promoting or deterring union organizing and from using public property to hold meeting with employee or supervisor if purpose of meeting is to assist, promote or deter union organizing. Braun and Green shared the personal experience of faculty who sought AFT representation, and their dismay in learning that the University of Oregon spent public dollars to hire an anti-union law firm to thwart their efforts.

David Rives, AFT-Oregon President Yvonne Braun, United Academics Ed DeGrauw, Local 3922 (PCCFCE) Maurge Delaney, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) Shirlee Geiger, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) Deborah Green, United Academics Frank Goulard, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) Devin Hunter, Local 4671 (HCU) Michele Marden, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) Teri Mills, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) Deborah Olson, United Academics Emily Plec, Local 2278 (WOUFT)

Members call for increased funding for community colleges Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) members Maurge Dulaney and Frank Goulard urged legislators to increase community college funding during a budget hearing at the Capitol. AFT-Oregon was asking for $510-million to fully fund community colleges. Governor Kitzhaber and the co-chairs of the Ways and Means Committee had proposed $428-million. “The cost of university education is beyond what many can afford,” said Dulaney, who is a PCC nursing instructor. “Community colleges are making it possible for students to obtain the Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) members Maurge education needed to practice nursing, and go on Delaney and Frank Goulard testify in committee during the 2013 Legislative Session. for advanced degrees by providing an affordable option.” Dulaney testified that additional funding will help to maintain quality affordable higher education in Oregon. She shared that 44% of nursing students over the age of 30 apply to associate degree programs. “I think of the single parent, struggling to complete course work, juggling their children and home life, and working while attending our program,” said Dulaney. “These brave, tenacious students epitomize what community colleges are all about. These students are driven to succeed, and can do so with a community college degree.”

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

Summary of Major Legislation The following is a summary of major pieces of legislation central to the priorities of AFT-Oregon members.

Retirement Security SB 822 (PERS Reform) applies a new formula to retirees’ cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases. Previously, all retirees received an annual 2% COLA. Under SB 822, retirees will now receive the 2% increase on their first $20,000 of retirement income. At that point, the COLA then gradually decreases: retirees will receive 1.5% on any retirement income between $20,001 and $40,000, 1% on retirement income from $40,001 to $60,000 and 0.25% on all retirement income above $60,000. Frank Goulard, Local 2277 (PCCFFAP) president testified how the COLA would affect AFT-Oregon members. Unfortunately, this bill passed the House and Senate and was signed into law. The COLA was intended to help retirees on a fixed income keep up with inflation and we believe these changes constitute a breach of contract. AFT-Oregon, along with members of the PERS Coalition, are pursuing litigation to overturn SB 822.

2013 Special Session A Special Session of the Oregon Legislature, called by Governor Kitzhaber, convened on September 20, 2013. While the intent was for the session to last only one day, lawmakers considered five pieces of legislation over an extended three day period. Two of the three pieces of legislation considered were to make further cuts to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Unfortunately both PERS bills passed during the Special Session. It is also important to note that through the work AFT-Oregon members did emailing, calling and meeting with their legislators we were able to once again fight back any attacks on so-called “inactive” PERS members. These PERS bills were paired with three other pieces of legislation: a bad tax bill that included a cigarette tax as well as tax cut for the wealthiest Oregonians; a bill that limits local government’s ability regulate genetically modified plants; and a bill appropriating the PERS and revenue funds to Oregon’s schools.

Further Cuts to PERS Cost-of Living (SB 861)

AFT-Oregon: Oppose Status: Signed by the Governor This legislation cut the cost-of-living for current and future PERS retirees to 1.25% on annual benefits up to $60,000 and 0.15% on benefits greater than $60,000. Additionally the bill requires a 0.25% supplement payment to retirees earning less than $20,000.

PERS Fixes Bill (SB 862)

AFT-Oregon: Neutral Status: Signed by the Governor This bill made a few fixes to PERS, including an exclusion for future legislators who are not already members to join PERS and preventing some convicted felons from receiving benefits.

Special Session Revenue Bill (HB 3601)

AFT-Oregon: Opposed Status: Signed by the Governor Our hopes for a real, progressive revenue bill were dashed during legislative negotiations. The bill eventually included a cigarette tax to fund mental health, an adjustment to the senior medical deduction and tax cuts for some wealthy business owners. The tax cuts will effectively cancel almost all of the $189 million that is to be raised.

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

The Grand Bargain The so-called “grand bargain” was a package of two separate bills. One raised revenue, which AFT-Oregon supported. And the other made further cuts to the cost of living adjustment to PERS retirees and cuts to the money match for “inactive” PERS members, which AFT-Oregon strongly opposed. HB 2456, the revenue bill would have raised $200 million, with $100 million going to K-12, $40 million to colleges and universities, and the rest to senior services and mental health services. The revenue bill would have been funded mainly by increasing corporate taxes, increasing personal deductions on income for the wealthy, changing eligibility for senior medical expenses, and raising tobacco taxes. During the process AFT-Oregon President Rives testified in opposition to the PERS bill, highlighting the stories of AFT-Oregon “inactive” members, and submitting written testimony of members’ stories for the Daniel Holder, Danny Ritter, Ashley Bromley and Eric Coker were among record. the Local 6069 (CGE) members to join CAUSA for Immigrant Spring in OrThe revenue bill needed to receive the three-fifths egon on Wednesday, May 1, at the state capitol. Immigrants, labor unions, supermajority to pass, but died in a 15 to 15 vote. businesses, students, members of LGBT communities, women, children, Because the Senate could not pass the revenue package, Latinos, and allies called for driver’s license access for residents. PERS reform was not brought to the floor for a vote. AFT-Oregon opposed the grand-bargain because the cuts to PERS far outweighed the amount raised by taxing corporations and the wealthy. While we agree that Oregon needs more revenue, we do not believe it should come mainly Tuition Equity Law making a from public employees.

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K-12 Education K-12 State School Funding (SB 5519)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor The legislature passed a budget of $6.55 billion. While this is a larger allocation than in years past, it still falls short of the $8.75 billion needed under the Quality Education Model.

Contracting Out (SB 805)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Not voted on this session SB 805 would have changed the laws surrounding contracting out of public sector jobs. This legislation would have required accountability and sound fiscal responsibility before contracting out public sector work. While OSEA and AFTOregon fought to give this legislation a fair hearing, legislators from both parties didn’t allow this bill to come up for a vote. OSEA and AFT-Oregon are commited to reviving this legislation up in future sessions.

Injury Reporting (HB 2585)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 2585 directs the Department of Education to investigate complaints submitted about incidents involving the use of physical restraint or seclusion in schools.

Legislators passed a law in the 2013 session which gives in-state tuition to immigrant students previously charged the out-of-state rate. Governor Kitzhaber signed the Tuition Equity bill into law. AFT-Oregon President David Rives praised the new law and members’ role in its passage. “This will help some of the brightest, hardestworking students in our colleges and universities who have been unnecessarily penalized for circumstances that were beyond their control as young children. AFT-Oregon members have advocated for many years for tuition equity and we are excited to see this finally becoming a reality. This is a great victory in our efforts to offer an affordable, accessible education to all,” said President Rives. “Tuition Equity” grants in-state tuition to students entering the Oregon University System if they attended elementary or secondary schools in the United States for at least five years immediately prior to receiving a high school diploma, graduated from an Oregon high school, and are actively working toward U.S. citizenship. The law took effect in the 2013-2014 school year.

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

Higher Education Community College Support (HB 5019)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor The community college support fund budget was increased from $395 million to $450 million. While the support fund did not get the $510 million recommended by AFT-Oregon and other higher education advocates, $450 million was an increase over both the Governor’s recommended budget and the initial budget of the Co-Chairs of Ways and Means and is a step in the right direction.

Oregon University System (SB 5031)

FROM LEFT: AFT-Oregon members Jaime Rodriguez, Joe Lupro, Bethany Schaffner, and Eric Weyrauch attended a Town Hall meeting with legislators in May to voice their concerns about the need for restored funding for schools.

Lupro to legislators: We have a revenue problem, not a spending problem Joel Lupro, a Local 3922 (PCCFCE) member who works as a property control assistant at PCC Rock Creek, was one of many members to attend town halls with legislators this session. He and members from Locals 111 (PFSP) and 4671 (HCU) turned out for a Hillsboro event with Representatives Ben Unger, Joe Gallegos and House Speaker Tina Kotek. Lupro questioned legislators about finding stable revenue options to fund our schools and community colleges. “I think we have a revenue problem, not a spending problem. So, I asked what happened to the proposed increase in the ‘beer tax,’ since the idea hadn’t been raised in 10 years,” said Lupro. “My son is a freshman at Liberty High School so I’ve seen firsthand the effects of budget cuts including larger class sizes and outdated computer labs. Parents have also been asked to purchase textbooks for classes,” he said. Representatives Unger, Gallegos and Speaker Kotek provided a brief legislative update from Salem and took questions from workers, parents and community members concerned about the future of education in Oregon.

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor The legislature approved an $761.5 million operating budget for OUS, allocating $728 million in general funds that included a $15 million tuition “buy-down” to keep tuition increases to 3.5% for Oregon’s students. This is still lower than the needed amount to restore funding for universities.

Higher Education Coordinating Committee (HB 3120)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 3120 provides the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) authority to establish policy for the Community College and Workforce Development department (removing that authority from the State Board of Education) and gives HECC oversight over the chancellor’s office. This will be particularly beneficial for community colleges, where the opinions of our members and others concerned with education can receive more attention than on the current K-12 state board. The post-secondary system of education will also benefit community colleges and universities by uniting them under a common board. AFT-Oregon strongly supported having two faculty, two students, and one staff with full voting rights on the HECC, but we were not successful in this regard, and these positions will be nonvoting.

Institutional Boards Bill (SB 270)

AFT-Oregon: Neutral Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor SB 270 creates institutional boards for the University of Oregon, Portland State University, and Oregon State University. It also creates a path for the technical and regional universities to create their own boards in the future. AFT-Oregon strongly advocated for voting representation from staff, students and faculty on the board, but met resistance from those opposed to employees and students on boards despite the long tradition of shared governance in higher education. We were able to ensure that each institutional board will have one faculty, one staff, and one student, but the voting rights for staff and faculty positions will be determined by the Governor at the time of appointment for the tenure of each appointee’s term. Deborah Olson from United Academics testified in Salem to highlight our concerns with the legislation. We will continue to work to convince this governor, and all future governors, to give faculty and staff full voting rights on these boards.

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

Achievement Compacts (HB 2417)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Merged into HB 3120, then passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 3120 requires meaningful faculty participation on achievement compact advisory committees in community colleges and universities. Faculty participation in developing these policies is an important step toward ensuring a voice for our members in decisions on their campus, and will help ensure that the accountability goals of the compacts are implemented in a way that benefits students. We were able to amend this bill into the final version of HB 3120.

Adverse Impact (HB 3341/HB3079)

AFT-Oregon: Support Graduate employees, faculty and staff joined students to rally for lower tuition Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor and stable funding for higher education in April. These two pieces of legislation eliminate the prohibition on a public college or university to offer a new program if that program is already offered by a for-profit school. This allows Oregon’s colleges and universities to offer affordable programs to our students.

Oregon Opportunity Act (SJ 1)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor SJ 1, sponsored by State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, gives voters the option to decide whether the state could use bonding to fund student financial aid programs like the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

Tuition Equity (HB 2787)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor The Legislature passed HB 2787, Tuition Equity, granting undocumented youth, who have graduated from an Oregon high school and have been accepted to an Oregon public university, the right to pay in-state tuition. The passage of this bill culminates 10-years of battle by AFT-Oregon members to get this bill passed. It is a tremendous victory for our students and our state.

Staff Ratio Reporting (HB 2152)

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 2152 will standardize annual reporting by the Oregon University System, individual universities, and the community colleges to the Oregon Legislature. These reports will require universities and community colleges to report the ratios of supervisors to non-supervisory employees and administrators to students. These reports will help the state to get a better idea of university costs and provide some baselines for employment groups by campus and system wide.

Pay it Forward Study (HB 3472)

AFT-Oregon: Oppose Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 3472 creates a study committee that will develop a pilot program for “Pay it Forward, Pay it Back,” a system that connects student tuition to an individual long-term payroll tax. Students at public universities and community colleges would pay no tuition when they enroll. In exchange, they would agree to pay a percentage of their income (1.5% for community college, or 3% for a 4-year school) for 20 years to “pay forward” the cost of instruction for the next generation of students. AFT-Oregon has many concerns about this program, and is working with other labor unions and student groups to find

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

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HB 2787: Tuition Equity HB 2585: Injury Reporting HB 2305: Corporate Kicker for Community Colleges HB 2152: Staff Ratio Reporting KeyKey ○ Right Way ● = Voted theVote: WRONG = Voted the Vote: RIGHT Way A = Wrong Absent:Absent A

AFT-Oregon Position Outcome Senate Herman Baertschiger (R-2) Alan Bates (D-3) Lee Beyer (D-6) Brian Boquist (R-12) Ginny Burdick (D-18) Betsy Close (R-8) Peter Courtney (D-11) Richard Devlin (D-19) Jackie Dingfelder (D-23) Chris Edwards (D-7) Ted Ferrioli (R-30) Larry George (R-13) Fred Girod (R-9) Bill Hansell (R-29) Mark Hass (D-14) Betsy Johnson (D-16) Tim Knopp (R-27) Jeff Kruse (R-1) Laurie Monnes Anderson (D-25) Rod Monroe (D-24) Alan Olsen (R-20) Floyd Prozanski (D-4) Arnie Roblan (D-5) Diane Rosenbaum (D-21) Chip Shields (D-22) Bruce Starr (R-15) Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D-17) Chuck Thomsen (R-26) Doug Whitsett (R-28) Jackie Winters (R-10)

HB 2902: Payment Parity for NPs and PAs

2013 Senate Legislative Scorecard

HB 3079: Adverse Impact

HB 3120: Higher Education Coordinating Committee

Each Legislative Session AFT-Oregon advocates for and against bills that address issues important to members’ working lives. These issues are discussed and developed by AFT members at the annual AFT-Oregon Convention. After convention, the Political and Legislative Action Network (PLAN), made up of members from AFT-Oregon and the OSEA, then develop legislative priorities based on these issues. The 2013 Legislative Scorecard reflects the voting record of all 90 legislators on the issues important to AFT-Oregon. A brief description of the bill is included in the scorecard. Although the scorecard gives the voting record on certain bills which received a floor vote, it is not entirely reflective of support by legislators for AFT-Oregon’s Legislative Priorities. Additional variables include measures such as bill sponsorship, readiness and availability to meet with AFT members or legislative staff, and active advocacy on behalf of an issue. These measures are not reflected in the scorecard but are taken into account when assessing performance.

HB 3341: Adverse Impact

2013 Legislative Scorecard

HB 3342: Public Sector Accountability

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Did not pass the Senate This legislation, introduced by Secretary of State Kate Brown would direct designated voter registration agencies to automatically register citizens to vote and automatically update voter registration when a voter moved. Unfortunately, there was a stalemate in the Senate and this legislation did not pass.

HB 3472: Pay It Forward

Voting Rights (HB 3521)

HB 3521: Voting Rights

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 2902, requiring insurers to reimburse Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants at the same rate as physicians when they provide the same mental health or primary care service and bill insurers using the same codes passed the legislature. This upholds an important principle, “equal pay for equal work,” and is a move against the trend of underpaying employees solely based on their job classification.

HB 5019: Community College Support Fund

Payment Parity for NPs and PAs (HB 2902)

HB 5031: Oregon University System Fund

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Passed and signed into law by the Governor HB 3342, the Public Dollars Accountability Act, will keep public employers from spending money to either promote or deter unions in their workplaces, as well as ensuring that our state laws around union organizing are enforced uniformly. This bill is important since many public employers have hired union-busting law firms and consultants to interfere with their employees’ self-determination in organizing efforts. With the help the testimony of Deborah Green and Yvonne Braun of United Academics this bill passed the House and Senate.

SB 5519: K-12 State School Fund

Public Sector Accountability (HB 3342)

SJR1: Oregon Opportunity Act

Union Rights

SB 861: Further Cuts to PERS Costof Living

AFT-Oregon: Support Status: Stalled in Senate Committee HB 2305 would have directed any monies intended for the “kicker” refund to corporations to go to the Community College Support Fund. This measure passed the House by a vote of 46 – 16, but got stuck in the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee and was not brought up for a vote.

HB 3601: Special Session Revenue Bill

Corporate Kicker for Community Colleges (HB 2305)

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Overall AFT-Oregon 2013 Rating

ways to relieve student debt and increase funding for post-secondary education. There are strong doubts about how this scheme would be able to fund our colleges and universities in a time of austerity budgets. We’re also extremely concerned that the state would use this program to justify the continued abdication of its responsibility to prove an affordable and accessible public education.

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AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard

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AFT-Oregon Position Outcome House Bill Kennemer (R-39) Alissa Keny-Guyer (D-46) Betty Komp (D-22) Tina Kotek (D-44) Wayne Krieger (R-1) John Lively (D-12) Greg Matthews (D-50) Caddy McKeown (D-9) Mike McLane (R-55) Nancy Nathanson (D-13) Andy Olson (R-15) Julie Parrish (R-37) Tobias Read (D-27) Jeff Reardon (D-48) Dennis Richardson (R-4) Greg Smith (R-57) Sherrie Sprenger (R-17) Kim Thatcher (R-25) Jim Thompson (R-23) Carolyn Tomei (D-41) Ben Unger (D-29) Jessica Vega Pederson (D-47) Jim Weidner (R-24) Gene Whisnant (R-53) Gail Whitsett (R-56) Jennifer Williamson (D-36) Brad Witt (D-31)

Key ○ Right Vote:  = Voted the WRONG Way ● Wrong Vote:  = Voted the RIGHT Way A = Absent: Absent A

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AFT-Oregon Position Absent: A Outcome House Jules Bailey (D-42) Jeff Barker (D-28) Phil Barnhart (D-11) Brent Barton (D-40) Cliff Bentz (R-60) Vicki Berger (R-20) Deborah Boone (D-32) Peter Buckley (D-5) Kevin Cameron (R-19) Brian Clem (D-21) Jason Conger (R-54) John Davis (R-26) Michael Dembrow (D-45) Margaret Doherty (D-35) Sal Esquivel (R-6) Shemia Fagan (D-51) Lew Frederick (D-43) Tim Freeman (R-2) Joe Gallegos (D-30) Chris Garrett (D-38) Sara Gelser (D-16) Vic Gilliam (R-18) David Gomberg (D-10) Chris Gorsek (D-49) Mitch Greenlick (D-33) Bruce Hanna (R-7) Chris Harker (D-34) Wally Hicks (R-3) Paul Holvey (D-8) Val Hoyle (D-14) John Huffman (R-59) Bob Jenson (R-58) Mark Johnson (R-52)

Right Vote: Wrong Vote:

Key = Voted the WRONG Way = Voted the RIGHT Way Key Absent

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YES Passed ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● A ● ● ○ ● ●

YES Failed

YES Failed ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ●

YES Passed ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ●

● ● A ● ● ● ● ● A A ● ● A ● A A ● ● ● A ● ● ● ● ● A ●

YES Passed

○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ○ A ○ A ○ A ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● A ●

YES Passed

● A ● ● ● ● ● A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A ● ○ ● ● A A ●

YES Passed ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● A ○ ○ ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ○ A ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○

YES Passed

○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ●

YES Passed

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ A ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

NO Passed

○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ○

YES Failed

● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○

YES Failed

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

NO Passed

YES Passed

● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● A ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● A ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○

YES Passed A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ●

YES Passed

● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ A A ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ○ A ○ ○ ● ○

NO Passed

SB 861: Further Cuts to PERS Costof Living

2013 House Legislative Scorecard HB 2152: Staff Ratio Reporting HB 2152: Staff Ratio Reporting

HB 2585: Injury Reporting HB 2585: Injury Reporting

HB 2305: Corporate Kicker for Community Colleges HB 2305: Corporate Kicker for Community Colleges

HB 2787: Tuition Equity HB 2787: Tuition Equity

HB 2902: Payment Parity for NPs and PAs HB 2902: Payment Parity for NPs and PAs

HB 3079: Adverse Impact HB 3079: Adverse Impact

HB 3120: Higher Education Coordinating Committee HB 3120: Higher Education Coordinating Committee

HB 3341: Adverse Impact HB 3341: Adverse Impact

HB 3472: Pay It Forward HB 3472: Pay It Forward

HB 3342: Public Sector Accountability HB 3342: Public Sector Accountability

HB 3521: Voting Rights HB 3521: Voting Rights

HB 5019: Community College Support Fund HB 5019: Community College Support Fund

SB 5519: K-12 State School Fund SB 5519: K-12 State School Fund

HB 5031: Oregon University System Fund HB 5031: Oregon University System Fund

SJR1: Oregon Opportunity Act SJR1: Oregon Opportunity Act

○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ A ● ○ A ● ○ ● ○ ● ○

NO Passed

● ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ A A ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ○ ● A ○ ○ ● ○

NO Passed

HB 3601: Special Session Revenue Bill SB 861: Further Cuts to PERS Costof Living

● ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● A ○ ○ A ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○

NO Passed

93% 87% 88% 88% 50% 63% 80% 80% 36% 93% 38% 50% 81% 88% 27% 94% 93% 40% 81% 81% 88% 25% 88% 94% 81% 40% 75% 13% 93% 81% 47% 79% 50%

Overall AFT-Oregon 2013 Rating

AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard 56% 81% 80% 81% 50% 75% 81% 75% 36% 87% 50% 38% 80% 81% 47% 54% 38% 31% 50% 79% 86% 88% 14% 56% 31% 87% 75%

Overall AFT-Oregon 2013 Rating

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AFT-Oregon 2013 Regular and Special Session Scorecard