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The partnership, at the request of Governor Kotek, opened funding for projects that will serve youth, meet the greatest needs, and are geographically diverse.
Oregon CHIPS Act investments set to leverage more than $36 billion in private investment and approximately $2 billion in federal CHIPS and Science Act Investment in Oregon.
The updated order came after data showed that the state exceeded all three goals set out in the homelessness state of emergency Governor Kotek issued during her first year in office.
The statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library means that the state will work toward its goal to make books from the program available to all children ages 0-5 in every Oregon county.
The Governor kept her commitment and proposed a boost to current service level for the State School Fund so the state can be a stronger, more accurate and predictable funder of K-12 public education across Oregon.
Governor Kotek co-convened a Summer and After School Learning Summit sponsored by the Oregon Community Foundation and Gray Family Foundation.
After advocating for additional funding in 2023, the agency eliminated their long-standing back log in less than one year.
In the Governor's recommended budget, she stayed focused on bold, urgent action on issues of top concern for Oregonians: housing and homelessness, behavioral health, and education, a direct reflection of the Governor's continued and steadfast commitment to making progress on Oregonians’ priorities.
In response to Oregon’s crisis of fentanyl overdoses, the Governor directed the Oregon State Police to launch Fentanyl Strategic Enforcement and Disruption strategies statewide. Her 2025-2027 recommended budget expands on these efforts.
In 2019, Oregon was the first in the nation to report its survey findings of Tribal cultural items, but the task force’s work had been paused since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kotek's executive order reinvigorates this critical work.
The tri-government fentanyl emergency declarations directed the city, county, and state to commit available resources to a unified response within the Portland Central City, activating a command center where a team of over 50 city, county, and state employees coordinated strategies and response efforts.
The Emergency Housing Stabilization and Production Package provided a $376 million state investment in addressing the housing crisis, and created a menu of tools to help increase housing production across the state.
House Bill 4082 provided $30 million in state funding for summer learning in 2024 and created a workgroup to develop recommendations for sustainable long-term funding for summer learning in the future.
The Governor's homelessness initiative is projected to rehouse and shelter thousands of Oregonians, while preventing thousands more from becoming homeless in the first place.
The Governor's Office and OHA published a treatment capacity dashboard with a projected goal of adding 465 beds by December 2026.
Governor Kotek appointed Dr. Nakeia Daniels as Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA), Ivan Gall as Director to the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) and Sara O'Brien as Director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB).
Governor Tina Kotek signed a proclamation declaring the month of September 2024 as Attendance Awareness Month.
Governor Kotek fulfilled her commitment to visit with all nine federally recognized Tribal nations in 2024, deepening government-to-government partnerships with Tribal nations representing the peoples who have inhabited Oregon since time immemorial.
Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a federal major disaster declaration to provide relief to the rural Oregon communities who weathered an unprecedented, destructive wildfire season.
Governor Kotek released a statement following President Joe Biden’s presidential apology for the Indian Boarding School era.
Governor Tina Kotek reconvened the annual Governor's Marketplace for the first time since 2019, bringing information about public contracting opportunities and business resources to Oregonians across the state.
The Governor’s top legislative priority in 2024, Senate Bill 1537, created the HAPO as a key tool for meeting the Governor’s housing production goals.
The prior supply had an expiration date of September 2025, and OHSU's new supply has an expiration date of September 2028.
The Tribal Consultation Task Force is focused on improving nation-to-nation consultation and coordination processes.
The Governor used her constitutional authority to call a special session of the Oregon Legislature for lawmakers to appropriate funds to pay the firefighters, local fire services, and vendors who responded when Oregon called.
Regional coordinators represent the Governor in the field, work with advisory committees and teams to ensure effective state government support to local partners, serving as a conduit between the Governor and local communities.
The Advisory Committees determine regional priorities for community and economic development, identify resources and funding, and utilize their local connections to advance regional efforts.
Governor Kotek, Senator Wyden, and Daimler Truck North America President and CEO John O’Leary co-convened the Clean Tech Manufacturing Task Force to advance Oregon’s transition to a clean energy economy.
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Oregon will use the $197 million federal grant to implement the measures identified in Oregon’s Priority Climate Action Plan.
The fourth and final WGA workshop explored both natural and technological strategies for carbon reduction, utilization, and storage.
The Governor directed state agencies to chart Oregon's path forward to restore healthy and abundant salmon and steelhead fisheries in the Columbia and Snake rivers.
The Governor convened the Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit, where state agencies and Tribes met to discuss mutual challenges, successes, and goals.
Secured $155 million early the legislative sessions to fund an emergency package to prevent homelessness, expand shelter capacity, and rehouse people experiencing homelessness.
Governor Kotek worked with the Legislature to secure increased funding for early literacy and improve how we teach kids how to read and write - ensuring educators, parents, caregivers, sovereign Tribal nations, and communities have what they need to support our students by passing and signing House Bill 3198.
Signed Senate Bill 4 to bring new state investments into semiconductorresearch and manufacturing to make Oregon competitive for federal resources from the federal the CHIPS and Science Act. Business Oregon led an expedited process to start isuse contracts this month.
Secured $650 million to preserve and build more affordable housing statewide.
$200 million will add capacity for detox and substance use disorder residential treatment facilities, provide incentives to stabilize and support the behavioral health workforce, and increase community services for individuals who are likely to end up in the Oregon State Hospital.
Governor Kotek established the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council in May in order to develop recommendations to raise the bar on elementary educator preparation for reading and writing instruction.
This new program has provided benefits to tens of thousands of Oregonians, allowing them to take paid time off from work to care for themselves or loved ones dealing with serious health concerns, to bond with a new child, or to address the impacts of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking.
Used $1 million from the Governor's Strategic Reserve Fund to support an expansion of the Clean Start program that employs individuals who recently experienced homelessness to clean up trash in Portland, combined with $1.5 million from Multnomah County.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) was awarded $600 million from the Mega Grant Program for the replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge.
And hired Oregon's first Director of Tribal Affairs.
Homelessness Emergency funding package signed March 29, contracts distributed to emergency areas April 10, and executed contracted returned on April 28.
ODE Director Charlene Williams, OHA Director Sejal Hathi, OSP Superintendent Casey Codding, DPSST Director Phil Castle, OEM Director Erin McMahon, TAG Alan Gronwald, DOC Director Mike Reese, DOA Director Lisa Charpilloz Hanson, Oregon Lottery Director Mike Wells.
Governor Kotek championed and signed SB 1043, which required hospitals, sobering facilities, and detox facilities to provide two doses of opioid overdose reversal medication and necessary medical supplies to administer medication to specified patients upon discharge or release.
Governor Kotek worked with the Legislature to continue funding the Oregon Tribal Student Grant. This grant program is expected to pay for most or all public undergraduate college-related expenses for students from Oregon's nine federally recognized sovereign Tribal nations.
The Governor's Constituent Services team completed 9,205 constituent contacts by supplying them with more information or providing agency referrals. (current as of 12/19/23)
Governor Kotek's leadership was instrumental in the Legislature's approval of a $100 million increase to the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG), bringing the funding to $308 million. With the added funding, the Higher Education Coordinating Commissions is increasing awards to up to 75 percent of average tuition for the lowest income Oregonians.
Directed the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), with new funding from the Legislature, to expand the capacity to train new officers to meet workforce challenges across the state.
The Legislature funded Governor Kotek's nearly $5 million request to support education service districts (ESDs) in providing rural and small school technical assistance support and reducing administrative burden for these districts.
Oregon is being awarded $156.7 million to expand broadband infrastructure across the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund.
Issued new remissions orders forgiving unpaid traffic fines and fees to include over 10,000 individuals who were inadvertently omitted in the previous 2022 remissions orders.
The Six Sovereigns - who joined together to develop the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative - formed a partnership with the Biden Administration as an integral step in the work to prevent salmon extinction and restore salmon to healthy and abundant levels.
In response to the growing role that generative artificial intelligence is playing in society, Governor Kotek announced the formation of the Oregon State Government AI Advisory Council to develop recommendations for its utilization across state government.
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