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Current Legislative and Budget Development Resources

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.

Learn about how to engage in our public policy work.Find details on Higher Education Coordinating Commission public meetings.

Legislative Resources

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.

Current and Upcoming Legislative Session (2025 Session, Interim Fall 2024)

2025 Budget Presentations

Ways and Means Hearings and Public Testimony Opportunities are Coming Up for the Higher Education and Training Budget

One key role of the HECC is to present on the comprehensive funding needs for the postsecondary education and workforce system. These presentations are made to the Joint Ways & Means Education Subcommittee to inform the development of the final 2025-2027 Legislatively Approved Budget (LAB). In addition to presentations, there are opportunities for public testimony on the budget. 

HECC Presentation Materials

The tentative schedule is below and all final dates will be posted on the Subcommittee web page here.

  • HECC Presentations: 
    • March 31 - Introduction to Postsecondary Education and Training in Oregon
    • April 1 - The Funding Landscape for the Consolidated Budget + HECC Agency Budget   
    • April 2 - Prioritizing Affordability   
    • April 3 - Featured Statewide Strategies   
    • April 7 - Oregon's Investment in Institutions: Impact on Oregonians 
    • April 8 - Oregon's Investment in Institutions: Funding Levels  
  • April 9 - Public Testimony (affordability or any topics in HECC budget)
  • April 10 - Workforce Boards + Public Testimony (workforce or any topics in HECC budget)
  • April 14 - Community Colleges (CC) presentations 
  • April 15 - Continued CC presentations + Public Testimony  
  • April 16 - Continued CC presentations + Public Testimony
  • April 17 - Public University presentations
  • April 21 - Continued Public University presentations (Statewide programs focus) + Public Testimony
  • April 22  - Continued Public University presentations (Student support programs focus) + Public Testimony
  • April 23 - OHSU presentation  + HECC Conclusion + Public Testimony

Again, all dates are tentative and the legislative subcommittee web page will have final dates; this page is also where to sign up to testify. The Oregon Legislature has a web page about how to testify here​.

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 training 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 Gov​ernor's office a letter from Commission Chair Sandy Rowe about the ARB.

Budget recommendations in development were considered at Commission public meetings.  

2025 Legislative Session Testimony or Presentations

NOTE: The dates of HECC's 2025 presentation to the Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on Education are listed on this webpage under "Budget Recommendation Resources 2025-2027."​

2023-24- Interim Testimony or Presentations, Fall/Winter 2024

Legislative Outcomes

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.

Budget Documents

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.

Featured Materials from Prior Two Legislative Sessions (2023, 2024)

 

Additional Resources

Oregon Legislature Resources

HECC Resources

 

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