Posts made in July, 2019

2019 Legislative Session Ends

Posted by Oregon Support Services Association on Jul 2, 2019 in 2019 Legislative Session, 2019-2021 biennium, Advocacy, featured, Future of Brokerage Services, Legislative Session, SB 274 | 0 comments

The 2019 Oregon Legislative formally adjourned yesterday, in what is called Sine Die. As many have probably followed in the news, the Republican Senators who walked out of session for several days in June returned to work this weekend. Though the environment was rife with unresolved conflict, both chambers put their heads down and passed the agency budget bills and a select few others. SB 274, which would have opened case management services through a Brokerage as an option for people age 14-17, was not on the “select few” list. SB 274 received unanimous support from the policy committee it worked through, and broad support from the Ways and Means committees to which it...