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SB 454 Action Alert
SB 454-A Action Alert Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Mandate (House of Representatives) May 20, 2015 Senate Bill 454-A mandates that all Oregon businesses with 6 or more employees provide 40 hours per year of paid sick leave. Businesses with 5 employees or less are mandated to provide at least 40 hours per year of…
Read MoreLegislative Priorities of 2015 5/4/2015
Legislative Priorities of 2015 (Revised 5/4) The 2015 OSCC Legislative Agenda represents the legislative priorities of the Main Street business community as represented by the 66 local Chambers of Commerce represented by the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce. The OSCC is organized to support business growth, job growth and income growth in each of our…
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Read MoreOSCC Member Report – 4/27
OSCC Member Report on House Bills – April 27 Review of past week (April 27 – May 1): It was a slow week in the capitol. Many committees were cancelled as legislators spent several additional hours in floor session voting on a backlog of legislation. The legislature did not meet on Friday. The House passed…
Read MoreOSCC Member Report 4-13-2015
OSCC Member Report – April 13, 2015 What’s Ahead This Week: The next 10 days, without a doubt, are the busiest of the session. April 10th (Friday) was the first major deadline of the 2015 session. All bills needed to be posted for a committee vote by midnight on Friday in order to…
Read More2015 Legislative Priorities Rev. 3/31/2015
2015 Legislative Priorities (Revised 3/31) The 2015 OSCC Legislative Agenda represents the legislative priorities of the Main Street business community as represented by the 66 local Chambers of Commerce represented by the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce. The OSCC is organized to support business growth, job growth and income growth in each…
Read MoreOSCC Member Report 3/30 – Oregon House Bills 2015
OSCC Member Legislative Report – March 30, 2015 Review of past week (March 23-27): HB 3025 got a very significant hearing this week in House Business Committee. The bill makes it illegal to inquire about a job applicant’s criminal history until after a conditional job offer has been made. The bill makes convicted…
Read MoreOSCC Member Report 3/23 – Oregon House Bills 2015
OSCC Member Report – March 23 Review of past week (March 16-20): HB 2077 – a bill to mandate corporate tax disclosure to the Secretary of State – had a second public hearing in the House Revenue Committee on Tuesday. This bill is an initiative of the government employee unions and seeks…
Read MoreCCC News – President Joanne Truesdell
To the Community: This year started with increased awareness of the important role community colleges play in providing increased opportunity and a pipeline to economic stability for our state and nation. Both the president of the United States and the Oregon Legislature are proposing plans to increase the affordability of community colleges. Whether these proposals…
Read MoreVolleyball Coach to Retire After 32 Seasons at CCC
Volleyball Coach to Retire Longtime volleyball coach Kathie Woods has announced her retirement from coaching at the end of the school year. Woods has been the head coach at Clackamas Community College since the 1983-84 season. “Coaching volleyball at Clackamas has been the most fun and rewarding profession in the world to me,” Woods said.…
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