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2020 Special Session – The View from My Office – Last Update The 2020 Special Session has ended, and I am really not sure why we gathered, or how the actions

over the last few days will help Rural Oregonians struggling to economically survive. I came to this session with hopes that the leadership and the Governor would deal with four pressing issues:

• Fix and fund the unemployment system which is clearly broken. • Ensure stable funding for primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. • Develop liability protection for our schools and municipal organizations that are reopening to

serve the citizens. • Review and update the department budgets in light of the reduced state revenue forecast.

I had also hoped that we would create workgroups to review the myriad of Executive Orders and

begin converting them into actual legislation. I was hoping that the Governor would involve the elected officials in creating a framework for the next period in which we fight this Coronavirus pandemic. Alas, none of that happened.

Instead, the elected officials were simply asked to quickly review and pass a series of bills that the

Governor and the leadership wanted to enact. Frankly, I do not understand why this special session was called since the citizens were prevented from attending, no testimony was taken, and frankly, none of the work focused on the economic challenges of Rural Oregon.

Rural Oregon is struggling under the economic impacts created by the numerous executive orders.

I’m hoping that the Governor will call a Special Session to deal exclusively with the impact from her Executive Orders and the economic devastation caused by the pandemic actions in Rural Oregon. I will continue to encourage the Governor to use the elected legislature rather than her Executive Orders.

OREGON HOUSE DISTRICT 2 JUNE 26TH 2020 SPECIAL SESSION DAY #3

Here is a recap of the legislative actions that were taken. If you would like to discuss any of these please contact my office: HB 4201 Creates the Joint Committee on Transparent Police and Use of Force Reform (on to the Senate)

HB 4203 Chokehold Ban (on to the Senate)

HB 4204 Foreclosures Bill (on to the Senate)

HB 4205 Duty to Report and Intervene (on to the Senate)

HB 4207 Police Discipline Records (on to the Senate)

HB 4208 Tear Gas Ban (on to the Senate)

HB 4212 Omnibus COVID Bill (House) (on to the Senate)

HB 4213 Residential and Commercial Evictions (on to the Senate)

HB 4214 Indian Child Welfare Act (on to the Senate)

HCR 212 Pre-session Filing Deadlines (on to the Senate)

SB 1601 DMV Credentials Immunity, STIF Transportation Change (Passed)

SB 1602 Forestry MOU (Passed)

SB 1603 Broadband (Cell Phone Tax) (Passed)

SB 1604 Law Enforcement Arbitration (Passed)

SB 1605 Out of State Placement and Family First (Passed)

SB 1606 DNR/Hospital Support (Passed)

SB 1607 Small Rural School's Formula (Passed)

SB 5711 Budget Bill (Passed)

SCR 211 Sine Die (Special Session ended at 7:05pm)

See my Representative Leif Facebook page for updates https://www.facebook.com/Leif4Oregon https://www.facebook.com/Leif4Oregon/

Salem meeting arrangements or question… carol.leif@oregonlegislature.gov

Roseburg meeting arrangements, contact… carol.leif@oregonlegislature.gov

Housing, Homelessness, Shelters mike.fieldman@orgonlegislature.gov

Representative Gary Leif rep.garyleif@oregonlegislature.gov gary@garyleif.com

Roseburg Office 514 SE Jackson St. Suite 400 “Backside” P.O. Box 986 Roseburg 97470 Salem Office Room H-386

Committee Assignments & Work Groups House Interim Committee on Water

Ways & Means Transportation and Economic Development & Public Safety Subcommittee

Human Resources Committee - Children Services Homeless Youth, Treatment Court, DHS, CPS, ect.

Governor Re-Entry 2nd Chance Commission