About OSBA

Legislative Policies

The Oregon School Boards Association's primary mission is to serve as the collective voice for all Oregon public school boards. A Legislative Policy Committee, elected by the membership, develops the OSBA legislative policies and priorities.

OSBA 2013 legislative policies and priorities

The legislative policy development process

Legislative Policy Committee members

Duties of Legislative Policy Committee members

2013 OSBA Legislative Policies and Priorities guide advocacy

The 2013 OSBA Legislative Policies and Priorities, written and voted on by OSBA members, guide and inform the positions OSBA staff takes on legislative proposals.

Board members take OSBA’s message to Washington

OSBA Board members met with members of Oregon’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., to discuss education priorities such as Oregon's NCLB waiver, timber payments and federal education cuts.

OSBA Board adopts PERS reform resolution, encourages local boards to adopt resolutions to urge legislative action

Adopt a resolution encouraging the Legislature to enact Senate Bill 754, which would make modifications to the Public Employees Retirement System to mitigate PERS cost increases to school districts.