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Neighborhood PartnershipsAdvocacy 101 Training

How an Idea Becomes a Law

Senate• 30 members• 4-year terms

House • 60 members• 2-year terms

Convenes annually in February • Sessions may not exceed 160 days in odd-numbered years & 35

days in even-numbered years.

The Oregon Legislature

The Players

Great idea! I will sponsor that!

Legislative Counsel, draft this idea into proper legal language

• Bill #

• First reading

• Speaker/Senate President refers bill to a committee. The bill is now public.

Committee• Reviews bill

• Public hearings

• Work sessions

(when the committee votes)

Any amendments to the bill are printed and the bill may be reprinted to include the amendments (engrossed bill)

The Committees SenateBusiness and TransportationEducationEnvironment and Natural ResourcesFinance and RevenueHealth CareHuman Services and Early ChildhoodJudiciaryRulesVeterans and Emergency PreparednessWorkforce

HouseAgriculture and Natural ResourcesBusiness and LaborConductConsumer Protection and Government EffectivenessEducationEnergy and EnvironmentHealth CareHigher Education, Innovation, and Workforce DevelopmentHuman Services and HousingJudiciaryRevenueRulesRural Communities, Land Use and WaterTransportation and Economic DevelopmentVeterans and Emergency Preparedness

Committee ChairsDetermine which bills, that are referred to their committee, are heard

Public Hearing What we have been waiting for

Work Session

Aye Aye

Aye Aye

Aye

Aye

Aye

• Second Reading

• Third Reading

Final recitation before vote

The body debates the measure

To pass, the bill must receive aye votes of a majority of members (31 in the House, 16 in the Senate)

Bill may not be amended on the floor

• If the bill is passed by a majority of the House members, it is sent to the Senate (and vice versa)

Revenue bills must pass with a 3/5ths majority

• If the bill is passed in the second chamber without changes, it is sent back to the originating chamber for enrolling

• If the bill is amended by even one word, it must be sent back to the originating body for concurrence.

• If chamber does not concur with amendments, presiding officers of each body appoint a conference committee to resolve the differences between the two versions of the bill

Signatures• Speaker of the House• Senate President• Chief Clerk of the House or Secretary of

the Senate, depending on where the bill originated

Governor• If chooses to sign, becomes law on

the prescribed effective date• May allow bill to become law without

his/her signature• May decide to veto the bill

In session – 5 days to vetoSine Die – 30 days, but a 5 day notice of possible veto must be given

The Governor’s veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both houses.

Effective Date

January 1 after session unless:

•Emergency clauseeffective on a prescribed date

•Revenue bills: may not have an effective date sooner than 91 days (The constitution ensures the people have 90 days to refer a tax measure to the ballot)

The Budget•Governor’s Proposed Budget

•Ways and Means Subcommittees

•Ways and Means Co-Chairs

OLIS

How do we approach legislative conversations?

We need to change the terrain on which We need to change the terrain on which discussions about our issues occurdiscussions about our issues occur

More of our brain is dedicated to eyesight than anything else…

The gray tiles she’s moving are actually the same color.

Yet we’re still prone to visual errors. So, what other things do our brains

get wrong?

These squares that are actually moving at the same steady speed

Who’s to blame?

Youth at Home Disobeys Warnings:Knocked out in storm-related accident

Girl at Home Injured during Storm:Home had been cited for building code violations

Teen hurt in freak storm:“I was terrified.”

Questions we need to answer(quickly):Why does it matter? What is the problem?Who is responsible?What and when should it be done?

Oregonians are coming together to build a brighter future for ourselves and our children. We have big plans and have set goals to enhance our educational system, build a stronger economy, and create communities that allow us to be healthy and sustain the natural beauty that surrounds us. Achieving these important goals depends on creating housing opportunities for all of our residents. We must ensure affordability, balance, and choice in our housing market. Everyone needs access to housing that they can afford while still meeting other needs, located near work and educational opportunities, in locations that allow them to pursue their dreams and give back to their communities. By harnessing our ingenuity and passions, we can create a better Oregon.

Message Formula15% Values

5% Problem/Need80% Solutions

Scientific Panel Recommends Anti-Pollution Solution to Global Warming

Scientific Panel Recommends Nuclear Solution to Global Warming

Source: https://medium.com/mother-jones/the-science-of-why-we-dont-believe-science-adfa0d026a7e

Scientific Panel Recommends Anti-Pollution Solution to Global Warming

Scientific Panel Recommends Nuclear Solution to Global Warming

Source: https://medium.com/mother-jones/the-science-of-why-we-dont-believe-science-adfa0d026a7e

“…you don’t lead with the facts in order to convince.

You lead with the values—so as to give the facts a fighting

chance.”

Lead with valuesLead with values

Level One – Big ideas:family well-being, opportunity, prosperity, community, safety, Building a better future for our children

Level Two – Issues:affordable housing, job training, education

Level Three – Policies:neighborhood livability, transit access, density

80% Solutions

What’s the difference between these two stories?

Identify ODOT owned land that could be used to develop affordable homes that would lead to accessible, inclusive and successful communities.

It is easier to thrive when your work commute is shorter, your kids live near their school and you can leave your car in the driveway because public transportation is is a block or two away. Accessible and inclusive communities are often cleaner, have better jobs and happier neighbors.

When the Affordability, Balance and Choice Workgroup began researching land that would be ideal for building homes in inclusive communities they found that it was often not for sale or too expensive — even if it was vacant or underutilized.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODAT) may own land that would be ideal for building affordable homes near public transit, schools and jobs.

HB 2620 calls on ODOT to develop an inventory of land it owns and note whether each lot, parcel, or tract is essential, useful or excessive in relation to the department’s transportation plans. ODOT would then report their findings to the Legislature by Oct. 1, 2016.

All Oregonians deserve the quality of life that comes from being in communities that work better because they are near life’s essentials.

Identify ODOT owned land that could be used to develop affordable homes that would lead to accessible, inclusive and successful communities.

Identify ODOT owned land that could be used to develop affordable homes that would lead to accessible, inclusive and successful communities.

Different Stories Different Solutions

PortraitsIndividualsEventsPrivateBetter informationFix the person

LandscapesIssuesTrendsPublicBetter PoliciesFix the Condition

Stories of place

Focus on

SolutionsBig picture with faces

LEG. CASE STUDY: Affordable homes for farmworkersTenants Owners Farmers Migrant

health care

official

Importance of stable, quality homes

100% graduation rates because of supports

Affordable homes for workers are good for business

Affordable homes are a key to family and community health

Oregon has a history of ingenuity, innovation, and independence. The beauty and resources of

our state have inspired and nurtured us for generations. We have worked hard to come together, and to build communities and the

public systems – roads, schools, cities, and towns – that sustain us. If we harness our spirit and our

energy, and invest in people, we can create a better future for the next generation. We can ensure that every person, every family, and

every community in Oregon can prosper.

VALUES

VALUES AND SOLUTIONS

BIG PICTURE WITH A FACE

SOLUTION AND CALL TO ACTION

Questions we need to answer(quickly):Why does it matter? What is the problem?Who is responsible?What and when should it be done?

Oregonians are coming together to build a brighter future for ourselves and our children. We have big plans and have set goals to enhance our educational system, build a stronger economy, and create communities that allow us to be healthy and sustain the natural beauty that surrounds us. Achieving these important goals depends on creating housing opportunities for all of our residents. We must ensure affordability, balance, and choice in our housing market. Everyone needs access to housing that they can afford while still meeting other needs, located near work and educational opportunities, in locations that allow them to pursue their dreams and give back to their communities. By harnessing our ingenuity and passions, we can create a better Oregon.

Message Formula15% Values

5% Problem/Need80% Solutions+ Landscapes

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry