The National Association of Counties (NACo) is asking counties to conduct outreach to federal delegation members to urge passage of the Commitment to Veterans Support and Outreach (CVSO) Act. The legislation, introduced by Representative Mike [...]
From February through April, several public hearings were held on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (ODVA) agency budget, Senate Bill 5538. After public testimony and advocacy efforts for programs critical to veterans, the Joint Ways [...]
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has taken to the hill to secure funding for County Veteran Service Officers (CVSO). During NACo’s March Legislative Conference, NACo members advocated on behalf of increased support for CVSOs. [...]
AOC supports HB 3030, a bill that allows a professional licensing board to issue a temporary authorization to a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces stationed in Oregon that holds an out-of-state authorization [...]
Legislative Updates Shared at Monday, February 12th Meeting Highlights of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Veterans 2018 Session Bills and Committee Updates BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SB 1540: Abuse Investigations and Reporting; risk [...]
Three AOC Steering Committees met jointly on January 8 during AOC Day. The impetus for the joint meeting was to increase awareness regarding the fact that much of AOC’s work crosses over “committee jurisdictional boundaries,” [...]
County Veteran Service Officers Get Results in 2016: Direct Payments to Oregon Veterans Increased by 8.7 percent from 2015 to 2016 According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the federal [...]