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Governor signs education bills at Rock Creek
Photos and story by Dana Haynes
Gov. John Kitzhaber set higher education reform as one of his top priorities for his first year back in office. On Wednesday, he comes to Portland Community College to sign a trio of education bills into law.
The bill-signing event is set for 10:15 a.m. in the grassy area behind Building 9, Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road.
In the event of rain, the event will be moved into the Rock Creek aviation hangar.
“As a candidate, John Kitzhaber launched the education platform at PCC Cascade, so this event feels like coming full circle,” said Preston Pulliams, district president for PCC.
The bills Kitzhaber will sign into law are:
- Senate Bill 242, which establishes a higher education commission designed to improve planning for Oregon’s 17 independent community colleges, the seven schools in the Oregon University System, and Oregon Health & Science University.
- S.B. 253, which is designed to increase the percentage of Oregonians obtaining their high school diplomas, associate’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees.
- S.B. 254, which is designed to increase the number of students who obtain college credits while still enrolled in high school.
About Dana Haynes
Dana Haynes, joined PCC in 2007 as the manager of the Office of Public Affairs, directing the college's media and government relations. Haynes spent the previous 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor for Oregon newspapers, including ... more »