[Uosenate] HB 4124 - Do not be Hasty, We Need Financial Oversight

Thu Feb 5 13:33:46 PST 2026

Colleagues,

I very much appreciate Annie's and Prissila's comments and I would add that I personally know several of the key legislators sponsoring this legislation and I'm positive the bill is not coming from a place of hostility or big-brotherism. These are folks who care deeply about higher education. I would encourage everyone to not jump to conclusions; let the process play out; make it a much-needed conversation. I know these legislators will welcome our voices.

Peter

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Peter A. Walker, Professor
Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies Program
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1251 USA
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Great comments Annie! I fully agree. ASUO is lobbying in favor of this bill this coming Monday. I’d encourage those on the fence to submit neutral testimony, instead of framing this as negative. Students have been shut out of shared governance. Something must be done. Thanks all.

Best,
Prissila Moreno
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Subject: [Uosenate] HB 4124 - Do not be Hasty, We Need Financial Oversight

Good Morning All,

I urge everyone to not make a hasty decision.

HB 4124 is essentially adopting the oversight of the OUS system<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_University_System__;!!C5qS4YX3!D2ESlu22pV5cPubB3yj2Pv5dMBqoYIeDc-ULXJjgex4ENUbQNQww8VHi3grqno_m76vGYBHhRvEMQ5pgFXtC$>, which was how Oregon public universities operated before the Board of Trustees.

My SEIU 085 President works on the HECC, and the call for faculty to quickly rule this as a negative HB seems very hasty. I'm also concerned that this "no vote" is being pushed at the behest of the powers that be, hidden behind the concerns of "faculty governance."

We haven't seen shared governance actually solve many of the problems that are addressed in HB 4124. We already know that the Board of Trustees controls all financial aspects of UO; Resolutions and motions made about finances are merely suggestions with no real weight.

I support this HB 4124, as it's not concrete, and we do need financial oversight. We've already seen how BOT and leadership do not allocate funds appropriately, refuse to take accountability for our budget crisis or broken budget model, and instead uses layoffs and elimination of direct student support roles instead of reducing the administrative bloat or implementing fair top-down pay cuts.

Food for thought.

Sincerely,
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Thank you so much for this email, Dyana! At this point I have my bookmarks folder looking like an encyclopedic scroll.

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Subject: [Uosenate] Follow up from Meeting

Colleagues,
I mentioned a couple of times during this evening's meeting that I was going to send along some information.

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The flyer (attached) for the Forum next week on Immigration Issues, hosted by International Students and Scholars Services.
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Here is information on the Oregon legislation, HB 4124, that we discussed.
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Legislation<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4124__;!!C5qS4YX3!EK3j5DOU_SWU1vsbRUF_pYJZEy53A--j42sqMQfX1S0nlIncxbHWJ76hNgPT6jbj2wQ9y6yur3SyYxSJo52V$> (HB4124)
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HECC Report<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oregon.gov/highered/strategy-research/Documents/Reports/Report-Spending-and-Efficiency-in-Oregon-Public-Universities.pdf__;!!C5qS4YX3!EK3j5DOU_SWU1vsbRUF_pYJZEy53A--j42sqMQfX1S0nlIncxbHWJ76hNgPT6jbj2wQ9y6yur3SyY9FYbiVb$> that spurred the legislation
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My written testimony and other testimony<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Committees/HED/2026-02-04-08-00/HB4124/PUB/Details__;!!C5qS4YX3!EK3j5DOU_SWU1vsbRUF_pYJZEy53A--j42sqMQfX1S0nlIncxbHWJ76hNgPT6jbj2wQ9y6yur3SyY2MHSaV8$>
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The recording of the hearing<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediaplayer/?clientID=4879615486&eventID=2026021023__;!!C5qS4YX3!EK3j5DOU_SWU1vsbRUF_pYJZEy53A--j42sqMQfX1S0nlIncxbHWJ76hNgPT6jbj2wQ9y6yur3SyY5CCWxiq$> from this morning (this bill starts about 1hr 04min in)
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How you can submit testimony<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4124/Introduced__;!!C5qS4YX3!EK3j5DOU_SWU1vsbRUF_pYJZEy53A--j42sqMQfX1S0nlIncxbHWJ76hNgPT6jbj2wQ9y6yur3SyY2YVfLwh$> by Friday, February 6 at 8am. Select the 2/4 8am session, and select HB 4124. You can write a couple of sentences, or a full letter.
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Join UO Advocates<https://gcr.uoregon.edu/advocacy> for updates and opportunities to get involved.

Thank you a good discussion today.  Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think might be interested.

Dyana

Dyana Mason, MBA PhD

Director, Master’s in Nonprofit Management
Director, Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
University of Oregon

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