2021 CCC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

The Coalition of Communities of Color engages throughout the legislative session to pass bills that increase opportunity and advance racial justice for communities of color. We are proud to support action on the following legislation during the 2021 legislative session. Our issues areas include supporting families, community safety, economic justice, strengthening democracy, immigrant & refugee justice, and environmental justice.

Learn more about CCC’s endorsement process and what it means here. The positions on our agenda represent only the position of CCC as a coalition and not individual members.

SUPPORTING FAMILIES

CHILD CARE FOR OREGON:

Creates economic opportunity and strong families by integrating childcare systems to increase access for parents and caregivers, and protect current investments in the Employment Related Daycare Program. (HB 3073)

COMMUNITY SAFETY

TRANSFORM CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Addresses the devastating impacts of the criminal justice system on communities of color by ending mandatory sentencing, implementing more equitable responses to crimes, and reinvesting in culturally-specific services. (HB 2002)

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

OREGON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS

Maintains resources for the Oregon IDA Initiative, a matched savings program geared towards helping Oregonians gain financial security and work towards a specific savings goal. IDAs are a powerful tool for financial development and asset building in communities of color. (HB 2551)

STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY

RANKED CHOICE VOTING

Provides more choices and includes more voices through rank choice voting, where candidates must compete for support from all voters and no community can be ignored. (HB 2678 and SB 791)

VOTER ACCESS DATA COLLECTION

Allow Oregonians to voluntarily self-identify race, ethnicity, and language in the voter registration process to further empower the state and community led organizations to connect to voters in a deeper and more meaningful way. (HB 2745)

IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE JUSTICE

ADVANCING & WELCOMING REFUGEES

Ensure refugees, asylees, and others across the state are supported through the establishment of an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (SB 778) and access to existing Extended Case Management and employment supports so they can access the health care, education, jobs, and other services they need to start new lives. (SB 718)

SANCTUARY PROMISE ACT

Strengthen and broaden Oregon’s sanctuary protections to clearly prohibit any and all local law enforcement and government collaboration with federal immigration enforcement. (HB 3265)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

OREGON CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITY

Takes action on climate and racial justice by establishing a 100% clean energy standard, provisions to reduce energy cost burden for low-income and people of color Oregonians, equitable workforce policies, and resources for healthier, safer, more efficient homes.

Energy Affordability - HB 2475

Healthy Homes - HB 2842

100% Clean for All - HB 2021