SB 279 Oregon Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Relating to school attendance of children in foster care; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Directs Department of Human Services, to extent practicable, to avoid scheduling meetings and appointments involving child in foster care during school day. Requires caseworker to ensure child's case file indicates number of school days missed during semester if child misses more than four school days due to visitations scheduled by department. Directs department to collect data and submit reports to Legislative Assembly regarding school days missed by children in foster care due to visitations scheduled by department. Sunsets reporting requirement on January 1, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2021 · House Jun 2, 2021

How they voted

280
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 28, 2021
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed.
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
May 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Human Services.
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery.
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.