Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
] Prohibits the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from participating in any discussions or action by the board or attending any executive session of the board involving collective bargaining issues that affect students. Requires the board to meet at least four times per year. Allows directors of education service district boards to receive stipends. Specifies when adjustments for inflation can be made for stipends of school districts. Changes the definition for the term "active duty" in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Clarifies that the rulemaking authority for the Department of Education is by the State Board of Education. Allows a school district to not include a member of the educational equity advisory committee on the budget committee if no member of the educational equity advisory committee is willing or able to serve on the budget committee. Directs Portland State University instead of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to report to the Legislative Assembly on a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state and evaluating the adequacy and availability of existing workplace protections for farmworkers. Allows education service districts to be temporarily exempt from certain requirements applicable to lamps in buildings used to provide educational services to students. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions
A-Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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Mar 5, 2026
MODERATE
This bill transitions from a draft version to the final enrolled version, retaining the core policy changes while removing editorial summaries and formatting notes. The substantive updates include allowing education service district board members to receive stipends (up to $500/month), requiring the OHSU Board of Directors to meet at least four times per year, and directing Portland State University to conduct a specific study on farmworker labor standards instead of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on education governance, but the specific agency responsible for a mandated study on farmworkers changed from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to Portland State University.
FISCAL
Education service district boards are now authorized to pay stipends of up to $500 per month to voting directors, with optional expense reimbursement.
REQUIREMENT
The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors is required to meet at least four times per year, replacing the previous frequency of once every three months.
The agency tasked with reporting on a study of farmworker labor standards changed from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to Portland State University.
TECHNICAL
Editorial summaries, readability scores, and draft-specific notes were removed to finalize the text for signature.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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