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in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3217: Relating to education; declaring an emergency.

Establishes the Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for the purpose of providing options in education to certain students of this state. Restricts the percentage of students from each school district who may enroll in the program for the first 10 years. Requires a student to demonstrate proficiency in specified Essential Learning Skills prior to the student being awarded a high school diploma or a modified diploma. Applies to diplomas awarded on or after January 1, 2026. Removes the requirement that a student must receive approval from the student's resident school district before enrolling in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the school district if a specified percentage of students in the school district already are enrolled in virtual public charter schools that are not sponsored by the school district. Establishes the open enrollment process for school districts to allow students to attend schools in a nonresident school district with the consent of the receiving school district. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Emily McIntire (R) Boomer Wright (R)
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2745: Relating to benefit payments during employer compliance investigations; declaring an emergency.

Provides the timeline for payment of temporary disability compensation during an investigation of the compliance of the worker's employer with workers' compensation law. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Chris Gorsek (D) Ricki Ruiz (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3222: Relating to academic assessments administered to students by school districts.

Directs the Department of Education to review and update information collected for a survey of the academic assessments administered to the students of this state by school districts. Requires the department to submit an updated report to the State Board of Education and to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than December 15, 2026.
Bobby Levy (R) Nancy Nathanson (D) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2575: Relating to educational alternatives for children attending public schools who fail to achieve reading proficiency by the end of the third grade.

HB 2575 gives Oregon parents three educational options if their child scores in the bottom 20% on the state third-grade reading test. Parents may use 80% of the district's per-student funding for private school tuition, 10% for private tutoring, or transfer the child to another public school (including a charter) if space is available. School districts must annually notify parents about these choices in accessible formats. The bill directly affects third-grade students not meeting reading proficiency and their families, providing immediate alternatives without requiring school district approval for the options.
Emily McIntire (R)
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3401: Relating to state finance.

Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study state finance. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2912: Relating to accelerated college credit programs; prescribing an effective date.

HB 2912 establishes new requirements for high school teachers instructing dual credit courses (college credit courses taken while in high school). It mandates that these teachers complete at least 27 quarter hours of graduate-level coursework relevant to their subject, excluding career and technical education courses. The law directly affects high school teachers in dual credit programs and requires school districts to ensure compliance starting with the 2026-2027 school year. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
Paul Evans (D)
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3066: Relating to the advanced esthetics program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility; declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for purpose of funding the advanced esthetics program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3411: Relating to behavioral health.

Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3315: Relating to the website of the Oregon Business Development Department; declaring an emergency.

HB 3315 requires Oregon's Business Development Department to redesign its public website to better attract business investment. The bill mandates a modern, interactive site that showcases Oregon's economic opportunities while providing easy access to resources like program maps and data tools. It allocates $275,000 from the Economic Development Fund for this project during the 2025-2027 biennium and declares an emergency to expedite implementation. The website update directly affects the department's public-facing digital presence, aiming to improve how businesses and investors perceive Oregon's economic environment.
Daniel Nguyen (D)
in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2006: Relating to legislative measures.

Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year.
Cyrus Javadi (D) Dick Anderson (R) Janeen Sollman (D) Kim Wallan (R) Julie Fahey (D) · 19 co-sponsors
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