Education

Directs schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the procedures for responding to medical emergencies. Prescribes the requirements of a cardiac emergency response plan, including requirements related to automated external defibrillators. Takes effect July 1, [ 2026 ] 2027 .

HB 4154 requires Oregon school districts and public charter schools to collect and report detailed student attendance data starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It defines "chronically absent" as missing 10% or more of school days and "regular attender" as missing fewer than 10%, mandating schools to track these metrics. The data must be disaggregated by student group (including students with disabilities) and made publicly available quarterly on the Department of Education website, with clear explanations of attendance definitions. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and will apply to all schools reporting attendance data for the first time during the 2026-2027 school year.

Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students. Directs the Department of Education to designate a state coordinator for the education of homeless students.

] 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.

Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigration authority enters school property or a campus. Prescribes the requirements of the policies. [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on September 30, 2026.