Rep. Emily McIntire

Establishes the Move Oregon-Idaho Border Task Force to document the state and federal legal and legislative processes that must take place to relocate the Oregon and Idaho state boundaries to include specified Oregon counties in Idaho. Directs the task force to study and document the impacts of the proposed relocation on residents, businesses and other specified entities. Establishes the membership of the task force. Directs the task force to prepare a report and make recommendations on the relocation to the Legislative Assembly on or before January 15, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes expenditures from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account for funding of regional career and technical education programs. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of education in the public schools of this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.

Establishes the Task Force on the Oregon Public Education System. Requires the task force to report to the Legislative Assembly at any time within 30 days after its final meeting or at a time designated by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs the Water Resources Department to study the socioeconomic impacts of the removal of the Klamath River dams. Directs the department to submit a report on the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026. Prohibits a person from removing a certain type of dam until after the report is submitted. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates a violation for failure to comply with compulsory school attendance requirements. Punishes by a maximum fine of $500. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for career and technical student organization grants and for activities related to career and technical education that can lead to high wage and high demand jobs. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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. Removes the requirement that a school district that does not give approval for enrollment in a virtual public charter school not sponsored by the school district must provide information about other online options available to students. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Increases the Oregon standard deduction allowed for personal income taxpayers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows education service districts to establish regional career centers to provide career and technical education. Prescribes the purposes of the centers [ and the requirements of funding plans for the centers ]. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education from the General Fund for the purpose of [ providing grants to education service districts for ] supporting regional career centers.