Legislative Highlights

The State School Fund grabs the spotlight, but anyone who has looked at a school district budget knows education funding comes from many different directions. Savvy education advocates also keep... Read More

Closed captioning on televisions Senate Bill 569 What it does: Oregon grants all persons of age the right to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place... Read More

The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee officially bumped up the 2023-25 State School Fund to $10.2 billion on Tuesday, May 30. Education advocates are reasonably pleased because it’s far... Read More

The Oregon Legislature is on the brink of an unprecedented breakdown because the Senate can’t get anything done. The Oregon Constitution requires two-thirds of each legislative chamber to be present... Read More

PERS change House Bill 2296 What it does: In 2019, Senate Bill 1049 made changes to the Public Employees Retirement System, including allowing PERS retirees to work unlimited hours. That... Read More

Senate Bill 819, a contentious bill about abbreviated days, was amended and moved out of the House Committee on Education last week on a 4-3 partisan vote. The bill broadly... Read More

Gov. Kotek’s education priority bill was heard and moved out of the Senate last week. The bill, SB 1045, would make distinct changes to education law to update reporting, address... Read More

Oregon’s latest positive economic forecast offers a clear formula for education advocates: A share of additional state resources + the additional corporate kicker money = at least $10.3 billion. “Students... Read More

Bill Number: HB 2806 AWhat it does: A governing body may meet in executive session to consider topics of employment, dismissal, discipline, or job performance of public officers, employees, or... Read More

Monday 3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a work session on: 11 a.m.: The House agenda for possible votes includes: Tuesday 3 p.m.: The House Higher Education Committee... Read More

The bill modifying the statements of economic interest requirement reemerged in a committee hearing last week. The outlook for its eventual passage remains as murky as ever. Senate Bill 292... Read More

Workplace safety Senate Bill 907 A What it does: SB 907 A would prohibit an employer from barring or discharging an employee, or to discriminate against an employee or prospective... Read More

The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee members were clear Thursday, May 11: They want to put more money in education — if it is available. The Legislature will find... Read More

Monday 3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: Tuesday 3 p.m.: The House Higher Education Committee will hold a work session on: 3 p.m.: The... Read More

The Senate Bill 819 public hearing Monday, May 8, in the House Education Committee promises to be powerful. The bill’s advocates tell compelling stories of students denied their educational rights... Read More

Merged school funding House Bill 3135 What it does: Small and remote schools and districts, under certain circumstances, receive additional small school funding. Individual high schools that qualified for small... Read More

School funding is complicated, even for legislators. A hearing last week was a good example of why school board members need to be talking to their legislators, if only to... Read More

High school equivalency diploma House Bill 3068 A What it does: The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate tracks the progress of ninth-grade students through high school to graduation with a... Read More