Legislative Highlights

Tuesday 3 p.m.: The Senate Finance and Revenue Committee will hold an informational hearing on: 3 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: Wednesday 3 p.m.:... Read More

Legislative committee work has fallen into an unusual lull while bills struggle through floor votes. But a Friday, May 5, procedural deadline could provide an uptick in policy debates while... Read More

The Lake County School Board budget committee approved a budget last week based on a $10.3 billion State School Fund. That’s more than the Legislature is offering so far, but... Read More

Harassment definition House Bill 2280 What it does: Requested by the Oregon Department of Education, HB 2280 would align the statutory definition of sexual harassment with the definition used in... Read More

Monday 3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on: Tuesday 8 a.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on: 3... Read More

The Senate Education Committee held an informational hearing Thursday, April 20, on House Bill 3198. One of Gov. Tina Kotek’s priority education bills, it would create a grant investment program... Read More

Senate Bill 283 A was crafted to address school workforce shortages. Sharie Lewis, Parkrose’s director of business services and operations, said the bill’s costs will be a disaster for school... Read More

Monday  10:30 a.m.: The Senate is scheduled to vote on:  3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold an informational meeting on:  Tuesday  3 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will... Read More

School board member Mitzi Bauer sent a letter April 5 to Ways and Means Co-Chair Rep. Tawna Sanchez. She said her message was simple: Schools must serve all children, and... Read More

Tomorrow, on Tuesday, April 18, there will be a public hearing on a bill that would make a small but significant change to school board service. Currently, school board service... Read More

Standards for recovery schools House Bill 2767 A What it does: Recovery schools are alternative high schools specifically established to support students in recovery from substance use disorders. House Bill 2767... Read More

PERS rules House Bill 2296 A What it does: In 2019, Senate Bill 1049 made changes to the Public Employees Retirement System, including redirecting a portion of member contributions toward... Read More

For advocates and lobbyists, this week is legislative halftime. The legislative session hit its midpoint with the first chamber work session deadline Tuesday, April 4. Policy committees have concluded their... Read More

A bill to reframe the biennial school funding debate stayed one step ahead of the legislative reaper. House Bill 2739 would restore education stakeholders’ input into state calculations on the... Read More

The Senate and House have more bills scheduled for Monday than they can hear, so they will likely change hearing times and many bills will be carried over to later... Read More

Ensuring that graduates are prepared  HB 2264 What it does:  House bill 2264 would require ODE to conduct a study to determine how best to ensure all high school graduates... Read More

Committee agendas are packed beyond any possibility of hearing all the bills and are changing daily, making a complete calendar listing mostly pointless. Below are a few key bills and... Read More

Bill shapes are starting to emerge from the muck of the 2023 legislative session. A procedural deadline on Tuesday, April 4, is separating the possible from the doomed. A flurry... Read More