l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 2407

Establishes procedures for determining maximum grant amount for Oregon Opportunity Grant program.

Became law as Chapter 624, Oregon Laws 2015, signed July 1, 2015, 170 days after it was filed. In force from July 1, 2015.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Provides that all qualified students receive second year of Oregon Opportunity Grant funding if they meet academic standards and benchmarks established by Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule.</i>] <i>Directs commission to adopt rules regarding Oregon Opportunity Grant program that include maximum grant amount. Authorizes commission to prescribe grant application deadlines and to prioritize awarding of grants to qualified students with highest financial need.</i>] <b>Establishes procedures for determining maximum grant amount for Oregon Opportunity Grant program. Establishes process for apportioning Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys to grant recipients if there are insufficient moneys to award state share to all qualified students. Permits Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to encourage completion of degree programs. Establishes eligibility criteria. Requires Executive Director of Office of Student Access and Completion to inform post-secondary institutions of identity of students who receive grant for more than one academic year. Encourages institutions to make these students aware of available academic guidance and counseling services.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 12 to July 8, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action24 actions on 21 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jun 10149 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days

Ways and MeansMar 24 to May 6 · moved on43 days

EducationMay 6 to May 27 · moved on21 days

Ways and MeansMay 27 to Jun 812 days

In the SenateJun 10 to Jun 188 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 10 to Jun 122 days

Ways and MeansJun 12 to Jun 164 days

With the GovernorJun 18 to Jul 113 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading53–4

    Passed · Jun 10 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading20–8

    Passed · Jun 18 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 24

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Jun 10

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development
  3. Heard in Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development
  4. Heard in Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development
  5. Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Education Subcommittee
  8. Heard in Education Subcommittee
  9. Heard in Education Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Ways and Means recommended it
  13. Read a second time
  14. Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 4

In the Senate Jun 11 – Jun 18

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 20 to 8

To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 8

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became chapter 624 of Oregon Laws 2015, in force from July 1, 2015
All 24 actions, as published