Became law as Chapter 669, Oregon Laws 2017, signed August 8, 2017, 166 days after it was filed. In force from August 8, 2017.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2998
Requires community colleges and public universities to establish foundational curriculum or foundational curricula for first year of coursework at public post-secondary institutions of education and establishes requirements for foundational curricula.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires community colleges and public universities to establish foundational curriculum or foundational curricula for first year of coursework at public post-secondary institutions of education and establishes requirements for foundational curricula. Requires community colleges and public universities to develop unified statewide transfer agreements based on foundational curricula for each major course of study. Establishes requirements for transfer agreements and goals community colleges and public universities should seek to achieve in designing transfer agreements. Requires community colleges and public universities to establish transfer agreements for three major courses of study per year. Requires community college to provide specified information to student when student attending community college informs community college that student intends to transfer to public university. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly convene and consult with representatives from community colleges and public universities for specified purposes. Requires each community college and public university to report annually to commission, for each unified statewide transfer agreement, on number of academic credits successfully transferred. Requires commission to report annually to Legislative Assembly on whether unified statewide transfer agreements are meeting stated goals. Requires community colleges and public universities to submit joint report to Legislative Assembly no later than June 1, 2018. Requires commission to provide report to Legislative Assembly no later than February 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 23 to August 18, 2017, 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 action23 actions on 17 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to Jun 30127 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 23 to Feb 230 days
Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 23 to Apr 2460 days
Ways and MeansApr 24 to Jun 18 · moved on55 days
EducationJun 18 to Jun 22 · moved on4 days
Ways and MeansJun 22 to Jun 297 days
In the SenateJun 30 to Jul 55 days
Waiting for a committeeJun 30 to Jul 11 day
Ways and MeansJul 1 to Jul 43 days
With the GovernorJul 5 to Aug 834 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading54–0
Passed · Jun 30 · 6 present
Senate, third reading30–0
Passed · Jul 5
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 24
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 29
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Feb 23 – Jun 30
- Feb 23Introduced
- Sent to Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Feb 28Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Apr 18Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Apr 24Higher Education and Workforce Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 18Sent to Education Subcommittee
- Jun 20Heard in Education Subcommittee
- Jun 22Heard in Education Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 28Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 29Ways and Means recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 30Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 0
In the Senate Jul 1 – Jul 5
- Jul 1Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jul 4Ways and Means recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jul 5Passed the Senate, 30 to 0
To the Governor Jul 10 – Aug 18
- Jul 10Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jul 18Signed in the Senate
- Aug 8Signed by the Governor
- Aug 18Became chapter 669 of Oregon Laws 2017, in force from August 8, 2017
All 23 actions, as published
- Feb 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 23Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.House of Representatives
- Feb 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 24Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 24Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 18Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.House of Representatives
- Jun 20Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 22Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 22Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
- Jun 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 29Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Jun 29Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 30Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jul 1First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jul 1Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
- Jul 4Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
- Jul 4Second reading.Senate
- Jul 5Third reading. Carried by Monroe. Passed.Senate
- Jul 10Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jul 18President signed.Senate
- Aug 8Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Aug 18Chapter 669, (2017 Laws): Effective date August 8, 2017.House of Representatives