l9n/ Oregon

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 207

Requires public institutions of higher education to provide credit to each student who receives grade on advanced placement examinations indicating student is fully qualified to receive credit.

Became law as Chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2017, signed June 29, 2017, 171 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2018.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires public institutions of higher education to provide credit to each student who receives grade on advanced placement examinations indicating student is fully qualified to receive credit. Requires public institutions of higher education to award credit for grade of three, four or five received on advanced placement (AP) exam unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers grade of higher than three on identified exams to be necessary to receive credit. Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than three on AP exam for student to receive academic credit. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification.

Its course

January 9 to July 4, 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 action24 actions on 23 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Mar 1565 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 178 days

EducationJan 17 to Mar 1355 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 15 to Jun 1491 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 15 to Mar 172 days

Back in the SenateJun 14 to Jun 239 days

With the GovernorJun 23 to Jun 296 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Mar 15 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading54–3

    Passed · Jun 14 · 3 present

  • Senate, concurrence29–1

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 5

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 Senate Jan 9 – Mar 15

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Heard in Education
  4. Heard in Education
  5. Education recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Mar 16 – Jun 14

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Higher Education and Workforce Development
  3. Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
  4. Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
  5. Higher Education and Workforce Development recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 3

Back in the Senate Jun 19 – Jun 23

  1. The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 29 to 1
  2. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 26 – Jul 4

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. In force from January 1, 2018
  4. Became chapter 516 of Oregon Laws 2017
All 24 actions, as published