l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2984

Requires public institutions of higher education to award academic credit in each instance in which enrolled student completed high school class or participated in high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at institution.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires public institutions of higher education to award academic credit in each instance in which enrolled student completed high school class or participated in high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at institution. Requires institution to award two academic credits to each student who participated in DECA program, FFA program or speech and debate program for two or three years while at high school. Requires institution to award four academic credits to each student who participated in DECA program, FFA program or speech and debate program for four years while at high school. Prohibits institution from requiring these students to take introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at institution as prerequisite for taking more advanced courses at institution.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Mark Owens, Jeff Reardon, Courtney Neron Misslin

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Lew Frederick

    Its course

    January 21 to June 26, 2021, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 26 · stopped156 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 265 days

    EducationJan 26 to Jun 26 · stopped151 days

    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 Jan 21 – Jun 26

    1. Jan 21Introduced
    2. Jan 26Sent to Education
    3. Jun 26Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 26Referred to Education.House of Representatives
    3. Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives