l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2961

Establishes legislative findings relating to expanding need-based financial aid opportunities, ensuring that historically underrepresented students have increased access to wraparound services and support programs at post-secondary institutions of education and increasing levels of targeted state investment that result in increased student service levels.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Establishes legislative findings relating to expanding need-based financial aid opportunities, ensuring that historically underrepresented students have increased access to wraparound services and support programs at post-secondary institutions of education and increasing levels of targeted state investment that result in increased student service levels. <b>Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly evaluate administrative rules relating to distribution of grants and financial aid and, to degree permitted by law, amend rules to ensure enrollment needs of adult Oregonians who are currently in professional workforce are met in equitable manner. <b>Requires commission to establish program to enable post-secondary institutions of education to provide current high school students with services and outreach regarding transitioning from high school to post-secondary institutions of education. <b>Requires commission to establish block grant program that allows any public institution of higher education to apply for block grant for any program desired by institution. <b>Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to conduct comprehensive review of Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program and child care centers located at post-secondary institutions of education to determine combination of direct student support and state grants that best meets needs of greatest number of student parents enrolled at post-secondary institutions of education. Requires department to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education detailing findings of review. <b>Requires each public institution of higher education to internally develop integrated network that includes all student support services and provide each enrolled student with liaison to help student navigate and utilize integrated network. <b>Authorizes commission to award Oregon Opportunity Grant awards in excess of maximum statutory amount to low-income students. Sunsets authority on June 30, 2025. <b>Appropriates moneys to commission.</b> <i>Appropriates $5,000,000 to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to expand scope and community reach of college access and success programs at public universities and community colleges.</i>] Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

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

John Lively, Zach Hudson, Nathan Sosa

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Michael Dembrow, Chris Gorsek, Janeen Sollman

    Its course

    January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days

    EducationJan 16 to Feb 1631 days

    Higher EducationFeb 16 to Apr 1053 days

    Ways and MeansApr 10 to Jun 25 · stopped76 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 10

    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 9 – Jun 25

    1. Jan 9Introduced
    2. Jan 16Sent to Education
    3. Feb 13Heard in Education
    4. Feb 16Education reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Higher Education
    5. Sent to Higher Education
    6. Mar 28Heard in Higher Education
    7. Apr 4Heard in Higher Education
    8. Apr 10Higher Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    9. Sent to Ways and Means
    10. Jun 25Died when the session ended
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 16Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 16Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Higher Education, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 16Referred to Higher Education by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Mar 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 10Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives