l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2979

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish program to issue grants to community colleges to promote and increase dental assistant and dental hygienist training programs in Oregon.

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.

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish program to issue grants to community colleges to promote and increase dental assistant and dental hygienist training programs in Oregon. Directs Department of Education to establish program to issue grants to school districts or education service districts to promote and increase career and technical education related to dental health professions. Directs Oregon Health Authority to issue grants through health care provider incentive program to support and increase recruitment and retention of dental professionals. Directs authority to develop and implement education and mentoring program to promote entry into dental professions by members of <b>federally recognized</b> Indian tribes in Oregon. <i>Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to develop educational module relating to dental assisting.</i>] <b>Directs commission to develop and maintain website to provide information about dental assistant training and certification.</b>

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Deb Patterson

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 action7 actions on 6 days

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

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 16 to Mar 2467 days

Ways and MeansMar 24 to Jun 25 · stopped93 days

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.

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 Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 13Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Mar 22Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Mar 24Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 22Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 24Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 24Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives