Senate Bill 283

Directs Department of Education <b>to develop and implement plan</b> to establish and maintain statewide data system on education workforce in state<b> and to convene steering committee to assist in development of business case for statewide data system</b>. <i>Prescribes requirements and uses of system. Requires department to convene steering committee related to data collection requirements.</i>]<b> Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to develop and implement plan to establish and maintain statewide portal for jobs in education.</b> Requires each public education provider to <i>ensure that each member</i>] <b>encourage members</b> of education workforce <i>participates</i>] <b>to participate</b> in specified surveys related to education workforce<b> and to ensure that members of education workforce have opportunity to participate in survey</b>. <i>Prescribes pay requirements for</i>] <b>Authorizes school district to pay additional percentage of wage or salary or to pay one-time payment to </b>licensed educators and classified school employees who provide significant special education support. Prescribes work hour requirements for classified school employees<b> who provide significant special education support</b>. <b>Directs Department of Education to establish and maintain Safe School Culture Grant program to develop network of instructors certified in nonviolent crisis intervention methods. Prescribes reporting requirements related to program.</b> Establishes just cause requirement for classified school employees related to dismissal, demotion and discipline. <b>Establishes Task Force on Substitute Teachers. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024. Establishes standards by which school district must classify substitute teaching assignment as temporary position.</b> Requires school district to pay for training required for substitute teacher to apply for or be assigned to substitute teaching assignment. <i>Allows teacher to provide services of substitute teacher only under written contract for employment entered into with school district, education service district or public charter school. Provides that substitute teacher is considered employee of district or school. Establishes retirement and benefit rights for certain substitute teachers.</i>] <i>Directs department to conduct study and develop plan for implementation of statewide minimum salary schedule for education workforce.</i>] <i>Directs Educator Advancement Council to conduct study on pay for student teachers.</i>] Establishes Task Force on Statewide Educator Salary Schedules. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024. <i>Allows moneys in Statewide Education Initiatives Account to be used for funding educator apprenticeships and mentorships.</i>] <i>Directs department to develop and execute public relations campaign to promote public education professions.</i>] Allows certain retired teachers to convert teaching license into substitute teaching license without paying additional fees<b> or additional requirements</b>. <i>Exempts retired person from certain limitations on employment if person is employed as licensed or classified staff member by school district or education service district. Sunsets exemption on July 1, 2029.</i>] Extends employment protections for school district superintendents to education service district superintendents. Exempts person from certain Central Background Registry requirements for child care if person has undergone criminal records check requirements related to school district employment or teacher licensure. <b>Modifies duties of Educator Advancement Council to include administration of beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program.</b> Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

• Senate, third reading21–3

  Passed · Jun 23 · 6 present

• House of Representatives, third reading35–13

  Passed · Jun 24 · 12 present

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 12

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 21

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In the Senate Jan 9 – Jun 23

1. Jan 9Introduced
2. Jan 11Sent to Education
3. Feb 14Heard in Education
4. Apr 4Heard in Education
5. Apr 12Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
6. Sent to Ways and Means
7. May 22Sent to Education Subcommittee
8. Jun 7Heard in Education Subcommittee
9. Returned to Ways and Means
10. Jun 20Heard in Ways and Means
11. Jun 21Ways and Means recommended it as amended
12. Jun 22Read a second time
13. Jun 23Passed the Senate, 21 to 3

In the House of Representatives Jun 23 – Jun 24

1. Jun 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Ways and Means recommended it
4. Jun 24Read a second time
5. Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 13

To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 15

1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
2. Jul 6Signed in the House of Representatives
3. Jul 31Signed by the Governor
4. Aug 15Became chapter 592 of Oregon Laws 2023
5. In force from July 31, 2023