l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 894

Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements. Sunsets on June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Kim Thatcher, David Brock Smith

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Gregory Smith

Its course

January 21 to June 27, 2025, 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 5 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Jun 27 · stopped157 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 210 days

EducationJan 21 to Feb 2636 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Jun 27 · stopped121 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 Senate Jan 21 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 21Introduced
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Feb 3Heard in Education
  4. Feb 24Heard in Education
  5. Feb 26Education recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 21Referred to Education.Senate
  3. Feb 3Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 24Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 26Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  6. Feb 26Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate