Committees · 2009 Regular Session
Education
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Sara Gelser BlouinChair
Democrat · 16th District
Michael DembrowVice-chair
Democrat · 45th District
Sherrie SprengerVice-chair
Republican · 17th District
Democrat · 34th District
Republican · 59th District
Democrat · 22nd District
Republican · 3rd District
Democrat · 9th District
Republican · 25th District
Democrat · 52nd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session.
Bills sent132
7% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out51%
67 of 132; 65 stopped in committee
Time in committee49 days
most between 30 and 67 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202615 bills
reported 73% · typically 10 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2025183 bills
reported 36% · typically 62 days, most 38–77 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202412 bills
reported 83% · typically 9 days, most 7–10 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2023134 bills
reported 43% · typically 46 days, most 31–63 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202213 bills
reported 77% · typically 13 days, most 10–13 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2021132 bills
reported 52% · typically 49 days, most 35–72 · 1 amendment · 10 members
202019 bills
reported 84% · typically 10 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2019171 bills
reported 47% · typically 56 days, most 40–78 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20188 bills
reported 88% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201797 bills
reported 46% · typically 40 days, most 33–65 · 0 amendments · 9 members
201614 bills
reported 79% · typically 7 days, most 3–8 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2015129 bills
reported 49% · typically 41 days, most 26–54 · 0 amendments · 9 members
201415 bills
reported 67% · typically 8 days, most 7–10 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2013122 bills
reported 48% · typically 48 days, most 35–67 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20128 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
2011150 bills
reported 21% · typically 50 days, most 36–81 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2009132 bills
reported 51% · typically 49 days, most 30–67 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2007149 bills
reported 27% · typically 40 days, most 22–57 · 0 amendments · 9 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session, newest first.
132 bills
Senate Bill 637 · Requires adoption of integrated pest management plans for schools.
Sent May 18, 2009 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 537 · Imposes duty on Department of Education to evaluate business practices of school districts and education service districts.
Sent May 15, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 70 · Modifies method of calculating amount received from State School Fund to educate children in hospital programs and in long-term care or treatment programs.
Sent May 7, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 72 · Reduces responsibilities of education service districts for purpose of special education.
Sent May 7, 2009 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 901 · Allows certain education districts to provide employee benefit plan other than plan provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board if premiums of plan are same as or less than premiums of board's plan and plan is comparable to board's plan.
Sent May 4, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 48 · Requires Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to revoke license of person who engages in sexual conduct with student.
Sent April 29, 2009 · Reported out after 33 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 118 · Allows State Board of Higher Education to delegate any of board's powers, duties or functions to committee of board.
Sent April 29, 2009 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 348 · Requires coaches of school athletic teams to receive annual training on how to recognize symptoms of concussion and how to seek proper medical treatment for person suspected of having concussion.
Sent April 29, 2009 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 484 · Requires Department of Education to establish pilot program to encourage school districts to provide supplemental summer instruction.
Sent April 29, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 71 · Changes resident district of public charter school students who receive special education and related services to school district in which public charter school is located.
Sent April 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 68 days
Senate Bill 122 · Limits teaching licenses that are valid for teaching alternative education programs.
Sent April 22, 2009 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 66 · Allows Department of Education to conduct criminal records checks of person who is employed or applying for employment by department or who is providing services or seeking to provide services to department.
Sent April 15, 2009 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 113 · Limits exemption of certain post-secondary schools and separately accredited campuses from degree requirements of Office of Degree Authorization to nonprofit schools.
Sent April 15, 2009 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 444 · Defines terms for purpose of prohibition on hazing.
Sent April 15, 2009 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 512 · Requires notice to school administrator when youth is within jurisdiction of juvenile court, is charged with or convicted of certain offenses or is excused from commission of offense by reason of insanity.
Sent April 13, 2009 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 595 · Deletes certain tuition waiver eligibility requirements for service members.
Sent April 13, 2009 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 114 · Prohibits person who receives degree from diploma mill from using disclaimer to claim or represent that person possesses academic degree.
Sent April 9, 2009 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 115 · Authorizes Chancellor of Oregon University System or designee to approve requests made by institutions of higher education or by other programs of Oregon University System in which employees of institutions or programs may designate payroll deductions for identified nonprofit organizations.
Sent April 9, 2009 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3468 · Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish advisory committee to develop survey for teacher education institutions.
Sent April 8, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 82 days
Senate Bill 538 · Directs Department of Education to seek public and private funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement and inform school districts about funding opportunities.
Sent April 8, 2009 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
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Senate Bill 41 · Removes sunset on pilot education service districts.
Sent March 30, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 91 days
Senate Bill 64 · Clarifies distribution and expenditure of certain amounts of local revenues received by component school districts of education service districts.
Sent March 26, 2009 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 374 · Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Sent March 20, 2009 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3427 · Allows school districts to submit information to Department of State Police for purpose of conducting criminal records checks.
Sent March 18, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 103 days
House Bill 2016 · Allows community college district to use certain factors to determine employee eligibility to participate in benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3024 · Establishes Portland State University as public corporation under control of Portland Metropolitan Universities Board of Directors.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3116 · Allows Blue Mountain Community College District, Columbia Gorge Community College District, Southwestern Oregon Community College District and Rogue Community College District to incur bonded indebtedness for benefit of districts upon approval of voters in district.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3119 · Requires funding request by Oregon Health and Science University to include information on cost of educating students at university and percentage of cost provided by state.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3192 · Requires Department of Education to establish Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3239 · Allows common school district to opt out of benefit plan offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board under certain conditions.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3246 · Gives certain districts extension of exemption from requirements regarding health benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3050 · Directs Department of Transportation to establish education registration plate program.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 41 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3121 · Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3205 · Establishes program to certify persons as school social workers.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3294 · Allows community colleges and state institutions of higher education to recover from school districts costs of providing remedial education to students.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3328 · Requires Quality Education Commission to identify related costs to local school districts for meeting quality goals for education.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3331 · Directs State Board of Education to establish system to assess financial management practices of school districts and education service districts.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3361 · Decreases amount added to weighted average daily membership for purpose of State School Fund distributions for each school year that student is enrolled in English as second language program.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3362 · Provides credit against income taxes for English as a second language class.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3410 · Includes percentage of sum of school district's general fund and special revenue fund in calculation of local revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 3426 · Allows Department of Education to award grants from School Improvement Fund for dropout prevention and student retention programs.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
House Bill 2011 · Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3118 · Requires public institutions of higher education to interview qualified minority candidate when hiring head coach or athletic director unless institution was unable to identify qualified minority candidate willing to interview for position.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3166 · Specifies requirements for budget documents prepared by budget committee of education service district.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3210 · Clarifies and expands duties of Oregon Virtual School District.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3288 · Provides statutory authorization for Oregon University System student code of conduct.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3076 · Requires school district to submit written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3080 · Directs school districts to encourage and assist children with disabilities to participate in athletic activities that are available to children who do not have disabilities.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
House Bill 3093 · Directs Joint Boards of Education to report to Legislative Assembly on development of applied baccalaureate degree programs at state institutions of higher education and community colleges.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3117 · Requires community college seeking approval from State Board of Education to offer new career pathways certificate of completion program to give notice to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of intent to offer program.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3120 · Removes restriction on public charter schools offering online courses that 50 percent or more of students in school must reside in school district in which school is located.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
House Bill 2976 · Adjusts district extended weighted average daily membership (ADMw) for purposes of distributions from State School Fund if natural disaster occurred within boundaries of school district and average daily membership of school district decreased by specified percentage.
Sent March 10, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
Senate Bill 44 · Extends applicability of law that requires school districts to offer half-day kindergarten and allows school districts and public charter schools to offer supplemental kindergarten.
Sent March 10, 2009 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2944 · Establishes presumption that parent acts in best interest of child in hearing or civil action involving special education and related services.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 2012 · Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2013 · Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2917 · Exempts community colleges from provisions allowing persons who are blind to operate vending facilities in public buildings or on public property.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2939 · Provides that certain students are considered to be state residents for purpose of determining tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2947 · Allows school district to renew waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2948 · Requires consistent level of expenditures from state and local funds for special education and related services unless certain conditions are met.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2949 · Allows qualified student to apply Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys toward certain for-profit post-secondary institutions.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2871 · Directs Department of Transportation to waive reinstatement fee for person whose driving privileges were suspended for withdrawing from school before age 18 if person provides proof that person graduated from high school or received General Educational Development certificate.
Sent March 5, 2009 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2876 · Directs State Board of Higher Education to report to legislature in 2010 on civic literacy at state institutions of higher learning.
Sent March 5, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 2851 · Creates Task Force on Alternative Tuition Systems.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 428 · Adds State Treasurer and Secretary of State to State Board of Education as nonvoting, ex officio members of board.
Sent March 2, 2009 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2788 · Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district with four-day week class schedule.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2798 · Allows certain public charter schools to qualify as small high school for purpose of small school district grant.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2799 · Limits to federal funds assets that revert to State Board of Education when charter of public charter school is terminated or public charter school dissolves and public charter school had been existing public school.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2801 · Gives priority for grants and loans for public charter schools to schools that are only school in school district or that are in district that is remote and necessary school district.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2833 · Creates Task Force on Foster Youth Access to Post-Secondary Opportunities.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2766 · Specifies minimum number of instructional days that class schedule adopted by district school board must provide.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 2767 · Calculates weighted average daily membership (ADMw) of school district to include students eligible for and enrolled in secondary professional technical education program.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 2830 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Oregon prekindergarten program.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 2834 · Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to close Oregon School for the Blind by September 1, 2009.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2754 · Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
House Bill 2756 · Establishes higher education scholarship program to reward foreign language proficiency and encourage continued improvement in foreign language proficiency.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2765 · Eliminates comparison of current year weighted average daily membership (ADMw) with prior year ADMw to calculate distributions under funding formulas for school districts and education service districts.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
House Bill 2786 · Requires curricula in kindergarten through grade 12 related to health or performing arts to include instruction about noise and effects of noise on hearing, health and learning.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
House Bill 2797 · Repeals notification and examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
House Bill 2808 · Modifies method by which length of service of probationary teachers is calculated.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 119 · Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to discipline person who is licensed by or registered with commission if person resigned from public school without providing appropriate notice.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Reported out after 96 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 120 · Modifies requirements related to first aid cards at schools to reflect change in law that no longer requires first aid card for teaching license.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 121 · Requires applicants for first-time license or registration from Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to demonstrate knowledge of ethical standards of professional conduct.
Sent February 25, 2009 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2674 · Prohibits schools from using school property to provide printing, binding or graphic arts services to public or to state or local government or political subdivision.
Sent February 20, 2009 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2693 · Establishes standards for number of licensed nurses or school nurses required for number of students based on health needs of students.
Sent February 20, 2009 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2719 · Considers student attending approved study abroad program to be resident pupil for purpose of State School Fund calculations.
Sent February 20, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 2722 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) program.
Sent February 20, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
Senate Bill 65 · Allows Superintendent of Public Instruction to waive or extend certain dates related to school finance in case of emergency experienced by school district or Department of Education.
Sent February 20, 2009 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2575 · Establishes Oregon Scholars Program.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 2586 · Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2594 · Requires student who receives diploma from school district or public charter school to demonstrate proficiency in Oregon Studies and subjects on test administered to persons who apply for citizenship.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 2599 · Requires school districts to include specified elements in policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2605 · Establishes Critical Need Foreign Language Study Abroad Scholarship Program within Department of Education to enable students to learn critically needed foreign languages.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 2606 · Allows school district or public charter school to award high school diploma to certain students who do not meet graduation requirements but who completed school year in study abroad program.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 2607 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purposes of developing, establishing and administering five Mandarin immersion programs.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 2617 · Requires Department of Education to advise school guidance counselors on techniques and tools for informing high school students of educational opportunities.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
Senate Bill 46 · Allows Department of Education to require fingerprints of all new hires of school districts or private schools.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 47 · Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue public reprimand or to suspend or revoke right to apply for license or registration of student teacher based on certain criteria.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 63 · Removes requirement that Superintendent of Public Instruction reimburse school district for costs incurred for child development specialist program.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2582 · Establishes Oregon Center for Business and Economic Education to increase student education in business and economics.
Sent February 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 138 days
House Bill 2507 · Establishes standards for modified diploma.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2509 · Requires school districts to provide human sexuality education courses in all public elementary and secondary schools as part of health education curriculum.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2518 · Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2532 · Specifies that statutes and rules that apply to school district boards, school districts or public schools do not apply to small schools.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
House Bill 2508 · Requires state institutions of higher education to include certain fees as part of graduate student tuition costs if student is teacher or employee of institution.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2517 · Establishes Oregon State Charter School Board.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 144 days
House Bill 2533 · Extends date on which schools must qualify as small high school for purpose of calculating school district's adjusted daily membership weighted.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2544 · Establishes Oregon Environmental Literacy Task Force.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2557 · Makes certain part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education eligible for same health care benefits as full-time faculty members.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Reported out after 88 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2558 · Allows school to qualify as remote small elementary school for purpose of weighting in State School Fund distribution formula if school is not within eight miles of school in same school district.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Reported out after 76 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2487 · Extends Oregon Opportunity Grant program to include qualified graduate students at eligible graduate institutions.
Sent February 4, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 145 days
House Bill 2446 · Requires apportionments from State School Fund for kindergarten programs to be calculated based on full-day program if kindergarten student was eligible for and receiving early childhood special education by specified date.
Sent January 29, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2419 · Exempts employee areas from standards for food and beverages sold in schools.
Sent January 27, 2009 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2108 · Requires school that confers or offers to confer academic degree to be licensed as career school for course or program that does not lead to academic degree until school meets specified requirements.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Reported out after 99 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2109 · Changes terms "professional technical education" and "professional technical training" to "career and technical education" and "career and technical training" to conform to changes in terminology in federal law.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2110 · Transfers from Department of Education to Board of Cosmetology authority to establish education standards for applicants for certification as practitioner of hair design, barbering, esthetics or nail technology.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2111 · Abolishes Public Charter School Development Fund.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2112 · Authorizes Fair Dismissal Appeals Board to determine amount of compensation that member of board may receive for performance of official duties.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2113 · Establishes Special Schools Trust Fund.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2115 · Establishes Education Enterprise Steering Commission for purpose of providing statewide leadership in school improvement and technology.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2179 · Makes veterans, their spouses and dependent children Oregon residents for purposes of payment of tuition at community colleges and state institutions of higher education.
Sent January 20, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2208 · Changes name of Department of Higher Education to Oregon University System.
Sent January 20, 2009 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2209 · Changes terminology for certain fees charged by institutions of higher education.
Sent January 20, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2061 · Waives increased graduation requirements for students who begin grade nine during 2005-2006 school year, attend school during 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years and receive diploma prior to July 1, 2010.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2062 · Requires school boards to adopt policies on reporting sexual conduct by school employee directed toward student.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2030 · Requires school districts to give students opportunity to salute United States flag each school day by reciting Pledge of Allegiance.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
House Bill 2060 · Directs Department of Education to conduct study and develop model program for purpose of providing vision screening to public school students.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
House Bill 2063 · Adds certain employees of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to list of persons required to report child abuse.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2064 · Requires public school students seven years of age or younger to have vision screening and, in certain instances, comprehensive eye examination.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
House Bill 2362 · Allows Department of Education to make available assessment system that measures student's progress in achieving academic content standards at current grade level, determines grade level of student's understanding, knowledge or ability, tracks and provides reports on progress of student and makes predictions of anticipated student progress.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2378 · Lowers minimum age for required school attendance.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
House Bill 2380 · Creates Task Force on School Computers and Digital Technology.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Reported out after 105 days · did not pass the House of Representatives