Committees · 2019 Regular Session
Education
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Rob WagnerChair
Democrat · 19th District
Chuck ThomsenVice-chair
Republican · 26th District
Democrat · 8th District
Democrat · 14th District
Republican · 1st District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session.
Bills sent126
9% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out60%
76 of 126; 50 stopped in committee
Time in committee56 days
most between 38 and 73 days
Amendments offered1
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202612 bills
reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2025149 bills
reported 50% · typically 54 days, most 39–80 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202414 bills
reported 79% · typically 11 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2023173 bills
reported 49% · typically 67 days, most 49–87 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202212 bills
reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2021141 bills
reported 54% · typically 51 days, most 36–76 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20209 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2019126 bills
reported 60% · typically 56 days, most 38–73 · 1 amendment · 5 members
201818 bills
reported 83% · typically 8 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2017146 bills
reported 51% · typically 47 days, most 31–67 · 0 amendments · 5 members
201615 bills
reported 73% · typically 8 days, most 6–11 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2015132 bills
reported 65% · typically 52 days, most 33–70 · 0 amendments · 7 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session, newest first.
126 bills
House Bill 2871 · Renames Oregon Youth Conservation Corps as Oregon Youth Corps.
Sent April 23, 2019 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2030 · Clarifies authorities governing Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
Sent April 19, 2019 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2514 · Requires district school board or hearings officer to conduct hearing in executive session or privately if hearing pertains to or involves examination of confidential records of student.
Sent April 17, 2019 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2519 · Requires each community college and each college and university operating in this state that offers baccalaureate degree programs and receives state financial aid to adopt written policy on hazing, provide on-campus policy training on hazing and annually report to Legislative Assembly number of hazing incidents reported and investigated by community college, college or university during previous academic year.
Sent April 16, 2019 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2556 · Provides seven days of excused absences from school if pupil is dependent of member of Armed Forces of United States who is on active duty or who is called into active duty.
Sent April 16, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3280 · Alters commissioner composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission by redesignating five current nonvoting positions as voting positions and by adding one additional position for graduate student attending public university.
Sent April 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 75 days
House Bill 3409 · Limits authority of school district to become member of voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities or that facilitates scheduling and programming of interscholastic activities unless organization addresses specified behavior.
Sent April 16, 2019 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2023 · Directs State Board of Education to ensure that academic content standards for certain subjects include sufficient instruction on histories, contributions and perspectives of certain classifications of individuals.
Sent April 12, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2263 · Directs Department of Education, in collaboration with Higher Education Coordinating Commission, to administer Accelerated College Credit Planning Partnership Grant Program to encourage partnerships between school districts and post-secondary institutions of education to offer accelerated college credit programs.
Sent April 12, 2019 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3015 · Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Sent April 12, 2019 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2213 · Requires each community college and public university to establish textbook affordability plan.
Sent April 10, 2019 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2571 · Provides that current or former foster child under 25 years of age is eligible for tuition waiver at institution of higher education if current or former foster child is enrolled in courses totaling one or more credit hours for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Sent April 10, 2019 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2262 · Modifies duties and membership of Early Learning Council.
Sent March 29, 2019 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1038 · Authorizes court to include money award in criminal conviction of bribe giving or bribe receiving committed for purpose of admitting individual at public institution of higher education.
Sent March 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 94 days
House Bill 2964 · Directs Department of Education to create Oregon Education Support Professional of the Year Program.
Sent March 26, 2019 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 777 · Establishes Task Force on Prison Education.
Sent March 25, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2216 · Repeals sunset date on temporary law and makes permanent law requiring public universities to interview qualified minority candidate when hiring head coach.
Sent March 21, 2019 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1017 · Requires State Fire Marshal to adopt rules establishing minimum standards for carbon monoxide alarms in school facilities that have carbon monoxide source.
Sent March 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 2457 · Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Department of Education and Office of Child Care to make specified evaluations to increase number of educators in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region who are available to teach courses in secondary math and science and in career and technical education programs.
Sent March 15, 2019 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 852 · Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage.
Sent March 7, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate
106 more
House Bill 2191 · Expands reasons for excused absences from school to include mental or behavioral health.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2892 · Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 949 · Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of prison education programs.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 30 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 953 · Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students of this state.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 956 · Allows personal income taxpayers to subtract from taxable income amounts paid as principal of or interest on qualified education loans, if borrower is taxpayer, spouse or dependent of taxpayer.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 957 · Requires school district to make information about functions and programs of school district available at school district's office and on school district's website.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 958 · Establishes Dreamers Access Program to award student loans to eligible students with demonstrated financial need.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 960 · Establishes investigatory procedures for reports of suspected sexual conduct.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
Senate Bill 963 · Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 905 · Establishes resident school district for child whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed child outside child's home with public or private agency and who is living in licensed, certified or approved substitute care program.
Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 844 · Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for 2019-2021 biennium for use by Oregon State University to develop, implement and operate website for providing public with information related to plant pest solutions.
Sent February 27, 2019 · Reported out after 42 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 859 · Exempts graduate students at public universities who qualify for tuition equity from having to pay nonresident tuition.
Sent February 27, 2019 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 871 · Allows school nurse, school nurse designee or designated primary caregiver of registry identification cardholder who is student enrolled in primary or secondary school to administer noncombustible medical cannabinoid product to student on premises of school or during school-sponsored event.
Sent February 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 690 · Repeals sunset provision for Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Sent February 25, 2019 · Reported out after 36 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2022 · Changes name of Oregon Virtual School District to Oregon Digital Learning .
Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2512 · Requires one member of State Board of Education to be engaged in teaching as licensed teacher.
Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 801 · Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to all students in first grade.
Sent February 22, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
Senate Bill 811 · Provides tuition and fee remission for natural child of foster parent if natural child attends institution of higher education.
Sent February 22, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
Senate Bill 822 · Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules requiring public high schools to provide condoms to students free of charge.
Sent February 22, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
Senate Bill 828 · Provides for payment of program expenses of study abroad program for eligible students in foster care.
Sent February 22, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
Senate Bill 794 · Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that will be placed on one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education.
Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 43 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 798 · Requires Early Learning Division to convene funding advisory committee for purpose of making recommendations for grants under Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program.
Sent February 20, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 130 days
Senate Bill 800 · Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene specified persons for purpose of assisting in alignment of credits earned through dual credit programs with requirements of foundational curricula.
Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 802 · Allows military child to be considered resident of school district for purposes of enrollment and class placement based on official military order for transfer of parent of child.
Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 786 · Directs school district board to adopt child sexual abuse prevention instructional program that addresses sex trafficking of children.
Sent February 14, 2019 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 147 · Allows personal income and corporate excise taxpayers to subtract from taxable income amounts paid as principal of or interest on qualified education loans.
Sent February 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
Senate Bill 161 · Establishes credit against personal income taxes for contributions to higher education savings network account or ABLE account.
Sent February 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
Senate Bill 196 · Extends sunset for tax credit for payments to employee and dependent scholarship programs.
Sent February 11, 2019 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 199 · Extends sunset for tax credit for contributions to Trust for Cultural Development Account.
Sent February 11, 2019 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 764 · Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.
Sent February 8, 2019 · Reported out after 61 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 730 · Integrates foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements into Transfer Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
Sent February 1, 2019 · Reported out after 66 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 731 · Authorizes recognized student government of community college or public university, or member of recognized student government, to make statement or issue resolution to promote or oppose gathering of signatures on initiative or referendum petition or adoption of ballot measure.
Sent February 1, 2019 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 739 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to University of Oregon for program that strives to improve high school graduation rates through collaborative partnerships between university faculty and high school teachers.
Sent February 1, 2019 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 535 · Increases weight allotted for children in poverty, in foster homes and in certain state-recognized facilities for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Sent January 31, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
Senate Bill 692 · Directs Youth Development Division to develop and administer statewide youth reengagement system.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Reported out after 65 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 693 · Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
Senate Bill 709 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to public universities.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
Senate Bill 710 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
Senate Bill 717 · Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for contributions to higher education savings network account.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 719 · Directs Department of Education to develop and provide system of supports and technical assistance for school districts that is related to abbreviated school day programs for students with individualized education program.
Sent January 30, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 665 · Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules for administration of naloxone or any similar medication designed to rapidly reverse overdose of opioid drug.
Sent January 25, 2019 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 610 · Provides that school districts and education service districts are not authorized to issue bonds to finance pension liabilities.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 613 · Increases weight allotted for children in poverty for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 618 · Requires school districts to describe amount of moneys received from local, state, federal and other sources for each student of school district and to make information available at school district's office and on school district's website.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 620 · Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 624 · Requires public universities to establish common application for undergraduate admission.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 628 · Requires that post-secondary institution of education that requires students to receive immunizations accept from student who declines immunization certification that student has completed vaccine educational module.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 660 · Requires public universities, in consultation with Department of Revenue, to develop comprehensive proposal to make public universities as financially independent from state as possible and to reduce hardship imposed on Oregon residents by student loan debt.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 664 · Requires school districts to provide instruction about Holocaust and genocide beginning with 2020-2021 school year.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 667 · Increases enrollment percentage at which student must receive approval from school district before enrolling in virtual public charter school.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 668 · Establishes education savings account program.
Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 257 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 75 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 428 · Directs Department of Education to conduct audit of use of statewide summative assessment in public schools in this state.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 81 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 433 · Modifies process for revising form or notice sent to parents or adult students regarding statewide standardized assessments.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 436 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Airway Science for Kids, Inc., for purchase of building to house STEAM educational center.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 456 · Prohibits State Board of Education, school district or public charter school from requiring student to pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills in order to receive diploma.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 460 · Requires public schools to provide course of instruction regarding founders of Oregon and United States.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 541 · Designates March 18 of each year as DeMolay Day.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 553 · Removes sunset on provisions that allow certain nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 573 · Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to immediately suspend license or registration of teacher or administrator if commission determines there is reasonable cause to support report that teacher or administrator engaged in specified behavior.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 575 · Requires vision examination as part of evaluation before initially receiving special education.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 584 · Establishes Statewide School Safety and Prevention System.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 601 · Limits percentage of general purpose grants that school districts and education service districts may expend on administrative expenses.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days
Senate Bill 400 · Allows costs attributable to providing transportation for summer programs to be considered approved transportation costs for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 455 · Requires certain institutions of higher education to require contractors to employ apprentices and to establish and execute plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women and minority individuals for certain work relating to improvements to real property.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 457 · Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 486 · Establishes timelines by which evaluations must be completed to determine eligibility for special education.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 489 · Encourages school districts to collaborate and enter into agreements with law enforcement and providers of social media websites and applications for purpose of responding to acts of cyberbullying.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 496 · Prohibits school district from restricting access by alternative education students, English language learners or special education students to specialized learning areas and certain common areas.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 497 · Lowers high school grade point average required to participate in Oregon Promise program from 2.5 to 2.0.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 82 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 540 · Requires that institutions of higher education report allegations of sexual assault to law enforcement agency.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
Senate Bill 3 · Permits community colleges to offer applied baccalaureate degree programs under specified conditions and upon receiving approval from Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 4 · Permits merger of community college and public university.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 12 · Establishes inclusive schools pilot program.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 13 · Changes terminology of certain disabilities for purposes of special education statutes.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 14 · Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are American Indians or Alaskan Natives and who have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 16 · Specifies types of licensed health care practitioners authorized to perform assessments or examinations for purposes of determining special education services eligibility.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 17 · Establishes Task Force on the Implementation of Electronic Transcripts in High School.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 18 · Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to discipline administrator who fails to make report, follow specified procedures or provide written notification related to suspected abuse of child or sexual conduct by educator.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 52 · Requires school district to adopt policy requiring comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 151 · Adjusts statutory listing of education service districts to reflect mergers of districts.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 152 · Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 153 · Directs Department of Education to conduct study on adequacy of education in state and report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2020.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 154 · Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine which statewide summative test to administer to students in grade 11.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 155 · Requires investigations of all reports involving suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 156 · Revises definitions of terms "school employee," "sexual conduct" and "student" for purposes of certain laws related to abuse and sexual conduct by school employees.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 157 · Directs Department of Education to enter into contract with nonprofit entity to administer nationally recognized assessment of high school students' knowledge and skills.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 158 · Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to collaborate with community colleges and public universities to implement pilot program to assist foster youth transitioning from community colleges to public universities.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 159 · Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene stakeholders to facilitate establishment of foster youth success centers in each public university.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 160 · Requires public institutions of higher education to provide credit to each student who receives grade of four or higher on International Baccalaureate (IB) exam.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 180 · Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts to support safe schools by funding programs related to bullying prevention and youth empowerment.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 216 · Allows person to be employed in public schools for 90 calendar days after date of submission of pending application for licensure only if person had not been employed during previous 12 months with pending application for same license.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 217 · Modifies purposes for which grants paid from School Improvement Fund may be awarded.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 255 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Oregon Institute of Marine Biology at University of Oregon.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 263 · Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 78 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 265 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 266 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 282 · Requires Department of Education, in cooperation with Oregon Health Authority, to conduct study to determine and recommend appropriate health standards to govern student use of computers, mobile digital devices and other electronic media in classrooms.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 283 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to review peer-reviewed, independently funded scientific studies of health effects of exposure to microwave radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies in schools and to report results of review to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than January 2, 2021.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 289 · Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 293 · Establishes Indian Health Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying Indian health profession students in exchange for student commitment to work at tribal service site after graduation.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 312 · Requires public universities and community colleges to charge resident tuition to Native Americans and Alaska Natives who graduated from Oregon high schools.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 351 · Appropriates to Department of Education for deposit in High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund amount prescribed to be deposited under High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act (Ballot Measure 98 (2016)).
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
Senate Bill 352 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Tucker Maxon School for capital improvements.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 485 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with certain schools and facilities when developing plan for communication following suspected suicide.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 589 · Creates Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days