Committees · 2024 Regular Session
Education
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Michael DembrowChair
Democrat · 23rd District
Suzanne WeberVice-chair
Republican · 16th District
Republican · 5th District
Democrat · 8th District
Democrat · 22nd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent14
11% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out79%
11 of 14; 3 stopped in committee
Time in committee11 days
most between 8 and 14 days
Amendments offered0
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 2024 Regular Session, newest first.
14 bills
House Bill 4160 · Modifies the length of time by which a person is considered a student for purposes of determining if conduct is prohibited sexual conduct.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4164 · Changes the exceptions for an institution of higher education employing at least one certified advocate for victim services.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4147 · Permits an education provider to have stop arm cameras on school buses for the purpose of recording persons who fail to stop for bus safety lights.
Sent February 20, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4137 · Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules by which a student who has completed an International Baccalaureate program may satisfy certain requirements for a high school diploma in this state.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1502 · Requires school districts, education service districts, community college districts and public universities to make video recordings of governing body meetings or, if the public body's facilities lack broadband Internet access, to make audio recordings, and to post the video or audio recordings, as applicable, of the meetings on their official public body websites or social media sites.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1532 · Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide education plan for students who are asylum seekers, refugees or any other immigrant.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1534 · Allows a school district, an education service district or a public charter school to employ a person who is not licensed or registered with the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to teach reading to students.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1535 · Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1550 · Transfers certain duties, functions and powers related to teaching, administrative and personnel licensure from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to the Department of Education.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1551 · Waives the requirement that an otherwise eligible Oregon Promise grant recipient must have completed high school within six months of enrolling in certain community college courses for those individuals who completed high school or its equivalent during a specified period.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1552 · Establishes a youth advisory group.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1558 · Makes an exception to abbreviated school day requirements for when a student voluntarily does not schedule a class for one or more class periods or for certain asynchronous instruction.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1583 · Prohibits discrimination when selecting textbooks, instructional materials, program materials or library books that are used in the public schools of this state.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1592 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to certain institutions of higher education to expand the behavioral health workforce in Oregon.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate