Education

OR - Senator Arnie Roblan (D)

Title:

Chair

OR - Senator Dennis Linthicum (R)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Senator Cliff Bentz (R)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Michael Dembrow (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Sara Gelser (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Sara Gelser (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Mark Hass (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Chuck Thomsen (R)

Title:

Member

OR - SB1521 Extends sunset of open enrollment by one year.

OR - SB1530 Establishes Task Force on Public Education Planning.

OR - SB1520 Expands 90-day grace period for employment to all licensees who are licensed by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

OR - SB1513 Requires student to correctly answer specified percentage of questions on civics test before being eligible to receive high school diploma.

OR - SB1522 Modifies requirements imposed on school districts for persons receiving special education who have received modified diploma, funding for youths in Youth Corrections Education Program who have received modified diploma and eligibility for Expanded Options Program for students who have received modified diploma.

OR - SB1563 Removes requirement that students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents apply for official federal identification document to be eligible for exemption from paying nonresident tuition at public universities.

OR - SB1557 Requires community colleges, public universities and Oregon Health and Science University to provide certain rights to students ordered to federal or state active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days.

OR - SB1554 Specifies that amount in account established for higher education expenses is disregarded for purposes of determining account owner's financial eligibility to receive assistance or benefit authorized by law, other than means-tested state financial aid for higher education, to extent permitted under federal law.

OR - HB4036 Modifies description of types of interscholastic activities in which homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools must be allowed to participate if students are in any grade from kindergarten through grade eight.

OR - HB4153 Designates Eastern Oregon University as Oregon's Rural University.

OR - HCR206 Congratulates Oregon State University on its 150th anniversary.

OR - HB4044 Directs Chief Education Office to conduct study on recruitment, retention, mentoring and professional development of educators who serve students from student groups that may be at risk for experiencing achievement gap.

OR - HB4013 Provides that person employed on full-time basis in office of State Treasurer or Secretary of State may serve on State Board of Education.

OR - HB4113 Includes class size as mandatory subject of school district collective bargaining.

OR - HB4141 Requires each public university to establish advisory body to advise university president on recommendations to governing board regarding resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees.

OR - HB4043 Requires community colleges to jointly conduct study to determine best methods for helping community college students learn about and apply for benefits.

OR - HB4067 Expands definition of term "child with a disability" for purposes of special education to include children who have developmental delays and who are in third grade or lower.

OR - HB4047 Prohibits education service districts from imposing high school diploma requirements that are in addition to requirements established by state law if child is enrolled in educational program under Juvenile Detention Education Program or Youth Corrections Education Program.

OR - HB4150 Requires specified information to be shared with student, staff member or certain person following conclusion of investigation related to sexual harassment.