The Week Ahead
April 3, 3 p.m.
House Education Committee holds public hearing on prohibiting Legislature from enacting some education legislation (HB 3208) and establishing procedures for behavior plans for students on IEPs (HB 3318), possible work session on creating standards for occupational therapy for students on IEPs (HB 3263) and prioritizing admissions to charter schools (HB 3313), and work session on developing statewide school nursing services (HB 2223).
April 4, 3 p.m.
Senate Education Committee holds public hearing on paying for college (SB 758, SB 759 and SB 1001) and developing policies for use of school facilities and libraries by private tutors (SB 1002) and work session on establishing Educator Advancement Council (SB 182) and prescribing requirements for dyslexia tests (SB 1003).
April 5, 3 p.m.
House Education Committee holds public hearing on assisting students in poor families (HB 3216) and creating advisory group on ELL programs (HB 3358); possible work sessions on establishing Task Force on Family Engagement in Education (HB 3185), offering summer education to students in high-poverty, high-ELL schools (HB 3191), waiving high school diploma requirements for students in foster care or who are homeless or runaways (HB 3267) and providing education when treatment programs open up (HB 3156); and work session on alerting high school students to apprenticeship opportunities (HB 3340).
April 5, 3 p.m.
Senate Workforce Committee holds public hearing on changes to PERS (SB 200 and SB 712).
April 6, 3 p.m.
House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee holds public hearing on making 40-40-20 goals only for Oregonians completing education (HB 2311) and work session on categorizing accelerated college credit programs (HB 2313) and giving authority to community college student governments (HB 2666).
April 6, 3 p.m.
Senate Education Committee holds possible work session on requiring 25 percent of opportunity grant money go to students committed to STEM fields (SB 576 and SB 443), studying TAG funding (SB 889), establishing Task Force on the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act (SB 353) and identifying students for advanced placement exams (SB 887) and work session on providing prospective students with college cost details (SB 253).
April 7
All bills in Legislature must be scheduled for a work session.
Items may be added to committee agendas during the week. The Oregon Legislature keeps an updated page of committee agendas at: olis.leg.state.or.us/LIZ/Committees/Meeting/List
- Jake Arnold
Communications and news specialist
jarnold@osba.org