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The Week Ahead

Friday, April 7, 2017
The Week Ahead
April 10, 1 p.m.

Senate General Government and Accountability Committee holds work session on:

  • Creating public records advocate and Public Records Advisory Council (SB 106).

April 10, 1 p.m.

Senate Human Services Committee holds work session on:

  • Limiting districts’ ability to require students to be in abbreviated-day programs (SB 263).

April 10, 1 p.m.

House Judiciary Committee holds work session on:

  • Prohibiting restraints in schools (HB 3266).

  • Requiring background checks for school volunteers (HB 2992).

April 10, 3 p.m.

House Education Committee holds work session on:

  • Studying assisting students in poverty (HB 3216).

  • Requiring charter schools to get permission for locating in districts (HB 3413).

  • Analyzing student progress (HB 2898).

  • Increasing social work in schools (HB 2658).

  • Establishing Oregon Quality Education Model Modernization Task Force (HB 2688).

  • Studying virtual public charter schools (HB 2720).

  • Developing ethnic studies standards (HB 2845).

  • Waiving diploma requirements for some students (HB 3267).

  • Providing education after treatment programs
    (HB 3156).

  • Increasing compulsory school age to 7 (HB 3029).

April 11, 3 p.m.

Senate Education Committee holds possible work session on:

  • Prorating physical education minutes (SB 4).

  • Modifying district payments to public charter schools (SB 915).

  • Establishing standards for community classrooms (SB 704).

  • Getting teachers and administrators to seek national certifications (SB 578).

April 11, 3 p.m.

House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee holds work session on:

  • Establishing cultural competency oversight committees for community colleges (HB 2864).

  • Enabling community colleges to offer associate’s degree tied to training programs (HB 3335).

  • Reporting on workforce development training by community colleges (HB 3003).

  • Revising accelerated college credit program standards (HB 2313).

April 12, 3 p.m.

House Education Committee holds possible work session on:

  • Allowing interscholastic activities for charter school students (HB 3293).

  • Allowing social workers to act as school counselors (HB 3395).

  • Establishing Accomplished Teacher Program
    (HB 2763).

  • Establishing Task Force on the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act (HB 2246).

House Education Committee holds work session on:

  • Allowing recognized high school assessments (HB 3015).

  • Seeking funding for K-20 partnerships (HB 3138).

  • Awarding grants for transportation (HB 2693).

  • Requiring charter schools to meet food standards (HB 2554).

April 13, 3 p.m.

Senate Education Committee holds possible work session on:

  • Requiring students to answer naturalization test questions for diploma (SB 1038).

  • Requiring plan for testing school facilities for environmental hazards (SB 1047).

Senate Education Committee holds work session on:

  • Establishing grants for school nurses (SB 111).

  • Providing interscholastic activities for charter schools (SB 208).

  • Allowing charter schools to contract with for-profit entities to provide services (SB 209).

  • Allowing Oregon Educators Benefit Board opt-out (SB 387).

  • Revising educator preparation program approvals (SB 221).

  • Establishing CTE pathways to post-secondary institutions (SB 138).

  • Allowing community college faculty to receive compensation from other sources (SB 206).

  • Creating policies for use of school facilities by private tutors (SB 1002).

  • Developing academic standards for Oregon Studies (SB 280).

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

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