The Week Ahead

Monday

11 a.m.: The Senate will vote on:

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a work session on:

Demonstrating Essential Learning Skills proficiency to receive a diploma (SB 456).
The Transfer Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (SB 730).
Requiring the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to do all abuse investigations (SB 155).

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing and work session on:

Redefining “school employee,” “sexual conduct” and “student” for laws related to abuse and sexual conduct (SB 156).

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing and possible work session on:

Establishing investigatory procedures for reports of suspected sexual conduct (SB 960).

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

Extending residency status provision for State School Fund distributions (SB 693 and SB 553).
Residency status of foster children (SB 905).

1 p.m.: The House Human Services and Housing Committee will hold a public hearing and possible work session on:

1 p.m.: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a work session on:

3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing and possible work session on:

Urging Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (HJM 3).

3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

Prohibiting virtual public schools from using state money for promotional materials (HB 2516).
Increasing the special education funding threshold (HB 2676).
Studying academic credit transfers between community colleges and public universities (HB 3212).

3 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a work session on:

Paying for costs of students in residential alternative education programs (HB 2021).
Accelerated college credit program requirements (HB 2029).
Educator license fee renewal waivers (HB 2031).
Encouraging accelerated college credit programs (HB 2263).
Establishing Statewide School Safety and Prevention System (HB 2327).
Developing a statewide education plan for Latino students who have experienced disproportionate educational results (HB 2440).
Establishing Early Childhood Equity Fund (HB 2897).

5 p.m.: The House Human Services and Housing Committee will hold a public hearing on:

Permitting the school board to designate a staff member to receive mandatory child abuse reports (HB 2994).

6 p.m.: The Senate Workforce Committee and the House Business and Labor Committee will hold an informational meeting on:

3 p.m.: The House Health Care Committee will hold a public hearing on:

3 p.m.: The Senate Human Services Committee will hold a work session on:

Establishing the Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee (SB 707).

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a work session on:

Maintaining the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (SB 690A).
Funding a University of Oregon program to improve high school graduation through collaboration between faculty and high school teachers (SB 739).
Residency for military children (SB 802).

1 p.m. The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

Developing a statewide youth re-engagement system (SB 692).
Public school firearm safety classes in first grade (SB 801).
Studying health standards for use of electronic media in classrooms (SB 282).
Requiring schools to distribute statements on potential health risks of wireless technology (SB 283).

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing and possible work session on:

State Board of Education rules for administering medication to reverse opioid drug overdoses (SB 665).

1 p.m.: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on:

Items may be added to legislative committee agendas during the week. The Oregon Legislature keeps an updated page of committee agendas.