The Week Ahead

Monday

(Slow progress in the House means bills scheduled for Monday likely will be pushed to later in the week.)

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

• Changing the name of the Oregon Virtual School District to Oregon Digital Learning (HB 2022B).
• Clarifying authorities governing the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (HB 2030B).
• Including mental or behavioral health among excused absences (HB 2191A).
• Requiring a teacher on the State Board of Education (HB 2512A).
• Paying unemployment insurance to nonprofessional employees of educational institutions during school breaks (HB 2660B).
• Requiring organizations that provide interscholastic activities to have behavior policies (HB 3409A).
• Permitting community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees (SB 3).
• Adjusting statutory listing of education service districts (SB 151).
• Modifying rules for the restraint of students (SB 963).
• Charging resident tuition for Native Americans and Alaska Natives who graduated from an Oregon high school (SB 312).
• Providing abbreviated school day for foster youth students (SB 475A).

Tuesday

TBD: The House will vote on:

• Requiring Holocaust and genocide instruction in schools (SB 664A).
• Prohibiting restricting access to certain curriculum areas (SB 496A).
• Repealing sunset on Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (SB 690A).
• Residency for military children (SB 802).

8:30 a.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee will hold an informational meeting on:

• Educator Advancement Council.

Wednesday

1 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold an informational meeting on:

• Update on federal education issues from U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion in Oregon Public Schools.

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