The Week Ahead

May 8

• National Teacher Appreciation Week begins.

• Senate has a third reading on House bill requiring colleges and universities to report graduates by school district (HB 2147-B).

• 8:30 a.m. Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee holds informational meeting on the role of education service districts.

• 3 p.m. House Education Committee holds informational meeting on establishing the Educator Advancement Council (SB 182-A) and the Early Indicator and Intervention System (SB 183). 

May 9

• 8:30 a.m. Joint Tax Reform Committee holds informational meeting on business tax reform.

• 10 a.m. State Land Board meets and is scheduled to consider the sale of the Elliott State Forest.

• 3 p.m. Senate Education Committee holds public hearing on:

  • Allowing priority admissions for charter schools (HB 3313).

  • Expanding entities that can get money for CTE and STEM activities (HB 2258).

  • Encouraging civics education (HB 2219-A).

• 3 p.m. Senate Education Committee holds work session on:

  • Removing requirements for veterans to get high school diploma (HB 2220).

  • Encouraging financial literacy courses (HB 2229-A).

  • Adding social worker to grant list for preventing absenteeism (HB 2648).

May 10

• 3 p.m. House Education Committee holds informational meeting on ASPIRE and Oregon GEAR UP.

• 3 p.m. House Education Committee holds work session on:

  • Allowing short-term waiver for teaching license (SB 205-A).

  • Revising educator preparation program requirements (SB 221-A).

  • Changing requirements for dyslexia screening (SB 1003-A).

Items may be added to legislative 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