The Look Ahead
Monday
1 p.m.: The Senate Revenue Committee will hold a public hearing on:
- Requiring, for purposes of calculating district extended ADMw for State School Fund distributions, the calculation for a virtual public charter school to be separate from the calculation for the school district if, compared to the previous school year, the school district has decreasing enrollment (SB 743).
3:15 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:
- Requiring each community college and public university to hire a benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs (SB 849).
3:15 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a work session on:
- Requiring public institutions of higher education to have the same developmental educational requirements and placement tests for incoming students who complete high school and students who received certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests (HB 2589A).
- Allowing a student enrolled in a program provided by a school district or education service district to earn a General Educational Development certificate to participate in interscholastic activities (HB 2817A).
- Approving transferring the northernmost portion of Lake County from the Central Oregon Community College Service District to the Klamath Community College Service District (HB 2089).
- Establishing the timeline for a petition to make changes in the boundary of a community college district (HB 2090).
- Changing the boundaries of Lane Community College Service District (HB 2091A).
Tuesday
10:30 a.m.: The House is scheduled to vote on:
- Directing school districts to provide age-appropriate instruction in oral health as part of health education curriculum (HB 2969A).
- Requiring school districts to provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and education (HB 3234A).
1 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:
- Updating terminology and funding provisions related to special education programs provided on a local, county or regional basis (SB 53A).
1 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold an informational meeting on:
- Prescribing requirements for providing education to students with disabilities during the COVID-19 emergency (HB 3350).
Wednesday
10:30 a.m.: The House is scheduled to vote on:
- Limiting the authority of a school district to become a member of a voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities unless that organization implements policy that prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin. (HB 2935A).
11 a.m.: The Senate is scheduled to vote on:
- Prohibiting school district boards from authorizing, and school districts from using, certain monitoring software related to students' computer usage (SB 594A).
3:15 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:
- Modifying the recipients of, and uses for, grants provided under the Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program (HB 2054).
- Broadening the eligibility of youths who may participate in the statewide youth reengagement system (HB 2051).
3:15 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee will hold a work session on:
- Requiring school districts to allow students to wear Native American items of cultural significance at public school events, including high school graduation (HB 2052).
Thursday
1 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:
- Moving a program that funds pilot projects in architecture, construction trades and engineering for high school juniors and seniors from the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (SB 77A).
Items may be added to legislative committee agendas during the week. The Oregon Legislature keeps an updated page of committee agendas.