The Look Ahead

Monday

Today is the Legislature’s deadline to post bills for work sessions. 

1 p.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on the Oregon Department of Education’s grant consolidation report. 

Tuesday 

8 a.m.: The House Rules Committee will hold a work session on:

• Requiring public bodies to grant news media representatives access to public lands that are otherwise closed to the public (HB 4087).

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

• Directing the State Board of Education to adopt procedures for investigating complaints of violations of safety, discrimination and welfare laws. (SB 1578).
• Directing the Oregon Department of Education to develop a statewide, long-term plan to provide computer science education (SB 1590). 
• Requiring higher education institutions to adopt specified policies to combat sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking (SB 1572). 

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

• Superintendent contract protections (SB 1521). 
• Authorizing high school teachers employed by education service districts to serve as members of the Transfer Council (SB 1522). 
• Establishing a pilot program to provide funding to school districts for increasing homeless students’ access to schools and academic achievement (SB 1539). 

1 p.m.: The Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee will hold a work session on:

• Establishing the Elliott State Research Forest (SB 1546). 

3:15 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold an informational meeting on the Oregon Department of Education’s equity stance.

3:15 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on:

• Studying recruiting and retaining educators (HB 4030). 

3:15 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a work session on:

• School leader training (HB 4029). 
• Establishing a state goal that the percentage of diverse Oregon Department of Education employees reflects the percentage of diverse students in public schools (HB 4031). 
• Appropriating money for the Educator Advancement Council to provide professional learning opportunities related to ethnic studies standards (HB 4112). 

Wednesday

8 a.m.: The Senate Finance and Revenue Committee and the House Revenue Committee will hear the Oregon quarterly economic report.

1 p.m.: The Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee will have a work session on an Oregon Department of Education report on the Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program.

Thursday

8 a.m.: The House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on:

• Requiring school board members to file a verified statement of economic interest with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (HB 4114).
• Expanding the duties of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to conduct investigations regarding public meetings law (HB 4140).

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

• Directing the State Board of Education to adopt procedures for investigating complaints of violations of safety, discrimination and welfare laws. (SB 1578). 
• Directing the Oregon Department of Education to develop a statewide, long-term plan to provide computer science education (SB 1590). 
• Requiring higher education institutions to adopt specified policies to combat sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking (SB 1572). 
• Directing the Oregon Department of Education to ensure that standardized summative assessments are administered to the minimum extent practicable (SB 1583). 

3:15 p.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a work session on:

• Establishing the Racial Equity and Justice Youth Collaborative (HB 4099). 
• Surveying student assessments to develop recommendations and best practices related to assessments (HB 4124). 
• Implementing a statewide education plan for students who are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (HB 4091). 
• Studying recruiting and retaining educators (HB 4030).  

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