02/14/2025
VOTE: YES – Died in Committee
VOTE: YES – Died in Committee
Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB13
Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SLB/Overview
Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SLB/Overview
Requires a professional licensing board to consider experience in lieu of a high school diploma or an equivalent for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide certain occupational or professional services.
Employers agree that work experience is more valuable in an employee than a diploma. Many jobs take logic and not intellect. There are numerous reason a student does not receive a diploma, but that doesn’t gauge their abilities.