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SJR 201 Constitutional amendment to use kicker for education

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Donna | 2 Comments

SJR 201 – proposes amending the Oregon Constitution to require a portion of the surplus revenue that would otherwise be returned to personal income taxpayers to be used for funding public K-12 education, community colleges and wildfire prevention and suppression, if the revenue exceeds a certain threshold. At least this bill, if passed would go to the voters. This is…

HB 4136 Ends tax deduction for interest on 2nd home

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Donna | 1 Comments

HB 4136 – Ends tax deduction for mortgage interest paid on 2nd home Establishes another money account (Oregon Homeownership Opportunity Account) and they put all the “tax deduction” money in that account. Then $ goes to Housing & Community Services Dept for their discretion, to such things as: rent assistance, grants to homeless, helps pay utilities, and provides resources to…

HB 3030 Scholarships based on race

Posted on April 3, 2025 by BJ

04/03/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3030 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HHED/Overview HB 3030 would give money (scholarships) to future school leaders based on their race, where their family is from, or what language they first spoke. This is not fair. Every person—no matter their background—should have the same chance to get help with school costs.[Testimony from…

HB 3006 Higher Ed grants based on race

Posted on April 3, 2025 by BJ

04/03/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3006 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HHED/Overview HB 3006 would allow the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to school leader candidates based on race. Per the bill’s “Summary”: Digest: The Act would create ways to increase diversity in the education workforce in the state. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund…

HB 3200 Funding for (Race Diversity) Student Success

Posted on April 3, 2025 by BJ

04/03/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee This bill seeks $10,000,000 from the state’s corporate activities tax to the scholarship program for culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates. Oregon revised statute 342.433’s constitutionally problematic definition of “diverse” to include specific racial groups has led to the dismantling of one state program and an amendment to at least one bill over constitutional…

SJR 201 Constitutional amendment to use kicker for education

HB 4136 Ends tax deduction for interest on 2nd home

HB 3030 Scholarships based on race

HB 3006 Higher Ed grants based on race

HB 3200 Funding for (Race Diversity) Student Success

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