HB 3740 & SB 618 Prohibits males in female sports

Directs school districts and certain private schools to designate sports by biological gender. The bill forbids males from playing in female sports. A recent OLC opinion indicates Oregon could lose around $1.6 billion in federal funds for being out of compliance. The basis of biological gender is also address in HB2439, which removes “gender identity” from statutes. Oregon has defined…

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SJR 25 Requires passing school budget within 80 days

The measure would make the legislature pass the schools budget early in each long session. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require the Legislative Assembly, in each odd-numbered year regular session, to appropriate moneys to fund public education in the first 80 days of the session and before passing any other budget measure. Until the school budgets are…

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SJR 24 School choice

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish the right of a parent to choose the school that the parent’s child attends. Requires the establishment of school choice accounts for parents who choose nonpublic education. Allows parents who choose nonpublic education to pay for expenses incurred in relation to the education of a child with moneys from a school…

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SB 521 Changes corporate kicker language

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee

SB 1546 Elliott State Research Forest

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown

SB 1521 Limits school board authority

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown

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SB 299 Creates children’s service districts

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

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HB 2942 Allows criminals in K-12 classrooms

VOTE: NO
Died In Committee
Allows individuals convicted of drug dealing, sex crimes into K-12 settings