HB 3030 Scholarships based on race

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…

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HB 3200 Funding for (Race Diversity) Student Success

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…

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