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AN ACT Relating to the education of foster children; and declaring an emergency. Whereas this state needs to be more focused on our message regarding foster children and their needs in our schools; and Whereas the high school gradation rates of foster children in this state typically are less than half the high school graduation rates of the general student population in this state; and Whereas this state needs to address the educational outcomes of foster children and should im- plement a pilot program that helps identify practices and solutions that can be applied in public schools throughout this state; and Whereas Timber Ridge School, which is a public middle school in Albany, McDaniel High School, which is a public high school in Portland, and South Medford High School, which is a public high school in Medford, have demonstrated a dedication to improving the educational outcomes of foster child students; and Whereas organizations in this state are committed to improving the educational outcomes of foster child students, including Anthony’s Circle, which has a proven track record of a 98 percent graduation rate of underserved youth in Portland; and Whereas efforts already are underway to help improve the educational outcomes of foster child students, including efforts by Anthony’s Circle in collaborating with the Department of Human Services and with the Department of Education; now, therefore,

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Shelly Boshart Davis (R)*,  Susan McLain (D)*,  Hoa Nguyen (D)*,  Anna Scharf (R)*,  Court Boice (R),  Daniel Bonham (R),  Janelle Bynum (D),  Wlnsvey Campos (D),  Tracy Cramer (R),  Michael Dembrow (D),  Maxine Dexter (D),  Lew Frederick (D),  Mark Gamba (D),  Sara Gelser Blouin (D),  Jeff Golden (D),  Christine Goodwin (R),  Dacia Grayber (D),  Ken Helm (D),  Kayse Jama (D),  Jason Kropf (D),  Bobby Levy (R),  Em Levy (D),  Kate Lieber (D),  John Lively (D),  Kevin Mannix (R),  Emily McIntire (R),  Rob Nosse (D),  Mark Owens (R),  Deb Patterson (D),  Lisa Reynolds (D),  Ricki Ruiz (D),  David Smith (R),  Nathan Sosa (D),  Thuy Tran (D),  Andrea Valderrama (D),  Jules Walters (D),  Suzanne Weber (R),  Boomer Wright (R), 

Chapter 33, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024. (on 03/28/2024)

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