Bill > HB2588

This bill appropriates $2 million from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. The bill requires the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the program to develop strategies to ensure the program's long-term sustainability, expand statewide access for school districts and education service districts, collaborate with education partners to reduce program costs, and make the program more efficient by potentially shortening the apprenticeship duration. The committee is mandated to submit a report of these strategies to the legislative education committees by September 15, 2026. The act will take effect 91 days after the adjournment of the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, which is a standard method for determining when a new law becomes operative.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2588