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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Changes laws related to the OHSU board, school board stipends, the ICEOMC, rules of ODE, school district budgets, a study by PSU and lamps used by ESDs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Digest: Changes laws related to the OHSU board, stipends for ESDs and school districts, terms in the ICEOMC and rules of ODE. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). Prohibits the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from participating in any discussions or action by the board or attending any executive session of the board involving collective bargaining issues that affect students. Requires the board to meet at least four times per year. Allows directors of education service district boards to receive stipends. Specifies when adjust- ments for inflation can be made for stipends of school districts. Changes the definition for the term “active duty” in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Clarifies that the rulemaking authority for the Department of Education is by the State Board of Education. Allows a school district to not include a member of the educational equity advisory committee on the budget committee if no member of the educational equity advisory com- mittee is willing or able to serve on the budget committee. Directs Portland State University instead of the Higher Education Coordinating Com- mission to report to the Legislative Assembly on a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state and evaluating the adequacy and avail- ability of existing workplace protections for farmworkers. Allows education service districts to be temporarily exempt from certain requirements applicable to lamps in buildings used to provide educational services to students. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to education-related laws, including restricting the student member of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Board of Directors from participating in executive sessions involving collective bargaining that affects students and requiring the board to meet at least four times annually. It also allows directors of education service districts (ESDs) and school districts to receive stipends, with adjustments for inflation for school district stipends. The bill clarifies the definition of "active duty" within the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which facilitates the educational transitions of children from military families. Additionally, it clarifies that the State Board of Education, not the Department of Education, has rulemaking authority, and allows school districts to form budget committees without an educational equity advisory committee member if none are available. The bill also directs Portland State University (PSU) to conduct a study on farmworker labor standards and workplace protections, shifting this responsibility from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, and temporarily exempts education service districts from certain requirements regarding lamps used in buildings that provide educational services. Finally, the bill declares an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately upon passage.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Last Action
Public Hearing held. (on 02/17/2026)
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