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OR HB4076

OR HB4076
Relating to enabling students to be successful in the Oregon Promise program; and declaring an emergency.

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Introduced
02/01/2016
In Committee
03/02/2016
Crossed Over
03/01/2016
Passed
03/02/2016
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/14/2016

Introduced Session

2016 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

Requires persons who receive grant under Oregon Promise program to complete first-year experience. Provides temporary expansion of eligibility requirements. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purpose of distributing moneys as grants to community colleges to provide support services to persons who, under Oregon Promise program, may be eligible to receive grant, or have received grant. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the Oregon Promise program, which provides tuition waivers for community college courses, by requiring recipients to complete a "first-year experience" designed to improve academic success and completion rates, and also temporarily expands eligibility requirements for the 2016-2017 academic year. The bill appropriates funds to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) to distribute grants to community colleges for support services, including the first-year experience, student success teams, and professional development for staff, to assist students who are eligible for or have received an Oregon Promise grant. Additionally, the bill declares an emergency, allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Chapter 75, (2016 Laws): Effective date March 29, 2016. (on 04/14/2016)

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