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Senate committee advances bill to study education adequacy, tighten accountability and require K–8 interim assessments
Summary
The Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 141 with a dash-5 amendment requiring the Oregon Department of Education to study adequacy, apply new accountability structures tied to the Student Success Act and require three interim assessments per year for K–8 students; the measure was referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
The Oregon Senate Committee on Education on April 9 advanced Senate Bill 141 as amended, ordering it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 141 requires the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to study the adequacy of public education and report to the Legislature by Sept. 15, 2026, and includes accountability provisions that apply certain structures first established in House Bill 3427 (the Student Success Act) to districts receiving state school fund money. The committee adopted a dash-5 amendment that, among other changes, sets timing for performance growth targets and removes science from interim assessment requirements.
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