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Committee amends STEM investment bill, changes school admissions and assessment rules
Summary
House Bill 3,038 was amended to modify the STEM Investment Council, repeal a connected account, broaden grant recipients, adjust admissions at the Oregon School for the Deaf and change the grade level for a national assessment contract; multiple amendments were adopted and the bill was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
The Senate Education Committee on May 21 considered House Bill 3,038, a wide-ranging measure that modifies the STEM Investment Council, repeals the Connecting Education to Careers account, broadens who may receive certain STEM-related grants, adjusts emergency and recovery-school provisions and clarifies admissions for the Oregon School for the Deaf.
Committee staff summarized the bill and the slate of amendments (A5, A6, A8 among others). The A5 amendment required parental or guardian consent before admitting a student to the Oregon School for the Deaf and changed the…
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