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House Education Committee advances bill to audit kindergarten assessments
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 302 to the House floor after approving a measure that requires the Oregon Department of Education to audit kindergarten assessments and report to the Legislative Assembly by Sept. 15, 2026.
The House Education Committee voted Monday to forward Senate Bill 302 to the House floor. The bill requires the Oregon Department of Education to conduct an audit of kindergarten assessments and submit a report to the Legislative Assembly by Sept. 15, 2026.
Committee staff summarized the measure as an audit requirement with a minimal fiscal impact and no revenue effect. "Senate Bill 302 requires the Oregon Department of Education to conduct an audit of kindergarten assessments and submit a report to the legislative assembly by 09/15/2026," the staff member said.
Representative Dobson moved the bill with a recommendation to the floor. Representative McAdecker said she would vote no, saying she was "struggling to understand the need" for a statewide audit and that local districts "do things differently." Representative Wright likewise called the bill "a solution looking for a problem" and said he would be a no vote.
A roll call vote recorded four yes votes and three no votes; the motion carried. Committee members instructed Representative Dobson to carry the bill on the House floor. The committee closed its work session on SB 302.
The bill’s requirement for an audit and the Sept. 15, 2026, reporting deadline were the chief policy steps approved; the committee’s discussion centered on whether a statewide review would produce useful, actionable findings given district-level variation in assessments.
