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Committee hears proposal to modernize Oregon Opportunity Grant awarding rules
Summary
The Senate Education Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 3,025, a measure to update how the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG) is awarded by removing the statute’s "shared responsibility" formula and giving the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HEC) authority to set award amounts by enrollment level and financial need.
Chair Senator Frederick opened a public hearing on House Bill 3,025, which would change how the state awards the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG). Ellen (staff member) summarized the measure and Kyle Thomas, director of legislative and policy affairs for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, described the bill’s four main changes.
HEC Director of Legislative and Policy Affairs Kyle Thomas told the committee that the bill would remove the statutory “shared responsibility” formula for calculating awards and instead require HEC to “determine award amounts based on enrollment level and financial need.” He said the current statutory formula treats student wages and loan contributions as offsets to state aid and was set when the total cost of attendance was far lower…
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