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Committee hears bill to fund OHA grants training high school students for behavioral health jobs
Summary
Senate Bill 527 would direct the Oregon Health Authority to create a grant program funding pilot programs that train high school students for entry-level behavioral health work; the measure would allocate $3,350,000 for the 2025–27 biennium, sunset on Jan. 2, 2029, and declares an emergency on passage.
Senate Bill 527, heard March 13 by the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, would direct the Oregon Health Authority to create a grant program to fund pilot projects that give high school students training and pathways into the behavioral health workforce.
"Senate Bill 527 directs the Oregon Health Authority to create a grant program to fund pilot programs to create opportunities for high school students to receive training to enter the behavioral health workforce," committee staff summarized. The staff summary said the measure allocates $3,350,000 from the general fund to OHA for the 2025–27…
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