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Committee hears $6 million grant proposal to help districts address chronic absenteeism
Summary
Senate Bill 456 would appropriate $6,000,000 to the Oregon Department of Education for grants to community-based organizations and education service districts to address chronic absenteeism; supporters described the grants as flexible, local tools while lawmakers pressed for guardrails to ensure funds go to direct interventions.
Senate Bill 456, heard March 10 before the Senate Education Committee, would appropriate $6 million from the general fund to the Oregon Department of Education to provide grants to community-based organizations (CBOs) and education service districts (ESDs) to address chronic absenteeism. The measure declares an emergency and would take effect July 1, 2025.
Senator Suzanne Weber said the grants “allow districts to come up with solutions that fit their local needs” and emphasized that the…
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