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Senate Education Committee advances multiple education bills to Ways and Means; several passed by roll call
Summary
During the March 5 work sessions, the Senate Education Committee voted to advance several bills — including funding for a Portland workforce center and matching support for OSU research — to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Roll-call outcomes were recorded for each motion.
The Senate Education Committee on March 5 moved multiple bills to the floor and referred them to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference, voting on several measures in formal roll calls.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Senate Bill 7 20: The committee moved SB 7 20 with a due-pass recommendation to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The bill would allocate $5,000,000 from the general fund to the Department of Administrative Services for the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center to construct and operate the Sunrise Campus Cultural Workforce Center, which sponsors pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in construction and semiconductor manufacturing. The committee recorded a roll call that included ayes from Senator Gelser Bluey, Senator Solman and Chair Frederick; Senator Robinson voted no; Vice Chair Weber was excused. The motion passed and the bill will go to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- Senate Bill 7 68: The committee moved SB 7 68 with a due-pass recommendation and referred it to Ways and Means. The measure would require the state to match 50% of private donations of $10,000 or more to the Oregon State University Foundation for cereal-grain research, and would appropriate $3,000,000 from the general fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to OSUF. The motion passed on roll call (ayes recorded from Senator Gelser Bluey, Senator Robinson, Senator Coleman and Chair Breuer; Vice Chair Weber excused).
- Senate Bill 9 33 (dash 3 amendment): The committee approved the dash-3 amendment to SB 9 33 (requiring the Oregon Department of Education to report on talented and gifted education) and then moved the bill, as amended, to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and subsequent referral to Ways and Means. The dash-3 amendment passed on roll call (ayes from Senator Gelser Bluey, Senator Robinson, Senator Sullivan and Chair Frederick; Vice Chair Weber excused). The amended bill then passed to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
- Senate Bill 9 34 (talented and gifted identification): The committee approved a dash-1 amendment removing a requirement that screenings take place throughout the year, then moved SB 9 34 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Roll-call votes showed Senator Gelser Bluey, Senator Robinson, Vice Chair Weber and Chair Frederick voting aye; Senator Solman voted no.
- Senate Bill 9 48 (play-based learning): The committee moved SB 9 48 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and added a subsequent referral to Ways and Means. The bill allows local school boards to adopt play-based learning during the school day; roll-call results included affirmative votes from several members and the motion passed.
What the bills would do (brief)
- SB 7 20: Appropriates $5,000,000 to construct and operate a workforce center (Sunrise Campus Cultural Workforce Center) to coordinate pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for marginalized youth in construction and semiconductor manufacturing; the bill declares an emergency and takes effect on passage.
- SB 7 68: Requires Oregon to match 50% of private donations of $10,000 or more to the Oregon State University Foundation for cereal-grain research, appropriates $3,000,000 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to OSUF, and includes reporting requirements.
- SB 9 33: Requires the Oregon Department of Education to issue annual report cards describing talented and gifted (TAG) education in each district and statewide; the dash-3 amendment modifies reporting requirements.
- SB 9 34: Modifies TAG identification requirements, with the dash-1 amendment removing the requirement for screenings throughout the school year.
- SB 9 48: Allows local school boards to adopt play-based learning during instructional time; committee appended Ways and Means referral for fiscal questions.
Roll-call evidence: Committee clerks read roll calls for each motion and recorded votes on the public record. Where the transcript recorded votes, the article lists the names as entered in the committee roll calls.
Next steps: Each bill advanced to the floor and will be considered in turn and routed to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for budget and fiscal review where applicable. Sponsors and Ways and Means will address fiscal details during that review.
Ending: The committee advanced a package of bills touching workforce development, university research funding and K–12 policy; several measures will require additional fiscal consideration in Ways and Means.
