Committee introduces LC 43 to rewrite Oregon's quality education model; members raise reporting and cost concerns

Jan 15, 2026

The Joint Committee on Public Education Appropriation on Jan. 15 introduced committee bill LC 43, which would revise the state's quality education goals, move reporting and cost-model duties to other legislative offices, require districts to meet a statutory "standard school district" definition, and create an eight-year cost-model cycle; members questioned implementation, reporting burden and costs.

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SALEM, Ore. — The Joint Committee on Public Education Appropriation on Jan. 15 voted to introduce committee bill LC 43, a legislative concept that would change how Oregon measures the cost and quality of public K-12 education and shift several statutory responsibilities to other legislative bodies.

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