Board hears legislative updates: cell-phone ban, striking-worker benefits and potential Medicaid cuts flagged as risks

Summary

At the end of the training, the board chair reviewed state and federal legislation to watch — a cell-phone-in-schools bill declared dead but possibly replaced by an executive order, an Oregon bill on unemployment benefits for striking workers, and a House budget bill that may cut Medicaid and SNAP — and outlined possible implications for district reimbursement and services.