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Oregon Senate Education Committee advances five bills, including omnibus measure and school AED requirement
Summary
On Feb. 26 the Senate Committee on Education advanced five bills with "do pass" recommendations, including an omnibus bill, new reporting for school attendance, policies on campus responses to federal immigration agents, a measure on homeless students, and a school cardiac emergency/AED requirement; one bill’s transcripted number is inconsistent and is noted.
The Oregon Senate Committee on Education on Feb. 26 moved five bills to the Senate floor with "do pass" recommendations, advancing measures that range from an omnibus package of education law changes to a requirement for school cardiac emergency plans and automated external defibrillators.
Committee Chair Fredericks opened the work session and introduced House Bill 4066A, which presenter Ellen described as an omnibus bill making changes to Oregon education law that affect the Oregon Health & Science University board of directors, education service districts, the military interstate children’s compact, the State Board of Education, school district budget committees and a Portland State University study of farmworker labor standards. "You will hear this referred to as the omnibus bill," Chair Fredericks said. Vice Chair moved the measure to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and the motion was approved.
The committee then advanced House Bill 4079A, which the presenter said "requires school districts and institutions of higher education to adopt policies governing institutional responses…
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