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Superintendent summarizes 2026 short session bills affecting K–12
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Purnall summarized several bills from the recent short legislative session that the district should watch, including measures on immigration enforcement on school property (HB 4079), model policies and resources (SB 1538), cardiac emergency planning and AEDs (HB 4160), McKinney-Vento codification (HB 4149), attendance reporting (HB 4154), and play-based learning (SB 1596).
Superintendent Dr. Purnall used her superintendent report to summarize key takeaways from the 2026 short legislative session and identify bills that could affect K–12 operations in Oregon.
Dr. Purnall said more than 300 bills were filed in the short session and singled out about a half dozen measures tracked by district advocates and the Oregon School Boards Association. She described House Bill 4079 as a response to concerns about federal immigration…
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