All Roll Calls
Yes: 68 • No: 32
OregonSB 15382026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Relating to conduct of public education; and prescribing an effective date.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Free district schooling for resident students
Beginning July 1, 2026, Oregon school districts must admit district residents ages 5 through 19 free of charge. This includes district schools and instructional programs. Students who turn 19 during the school year remain eligible through the end of that school year.
School discrimination protections for immigrant students
Beginning July 1, 2026, Oregon's education discrimination protections cover immigration and citizenship status. They apply to public K–12 schools, community colleges, and higher education funded partly or fully by state legislative appropriations. Exceptions allow compliance with federal requirements and immigration or citizenship terms of grants funded by outside sources. International program fees are also excluded from the definition of discrimination.
Exchange students lose Expanded Options access
Beginning July 1, 2026, foreign exchange students enrolled through cultural exchange programs cannot qualify for Oregon's Expanded Options Program. That program gives eligible public-school students access to college courses. The exclusion applies despite Oregon's education nondiscrimination protections.
School safeguards for immigrant students and families
Beginning July 1, 2026, Oregon's Attorney General must consult the immigrant and refugee office and school groups on model school immigration-enforcement policies. Policies must cover warrant checks, superintendent approval of responses, legal consultation, compliance with state limits on cooperation, and staff guidance. School districts, education service districts, and public charter schools must share applicable policies with employees once published. Schools cannot use the listed emergency and juvenile-justice student-record rules to share information with federal immigration authorities. This does not address sharing records under other legal authority.
Narrower housing support for exchange students
Beginning July 1, 2026, one district authorization to provide room and meals no longer covers a specific exchange-student group. The exclusion covers foreign exchange students in cultural exchange programs attending district schools through a power of attorney. It applies to support at a qualifying facility under this provision. The law does not ban other sources of housing or meal support.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/26/2026
Third reading. Carried by Rieke Smith. Passed.
Yes: 36 • No: 21
House vote • 2/25/2026
Education: Heard and Reported Out
Yes: 5 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/17/2026
Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
Yes: 23 • No: 7
Senate vote • 2/10/2026
Education: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
Yes: 4 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Effective date, July 1, 2026.
3/17/2026SenateChapter 25, 2026 Laws.
3/17/2026SenateGovernor signed.
3/5/2026SenateSpeaker signed.
2/27/2026HousePresident signed.
2/27/2026SenateVote explanation(s) filed by Diehl.
2/26/2026HouseThird reading. Carried by Rieke Smith. Passed.
2/26/2026HouseSecond reading.
2/25/2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass.
2/25/2026HouseWork Session held.
2/25/2026HousePublic Hearing held.
2/23/2026HouseReferred to Education.
2/17/2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2/17/2026HouseVote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
2/17/2026SenateThird reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
2/17/2026SenateCarried over to 02-17 by unanimous consent.
2/16/2026SenateSecond reading.
2/12/2026SenateRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2/11/2026SenateWork Session held.
2/10/2026SenatePublic Hearing held.
2/5/2026SenateInformational Meeting held.
2/3/2026SenateReferred to Education.
2/2/2026SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
HED Amendment -A8 (Proposed)
2/25/2026
HED Amendment -A8 (Proposed)
2/23/2026
SED Amendment -6 (Proposed)
2/10/2026
SED Amendment -7 (Adopted)
2/10/2026
SED Amendment -1 (Proposed)
2/5/2026
SED Amendment -3 (Proposed)
2/5/2026
SED Amendment -5 (Proposed)
2/5/2026
SED Amendment -1 (Proposed)
2/3/2026
A-Engrossed
Enrolled
Introduced
Senate Amendments to Introduced
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