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OregonSB 8672025 Regular SessionSenate

Relating to investigations by the Department of Education.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

More remedies for students facing discrimination

Oregon can require public schools and programs found out of compliance to change policies, provide training, share information, or get technical help. Student remedies apply when discrimination causes missed activities, blocks full access to education, or results in unequal aid or services. Sanctions can require equivalent access or services. They can also require repayment of reasonable costs students, parents, or guardians pay for comparable activities, aid, or services. No particular remedy or payment amount is guaranteed.

Stronger school sexual misconduct investigations

Oregon’s Department of Education can investigate suspected sexual conduct by employees, contractors, agents, or volunteers who served schools within two calendar years before the conduct. It must tell known reporters whether reports were substantiated, could not be substantiated, or did not involve sexual conduct. For substantiated reports, it must notify professional boards it knows authorized the person, except the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Human Services and law enforcement can share child-abuse records for these investigations; Education must keep received records confidential. Law enforcement can share open-case records only when it determines sharing will not interfere with the ongoing investigation.

Standalone preschools excluded from school coverage

Providers serving only children who have not entered kindergarten are excluded from this law’s definition of an education provider. The exclusion does not apply when a provider is directly controlled by one serving kindergarten through grade 12. This narrows which preschool providers these school investigation rules cover.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 72 • No: 19

House vote • 5/12/2025

Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.

Yes: 35 • No: 15

House vote • 4/30/2025

Education: Heard and Reported Out

Yes: 5 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/4/2025

Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.

Yes: 28 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/24/2025

Education: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 4 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date, January 1, 2026.

    6/6/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 111, 2025 Laws.

    6/6/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    5/19/2025Senate

  4. Speaker signed.

    5/14/2025House

  5. President signed.

    5/13/2025Senate

  6. Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.

    5/12/2025House

  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2025 Calendar.

    5/8/2025House

  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2025 Calendar.

    5/7/2025House

  9. Second reading.

    5/6/2025House

  10. Recommendation: Do pass.

    5/5/2025House

  11. Work Session held.

    4/30/2025House

  12. Work Session cancelled.

    4/23/2025House

  13. Public Hearing held.

    4/16/2025House

  14. Referred to Education.

    3/10/2025House

  15. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    3/6/2025House

  16. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.

    3/4/2025Senate

  17. Second reading.

    2/27/2025Senate

  18. Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

    2/26/2025Senate

  19. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)

    2/26/2025Senate

  20. Work Session held.

    2/24/2025Senate

  21. Public Hearing held.

    1/27/2025Senate

  22. Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

    1/17/2025Senate

  23. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

    1/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SED Amendment -1 (Adopted)

    2/24/2025

    PDF

  • SED Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    2/17/2025

    PDF

  • A-Engrossed

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Senate Amendments to Introduced

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