HB 4161 Oregon House · 2024 Regular Session

Relating to school choice.

Summary
Digest: Reduces the cap on students who can attend a virtual public charter school. Requires a school district to allow a student from another district to attend a school in the school district. Allows a student to have an education savings account. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.9). Increases the limitation on the percentage of students in a school district who may enroll in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the student's resident school district without first receiving approval from the school district. Requires school districts to participate in open enrollment. Establishes a waiver process. Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a policy that provides for the establishment of education savings accounts for students to use for educational expenses.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Failed
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

2433
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 59
Feb 15, 2024
D Democratic35
33 Nay 2
94% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (24-33-2)
house
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors