HB 3201 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to food served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program; declaring an emergency.

Summary

Directs the Department of Education to implement policies and procedures that increase access to healthy and culturally relevant food for children in child care. Establishes the Child and Adult Care Food Program Supplemental Fund for the purpose of increasing access to healthy and culturally relevant food for children in child care. Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service to create culturally specific menus. Appropriates moneys to the [ Department of Education ] Higher Education Coordinating Commission from the General Fund for the purpose of creating culturally specific menus. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift responsibility for creating culturally specific menus from the Department of Education to the Oregon State University Extension Service, while also adjusting funding sources and adding a sunset provision for the menu creation requirement.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed by reassigning the duty to create culturally specific menus from the Department of Education to the Oregon State University Extension Service, and adding a sunset provision for the menu creation requirement.

REQUIREMENT

Responsibility for creating culturally specific menus was transferred from the Department of Education to the Oregon State University Extension Service, which must now collaborate with communities and enter into an agreement with the Department of Education.

The Oregon State University Extension Service must now collaborate with communities where food will be served and enter into an agreement with the Department of Education to ensure compliance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

FISCAL

Funding for menu creation was redirected from the Department of Education to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, with the money then distributed to the Oregon State University Extension Service.

TIMELINE

A new sunset provision was added requiring Section 3 (menu creation requirement) to be repealed on June 30, 2027.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Early Childhood and Human Services, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors