HB 3552 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to regional career centers.

Summary

Allows education service districts to establish regional career centers to provide career and technical education. Prescribes the purposes of the centers [ and the requirements of funding plans for the centers ]. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education from the General Fund for the purpose of [ providing grants to education service districts for ] supporting regional career centers.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands how Oregon education service districts can create regional career centers by allowing them to partner with community colleges and adding new requirements for advisory committees and reporting. The changes aim to better align career and technical education with local industry needs and increase student access to high-wage job pathways.

Scope change

The bill now allows regional career centers to be jointly established with community colleges, expanding the scope of eligible partners beyond just education service districts.

SCOPE

Regional career centers can now be established in partnership with community colleges, expanding the types of institutions that can collaborate.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for each regional career center to convene an advisory committee with specific representation from community colleges, STEM networks, industry coordinators, teachers, workforce boards, and regional industries.

Added requirement for annual reporting to the Department of Education on student outcomes including program completions, credits earned, credentials obtained, and employment data.

Added requirement that advisory committees must meet at least once each month.

FISCAL

Changed the grant funding structure to limit grants to no more than 12 education service districts and modified the purposes of funding plans to include data collection and program development.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors