HB 3624 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to examinations administered to homeschooled children.

Summary

Directs education service districts to [ reimburse parents and legal guardians for fees incurred by parents and legal guardians related to ] provide and pay for examinations administered to homeschooled children.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 17, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to shift responsibility for administering and paying for exams from parents to education service districts. The original version required districts to reimburse parents for exam fees, while the new version requires districts to provide and pay for exams directly.

Scope change

The bill now requires education service districts to actively provide exams at no cost to parents, rather than simply reimbursing parents for fees they paid.

FISCAL

Changed from reimbursing parents for exam fees to districts providing and paying for exams directly at no cost to parents.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that districts must select at least one exam from the approved list and make it available at least three times per year.

Added requirement that exams be administered at the school the student would have attended if they had gone to public school.

Removed the requirement that parents select exams and arrange for them to be administered by neutral persons.

Modified exam administration procedures to give districts more control over when and where exams are given.

Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

40–8

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 58

Apr 17, 2025

D Democratic35

27 Yea 1 Nay 7

77% Yea

R Republican23

13 Yea 7 Nay 3

56% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Committee

Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors