Sign Up
SB 979 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to a study on post-secondary educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study on ensuring post-secondary educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Directs the commission to convene an advisory group for purposes of the study. Directs the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates study to ensure post-secondary access for disabled students, advancing educational equity and access as per topic description.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change how the advisory group for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission study is composed. The executive director now directly includes themselves or a designee as a member, while the appointment process for other members was streamlined. The composition of the group was also adjusted to better represent different student levels and institutions.
Scope change
The advisory group's membership composition changed to include the executive director directly and adjust the number and type of student and faculty representatives.
REQUIREMENT

The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission is now required to be a member of the advisory group or appoint a designee, whereas previously the director only appointed the group members.

Removed the requirement for the commission to solicit nominations from organizations to determine advisory group membership, as the executive director now directly appoints members.

Removed the requirement for two faculty members of community colleges and two staff members from disability resource centers at community colleges, reducing the total number of required representatives.

ELIGIBILITY

The number of student representatives changed from two students with disabilities at each institution level to specifically two undergraduate students at community colleges, two undergraduate students at public universities, and one graduate student at a public university.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.