Increases over time the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. Directs the State Board of Education to adopt workload standards for personnel providing special education and related services. Allows a school district to be eligible for a higher percentage cap if the school district complies with the standards. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and submit a report on promoting hydrogen fuels in this state to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Establishes the eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from the direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.
Directs the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish by rule a substitute teaching license and a restricted substitute teaching license. Requires the commission to establish by rule an expedited process for persons with a restricted substitute teaching license to obtain a substitute teaching license. Directs the commission, in consultation with the Oregon Substitute Teachers Association, to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than December 15, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Requires that the sex offender risk assessment methodology take into consideration specified information. Provides that a victim may request the reclassification of a sex offender into a risk level within three years of the initial classification, or within five years when certain circumstances exist. Directs the Department of State Police to include on the department's sex offender website a full address for level three sex offenders and a photo, city and zip code for level one and level two sex offenders. Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for conducting sex offender risk reassessments at a victim's request. .
Appropriates moneys to the State Fire Marshal for distribution to Central Douglas Fire and Rescue for certain purposes. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
HB 2875 authorizes Oregon public school districts to create and manage "maker spaces" - hands-on project areas for community members, especially those focused on computing and technology. School boards can make school facilities available after hours, charge only basic operational costs for safety and oversight, and partner with nonprofits for equipment or resources. The bill also allows schools to enter patent-sharing agreements if they provide space at below-market value. The Oregon Department of Education will develop guidelines for schools on best practices for operating these spaces. This bill directly affects school districts and community users seeking collaborative tech-focused workspaces.
Establishes the Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide funding to community colleges and public universities in this state that offer [ early childhood education degrees and certificates ] on-the-job training for students enrolled in early care and education or related degree or certificate programs . Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Requires public bodies and law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws with respect to any individual who is convicted of a violent felony or Class A misdemeanor or felony sexual offense.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a program for the purpose of providing to credentialing organizations access to information that is necessary to credential or recredential health care practitioners. Requires the establishment of an electronic database for purposes of submitting and accessing credentialing information. Sets a January 1, 2028, operative date for provisions related to the establishment of a program and an electronic database. Requires the authority to report on the implementation of the electronic database and the adoption of rules related to the program on or before specified dates. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the authority to establish the program and the electronic database.
Directs each school district board to adopt a prevention curriculum that addresses child human trafficking. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study hospital discharges. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
