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2019 Regular Session
Revision 2, Posted on 2/15/2019 at 3:09 PM
Current Agenda Status
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
  • Public Hearing
    • Modifies requirements for school to qualify as small high school for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
    • Directs Department of Education to distribute grants for purpose of developing and diversifying education workforce for prekindergarten through grade 12.
    • Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty.
  • Work Session
    • Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
    • Expands reasons for excused absences from school to include mental or behavioral health.
    • Directs Early Learning Division to develop, implement and administer Oregon Imagination Library Project to improve reading proficiency and high school graduation rates by providing enrolled children with age-appropriate book once each month.
    • Note change: The informational meeting on "Mental Health as an Excused Absence" has been removed from the agenda

    • Send materials or presentations to the email at the top of the agenda 24 hours in advance of the meeting date. All submissions will be posted and made public on the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS).
Membership
Chair Representative Margaret Doherty
Vice-Chair Representative Teresa Alonso Leon
Vice-Chair Representative Cheri Helt
Member Representative Diego Hernandez
Member Representative Courtney Neron
Member Representative Jeff Reardon
Member Representative E. Werner Reschke
Member Representative Janeen Sollman
Member Representative Kim Wallan
Staff
LPRO Analyst Alethia Miller 503-986-1740
Committee Assistant Lisa Rybloom 503-986-1742
To Submit Testimony hed exhibit email