All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB323
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes some education entities take certain steps when contracting for a substitute teacher. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires a school district and education service district to conduct a cost analysis before extending, renewing or entering a new public contract for the procurement of substitute teacher services. Requires a district school board or education service district board to make publicly available on its website the current contract, proposed contract and cost analysis. Requires a district school board and education service district board to address as an agenda item an extended, renewed or new contract at its next regular meeting, provide notice and opportunity for members of the public to testify and make publicly available on its website copies of the extended, renewed or new contract and cost analysis. Directs the Department of Education to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education and the Legislative Administration Committee no later than September 15 each year. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB324
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/26/25
Refer
3/26/25
Moves some duties, functions and powers of state education from TSPC to ODE. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: Moves certain duties, functions and powers of state education from TSPC and EAC to ODE. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).] [Transfers certain duties, functions and powers related to teaching, administrative and personnel licensure from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to the Department of Education. Retains commission duties, functions and powers related to licensure standards and licensee discipline.] [Directs the Department of Education to establish the Educator Advancement Council.] Transfers from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to the Department of Education certain duties, functions and powers related to teaching, administrative and personnel licensure and investigation, school nurse certification and investigation and public charter school teacher and administrator registration and investigation. Retains with the commission duties, functions and powers related to licensure standards, licensee discipline and rulemaking. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB325
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Directs LPRO to conduct a study on fiscal impact statements that are made by school districts. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Legislative and Policy Research Director to cause to be studied the accuracy of fiscal impact statements that are submitted by school districts to the Legislative Fiscal Office. Directs the director to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB326
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Directs ODE to study the state of education in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of public education in this state for kindergarten through grade 12. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB327
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act is about what happens when a person does not pay a vet for treating an animal. The Act says that a vet may not keep the animal because the person has not paid for the treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.4). Prohibits a veterinarian from requiring the owner of an animal treated by the veterinarian to surrender the animal on the basis that the owner has not paid for the treatment.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB328
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act prohibits animal shelters from killing dogs or cats due to a lack of space. The Act makes an exception for dogs or cats with fatal illnesses or severe injuries. The Act requires certain related reporting. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.9). Prohibits an animal shelter from destroying a dog or cat on the basis of a lack of space for housing the dog or cat. Provides an exception if an animal has a terminal illness or severe injury. Instructs animal shelters to annually report on the destruction of animals. Instructs the State Department of Agriculture to annually report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to animals on the destruction of animals by animal shelters.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB329
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act tells a cooperative and retail stores to expand the use of reusable cans or bottles. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires a distributor cooperative to implement a managed system for reusable beverage containers that achieves certain sales and return rates. Requires certain beverage container dealers to provide shelf space for reusable beverage containers.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB33
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act directs DHS to study how it provides services to children and families. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Department of Human Services to study how it delivers services to children and families. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB330
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Directs the PUC to adopt standards to require that power lines be placed underground. Provides for exceptions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Directs the Public Utility Commission to adopt standards requiring the underground placement of electric power lines. Provides for exceptions.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB331
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act tells ODFW to treat some hatchery and natural fish stocks as a single population. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to manage hatchery produced and naturally produced salmon and steelhead in a watershed as a single population.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB332
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to create a project to use game fish carcasses. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a game fish carcass recovery project.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB333
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would let owners of land form a district in order to pay the costs to the county of staving off damage to their land caused by predators, by both nonlethal and lethal means. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Defines "prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals" to include both nonlethal and lethal methods of prevention, reduction and mitigation. Establishes presumptive charges of $2 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and a $50 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres. Creates a cause of action under the district program for counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB334
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Makes the DCBS do a study on financial impacts of wildfire damages. Directs the DCBS to submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study certain financial impacts of wildfire damages. Directs the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB335
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to study uses for animal processing waste products. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to study potential uses for animal processing waste products. Directs the department to report to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB336
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act gives moneys to an agency for a certain grant program. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture, out of the General Fund, for the purpose of developing a grant program to fund the construction of meat rendering plants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.