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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2649
Ordered by the House April 14
Including House Amendments dated April 14
Sponsored by Representative EVANS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act allows certain higher learning schools to set tuition rates for certain
students from East Asia. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).
[Digest: The Act lets certain higher learning schools increase their costs without HECC approval.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).]
[Permits certain public universities in this state to increase tuition and fees without the approval
of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.]
Permits the governing boards of certain universities in this state to establish a tuition
rate for certain qualifying students participating in a program developed by the boards for
cooperation in higher education and economic development with certain countries in East
Asia. Requires the rate of tuition to be a specified amount. Permits the boards to establish
fees for services used by the students and the requirements for a student to be qualified.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to tuition and fees for public universities; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 352.287, the governing boards of Eastern Oregon
University, Oregon Institute of Technology, Southern Oregon University and Western
Oregon University may establish a rate of tuition for qualifying students participating in a
program developed by the boards for cooperation in higher education and economic develop-
ment with countries located in East Asia as determined by the boards.
(2) The rate of tuition established under subsection (1) of this section must be equivalent
to the average tuition rate established among Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Institute
of Technology, Southern Oregon University and Western Oregon University for residents of
this state.
(3) In addition to the rate of tuition established under subsection (1) of this section, the
boards may establish separate fees for services used by qualifying students who participate
in the program developed by the boards in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) The boards shall establish the requirements for a student to be qualified for the tui-
tion and fees established under this section.
SECTION 2.This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3493