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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3059
Ordered by the House April 11
Including House Amendments dated April 11
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: Directs ODE to study the needs of youth who are in a residential training home
and who attend a public school in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6).
[Digest: Directs DHS and ODE to jointly study the needs of youth who are in a residential facility
and who attend a public school in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).]
Requires [the Department of Human Services and] the Department of Education, in collaboration
with the Department of Human Services, to [jointly] study the needs of youth who are in a resi-
dential [facility] training home and who attend a public school in this state. Directs the [depart-
ments] Department of Education to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to human services and education no later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the education of youth in residential facilities; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, “residential facility” means a residential training
home as defined in ORS 443.400.
(2) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Human Ser-
vices, shall study the mental, emotional, behavioral health and educational needs of youth
who are in a residential facility and who attend a public school in this state for any grade
from kindergarten through grade 12.
(3) The study conducted under this section must:
(a) Identify gaps in funding that is intended to cover the costs of mandated programs or
services for human services and for education and that is provided to human services agen-
cies, school districts and education service districts for youth in residential facilities who
attend public school;
(b) Identify gaps in available services and supports for youth in residential facilities who
attend public school;
(c) Identify gaps in information that is related to youth in residential facilities who at-
tend public school and that is shared between:
(A) Students;
(B) Parents and guardians;
(C) Residential facility providers and their staff; and
(D) School districts and education service districts and their staff;
(d) Identify best practices for providing educational and wraparound services and sup-
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 1092 A-Eng. HB 3059
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ports for youth in residential facilities who attend public school; and
(e) Respond to other requests for information or questions identified by the Department
of Education or by the advisory committee established under subsection (4) of this section.
(4) For the purpose of conducting the study under this section, the Department of Edu-
cation must convene an advisory committee consisting of 13 members. The advisory com-
mittee must include:
(a) At least one member who is a representative of school districts;
(b) At least one member who is a representative of education service districts;
(c) At least one member who is licensed as an administrator by the Teacher Standards
and Practices Commission;
(d) At least one member who is licensed as a teacher by the Teacher Standards and
PracticesCommission;
(e) At least one member who is a classified school employee;
(f) At least one member who represents residential facility providers;
(g) At least two members who are representatives of organizations that represent the
interests of students with disabilities and their families;
(h) At least one member who is a representative of staff who are licensed, certified or
endorsed to provide services to youth in a residential facility setting; and
(i) Other members who have experience or expertise in working with youth who reside
in a residential facility and who attend a public school in this state.
(5) When conducting the study under this section:
(a) The Department of Education may enter into a contract with a public or private en-
tity to conduct the study.
(b) The Department of Education, or the entity with which a contract is entered into to
conduct the study, must consult with the advisory committee established under subsection
(4) of this section.
(6) The Department of Education shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS
192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the
Legislative Assembly related to education and to human services no later than September
15,2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
SECTION 3.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.
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