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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3183
Ordered by the House March 27
Including House Amendments dated March 27
Sponsored by Representatives SOSA, OWENS, Senator FREDERICK; Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI,
EDWARDS, FRAGALA, GAMBA, LIVELY, MCDONALD, MCINTIRE, MUNOZ, NERON, NGUYEN D,
NGUYEN H, PHAM H, Senators BROADMAN, GELSER BLOUIN, GORSEK, MEEK, PATTERSON, TAYLOR
(at the request of Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon) (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 gives money to HECC for purposes of the OER Program. The Act declares an
emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.8).
Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the
Open Educational Resources Program.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Open Educational Resources Program; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,000,000, for purposes of the Open Educational
Resources Program established under ORS 348.748 to 348.757.
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 3951