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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Joint Resolution 20
Sponsored by Representative RESCHKE
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 as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: States that parents have the right to make certain decisions about their children. Re-
quires the approval of the voters. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to provide parents with the fundamental
right to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
PARAGRAPH 1. The Constitution of the State of Oregon is amended by creating a new section
48 to be added to and made a part of Article I, such section to read:
SECTION 48. Parents in this state have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing,
education and care of their children.
PARAGRAPH 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the
people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout
thisstate.
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.
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