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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 302
Ordered by the Senate April 14
Including Senate Amendments dated April 14
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with pre-
session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request
of Senate Interim Committee on Education)
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: Tells ODE to do an audit of the tests given to kindergarteners. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 67.7).
[Digest: 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 ] conduct an audit of assessments administered to
kindergarteners in public schools. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim com-
mittees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to kindergarten through grade 12 education.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. The Department of Education shall conduct an audit of the assessments
administered to kindergarteners in the public schools of this state. The department 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
no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
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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