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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 315
By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
April 11
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after “absences” insert a period and delete the rest of the
line.
Delete lines 4 through 27 and delete pages 2 and 3 and insert:
“SECTION 1.(1) The Department of Education shall:
“(a) Review, make recommendations and develop best practices related to:
“(A) The recording of student absences by school districts; and
“(B) School district responses to student absences that exceed 10 days.
“(b) Develop a common coding system for school districts to record and report student
absences for the purposes of ORS 339.065, with consideration of the size and geographic lo-
cation of a school district.
“(2)(a) Not later than May 31, 2026, the department shall provide a report to:
“(A) The interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education; and
“(B) The State Board of Education.
“(b) The report required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall:
“(A) Summarize the review conducted, the recommendations made and the best practices
developed as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section;
“(B) Summarize the common coding system developed as provided by subsection (1)(b)
of this section; and
“(C) Recommend any changes in administrative rules and legislation, including identify-
ing any funding needed for implementation.
“SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.”.
LC 1574/SB 315-1