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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 396
Sponsored by Senator GIROD (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 as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Tells public colleges to create one form for admission to any public college in this state.
(Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to applying to public universities.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 shall jointly establish a common
application for undergraduate admission. The common application must allow a prospective
student to use one form to apply for undergraduate admission to any public university listed
in ORS 352.002.
SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2025 Act first applies to applications for the 2027-2028 aca-
demic year.
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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