Oregon House Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tells the HECC to create a plan that allows students at community colleges to earn credits from certain training programs. Tells the HECC to give a report on the plan to the legislature. Ends the plan on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency and takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a plan for enabling community colleges to offer an associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in an apprenticeship or training program. Requires the commission to submit a report detailing the plan by September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to associate's degrees; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Lucetta Elmer [R]

Rep. David Gomberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2539
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2539/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83519
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/293439