Oregon House Bill 2987 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each student who receives grade on approved high school equivalency test indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass requirements and tests for score of 165 or higher received on General Educational Development (GED) test unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers score of higher than 165 in identified subject areas to be necessary to bypass requirements and tests. Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than 165 on General Educational Development (GED) test for student to bypass requirements and tests. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification.

Relating to receiving credit for competencies demonstrated prior to enrolling in post-secondary institution of education.

Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Cheri Helt [R]	Rep. Diego Hernandez [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]
Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-20	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-02-22	House	Referred to Education.
2019-02-18	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2987
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2987/Introduced