Oregon House Bill 3272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tells colleges to give course credit to an incoming student who took part in certain programs while the student was in high school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires a public institution of higher education to award academic credit when an enrolled student completed a high school class or participated in a high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution. Requires the institution to award two or four academic credits to each student who participated in specified programs affiliated with national organizations. Prohibits an institution from requiring certain students to take an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution as a prerequisite for taking more advanced courses at the institution.

Relating to academic credits at public institutions of higher education.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-24	House	Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.
2025-01-21	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3272
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3272/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85107