Oregon Senate Bill 1521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-08 - At Desk upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Integrates foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements into Transfer Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop standards for minimizing complexity of unified statewide transfer agreements and to develop processes for resolving requests for variances to unified statewide transfer agreements or disputes over what courses are included in unified statewide transfer agreements. Requires commission to annually report to committees of Legislative Assembly on number, nature and determinations reached regarding requests for variances to unified statewide transfer agreements or disputes over courses to be included in unified statewide transfer agreements. Requires commission to establish advisory committee to advise commission staff on designing standards to implement Transfer Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and developing electronic system for disseminating information regarding foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements. Directs commission to convene specified persons for purpose of assisting in alignment of credits earned through dual credit programs with requirements of foundational curricula. Requires reports to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education. Directs commission to collect data related to acceptance of credits from foundational curriculum. Permits commission to use moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to pay for scholarships for children of public safety officers if other sources of moneys are insufficient to fully fund scholarships. Authorizes Western Oregon University, Southern Oregon University and Eastern Oregon University to offer professional doctorate degrees. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for carrying out provisions of this Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to higher education; declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and requesting referral to Ways and Means (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-08	Senate	At Desk upon adjournment.
2020-03-03	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2020-02-28	Senate	Work Session held.
2020-02-27	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2020-02-27	Senate	Work Session held.
2020-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
2020-02-07	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
2020-02-07	Senate	Recommendation: Do Pass and request referral to Ways and Means.
2020-02-06	Senate	Work Session held.
2020-02-04	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2020-02-03	Senate	Referred to Education.
2020-02-03	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2020-01-27	Senate	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Measures/Overview/SB1521
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/A-Engrossed
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/30475
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/30776