Oregon Senate Bill 1539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on March 4 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-04 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes pilot program to provide funding to school districts for purposes of increasing access to schools by homeless students and improving academic achievement of homeless students. Establishes pilot program to provide funding to school districts for purposes of increasing access to schools by homeless students and improving academic achievement of homeless students. Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts participating in pilot program from Statewide Education Initiatives Account. Sunsets pilot program July 1, 2025. Directs Department of Education to submit report on homeless students, including pilot program, to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to homeless youth; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Tim Knopp [R]

Sen. Rachel Armitage [D]

Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]

2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate Withdraw from Committee (Y: 9 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2022-02-08 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and refer to Finance and Revenue by prior reference (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-04	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2022-03-03	Senate	Motion to withdraw from committee on Finance and Revenue failed. Ayes, 9; Nays, 18--Armitage, Beyer, Dembrow, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lawrence Spence, Lieber, Manning Jr, Patterson, President Courtney, Prozanski, Sollman, Steiner Hayward, Taylor, Wagner; Absent, 1--Heard; Excused, 2--Boquist, Robinson.
2022-02-16	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2022-02-09	Senate	Referred to Finance and Revenue by prior reference.
2022-02-09	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Finance and Revenue by prior reference.
2022-02-08	Senate	Work Session held.
2022-02-03	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2022-02-01	Senate	Referred to Education, then Finance and Revenue.
2022-02-01	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1539
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1539/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33574
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=545484