Oregon Senate Bill 407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to develop, implement and administer Oregon Imagination Library Project to improve reading proficiency and high school graduation rates by providing enrolled children with one age-appropriate book per child each month. Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to develop, implement and administer Oregon Imagination Library Project to improve reading proficiency and high school graduation rates by providing enrolled children with one age-appropriate book per child each month. Establishes Oregon Imagination Library Account within Early Learning Division Fund for purposes of funding project. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Relating to encouragement of reading in young children; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Deb Patterson [D]

Rep. Ben Bowman [D]

Sen. Lynn Findley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-01-11	Senate	Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
2023-01-09	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB407
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB407/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/66368