Oregon Senate Bill 478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act adds new duties to boards of community colleges. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Revises the duties of boards of education of community college districts. Requires the boards to approve a community college's membership in a state or national association. Permits the board to provide stipends to members of the board. Requires the members of the board to have an official electronic mail address that is posted on the website maintained by the community college. Requires the board to include an additional voting member of the board who is a full-time student at the community college. Requires the board to report to the Legislative Assembly on the board's compliance with the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to duties of boards of education of community college districts; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Kayse Jama [D]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Courtney Neron Misslin [D]	Sen. Richard Anderson [R]
Sen. Aaron Woods [D]	Sen. Wlnsvey Campos [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]
Sen. Khanh Pham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-12	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Education.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB478
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB478/Introduced
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26359
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26484
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26600
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84675
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/289810
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/290417
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/290649
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/291982
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/292950
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/292951
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/292952