Oregon Senate Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on July 7 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop and implement pilot program to assist foster youth transitioning from community college to public university. Establishes criteria for pilot program. Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance programs developed under pilot program to assist foster youth transitioning from community college to public university. Creates Foster Youth Promise Support Program Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Directs commission to use moneys in fund to finance programs developed under pilot program to assist foster youth transitioning from community college to public university. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to support programs for students receiving foster youth tuition waiver; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-07	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2017-03-23	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2017-01-17	Senate	Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
2017-01-09	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB551
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB551/Introduced