Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Eastern Oregon University to provide university degrees to adults in custody at some correctional facilities in eastern Oregon.

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Eastern Oregon University to provide university degrees to adults in custody at some correctional facilities in eastern Oregon.

<b>Digest: The Act would give money to the HECC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education.

What This Bill Does

• <b>Digest: The Act would give money to the HECC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education.
• (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would give money to the DOC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education.
• (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for distribution to some department institutions in eastern Oregon for the purpose of providing educational programs to adults in custody.</i>] <b>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Eastern Oregon University to provide university degrees to adults in custody at some correctional facilities in eastern Oregon.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
• Relating to: Relating to funding education programs for adults in custody in eastern Oregon; declaring an emergency.

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Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act would give money to the HECC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act would give money to the DOC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for distribution to some department institutions in eastern Oregon for the purpose of providing educational programs to adults in custody.</i>]
<b>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Eastern Oregon University to provide university degrees to adults in custody at some correctional facilities in eastern Oregon.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to funding education programs for adults in custody in eastern Oregon; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2405
Ordered by the House April 14
Including House Amendments dated April 14
Sponsored by Representative LEVY B; Representatives HUDSON, MANNIX, OWENS, SMITH G, WRIGHT,
YUNKER (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act would give money to the HECC for the adults in custody at some prisons
in the eastern part of Oregon to get an education. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).
[Digest: The Act would give money to the DOC for the adults in custody at some prisons in the
eastern part of Oregon to get an education. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). ]
[Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for distribution to
some department institutions in eastern Oregon for the purpose of providing educational programs to
adults in custody. ]
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating
Commission for distribution to Eastern Oregon University to provide university degrees to
adults in custody at some correctional facilities in eastern Oregon.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to funding education programs for adults in custody in eastern Oregon; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,000,000, to be distributed to Eastern Oregon
University to provide university degrees to adults in custody at the Snake River Correctional
Institution, Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, Powder River Correctional Facility and
Two Rivers Correctional Institution.
SECTION 2. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1342