HB2502 • 2025

Directs the Department of Education to award grants to approved recovery schools.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Directs the Department of Education to award grants to approved recovery schools.

Digest: The Act tells ODE to make grants to approved recovery schools.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells ODE to make grants to approved recovery schools.
(Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). [Digest: The Act tells the ADPC, OHA, ODE and SOCAC to make changes designed to improve youth SUD services.
(Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).] [Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the System of Care Advisory Council, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Education, to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of increasing the services of school-based substance use prevention, screening, intervention and referral programs.
Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.] [Directs the commission, in collaboration with the council, to develop a comprehensive plan for a youth continuum of care to prevent, treat and provide recovery services for substance use disorders.] Directs the [authority, in partnership with the department and the commission,] Department of Education to [provide] award grants to approved recovery schools. Establishes the Approved Recovery School Fund.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-05-13 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-05-13 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-05-07 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-30 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-12 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act tells ODE to make grants to approved recovery schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells the ADPC, OHA, ODE and SOCAC to make changes designed to improve youth SUD services. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).</i>]
[<i>Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the System of Care Advisory Council, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Education, to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of increasing the services of school-based substance use prevention, screening, intervention and referral programs. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Directs the commission, in collaboration with the council, to develop a comprehensive plan for a youth continuum of care to prevent, treat and provide recovery services for substance use disorders.</i>]
Directs the [<i>authority, in partnership with the department and the commission,</i>] <b>Department of Education</b> to [<i>provide</i>]<b> award</b> grants to approved recovery schools.<b> Establishes the Approved Recovery School Fund.
<b>Provides that the requirement to award grants to approved recovery schools becomes operative on January 1, 2026.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to youth substance use; 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 2502
Ordered by the House May 13
Including House Amendments dated May 13
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Joint Interim Committee
on Addiction and Community Safety Response for Representative Jason Kropf)
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 tells ODE to make grants to approved recovery schools. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 80.3).
[Digest: The Act tells the ADPC, OHA, ODE and SOCAC to make changes designed to improve
youth SUD services. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). ]
[Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the System of Care Ad-
visory Council, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Education, to conduct a study to
assess the feasibility of increasing the services of school-based substance use prevention, screening,
intervention and referral programs. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly no
later than September 15, 2026. ]
[Directs the commission, in collaboration with the council, to develop a comprehensive plan for a
youth continuum of care to prevent, treat and provide recovery services for substance use disorders. ]
Directs the [ authority, in partnership with the department and the commission, ] Department of
Education to [ provide] award grants to approved recovery schools. Establishes the Approved
Recovery School Fund.
Provides that the requirement to award grants to approved recovery schools becomes
operative on January 1, 2026.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to youth substance use; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “approved recovery school” has the meaning
given that term in ORS 336.680.
(2) The Department of Education shall award grants to approved recovery schools to:
(a) Offset costs for screenings;
(b) Provide capacity for recovery services and access to treatment; and
(c) Fund any other start-up or operating costs associated with carrying out the require-
ments of ORS 336.680.
(3) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 2.
(1) As used in this section, “approved recovery school” has the meaning
given that term in ORS 336.680.
(2) The Approved Recovery School Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate
and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Approved Recovery School Fund are
continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of awarding
grants to approved recovery schools as provided in section 1 of this 2025 Act.
(3) The fund shall consist of:
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 3243
A-Eng. HB 2502
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(a) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assem-
bly; and
(b) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
SECTION 3.
(1) Section 1 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The Department of Education may take any action before the operative date specified
in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to enable the department to exercise, on
and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all of the duties,
functions and powers conferred on the department by section 1 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4. 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
on its passage.
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