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HB2511 • 2025

Directs the Department of Education to collect workforce data on all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district.

Directs the Department of Education to collect workforce data on all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
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 collect workforce data on all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district.

Digest: The Act tells ODE to collect some education workforce data.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells ODE to collect some education workforce data.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
  • Directs the Department of Education to collect workforce data on all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district.
  • Requires the school districts and education service districts to provide the workforce data to the department.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 House

    Chapter 75, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-05-14 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-08 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-08 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 10--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Gorsek, Starr.

  6. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  7. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-03-06 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  11. 2025-03-06 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  12. 2025-03-04 House

    Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. Ayes, 44; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Harbick, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 3--Lively, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  13. 2025-02-27 House

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-02-26 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  15. 2025-02-24 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-02-10 House

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Education.

  18. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells ODE to collect some education workforce data. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Directs the Department of Education to collect workforce data on all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district.
Requires the school districts and education service districts to provide the workforce data to the department.
Relating to: Relating to education workforce data.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2511
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House In-
terim Committee on Education for Joint Task Force on Statewide Educator Salary Schedules)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to education workforce data.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Department of Education shall collect the same information that the
department uses to administer ORS 327.013 (1)(b)(B) for all individuals who are employed by
a school district or by an education service district.
(2) Upon receipt of a request to collect the information described in subsection (1) of this
section, the school district or education service district shall in a timely manner provide the
requested information to the department.
Passed by House March 4, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 6, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2511 (HB 2511-INTRO) Page 1