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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2518
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee
on Education for Representative Courtney Neron)
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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Requires a person who is a member of the governing body for a district or school to
receive training. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).
Requires a person who is a member of an education governing body to comply with training
standards established and maintained by the State Board of Education.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to training for members of education governing bodies; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “education governing body” means:
(a) The board of directors of a school district;
(b) The board of directors of an education service district; or
(c) The governing body of a public charter school.
(2) A person who is a member of an education governing body must comply with training
standards prescribed by the State Board of Education as provided by this section.
(3) The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain training standards for
persons who are members of education governing bodies. The standards must comply with
the provisions of this section and must include:
(a) Qualifications for providers of training;
(b) Any exceptions of or modifications to the frequency of the training, as prescribed by
subsection (5) of this section, for a person who is a member of more than one education
governing body; and
(c) Reporting requirements for indicating compliance with the provisions of this section.
(4) Training required under this section must include the following topics:
(a) Oregon government ethics laws, including filing requirements under ORS 244.050;
(b) Restrictions on political activity that apply to public officials;
(c) Oregon public records laws;
(d) Oregon public meetings laws;
(e) Applicable budgeting laws and requirements, including the Local Budget Law of ORS
294.305 to 294.565;
(f) Roles and responsibilities related to being a mandatory reporter of child abuse under
ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050;
(g) Prohibitions against discrimination, including requirements for compliance with ORS
659.850; and
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 2136
HB 2518
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(h) Federal education law, including:
(A) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
(B) Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
(C) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
(D) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and
(E) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and relevant parts of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
(5) Training required under this section for a person elected or appointed to a position
as a member of an education governing body must be completed as follows:
(a) A person’s initial training:
(A) May occur before the beginning of the person’s term of office; and
(B) Must occur no later than 90 days after the beginning of the person’s term of office.
(b) A member who has completed the initial training must complete subsequent training
at least once every four calendar years.
(6) Training required under this section may be provided in person or online.
(7) To assist persons who are members of education governing bodies to comply with this
section, the Department of Education shall:
(a) Identify or create training materials, maintain the materials and make the materials
available for training; and
(b) Establish and maintain a list of training providers approved by the department as
complying with the qualifications established by the State Board of Education.
SECTION 2.
(1) The training requirements of section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to persons
who are elected or appointed to an education governing body on or after May 1, 2026.
(2) Persons who were elected or appointed to an education governing body prior to May
1, 2026:
(a) May choose to receive training described in section 1 of this 2025 Act at any time
during the remainder of the person’s term; and
(b) Must comply with the training requirements of section 1 of this 2025 Act if the person
is elected or appointed on or after May 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. No later than May 1, 2026:
(1) The State Board of Education shall establish the standards prescribed by section 1
of this 2025 Act.
(2) The Department of Education shall comply with the requirements prescribed by sec-
tion 1 (7) 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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