HB2588 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative McIntire, Representative Fragala,, Munoz,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.

Digest: The Act gives money to the ODE for an apprenticeship program for teachers.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives money to the ODE for an apprenticeship program for teachers.
(Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: The Act gives money to the TSPC to give to an apprenticeship program for teachers.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).] Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the [Teacher Standards and Practices Commission] Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.
Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. Relating to: Relating to a registered apprenticeship in teaching program; prescribing an effective date.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-10 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-10 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-07 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-10 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Education 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 gives money to the ODE for an apprenticeship program for teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act gives money to the TSPC to give to an apprenticeship program for teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</i>]
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the [<i>Teacher Standards and Practices Commission</i>]<b> Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council </b>to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.
<b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Relating to: Relating to a registered apprenticeship in teaching program; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2588
Ordered by the House April 10
Including House Amendments dated April 10
Sponsored by Representative MCINTIRE; Representatives FRAGALA, MUNOZ (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 gives money to the ODE for an apprenticeship program for teachers.
(Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).
[Digest: The Act gives money to the TSPC to give to an apprenticeship program for teachers.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).]
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the [ Teacher Standards and Practices Commis-
sion] Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council to sup-
port the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.
Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to a registered apprenticeship in teaching program; and prescribing an effective date.
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 Department of Education for distribution to the Educator Advancement Council,
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,000,000
to support the Oregon Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program.
SECTION 2. (1) The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Oregon Regis-
tered Teaching Apprenticeship Program shall develop strategies for the Oregon Registered
Teaching Apprenticeship Program to:
(a) Ensure the long-term sustainability of the program.
(b) Expand statewide access for school districts and education service districts to the
program.
(c) Collaborate with education partners to reduce education costs for the program.
(d) Make the program more efficient by shortening the duration of the program for ap-
prentices.
(2) The committee shall submit a report of its strategies in the manner provided in ORS
192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later
than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 3.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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.
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