HB3008 • 2025

Appropriates moneys to fund child care workforce investments.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Neron, Representative Gamba,, Nguyen H,, Walters,, Senator Golden,
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.

Appropriates moneys to fund child care workforce investments.

Digest: The Act gives more money to different agencies for investment in the child care workforce.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives more money to different agencies for investment in the child care workforce.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Appropriates moneys to fund child care workforce investments.
Relating to: Relating to investments in the child care workforce.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-14 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-14 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-08 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-11 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives more money to different agencies for investment in the child care workforce. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Appropriates moneys to fund child care workforce investments.
Relating to: Relating to investments in the child care workforce.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3008
Ordered by the House April 14
Including House Amendments dated April 14
Sponsored by Representative NERON; Representatives GAMBA, NGUYEN H, WALTERS, Senator GOLDEN (Pre-
session 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 more money to different agencies for investment in the child care
workforce. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Appropriates moneys to fund child care workforce investments.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to investments in the child care workforce.
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 $9,000,500, for distribution to Portland State
University to fund recruitment and retention payments to child care providers working in
Oregon through the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Educa-
tion.
SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $6,455,109, for distribution to child care
workforce training programs.
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 2153