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HB3203 • 2025

Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee regarding attendance improvement.

Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee regarding attendance improvement.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Nguyen H,, Senator Gelser Blouin, Representative Ruiz,, Wright,, Senator Frederick,
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 convene an advisory committee regarding attendance improvement.

Digest: The Act tells ODE to put together an advisory group to help make school attendance better.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells ODE to put together an advisory group to help make school attendance better.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
  • Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee regarding attendance improvement.
  • Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Education.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells ODE to put together an advisory group to help make school attendance better. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee regarding attendance improvement.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to school attendance; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3203
Sponsored by Representative NGUYEN H, Senator GELSER BLOUIN; Representatives RUIZ, WRIGHT, Senator
FREDERICK (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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells ODE to put together an advisory group to help make school attendance
better. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee regarding attendance
improvement.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school attendance; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory committee to
recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education a policy regarding the improvement
of school attendance, especially for students who experience language barriers.
(2) The advisory committee shall include representatives from at least:
(a) The Department of Human Services;
(b) The Department of Education;
(c) The State Board of Education;
(d) An association representing school boards;
(e) An association representing Oregon educators;
(f) An association representing Oregon school employees; and
(g) An association representing school district administrators.
(3) The advisory committee shall provide information that the Department of Education
may use to develop a memorandum of understanding, including information on:
(a) Current practices used to improve attendance, including but not limited to family
coach programming and other approaches that involve collaboration between school districts
and the Department of Human Services; and
(b) Common practices that involve formal communication between educators, school
districts and the department.
SECTION 2.
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.
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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