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HB5043 • 2025

Approves certain fees adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

Approves certain fees adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-07
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.

Approves certain fees adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

<b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>] <b>Approves certain fees adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
  • Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

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. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 529, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-24 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-24 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 8--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher.

  6. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  7. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-06-19 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  10. 2025-06-18 House

    Third reading. Carried by Yunker. Passed. Ayes, 47; Nays, 4--Dobson, Levy B, Rieke Smith, Scharf; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Munoz, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, Nathanson.

  11. 2025-06-17 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-16 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  13. 2025-06-13 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-09 House

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-09 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-05-09 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.

  17. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  18. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>]
<b>Approves certain fees adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 5043
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Oregon
Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 291.055 (1)(e), a li-
censing system fee of $10, adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and
approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, is approved.
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
July 1, 2025.
Passed by House June 18, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 23, 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 5043 (HB 5043-A) Page 1