SB1109 • 2025

Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings.

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Frederick,, Wagner, Representative McIntire
Last action: 2025-06-06
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings.

<b>Digest: The Act requires boards of schools and higher education to video record their meetings.

What This Bill Does

<b>Digest: The Act requires boards of schools and higher education to video record their meetings.
The Act permits audio recording and posting in certain cases.
The Act applies to meetings on or after 1/1/2025.
The Act takes effect when signed.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-06 Senate
Chapter 244, 2025 Laws.
2025-06-06 Senate
Effective date, May 28, 2025.
2025-05-28 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-22 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-21 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-20 House
Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 10--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Edwards, Harbick, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Skarlatos; Excused, 6--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, McIntire, Nguyen H, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Elmer, Hartman, Reschke, Scharf, Yunker.
2025-05-19 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-15 House
Second reading.
2025-05-14 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-12 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-07 House
Work Session cancelled.
2025-05-05 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-16 House
Referred to Education.
2025-04-15 Senate
Third reading. Carried by President Wagner. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 4--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Woods.
2025-04-15 Senate
Robinson granted unanimous consent to change vote from nay to aye.
2025-04-15 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-04-14 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-11 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-04-11 Senate
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
2025-04-07 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-02 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-03 Senate
Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
2025-02-27 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act requires boards of schools and higher education to video record their meetings. The Act permits audio recording and posting in certain cases. The Act applies to meetings on or after 1/1/2025. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells ODE to do an audit of the tests given to kindergarteners. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Department of Education to conduct an audit of assessments administered to kindergarteners in public schools. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Requires specified boards of educational institutions to video record their governing meetings. Permits a board to post audio recordings of board governing meetings if the educational institution lacks broadband Internet access.
Applies to board meetings occurring on or after January 1, 2025.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 1109
Sponsored by Senators FREDERICK, WAGNER; Representative MCINTIRE
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to education; creating new provisions; amending section 2, chapter 47, Oregon Laws 2024;
and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 47, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. (1) This section applies to any meeting of [ the governing body of ] the following [ public
bodies]:
(a) The board of directors of a common or union high school district;
(b) The board of directors of an education service district;
(c) The board of education of a community college district; or
(d) The board of trustees of a public university described in ORS 352.002.
(2) A public body subject to this section must:
(a) Notwithstanding ORS 192.650, make a video recording of [ all of its meetings ] the meetings
of the entity described in subsection (1) of this section that governs the public body ; and
(b) Within seven days following the meeting, post a video recording of the meeting on the public
body’s website or social media site.
(3) If the facilities of the public body lack broadband Internet access, the public body may
comply with this section by posting on the public body’s website or social media site an audio
recording of [ governing body ] meetings of the entity described in subsection (1) of this section
that governs the public body [ on the public body website or social media site ].
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to:
(a) Any meeting or portion of a meeting that is conducted in executive session; or
(b) A school district with a resident average daily membership of less than 50 students.
SECTION 2.
The amendments to section 2, chapter 47, Oregon Laws 2024, by section 1
of this 2025 Act apply to meetings of the entities described in section 2, chapter 47, Oregon
Laws 2024, as amended by section 1 of this 2025 Act, occurring on or after January 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. 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.
Enrolled Senate Bill 1109 (SB 1109-A) Page 1
Passed by Senate April 15, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 20, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
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 Senate Bill 1109 (SB 1109-A) Page 2