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SB314 • 2025

Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Department of Education, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the Department of Early Learning and Care and the Educator Advancement Council to jointly develop a three- to five-year strategic plan for agency collaboration to align, coordinate and strengthen the educator workforce in Oregon.

Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Department of Education, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the Department of Early Learning and Care and the Educator Advancement Council to jointly develop a three- to five-year strategic plan for agency collaboration to align, coordinate and strengthen the educator workforce in Oregon.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act tells some agencies to create a strategic plan for the educator workforce in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells the TSPC and EAC to create a plan for people to become licensed as educators in different ways. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).</i>]
[<i>Directs the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and the Educator Advancement Council to jointly develop a strategic plan for nontraditional pathways to licensure for educators in this state.</i>]
[<i>Requires the commission and the council to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than July 1 of each even-numbered year.</i>]
<b>Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Department of Education, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the Department of Early Learning and Care and the Educator Advancement Council to jointly develop a three- to five-year strategic plan for agency collaboration to align, coordinate and strengthen the educator workforce in Oregon.
<b>Directs the agencies to include an analysis of progress toward meeting the goals of the strategic plan in specific biennial reports required under the Educators Equity Act.</b>
Relating to: Relating to nontraditional pathways to licensure for educators.
Current location: In Senate Committee