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SB315 • 2025

Directs the Department of Education to review, make recommendations and develop best practices related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences.

Directs the Department of Education to review, make recommendations and develop best practices related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences.

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2025-06-06
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Plain English Breakdown

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Directs the Department of Education to review, make recommendations and develop best practices related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences.

<b>Digest: Tells ODE to take actions, and to develop a common coding system, for student absences.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: Tells ODE to take actions, and to develop a common coding system, for student absences.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells ODE to take actions about how school districts record and respond to student absences.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).</i>] Directs the Department of Education to review<b>,</b> [<i>and</i>] make recommendations <b>and develop best practices</b> related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences<b> and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences</b>.
  • [<i>Requires school districts to report to the department when a student is not considered to have regular attendance.</i>].

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. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 130, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-15 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-15 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-14 House

    Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. Ayes, 49; Nays, 3--Cate, Osborne, Yunker; Excused, 4--McDonald, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Boshart Davis, Drazan, Reschke.

  7. 2025-05-13 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-05-08 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-07 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  11. 2025-05-05 House

    Work Session held.

  12. 2025-04-28 House

    Public Hearing held.

  13. 2025-04-16 House

    Referred to Education.

  14. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Woods.

  15. 2025-04-15 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  16. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-04-11 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  18. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Tells ODE to take actions, and to develop a common coding system, for student absences. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells ODE to take actions about how school districts record and respond to student absences. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).</i>]
Directs the Department of Education to review<b>,</b> [<i>and</i>] make recommendations <b>and develop best practices</b> related to the recording of student absences and how school districts respond to student absences<b> and to develop a common coding system for school districts to use for student absences</b>.
[<i>Requires school districts to report to the department when a student is not considered to have regular attendance.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to the recording of student absences.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 315
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Education)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the recording of student absences.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Department of Education shall:
(a) Review, make recommendations and develop best practices related to:
(A) The recording of student absences by school districts; and
(B) School district responses to student absences that exceed 10 days.
(b) Develop a common coding system for school districts to record and report student
absences for the purposes of ORS 339.065, with consideration of the size and geographic lo-
cation of a school district.
(2)(a) Not later than May 31, 2026, the department shall provide a report to:
(A) The interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education; and
(B) The State Board of Education.
(b) The report required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall:
(A) Summarize the review conducted, the recommendations made and the best practices
developed as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section;
(B) Summarize the common coding system developed as provided by subsection (1)(b) of
this section; and
(C) Recommend any changes in administrative rules and legislation, including identifying
any funding needed for implementation.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
Enrolled Senate Bill 315 (SB 315-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 14, 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 315 (SB 315-A) Page 2