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SB396 • 2025

Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.

Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Girod, Senator Smith DB,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.

Digest: Tells public colleges to create one form for admission to any public college in this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: Tells public colleges to create one form for admission to any public college in this state.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
  • Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.
  • Relating to: Relating to applying to public universities.

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 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-19 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  4. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells public colleges to create one form for admission to any public college in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.
Relating to: Relating to applying to public universities.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 396
Sponsored by Senator GIROD (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: Tells public colleges to create one form for admission to any public college in this state.
(Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Requires public universities to establish a common application for undergraduate admission.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to applying to public universities.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 shall jointly establish a common
application for undergraduate admission. The common application must allow a prospective
student to use one form to apply for undergraduate admission to any public university listed
in ORS 352.002.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act first applies to applications for the 2027-2028 aca-
demic year.
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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