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SB527 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Health Authority toaward grants to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities toestablish and implement behavioral health education and training programs for high school students.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority toaward grants to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities toestablish and implement behavioral health education and training programs for high school students.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Patterson, Senator Frederick,, Smith DB,, Representative Diehl,
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. 2025-04-10 Senate

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

  3. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Work Session held.

  6. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  7. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means.

  8. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make grants to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>]
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to [<i>develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys</i>] <b>award grants</b> to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities to [<i>provide</i>] <b>establish and implement</b> behavioral health education and training <b>programs</b> for high school students. <b>Requires the local workforce development boards to consult with the authority to establish partnerships with specific entities to administer the programs. Requires the authority to consider recommendations from a statewide organization that represents all local workforce development boards when determining the amount of a grant to award.</b>
Sunsets on January 2, 2029.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to behavioral health workforce training for students; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee