SB654 • 2025

Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Bonham,, Linthicum,, Robinson
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.

Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.

Digest: Allows school districts to use students for work in district.

What This Bill Does

Digest: Allows school districts to use students for work in district.
(Flesch Readability Score: 78.2).
Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.
Relating to: Relating to the development of student vocational skills.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Education.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Allows school districts to use students for work in district. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2).
Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.
Relating to: Relating to the development of student vocational skills.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 654
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (at the request of Senator Noah Robinson) (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: Allows school districts to use students for work in district. (Flesch Readability Score:
78.2).
Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop voca-
tional skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the development of student vocational skills.
Whereas Oregon students are graduating without many basic work skills; and
Whereas Oregon schools employ many professionals who do work that could be done by stu-
dents; and
Whereas there is a need to allow for opportunities for students to develop vocational skills; now,
therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 332.
SECTION 2. (1) A district school board may establish a policy to encourage students of
the school district to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks at a building
or on other property under the control of the school district.
(2) A policy established under subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Allow students to develop vocational skills as part of a work experience or career
exploration program or as part of a work-study program;
(b) Attempt to save money for the school district; and
(c) Encourage students to experience a wide range of work opportunities and develop a
wide range of vocational skills.
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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