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SB977 • 2025

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Education
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. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-02-04 Senate

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

  7. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program. Declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program. Creates a task force to look into possible law changes to improve the experience of students with certain disabilities. Ends the task force on January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).</i>]
Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Specifies the requirements of the program.
Appropriates moneys to the commission for allocation to Portland State University to support the Career and Community Studies program.
Appropriates moneys to the commission for allocation to community colleges that participate in establishing a program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[<i>Establishes the Task Force on Ensuring Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities for the purpose of investigating whether statutory changes would improve the experience and outcomes of students with disabilities.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2028.</i>]
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee