Bill No. SB891

Summary
Status
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Texts
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Amendments
Supplements
History
Summary

Bill ID

1930637

State

OR

Title

Relating to the Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program.

Description

Creates a program that transfers money to a student to pay for qualified school expenses. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Establishes the Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for the purpose of providing options in education to students of this state. Restricts the percentage of students from each school district who may enroll in the program for the first 10 years. Establishes the Department of Education Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for payment of the department's expenses under the program. Establishes the Treasurer Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys to the State Treasurer for payment of the treasurer's expenses under the program. Establishes the Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Account within the State School Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for the purpose of making transfers under the program.

Bill Type

Bill

Category

New Program

Session

2025 Legislative Measures

Special Session

No Data Available

Status

Current Status

Failed

Status Last Updated

2025-06-27

Pending Committee

Calendar

No data available

Sponsors

Sponsors

R
Sen
Kim Thatcher
SD-011
1
0
R
Rep
Suzanne Weber
SD-016
2
0

Texts

Texts

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Introduced
application/pdf
https://legiscan.com/OR/text/SB891/id/3068175

Votes

Votes

No data available

Amendments

Amendments

No data available

Supplements

Supplements

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Analysis
Open Government Impact
Open Government Impact Statement for SB891 INTRO

History

Progress

2025-01-21
Introduced
2025-01-21
Refer
2025-06-27
Failed

History

2025-01-21
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
S
2025-01-21
Referred to Education, then Ways and Means.
S
2025-06-27
In committee upon adjournment.
S

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