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Alexandria Goddard, legislative director for Senator Gorsuch, told the committee, “SB 11‑26 … ensure[s] that all public elementary school students in Oregon receive at least 30 minutes of recess each school day. This legislation also prohibits the withholding of recess or the imposition of physical activity as a form of discipline.” She said the bills aim to support student health, learning and equity and to expand structured enrichment at high‑need schools through the $500,000 grant program in SB 11‑27.

Playworks representatives and students testified in favor. Taylor Sarman of Playworks said the nonprofit partners with elementary schools “to help ensure that every child experiences safe and healthy play every day.” Ten‑year‑old Mickey Liebuch, a fourth‑grade student who said he attends Saint Cecilia School, testified, “Please vote for Senate Bill 11‑26 because all kids deserve recess.” Nine‑year‑old Izzy (third grade, Brainwater Elementary) said losing recess made it harder to manage emotions and attend school: “Taking away recess should not be an option.”

William Massey, associate professor at Oregon State University and research director at the Hallyford Center for Children and Families, summarized research evidence: “There’s no evidence to suggest that taking away any academic time for recess has any academic consequences. On the contrary, the data consistently show the opposite.” He said recess supports physical activity, emotional regulation and classroom behavior, and that state laws are associated with higher odds that students receive a minimum amount of daily recess.

Representatives of school governance and administration urged caution about implementation details. Adrienne Anderson of the Oregon School Boards Association and Morgan Allen, representing COSA, said current State Board of Education instructional‑hours rules (Division 22) limit how districts can count recess toward required instructional time: K–3 schools may count up to 60 hours; grades 4–5 count none. Morgan Allen noted the separate statutory requirement that elementary schools provide 150 minutes of physical education per week and warned that a new 30‑minute daily recess mandate could create conflicts with instructional‑hour accounting, collective bargaining and staffing unless the State Board or districts adjust scheduling or rules.

Committee members pressed for data about how often teachers withhold recess as punishment; witnesses said comprehensive statewide datasets are not available and offered to follow up with additional research. Dr. Massey told the committee that while robust statewide data on withholding are limited, available research indicates that recess withholding, when it occurs, disproportionately affects children from low‑income families and children of color.

Chair Frederick and committee members thanked witnesses; the committee did not take a vote at the hearing. The sponsors and proponents said they are willing to work with districts and the State Board to address instructional‑hours and implementation concerns.

Ending: The committee closed the public hearing without a vote. Sponsors said they plan follow‑up work to reconcile SB 11‑26’s daily‑recess requirement with existing instructional‑hours rules and to refine SB 11‑27’s administration so districts can access funds quickly for summer and school‑year programming.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee On Education 03/26/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Chair Frederick opened a public hearing March 26 on two related measures from Senator Gorsuch: Senate Bill 11‑26 would require public elementary schools to provide at least 30 minutes of recess each school day and prohibit withholding recess as punishment, while SB 11‑27 would appropriate $500,000 to fund supervised educational activities at Title I elementary schools, effective July 1, 2025.","taxTitle","Education, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17625,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6106845,"Senate hearing backs creating Oregon Campus Resilience Consortium to coordinate higher‑education emergency response",1289,3731000,5020000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2779264-42f163a0500759bac261ab93f0baebad&start=3731&end=5020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2779264-42f163a0500759bac261ab93f0baebad/thumbnail_3731000.jpg","/articles/6106845/Oregon/Senate-hearing-backs-creating-Oregon-Campus-Resilience-Consortium-to-coordinate-highereducation-emergency-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106845-857ea4504e50d9b09c49106e5c9778eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770705096&Signature=ZBrigx1eGjUB98U4VUZhSdQXWNP8R6zVeL3C5z2RdDKaYrvRj-ArAAUuGcw8~N44SgfDJrSDOm5w~JMI5fhfS5zuLrLuthW1LMwUvPf~TIiN-wGeJUhBe4jKIkVg212~u43al7rmkiHhYT-UwC8u4BR2bfWPnhtYKTbrOekyzOLmdH~l9dToeIieAxuz4CARl6jOHFb5HRrn06obarOkjTNIE9YQ2VK4OpAyLgsqMFa~4uES8oE15bIBd5oyFS6qgMpTPjZolOwtz2o9Sr82HUoF8tmVty5paZnkNTOdOjd1OLpM3V3D7y79pZqrLjvTF3Srz3OSgvtESJBuQQg~cA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 2‑31 would appropriate $1,526,167 from the general fund to create an Oregon Campus Resilience Consortium to support emergency response, continuity and recovery at postsecondary institutions. A dash‑1 amendment described in committee testimony changes the recipient to the University of Oregon’s Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities and Environments to establish the Oregon Disaster Resilience Consortium; the measure declares an emergency and would take effect July 1, 2025.

Senator James Manning Jr., who introduced the bill, said higher‑education institutions “need a unified coalition” to share training and resources following incidents ranging from infectious outbreaks to campus shootings and large natural disasters. Andre LaDuke, director of the Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities and Environments at the University of Oregon, described the proposal as seed funding to establish statewide training programs, mutual‑aid agreements, campus‑specific outreach materials and an online resource‑sharing center for higher‑education emergency management.

Vanessa Becker, former board chair at Umpqua Community College, recounted the college’s 2015 shooting and said coordinated, campus‑to‑campus support was critical in the first 72 hours after the attack. Becker said the University of Oregon team’s rapid presence helped the college manage FERPA and financial‑aid complications, mobilize executive support and reduce long‑term chaos.

LaDuke described national surveys showing many campuses lack updated emergency plans and continuity training; he said the consortium would leverage in‑kind contributions, service‑learning and grant seeking to sustain the effort after initial seed funding. Committee members expressed support and noted the statewide benefits of a coordinated higher‑education response for public safety and recovery, but the committee did not take a vote at the hearing.

Ending: Sponsors and witnesses asked the committee to consider the appropriation as startup funding to build regional capacity and mutual aid across community colleges, public universities and private institutions; no vote was taken at the March 26 hearing.","Senate Bill 2‑31 would appropriate $1.526 million to establish a statewide consortium for higher‑education emergency response, continuity and recovery. Supporters cited lessons from campus shootings, disease outbreaks and natural disasters; bill sponsors and witnesses asked for seed funding to stand up training, mutual aid and online resources.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6106848,"Ethics commission warns school‑board conflict bill could block boards from acting; ESDs say enforcement would overburden them",545,3315000,3860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2779264-42f163a0500759bac261ab93f0baebad&start=3315&end=3860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2779264-42f163a0500759bac261ab93f0baebad/thumbnail_3315000.jpg","/articles/6106848/Oregon/Ethics-commission-warns-schoolboard-conflict-bill-could-block-boards-from-acting-ESDs-say-enforcement-would-overburden-them","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106848-4b5fb66ecf861bd968a7be0d6d2a52da/orig.mp4?Expires=1770705096&Signature=NiCn1hCDdxJ2p-3QZIT9lTxRL9Id6i1SdH1NCVnHg5uR4emsn1cS~sBKes9ByU9l7457gFwT6xYPCX~pp5tXp2ug0m94HluX0kx2LnCK35hfNctRMWp1xheNmr74bNFaoeHwvQaXzvoCd3fhxWnc9NhohG9lqnG5IJR3FxJO~C2X0~GBbcbxF17CcKKkFQ8Wwa4tYcQv3BXA-1SF9e3Ue0DHLoSDOcjAMqVoMiLuQLzg4~ha3yi0HITlDAiJ9~QPBX4KUaB2xHHUNU1pxaf057XMFq5vgz~3ApSkTg2y2r~OB96I7YGZkChpxps~2dD30GYdfjED9iyZBAJ6QTe~QQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 4‑72, explained to the committee March 26, would require school board members to abstain from votes when an actual conflict of interest exists and would task Education Service District (ESD) boards with adjudicating complaints that a school district violated the conflict‑of‑interest rule. The measure would allow appeal of ESD findings to the State Board of Education and provides penalties for noncompliance.

Susan Myers, executive director of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, said the commission is not taking a position on the policy but raised legal concerns about the bill as drafted. Myers told the committee that the bill could prevent a school board from transacting business under the “minimum vote” exception to conflict rules: if a majority of a board has actual conflicts, the bill as written could leave the board unable to adopt budgets or conduct other essential business. Myers also warned the committee that the bill could produce conflicting determinations if ESDs and the State Board make one determination while the Ethics Commission, after a complaint, reaches a different conclusion.

Lori Satinsville, representing Oregon Education Service Districts, testified in opposition. Satinsville said ESDs lack resources and statutory authority to adjudicate conflict complaints and that assigning that role to ESDs would “fundamentally disrupt” ESD relationships with local school districts. She described the administrative burden and staffing implications of investigating and resolving disputes that the Ethics Commission currently handles.

Committee members asked whether a specific local incident prompted the proposal; witnesses said the bill was brought at the request of an individual connected to a single district but did not provide a public example in committee testimony. Senators asked whether current disclosure obligations and the Ethics Commission’s enforcement process are sufficient; Myers and other witnesses said school board members already file disclosures and the commission has authority to investigate complaints.

No vote was taken at the hearing. Committee members and witnesses discussed possible amendments that would preserve the Ethics Commission’s investigatory role, avoid leaving boards unable to act, and limit new enforcement duties for ESDs.

Ending: The committee closed the hearing on SB 4‑72 and did not advance the measure. Witnesses invited the sponsor and staff to work on redrafts to address conflicts between the bill’s enforcement scheme and existing ethics statutes.","The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on SB 4‑72, which would require school board members to abstain from votes when an actual conflict of interest exists and empower education service districts to adjudicate complaints. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission and ESD representatives raised legal and practical concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Oregon committee hears bills to guarantee daily recess and fund after-school activities at Title I schools

Senate hearing backs creating Oregon Campus Resilience Consortium to coordinate higher‑education emergency response

Ethics commission warns school‑board conflict bill could block boards from acting; ESDs say enforcement would overburden them