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Why it matters: SB 141 would create a statewide accountability dashboard, require interim assessments multiple times per year, and set routines for state support and possible directed spending when districts are identified for intensive assistance. Stakeholders and committee members said the bill could help coordinate supports statewide but flagged significant implementation questions about equity, data transparency and the scope of state authority.

What presenters said
- Jonna Timbs, Governor Tina Kotek’s education initiatives director, summarized the administration’s goals and amendments: “now is the time to establish an accountability system that brings coherence across the entire education system.” She said dash 4 amendments align complaint timelines, adjust growth-target start dates, expand the number of locally selected metrics, and require ODE to report back in December 2025 on steps taken to consolidate grants and reporting and improve transparency.

- Tim Boyd, ODE director of district and school effectiveness, addressed concerns about nontraditional entities and students in specialized programs. On differentiating targets he said, “the ability to differentiate is not to change or lessen the standards. It's to look at a school or an institution that doesn't have that full complement of growth targets.”

- Matthew Garrett, interim deputy director at ODE, said the agency will produce an action plan and report to the committee on implementation milestones: ODE will “bring back [an] action plan June of 2025” and intends ongoing reporting and collaboration with districts.

Stakeholder perspectives and concerns
- Several stakeholder groups voiced conditional support for the bill and the recent dash amendments while urging clarifications. Parisa Chanrami of COSA said “the details matter,” emphasizing the need for ODE deliverables before the 2026–27 school year and urging that support teams match district context. Amber Eaton of the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts asked for explicit recognition that some ESDs enroll K–12 students in specialized programs and recommended separate rulemaking for nontraditional programs.

- Foundations for a Better Oregon offered support for the bill’s combination of statewide expectations and local decision-making: “A successful k 12 public school system requires sufficient and stable investment and strong and actionable plans for accountability and improvement,” Whitney Grubbs testified.

- Representatives of juvenile detention education programs warned the committee that short-stay settings and the unique needs of detained youth do not fit conventional attendance and interim-assessment timelines and recommended separate metrics or a focused work group to develop appropriate measures.

Questions from committee members
- Senator Gelser Blue pressed whether the bill’s differentiation could create incentives to move students into nontraditional programs and thereby mask district performance, asking, “Are we unintentionally perhaps setting up a more inequitable system that expands the the gap for the most underserved populations in our schools?” ODE staff acknowledged the risk and said rulemaking and implementation would need to safeguard against push-outs and invisibilizing students.

- Senators asked for clarity on how attendance metrics will treat abbreviated school days and students served in education service districts, and whether data will be disaggregated by disability type. ODE officials agreed to return with specifics on attendance calculation and disaggregation.

Implementation details discussed
- The presenters said the bill requires interim assessments at least three times per year for K–8 math and reading and that results should be reviewed publicly by superintendents and boards three times per year. The dash amendments would also require ODE to work with a K–12 budgeting organization on any directed spending plans and to present such plans publicly before implementation.

Committee next steps
- The bill drew extensive questioning and will return to committee. The chair said the committee has set aside more time for SB 141 at a later meeting and asked stakeholders to submit remaining questions immediately so staff can prepare responses.

What the hearing did not do: The committee took no final vote on SB 141; members instead sought written clarifications and implementation detail before taking further action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee On Education 04/07/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 141, a proposed statewide K–12 accountability framework, drew extensive testimony from the governor's office, Oregon Department of Education officials and education stakeholders. Committee members pressed for details on implementation, data disaggregation for students with disabilities and protections against perverse incentives.","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},6087147,"Senate Education Committee advances several education bills, adopts amendments and referrals",235,986000,1221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2891299-b9aeaa999606490f5b1eeca1065e810e&start=986&end=1221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2891299-b9aeaa999606490f5b1eeca1065e810e/thumbnail_986000.jpg","/articles/6087147/Oregon/Senate-Education-Committee-advances-several-education-bills-adopts-amendments-and-referrals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087147-9a3bd0e27906cdab82407bf0f2f2a0c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442532&Signature=j9uxY3fSdDxxoKePTLVEJdnvfYE2fjuYhH88GA8mfhqcvb5ywG~wlaqSOOA8prnbaiXS3RkL~zcyYPlRAjRGrSs7u-ZZ2VtiizTrDyyqjj0cj0OBdCuFOOaGJnLg2OxRdRwHYluRN5GauJSY8fM6GC0lpzAfqfdcPRZi84igPbvqj5CAidLz2tpC578g0FRxttz3uzHRg33RQcWGBRCbpt3CC0-H~uriyAKpNffDlZq-lEU2OnDt9qUPHs96OyqQ18SawVDr3WoFjtZKqG9DsAm7ezXI8qNcukAyUhjh6PrnwGpZD2qeuMiZqw71A-6XtPaAOL8AQDe6TpcXH1yGFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oregon Senate Education Committee on April 7 adopted amendments and moved a slate of education measures to the floor or to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, taking votes on several bills after brief discussion.

Chair Frederick opened the meeting by saying the committee would attempt to move quickly through items ahead of a longer discussion later: “we're gonna try to do those as quickly as possible.”

Why it matters: The bills advanced Wednesday cover assessments, school supports, teacher preparation and program funding; several will require additional budget review by Ways and Means or further consideration on the Senate floor. The committee recorded roll-call votes on multiple motions, including amendments and recommendations to refer bills for budget consideration.

What the committee approved (votes at a glance)
- Senate Bill 3 15 (dash 1 amendment adopted; bill moved to the floor with a due-pass recommendation). Roll call on the dash 1 amendment recorded: Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — No; Senator Solman — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes. Vote record on the subsequent motion to move SB 315 to the floor matched the same pattern and the committee reported the bill as passed out of committee.

- Senate Bill 4 43 (appropriation to support the Oregon Residency Collaborative Alliance for Family Medicine) — moved with a due-pass recommendation and referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference. Roll call: Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — No; Senator Sullivan — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes.

- Senate Bill 5 41 (computer science in public schools) — the committee adopted the dash 1 amendment (which added AI to required programming and altered dates and funding). Dash 1 amendment roll call: Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — Yes; Senator Solman — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes. The amended bill was approved with a due-pass recommendation and referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference; the final referral roll call recorded Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — No; Senator Sullivan — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes.

- Senate Bill 7 35 (charter schools and abbreviated school day exception) — the committee adopted the dash 1 amendment and moved the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Recorded votes on the amendment and final motion included Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — No; Senator Solman — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes; subsequent roll call during the floor motion included additional senators recorded as voting Aye.

- Senate Bill 9 80 (study of standardized job profiles for unlicensed school jobs) — moved with a due-pass recommendation and referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference. Roll call: Senator Gelser Blue — Aye; Senator Robinson — No; Senator Sullivan — Aye; Vice Chair Weber — Excused; Chair Frederick — Yes.

- Senate Bill 11 09 (audit of kindergarten assessments; later amended to address meeting recordings for governing boards) — the committee adopted the dash 1 amendment and moved the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and rescinded the subsequent referral to Ways and Means. Roll call on the amendment and subsequent motion recorded Senators Gelser Blue, Robinson and Solman as voting Aye; Vice Chair Weber was excused.

Other business and carry-overs: The committee opened public hearings or work sessions on several additional bills, including SB 581 (psychology provider incentive program), SB 302 (kindergarten assessment audit / ODE audit language), SB 306 (carried over), and SB 141 (a major accountability and K–12 dashboard bill discussed in depth and carried for further work). Several bills were explicitly carried over to allow authors, staff and members to resolve outstanding amendment or implementation questions before the next scheduled meeting.

What the votes mean next: Bills referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means will receive budget-level review; bills moved to the floor are eligible for full-Senate consideration. Several measures that were carried over will return to committee with requested answers or revised amendments.

Votes and formal motions recorded in the committee minutes are listed as formal actions in the meeting record.","The Senate Education Committee on April 7 adopted amendments and advanced several bills to the floor or to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, including SB 315, SB 443, SB 541, SB 541 (amended), SB 735 and SB 980. Several measures were carried over for further questions.","actionData","errors"]

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Lengthy public hearing on SB 141 spotlights accountability, equity and implementation questions

Senate Education Committee advances several education bills, adopts amendments and referrals