Oregon House Bill 2715

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Pending: House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows for all public higher learning schools to offer PhDs that are approved by the HECC. Limits certain public higher learning schools to five PhD programs until 2044. Blocks public money to be used for aid to students at certain higher learning schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4). Authorizes all public universities in Oregon to offer doctoral degrees, subject to approval by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Limits certain public universities to five doctoral programs until 2044. Prohibits the commission or any other state agency from using public moneys to award scholarships, grants or other types of student financial aid to post-secondary institutions of education that offer coursework primarily online and have been found to have engaged in fraudulent or predatory practices against students or prospective students.

Relating to higher education.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2715
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2715/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83692