OR HB2953 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means.
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means.
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Takes away the cap on the amount of state moneys that a school district may receive for a student who is a child with a disability. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Title
Relating to funding for students eligible for special education; declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| Rep. Courtney Neron [D] | Rep. Jami Cate [R] | Sen. Kayse Jama [D] | Rep. April Dobson [D] |
| Rep. Lisa Fragala [D] | Sen. Deb Patterson [D] | Sen. Khanh Pham [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | House | Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means. |
| 2025-01-13 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
