Oregon House Bill 3444

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Referred to Education.
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows public charter schools to get more public moneys. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Modifies the percentage of amounts that school districts must pay from the State School Fund to public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools. Removes certain eligibility restrictions for public charter schools to receive moneys from the Student Investment Account. Directs a school district or sponsor to transfer federal, state and local moneys to public charter schools on the same basis as moneys are transferred to nonchartered public schools in the school district. Considers transportation costs incurred by a public charter school to be the same as transportation costs incurred by a school district. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Relating to public charter school funding; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Boomer Wright [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	House	Referred to Education.
2025-01-28	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3444
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3444/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85425