Oregon Senate Bill 233 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 20 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-20 - Effective date, July 19, 2021.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish common course numbering system for introductory and lower level courses with similar learning outcomes offered at accelerated college credit programs, public post-secondary institutions of education and participating nonpublic post-secondary institutions of education. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish common course numbering system for all] introductory and lower level courses with similar learning outcomes offered at accelerated college credit programs, public post-secondary institutions of education and participating nonpublic post-secondary institutions of education. Requires all public post-secondary institutions of education to adopt system and accept transfers of academic credit subject to common course numbering system earned at other public post-secondary] institutions of education. Requires commission to confer with administrators, faculty and students on how to best create common course numbering system and to report annually to Legislative Assembly on progress made towards creating system. Requires system to be fully implemented no later than September 1, 2024.] Establishes Transfer Council to advise commission on development, coordination and maintenance of common course numbering system, serve as primary venue for collaboration between community colleges and public universities for development of foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements and develop best practices to facilitate student acceleration and transfer of students and academic credits among institutions. Establishes composition of council and reporting requirements for commission and council. Requires establishment of initial common course numbering system that must be implemented by post-secondary institutions of education by beginning of 2023-2024 academic year. Requires establishment of final common course numbering system that must be implemented by post-secondary institutions of education by beginning of 2025-2026 academic year. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to the transfer of academic credit; and declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2021-06-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-06-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-06-11 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-12 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Engrossed.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-20	Senate	Effective date, July 19, 2021.
2021-08-20	Senate	Chapter 575, 2021 Laws.
2021-07-19	Senate	Governor signed.
2021-06-25	House	Speaker signed.
2021-06-25	Senate	President signed.
2021-06-22	House	Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed. Ayes, 58; Excused, 1--Smith G.
2021-06-21	House	Second reading.
2021-06-18	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-06-16	House	Referred to Ways and Means.
2021-06-16	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2021-06-16	Senate	Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
2021-06-16	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 1--Heard; Excused, 1--Manning Jr.
2021-06-15	Senate	Second reading.
2021-06-15	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2021-06-11	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-06-08	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2021-06-08	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-06-05	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
2021-04-16	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
2021-04-16	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
2021-04-12	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-04-07	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-04-05	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-03-01	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2021-02-15	Senate	Public Hearing Cancelled.
2021-01-19	Senate	Referred to Education.
2021-01-11	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB233
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB233/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31977
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/32912
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=531173
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=532776