Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 527 — Directs the Oregon Health Authority toaward grants to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities toestablish and implement behavioral health education and training programs for high school students.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make grants to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to [<i>develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys</i>] <b>award grants</b> to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities to [<i>provide</i>] <b>establish and implement</b> behavioral health education and training <b>programs</b> for high school students. <b>Requires the local workforce development boards to consult with the authority to establish partnerships with specific entities to administer the programs. Requires the authority to consider recommendations from a statewide organization that represents all local workforce development boards when determining the amount of a grant to award.</b> Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (86)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 527 do?
<b>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make grants to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to [<i>develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys</i>] <b>award grants</b> to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities to [<i>provide</i>] <b>establish and implement</b> behavioral health education and training <b>programs</b> for high school students. <b>Requires the local workforce development boards to consult with the authority to establish partnerships with specific entities to administer the programs. Requires the authority to consider recommendations from a statewide organization that represents all local workforce development boards when determining the amount of a grant to award.</b> Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors SB 527?
SB 527 is sponsored by Deb Patterson (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Ed Diehl (Republican), and David Brock Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 527?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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