Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee

SB 142 — Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award scholarships to certain individuals enrolled in behavioral health care programs of study.

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act tells the HECC to give money to people in behavioral health care training programs. The Act also tells OHA to give grants to entities to help find and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act tells OHA and the ORH to give grants to people who are behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA and the HECC to give a report to the legislature every year. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study some programs and report on the study. The Act also tells HECC to study a program and report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the progress of and investment opportunities in specified programs. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study the progress of and investment opportunities in a specified grant program and opportunities to expand the grant program. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award scholarships to certain individuals enrolled in behavioral health care programs of study. Directs the commission to award grants to eligible entities to address barriers to education and training program development and expansion. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the commission. <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. <b>Allows the authority and the Office of Rural Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to enable the office to award loan forgiveness grants and loan repayment grants to certain behavioral health care providers. <b>Directs the authority and the commission to review the scholarship and grant programs and not later than June 30 of each year submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the behavioral health workforce. <b>Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 142 do?
<b>Digest: The Act tells the HECC to give money to people in behavioral health care training programs. The Act also tells OHA to give grants to entities to help find and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act tells OHA and the ORH to give grants to people who are behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA and the HECC to give a report to the legislature every year. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study some programs and report on the study. The Act also tells HECC to study a program and report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the progress of and investment opportunities in specified programs. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study the progress of and investment opportunities in a specified grant program and opportunities to expand the grant program. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award scholarships to certain individuals enrolled in behavioral health care programs of study. Directs the commission to award grants to eligible entities to address barriers to education and training program development and expansion. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the commission. <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. <b>Allows the authority and the Office of Rural Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to enable the office to award loan forgiveness grants and loan repayment grants to certain behavioral health care providers. <b>Directs the authority and the commission to review the scholarship and grant programs and not later than June 30 of each year submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the behavioral health workforce. <b>Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.</b>
What is the current status of SB 142?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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