Oregon · Senate Bill 977 · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary…

SB 977 Sponsored by Senate Committee On Education Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 4, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program. Declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). [ Digest: Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program.…

Read the full title (239 words)

Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program. Declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). [ Digest: Tells the HECC to create a college program for youth with certain disabilities. Sets forth the needs for the program. Gives money to the HECC for the program. Creates a task force to look into possible law changes to improve the experience of students with certain disabilities. Ends the task force on January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency and takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4). ] Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Specifies the requirements of the program. Appropriates moneys to the commission for allocation to Portland State University to support the Career and Community Studies program. Appropriates moneys to the commission for allocation to community colleges that participate in establishing a program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. [ Establishes the Task Force on Ensuring Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities for the purpose of investigating whether statutory changes would improve the experience and outcomes of students with disabilities. ] [ Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2028. ] Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Read the full official title (27 words)

Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with Portland State University and community colleges to establish a post-secondary program for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education, then Ways and Means. · Senate Education
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Education
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Education
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Education
  6. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · Joint Ways and Means
  7. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 9, 2025 Senate Education Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 4

No · 1

 4–1

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • SC Senate Committee On Education Sponsoring committee

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.