Oregon HB 3025: Relating to the Oregon Opportunity Grant program.

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HB 3025-1
(LC 498)
2/24/25 (DJ/wjc/ps)
Requested by Representative HUDSON
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3025
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 27, delete “as defined by the commission
by rule”.
On page 3, after line 9, insert:
“(c) Determine how the commission shall award qualified students in eli-
gible programs that do not lead to a degree. Rules adopted under this para-
graph must define which programs or types of programs that do not lead to
a degree are eligible, and must determine the methods the commission shall
use to calculate award amounts for both credit and noncredit programs made
eligible by the commission.”.
On page 5, line 6, before “The” insert “(1) Except as provided in sub-
section (2) of this section,”.
After line 7, insert:
“(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may delay imple-
mentation of awards to qualified students in eligible programs that do not
lead to a degree until the 2027-2028 academic year if the commission deter-
mines additional time is required to ensure proper implementation or to en-
sure such awards are issued in a manner that aligns with federal government
initiatives to award such students.”.