HB 4149
Plain-language analysis
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HB 4149 codifies the McKinney-Vento Act's educational protections for homeless students into Oregon state law, requiring school districts to provide immediate enrollment without documentation barriers, transportation, and placement in a student's school of origin with a presumption favoring stability. The measure establishes a Department of Education state coordinator to oversee implementation, mandates inter-district cost-sharing for transportation when agreements fail, clarifies residency rules for foster youth, and prohibits the exclusion of homeless children from admission based on housing status.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The measure enacts existing federal requirements for the education of homeless students into state law.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The text expands eligibility to include preschoolers and mandates equal cost-sharing for transportation between districts, suggesting a legislative intent to close gaps in early childhood access and resolve inter-district financial disputes regarding transport that may have hindered compliance with federal mandates.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Gain rights to immediate enrollment regardless of records, transportation to school of origin and extracurriculars, placement in school of origin for the duration of homelessness, and access to dispute resolution with translation services. Preschoolers are explicitly included via expanded definitions.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Must adopt policies, designate local liaisons, remove enrollment barriers, provide transportation (including mandatory equal cost-sharing with other districts if no agreement is reached), manage dispute resolution processes, and submit to state monitoring.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Must coordinate with districts on enrollment and placement consistency, allow access to district liaisons and dispute processes for homeless students, and transfer records. Charter schools may designate their own liaisons but must coordinate with district liaisons.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Must designate a state coordinator to oversee implementation, provide technical assistance and monitoring, coordinate with housing and social service agencies, and prevent stigmatization or segregation of homeless students.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Gain rights to written notices of determinations with specific reasons and evidence, appeals processes, translation services, and the ability to request placement in a school other than the school of origin. Unaccompanied youth receive direct liaison assistance.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Districts must immediately update policies and designate liaisons; failure to do so risks non-compliance findings by the state coordinator.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Transportation obligations may increase costs for districts hosting students from other districts, as districts must share costs equally if they cannot reach an agreement.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Enrollment barriers are removed; schools cannot require immunization records, proof of residency, or guardianship papers for immediate enrollment.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Dispute resolution processes must be established with timelines, and students remain enrolled in the requested school during disputes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Homeless student and family
A family experiencing housing instability moves between motels; their child is enrolled immediately in the school of origin without immunization records, receives transportation across district lines for the entire following school year, and remains stable through graduation despite multiple housing changes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
School districts and student
Two districts dispute transportation costs for a student living in one district but attending school of origin in another; they fail to agree on sharing costs, defaulting to an equal split that financially burdens the receiving district, leading to administrative delays in providing transportation and disrupting the student's attendance.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The text allows override if best interest is determined based on factors including mobility impact. Without strict monitoring, districts might use 'best interest' determinations to move students to lower-cost schools or avoid transport obligations.
Sources · Enrolled
The measure secures educational continuity and access for homeless students by mandating district-level support and transportation while imposing administrative mandates and inter-district cost-sharing obligations on districts without dedicated state funding to offset these expenses.
Imposes significant administrative burden on districts to create policies, liaisons, and dispute processes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Mandates inter-district cost-sharing for transportation without state revenue to cover these costs, potentially straining local district budgets.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The enrolled version incorporates the substantive amendments introduced by the House Committee on Education. Key additions include definitions for 'foster care' and 'person in parental relationship', residency rules for foster youth, a prohibition on excluding homeless children from admission based on housing status, and a provision making homeless students considered residents of their school of origin's district if placed there. The enrolled text finalizes these changes passed by both chambers.
Added explicit prohibition on excluding homeless children from admission solely due to lack of fixed residence or supervision.
Strengthens access protections by explicitly barring districts from denying enrollment based on housing status.
Sources · Enrolled
Added residency rule making homeless students considered residents of the school district where their school of origin is located if placed there.
Clarifies funding and jurisdictional responsibility for homeless students attending their school of origin.
Sources · Enrolled
Added definitions for 'foster care' and 'person in parental relationship', and residency rules for foster youth.
Aligns state definitions with federal standards and clarifies residency for foster youth, reducing ambiguity in placement.
Sources · Enrolled
Tradeoff: The amendments strengthen access and clarify residency for homeless and foster students, adding administrative clarity but also expanding the scope of districts' obligations regarding admission and jurisdiction.
high confidence. The enrolled text is complete and authoritative. Supporting analyses confirm no revenue impact and codification of federal law. Definitions are explicit. Risks are derived directly from statutory language regarding best interest determinations and cost-sharing.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
The amendment removes public charter schools from the statutory definition of "school district" while simultaneously imposing explicit collaboration, service-access, and transportation mandates on them regarding homeless students. It clarifies residency rules for foster youth and homeless students, establishes liaison coordination requirements between districts and charters, and expands transportation obligations tied to barrier removal and equitable treatment of non-homeless peers.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Sources: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
To resolve regulatory ambiguity regarding whether charter schools fall under traditional district obligations while ensuring homeless student protections apply uniformly across all public educational entities within a geographic area.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Removed from the statutory definition of "school district" but now subject to explicit mandates to coordinate with districts on homeless student enrollment, service access (including liaison and dispute resolution), record transfers, and transportation eligibility.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Gains clarified residency status when attending their school of origin, expanded transportation eligibility tied to barrier removal rather than strict geography, and guaranteed access to district liaison services regardless of whether they attend a traditional district or charter school.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must draft coordination protocols with charter schools, manage cross-entity transportation cost-sharing, update local policies to reflect new definitions, and ensure liaison duties are shared or clarified rather than assumed solely by the district.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
New statutory residency rules clarify district of origin versus placement district, mandating interagency collaboration for immediate enrollment and transportation when juvenile courts determine a different placement serves the student's best interest.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Districts and charters must establish formal coordination routines for liaison designation, record transfers, and dispute resolution access to prevent service gaps for homeless students.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Transportation obligations shift from purely geographic eligibility to a barrier-removal standard, requiring districts to evaluate whether transport is necessary for enrollment, attendance, or extracurricular participation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Administrative compliance costs increase for policy adoption, inter-agency agreements, and liaison training, though official fiscal reviews classify the measure as having no direct revenue impact.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; IS_Impact HB 4149 3
Homeless student in a rural or transit-desert area
A student experiencing housing instability remains enrolled in their school of origin because the district provides transportation once it determines transport removes an attendance barrier, preventing educational disruption and maintaining peer/academic continuity despite frequent housing changes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Under-resourced charter school or small rural district
A charter school operating on narrow margins faces uncompensated transportation and liaison coordination costs for homeless students placed there, potentially leading to restrictive enrollment practices, reduced capacity for other vulnerable populations, or administrative strain that delays dispute resolution.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
inference
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Clarifying charter school regulatory status and expanding transportation eligibility improves educational stability for homeless youth but shifts administrative and logistical burdens onto districts and charters without dedicated state funding.
Predictable residency rules reduce enrollment friction and ensure homeless students retain access to their school of origin.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Barrier-focused transportation criteria and unified liaison coordination prevent service gaps across district and charter boundaries.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Explicit foster youth residency definitions align state law with federal placement standards, reducing jurisdictional disputes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Unfunded operational mandates may strain charter school budgets and district transportation logistics, particularly in rural or high-mobility areas.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Increased compliance complexity could delay dispute resolution if inter-agency coordination protocols are not promptly established.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Ambiguity in cost-sharing for cross-district transportation may lead to litigation or administrative gridlock when districts cannot reach agreements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the supplied amendment text, staff summaries, and official fiscal/revenue notices. No external speculation or unverified claims are included.
If adopted, the amendment removes public charter schools from the blanket definition of "school district" under this act but explicitly requires them to coordinate with host districts to provide consistent placement, liaison services, and transportation for homeless students. It legally establishes that a homeless student attending their school of origin is considered a resident of that district, preventing tuition charges or enrollment denials based on residence, while tightening transportation eligibility to align with what non-homeless peers receive or what removes an educational barrier.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment appears designed to clarify jurisdictional boundaries by removing charter schools from the "school district" definition while simultaneously imposing coordination and service obligations on them, suggesting an intent to ensure homeless students in charter settings receive equivalent protections without conflating charter governance with traditional district authority.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
No longer automatically classified as school districts under this act, but must coordinate with host districts, may designate their own liaisons, and must ensure homeless student placement and transportation aligns with non-homeless peer standards or removes educational barriers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Gain explicit residency status in the district of their school of origin, reducing enrollment friction and tuition barriers; transportation eligibility is clarified but tied to barrier removal or parity with non-homeless students.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must update policies to explicitly coordinate with charter schools rather than treating them as districts, maintain liaison coordination, and manage cross-district transportation cost-sharing per existing rules.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Oversees implementation, monitors compliance, and designates a state coordinator to align district and charter efforts for homeless student services.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Districts must revise enrollment and liaison policies to explicitly coordinate with charter schools rather than treating them as districts. Charter schools may need to appoint liaisons and adjust transportation practices to match non-homeless student standards or demonstrate barrier removal. Transportation funding disputes between districts remain governed by existing agreements or equal sharing, but charter involvement adds coordination steps. Residency clarification reduces administrative friction for homeless students remaining in their original school.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Homeless student and family
A homeless family moves across district lines but keeps their child in the original school of origin; the student is legally recognized as a resident of that district, guaranteeing uninterrupted enrollment, free transportation, and full access to extracurriculars without bureaucratic delays or tuition demands.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Homeless student and charter school
A charter school operating without adequate resources designates a liaison but lacks transportation capacity; when a homeless student's placement triggers a barrier-removal requirement, the charter and host district dispute cost-sharing, leaving the student without transportation despite legal entitlements.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
distinguishes permitted coordination from potential enforcement gaps
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Clarifying charter school status and residency protections reduces enrollment friction for homeless students but introduces coordination complexity and potential transportation funding disputes between districts and charters.
Predictable residency status prevents tuition charges and enrollment denials. Aligned placement standards ensure homeless students are treated consistently with non-homeless peers. Explicit liaison coordination reduces service gaps for vulnerable populations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Administrative burden on districts and charters to align practices and coordinate liaisons. Risk of service gaps if coordination fails or transportation capacity is insufficient. Ambiguous transportation cost allocation when "barrier removal" criteria are subjectively applied.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in the explicit amendment text, introduced bill context, and official staff summaries. No enacted status or prior version comparison is claimed.
The amendment exempts public charter schools from the mandate to appoint a dedicated homeless student liaison, shifts coordination responsibilities to sponsoring or host school districts, clarifies transportation eligibility tied to barrier removal or comparable non-homeless student provisions, and codifies Oregon residency rules for foster youth and homeless students attending their school of origin.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The amendment removes mandatory local liaison designation requirements for public charter schools, requires coordination with district liaisons instead, clarifies transportation obligations tied to barrier removal or comparable non-homeless student provisions, and adds statutory definitions for foster care and school of origin residency.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The change likely addresses operational capacity constraints in charter schools by relieving them of a standalone administrative mandate while preserving service access through inter-district coordination, potentially reducing compliance burdens on smaller or independently governed charter networks.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Exempted from appointing a dedicated homeless liaison; must establish coordination protocols with sponsoring or host district liaisons instead.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Service access remains guaranteed, but administrative oversight and liaison support shift to host or sponsoring districts.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Must formally coordinate with charter schools on liaison duties, adopt policies reflecting the new transportation thresholds, and manage potential cost-sharing or provision responsibilities.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Gain explicit statutory residency definitions clarifying whether they remain in their school district of origin or attend the placement district based on juvenile court best-interest determinations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Charter schools will no longer face direct compliance mandates for liaison appointments but must establish formal coordination protocols with nearby districts.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Districts may see increased administrative workload managing liaison coverage across charter networks and resolving transportation disputes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Transportation obligations become explicitly tied to whether comparable non-homeless students receive transit or whether transit removes an attendance barrier, potentially limiting automatic district-funded transport for some cases.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Foster youth residency determinations will rely more heavily on juvenile court best-interest findings rather than default assumptions, requiring interagency data sharing between courts and schools.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Homeless student in a charter school with no local liaison
The host district assumes full coordination responsibility, immediately enrolls the student across district lines, and funds transportation without delay, preventing educational disruption during acute housing instability.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Homeless student in a charter school with weak inter-district coordination
The charter school fails to establish effective liaison coordination with its host district, resulting in prolonged transportation disputes, missed special education referrals, or enrollment delays until administrative gaps are resolved.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits charter schools to opt out of liaison appointments while mandating inter-district coordination. Weak enforcement or unclear memoranda of understanding between charters and districts could allow service gaps to persist, effectively shifting compliance costs to host districts without guaranteeing consistent student support. Misclassification of transportation barriers could also lead to unequal transit provision compared to non-homeless peers.
Sources · Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The measure reduces administrative mandates for charter schools while preserving student access through district coordination, but it trades clear accountability lines for potential inter-agency friction and uneven service delivery if coordination protocols are not strictly enforced.
Lower compliance costs and operational flexibility for charter schools.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Clarified foster youth residency rules reduce enrollment ambiguity and align juvenile court determinations with school placement.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Fragmented oversight and potential service gaps if charter-district coordination agreements are informal or inconsistently applied.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Transportation thresholds tied to barrier removal or comparable non-homeless provisions may create disputes over eligibility and cost-sharing between districts.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
high confidence. The amendment text explicitly states the charter school exemption, coordination requirement, transportation thresholds, and foster care residency definitions. Official staff summaries corroborate these effects. No enacted status or prior version is available for comparison.
If adopted, the amendment would legally classify homeless students and foster youth as residents of their original school district (or placement district under specific juvenile court findings) for enrollment purposes, mandate free transportation to those schools, require immediate enrollment without standard records, and clarify definitions for foster care and person in parental relationship. Material consequences include expanded access to stable education and transportation for these populations, increased administrative coordination duties for districts, DHS, and tribes, and potential logistical or capacity burdens on districts managing cross-district transportation.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
The measure is designed to enact existing federal requirements for the education of homeless students into state law, specifically codifying provisions from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act regarding immediate enrollment, school-of-origin placement, and transportation. The amendment also addresses the distinct educational needs of foster youth by clarifying residency definitions to ensure they receive comparable protections.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary A; Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment explicitly excludes voluntary placements where parents retain legal guardianship from the definition of foster care, likely to prevent unintended eligibility expansions while ensuring that only state or tribal agency-supervised placements trigger residency protections and associated obligations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Gain legal residency status in their school district of origin, ensuring uninterrupted enrollment and free transportation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Gain legal residency status in their school district of origin or placement district (if a juvenile court approves), with guaranteed immediate enrollment and transportation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Must adopt policies, designate liaisons, coordinate cross-district transportation and cost-sharing, and implement dispute resolution processes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Required to collaborate with the Department of Education on implementation, data sharing, and service coordination.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Subject to stricter caps tied to 2010-2011 levels and a one-year residency limit per student.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Districts must immediately enroll students without standard records, provide transportation across district lines (sharing costs if unable to agree), and establish formal dispute resolution processes with translation services. While official revenue impact statements report no fiscal impact, districts will bear operational costs for liaison staffing, administrative coordination, and cross-district transportation logistics. Eligibility for residency protections is strictly tied to the newly clarified definitions of homelessness and foster care. Juvenile courts gain authority to override school-of-origin placement if it conflicts with a student's best interest, and the state coordinator will monitor compliance and facilitate interagency referrals.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Revenue Impact Statement A
Homeless student in emergency shelter
A 16-year-old transitions between three placements in one month; the amendment legally anchors them to their original high school, guaranteeing uninterrupted credit accumulation, consistent peer support, and free cross-county transportation, preventing academic failure during housing instability.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Rural school district with limited capacity
A rural district faces a sudden influx of foster youth from an urban DHS placement; without adequate funding or agreement on cost-sharing, the district may struggle to provide mandated transportation or secure appropriate special education services, potentially delaying enrollment despite the immediate enrollment mandate.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The distinction relies on whether juvenile court findings are substantiated by documented best-interest factors versus administrative convenience, and whether agency placement records accurately reflect guardianship status rather than operational labeling.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The amendment prioritizes educational continuity and legal clarity for vulnerable youth over administrative simplicity and localized budget control for school districts. Upsides include stabilized academic trajectories, reduced mobility-related learning loss, and explicit federal-state alignment. Downsides include increased cross-district transportation logistics, potential capacity strains in receiving districts, and heightened compliance monitoring burdens on state agencies.
Stabilized academic trajectories and reduced mobility-related learning loss for homeless and foster youth.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Explicit alignment of state residency rules with federal McKinney-Vento mandates, reducing eligibility confusion.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Increased cross-district transportation logistics and potential capacity strains in receiving districts.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Heightened compliance monitoring burdens on state agencies and local liaisons.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in the explicit text of the proposed amendment and official legislative revenue and fiscal impact statements. Inferences are clearly bounded and labeled.
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Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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Chief sponsors: Representative Emerson Levy, Representative Pam Marsh, House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, Representative Hai Pham, Senator Courtney Neron Misslin
Regular sponsors: Representative Willy Chotzen, Representative Mark Gamba, Representative Ken Helm, Representative Shannon Isadore, Representative Nancy Nathanson, Representative Lamar Wise, Senator Lew Frederick, Senator Sara Gelser Blouin, Senator Deb Patterson, Senator Khanh Pham, Senator Floyd Prozanski, Senator Janeen Sollman, Representative Lisa Fragala, Representative Zach Hudson, Representative Susan McLain, Representative Sue Rieke Smith, Representative Dacia Grayber, Representative Jason Kropf, Senator Lisa Reynolds, Senator Wlnsvey Campos
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Senator Courtney Neron Misslin
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Chapter 68, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.
Ayes, 26; Nays, 2--Girod, Robinson; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Starr.
Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
Work Session held.
IS_Impact HB 4149 A
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Referred to Education.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.
Ayes, 39; Nays, 3--Cate, Reschke, Smith G; Excused, 18--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Hartman, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Lively, Nelson, Osborne, Skarlatos, Tran, Valderrama, Wallan, Watanabe, Wright, Yunker.
Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar.
Second reading.
House Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
Work Session held.
Amendment -3 adopted
IS_Impact HB 4149 3
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -3 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Amendment -2 proposed
Amendment -1 proposed
Referred to Education.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
“Digest: Requires school districts and ODE to help homeless students. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students. Directs the Department of Education to designate a state coordinator for the education of homeless students.”
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