House Bill 3499 EL Outcomes Program

House Bill 3499 directs the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to develop and implement a statewide education plan for English Language Learners who are in our K-12 education system. The plan will address disparities experienced by English Language Learners in every indicator of academic success, from the historical practices leading to disproportionate outcomes for the students to the educational needs of the students from K-12 education, by examining and applying culturally appropriate best practices.

As part of the plan, HB 3499 requires the following:

Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide plan to support students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program
Creates the Statewide English Language Learner (ELL) Program Account for statewide activities related to English language learner programs
Directs Oregon Department of Education to convene an advisory group and adopt rules related to developing uniform budget coding requirements and uniform reporting requirements to provide budget transparency for the spending of moneys received by school districts as provided by the poverty weight in the State School Fund
Directs ODE to convene a work group related to the English language learner program policy
Directs ODE to adopt rules regarding school interventions
Directs school districts to annually report, by September 1 of each year, allocations and expenditures related to English language learner programs; student demographics and progress