---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school district oversight; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Authorizes district school board to terminate superintendent without cause only if certain conditions are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "SB 1521"
citation: "Oregon SB 1521 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98d5a0b6-9a17-48f2-b946-33309152a39f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1521"
source_hash: "8680412c3eacf3d138f9c4bc5353d9622fe68671418adc690a68bd2dea85b354"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 1521 (2022R1) — Relating to school district oversight; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes district school board to terminate superintendent without cause only if certain conditions are met.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **House Minority Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/House%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/Introduced)
4. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/A-Engrossed)
5. **HED Amendment -7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22230)
6. **Minority Report A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/Minority%20Report%20A-Engrossed)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1521/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Motion to refer to Rules failed. — **23–34** (fail) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **22–35** (fail) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Passed. — **31–25** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **16–8** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **16–7** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T16:27:56+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T21:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2022-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-08T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-09T16:37:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09T19:22:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T20:27:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T18:19:58+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T17:23:39+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-17T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-22T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-23T22:50:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T22:50:57+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T20:45:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25T19:18:51+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2022-02-25T20:00:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner.
- **2022-02-25T20:10:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Rules failed.
- **2022-02-25T20:17:06+00:00** Passed.
- **2022-02-25T20:18:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Scharf.
- **2022-02-28T17:03:53+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2022-03-01T19:44:50+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T00:23:43+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-17T16:43:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T17:03:00+00:00** Chapter 36, 2022 Laws.
- **2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00** Effective date, March 17, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98d5a0b6-9a17-48f2-b946-33309152a39f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).