---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school civil rights coordinators."
description: "Requires school districts and public charter schools to designate civil rights coordinator. Prescribes duties of civil rights coordinator."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2281"
citation: "Oregon HB 2281 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85955967-9049-4de7-8d6d-be0c802907d0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2281"
source_hash: "0e140db177806b13304eeddb4858c2ec24b281f91e2e596d65b9eb93ec38e123"
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 HB 2281 (2023R1) — Relating to school civil rights coordinators.

Requires school districts and public charter schools to designate civil rights coordinator. Prescribes duties of civil rights coordinator.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2281/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2281/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2281/A-Engrossed)
4. **HED Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23635)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2281/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Passed. — **35–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **18–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion to refer to Ways and Means failed. — **19–33** (fail) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:51+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-29T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-31T23:43:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T18:19:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:47:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-05T19:53:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-06T19:34:32+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-10T21:40:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nguyen H.
- **2023-04-10T21:45:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Ways and Means failed.
- **2023-04-10T21:46:00+00:00** Passed.
- **2023-04-11T03:43:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10T21:47:00+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Levy B.
- **2023-04-11T18:44:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-11T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:12:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T22:40:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T22:41:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
- **2023-07-13T19:20:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 243, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85955967-9049-4de7-8d6d-be0c802907d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).