republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-270.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to educational opportunities for adults in custody."
description: "Authorizes <b>Department of Corrections to enter into agreements to offer academic programs to adults</b> <i>adult</i>] in custody <i>to enroll in</i>] <b>with</b> academic program at any community college in state, any distance learning academic program or any other higher education academic program <i>that adult in custody applies for and is accepted into</i>], provided that enrollment in academic program is consistent with administrative rules and regulations adopted by Department of Corrections<b> and, as applicable, federal regulations relating to federal Pell Grant</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "Oregon SB 270 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ce168eb-dd27-4269-afe0-8cbbeb37a189"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB270"
source_hash: "d24743b7323740ffe101637e608614a21d7c1d23ed79bb3fa31a4f2ba071265f"
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 270 (2023R1) — Relating to educational opportunities for adults in custody.

Authorizes <b>Department of Corrections to enter into agreements to offer academic programs to adults</b> <i>adult</i>] in custody <i>to enroll in</i>] <b>with</b> academic program at any community college in state, any distance learning academic program or any other higher education academic program <i>that adult in custody applies for and is accepted into</i>], provided that enrollment in academic program is consistent with administrative rules and regulations adopted by Department of Corrections<b> and, as applicable, federal regulations relating to federal Pell Grant</b>.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB270/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB270/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB270/A-Engrossed)
4. **SED Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24345)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB270/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. — **42–13** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-03-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-11T15:27:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T19:12:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T23:20:23+00:00** Carried over to 04-17 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-18T00:47:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T17:10:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+00:00** Referred to Higher Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T17:07:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16T18:45:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25T18:12:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-26T01:02:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-06T17:21:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 148, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** 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/7ce168eb-dd27-4269-afe0-8cbbeb37a189`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).