OR HB2453

Shifts educational equity advisory committee duties from advising school district boards to advising only school district superintendents on equity impacts of policy decisions and situations affecting underrepresented students

Grants superintendents authority to act on committee recommendations without school district board approval

Removes requirement for committees to present annual reports at open board meetings with public comment; instead allows boards to request a presentation if desired

Transfers committee member selection authority from joint board-superintendent control to superintendent-only control, while maintaining requirements for community input and representation of underserved student groups

Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage (passed House April 15, 2025; passed Senate June 10, 2025)