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OR HB3955

Bill

Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Finger McDonald

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Higher Education Coordinating Commission will administer a funding match program for research at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
  • OHSU must secure at least $10 million in private funding for research grants before receiving any state matching funds
  • Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Fund for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to be deposited into a newly established OHSU Research Fund
  • Commission must report to legislative interim committees by December 15, 2026, on funding amounts, research project types, and impacts on research outcomes
  • Program and fund sunset on January 2, 2028, with unexpended moneys reverting to the General Fund on July 1, 2027; declared an emergency effective upon passage

Legislative Description

Relating to research funding at Oregon Health and Science University; declaring an emergency.

Last Action

In committee upon adjournment.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education and Workforce Development4/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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