Oregon's House Bill 3365, which seeks to support climate change education in the Beaver State, passed the Senate on an 18-10 vote on June 12, 2025, having previously passed the House of Representatives on a 32-23 vote on April 17, 2025.
The Senate and the House versions of the bill differ somewhat. Both versions would require the state board of education to "include sufficient instruction on the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for mitigating, adapting to and strengthening community resilience to such causes and effects" in academic content standards during its regular review and revision of curriculum goals, performance indicators, and diploma requirements. But the House version (PDF) applies to "core subjects," while the Senate version (PDF) applies only to "science, health, history, geography, economics and civics." As originally introduced (PDF), the bill would have applied to all subjects for which academic content standards are established.
House Bill 3365 will now return to the House, and then if necessary to a conference committee to reconcile the versions. The bill was originally drafted by Oregon Educators for Climate Education and sponsored by Lisa Fragala (D-District 8) and Sarah Finger McDonald (D-District 16).
