Current Alerts

Help preserve home education freedom for generations to come.

The Oregon Legislature meets for the “long session” in odd years and a “short session” in February of even years. Whenever the legislature is in session, bills could be introduced which would impact your freedom to homeschool in the ways you determine are best for your children. The Oregon Department of Education makes rules that implement the laws passed by the legislature, so OCEANetwork also monitors action by the Department.

Below are bills OCEANetwork has followed and the alerts we sent to families on our email list for the last year. The most recent alerts are on the top of the list.

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Alerts

2024 – Freedom Watch Advisory: Illegal School District Activity Towards Homeschooled Athletes (9/26/24)
2024 – Freedom Watch Advisory: InterMountain ESD Notice (6/8/2024)
2024 – Freedom Watch Advisory: ESDs Requiring Extra Notifications Outside of Homeschool Laws (4/30/24)
2024 – Freedom Watch Advisory: Forced notification when exiting from homeschooling – Linn Benton Lincoln (4/24/24)
2023 – Freedom Watch Advisory: Update on 16- and 17-Year-Olds Being Blocked from Taking GED (10/30/23)
2023 – Advisory: 2023 Bills OCEANetwork is Tracking in the Oregon Legislature 1/25/23
2022 – Second Dangerous School Choice Constitutional Amendment Petition 7/15/22
2021 – School Choice Initiatives: A Threat to Every Homeschooler in Oregon 10/7/21
2021 – Ask for Public Hearing on SB 855 (GED Equity Bill) 4/16/21
2021 – Update on SB 855 GED Equity Bill & New CTA: Call / Email the Rules Committee 3/24/21
2021 – Public Schools Blocking Homeschool Students from Earning Their GED 3/20/21
2021 – Urgent Alert: Call Senate President Today on SB 855 – GED Equity Bill 3/18/21
2021 – Update on HB 2868 Advanced Placement Program 3/1/21
2021 – HB 2868 Advanced Placement Program 2/27/21
2020 – Update on HB 4132 Student Health Surveys 2/20/20
2020 – Update on HB 4059 occupational and professional licenses for homeschooled graduates 2/13/20
2020 – URGENT Call to Action on HB 4132 Student Health Surveys 2/6/20
2020 – URGENT Update on HB 4059 Freedom Watch Alert – 2/1/20
2020 – Homeschool Professional Licensing Equity Bill – 1/27/20
2019 – Freedom Watch Update on Vaccinations Bill HB 3063 – 5/15/19
2019 – Oregon House Votes On Vaccinations Bill HB 3063 This Monday – 5/2/19
2019 – Homeschool Tracking System Dropped from Vaccinations Bill (HB 3063) – 4/24/19
2019 – Urgent Freedom Watch Alert: Vaccinations Bill (HB3063) Poised to Target Homeschoolers – 4/22/19
2019 – Call to Action on Vaccinations Bill (HB 3063) – 3/16/19
2019 – Vaccinations Bill (HB 3063) – 3/5/19
2019 – Study on home visits in Oregon (SB 526) – 1/25/19 (UPDATED 4/8/19)
2017 – SB TBA, Remove homeschool testing – 5/11/17
2017 – Fall 2017 ESDs, Challenges – 9/23/17
2017 – SB TBA, Remove homeschool testing – 3/1/17
2017 – HB 2842, Occupational and Professional Licensing Equity Bill – 3/28/17