After passing the Oregon House of Representatives in late February, the Oregon Senate then passed House Bill 4079 on Monday, March 2nd, sending the bill, directing school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how they will respond when federal immigration (ICE) enforcement enters school property or a campus, to Governor Kotek’s desk for her signature.
The bill, which declares a state of emergency and goes into effect on September 30th, 2026, mandates that each school district board shall adopt a policy for providing notice when a federal immigration authority is confirmed to have entered school property for immigration enforcement.
As of September 30th, 2026, school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education must identify at least one administrator for the school district, or at least one designee of the administrator, who shall be designated to confirm that a federal immigration authority has entered school property for immigration enforcement; and provide notice when a federal immigration authority is confirmed to have entered school property for immigration enforcement.
It also requires that, unless otherwise prohibited by law or court order, reasonable efforts must be made to provide notice to a student, or to the parent or guardian of a student, when the school district has provided information related to the student to a federal immigration authority.
