Civic Voices Committee

The Civic Voices Committee was created in the fall of 2025 according to requirements set forth in 2021, when the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 732 amending Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 328.542 and 329.095, requiring each school district to establish what the law calls an Educational Equity Advisory Committee. District Equity Committees (DECs) are meant to help school leaders identify what helps or hinders the success of students who Oregon’s educational systems have historically excluded, impacted, marginalized, or underserved.