Bill Text: OR HB2425 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 2425 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to financing an educational technology initiative; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2425 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2425-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 2088

                         House Bill 2425

Sponsored by Representative GELSER, Senator HASS; Representatives
  DOHERTY, FREDERICK, HARKER, HUFFMAN, Senator ROBLAN (Presession
  filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Authorizes issuance of Article XI-P general obligation bonds to
finance capital costs of educational technology initiative.
  Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish
program for distribution of moneys to school districts that
establish plan to use technology to improve academic performance
of students.
  Sunsets initiative June 30, 2015.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to financing an educational technology initiative; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 286A.798 (1)(b), in
addition to and not in lieu of any authorization to issue general
obligation bonds under ORS 286A.035, in the biennium beginning
July 1, 2013, the State Treasurer may issue Article XI-P bonds
in:
  (a) An amount that produces $18.75 million of net proceeds and
interest earnings for the purpose specified in subsection (2) of
this section, plus an amount estimated by the State Treasurer to
pay bond-related costs.
  (b) The manner provided by ORS 286A.796 to 286A.806.
  (2) Subject to the standards applicable to moneys deposited in
the School Capital Matching Fund established under ORS 286A.806,
the State Treasurer shall deposit $18.75 million in net proceeds
and interest earnings in the fund pursuant to this section to
finance the capital costs of implementing an educational
technology initiative described in section 2 of this 2013
Act. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Capital costs' means costs of land and other assets having
a useful life of more than one year, including costs associated
with acquisition, construction, improvement, remodeling,
furnishing, equipping, maintenance or repair.
  (b) 'Educational technology initiative' means a plan developed
by a school district to invest in:

  (A) Broadband infrastructure, software or hardware for the
purpose of improving academic performance of students in the
classroom; and
  (B) Professional development to enable school district
personnel to effectively use the technology described in
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
  (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a
program to distribute moneys deposited in the School Capital
Matching Fund pursuant to section 1 of this 2013 Act to school
districts for capital costs incurred to implement an educational
technology initiative.
  (3) To be eligible for a disbursement of moneys under this
section, a school district must demonstrate:
  (a) That the school district is able to provide matching funds
for moneys received under this section at a rate of $1 for every
$4 received;
  (b) That the school district's educational technology
initiative includes appropriate professional development to
implement the technology acquired under the initiative and a
source of funding for the professional development;
  (c) How the educational technology initiative will be used to
improve student learning, close student achievement gaps or
achieve outcomes or measures of progress stated in the school
district's achievement compact as defined in section 14, chapter
36, Oregon Laws 2012; and
  (d) How the school district intends to sustain the technology
acquired under the educational technology initiative after moneys
received under this section have been depleted.
  (4) A school district may not use moneys received under this
section to:
  (a) Pay costs of the professional development component of the
educational technology initiative;
  (b) Purchase or develop educational programs that are primarily
offered online; or
  (c) Purchase technology that is used primarily for the
administrative functions of the school district or the schools of
the school district. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is repealed on June
30, 2015. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Notwithstanding the repeal of section 2 of this
2013 Act by section 3 of this 2013 Act, moneys distributed during
the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, to a school district under
section 2 of this 2013 Act may be expended by the school district
on or after July 1, 2015, for the purposes and in the manner
provided in section 2 of this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on July 1,
2013. + }
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