77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2912
Sponsored by Representatives DEMBROW, REARDON, Senator ROSENBAUM;
Representatives BARNHART, BARTON, DOHERTY, GALLEGOS, HOLVEY,
HUFFMAN, JOHNSON, NATHANSON, Senators BEYER, HASS
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AN ACT
Relating to career and technical education; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 344.125; appropriating money; and
declaring an emergency.
Whereas career and technical education provides a clear and
proven path to student success in school and, subsequently, in
work; and
Whereas the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly recognized the
need for a renewed commitment to career and technical education
through its overwhelming, bipartisan support for the
establishment of the Career and Technical Education
Revitalization Grant Program by chapter 682, Oregon Laws 2011;
and
Whereas federal law requires high schools and community
colleges to maintain industry advisory committees for their
technical education programs; and
Whereas high school and community college career and technical
education advisory committees serve a critical role in fostering
seamless transitions to college and careers and develop relevant,
in-demand technical skills for students; and
Whereas it is important that these advisory committees include,
when appropriate, representatives of business, industry,
organized labor, education and economic development; and
Whereas having joint high school and community college advisory
committees would make more effective use of resources and
volunteer advisors, would create clearer articulation and
pathways between high school programs and college programs, would
ensure that current industry workforce needs are being met and
curriculum is kept current, and would increase opportunities for
internships and apprenticeships for students in the programs,
leading to greater employment in the region; and
Whereas few regions are currently using joint advisory boards
for the high schools and community colleges in the region; now,
therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 344.125 is amended to read:
344.125. (1) Representatives from the Department of Education,
the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
and the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall meet at least four
times each year for the purpose of promoting collaboration
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between the agencies on issues related to career and technical
education.
(2) Issues to be addressed by the agencies shall include the
development and implementation of long-term goals that:
(a) Ensure that career and technical education programs are
available at the public schools of this state, are founded on
partnerships with business and industry and receive appropriate
investments of time, money and other resources.
(b) Develop regional centers { - of - } { + that establish
any appropriate + }partnerships between public schools,
community colleges, { - state institutions of higher
education - } { + public universities + }, businesses, unions
and other entities and { + that + } ensure that every student of
this state has access to a regional center in person or online.
{ + (c) Encourage the establishment of joint high school and
community college advisory committees that may include
representatives of public schools, community colleges, public
universities, businesses and unions to:
(A) Make more effective use of resources;
(B) Promote articulation and pathways between high school
programs and post-secondary school programs;
(C) Ensure that current industry workforce needs are considered
and that curriculum is kept current with state standards; and
(D) Increase opportunities for internships, apprenticeships and
other opportunities that may lead to employment in the region.
(d) Address academic requirements and regulatory barriers that
inhibit successful movement of students in career and technical
education from high schools to post-secondary school programs and
the workforce. + }
{ - (c) - } { + (e) + } Implement accelerated college
credit programs that allow students to move seamlessly from
public schools to post-secondary education or training to the
workforce.
{ - (d) - } { + (f) + } Increase professional development
opportunities for teachers and learning opportunities for
students through industry mentorships, internships, summer
programs, after-school programs and career-based student
leadership opportunities.
{ - (e) - } { + (g) + } Establish partnerships between
public and private entities for the purpose of educating
students, parents, teachers, school advisors, policymakers and
the general public about the benefits and opportunities related
to career and technical education.
(3) The agencies identified in subsection (1) of this section
shall make a joint report { + by December 31 of + } each year to
the appropriate legislative committees concerning progress on the
development and implementation of the goals described in
subsection (2) of this section and may submit recommendations for
legislation that will promote opportunities related to career and
technical education.
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Career and Technical Student
Organization Grant Program is established within the Department
of Education.
(2) The department shall award grants each fiscal year to:
(a) School districts for the purpose of funding career and
technical student organizations that have been approved by the
department; and
(b) Nonprofit entities that support career and technical
student organizations that have been approved by the department.
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(3)(a) Grants received under this section must be used for
expenses associated with participation in career and technical
student organizations.
(b) Grants received by a school district under this section may
be used to provide:
(A) Administrative support to schools who participate in career
and technical student organizations; and
(B) Additional compensation and professional development to
teachers who are advisors for career and technical student
organizations or who otherwise contribute to career and technical
student organizations.
(4) Any school district may apply for a grant under this
section. When awarding grants to a school district under this
section, the department may give priority to school districts
that are new participants in one or more career and technical
student organizations.
(5) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary
for the implementation of this section.
(6) The department may pay the expenses incurred by the
department in administering this section out of moneys that are
available to the department for purposes of awarding grants under
this section. For each fiscal year, the department may spend on
administrative expenses an amount that does not exceed five
percent of the total amount of moneys available to the department
during the fiscal year for purposes of awarding grants under this
section. + }
SECTION 3. { + Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
General Fund appropriation made to the Department of Education
for operations by section 1 (1), chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2013
(Enrolled Senate Bill 5518), for the biennium beginning July 1,
2013, is increased by $239,770. + }
SECTION 4. { + Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
General Fund appropriation made to the Department of Education to
be distributed as grants-in-aid, for program costs and to
purchase services under section 2 (6), chapter ___, Oregon Laws
2013 (Enrolled Senate Bill 5518), for the biennium beginning July
1, 2013, is increased by $500,000, which may be expended for the
purpose of awarding grants under the Career and Technical Student
Organization Grant Program established by 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 July 1,
2013. + }
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Passed by House July 1, 2013
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Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of House
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Tina Kotek, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate July 6, 2013
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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