Bill Text: OR HB3233 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to an educator network; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-25 - Chapter 661, (2013 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2013. [HB3233 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB3233-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3233
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to an educator network; creating new provisions;
amending ORS 329.838 and section 10, chapter 519, Oregon Laws
2011; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The Network of Quality Teaching and
Learning is established. The network consists of the Oregon
Education Investment Board, the Department of Education and
public and private entities that receive funding as provided by
this section to accomplish the purposes of the network described
in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The purposes of the network are the following:
(a) To enhance a culture of leadership and collaborative
responsibility for advancing the profession of teaching among
providers of early learning services, teachers and administrators
in kindergarten through grade 12, education service districts and
teacher education institutions.
(b) To strengthen and enhance existing evidence-based practices
that improve student achievement, including practices advanced by
or described in ORS 329.788 to 329.820, 329.822, 329.824,
329.838, 342.433 to 342.449 and 342.805 to 342.937.
(c) To improve recruitment, preparation, induction, career
advancement opportunities and support of educators.
(3) To accomplish the purposes of the network described in
subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Education,
subject to the direction and control of the Chief Education
Officer, shall distribute funding as follows:
(a) To school districts, schools, nonprofit organizations,
post-secondary institutions and consortiums that are any
combination of those entities for the purpose of supporting the
implementation of common core state standards.
(b) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purposes of complying with the core teaching standards adopted as
provided by ORS 342.856 and complying with related standards
prescribed by federal law.
(c) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purpose of providing teachers with opportunities for professional
collaboration and professional development and for the pursuit of
career pathways in a manner that is consistent with the School
District Collaboration Grant Program described in ORS 329.838.
(d) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purpose of providing beginning teachers and administrators with
mentors in a manner that is consistent with the beginning teacher
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and administrator mentorship program described in ORS 329.788 to
329.820.
(e) To school districts for the purposes of obtaining
assessments and developing professional development plans to meet
school improvement objectives and educator needs.
(f) To school districts, nonprofit organizations and
post-secondary institutions for the purpose of closing
achievement gaps by providing and improving the effectiveness of
professional development, implementing data-driven decision
making, supporting practice communities and implementing
culturally competent practices.
(g) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purposes of developing and engaging in proficiency-based or
student-centered learning practices and assessments.
(h) To school districts, nonprofit organizations and
post-secondary institutions for the purposes of strengthening
educator preparation programs and supporting the development and
sustainability of partnerships between providers of early
learning services, public schools with any grades from
kindergarten through grade 12 and post-secondary institutions.
(i) To providers of early learning services, nonprofit
organizations and post-secondary institutions for the purposes of
providing professional development and supporting providers of
early learning services with opportunities for professional
collaboration and advancement.
(4) The Oregon Education Investment Board shall support the
network by:
(a) Conducting and coordinating research to determine best
practices and evidence-based models.
(b) Working with educator preparation programs to ensure
ongoing collaboration with education providers.
(c) Supporting programs that help to achieve the goal of the
Minority Teacher Act of 1991 as described in ORS 342.437.
(d) Creating and supporting a statewide plan for increasing the
successful recruitment of high-ability and culturally diverse
candidates to work in high-need communities and fields.
(5) The Department of Education shall support the network by:
(a) Developing a system that ensures statewide dissemination of
best practices and evidence-based models.
(b) Supporting the development and implementation of
standards-based curriculum, high-leverage practices and
assessments that promote student learning and improve outcomes
for students learning English as a second language and for
students with disabilities.
(c) Administering the distribution of funding as described in
subsection (3) of this section.
(6) The Oregon Education Investment Board shall develop
processes to establish the network and ensure the accountability
of the network. The processes must ensure that the network:
(a) Gives preference to entities that have demonstrated success
in improving student outcomes.
(b) Delivers services for the benefit of all regions of this
state.
(c) Is accountable for improving education outcomes identified
by the Oregon Education Investment Board, contained in
achievement compacts or set forth in ORS 351.009.
(d) Includes and connects education providers and leaders from
pre-kindergarten through post-secondary education.
(7) No more than two percent of all moneys received for the
purposes of this section may be expended by the Oregon Education
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Investment Board or the Department of Education for
administrative costs incurred under this section. For the purpose
of this subsection, technical assistance and direct program
services provided to school districts and nonprofit organizations
are not considered administrative costs.
(8) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary
for the Department of Education to support the network and
perform any duties assigned to the department under this section
or assigned to the department by the Oregon Education Investment
Board. Any rules adopted by the State Board of Education must be
consistent with this section and with actions taken by the Oregon
Education Investment Board to implement this section. + }
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2013 Act is amended to read:
{ + Sec. 1. + } (1) The Network of Quality Teaching and
Learning is established. The network consists of { - the Oregon
Education Investment Board, - } the Department of Education and
public and private entities that receive funding as provided by
this section to accomplish the purposes of the network described
in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The purposes of the network are the following:
(a) To enhance a culture of leadership and collaborative
responsibility for advancing the profession of teaching among
providers of early learning services, teachers and administrators
in kindergarten through grade 12, education service districts and
teacher education institutions.
(b) To strengthen and enhance existing evidence-based practices
that improve student achievement, including practices advanced by
or described in ORS 329.788 to 329.820, 329.822, 329.824,
329.838, 342.433 to 342.449 and 342.805 to 342.937.
(c) To improve recruitment, preparation, induction, career
advancement opportunities and support of educators.
(3) To accomplish the purposes of the network described in
subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Education,
subject to the direction and control of the { - Chief Education
Officer - } { + Superintendent of Public Instruction + }, shall
distribute funding as follows:
(a) To school districts, schools, nonprofit organizations,
post-secondary institutions and consortiums that are any
combination of those entities for the purpose of supporting the
implementation of common core state standards.
(b) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purposes of complying with the core teaching standards adopted as
provided by ORS 342.856 and complying with related standards
prescribed by federal law.
(c) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purpose of providing teachers with opportunities for professional
collaboration and professional development and for the pursuit of
career pathways in a manner that is consistent with the School
District Collaboration Grant Program described in ORS 329.838.
(d) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purpose of providing beginning teachers and administrators with
mentors in a manner that is consistent with the beginning teacher
and administrator mentorship program described in ORS 329.788 to
329.820.
(e) To school districts for the purposes of obtaining
assessments and developing professional development plans to meet
school improvement objectives and educator needs.
(f) To school districts, nonprofit organizations and
post-secondary institutions for the purpose of closing
achievement gaps by providing and improving the effectiveness of
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professional development, implementing data-driven decision
making, supporting practice communities and implementing
culturally competent practices.
(g) To school districts and nonprofit organizations for the
purposes of developing and engaging in proficiency-based or
student-centered learning practices and assessments.
(h) To school districts, nonprofit organizations and
post-secondary institutions for the purposes of strengthening
educator preparation programs and supporting the development and
sustainability of partnerships between providers of early
learning services, public schools with any grades from
kindergarten through grade 12 and post-secondary institutions.
(i) To providers of early learning services, nonprofit
organizations and post-secondary institutions for the purposes of
providing professional development and supporting providers of
early learning services with opportunities for professional
collaboration and advancement.
(4) { - The Oregon Education Investment Board - } { + The
Department of Education + } shall support the network by:
(a) Conducting and coordinating research to determine best
practices and evidence-based models.
(b) Working with educator preparation programs to ensure
ongoing collaboration with education providers.
(c) Supporting programs that help to achieve the goal of the
Minority Teacher Act of 1991 as described in ORS 342.437.
(d) Creating and supporting a statewide plan for increasing the
successful recruitment of high-ability and culturally diverse
candidates to work in high-need communities and fields.
{ - (5) The Department of Education shall support the network
by: - }
{ - (a) - } { + (e) + } Developing a system that ensures
statewide dissemination of best practices and evidence-based
models.
{ - (b) - } { + (f) + } Supporting the development and
implementation of standards-based curriculum, high-leverage
practices and assessments that promote student learning and
improve outcomes for students learning English as a second
language and for students with disabilities.
{ - (c) - } { + (g) + } Administering the distribution of
funding as described in subsection (3) of this section.
{ - (6) - } { + (5) + } The { - Oregon Education
Investment Board - } { + State Board of Education + } shall
develop processes to establish the network and ensure the
accountability of the network. The processes must ensure that the
network:
(a) Gives preference to entities that have demonstrated success
in improving student outcomes.
(b) Delivers services for the benefit of all regions of this
state.
(c) Is accountable for improving education outcomes identified
by the { - Oregon Education Investment Board - } { + State
Board of Education + }, contained in achievement compacts or set
forth in ORS 351.009.
(d) Includes and connects education providers and leaders from
pre-kindergarten through post-secondary education.
{ - (7) - } { + (6) + } No more than two percent of all
moneys received for the purposes of this section may be expended
by { - the Oregon Education Investment Board or - } the
Department of Education for administrative costs incurred under
this section. For the purpose of this subsection, technical
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assistance and direct program services provided to school
districts and nonprofit organizations are not considered
administrative costs.
{ - (8) - } { + (7) + } The State Board of Education may
adopt any rules necessary for the Department of Education to
support the network and perform any duties assigned to the
department under this section { - or assigned to the department
by the Oregon Education Investment Board - } . Any rules adopted
by the State Board of Education must be consistent with this
section { - and with actions taken by the Oregon Education
Investment Board to implement this section - } .
SECTION 3. Section 10, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, as
amended by section 1, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to
read:
{ + Sec. 10. + } { + (1) + } Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7,
chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, are repealed on March 15, 2016.
{ + (2) The amendments to section 1 of this 2013 Act by
section 2 of this 2013 Act become operative on March 15,
2016. + }
SECTION 4. ORS 329.838 is amended to read:
329.838. (1) The School District Collaboration Grant Program is
established to provide funding for school districts to improve
student achievement through the voluntary collaboration of
teachers and administrators to design and implement new
approaches to:
(a) Career pathways for teachers and administrators;
(b) Evaluation processes for teachers and administrators;
(c) Compensation models for teachers and administrators; and
(d) Enhanced professional development opportunities for
teachers and administrators.
(2)(a) The Department of Education shall administer the grant
program established by this section and may provide technical
expertise to school districts applying for or receiving a grant
under this section.
(b) For the purpose of providing technical expertise, the
department may enter into contracts with nonprofit entities that
have experience in designing and implementing approaches that are
similar to the approaches described in subsection (1) of this
section.
(c) The department may expend no more than five percent of the
amount appropriated to the department for the grant program to
pay for the administrative costs incurred by the department under
this section, { + not + } including any costs related to
contracts described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(3) Each school district may apply to the department for a
grant under this section. { + Applications may be for the design
or for the implementation of an approach identified in subsection
(1) of this section.
(4) + } Prior to applying for a grant, the school district must
receive the approval to apply for the grant from:
(a) The exclusive bargaining representative for the teachers of
the school district or, if the teachers are not represented by an
exclusive bargaining representative, from the teachers of the
school district;
(b) The chairperson of the school district board; and
(c) The superintendent of the school district.
{ - (4)(a) - } { + (5) + } Funding for the grant program
established by this section shall be provided through the School
District Collaboration Grant Account established by ORS 329.839.
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{ - (b) For the purpose of a grant awarded under this
section: - }
{ - (A) Grant Amount = School district ADMw X (the total
amount available for distribution during a fiscal year through
the School District Collaboration Grant Program : the total ADMw
of the school districts that receive a grant for the fiscal year
through the School District Collaboration Grant Program). - }
{ - (B) ADMw shall be calculated as provided by ORS 327.013,
338.155 (1) and 338.165 (3). - }
{ + (6) The amount of each grant shall be determined as
follows:
(a) For grants that are for the design of an approach
identified in subsection (1) of this section, the amount
determined by the department based on:
(A) The application submitted by the school district to the
department;
(B) The portion of the total funds available for grants that
are for the design of an approach; and
(C) Any other limitations established by the State Board of
Education by rule, which may include a minimum amount or a
maximum amount for a grant.
(b) For grants that are for the implementation of an approach
identified in subsection (1) of this section, the Grant Amount =
School district ADMw X (the total amount available for
distribution for an implementation grant in a fiscal year through
the School District Collaboration Grant Program : the total ADMw
of the school districts that receive an implementation grant for
the fiscal year through the School District Collaboration Grant
Program). For the purpose of the calculation made under this
paragraph, ADMw shall be calculated as provided by ORS 327.013,
338.155 (1) and 338.165 (3).
(7) The department shall award grants based on:
(a) The application submitted by the school district to the
department;
(b) Other funds received by a school district for a purpose
identified in subsection (1) of this section; and
(c) Any other criteria established by the State Board of
Education by rule. + }
{ - (c) - } { + (8) + } Moneys received by a school
district under this section must be separately accounted for and
may be used only to provide funding for the purposes described in
the application submitted by the school district.
{ - (5) - } { + (9) + } The department shall accumulate,
evaluate and publish student achievement results of school
districts receiving grants under this section to determine the
effectiveness of the approaches { + designed and + } implemented
by the school districts under the grant program.
{ - (6)(a) - } { + (10)(a) + } Except as provided by
paragraph (b) of this subsection, the State Board of Education
may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of the grant
program established by this section.
(b) The board may not adopt any rules that establish statewide
standards for the design and implementation of the approaches
described in subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 5. { + (1) The Oregon Education Investment Board must
prepare a report with data that shows:
(a) Any changes in the number of minority teachers or teachers
who speak more than one language who:
(A) Are teaching in the public schools of this state; and
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(B) Are projected to be teaching in the public schools of this
state by the 2017-2018 school year.
(b) Any changes in the levels of satisfaction by public
education providers with the quality of new teachers who attended
educator preparation programs in this state.
(c) Any changes in the number of teachers in this state who
report satisfaction with levels of professional support provided
to the teachers.
(2) The Oregon Education Investment Board shall submit the
report described in subsection (1) of this section to the interim
legislative committees on education no later than July 1,
2015. + }
SECTION 6. { + 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 June 27, 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 1, 2013
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2013
Approved:
......M.,............., 2013
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2013
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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