Bill Text: OR HB3236 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to collaboration on education.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3236 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3236-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2483

                         House Bill 3236

Sponsored by Representatives DEMBROW, ESQUIVEL; Representatives
  BARKER, GELSER

                             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.

  Directs Department of Education, Department of Community
Colleges and Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor and
Industries to collaborate on issues related to career and
technical education.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to collaboration on education.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (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 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 partnerships between public
schools, community colleges, state institutions of higher
education, businesses, unions and other entities and ensure that
every student of this state has access to a regional center in
person or online.
  (c) Implement accelerated college credit programs that allow
students to move seamlessly from public schools to post-secondary
education or training to the workforce.
  (d) Increase professional development opportunities for
instructors and learning opportunities for students through
industry mentorships, internships, summer programs, after-school
programs and career-based student leadership opportunities.
  (e) 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 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. + }
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