Bill Text: OR HB3418 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to higher education; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-20 - Chapter 640, (2011 Laws): Effective date July 20, 2011. [HB3418 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-HB3418-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3418
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to higher education; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The Task Force on Higher Education Student
and Institutional Success is established, consisting of 17
members appointed as follows:
(a) The Governor shall appoint:
(A) One member from the State Board of Higher Education.
(B) One member from the board of a community college district
in this state.
(C) Two members, each of whom is a faculty member of a state
institution of higher education listed in ORS 352.002. One shall
be a faculty member from the University of Oregon, Oregon State
University or Portland State University, and one shall be a
faculty member from one of the other state institutions of higher
education listed in ORS 352.002.
(D) One member who is a faculty member of a community college
in this state.
(E) Two members, each of whom is a student at a state
institution of higher education listed in ORS 352.002. One shall
be a student from the University of Oregon, Oregon State
University or Portland State University, and one shall be a
student from one of the other state institutions of higher
education listed in ORS 352.002.
(F) One member who is a student at a community college in this
state.
(G) One member who is a president of a state institution of
higher education listed in ORS 352.002.
(H) One member who is a president of a community college in
this state.
(I) Two members, each of whom is a representative of an
Oregon-based business. At least one shall represent a small
Oregon-based business.
(J) One member who is a nonfaculty staff member at a state
institution of higher education listed in ORS 352.002.
(b) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate.
(c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
(2) The task force shall, for higher education students and
institutions in this state:
(a) Examine best practices and models for accomplishing student
and institutional success, as such success is measured by
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achievement of the mission of higher education set forth in ORS
351.009 and the policy for community colleges set forth in ORS
341.009;
(b) Consider institutional and statutory barriers to student
success and completion of programs;
(c) Examine methods for students to acquire basic skills and
career preparation skills;
(d) Review alternative funding options for providing necessary
services to students and promoting best practices for student
success and completion; and
(e) Compare alternative funding options instituted in other
states for improving student and institutional success.
(3) To accomplish the tasks set forth in subsection (2) of this
section, the task force shall:
(a) Facilitate discussions with key higher education
stakeholders at the institutional and board levels;
(b) Hold public hearings throughout this state to gain input on
its tasks; and
(c) Review work done by previous committees and task forces in
this state, as well as by relevant professional organizations and
other states.
(4) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
(6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
(7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
(8) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of
the task force.
(9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
(10)(a) The task force shall submit an initial report, and may
include recommendations for legislation, to any interim
legislative committees related to higher education no later than
December 1, 2011.
(b) The task force shall submit a final report, and may include
recommendations for legislation, to any interim committees
related to higher education no later than October 15, 2012.
(c) The task force may submit periodic updates to any interim
legislative committees related to higher education while
completing its tasks and preparing its reports.
(11) The Joint Boards of Education, or any successor
coordinating commission, shall provide staff support to the task
force.
(12) Members of the task force are not entitled to
compensation.
(13) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
SECTION 2. { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the 2013 regular session of the
Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010. + }
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SECTION 3. { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House June 22, 2011
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Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House
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Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
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Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 24, 2011
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2011
Approved:
......M.,............., 2011
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2011
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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