Bill Text: OR SB218 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to education; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB218 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB218-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
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LC 715

                         Senate Bill 218

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D.)

                             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.

  Establishes Task Force on the Organization of Oregon Public
Education.
  Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2015 regular session
of Legislative Assembly.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Task Force on the Organization of
Oregon Public Education is established.
  (2) The task force consists of 18 members appointed as follows:
  (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate.
  (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
  (c) The Governor shall appoint 14 members who represent the
Oregon Education Investment Board, the Early Learning Council,
the Youth Development Council, the Department of Education, the
Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the
Oregon University System, the Higher Education Coordinating
Commission, the State Board of Education, the State Board of
Higher Education, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission,
the Oregon Student Access Commission, the Quality Education
Commission, the Employment Department and the Department of Human
Services.
  (3) The task force shall make recommendations regarding:
  (a) The establishment of the Oregon Education Investment Board
as a permanent state agency.
  (b) The consolidation of state agencies that have duties,
functions and powers related to education, including the
Department of Education, the Department of Community Colleges and
Workforce Development, the Oregon University System, the Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission and the Oregon Student Access
Commission.
  (c) The transfer of any duties, functions and powers related to
early learning from the Employment Department and the Department
of Human Services to a state agency that has duties, functions
and powers related to education.
  (d) The authority of and relationships between state agencies
that have duties, functions and powers related to education,
including the Oregon Education Investment Board, the Early
Learning Council, the Youth Development Council, the Higher
Education Coordinating Commission, the State Board of Education,
the State Board of Higher Education, the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission and the Quality Education Commission.
  (4) When making the recommendations described in subsection (3)
of this section, the task force shall explain how the
recommendations:
  (a) Streamline the state infrastructure to make more resources
available for teaching and learning;
  (b) Increase autonomy and flexibility for education providers;
  (c) Improve the state's ability to support and hold accountable
education providers that do not achieve high student outcomes;
  (d) Establish clear lines of accountability and authority among
state agencies;
  (e) Create better coordination among early learning,
kindergarten through grade 12, higher education and other
activities related to education;
  (f) Enable state agencies to continuously improve; and
  (g) Improve student outcomes and equity.
  (5) A majority of the voting members of the task force
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
  (6) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the voting members of the task force.
  (7) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (8) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (9) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting
members of the task force.
  (10) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (11) The task force shall submit a report in the manner
provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for
legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to education no than October 1, 2014.
  (12) The office of the Governor shall provide staff support to
the task force.
  (13) Notwithstanding ORS 171.072, members of the task force who
are members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to
mileage expenses or a per diem and serve as volunteers on the
task force. Other members of the task force are not entitled to
compensation or reimbursement for expenses and serve as
volunteers on the task force.
  (14) 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 2013 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the 2015 regular session of the
Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + 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 its
passage. + }
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