Bill Text: OR SB224 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 224 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to admittance of nonresident students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB224 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB224-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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                         Senate Bill 224

Sponsored by Senator HASS; Representative READ (Presession
  filed.)

                             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.

  Requires district school board that admits nonresident students
under contract or by giving consent to adopt specified standards
for admittance.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to admittance of nonresident students.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) A district school board that admits
nonresident students under a contract entered into as provided by
ORS 339.125 or by giving consent as described in ORS 339.133
(5)(a) must adopt standards as provided by this section.
  (2)(a) A district school board that admits nonresident students
through contract or by giving consent may:
  (A) Decide not to impose limitations on the number of students
for whom the district school board will admit by entering into a
contract or giving consent; or
  (B) Impose limitations on the number of students for whom the
district school board will admit by entering into a contract,
giving consent or both.
  (b) Limitations allowed under paragraph (a)(B) of this
subsection may be based on school, grade or a combination of
school and grade.
  (3) If a district school board imposes any limitations allowed
under subsection (2) of this section, the district school board
must:
  (a) Announce the limitations by March 1 prior to the beginning
of the school year for which the limitations are imposed.
  (b) Allow students who live within the boundaries of the school
district the first opportunity to transfer to a different school
in the district.
  (c) Admit students based on an equitable lottery selection
process if the number of students seeking admission exceeds any
limitations imposed by the district school board. The process may
give priority to students who have siblings currently enrolled in
a school of the school district, but in no event may a sibling be
given priority to any open spot in the schools of the school
district over any students who reside within the school district.
  (4) A district school board may not consider race, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, disability,

terms of an individualized education program, income level,
proficiency in the English language or athletic ability when:
  (a) Determining whether to enter into a contract or give
consent; or
  (b) Establishing any terms of a contract or consent.
  (5) A district school board shall provide written confirmation
of the admittance of a student who is admitted as provided by
this section to the district school board where the legal
residence of the student is located. The written confirmation
required by this subsection must be provided no later than 30
days after a student is admitted.
  (6) Nothing in this section:
  (a) Requires a district school board to admit siblings if the
board imposes limitations as allowed under subsection (2) of this
section.
  (b) Prevents a district school board from entering into
interagency agreements to provide services to students who do not
reside in the school district or are not considered residents of
the school district.
  (c) Prevents a district school board from denying admission to
a student as provided by ORS 339.115 (8). + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Section 1 of this 2013 Act first applies to
students who seek admission for the 2014-2015 school year.
  (2) Nothing in section 1 of this 2013 Act affects the status of
a student who was admitted as provided by ORS 339.125 or 339.133
(5) prior to the 2014-2015 school year. + }
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