Bill Text: OR SB246 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to school attendance; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB246 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB246-Engrossed.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 1875

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 246
                 Ordered by the Senate March 23
           Including Senate Amendments dated March 23

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 Senate Interim Committee on
  Education and General Government)

                             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.

  Requires children five or six years of age who are enrolled in
public school to maintain regular attendance at public school.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2011.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school attendance; creating new provisions; amending
  ORS 339.010 and 339.020; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 339.010 is amended to read:
  339.010. Except as provided in ORS 339.030  { - , - }  { + :
  (1) + } All children between the ages of 7 and 18 years who
have not completed the 12th grade are required to attend
regularly a public full-time school   { - of the school district
in which the child resides - }  { +  during the entire school
term + }.
   { +  (2) If a child five or six years of age has been enrolled
in a public school, the child is required to attend regularly the
public school while the child is enrolled in the public
school. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 339.020 is amended to read:
  339.020. Except as provided in ORS 339.030  { - , - }  { + :
  (1) + } Every person having control of   { - any - }
 { + a + } child between the ages of 7 and 18 years who has not
completed the 12th grade is required to send   { - such - }
 { + the + } child to { + , + } and maintain   { - such - }
 { + the + } child in { + , + } regular attendance at a public
full-time school during the entire school term.
   { +  (2) If a person has control of a child five or six years
of age and has elected to enroll the child in a public school,
the person is required to send the child to, and maintain the
child in, regular attendance at the public school while the child
is enrolled in the public school. + }

  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 339.010 and 339.020 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2011 Act first apply to the 2011-2012
school year. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + 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 July 1,
2011. + }
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