Bill Text: OR SB330 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon Senate Bill 330 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to instruction for talented and gifted children; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Effective date, June 28, 2011. [SB330 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB330-Enrolled.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         Senate Bill 330

Sponsored by Senator HASS; Senators BONAMICI, DEVLIN,
  Representatives HARKER, READ (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to instruction for talented and gifted children; and
  declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Task Force on the Instruction of
Talented and Gifted Children is established.
  (2) The members of the task force shall be appointed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  (3) The task force shall determine:
  (a) The resources that are needed to provide instruction to
talented and gifted children;
  (b) The appropriate level of funding for instruction of
talented and gifted children, including potential methods for
providing funding; and
  (c) The number of children who would benefit from instruction
of talented and gifted children.
  (4) A majority of the voting 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 voting 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 superintendent
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 voting
members of the task force.
  (9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (10) The task force shall submit a report, and may include
recommendations for legislation, to the interim legislative
committees on education on or before October 1, 2012.
  (11) The Department of Education shall provide staff support to
the task force.
  (12) Members of the task force are not entitled to compensation
or reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers of the task
force.
  (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

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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. + }
  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 Senate June 8, 2011

    .............................................................
                               Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Passed by House June 20, 2011

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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