Bill Text: OR SB584 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 584 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to kindergarten; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB584 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB584-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 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 3605

                         Senate Bill 584

Sponsored by Senators STARR, KRUSE; Senators BOQUIST, JOHNSON,
  WINTERS

                             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.

  Extends applicability of law that requires school districts to
offer half-day kindergarten and allows school districts and
public charter schools to offer supplemental kindergarten.
  Requires school district to offer half-day kindergarten,
authorizes school districts to offer full-day kindergarten and
authorizes public charter schools to offer either half-day or
full-day kindergarten, beginning with 2017-2018 school year.
  Specifies that aggregate days membership of kindergarten
students be calculated on basis of either half-time or full-time
program, whichever school offers, beginning with State School
Fund distributions made for 2017-2018 school year.
  Extends by two years date by which process for determining
child's readiness for kindergarten is made available to school
districts for implementation.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to kindergarten; amending sections 2 and 3, chapter 40,
  Oregon Laws 2008, sections 6, 10 and 14, chapter 704, Oregon
  Laws 2011, and section 14, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, as amended
by section 1, chapter 388, Oregon Laws 2009, and section 1,
chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 2. + } Section 1, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008,
applies to the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011,
2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 { + , + }   { - and - }
2014-2015 { + , 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 + } school years.
  SECTION 2. Section 3, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, as amended
by section 2, chapter 388, Oregon Laws 2009, and section 2,
chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 3. + } Section 1, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, is
repealed on June 30,   { - 2015 - }  { +  2017 + }.
  SECTION 3. Section 6, chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 6. + } The amendments to ORS 327.106, 336.095 and
339.141 by sections 3 to 5   { - of this 2011 Act - }  { + ,
chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, + } first apply to the
 { - 2015-2016 - }   { + 2017-2018 + } school year.
  SECTION 4. Section 10, chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, is
amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 10. + } The amendments to ORS 327.006, 327.077 and
327.297 by sections 7 to 9   { - of this 2011 Act - }  { + ,
chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, + } apply to State School Fund
distributions commencing with the
  { - 2015-2016 - }   { + 2017-2018 + } distributions.
  SECTION 5. Section 14, chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, is
amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 14. + } The amendments to ORS 327.006, 327.077,
327.106, 327.297, 330.101, 336.092, 336.095 and 339.141 by
sections 3 to 5, 7 to 9, 11 and 12   { - of this 2011 Act - }
 { + , chapter 704, Oregon Laws 2011, + } and the repeal of ORS
327.082 by section 13   { - of this 2011 Act - }  { + , chapter
704, Oregon Laws 2011, + } become operative July 1,
  { - 2015 - }  { +  2017 + }.
  SECTION 6. Section 14, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 14. + } (1) The Early Learning Council established
by section 4, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, and the Department
of Education shall jointly develop a process that allows for an
assessment of children to determine their readiness for
kindergarten. The development of the process must include the
input of kindergarten teachers prior to implementation as
described in subsection (2) of this section.
  (2) By November 1, 2012, the process described in subsection
(1) of this section must be made available to school districts
that have been selected to be part of a pilot program for the
implementation of the process. The council and department shall
select the participating school districts from school districts
that volunteer to be part of the pilot program and in a manner
that achieves the greatest possible diversity of school districts
across this state.
  (3) By November 1,   { - 2013 - }  { +  2015 + }, the process
described in subsection (1) of this section must be made
available to all school districts for implementation.
   { +  (4) Except for a school district participating in the
pilot program described in subsection (2) of this section, a
school district is not required to implement any assessment
system for determining a child's readiness for kindergarten until
after the process described in subsection (1) of this section is
available to the school district as provided by subsection (3) of
this section. + }
  SECTION 7.  { + 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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