71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2082
                  Ordered by the Senate June 18
 Including House Amendments dated March 30 and Senate Amendments
                          dated June 18
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Health and Human Services for the Coalition of Community
  Learning Centers)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Directs Department of Education, Department of Human Services,
State Commission on Children and Families and Oregon Criminal
Justice Commission to support development and implementation of
community learning centers. Requires specified state and local
entities { + , within available funding, + } to explore
feasibility of conducting statewide evaluation of effectiveness
of community learning centers.
  Requires Legislative Fiscal Office to consult with Department
of Human Services and Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to
identify resources that have been awarded to community learning
centers and report to Emergency Board by November 30, 2002.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to community learning centers; creating new provisions;
  amending ORS 329.007, 329.125 and 329.150; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 329.007 is amended to read:
  329.007. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires
otherwise:
  (1) 'Academic content standards' or 'academic standards ' means
expectations of student knowledge and skills in identified
content areas adopted by the State Board of Education under ORS
329.045.
  (2) 'Administrator' includes all persons whose duties require
an administrative license.
  (3) 'Board' or 'state board' means the State Board of
Education.
    { - (4) '21st Century Schools Council' means a council
established pursuant to ORS 329.704. - }
   { +  (4) 'Community learning center' means a school-based or
school-linked program providing informal meeting places and
coordination for community activities, adult education, child
care, information and referral and other services as described in
section 6 of this 2001 Act. 'Community learning center '
includes, but is not limited to, a community school program as
defined in ORS 336.505, family resource centers as described in
ORS 417.725, full service schools, lighted schools and 21st
century community learning centers. + }
  (5) 'Content areas' includes mathematics, science, history,
geography, economics, civics, English, second languages, the arts
and physical education. English includes, but is not limited to,
reading and writing. The arts include, but are not limited to,
literary arts, performing arts and visual arts. History,
geography, economics and civics include, but are not limited to,
Oregon Studies.
  (6) 'Department' means the Department of Education.
  (7) 'District planning committee' means a committee composed of
teachers, administrators and public members established for the
purposes of ORS 329.537 to 329.605.
  (8) 'Oregon Studies' means history, geography, economics and
civics specific to the State of Oregon. Oregon Studies
instruction in Oregon government shall include municipal, county,
tribal and state government, as well as the electoral and
legislative processes.
  (9) 'Parents' means parents or guardians of students who are
covered by this chapter.
  (10) 'School district' means a school district as defined in
ORS 332.002, an education service district, a state-operated
school or any legally constituted combination of such entities.
  (11) 'School Improvement and Professional Development program'
means a formal plan submitted by a school district and approved
by the Department of Education according to criteria specified in
ORS 329.675 to 329.745 and 329.790 to 329.820.
  (12) 'Second languages' means any foreign language or American
Sign Language.
  (13) 'Teacher' means any licensed employee of a school district
who has direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of
educational programs or supervision of students and who is
compensated for such services from public funds.  ' Teacher' does
not include a school nurse, as defined in ORS 342.455, or a
person whose duties require an administrative license.
   { +  (14) '21st Century Schools Council' means a council
established pursuant to ORS 329.704. + }
    { - (14) - }   { + (15) + } 'Work-related learning
experiences' means opportunities in which all students may
participate in high quality programs that provide industry
related and subject matter related learning experiences that
prepare students for further education, future employment and
lifelong learning.
  SECTION 2. ORS 329.125 is amended to read:
  329.125. The Legislative Assembly recognizes that students in
public elementary and secondary schools can best reach the levels
of performance expected under the provisions of this chapter with
parental and community participation in the education process. It
is, therefore, recommended but not required that:
  (1) School districts provide opportunities for parents or
guardians to be involved in establishing and implementing
educational goals and to participate in decision-making at the
school site;
  (2) Employers recognize the need for parents or guardians and
members of the community to participate in the education process
not only for their own children but for the educational system;
  (3) Employers be encouraged to extend appropriate leave to
parents or guardians to allow greater participation in that
process during school hours;   { - and - }
  (4) School districts enter into partnerships with business,
labor and other groups to provide workplace-based professional
development opportunities for their educational staff { + ; and
  (5) School districts enter into partnerships with recreation
groups, faith-based organizations, social service and health care
agencies, businesses, child care providers and other groups that
support children and families to create community learning
centers for students, parents and members of the surrounding
community + }.
  SECTION 3. ORS 329.150 is amended to read:
  329.150. A school district may provide services for children
and families at the school site { + , which may include a
community learning center + }. If the district chooses to provide
services, the design of educational and other services to
children and their families shall be the responsibility of the
school district.  School districts may coordinate services with
programs provided through the local commissions on children and
families to provide services to families. To ensure that all
educational and other services for young children and their
families offer the maximum opportunity possible for the personal
success of the child and family members, it is the policy of this
state that the following principles for serving children should
be observed to the maximum extent possible in all of its
educational and other programs serving young children and their
families { + , including those programs delivered at community
learning centers + }:
  (1) Services for young children and their families should be
located as close to the child and the family's community as
possible, encouraging community support and ownership of such
services;
  (2) Services for young children and their families should
reflect the importance of integration and diversity to the
maximum extent possible in regard to characteristics such as
race, economics, gender, creed, capability and cultural
differences;
  (3) Services should be designed to support and strengthen the
welfare of the child and the family and be planned in
consideration of the individual family's values;
  (4) Services should be designed to   { - assure - }
 { + ensure + } continuity of care among care givers in a given
day and among service plans from year to year;
  (5) Service systems should address the most urgent needs in a
timely manner including health, intervention and support
services; and
  (6) Service providers and sources of support should be
coordinated and collaborative, to reflect the knowledge that no
single system can serve all of the needs of the child and family.
  SECTION 4.  { + Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this 2001 Act are added
to and made a part of ORS chapter 329. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + (1) The Department of Education, the Department
of Human Services, the State Commission on Children and Families
and the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall support the
development and implementation of a network of community learning
centers across the state.
  (2) Within available funding, the State Commission on Children
and Families, in conjunction with local commissions on children
and families or other organizations that provide training and
technical assistance to schools or community programs, shall
provide training and technical assistance to promote the
development and implementation of community learning centers. To
the extent possible, the State Commission on Children and
Families shall use voluntary organizations to provide the
training and technical assistance.
  (3) If a community learning center is created by a school
district, the school district shall coordinate with the local
commission on children and families to ensure that the community
learning center is referenced in the local coordinated
comprehensive plan, implemented pursuant to ORS 417.775.
 
  (4) Community learning centers created pursuant to this section
shall:
  (a) Be located in or near a school or a cluster of schools;
  (b) Involve parents in the care and education of their
children;
  (c) Involve the local community in developing and overseeing
community learning center programs;
  (d) Incorporate the principles of family support services
described in ORS 329.150 and 417.342;
  (e) In partnership with the local school district board, create
or designate an advisory committee to offer guidance on program
development and implementation, with membership that is
representative of the diversity of community interests, including
representatives of businesses, schools, faith-based
organizations, social service and health care agencies, cultural
groups, recreation groups, municipal governments, community
colleges, libraries, child care providers, parents and youths;
  (f) Conduct an assessment of strengths, needs and assets within
the community to be served by the community learning center that
identifies services being delivered in the community, defines and
clarifies services that are missing or overlapping and builds on
any existing community assessments; and
  (g) Coordinate the community assessment with the local
commission on children and families.
  (5) The Department of Human Services and the Department of
Education shall provide technical assistance to community
learning centers to develop policies ensuring that confidential
information is disclosed only in accordance with state and
federal laws. + }
  SECTION 6.  { + (1) Community learning centers shall promote
identification and coordination of existing resources including,
but not limited to, the following services and activities:
  (a) Before-school and after-school enrichment activities linked
with the school curriculum;
  (b) Youth development and service learning activities;
  (c) Child care programs;
  (d) Mentoring and tutoring programs;
  (e) Parent literacy and adult education programs;
  (f) Prenatal and early childhood support programs;
  (g) Parent education and support groups;
  (h) Cultural activities and English as a second language
programs;
  (i) School-to-work and workforce development programs;
  (j) Intergenerational activities connecting senior citizens
with children;
  (k) Referrals for health care and other social and educational
services;
  (L) Primary health care services, including immunizations,
sports physicals and well-child checkups; and
  (m) Counseling services.
  (2) School districts that create community learning centers
shall encourage existing family resource centers to become
involved in the development and implementation of the community
learning centers. An existing family resource center developed
under ORS 417.725 may be designated as a community learning
center if the family resource center meets the standards
specified in this section and section 5 of this 2001 Act.
  (3) Community learning centers shall follow best practice
standards to ensure their effectiveness. + }
  SECTION 7.  { + (1) Within available funding, the Department of
Education shall, in conjunction with the Department of Human
Services, the State Commission on Children and Families,
representatives of local commissions on children and families,
and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory Committee, explore the
feasibility of conducting a statewide evaluation of the
 
effectiveness of community learning centers. The evaluation may
consider the following outcomes:
  (a) Student attendance;
  (b) Test scores;
  (c) Parent involvement;
  (d) Family mobility;
  (e) Disciplinary referrals; and
  (f) Referrals to the juvenile justice system.
  (2) The Department of Education, in consultation with the
Department of Human Services, the State Commission on Children
and Families, representatives of local commissions on children
and families, and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory
Committee, shall create a form for reporting and monitoring
information collected by community learning centers. The form
shall be designed to collect the following data:
  (a) Unduplicated number of children and unduplicated number of
adults served in community learning center programs;
  (b) Number of requests for information and other referrals;
  (c) Level of parent or customer satisfaction;
  (d) Increases in or reductions of collaboration among agencies
and departments;
  (e) Increases in or reductions of the use of public facilities
for community and family programs; and
  (f) Outcomes listed in subsection (1) of this section. + }
  SECTION 8.  { + The Department of Education shall report on the
progress of exploring the feasibility of the statewide evaluation
described in section 7 of this 2001 Act to the relevant
legislative committees of the Seventy-second Legislative
Assembly. + }
  SECTION 9.  { + For the 2001-2003 biennium, the Legislative
Fiscal Office shall consult with the Department of Human Services
and the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to identify the
resources in the budget that have been awarded to community
learning centers.  Prior to November 30, 2002, the Legislative
Fiscal Office shall report to the Emergency Board on those
resources and the programs and services the resources
support. + }
  SECTION 10.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an
emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on
its passage. + }
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