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
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1329
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2286
                  Ordered by the House June 19
      Including House Amendments dated April 30 and June 19
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Representative Kurt
  Schrader)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Creates grant program for school districts for costs of
training English as Second Language teachers.
    { - Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of
Education for grant program. - }
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2001.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school finance; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'ESL student'
means a student who is eligible for and enrolled in an English as
a Second Language program under ORS 336.079.
  (2) In addition to distributing moneys through the State School
Fund, the Department of Education may award grants to school
districts for the costs of training English as a Second Language
teachers.
  (3) The grants shall be available to any school district:
  (a) In which three percent or more of the students enrolled are
ESL students;
  (b) That serves ESL students or bilingual students within a
large geographic area in the district;
  (c) That has a high growth, as defined by rule of the State
Board of Education, of ESL students or bilingual students in any
school year; or
  (d) That can demonstrate extraordinary need, as defined by rule
of the board, for English as a Second Language teachers or
training for English as a Second Language teachers.
  (4) A school district that receives a grant under this section
may use the grant to reimburse teachers for tuition costs
associated with completing an English as a Second Language or a
bilingual teaching program.
  (5) The department may seek and accept gifts, grants and
donations from any source and federal funds for the purpose of
carrying out the grant program under this section.
  (6) The board may adopt any rules necessary for the
administration of the grant program. The rules adopted by the
board shall include a method for determining the grant amount
that a qualified school district may receive under this
section. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + 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 July 1,
2001. + }
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