71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2286
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Representative Kurt
  Schrader)
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             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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Passed by House June 21, 2001
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate June 26, 2001
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
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Approved:
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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