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 238
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2291
                  Ordered by the House March 28
            Including House Amendments dated March 28
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Representative Kurt
  Schrader, Representative Kathy Lowe)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Allows district school board to open school outside of district
with permission of school district in which school will be
located. Provides for   { - transfer of school or - }
withholding of State School Fund moneys if school opened without
permission.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school districts; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS chapter 332. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A district school board may lease, purchase
or build a school in another school district if the board has the
written permission of the district school board of the school
district in which the school will be located. The written
permission required by this subsection shall be obtained prior to
the first day on which students will attend classes in the
school.
  (2) If a district school board opens a school in another school
district and does not obtain the written permission required by
subsection (1) of this section, the board of the school district
in which the school has been opened may file a complaint with the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Upon receipt of a
complaint, the state superintendent shall schedule a contested
case hearing pursuant to ORS 183.413 to 183.470. If it is
determined that the written permission required by subsection (1)
of this section was not obtained, the state superintendent shall
withhold the State School Fund grant otherwise allocated to the
district that opened the school in another district until the
written permission is obtained or until some other date as
determined by the state superintendent. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act applies to schools
in which students attend classes for the first time on or after
January 1, 2000. + }
 
  SECTION 4.  { + 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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