71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2295
 
LC 734/HB 2295-A3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2295
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             July 6
 
  On page 3 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 23
through 45 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + (1) The President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint
a special legislative committee to issue a report pursuant to
section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution.
  ' (2) The Legislative Assembly in the report shall:
  ' (a) Demonstrate that the amount within the budget
appropriated for the state's system of kindergarten through grade
12 public education is the amount of moneys as determined by the
Quality Education Commission that is sufficient to meet the
quality goals; or
  ' (b) Identify the reasons that the amount appropriated for the
state's system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education
is not sufficient, the extent of the insufficiency and the impact
of the insufficiency on the ability of the state's system of
kindergarten through grade 12 public education to meet the
quality goals. In identifying the impact of the insufficiency,
the Legislative Assembly shall include in the report how the
amount appropriated in the budget may affect both the current
practices and student performance identified by the commission
under section 5 (4)(a) of this 2001 Act and the best practices
and student performance identified by the commission under
section 5 (4)(b) of this 2001 Act.
  ' (3)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the
Legislative Assembly may make a determination that the report of
the Quality Education Commission should not be used as the basis
for carrying out the reporting requirements of section 8, Article
VIII of the Oregon Constitution, and subsection (2) of this
section. If the report is not used, the Legislative Assembly
shall identify the reasons for not using the report to meet the
reporting requirements and shall outline an alternative
methodology for making the findings required by section 8,
Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution.
  ' (b) The alternative methodology shall be based on:
  ' (A) Research, data and public values; and
  ' (B) The performance of successful schools, professional
judgment or a combination of the performance of successful
schools and professional judgment.
  ' (c) The Legislative Assembly shall include in the report that
uses the alternative methodology a determination of how the
amount appropriated may affect the ability of the state's system
of kindergarten through grade 12 public education to meet quality
goals established by law, including expected student performance
against those goals.
  ' (4) The Legislative Assembly shall identify in the report
whether the state's system of post-secondary public education has
quality goals established by law. If there are quality goals, the
Legislative Assembly shall include in the report a determination
that the amount appropriated in the budget is sufficient to meet
those goals or an identification of the reasons the amount
appropriated is not sufficient, the extent of the insufficiency
and the impact of the insufficiency on the ability of the state's
system of post-secondary public education to meet those quality
goals.
  ' (5) The report shall be issued within 180 days after the
regular session of the Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
  ' (6) The Legislative Assembly shall provide public notice of
the report's issuance, including posting the report on the
Internet and providing a print version of the report upon
request. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + }  { + (1) Notwithstanding sections 6 and
7 of this 2001 Act, the Legislative Assembly and the Governor
shall publish a report on the appropriation for the state's
system of public education for the 2001-2003 biennium that
addresses the kindergarten through grade 12 quality goals created
by the Quality Education Commission established by the Governor
in Executive Order 99-16.
  ' (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the
Legislative Assembly may choose not to use the quality goals
created by the Quality Education Commission established by the
Governor in Executive Order 99-16 if the Legislative Assembly
meets the requirements of section 7 (3) of this 2001 Act. + } ' .
  On page 4, delete lines 1 through 9.
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