71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 3395
 
LC 2924/HB 3395-A4
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 3395
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
 
                              May 8
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after '
338.115' insert ', 338.125'.
  On page 2, line 3, after '(o)' insert ', 338.135 or 338.145'.
  On page 3, line 13, delete 'school district' and insert '
nonchartered public school in the school district in which the
public charter school is located'.
  On page 5, after line 30, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + } ORS 338.125 is amended to read:
  ' 338.125. (1) Student enrollment in a public charter school
shall be voluntary. All students who reside within the school
district where the public charter school is located are eligible
for enrollment at a public charter school. If the number of
applications from students who reside within the school district
exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or
building, the public charter school shall select students through
an equitable lottery selection process. However, after a public
charter school has been in operation for one or more years, the
public charter school may give priority for admission to
students:
  ' (a) Who were enrolled in the school in the prior year; or
  ' (b) Who have siblings who are presently enrolled in the
school and who were enrolled in the school in the prior year.
  ' (2) If space is available a public charter school may admit
students who do not reside in the school district in which the
public charter school is located.
  ' (3) A public charter school may not limit student admission
based on ethnicity, national origin,  { + race, religion, + }
disability, gender, income level, proficiency in the English
language or athletic ability, but may limit admission to students
within a given age group or grade level.
  ' (4) A public charter school may conduct fund-raising
activities. However, a public charter school shall not require a
student to participate in fund-raising activities as a condition
of admission to the public charter school.'.
  In line 31, delete '8' and insert '9'.
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