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
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 3109
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3712
                   Ordered by the House May 16
             Including House Amendments dated May 16
 
Sponsored by Representative BACKLUND; Representatives BARNHART,
  BECK, BROWN, DEVLIN, DINGFELDER, KRIEGER, MARCH, MERKLEY,
  MORRISETTE, NOLAN, ZAUNER, Senators CLARNO, GEORGE, METSGER
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Requires Department of Transportation to establish Safe
Routes to School Grant Fund. Requires transfers of specified
moneys to fund. Increases expenditure limitations for
department. - }
   { +  Requires city and county governing bodies to work with
school districts to identify barriers and hazards to children
walking or bicycling to school and to develop funding plan to
reduce barriers and hazards. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to safe routes to school.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + City and county governing bodies shall work
with school district personnel to identify barriers and hazards
to children walking or bicycling to and from school. The cities,
counties and districts shall develop a plan for the funding of
improvements designed to reduce the barriers and hazards
identified. + }
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