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
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LC 1391
 
                         House Bill 3856
 
Sponsored by Representative MORRISETTE (at the request of Jeff
  Davis of Springfield School District)
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Directs that, for purposes of obtaining driving privileges,
person who was suspended or expelled from public school, or had
irregular school attendance, may not qualify as homeschooled
student for specified amount of time.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to students who are homeschooled; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 807.066.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 807.066 is amended to read:
  807.066. The Department of Transportation shall not issue
driving privileges to a person who is under 18 years of age
unless the person:
  (1) Has graduated from high school and provides the department
with proof of graduation satisfactory to the department;
  (2) Has received a General Educational Development (GED)
certificate from a community college and provides the department
with proof of the certificate satisfactory to the department;
  (3) Provides the department with a form provided by the
department and signed by the principal, or the designee of the
principal, of the secondary school attended by the person that
declares that the person is enrolled in a secondary school of
this state or any other state;
  (4) Provides the department with a form provided by the
department and signed by the authorized representative of the
community college attended by the person that declares that the
person is making satisfactory progress toward a General
Educational Development (GED) certificate;
  (5) Provides the department with a form provided by the
department and signed by the authorized representative of the
community college attended by the person that declares that the
person is making satisfactory progress toward a high school
diploma;
  (6) Provides the department with a form provided by the
department and signed by the authorized representative of the
education service district or school district having jurisdiction
over the area of the person's residence that declares that the
person is being taught by a private teacher { + , + }
 { - or - }  parent { +  or legal guardian + } in compliance with
 
ORS 339.035 { +  and that the person, within 120 days prior to
the submission of the form, was not:
  (a) Suspended or expelled from a public school; or
  (b) Referred to an attendance supervisor for irregular
attendance at a public school in which the student was enrolled.
For purposes of this paragraph, 'irregular attendance' means the
student was absent from school for eight or more half-days in any
20-day period + };
  (7) Provides the department with documentation satisfactory to
the department that indicates that the person is exempted from
school attendance requirements due to circumstances beyond the
control of the person; or
  (8) Provides the department with documentation satisfactory to
the department that the person is exempt under ORS 339.030 (2)
from the requirement to attend school.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 807.066 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act become operative September 1, 2002. + }
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