71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 251
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Superintendent of Public
Instruction Stan Bunn)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; amending
ORS 329.077 and 329.575; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 329.077 is amended to read:
329.077. (1) A school district may submit a request to the
State Board of Education for a waiver or an extension of any
timeline or timelines for program implementation in this chapter
or chapter 693, Oregon Laws 1991. The request shall state the
reasons the district needs the waiver or cannot meet the
statutory timeline or timelines. The request must also include a
written plan detailing the steps the district will take to
achieve full implementation of the program or programs for which
the waiver or extension is requested. The written plan shall be
for a period of one { - or two - } { + to five + } years and
shall include a method to measure the progress toward
implementation of the program or programs for which a waiver or
an extension is sought. The waiver or extension shall not exceed
{ - two - } { + five + } school years.
(2) Upon receipt of a request for a waiver or an extension, the
board shall grant the waiver or extension if it determines that
the district has good cause to request a delay in the
implementation of the program or programs and determines that the
written plan is likely to achieve program implementation within
the time requested for the waiver or extension.
(3) The board shall establish by rule the process for applying
for and obtaining a waiver or an extension of a timeline,
including the criteria for the approval of a written plan of
implementation and the grounds constituting good cause for
granting the delay in implementation of the program.
SECTION 2. ORS 329.575 is amended to read:
329.575. (1) All applications for the Oregon 21st Century
Schools Program shall be submitted to the Department of
Education, and shall contain the following:
(a) A letter of support from the school board and the exclusive
representative of teachers in the buildings affected if waiver of
a collective bargaining obligation over mandatory subjects of
collective bargaining, a right or obligation under a collective
bargaining contract or any right under ORS 243.650 to 243.782,
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342.513, 342.545, 342.553, 342.608, 342.610, 342.613 or 342.650
is required.
(b) An abstract of the nature and objectives of the project and
a description of the changes projected to occur in the school or
district, or any combination thereof, as a result of the
proposal.
(c) A description of the goals and major activities to be
carried out as part of the project, including but not limited to
the nature and extent of the restructuring of school operations
and formal relationships as described in ORS 329.555 (2). The
application shall also describe the process used to identify the
goals and major activities of the project.
(d) A list of the major student learning and educational
outcomes that are projected to occur as a result of the project,
including but not limited to those outcomes described in ORS
329.555 (2).
(e) A description of all statutes and rules to be modified or
waived to complete the activities of the project. For each
provision, the application shall include a statement describing
why the modification or waiver is warranted.
(f) A description of all district rules and agreements that are
to be modified or waived. All such provisions shall be approved
by a majority vote of each 21st Century Schools Council, the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the licensed teachers
in the affected school buildings and the approval of the local
district school board and the exclusive representative of the
teachers if waiver of a collective bargaining obligation over
mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, a right or
obligation under a collective bargaining contract or any right
under ORS 243.650 to 243.782, 342.513, 342.545, 342.553, 342.608,
342.610, 342.613 or 342.650 is required.
(g) A budget plan for the project and additional anticipated
sources of funding, if any, including private grants and
contributions.
(h) A description of the process by which data will be
collected and assessed to measure student learning and other
educational performance attributable to the project.
(i) Letters expressing support and a willingness to participate
from community colleges and other post-secondary institutions,
where appropriate.
(j) The number of school years for which approval is sought.
The period shall be no less than { - three years - } { + one
year + } and no more than five years.
(k) A description of how the district intends to share and
disseminate to other school districts those practices that prove
effective.
(2) Applications shall contain all the components of subsection
(1) of this section to be eligible for approval.
(3) The application may also contain written statements of
support from parents, citizens, local businesses and other
interested individuals and organizations.
SECTION 3. { + 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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Passed by Senate March 20, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House May 24, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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