72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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 2206
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 388
                  Ordered by the Senate March 3
            Including Senate Amendments dated March 3
 
Sponsored by Senator METSGER; Senators BEYER, BROWN, BURDICK,
  DECKERT, DEVLIN, GEORGE, MINNIS, NELSON, RINGO, C STARR,
  Representatives JOHNSON, MILLER, P SMITH
 
 
                             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 voluntary organization that administers
interscholastic activities to   { - establish by rule that
placement of schools into districts is based primarily on
criteria of school size, minimizing loss of instruction time,
minimizing cost and minimizing student travel time - }  { +
submit to State Board of Education any rules or changes in rules
that specify criteria for placement of school into
interscholastic activity district. Directs voluntary organization
to submit rules for review prior to June 15, 2004. + }
    { - Directs voluntary organization to review its placement of
schools into districts and make any necessary adjustments. - }
    { - Declares emergency, effective on passage. - }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to rules of voluntary organization that administers
  interscholastic activities; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 339.430.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 339.430 is amended to read:
  339.430. (1) Voluntary organizations that desire to administer
interscholastic activities shall apply to the State Board of
Education for approval.
   { +  (2) + } The   { - state - }  board shall review the rules
and bylaws of the voluntary organization to determine that
 { - they - }  { +  the rules and bylaws + } do not conflict with
state law or rules of the   { - state - } board.
   { +  (3) A voluntary organization must submit to the board for
review any rules, or changes in rules, that specify the criteria
for the placement of a school into an interscholastic activity
district. A voluntary organization may not establish or change an
interscholastic activity district until the board has approved
the rules of the voluntary organization. + }
   { +  (4) + } If   { - an - }  { +  a voluntary + }
organization meets the standards established under ORS 326.051
and its rules and bylaws do not conflict with state law or rules
of the   { - state - }  board, the   { - state - } board shall
approve the organization. An approved voluntary organization is
qualified to administer interscholastic activities.
    { - (2) - }  { +  (5) + } The   { - state - }  board may
suspend or revoke its approval if an approved organization is
found to have violated state law { + , + }   { - or - }  rules of
the   { - state - }  board { +  or subsection (3) of this
section + }. If   { - an - }  { +  a voluntary + } organization
is not approved or its approval is suspended or revoked, it may
appeal the denial, suspension or revocation as a contested case
under ORS 183.310 to 183.550.
    { - (3) - }  { +  (6) + } A voluntary organization's
decisions concerning interscholastic activities may be appealed
to the   { - state - }  board, which may hear the matter or by
rule may delegate authority to a hearing officer to hold a
hearing and enter a final order under ORS 183.310 to 183.550.
Such decisions may be appealed under ORS 183.482.
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Prior to June 15, 2004, an approved
voluntary organization must submit to the State Board of
Education for review the rules of the voluntary organization that
specify the criteria for the placement of a school into an
interscholastic activity district.
  (2) The board may not suspend or revoke its approval of an
approved voluntary organization for violation of ORS 339.430 (3)
prior to the review by the board of any rules submitted under
subsection (1) of this section unless an approved voluntary
organization does not comply with the requirement of subsection
(1) of this section. + }
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