Chapter 652 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 2339

Relating to pilot program of Cyber Awareness, Responsibility and Ethics; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The City of Hillsboro may establish for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years the pilot program of Cyber Awareness, Responsibility and Ethics (CARE).

(2) If the City of Hillsboro establishes the pilot program:

(a) The goal of the pilot program is to help students who are 8 to 10 years of age become safe and responsible citizens of the cyber community. To meet this goal, the City of Hillsboro through the pilot program shall encourage:

(A) Partnerships between school districts and local law enforcement agencies to have members of local law enforcement agencies act as mentors and provide focus, oversight and guidance in the classroom; and

(B) Peer teaching among students.

(b) A school district may notify the City of Hillsboro that the school district would like to participate in the pilot program. A notice provided by a school district under this subsection must include the following information:

(A) How the school district will implement the pilot program;

(B) How the activities of the school district under the pilot program will help the school district implement the Children’s Internet Protection Act (P.L. 106-554);

(C) How the school district will encourage students to participate in the pilot program; and

(D) Which local law enforcement agencies will form partnerships with the school district.

(c) After receiving notice from a school district under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the City of Hillsboro may provide information to the school district about instructional materials that may be used in conjunction with the pilot program.

(d) At the end of the 2005-2006 school year, each school district participating in the pilot program shall report to the City of Hillsboro on the progress of the pilot program. The report shall include:

(A) The number of students participating in the pilot program;

(B) The local law enforcement agencies that formed a partnership with the school district; and

(C) An assessment of student attitudes toward the cyber community.

(e) Prior to February 1, 2007, the City of Hillsboro shall report to the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly on the results of the pilot program.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2005 Act is repealed on January 2, 2008.

SECTION 3. This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect July 1, 2005.

Approved by the Governor July 27, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 27, 2005

Effective date July 27, 2005

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