Chapter 699 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 2112

Relating to traffic safety education; amending ORS 336.805; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 336.805 is amended to read:

336.805. (1) Each public school or facility offering a course in traffic safety education may charge tuition therefor and shall keep accurate records of the cost thereof in the manner required under rules adopted by the Department of Transportation under ORS 802.345. As provided in ORS 336.810, each public school or facility shall be reimbursed [$150] $210 per pupil completing the course, including any private school pupil completing the course in a public school or facility.

(2) If funds available to the Department of Transportation for the Student Driver Training Fund are not adequate to pay all approved claims in full, public schools and facilities shall receive a pro rata reimbursement based upon the ratio that the total amount of funds available bears to the total amount of funds required for maximum allowable reimbursement.

(3) Tuition authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall not exceed the cost to the public school or facility of providing traffic safety education less the state reimbursement. Tuition may be reduced or waived by a public school or facility for low income pupils.

(4) A public school may also offer a traffic safety education course to pupils in neighboring public schools that do not offer traffic safety education.

[(5) Each public school shall adopt written policies and procedures for traffic safety education regarding reduced or waived tuition for low income pupils and for the admission of pupils from neighboring public schools.]

(5) Each public school and facility offering a course in traffic safety education shall adopt written policies and procedures regarding reduced or waived tuition for low income pupils.

(6) Each public school offering a course in traffic safety education shall adopt written policies and procedures for the admission of pupils from neighboring public schools.

SECTION 2. 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 August 3, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 3, 2005

Effective date August 3, 2005

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