Chapter 309
AN ACT
SB 384
Relating to school administrators; and
declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Administrator”
means a person who is employed as an administrator or is performing
administrative duties, regardless of whether the person is required to have a
license, and includes but is not limited to superintendents, assistant
superintendents and business managers.
(b) “Administrator” does
not include a person who is subject to ORS 342.805 to 342.937.
(2) A school district,
education service district or public charter school shall:
(a) Enter into an
employment contract, with each administrator, that has provisions that cover
the duration of the contract, conditions for contract termination and extension
and conditions for employee resignation; and
(b) Have the current
employment contract for each administrator on file in the central office of the
district or school.
(3) Except as provided
in subsection (4) of this section, a school district, education service
district or public charter school may not enter into an employment contract
with an administrator that contains provisions that expressly obligate the
district or school to compensate the administrator for
work that is not performed.
(4) A school district,
education service district or public charter school may provide health benefits
for an administrator who is no longer employed by the district or school until
the administrator:
(a) Reaches 65 years of
age; or
(b) Finds new employment
that provides health benefits.
(5) For a period of one
year after the termination of the contract between an administrator and a
school district, education service district or public charter school, the administrator
may not:
(a) Purchase property or
surplus property owned by the district or school; or
(b) Use property owned
by the district or school in a manner other than the manner permitted for the
general public in a school district or education service district or at a
public charter school.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2007 Act applies to
contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.
SECTION 3. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor June 11, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date June 11, 2007
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