74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to RC to SB 84
 
LC 167/SB 84-1
 
            HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 84
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                            March 28
 
  On page 101 of the printed bill, after line 41, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 114a. + }  { + If Senate Bill 189 becomes law,
section 114 of this 2007 Act (amending ORS 421.084) is repealed
and ORS 421.084, as amended by section 3, chapter ___, Oregon
Laws 2007 (Enrolled Senate Bill 189), is amended to read: + }
  ' 421.084. (1) The Administrator of Correctional Education
shall administer an adult basic skills development program for
all individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
The program shall:
  ' (a) Test individuals for basic reading and mathematics skills
or, for individuals with limited English language proficiency,
English speaking skills. Testing for basic intelligence, learning
disabilities, developmental disabilities and adaptive behavior
skills shall be administered as needed except that the
administrator may accept equivalent test results from other
sources  { - ; - }  { + . + }
  ' (b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, be
mandatory for all individuals testing below a 8.0 grade
equivalency on a standardized reading test approved by the
National Reporting System for Adult Education of the United
States Department of Education and by the Adult Basic Skills
Program of the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development  { - ; - }  { + . + }
  ' (c) Provide progress testing and certification  { - ; - }
 { + . + }
  ' (d) Provide strong incentives for entering the program and
for achieving the minimum reading level and, for those
individuals with demonstrated ability, provide incentives for
making progress toward earning a General Educational Development
(GED) certificate  { - ; and - }  { + . + }
  ' (e) Maintain records of an individual's achievement in the
program and make those records available to the State Board of
Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.
  ' (2) Testing for basic skills and participation in the adult
basic skills development program are not required for inmates:
  ' (a) Sentenced to or otherwise confined by the department for
less than one year;
  ' (b) Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole;
  ' (c) Sentenced to death;
  ' (d) Who are developmentally disabled; or
  ' (e) Who are specifically exempted by the Department of
Corrections for security or health reasons.
  '  { +  NOTE: + } Resolves conflict with Senate Bill 189;
adjusts punctuation in (1) to account for intervening periods.'.
  On page 167, after line 34, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 226a. + }  { + If House Bill 2109 becomes law,
section 226 of this 2007 Act (amending ORS 701.055) is
repealed. + }
  '  { +  NOTE: + } Resolves conflict with House Bill 2109.'.
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