74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1932
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 242
                  Ordered by the Senate March 6
            Including Senate Amendments dated March 6
 
Sponsored by Senator DEVLIN; Senator WALKER (Presession filed.)
 
 
                             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 school districts to consider including safety
improvements that create safer routes to schools as part of large
construction projects.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school districts.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'large
construction project' means a project for which a school district
must submit the question of bonded indebtedness to the electors
of the school district and the total bonded indebtedness for the
project is greater than $1 million.
  (2) Prior to receiving approval from the electors of the school
district for bonded indebtedness for a large construction
project, a school district shall:
  (a) Evaluate the need for safety improvements within one mile
of an elementary school or 1.5 miles of a secondary school where
the large construction project is to be completed. The safety
improvements should provide safer alternative routes to schools
and may include improvements for pedestrians, bicycles and motor
vehicles.
  (b) Evaluate the potential for joint funding of safety
improvements with other public and private entities.
  (c) Consider including the funding of safety improvements
within the funding of the large construction project. The
consideration of and the school district board's decision on the
funding for safety improvements as part of a large construction
project shall be part of the public record relating to the
project. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2007 Act applies to large
construction projects that receive approval from the electors of
the school district for bonded indebtedness for the project on or
after the effective date of this 2007 Act. + }
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