Chapter 388 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 44

Relating to kindergarten; creating new provisions; amending sections 2 and 3, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. Section 1, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, [of this 2008 Act] applies to the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, [and] 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years.

SECTION 2. Section 3, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. Section 1, chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2008, [of this 2008 Act] is repealed on June 30, [2010] 2012.

SECTION 3. (1) The Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation Committee is established. The purpose of the committee is to aid and advise the Legislative Assembly, school districts and public charter schools in developing and providing full-day kindergarten programs by the 2012-2013 school year.

          (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the membership, terms of service and organization of the committee and shall appoint the members of the committee. Membership of the committee must include legislators as nonvoting members who may act in an advisory capacity only. The committee shall be staffed by the Department of Education.

          (3) The committee shall provide school districts and public charter schools with resources to determine whether to implement full-day kindergarten programs and how to implement full-day kindergarten programs. The resources may include technical expertise related to capital needs, enrollment trends, funding requirements, best practices for providing full-day kindergarten and other information a school district or public charter school may require.

          (4) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

          (5) Official action by the committee requires the approval of a majority of the voting members of the committee.

          (6) The committee shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.

          (7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the superintendent shall make an appointment to become effective immediately.

          (8) The committee shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the superintendent.

          (9) The committee may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the committee.

          (10) Notwithstanding ORS 171.072, members of the committee who are members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to mileage expenses or a per diem and serve as volunteers on the committee. Other members of the committee who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers on the committee.

          (11) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, and all school districts, education service districts and public charter schools are directed to assist the committee in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the members of the committee consider necessary to perform their duties.

SECTION 4. (1) The Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation Committee established by section 3 of this 2009 Act shall submit a report and provide proposed legislation to the interim legislative committees related to education no later than October 1, 2010. The report and proposed legislation:

          (a) Shall establish a method for providing funding for full-day kindergarten programs to school districts and public charter schools that offer full-day kindergarten programs.

          (b) May consider options for phasing in funding described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (c) May not consider issues or propose legislation that is not related to the implementation of full-day kindergarten programs.

          (2) The legislation proposed by the Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation Committee under this section may be presession filed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or an interim legislative committee as provided by ORS 171.130.

SECTION 5. Section 3 of this 2009 Act is repealed on the date of the convening of the next regular biennial legislative session.

SECTION 6. This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 18, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 18, 2009

Effective date June 18, 2009

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