75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3093
Sponsored by Representative D EDWARDS; Representatives KOMP,
ROBLAN, THATCHER
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to applied baccalaureate degrees; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) As used in this section, 'applied
baccalaureate degree' means a bachelor's degree designed to
incorporate applied associate courses and degrees with additional
coursework emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and advanced
technical knowledge and skills.
(2) The Joint Boards of Education shall develop a plan for
offering applied baccalaureate degree programs at community
colleges and state institutions of higher education. The boards
shall consider the following types of programs for the purpose of
offering some of these types and the possibility of combinations
of these types:
(a) A career ladder program that requires a substantial number
of upper level courses in the same technical area of study as the
student's applied associate degree;
(b) An inverse program that reverses the traditional curriculum
sequence by adding general education courses in the student's
third and fourth years to the associate degree courses taken in
the student's first and second years;
(c) A management ladder program that combines associate degree
requirements with applied management skills coursework; and
(d) A work experience program that combines general education
and technical coursework with direct, supervised work experience
in a relevant field.
(3) The Joint Boards of Education plan must include the
following elements:
(a) The method by which the applied baccalaureate degree
programs will be created, including any necessary accreditation
by the relevant accrediting agency;
(b) The criteria for approving the degree and course options
offered by state institutions of higher education and community
colleges;
(c) The articulation agreements between community colleges and
state institutions of higher education necessary to ensure that
the applied baccalaureate degree programs are as widely available
as possible;
(d) The resources required to implement the applied
baccalaureate degree program;
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(e) The timeline necessary to implement the applied
baccalaureate degree program; and
(f) A recommendation as to whether community colleges should be
allowed to offer applied baccalaureate degrees.
(4) The Joint Boards of Education shall submit a report, along
with proposed legislation, to the interim committee of the
Legislative Assembly related to higher education prior to
November 1, 2010. The boards shall provide progress reports on
the plan to the interim committee.
(5) The Department of Higher Education, the Department of
Education and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development shall provide staff support to the Joint Boards of
Education in the preparation of the reports required by this
section. + }
SECTION 2. { + 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. + }
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Passed by House June 26, 2009
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 29, 2009
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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