75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 3654
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3473
                   Ordered by the House June 5
             Including House Amendments dated June 5
 
Sponsored by Representative WINGARD; Representatives CLEM, D
  EDWARDS, GALIZIO, STIEGLER, Senators BONAMICI, BURDICK, HASS
  (at the request of April Hill)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Directs school districts that include public high school to
adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote
in elections.   { - Requires that students receive information
about activities related to voting that are prohibited by law and
penalties for those activities. - }   { + Requires State Board of
Education to incorporate voter registration skills into Essential
Learning Skills. + }
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to student voters; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Each school district that includes a public
high school shall adopt a plan to encourage students to register
to vote and vote in elections, including but not limited to:
  (a) Posting a link to the electronic voter registration website
maintained by the Secretary of State on the Internet home
webpage, if any, of each public high school; and
  (b) Making materials developed by the Secretary of State
relating to voting and voter registration readily available to
students at each public high school.
  (2) The State Board of Education shall by rule incorporate
voter registration skills into the Essential Learning Skills. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Each school district that includes a public
high school shall adopt the plan required by section 1 of this
2009 Act not later than February 1, 2010. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + 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 July 1,
2009. + }
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