75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 350
 
                         Senate Bill 537
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Allows Department of Education to enter into contracts with
private entities to perform audits of business practices of
school districts and education service districts.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to business practices of districts; amending ORS
  326.133.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 326.133 is amended to read:
  326.133. (1) The Department of Education, in consultation with
the District Best Business Practices Advisory Committee, shall
establish a system for auditing the business practices of
districts. The department shall develop a list of best business
practices to use for the district audits.
  (2) Only those districts that volunteer for the audit will be
audited under this section.
    { - (3) The department shall contract with the Secretary of
State to audit districts based on the list of best business
practices. - }
   { +  (3)(a) The department shall enter into contracts for
auditing the business practices of districts. Contracts may be
entered into with private entities or with the Secretary of
State.
  (b) Contracts entered into under this section shall comply with
the competitive bidding requirements of ORS chapters 279A and
279B. + }
  (4) The   { - secretary - }   { + department + } shall report
the results of the audit   { - first - }  to the Governor, the
State Board of Education and the district that was the subject of
the audit.   { - Then the secretary - }   { + After making the
reports required by this subsection, the department + } may post
the results of the audit on the Internet.
  (5) The department shall monitor district responses to the
recommendations made in the audit. The department shall report to
the board on the district responses and make further
recommendations if necessary.
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