75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 2070
 
                         Senate Bill 738
 
Sponsored by Senator METSGER; Senators BONAMICI, HASS, KRUSE,
  MORSE
 
 
                             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.
 
  Requires school districts to provide or ensure access to
accelerated college credit programs. First applies to 2010-2011
school year.
  Requires school districts to provide or ensure access to
accelerated college credit programs in English, mathematics and
science by 2015-2016 school year.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to accelerated college credit programs.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'accelerated
college credit programs' includes two-plus-two programs, advanced
placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs.
  (2) Each school district shall:
  (a) Provide students in grades 9 through 12 with accelerated
college credit programs; or
  (b) Ensure that students in grades 9 through 12 have online
access to accelerated college credit programs.
  (3) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, shall adopt by rule
standards for training teachers to provide instruction in
accelerated college credit programs.
  (4) The Department of Education shall seek federal funds for
the purposes of:
  (a) Training teachers to provide instruction in accelerated
college credit programs; and
  (b) Assisting students in paying for tests or other fees
related to accelerated college credit programs.
  (5) For the purposes described in subsection (4) of this
section, the department may accept contributions of funds and
assistance from the United States Government and its agencies or
from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions
placed on the funds not inconsistent with the purposes of
subsection (4) of this section.
  (6) All funds received by the department under this section
shall be paid into the Department of Education Account
established in ORS 326.115 to be used for the purposes described
in subsection (4) of this section. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act first applies to the
2010-2011 school year. + }
  SECTION 3. Section 1 of this 2009 Act is amended to read:
 { +
  Sec. 1.  + }(1) As used in this section, 'accelerated college
credit programs' includes two-plus-two programs, advanced
placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs.
  (2) Each school district shall:
  (a) Provide students in grades 9 through 12 with accelerated
college credit programs  { + including, but not limited to,
accelerated college credit programs related to English,
mathematics and science + }; or
  (b) Ensure that students in grades 9 through 12 have online
access to accelerated college credit programs  { + including, but
not limited to, accelerated college credit programs related to
English, mathematics and science + }.
  (3) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, shall adopt by rule
standards for training teachers to provide instruction in
accelerated college credit programs.
  (4) The Department of Education shall seek federal funds for
the purposes of:
  (a) Training teachers to provide instruction in accelerated
college credit programs; and
  (b) Assisting students in paying for tests or other fees
related to accelerated college credit programs.
  (5) For the purposes described in subsection (4) of this
section, the department may accept contributions of funds and
assistance from the United States Government and its agencies or
from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions
placed on the funds not inconsistent with the purposes of
subsection (4) of this section.
  (6) All funds received by the department under this section
shall be paid into the Department of Education Account
established in ORS 326.115 to be used for the purposes described
in subsection (4) of this section.
  SECTION 4.  { + The amendments to section 1 of this 2009 Act by
section 3 of this 2009 Act:
  (1) Become operative July 1, 2015.
  (2) First apply to the 2015-2016 school year. + }
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