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 3816
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 976
                  Ordered by the Senate June 18
            Including Senate Amendments dated June 18
 
Sponsored by Senator HASS, Representative HARKER; Senators
  ATKINSON, BATES, BONAMICI, BURDICK, DEVLIN, GEORGE, MONNES
  ANDERSON, MONROE, PROZANSKI, TELFER, WALKER, Representatives
  BARKER, DEMBROW, HOLVEY, MAURER, READ, WINGARD
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Allows school district to renew - }   { + Requires
Department of Education to grant + } waiver that allows school
district to contract with entity that administers nationally
normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Directs department   { - of Education - }  to reimburse school
district for cost of assessments that are administered under
waiver.
   { +  Sunsets June 30, 2011. + }
  Declares emergency,   { - effective on passage - }  { +
effective July 1, 2009 + }.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to nationally normed assessments; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 329.488 and for the
purpose of administering a nationally normed assessment to
students in a school district who are in grade 10, the Department
of Education shall grant a waiver to a school district to enter
into a contract with a nonprofit entity other than the contractor
selected by the department under ORS 329.488 if:
  (a) The district had entered into a contract with the entity
for the 2007-2008 school year to administer an assessment to
students in the district who are in grade 10;
  (b) The entity, in coordination with the district, administered
an assessment during the 2007-2008 school year to students in the
district who are in grade 10;
  (c) For the most recent school year in which the entity
administered an assessment, the entity met the criteria
established under ORS 329.488 (2) as in effect for the school
year in which the entity administered the assessment; and
  (d) The entity plans to meet the criteria established under ORS
329.488 (2) for the school year for which the school district
seeks a waiver.
  (2) A waiver granted by the department under this section:
  (a) Is valid for one school year; and
  (b) May be renewed each school year.
  (3) The department shall reimburse a school district for the
cost of assessments allowed under this section from funds
available to the department under ORS 327.008 (10). + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act is repealed on June
30, 2011. + }
  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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