Chapter 391 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 3298

Relating to district boundary boards; amending ORS 330.080 and 332.118.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 330.080 is amended to read:

330.080. (1) The [education service district board] governing body of a county shall constitute the district boundary board for laying off the county in convenient school districts. [In any county in which there is no education service district board, the governing body of the county shall constitute the district boundary board.]

(2) The district boundary board shall have jurisdiction over all school districts in the county and over all joint districts, the administrative offices of which are in the county.

[(2)] (3) The district boundary board shall make alterations and changes in the school districts in the manner specified by law. The board shall maintain a record showing the boundaries and numbers of the districts in the county based on records in the office of the county assessor.

SECTION 2. ORS 332.118 is amended to read:

332.118. (1) Unless specifically provided otherwise, ORS chapter 255 governs the following:

(a) The nomination and election of school directors and local school committee members.

(b) The conduct of all school district elections.

(2) ORS 249.865 to 249.877 govern the recall of school board members and local school committee members.

(3) The Secretary of State has supervising authority over all elections conducted by school districts and over elections conducted by [education service districts when an education service district board is serving as] a district boundary board.

(4) A petition for a proposed change or merger under ORS 330.095, a remonstrance petition under ORS 330.101, a petition for zoning under ORS 332.128 or a petition to lengthen the course of study under ORS 335.495 shall not be circulated for signatures until the prospective petition has been filed with the county clerk. The prospective petition shall designate the names and residence addresses of not more than three persons as chief petitioner. The authority of the Secretary of State and the application of the election laws commence when the prospective petition is filed with the county clerk. The filing of the prospective petition is to be treated like a prospective petition for an initiative, referendum or recall. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 330.080 to 330.113, ORS chapter 255 applies to the procedures applicable to petitions described in this subsection and the elections held on the petitions.

Approved by the Governor June 16, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 16, 2011

Effective date January 1, 2012

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