69th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1997 Regular Session

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LC 1730

                         Senate Bill 381

Sponsored by Senator DERFLER, Representative JOHNSTON (at the
  request of Robert Y. Thornton)


                             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 report to Department of Education
about instruction on ethics and morality. Declares school
district nonstandard for failure to provide instruction that
emphasizes ethics and morality or for failure to report.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to instruction in public schools; amending ORS 336.067.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 336.067 is amended to read:
  336.067. (1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given
to instruction in:
  (a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for
the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the
home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons
which tend to promote and develop an upright and desirable
citizenry.
  (b) Respect for all humans, regardless of race, color, creed,
national origin, religion, age, sex or disability. Acknowledgment
of the dignity and worth of individuals and groups and their
participative roles in society.
  (c) Humane treatment of animals.
  (d) The effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs and controlled
substances upon the human system.
  (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare an
outline with suggestions which will best accomplish the purpose
of this section, and shall incorporate the outline in the courses
of study for all public schools.
   { +  (3) School districts shall report annually to the
Department of Education about compliance with subsection (1) of
this section.  If a school district does not report or fails to
comply with subsection (1) of this section, the school district
shall be considered nonstandard under ORS 327.103. + }
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