Session Law
HB 3633
Relating to education; and
declaring an emergency.
Whereas education is the cornerstone of a free society and the
greatest measure of the success of a nation; and
Whereas the citizens of Oregon deserve and need an educational
system that provides for success and achievement; and
Whereas all educational decision makers in the State of Oregon
should work together to form an educational system; and
Whereas Oregon's educational policy should promote the
development of strong academic achievement to enable individuals to achieve
success at whatever career path they choose; and
Whereas future teachers in our higher education system are the
future success of our educational system; and
Whereas accountability should be at all educational levels from
kindergarten to post-graduate studies and should apply to administrators,
educators, parents and students; and
Whereas to achieve success, specific areas need to be reviewed
and changed to improve our educational system; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) Sections 1 to 6 of this 1999 Act shall
be known as the Project Success for Oregon's Educational Future.
(2) It is the intent of the
Legislative Assembly in creating the Education Leadership Team under section 2
of this 1999 Act that:
(a) The purpose of the
Education Leadership Team is to assist in the development of goals with clear
and objective accountability standards upon which to gauge the success of
Oregon's educational system.
(b) The objective of the
Education Leadership Team is not to assess fault but is instead to make
recommendations to the appropriate governmental entities about goals with
accountability standards that may be understood by all Oregonians.
(c) It is not the purpose of
the Education Leadership Team to determine school funding and the ramifications
of school funding. However, the team may make recommendations based upon
funding priorities as those priorities relate to the goals with accountability
standards.
(d) The Department of
Education shall monitor the implementation of recommendations from the
Education Leadership Team under section 3 of this 1999 Act that appropriate
government entities choose to implement.
SECTION 2. (1) There is created an Education
Leadership Team consisting of:
(a) A seven-member executive
committee, which shall include:
(A) The Superintendent of
Public Instruction;
(B) The Speaker of the House
of Representatives;
(C) The President of the
Senate;
(D) The Governor;
(E) The Commissioner of the
Bureau of Labor and Industries;
(F) The Chancellor of the
State Board of Higher Education; and
(G) The Commissioner for
Community College Services; and
(b) Fourteen other nonvoting
members who are representatives of the public, parents, school district boards,
school administrators, teachers, students and private college presidents or
administrators who are selected by the following appointing authorities:
(A) Three members appointed
by the Governor;
(B) The Superintendent of
the Portland Public Schools appointed by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction;
(C) One member appointed by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(D) One member of the House
of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(E) Two members appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(F) One member of the Senate
appointed by the President of the Senate;
(G) Two members appointed by
the President of the Senate;
(H) One member appointed by
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries;
(I) One member appointed by
the Chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education; and
(J) One member appointed by
the Commissioner for Community College Services.
(2) The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be the chairperson of the Education Leadership Team.
(3) A nonlegislative member
of the Education Leadership Team is entitled to compensation and expenses as
provided in ORS 292.495. A legislative member of the Education Leadership Team
is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 171.072 from funds
appropriated to the Legislative Assembly for such purposes.
(4) A majority of the
members of the Education Leadership Team executive committee constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(5) A member of the
Education Leadership Team executive committee who is an elected official may
designate a person in lieu of the elected official to participate in the
Education Leadership Team. However, the designee shall be a nonvoting member.
(6) The Education Leadership
Team shall provide a report at all meetings of the interim legislative
committees on education and shall report frequently to the Emergency Board on
the progress of the Education Leadership Team toward meeting the duties and
responsibilities assigned to the Education Leadership Team by sections 1 to 6
of this 1999 Act.
(7) The Legislative
Administrator shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of
Education to provide staff for the Education Leadership Team. The team shall
use the services of continuing legislative staff to the greatest extent practicable.
In addition, upon request of the Education Leadership Team, the Department of
Education, Office of Community College Services and Department of Higher
Education may provide assistance to the Education Leadership Team in the
performance of its functions and shall furnish such information and advice as
the members of the Education Leadership Team consider necessary to perform
their functions.
SECTION 3. The Education Leadership Team shall make
recommendations that address the environment that impacts student learning,
conduct, advancement, safety and participation in learning to the Governor, the
Legislative Assembly, the State Board of Education, the State Board of Higher
Education and other appropriate governmental entities on the following:
(1) A definition of
accountability within the educational process and Oregon's school system,
including but not limited to fiscal, administrative and instructional
responsibilities.
(2) Education improvement
and accountability issues that were prioritized by the Education Leadership
Team based on recommendations and the work of the Educational Leadership Summit
under section 4 of this 1999 Act.
(3) Rules to be adopted by
governmental entities, including but not limited to the State Board of
Education and the State Board of Higher Education, to ensure accountability in
and for the classroom at all educational levels.
(4) Legislative proposals
for consideration by the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly or any special
session of the Seventieth Legislative Assembly.
(5) Actions that the
Emergency Board may take for the allocation of additional resources for
successful schools based on ORS 329.825 and 329.830.
(6) Administrative actions
that should be implemented by the executive branch, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education, Commissioner
for Community College Services, school district boards and school administrators
to improve accountability within the educational process and Oregon's school
system.
(7) Timelines for the
implementation of systemic changes and legislative actions needed for such
changes.
(8) A framework for the
Legislative Assembly to review the progress of educational goals on which
Oregon can base its goals with accountability standards.
(9) Direction for ongoing
needs assessments and accountability requirements tied to funding and mandates
established through the legislative process or through the initiative process.
SECTION 4. (1) The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall submit a proposal to the Education Leadership Team executive
committee for an Educational Leadership Summit to be held in February 2000.
Upon approval of the Education Leadership Team executive committee, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call an Educational Leadership
Summit to:
(a) Study summaries of the
latest research-based education improvement practices;
(b) Develop work group
positions on the issues prioritized by the Education Leadership Team under this
section; and
(c) Seek consensus on the
prioritized issues and prepare recommendations for the Education Leadership
Team.
(2) The Education Leadership
Team executive committee shall identify between five and 10 of the highest
priority education improvement and accountability issues on which the
Educational Leadership Summit should focus. The Education Leadership Team
executive committee will solicit input from the other members of the team to
assist in identifying the issues. The Education Leadership Team shall consider
the following issues for prioritization:
(a) Reading and mathematics
as top priorities;
(b) Class size;
(c) Updating textbooks and
instructional materials;
(d) Parental involvement;
(e) A safe learning and
teaching environment;
(f) Implementation of the
Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century by the Department of Education;
(g) Teacher training and
education prior to and after licensure;
(h) Preparation of all
students who are pursuing a primary level teaching major at an Oregon college
or university by prioritizing training in reading and mathematics teaching
techniques;
(i) Teaching assignments
within the subject areas in which a teacher holds an indorsement;
(j) Attainment by teachers
of national licensure;
(k) Remedial interventions
for certain students;
(L) Test scores;
(m) Testing programs;
(n) Education of children
with special needs;
(o) Education of children
who have English as a second language;
(p) School facility
maintenance;
(q) Contract negotiations
for employee compensation;
(r) School district
auditing;
(s) Education support costs;
(t) Instructional costs;
(u) Costs associated with
mandates imposed by the Legislative Assembly; and
(v) Other education
improvement and accountability issues identified by the Education Leadership
Team.
(3) The Education Leadership
Team shall invite two representatives from each of the following groups,
selected by the following authorities, to participate in the Educational
Leadership Summit:
(a) Parents, families and
communities selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate;
(b) Business and industry
selected by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries;
(c) Kindergarten through
grade 12 education selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(d) Community colleges and
private professional technical schools selected by the Commissioner for
Community College Services;
(e) The State System of
Higher Education and private higher education institutions selected by the
Chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education;
(f) Recognized training and
apprenticeship programs within the building trades selected by the Commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor and Industries; and
(g) Students selected by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(4) In addition to the
participants invited to the Educational Leadership Summit under subsection (3)
of this section:
(a) The Speaker of the House
of Representatives shall select one Republican and one Democrat who are members
of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall select
one Republican and one Democrat who are members of the Senate to participate in
the Educational Leadership Summit;
(b) The Education Leadership
Team shall invite the Oregon Education Association, Oregon School Boards
Association and Confederation of Oregon School Administrators to each send one
representative to the Educational Leadership Summit; and
(c) The members of the
Education Leadership Team shall participate in the Educational Leadership
Summit.
(5) The Education Leadership
Team shall strive to balance the participants invited to the Educational
Leadership Summit so that the participants have ethnic and geographic diversity
and are representative of both urban and rural areas of the state. The
Education Leadership Team shall also strive for public participation in the
Educational Leadership Summit.
(6) The Education Leadership
Team may accept from any source any grant, donation, gift of money or other
valuable thing made to the team for purposes of meeting the costs associated
with the Educational Leadership Summit.
SECTION 5. (1) The chairperson of the Education
Leadership Team shall establish subcommittees to review and make
recommendations to the Education Leadership Team on the work of the Educational
Leadership Summit. The chairperson shall determine the membership, chairperson
and organization of each subcommittee and shall appoint its members.
(2) The chairperson shall
choose the membership on the subcommittees from the members of the Education
Leadership Team listed in section 2 (1)(b) of this 1999 Act. However, each
subcommittee shall have at least one representative of school district boards,
school administrators and teachers.
(3) A member of the
Education Leadership Team executive committee may serve on any subcommittee.
(4) Each subcommittee shall
have no fewer than seven members of the Education Leadership Team on the
subcommittee.
SECTION 6. (1) Prior to August 30, 1999, the Education
Leadership Team shall be appointed as required by section 2 of this 1999 Act.
(2) Prior to September 30,
1999, the Education Leadership Team shall hold its first meeting. Thereafter,
the team shall meet at least once each month.
(3) Prior to April 15, 2000,
the participants of the Educational Leadership Summit shall report any
recommendations for education improvement and accountability to the Education
Leadership Team.
(4) Prior to June 1, 2000,
the Education Leadership Team shall adopt recommendations and forward those
recommendations to the appropriate governmental entities for action as required
by section 3 of this 1999 Act.
(5) After June 1, 2000, the
Education Leadership Team shall meet on a monthly basis to review the actions
taken by the appropriate governmental entities based on the recommendations of
the team and shall take any further actions as may be required.
SECTION 7. Sections 1 to 6 of this 1999 Act are
repealed July 1, 2001.
SECTION 8. This 1999 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor
September 1, 1999
Filed in the office of the
Secretary of State September 2, 1999
Effective date September 1,
1999
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