STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – TOPIC SUMMARY



STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – TOPIC SUMMARY

Topic: CCWD Legislative Update

Date: April 12, 2013

Staff/Office: Camille Preus, CCWD

Action Requested: Informational Only Adoption Later Adoption Adoption/Consent Agenda

ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD The Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD), will provide the Board a legislative update on bills that affect the education enterprise. The Board’s guidance and suggestions help the department frame its responses and positions. The report will include a synopsis of the latest information and a handout capturing the information available the evening before your meeting.

BACKGROUND: As a Department, CCWD’s commitment is to track all bills that can influence the constituents and stakeholders that we serve. The Department will track the bills until the session ends. If Board members want information on bills, please contact the Commissioner.

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|Bill # |

|Relating To Clause |

|Summary |

|Last Action |

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|1 |

|HB2110 |

|Relating to the Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization |

|Grant Program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013. |

|03/04/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|2 |

|HB2152 |

|Relating to higher education employees; declaring an emergency. |

|Requires State Board of Higher Education and Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to conduct annual reviews of public |

|universities and community colleges, respectively, regarding staffing to student ratios. |

|02/15/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|3 |

|HB2154 |

|Relating to achievement compact advisory committees; declaring an emergency. |

|Requires board of education of each community college district to form achievement compact advisory committee. Clarifies with whom open |

|communications are made regarding achievement compacts. Declares emergency, effective on passage. |

|02/20/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|4 |

|HB2157 |

|Relating to a college-level examination program. |

|Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish statewide policy to award college credit to veterans or persons serving in Armed |

|Forces of United States for qualifying scores on college-level examination. |

|02/28/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|5 |

|HB2158 |

|Relating to veterans educational benefits; declaring an emergency. |

|Allows nonresident veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates. Declares |

|emergency, effective on passage. |

|03/26/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|6 |

|HB2160 |

|Relating to financial administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Appropriates moneys to Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of operating Campus Veterans Service Officers Program. Declares emergency, |

|effective on passage. |

|02/21/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|7 |

|HB2162 |

|Relating to admission of members of the uniformed services to institutions of higher education. |

|Removes 12-month residency requirement for admission as residents to community colleges and public universities for persons who are members of |

|specified uniformed services and their spouses and dependents. |

|03/26/13 - Public Hearing scheduled. |

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|8 |

|HB2371 |

|Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing outcomes-based budget, to use process identifying priorities of government. Requires |

|development of set of expected statewide results, identification of indicators of progress toward achievement of results, identification of |

|proven |

|strategies and valid performance measures and development of results-based prioritization of activities. |

|01/22/13 - Referred to Consumer Protection and Government Efficiency with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |

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|9 |

|HB2636A |

|Relating to advancement of STEM educational goals; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Establishes STEM Investment Council. Charges council with tasks related to advancement of educational goals related to science, |

|technology, engineering and mathematics. |

|Establishes STEM Investment Grant Program for purpose of providing funding to school districts, community colleges[,] and public |

|universities [and other entities] to advance educational goals related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. |

|Establishes STEM Investment Grant Account. Appropriates moneys in account to council for purpose of awarding grants under grant |

|program. |

|Appropriates moneys from General Fund to council for purpose of awarding grants under grant program. |

|03/12/13 - Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |

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|10 |

|HB2647 |

|Relating to student loans. |

|Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to maintain list of degrees and certificate programs at institutions of higher education |

|comparing costs and loan default rates for each degree or certificate program. Directs institution of higher education to provide comparative |

|data and information regarding student loans to student prior to receipt of loan. |

|02/18/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|11 |

|HB2655 |

|Relating to barriers to entering a profession; declaring an emergency. |

|Establishes Task Force on Lowering Barriers to Entering a Profession for purpose of studying barriers to entering professions not related to |

|health care. Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2015 regular session of Legislative Assembly. |

|01/22/13 - Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |

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|12 |

|HB2838 |

|Relating to Pay Forward, Pay Back pilot program; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs Oregon Education Investment Board, Oregon University System and Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to propose Pay|

|Forward, Pay Back pilot program to replace current system of tuition and fees required to attend institution of higher education. Sets criteria |

|for pilot proposal. |

|02/25/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|13 |

|HB2865 |

|Relating to outcomes-based funding for education; declaring an emergency. |

|Establishes Task Force on Outcomes-Based Funding for Education. Sunsets on date of convening of 2015 legislative session. Declares emergency, |

|effective on passage. |

|02/18/13 - Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |

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|14 |

|HB2868 |

|Relating to the Oregon Education Investment Board; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs Oregon Education Investment Board and Department of Education to jointly prepare report related to strategic investment initiatives |

|adopted by board. Requires board and department to submit report to legislative committees on education no later than February 10, 2014. |

|02/18/13 - Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |

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|15 |

|HB2888 |

|Relating to funding model for post-secondary education; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish subcommittee to develop model for funding post-secondary education. Requires |

|subcommittee to develop funding model according to certain criteria in adequate time for Governor to use in development of Governor’s budget |

|request for biennium beginning July 1, 2015. Sunsets January 2, 2017. |

|03/27/13 - Public Hearing scheduled. |

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|16 |

|HB2912A |

|Relating to career and technical education; declaring an emergency. |

|Requires Department of Education, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor and Industries |

|to develop and implement long-term goals that establish joint advisory committees related to career and technical education and |

|that address barriers inhibiting student movement from high schools to post-secondary school programs and workforce. |

|Directs departments and bureau to prepare and submit report to interim legislative committees on education, no later than |

|December 1, 2013, on progress toward meeting joint advisory committee goal. |

|03/11/13 - Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |

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|17 |

|HB2958 |

|Relating to community colleges; declaring an emergency. |

|Requires community colleges to annually distribute specified information about community colleges to public school students in |

|grades 11 and 12. |

|Directs representatives of State Board of Education and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly meet for purpose |

|of improving coordination between public secondary schools and community colleges. |

|03/20/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|18 |

|HB2970 |

|Relating to associate transfer degrees. |

|Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop standards related to requirements for associate transfer degree in specific areas of |

|study, including business and engineering. |

|03/27/13 - Work Session scheduled. |

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|19 |

|HB2979 |

|Relating to higher education courses; declaring an emergency. |

|Establishes work group to study how to establish common course numbering system for lower-division undergraduate courses in Oregon public |

|colleges and universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage. |

|03/27/13 - Work Session scheduled. |

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|20 |

|HB3038 |

|Relating to funding for workforce programs; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for work ready communities programs, employer|

|workforce training and back to work programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013. |

|02/27/13 - Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |

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|21 |

|HB3120 |

|Relating to education governance; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs State Board of Education and State Board of Higher Education to work with Governor and conduct study on improving education governance. |

|Requires boards to submit joint report to interim legislative committees no later than July 1, 2014. |

|03/22/13 - Work Session held. |

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|22 |

|HB3230 |

|Relating to the Oregon Education Investment Board; declaring an emergency. |

|Clarifies duties and powers of Oregon Education Investment Board and Chief Education Officer. Declares emergency, effective on passage. |

|03/01/13 - Referred to Education. |

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|23 |

|HB3231 |

|Relating to youth. |

|Establishes Youth Development Division in Department of Education. Provides that division functions under direction and control of Youth |

|Development Council and Youth Development Director. Transfers administration of Oregon Youth Conservation Corp |

|03/15/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|24 |

|HB3232 |

|Relating to strategic investments in education; declaring an emergency. |

|Directs Oregon Education Investment Board to design and implement programs that make strategic investments related to education. Prescribes |

|requirements for strategic investments. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013. |

|03/18/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|25 |

|HB3341 |

|Relating to authorizing new courses in higher education. |

|Exempts public universities and community colleges from requirement to enter into agreement with for-profit institutions of higher education |

|before implementing potentially duplicative new post-secondary programs. |

|03/25/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|26 |

|HB5019 |

|Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Appropriates moneys from General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including|

|Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _____ |

|02/13/13 - Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. |

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|27 |

|SB11 |

|Relating to establishment of a student opportunity fund; appropriating money; prescribing an effective date. |

|Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-R bonds, in addition to and not in lieu of biennial budget authorization for bond issuance, to |

|finance corpus of Oregon Student Opportunity Fund. |

|Establishes program to provide financial assistance to Oregon students pursuing post-secondary education, including technical, professional and |

|career training. |

|Establishes Oregon Student Opportunity Fund and continuously appropriates earnings on moneys in fund to to support program. Establishes Article |

|XI-R Bond Fund and Article XI-R Bond Administration Fund and continuously appropriates moneys from funds to______. Takes effect only if Senate |

|Joint Resolution 1 (2013) is approved by people at election. Takes effect on effective date of constitutional amendment proposed in Senate Joint |

|Resolution 1 (2013). |

|03/08/13 - Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |

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|28 |

|SB36 |

|Relating to educational benefits for veterans. |

|Makes state financial aid to veterans for educational purposes subject to available funds. |

|02/28/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|29 |

|SB102 |

|Relating to education fees; declaring an emergency. |

|Revises fee structure for schools requiring approval of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to confer or offer to confer academic degree or |

|provide services leading to degree. Declares emergency, effective on passage. |

|01/18/13 - Referred to Education and Workforce Development, then Ways and Means. |

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|30 |

|SB104A |

|Relating to criminal records checks; and declaring an emergency. |

|Allows Department of Education to require fingerprints of person who is community college faculty member providing instruction at site of early |

|childhood education program or at school site as part of early childhood education program. |

|03/25/13 - Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. |

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|31 |

|SB211 |

|Relating to the State Board of Education; prescribing an effective date. |

|Provides that State Board of Education shall consist of 11 members appointed by Governor to represent kindergarten through grade 12, community |

|colleges and institutions of higher education. |

|Directs State Board of Education to appoint Superintendent of Public Instruction. |

|Abolishes State Board of Higher Education and Higher Education Coordinating Commission. |

|Transfers duties and powers of board and commission to State Board of Education. |

|Takes effect only if Senate Joint Resolution 4 (2013) is approved by people at next regular |

|general election. Takes effect July 1, 2015. |

|01/16/13 - Referred to Education and Workforce Development. |

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|32 |

|SB222 |

|Relating to accelerated college credit programs; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Expands purposes for which grants awarded for accelerated college credit programs may be used. Allows community colleges to award scholarships to|

|students who are participating in accelerated college credit program. Establishes requirement that, beginning July 1, 2019, students must have |

|six credits that qualify for credit at post-secondary institution in order to receive high school diploma. |

|Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to adopt rules to take into consideration teaching experience gained by teachers through |

|accelerated college credit programs for purposes of issuing or renewing licenses and endorsements. |

|Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of funding grant program. |

|Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013. |

|03/12/13 - Public Hearing and Work Session held. |

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|33 |

|SB265 |

|Relating to higher education revenue bonds. |

|Authorizes issuance of higher education revenue bonds in addition to bonds authorized pursuant to biennial budget process for bond authorization.|

|02/28/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|34 |

|SB297 |

|Relating to achievement compacts; declaring an emergency. |

|Requires all education entities to have achievement compact advisory committee. Establishes membership requirements for advisory committee. |

|03/14/13 - Public Hearing held. |

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|35 |

|SB298 |

|Relating to Science and Engineering Degree Fund; appropriating money. |

|Allows Student Access Commission to award grants to students pursuing degrees in science or engineering at public university or Oregon Health and|

|Science University. Establishes Science and Engineering Degree Fund. |

|01/16/13 - Referred to Education and Workforce Development, then Ways and Means. |

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|36 |

|SB5535 |

|Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Department of Post-Secondary Education; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. |

|Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Post-Secondary Education for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial |

|expenditures of department from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund and Education Stability Fund. |

|Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds |

|and federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits biennial expenditures of department from federal funds. Limits biennial |

|expenditures of department from timber tax severance funds and Oregon Health and Science University Bond Fund. Authorizes specified |

|non limited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013. |

|01/23/13 - Assigned to Subcommittee On Education. |

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|37 |

|SJR1 |

|Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow indebtedness to finance the corpus of the Oregon Student Opportunity Fund. |

|Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow indebtedness to finance corpus of Oregon Student Opportunity Fund. Refers proposed amendment |

|to people for their approval or rejection at ___ election. |

|03/11/13 - Referred to Rules by prior reference. |

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|38 |

|SJR4 |

|Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to the creation of State Board of Education. |

|Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution creating State Board of Education. Directs State Board of Education to appoint Superintendent of Public|

|Instruction and to establish policies for administration and operation of public universities. Provides for Governor to continue to serve as |

|Superintendent of Public Instruction until State Board of Education first appoints Superintendent of Public Instruction. Delays transfer of |

|duties related to public universities until March 15, 2016. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular |

|general election. |

|01/16/13 - Referred to Education and Workforce Development, then Rules. |

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