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HB 2835 Adoption of common core becomes a School District decision

Makes the adoption of the common core a School District decision — not a state decision.

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HB 2750 Requires application for apprenticeship to graduate HS

Requires students to complete and submit application for apprenticeship program or to a post-secondary institution of education, in order to receive a high school diploma.

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HB 2186 Core teaching standards apply to public charter schools

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
Provides that core teaching standards apply to public charter schools jeopardizing charter schools flexibility

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HB 3046 Waiver for public charter school application process if fits school district goals

Grants waiver of public charter school application process if application fits school district board’s goals — i.e., district does not have to use objective and fair criteria in the current law.

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HB 2524 Minimum percentage of college students must be Oregon residents

Requires a minimum percentage of college students must be Oregon residents.

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HB 2624 Sets up new learning experience for secondary education students

Sets up new bureaucracy to provide new learning experience for secondary education students.

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SB 112 Establishes career and technical education investment council

Establishes Career and Technical Education Investment Council to train students in vocational and technical studies, collaborating with local businesses and industries.

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SB 81 Requires certain tuition at community college be waived if person meets specified criteria.

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
In essence; does away with tuition fees and offers a “free” course of studies at community colleges.

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HB 2772 Ensures grant money/funds shared by public school districts with charter schools.

Ensures grant money and other funds are shared properly by public school districts with charter schools.

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HB 2680 Prohibits use of statewide assessment to rate schools

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
An effort by the OEA association to disallow the use of the increasingly expensive school assessment results to be used in evaluating schools, teachers, or administrators.

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HB 2714 Allows students to be excused from statewide assessments

Requires school district to provide alternative method for assessment allowing parents to opt-out of state assessments.

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HB 2928 Establishes task force on class size

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
Establishes Task Force on Class Sizes to determine appropriate class sizes of students, identify methods to reduce class sizes and determine cost for methods to reduce class sizes.

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HB 3063 Intro: Appropriates moneys to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development

Vote:NO – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber

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HB 2655: Limits arbitrary power of school children to be tested at will.

Vote:YES – Signed into Law by Gov Kitzhaber
Limits the arbitrary power of the state to test at will. Gives parents some control of if and how their children will be tested.

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HB 2170 Reduces average membership for students in virtual public charter school for making State School Fund distributions.

Lowers funding to on-line independent charter schools. It protects on-line public schools like Tigard-Tualatin On-line Academy.

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SB 215 removes sunset on Oregon Education Investment Board

Removes the Sunset on Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB) and adds their control over the entire education system.