Senate Bill 767

Requires applicant that seeks to establish public charter school to submit plan for school's financial management system to school district board. Requires board to evaluate soundness of applicant's plan and to evaluate school's use of plan upon application for renewal of charter. Allows termination of charter if school fails to maintain sound financial management system for specified period of time. Exempts certain public charter schools from requirement that 50 percent or more of enrollment at public charter school that offers online courses be composed of students who reside in school district in which public charter school is located. <b>Specifies that State Board of Education may waive requirement if certain conditions are met. Prohibits virtual public charter school from increasing number of students to whom online instruction is provided based on number of students to whom online instruction was provided on May 1, 2009. Creates exceptions.</b> Requires virtual public charter school to meet specified criteria. Provides that for-profit entity, if virtual public charter school or sponsor of virtual public charter school contracts with entity to provide education services, may not be employer of school employees. Creates exception. Establishes Online Learning Task Force for purpose of ensuring appropriate access to online learning through public charter schools. Sunsets task force on convening of next regular biennial legislative session. <i>Imposes moratorium on approval of specified charters. Imposes limits on virtual public charter school enrollment. Sunsets moratorium and limits on July 1, 2011.</i>] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the Senate

• Richard Devlin

  Sponsor

In the House of Representatives

• Peter Buckley

  Sponsor

• Senate, third reading12–18

  Jun 10

• Senate, third reading16–14

  Passed · Jun 10

• House of Representatives, third reading31–28

  Passed · Jun 23 · 1 present

• Senate, concurrence16–14

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 27

• House of Representatives, concurrence32–28

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 29

• House of Representatives, third reading31–29

  Passed · Jun 29

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 1

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 8

• Senate amendmentPending

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 17

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In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 10

1. Mar 5Introduced
2. Mar 12Sent to Education and General Government
3. Apr 1Heard in Education and General Government
4. Apr 10Heard in Education and General Government
5. Apr 22Heard in Education and General Government
6. Apr 27Heard in Education and General Government
7. May 1Education and General Government recommended it as amended, and that it go to Rules
8. Sent to Rules
9. May 29Heard in Rules
10. Jun 8Rules recommended it as amended
11. Jun 9Read a second time
12. Jun 10Passed the Senate, 16 to 14

In the House of Representatives Jun 11 – Jun 23

1. Jun 11Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Sent to Revenue
3. Jun 15Heard in Revenue
4. Jun 17Revenue recommended it as amended
5. Jun 19Read a second time
6. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 28

Back in the Senate Jun 24 – Jul 1

1. Jun 24The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
2. Sent to a conference committee
3. Sent to a conference committee
4. Jun 26Heard in the conference committee
5. The conference committee recommended amending it
6. Jun 27The Senate adopted the conference committee's report, 16 to 14
7. Jun 29The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report, 32 to 28
8. Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 29
9. Jul 1Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jul 9 – Jul 14

1. Jul 9Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Jul 14Signed by the Governor
3. Became chapter 691 of Oregon Laws 2009
4. In force from July 14, 2009