House Bill 4014

Abolishes District Best Business Practices Advisory Committee and authority to conduct best business practices audits. Removes requirement that State Board of Education attempt to mediate resolution between school district board and applicant for public charter school. Allows school districts to adopt or use textbooks or other instructional materials in place of or in addition to those adopted by State Board of Education without giving prior notice to State Board of Education. Removes, for district school board, prohibition on requiring student to attend school throughout entire year. Removes requirements related to how elementary and secondary schools offer special recognition to students. Removes requirement for observations of Arbor Week, History of Oregon Statehood Week and Women in History Week. Removes requirement that Department of Education report to Legislative Assembly on implementation of courses on family life, human immunodeficiency virus and human sexuality. Removes requirement that school districts provide instructional materials on explicit phonics. <b>Prohibits education service district board and board of directors of pilot education service district from declaring office of director vacant if director resides in school district that withdraws from education service district or pilot education service district except under specific circumstances. Modifies provision relating to term of office for director serving on board of directors of specified education service districts. Requires children five or six years of age who are enrolled in public school to maintain regular attendance at public school. Requires State Board of Education to encourage increased learning time. Extends deadline for implementing use of model core teaching standards in annual evaluations of teachers. Establishes Task Force on Accountable Schools. Directs task force to make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Sunsets on date of convening of 2013 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Delays implementation of statewide assessment system for all students to July 1, 2013. Eliminates provision sunsetting authority of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue letter of informal reproval to person licensed, registered or certified by commission.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

• House of Representatives, third reading58–0

  Passed · Feb 15 · 2 present

• Senate, third reading30–0

  Passed · Feb 29

• House of Representatives, concurrence59–1

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Feb 29

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 13

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 28

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In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Feb 15

1. Feb 1Introduced
2. Sent to Education
3. Feb 7Heard in Education
4. Feb 9Heard in Education
5. Feb 13Education recommended it as amended
6. Feb 14Read a second time
7. Feb 15Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

In the Senate Feb 16 – Feb 29

1. Feb 16Arrived in the Senate
2. Feb 17Sent to Education and Workforce Development
3. Feb 20Heard in Education and Workforce Development
4. Feb 22Heard in Education and Workforce Development
5. Feb 23Heard in Education and Workforce Development
6. Feb 28Education and Workforce Development recommended it as amended
7. Read a second time
8. Feb 29Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Feb 29 – Mar 1

1. Feb 29The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 59 to 1
2. Mar 1Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Mar 2 – Apr 11

1. Mar 2Signed in the Senate
2. Apr 11Signed by the Governor
3. Became chapter 91 of Oregon Laws 2012, in force from April 11, 2012