Signed by Governor Kate Brown

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends provisions relating to college tuition.

Highlights:

• Establishes The Transfer Council, consisting of 15 voting members, appointed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a public or community college shall provide in-state tuition to military, ex-military, or residents of the state (Sec. 2).

• Specifies the requirements necessary to receive a high school diploma in the state (Sec. 5). 

• Establishes that students who are enrolled in the Youth Corrections Education Program receive an appropriate education that is as nearly the same as the education that is received by students enrolled in common high school districts in the state, and shall be able to smoothly transition from these programs into school settings and workforce preparation programs (Sec. 7)

• Specifies that no public or private school may deny any grade or student the right to participate in interscholastic athletics solely based on the fact that the grade or student attends a charter school, has transferred between schools, or participated in athletics at another school (Sec. 14).

• Establishes that the Department of Corrections shall develop a plan to provide equipment to ensure that adults in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and the Snake River Correctional Institution have access to online education and skill development programs (Sec. 15).

• Establishes that every public school student in kindergarten through grade eight shall participate in physical education for the entire school year (Sec. 20). 

• Specifies that a marijuana retailer may not be located within 1,000 feet of a building where a public pre kindergarten or kindergarten program is provided by a school district or an education service district (Sec. 22).

• Establishes that employee assignment to a public charter school shall be voluntary (Sec. 29).

• Specifies that a part-time faculty member at a public institution of higher education is eligible for the same employee-only health care benefits as full-time faculty members if the part-time faculty member is working at a level equal to at least half of a full-time equivalent employee (Sec. 30).

• Establishes that this act will take effect upon its passage (Sec. 36).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends provisions relating to college tuition.

Highlights:

• Establishes The Transfer Council, consisting of 15 voting members, appointed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a public or community college shall provide in-state tuition to military, ex-military, or residents of the state (Sec. 2).

• Specifies the requirements necessary to receive a high school diploma in the state (Sec. 5). 

• Establishes that students who are enrolled in the Youth Corrections Education Program receive an appropriate education that is as nearly the same as the education that is received by students enrolled in common high school districts in the state, and shall be able to smoothly transition from these programs into school settings and workforce preparation programs (Sec. 7)

• Specifies that no public or private school may deny any grade or student the right to participate in interscholastic athletics solely based on the fact that the grade or student attends a charter school, has transferred between schools, or participated in athletics at another school (Sec. 14).

• Establishes that the Department of Corrections shall develop a plan to provide equipment to ensure that adults in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and the Snake River Correctional Institution have access to online education and skill development programs (Sec. 15).

• Establishes that every public school student in kindergarten through grade eight shall participate in physical education for the entire school year (Sec. 20). 

• Specifies that a marijuana retailer may not be located within 1,000 feet of a building where a public pre kindergarten or kindergarten program is provided by a school district or an education service district (Sec. 22).

• Establishes that employee assignment to a public charter school shall be voluntary (Sec. 29).

• Specifies that a part-time faculty member at a public institution of higher education is eligible for the same employee-only health care benefits as full-time faculty members if the part-time faculty member is working at a level equal to at least half of a full-time equivalent employee (Sec. 30).

• Establishes that this act will take effect upon its passage (Sec. 36).

Full Bill Text