75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2010 Special Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 3619

Sponsored by Representative KOMP; Representatives GELSER,
  SPRENGER, VANORMAN (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to professional development of education professionals;
  and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Education professional' means a school teacher or
administrator licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices
Commission.
  (b) 'Teacher education institution' means an institution of
higher education that meets the standards of the Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission for the preparation of
teachers for kindergarten programs and grades 1 through 12.
  (2)(a) The Task Force on Education Career Preparation and
Development is established to develop a proposal for a seamless
system of professional development that begins with career
preparation and continues through employment as an education
professional. The goal of the proposed system is to improve the
effectiveness of education professionals by building stronger
connections between teacher education institutions and employers
of education professionals.
  (b) To the extent practicable, the task force shall work in
collaboration with organizations committed to the professional
development of education professionals, including the Coalition
for Quality Teaching and Learning.
  (3) The task force consists of members jointly appointed by the
executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices
Commission, the Chancellor of the Oregon University System and
the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The task force must
include members from public and private teacher education
institutions, school districts, the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission, the Oregon University System, organizations
representing teachers, organizations representing school
administrators, nonprofit organizations related to the
improvement of education and advocacy for children, and an
association of businesses focused on the long-term social and
economic well-being of this state.
  (4) For the purpose of developing the proposed system described
in subsection (2) of this section, the task force:
  (a) Shall review current practices of professional development,
including career preparation, for education professionals in this
state;

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  (b) May identify the strengths of and the needs for the
practices and procedures used in the preparation, recruitment and
retention of education professionals; and
  (c) May identify any gaps in the practices and procedures used
in the preparation, recruitment and retention of education
professionals that may exist between teacher education
institutions and employers of education professionals.
  (5) The proposed system developed by the task force must strive
to prepare, recruit and retain:
  (a) Highly effective teachers for every public kindergarten
through grade 12 classroom;
  (b) Highly effective administrators for every public school;
and
  (c) Other highly effective professional personnel necessary to
sufficiently provide services to every student in public schools.
  (6) Elements of the proposed system must include, at a minimum:
  (a) Methods for the collection, reporting and use of student
performance data in a manner that enables teacher education
institutions to analyze their program effectiveness;
  (b) An examination of the benefits of fully funding legislation
related to the development of teachers, including:
  (A) The Oregon Teacher Corps, as described in ORS 329.757 to
329.780; and
  (B) The Minority Teacher Act of 1991, as described in ORS
342.433 to 342.449 and 351.077;
  (c) The adoption of professional development standards that
take into consideration standards proposed by national
organizations while retaining flexibility for the individual
needs of this state;
  (d) An examination of methods and incentives to increase the
involvement of faculty at teacher education institutions in the
environments where the education professionals will be working;
  (e) The determination of the costs and the benefits of funding:
  (A) Paid time for faculty at teacher education institutions to
go to the places where education professionals work and to be
involved in the professional development of the education
professionals; and
  (B) A greater number of substitute teachers for the purpose of
reducing the workload of first-year teachers and providing
additional time to teachers who participate in teacher
preparation;
  (f) The consideration of a program in which a teacher education
institution may apply for funds to assist the institution in
responding to the needs of a school district, as described in a
request for proposals made by the school district; and
  (g) A study of the equity of the current allocation of
resources to professional development programs that have a
clinical practice.
  (7) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
  (8) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
  (9) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (10) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authorities:
  (a) Must make an appointment to become immediately effective,
if the vacancy results in the task force not having a member from
each of the categories described in subsection (3) of this
section.

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  (b) May make an appointment to become immediately effective, if
the task force has at least one member from each category
described in subsection (3) of this section after the vacancy.
  (11) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of
the task force.
  (12) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (13) The task force shall submit a report that describes any
findings made by the task force under subsection (4) of this
section and the proposed system described in subsections (5) and
(6) of this section to the legislative interim committees related
to education no later than December 2, 2010.
  (14) Staff support shall be provided to the task force as
agreed by the appointing authorities of the task force.
  (15) Members of the task force serve as volunteers on the task
force and are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for
expenses.
  (16) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties.
  (17) The task force may work in collaboration with other
entities involved in the development of practices and procedures
that improve the effectiveness of education professionals. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2010 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the next regular biennial legislative
session. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2010 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2010 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House February 9, 2010

Repassed by House February 23, 2010

      ...........................................................
                                             Chief Clerk of House

      ...........................................................
                                                 Speaker of House

Passed by Senate February 20, 2010

      ...........................................................
                                              President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2010

Approved:

......M.,............., 2010

      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2010

      ...........................................................
                                               Secretary of State

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