HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

March 12, 2003 Hearing Room E

1:00 PM Tapes 45

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Vic Backlund, Chair

Rep. Pat Farr, Vice-Chair

Rep. Elaine Hopson, Vice-Chair

Rep. Brad Avakian

Rep. Mary Nolan

Rep. Wayne Scott

MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Billy Dalto

STAFF PRESENT: Jim Keller, Committee Administrator

Jeana Harrington, Committee Assistant

MEASURES HEARD: HB 2450 – Public Hearing

HB 2621 – Public Hearing

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 45, A
004	Chair Backlund	Calls meeting to order at 1:14 PM. Welcomes colleagues and audience. Opens public hearing on HB 2450.
HB 2450 PUBLIC HEARING
010	Jim Keller	Committee Administrator. Reads Staff Measure Summary (SMS) on HB 2450.
015	Rep. Deborah Kafoury	House District 43. Testifies in favor of HB 2450. Directs the committee to the -4 amendments (EXHIBIT A). Explains the intent of the amendment.
033	Rep. Pat Farr	Explains the intent of the -4 amendments. Notes the greater flexibility the bill would allow.
047	Rep. Kafoury	Comments on the fiscal implications of the bill.
057	Chair Backlund	Clarifies there are limitations to funding necessary to the bill.
060	Rep. Kafoury	Affirms and expresses that the bill will not cost the state a great deal. Notes the improvement of the situation over time will inevitably save the state money.
068	Rep. Farr	Offers the bill does not affect the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG).
072	Chair Backlund	Comments.
075	Anthony Granados	Oregon Catholic Conference. Testifies in favor of HB 2450. Lists the merits of the bill.
089	Rep. Kafoury	Notes a problem in the bill and states that she does not support the -4 amendments.
095	Keller	Informs the committee of the problems with the -4 amendments. Explains the amendments will be drafted again.
099	Chair Backlund	Expresses the committee’s desire to have a correct bill.
101	Rep. Kafoury	Apologizes for the problem.
103	Chair Backlund	Closes public hearing on HB 2450. Opens public hearing on HB 2621.
HB 2621 PUBLIC HEARING
112	Keller	Reads SMS on HB 2621.
122	Tom Welter	Executive Director, Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). States that OSAA questions the bill despite amendments. Testifies in opposition of HB 2621. Explains current appeals process. Questions the necessity of the bill.
159	Don Carter	Attorney, OSAA. Refers the committee to part b of the bill. Addresses the appeals process. Describes situations of appeals that require extra time. Testifies in opposition of HB 2621. Notes the issue of business days in a school context. Comments on paragraph 3a.
244	Chair Backlund	Comments on the genesis of the bill. Understands that administrative rules have been changed since a situation occurred.
250	Welter	Affirms that OSAA has amended its rules. Notes the attempt of OSAA to find out if similar appeals had occurred and that those situations have been corrected.
271	Chair Backlund	Clarifies reasoning behind the creation of HB 2450 no longer exists.
	Welter	Speaks to the situation of an appeal.
284	Rep. Hopson	States her approval of the OSAA’s handling of the matter.
292	Chair Backlund	Comments.
295	Rep. Farr	Offers his opinion against legislative involvement in OSAA matters.
311	Chair Backlund	Notes that the bill will not have a work session. Adjourns the meeting at 1:35 PM.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 2450, Staff, 1 p