SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
April 15, 2003 Hearing
Room C
3:00 PM Tape
62
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen.
Charles Starr, Chair
Sen. Ryan
Deckert, Vice-Chair
Sen. Ted Ferrioli
Sen. Bill Morrisette
STAFF PRESENT: Jan McComb, Committee
Administrator
Pam Cox, Committee
Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HJR 16 – Public Hearing and Work
Session
SB 844 – Work Session
SB 129 – Work Session
SB 75 – Work Session
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Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact
words. For complete contents,
please refer to the tapes.
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Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 62, A |
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005 |
Chair Starr |
Calls the committee to order at 3:17 p.m. Opens a public hearing on HJR 16. |
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HJR 16
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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017 |
Ben Boswell |
Former Science Teacher, Molalla County. Testifies in favor of HJR 16 and offers
information on being a science teacher in Joseph Middle and High Schools in which
his students won the team award at the Intel International Science Fair. |
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025 |
Harvey Mathews |
Association of Oregon Industries. Informs the committee that the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair will be coming to Portland May
9-15th next year and explains the goals of the resolution. |
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054 |
Morgan Anderson |
Education Relations Manager, Intel. Explains hosting the International Fair with
Oregon students competing and the advantage of winning scholarships and cash
prizes. |
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086 |
Jim Craven |
American Electronics Association. Offers information and suggests that this
event will put Oregon on the map and will bring and commend students from all
over the world. |
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104 |
Sen. Deckert |
Notes this is a huge opportunity for Oregon and it will
be well represented. |
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125 |
Starr |
Closes public hearing and opens a work session on
HJR 16. |
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HJR 16 – WORK SESSION |
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126 |
Sen.
Ferrioli |
MOTION: Moves HJR 16 be sent to the floor with a
BE ADOPTED recommendation. |
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125 |
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VOTE:
4-0 AYE:
In a roll call vote, all members present vote AYE |
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Chair Starr |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. SEN. DECKERT will lead discussion on
the floor. |
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127 |
Chair Starr |
Closes the work session on HJR 16 and opens a work
session on SB 844. |
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SB 844
– WORK SESSION |
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129 |
Sen.
Deckert |
MOTION: Moves SB 844 to the floor with a DO PASS
recommendation and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means by prior
reference. |
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128 |
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VOTE:
4-0 AYE:
In a roll call vote, all members present vote AYE |
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Chair Starr |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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132 |
Chair Starr |
Closes a work session on SB 844 and opens a work
session on SB 129. |
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SB 129
– WORK SESSION |
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174 |
Jan McComb |
Committee Administrator. Summarizes SB 129. |
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178 |
Sen.
Deckert |
MOTION: Moves SB 129 to the floor with a DO PASS
recommendation. |
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180 |
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VOTE:
4-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members
present vote AYE |
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Chair |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR will lead discussion on the
floor. |
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205 |
Chair Starr |
Closes work session on SB 129 and opens a work
session on SB 75. |
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SB 75 –
WORK SESSION |
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212 |
Sen. Morrissette |
District 6.
Summarizes the -4 amendments and asks if passage of SB 75 would in any
way interfere with the Bill passed out of the House relating to the adoption
of curriculum relating to health |
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230 |
Richard Latour |
Interim Superintendent, Department of
Education. Offers testimony that the bill
is parallel to the House Bill but it provides the structure which would be
used to adopt the outcomes. |
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254 |
Chair Starr |
States a concern before passing this bill. |
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261 |
Morrisette |
Asks if this bill would interfere with the bill just
passed out of the House Committee. |
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263 |
Latour |
States his understanding it would not. |
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Morrisette |
Notes this bill would set the standards for the
House Bill. |
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281 |
Chair Starr |
States there is testimony that others want to
contribute regarding SB 75 so it will not move today. |
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290 |
Morrisette |
Asks if the passage would interfere with parent’s
rights to opt their students out of classes relating to sex education. |
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293 |
Latour |
Answers the rights are not linked in any way it is
not related to student rights. |
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301 |
Chair Starr |
Closes work session on SB 75 and adjourns committee
meeting at 3:40 p.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY – None presented