Oregon Code § 171.857·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Appointment; quorum; report.
(1) For each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
jointly appoint a special legislative committee to issue a report pursuant to
section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution.
(2) The committee
may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a
majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority
of committee members from the Senate.
(3) Action by the
committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from
the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the
Senate.
(4) In the
report, the Legislative Assembly shall accomplish one of the following:
(a) Demonstrate
that the amount within the budget appropriated for the states system of
kindergarten through grade 12 public education is the amount of moneys, as
determined by the Quality Education Commission established by ORS 327.500, that
is sufficient to meet the quality goals.
(b) Identify the
reasons that the amount appropriated for the states system of kindergarten
through grade 12 public education is not sufficient, the extent of the
insufficiency and the impact of the insufficiency on the ability of the states
system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education to meet the quality
goals. In identifying the impact of the insufficiency, the Legislative Assembly
shall include in the report how the amount appropriated in the budget may
affect both the current practices and student performance identified by the
commission under ORS 327.506 (4)(a) and the best practices and student
performance identified by the commission under ORS 327.506 (4)(b).
(5)(a)
Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, the committee may make a
determination that the report of the Quality Education Commission should not be
used as the basis for carrying out the reporting requirements of section 8,
Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution, and subsection (4) of this section. If
the report is not used, the committee shall identify the reasons for not using
the report to meet the reporting requirements and shall outline an alternative
methodology for making the findings required by section 8, Article VIII of the
Oregon Constitution.
(b) The
alternative methodology shall be based on:
(A) Research,
data and public values; and
(B) The
performance of successful schools, professional judgment or a combination of
the performance of successful schools and professional judgment.
(c) The
Legislative Assembly shall include in the report that uses the alternative
methodology a determination of how the amount appropriated may affect the
ability of the states system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education
to meet quality goals established by law, including expected student
performance against those goals.
(6) The
Legislative Assembly shall identify in the report whether the states system of
post-secondary public education has quality goals established by law. If there
are quality goals, the Legislative Assembly shall include in the report a
determination that the amount appropriated in the budget is sufficient to meet
those goals or an identification of the reasons the amount appropriated is not
sufficient, the extent of the insufficiency and the impact of the insufficiency
on the ability of the states system of post-secondary public education to meet
those quality goals.
(7) The report
shall be issued within 180 days after the Legislative Assembly adjourns sine
die.
(8) The
Legislative Assembly shall provide public notice of the reports issuance,
including posting the report on the Internet and providing a print version of
the report upon request. [2001 c.895 §7; 2003 c.14 §69; 2007 c.790 §3; 2011
c.272 §17; 2011 c.545 §8; 2024 c.95 §14]
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