Relating to environmental conditions in school facilities; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt Healthy and Safe Schools Plan to address environmental conditions in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis. Requires districts and schools to provide Department of Education with copies of plans. Requires districts and schools to annually review plan and revise as necessary. Specifies minimum content for plan. Requires department to develop model plan as guidance for districts and schools. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations regarding practices for reducing environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires authority to develop information sheets concerning environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires department to make opportunities for professional development available to district and school staff regarding plan requirements and information reporting. Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to make results of testing under plan available to public. Requires districts and schools to provide annual statement regarding plan. Specifies minimum content for statement. Specifies recipients of statement. Requires posting statement on website if website is available. Establishes Healthy School Facilities Fund. Appropriates moneys from fund to department for purpose of financial assistance to school districts, education service districts and public charter schools in adoption, administration and enforcement of Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Expands types of assessment qualifying for Office of School Facilities hardship grants to include school district assessment for environmental hazards under plan. Reduces total amount that may be biennially distributed from State School Fund as facility grants. Provides for biennial transfer from State School Fund to Healthy School Facilities Fund. Limits uses for transferred moneys. Makes reduction in total amount distributed as facility grants and transfer of State School Fund moneys to Healthy School Facilities Fund applicable for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2019. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt mandatory guidelines regarding testing for, and reducing exposure to, lead in water used for drinking or food preparation for inclusion in Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for 2017-2019 biennium to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 1, 2017
Signed Aug 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 8, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Jul 5, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
Jul 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.
legislature
Jul 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
(Amendments distributed.)
legislature
Jun 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
legislature
Jun 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
legislature
Jun 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
legislature
May 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules.
legislature
May 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
4 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
P
Knute Buehler
RRepublican
P
Laurie Monnes Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
Co
A. Richard Vial
RRepublican
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Carla Piluso
DDemocratic
Co
CR
Chuck Riley
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Rayfield
DDemocratic
Co
David Smith
RRepublican
Co
Diego Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
JR
Jeff Reardon
DDemocratic
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