2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 09 - Education and Culture
Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education
Section 326.010

[Repealed by 1961 c.624 §8 and 1965 c.519 §15]

CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICE

Note: Sections 1 to 3 and 11, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, provide:

Sec. 1. Chief Education Office; duties; rules. (1) The Chief Education Office is established for the purpose of coordinating with education stakeholders to establish a unified public education system that ensures that all public school students in this state reach the educational goals established for this state.

(2) The duties of the office include:

(a) Coordinating with education stakeholders to streamline and connect early childhood services to public education from kindergarten through grade 12 and to streamline and connect public education from kindergarten through grade 12 to post-secondary education. To fulfill this duty, the office shall collaborate with:

(A) The Early Learning Council.

(B) The State Board of Education.

(C) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(D) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

(E) The Youth Development Council.

(b) Coordinating with education stakeholders to provide a seamless education system that:

(A) Eliminates systemic barriers;

(B) Provides educational equity for opportunity and success; and

(C) Meets educational goals established for this state by:

(i) Being culturally responsive; and

(ii) Identifying existing strengths among collaborating partners and including those strengths in the construction and implementation of state agency initiatives.

(c) Providing an integrated, statewide data system that contains student-level outcomes from all public education institutions in order to allow for longitudinal analysis and research.

(d) Working with the Quality Education Commission to identify best practices for school districts and the costs and benefits of the adoption of those best practices by school districts.

(e) Collaborating with education stakeholders to develop and review the educational goals established for this state.

(f) Monitoring and reporting on state progress toward achieving the educational goals established for this state, as measured by targets and outcomes.

(3) In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the office may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the office is charged with administering. [2011 c.519 §1; 2011 c.519 §8; 2012 c.36 §§20,21; 2015 c.774 §1]

Sec. 2. Chief Education Officer; qualifications; duties. (1) The Governor shall appoint a Chief Education Officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(2) The Chief Education Officer shall serve as the administrative head of the Chief Education Office.

(3) The Chief Education Officer shall be a person who, by training and experience, is well qualified to:

(a) Perform the duties of the office, as determined by the Governor; and

(b) Assist in carrying out the purposes of the Chief Education Office.

(4) The Chief Education Officer shall:

(a) Have direction and control over the positions identified in paragraph (b) of this subsection for matters related to the design and organization of multiagency planning.

(b) Coordinate with the following persons for matters related to the other duties of the Chief Education Office:

(A) The Early Learning System Director.

(B) The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(C) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(D) The executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

(E) The Youth Development Director. [2011 c.519 §2; 2012 c.36 §1; 2013 c.747 §29; 2015 c.774 §4]

Sec. 3. Oregon Education Investment Fund. (1) The Oregon Education Investment Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Oregon Education Investment Fund may be invested and reinvested. Interest earned by the Oregon Education Investment Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) Moneys in the Oregon Education Investment Fund are continuously appropriated to the Chief Education Office for the purpose of funding the duties of the office related to early childhood learning and public education from kindergarten through post-secondary education. [2011 c.519 §3; 2015 c.774 §5]

Sec. 11. Transfer of records and property from Chief Education Office. (1) On June 30, 2019, the Chief Education Officer shall deliver to the Early Learning System Director all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Chief Education Officer that relate to the duties, functions and powers of the Early Learning Council. The Early Learning System Director shall take possession of the records and property.

(2) On June 30, 2019, the Chief Education Officer shall deliver to the Superintendent of Public Instruction all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Chief Education Officer that relate to the duties, functions and powers of the State Board of Education. The superintendent shall take possession of the records and property.

(3) On June 30, 2019, the Chief Education Officer shall deliver to the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Chief Education Officer that relate to the duties, functions and powers of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The executive director shall take possession of the records and property.

(4) On June 30, 2019, the Chief Education Officer shall deliver to the executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Chief Education Officer that relate to the duties, functions and powers of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. The executive director shall take possession of the records and property.

(5) On June 30, 2019, the Chief Education Officer shall deliver to the Youth Development Director all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Chief Education Officer that relate to the duties, functions and powers of the Youth Development Council. The Youth Development Director shall take possession of the records and property.

(6) The Governor shall resolve any disputes relating to transfers of records and property under this section, and the Governor’s decision is final. [2011 c.519 §11; 2012 c.37 §2; 2015 c.774 §6]

Note: Section 72, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, provides:

Sec. 72. Sunset of Chief Education Office. (1)(a) Section 1, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, as amended by section 8, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, sections 20 and 21, chapter 36, Oregon Laws 2012, and section 1, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed on June 30, 2019.

(b) Section 2, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, as amended by section 1, chapter 36, Oregon Laws 2012, section 29, chapter 747, Oregon Laws 2013, and section 4, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed on June 30, 2019.

(c) Section 3, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, as amended by section 5, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed on June 30, 2019.

(2) The amendments to ORS 326.021 by section 42, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(3) The amendments to ORS 326.300 by section 43, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(4) The amendments to ORS 326.425 by section 44, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(5) The amendments to ORS 326.430 by section 45, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(6) The amendments to ORS 326.500 by section 46, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(7) The amendments to ORS 327.380 by section 8, chapter 739, Oregon Laws 2013, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(8) The amendments to ORS 327.800 by section 67a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(9) The amendments to ORS 327.810 by section 68a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(10) The amendments to ORS 327.815 by section 69a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(11) The amendments to ORS 327.820 by section 70a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(12) The amendments to ORS 342.208 by section 53, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(13) The amendments to ORS 342.350 by section 54, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(14) The amendments to ORS 342.410 by section 55, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(15) The amendments to ORS 342.443 by section 56, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(16) The amendments to ORS 342.950 by section 57, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, and section 8c, chapter 790, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(17) The amendments to ORS 351.077 [renumbered 350.100] by section 75a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(18) The amendments to ORS 351.203 [renumbered 352.018] by section 58, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(19) The amendments to ORS 351.725 [renumbered 350.065] by section 60, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(20) The amendments to ORS 351.735 [renumbered 350.075] by section 61, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(21) The amendments to ORS 417.796 by section 62, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(22) The amendments to ORS 417.847 by section 63, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(23) The amendments to ORS 417.852 by section 64, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(24) The amendments to ORS 660.324 by section 65, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(25) The amendments to section 11, chapter 188, Oregon Laws 2015 [342.448], by section 76a, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative on June 30, 2019.

(26) Section 8, chapter 85, Oregon Laws 2014, becomes operative on June 30, 2019.

(27) The amendments to sections 11 [344.059] and 12 [344.141] of this 2015 Act by sections 13 and 14 of this 2015 Act [sections 13 and 14, chapter 763, Oregon Laws 2015] become operative on June 30, 2019. [2015 c.774 §72; 2015 c.682 §14; 2015 c.763 §20]