SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION & GENERAL GOVERNMENT

TAPE LOG

 

 

March 22, 2007   Hearing Room B  

8:00 A.M   Tapes 56 - 57

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:            Sen. Vicki Walker, Chair

Sen. Jeff Kruse, Vice-Chair

Sen. Rick Metsger

                                                Sen. Frank Morse 

                                                Sen. Ben Westlund

                                               

STAFF PRESENT:                  Dana Richardson, Committee Administrator

Heather Gravelle, Committee Assistant

 

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:        

                                                SB 479 – Work Session

                                                SB 621 – Public Hearing

                                                SB 532 – Public Hearing

                                                                       

This tape log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules.  For complete contents, please refer to the cassette tapes.

 

TAPE #

AND SIDE

COUNTER

NUMBER

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER

OR CHANGE IN SPEAKER

56A

005

Chair Walker calls the meeting to order at 8:17 a.m.

SB 479 – WORK SESSION

 

010

Dana Richardson, Committee Administrator

 

015

Sen. Richard Devlin, State Senator, Senate District #19

 

040

Chair Walker

 

045

MOTION:  Sen. Westlund moves to ADOPT SB 479-2 amendments dated 3/20/07. (EXHIBIT A)

 

048

VOTE:  5-0-0

 

 

Chair Walker, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.

 

054

MOTION:  Sen. Westlund moves to ADOPT SB 479-4 amendments dated 3/20/07. (EXHIBIT B)

 

056

VOTE:  5-0-0

 

 

Chair Walker, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.

 

062

MOTION:  Sen. Westlund moves SB 479 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation

 

056

VOTE:  5-0-0

AYE:            In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye.

 

 

Chair Walker declares the motion CARRIED.

SEN. DEVLIN will lead discussion on the floor.

56A

066

Chair Walker

SB 621 – PUBLIC HEARING

 

072

Chair Walker

 

076

Dana Richardson, Committee Administrator

 

089

Rep. John Dallum, State Representative, House District #59 (EXHIBIT C)

 

095

Rep. Ben Cannon, State Representative, House District #46

 

100

Rep. Dallum

 

180

Chair Walker

 

182

Rep. Cannon

 

211

Sen. Morse

 

235

Rep. Cannon

 

245

Chair Walker

 

250

Laurie Wimmer-Whelan, Government Relations Consultant, Oregon Education Association (OEA)

 

325

Paul Duchin, Co-President, Eugene Education Association

 

335

Merri Steele, Board Member, OEA

 

340

Duchin

 

400

Chair Walker

57A

005

Vicki Chamberlain, Executive Director, Teachers Standards and Practices Commission (EXHIBIT D)

 

030

Chair Walker

 

032

Chamberlain

 

038

Chair Walker

 

040

Chamberlain

 

060

Chair Walker

 

065

Rachel Nightshade, Student, Armadillo Technical Institute (EXHIBIT E)

 

110

Paul Mayhew, Student, Armadillo Technical Institute (EXHIBIT F)

 

139

Mitchell Harlow, Student, Orcha Charter School

 

145

Don McDonald, Administrator, Eddyville Charter School

 

205

Velma Hartwig, Citizen, Lincoln County (EXHIBIT G)

 

230

Chair Walker

 

232

Linda Duman, Representative, Lourdes Public Charter Schools (EXHIBIT H)

 

270

Chair Walker

 

285

Ed Johnston, Citizen, Lincoln County

 

310

Chair Walker

 

315

Johnston

57A

360

Amanda Ulrich, Student, Armadillo Charter School  (EXHIBIT I)

 

375

Wendy Meyers, Executive Treasurer, Victory Alliance

 

390

Charles Arthur, Director, Portland Charter Schools

56B

025

Kaaren Heikes, Director, Charter Schools Development Center (EXHIBIT J)

The following written testimony was submitted for the record without public testimony:

 

 

Larry Cook, Founders, Eddyville Charter School (EXHIBITS K, L)

 

 

Phil Meager, Chair, Commission on Schools (EXHIBIT M)

 

 

Rob VanNood, Teacher, Trillium Charter School (EXHIBIT N)

 

 

Al Christensen, Parent, Ballston Community School (EXHIBIT O)

 

 

Tara O’Neil, Program Coordinator, Emerson School (EXHIBIT P)

 

 

Jeffrey Clabaugh, Director, Ballston Community School (EXHIBIT Q)

 

 

Mark Jeffrey, Superintendent, Paisley Charter School (EXHIBIT R)

 

 

Madrone Trail Initiative (EXHIBIT S)

SB 532 – PUBLIC HEARING

 

073

Dana Richardson, Committee Administrator

 

080

Marshall Coba, Representative, K-12 Inc.

 

089

Peter Stewart, Senior Vice President, School Development, K 12 Inc.  (EXHIBIT T)

 

144

Chair Walker

 

150

Coba

 

160

Chair Walker

 

175

Stewart

 

185

Chair Walker

 

200

Laurie Wimmer-Whelan, Government Relations Consultant, Oregon Education Association (EXHIBIT U)

 

275

Chair Walker

 

285

Wimmer-Whelan

 

305

Chair Walker

 

325

Wimmer-Whelan

 

375

Tricia Smith, Representative, Oregon School Employees Association

 

400

Chair Walker

57B

015

Stephen Kafoury, Representative,  Insight Schools (EXHIBIT V)

 

045

Chair Walker adjourns the meeting at 10:28 a.m.

 

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

 

  1. SB 479, -2 amendments, staff, 1 p
  2. SB 479, -4 amendments, staff, 1 p
  3. SB 621, written testimony, Rep. John Dallum, 2 pp
  4. SB 621, written testimony, Vicki Chamberlain, 7 pp
  5. SB 621, written testimony, Rachel Nightshade, 1 p
  6. SB 621, written testimony, Paul Mayhew, 2 pp
  7. SB 621, written testimony, Velma Hartwig, 1 p
  8. SB 621, written testimony, Linda Duman, 3 pp
  9. SB 621, written testimony, Amanda Ulrich, 1 p
  10. SB 621, written testimony, Kaaren Heikes, 12 pp
  11. SB 621, written testimony, Larry Cook, 1 p
  12. SB 621, petition, Larry Cook, 13 pp
  13. SB 621, written testimony, Phil Meager, 1 p
  14. SB 621, written testimony, Ron VanHood, 1 p
  15. SB 621, written testimony, Al Christensen, 1 p
  16. SB 621, written testimony, Tara O’Neil, 2 pp
  17. SB 621, written testimony, Jeffrey Clabaugh, 1 p
  18. SB 621, written testimony, Mark Jeffery, 2 pp
  19. SB 621, written testimony, Madrone Trail Initiative, 3 pp
  20. SB 532, written testimony, Peter Stewart, 6 pp
  21. SB 532, written testimony, Laurie Wimmer-Whelan, 2 pp
  22. SB 532, report, Stephen Kafoury, 18 pp