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Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 326.425

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section operative June 30, 2019.  See, also, section operative until June 30, 2019.>

(1) The Early Learning Council is established.

(2) The council is established to oversee a unified system of early learning services for the purpose of ensuring that children enter school ready to learn. The Early Learning Council shall ensure that children enter school ready to learn by:

(a) Serving as the state advisory council for purposes of the federal Head Start Act, as provided by ORS 417.796.

(b) Implementing and overseeing a system that coordinates the delivery of early learning services.

(c) Overseeing the Oregon Early Learning System created by ORS 417.727.

(3) The council consists of members appointed as provided by subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(4)(a) The Governor shall appoint nine voting members who are appointed for a term of four years and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. A person appointed under this subsection may not be appointed to serve more than two consecutive full terms as a council member.

(b) When determining whom to appoint to the council under this subsection, the Governor shall:

(A) Ensure that each congressional district of this state is represented;

(B) Ensure that each member meets the following qualifications:

(i) Demonstrates leadership skills in civics or the member's profession;

(ii) To the greatest extent practicable, contributes to the council's representation of the geographic, ethnic, gender, racial and economic diversity of this state; and

(iii) Contributes to the council's expertise, knowledge and experience in early childhood development, early childhood care, early childhood education, family financial stability, populations disproportionately burdened by poor education outcomes and outcome-based best practices; and

(C) Solicit recommendations from the Speaker of the House of Representatives for at least two members and from the President of the Senate for at least two members.

(5) In addition to the members appointed under subsection (4) of this section, the Governor shall appoint voting, ex officio members who represent the state agencies and other entities that are required to be represented on a state advisory council for purposes of the federal Head Start Act and who represent the tribes of this state.

(6) The activities of the council shall be directed and supervised by the Early Learning System Director who is appointed by the Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

(7) In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the council may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the council is charged with administering.

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