Section 329.711 - Educational equity advisory committees; rules(1) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the duties, responsibilities and rights of duly elected school district boards. There shall be established at each school district an educational equity advisory committee.(2) The duties of an educational equity advisory committee shall include: (a) Advising the school district board about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions;(b) Advising the school district superintendent about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions; and(c) Informing the school district board and school district superintendent when a situation arises in a school of the school district that negatively impacts underrepresented students and advising the board and superintendent on how best to handle that situation.(3) The educational equity advisory committee may prepare an annual report that: (a) Contains the following information: (A) The successes and challenges the school district has experienced in meeting the educational equity needs of students in the school district;(B) Recommendations the committee made to the school district board and school district superintendent, and the actions that were taken in response to those recommendations; and(C) Any other information required by the State Board of Education by rule.(b) Is made available by being: (A) Distributed to the parents of the students of the school district;(B) Posted on the school district's website;(C) Presented to the school district board in an open meeting with adequate opportunity for public comment; and(D) Sent to the State Board of Education.(4)(a) An educational equity advisory committee shall be selected by the school district board and school district superintendent and must be composed of parents, employees, students and community members from the school district.(b) For the purpose of selecting members, the school district board and school district superintendent: (A) Shall solicit names of possible members from the community;(B) Must ensure that membership is primarily representative of underserved student groups;(C) May not exclude members based on immigration status; and(D) Must comply with any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.(5) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. Section 3, chapter 493, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 3. (1) A school district must first convene an educational equity advisory committee no later than September 15, 2022.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a school district has an average daily membership of 10,000 or less, the school district is not required to first convene an educational equity advisory committee until September 15, 2025. [2021 c. 493, § 3]