Oregon Measure 42, Standardized Testing of Public School Students Initiative (1996)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 42 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require annual standardized testing for public school students in grades 4-12. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to require annual standardized testing for public school students in grades 4-12. |
Election results
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| Yes | 460,553 | 34.93% | ||
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857,878 | 65.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 42 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REQUIRES TESTING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS; PUBLIC REPORT QUESTION: Shall constitution require annual testing of grade 4-12 public school students, and public report on total testing results? SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Requires annual testing of all grade 4-12 public school students. Tests include, but not limited to, math and verbal skills. All students in same grade must take same test in same academic year. Tests cannot contain moral, social, or political value testing. Individual results must be released to student and parents. Department of Education must issue public report with total testing results, by school and grade. Each student's results must be kept for research purposes, cross-reference with college admission tests. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: Direct state expenditures to implement a one-time change required by this measure is estimated at $525,000. Annual direct expenditures of administering and updating the tests are .estimated at $1.985 million to $6.914 million depending on the type of test used. Allocation of these expenditures between state and local school districts cannot be determined. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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