ORS § 327.061 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.061
327.061 Computation of number of students in average daily membership
Status: in_force

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(a) Numbers of students in average daily membership used in the distribution formula as specified in ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) (1)(c), shall be projections of the average daily membership in the school district for the school year ending on June 30 of the distribution year. The Department of Education shall verify all projections used for purposes of the distribution formula.

(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of this subsection:

(A) A student may be included in average daily membership only if the student is reported with a school identification number, as issued in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(B) A student may not be included in average daily membership if the student has only a program identification number. As used in this subparagraph, “program” means a series of interrelated activities or services contributing to the attainment of a goal or set of goals that are provided on a part-time basis, for a temporary time period or as a secondary component of educational services.

(2) The department shall use information from the Department of Revenue under ORS 311.175 (Loss of revenue by school taxing districts) as the basis for determining projected school district property taxes. The department shall request relevant information from the school districts to enable the department to estimate the amount each school district shall receive from the State School Fund. The department shall provide this estimate no later than the first Monday in March of each year for the distribution for the following fiscal year.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a school district may appeal to the department any projection verified by the department under subsection (1) of this section. The department shall rule on the appeal in a timely manner and if necessary issue a revised estimate of the amount each school district shall receive from the State School Fund no later than the last Friday in March.

(4) A school district may not appeal any projection verified under subsection (1) of this section if the school district failed to provide information requested by the department under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Notwithstanding the dates provided by this section and pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may specify an alternative date to provide an estimate or revised estimate if a human-created disaster or a natural disaster affects the ability of the Department of Education to provide the estimate or revised estimate by the date specified by this section. [1991 c.780 §11; 1993 c.18 §88; 2009 c.184 §2; 2009 c.698 §13; 2023 c.197 §1]

Source: Section 327.061 — Computation of number of students in average daily membership , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.260 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.260
337.260 Textbooks on American history and government
Status: in_force

Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks on American history and government which adequately stress the services rendered by those who achieved our national independence, who established our form of constitutional government and who preserved our federal union. Respect for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and their contributions to our history and system of government shall be reflected in the textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §265; 1975 c.754 §17; 1985 c.388 §2; 1985 c.709 §3; 1991 c.886 §14; 1993 c.45 §§304,305]

Note: The amendments to 337.260 (Textbooks on American history and government) by section 3, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative September 30, 2026. See section 4, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019. The text that is operative on and after September 30, 2026, including amendments by section 2, chapter 328, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

337.260 (Textbooks on American history and government) . Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks and other instructional materials for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks and other instructional materials on American history and government that adequately stress the services rendered by those who achieved our national independence, who established our form of constitutional government and who preserved our federal union. Textbooks and other instructional materials shall adequately address the roles in and contributions to the economic, political and social development of Oregon and the United States by men and women who:

(1) Are Native American;

(2) Are of European, African, Asian, Pacific Island, Chicano, Latino, Middle Eastern or Jewish descent;

(3) Have disabilities;

(4) Are immigrants or refugees; or

(5) Are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Note: Section 5, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, provides:

Sec. 5. (1) The Department of Education shall provide professional development to teachers and administrators relating to:

(a) Academic content standards developed pursuant to ORS 329.494 (Instruction about the Holocaust and genocide) (1), as amended by section 4, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, to ensure that school districts are able to offer instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS 329.494 (Instruction about the Holocaust and genocide) (1), as amended by section 4, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, no later than the 2026-2027 school year.

(b) Academic content standards adopted pursuant to ORS 329.045 (Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards) (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, and to the selection of textbooks under ORS 337.260 (Textbooks on American history and government) , as amended by section 3, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, to ensure that school districts are able to offer instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS 329.045 (Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards) (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, no later than the 2026-2027 school year.

(2) The department may contract for the provision of professional development required by this section.

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that establish standards and any other criteria for the professional development required under this section. [2019 c.202 §5; 2023 c.588 §3]

Source: Section 337.260 — Textbooks on American history and government , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.330 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.330
357.330 Definitions for ORS 357.330 to 357.370
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 357.330 (Definitions for ORS 357.330 to 357.370) to 357.370 (Duty of compact administrator upon withdrawal from compact) , except where the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Compact” means the Interstate Library Compact.

(2) “Public library agency”, with reference to this state, means the State Library or any local government unit authorized by ORS 357.410 (Authority of local government units for public libraries) to establish a public library, or any public library board. [1965 c.354 §1; 1975 c.476 §32]

Source: Section 357.330 — Definitions for ORS 357.330 to 357.370 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.603 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.603
326.603 Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , the Department of Education may require the fingerprints of:

(a) A school district or private school contractor, whether part-time or full-time, or an employee of a contractor, whether part-time or full-time, who has direct, unsupervised contact with students as determined by the district or private school.

(b) A person newly hired, whether part-time or full-time, by a school district or private school in a capacity not described in ORS 342.223 (Criminal records check) (1).

(c) A person who is a community college faculty member providing instruction:

(A) At the site of an early childhood education program or at a school site as part of an early childhood education program; or

(B) At a kindergarten through grade 12 school site during the regular school day.

(d) A person who is an employee of a public charter school.

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(a) A school district shall send to the Department of Education for purposes of a criminal records check any information, including fingerprints, for each person described in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) A private school may send to the Department of Education for purposes of a criminal records check any information, including fingerprints, for each person described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section.

(3) The Department of Education shall request that the Department of State Police conduct a criminal records check as provided in ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) and may charge the school district or private school a fee as established by rule under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) . The school district or private school may recover its costs or a portion thereof from the person described in subsection (1) of this section. If the person described in subsection (1)(b) or (d) of this section requests, the school district shall and a private school may withhold the amount from amounts otherwise due the person, including a periodic payroll deduction rather than a lump sum payment.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Education may not require fingerprints of a person described in subsection (1) of this section if the person or the person’s employer was checked in one school district or private school and is currently seeking to work in another district or private school unless the person lived outside this state during the interval between the two periods of time of working in the district or private school.

(5) Nothing in this section requires a person described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (d) of this section to submit to fingerprinting until the person has been offered employment or a contract by a school district or private school. Contractor employees may not be required to submit to fingerprinting until the contractor has been offered a contract.

(6) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section states on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education that the person has not been convicted of a crime but the criminal records check indicates that the person has a conviction, the department shall determine whether the person knowingly made a false statement as to the conviction. The department shall develop a process and criteria to use for appeals of a determination under this subsection.

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(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall inform a school district or private school if a person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3) or has knowingly made a false statement on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education as to the conviction of any crime.

(b) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3), a school district may not employ or contract with the person and a private school may choose not to employ or contract with the person. Notification by the superintendent that the school district may not employ or contract with the person shall remove the person from any school district policies, collective bargaining provisions regarding dismissal procedures and appeals and the provisions of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) .

(c) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section has knowingly made a false statement on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education as to the conviction of a crime not listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3), a school district or private school may choose to employ or contract with the person.

(8) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section refuses to consent to the criminal records check or refuses to be fingerprinted, the school district shall terminate the employment or contract status of the person. Termination under this subsection removes the person from any school district policies, collective bargaining provisions regarding dismissal procedures and appeals and the provisions of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) .

(9) A school district may not hire or continue to employ or contract with or allow the contractor to continue to assign a person to the school project if the person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime according to the provisions of ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) .

(10) As used in this section and ORS 326.607 (Background check policy for volunteers) :

(a) “Private school” means a school that:

(A) Offers education in prekindergarten, kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, or any combination of those grade levels; and

(B) Provides instructional programs that are not limited solely to dancing, drama, music, religious or athletic instruction.

(b) “School district” means:

(A) A school district as defined in ORS 330.003 (“Merger” and “school district” defined for chapter) .

(B) The Oregon School for the Deaf.

(C) An educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program.

(D) A public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) .

(E) An education service district.

(F) An approved recovery school as defined in ORS 336.680 (Requirement to provide appropriate education to students enrolled in approved recovery school) . [1993 c.674 §8; 1995 c.67 §40; 1995 c.446 §7; 1997 c.4 §1; 1997 c.536 §1; 1997 c.753 §2; 1999 c.200 §25; 1999 c.1054 §4; 2001 c.407 §4; 2005 c.730 §13; 2007 c.35 §1; 2007 c.858 §63; 2009 c.437 §1; 2009 c.562 §20; 2011 c.301 §5; 2013 c.26 §1; 2022 c.116 §§1,1a; 2023 c.513 §§12,13]

Note: The amendments to 326.603 (Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors) by section 1a, chapter 116, Oregon Laws 2022, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 1b, chapter 116, Oregon Laws 2022. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, including amendments by section 1, chapter 116, Oregon Laws 2022, and section 12, chapter 513, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

326.603 (Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors) . (1) For the purposes of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , the Department of Education may require the fingerprints of:

(a) A school district or private school contractor, whether part-time or full-time, or an employee of a contractor, whether part-time or full-time, who has direct, unsupervised contact with students as determined by the district or private school.

(b) A person newly hired, whether part-time or full-time, by a school district or private school in a capacity not described in ORS 342.223 (Criminal records check) (1).

(c) A person who is a community college faculty member providing instruction:

(A) At the site of an early childhood education program or at a school site as part of an early childhood education program; or

(B) At a kindergarten through grade 12 school site during the regular school day.

(d) A person who is an employee of a public charter school.

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(a) A school district shall send to the Department of Education for purposes of a criminal records check any information, including fingerprints, for each person described in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) A private school may send to the Department of Education for purposes of a criminal records check any information, including fingerprints, for each person described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section.

(3) The Department of Education shall request that the Department of State Police conduct a criminal records check as provided in ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) and may charge the school district or private school a fee as established by rule under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) . The school district or private school may recover its costs or a portion thereof from the person described in subsection (1) of this section. If the person described in subsection (1)(b) or (d) of this section requests, the school district shall and a private school may withhold the amount from amounts otherwise due the person, including a periodic payroll deduction rather than a lump sum payment.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Education may not require fingerprints of a person described in subsection (1) of this section if:

(a) The person or the person’s employer was checked in one school district or private school and is currently seeking to work in another district or private school unless the person lived outside this state during the interval between the two periods of time of working in the district or private school; or

(b) The department determines that the person:

(A) Submitted to a criminal records check for the person’s immediately previous employer, the employer is a school district or private school and the person has not lived outside this state between the two periods of employment;

(B) Submitted to a criminal records check conducted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission within the previous three years; or

(C) Remained continuously licensed or registered with the commission.

(5) Nothing in this section requires a person described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (d) of this section to submit to fingerprinting until the person has been offered employment or a contract by a school district or private school. Contractor employees may not be required to submit to fingerprinting until the contractor has been offered a contract.

(6) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section states on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education that the person has not been convicted of a crime but the criminal records check indicates that the person has a conviction, the department shall determine whether the person knowingly made a false statement as to the conviction. The department shall develop a process and criteria to use for appeals of a determination under this subsection.

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(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall inform a school district or private school if a person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3) or has knowingly made a false statement on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education as to the conviction of any crime.

(b) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3), a school district may not employ or contract with the person and a private school may choose not to employ or contract with the person. Notification by the superintendent that the school district may not employ or contract with the person shall remove the person from any school district policies, collective bargaining provisions regarding dismissal procedures and appeals and the provisions of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) .

(c) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section has knowingly made a false statement on a criminal history form provided by the Department of Education as to the conviction of a crime not listed in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) (3), a school district or private school may choose to employ or contract with the person.

(8) If a person described in subsection (1) of this section refuses to consent to the criminal records check or refuses to be fingerprinted, the school district shall terminate the employment or contract status of the person. Termination under this subsection removes the person from any school district policies, collective bargaining provisions regarding dismissal procedures and appeals and the provisions of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) .

(9) A school district may not hire or continue to employ or contract with or allow the contractor to continue to assign a person to the school project if the person described in subsection (1) of this section has been convicted of a crime according to the provisions of ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) .

(10) As used in this section and ORS 326.607 (Background check policy for volunteers) :

(a) “Private school” means a school that:

(A) Offers education in prekindergarten, kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, or any combination of those grade levels; and

(B) Provides instructional programs that are not limited solely to dancing, drama, music, religious or athletic instruction.

(b) “School district” means:

(A) A school district as defined in ORS 330.003 (“Merger” and “school district” defined for chapter) .

(B) The Oregon School for the Deaf.

(C) An educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program.

(D) A public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) .

(E) An education service district.

(F) An approved recovery school as defined in ORS 336.680 (Requirement to provide appropriate education to students enrolled in approved recovery school) .

Source: Section 326.603 — Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.920 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.920
358.920 Prohibited conduct
Status: in_force

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(a) A person may not excavate, injure, destroy or alter an archaeological site or object or remove an archaeological object located on public or private lands in Oregon unless that activity is authorized by a permit issued under ORS 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) .

(b) Collection of an arrowhead from the surface of public or private land is permitted if collection can be accomplished without the use of any tool.

(c) It is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if:

(A) A person possesses the objects described in paragraph (a) of this subsection;

(B) A person possesses any tool that could be used to remove such objects from the ground; and

(C) A person does not possess a permit required under ORS 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) .

(2) A person may not sell, purchase, trade, barter or exchange or offer to sell, purchase, trade, barter or exchange any archaeological object that has been removed from an archaeological site on public land or obtained from private land within the State of Oregon without the written permission of the landowner.

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(a) A person may not sell, trade, barter or exchange or offer to sell, trade, barter or exchange any archaeological object unless the person furnishes the purchaser a certificate of origin to accompany the object that is being sold or offered. The certificate shall include:

(A) For objects obtained from public land:

(i) A statement that the object was originally acquired before October 15, 1983.

(ii) The location from which the object was obtained and a brief cumulative description of how the object had come into the possession of the current owner in accordance with the provisions of ORS 358.905 (Definitions for ORS 358.905 to 358.961) to 358.961 (Time limitations on actions or proceedings) and 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) .

(iii) A statement that the object is not human remains, a funerary object, sacred object or object of cultural patrimony.

(B) For objects obtained from private land:

(i) A statement that the object is not human remains, a funerary object, sacred object or object of cultural patrimony.

(ii) A copy of the written permission of the landowner to acquire the object.

(b) As used in this subsection, “certificate of origin” means a signed and notarized statement that meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection.

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(a) If the archaeological object was acquired after October 15, 1983, from public lands, any object not described in paragraph (b) of this subsection is under the stewardship of the state and shall be delivered to the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology. The museum shall work with the appropriate Indian tribe and other interested parties to develop appropriate curatorial facilities for artifacts and other material records, photographs and documents relating to the cultural or historic properties in this state. Generally, artifacts shall be curated as close to the community of their origin as their proper care allows. If it is not feasible to curate artifacts within this state, the museum may after consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe or tribes enter into agreements with organizations outside this state to provide curatorial services; and

(b) If the object is human remains, a funerary object, a sacred object or an object of cultural patrimony, it shall be dealt with according to ORS 97.740 (Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760) , 97.745 (Prohibited acts) and 97.750 (Permitted acts) .

(5) A person may not excavate an archaeological site on privately owned property unless that person has the property owner’s written permission.

(6) If human remains are encountered during excavations of an archaeological site on privately owned property, the person shall stop all excavations and report the find to the landowner, the state police, the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Commission on Indian Services. All funerary objects relating to the burial shall be delivered as required by ORS 358.940 (Reinterment required) .

(7) This section does not apply to a person who disturbs an Indian cairn or burial. Any person who disturbs an Indian cairn or burial for any reason shall comply with the provisions of ORS 97.740 (Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760) to 97.760 (Civil action by Indian tribe or member) .

(8) Violation of the provisions of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. [1983 c.620 §3; 1993 c.459 §4; 1995 c.543 §4; 1997 c.249 §115]

Source: Section 358.920 — Prohibited conduct; exception; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.606 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.606
326.606 Department rulemaking related to criminal records checks
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ORS 183.335 (Notice) (5), the Department of Education may not adopt a rule related to criminal records checks, as provided by ORS 326.604 (Authority of Department of Education to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees) , without prior notice or hearing or upon abbreviated notice and hearing. [2009 c.438 §2]

Source: Section 326.606 — Department rulemaking related to criminal records checks , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.506 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.506
327.506 Quality education goals
Status: in_force

(1) The quality goals for the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education include those established under ORS 329.007 (Definitions for chapter) , 329.015 (Educational goals) , 329.025 (Characteristics of school system) , 329.045 (Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards) and 329.065 (Adequate funding required) .

(2) Each biennium the Quality Education Commission shall determine the amount of moneys sufficient to ensure that the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education meets the quality goals.

(3) In determining the amount of moneys sufficient to meet the quality goals, the commission shall identify best practices that lead to high student performance and the costs of implementing those best practices in the state’s kindergarten through grade 12 public schools. Those best practices shall be based on research, data, professional judgment and public values.

(4) Prior to August 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly that identifies:

(a) Current practices in the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education, the costs of continuing those practices and the expected student performance under those practices; and

(b) The best practices for meeting the quality goals, the costs of implementing the best practices and the expected student performance under the best practices.

(5) In addition, the commission shall provide in the report issued under subsection (4) of this section at least two alternatives for meeting the quality goals. The alternatives may use different approaches for meeting the quality goals or use a phased implementation of best practices for meeting the quality goals. [2001 c.895 §5; 2003 c.303 §14; 2007 c.858 §31]

Source: Section 327.506 — Quality education goals; duties; report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.317 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.317
341.317 Educational services to adults in custody at correctional institutions
Status: in_force

(1) Reimbursement from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS 341.620 (Community College Support Fund) may be made available to community colleges that deliver educational services to adults in custody confined to the state-operated correctional facilities and to locally operated correctional facilities. The reimbursement shall be distributed as directed in ORS 341.626 (Distribution of state aid) and the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(2) The commission shall review and approve services to correctional institutions at least once biennially.

(3) The enrollment limitation, as provided by ORS 341.022 (Maximum reimbursable enrollments in nondistrict areas) , does not apply to persons receiving services under this section.

(4) Reimbursement from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS 341.620 (Community College Support Fund) may not be made available to community colleges for delivering educational services to adults in custody confined in federal prisons. Neither shall local property taxes be used to support the services. A host community college shall support the services through a contractual arrangement with the federal government. [1987 c.204 §3; 1989 c.256 §1; 1995 c.67 §15; 2013 c.747 §60; 2019 c.213 §130]

Source: Section 341.317 — Educational services to adults in custody at correctional institutions; reimbursement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.370 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.370
339.370 Definitions for ORS 339.370 to 339.400
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 339.370 (Definitions for ORS 339.370 to 339.400) to 339.400 (Training) :

(1) “Abuse” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.005 (Definitions) .

(2) “Agent” means a person acting as an agent for an education provider in a manner that requires the person to have direct, unsupervised contact with students.

(3) “Commission licensee” has the meaning given that term in ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter) .

(4) “Contractor” means a person providing services to an education provider under a contract in a manner that requires the person to have direct, unsupervised contact with students.

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(a) “Education provider” means:

(A) A school district, as defined in ORS 332.002 (Definitions for chapter) .

(B) The Oregon School for the Deaf.

(C) An educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program.

(D) A public charter school, as defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) .

(E) An education service district, as defined in ORS 334.003 (Definitions for chapter) .

(F) An approved recovery school, as defined in ORS 336.680 (Requirement to provide appropriate education to students enrolled in approved recovery school) .

(G) Any state-operated program that provides educational services to students.

(H) A private school.

(b) “Education provider” does not include:

(A) The Oregon Youth Authority;

(B) The Department of Corrections; or

(C) The Department of Education, except when functioning as an education provider on behalf of the Oregon School for the Deaf.

(6) “Investigation” means a detailed inquiry into the factual allegations of a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct that:

(a) Is based on interviews with the person who initiated the report, the person who may have been subjected to abuse or sexual conduct, witnesses and the person who is the subject of the report; and

(b) Results in a finding that the report:

(A) Is a substantiated report;

(B) Cannot be substantiated; or

(C) Is not a report of abuse or sexual conduct.

(7) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.005 (Definitions) .

(8) “Licensed administrator” means a person who is employed as an administrator of an education provider and who:

(a) Holds an administrative license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) (3)(f) or (g); or

(b) Does not hold an administrative license issued by the commission because the person is employed by an education provider that does not require administrators to be licensed by the commission.

(9) “Private school” means a school that provides to students instructional programs that are not limited solely to dancing, drama, music, religious or athletic instruction.

(10) “School board” means the entity charged with adopting policies for an education provider.

(11) “School employee” means an employee of an education provider.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Sexual conduct” means verbal or physical conduct or verbal, written or electronic communications by a school employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer that involve a student and that are:

(A) Sexual advances or requests for sexual favors directed toward the student; or

(B) Of a sexual nature that are directed toward the student or that have the effect of unreasonably interfering with the student’s educational performance, or of creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment.

(b) “Sexual conduct” does not include:

(A) Touching or other physical contact:

(i) That is necessitated by the nature of the school employee’s job duties or by the services required to be provided by the contractor, agent or volunteer; and

(ii) For which there is no sexual intent.

(B) Verbal, written or electronic communications that are provided as part of an education program that meets state educational standards or a policy approved by the school board.

(C) Conduct or communications described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if the school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer is also a student and the conduct or communications:

(i) Arise out of a consensual relationship between students;

(ii) Do not create an intimidating or hostile educational environment; and

(iii) Are not prohibited by law, any policies of the education provider or any applicable employment agreements.

(13) “Student” means any person:

(a) Who is:

(A) In any grade from prekindergarten through grade 12; or

(B) Twenty-one years of age or younger and receiving educational or related services from an education provider that is not a post-secondary institution of education; or

(b) Who was previously known as a student by the person engaging in sexual conduct and who left school or graduated from high school within 90 days prior to the sexual conduct.

(14) “Substantiated report” means a report of abuse or sexual conduct that a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the Department of Education or an education provider has reasonable cause to believe, based on the available evidence after conducting an investigation, is founded.

(15) “Volunteer” means a person acting as a volunteer for an education provider in a manner that requires the person to have direct, unsupervised contact with students. [2005 c.367 §1; 2007 c.501 §1; 2007 c.858 §68; 2009 c.93 §1; 2009 c.562 §22; 2011 c.301 §6; 2012 c.92 §2; 2019 c.618 §1; 2021 c.386 §§1,1a; 2021 c.391 §1; 2023 c.513 §17]

Source: Section 339.370 — Definitions for ORS 339.370 to 339.400 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 340.300 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 340 / Section 340.300
340.300 School districts to provide accelerated college credit programs
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “accelerated college credit programs” includes dual credit programs, two-plus-two programs, advanced placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs.

(2) Each school district shall:

(a) Provide students in grades 9 through 12 with accelerated college credit programs including, but not limited to, accelerated college credit programs related to language arts, mathematics and science; or

(b) Ensure that students in grades 9 through 12 have online access to accelerated college credit programs including, but not limited to, accelerated college credit programs related to language arts, mathematics and science. [2011 c.639 §4; 2021 c.178 §10]

Source: Section 340.300 — School districts to provide accelerated college credit programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors340.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.231 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.231
357.231 Number of board members
Status: in_force

(1) Five district board members shall be elected at the election for district formation. Nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy described in ORS 249.031 (Contents of petition or declaration) shall be filed with the county governing body. The fee for a declaration of candidacy shall be as prescribed in ORS 255.235 (Nomination of candidates for election to district boards) .

(2) If the effective date of the formation of the district occurs in an odd-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for two-year terms. If the effective date of the formation occurs in an even-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for one-year terms.

(3) Each district board member shall hold office until election and qualification of a successor. [1981 c.226 §4; 1999 c.318 §51]

Source: Section 357.231 — Number of board members; terms , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.170 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.170
328.170 Directors as fund commissioners
Status: in_force

The directors of School District No. 1 of Klamath County are appointed as a board of common school fund commissioners for the district to approve all applications for loans as to title and value of the security offered. The security shall be real property in Klamath County of at least double the value of the loan. The clerk of the district shall make no loan or release any security without prior board approval.

Source: Section 328.170 — Directors as fund commissioners , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.300 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.300
327.300 Definitions for ORS 327.300 to 327.320
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 327.300 (Definitions for ORS 327.300 to 327.320) to 327.320 (School Facility Improvement Fund) :

(1) “Construction” includes land acquisition, planning, design, construction, remodeling, altering, furnishing and equipping public school facilities.

(2) “Maintenance” includes repairing, replacement and other capital maintenance but does not include cleaning.

(3) “Public school facility” includes facilities used for classroom instruction, multipurpose activities, libraries or any other use associated with public education in preschool through grade 12, and includes facilities that may be used by more than one school district.

(4) “School district” means a common or union high school district, an education service district or any combination thereof. [1993 c.765 §120]

Source: Section 327.300 — Definitions for ORS 327.300 to 327.320 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.130 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.130
329A.130 Resource and referral entities required to match funds
Status: in_force

A resource and referral entity must match funds as required by the Early Learning Council by rule. [Formerly 657A.130; 2017 c.187 §5; 2019 c.148 §2]

Source: Section 329A.130 — Resource and referral entities required to match funds; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.474 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.474
358.474 Employees’ retirement system
Status: in_force

A heritage district may establish an employees’ retirement system as provided for rural fire protection districts under ORS 478.355 (Establishment of employee retirement system) to 478.370 (Retirement benefits not to be funded for individual not employee of district when membership in system created) . [Formerly 198.989]

Note: See note under 358.442 (Definitions for ORS 358.442 to 358.474) .

Source: Section 358.474 — Employees’ retirement system , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.090 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.090
350.090 Biennial funding request
Status: in_force

(1) On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a consolidated funding request to the Governor on behalf of all the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(2) The Governor’s budget may include the Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s funding request for public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . Any funding request approved by the Legislative Assembly must specify that the moneys be appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may adopt rules necessary for the administration of this section. [Formerly 351.052; 2016 c.117 §57; 2017 c.440 §4]

Source: Section 350.090 — Biennial funding request; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.031 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.031
326.031 Vacancies
Status: in_force

Appointments made to fill vacancies of the State Board of Education occurring prior to expiration of a term of an appointed member shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs in an appointment made from a congressional district, the successor shall be appointed from the congressional district for which the vacancy exists. [1965 c.100 §4; 1985 c.565 §57; 2009 c.446 §2]

Source: Section 326.031 — Vacancies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.089 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.089
352.089 Mission statements
Status: in_force

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall adopt a mission statement for the university, and shall forward the statement to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(2) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall submit any significant change in the university’s academic programs to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The commission shall establish a process for reviewing the significant program change for approval. The commission shall establish, by rule, what constitutes a significant change to a university’s academic program. The commission shall further ensure that approved programs:

(a) Are consistent with the mission statement of the university;

(b) Do not unnecessarily duplicate academic programs offered by Oregon’s other public universities;

(c) Are not located in a geographic area that will cause undue hardship to Oregon’s other public universities;

(d) Are allocated among Oregon’s public universities to maximize the achievement of statewide needs and requirements; and

(e) Submitted by Western Oregon University, Southern Oregon University or Eastern Oregon University comply with ORS 352.011 (Establishment of certain public universities as comprehensive universities) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Pursuant to ORS 350.090 (Biennial funding request) , on or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a consolidated funding request to the Governor on behalf of all public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(b) The Governor’s budget may include funding requests from public universities.

(4) As part of a funding request submitted under subsection (3) of this section, a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may request, and appropriations may include but are not limited to, funding for education and general operations, statewide public services, state-funded debt service, capital improvements, deferred maintenance, special initiatives and investments or any other purpose authorized by ORS 350.075 (Powers, duties and functions) (3)(e). Any moneys appropriated to pay debt service for state bonds must be held by the State Treasurer pursuant to an agreement entered into by the State Treasurer and a public university under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) (2).

(5) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) that wishes to request the issuance of state bonds, including a public university that elects to remain eligible to receive proceeds of state bonds under ORS 352.402 (Eligibility of public universities to receive proceeds from state bonds) , must make a request to this effect to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The commission shall establish a process for reviewing the request to issue state bonds. The commission shall decide whether, and in what manner, to make a request for the issuance of state bonds to the Legislative Assembly.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall respond to a request for data from the Legislative Assembly or other state body by submitting the requested information to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The commission shall consolidate the data received from public universities. The commission shall be responsible for providing the data to the Legislative Assembly or other requesting entity.

(b) As used in this subsection, “data” means any information that, as of August 14, 2013, is collected by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission from each university and reported to the Legislative Assembly or any other state entity, including but not limited to retention and graduation rates and demographic information on students. [2013 c.768 §8; 2015 c.774 §31; 2016 c.117 §59; 2017 c.440 §12; 2021 c.101 §2]

Source: Section 352.089 — Mission statements; process for approval of change to academic program; biennial funding requests; request for issuance of state bonds; responding to legislative request for data; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.021 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.021
326.021 State Board of Education membership
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall consist of:

(a) The State Treasurer, or the designee of the State Treasurer;

(b) The Secretary of State, or the designee of the Secretary of State; and

(c) Nine members, appointed by the Governor for a term of four years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment, subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) . A person appointed under this paragraph may not be appointed to serve consecutively more than two full terms as a board member.

(2) In making appointments under subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall select from residents of Oregon one member from each congressional district and three members from the state at large. Of the members from the state at large:

(a) One member must be engaged in teaching as a licensed teacher in this state.

(b) One member must be engaged as a classified staff member in a public school or for an education service district in this state.

(3) The Governor may remove appointed members of the State Board of Education for cause at any time after notice and public hearing.

(4) The State Treasurer and the Secretary of State, or the designee of the State Treasurer or Secretary of State, are nonvoting, ex officio members of the board. [1965 c.100 §3 (enacted in lieu of 326.060); 1969 c.695 §4; 1971 c.485 §1; 1985 c.565 §56; 1993 c.45 §2; 2009 c.446 §1; 2013 c.624 §§87,88; 2015 c.774 §§12,42; 2019 c.404 §§1,2; 2023 c.440 §1]

Source: Section 326.021 — State Board of Education membership , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.015 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.015
348.015 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this section and ORS 348.017 (Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds) :

(1) “Account” means an account that is managed or operated by a third party financial firm and that is opened to facilitate the financial aid refund disbursement process.

(2) “Financial aid funds” means financial aid funds under Title IV, Part B, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, including credit balances.

(3) “Financial aid refund disbursement process” means the process of returning to a student the student’s financial aid funds that are in excess of eligible education costs, including but not limited to fees and tuition.

(4) “Revenue sharing” means payment from a third party financial firm to a public or private post-secondary institution of education based on the balances or account activity of the accounts offered by the third party financial firm to students enrolled at the public or private post-secondary institution of education.

(5) “Third party financial firm” means a company, business or other organization that contracts with a public or private post-secondary institution of education to provide disbursement and management services of financial aid funds, or management of financial accounts, to students enrolled in the public or private post-secondary institution of education. [2015 c.633 §1]

Note: 348.015 (Definitions) and 348.017 (Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 348.015 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.221 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.221
343.221 Special education required
Status: in_force

In order to provide special education for children with disabilities, the district school board of any school district in which there are school-age children who require special education:

(1) Shall submit an annual projected activities and cost statement to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for a program of special education for the district’s children with disabilities. The proposed district program shall include provisions for providing special education and related services and be designed to meet the unique needs of all resident children with disabilities.

(2) Shall provide special education for such children consistent with the projected activities and cost statement.

(3) May, when the board considers a contract to be economically feasible and in the interests of the learning opportunities of eligible children, contract for special education for such children with another school district if the district school boards jointly agree to provide special education.

(4) May, when the board considers a contract to be economically feasible and in the interests of the learning opportunities of eligible children, contract for special education for such children with an education service district if:

(a) The contract is consistent with the local service plan of the education service district developed pursuant to ORS 334.175 (Core services) and the school districts within the education service district approve the contract by a resolution adopted in the manner provided in ORS 334.175 (Core services) .

(b) The school district contracts with an education service district pursuant to ORS 334.185 (Entrepreneurial services and facilities) .

(5) May contract with private agencies or organizations approved by the State Board of Education for special education.

(6) May use the services of public agencies, including community mental health programs and community developmental disabilities programs, which provide diagnostic, evaluation and other related services for children.

(7) May contract for the provision of related services by a person in private practice if that person is registered, certified or licensed by the State of Oregon as qualified to provide a particular related service that requires registration, certification or licensing by the state. [1959 c.510 §4 (343.211 to 343.291 and 343.990(2) enacted in lieu of 343.234 to 343.304 as compiled in 1957 Replacement Part); 1963 c.403 §1; 1965 c.100 §399; 1975 c.621 §6; 1977 c.529 §1; 1981 c.393 §2; 1983 c.731 §2; 2005 c.828 §6; 2009 c.595 §215]

Source: Section 343.221 — Special education required; district projected activities and cost statement; permitted contracts for services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.348 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.348
328.348 Security for school bond obligations
Status: in_force

(1) Except for moneys subject to the intercept provided in ORS 328.346 (Recovery from school districts of payments on school bonds by State Treasurer) (1)(a), a school district may pledge as security for its obligation to reimburse the state under ORS 328.346 (Recovery from school districts of payments on school bonds by State Treasurer) (2) any:

(a) Revenues received or held by the school district; or

(b) Real or personal property held by the school district.

(2) The lien of any pledge, mortgage or security interest granted by a school district under this section is valid and binding from the time the pledge is granted. The revenue or property is immediately subject to the lien without physical delivery, filing or other act, and the lien is superior to all other claims and liens of any kind whatsoever.

(3) The lien may be foreclosed by a proceeding brought in the circuit courts of the state and any tangible real or personal property subject to the lien may be sold upon an order of the court. The proceeds of the sale must be applied first to the payment of the costs of foreclosure and then to the amounts owing under ORS 328.346 (Recovery from school districts of payments on school bonds by State Treasurer) (2), with any remaining balance paid to the school district. [2013 c.722 §79]

Note: See note under 328.321 (Definitions for ORS 328.321 to 328.356) .

Source: Section 328.348 — Security for school bond obligations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.065 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.065
341.065 Dismissal of petition
Status: in_force

If, in the opinion of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the study conducted under ORS 341.045 (Feasibility study) and the testimony presented at the hearing or hearings held under ORS 341.055 (Hearing) indicate that the formation of a community college district as petitioned is not warranted under the policies set forth by ORS 341.009 (Policy) , the commission shall order dismissal of the petition. An appeal from this order may be taken within 60 days in the manner provided in ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) . [1965 c.238 §2; 1967 c.465 §3; 1969 c.673 §4; 1991 c.397 §2; 2013 c.747 §52]

Source: Section 341.065 — Dismissal of petition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.839 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.839
327.839 Birth Through Five Literacy Plan
Status: in_force

(1) As part of the Early Literacy Success Initiative, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall establish and implement the Birth Through Five Literacy Plan.

(2) The purposes of the plan are to:

(a) Expand culturally specific early literacy programs for children from birth through five years of age by:

(A) Encouraging family and caregiver engagement; and

(B) Providing research-aligned, developmentally appropriate professional training and coaching for direct service staff in early literacy.

(b) Promote the capacity of programs that engage parents and children from birth through five years of age in early literacy and that are available equitably and statewide.

(c) Expand and develop language revitalization efforts by federally recognized Indian tribes in this state.

(3) Under the plan, the department shall distribute grants from the Birth Through Five Literacy Fund that align to the outcomes and indicators that exist across kindergarten readiness and culturally specific parent and child support programs.

(4) No later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to early childhood a progress report on the Birth Through Five Literacy Plan. [2023 c.534 §9]

Note: See note under 327.825 (Definitions) .

Note: Section 10, chapter 534, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding section 9 (4) of this 2023 Act [ 327.839 (Birth Through Five Literacy Plan) (4)], the first report required to be submitted by the Department of Early Learning and Care under section 9 (4) of this 2023 Act must be submitted no later than December 31, 2024. [2023 c.534 §10]

Source: Section 327.839 — Birth Through Five Literacy Plan; purposes; grants; reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.475 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.475
343.475 Program of early childhood special education and early intervention services
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In accordance with rules of the State Board of Education adopted in consultation with the Early Learning Council, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall collaborate with the Early Learning System Director to develop and administer a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency program of early childhood special education and early intervention services for children with a disability.

(b) The program must ensure that each child with a disability has access to a comprehensive plan for communication that allows the child, by the age of three years, to engage in expressive and receptive communication across all learning, home and community settings. The plan may allow for communication orally, by sign language, by assistive technology or by augmentative communication.

(2) In accordance with rules of the State Board of Education adopted in consultation with the Early Learning Council, the Superintendent of Public Instruction in collaboration with the Early Learning System Director may:

(a) Establish and designate service areas throughout the state for the delivery of early childhood special education and early intervention services that shall meet state and federal guidelines and be delivered to all eligible children.

(b) Designate in each service area a primary contractor that shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of early childhood special education and early intervention services to all eligible children and their families residing in the service area.

(3) Early childhood special education and early intervention services shall coordinate services with other services provided through the Oregon Early Learning System. The coordination of services shall be consistent with federal and state law.

(4) Children with a disability shall be considered residents of the service area where the children are currently living, including children living in public or private residential programs, hospitals and similar facilities.

(5) In addition to any other remedy or sanction that may be available, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may withhold funds and terminate the contract of any contractor that fails to comply with any provisions of the contract. [1991 c.749 §8; 1993 c.45 §232; 2001 c.831 §26; 2012 c.37 §89; 2013 c.728 §§10,11; 2021 c.631 §46]

Source: Section 343.475 — Program of early childhood special education and early intervention services; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.626 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.626
342.626 Work hour requirements for classified school employees who provide significant special education support
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Classified school employee” includes all employees of a school district except those for whom a teaching or administrative license is required as a basis for employment in a school district.

(b) “Individualized education program” has the meaning given that term in ORS 343.035 (Definitions for chapter) .

(c) “School district” means:

(A) A common school district or a union high school district.

(B) An education service district.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a school district that employs classified school employees who provide significant special education support, as determined under subsection (4) of this section, may not establish, for any purpose, a policy that requires the work day hours of a classified school employee to be fewer than five hours per work day on regular school days when schools are normally in operation and students are present.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A school district may reduce the work day hours of a classified school employee to fewer than five hours per work day if the reduction in hours is at the written request of the employee.

(b) A school district may not coerce or require, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, a classified school employee to make a request for a reduction in work day hours.

(4) For the purpose of this section, a classified school employee provides significant special education support if 75 percent or more of the employee’s student caseload consists of students who have an individualized education program. [2023 c.592 §6]

Note: 342.626 (Work hour requirements for classified school employees who provide significant special education support) becomes operative July 1, 2024. See section 7, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2023.

Note: 342.626 (Work hour requirements for classified school employees who provide significant special education support) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 342 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 342.626 — Work hour requirements for classified school employees who provide significant special education support , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.195 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.195
327.195 Calculations of grant amounts
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of this subsection and except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, ADMw equals:

(A) For school districts, the ADMw as calculated under ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) , except that the additional amount allowed for students who are in poverty families, as determined under ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) (1)(c)(A)(v)(I), shall be 0.5.

(B) For an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as provided in ORS 327.026 (State School Fund grant for programs) .

(c) When calculating ADMw for a school district, the Department of Education shall remove from the calculation any amounts that are attributable to:

(A) A virtual public charter school, as defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) ;

(B) A public charter school that provided notice of the public charter school’s intent to apply for a grant as an eligible applicant; and

(C) A public charter school sponsored by, or located within, the school district that did not participate in the grant application or grant agreement.

(d) The amount of a grant distributed under this section may be adjusted by the department to ensure that:

(A) A grant recipient does not receive any moneys for uses that are not allowed uses under ORS 327.180 (Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account) (3).

(B) A school district with an ADMw of 50 or less receives a minimum grant amount.

(C) Each site of the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program receives a grant amount that is no less than the minimum grant amount provided to a school district under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.

(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the distribution of grants under this section, including establishing:

(a) The minimum grant amounts under subsection (1)(d) of this section; and

(b) Any percentages and timelines for installment payments and adjustments of those installment payments.

(3) A grant recipient shall deposit the grant moneys the grant recipient receives under this section into a separate account and shall apply amounts in that account as provided by the grant agreement. [2019 c.122 §13; 2021 c.350 §5; 2023 c.495 §2]

Source: Section 327.195 — Calculations of grant amounts; distributions of grants; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.359 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.359
339.359 Training programs
Status: in_force

(1) School districts must incorporate into existing training programs for students and school employees information related to:

(a) The prevention of, and the appropriate response to, acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying and acts of cyberbullying; and

(b) The policy adopted under ORS 339.356 (District policy required) .

(2) School districts are encouraged to form task forces and to implement programs and other initiatives that are aimed at the prevention of, and the appropriate response to, acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying and that involve school employees, students, administrators, volunteers, parents, guardians, law enforcement and community representatives. [2001 c.617 §6; 2007 c.647 §4; 2009 c.249 §3; 2012 c.57 §2]

Source: Section 339.359 — Training programs; prevention task forces, programs and other initiatives , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.696 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.696
348.696 Education Stability Fund
Status: in_force

(1) Pursuant to Article XV, section 4 (4)(d), of the Oregon Constitution, the Education Stability Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Education Stability Fund shall be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857) to 293.790 (Holding, investing and disposing of corporate stock) . Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all declared earnings on moneys in the fund, including declared earnings on moneys in the Oregon Growth Account, shall be transferred and are appropriated continuously as follows:

(a) 75 percent to the Oregon Education Fund established by ORS 348.716 (Oregon Education Fund) ; and

(b) 25 percent to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under ORS 348.260 (Oregon Opportunity Grant) .

(2) If the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines for any biennium that the amount to be transferred and appropriated continuously to the Oregon Education Fund under subsection (1)(a) of this section exceeds the amount needed to pay for public education and education lottery bond debt service in that biennium, the amount of the excess for that biennium shall be transferred and is appropriated continuously to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under ORS 348.260 (Oregon Opportunity Grant) . [1995 c.12 §2; 1997 c.524 §2; 1997 c.612 §11; 1999 c.44 §§26,27; 1999 c.704 §§17,18; 1999 c.1070 §§13,14; 2001 c.920 §12; 2001 c.922 §§27,28; 2002 s.s.3 c.6 §§2,3; 2005 c.22 §§246,247; 2005 c.748 §§19,20; 2009 c.805 §3; 2011 c.637 §204; 2011 c.699 §7; 2013 c.747 §138; 2015 c.840 §22; 2016 c.118 §18]

Source: Section 348.696 — Education Stability Fund; investment; earnings; transfer of excess earnings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.256 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.256
339.256 Prohibition on restriction of access to specialized learning areas or certain common areas
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Alternative education student” means a student who is part of a school or a separate class group that was designed to best serve the student’s educational needs and interests and to assist the student in achieving the academic standards of the school district and the state.

(b) “English language learner” has the meaning given that term in ORS 336.079 (English language learners) .

(c) “Special education student” means a student who is receiving special education or related services, as provided by ORS chapter 343.

(d) “Specialized learning area” includes laboratories, auditoriums and athletic facilities.

(e) “Traditional student” means a student who is not an alternative education student, an English language learner or a special education student.

(2) For an alternative education student, an English language learner or a special education student, a school district may not restrict access to specialized learning areas or to the common lunch area, common gathering areas or recreational areas in a manner that is different than any restrictions imposed on traditional students in the same grade.

(3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section prevents a school district from:

(a) Implementing a behavior support or safety plan that restricts a student’s access to common or specialized learning areas based on the specific documented needs or behaviors of the student;

(b) Imposing discipline that prohibits a student from accessing specific common or specialized learning areas for a defined period of time and for reasons specific to the student’s behavior; or

(c) Complying with any order from a court or law enforcement agency. [2019 c.334 §1]

Source: Section 339.256 — Prohibition on restriction of access to specialized learning areas or certain common areas , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.426 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.426
359.426 Percentage that may be disbursed
Status: in_force

(1) Under the direction of the Trust for Cultural Development Board, each fiscal year the Arts Program shall disburse no less than 50 percent, but no more than 60 percent, of all moneys raised for and deposited in the Trust for Cultural Development Account during the previous fiscal year, and all interest earned on the moneys, as of July 1.

(2) The amount determined under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed as follows:

(a) 50 percent to the preservation of, stabilization of and investment in Oregon’s cultural resources through the Cultural Development Grant Program as provided under ORS 359.431 (Cultural Development Grant Program) .

(b) 25 percent to Oregon’s counties and to the nine federally recognized Indian tribes through the Community Cultural Participation Grant Program as provided under ORS 359.436 (Community Cultural Participation Grant Program) .

(c) 25 percent to the core partner agencies as provided under ORS 359.441 (Core partner agencies disbursement) .

(3) Each fiscal year, the Arts Program shall assess the total value of the Trust for Cultural Development Account for the previous fiscal year and may distribute up to five percent of that value for administrative purposes, including:

(a) Supporting the operations of the Trust for Cultural Development Board and the Trust for Cultural Development Account;

(b) Facilitating technical assistance;

(c) Local cultural planning; and

(d) Other activities that encourage cultural activity. [2001 c.954 §9; 2003 c.713 §11; 2015 c.668 §4; 2023 c.552 §1]

Source: Section 359.426 — Percentage that may be disbursed; allowable uses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.250 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.250
328.250 Limitation on bonded indebtedness of enlarged or reorganized school districts
Status: in_force

In any school district created by merger or reorganization, the amount of bonded indebtedness and negotiable interest-bearing warrant indebtedness which may be incurred under ORS 328.245 (Limitation on bonded debt of districts generally) shall be reduced by the amount of premerger, prereorganization, bonded indebtedness and negotiable interest-bearing warrant indebtedness for which any school district included in an enlarged or reorganized school district remains liable. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §56]

Source: Section 328.250 — Limitation on bonded indebtedness of enlarged or reorganized school districts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.825 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.825
357.825 Acquisition and custody of public records
Status: in_force

(1) The State Archivist may negotiate for, acquire and receive public records, writings and illustrative materials of value or interest for legal, administrative, fiscal, tribal cultural, historical or research purposes. The State Archivist is constituted official custodian of all such records, writings or materials deposited in, acquired for, or transferred upon requisition by the State Archivist to the custody of the State Archivist for the state archives.

(2) The State Archivist shall adopt rules for state agencies and guidelines for local governments relating to the physical care to be afforded public records and the means of public access to public records consistent with their physical safety.

(3) The State Archivist by rule shall describe or designate state public records that are to be considered inactive. [Formerly 358.020; 1991 c.671 §8; 2023 c.35 §7]

Source: Section 357.825 — Acquisition and custody of public records; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.621 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.621
348.621 Requirements for tax credit certification application
Status: in_force

(1) An application for tax credit certification shall be filed by an employer that has obtained program certification under ORS 348.618 (Requirements for program certification application) or that has applied for program certification and is awaiting program certification by the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion.

(2) The application for tax credit certification shall be filed by the employer with the director. The application shall be filed at the time prescribed by the director, but no later than October 1 of the calendar year in which begins the tax year for which a credit under ORS 315.237 (Employee and dependent scholarship program payments) will be claimed.

(3) The application shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director and shall contain the information required by the director, including the amount of scholarship moneys the employer has provided or intends to provide to employees or dependents during the calendar year for which tax credit certification is being sought and the number of employees employed by the employer for the calendar year.

(4) The director shall consider applications in the chronological order in which the applications are received and shall approve applications to the extent the amount set forth in the application, when added to the total amount already certified by the director for the calendar year under this section, does not exceed $1 million.

(5) An employer may not receive tax credit certification:

(a) For an amount that is greater than $1 million;

(b) If the employer employs fewer than four full-time equivalent employees for the calendar year; or

(c) If the employer employs more than 250 employees for the calendar year.

(6) The director shall send written notice of the amount of the tax credit certification, or written notice that no amount is being certified, to the employer within 60 days of the date an application is filed under this section.

(7) The employer shall keep the written certification in the employer’s records for at least five years and shall furnish the certification to the Department of Revenue if requested.

(8) The Office of Student Access and Completion shall provide information to the Department of Revenue about all tax credit certifications issued under this section, if required by ORS 315.058 (Agency to provide tax credit approval information to Department of Revenue) .

(9) The Executive Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion may order the suspension or revocation of a tax credit certification issued under ORS 348.618 (Requirements for program certification application) , as provided in ORS 315.061 (Suspension, revocation or forfeiture) . [2001 c.475 §6; 2011 c.637 §192; 2013 c.747 §126; 2017 c.66 §53; 2019 c.483 §22]

Source: Section 348.621 — Requirements for tax credit certification application , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.059 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.059
336.059 Child sexual abuse prevention instructional program
Status: in_force

(1) Each school district board shall adopt a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

(2) School districts must include in the program:

(a) Developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive and evidence-based instruction for each grade level;

(b) A minimum of four instructional sessions per school year, with each year’s instruction building on the previous year’s instruction;

(c) Age-appropriate curriculum including role-playing, discussion, activities and books to educate students regarding child sexual abuse prevention;

(d) Instruction providing students with the knowledge and tools to communicate incidents of sexual abuse;

(e) Instruction regarding “safe touch,” “unsafe touch,” “safe secrets,” “unsafe secrets,” and how to escape and report a sexual abuse situation;

(f) Techniques to recognize child sexual abuse, skills to reduce vulnerability and encouragement to report child sexual abuse;

(g) An evaluation component with measurable outcomes;

(h) A professional training component for administrators, teachers and other school personnel regarding communicating child sexual abuse prevention techniques to students, effects of child sexual abuse on children, receiving child sexual abuse reports and disclosures and mandated reporting; and

(i) A parental involvement component to inform parents about child sexual abuse topics, including characteristics of offenders, “grooming” behaviors and how to discuss child sexual abuse prevention with children.

(3) Program instruction may be delivered by instructors including teachers, school counselors and outside agency prevention educators, provided the instructors have knowledge of and training in child sexual abuse prevention. [2015 c.401 §1]

Source: Section 336.059 — Child sexual abuse prevention instructional program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.550 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.550
344.550 Eligibility for and extent of rehabilitation services
Status: in_force

(1) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any individual with a disability:

(a) Who is in the state and files an application therefor and who is not in the state for the sole purpose of receiving vocational rehabilitation services.

(b) Who is eligible for vocational rehabilitation service under the terms of an agreement with another state or with the federal government.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by law or as specified in any agreement with the federal government with respect to classes of individuals certified by the Department of Human Services, the following rehabilitation services shall be provided at public cost only to individuals with disabilities found to require financial assistance with respect thereto:

(a) Physical restoration.

(b) Transportation not provided to determine the eligibility of the individual for vocational rehabilitation services and the nature and extent of the services necessary.

(c) Occupational licenses.

(d) Customary occupational tools and equipment.

(e) Maintenance.

(f) Training books and materials. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §440; 1967 c.552 §5; 1969 c.614 §2; 2005 c.22 §240; 2007 c.70 §110]

Source: Section 344.550 — Eligibility for and extent of rehabilitation services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.171 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.171
352.171 Insurance for buildings, structures and projects
Status: in_force

The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may cause the buildings, structures or projects referred to in ORS 352.157 (Construction and acquisition of buildings and structures) and 352.163 (Rates, charges and fees for use of buildings, structures and projects) and the equipment and furnishings therein and the appurtenances thereto to be insured against fire and other hazards in such sums as will protect the holders of the outstanding bonds issued to finance the cost thereof. Such insurance shall be in lieu of that afforded by the Insurance Fund, without right of insurers, in the event of loss, to subrogation to or contribution from said fund. [Formerly 351.180]

Source: Section 352.171 — Insurance for buildings, structures and projects , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.390 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.390
353.390 Authority
Status: in_force

Oregon Health and Science University may enter into financing agreements in accordance with ORS 353.380 (Definitions for ORS 353.380 to 353.420) to 353.420 (Effect of financing agreement on tax status) , upon such terms as the university finds to be advantageous. Amounts payable by the university under a financing agreement shall be limited to funds specifically pledged, budgeted for or otherwise made available by the university. If there are insufficient available funds to pay amounts due under a financing agreement, the lender may exercise any property rights that the university has granted to it in the financing agreement against the property that was purchased with the proceeds of the financing agreement, and may apply the amounts so received toward payments scheduled to be made by the university under the financing agreement. [1995 c.162 §18; 1999 c.291 §14]

Source: Section 353.390 — Authority; limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.631 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.631
336.631 Private alternative programs
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to contracting with or distributing any public funds to a private alternative education program, a district school board shall:

(a) Annually approve the private alternative education program;

(b) Determine that the private alternative education program is registered with the Department of Education; and

(c) Determine that the private alternative education program complies with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and ORS 336.625 (Goals) (3)(c).

(2) The following laws apply to private alternative education programs that are registered with the Department of Education under ORS 336.635 (Enrollment in alternative education program) in the same manner as the laws apply to school districts and public schools:

(a) Federal law;

(b) ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , 326.603 (Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors) , 326.607 (Background check policy for volunteers) and 342.223 (Criminal records check) (criminal records checks);

(c) ORS 329.496 (Physical education participation) (physical education);

(d) ORS 337.150 (School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks) , 339.141 (Tuition prohibited for regular school program) , 339.147 (When tuition authorized) and 339.155 (Prohibitions of certain fees as condition of admission) (tuition and fees);

(e) ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) , 659.855 (Sanctions for noncompliance with discrimination prohibitions) and 659.860 (Enforcement of ORS 659.850) (discrimination);

(f) ORS 339.122 (Disclosures in promotional materials) (advertisement requirements);

(g) Health and safety statutes and rules; and

(h) Any statute, rule or school district policy that is specified in a contract between the school district board and the private alternative education program.

(3) Prior to placement of a student in a private alternative education program, the resident district shall determine whether the proposed placement best serves the student’s educational needs and interests and assists the student in achieving the district and state academic standards.

(4) Contracts between a school district and a private alternative education program shall be included in the assessment of effectiveness provided for in ORS 329.085 (Assessment of schools and school districts required) . [1997 c.521 §11; 1999 c.59 §84; 2001 c.490 §3; 2005 c.730 §15; 2007 c.35 §5; 2007 c.256 §4; 2007 c.839 §6; 2010 c.72 §§7,8; 2015 c.245 §§45,46]

Source: Section 336.631 — Private alternative programs; requirements; applicability of laws; placement of students , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.137 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.137
339.137 Residency of student at youth care center
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a student described in ORS 336.580 (Education at youth care centers) shall be considered a resident of the school district in which the student resides by reason of the placement under ORS 336.580 (Education at youth care centers) for purposes of distribution of the State School Fund.

(2) For a child described in ORS 336.580 (Education at youth care centers) (2)(b), the child shall receive educational services through the Juvenile Detention Education Program as described in ORS 326.695 (Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712) .

(3) A student described in subsection (1) of this section must be admitted to the public schools of the school district where the student is placed pursuant to ORS 336.580 (Education at youth care centers) .

(4) Except as provided in ORS 343.261 (Instruction of certain hospitalized children) , 343.941 (Department duties for education of students admitted to pediatric nursing facilities) , 343.961 (Responsibility for costs of education of children in day and residential treatment programs) and 346.010 (Training and educational services for children who are deaf) , the school district shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education to any student described in subsection (1) of this section, including the identification and evaluation of the student for purposes of determining eligibility as a child with a disability to receive special education and related services enumerated in ORS 343.035 (Definitions for chapter) and services related to a disadvantaged child as defined in ORS 343.650 (Definitions for ORS 343.650 to 343.680) . Suspension or expulsion of a student from the regular school program does not relieve the district of the obligation to provide instruction in the residential program in which the child resides or in another appropriate facility. [1993 c.45 §119; 1999 c.989 §34; 2001 c.900 §241; 2007 c.70 §96; 2014 c.81 §11; 2015 c.671 §5]

Source: Section 339.137 — Residency of student at youth care center , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.668 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.668
352.668 Receipt and disposition of funds received for programs
Status: in_force

Portland State University may receive moneys from any public or private source to support the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, the Graduate School of Social Work or the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies created under ORS 352.678 (Mark O. Hatfield School of Government) , 352.691 (Center for Lakes and Reservoirs) , 352.697 (Graduate School of Social Work) and 352.703 (Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies) . Gifts and grants received to support the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, the Graduate School of Social Work or the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies shall be credited to the appropriate fund at Portland State University. [Formerly 352.191]

Source: Section 352.668 — Receipt and disposition of funds received for programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 354.430 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 354 / Section 354.430
354.430 Authority of Department of Education
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may utilize its appropriate personnel and facilities and any funds made available to it:

(1) To stimulate interest by school districts in the appropriate use of educational television and radio and distance learning in the public schools.

(2) To plan and produce suitable educational television and radio and distance learning programs of direct instruction and instructional enrichment for pupils in the public schools.

(3) To cooperate with officials of state-operated educational television and radio stations and providers of distance learning programs in planning and producing suitable programs of direct teaching and instructional enrichment for the public schools.

(4) To assist local school districts in planning suitable programs of educational television and radio and distance learning for the public schools, and to cooperate with officials of state-operated educational television and radio stations and providers of distance learning programs in producing such programs.

(5) To employ personnel and pay expenses for services, materials, equipment and supplies necessary for the administration of ORS 354.410 (Definitions for ORS 354.410 to 354.430) to 354.430 (Authority of Department of Education) .

(6) To contract for and pay for professional services utilized in the development and production of programs for educational television and radio and distance learning.

(7) To purchase, rent, lease or contract for use of filmed, taped or otherwise recorded educational television and radio or distance learning programs from available sources and to sell programs or to exchange them for others of a similar nature.

(8) All moneys received under subsection (7) of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Education and shall be used exclusively for the purposes authorized by this section. [1961 c.535 §5; 1965 c.100 §454; 1967 c.570 §1; 1989 c.285 §3]

Source: Section 354.430 — Authority of Department of Education; disposition of sale proceeds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors354.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.120 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.120
359.120 Arts Trust Account
Status: in_force

There hereby is established an account separate and distinct from the General Fund to be known as the Arts Trust Account. Except for moneys received for the purposes of the Trust for Cultural Development Account, all moneys received by the Arts Program of the Oregon Business Development Department pursuant to ORS 359.100 (Grants and services from public and private sources) and 359.110 (Gifts) shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Arts Trust Account. All moneys in the Arts Trust Account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department and shall be used by the program in carrying out the purposes for which the funds were received. [1967 c.321 §12; 1993 c.209 §13; 2003 c.81 §11; 2003 c.713 §4; 2005 c.22 §258]

Source: Section 359.120 — Arts Trust Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.690 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.690
341.690 Tax levy to meet annual bonded indebtedness
Status: in_force

(1) The board of the district shall ascertain and levy annually, in addition to all other taxes, a direct ad valorem tax on all the taxable property in the district, sufficient to pay the maturing interest and principal of all community college district bonds outstanding promptly when and as such payments become due. The amount of the tax may be increased by an amount sufficient to retire any bonds which may be callable. The board shall annually file a copy of its budget and levies with the paying agent and registrar. The board shall in each year include such taxes in the district budget for such year. Such taxes shall in each year be certified, extended upon the tax rolls and collected by the same officers in the same manner and at the same time as the taxes for general district purposes.

(2) The funds derived from such tax levies shall be retained by the paying agent and registrar without being paid to the district or to any officer thereof, and shall be kept by the paying agent and registrar in a separate fund to be known as and designated “______Community College District Bond Interest and Sinking Fund,” which shall be irrevocably pledged to and used solely for the payment of the interest accruing on and the principal of the bonds when due, so long as any of the bonds or the coupons thereto appertaining remain outstanding and unpaid. The interest earnings of such fund shall be credited thereto and become a part thereof. For failure to retain and account for such funds, as provided in this section, the paying agent and registrar shall be liable upon the official bond of the paying agent and registrar.

(3) The fund shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose; but if a surplus remains after all interest and principal have been paid on all community college district bonds then outstanding and unpaid, the surplus may be transferred to such other fund as the board of the district may direct.

(4) If the tax required by subsection (1) of this section is not levied by the board of the district, the paying agent and registrar shall certify the county share, based on the proportion of the assessed valuation of the community college district located in the county, to the governing body of each county in which territory of the district is located which shall then levy a tax on all taxable property within the county that is in the district sufficient to raise the required amount.

(5) The county assessors shall extend the tax so levied upon the county tax rolls for such district. The county sheriffs shall collect this tax and pay the sums collected into the fund kept by the paying agent and registrar pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. [1971 c.513 §45; 1995 c.67 §33]

Source: Section 341.690 — Tax levy to meet annual bonded indebtedness; bond sinking fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.505 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.505
348.505 “Financial aid” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 348.500 (Purpose) to 348.621 (Requirements for tax credit certification application) , “financial aid” includes loans, grants, scholarships, work opportunities and other forms of financial aid to assist students in completing their post-high-school education. [1967 c.430 §2; 1997 c.652 §33; 1999 c.704 §14; 2007 c.426 §1; 2011 c.637 §170; 2013 c.747 §113]

Source: Section 348.505 — “Financial aid” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.040 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.040
359.040 Duties of Arts Program
Status: in_force

To carry out its objectives the Arts Program of the Oregon Business Development Department shall:

(1) Develop programs and plans:

(a) To encourage broad public participation in, and understanding of, programs in the arts.

(b) To encourage public interest in conserving and understanding the cultural and artistic heritage of the state and of its people.

(c) To encourage increased recognition of the contributions of the arts to the richness of community life and to the development of the individual.

(d) To assist communities within the state in establishing or conserving local cultural, historical and artistic programs.

(e) To stimulate and encourage throughout the state the presentation, enjoyment and study of the arts among the youth and elderly people.

(f) To encourage and facilitate, where feasible, wider circulation throughout the state of noteworthy programs, productions, exhibitions and performances which demonstrate the artistic and cultural resources and accomplishments of the people of Oregon.

(g) To encourage and facilitate, where feasible, programs, productions, exhibitions and performances in Oregon of outstanding works of art and artistic talent in the fields of the arts, which may be brought from outside the state.

(2) Develop, maintain and make available to the public, information concerning:

(a) The cultural and artistic resources and activities within the state.

(b) The organizations and groups conducting, supporting or fostering programs and activities involving the employment, conservation and presentation of such resources.

(3) Advise and assist upon request and within the limits of the funds available:

(a) The Governor and other state officers, public agencies, the legislature, communities of the state and the public concerning the development, housing, presentation and conservation of the artistic and cultural resources within the state.

(b) State agencies concerning the acceptance and disposition of gifts of art to the state.

(4) Develop an honors program in the arts, which includes the means for recognizing distinguished artists and other Oregon citizens whose creative works or effort or whose services of philanthropy on behalf of the arts are such as to merit the official appreciation of the people of Oregon.

(5) Manage the Trust for Cultural Development Account established by ORS 359.405 (Trust for Cultural Development Account) . [1967 c.321 §8; 1993 c.209 §9; 2003 c.713 §2]

Source: Section 359.040 — Duties of Arts Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.550 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.550
350.550 Purposes of funds
Status: in_force

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and Oregon Health and Science University may elect to establish a university venture development fund as provided in this section for the purpose of facilitating the commercialization of university research and development. A university shall direct that the university venture development fund be administered, in whole or in part, by the university or by the university’s affiliated foundation.

(2) The purposes of a university venture development fund are to provide:

(a) Capital for university entrepreneurial programs;

(b) Opportunities for students to gain experience in applying research to commercial activities;

(c) Proof-of-concept funding for transforming research and development concepts into commercially viable products and services; and

(d) Entrepreneurial opportunities for persons interested in transforming research into viable commercial ventures that create jobs in this state.

(3) Each university that elects to establish a university venture development fund shall:

(a) Notify the Department of Revenue of the establishment of the fund;

(b) Either directly or through its affiliated foundation, solicit contributions to the fund and receive, manage and disburse moneys contributed to the fund;

(c) Subject to ORS 315.640 (University venture development fund contributions) , 350.540 (Venture grant program) and 353.445 (Venture grant program) , issue tax credit certificates to contributors to the fund in the amount of the contributions;

(d) Establish a grant program that meets the requirements for a venture grant program under policies adopted under ORS 350.540 (Venture grant program) by the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or under policies adopted by the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors under ORS 353.445 (Venture grant program) ; and

(e) Subject to available moneys from the fund, provide qualified grant applicants with moneys for the purpose of facilitating the commercialization of university research and development.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, moneys in a university venture development fund shall be disbursed only as directed by a university.

(5) A university or its affiliated foundation may charge its customary administrative assessment to manage its university venture development fund in an amount not to exceed three percent of the fund’s average balance during the fiscal year of the university or its affiliated foundation. The administrative assessment may be paid from the assets in the fund. Except as authorized by law, no other fees or indirect costs shall be charged against the university venture development fund or any associated grants or other disbursements from the fund.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A university that has established a university venture development fund shall monitor the use of grants made from the fund and identify the income realized by the university as the result of the use of the grants. Income consists of cash realized from royalties, milestone and license fee payments and cash from the sale of equity. The university shall cause the transfer of 20 percent of the income realized from the grants to the General Fund. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the transferred amount may not exceed the amount of the tax credits indicated on certificates issued by the university as a result of contributions to its university venture development fund. Immediately upon deposit of the transferred amount into the General Fund, the university may issue new tax credits to equal the transferred amount.

(b) In addition to the transferred amounts described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, for any amount listed on a certificate that has not been claimed as a tax credit by a taxpayer within five years of its issuance, a university may accept a donation and issue a certificate for an equal amount.

(7) A university that has established a university venture development fund shall report annually to the Legislative Assembly or, if the Legislative Assembly is not in session, to the interim legislative committees on revenue. The report shall be at the end of the fiscal year of the university or of its affiliated foundation and provide information for that fiscal year. The university shall include in the report the following information pertaining to its university venture development fund:

(a) The amount of donations received for the fund;

(b) The amount of income received from the fund;

(c) The amount of disbursements and grants paid from the fund;

(d) The amount of income and royalties received from disbursements from the fund; and

(e) The amount of moneys transferred from the fund to the General Fund. [Formerly 351.697; 2016 c.31 §5]

Source: Section 350.550 — Purposes of funds; disbursement; assessment; report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.134 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.134
339.134 Residency of child voluntarily placed outside child’s home and living in substitute care program
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, a child whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child outside the child’s home with a public or private agency and who is living in a licensed, certified or approved substitute care program shall be considered a resident for school purposes in the school district in which the child resides because of the voluntary placement.

(2) A child whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child outside the child’s home with a public or private agency and who is living in a licensed, certified or approved substitute care program shall be considered a resident for school purposes in the school district in which the child’s parent or guardian resides if:

(a) The child’s preferences in school attendance are taken into consideration;

(b) The child’s parent or guardian retains legal guardianship of the child;

(c) There is a plan for the child to return home;

(d) The voluntary placement is within 20 miles by the nearest traveled road from the school the child attended prior to the voluntary placement, unless there are physiographic conditions that make transportation to the school not feasible; and

(e) The child’s parent or guardian and the school staff from the school the child attended prior to the voluntary placement can demonstrate that it is in the best interest of the child to continue to attend the school the child attended prior to the voluntary placement. The best interest of the child may be demonstrated by factors, including but not limited to the following:

(A) The child’s siblings attend the school;

(B) A change in the child’s routine would be detrimental to the child; or

(C) The child has developed and maintained a network of personal contacts, support services and friends and a sense of community within the school.

(3) Transportation for a child whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child outside the child’s home with a public or private agency and who is living in a licensed, certified or approved substitute care program shall be the responsibility of the child’s resident school district, as determined under subsection (1) or (2) of this section.

(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the ability of school districts to enter into agreements with other school districts for the transportation of students. [1995 c.567 §2; 2011 c.718 §13; 2017 c.726 §23; 2019 c.561 §4]

Source: Section 339.134 — Residency of child voluntarily placed outside child’s home and living in substitute care program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.127 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.127
339.127 Factors prohibited from consideration when giving consent to nonresident student
Status: in_force

(1) A district school board that admits nonresident students by giving consent as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a) may not consider race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, disability, health, whether a student has an individualized education program, the terms of an individualized education program, income level, residence, proficiency in the English language, athletic ability or academic records when:

(a) Determining whether to give consent; or

(b) Establishing any terms of consent.

(2) A district school board that is considering whether to admit a nonresident student by giving consent may require only the following information prior to deciding whether to give consent:

(a) The name, contact information, date of birth and grade level of the student;

(b) Information about whether the school district may be prevented or otherwise limited from providing consent as provided by ORS 339.115 (Admission of students) (8);

(c) Information about whether the student may be given priority as provided by subsection (4) of this section; and

(d) Information about which schools the student prefers to attend.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A district school board that is considering whether to admit a nonresident student by giving consent may not:

(A) Request or require any person to provide or have provided any of the following information related to a student prior to the district school board deciding whether to give consent to the student:

(i) Information about the student’s race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, disability, health, whether a student has an individualized education program, the terms of an individualized education program, income level, residence, proficiency in the English language or athletic ability; or

(ii) Academic records, including eligibility for or participation in a talented and gifted program or special education and related services.

(B) Request or require the student to participate in an interview, to tour any of the schools or facilities of the school district or to otherwise meet with any representatives of a school or a school district prior to the district school board deciding whether to give consent to the student.

(C) Request any information used to supplement the information described in subsection (2) of this section prior to deciding whether to give consent to the student.

(b) Nothing in this subsection prevents a student from voluntarily touring any of the schools or facilities of a school district or from requesting or receiving any information from a school or the school district.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A district school board that gives consent as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a) may limit the number of students to whom consent is given. The district school board must make the determination whether to limit the number of students to whom consent is given by an annual date established by the board.

(b) If the number of students seeking consent exceeds any limitations imposed by the district school board, the board must give consent to students based on an equitable lottery selection process. The process may give priority to students who:

(A) Have siblings currently enrolled in a school of the same school district for which the student seeks admission;

(B) Previously had received consent as provided by subsection (10) of this section because of a change in legal residence; or

(C) Attended a public charter school located in the same district for which the student seeks admission for at least three consecutive years, completed the highest grade offered by the public charter school and did not enroll in and attend school in another district following completion of the highest grade offered by the public charter school.

(c) A district school board may revise the maximum number of students to whom consent will be given at a time other than the annual date established by the board if there are no pending applications for consent.

(5) A district school board that is requested to give consent to allow a resident student to be admitted by another school district as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a) may not consider race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, disability, health, whether a student has an individualized education program, the terms of an individualized education program, income level, residence, proficiency in the English language, athletic ability or academic records when determining whether to give consent.

(6) If a district school board decides to not give consent to a student, the board must provide a written explanation to the student.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For a nonresident student who receives consent to be admitted to a school district as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a), a district school board may:

(A) Determine the length of time for which consent is given; and

(B) Revoke consent for failure to comply with minimum standards for behavior or attendance, but may not revoke consent for failure to meet standards for academics.

(b) Any limitations in length of time for consent, as allowed under paragraph (a) of this subsection, must be applied consistently among all students to whom consent is given. The length of time for which consent is given shall not be affected by any changes in the legal residence of the student if the student wishes to continue to attend the schools of the school district.

(c) If consent is revoked as provided by paragraph (a) of this subsection, a student may not request consent from the same school district that revoked the consent for the school year following the school year in which the consent was revoked.

(8) For a resident student who receives consent to be admitted to another school district as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a), a district school board may not impose any limitations on the length of time for which consent is given to the student. The board may not require the student to receive consent more than one time to be admitted to the same school district, regardless of any time limitations imposed by the district school board under (7)(a)(A) of this section.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A school district that provides consent to nonresident students to attend the schools of the school district may not expend moneys received from the State School Fund or as Local Revenues, as described in ORS 327.011 (Description of Local Revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions) , to advertise openings for nonresident students if the advertisements are:

(A) Located outside the boundaries of the school district, including advertisements that are made by signage or billboards; or

(B) Directed to nonresident students, including:

(i) Advertisements that are targeted to nonresident students through direct mail or online marketing;

(ii) Television or radio advertisements; or

(iii) Newspaper advertisements, unless the advertisement is in a newspaper that primarily serves the residents of the school district.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, if a school is located outside the boundaries of the school district, the school district may advertise openings for nonresident students on the property of the school.

(c) Nothing in this subsection:

(A) Prohibits a school district from providing information or advertisements to nonresident students if the parents of the students request the information or advertisements.

(B) Prohibits a public charter school from advertising openings.

(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a district school board that is requested to give consent as described in ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) (5)(a) must give consent to a student whose legal residence changes to a different school district:

(a) During the school year, to enable the student to complete the school year in the school district; or

(b) During the summer prior to the school year, to enable the student to complete the school year following the summer in the school district.

(11) Nothing in this section:

(a) Requires a district school board to admit students for whom priority may be given under subsection (4)(b) of this section if the board imposes limitations on the number of students admitted by consent.

(b) Prevents a district school board from denying admission to a nonresident student as provided by ORS 339.115 (Admission of students) (8).

(c) Prevents a district school board from requesting information or giving consent to a student in the event of:

(A) An emergency to protect the health, safety or welfare of the student; or

(B) A hardship of the student, as determined based on rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(d) Prevents a district school board from establishing minimum standards for behavior and attendance that a student must maintain to remain enrolled in the schools of the school district. [2013 c.655 §1; 2013 c.655 §3; 2014 c.5 §§1,2; 2015 c.499 §§1,2; 2016 c.60 §§8,21,23; 2021 c.97 §30; 2021 c.367 §15]

Source: Section 339.127 — Factors prohibited from consideration when giving consent to nonresident student; limitations on consent and advertisements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.101 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.101
336.101 Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program
Status: in_force

(1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program is established for the purpose of improving the readiness of children for kindergarten. The program shall be administered by the Department of Early Learning and Care as provided by this section.

(2) Under the program, the department shall provide grants to Early Learning Hubs based on criteria established by the Early Learning Council by rule. Grants may be used for:

(a) Supporting children to successfully transition into kindergarten;

(b) Engaging families of children who are zero through five years of age in being partners in the learning and development of their children; or

(c) Investing in resources for priority populations and priority geographic areas, as identified in plans developed by Early Learning Hubs to address early care and education. [2013 c.728 §26; 2021 c.88 §1; 2021 c.631 §43]

Source: Section 336.101 — Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.330 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.330
329A.330 Registration requirements
Status: in_force

(1) A provider operating a family child care home where care is provided in the family living quarters of the provider’s home that is not subject to the certification requirements of ORS 329A.280 (When certification required) may not operate a child care facility without registering with the Department of Early Learning and Care.

(2) A child care facility holding a registration may care for a maximum of 10 children, excluding the provider’s own children if the children are between 10 and 12 years of age, unless a child has special needs or disabilities and requires a level of care that is above normal for the child’s age. Of the 10 children:

(a) No more than six may be younger than school age; and

(b) No more than two may be 24 months of age or younger.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) To obtain a registration, a provider must apply to the department by submitting a completed application work sheet and a nonrefundable fee. The fee shall vary according to the number of children for which the facility is requesting to be registered, and shall be determined and applied through rules adopted by the Early Learning Council under ORS 329A.275 (Rules) . The fee shall be deposited as provided in ORS 329A.310 (Application) (2). The department may waive any or all of the fee if the department determines that imposition of the fee would impose a hardship on the provider.

(b) Upon receipt of an initial or renewal application satisfactory to the department, the department shall conduct an on-site review of the child care facility under this section. The on-site review shall be conducted within 30 days of the receipt of a satisfactory application.

(4) The department shall issue a registration to a provider operating a family child care home if:

(a) The provider has completed a child care overview class administered by the department;

(b) The provider has completed two hours of training on child abuse and neglect issues;

(c) The provider is currently certified in infant and child first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(d) The provider is certified as a food handler under ORS 624.570 (Food handler training requirement) ; and

(e) The department determines that the application meets the requirements of ORS 181A.200 (Authority of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Employment Department to require fingerprints) , 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) and the rules promulgated pursuant to ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , 181A.200 (Authority of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Employment Department to require fingerprints) , 181A.215 (Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules relating to certain aspects of criminal records checks) , 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) , and receives a satisfactory records check, including criminal records and protective services records.

(5) Unless the registration is revoked as provided in ORS 329A.350 (Denial, revocation or suspension of certification or registration) , the registration is valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance. The department may not renew a registration of a provider operating a family child care home unless the provider:

(a) Is currently certified in infant and child first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(b) Has completed a minimum of eight hours of training related to child care during the most recent registration period;

(c) Is certified as a food handler under ORS 624.570 (Food handler training requirement) ; and

(d) When applicable, has complied with the requirements of ORS 329A.600 (Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program) prior to imposing an expulsion.

(6) A registration authorizes operation of the facility only on the premises described in the registration and only by the person named in the registration.

(7) The Early Learning Council shall adopt rules:

(a) Creating the application work sheet required under subsection (3) of this section;

(b) Defining full-time and part-time care;

(c) Establishing capacity and adult to child ratio requirements, which must be established without taking into consideration the provider’s children if the children are between 10 and 12 years of age, unless a child has special needs or disabilities and requires a level of care that is above normal for the child’s age;

(d) Establishing under what circumstances the adult to child ratio requirements may be temporarily waived; and

(e) Establishing health and safety procedures and standards on:

(A) The number and type of toilets and sinks available to children;

(B) Availability of steps or blocks for use by children;

(C) Room temperature;

(D) Lighting of rooms occupied by children;

(E) Glass panels on doors;

(F) Condition of floors;

(G) Availability of emergency telephone numbers; and

(H) Smoking.

(8) The department shall adopt the application work sheet required by subsection (3) of this section. The work sheet must include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(a) The number and ages of the children to be cared for at the facility; and

(b) The health and safety procedures in place and followed at the facility.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the department determines that it is necessary to protect the health and safety of the children for whom a child care facility is to provide care, the department may impose a condition on the facility’s registration that is reasonably designed to protect the health and safety of children. The department may impose a condition during the application process for an initial registration, during the application process for a renewal of a registration or at any time after the issuance of a registration.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, when the department imposes a condition on a child care facility’s registration, the facility shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing consistent with the provisions of ORS chapter 183.

(c) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) If the department finds a serious danger to the health and safety of the children receiving care at a child care facility, the department shall notify the facility of the specific reasons for the finding and may impose an emergency condition on the facility’s registration without a hearing.

(B) If the facility demands a hearing within 90 days after the department notifies the facility of the emergency condition, a hearing consistent with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 must be granted to the facility as soon as practicable after the demand and the agency shall issue an order consistent with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 confirming, altering or revoking the order imposing the emergency condition.

(10) The department, upon good cause shown, may waive one or more of the registration requirements. The department may waive a requirement only if appropriate conditions or safeguards are imposed to protect the welfare of the children and the consumer interests of the parents of the children. The department may not waive the on-site review requirement for applicants applying for an initial registration or renewal of a registration.

(11) The Early Learning Council, by rule, shall develop a list of recommended standards consistent with standards established by professional organizations regarding child care programs for child care facilities. Compliance with the standards is not required for a registration, but the department shall encourage voluntary compliance and shall provide technical assistance to a child care facility attempting to comply with the standards. The child care facility shall distribute the list of recommended minimum standards to the parents of all children cared for at the facility.

(12) In adopting rules relating to registration, the Early Learning Council shall consult with the appropriate legislative committee in developing the rules to be adopted. If the rules are being adopted during a period when the Legislative Assembly is not in session, the Early Learning Council shall consult with the appropriate interim legislative committee. [Formerly 657A.330; 2015 c.758 §10; 2018 c.115 §10; 2019 c.187 §6; 2021 c.518 §3; 2023 c.554 §21; 2023 c.594 §5]

Source: Section 329A.330 — Registration requirements; fee; waiver; renewal; conditions on registration; rules; work sheet , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.067 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.067
336.067 Topics given special emphasis in instruction
Status: in_force

(1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in:

(a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons that tend to promote and develop an upright and desirable citizenry.

(b) Respect for all humans, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex or disability.

(c) Acknowledgment of the dignity and worth of individuals and groups and their participative roles in society.

(d) Humane treatment of animals.

(e) The effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs and controlled substances upon the human system.

(2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare an outline with suggestions that will best accomplish the purpose of this section, and shall incorporate the outline in the courses of study for all public schools. [Formerly 336.240; 1975 c.531 §1; 1979 c.744 §13; 1993 c.45 §75; 2005 c.209 §22]

Source: Section 336.067 — Topics given special emphasis in instruction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.263 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.263
348.263 Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may award moneys from the Oregon Opportunity Grant program to qualified students to reward student persistence and encourage completion of degree programs at eligible post-secondary institutions.

(2) Awards made under this section are not subject to the maximum Oregon Opportunity Grant amount established under ORS 348.205 (Oregon Opportunity Grant program) .

(3) The commission shall establish by rule eligibility criteria for awards made under this section. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, whether the qualified student is attending an eligible post-secondary institution on a full-time or half-time basis.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall administer, and determine the size of, awards made under this section.

(b) In determining the size of awards made under this section, the director shall consider basing the size of the awards on a percentage of the maximum Oregon Opportunity Grant amount established under ORS 348.205 (Oregon Opportunity Grant program) . [2015 c.624 §2; 2017 c.66 §35]

Note: 348.263 (Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 348.263 — Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.339 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.339
327.339 Local Option Equalization Grants Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Local Option Equalization Grants Account is created in the General Fund.

(2) From the biennial legislative appropriation to the Local Option Equalization Grants Account to fund the local option equalization grant program described in ORS 327.336 (Qualifications) , amounts necessary to make the grant payments are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of making these payments.

(3) The department shall make estimated local option equalization grant payments to school districts entitled to such payments under ORS 327.336 (Qualifications) on or before March 31 of each fiscal year.

(4) If the estimated local option equalization grant payment does not equal the actual local option equalization grant to which a school district is entitled under ORS 327.336 (Qualifications) , the department shall determine the increase or decrease needed to correct the amount of the grant and may incorporate the correction into a state school fund grant made to the district. The correction may be made in any state school fund grant made during the fiscal year in which the estimated grant payment was made or in the next succeeding fiscal year.

(5) If the amount of moneys available in the Local Option Equalization Grants Account is insufficient to make the payments required under ORS 327.336 (Qualifications) and this section, the payments shall be proportionally reduced so that the state does not accrue a debt in making these payments. [2001 c.896 §3]

Source: Section 327.339 — Local Option Equalization Grants Account; grant payments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.810 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.810
329.810 Training for mentors and beginning teachers and administrators
Status: in_force

(1) After consulting with representatives of teachers, administrators, school boards, schools of education, the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and such others as it considers appropriate, the Educator Advancement Council shall approve training for mentors and beginning teachers and administrators in programs qualifying for grants-in-aid under ORS 329.788 (Definitions for ORS 329.788 to 329.820) to 329.820 (Evaluation of programs) .

(2) The training curriculum for mentors shall be based on research and knowledge of the needs of beginning teachers and administrators.

(3) Mentors shall be trained to build relationships of trust and mutual collaboration with beginning teachers and administrators.

(4) Mentors shall receive professional development before the school year begins and throughout the school year. [Formerly 342.792; 2001 c.317 §8; 2001 c.382 §5; 2007 c.863 §6; 2013 c.768 §133b; 2015 c.767 §103; 2023 c.592 §43]

Source: Section 329.810 — Training for mentors and beginning teachers and administrators , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.552 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.552
326.552 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Status: in_force

The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:

It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:

A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from a previous school district or variations in entrance or age requirements.

B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment.

C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic and social activities.

D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.

E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact.

F. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact.

G. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children.

H. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:

A. “Active duty” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard or the military reserve forces who are on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211 and members described in 32 U.S.C. 502(f).

B. “Children of military families” means a school-aged child, enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, in the household of an active duty member.

C. “Compact commissioner” means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article VIII of this compact.

D. “Deployment” means the period one month prior to the service members’ departure from their home station on military orders though six months after return to their home station.

E. “Education records” means official records, files and data directly related to a student and maintained by the school or local education agency, including but not limited to records encompassing all the material kept in the student’s cumulative folder such as general identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols and individualized education programs.

F. “Extracurricular activities” means a voluntary activity sponsored by the school, the local education agency or an organization sanctioned by the local education agency. Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, preparation for and involvement in public performance, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays and club activities.

G. “Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children” means the commission that is created under Article IX of this compact, which is generally referred to as the Interstate Commission.

H. “Local education agency” means a local school district.

I. “Member state” means a state that has enacted this compact.

J. “Military installation” means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, home port facility for any ship or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, which is located within any of the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands and any other United States territory. The term does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects or flood control projects.

K. “Nonmember state” means a state that has not enacted this compact.

L. “Receiving state” means the state to which a child of a military family is sent, brought or caused to be sent or brought.

M. “Rule” means a written statement by the Interstate Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XII of this compact that is of general applicability, that implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or provision of this compact, or that is an organizational, procedural or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission, and that has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule.

N. “Sending state” means the state from which a child of a military family is sent, brought or caused to be sent or brought.

O. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands and any other United States territory.

P. “State education agency” means the Department of Education.

Q. “Student” means the child of a military family for whom the local education agency receives public funding and who is formally enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

R. “Transition” means:

1. The formal and physical process of transferring from school to school; or

2. The period of time in which a student moves from one school in the sending state to another school in the receiving state.

S. “Uniformed service” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the commissioned corps of the United States Public Health Service.

T. “Veteran” means a person who served in the uniformed services and who was discharged or released from the uniformed services under conditions other than dishonorable.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Section B of this Article, this compact shall apply to the children of:

1. Active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this compact, including members of the National Guard or the military reserve forces who are on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211 and members described in 32 U.S.C. 502(f);

2. Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one year after medical discharge or retirement; and

3. Members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one year after death.

B. The provisions of this compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this compact.

C. The provisions of this compact shall not apply to the children of:

1. Inactive members of the National Guard or the military reserve forces;

2. Members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in Section A of this Article;

3. Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in Section A of this Article; and

4. Other Department of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.

A. Unofficial or hand-carried education records. In the event that official education records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial education records containing uniform information as determined by the Interstate Commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial education records by a school in the receiving state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.

B. Official education records and transcripts. Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional placement of the student, the school in the receiving state shall request the student’s official education record from the school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the school in the sending state will process and furnish the official education records to the school in the receiving state within 10 days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.

C. Immunizations. Compacting states shall give 30 days from the date of enrollment, or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, for students to obtain any immunizations required by the receiving state. For a series of immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained within 30 days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.

D. Kindergarten and first grade entrance age. Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, from a local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition, regardless of age. A student that has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving state, regardless of age. A student transferring after the start of the school year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the receiving state on their validated level from an accredited school in the sending state.

A. Course placement. When the student transfers before or during the school year, the receiving state school shall initially honor placement of the student in educational courses based on the student’s enrollment in the sending state school or educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state if the courses are offered. Course placement includes but is not limited to honors, International Baccalaureate, advanced placement, vocational, technical and career pathways courses. Continuing the student’s academic program from the previous school and promoting placement in academically and career challenging courses should be paramount when considering placement. This does not preclude the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student in a course.

B. Educational program placement. The receiving state school shall initially honor placement of the student in educational programs based on current educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state or based on participation or placement in like programs in the sending state. Such programs include, but are not limited to, talented and gifted programs and English as a second language programs. This does not preclude the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student.

C. Special education services.

1. In compliance with the federal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., the receiving state shall initially provide comparable services to a student with disabilities based on the student’s current individualized education program. This does not preclude the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student.

2. In compliance with the requirements of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794, and with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12131-12165, the receiving state shall make reasonable accommodations and modifications to address the needs of incoming students with disabilities, subject to an existing section 504 or Title II plan, to provide the student with equal access to education. This does not preclude the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student.

D. Placement flexibility. Local education agency administrative officials shall have flexibility in waiving course or program prerequisites, or other preconditions for placement in courses or programs offered under the jurisdiction of the local education agency.

E. Absence as related to deployment activities. A student whose parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the uniformed services, as defined by this compact, and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting, shall be granted additional excused absences at the discretion of the local education agency superintendent to visit with the student’s parent or legal guardian relative to such leave or deployment of the parent or guardian.

A. Eligibility for enrollment.

1. Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law, shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent.

2. A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning military child placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent.

3. A transitioning military child, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.

B. Eligibility for extracurricular participation. State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children’s inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified.

In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall incorporate the following procedures:

A. Waiver requirements. Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar course work has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local education agency shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time.

B. Exit exams. States shall accept exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state, national norm-referenced achievement tests or alternative testing that is given in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. In the event the above alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state for a student transferring in the student’s senior year, then the provisions of Section C of this Article shall apply.

C. Transfers during senior year. Should a military student transferring at the beginning or during the student’s senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving local education agencies shall ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending local education agency, if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending local education agency. In the event that one of the states in question is not a member of this compact, the member state shall use best efforts to facilitate the on-time graduation of the student in accordance with Sections A and B of this Article.

A. Each member state shall, through the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies and military installations concerning the state’s participation in, and compliance with, this compact and Interstate Commission activities. While each member state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership may include at least: the state superintendent of education, a superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children, a representative from a military installation, one representative each from the legislative and executive branches of government, and other offices and stakeholder groups the State Council deems appropriate. A member state that does not have a school district deemed to contain a high concentration of military children may appoint a superintendent from another school district to represent local education agencies on the State Council.

B. The Governor of each member state shall appoint or designate a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact. The individual appointed to this position must be a member of the uniformed service. The Department of Education of the State of Oregon shall assist the military family education liaison in the performance of the duties of the position.

C. The compact commissioner responsible for the administration and management of the state’s participation in the compact shall be appointed by the Governor or as otherwise determined by each member state. The individual appointed to this position must have experience in the education of military children.

D. The compact commissioner and the military family education liaison designated herein shall be ex officio members of the State Council.

The member states hereby create the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The activities of the Interstate Commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state function. The Interstate Commission shall:

A. Be a body corporate and joint agency of the member states and shall have all the responsibilities, powers and duties set forth herein, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent action of the respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the terms of this compact.

B. Consist of one Interstate Commission voting representative from each member state who shall be that state’s compact commissioner.

1. Each member state represented at a meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote.

2. A majority of the total member states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.

3. A representative may not delegate a vote to another member state. In the event the compact commissioner is unable to attend a meeting of the Interstate Commission, the Governor or State Council may delegate voting authority to another person from their state for a specified meeting.

4. The bylaws may provide for meetings of the Interstate Commission to be conducted by telecommunication or electronic communication.

C. Consist of ex officio, nonvoting representatives who are members of interested organizations. Such ex officio members, as defined in the bylaws, may include but not be limited to members of the representative organizations of military family advocates, local education agency officials, parent and teacher groups, the Department of Defense, the Education Commission of the States, the Interstate Agreement on the Qualification of Educational Personnel and other interstate compacts affecting the education of children of military members.

D. Meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple majority of the member states, shall call additional meetings.

E. Establish an executive committee, whose members shall include the officers of the Interstate Commission and such other members of the Interstate Commission as determined by the bylaws. Members of the executive committee shall serve a one-year term. Members of the executive committee shall be entitled to one vote each. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission, with the exception of rule making, during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session. The executive committee shall oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of this compact, including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of this compact, its bylaws and rules, and other such duties as deemed necessary. The Department of Defense shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the executive committee.

F. Establish bylaws and rules that provide for conditions and procedures under which the Interstate Commission shall make its information and official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The Interstate Commission may exempt from disclosure information or official records to the extent they would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests.

G. Give public notice of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as otherwise provided in this compact. The Interstate Commission and its committees may close a meeting, or portion thereof, when it determines by a two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to:

1. Relate solely to the Interstate Commission’s internal personnel practices and procedures;

2. Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal and state statute;

3. Disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

4. Involve accusing a person of a crime or formally censuring a person;

5. Disclose information of a personal nature if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

6. Disclose investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; or

7. Specifically relate to the Interstate Commission’s participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding.

H. Cause its legal counselor designee to certify that a meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exemptible provision for any meeting, or portion of a meeting, which is closed pursuant to this provision. The Interstate Commission shall keep minutes that shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed and the record of a roll call vote. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the Interstate Commission.

I. Collect standardized data concerning the educational transition of the children of military families under this compact as directed through its rules, which shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection and data exchange and reporting requirements. Such methods of data collection, exchange and reporting shall, in so far as is reasonably possible, conform to current technology and coordinate its information functions with the appropriate custodian of records as identified in the bylaws and rules.

J. Create a process that permits military officials, education officials and parents to inform the Interstate Commission if and when there are alleged violations of this compact or its rules or when issues subject to the jurisdiction of this compact or its rules are not addressed by the state or local education agency. This section shall not be construed to create a private right of action against the Interstate Commission or any member state.

The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:

A. To provide for dispute resolution among member states.

B. To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compact states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.

C. To issue, upon request of a member state, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of this compact, its bylaws, rules and actions.

D. To enforce compliance with the compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to the use of the judicial process.

E. To establish and maintain offices that shall be located within one or more of the member states.

F. To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.

G. To borrow, accept, hire or contract for services of personnel.

H. To establish and appoint committees, including but not limited to an executive committee as required by Article IX, Section E of this compact, which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder.

I. To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications, and to establish the Interstate Commission’s personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation and qualifications of personnel.

J. To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and to receive, utilize and dispose of it.

K. To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal or mixed.

L. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed.

M. To establish a budget and make expenditures.

N. To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission.

O. To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary and state councils of the member states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission.

P. To coordinate education, training and public awareness regarding this compact, its implementation and operation for officials and parents involved in such activity.

Q. To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting and exchanging of data.

R. To maintain corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws.

S. To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.

T. To provide for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact.

A. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this compact, including but not limited to:

1. Establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate Commission;

2. Establishing an executive committee and such other committees as may be necessary;

3. Providing for the establishment of committees and for governing any general or specific delegation of authority or function of the Interstate Commission;

4. Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the Interstate Commission, and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting;

5. Establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers and staff of the Interstate Commission;

6. Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the Interstate Commission and the return of surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of this compact after the payment and reserving of all of its debts and obligations; and

7. Providing start-up rules for initial administration of this compact.

B. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, elect annually from among its members a chairperson, a vice chairperson and a treasurer, each of whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified in the bylaws. The chairperson or, in the chairperson’s absence or disability, the vice chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate Commission. The officers so elected shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the Interstate Commission provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their responsibilities as officers of the Interstate Commission.

C. Executive committee, officers and personnel.

1. The executive committee shall have such authority and duties as may be set forth in the bylaws, including but not limited to:

a. Managing the affairs of the Interstate Commission in a manner consistent with the bylaws and purposes of the Interstate Commission;

b. Overseeing an organizational structure within, and appropriate procedures for, the Interstate Commission to provide for the creation of rules, operating procedures and administrative and technical support functions; and

c. Planning, implementing and coordinating communications and activities with other state, federal and local government organizations in order to advance the goals of the Interstate Commission.

2. The executive committee may, subject to the approval of the Interstate Commission, appoint or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and conditions and for such compensation, as the Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member of the Interstate Commission. The executive director shall hire and supervise such other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.

D. The Interstate Commission’s executive director and its employees shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of or relating to an actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided that such person shall not be protected from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person.

1. The liability of the Interstate Commission’s executive director and employees or Interstate Commission representatives, acting within the scope of such person’s employment or duties for acts, errors or omissions occurring within such person’s state may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the Constitution and laws of that state for state officials, employees and agents. The Interstate Commission is considered to be an instrumentality of the states for the purposes of any such action. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to protect such person from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person.

2. The Interstate Commission shall defend the executive director and its employees and, subject to the approval of the Attorney General or other appropriate legal counsel of the member state represented by an Interstate Commission representative, shall defend such Interstate Commission representative in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of an actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such person.

3. To the extent not covered by the state involved, a member state, the Interstate Commission or the representatives or employees of the Interstate Commission shall be held harmless in the amount of a settlement or judgment, including attorney’s fees and costs, obtained against such persons arising out of an actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that such persons had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such persons.

A. Rulemaking authority. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of this compact, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the Interstate Commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.

B. Rulemaking procedure. Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the “Model State Administrative Procedure Act,” of 1981, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p. I (2000), as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of the Interstate Commission.

C. Not later than 30 days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule provided that the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the Interstate Commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the Interstate Commission’s authority.

D. If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt this compact, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state.

OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT

A. Oversight.

1. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.

2. All courts shall take judicial notice of this compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Interstate Commission.

3. The Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Interstate Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Interstate Commission, this compact or promulgated rules.

B. Default, technical assistance, suspension and termination.

1. If the Interstate Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact, or the bylaws or promulgated rules, the Interstate Commission shall provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the means of curing the default and any action taken by the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall specify the conditions by which the defaulting state must cure its default.

2. If a member state has defaulted, the Interstate Commission shall provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.

3. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default, the defaulting state shall be terminated from this compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this compact shall be terminated from the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of the default.

4. Suspension or termination of membership in this compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Interstate Commission to the Governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state’s legislature and each of the member states.

5. The state that has been suspended or terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of suspension or termination including obligations, the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of suspension or termination.

6. The Interstate Commission shall not bear any costs relating to any state that has been found to be in default or that has been suspended or terminated from this compact, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between the Interstate Commission and the defaulting state.

7. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Interstate Commission by petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Interstate Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation including reasonable attorney fees.

C. Dispute resolution.

1. The Interstate Commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes that are subject to this compact and that may arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.

2. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.

D. Enforcement.

1. The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact.

2. The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the members, initiate legal action in the United State District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the Interstate Commission, in the federal district where the Interstate Commission has its principal offices, to enforce compliance with the provisions of this compact, its promulgated rules and bylaws, against a member state in default. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.

3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission may avail itself of any other remedies available under state law or the regulation of a profession.

A. The Interstate Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities.

B. The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission’s annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

C. The Interstate Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same, nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.

D. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.

MEMBER STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE

A. Any state is eligible to become a member state.

B. This compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of this compact into law by no less than 10 of the states. The effective date may be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of this compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of this compact by all states.

C. The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to this compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states.

A. Withdrawal.

1. Once effective, this compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state provided that a member state may withdraw from this compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted this compact into law.

2. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until one year after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the Governor of each other member jurisdiction.

3. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state’s intent to withdraw within 60 days of its receipt thereof.

4. The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.

5. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting this compact or upon such later date as determined by the Interstate Commission.

B. Dissolution of compact.

1. This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state that reduces the membership in this compact to one member state.

2. Upon the dissolution of this compact, this compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.

A. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this compact shall be enforceable.

B. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

C. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.

A. Other laws.

1. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact.

2. All member states’ laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

B. Binding effect of the compact.

1. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the member states.

2. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.

3. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.

[2014 c.110 §1]

Source: Section 326.552 — Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.285 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.285
343.285 Use of state funds to match federal funds
Status: in_force

Where federal funds are made available on a matching basis for special education, state funds available for special education may be used to match the federal funds. [1959 c.710 §§16,17,20 (343.211 to 343.291 and 343.990(2) enacted in lieu of 343.234 to 343.304 as compiled in 1957 Replacement Part); 1963 c.570 §18; 1965 c.100 §407; 1969 c.519 §2; 1975 c.621 §11]

Source: Section 343.285 — Use of state funds to match federal funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.498 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.498
329.498 Data related to physical education
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall collect data from school districts on:

(a) The number of minutes of physical education that are provided to students in kindergarten through grade eight in each public school within the district, as calculated on a weekly basis or an average weekly basis as prescribed by ORS 329.496 (Physical education participation) (1);

(b) The physical capacity of public schools to provide students with the number of minutes of physical education specified by ORS 329.496 (Physical education participation) (1); and

(c) The additional facilities required by public schools to provide physical education to students as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(2) The department shall collect the data described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Annually, for data described in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(b) Whenever a public school increases or decreases the school’s physical capacity to provide students with physical education, for data described in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section.

(3) The department shall provide technical assistance to school districts and public charter schools to enable the school districts and public charter schools to comply with the requirements of ORS 329.496 (Physical education participation) . [2007 c.839 §1; 2013 c.434 §1; 2017 c.301 §4; 2023 c.433 §2]

Note: 329.498 (Data related to physical education) to 329.501 (Grants for physical education) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 329.498 — Data related to physical education; facilities; technical assistance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.850 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.850
327.850 Short title
Status: in_force

ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) shall be known as the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act. [2017 c.1 §1]

Note: 327.850 (Short title) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) were enacted into law but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by law. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 327.850 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.219 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.219
329.219 Department of Early Learning and Care to implement policies and practices related to early childhood professional development systems
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care, in coordination with the Early Learning Council and in collaboration with the Educator Advancement Council created by ORS 342.940 (Educator Advancement Council) , shall establish and implement policies and practices to achieve vigorous and comprehensive early childhood professional development systems in this state that incorporate improved recruitment, preparation, induction, career advancement opportunities and support for early learning providers and professionals, including professionals who provide home visiting services.

(2) To achieve the objectives described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall develop or expand:

(a) Strategies and partnerships that connect early learning providers and professionals with access to education pathways, including college credentials, degrees and certificates;

(b) Coaching and mentorship programs that make available cohorts, mentors and quality improvement specialists to advise, assist, educate and provide information to early learning providers and professionals;

(c) Professional development tracking systems for the workforce for early learning to ensure coverage of the necessary skills and knowledge required of early learning providers and professionals, including professionals who provide home visiting services; and

(d) Collaborations that support exempt family child care providers, as defined in ORS 329A.430 (Rights of family child care providers to join labor organizations) , through the advancement of research in child development, peer learning and mentoring.

(3) The department shall collaborate with any state agencies or other partners to achieve the objectives described in subsection (1) of this section and to carry out the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. [2017 c.639 §7; 2021 c.631 §33]

Note: 329.219 (Department of Early Learning and Care to implement policies and practices related to early childhood professional development systems) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 329.219 — Department of Early Learning and Care to implement policies and practices related to early childhood professional development systems , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.265 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.265
346.265 Authority to cooperate with and receive grants from federal government
Status: in_force

In addition to its other powers, the Commission for the Blind may enter into agreements with, join with or accept grants from, the federal government for cooperative research, demonstration projects and personnel training programs. The commission is designated the state agency to receive any other federal funds available for the furtherance of the programs under the administration of the commission. [1961 c.484 §5]

Source: Section 346.265 — Authority to cooperate with and receive grants from federal government , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).