ORS § 340.330 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 340 / Section 340.330
340.330 Accelerated College Credit Account
Status: repealed

(1) The Accelerated College Credit Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.

(2) The Accelerated College Credit Account shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the Department of Education for accelerated college credit programs.

(3) Interest earned by the Accelerated College Credit Account shall be credited to the account.

(4) Moneys in the Accelerated College Credit Account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purposes of the programs described in ORS 340.320 (Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program) , 340.323 (Accelerated College Credit Planning Partnership Grant Program) and 340.326 (Accelerated College Credit Partnership Enhancement Grant Program) . Unless otherwise specified by the Legislative Assembly, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall determine for each biennium the amount to be distributed under each program. [2011 c.639 §8; 2019 c.204 §5; 2023 c.495 §11]

Note: Sections 1 and 5, chapter 113, Oregon Laws 2018, provide:

Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section:

(a) “Accelerated college credit program” has the meaning given that term in section 6 of this 2018 Act [ 350.420 (Accelerated college credit programs) ].

(b) “Credit toward general education” has the meaning given that term in section 6 of this 2018 Act.

(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall prepare an annual report on accelerated college credit programs in the manner provided by this section.

(3) For the purpose of the report required by this section, the commission shall collaborate with public post-secondary institutions of education in this state to determine the method for providing a representative sampling of:

(a) Students from each institution who are:

(A) Graduates of a high school in this state;

(B) Enrolled in the first year at a post-secondary institution of education for the first time, except for any enrollment related to an accelerated college credit program; and

(C) Seeking a post-secondary certificate or degree.

(b) The number of credits from an accelerated college credit program that a student attempted to transfer to the post-secondary institution of education.

(4) The report required by this section must include the following information from the representative sampling based on the previous school year:

(a) The number and percentage of students who attempted to transfer a credit from an accelerated college credit program to a public post-secondary institution of education in this state.

(b) Of the students identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the number and percentage of students whose credits were accepted.

(c) Of the credits accepted, the number and percentage that were accepted as credit toward general education.

(d) Of the students identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the number and percentage of students whose credits were not accepted.

(e) Of the students identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the high schools from which the students graduated, if available.

(5) To the extent practicable, and in addition to the information described in subsection (4) of this section, the report must include, from all students in this state described in subsection (3)(a) of this section, the number of students who attempted to transfer a credit from an accelerated college credit program to a public post-secondary institution of education in this state.

(6) To the extent practicable, the information collected under subsections (4) and (5) of this section must be disaggregated by:

(a) The student’s characteristics, including race, ethnicity and gender;

(b) The post-secondary institution of education that accepted or did not accept a transfer of a credit from an accelerated college credit program;

(c) The type of accelerated college credit program in which the student participated; and

(d) The class of the accelerated college credit program in which the student participated.

(7) No later than September 1 of each year, each public post-secondary institution of education must provide to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the information required under this section.

(8) No later than December 1 of each year, the report required under this section must be:

(a) Submitted to the Governor, the Department of Education, the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education, the board of education of each community college district in this state and the governing board of each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ; and

(b) Made available to each school district in this state.

(9) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the authority of a post-secondary institution of education, or the faculty of an institution, to prescribe an educational program or a course of study as provided by ORS 341.290 (General powers) (3) or 352.146 (Faculty) . [2018 c.113 §1; 2018 c.113 §3]

Sec. 5. Section 1 of this 2018 Act is repealed on January 2, 2029. [2018 c.113 §5]

Source: Section 340.330 — Accelerated College Credit Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors340.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.450 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.450
339.450 Prohibited grounds for denying participation in interscholastic athletics
Status: in_force

A school, school district or association, whether public or private, may not deny any grade or high school student the right to participate in interscholastic athletics solely on the ground that the student:

(1) Transferred between schools;

(2) Attends a public charter school, as defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) ;

(3) Participated in athletics at another school; or

(4) Is eligible to attend school under ORS 339.115 (Admission of students) (1) and is enrolled in a program to earn a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) test. [1983 c.823 §2; 2017 c.550 §1; 2021 c.70 §1; 2022 c.81 §14]

Source: Section 339.450 — Prohibited grounds for denying participation in interscholastic athletics , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.470 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.470
341.470 Mandatory student-initiated fees
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “mandatory student-initiated fee” means a fee that:

(a) Is initiated by the recognized student government of the community college;

(b) Students are required to pay in addition to tuition fees;

(c) Is collected by the board of the community college; and

(d) Is allocated by the recognized student government of the community college.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The board for each community college shall collect mandatory student-initiated fees upon the request of the recognized student government of the community college to the president of the community college under a process established by the recognized student government. The recognized student government shall:

(A) Make a good faith effort to collaborate with the board and president prior to finalizing any process to collect mandatory student-initiated fees; and

(B) Notify the board and president of each process to collect mandatory student-initiated fees that is established by the recognized student government.

(b) Mandatory student-initiated fees collected under this section must be allocated by the recognized student government.

(3) If the recognized student government makes a request under subsection (2) of this section for a new or increased mandatory student-initiated fee, the board may require a campus referendum in which the student body votes on whether to approve the fee. If a mandatory student-initiated fee is rejected by the student body in a referendum held under this subsection, the recognized student government may not request another mandatory student-initiated fee for the remainder of the academic year.

(4) A request for a mandatory student-initiated fee, use of the fee or decision to modify an existing fee may be refused by the president if the president determines that:

(a) The recognized student government assessed or allocated the mandatory student-initiated fee in violation of applicable local, state or federal law;

(b) The allocation conflicts with a preexisting contractual financial commitment; or

(c) The total mandatory student-initiated fees budget would increase by a percentage that is greater than the percentage increase in tuition and other fees approved by the board for the upcoming academic year.

(5) The recognized student government and the president shall seek to reach agreement on any dispute involving mandatory student-initiated fees, if necessary with the aid of a process established by the board, prior to a decision by the president.

(6) If an agreement is not reached, the decision of the president may be appealed to the board, which will render a final decision prior to the adoption, use or modification of a mandatory student-initiated fee. [2017 c.267 §2; 2021 c.163 §2

Source: Section 341.470 — Mandatory student-initiated fees; resolution of disputes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.630 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.630
344.630 Gifts for rehabilitation purposes
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services may receive and accept such gifts, donations and other funds from either public or private sources as may be offered unconditionally or under such conditions as in the judgment of the department are proper and consistent with the provisions of ORS 344.511 (Definitions for ORS 344.511 to 344.690 and 344.710 to 344.730) to 344.690 (Advances to fund from account) and 344.710 (“Rehabilitation facility” defined for ORS 344.720 and 344.730) to 344.730 (Financial report) . Gifts so accepted shall be held in trust for investment, reinvestment and use in accordance with the conditions of the gift. Such moneys shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Account. [Amended by 1967 c.552 §9]

Source: Section 344.630 — Gifts for rehabilitation purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.072 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.072
332.072 Legal status of school districts
Status: in_force

All school districts are bodies corporate, and the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district and to sue and be sued. Pursuant to law, district school boards have control of the district schools and are responsible for educating children residing in the district. [1965 c.100 §139]

Source: Section 332.072 — Legal status of school districts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.711 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.711
329.711 Educational equity advisory committees
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the duties, responsibilities and rights of duly elected school district boards. There shall be established at each school district an educational equity advisory committee.

(2) The duties of an educational equity advisory committee shall include:

(a) Advising the school district board about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions;

(b) Advising the school district superintendent about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions; and

(c) Informing the school district board and school district superintendent when a situation arises in a school of the school district that negatively impacts underrepresented students and advising the board and superintendent on how best to handle that situation.

(3) The educational equity advisory committee may prepare an annual report that:

(a) Contains the following information:

(A) The successes and challenges the school district has experienced in meeting the educational equity needs of students in the school district;

(B) Recommendations the committee made to the school district board and school district superintendent, and the actions that were taken in response to those recommendations; and

(C) Any other information required by the State Board of Education by rule.

(b) Is made available by being:

(A) Distributed to the parents of the students of the school district;

(B) Posted on the school district’s website;

(C) Presented to the school district board in an open meeting with adequate opportunity for public comment; and

(D) Sent to the State Board of Education.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An educational equity advisory committee shall be selected by the school district board and school district superintendent and must be composed of parents, employees, students and community members from the school district.

(b) For the purpose of selecting members, the school district board and school district superintendent:

(A) Shall solicit names of possible members from the community;

(B) Must ensure that membership is primarily representative of underserved student groups;

(C) May not exclude members based on immigration status; and

(D) Must comply with any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.

(5) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2021 c.493 §2]

Note: Section 3, chapter 493, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:

Sec. 3. (1) A school district must first convene an educational equity advisory committee no later than September 15, 2022.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a school district has an average daily membership of 10,000 or less, the school district is not required to first convene an educational equity advisory committee until September 15, 2025. [2021 c.493 §3]

Source: Section 329.711 — Educational equity advisory committees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.035 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.035
337.035 Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education by rule shall establish guidelines and criteria for the review and selection of textbooks and other instructional materials to be placed on the list adopted under ORS 337.050 (List of textbooks and instructional materials) . [1975 c.754 §3; 2001 c.461 §1]

Source: Section 337.035 — Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.007 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.007
329.007 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Academic content standards” means expectations of student knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under ORS 329.045 (Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards) .

(2) “Administrator” includes all persons whose duties require an administrative license.

(3) “Board” or “state board” means the State Board of Education.

(4) “Community learning center” means a school-based or school-linked program providing informal meeting places and coordination for community activities, adult education, child care, information and referral and other services as described in ORS 329.157 (Identification and coordination of existing resources) . “Community learning center” includes, but is not limited to, a community school program as defined in ORS 336.505 (“Community school program” defined) , family resource centers as described in ORS 417.725 (Key elements of system) , full service schools, lighted schools and 21st century community learning centers.

(5) “Department” means the Department of Education.

(6) “Higher education and career path skills” means instruction that provides guidance on:

(a) Applying for jobs, including preparing a resume or filling out a job application and developing job interview skills;

(b) Applying for admission to a post-secondary institution of education, including applying for financial aid and scholarships;

(c) Applying for post-secondary learning and job training opportunities and programs that do not require a four-year degree, including apprenticeships and how to meet the prerequisites for those opportunities and programs;

(d) Developing career-related skills, including improving employability skills, taking advantage of community-based experiential learning and gaining knowledge of career opportunities; and

(e) Seeking assistance, including accessing community resources and acting as a self-advocate for mental, physical and financial well-being.

(7) “History, geography, economics and civics” includes, but is not limited to, Oregon Studies.

(8) “Language arts” includes reading, writing and other communications in any language, including English.

(9) “Oregon Studies” means history, geography, economics and civics specific to the State of Oregon. Oregon Studies instruction in Oregon government shall include municipal, county, tribal and state government, as well as the electoral and legislative processes.

(10) “Parents” means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter.

(11) “Personal financial education” means instruction that provides guidance on:

(a) Credit scores, including how to build credit, the costs and benefits of borrowing money on credit and the long-term impacts of high or low credit scores;

(b) Investments, asset building and debt, including how to open a bank account, different types of bank accounts, compound interest, the total cost of loan repayment, comparing investment options and types of investments and understanding different types of retirement accounts;

(c) Strategies for creating a budget, tracking and modifying spending patterns and understanding insurance products, including exploring common costs associated with rentals and home ownership;

(d) Taxes, including accessing tax credits, understanding tax cycles, being familiar with state and federal tax forms and being familiar with federal, state, regional and local taxes; and

(e) Building financial well-being, including evaluating the impact of behavioral economics and the psychology of money, explaining trends in financial health and evaluating consumer skills, including fraud and identity theft prevention.

(12) “Public charter school” has the meaning given that term in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) .

(13) “School district” means a school district as defined in ORS 332.002 (Definitions for chapter) , a state-operated school or any legally constituted combination of such entities.

(14) “Teacher” means any licensed employee of a school district who has direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of students and who is compensated for such services from public funds. “Teacher” does not include a school nurse, as defined in ORS 342.455 (Definition of “school nurse.”) , or a person whose duties require an administrative license.

(15) “The arts” includes, but is not limited to, literary arts, performing arts and visual arts.

(16) “World languages” includes sign language, heritage languages and languages other than a student’s primary language.

(17) “21st Century Schools Council” means a council established pursuant to ORS 329.704 (Local 21st Century Schools Councils) . [1995 c.660 §2; 1999 c.1023 §4; 1999 c.1029 §1; 2001 c.759 §1; 2003 c.303 §2; 2007 c.858 §1; 2013 c.15 §1; 2021 c.178 §2; 2023 c.564 §3]

Note: The amendments to 329.007 (Definitions for chapter) by section 6, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative September 30, 2026. See section 7, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, as amended by section 2, chapter 588, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after September 30, 2026, including amendments by section 3, chapter 178, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 4, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

329.007 (Definitions for chapter) . As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Academic content standards” means expectations of student knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under ORS 329.045 (Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards) .

(2) “Administrator” includes all persons whose duties require an administrative license.

(3) “Board” or “state board” means the State Board of Education.

(4) “Community learning center” means a school-based or school-linked program providing informal meeting places and coordination for community activities, adult education, child care, information and referral and other services as described in ORS 329.157 (Identification and coordination of existing resources) . “Community learning center” includes, but is not limited to, a community school program as defined in ORS 336.505 (“Community school program” defined) , family resource centers as described in ORS 417.725 (Key elements of system) , full service schools, lighted schools and 21st century community learning centers.

(5) “Department” means the Department of Education.

(6) “Higher education and career path skills” means instruction that provides guidance on:

(a) Applying for jobs, including preparing a resume or filling out a job application and developing job interview skills;

(b) Applying for admission to a post-secondary institution of education, including applying for financial aid and scholarships;

(c) Applying for post-secondary learning and job training opportunities and programs that do not require a four-year degree, including apprenticeships and how to meet the prerequisites for those opportunities and programs;

(d) Developing career-related skills, including improving employability skills, taking advantage of community-based experiential learning and gaining knowledge of career opportunities; and

(e) Seeking assistance, including accessing community resources and acting as a self-advocate for mental, physical and financial well-being.

(7) “History, geography, economics and civics” includes, but is not limited to, Holocaust and genocide studies and Oregon Studies.

(8) “Holocaust and genocide studies” means studies on the Holocaust, genocide and other acts of mass violence that comply with the requirements described in ORS 329.494 (Instruction about the Holocaust and genocide) .

(9) “Language arts” includes reading, writing and other communications in any language, including English.

(10) “Oregon Studies” means history, geography, economics and civics specific to the State of Oregon. Oregon Studies instruction in Oregon government shall include municipal, county, tribal and state government, as well as the electoral and legislative processes.

(11) “Parents” means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter.

(12) “Personal financial education” means instruction that provides guidance on:

(a) Credit scores, including how to build credit, the costs and benefits of borrowing money on credit and the long-term impacts of high or low credit scores;

(b) Investments, asset building and debt, including how to open a bank account, different types of bank accounts, compound interest, the total cost of loan repayment, comparing investment options and types of investments and understanding different types of retirement accounts;

(c) Strategies for creating a budget, tracking and modifying spending patterns and understanding insurance products, including exploring common costs associated with rentals and home ownership;

(d) Taxes, including accessing tax credits, understanding tax cycles, being familiar with state and federal tax forms and being familiar with federal, state, regional and local taxes; and

(e) Building financial well-being, including evaluating the impact of behavioral economics and the psychology of money, explaining trends in financial health and evaluating consumer skills, including fraud and identity theft prevention.

(13) “Public charter school” has the meaning given that term in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) .

(14) “School district” means a school district as defined in ORS 332.002 (Definitions for chapter) , a state-operated school or any legally constituted combination of such entities.

(15) “Teacher” means any licensed employee of a school district who has direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of students and who is compensated for such services from public funds. “Teacher” does not include a school nurse, as defined in ORS 342.455 (Definition of “school nurse.”) , or a person whose duties require an administrative license.

(16) “The arts” includes, but is not limited to, literary arts, performing arts and visual arts.

(17) “World languages” includes sign language, heritage languages and languages other than a student’s primary language.

(18) “21st Century Schools Council” means a council established pursuant to ORS 329.704 (Local 21st Century Schools Councils) .

Source: Section 329.007 — Definitions for chapter , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.432 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.432
350.432 Developmental educational requirements
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “public institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.350 (“Public institution of higher education” defined for ORS 350.355 and 350.360) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each public institution of higher education must have the same developmental educational requirements and require the same placement tests for each subject area for:

(A) An incoming student who has completed high school and who the institution determines is college ready; and

(B) An incoming student who has:

(i) Received a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test as provided in ORS 350.175 (Certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests) ; and

(ii) Received a grade indicating that the student is college ready.

(b) A student shall be considered college ready in a subject area in which the student has received a score designated “GED College Ready” on a General Educational Development (GED) test for which the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development has issued a certificate under ORS 350.175 (Certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests) .

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may adopt rules to implement this section. [2021 c.68 §1]

Source: Section 350.432 — Developmental educational requirements; placement test requirements; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.810 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.810
343.810 Definitions for ORS 343.810 to 343.835
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 343.810 (Definitions for ORS 343.810 to 343.835) to 343.835 (Reimbursement) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Migrant child” means a child between 3 and 21 years of age who is in the custody of migrant workers whether or not they are parents of the child.

(2) “Migrant worker” means an individual engaged in agricultural labor who does not regularly reside in the county in which the individual is performing the agricultural labor.

(3) “School district” includes education service districts and state institutions. [1961 c.502 §1; 1963 c.570 §30; 1965 c.100 §430; 1987 c.243 §1]

Source: Section 343.810 — Definitions for ORS 343.810 to 343.835 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.200 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.200
342.200 Administrative licenses based on professional skills and experience
Status: in_force

In order to allow the school districts of the state to take full advantage of various professional skills and disciplines not directly developed through teaching experience or professional education for which teaching experience is a prerequisite, it is the public policy of the State of Oregon that the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, when considering an applicant for an administrative license, shall consider professional skills, education and experience not directly related to, nor contingent upon, teaching experience or training as a classroom teacher. [1971 c.570 §1; 1973 c.270 §10; 2011 c.609 §7; 2015 c.647 §§19,43]

Source: Section 342.200 — Administrative licenses based on professional skills and experience , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.085 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.085
350.085 Mission statements and academic programs of public universities
Status: in_force

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall:

(1) Approve all mission statements of the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ; and

(2) Approve all significant changes to academic programs offered at the public universities, and shall ensure that the changes:

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

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

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

(d) Are allocated among the public universities to maximize the achievement of statewide needs and requirements. [Formerly 351.047; 2017 c.66 §2]

Source: Section 350.085 — Mission statements and academic programs of public universities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.172 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.172
329.172 Preschool Promise Program
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Preschool Promise Program is established. The Department of Early Learning and Care shall administer the Preschool Promise Program as provided by this section. The Preschool Promise Program shall expand preschool options available to the children of this state.

(b) In administering the Preschool Promise Program, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall identify local entities as provided under subsection (3) of this section within the region served by each Early Learning Hub to serve as a preschool provider that meets the eligibility criteria established under subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(2) For the purpose of expanding and coordinating preschool options under the Preschool Promise Program, Early Learning Hubs shall:

(a) Once every two years, in consultation with resource and referral entities established under ORS 329A.100 (“Resource and referral system” defined for ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135) to 329A.135 (Duties of department related to resource and referral system) , complete a community plan. The community plan must include the following for the region served by the Early Learning Hub:

(A) Identification of priority populations of children and families to enroll in the program;

(B) Assessment of the availability of high-quality preschool programs;

(C) Identification of existing preschool providers and opportunities to increase the number and enrollment capacity of preschool providers;

(D) Prioritization of local entities to serve as preschool providers based on community need and enrollment capacity;

(E) Identification of methods for increasing the enrollment capacity of preschool providers and for providing professional development to preschool providers; and

(F) Identification of other services related to preschool programs.

(b) After completing a community plan described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Early Learning Hub shall submit the plan to the department for approval based on rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(c) Based on the results of the most recent community plan, annually coordinate and collaborate with preschool providers to:

(A) Determine the preschool program that best meets the needs of eligible children and their families within the Early Learning Hub; and

(B) Enroll eligible children in preschool programs.

(3) A local entity may apply to the department to be awarded grants or contracts to be a preschool provider under this section if the local entity is:

(a) An Early Learning Hub designated under ORS 417.827 (Early Learning Hubs) ;

(b) A resource and referral entity established under ORS 329A.100 (“Resource and referral system” defined for ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135) to 329A.135 (Duties of department related to resource and referral system) ;

(c) An education service district;

(d) A school district;

(e) A federal Head Start program;

(f) A community-based organization; or

(g) Another entity identified by the department.

(4) A preschool provider that meets the requirements of this subsection may apply to participate in the Preschool Promise Program to receive grants or contracts under the program. The preschool provider:

(a) Must be establishing a new preschool program or expanding an existing preschool program.

(b) Must meet or exceed the requirements of subsection (5) of this section.

(c) May be a federal Head Start program, a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program, a child care provider, a relief nursery, a private preschool, a public school, a public charter school, an education service district or a community-based organization that provides a preschool program.

(5) A preschool provider may participate in the Preschool Promise Program if the provider’s preschool program:

(a) Provides, at a minimum, the annual number of instructional hours required for full-day kindergarten.

(b) Takes into consideration the scheduling needs of families who need full-time child care.

(c) Serves children who:

(A) Are at least three years of age but not older than five years of age, as determined by the date used to determine kindergarten eligibility; and

(B) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(i) Are members of families whose incomes, at the time of enrollment, are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; or

(ii) Otherwise meet criteria established by the Early Learning Council by rule.

(d) Provides continuity from infant and toddler services to early elementary grades.

(e) Demonstrates an ability to maximize available federal, state and local funds.

(f) Demonstrates an ability to meet quality standards adopted by the Early Learning Council, including:

(A) Participating in the quality recognition and improvement system for early childhood programs as established by ORS 329A.261 (Development of quality recognition and improvement system) .

(B) Adopting culturally responsive teaching methods and practices.

(C) Providing a high-quality, culturally responsive family engagement environment that supports parents as partners in a child’s learning and development.

(D) Providing high-quality, culturally responsive curricula, assessments and professional development that are linked to one another and to the state’s comprehensive early learning standards.

(E) Providing a classroom environment that is inclusive of all children, regardless of ability or family income.

(F) Providing highly trained lead preschool teachers who have:

(i) At least a bachelor’s degree in:

(I) Early childhood education or a field related to early childhood education; or

(II) A field not related to early childhood education if the department, based on rules adopted by the Early Learning Council, determines that the teacher has completed coursework that is equivalent to a major in early childhood education and has sufficient training in early childhood education;

(ii) An associate degree with additional training or additional certification in early childhood education or a field related to early childhood education, as determined by the department based on rules adopted by the Early Learning Council; or

(iii) Sufficient alternative credentialing to indicate that the teacher is highly trained, as determined by the department based on rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(G) Providing lead preschool teachers and teaching assistants with a salary that meets the minimum salary requirements established by the Early Learning Council.

(H) Providing at least one teaching assistant in each classroom who provides support for academic instruction and who meets the state’s personnel qualification requirements as established by rule by the Early Learning Council.

(I) Providing children and families with additional health and child development supports, such as screening, referrals and coordination with health care providers.

(g) Incorporates best practices in outreach, enrollment and programming for diverse cultural and linguistic populations and children who have been historically underserved in preschool programs.

(h) Works in collaboration with community programs to ensure that families have knowledge of, and are connected to, community resources and supports to meet the needs of children and families served by the preschool program.

(i) Participates in an ongoing monitoring and program evaluation system that is used for continuous program improvement.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) While any moneys received under a grant received or a contract entered into as provided by this section must be used to serve children described in subsection (5)(c) of this section, nothing in subsection (5)(c) of this section prevents a preschool provider from serving additional children, including children who:

(A) Pay tuition for the preschool program and whose family income at the time of enrollment exceeds 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

(B) Are funded by the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program, a federal Head Start program or another source of funding.

(b) If a preschool provider participating in the Preschool Promise Program serves children described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, moneys received under a grant or contract as provided by this section may not be used to pay for expenses incurred for the children described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(7) A preschool provider participating in the Preschool Promise Program may receive a waiver of any of the requirements described in subsection (5) of this section if the waiver:

(a) Is for a preschool program that is maintaining progress toward quality; and

(b) Is anticipated for the first years of the preschool program only.

(8) To assist the department in administering this section, the Early Learning Council shall:

(a) Identify resources necessary for the department to develop, support and sustain the implementation of a high-quality preschool program, including evaluations, professional development opportunities, technical assistance, monitoring guidance and administrative assistance.

(b) Ensure that pathways and supports are available to teaching staff to increase culturally and linguistically diverse staff to teach and assist in preschool classrooms.

(c) Establish minimum salary requirements and target salary guidelines for lead preschool teachers and teaching assistants at preschool providers participating in the Preschool Promise Program. Minimum salary requirements may be differentiated by program type. Target salary guidelines shall be, to the extent practicable, comparable to lead kindergarten teacher and teaching assistant salaries in public schools. The department shall provide guidelines and technical assistance to preschool providers participating in the Preschool Promise Program to address salary disparities among preschool teachers and preschool staff.

(d) Develop strategies that strive to increase the mean salary for lead teachers, teaching assistants and other preschool staff employed by preschool providers participating in the Preschool Promise Program.

(e) Administer waivers as described in subsection (7) of this section.

(f) Develop strategies to ensure preschool providers have the resources necessary to maintain children in placement in the Preschool Promise Program.

(9) Each biennium, the department shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly that describes:

(a) The number of children served by the Preschool Promise Program, including the number of children:

(A) Whose family incomes are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines;

(B) Whose family incomes are between 100 and 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines;

(C) Who pay tuition;

(D) Who are eligible for Head Start programs; and

(E) Who are eligible for early childhood special education.

(b) The cost to serve each child described in subsection (5)(c) of this section.

(c) The level of state support received for implementing the Preschool Promise Program.

(d) The effectiveness of the Preschool Promise Program, including student progress and outcomes.

(e) Improvements that have been made to the administration and evaluation of the Preschool Promise Program to improve the effectiveness of the program.

(f) The salary, education levels and turnover rates of lead preschool teachers and teaching assistants employed by preschool providers participating in the Preschool Promise Program.

(10) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall coordinate with the Department of Education and other state agencies in support of the Preschool Promise Program.

(11) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall prescribe the form and timeline for applications to participate in the Preschool Promise Program. [2015 c.745 §2; 2017 c.140 §1; 2017 c.280 §1; 2019 c.646 §2; 2021 c.93 §1; 2021 c.631 §26; 2023 c.547 §§10,11]

Source: Section 329.172 — Preschool Promise Program; grants and contracts; report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.496 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.496
341.496 Admission of members of Armed Forces and specified federal agencies and of spouses and dependent children of members
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Active member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who:

(A) Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this state;

(B) Reside in this state while serving as members of the crew of a ship that has an Oregon port or shore establishment as its home port or permanent station; or

(C) Reside in another state or a foreign country and establish Oregon residency by filing Oregon state income taxes no later than 12 months before leaving active duty.

(b) “Armed Forces of the United States” includes:

(A) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States;

(B) Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States; and

(C) The National Guard of the United States and the Oregon National Guard.

(c) “Dependent children” includes any children of an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:

(A) Are under 18 years of age and not married, otherwise emancipated or self-supporting; or

(B) Are under 23 years of age, unmarried, enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning and dependent on the member for over one-half of their support.

(2) Community colleges in Oregon shall admit active members of the Armed Forces of the United States, active members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and members of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the Army or Navy of the United States, and their spouses and dependent children, in the same manner as Oregon residents who are residents of the community college district and shall assess the same fees and tuition rates. [Formerly 341.529]

Source: Section 341.496 — Admission of members of Armed Forces and specified federal agencies and of spouses and dependent children of members; fee and tuition rate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.157 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.157
329.157 Identification and coordination of existing resources
Status: in_force

(1) Community learning centers shall promote identification and coordination of existing resources including, but not limited to, the following services and activities:

(a) Before-school and after-school enrichment activities linked with the school curriculum;

(b) Youth development and service learning activities;

(c) Child care programs;

(d) Mentoring and tutoring programs;

(e) Parent literacy and adult education programs;

(f) Prenatal and early childhood support programs;

(g) Parent education and support groups;

(h) Cultural activities and English language learner programs;

(i) School-to-work and workforce development programs;

(j) Intergenerational activities connecting senior citizens with children;

(k) Referrals for health care and other social and educational services;

(L) Primary health care services, including immunizations, sports physicals and well-child checkups; and

(m) Counseling services.

(2) School districts that create community learning centers shall encourage existing family resource centers to become involved in the development and implementation of the community learning centers. An existing family resource center developed under ORS 417.725 (Key elements of system) may be designated as a community learning center if the family resource center meets the standards specified in this section and ORS 329.156 (Creation) .

(3) Community learning centers shall follow best practice standards to ensure their effectiveness. [2001 c.759 §6; 2015 c.604 §15]

Source: Section 329.157 — Identification and coordination of existing resources , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.075 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.075
332.075 Powers of board
Status: in_force

(1) Any district school board may:

(a) Fix the days of the year and the hours of the day when schools shall be in session.

(b) Adopt textbooks and other instructional materials as provided in ORS 337.120 (District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials) and 337.141 (District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education) and courses of study for the use of such schools as provided in ORS 336.035 (Required courses of study) .

(c) Authorize the use of the schools for purposes of training students of an approved educator preparation provider, as defined in ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter) , and for such purposes may enter into contracts with the approved educator preparation provider on such terms as may be agreed upon. Such contracts as they relate to student teachers shall have the same effect and be subject to the same regulations as a contract between a licensed teacher and a district school board.

(d) Develop and operate with other school districts or community college districts secondary career and technical education programs for pupils of more than one district and fix by agreement the duration of the district’s obligation to continue such activity, subject to the availability of funds therefor.

(e) Authorize the school district to be a member of and pay fees, if any, to any voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities or that facilitates the scheduling and programming of interscholastic activities only if the organization:

(A) Implements equity focused policies that:

(i) Address the use of derogatory or inappropriate names, insults, verbal assaults, profanity or ridicule that occurs at an interscholastic activity, including by spectators of the interscholastic activity;

(ii) Prohibit discrimination as defined in ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) ;

(iii) Permit a student to wear religious clothing in accordance with the student’s sincerely held religious belief and consistent with any safety and health requirements; and

(iv) Balance the health, safety and reasonable accommodation needs of participants on an activity-by-activity basis;

(B) Maintains a transparent complaint process that:

(i) Has a reporting system to allow participants of interscholastic activities or members of the public to make complaints about student, coach or spectator behavior;

(ii) Responds to a complaint made under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph within 48 hours of the complaint being received; and

(iii) Strives to resolve a complaint received under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph within 30 days of the complaint being received;

(C) Develops and implements a system of sanctions against schools, students, coaches and spectators if a complaint made under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph is verified; and

(D) Performs an annual survey of students and their parents to understand and respond to potential violations of equity focused policies adopted under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or violations of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) .

(f) Accept money or property donated for the use or benefit of the school district and, consistent with the laws of this state, use such money or property for the purpose for which it was donated.

(g) Enter into an approved written agreement with the governing body of a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oregon to allow the use of a mascot that represents, is associated with or is significant to the Native American tribe entering into the agreement. An agreement entered into under this paragraph must:

(A) Describe the acceptable uses of the mascot;

(B) Comply with rules adopted by the State Board of Education that:

(i) Are adopted after consultation with the federally recognized tribes in Oregon pursuant to ORS 182.164 (State agencies to develop and implement policy on relationship with tribes) (3); and

(ii) Prescribe the requirements for approval; and

(C) Be approved by the State Board of Education, which the board must provide if the agreement meets the requirements of this paragraph and the rules adopted under this paragraph.

(2) All contracts of the school district must be approved by the district school board before an order can be drawn for payment. If a contract is made without the authority of the district school board, the individual making such contract shall be personally liable.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a district school board may, by resolution or policy, authorize its superintendent or the superintendent’s designee to enter into and approve payment on contracts for products, materials, supplies, capital outlay, equipment and services that are within appropriations made by the district school board pursuant to ORS 294.456 (Governing body to adopt budget, make appropriations, declare and categorize property tax amount or rate) . A district school board may not authorize its superintendent or the superintendent’s designee under this subsection to enter into and approve payment on contracts that are collective bargaining agreements or service contracts that include the provision of labor performed by employees of the school district. [Formerly 332.440; 1965 c.100 §140; 1967 c.67 §25; 1967 c.200 §5; 1969 c.311 §1; 1973 c.270 §1; 1975 c.459 §2; 1975 c.770 §21; 1977 c.783 §1; 1987 c.404 §3; 1993 c.45 §41; 1999 c.215 §2; 2001 c.461 §7; 2009 c.94 §5; 2011 c.313 §18; 2014 c.43 §1; 2015 c.245 §41; 2015 c.647 §2; 2019 c.417 §1; 2021 c.239 §2]

Source: Section 332.075 — Powers of board; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.703 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.703
329A.703 Program established
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall establish a program to:

(a) Allocate tax credit certificates to taxpayers that make qualified contributions to the department; and

(b) Distribute to child care providers moneys from qualified contributions and other contributions.

(2) The purposes of the program are to:

(a) Encourage taxpayers to make contributions to the department by providing a financial return on qualified contributions and by soliciting other contributions.

(b) Achieve specific and measurable goals for targeted communities and populations.

(c) Strengthen the viability and improve the professional development of child care providers. [Formerly 657A.703; 2015 c.701 §22; 2017 c.186 §1; 2023 c.554 §38]

Note: See note under 329A.700 (Definitions for ORS 329A.700 to 329A.712) .

Source: Section 329A.703 — Program established; purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.011 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.011
327.011 Description of Local Revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of State School Fund distributions for school districts:

(1) Local Revenues are the total of the following:

(a) The amount of revenue offset against local property taxes as determined by the Department of Revenue under ORS 311.175 (Loss of revenue by school taxing districts) (3)(a)(A).

(b) The amount of property taxes actually received by the district, including penalties and interest on taxes.

(c) The amount of revenue received by the district from the Common School Fund under ORS 327.403 (Definition for ORS 327.405 to 327.480) to 327.410 (Apportionment of Distributable Income Account of Common School Fund among counties) .

(d) The amount of revenue received by the district from the county school fund.

(e) The amount of revenue received by the district from state managed forestlands under ORS 530.115 (Disposition of certain moneys described in ORS 530.110) (1)(b) and (c).

(f) Moneys received in lieu of property taxes.

(g) Federal funds received without specific application by the school district and that are not deemed under federal law to be nonsupplantable.

(h) Any positive amount obtained by subtracting the operating property taxes actually imposed by the district, based on the rate certified pursuant to ORS 310.060 (Notice certifying taxes) , from the amount that would have been imposed by the district if the district had certified the maximum rate of operating property taxes allowed by law.

(i) Any amount distributed to the district in the prior fiscal year under ORS 327.019 (State School Fund distribution computations for education service districts) (8).

(2) Local Revenues do not include:

(a) If a school district imposes local option taxes pursuant to ORS 280.040 (Definitions for ORS 280.040 to 280.145) to 280.145 (Serial levy under former law) , an amount equal to the least of:

(A) The amount of revenue actually received by the district from local option taxes imposed pursuant to ORS 280.040 (Definitions for ORS 280.040 to 280.145) to 280.145 (Serial levy under former law) ;

(B) Twenty-five percent of the total received by the school district from the general purpose grant, the transportation grant and the high cost disabilities grant of the district, as those grants are calculated under ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) ; or

(C) $2,000 per district extended ADMw, as calculated under ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) , increased each fiscal year by three percent above the amount allowed per district extended ADMw for the prior fiscal year.

(b) For a school district with a statutory rate limit on July 1, 2003, that is greater than $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the amount of property taxes actually received by the district, including penalties and interest on taxes, that results from an increase in the rate of ad valorem property tax of the district allowed under Article XI, section 11 (5)(d), of the Oregon Constitution. [2009 c.698 §6; 2017 c.17 §28; 2018 c.33 §1; 2023 c.537 §1; 2023 c.586 §2]

Note: 327.011 (Description of Local Revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions) was added to and made a part of 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions) to 327.133 (Reports by districts) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 327.011 — Description of Local Revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.120 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.120
346.120 Commission for the Blind
Status: in_force

There is created a commission for persons who are blind and for the prevention of blindness, to be known as the Commission for the Blind. The commission shall:

(1) Establish and be responsible for the administration of a program or programs for persons who are blind which will promote, in the manner set forth in ORS 346.110 (Definitions for ORS 346.110 to 346.270) to 346.270 (Receipt and expenditure of gifts and bequests) , the welfare of persons with visual impairments, including but not limited to cooperation by contract or otherwise with public and private agencies in providing services, programs and facilities for persons with visual impairments.

(2) Be responsible for the fiscal oversight of the commission, which includes but is not limited to:

(a) Regular review of financial statements of the commission;

(b) Participation in the development of the budget for the commission; and

(c) Directing the resources of the commission to implement program goals. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §1; 1975 c.374 §1; 1989 c.224 §59; 2001 c.354 §1; 2007 c.70 §118]

Source: Section 346.120 — Commission for the Blind; purpose , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.260 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.260
353.260 Personnel records
Status: in_force

(1) Oregon Health and Science University may adopt policies governing access to university personnel records that are less than 25 years old.

(2) Policies adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall require that personnel records be subjected to restrictions on access unless the president of the university finds that the public interest in maintaining individual rights to privacy in an adequate educational environment would not suffer by disclosure of such records. Access to such records may be limited to designated classes of information or persons, or to stated times and conditions, or to both, but cannot be limited for records more than 25 years old.

(3) No rule or order adopted pursuant to this section shall deny to a faculty member full access to the member’s personnel file or records kept by the university, except as provided in subsection (4)(d) and (e) of this section.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The files relating to the evaluation of a faculty member shall be kept in designated, available locations.

(b) Any evaluation received by telephone shall be documented in each of the faculty member’s files by means of a written summary of the conversation with the names of the conversants identified.

(c) A faculty member shall be entitled to submit, for placement in the files, evidence rebutting, correcting, amplifying or explaining any document contained therein and other material that the member believes might be of assistance in the evaluation process.

(d) Letters and other information for a faculty member of the university submitted in confidence to the State Board of Higher Education or its public universities or offices, schools or departments prior to July 1, 1975, shall be maintained in the files designated by paragraph (a) of this subsection. However, if a faculty member requests access to those files, the anonymity of the contributor of letters and other information obtained prior to July 1, 1975, shall be protected. The full text shall be made available, except that portions of the text that would serve to identify the contributor shall be excised by a faculty committee. Only the names of the contributors and the excised portions of the documents may be kept in a file other than the files designated by paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(e) Confidential letters and other information submitted to or solicited by the university after July 1, 1995, and prior to the employment of a prospective faculty member are exempt from the provisions of this paragraph. However, if the member is employed by the university, the confidential preemployment materials shall be placed in the files designated by paragraph (a) of this subsection. If a faculty member requests access to the member’s files, the anonymity of the contributor of confidential preemployment letters and other preemployment information shall be protected. The full text shall be made available, except that portions of the text that would serve to identify the contributor shall be excised and retained in a file other than the files designated by paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(f) Classroom survey evaluations by students of a faculty member’s classroom or laboratory performance shall be anonymous. The record of tabulated reports shall be placed in at least one of the files designated by paragraph (a) of this subsection. All survey instruments used to obtain evaluation data shall be returned to the faculty member.

(g) The university, when evaluating its employed faculty members, shall not solicit or accept letters, documents or other materials, given orally or in written form, from individuals or groups who wish their identity kept anonymous or the information they provide kept confidential.

(5) No policy or order adopted pursuant to this section limits the authority of the university to prepare, without identification of individual persons who have not consented thereto, statistical or demographic reports from personnel records.

(6) Any category of personnel records specifically designated as confidential pursuant to valid policies or orders as provided in this section shall not be deemed a public record for the purposes of ORS 192.314 (Right to inspect public records) .

(7) As used in this section, “personnel records” means records containing information kept by the university concerning a faculty member and furnished by the faculty member or by others about the faculty member at the member’s or at the university’s request, including but not limited to information concerning discipline, membership activity, employment performance or other personal records of individual persons. [1995 c.162 §23; 1999 c.291 §9; 2011 c.637 §258]

Source: Section 353.260 — Personnel records; access; control; creation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.705 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.705
327.705 Purpose of ORS 327.700 to 327.711
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly declares that the purpose of ORS 327.700 (Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711) to 327.711 (Payment of debt service) is to authorize lottery bonds for state education projects. The lottery bonds authorized by ORS 327.700 (Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711) to 327.711 (Payment of debt service) shall be issued pursuant to ORS 286A.560 (Definitions for ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585 and 327.700 to 327.711) to 286A.585 (Lottery bonds for community sports facilities) . The obligation of the State of Oregon with respect to the lottery bonds and with respect to any grant agreement or other commitment authorized by ORS 327.700 (Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711) to 327.711 (Payment of debt service) , 327.731 (Education project grants) , 348.696 (Education Stability Fund) and 777.277 (Definitions for ORS 777.277 to 777.287) shall at all times be restricted to the availability of unobligated net lottery proceeds, proceeds of lottery bonds and any other amounts specifically committed by ORS 286A.560 (Definitions for ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585 and 327.700 to 327.711) to 286A.585 (Lottery bonds for community sports facilities) . Neither the faith and credit of the State of Oregon nor any of its taxing power shall be pledged or committed to the payment of lottery bonds or any other commitment of the State of Oregon authorized by ORS 327.700 (Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711) to 327.711 (Payment of debt service) . [1997 c.612 §1; 1999 c.44 §11; 2007 c.783 §127]

Source: Section 327.705 — Purpose of ORS 327.700 to 327.711 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.874 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.874
327.874 Requirements for use of moneys received by school districts
Status: in_force

(1) A school district must use the amount apportioned under ORS 327.859 (Apportionments to school districts) to establish or expand programs, opportunities and strategies under ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) and 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) and may not use the amount apportioned to maintain programs, opportunities and strategies established prior to December 8, 2016, except when a use is necessary to replace the loss or expiration of time-limited grants or federal funds.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The portion of funds that a school district uses for the purposes of ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) and 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) shall be determined as follows:

(A) If a school district receives less than $100,000 for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859 (Apportionments to school districts) , the school district may use all of the funds for any one of the purposes described in ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) or 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) .

(B) If a school district receives $100,000 or more but less than $350,000 for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859 (Apportionments to school districts) , the school district must use a portion of the funds for the purpose described in ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) and a portion of the funds for a purpose described in ORS 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) or 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) .

(C) If a school district receives $350,000 or more for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859 (Apportionments to school districts) , the school district must use a portion of the funds for all three of the purposes described in ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) and 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) .

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if a school district receives an apportionment for the second school year of a biennium that is greater than the apportionment for the first school year of the biennium and the increase would affect the portion of moneys the school district is required to use for the purposes described in ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) and 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) , as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the school district is not required to change the portions that the school district uses for the purposes of ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) and 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) for the second school year of the biennium.

(c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a school district receiving an apportionment as described in paragraph (a)(A) or (B) of this subsection from using any portion of the apportionment for more purposes than what is described in paragraph (a)(A) or (B) of this subsection.

(3) Notwithstanding the requirements in ORS 327.865 (Portion of funds for career and technical education) , 327.868 (Portion of funds for college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools) , 327.871 (Portion of funds for dropout-prevention strategies in high schools) and 327.889 (Retention of moneys for administrative costs of school districts) (3) that apportionments made under ORS 327.859 (Apportionments to school districts) be used for career and technical education programs in high schools, college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools and dropout-prevention strategies in high schools, a school district may use up to 15 percent of the apportionments the school district receives, after deducting any amounts used for administrative costs under ORS 327.889 (Retention of moneys for administrative costs of school districts) for programs, opportunities and strategies for students in eighth grade. The use of apportionments under this subsection must comply with the distribution requirements described in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) When establishing or expanding career and technical education programs and college-level educational opportunities, school districts may, and are encouraged to, give preference to programs and opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [2017 c.1 §8; 2017 c.615 §6]

Note: See note under 327.850 (Short title) .

Source: Section 327.874 — Requirements for use of moneys received by school districts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.144 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.144
342.144 American Indian languages teaching license
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “American Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe as that term is defined in ORS 97.740 (Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760) .

(2) The Legislative Assembly declares that teaching American Indian languages is essential to the proper education of American Indian children.

(3) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall establish an American Indian languages teaching license.

(4) Each American Indian tribe may develop a written and oral test that must be successfully completed by an applicant for an American Indian languages teaching license in order to determine whether the applicant is qualified to teach the tribe’s native language. When developing the test, the tribe shall determine:

(a) Which dialects will be used on the test;

(b) Whether the tribe will standardize the tribe’s writing system; and

(c) How the teaching methods will be evaluated in the classroom.

(5) The test shall be administered at an appropriate location that does not create hardship for the tribal members administering the test.

(6) The commission may not require an applicant to hold a specific academic degree, to complete a specific amount of education or to complete an educator preparation program to receive an American Indian languages teaching license.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An American Indian languages teaching license qualifies the holder to accept a teaching position in a school district, public charter school, education service district, community college or public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(b) A holder of an American Indian languages teaching license who does not also have a teaching license issued under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) may not teach in a school district or education service district any subject other than the American Indian language the holder of the license is approved to teach by the tribe.

(c) A holder of an American Indian languages teaching license who does not also have a teaching license or registration issued under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) may not teach in a public charter school any subject other than the American Indian language the holder of the license is approved to teach by the tribe.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) As used in this subsection, “technical assistance program” means a program provided to an American Indian languages teacher by a licensed teacher with three or more years of teaching experience. A technical assistance program may include direct classroom observation and consultation, assistance in instructional planning and preparation, support in implementation and delivery of classroom instruction, and other assistance intended to enhance the professional performance and development of the American Indian languages teacher.

(b) The holder of an American Indian languages teaching license who does not also have an administrative license, teaching license or registration issued under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) and who is employed by a school district, public charter school or education service district shall participate in a technical assistance program with a person holding a teaching license issued by the commission under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) . The technical assistance program shall meet the guidelines specified in ORS 329.815 (Mentors) (2) to (4).

(9) An American Indian languages teaching license shall be valid for a term established by the commission and may be renewed upon application from the holder of the license. [2001 c.653 §2; 2007 c.71 §94; 2007 c.863 §9; 2011 c.637 §125; 2015 c.245 §7; 2015 c.647 §13]

Source: Section 342.144 — American Indian languages teaching license; renewal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 340.305 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 340 / Section 340.305
340.305 Information used to assist school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Accelerated learning entity” means an entity that:

(A) Assists school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options that lead to college credit; or

(B) Provides standardized testing related to accelerated learning options that lead to college credit.

(b) “Accelerated learning options” has the meaning given that term in rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(2) For the purpose of assisting school districts and high schools in increasing the availability of accelerated learning options, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make available the information described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(3) To the extent that accelerated learning entities provide information to the Superintendent of Public Instruction about resources and the various means for offering or providing access to accelerated learning options, the superintendent shall ensure that the information is published on the website of the Department of Education and is updated annually.

(4) To the extent that accelerated learning entities provide information to the Superintendent of Public Instruction about accelerated learning options made available by high schools, the superintendent shall ensure that each high school that offers or provides access to accelerated learning options in three or fewer subjects is contacted annually and is provided with information about resources and the various means for offering or providing access to accelerated learning options. [2012 c.10 §1]

Source: Section 340.305 — Information used to assist school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors340.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.110 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.110
337.110 Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials
Status: in_force

If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional material is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050 (List of textbooks and instructional materials) , it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted, the chairperson of the board may call a special session of the board. It may, upon convening, adopt such textbook or other instructional material in the same manner as other textbooks or other instructional materials are required to be adopted. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §259; 1967 c.99 §1; 1975 c.754 §14; 1991 c.886 §11; 1997 c.115 §2; 2001 c.461 §5; 2011 c.313 §13]

Source: Section 337.110 — Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.210 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.210
353.210 Purpose
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall convene a physical access committee to identify barriers to access by persons with disabilities at the university. The committee shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) One or more students with disabilities or, if there are no students with disabilities willing to participate, a person with a disability who uses the university’s facilities;

(b) One or more members of the faculty or staff with disabilities;

(c) The coordinator of services for students with disabilities for the university;

(d) One or more administrators of the university; and

(e) One or more members of the physical plant staff of the university.

(2) The physical access committee shall present its findings and recommendations to the administration of the university, listing access needs and priorities for meeting those needs. These findings and recommendations shall identify the barriers to access that prevent persons with disabilities from meaningfully utilizing campus facilities related to instruction, academic support, assembly and residence life.

(3) In preparing budget requests for each biennium, the university shall include amounts for capital improvement that will be applied to the substantial reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to access by persons with disabilities as identified by the physical access committee.

(4) Nothing in this section and ORS 185.155 (Monitoring of progress of institutions of higher education and colleges in eliminating barriers to access) and 341.937 (Capital improvements for access for persons with disabilities) requires the university to undertake projects for accessibility that are not otherwise required unless such projects are funded specifically by the Legislative Assembly. [1995 c.162 §29; 2007 c.70 §150]

Source: Section 353.210 — Purpose; members; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.606 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.606
348.606 Prohibition on conferring or offering of degree before approval obtained
Status: in_force

(1) A school may not confer or offer to confer any academic degree upon a person, or provide services purporting to lead to a degree in whole or in part, without first obtaining approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The commission shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for the approval of schools.

(2) A school based outside of Oregon may not offer any educational credit or degree within Oregon, including through the Internet, mail or telephone, without first obtaining approval from the commission. This subsection does not apply to schools operating as part of an interstate agreement entered into under ORS 350.075 (Powers, duties and functions) (3).

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The commission, by rule, may impose fees on any school applying for approval to confer or offer to confer a degree upon a person or to provide academic credit applicable to a degree. Any fee imposed under this section is nonrefundable.

(b) The amount of each fee in this section is established to recover designated expenses incurred by the commission in carrying out the administration of ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) to 348.615 (Appeal procedure) , and may not exceed the amounts specified in this section adjusted for inflation annually, beginning on July 1, 2012, pursuant to the increase, if any, from the preceding year in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(4) For periodic review of a school’s general administrative and academic operations, and continued oversight and support of the school, the commission may impose the following fee on each school, to be paid biennially:

(a) $2,000 for a full review and oversight of a school with a complex organizational structure.

(b) $1,000 for a full review and oversight of a school wholly administered and governed at a single campus in this state.

(5) For periodic evaluation of academic programs offered by schools subject to continued oversight, the commission may impose the following fees per program for the following degrees or certificates:

(a) $2,000 for a nondegree certificate.

(b) $3,000 for an associate degree.

(c) $4,000 for a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree.

(6) Notwithstanding subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the commission may impose the following fees on each school that is not based in this state, offers distance learning courses or programs in this state and is not operating as part of an interstate agreement entered into under ORS 350.075 (Powers, duties and functions) (3):

(a) $7,000, to be paid biennially, for a full review and oversight of a school.

(b) $1,000 for each new program application not offered at the time of the school’s initial application to the commission.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In addition to the fees described in subsections (4) to (6) of this section, the commission may impose on each school that is not based in this state a fee of $1,000 per program that, as part of the program, places students in a practicum based in this state.

(b) This subsection does not apply to a placement that is part of an online program offered by a school.

(c) The commission may waive the fee imposed under this subsection for limited placements or special circumstances that involve Oregon residents who return to this state for a practicum.

(8) In addition to the fees described in subsections (4) to (7) of this section:

(a) The commission may impose a fee of not more than $500 for a change in program, based on the scope and complexity of the proposed program change.

(b) For review of qualifications of staff prior to hiring, the commission may impose a fee of:

(A) Not more than $50 for each new instructor.

(B) Not more than $100 for each new administrator or senior academic staff person.

(9) In addition to the fees described in subsections (4) to (8) of this section, the commission may assess:

(a) The actual costs related to the use of experts to evaluate programs leading to professional licensure by the state, if such costs exceed 10 percent of the base fees.

(b) Costs associated with travel expenses for:

(A) Schools subject to review and oversight under subsection (4) of this section; or

(B) Schools located outside this state that seek authorization to offer degrees without accreditation to residents of this state.

(10) Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Degree Authorization Account established under ORS 348.601 (Degree Authorization Account) .

(11) As used in this section, “practicum” means a portion of a degree program that involves a supervised field placement in a professional or workplace environment. [1997 c.652 §11; 1999 c.59 §95; 2003 c.674 §2; 2005 c.546 §9; 2007 c.325 §3; 2011 c.637 §183; 2013 c.593 §1; 2015 c.775 §1]

Source: Section 348.606 — Prohibition on conferring or offering of degree before approval obtained; fees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 338.055 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 338 / Section 338.055
338.055 Evaluation process and criteria
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon receipt of a proposal submitted under ORS 338.045 (Proposal requirements) , the school district board shall determine whether the proposal is complete. A proposal is complete if the proposal addresses, at least minimally, each element required by ORS 338.045 (Proposal requirements) (2) and (3).

(b) The school district board shall notify an applicant within 30 days after receipt of a proposal if the proposal is not complete and identify the specific elements of the proposal that are not complete. The school district board shall provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity to complete the proposal.

(c) A proposal may be disapproved if the applicant has received a reasonable opportunity to complete the proposal and the applicant does not provide a proposal that is complete.

(d) If the school district board disapproves a proposal as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, the applicant may appeal the decision to the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education may review the proposal only for completeness and may determine that the proposal is:

(A) Not complete and uphold the decision of the school district board; or

(B) Complete and remand the proposal to the school district board for consideration.

(2) Within 60 days after receipt of a completed proposal, the school district board shall hold a public hearing on the provisions of the proposal.

(3) The school district board shall evaluate a proposal in good faith using the following criteria:

(a) The demonstrated, sustainable support for the public charter school by teachers, parents, students and other community members, including comments received at the public hearing held under subsection (2) of this section;

(b) The demonstrated financial stability of the public charter school, including the demonstrated ability of the school to have a sound financial management system that is in place at the time the school begins operating and that meets the requirements of ORS 338.095 (Financial management system) (1);

(c) The capability of the applicant, in terms of support and planning, to provide comprehensive instructional programs to students pursuant to an approved proposal;

(d) The capability of the applicant, in terms of support and planning, to specifically provide, pursuant to an approved proposal, comprehensive instructional programs to students identified by the applicant as academically low achieving;

(e) The adequacy of the information provided as required by ORS 338.045 (Proposal requirements) (2) and (3);

(f) Whether the value of the public charter school is outweighed by any directly identifiable, significant and adverse impact on the quality of the public education of students residing in the school district in which the public charter school will be located;

(g) Whether there are arrangements for any necessary special education and related services for children with disabilities pursuant to ORS 338.165 (Special education students) ;

(h) Whether there are alternative arrangements for students and for teachers and other school employees who choose not to attend or who choose not to be employed by the public charter school; and

(i) The prior history, if any, of the applicant in operating a public charter school or in providing educational services.

(4) The school district board must approve a proposal or state in writing the reasons for disapproving a proposal within 30 days after the public hearing held under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Written notice of the school district board’s action shall be sent to the applicant. If the proposal is not approved:

(A) The reasons for the denial and suggested remedial measures, if any, shall be clearly stated in the notice sent by the school district board to the applicant; and

(B) The applicant may amend the proposal to address objections and any suggested remedial measures and resubmit the proposal to the school district board.

(b) The school district board shall approve or disapprove the resubmitted proposal within 30 days after receiving it. If the proposal is not approved, the applicant may appeal the decision of the school district board to the State Board of Education.

(c) When the State Board of Education receives an appeal under this subsection, the board may review the resubmitted proposal only to determine whether:

(A) The school district board used the process required by this section in denying the proposal;

(B) The proposal meets the criteria described in subsection (3) of this section; and

(C) The reasons stated by the school district board for the denial are valid.

(d) Following a review described in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the State Board of Education may:

(A) Uphold the decision of the school district board to disapprove the proposal; or

(B) Remand the proposal to the school district board for reconsideration.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Individual elements in a public charter school proposal may be changed through the proposal and chartering process by mutual agreement of the school district board and the applicant.

(b) If the school district board and the applicant are unable to agree on a change during the proposal or chartering process, the school district board or the applicant may request mediation by the State Board of Education.

(c) If the school district board and the applicant are unable to reach an agreement following mediation as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the proposal submitted under ORS 338.045 (Proposal requirements) , without the change that was the subject of mediation, shall be the proposal that governs the public charter school and:

(A) The parties may execute the charter for the public charter school based on the proposal;

(B) The applicant may withdraw the proposal; or

(C) The school district board may disapprove the proposal.

(7) Before an existing public school is converted to a public charter school, the proposal for the conversion must be approved by the school district board of the public school.

(8) Entities described in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter) (4) may not charge any fee to applicants for the proposal process.

(9) Upon request by a school district, the State Board of Education may grant an extension of any timeline required by this section if the district has good cause for requesting the extension. [1999 c.200 §7; 2005 c.209 §27; 2009 c.691 §5; 2011 c.684 §5; 2011 c.695 §§3,10; 2013 c.265 §§3,4; 2013 c.327 §§4,5; 2018 c.72 §7]

Source: Section 338.055 — Evaluation process and criteria; appeals; mediation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors338.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.138 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.138
352.138 Applicability of laws to public universities
Status: in_force

(1) The following entities are not subject to any provision of law enacted after January 1, 2013, that is unique to governmental entities unless the following entities are expressly named:

(a) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ; and

(b) Any not-for-profit organization or other entity if the equity of the entity is owned or controlled exclusively by a public university and if the organization or entity is created by the university to advance any of the university’s statutory missions.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and ORS 352.033 (Status of public universities) , the provisions of ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) to 30.460 (Payment of fines or costs in proceeding to enforce county ordinance or resolution) , 33.710 (Definitions) , 33.720 (Proceeding in rem) , 200.005 (Definitions) to 200.025 (Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity) , 200.045 (Required participants) to 200.090 (Contracting agencies to pursue policy of providing opportunities) , 236.605 (Definitions for ORS 236.605 to 236.640) to 236.640 (Reemployment right of employee at end of cooperation agreement) , 279.835 (Definitions for ORS 279.835 to 279.855) , 279.840 (Purpose) , 279.850 (Procurement of product or service) and 297.040 (Payment of costs and expenses of audits authorized by ORS 297.030) and ORS chapters 35, 190, 192 and 244 apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) under the same terms as they apply to public bodies other than the state.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS 35.550 (Definitions for ORS 35.550 to 35.575) to 35.575 (Precondemnation compensation not required) , 180.060 (Powers and duties of Attorney General) , 180.210 (Department of Justice) to 180.235 (Authority of agency to employ counsel) , 184.305 (Oregon Department of Administrative Services) to 184.345 (Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide services to certain agencies on reimbursable basis) , 190.480 (Definition for ORS 190.480 to 190.490) , 190.490 (Approval of agreement by Attorney General) , 200.035 (Notice to Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity) , 243.696 (Bargaining representatives for executive department state agencies, judicial department and legislative department) , 357.805 (Definitions for ORS 357.805 to 357.895) to 357.895 (Rules) and 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) (2) and ORS chapters 182, 183, 240, 270, 273, 276, 278, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 and 297 do not apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3) of this section and ORS 352.033 (Status of public universities) , ORS 240.167 (Cost of operating Employment Relations Board divided among various divisions of state government) , 279C.600 (Right of action on payment bond or public works bond of contractor or subcontractor) to 279C.625 (Joint liability when payment bond not executed) , 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) , 279C.810 (Exemptions) , 279C.825 (Fees) , 279C.827 (Division of public works project) , 279C.830 (Provisions concerning prevailing rate of wage in specifications, contracts and subcontracts) , 279C.835 (Notifying commissioner of public works contract subject to prevailing wage) , 279C.836 (Public works bond) , 279C.838 (Applicability of state and federal rates of wage) , 279C.840 (Payment of prevailing rate of wage) , 279C.845 (Certified statements regarding payment of prevailing rates of wage) , 279C.850 (Inspection to determine whether prevailing rate of wage being paid) , 279C.855 (Liability for violations) , 279C.860 (Ineligibility for public works contracts for failure to pay or post notice of prevailing rates of wage) , 279C.865 (Civil penalties) , 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) and 292.043 (Deduction for payment to foundations) apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) under the same terms as they apply to public bodies other than the state.

(b) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3) of this section, ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) apply to an agreement under the terms of which a private entity constructs, reconstructs, renovates or paints an improvement on real property owned by a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or by a not-for-profit organization or other entity that a public university owns or controls exclusively.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, ORS 190.430 (Attorney General to review agreements) and 192.105 (State Archivist authorization for state officials to dispose of records) do not apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or any organization or other entity described in subsection (1) of this section.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding ORS 352.033 (Status of public universities) , except as set forth in subsection (3) of this section, ORS 243.650 (Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.809) to 243.809 (Determinations regarding alleged misconduct of law enforcement officer in accordance with uniform standards) and 276.073 (Definitions for ORS 276.073 to 276.090) to 276.090 (State agencies to determine art work acquisitions) and ORS chapters 238 and 238A apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) under the same terms as they apply to the state.

(b) For purposes of determining the salary of an active member of the Public Employees Retirement System under ORS 238A.005 (Definitions) (17), remuneration paid to a member in return for services to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) is deemed includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law during a period of continuous employment with any public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) if:

(A) The member was hired in a qualifying position by a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) on or after August 29, 2003, and on or before December 31, 2016; and

(B) The member resided and performed services in the United States during the period of continuous employment.

(7) ORS 350.285 (Waiver of tuition for family members of deceased or disabled veterans or children of Purple Heart recipients) , 350.290 (Resident tuition and fees for nonresident students who served, or who are dependents of someone who served, in Armed Forces or international position) , 352.198 (Authority of public universities to require fingerprints) , 352.226 (Personnel records) , 352.232 (Sources of compensation for officers and employees) , 352.293 (Rights of student ordered to active duty) , 352.296 (Credit for room, board, tuition and fees for student ordered to active duty) , 352.303 (Waiver of tuition for Oregon residents at least 65) , 352.309 (Credit for education and training received while in Armed Forces) and 352.313 (Status of members of Armed Forces and certain federal agencies) apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(8) Notwithstanding ORS 352.033 (Status of public universities) , a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and its agents and employees remain subject to all statutes and administrative rules of this state that create rights, benefits or protections in favor of military veterans, service members and families of service members to the same extent as an agency of this state would be subject to such statutes and administrative rules.

(9) Notwithstanding ORS 352.033 (Status of public universities) , ORS 350.540 (Venture grant program) , 350.545 (University venture development funds) and 350.550 (Purposes of funds) apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . A public university may not issue a tax credit certificate under ORS 350.540 (Venture grant program) , 350.545 (University venture development funds) and 350.550 (Purposes of funds) that will cause the General Fund to be owed more than $8.4 million at any one time under ORS 350.540 (Venture grant program) , 350.545 (University venture development funds) and 350.550 (Purposes of funds) .

(10) If state bonds are issued for the benefit of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution:

(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall have the powers and duties of a project agency, as defined in ORS 286A.816 (Definitions for ORS 286A.816 to 286A.826) , to the extent necessary for the issuance of the state bonds and the administration of the proceeds of the state bonds; and

(b) The university and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall enter into grant contracts or loan agreements that comply with rules adopted by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services relating to:

(A) Disbursement of project funds by a project agency through grant contracts or loan agreements;

(B) Submission of a request for project funds to the commission under ORS 350.095 (Budgetary items in funding request) ; and

(C) Any other matters determined by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to be necessary for the administration of the Article XI-Q bond program.

(11) Nothing in this section may be construed so that statutory provisions that are not set forth in this section apply to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . [2013 c.768 §16; 2013 c.722 §80; 2013 c.768 §179; 2014 c.113 §6; 2014 c.121 §17; 2015 c.209 §1; 2015 c.767 §22; 2015 c.828 §23; 2016 c.31 §8; 2017 c.440 §23; 2017 c.642 §2]

§8]

Source: Section 352.138 — Applicability of laws to public universities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.336 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.336
339.336 Funding
Status: in_force

(1) The University of Oregon may seek and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions thereon not inconsistent with ORS 339.331 (Mission) , 339.333 (Board of directors) and 339.339 (Collaboration between center and Department of Education) . All such funds are to aid in financing the functions of the Center for School Safety and shall be deposited in the Center for School Safety Account and shall be disbursed for the purpose for which contributed.

(2) The Center for School Safety Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all federal funds or other moneys received by the University of Oregon for the center shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the University of Oregon and shall be used by the university for the purposes of carrying out ORS 339.331 (Mission) , 339.333 (Board of directors) and 339.339 (Collaboration between center and Department of Education) . [2001 c.618 §8; 2009 c.762 §58; 2015 c.767 §105]

Source: Section 339.336 — Funding; Center for School Safety Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.137 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.137
342.137 Distinguished teacher leader license
Status: in_force

(1) A distinguished teacher leader license shall designate that its holder is qualified to provide leadership that may include mentoring, curriculum development support, teacher preparation support and other educational leadership.

(2) A distinguished teacher leader license shall be issued on application to an otherwise qualified person who:

(a) Has a valid professional teaching license; and

(b) Has been deemed to be effective to highly effective in teaching, as shown by:

(A) A combination of evaluations conducted in compliance with ORS 342.856 (Core teaching standards) and evidence of current professional leadership practices, as determined based on standards adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission by rule; or

(B) Other evidence identified by the commission by rule.

(3) A distinguished teacher leader license may be renewed if the applicant meets the requirements established by the commission by rule.

(4) The commission shall develop a process by which a teacher holding a distinguished teacher leader license is automatically issued a professional teaching license upon nonrenewal of a distinguished teacher leader license if the teacher meets the requirements for a professional teaching license. [2013 c.286 §7; 2015 c.479 §3; 2015 c.647 §11]

Note: 342.137 (Distinguished teacher leader license) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 342 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 342.137 — Distinguished teacher leader license; renewal; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.596 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.596
348.596 Purpose of ORS 348.594 to 348.615
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) to 348.615 (Appeal procedure) to provide for the protection of the citizens of Oregon and their post-secondary schools by ensuring the quality of higher education and preserving the integrity of an academic degree as a public credential. [1997 c.652 §9; 1999 c.59 §94]

Source: Section 348.596 — Purpose of ORS 348.594 to 348.615 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.017 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.017
348.017 Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds
Status: in_force

(1) When contracting with third party financial firms for disbursement and management services of financial aid funds, or for management of financial accounts, the governing board or governing entity of a public or private post-secondary institution of education that enrolls one or more students who receive state or federal financial aid shall review and approve a contract after considering guidelines and policies established and recommended by the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Education.

(2) A contract between a public or private post-secondary institution of education and a third party financial firm for services described in subsection (1) of this section may not permit:

(a) Revenue sharing;

(b) The third party financial firm to charge a fee for the initial disbursement of the financial aid funds in an academic term to the student in a paper check or in an electronic funds transfer;

(c) The third party financial firm to charge a transaction fee for debit or similar transactions from an account; or

(d) The third party financial firm to charge a fee for inactivity in an account.

(3) A public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with a third party financial firm shall, after redacting from the contract information exempted from disclosure under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) :

(a) Make the contract available for public inspection; and

(b) Publish the contract on the website operated by or for the public or private post-secondary institution of education. [2015 c.633 §2]

Note: See note under 348.015 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 348.017 — Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.815 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.815
357.815 State Archivist
Status: in_force

The office of State Archivist hereby is created. It shall be under the control and supervision of the Secretary of State, who shall, subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, appoint and fix the compensation of the archivist and such assistants as may be necessary. No person who has not had at least five years’ experience as an archivist shall be eligible for the office of State Archivist. [Formerly 358.010; 1973 c.439 §3]

Source: Section 357.815 — State Archivist , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 330.095 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 330 / Section 330.095
330.095 Request or petition for change or merger
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to ORS 332.118 (Election laws applicable) , the request or petition for proposed change or merger in school districts shall:

(a) Be directed to the district boundary board of the county or counties having jurisdiction over the affected school districts;

(b) Contain the names and numbers of districts affected by the change;

(c) Contain a concise statement of the type of change requested and, if only a portion of the school district is involved, contain a legal description thereof; and

(d) If a petition of electors from affected districts is involved, contain the signatures and residence addresses or mailing addresses of the petitioners and the names of the school districts in which they reside.

(2) If a merger is requested or petitioned, the request or petition shall also contain proposals for distribution of debt.

(3) When any proposed boundary change or merger affects school districts under the jurisdiction of different district boundary boards, the proposed change or merger shall first be acted upon by the district boundary board of the county in which lies the most populous district, and must be submitted to the district boundary board of the other affected county or counties.

(4) Any proposed merger may contain a recommendation that the new district retain the same name and number as the most populous school district in the merger or a recommendation for a new name for the district and a request that the number of members of the district school board be increased to seven members. [1963 c.282 §13(2); 1965 c.100 §74; 1967 c.328 §1; 1989 c.819 §4; 1991 c.167 §9; 1993 c.136 §2; 1999 c.21 §63; 2005 c.209 §16; 2011 c.313 §8]

Source: Section 330.095 — Request or petition for change or merger; content , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors330.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.607 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.607
326.607 Background check policy for volunteers
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a school district or public charter school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the school district board or public charter school governing body must adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.

(b) If a private school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the governing body of the private school may adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.

(2) Upon request from a school district, a private school or a public charter school or a school district, private school or public charter school contractor and with consent from the individual, the Department of Education may conduct:

(a) An Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.

(b) A state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.

(3) The department may charge the requesting school district, private school, public charter school or school district, private school or public charter school contractor a fee not to exceed:

(a) $5 for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for an Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System.

(b) The fee established by rule under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for a state or national criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) . [1995 c.446 §3; 1997 c.536 §2; 1999 c.200 §26; 2005 c.730 §14; 2017 c.668 §1]

Source: Section 326.607 — Background check policy for volunteers; authority of school districts and schools to obtain criminal records check of volunteers and applicants for employment; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.756 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.756
348.756 Report on OER Program
Status: in_force

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall provide a report on Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program to the committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to higher education during each regular session of the Legislative Assembly held during an odd-numbered year. The report shall include:

(a) A summary of the current status of Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program;

(b) A calculation of the amount of moneys students have saved as a result of the program since the previous report filed under this section;

(c) A calculation of the amount of moneys the commission anticipates future students will save as a result of the program; and

(d) An evaluation of existing barriers preventing the adoption of further open educational resources at public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and community colleges.

(2) Any entity that enters into a contract or agreement with the commission under ORS 348.752 (Coordination of OER Program) must collaborate in the creation of each report required under subsection (1) of this section. [2017 c.708 §4]

Note: See note under 348.748 (Short title) .

Source: Section 348.756 — Report on OER Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.108 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.108
353.108 Real property and facilities utilized by university
Status: in_force

(1) Legal title to real property and facilities acquired by the State of Oregon prior to July 1, 1995, and utilized by Oregon Health and Science University shall remain with the State of Oregon. However, the university shall have the exclusive care, custody and control of such real property and facilities pursuant to an exclusive leasehold interest in the real property and facilities for a term of 99 years. The term of the leasehold shall begin on July 1, 1995, and shall renew automatically and perpetually for consecutive 99-year terms.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Oregon law concerning the authority of state agencies to lease real property and facilities, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services acting on behalf of the State of Oregon shall execute a ground lease for all real property and facilities utilized by the university consistent with the provisions of this section.

(3) The ground lease shall not be subject to any termination unless:

(a) The State of Oregon causes all outstanding obligations of the university to be defeased under the terms of any applicable master indenture or financing agreement; and

(b) There are no other conditions placed on the university.

(4) Upon execution of the ground lease, the university shall pay the State of Oregon the sum of $99 in consideration for the ground lease.

(5) The ground lease executed under this section shall supersede the lease entered into between the State of Oregon and the university in December 1995, with respect to the real property and facilities, including but not limited to provisions in the lease relating to or setting forth:

(a) Purported limitations on the authority of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) to bind the State of Oregon;

(b) The term of the lease and the absence of any renewal provisions; and

(c) Any circumstances under which the lease may be terminated.

(6) The university shall manage and maintain all real property and facilities utilized by the university. Real property and facilities of the State of Oregon leased to the university pursuant to this section shall not be sold by the university but may be encumbered by the university. Such real property and facilities shall only be encumbered by the State of Oregon in accordance with state law and in a manner that would not impair the financial condition of the university or the rights of the holders of any obligations of the university issued or incurred under any master indenture or other financing agreement. [1995 c.162 §34; 1999 c.291 §18; 2015 c.767 §165]

Source: Section 353.108 — Real property and facilities utilized by university; legal title; lease; management , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.824 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.824
329.824 Educator professional development program
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall administer an educator professional development program that provides statewide collaborative leadership in educator professional development for prekindergarten through post-secondary education and that emphasizes school improvement. The department shall administer the program with a collaborative group of state, school district, educator, administrator, community college and higher education representatives operating as a unit.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In administering the program described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall:

(A) Develop and maintain a public website for posting and sharing professional development opportunities.

(B) Assist local school districts in developing professional development plans to meet school improvement objectives.

(C) Develop and share state standards for professional development programs with appropriate persons.

(D) Coordinate and align the delivery of professional development across the state for the purpose of creating a more uniform and accessible system of support for professional educators.

(E) Provide recommended evaluative tools for educators to determine the effectiveness of the delivery of professional development.

(b) The department is not restricted to performing the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3) The website developed and maintained under this section shall:

(a) Display a calendar of professional development programs being offered across the state and be categorized by topics.

(b) Post feedback from users of professional development programs, with an emphasis on identifying successes, challenges and lessons learned.

(c) Provide contact information for professional development programs.

(d) Publish professional development standards adopted by the State Board of Education and relevant national professional associations to ensure that professional development program offerings are aligned with quality standards that support best practices for access to and delivery of professional development. [2009 c.802 §3; 2013 c.769 §3]

Note: 329.824 (Educator professional development program) 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 329.824 — Educator professional development program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.320 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.320
358.320 Museum commission
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of a city may appoint a museum commission, which shall consist of seven members chosen with reference to their fitness for the position.

(2) The members of a city museum commission shall be residents of the city in which the museum is or is to be located. When two or more cities jointly establish, maintain and operate a public museum, four of the members of a joint city museum commission shall be residents of the city in which the museum is or is to be located and three of the members shall be residents of the other city or cities. [1953 c.481 §6; 1957 c.200 §1; 1969 c.693 §2; 1973 c.72 §1; 1973 c.757 §3; 1983 c.260 §5]

Source: Section 358.320 — Museum commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.240 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.240
334.240 District budget
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the education service district board shall be subject in all respects to ORS 294.305 (Sections constituting Local Budget Law) to 294.565 (Failure to file copy of required budget, reports or other documents) , except that in addition to other qualifications, members of the budget committee who are not members of the education service district board shall be members of component school district boards within the education service district or shall be designees of a school district board.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 294.414 (Budget committee) and 294.423 (Governing body of certain municipal corporations to be budget committee) , a majority of the members of the budget committee of an education service district must consist of members of the component school district boards or designees of a school district board. The budget committee may meet to conduct business if the education service district board is unable to fill all of the positions on the budget committee.

(3) The budget committee shall prepare a budget for the operational and administrative expenses of the education service district. The budget shall include amounts necessary to provide services required by the local service plan of the district developed under ORS 334.175 (Core services) . The budget must be adopted by the board of the education service district.

(4) The board of the education service district shall ensure that an annual audit of the accounts of the education service district is prepared in accordance with the Municipal Audit Law, as provided in ORS 297.405 (Definitions for ORS 297.020, 297.230, 297.405 to 297.740 and 297.990) to 297.555 (Short title) and 297.990 (Penalties) . [1957 c.678 §12; 1963 c.544 §37; 1965 c.100 §185; 1981 c.131 §10; 1993 c.784 §16a; 1995 c.611 §17; 1999 c.1054 §2; 2005 c.828 §5; 2011 c.705 §12]

Source: Section 334.240 — District budget; budget committee; audits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.397 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.397
343.397 Plan of instruction for talented and gifted children
Status: in_force

(1) A school district shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) A statement of school district policy on the education of talented and gifted children;

(b) An assessment of current special programs and services provided by the school district for talented and gifted children;

(c) A statement of school district goals for providing comprehensive special programs and services and over what span of time the goals will be achieved;

(d) A description of the nature of the special programs and services which will be provided to accomplish the goals;

(e) A requirement that each talented and gifted child and the child’s parents have the opportunity to discuss with the school district the programs and services available to the child and to provide input on the programs and services to be made available to the child;

(f) A plan for evaluating progress on the school district plan, including each component program and service; and

(g) The name and contact information for the school district’s coordinator of special educational services and programs for talented and gifted children.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For a plan described in subsection (1) of this section, a school district shall:

(A) Provide the plan when requested at any of the schools of the school district or at the school district’s main office; and

(B) Provide the plan on the school district’s website.

(b) A school district must provide the name and contact information for the school district’s coordinator of special educational services and programs for talented and gifted children:

(A) To the Department of Education annually; and

(B) On the school district’s website in the manner prescribed by the department. [1959 c.528 §§5,6,7; 1963 c.570 §23; 1965 c.100 §410; 1971 c.613 §3; 1979 c.385 §3; 2011 c.440 §1; 2021 c.337 §1]

Source: Section 343.397 — Plan of instruction for talented and gifted children , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.218 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.218
352.218 Affirmative action plan
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “minority” means:

(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but who is not Hispanic;

(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;

(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or

(d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.

(2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall:

(a) Consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:

(A) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of the public university’s educational program at its anticipated level;

(B) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or

(C) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions.

(b) Interview one or more qualified minority applicants when hiring a head coach or athletic director, unless the public university was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. It is an affirmative defense to a claim of a violation of this paragraph that the public university, in good faith, was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. [Formerly 352.380; 2019 c.190 §2; 2021 c.97 §37]

Source: Section 352.218 — Affirmative action plan; interview of qualified minority applicants , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 335.465 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 335 / Section 335.465
335.465 Contracts with common school districts
Status: in_force

The union high school board may for high school purposes contract with a common school district board for the use of any property belonging to the common school district and may purchase an undivided interest in the property of a common school district for the purpose of operating a high school thereon. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §215]

Source: Section 335.465 — Contracts with common school districts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors335.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.325 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.325
358.325 Terms of commission members
Status: in_force

Two of the first members of a museum commission shall be appointed for one year, two shall be appointed for two years and three shall be appointed for three years, as determined by the governing body. Except for the first members and appointments to fill vacancies, the terms of members of a museum commission shall be three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. [1953 c.481 §7]

Source: Section 358.325 — Terms of commission members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.177 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.177
334.177 Expenditure of percentage of amounts received on services
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “local revenues of an education service district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 327.019 (State School Fund distribution computations for education service districts) but does not include any local revenues distributed under ORS 327.019 (State School Fund distribution computations for education service districts) (8).

(2) An education service district board shall expend at least 90 percent of all amounts received from the State School Fund and at least 90 percent of all amounts considered to be local revenues of an education service district on services or programs that have been approved by the component school districts of the education service district through the resolution process described in ORS 334.175 (Core services) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the school district board of a school district that is located in a region described in ORS 334.013 (Composition of education service districts) (1)(a), (e) or (i) may request in writing that a percentage of the amounts identified in subsection (2) of this section be distributed to the school district for any purpose identified by the school district board.

(b) A school district board that makes a request under paragraph (a) of this subsection:

(A) Must make the request to the education service district board by November 1 of the year prior to the school year for which the request is being made; and

(B) Must designate the percentage of the amounts identified in subsection (2) of this section that will be distributed to the school district.

(c) The education service district board:

(A) Shall approve a request submitted as provided by this subsection; and

(B) Shall determine the amounts attributable to the school district and eligible for distribution based on the weighted average daily membership (ADMw) of the school district for which the request was made.

(d) For each school year for which a school district receives a distribution as provided by this subsection:

(A) The school district may act only in an advisory capacity for decisions made in relation to the governance of the education service district if the school district board designates a percentage under paragraph (a) of this subsection that is greater than 50 percent but less than 100 percent; and

(B) Notwithstanding ORS 334.015 (Withdrawal of school district) and 334.019 (Rejoining of school district) , the school district shall be considered to have withdrawn from the education service district in the manner provided by ORS 334.015 (Withdrawal of school district) if the school district board designates a percentage under paragraph (a) of this subsection that is 100 percent.

(4) An education service district board shall expend 100 percent of all amounts received from the School Improvement Fund on services or programs that have been approved by the component school districts of the education service district through the resolution process described in ORS 334.175 (Core services) .

(5) The expenditure requirements of this section apply only to amounts retained by the education service district after making any distributions required under ORS 327.019 (State School Fund distribution computations for education service districts) (9). [2001 c.695 §27; 2001 c.695 §29; 2007 c.578 §4; 2009 c.705 §1; 2011 c.705 §11; 2013 c.751 §§1,3,5]

Source: Section 334.177 — Expenditure of percentage of amounts received on services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.026 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.026
357.026 Board duties
Status: in_force

The State Library Board shall be the policy-making body for the State Library. The State Library Board shall:

(1) Formulate general policies for the State Library to provide the framework for library operations;

(2) Adopt rules to carry out the purposes for which the State Library is established or for any other purpose authorized by law;

(3) In consultation with the Oregon Library Association, the Oregon Heritage Commission and other related organizations, adopt long-range strategic plans for the continued improvement and development of the State Library and develop key performance measures to track progress;

(4) Review and approve budget requests for the State Library that align with the board’s long-range plans;

(5) Develop, adopt and modify a technology plan, including long-range expenditures, for the purchase of subscriptions statewide, for reference-based databases, digitization of records for public libraries and integration of services provided by the State Library;

(6) Conduct certifications of state agency libraries or library services under ORS 357.029 (Certification of state agency library or library service separately maintained from State Library) ;

(7) Review and monitor the State Library and the State Library’s work in the State Reference Coordinating Council established under ORS 357.900 (State Reference Coordinating Council) ;

(8) Administer the State Library Donation Fund for the benefit of the State Library, except that every gift, devise or bequest for a specific purpose shall be administered according to its terms; and

(9) Report to the Legislative Assembly in January of each odd-numbered year on the State Library’s efforts to:

(a) Achieve the statutory mission and programmatic outcomes of the State Library;

(b) Implement initiatives and improvements to interagency coordination;

(c) Implement initiatives and improvements to the electronic delivery of government publications and services;

(d) Implement initiatives and improvements to State Library reference services to state agencies;

(e) Enter into public, nonprofit and private partnerships and report the number of the partnerships entered into by the State Library; and

(f) Reduce duplication in state agency services and costs related to the mission of the State Library. [2015 c.328 §7]

Source: Section 357.026 — Board duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.567 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.567
346.567 Collection of percentage of net proceeds of operation of vending facilities
Status: in_force

(1) The Commission for the Blind shall collect a percentage of net proceeds earned by a vending facility. The moneys collected under this section shall be deposited into the fund established under ORS 346.569 (Fund from net proceeds of operation of vending facilities) .

(2) The commission shall determine by rule, and shall state in an agreement with a vending facility manager, the percentage of net proceeds to be collected under this section. [2017 c.717 §3; 2017 c.717 §4]

Source: Section 346.567 — Collection of percentage of net proceeds of operation of vending facilities; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.045 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.045
334.045 Election procedure
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 (Definitions for ORS 255.400 to 255.424) to 255.424 (Notice requirements to bring action) :

(1) In education service districts, members of the board shall be elected at the time of the regular district election described in ORS 255.335 (Regular district election) for the term commencing July 1 as provided in ORS 334.090 (Term) . For this purpose, a district election shall be held in such districts in those zones from which a member or members of the board are to be elected, and in the district as a whole if a member or members at large are to be elected. The registrar of elections of the county in which such district is located shall be the elections officer for such elections.

(2) The education service district shall pay the actual cost of printing ballots and tally sheets for each election under this section, and the cost of checking signatures on certificates of nomination, together with such proportionate part of the general expenses of such election as provided in ORS 255.305 (Election expenses paid by district) .

(3) All elections of members of the board shall be held as provided in ORS chapter 255. [1957 c.678 §8; 1963 c.544 §33; 1965 c.100 §175; 1973 c.796 §48; 1975 c.647 §29b; 1977 c.149 §3; 1981 c.131 §4; 1983 c.350 §181; 1993 c.784 §8; 1995 c.258 §5; 1995 c.611 §10a; 2019 c.449 §21]

Source: Section 334.045 — Election procedure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.752 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.752
348.752 Coordination of OER Program
Status: in_force

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall regularly convene faculty, staff and librarians from public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and community colleges for the purpose of coordinating Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program by:

(a) Assisting and advising faculty at public universities and community colleges on the adoption, implementation and storage of open educational resource materials that are transferable between public universities and community colleges;

(b) Determining whether to develop a statewide repository of open educational resource materials for the purpose of supporting the program and, if applicable, developing a plan for the development of the repository; and

(c) Developing criteria that may be used to provide up to $150,000 to public universities and community colleges for the purpose of increasing the creation, adoption or implementation of open educational resources.

(2) The commission may enter into contracts or agreements with public or private entities for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this section. [2017 c.708 §3]

Note: See note under 348.748 (Short title) .

Source: Section 348.752 — Coordination of OER Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.075 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.075
329.075 Statewide implementation
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, in accordance with ORS 183.750 (State agency required to prepare public writings in readable form) and ORS chapter 183, as necessary for the statewide implementation of this chapter. The rules shall be prepared in consultation with appropriate representatives from the educational and business and labor communities.

(2) The Department of Education shall be responsible for implementing the provisions of this chapter. Actions by the department to fulfill this responsibility and to increase student achievement may include, but are not limited to:

(a) Developing academic content standards;

(b) Updating Common Curriculum Goals to meet rigorous academic content standards and updating performance indicators and diploma requirements;

(c) Developing criterion-referenced assessments including performance-based, content-based and other assessment mechanisms to test knowledge and skills and whether students meet the performance expectations as determined by the board; and

(d) Establishing criteria for early childhood education programs governed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

(3) The department shall make school districts and the public aware of public school choice options available within our current public education framework. [Formerly 326.745; 1995 c.660 §8; 1997 c.652 §21; 1999 c.871 §1; 2003 c.303 §6; 2007 c.858 §5; 2013 c.624 §2]

Source: Section 329.075 — Statewide implementation; rules; duties of department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.005 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.005
341.005 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Academic year” means the year beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year running concurrently with the fiscal year.

(2) “Board” means the board of education of a community college district.

(3) “Board member” means a member of the board of education of a community college district.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, “community college” means a public institution operated by a community college district for the purposes of providing courses of study limited to not more than two years’ full-time attendance and designed to meet the needs of a geographical area by providing educational services, including but not limited to career and technical education programs or lower division collegiate programs.

(b) The two-year limitation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to:

(A) Technical programs in which the curriculum may require more than two years of attendance but less than four years;

(B) Applied baccalaureate degree programs approved under ORS 341.013 (Applied baccalaureate degrees) ; or

(C) Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree programs approved under ORS 341.013 (Applied baccalaureate degrees) .

(5) “Community college district” or “district” means a district formed under this chapter to operate one or more community colleges or to secure educational services available at a community college. “Community college district” includes a community college service district.

(6) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development appointed under ORS 350.160 (Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development) by the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(7) “Full-time equivalent student” means a student or combination of several students who carries or carry among them, within a single academic year, a minimum number of clock hours of instruction, in any program, to be specified by rule by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(8) “Paying agent and registrar” means the county treasurer or county fiscal officer of the county in which the chief administrative officer of the community college district maintains the administrative office.

(9) “Petitioning territory” means a community college district petitioning to have an area outside the district included in the district or to have an area inside the district excluded from the district, or an area outside the district petitioning to be included within the district.

(10) “Principal county” means the county in which the chief administrative officer of the community college district maintains the administrative office. [Formerly 341.510; 1971 c.513 §1; 1981 c.173 §52; 1987 c.474 §4; 1993 c.45 §§127,128; 1995 c.67 §1; 1997 c.271 §3; 2009 c.94 §11; 2013 c.747 §43; 2015 c.366 §12; 2019 c.255 §3; 2023 c.287 §2]

Source: Section 341.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.070 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.070
350.070 Advisory and technical committees
Status: in_force

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may establish such advisory and technical committees as it considers necessary to aid and advise the commission in the performance of its functions. These committees may be continuing or temporary committees. The commission shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members.

(2) Members of the committees are not entitled to compensation, but at the discretion of the commission may be reimbursed from funds available to the commission for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amount provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Formerly 351.732]

Source: Section 350.070 — Advisory and technical committees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.179 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.179
336.179 Recognition of student achievement
Status: in_force

(1) It is state policy for all school districts to foster an atmosphere of student commitment to excellence in education, recognizing excellence in academics and excellence in citizenship.

(2) Each school district shall determine the activities necessary to qualify for special recognition of student achievement. [1991 c.344 §1; 2005 c.209 §24; 2012 c.91 §9]

Source: Section 336.179 — Recognition of student achievement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.372 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.372
339.372 Policies of school boards on reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct
Status: in_force

Each school board shall adopt policies on the reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers and the reporting of suspected abuse by students. The policies shall:

(1) Specify that abuse and sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers and abuse by students are not tolerated.

(2) Specify that all school employees, contractors, agents, volunteers and students are subject to the policies.

(3) Require all school employees who have reasonable cause to believe that another school employee or a contractor, an agent or a volunteer has engaged in abuse or sexual conduct or that a student has engaged in abuse to report:

(a) To the licensed administrator designated as provided by subsection (4) of this section all incidents of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct; and

(b) To a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services as required by ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) and 419B.015 (Report form and content) all incidents of suspected abuse, in addition to any report made as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(4) Designate a licensed administrator, and an alternate licensed administrator in the event the designated licensed administrator is the suspected abuser, to:

(a) Receive reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents or volunteers or suspected abuse by students and specify the procedures to be followed by the licensed administrator upon receipt of a report; and

(b) In the manner required by ORS 339.388 (Report of abuse or sexual conduct) (2), inform the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education of reports of suspected sexual conduct received under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(5) Specify the procedures to be followed after a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct is received, including notification that:

(a) All suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents or volunteers will be reported to a law enforcement agency or to a state agency, as appropriate, for investigation;

(b) A law enforcement agency or a state agency will complete an investigation regardless of any changes in the relationship or duties of the person about whom the report was made; and

(c) An education provider will take necessary actions as provided by ORS 339.388 (Report of abuse or sexual conduct) to ensure the student’s safety after a report is received, including placing a school employee on paid administrative leave pending an investigation or prohibiting a contractor, an agent or a volunteer from providing services to the education provider.

(6) Require the posting in each school building of:

(a) The name and contact information for the licensed administrator and alternate licensed administrator designated for the school building to receive reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers or suspected abuse by students and the procedures the licensed administrator will follow upon receipt of a report; and

(b) The contact information for making a report of suspected abuse to a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services as required by ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) and 419B.015 (Report form and content) and a statement that the duty to report abuse is in addition to any requirement to make a report to a licensed administrator.

(7) Specify that the initiation of a report in good faith about suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct may not adversely affect any terms or conditions of employment or the work environment of the person who initiated the report or who may have been subjected to abuse or sexual conduct.

(8) Specify that the education provider or any school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer will not discipline a student for the initiation of a report in good faith about suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by a school employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer or suspected abuse by a student.

(9) Require notification, as allowed by state and federal law, by the education provider to the person who was subjected to the suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct about any actions taken by the education provider based on the report.

(10) Require the education provider to furnish to a school employee at the time of hire, or to a contractor, an agent or a volunteer at the time of beginning service for the education provider, the following:

(a) A description of conduct that may constitute abuse or sexual conduct;

(b) A description of the investigatory process and possible consequences if a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct is substantiated; and

(c) A description of the prohibitions imposed on school employees, contractors and agents when another school employee, contractor or agent attempts to obtain a new job, as provided by ORS 339.378 (Disclosure of information and records by education provider) (2).

(11) Specify and make available to students, school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers a policy of appropriate electronic communications with students. [2005 c.367 §2; 2009 c.93 §2; 2012 c.92 §3; 2013 c.553 §2; 2019 c.618 §3; 2023 c.132 §8]

Source: Section 339.372 — Policies of school boards on reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.635 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.635
336.635 Enrollment in alternative education program
Status: in_force

(1) The parent or guardian of a student may enroll the student in one of the proposed public alternative education programs or private alternative education programs of instruction or instruction combined with counseling if:

(a) The enrollment is necessary to meet the student’s educational needs and interests.

(b) The program is appropriate and accessible to the student.

(c) For a program in a school district in which the student is a resident, the resident school district approves the enrollment.

(d) For a program in a school district in which the student is not a resident, the resident school district and the attending school district approve the enrollment.

(e) For a private alternative education program, the program is registered with the Department of Education.

(2) If the student is eligible for special education under ORS 343.221 (Special education required) to 343.236 (Special education provided by state through local, county or regional program) and 343.261 (Instruction of certain hospitalized children) to 343.295 (Document of successful completion) , the program must be approved by the Department of Education prior to the placement of the student in the program.

(3) A student enrolled pursuant to this section is considered enrolled in the schools of the district offering the program for purposes of the distribution of the State School Fund.

(4) An alternative education program that is offered to a student who is not a resident of the school district may bill tuition to the school district where the student is a resident. The billing may be made annually or at the end of each term or semester of the alternative education program. For each full-time equivalent student enrolled in the alternative education program, the resident school district shall pay the actual cost of the program or an amount at least equivalent to 80 percent of the district’s estimated current year’s average per student net operating expenditure, whichever is less, in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The alternative education program is accountable for the expenditures of all State School Fund moneys and other local school support moneys and shall provide the resident school district with an annual statement of the expenditures.

(5) A private alternative education program that is registered with the department is not required to employ only licensed teachers or administrators. Teachers and administrators in private programs are not considered employees of any school district for purposes of ORS 342.173 (Effect of employing certain persons) .

(6) A school district is not required to provide a public alternative education program if the student can be referred to public or approved private alternative education programs that are appropriate for and accessible to the student.

(7) Any preliminary teaching license, professional teaching license or distinguished teacher leader license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission is valid for teaching all subjects and grade levels in an alternative education program operated by a school district or education service district. [Formerly 339.620; 1995 c.656 §7; 1996 c.16 §3; 1997 c.164 §1; 1997 c.613 §3; 2001 c.490 §4; 2009 c.252 §1; 2013 c.286 §12; 2015 c.647 §3]

Source: Section 336.635 — Enrollment in alternative education program; billing; rules; status of teachers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.118 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.118
352.118 Establishment of police department
Status: in_force

(1) A governing board may, in its sole discretion, do all of the following:

(a) Police, control and regulate traffic and parking of vehicles on university property.

(b) Establish a police department and commission one or more employees as police officers in the manner and with all of the privileges and immunities set forth in ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) . When a governing board establishes a police department and commissions one or more employees as police officers, the president of the university, in cooperation with the chief of the police department, shall establish a process by which the university will receive and respond to complaints involving the policies of the police department and the conduct of the police officers.

(c) Commission special campus security officers who, when acting in the scope of their employment, shall have probable cause arrest authority and the accompanying immunities as set forth in ORS 133.310 (Authority of peace officer to arrest without warrant) and 133.315 (Liability of peace officer making arrest) . Special campus security officers may not be authorized to carry firearms as police officers and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, may not be considered police officers for purposes of ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) , 238.005 (Definitions) , 243.005 (Definitions for ORS 243.005 to 243.045) or 243.736 (Strikes by deputy district attorneys, assistant attorneys general and certain emergency and public safety personnel) .

(2) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) , acting by and through its special campus security officers, is a criminal justice agency for purposes of rules adopted pursuant to ORS 181A.280 (Law Enforcement Data System established) (3). [2013 c.768 §13; 2017 c.440 §20; 2019 c.152 §4]

Source: Section 352.118 — Establishment of police department; commission of police officers and special campus security officers; authorities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.859 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.859
327.859 Apportionments to school districts
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subject to ORS 327.880 (Failure to meet qualifications) and 327.886 (Retention of moneys for administrative costs of department) , for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund shall be apportioned to each school district based on the extended weighted average daily membership of high school students computed:

(A) As provided in ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) (1)(c), for common or union high school districts.

(B) By multiplying the average daily membership for students in grades 9 through 12 by 2.0, as calculated for the current school year and the previous school year and using the greater amount, for the Oregon School for the Deaf.

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

(b) In the event the Department of Education is unable to determine the extended weighted average daily membership of high school students for a school district, the department may determine the average extended weighted average daily membership for all students in the school district and apply the average extended weighted average daily membership to the number of high school students in the school district.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2018, the amount appropriated, allocated or otherwise made available to the fund under ORS 327.856 (High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund) , shall be increased each school year in a biennium by the amount derived from the application of the process in Executive Order 14-14 used to calculate the cost to maintain the current level of service.

(b) The intent of paragraph (a) of this subsection is to apply the process in Executive Order 14-14 in the event Executive Order 14-14 is canceled, superseded or otherwise made ineffective. [2017 c.1 §3; 2017 c.615 §2]

Note: See note under 327.850 (Short title) .

Source: Section 327.859 — Apportionments to school districts; increases in amounts available to fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.300 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.300
328.300 Marketing bonds jointly or through association
Status: in_force

(1) Two or more school districts may join together to market the bond issues of the districts, subject to such terms and conditions as the districts may agree.

(2) School districts may market bonds through an association of which school boards are members, subject to such terms and conditions as the school districts and the association may agree. [1993 c.554 §1]

Source: Section 328.300 — Marketing bonds jointly or through association , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.350 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.350
359.350 Definitions for ORS 359.350 to 359.365
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 359.350 (Definitions for ORS 359.350 to 359.365) to 359.365 (Ambiguity in agreement transferring right to reproduce art work resolved in favor of artist) :

(1) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.

(2) “Fine art” means a painting, sculpture, drawing, photograph, craft work, fiber art or work of graphic art.

(3) “Fine print” includes, but is not limited to, an engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph, monoprint or serigraph, but does not include industrial designs.

(4) “Industrial design” means the aesthetic appearance of an article used in commerce.

(5) “Work of fine art” means any work of visual or graphic art of any media including, but not limited to, painting, fine print, drawing, sculpture, craft, photography or film. [1981 c.824 §1]

Source: Section 359.350 — Definitions for ORS 359.350 to 359.365 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.150 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.150
346.150 Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

(1) The Commission for the Blind may make and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of ORS 346.110 (Definitions for ORS 346.110 to 346.270) to 346.270 (Receipt and expenditure of gifts and bequests) .

(2) The commission shall make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the commission. The use of such records, papers, files and communications by any other agency or department of government or person to which they may be furnished shall be limited to purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of law under which they may be furnished. [Subsection (2) enacted as 1971 c.312 §2]

Source: Section 346.150 — Rules and regulations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.545 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.545
326.545 Provision of menstrual products in student bathrooms
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Public education provider” means:

(A) A school district;

(B) A public charter school;

(C) An education service district;

(D) A community college; or

(E) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(b) “Public school building” means a building used by a public education provider to provide educational services to students.

(c) “Student bathroom” means a bathroom that is accessible by students in kindergarten or above, including a gender-neutral bathroom, a bathroom designated for females and a bathroom designated for males.

(2) Each public education provider shall ensure that both tampons and sanitary pads are available at no cost to students through dispensers located in every student bathroom of every public school building.

(3) A public education provider, and any employee of a public education provider, is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages as a result of a student’s use of a tampon or sanitary pad made available under this section.

(4) The State Board of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. Rules adopted by the board and commission shall provide for:

(a) The number of dispensers required in each student bathroom;

(b) The types of products available in each student bathroom;

(c) The provision of tampons and sanitary pads in an alternate location when the public education provider does not have control of the student bathrooms used by the students of the public education provider;

(d) Modifications to or exemptions from the requirements of this section for student bathrooms that are not located in commonly accessible areas of the public school buildings of a community college or a public university; and

(e) Payments to public education providers for costs incurred under this section, including:

(A) For school districts, public charter schools and education service districts and subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, distributions from amounts available under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) (17) to be made based on the average daily membership, as defined in ORS 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions) , of the district or school;

(B) For education service districts, distributions to be made as provided by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may not exceed 7.5 percent of the amounts available for distribution under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) (17);

(C) For community colleges, distributions from the Community College Support Fund to be made based on the full-time equivalent student enrollment of the community college; and

(D) For public universities, distributions from a public university support fund established by the commission by rule. [2021 c.635 §1; 2021 c.635 §2; 2022 c.81 §§11,12; 2023 c.586 §7]

Source: Section 326.545 — Provision of menstrual products in student bathrooms; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.232 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.232
352.232 Sources of compensation for officers and employees
Status: in_force

(1) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may authorize receipt of compensation for any officer or employee from private or public resources, including, but not limited to, income from:

(a) Consulting;

(b) Appearances and speeches;

(c) Intellectual property conceived, reduced to practice or originated and therefore owned within the public university;

(d) Providing services or other valuable consideration for a private corporation, individual, or entity, whether paid in cash or in-kind, stock or other equity interest, or anything of value regardless of whether there is a licensing agreement between the public university and the private entity; and

(e) Performing public duties paid by private organizations, including institution corporate affiliates, that augments an officer’s or employee’s publicly funded salary. Such income shall be authorized and received in accordance with policies and standards established by each governing board.

(2) Each governing board may not authorize compensation, as described in subsection (1) of this section, that, in the governing board’s judgment, does not comport with the mission of the public university or substantially interferes with an officer’s or employee’s duties to the university.

(3) Any compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section is considered official compensation or reimbursement of expenses for purposes of ORS 244.040 (Prohibited use of official position or office) and is not considered an honorarium prohibited by ORS 244.042 (Honoraria) . If authorization or receipt of the compensation creates a potential conflict of interest, the officer or employee shall report the potential conflict in writing in accordance with standards of the governing board. The disclosure is a public record subject to public inspection.

(4) Compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section that is not paid by the public university employing the officer or employee is not salary for purposes of ORS chapter 238 or 238A.

(5) Each governing board shall adopt standards governing employee outside employment and activities, including potential conflict of interest, as defined by standards of the governing board and consistent with ORS 244.020 (Definitions) , and the public disclosure thereof, and procedures for reporting and hearing potential or actual conflict of interest complaints. [Formerly 351.067; 2018 c.54 §2]

Source: Section 352.232 — Sources of compensation for officers and employees; potential conflict of interest; reporting; standards , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.485 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.485
343.485 Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule procedures to insure that the Department of Education and early childhood special education and early intervention contractors maintain as confidential all records relating to preschool children with disabilities, but only to the extent required by federal law. The department and the contractor shall not disclose the records except as provided by rule. [1991 c.749 §9]

Source: Section 343.485 — Confidentiality of records; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.050 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.050
350.050 Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Status: in_force

(1) There is established a Higher Education Coordinating Commission, consisting of 15 voting members appointed by the Governor.

(2) The Governor shall appoint:

(a) One undergraduate student at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ;

(b) One graduate student at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ;

(c) One faculty member at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) ;

(d) One student at a community college in this state;

(e) One faculty member at a community college in this state;

(f) One nonfaculty member of the staff from either a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or a community college;

(g) One member from each of the six congressional districts in this state; and

(h) Three members of the general public.

(3) The Governor shall elicit recommendations for appointments made under subsection (2)(a) to (f) of this section from official student, faculty and nonfaculty staff organizations at community colleges and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(4) The term of office of each member appointed under subsection (2)(g) and (h) of this section is four years and the term of office for each member appointed under subsection (2)(a) to (f) of this section is two years. A member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(5) The Governor may at any time, for cause, remove any member of the board that the Governor has appointed, after notice and public hearing, but not more than three members shall be removed within a period of four years, unless it is for corrupt conduct in office.

(6) The appointment of members of the commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) .

(7) A member of the commission is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Formerly 351.715; 2021 c.148 §1; 2023 c.557 §1]

Note: Section 2, chapter 557, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 2. The amendments to ORS 350.050 (Higher Education Coordinating Commission) by section 1 of this 2023 Act:

(1) Apply to appointments of members representing congressional districts in this state and the general public that are made on or after the effective date of this 2023 Act [July 31, 2023]; and

(2) Do not require the removal of a member of the general public appointed under ORS 350.050 (Higher Education Coordinating Commission) (2)(h) before the member’s term of office is complete. [2023 c.557 §2]

Source: Section 350.050 — Higher Education Coordinating Commission; members; confirmation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 335.505 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 335 / Section 335.505
335.505 Transformation of union high school district into common school district
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute, whenever kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 of the common schools within the union high school district come under the jurisdiction of the union high school board or whenever as a result of merger or boundary change the area within the boundaries of the union high school district becomes a single component school district having boundaries coterminous with the union high school district, the union high school district and its component districts other than split districts are to be considered merged and the area within the boundaries of the union high school district, excluding that part of any split school district that is within the boundaries, becomes a common school district responsible for educating children in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 and all territory therein is withdrawn from any other type of school district except the education service district or the community college district of which it may have been a part.

(2) The union high school board shall continue as the board of the district. If the board is increased to seven members as part of the vote to lengthen the course of study or the merger proposal, the board shall appoint the two additional members in the manner prescribed for filling vacancies under ORS 332.030 (Vacancy in office of director) (4), except that the board shall establish by lot the terms of office of the appointed members at less than an initial four-year term.

(3) The terms of all board members in all component school districts other than split school districts shall terminate at the time the union high school board becomes the district school board.

(4) All property and obligations of the component school districts other than split school districts shall become the property and obligations of the new common school district except to the extent that it was otherwise provided when such district is formed by merger.

(5) Whenever at the time a new common school district is formed as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if any component school district is a split school district, such district shall continue to exist and shall become responsible for education in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 for students resident in the split district.

(6) No school district employee shall be deprived of seniority or accumulated sick leave solely because the duties of the employee have been assumed or acquired by another school district as a result of lengthening the course of study.

(7) As used in this section, “property and obligations” includes all contractual obligations, employment and service contracts, collective bargaining agreements and district assets and liabilities. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §220; 1967 c.106 §3; 1975 c.770 §46; 1983 c.350 §192; 1987 c.195 §1; 1993 c.45 §71; 1993 c.329 §8; 1995 c.258 §9]

Source: Section 335.505 — Transformation of union high school district into common school district; continued existence of part of split district; effect on employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors335.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.100 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.100
348.100 Student loan information provided to students enrolled in institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.582 (Definitions) .

(2) Each institution of higher education shall provide the following information to each student enrolled at the institution for whom the institution receives federal education loan information:

(a) An estimate of the total amount of federal education loans the student has received at the time the information is provided;

(b) The total cumulative amount of tuition and fees the student has paid to the institution of higher education at the time the information is provided;

(c) An estimate of the total potential payoff amount, or a range within which the total payoff amount may fall, including principal and interest, of the federal education loans the student has received at the time the information is provided;

(d) An estimate of the amount, including interest, that the student will have to pay each month to service the federal education loan amount set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, including the interest rate and number of repayment years used by the institution of higher education to calculate the monthly payment estimate pursuant to this paragraph;

(e) The percentage of the borrowing limit the student has reached for each type of federal education loan the student has received at the time the information is provided; and

(f) A statement that the information provided does not include private loans or credit card debt.

(3) The institution of higher education shall provide the information required under subsection (2) of this section on an annual basis. The information required to be provided under subsection (2) of this section must:

(a) Be provided to the student in a unified and comprehensive manner; and

(b) Be written in plain language that is easy to understand.

(4) An institution of higher education may include additional loan information resources when providing the information required under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Institutions of higher education are not liable for any representations made under this section. [2017 c.320 §2]

Source: Section 348.100 — Student loan information provided to students enrolled in institutions of higher education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.612 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.612
352.612 Oregon State Museum of Anthropology
Status: in_force

(1) The anthropological collections at the University of Oregon are designated and established as the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology. The Oregon State Museum of Anthropology is designated as the official depository for any material of an archaeological or anthropological nature that may come into the possession of the State of Oregon through the operation of ORS 358.935 (Forfeiture of seized objects in criminal prosecution) , 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) or 390.237 (Removal without permit) or as a consequence of gifts from the federal government, the Smithsonian Institution or from other public or private agencies. The University of Oregon, through the director of the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, shall assume full responsibility for the custody and safekeeping of said collection. If responsibility for a collection is reassigned under ORS 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) , the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology shall serve as the ultimate depository in the event the assigned curator is unable or fails to continue that responsibility.

(2) ORS 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) or 390.237 (Removal without permit) or this section shall not interfere with any collections now in the possession of any institution of higher learning in Oregon, nor prevent any private person making a gift of any collection owned by the person directly to any institution. [Formerly 352.181]

Source: Section 352.612 — Oregon State Museum of Anthropology , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.465 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.465
342.465 Rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt by rule standards necessary for the issuance, denial, continuation, renewal, lapse or reinstatement of certificates issued under ORS 342.475 (School nurses) (1) to (3) and for establishment and collection of fees for certification as a school nurse. The commission may adopt by rule procedures for revocation of a certificate issued under ORS 342.475 (School nurses) (1) to (3) that are consistent with ORS 342.175 (Grounds for discipline) to 342.180 (Appeal) .

(2) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall notify the commission whenever the board takes any action on a license issued under ORS chapter 678 which might affect the ability of the license holder to practice as a school nurse. [Formerly 678.525; 1993 c.45 §176]

Source: Section 342.465 — Rules; notice if action taken on license , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.146 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.146
352.146 Faculty
Status: in_force

The president and professors constitute the faculty and as such have the immediate government and discipline of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and the students therein, except as otherwise provided by law or action of the governing board of the public university. The faculty may, subject to the supervision of the governing board and ORS 352.089 (Mission statements) , prescribe the course of study to be pursued in the university and the textbooks to be used. [2013 c.768 §18; 2017 c.440 §25]

Source: Section 352.146 — Faculty; status; powers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.290 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.290
348.290 Financial aid to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics
Status: in_force

The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall apply the interest on the amount transferred to the Oregon Student Assistance Fund under section 4, chapter 377, Oregon Laws 1985, to provide financial aid, as defined in ORS 348.505 (“Financial aid” defined) , to students to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics at eligible post-secondary schools. [1985 c.377 §3; 1987 c.31 §19; 2005 c.117 §13; 2011 c.637 §154; 2013 c.747 §98; 2019 c.384 §9]

Source: Section 348.290 — Financial aid to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.183 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.183
329.183 Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program Trust Fund is established as a fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund. The primary purposes of the trust fund are to:

(a) Assist eligible children with comprehensive services, including educational, social, health and nutritional development, to enhance their chances for success in school and life;

(b) Provide scholarships awarded to current and prospective early childhood care and education professionals, as described in ORS 329.181 (Scholarship and grant programs for early childhood care and education) ; and

(c) Provide grants to institutions of higher education to develop high-quality degree programs for early childhood care and education professionals, as described in ORS 329.181 (Scholarship and grant programs for early childhood care and education) .

(2) For the purposes identified in subsection (1) of this section, the trust fund is continuously appropriated to the Department of Early Learning and Care.

(3) The department may solicit and accept money in the form of gifts, contributions and grants to be deposited in the trust fund. Except as provided in ORS 329.185 (Expansion of Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program) , the acceptance of federal grants for purposes of ORS 329.172 (Preschool Promise Program) to 329.200 (Report on Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program) does not commit state funds nor place an obligation upon the Legislative Assembly to continue the purposes for which the federal funds are made available.

(4) The trust fund may be included, if otherwise qualified, on a schedule of the Oregon individual income tax return for checkoff pursuant to application made to the Oregon Charitable Checkoff Commission under ORS 305.690 (Definitions for ORS 305.690 to 305.753) to 305.753 (State Treasurer may solicit donations to eligible entities) by the department. [1995 c.636 §4; 2001 c.831 §17; 2007 c.858 §12; 2013 c.624 §7; 2019 c.646 §6; 2021 c.8 §11; 2021 c.631 §29; 2023 c.547 §§31,32]

Source: Section 329.183 — Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program Trust Fund; charitable checkoff eligibility , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.275 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.275
329A.275 Rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Early Learning Council shall adopt rules establishing fees for certification, registration and recording under ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) .

(2) Subject to prior approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a report to the Legislative Assembly prior to adopting the fees and charges, the fees and charges established under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , 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) may not exceed the cost of administering the program of the Department of Early Learning and Care pertaining to the purpose for which the fee is established, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly within the budget of the Department of Early Learning and Care.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section and any other provision of this chapter, the following fees established by the Early Learning Council under ORS 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) may not exceed:

(a) For Certified Family Child Care Home Initial Certification, $25;

(b) For Certified Family Child Care Home Annual Fee Per Certified Space, $2;

(c) For Child Care Center Initial Certification, $100;

(d) For Child Care Center Annual Fee Per Certified Space, $2;

(e) For Registered Family Child Care Home Registration, $30;

(f) For Preschool Recorded Program Recording, $20;

(g) For School-Age Recorded Program Recording, $20;

(h) For administering a class on child care abuse and neglect issues, $10; and

(i) For enrollment in the Central Background Registry, the cost of administering the program, including fees for:

(A) Duplicate enrollment in the Central Background Registry;

(B) Law Enforcement Data System criminal records check; and

(C) Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check.

(4) The Early Learning Council, by rule, shall waive the fees described in subsection (3)(i) of this section for an employee of or volunteer with a private agency or organization that facilitates the provision of respite services, as defined in ORS 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) (2)(c)(B), for parents pursuant to a properly executed power of attorney under ORS 109.056 (Delegation of certain powers by parent or guardian) . [Formerly 657A.275; 2023 c.316 §1; 2023 c.554 §16]

Source: Section 329A.275 — Rules; fees and charges , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.215 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.215
334.215 Gifts
Status: in_force

(1) An education service district board may accept gifts and bequests of money for the establishment and conduct of child guidance clinics and for any other purpose consistent with the powers and duties of the district.

(2) The board shall deposit any such money received in a special fund and the money shall be expended under the direction of the board for the purposes for which it was donated. [Formerly 343.925; 1993 c.784 §15; 1995 c.611 §16]

Source: Section 334.215 — Gifts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.470 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.470
358.470 Sinking fund for acquisition of historic real property and restoration of historic buildings or facilities
Status: in_force

The board of a heritage district, by resolution duly adopted, may establish sinking funds for the purpose of defraying the costs of acquiring historic real property and for restoration of historic buildings or facilities. A sinking fund may be created through the inclusion annually within the tax budget of the district of items representing the yearly installments to be credited to the fund. The amount of these items shall be collected and credited to the proper fund in the same manner in which taxes levied or revenues derived for other purposes for the district are collected and credited. None of the moneys in sinking funds shall be diverted or transferred to other funds, but if unexpended balances remain after disbursement of the funds for the purpose for which they were created, such balances, upon approval by resolution of the board, shall be transferred to the operation and maintenance fund of the district. [Formerly 198.987]

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

Source: Section 358.470 — Sinking fund for acquisition of historic real property and restoration of historic buildings or facilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.185 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.185
341.185 Review of zone boundaries
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 (Definitions for ORS 255.400 to 255.424) to 255.424 (Notice requirements to bring action) , any elector of a district aggrieved by the adjustment of or failure to adjust boundaries of a zone pursuant to ORS 341.175 (Adjustment of zone boundaries) on the basis that population is not as nearly equal as is feasible is entitled to appear before the board at a public hearing to present the case. If the board refuses to make the requested adjustment in the boundaries, the aggrieved elector may appeal from the decision of the board to the circuit court. The appeal shall be by writ of review. [1971 c.513 §29; 1983 c.350 §200; 2019 c.449 §39]

Source: Section 341.185 — Review of zone boundaries , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.420 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.420
339.420 Child excused to receive religious instruction
Status: in_force

Upon application of the parent or guardian of the child, or, if the child has attained the age of majority, upon application of the child, a child attending the public school may be excused from school for periods not exceeding two hours in any week for elementary pupils and five hours in any week for secondary pupils to attend weekday schools giving instruction in religion. [1965 c.100 §298; 1973 c.827 §32; 1977 c.276 §1]

Source: Section 339.420 — Child excused to receive religious instruction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.120 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.120
353.120 Adoption of alcohol and drug abuse policy
Status: in_force

The Oregon Health and Science University, in consultation with the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt a comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan. [1995 c.162 §27; 2011 c.673 §10]

Source: Section 353.120 — Adoption of alcohol and drug abuse policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.360 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.360
350.360 Review of employees at public institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “employee group” means each category of employee employed by a public institution of higher education, including at least categories for:

(a) Administrative or management employees;

(b) Faculty employees; and

(c) Classified or professional nonfaculty employees.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall conduct an annual review of each public institution of higher education with respect to the employment of all employee groups at the institution. For the purpose of conducting the annual reviews, the commission shall determine definitions and data that will be used.

(b) Each public institution of higher education shall provide the data required for the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection to the commission prior to June 30 of each year. The institution must use the data the institution provided to a national post-secondary data collection system within the United States Department of Education by November 1 of the previous year. The institution shall supplement the data required to be used under this paragraph with any additional data the institution deems necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.

(c) The commission shall report the results of the annual reviews to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor before December 1 of each year.

(3) The annual reviews conducted under this section must include the following information for each employee group and for both full-time and part-time employees:

(a) The total number of employees in the employee group;

(b) The total number of full-time equivalent positions worked by employees in the employee group;

(c) The number of supervisors in the employee group;

(d) The average salary of a member of the employee group;

(e) The ratio of students to employees in the employee group;

(f) The ratio of instruction among faculty groups; and

(g) The number of employees in the employee group eligible for health care and other benefits. [Formerly 351.708; 2018 c.72 §12; 2019 c.384 §23]

Source: Section 350.360 — Review of employees at public institutions of higher education; report to Legislative Assembly and Governor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).