ORS § 344.130 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.130
344.130 Cooperation by district school boards to establish career and technical education
Status: in_force

Any district school board may cooperate with the State Board of Education in establishment of career and technical education schools or classes giving instruction in agricultural subjects, the trade or industrial subjects, or in home economics subjects, and may use any moneys raised by public taxation in the same manner as moneys for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools. [Amended by 1993 c.45 §250; 2009 c.94 §20]

Source: Section 344.130 — Cooperation by district school boards to establish career and technical education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.030 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.030
329A.030 Central Background Registry
Status: repealed

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall establish a Central Background Registry and may maintain information in the registry through electronic records systems.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A subject individual described in subsection (11)(a), (c) or (d) of this section shall apply to and must be enrolled in the Central Background Registry prior to the provision of care.

(b) An individual who has been the subject of a founded or substantiated report of child abuse shall apply to and must be enrolled in the Central Background Registry prior to providing any of the types of care identified in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) (4)(b)(A), (E) or (F) if:

(A) The child abuse occurred on or after January 1, 2017, and involved a child who died or suffered serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015 (General definitions) ; or

(B) The child abuse occurred on or after September 1, 2019, and involved any child for whom the individual was providing child care, as defined in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) (4), or care identified in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) (4)(b)(A), (C), (E), (F) or (G).

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, an individual described in paragraph (b)(B) of this subsection is not required to enroll in the Central Background Registry if more than seven years has elapsed since the date of the child abuse determination.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon receiving an application for enrollment in the Central Background Registry, the department shall complete:

(A) A criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) ;

(B) A criminal records check of other registries or databases in accordance with rules adopted by the Early Learning Council;

(C) A child abuse and neglect records check in accordance with rules adopted by the council; and

(D) A foster care certification check and an adult protective services check in accordance with rules adopted by the council.

(b) In addition to the information that the department is required to check under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department may consider any other information obtained by the department that the department, based on rules adopted by the Early Learning Council, determines is relevant to enrollment in the Central Background Registry.

(4) The department shall enroll the individual in the Central Background Registry if the individual:

(a) Is determined to have no criminal, child abuse and neglect, negative adult protective services or negative foster home certification history, or to have dealt with the issues and provided adequate evidence of suitability for the registry;

(b) Has paid the applicable fee established pursuant to ORS 329A.275 (Rules) ; and

(c) Has complied with the rules of the Early Learning Council adopted pursuant to this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the department may not enroll an individual in the Central Background Registry if:

(A) The individual has a disqualifying condition as defined in rules adopted by the council; or

(B) The individual is an exempt prohibited individual, as provided by ORS 329A.252 (Provision of care by persons whose record, certification or registration or enrollment in registry is denied, revoked or suspended) , unless the individual qualifies for limited enrollment pursuant to rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(b) If an individual prohibited from enrolling in the registry as provided by this subsection is enrolled in the registry, the department shall remove the individual from the registry.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department may conditionally enroll an individual in the Central Background Registry pending the results of a nationwide criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the individual has successfully completed the criminal records check and the child abuse and neglect records check in this state and in the state of the individual’s residence, if other than Oregon.

(b) The department may enroll an individual in the registry subject to limitations identified in rules adopted by the council.

(7) The department may grant limited enrollment in the Central Background Registry to a subject individual who is a relative caretaker of a child for whom care is provided in a subsidized care facility, regardless of whether the individual was previously denied enrollment in the Central Background Registry, if the individual otherwise meets the criteria established in rule by the Early Learning Council.

(8) An enrollment in the Central Background Registry may be renewed upon application to the department, payment of the fee established pursuant to ORS 329A.275 (Rules) and compliance with rules adopted by the Early Learning Council pursuant to this section. However, an individual who is determined to be ineligible for enrollment in the registry after the date of initial enrollment shall be removed or suspended from the registry by the department.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A child care facility, preschool recorded program or school-age recorded program may not hire or employ an individual if the individual is not enrolled in the Central Background Registry.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a child care facility, preschool recorded program or school-age recorded program may employ on a probationary basis an individual who is conditionally enrolled in the Central Background Registry.

(10) The Early Learning Council may adopt any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including but not limited to rules regarding expiration and renewal periods and limitations related to the subject individual’s enrollment in the Central Background Registry.

(11) As used in this section, “subject individual” means:

(a) A subject individual as defined by the Early Learning Council by rule;

(b) An individual subject to subsection (2)(b) of this section;

(c) A person who applies to be:

(A) The operator or an employee of a child care or treatment program;

(B) The operator or an employee of a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program under ORS 329.172 (Preschool Promise Program) to 329.200 (Report on Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program) ;

(C) The operator or an employee of a federal Head Start program regulated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(D) An individual in a child care facility, preschool recorded program or school-age recorded program who may have unsupervised contact with children, as determined by the council by rule;

(E) A contractor or an employee of the contractor who:

(i) Provides early childhood special education or early intervention services pursuant to ORS 343.455 (Providers under Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program to provide early childhood special education) to 343.534 (Allocation of state funds to approved providers) ; and

(ii) Is not subject to the criminal records check requirements of ORS 326.603 (Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors) or 342.223 (Criminal records check) ;

(F) A child care provider who is required to be enrolled in the Central Background Registry by any state agency;

(G) A contractor, employee or volunteer of a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 who may have unsupervised contact with children and who is required to be enrolled in the Central Background Registry by the metropolitan service district;

(H) A provider 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) , for parents pursuant to a properly executed power of attorney under ORS 109.056 (Delegation of certain powers by parent or guardian) who is providing respite services as a volunteer with a private agency or organization that facilitates the provision of such respite services;

(I) The operator or an employee of an early learning program as defined in rules adopted by the council; or

(J) The operator or an employee of a preschool recorded program or a school-age recorded program; or

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) An individual who operates a subsidized care facility;

(B) An individual who has attained 18 years of age and resides in a subsidized care facility; or

(C) An individual in a subsidized care facility who has attained 18 years of age and who may have unsupervised contact with children, as determined by the council by rule.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Information provided to a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 about the enrollment status of the persons described in subsection (11)(c)(G) of this section shall be subject to a reciprocal agreement with the metropolitan service district. The agreement must provide for the recovery of administrative, including direct and indirect, costs incurred by the department from participation in the agreement. Any moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Child Care Fund established under ORS 329A.273 (Child Care Fund) .

(b) Information provided to a private agency or organization facilitating 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) , for parents pursuant to a properly executed power of attorney under ORS 109.056 (Delegation of certain powers by parent or guardian) about the enrollment status of the persons described in subsection (11)(c)(H) of this section shall be subject to an agreement with the private agency or organization. The agreement must provide for the recovery of administrative, including direct and indirect, costs incurred by the department from participation in the agreement. Any moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Child Care Fund established under ORS 329A.273 (Child Care Fund) .

(c) Information provided to a private agency or organization about the enrollment status of the persons described in subsection (11)(c)(I) of this section shall be subject to an agreement with the private agency or organization. The agreement must provide for the recovery of administrative, including direct and indirect, costs incurred by the department from participation in the agreement. Any moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Child Care Fund established under ORS 329A.273 (Child Care Fund) . [Formerly 657A.030; 2017 c.616 §1; 2018 c.115 §1; 2019 c.187 §1; 2019 c.679 §2; 2021 c.343 §1; 2021 c.369 §8; 2022 c.27 §26; 2022 c.90 §1; 2023 c.547 §§18,19; 2023 c.554 §§9,10; 2023 c.592 §§36,37]

Note: Section 28, chapter 27, Oregon Laws 2022, provides:

Sec. 28. (1)(a) The amendments to ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) , 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) , 329A.500 (Employment Related Day Care subsidy program and other subsidy programs) and 329A.992 (Suspension) by sections 22 to 27, chapter 27, Oregon Laws 2022, apply to subsidized care facilities providing subsidized care under ORS 329A.500 (Employment Related Day Care subsidy program and other subsidy programs) on or after July 1, 2023.

(b) On or after July 1, 2023, a subject individual described in ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) (11)(d) must enroll in the Central Background Registry under ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) for the purpose of the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) (2)(a), as amended by section 26, chapter 27, Oregon Laws 2022:

(a) A subject individual described in ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) (11)(d) who was approved before July 1, 2023, as a provider of care by the Department of Human Services for the purposes of the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program is not required to enroll in the Central Background Registry until the earlier of the expiration of a child care background check or June 30, 2025.

(b) Until July 1, 2023, a subject individual described in ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) (11)(d) who is seeking initial approval or renewed approval as a provider of care for purposes of the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program may choose to enroll in the Central Background Registry under ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) or may seek a child background check through the Department of Human Services.

(3) For the purpose of transferring the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Early Learning and Care, as provided by section 79, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021, the Department of Human Services and the Early Learning Council shall adopt rules that provide:

(a) Until July 1, 2023, the Department of Human Services shall accept an individual’s enrollment in the Central Background Registry as satisfying any requirement for background checks for the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.

(b) Until July 1, 2023, the Office of Child Care shall accept the Department of Human Services’ background check of an individual for the purposes of the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program as satisfying the requirements of the Central Background Registry.

(c) From July 1, 2023, until July 1, 2025, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall accept the Department of Human Services’ background check of an individual for the purposes of the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program as satisfying the requirements of the Central Background Registry.

(4) No later than July 1, 2023, the Department of Human Services shall transfer copies of all files necessary for the Office of Child Care to provide background checks for individuals described in ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) (11)(d). [2022 c.27 §28; 2023 c.554 §60]

Note: Sections 11 and 13, chapter 90, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:

Sec. 11. (1) As used in this section and section 12 of this 2022 Act, “recorded program” means a preschool recorded program or a school-age recorded program, as those terms are defined in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) .

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and subject to subsection (4) of this section, a recorded program may continue to employ an individual who is not enrolled in the Central Background Registry on January 1, 2023, if:

(a) The individual was employed by the recorded program on and before January 1, 2023; and

(b) The recorded program completed a criminal background check for the individual before January 1, 2023.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and subject to subsection (4) of this section, a recorded program may continue to allow an individual who may have unsupervised contact with children to volunteer in the recorded program even though the individual is not enrolled in the Central Background Registry on January 1, 2023, if:

(a) The individual was volunteering in the recorded program on and before January 1, 2023; and

(b) The recorded program completed a criminal background check for the individual before January 1, 2023.

(4) A recorded program may not continue to employ or allow an individual to volunteer in the recorded program as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section if:

(a) The individual fails to submit a complete application for enrollment in the Central Background Registry on or before June 30, 2023; or

(b) The Department of Early Learning and Care issues a notice of intent to deny the individual’s application for enrollment in the Central Background Registry. [2022 c.90 §11]

Sec. 13. Sections 11 and 12 of this 2022 Act are repealed on January 2, 2025. [2022 c.90 §13]

Source: Section 329A.030 — Central Background Registry; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.685 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.685
341.685 Registration of bonds
Status: in_force

(1) The paying agent and registrar, appointed in accordance with ORS 287A.300 (Terms and conditions of bond sales) (1) to (3), shall register each community college district bond, including refunding bonds, in a record maintained for that purpose in the office of the paying agent and registrar, noting the community college district, amount, date, time and place of payment, rate of interest and such other facts as the paying agent and registrar may consider proper. The paying agent and registrar shall cause the bonds to be delivered promptly to the purchasers thereof upon payment therefor, and if the place of delivery is outside the city in which the paying agent and registrar’s office is situated, the cost of delivery of the bonds shall be paid by the issuing district.

(2) The paying agent and registrar shall hold the proceeds of the sale of all bonds for the community college district subject to the order of the board of the district to be used solely for the purpose for which the bonds were issued. The paying agent and registrar is authorized to deliver the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to the person designated as custodian of the community college district funds under ORS 341.703 (Custodian of funds) .

(3) When the bonds have been so executed, registered and delivered, their legality shall not be open to contest by the community college district, or by any person for or on its behalf, for any reason whatever. [1971 c.513 §44; 1995 c.67 §32; 2007 c.783 §136]

Source: Section 341.685 — Registration of bonds; disposition of proceeds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.520 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.520
350.520 Public University Fund subaccount for professional forestry education
Status: in_force

Oregon State University may establish in the Public University Fund established under ORS 352.450 (Public University Fund) a subaccount dedicated to funding investments in professional forestry education. A subaccount created as provided in this section shall consist of any moneys from harvest taxes, appropriations, gifts, grants or donations made available to the university for the specific purpose of making investments in professional forestry education under this section. The university shall make any allocations of moneys from the subaccount to investments in professional forestry education in accordance with the criteria and measurements established by the Forestry Education Council under ORS 350.515 (Criteria and measurements for investments in professional forestry education) . [Formerly 351.681]

Source: Section 350.520 — Public University Fund subaccount for professional forestry education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.321 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.321
343.321 Definitions for ORS 343.321 to 343.331
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 343.321 (Definitions for ORS 343.321 to 343.331) to 343.331 (Exemptions from applicability of abbreviated school day program requirements) :

(1) “Abbreviated school day” means any school day during which a student with a disability receives instruction or educational services for fewer hours than the majority of other students who are in the same grade within the student’s resident school district.

(2) “Abbreviated school day program” means an education program:

(a) In which a school district restricts access for a student with a disability to hours of instruction or educational services to less than the number of hours of instruction or educational services that are provided to the majority of other students who are in the same grade within the student’s resident school district; and

(b) That results in a student with a disability having an abbreviated school day for more than 10 school days per school year.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Educational services” includes any social, learning, enrichment, community or support opportunity or benefit that is offered during the school day to the majority of other students who are in the same grade within a student’s resident school district, including:

(A) Passing time between classes;

(B) Time reasonably needed to transport a student between locations during the school day if the student receives hours of instruction or educational services in more than one location on the same day;

(C) Recess;

(D) Nonacademic assemblies and field trips;

(E) Job shadows, internships and community service activities arranged by the school or school district;

(F) Optional school programs held during the school day, including study periods and advisory periods that are open to the majority of students in the school;

(G) Lunch periods or other meal or snack periods provided to the majority of students of the school; and

(H) Reasonable access to school facilities during noninstructional time that is equal to the access available to the majority of other students who are in the same grade within the student’s resident school district.

(b) “Educational services” does not include time being transported to or from school or time traveling between a classroom and transportation before or after the school day.

(4) “504 Plan” means an education plan developed for a student with a disability in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.

(5) “Foster parent” means the foster parent of a child or ward who is in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services as provided in ORS 418.015 (Custody and care of needy children by department) or 419B.337 (Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services) and who has been placed in substitute care.

(6) “Hours” includes any fraction of an hour.

(7) “Individualized education program team” includes, when applicable, a team that develops a 504 Plan.

(8) “Informed and written consent” means that a student’s parent or foster parent has signed and dated a written consent form affirming that:

(a) The parent or foster parent received the information described in ORS 343.324 (Requirements for providing abbreviated school day program) (2) and (3);

(b) The parent or foster parent was not asked to provide consent for an abbreviated school day program placement before having an opportunity to meaningfully participate in a meeting of the individualized education program team;

(c) The school district offered, and the individualized education program team considered, at least one reasonable alternative placement, as described in ORS 343.324 (Requirements for providing abbreviated school day program) (1)(c), prior to requesting that the parent or foster parent provide consent for an abbreviated school day program placement;

(d) The parent or foster parent was informed that the individualized education program team will meet at least once every 30 calendar days during the school year unless the parent or foster parent provides signed consent to meet less frequently as provided in ORS 343.326 (Requirements for individualized education program team meetings) (2)(b)(B);

(e) The parent or foster parent was informed that if, during the school year, the individualized education program team is scheduled to convene less frequently than once every 30 calendar days during the abbreviated school day program, the school district must convene an individualized education program team meeting within 14 calendar days of receiving a written request from the parent or foster parent for the meeting;

(f) The parent or foster parent voluntarily signed the consent form for the abbreviated school day program placement; and

(g) The parent or foster parent was informed of the right to revoke consent, in writing, to an abbreviated school day program placement at any time and informed that the parent or foster parent is not required to request or attend an individualized education program team meeting prior to revoking consent to an abbreviated school day program placement.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Instruction” means the time during which a student is:

(A) Engaged in regularly scheduled instruction, learning activities or learning assessments that are designed to meet Common Curriculum Goals or grade level academic content standards or engaged in specially designed instruction that is individualized to support a student to make meaningful progress in the general curriculum.

(B) Working under the direction and supervision of a licensed or registered teacher, a licensed career and technical education instructor, a licensed practitioner or an instructional assistant who is assigned instructionally related activities and is working under the direct supervision of a licensed or registered teacher.

(b) “Instruction” does not include time spent:

(A) Passing between class, at recess, in nonacademic assemblies, on nonacademic field trips, traveling to or from school, loading or unloading from a school bus at the start or end of the student’s school day, participation in optional programs or participation in study periods or advisory periods when attendance is not required and no instructional assistance is provided.

(B) In an online learning program during which the student is unable to access the materials or benefit from instruction because the school district has not provided the student with the supports necessary to access the materials or instruction, including the support of an instructional assistant, nursing services, adapted materials or other related services identified in the student’s individualized education program or 504 Plan as being necessary for a free appropriate public education.

(10) “Meaningful access” means access to full-time, quality instruction or educational services that is:

(a) Delivered by:

(A) A qualified licensed teacher; or

(B) Qualified classified staff who are under the direct supervision of a qualified licensed teacher; and

(b) Synchronous, unless the instruction or educational services are provided by a virtual public charter school in compliance with ORS chapter 338.

(11) “Parent” includes:

(a) A parent or a legal guardian, other than a state agency.

(b) The student, if the student is 18 years of age or older or is emancipated pursuant to ORS 419B.550 (Definitions for ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558) to 419B.558 (Entry of judgment of emancipation) .

(c) The student’s surrogate, if the student has a surrogate, as defined in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) .

(12) “Resident school district” means the school district in which a student is a resident under ORS 339.133 (Determination of residency of student for school purposes) .

(13) “School district” includes an education service district.

(14) “Student with a disability” means a student who:

(a) Is eligible for special education and related services, as provided by ORS chapter 343;

(b) Has a disability under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, and is eligible for a 504 Plan; or

(c) Has not been determined to be eligible for special education and related services, as provided by ORS chapter 343, or to be eligible for a 504 Plan, but for whom a request or referral for evaluation for eligibility determination has been made but not yet completed.

(15) “Unilaterally place” means a placement by a school district without the informed and written consent of the student’s parent or foster parent. [2023 c.290 §1]

Note: 343.321 (Definitions for ORS 343.321 to 343.331) to 343.333 (No limitation on rights or remedies or on certain expedited hearings) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 343 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 343.321 — Definitions for ORS 343.321 to 343.331 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.621 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.621
342.621 Authorized pay for licensed educators and classified school employees who provide significant special education support
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

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

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

(c) “Licensed educator” means a teacher, administrator or other school professional who is licensed, registered or certified by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

(d) “Salary” has the meaning given that term in ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) .

(e) “School district” means:

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

(B) An education service district.

(2) For each licensed educator or classified school employee who provides significant special education support, as determined under subsection (3) of this section, a school district may pay one or more of the following:

(a) An additional percentage of the educator’s or employee’s salary or hourly wage.

(b) Notwithstanding ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) , a one-time payment in addition to the educator’s or employee’s salary or hourly wage.

(3) For purposes of this section, a licensed educator or a classified school employee provides significant special education support if 75 percent or more of the educator’s or employee’s student caseload consists of students who have an individualized education program.

(4) A salary or wage increase specified in subsection (2) of this section is exclusive of health benefits and other benefits the school district provides to licensed educators or classified school employees or that are otherwise required under the laws of this state. [2023 c.592 §5]

Note: 342.621 (Authorized pay for licensed educators and classified school employees who provide significant special education support) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 342 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 342.621 — Authorized pay for licensed educators and classified school employees who provide significant special education support , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 335.090 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 335 / Section 335.090
335.090 School districts responsible for high school education
Status: in_force

(1) The high school education of all children of school age resident within a school district that does not operate a high school or that is not a component part of a union high school district shall be the responsibility of the district.

(2) The district shall pay the tuition of all pupils resident within the district who are qualified to attend and are attending a standard public high school either within or outside the state.

(3) The district shall provide for transportation to the nearest standard public high school which pupils may attend. Reasonable board and room may be furnished instead of transportation if desired. If the district arranges for the attendance of pupils at a standard public high school other than the nearest one pupils may attend, then the district shall provide for transportation to the standard public high school which the pupils are attending.

(4) The estimated cost of tuition and transportation or board and room instead of transportation shall be included in and be a part of the budget and shall be levied as provided in ORS 335.095 (Levy of taxes in school districts for high school purposes) . [1955 c.674 §3; 1957 c.583 §2; 1961 c.688 §1; 1963 c.158 §1; 1965 c.100 §212; 1993 c.45 §66; 2003 c.226 §15]

Source: Section 335.090 — School districts responsible for high school education; levy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors335.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.835 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.835
327.835 Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

(1) Each recipient of an Early Literacy Success School Grant under ORS 327.833 (Grant awards) must submit an annual report to the Department of Education.

(2) The report required under this section must include:

(a) The school district’s or public charter school’s progress toward achieving the goals established in the early literacy success plan, as described in ORS 327.831 (Eligibility for grants) (3);

(b) An inventory of literacy assessments, tools, curricula and digital resources used by the school district or the public charter school to support literacy;

(c) Evidence that the literacy assessments, tools, curricula and digital resources in the inventory described in paragraph (b) of this subsection are used with fidelity to research-aligned literacy strategies;

(d) Evidence that teachers and administrators are provided with professional development plans for using and implementing, with fidelity to research-aligned literacy strategies, the literacy assessments, tools, curricula and digital resources in the inventory described in paragraph (b) of this subsection;

(e) The number and percentage of teachers for early elementary grades receiving professional development and coaching as described in ORS 327.829 (Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants) (2)(a), disaggregated by grade level;

(f) The number and percentage of students participating in early literacy extended learning programs, as described in ORS 327.829 (Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants) (2)(b), at the school and the school district level and their outcomes disaggregated by student group and by grade level;

(g) The number and percentage of students participating in high-dosage tutoring, as described in ORS 327.829 (Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants) (2)(c), and their outcomes disaggregated by student group and by grade level; and

(h) The curricula being used by the school district or public charter school.

(3) Prior to December 31 of each year, the department shall:

(a) Submit to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education a summary of the Early Literacy Success School Grant program, which must take into consideration the reports submitted under subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Publish an online, easily accessible inventory of literacy assessments, tools, curricula and digital resources being used to support early literacy in early elementary grades. [2023 c.534 §6]

Note: See note under 327.825 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 327.835 — Reporting requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.236 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.236
357.236 Election of board members
Status: in_force

(1) If two or three board members are to be elected at a regular district election at large, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. If one or more board members are to be elected by zone, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in each zone shall be elected.

(2) Each district board member elected shall take an oath of office and shall hold office from July 1, next following election.

(3) The district board shall fill any vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320 (Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts) .

(4) The term of a district board member is four years. [1981 c.226 §5; 1983 c.350 §218; 1983 c.514 §20]

Source: Section 357.236 — Election of board members; vacancy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.597 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.597
348.597 Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) to 348.615 (Appeal procedure) apply to all schools that operate in this state.

(2) ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) to 348.615 (Appeal procedure) do not apply to:

(a) A school, or a separately accredited campus of a school, if the school:

(A) Is a nonprofit school that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(B) Prior to July 14, 2005, conferred degrees in this state under the same control for at least 10 consecutive years; and

(C) Has received institutional accreditation from a post-secondary accrediting agency as defined in ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) ;

(b) A school that, on July 14, 2005, was a school that met the criteria and followed procedures to obtain an exemption adopted by rule by the Oregon Student Access Commission; or

(c) A school that received a religious exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) .

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall issue a separate license to issue degrees to each school that meets the requirements for exemption from evaluation by the commission set forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section. The license shall remain in effect if the school continues to meet the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section. [2005 c.546 §1; 2007 c.325 §4; 2009 c.172 §1; 2011 c.353 §1; 2011 c.637 §178; 2016 c.30 §3; 2023 c.557 §8]

Note: 348.597 (Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615) , 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) , 348.605 (Restrictions and duties of exempted schools) , 348.607 (Fee for exemption application) and 348.608 (Certification by exempt school) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 348.597 — Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.095 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.095
344.095 Frontier Learning Network program
Status: in_force

Each biennium, in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys, the Department of Education shall award a grant to the Frontier Learning Network career and technical education program. The grant may be used for:

(1) Mobile classrooms;

(2) Developing information and technical systems;

(3) Creating and implementing curricula;

(4) Capital improvements;

(5) Teachers and technical staff;

(6) Distance learning communications expenses; and

(7) Special project materials. [Formerly 344.058]

Source: Section 344.095 — Frontier Learning Network program; grant , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.609 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.609
353.609 Duties of committee
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Nursing Shortage Coalition Committee shall:

(a) Adopt criteria for awarding grants to post-secondary education institutions under this section;

(b) Based on the criteria, select post-secondary education institutions to receive grants to support nursing education programs; and

(c) Determine the amounts of the grants to be distributed under ORS 353.603 (Grant distribution) .

(2) The goal of the committee in adopting criteria and selecting grant recipients shall be to increase the capacity of nursing education programs statewide.

(3) The criteria adopted by the committee shall include, but not be limited to, consideration for:

(a) Whether the grant funds will be used to increase the capacity of a nursing education program;

(b) Whether the grant funds will be matched with funds from other sources or used to leverage additional funds from other sources;

(c) Ensuring that grant funds are awarded for nursing education programs in both urban areas and rural areas of the state;

(d) Ensuring that grant funds are used to increase the capacity for all levels of nursing education; and

(e) Ensuring that grant funds are used to increase the diversity of people who enter nursing education programs, including targeting underrepresented groups of people in the nursing profession.

(4) The total amount of grants awarded by the committee may not exceed the amount of moneys available for distribution as grants.

(5) A post-secondary education institution awarded a grant under this section may use the grant funds to:

(a) Develop nursing education program infrastructure;

(b) Train additional nurse educators;

(c) Develop regional learning laboratories;

(d) Provide technical support to nursing education programs;

(e) Create learning materials that supplement available faculty expertise;

(f) Coordinate student clinical experiences statewide; and

(g) Expand the capacity of nursing education programs to train new nurses across the state. [2003 c.697 §6]

Source: Section 353.609 — Duties of committee; grant criteria; use of grant funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.350 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.350
357.350 Library compact administrator
Status: in_force

The State Librarian shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the Interstate Library Compact. The State Librarian shall appoint one or more deputy compact administrators. Every library agreement made pursuant to Article VI of the compact shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the State Librarian for recommendations. [1965 c.354 §3]

Source: Section 357.350 — Library compact administrator; deputy; library agreements to be submitted to State Librarian , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.235 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.235
329.235 Provision of early childhood education
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:

(1) The district school board of any school district in which there are resident children who are three years of age or older but who have not attained compulsory attendance age and who are not enrolled in a kindergarten of the district may:

(a) Provide early childhood education for such children as part of the district’s educational program; or

(b) When the board considers a contract to be economically feasible and in the interests of the learning opportunities of eligible children, contract for instruction of such children in a school district operating an approved early childhood education program, subject to such reimbursement as the districts may agree.

(2) An education service district may operate an approved early childhood education program in the same manner as programs are provided under ORS 334.175 (Core services) or 334.185 (Entrepreneurial services and facilities) . [Formerly 343.435]

(Child Development and Student-Parent Programs)

Source: Section 329.235 — Provision of early childhood education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.257 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.257
344.257 “Continuing education” defined for ORS 344.259
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of ORS 344.259 (Coordination of continuing education) , “continuing education” means organized instruction to serve the needs of post-secondary students, including but not limited to:

(a) Courses as offered to the regular full-time resident post-secondary student consisting of professional preparatory courses and professional supplementary, technical, academic and professional courses;

(b) Developmental education, consisting of adult basic education, high school completion courses for a high school diploma, instruction to pass approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test, English language learner programs, and remedial instruction;

(c) Educational activities, consisting of adult self-improvement courses and Federal Cooperative Extension Service; and

(d) Hobby and recreation activities.

(2) “Continuing education” for a community college is limited to instruction within district boundaries and instruction outside district boundaries offered under contract. [Formerly 348.450; 1997 c.11 §7; 1997 c.230 §1; 1997 c.249 §107; 2015 c.604 §19; 2017 c.66 §19]

Source: Section 344.257 — “Continuing education” defined for ORS 344.259 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.835 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.835
343.835 Reimbursement
Status: in_force

Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, school districts shall submit a proposed budget for summer programs to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for approval. Upon completion of the summer program the claim shall be presented to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for reimbursement which shall be made only for the actual and approved expenses incurred in the program. Expenditures made by a school district in carrying out a summer program shall not be subject to the Local Budget Law ( ORS 294.305 (Sections constituting Local Budget Law) to 294.565 (Failure to file copy of required budget, reports or other documents) ). [1961 c.502 §9; 1963 c.570 §31a; 1965 c.100 §432; 1989 c.491 §45]

Source: Section 343.835 — Reimbursement; district expenditures not subject to Local Budget Law , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.043 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.043
341.043 District boundaries available on commission website
Status: in_force

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall make available to the public on the commission’s website a record of the boundaries of all community college districts and community college service districts in this state. [2023 c.8 §4]

Source: Section 341.043 — District boundaries available on commission website , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 345.340 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 345 / Section 345.340
345.340 Recommended minimum standards
Status: repealed

Consistent with the requirements of ORS 345.325 (Minimum standards) , the advisory committee shall recommend to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission minimum standards for the operation of career schools. In making its recommendations, the committee shall consider changes in technological, economic and social conditions which affect employment needs, opportunities and skills. [1965 c.529 §5; 1975 c.478 §18; 1995 c.343 §17; 2012 c.104 §35]

Note: 345.400 (Regulation of schools teaching hair design, barbering, esthetics or nail technology) is repealed July 1, 2024. See sections 17 and 19, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023. 345.400 (Regulation of schools teaching hair design, barbering, esthetics or nail technology) (2021 Edition) is set forth for the user’s convenience.

Source: Section 345.340 — Recommended minimum standards , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors345.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.770 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.770
350.770 Western Regional Higher Education Compact ratified
Status: in_force

The Western Regional Higher Education Compact is ratified and approved and the adherence of this state to its provisions, upon ratification and approval by any five or more of the states or territories therein named, is declared. [Formerly 351.770]

Source: Section 350.770 — Western Regional Higher Education Compact ratified , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.370 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.370
334.370 Emergency aid fund
Status: in_force

The education service district board may include in its own budget, adopted pursuant to ORS 334.240 (District budget) , an emergency aid fund for use, at the discretion of the board, in aiding school districts within the education service district with emergency expenses unforeseen at the time of making the budget of such districts. The emergency aid fund shall not exceed five percent of the combined budget of all districts included in such education service district. [1957 c.678 §15(2); 1965 c.100 §198]

Source: Section 334.370 — Emergency aid fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.905 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.905
342.905 Appeal procedure
Status: in_force

(1) If the district school board dismisses the teacher or does not extend the contract of the contract teacher, the teacher or the teacher’s representative may appeal that decision to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board established under ORS 342.930 (Fair Dismissal Appeals Board) by depositing by certified mail addressed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and a copy to the superintendent of the school district:

(a) In the case of dismissal, within 10 days, as provided in ORS 174.120 (Computation of time) , after receipt of notice of the district school board’s decision, notice of appeal with a brief statement giving the reasons for the appeal.

(b) In the case of a contract nonextension, within 15 days, as provided in ORS 174.120 (Computation of time) , after receipt of the written notice of nonextension of a contract, notice of appeal with a brief statement giving the reasons for the appeal.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) As soon as practicable after the time the notice of appeal is received by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the superintendent shall appoint a panel of three members from the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board for the purpose of conducting a hearing. Insofar as practicable, the panel shall be selected from those members of the board serving in positions where the average daily membership as determined in ORS 342.930 (Fair Dismissal Appeals Board) most nearly coincides with that of the involved district. The panel shall consist of:

(A) One member from the category representing district school board members;

(B) One member from the category not affiliated with common or union high school districts; and

(C) One member from the category representing teachers or administrators, as follows:

(i) If the appeal is from a contract teacher in a teaching position, the panel shall include the teacher member of the board.

(ii) If the contract teacher is in an administrative position, an administrative member shall sit in place of the teacher member.

(b) The panel may not contain a member who is a resident of the district that is bringing the dismissal or nonextension.

(c) The Department of Education, at the department’s expense, shall provide to the panel appropriate professional and other special assistance reasonably required to conduct a hearing. The panel shall be empowered, on behalf of the contract teacher, the district superintendent and the district school board, to subpoena and swear witnesses and to require witnesses to give testimony and produce relevant evidence at or prior to the hearing.

(d) The executive secretary of the board may issue subpoenas on behalf of a panel. A person subpoenaed under this subsection may move to quash or modify the subpoena if it is oppressive or unreasonable. The motion must be made before the time specified in the subpoena for appearance or production of materials. The motion may be made to the executive secretary or the panel.

(e) In a case pending before a panel that involves a teacher’s performance at an Oregon Youth Authority facility, the panel assigned to the case may submit to the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority written questions that the panel unanimously agrees are relevant to the case. The director shall respond to the panel’s questions in writing within 20 days of the director’s receipt of the questions from the panel. If a question by the panel seeks information that is not confidential or privileged under Oregon or federal law, the director shall provide the information requested by the panel. If a question by the panel seeks information that is confidential or privileged under Oregon or federal law, the director, in responding to the question, may not disclose the confidential or privileged information but shall instead explain that the information being sought is confidential or privileged. The procedure outlined in this paragraph is not in lieu of any other mechanism that may be available to the panel or parties for obtaining or presenting evidence.

(3) The Attorney General shall assign an assistant, at no cost to either involved party, to advise the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, to be present at any hearing held by a panel, and to perform those tasks at the request of the board that would normally require legal training.

(4) Within 10 days after receipt of the notice of an appeal of contract nonextension, the district shall serve upon the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board and the teacher a written statement of reason for the contract nonextension, which shall include:

(a) A plain and concise statement of the facts relied on to support the statutory grounds for nonextension of the contract;

(b) The statutory grounds upon which the district believes such contract nonextension is justified; and

(c) A list of witnesses and documents upon which the district will rely at hearing.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the teacher shall provide a list of witnesses and exhibits to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel and the school district.

(b) The Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel shall hold a contested case hearing under ORS chapter 183 within 100 days of the receipt by the teacher of notice of dismissal or of the statement of reasons in the case of contract nonextension. No later than 140 days after the filing of an appeal, consistent with due process, the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel shall prepare and send a written decision to the contract teacher, the district superintendent, the district school board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The hearing shall be private unless the teacher requests a public hearing. At the hearing, the district and the contract teacher shall have the right to be present and be heard, to be represented by counsel, to present evidence and cross-examine adverse witnesses and to offer evidence that in the panel’s judgment is relevant to the dispute. The panel may take all reasonable steps to require the parties to conclude the hearing in an expeditious manner.

(6) When the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel has completed its hearing, it shall prepare a written decision and send it to the contract teacher, the district superintendent, the district school board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel shall determine whether the facts relied upon to support the statutory grounds cited for dismissal or nonextension are true and substantiated. If the panel finds these facts true and substantiated, it shall then consider whether such facts, in light of all the circumstances and additional facts developed at the hearing that are relevant to the statutory standards in ORS 342.865 (Grounds for dismissal or contract nonextension of contract teacher) (1), are adequate to justify the statutory grounds cited. In making such determination, the panel shall consider all reasonable written rules, policies and standards of performance adopted by the school district board unless it finds that such rules, policies and standards have been so inconsistently applied as to amount to arbitrariness. The panel shall not reverse the dismissal or nonextension if it finds the facts relied upon are true and substantiated unless it determines, in light of all the evidence and for reasons stated with specificity in its findings and order, that the dismissal or nonextension was unreasonable, arbitrary or clearly an excessive remedy.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subject to subsection (6) of this section and paragraph (b) of this subsection, if the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel finds that the facts relied on to support the recommendation of the district superintendent are untrue or unsubstantiated, or if true and substantiated, are not adequate to justify the statutory grounds cited as reason for the dismissal or nonextension, and so notifies the contract teacher, the district superintendent, the district school board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the teacher shall be reinstated and the teacher shall receive such back pay as ordered by the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel for the period between the effective date of the dismissal or nonextension and the date of the order reinstating the teacher, or the date when the district actually reinstates the teacher, whichever is later. However, nothing in this section requires a school district to pay the teacher until the reinstatement occurs if the district has other legal grounds for not reinstating the teacher.

(b) So long as the right of the district board under subsection (9) of this section and under ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) and 183.500 (Appeals) to judicial review of the action of the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board remains unexpired, the district school board may withhold the reinstated teacher from performance of teaching duties, unless otherwise ordered by the court having jurisdiction of the appeal.

(c) Subject to ORS 342.850 (Teacher evaluation) (9), if the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel determines that the procedures described in ORS 342.850 (Teacher evaluation) (2)(b)(A) to (D) have not been substantially complied with, the teacher may be reinstated with back pay as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(8) Subject to subsection (6) of this section, if the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel finds the facts relied on to support the recommendation of the district superintendent true and substantiated, and that those facts justify the statutory grounds cited as reason for the dismissal or nonextension and so notifies the contract teacher, the district superintendent, the district school board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction in writing, the dismissal or nonextension becomes final on the date of the notice.

(9) An appeal from action of the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel shall be taken in the manner provided in ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) .

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If both the district board and the teacher or teacher’s representative agree, arbitration may be used as an alternative to a hearing before a Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel to determine if the teacher’s dismissal or nonextension of a contract is in compliance with the standards of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.910 (Waiver of contract grievance claim if appeal of dismissal decision filed) . If the teacher or teacher’s representative desires to use the arbitration procedure, the request for arbitration shall be included in the request for appeal that is filed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction under this section. Within 10 days of the time the superintendent of the district is notified of the teacher’s intent to appeal the dismissal or nonextension of a contract, the superintendent of the district shall notify the teacher or teacher’s representative and the Superintendent of Public Instruction as to whether the district has agreed to use the arbitration procedure. If the district determines not to use the arbitration procedure, the hearing procedure shall be continued under this section in the same manner as if no request for arbitration had been made. If the arbitration procedure is used, the teacher has no further rights to a hearing before a Fair Dismissal Appeals Board panel.

(b) The procedures for selection of the arbitrator are those in the applicable collective bargaining agreement. If there is no provision or agreement or if the agreement does not contain a procedure for selection, the parties shall request a list of five arbitrators from the Employment Relations Board and shall choose an arbitrator by alternative striking of names until one name is left. The remaining person shall act as the arbitrator. The Employment Relations Board shall compile a roster of qualified arbitrators from which the lists are to be taken.

(c) In determining whether the district board’s dismissal or nonextension of the teacher should be sustained, the arbitrator shall use the same reasons, rules and levels of evidence as are required for the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board under ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.910 (Waiver of contract grievance claim if appeal of dismissal decision filed) . [1965 c.608 §12; 1971 c.570 §8; 1973 c.298 §6; 1973 c.612 §14; 1977 c.223 §1; 1977 c.400 §5; 1977 c.881 §6; 1979 c.668 §4; 1987 c.663 §2; 1993 c.236 §1; 1993 c.237 §1; 1993 c.778 §28; 1997 c.864 §13; 2001 c.449 §1; 2003 c.798 §4]

Source: Section 342.905 — Appeal procedure; arbitration as alternative , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.020 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.020
329A.020 Duties of department related to child care
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care staff shall provide technical assistance, linkage of local agencies, data collection and monitoring related to child care.

(2) The department shall continually monitor and disseminate information about federal and charitable child care programs for the purposes of 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) .

(3) The department shall maintain a website that provides information regarding certified and registered child care facilities and subsidized care facilities, as defined in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) .

(4) The Early Learning Council, in consultation with the department, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. [Formerly 657A.020; 2017 c.617 §2; 2023 c.554 §7]

Source: Section 329A.020 — Duties of department related to child care; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.482 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.482
327.482 Appropriation to reimburse fund for earnings failure
Status: in_force

Out of the moneys in the General Fund, there is continuously appropriated such sums as are necessary but not to exceed $100,000 in total to reimburse the Common School Fund for any amount that may result from the failure of loans to earn at least four percent interest. The computation required to determine the interest earned on the loans shall be made annually, and the amount required to reimburse the fund shall be paid annually. [1965 c.532 §9; 1967 c.477 §1; 2015 c.513 §12]

Source: Section 327.482 — Appropriation to reimburse fund for earnings failure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.467 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.467
328.467 Audit determinations
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In performing an audit required under ORS 328.465 (Annual audit procedure) , the accountant under contract with a county, a school district board or an education service district board shall determine whether the school district or education service district has:

(A) Followed generally accepted accounting principles in reporting the district’s financial condition and operations; and

(B) Substantially complied with legal requirements in conducting the district’s financial affairs.

(b) The determination shall be included in the audit report as required by ORS 297.465 (Standards for audits) .

(2) Upon receipt of the audit report, the school district board or education service district board shall determine the measures the board considers necessary to correct any deficiencies disclosed in the audit report. The board shall adopt a resolution setting forth any corrective measures the board proposes and the period of time estimated to complete the measures.

(3) Within 60 days after the audit report is filed with the Secretary of State and the Department of Education, a copy of the resolution prepared under subsection (2) of this section must also be filed. Upon receipt of the audit report and the resolution, the Secretary of State and the Department of Education must either acknowledge the plans of the school district board or education service district board to correct deficiencies cited in the audit report or notify the board of those deficiencies that, if not corrected, could result in the withholding of funds under this section. At the request of a board, the Secretary of State or the Department of Education shall make suggestions for correcting those deficiencies. If the board does not agree with the notification by the Secretary of State or the Department of Education, the board shall be granted an opportunity for a conference regarding the notification, audit determinations or corrective measures to be taken.

(4) If the Secretary of State or the Department of Education concurs with the determination made under subsection (1) of this section in two successive audits of the same school district or education service district and determines that the school district board or education service district board has not taken adequate action to correct the deficiencies cited in the notifications given under subsection (3) of this section, the Secretary of State or the Department of Education may certify those facts to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The certificate of the Secretary of State or the Department of Education shall be issued only after notice, opportunity to be heard and hearing pursuant to the provisions of ORS chapter 183 governing contested cases. The hearing shall be held within the jurisdiction of the district.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon receipt of a certificate from the Secretary of State or the Department of Education under subsection (4) of this section, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall withhold from distribution to the school district or education service district 10 percent of the payments from the State School Fund otherwise to be distributed to the district under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) .

(b) The moneys withheld shall be disbursed to the school district or education service district after the Superintendent of Public Instruction has received notice from the Secretary of State or the Department of Education that the school district board or education service district board:

(A) Has taken action to ensure that the district will follow generally accepted accounting principles in reporting the district’s financial condition and operations; and

(B) Will ensure that the district substantially complies with legal requirements in conducting the district’s financial affairs.

(6) The Secretary of State or the Department of Education may not issue a certificate under subsection (4) of this section for failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles if a school district or an education service district has followed accounting practices authorized by state law.

(7) As used in this section, “generally accepted accounting principles” means those accounting principles sanctioned by recognized authoritative bodies such as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or their successors. [2007 c.522 §1; 2011 c.316 §2]

Note: 328.467 (Audit determinations) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 328 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 328.467 — Audit determinations; deficiencies; correction; sanctions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.180 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.180
348.180 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this section and ORS 348.205 (Oregon Opportunity Grant program) , 348.250 (Procedure for awarding grants under ORS 348.260) , 348.260 (Oregon Opportunity Grant) and 348.263 (Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion) :

(1) “Cost of education” includes but is not limited to, tuition, fees and living expenses.

(2) “Eligible post-secondary institution” means:

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

(b) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341;

(c) The Oregon Health and Science University; or

(d) An Oregon-based, generally accredited, not-for-profit institution of higher education.

(3) “Qualified student” means any resident student, or student exempted from paying nonresident tuition under ORS 352.287 (Resident tuition and fees and eligibility for financial aid for various persons) , who plans to attend an eligible post-secondary institution and who:

(a) Has not achieved a baccalaureate or higher degree from any post-secondary institution;

(b) Is enrolled in an eligible program as defined by rule of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and

(c) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by rule of the commission. [1999 c.1070 §3; 2001 c.321 §1; 2007 c.802 §1; 2011 c.358 §2; 2011 c.637 §141; 2013 c.747 §84; 2015 c.513 §14; 2015 c.624 §3; 2015 c.846 §1; 2019 c.384 §16]

Source: Section 348.180 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.961 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.961
358.961 Time limitations on actions or proceedings
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a criminal or civil action or proceeding for a violation of ORS 358.920 (Prohibited conduct) to 358.955 (Civil enforcement) and 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) may be commenced at any time within five years after the conduct in violation of a provision of ORS 358.920 (Prohibited conduct) to 358.955 (Civil enforcement) and 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) terminates or the cause of action accrues. If a criminal prosecution, civil action or other proceeding is brought to punish, prevent or restrain any violation of the provisions of ORS 358.920 (Prohibited conduct) to 358.955 (Civil enforcement) or 390.235 (Permits and conditions for excavation or removal of archaeological or historical material) , the running of the period of limitations prescribed by this section with respect to any cause of action arising under ORS 358.955 (Civil enforcement) that is based in whole or in part upon any matter complained of in any such prosecution, action or proceeding shall be suspended during the pendency of such prosecution, action or proceeding and for two years following its termination. [2001 c.739 §9]

Source: Section 358.961 — Time limitations on actions or proceedings; tolling of statute , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.029 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.029
357.029 Certification of state agency library or library service separately maintained from State Library
Status: in_force

(1) The State Library shall certify each biennium any state agency library or library service that is maintained separate from the State Library or that is proposed to be maintained separate from the State Library.

(2) The State Library Board shall adopt rules relating to the certification process and review criteria.

(3) The State Library Board shall report to the Legislative Assembly each January of an odd-numbered year on the list of state agency libraries or library services that fail to be certified or recertified by the State Library under this section. [2015 c.328 §19]

Source: Section 357.029 — Certification of state agency library or library service separately maintained from State Library; rules; report to legislature , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.485 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.485
327.485 Education Cash Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Education Cash Account of the General Fund consists of all moneys made available to the Department of Education by:

(a) Charitable and philanthropic foundations, organizations and agencies if the moneys have not been dedicated for specific use by requirements of other sections of Oregon Revised Statutes;

(b) Miscellaneous receipts;

(c) Collection of fees from sale of supplies and publications compiled and furnished by the Department of Education and distributed or sold to other persons or groups;

(d) Funds received as gifts, contributions and bequests for career and technical education and moneys received as reimbursements for funds theretofore expended;

(e) Moneys received through charges to grants, contracts and other funds for indirect costs; and

(f) Any other nondedicated moneys received by the Department of Education for which the Legislative Assembly has established an administrative funds limitation.

(2) The provisions of this section do not relieve the department of its responsibilities to separately account for moneys received as trust funds.

(3) Disbursements from the Education Cash Account shall be made as directed by the Department of Education. The department shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in such account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity against which each withdrawal is charged. [1961 c.588 §1; 1965 c.100 §38; 1979 c.570 §3; 1993 c.45 §302; 2005 c.209 §7; 2009 c.94 §3]

Source: Section 327.485 — Education Cash Account; disbursements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.592 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.592
348.592 Loan cancellation insurance
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion may obtain loan cancellation insurance for any person holding a loan under this section and ORS 348.505 (“Financial aid” defined) to 348.530 (Powers) and 348.570 (Funds in State Treasury) .

(2) The insurance shall insure the life of the student who borrows under this section and ORS 348.505 (“Financial aid” defined) to 348.530 (Powers) and 348.570 (Funds in State Treasury) for the amount of the principal and interest due on the loan and the State of Oregon shall be named as the beneficiary. If the borrower dies before repaying the loan, the insurance shall be used to pay the balance of the loan and the director shall issue a satisfaction of the obligation.

(3) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall procure bids for the purchasing of insurance in compliance with the laws governing the purchase and furnishing of services to state agencies. [Formerly 348.620; 2011 c.637 §177; 2013 c.747 §121; 2017 c.66 §50]

Note: 348.592 (Loan cancellation insurance) was added to and made a part of 348.500 (Purpose) to 348.621 (Requirements for tax credit certification application) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 348.592 — Loan cancellation insurance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.831 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.831
358.831 Election to levy tax
Status: in_force

(1) This section establishes the procedure for submitting to election a tax levy for any of the purposes stated in ORS 358.820 (Tax levy for municipal orchestras and band) . The governing body of a city:

(a) May order the election on its own resolution; or

(b) Shall order the election when a petition is filed as provided in this section.

(2) A petition filed under this section shall request submission of the tax levy to the city electors.

(3) The requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for an initiative petition in ORS 250.265 (Prospective petition) to 250.346 (Retention of petition materials) , except that notwithstanding ORS 250.325 (Procedure following filing of initiative petition) a city governing body shall submit the tax levy question to the electors without first considering its adoption or rejection.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, if ORS 250.255 (Application of ORS 250.265 to 250.346) makes ORS 250.265 (Prospective petition) to 250.346 (Retention of petition materials) inapplicable to a city, the requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for an initiative petition under the city charter or an ordinance adopted under the city charter.

(5) The notice, time and manner of election shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ORS chapters 246 to 260.

(6) An election under this section shall be held only at the time of a statewide general election. [1983 c.350 §231 (enacted in lieu of 358.830); 1995 c.79 §199; 1999 c.21 §72]

Source: Section 358.831 — Election to levy tax , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.880 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.880
339.880 Unauthorized soliciting of pupils prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall solicit, receive or permit to be solicited or received from pupils enrolled in public schools, on any public school premises any subscription, donation of money or other thing of value for presentation of testimonials to school officials or for any purpose except such as are authorized by the district school board. [Formerly 336.430 and then 336.620]

Source: Section 339.880 — Unauthorized soliciting of pupils prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.140 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.140
346.140 Administrator and other employees
Status: in_force

The Commission for the Blind shall employ an administrator and such other persons as may be necessary and fix their compensation, except as such compensation otherwise may be regulated by law. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §2]

Source: Section 346.140 — Administrator and other employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.695 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.695
341.695 Bond redemption procedure
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the sinking fund mentioned in ORS 341.690 (Tax levy to meet annual bonded indebtedness) equals the amount, principal and interest, of any bond then due or subject at the option of the district to be paid or redeemed when authorized by the board of the district, the paying agent and registrar shall notify the holder of such bond and publish a notice in the newspaper published in the district in compliance with ORS 193.010 (Definitions for ORS 193.010 and 193.020) to 193.100 (Payment for newspaper publication of state laws or notices) . The notice shall state that the paying agent and registrar will, within 30 days from the date of the notice, redeem and pay any such bond then redeemable and payable, giving priority according to the date of issuance numerically. Upon presentation of any such bond at the place of payment specified therein, the paying agent and registrar shall cause the bond to be paid. If any holder of such bond fails to present it at the time mentioned in the notice, the interest thereon shall cease, and the paying agent and registrar shall thereafter pay only the amount of such bond and the interest accrued thereon up to the last day of the time of redemption mentioned in the notice.

(2) When any bonds are so redeemed or paid, the paying agent and registrar shall cause the same to be canceled and write across the face thereof “redeemed” and the date of redemption, and shall deliver it to the board of the district, taking its receipt therefor. [1971 c.513 §47; 1995 c.67 §35]

Source: Section 341.695 — Bond redemption procedure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.550 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.550
353.550 Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 353.550 (Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001) to 353.559 (Creation) and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001:

(1) “Bond-related costs” means:

(a) The costs and expenses of issuing, administering and maintaining bonds issued under ORS 353.550 (Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001) to 353.559 (Creation) and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001, and the bond program under ORS 353.550 (Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001) to 353.559 (Creation) and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001, including but not limited to:

(A) Paying or redeeming the bonds;

(B) Paying amounts due in connection with credit enhancement or any reserve instruments; and

(C) Paying the administrative costs and expenses of the State Treasurer and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, including costs of consultants, attorneys and advisors retained by the State Treasurer or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the bonds or the bond program;

(b) The costs of funding any bond reserves;

(c) Capitalized interest for the bonds;

(d) Rebates or penalties due to the United States in connection with the bonds; and

(e) Any other costs or expenses that the State Treasurer or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines are necessary or desirable in connection with issuing the bonds or maintaining the bond program.

(2) “Capital costs” means the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving or equipping capital projects or other capital expenditures necessary or desirable to create, develop, maintain or directly or indirectly finance the Oregon Opportunity program.

(3) “Indirect financing” means financing capital costs of Oregon Health and Science University unrelated to the Oregon Opportunity program so that an equivalent amount of moneys may be used to pay capital costs and noncapital costs of the Oregon Opportunity program.

(4) “Master Settlement Agreement” means the Master Settlement Agreement, and related documents, entered into on November 23, 1998, by the State of Oregon and leading United States tobacco products manufacturers.

(5) “Noncapital costs” means the costs of programs, scholarships, endowments, research infrastructure and recruitment of scientists and researchers, or other noncapital costs or expenses, necessary or desirable to create, develop, maintain or directly or indirectly finance the Oregon Opportunity program.

(6) “Oregon Opportunity program” means the program created by Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS 353.559 (Creation) . [2001 c.921 §3]

Source: Section 353.550 — Definitions for ORS 353.550 to 353.559 and sections 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, chapter 921, Oregon Laws 2001 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.039 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.039
352.039 Goals and mission of public universities
Status: in_force

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) is created to carry out public missions and services in keeping with principles of public accountability and fundamental public policy, guided by the legislative findings in ORS 350.001 (Legislative findings) and 350.005 (Additional findings) and consistent with the goals and mission described in ORS 350.009 (Fundamental goals of public higher education) and 350.014 (Mission of education beyond high school) .

(2) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) is an independent public body with statewide purposes and missions and without territorial boundaries. A public university shall exercise and carry out all of the powers, rights and privileges, within and outside this state, that are expressly conferred upon the public university, or that are implied by law or are incident to such powers, rights and duties. [2013 c.768 §2b; 2017 c.440 §16]

Source: Section 352.039 — Goals and mission of public universities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.600 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.600
358.600 Periodic review of certain state archival agencies by commission
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Heritage Commission shall:

(a) Periodically review the authority, duties and mission of the commission, the State Archives, the State Library and the State Historical Records Advisory Board;

(b) Establish a schedule of semiannual joint meetings of representatives of the agencies listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection to define the duties of each agency and to ensure collaboration, and reduce overlap, among the agencies;

(c) Solicit, from the State Historical Records Advisory Board and other agencies and organizations dedicated to the preservation of Oregon history, a five-year plan and arrange for the agencies and organizations to review their plans jointly to define the duties of each agency and organization, to ensure collaboration, and reduce overlap, among the agencies and organizations and to consider regionalization and assistance to rural communities; and

(d) Develop a plan for centralized coordination of requests for funding from, and awards of grants to, local agencies and organizations dedicated to the preservation of Oregon history.

(2) The State Archives shall provide staff support for the duties of the Oregon Heritage Commission under this section. [2011 c.372 §4]

Note: 358.600 (Periodic review of certain state archival agencies by commission) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 358 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 358.600 — Periodic review of certain state archival agencies by commission; joint meetings with agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.350 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.350
342.350 Commission established
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Teacher Standards and Practices Commission consisting of 17 members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) .

(2) The term of office of a member is three years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor to assume the duties on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment but only for one additional term. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(3) Any member who through change of employment standing or other circumstances no longer meets the criteria for the position to which the member was appointed shall no longer be eligible to serve in that position, and the position on the commission shall become vacant 60 days following the member’s change in circumstances. [1965 c.535 §2; 1973 c.270 §11; 1975 c.278 §4; 1979 c.307 §4; 2015 c.774 §§22,54]

Source: Section 342.350 — Commission established; confirmation; term; vacancy; effect of change in circumstances , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.347 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.347
339.347 Policies to address bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Bias incident” means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate.

(B) “Bias incident” may include derogatory language or behavior.

(b) “Education program” means any program, service, school or activity sponsored by an education provider.

(c) “Education provider” means:

(A) A school district;

(B) A public charter school;

(C) The Oregon School for the Deaf;

(D) An education service district;

(E) An educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695 (Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712) ;

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

(G) A program that receives moneys pursuant to ORS 343.243 (Receipt of amount from State School Fund for children enrolled in certain programs) .

(d) “School property” means any property under the control of an education provider.

(e) “Symbol of hate” means nooses, symbols of neo-Nazi ideology or the battle flag of the Confederacy.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) To comply with the prohibition on discrimination required by ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) , an education provider must prohibit the display of symbols of hate on school property or in an education program.

(b) The prohibition required by this subsection does not apply to displays that align with and are used in conjunction with state standards of education for public schools.

(3) To comply with the prohibition on discrimination required by ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) , each education provider must adopt a policy to address bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate. The policy must:

(a) Affirm that all students are entitled to a high quality educational experience free from discrimination or harassment based on perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin.

(b) Affirm that all employees of education providers are entitled to work in an environment that is free from discrimination or harassment based on perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin.

(c) Affirm that all visitors of an education provider are entitled to participate in a school or educational environment that is free from discrimination or harassment based on perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin.

(d) Prohibit the display of symbols of hate on school property or in an education program.

(e) Establish procedures for addressing bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate. The procedures must:

(A) Apply broadly to include persons directly targeted by an act, as well as the community of students as a whole who are likely to be impacted by the act.

(B) Require the education provider to prioritize the safety and well-being of all persons impacted by the act.

(C) Require the education provider to recognize the experience of all persons impacted by the act, acknowledge the impact, commit to taking immediate action and commit to preventing further harm against those persons impacted.

(D) Include educational components that:

(i) Address the history and impact of bias and hate;

(ii) Advance the safety and healing of those impacted by bias and hate; and

(iii) Promote accountability and transformation for people who cause harm as well as transformation of the conditions that perpetuated the harm.

(E) Include communication protocols that provide all persons impacted by the act with information relating to the investigation and outcome of the investigation, including:

(i) Notice that an investigation has been initiated;

(ii) Notice when an investigation has been completed;

(iii) The findings of the investigation and the final determination based on those findings;

(iv) Actions taken to remedy a person’s behavior and prevent reoccurrence; and

(v) When applicable, the legal citation of any law prohibiting the disclosure of any of the information described in this subparagraph and an explanation of how that law applies to the current situation.

(F) Direct the education provider to consider whether the act implicates other civil rights laws and, if so, to respond accordingly. The nature of the act must determine:

(i) The process used to respond to the act;

(ii) The rights and protections available to the person impacted by the act; and

(iii) The right to appeal to the Department of Education or to the United States Department of Education.

(G) Require the education provider to develop and implement instructional materials to make this policy and related practices, including reporting procedures, educational processes and possible consequences, known to all employees and students of the education provider.

(4) Any education provider that violates this section or a policy adopted under this section shall be:

(a) Considered to be in noncompliance with the provisions of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) ;

(b) Subject to the sanctions for noncompliance of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) under ORS 659.855 (Sanctions for noncompliance with discrimination prohibitions) ; and

(c) Subject to the enforcement provisions of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) by ORS 659.860 (Enforcement of ORS 659.850) . [2021 c.147 §1; 2023 c.513 §16]

(Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying)

Source: Section 339.347 — Policies to address bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.133 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.133
339.133 Determination of residency of student for school purposes
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Foster care” means substitute care for children placed by the Department of Human Services or a tribal child welfare agency away from their parents and for whom the department or agency has placement and care responsibility, including placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions and preadoptive homes.

(B) “Foster care” does not mean care for children whose parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child outside the child’s home with a public or private agency and for whom the child’s parent or guardian retains legal guardianship.

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Person in parental relationship” means an adult who has physical custody of an individual or resides in the same household as the individual, interacts with the individual daily, provides the individual with food, clothing, shelter and incidental necessaries and provides the individual with necessary care, education and discipline.

(B) “Person in parental relationship” does not mean a person with a power of attorney or other written delegation of parental responsibilities if the person does not have other evidence of a parental relationship.

(c) “School district of origin” means the school district where an individual was a resident before:

(A) The individual was placed into foster care; or

(B) The foster care placement of the individual changed.

(d) “School of origin” means the school that an individual attended before:

(A) The individual was placed into foster care; or

(B) The foster care placement of the individual changed.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (3) to (5) of this section, individuals between the ages of 4 and 18 shall be considered resident for school purposes in the school district in which their parents, their guardians or persons in parental relationship to them reside.

(b) Nonemancipated individuals between the ages of 4 and 18 living outside the geographic area of the school district for such reasons as attending college, military service, hospital confinement or employment away from home shall be considered resident in the district in which their parents, their guardians or persons in parental relationship to them reside.

(c) Individuals living temporarily in a school district for the primary purpose of attending a district school may not be considered resident in the district in which they are living temporarily, but shall be considered resident in the district in which they, their parents, their guardians or persons in parental relationship to them reside.

(3) Individuals considered legally emancipated from their parents shall be considered resident in the district in which they actually reside, irrespective of the residence of their parents, their guardians or persons in parental relationship.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An individual who is between the ages of 4 and 21 and who is placed in foster care shall be considered a resident of:

(A) The school district of origin; or

(B) The school district where the individual resides due to placement by the Department of Human Services or a tribal child welfare agency if a juvenile court determines it is not in the best interest of the individual to continue attending the school of origin or any other school in the school district of origin, based on consideration of all factors relating to the individual’s best interests.

(b) If a juvenile court makes a determination that it is not in the best interest of the individual to continue attending the school of origin, the individual shall be immediately enrolled in a new school, even if the individual is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment.

(c) Individuals who are residents of their school district of origin pursuant to paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection shall:

(A) Remain in the individual’s school district of origin and, if applicable, the individual’s school of origin for the duration of the individual’s time in foster care; and

(B) Be provided, free of charge, transportation between the individual’s home and the individual’s school district of origin or, if applicable, the individual’s school of origin.

(d) The Department of Education, the Department of Human Services, tribal child welfare agencies and school districts shall collaborate to ensure that the provisions of this subsection are implemented.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in ORS 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions) (6) and 335.090 (School districts responsible for high school education) , an individual whose legal residence is not within the district but who attends school in the district is considered a resident in the district in which the individual attends school if the individual receives written consent from both of the affected district school boards as provided by policies adopted by the boards.

(b) An individual whose legal residence is not within the district but who attends school in the district is considered a resident in the district in which the individual attends school if:

(A) The legal residence of the individual had been in the district in which the individual attends school before a boundary change was made to the district;

(B) The legal residence of the individual is no longer in the district in which the individual attends school because of the boundary change; and

(C) The individual has had the same legal residence and has continuously been enrolled in a school in the district since the boundary change.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Individuals who are foreign exchange students and who are residing in Oregon in a dormitory operated by a school district are considered to be residents of the school district in which the dormitory is located.

(b) For the purpose of this subsection:

(A) An individual may not be considered to be a foreign exchange student for more than one school year.

(B) An individual may be considered to be a resident of a school district as provided by this subsection only if, for the 2010-2011 school year, the school district had foreign exchange students who would have been considered residents under the provisions of this subsection.

(C) The number of individuals who may be considered residents under the provisions of this subsection may not increase relative to the number who would have been considered residents under the provisions of this subsection for the 2010-2011 school year.

(c) As used in this subsection, “foreign exchange student” means an individual who attends school in Oregon under a cultural exchange program and whose parent, guardian or person in parental relationship resides in another country. [Formerly 332.595; 1997 c.821 §21; 2005 c.521 §1; 2007 c.464 §1; 2009 c.11 §42; 2010 c.21 §§1,3; 2011 c.718 §§3,4,8,19; 2015 c.781 §§8,10; 2016 c.60 §§4,12,14,16; 2017 c.690 §§2,4,6; 2017 c.726 §§17,18,19; 2018 c.72 §§19,21,23; 2019 c.57 §§17,18,19; 2019 c.561 §§1,2,3; 2020 s.s.1 c.21 §§2,3; 2021 c.355 §2]

Source: Section 339.133 — Determination of residency of student for school purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.690 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.690
358.690 Oregon Property Management Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Property Management Account is established as a separate account in the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys received by the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation under law shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account and all income, interest and earnings from the moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the committee to carry out the state heritage and historic preservation laws.

(2) The committee shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the Oregon Property Management Account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.

(3) Moneys in the Oregon Property Management Account shall be accounted for separately and shall be stated separately in the State Parks and Recreation Department biennial budget. [1983 c.231 §5; 1989 c.904 §59]

Source: Section 358.690 — Oregon Property Management Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.480 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.480
353.480 Pediatric dental residency program
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of funding, the Oregon Health and Science University shall establish the pediatric dental residency program only to the extent that funds are appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the Oregon Health and Science University public corporation to establish the program under section 1, chapter 1083, Oregon Laws 1999. [1999 c.1083 §2]

Note: 353.480 (Pediatric dental residency program) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 353 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 353.480 — Pediatric dental residency program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.223 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.223
342.223 Criminal records check
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may require the fingerprints of:

(a) A person who is applying for a license or registration under ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter) to 342.430 (Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account) as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist if the person has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years or has remained continuously licensed by or registered with the commission for a different license or registration for which the person already has submitted to a criminal records check by the commission.

(b) A person who is applying for reinstatement of a license or registration as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, or a certificate as a school nurse, whose license, registration or certificate has lapsed for at least three years.

(c) A person who is applying for a certificate under ORS 342.475 (School nurses) as a school nurse.

(d) A person who is registering with the commission for supervised clinical practice experience, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, if the person does not hold a current license issued by the commission and has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years for student teaching, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist.

(e) A person who is applying for a registration as a public charter school teacher or administrator under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) .

(2) The making of any false statement as to the conviction of a crime is grounds for refusal to issue, renew or reinstate a license, certificate or registration and is in addition to the grounds stated in ORS 342.143 (Issuance of licenses and registrations) .

(3) A person may appeal the refusal to issue a license, registration or certificate under this section as a contested case under ORS 183.413 (Notice to parties before hearing of rights and procedure) to 183.470 (Orders in contested cases) , but the refusal to renew or reinstate a license or registration is subject to ORS 342.175 (Grounds for discipline) to 342.180 (Appeal) , and the commission shall notify the person of the right to appeal. [1993 c.674 §5; 1995 c.446 §9; 1999 c.199 §9; 2001 c.407 §5; 2005 c.730 §19; 2007 c.35 §2; 2007 c.575 §15a; 2008 c.39 §8; 2015 c.245 §21; 2015 c.279 §5; 2015 c.647 §21]

Source: Section 342.223 — Criminal records check; effect of making false statement; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.438 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.438
326.438 Disbursement and expenditure of moneys appropriated or allocated to Department of Early Learning and Care
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall disburse and expend moneys in a manner that is consistent with the intended purposes for which the moneys were appropriated or allocated to the department.

(2) If moneys are appropriated or allocated to the department and provisions for the intended disbursement or expenditure of the moneys are not provided in statute, in agreement or by any other means related to the appropriation or allocation, the department may disburse or expend the moneys in the manner the department determines is most consistent with the intended purposes for which the moneys were appropriated or allocated, including by:

(a) Awarding a grant;

(b) Entering into a contract, intergovernmental agreement or other legal agreement; or

(c) Passing through moneys based on state or federal law or legal agreement.

(3) This section applies to moneys received from the federal government or its agencies, moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly or any other moneys appropriated or allocated to the department. [2023 c.26 §3]

Source: Section 326.438 — Disbursement and expenditure of moneys appropriated or allocated to Department of Early Learning and Care , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.070 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.070
346.070 Aid to students who are deaf
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every student who is deaf and who has been a resident of Oregon for the three years immediately preceding application and who is attending any university, college or other suitable school is eligible to apply for a state grant-in-aid to help defray approved expenses. If the student’s application for a grant-in-aid is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Education may make the grant-in-aid contingent upon the student’s attending a school of the superintendent’s choice.

(2) The grants-in-aid shall not exceed $1,000 to any student for any fiscal year and shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary to carry out this section.

(3) A student who is deaf may not receive a grant-in-aid under subsection (1) of this section for a period exceeding seven years. [Amended by 1957 c.336 §1; 1959 c.175 §1; 1965 c.100 §450; 1969 c.597 §80L; 1971 c.301 §8; 1977 c.750 §1; 1989 c.491 §58; 2007 c.70 §116]

Source: Section 346.070 — Aid to students who are deaf; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.035 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.035
339.035 Teaching by private teacher, parent or guardian
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “education service district” means the education service district that contains the school district of which the child is a resident.

(2) When a child is taught or is withdrawn from a public school to be taught by a parent, legal guardian or private teacher, as provided in ORS 339.030 (Exemptions from compulsory school attendance) , the parent, legal guardian or private teacher must notify the education service district in writing. In addition, when a child who is taught by a parent, legal guardian or private teacher moves to a new education service district, the parent, legal guardian or private teacher shall notify the new education service district in writing. The education service district shall acknowledge receipt of any notification in writing.

(3) Children being taught as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be examined at grades 3, 5, 8 and 10 in accordance with the following procedures:

(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule a list of approved comprehensive examinations that are readily available.

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) The parent or legal guardian shall select an examination from the approved list and arrange to have the examination administered to the child by a qualified neutral person, as defined by rule by the State Board of Education.

(B) If the child was withdrawn from public school, the first examination shall be administered to the child at least 18 months after the date on which the child was withdrawn from public school.

(C) If the child never attended public or private school, the first examination shall be administered to the child prior to the end of grade three.

(c) The person administering the examination shall:

(A) Score the examination; and

(B) Report the results of the examination to the parent or legal guardian.

(d) Upon request of the superintendent of the education service district, the parent or legal guardian shall submit the results of the examination to the education service district.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the composite test score of the child places the child below the 15th percentile based on national norms, the child shall be given an additional examination within one year of when the first examination was administered.

(b) If the composite test score of the child on the second examination shows a declining score, then the child shall be given an additional examination within one year of when the second examination was administered and the superintendent of the education service district may:

(A) Allow the child to continue to be taught by a parent, legal guardian or private teacher; or

(B) Place the education of the child under the supervision of a person holding a teaching license who is selected by the parent or legal guardian at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. If the composite test score of the child continues to show a declining score, the superintendent of the education service district may:

(i) Allow the child to continue under the educational supervision of a licensed teacher selected by the parent or legal guardian and require that the child be given an additional examination within one year of when the last examination was administered;

(ii) Allow the child to be taught by a parent, legal guardian or private teacher and require that the child be given an additional examination within one year of when the last examination was administered; or

(iii) Order the parent or legal guardian to send the child to school for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive months as determined by the superintendent.

(c) If the parent or legal guardian of the child does not consent to placing the education of the child under the supervision of a licensed teacher who is selected by the parent or legal guardian, then the superintendent of the education service district may order the child to return to school for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive months as determined by the superintendent.

(d) If the composite test score of the child on an examination is equal to or greater than the percentile score on the prior test, the child may be taught by a parent, legal guardian or private teacher and for the next examination be examined pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection or subsection (3) of this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding the examination requirements of subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the parent or legal guardian of a child with a disability who has an individualized education program and is receiving special education and related services through the school district or who is being educated in accordance with a privately developed plan shall be evaluated for satisfactory educational progress according to the recommendations of the program or plan.

(b) The parent or legal guardian of a child with a disability who was evaluated by service providers selected by the parent or legal guardian based on a privately developed plan shall submit a report of such evaluation to the education service district in lieu of the examination results required by subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(c) A child with a disability described in this subsection may not be subject to the examination requirements of subsections (3) and (4) of this section unless the examination is recommended in the program or plan in effect for the child. [1985 c.579 §2; 1989 c.619 §4; 1999 c.717 §1a; 2007 c.70 §95; 2013 c.1 §33]

Source: Section 339.035 — Teaching by private teacher, parent or guardian; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.721 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.721
341.721 Issuance by State Treasurer
Status: in_force

To provide funds to community college districts for the purposes specified in Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution, the State Treasurer may issue bonds under ORS 286A.848 (Authority of State Treasurer to issue Article XI-G bonds) . [2005 c.787 §20; 2007 c.783 §140; 2013 c.747 §71; 2015 c.366 §27; 2017 c.9 §13]

Source: Section 341.721 — Issuance by State Treasurer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.203 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.203
350.203 Parental identification on institution forms
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with public post-secondary institutions of education, shall by rule design a question or questions that will:

(A) Allow each student to identify whether the student is a parent, a person acting as a parent or a legal guardian; and

(B) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, be placed on one or more forms that are used on an annual basis by public post-secondary institutions of education in this state to collect demographic data from students.

(b) A public post-secondary institution of education is not required to update existing forms in order to include the question or questions described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) Each public post-secondary institution of education in this state shall make the data collected under subsection (1) of this section available to the commission in the format determined by the commission under subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The commission shall:

(a) By rule establish a common format and time frame for the collection and reporting of the data collected under subsection (1) of this section. The format must require that the data collected under subsection (1) of this section be included with other demographic data of the students.

(b) Evaluate the degree to which public post-secondary institutions of education in this state are complying with the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(c) During each regular session of the Legislative Assembly, submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) to the committees related to higher education that:

(A) Sets forth the progress public post-secondary institutions of education in this state have made toward implementing the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and

(B) Summarizes the data collected by the commission under this section. [2021 c.105 §1]

Source: Section 350.203 — Parental identification on institution forms; collection of identification information by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.485 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.485
342.485 Commission to consult with and advise Oregon State Board of Nursing on school nursing
Status: in_force

The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall consult with and advise the Oregon State Board of Nursing on the qualifications and practices involved in school nursing. [Formerly 342.445]

Source: Section 342.485 — Commission to consult with and advise Oregon State Board of Nursing on school nursing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.111 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.111
332.111 Auxiliary services
Status: in_force

A district school board in a school district may enter into agreements to provide auxiliary services and facilities to students, including but not limited to forms of residential care and medical and dental services. Any facility used for residential purposes under this section must meet the applicable standards of the Oregon Health Authority and the State Fire Marshal. [1967 c.200 §2; 1969 c.218 §1; 1993 c.45 §43; 2009 c.595 §207]

Source: Section 332.111 — Auxiliary services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.293 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.293
343.293 Local advisory councils on special education
Status: in_force

(1) Every school district, combination of districts or education service district that operates or plans to operate a program of special education under ORS 343.035 (Definitions for chapter) and 343.221 (Special education required) may appoint one or more local advisory councils consisting primarily of parents of children being served in special education programs.

(2) Each advisory council shall select its own chairperson and vice chairperson and fix the duties of its officers.

(3) Each local advisory council shall review all aspects of the special program and report to the district school board, or boards or to the education service district board. The local council shall also make recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction as to appointments to the State Advisory Council for Special Education. [Formerly 343.525; 1989 c.158 §3]

Source: Section 343.293 — Local advisory councils on special education; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.370 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.370
350.370 Requirements for classification as post-doctoral scholar position
Status: in_force

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or the Oregon Health and Science University may classify a position as a post-doctoral scholar position if the position:

(a) Requires a doctoral or equivalent degree;

(b) Provides a temporary and defined period of employment with the university; and

(c) Provides clinical or academic research training under formal mentorship.

(2) As used in this section, “formal mentorship” means a training and mentoring program that:

(a) Is set forth in writing;

(b) Is directed by a faculty member of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or the Oregon Health and Science University; and

(c) Teaches professional research skills needed to pursue the post-doctoral scholar’s anticipated career path in accordance with the requirements necessary for the funding of sponsored research projects that include funding for post-doctoral scholars. [2017 c.569 §1]

Source: Section 350.370 — Requirements for classification as post-doctoral scholar position , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.420 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.420
358.420 Status of property loaned to a museum
Status: in_force

(1) No action shall be brought against a museum to recover property on loan to the museum when more than 25 years have passed from the date of the last written contact between the lender and the museum.

(2) Property on loan to a museum shall be deemed to have been donated to the museum if no action is filed to recover the property within seven years after the museum gave notice of termination of the loan as provided in ORS 358.425 (Notice of termination of loan) and 358.430 (Procedure for giving notice) .

(3) Property on loan to a museum shall not escheat to the state under ORS 112.055 (Escheat) , but shall pass to the museum if no person takes under ORS 112.025 (Share of surviving spouse if decedent leaves descendants) to 112.045 (Share of others than surviving spouse) . [1985 c.580 §2]

Source: Section 358.420 — Status of property loaned to a museum; statute of limitations on recovery , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.875 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.875
357.875 Access to public records
Status: in_force

The State Archivist shall be accorded, for the purposes of ORS 357.805 (Definitions for ORS 357.805 to 357.895) to 357.895 (Rules) , access to and may examine and receive any public records or writings whether or not they are subject to public inspection. The State Archivist shall maintain inviolate any privileged or confidential information so acquired and any record or writing so defined by law. [Formerly 358.070; 1991 c.671 §10]

Source: Section 357.875 — Access to public records; privileged information , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.423 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.423
327.423 Determination of school census
Status: in_force

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prorate the annual estimate of census as provided in ORS 327.410 (Apportionment of Distributable Income Account of Common School Fund among counties) and 327.420 (Basis of apportionment) in proportion as the resident average daily membership of each education service district bears to the total resident average daily membership of the state and certify such to the administrative officer of each education service district.

(2) Subject to guidelines approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the administrative officer of each education service district shall apportion the census so certified to those common school districts reporting to the education service district. The estimated district census determined by this manner shall be deemed applicable to all statutory references to the term “census” or “school-age child” in Oregon Revised Statutes. [Formerly 326.355]

Note: 327.423 (Determination of school census) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 327.423 — Determination of school census , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.617 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.617
358.617 Rules
Status: in_force

Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall adopt rules to carry out the duties and functions of the officer, including rules governing cultural resource management programs and grants-in-aid program categories. [1983 c.268 §4]

Source: Section 358.617 — Rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.124 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.124
332.124 Election at large unless zoned
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 (Definitions for ORS 255.400 to 255.424) to 255.424 (Notice requirements to bring action) , all candidates shall be elected at large in the district unless the district school board provides for election from zones under ORS 332.126 (Election from zones) .

(2) In a district in which directors are elected from zones:

(a) The candidate for the office of director in each zone who receives the plurality of the votes shall be elected.

(b) At the expiration of each director’s term of office, a successor shall be elected from the same zone.

(3) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 (Definitions for ORS 255.400 to 255.424) to 255.424 (Notice requirements to bring action) , in the event that no person from the same zone is nominated under ORS 332.122 (Nomination of directors) as a candidate for the vacant office of director by the school district election filing deadline or is elected as a write-in candidate at the subsequent school district election, or in the event that an office of director becomes vacant at midterm, the district school board shall fill the vacancy as follows:

(a) The board shall advertise the vacancy for a 20-day period in an attempt to find an eligible resident from the same zone to fill the vacancy. If one or more eligible residents declare interest in the vacant office, the school district board shall appoint one of the eligible residents to fill the vacant office until June 30 following the next regular school district election.

(b) If, after 20 days of advertising the vacancy, no eligible resident from the same zone declares interest in the vacant office, the school district board shall appoint one of the eligible residents from the district at large to fill the vacant office until June 30 following the next regular school district election.

(c) Offices filled in the manner described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall become vacant on June 30 following the next regular school district election. Nomination of candidates for vacant offices shall occur as provided under ORS 332.122 (Nomination of directors) . [Formerly 331.090; 1993 c.150 §1; 2019 c.449 §12]

Source: Section 332.124 — Election at large unless zoned; plurality in zones; reelection from zones; procedure when no nominee to fill zone vacancy; duration of appointments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.300 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.300
346.300 Criminal records checks
Status: in_force

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) , the Commission for the Blind may require the fingerprints of a person who:

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the commission; or

(b) Provides services or seeks to provide services to the commission as a volunteer; and

(2) Is, or will be, working or providing services in a position:

(a) In which the person has or will have access to information that is confidential under state or federal laws, rules or regulations; or

(b) In which the person has direct contact with people who are served by the commission. [2007 c.619 §2]

Source: Section 346.300 — Criminal records checks , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.515 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.515
358.515 Loss of special assessment
Status: in_force

(1) When property has once been classified and assessed as historic property pursuant to application filed under ORS 358.487 (Application for classification and special assessment as historic property) , it remains classified and is granted the special assessment provided by ORS 358.505 (Determination of specially assessed value, maximum assessed value and assessed value of historic property) until it becomes disqualified for classification and special assessment by:

(a) Expiration of an initial or second 10-year period of special assessment.

(b) Sale or transfer to a governmental or nonprofit entity that is exempt from property taxation.

(c) The destruction or substantial alteration of the property by acts of nature or other events for which the owner is not responsible.

(d) Initial sale of a condominium as provided in ORS 358.543 (Assessment of new construction and additions) (3)(b).

(e) Written notice by the taxpayer to the assessor to remove the special assessment.

(f) The owner’s failure to maintain, preserve or rehabilitate the property or to comply with the expenditure commitment in accordance with the preservation plan or the historic rehabilitation standards.

(g) The owner’s failure to submit required reports.

(h) Failure of the property to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as a contributing resource in a listed historic district or property within two years of certification as required under ORS 358.487 (Application for classification and special assessment as historic property) (4)(b).

(i) The owner’s failure to obtain, or the lapse of, the property insurance required under ORS 358.487 (Application for classification and special assessment as historic property) (2)(d).

(j) The owner’s demolition of the property.

(k) The owner’s substantial alteration of the property in a way that does not meet the historic rehabilitation standards.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When, for any reason, the property or any portion ceases to qualify as historic property, the owner at the time of change shall notify the assessor and the State Historic Preservation Officer of the change prior to the next January 1 assessment date.

(b) The officer makes final determinations of whether historic property is disqualified for special assessment under ORS 358.487 (Application for classification and special assessment as historic property) to 358.543 (Assessment of new construction and additions) .

(3) Except as provided by subsection (1)(a) of this section, disqualification does not constitute completion of a 10-year period of special assessment certified under ORS 358.490 (Review and approval of application) or preclude a property’s future special assessment under ORS 358.487 (Application for classification and special assessment as historic property) to 358.543 (Assessment of new construction and additions) .

(4) The State Historic Preservation Officer shall notify the owner in writing before July 1 of the 10th and final year for which property is certified for special assessment under ORS 358.490 (Review and approval of application) that the special assessment is due to expire and shall outline the options available to the owner upon disqualification upon expiration of an initial or second 10-year period of special assessment, as applicable.

(5) Upon expiration of an initial or second 10-year period of special assessment, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall notify the owner, the governing body and the county assessor that the term has expired. [1975 c.514 §7; 1979 c.346 §1; 1983 c.720 §8; 1991 c.459 §326; 1995 c.5 §11; 1995 c.693 §8; 1997 c.541 §434; 2001 c.540 §11; 2005 c.549 §3; 2009 c.892 §9]

Source: Section 358.515 — Loss of special assessment; notice , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.100 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.100
334.100 Organization of board
Status: in_force

(1) Each education service district board shall meet during July and organize by electing one of its members chairperson and one vice chairperson, each of whom shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. No member shall serve as chairperson for more than two years in succession.

(2) Regular meetings of an education service district board shall be held on meeting dates determined by the board. Special meetings may be held on dates to be determined by the board.

(3) Members of the education service district board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for all traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in performing their duties as members of the board.

(4) A majority of the members of the education service district board shall constitute a quorum. A lesser number may meet and adjourn from time to time and compel the presence of absent members. The affirmative vote of a majority of members of the board is required to transact any business.

(5) Any duty imposed upon the education service district board as a body must be performed at a regular or special meeting and must be made a matter of record. The consent to any particular measure obtained of individual members when the board is not in session is not an act of the board and is not binding upon the district. [Amended by 1963 c.544 §34; 1965 c.100 §177; 1975 c.477 §8; 1975 c.647 §29c; 1975 c.770 §41a; 1981 c.131 §5]

Source: Section 334.100 — Organization of board; meetings; quorum; compensation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.250 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.250
350.250 Students unable because of religious beliefs to attend classes on certain days
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “school of higher education” means:

(a) Any public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(b) Any community college as defined in ORS 341.005 (Definitions) .

(2) No student shall be refused admission to a school of higher education or be expelled from such a school for the sole reason that, because of religious beliefs, the student is unable to attend classes on a particular day.

(3) Any student in a school of higher education who, because of religious beliefs, is unable to attend classes on a particular day shall be excused on that day from any examination, study requirement or work requirement. However, at the student’s own expense the student shall make up the examination, study requirement or work requirement missed because of the absence. [Formerly 352.370]

Source: Section 350.250 — Students unable because of religious beliefs to attend classes on certain days , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.356 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.356
328.356 State Treasurer subject to provisions regarding issuance of general obligation bonds
Status: in_force

If the State Treasurer issues state bonds, the treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 291.445 (Certificate of state agency that issues general obligation bonds) as an agency that is authorized to issue general obligation bonds that are ordinarily to be repaid from General Fund appropriations. [1997 c.614 §9; 1999 c.251 §8]

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

Source: Section 328.356 — State Treasurer subject to provisions regarding issuance of general obligation bonds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.282 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.282
350.282 Action for disclosure of Social Security number
Status: in_force

(1) A student who suffers an ascertainable loss of money, personal property or real property as a result of a violation of ORS 350.278 (Disclosure of Social Security number of student attending public university) or 350.280 (Disclosure of Social Security number of community college student) may bring an action in a circuit court to recover the student’s actual damages.

(2) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the party that prevails in an action on a claim under this section. [Formerly 326.591]

Source: Section 350.282 — Action for disclosure of Social Security number , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.336 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.336
328.336 Determination of ineligibility
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the State Treasurer determines that the state should not guarantee the school bonds of a school district, the State Treasurer shall:

(A) Prepare a determination of ineligibility; and

(B) Keep the determination on file in the office of the State Treasurer.

(b) The State Treasurer may remove a school district from the status of ineligibility and may issue a certificate of qualification for that school district when a subsequent application of the school district evidences that it is no longer imprudent for the state to guarantee the school bonds of that school district.

(2) Nothing in this section affects the state guaranty of school bonds of a school district issued:

(a) Before determination of ineligibility or before revocation of a certification of qualification;

(b) After the eligibility of the school district is restored; or

(c) Under a certificate of qualification issued under ORS 328.331 (Certificate evidencing qualification for state guaranty) . [1997 c.614 §5; 1999 c.251 §4]

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

Source: Section 328.336 — Determination of ineligibility , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.009 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.009
350.009 Fundamental goals of public higher education
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that public higher education is necessary to accomplish the findings in ORS 350.001 (Legislative findings) and recognizes the following as fundamental goals of public higher education in this state:

(1) Creating an educated citizenry to support responsible roles in a democratic society and provide a globally competitive workforce to drive this state’s economy, while ensuring access for all qualified Oregonians to a high-quality post-secondary education;

(2) Ensuring a high-quality learning environment that allows students to succeed;

(3) Creating original knowledge and advancing innovation; and

(4) Contributing positively to the economic, civic and cultural life of communities in all regions of Oregon. [Formerly 351.006]

Source: Section 350.009 — Fundamental goals of public higher education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.010 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.010
339.010 School attendance required
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in ORS 339.030 (Exemptions from compulsory school attendance) , all children between the ages of 6 and 18 years who have not completed the 12th grade are required to regularly attend a public full-time school during the entire school term.

(2) All children five years of age who have been enrolled in a public school are required to attend regularly the public school while enrolled in the public school.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, a child is considered to be six years of age if the sixth birthday of the child occurred on or before September 1 immediately preceding the beginning of the current school term.

(4) For a child who is six years of age, the requirement of subsection (1) of this section is met if the child regularly attends any grade of a public full-time school during the entire school term. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §274; 2012 c.91 §13; 2015 c.234 §1]

Source: Section 339.010 — School attendance required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.608 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.608
348.608 Certification by exempt school
Status: in_force

(1) Each year, on a date prescribed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) or a school that, on July 14, 2005, met the criteria and followed procedures to obtain a religious exemption adopted by rule by the Oregon Student Access Commission and that offered only degrees leading to occupations in theology or religious occupations, shall submit to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission a statement that reads: “(Name of School) hereby certifies that the school remains in compliance with all conditions for a religious exemption from ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) to 348.615 (Appeal procedure) .”

(2) A school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) or a school that, on July 14, 2005, met the criteria and followed procedures to obtain a religious exemption adopted by rule by the Oregon Student Access Commission and that offered only degrees leading to occupations in theology or religious occupations remains exempt unless the Higher Education Coordinating Commission suspends or revokes the exemption.

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may suspend or revoke an exemption if:

(a) After the notice and opportunity to cure provided in subsection (4) of this section, a school fails to provide the statement required by subsection (1) of this section;

(b) The commission has received a complaint from a student or former student of the school that the school is failing to comply with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) , the commission determines that the complaint is valid, the school has been provided with notice and opportunity to cure as required by subsection (4) of this section and the school fails to comply with the condition listed in the notice; or

(c) After the notice and opportunity to cure provided in subsection (4) of this section, a school is in violation of ORS 348.605 (Restrictions and duties of exempted schools) .

(4) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall provide notice of and 90 days to cure a school’s:

(a) Failure to provide the statement required by subsection (1) of this section;

(b) Failure to maintain compliance with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) if the commission has received a complaint from a student or former student of the school that the school is failing to comply with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) and the commission has determined the complaint is valid; or

(c) Violation of ORS 348.605 (Restrictions and duties of exempted schools) .

(5) A school may appeal the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(6) A school may appeal the Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s decision that a faculty member does not possess sufficient compensatory qualifications to substitute for an academic degree in the field in which the faculty member teaches.

(7) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall conduct an appeal under this section as a contested case under ORS chapter 183.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a school appeals the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission upholds the denial, suspension or revocation, the commission shall provide the school 90 days to cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation. If the school does not cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation within 90 days after the commission upholds the denial, suspension or revocation, then the denial, suspension or revocation becomes effective 90 days after the issuance of the decision on the appeal by the commission.

(b) If a school does not appeal the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption to the commission and the school does not cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation within the period of time to appeal the decision to the commission, then the denial, suspension or revocation becomes effective upon the expiration of the period of time to appeal. [2005 c.546 §5; 2011 c.353 §4; 2011 c.637 §185; 2013 c.747 §122; 2016 c.30 §9; 2023 c.557 §13]

Note: See note under 348.597 (Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615) .

Source: Section 348.608 — Certification by exempt school; suspension or revocation of exemption; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.751 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.751
348.751 Textbook affordability plan
Status: in_force

(1) Each community college and public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall establish a textbook affordability plan. Each plan established under this section shall:

(a) Contain measurable goals for increasing textbook affordability, such as:

(A) Establishing a target amount of student savings that will result from adoption of the plan; or

(B) Requiring that a certain number of courses offered by the community college or public university be designated as using low-cost or no-cost course materials under ORS 348.757 (Designation of courses whose materials consist of open or free textbooks or other low-cost course materials) .

(b) Address how to best mitigate the economic impact of decreased academic bookstore revenue as a result of the increased adoption of low-cost or no-cost open educational resources.

(c) Set forth the steps the community college or public university will take to advertise the availability of academic courses designated as using low-cost or no-cost course materials under ORS 348.757 (Designation of courses whose materials consist of open or free textbooks or other low-cost course materials) .

(d) Contain a statement of support for the academic freedom of faculty and instructors to select high-quality course materials for courses taught by the faculty and instructors.

(e) Establish a process for faculty and instructors to be informed about available low-cost and no-cost course materials.

(2) At least one student representative must be included and consulted in the development of each textbook affordability plan established under subsection (1) of this section. [2019 c.189 §2]

Note: See note under 348.748 (Short title) .

Source: Section 348.751 — Textbook affordability plan , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.261 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.261
329A.261 Development of quality recognition and improvement system
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the minimum standards established for child care facilities and the operation of child care facilities under ORS 329A.260 (Minimum standards for child care facilities) and subject to available funds, the Department of Early Learning and Care, in coordination with the committee designated by the Early Learning Council under ORS 326.425 (Early Learning Council) (3)(a), shall initiate development of a quality recognition and improvement system for child care facilities.

(2) The quality recognition and improvement system implemented under this section shall:

(a) Establish a set of standards that are used to evaluate the quality of an early learning and development program and to support program improvement.

(b) Consist of the following components:

(A) Standards that demonstrate characteristics of quality early learning and development programs.

(B) Monitoring of programs to evaluate quality based on established standards.

(C) Support for programs and providers of programs to meet quality standards, including training, technical assistance and financial incentives.

(D) Program quality recognition that is publicly available. [2012 c.37 §130; 2013 c.624 §86; 2021 c.89 §1; 2021 c.631 §41; 2023 c.554 §13]

Source: Section 329A.261 — Development of quality recognition and improvement system , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.802 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.802
336.802 Traffic safety education course
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a curriculum for a traffic safety education course under ORS 336.800 (School course in traffic safety education) . The curriculum shall establish standards for a course of instruction to be devoted to the study and practice of rules of the road, the safe and proper operation of motor vehicles, accident prevention and other matters that promote safe and lawful driving habits and reduce the need for intensive highway policing. The course shall include classroom instruction and on-street driving or simulated driving in a driving simulator. No pupil may participate in on-street driving instruction unless the pupil is enrolled in or has completed a course in classroom instruction.

(2) The department shall adopt by rule a procedure to certify that a traffic safety education course meets curriculum standards established under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing qualifications for a person to teach a traffic safety education course.

(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer ORS 336.805 (Reimbursement to course provider) and 336.810 (Student Driver Training Fund) . [Formerly 802.345]

Note: 336.802 (Traffic safety education course) and 336.804 (Unavailability of traffic safety education course) were added to and made a part of 336.790 (Definitions for ORS 336.790 to 336.820) to 336.820 (Sanctions for violation of ORS 336.790 to 336.820) by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 336.802 — Traffic safety education course; curriculum; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.300 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.300
337.300 Animal dissection
Status: in_force

(1) A kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or the parent or legal guardian of a kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to allow the student to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal.

(2) A school district that includes dissection as part of its coursework shall permit students to demonstrate competency in the coursework through alternative materials or methods of learning that do not include the dissection of animals. These alternative materials and methods may include but are not limited to:

(a) Videotapes, DVDs and CD-ROMs;

(b) Models;

(c) Films;

(d) Books;

(e) Computer programs;

(f) Clay modeling; and

(g) Transparencies.

(3) A kindergarten through grade 12 public school teacher may not discriminate against a student or lower the grade of a student for not participating in the dissection of an animal.

(4) A school district shall notify students who have dissection as part of their coursework and the parents and legal guardians of those students about the provisions of this section. [2005 c.460 §1]

POST-SECONDARY TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Source: Section 337.300 — Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.760 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.760
344.760 Legislative findings on adult literacy
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(1) It is in the state’s interest to ensure coordination of the various groups providing adult literacy services within communities.

(2) The demands created by new technologies and foreign competition have intensified the need for a literate workforce.

(3) Community colleges are the major providers of adult literacy to Oregon communities through adult basic education, training for approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test and reading, tutoring and pre-employment skills classes.

(4) Community colleges present the opportunity of a statewide network able to link libraries, providers of workforce development services, community schools, volunteer literacy groups and other providers of literacy services and resources. [1987 c.190 §2; 1997 c.249 §108; 2001 c.684 §26; 2017 c.66 §20]

Source: Section 344.760 — Legislative findings on adult literacy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.118 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.118
332.118 Election laws applicable
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) Unless specifically provided otherwise, ORS chapter 255 governs the following:

(a) The nomination and election of school directors.

(b) The conduct of all school district elections.

(2) ORS 249.865 (Filing prospective petition) to 249.877 (Statement of justification by public officer) govern the recall of school board members.

(3) The Secretary of State has supervising authority over all elections conducted by school districts and over elections conducted by a district boundary board.

(4) A petition for a proposed change or merger under ORS 330.095 (Request or petition for change or merger) , a remonstrance petition under ORS 330.101 (Notice) , a petition for zoning under ORS 332.128 (Establishing zones for purpose of nominating directors) or a petition to lengthen the course of study under ORS 335.495 (Election to lengthen course) may not be circulated for signatures until the prospective petition has been filed with the county clerk. The prospective petition must designate the names and residence addresses of not more than three persons as chief petitioner. The authority of the Secretary of State and the application of the election laws commence when the prospective petition is filed with the county clerk. The filing of the prospective petition is to be treated like a prospective petition for an initiative, referendum or recall. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 330.080 (Composition, purpose and duties of district boundary board) to 330.113 (Effect of change) , ORS chapter 255 applies to the procedures applicable to petitions described in this subsection and the elections held on the petitions. [Formerly 331.002; 1993 c.136 §1; 2011 c.391 §2; 2013 c.1 §28; 2019 c.449 §10]

Source: Section 332.118 — Election laws applicable; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for petitioners , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.319 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.319
341.319 Intellectual property
Status: in_force

(1) A board may acquire by gift or by purchase interests in intellectual property of any kind, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, including patents, copyrights, inventions, discoveries, processes and ideas. The board may also agree to aid in the development of property acquired pursuant to this section and to pay an assignor of any interest in intellectual property a share of any moneys received on account of the board’s ownership or management of the property.

(2) A board may manage, develop or dispose of by assignment, sale, lease, license or other action deemed advisable by the board, property acquired under subsection (1) of this section, and may contract with any person or agency, board, commission or department of this or any other state or with the federal government regarding the management, development or disposition thereof. The board may make gratuitous assignments of such property to any trust or fund, the sole beneficiary of which is the district or any of the institutions or activities under its control, subject to the share, if any, agreed to be paid to the assignor. The board may reassign such property to the inventor, author or discoverer.

(3) A board may determine the terms and conditions of any transaction authorized by this section and need not require competitive bids in connection therewith. No formal publicity or advertising is required regarding property for the development of which the board wishes to contract, but the board shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate such information in appropriate research and industrial circles.

(4) Moneys received by the board as a result of ownership or management of property acquired under this section or of transactions regarding such property shall be credited to a special fund which shall only be applied to payment of the agreed share, if any, to assignors, the remainder, if any, may be used for general expenses of the college. [1971 c.513 §7]

Source: Section 341.319 — Intellectual property , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.994 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.994
329A.994 Civil penalty for interference with disclosure of information
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ORS 329A.992 (Suspension) , the Department of Early Learning and Care shall impose a civil penalty, as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) , for the violation of ORS 329A.348 (Interference with disclosure of information) . The civil penalty is $500 for each violation. [2019 c.381 §9; 2023 c.554 §42]

Note: 329A.994 (Civil penalty for interference with disclosure of information) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 329A.994 — Civil penalty for interference with disclosure of information , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.175 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.175
328.175 Laws governing loans of Common School Fund to apply
Status: in_force

The laws governing loaning of the Common School Fund of this state, so far as applicable and not in conflict with ORS 328.155 (Sources) to 328.190 (Sale and conveyance of property) shall govern the loaning of the Common School Fund for District No. 1, Klamath County.

Source: Section 328.175 — Laws governing loans of Common School Fund to apply , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.895 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.895
342.895 Contract teachers
Status: in_force

(1) Contract teachers shall be employed by a school district pursuant to two-year employment contracts.

(2) Authority to dismiss or not extend a contract teacher is vested in the district school board subject to the provisions of the fair dismissal and contract extension procedures of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) and only after recommendation of the dismissal or nonextension of contract is given to the district school board by the superintendent.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At least 20 days before recommending to a board the dismissal of the contract teacher, the district superintendent shall give written notice to the contract teacher by certified mail or delivered in person of the intention to make a recommendation to dismiss the teacher. The notice shall set forth the statutory grounds upon which the superintendent believes such dismissal is justified, and shall contain a plain and concise statement of the facts relied on to support the statutory grounds for dismissal. If the statutory grounds specified are those specified in ORS 342.865 (Grounds for dismissal or contract nonextension of contract teacher) (1)(a), (c), (d), (g) or (h), then evidence shall be limited to those allegations supported by statements in the personnel file of the teacher on the date of the notice to recommend dismissal, maintained as required in ORS 342.850 (Teacher evaluation) . Notice shall also be sent to the district school board and to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board. A copy of ORS 342.805 (Short title) to 342.937 (Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs) shall also be sent to the contract teacher.

(b) If, after the 20-day notice required by paragraph (a) of this subsection, the district school board takes action to approve the recommendation for dismissal from the superintendent, the dismissal takes effect on or after the date of the district school board’s action, as specified by the board. Notice of the board’s action shall be given to the contract teacher as soon as practicable by certified mail, return receipt requested or in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon recommendation of the district superintendent, the district school board may extend a contract teacher’s employment for a new two-year term by providing written notice to the teacher no later than March 15 of the first year of the contract. Any new contract that extends the teacher’s employment for a new term shall replace any prior contracts.

(b) If the district school board does not extend a contract teacher’s contract by March 15 of the first year of the contract, the district superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, shall place the teacher on a program of assistance for improvement. The district superintendent or the superintendent’s designee may, in addition, place any other teacher on a program of assistance for improvement if in the judgment of the district superintendent or designee a program of assistance for improvement is needed.

(c) Provided that the district school board has not extended the teacher’s contract for a new two-year term, the district board, upon recommendation of the superintendent, may elect by written notice to the teacher no later than March 15 of the second year of the teacher’s contract not to extend the teacher’s contract based on any ground specified in ORS 342.865 (Grounds for dismissal or contract nonextension of contract teacher) . A contract teacher whose contract is not extended may appeal the nonextension to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board.

(5) Notwithstanding 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) or the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement entered into after August 15, 1997, no grievance or other claim of violation of applicable evaluation procedures, or fundamental unfairness in a program of assistance for improvement, shall be filed while a teacher is on a program of assistance. All statutes of limitation and grievance timelines shall be tolled while the subject claims are held in abeyance under this moratorium provision. Except as provided in this subsection, the moratorium and tolling period ends on the date the program of assistance for improvement is completed, not to exceed one year, after which any claims subject to this provision may be pursued as otherwise provided by law or contract. In the case of a contract teacher who does not receive contract extension by March 15 of the first year of the teacher’s contract, the moratorium period shall last until the teacher receives notice of contract extension or nonextension and no later than March 15 of the following school year, or until the teacher receives notice of dismissal. A contract teacher who is dismissed or receives notice of contract nonextension, and who appeals to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, may raise any claims subject to this moratorium provision before the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, which shall have jurisdiction to decide such claims. If the teacher does raise claims covered by this moratorium provision in an appeal to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, such appeal shall be the teacher’s sole and exclusive remedy. If a contract teacher does not appeal a contract nonextension or dismissal to the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board but instead pursues contract grievances to arbitration alleging a violation of evaluation procedures or fundamental unfairness in a program of assistance for improvement, the arbitrator shall not have authority to award reinstatement of the contract teacher, but may award other remedies including but not limited to back pay, front pay, compensatory damages and such further relief as the arbitrator deems appropriate. A program of assistance for improvement shall not be technically construed, and no alleged error or unfairness in a program of assistance shall cause the overturning of a dismissal, nonextension of contract, nonrenewal of contract or other disciplinary actions unless the contract teacher suffered a substantial and prejudicial impairment in the teacher’s ability to comply with school district standards.

(6) No teacher may be dismissed, laid off or caused to suffer nonextension or nonrenewal of a contract based upon the teacher’s salary placement or other compensation. [1965 c.608 §11; 1971 c.570 §7; 1973 c.298 §5; 1977 c.881 §5; 1979 c.668 §3; 1997 c.864 §12]

Source: Section 342.895 — Contract teachers; procedure for dismissal or contract nonextension; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.019 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.019
341.019 Provision of services by district
Status: in_force

(1) All areas within this state shall be served by a community college district. Such services may be provided either:

(a) Directly by formation of a community college district; or

(b) Indirectly by contract with an existing community college district.

(2) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall fix responsibility for serving each area that is not within a community college district. Where feasible, each area shall be a whole county or a group of counties or that part of a county not already in a community college district.

(3) In order to obtain the services described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, residents of a nondistrict area must indicate their interest in receiving services by requesting formation of a local advisory committee and seeking the advice and counsel of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

(4) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule shall establish standards for the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to use determining when there is sufficient interest among the residents of a nondistrict area to warrant appointment of a local advisory committee.

(5) When the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development has made the determination under subsection (4) of this section, the office and the interested residents of the nondistrict area shall apply jointly to the governing body of the county for the appointment of a local advisory committee.

(6) Upon application, the governing body of the county shall appoint a local advisory committee and shall ensure that the committee is broadly representative of the nondistrict area.

(7) If the nondistrict area involves two or more counties, the governing body of each county shall appoint members to the local advisory committee in proportion to the number of county residents within the nondistrict area.

(8) The governing body of a county making appointments under subsection (6) or (7) of this section shall not be obligated to fund any part of the budget described in ORS 341.021 (Provision of service outside districts) (3).

(9) The duties of the local advisory committee shall include, but need not be limited to, advising the officials of the community college district serving the nondistrict area on the educational needs of the area.

(10) As used in ORS 341.019 (Provision of services by district) to 341.022 (Maximum reimbursable enrollments in nondistrict areas) , “community college district” includes a community college service district. [1987 c.191 §2; 1991 c.757 §3; 2013 c.747 §45; 2015 c.366 §13]

Source: Section 341.019 — Provision of services by district; rules; local advisory committees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.845 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.845
329.845 Statewide education plan for students who are Latino or Hispanic
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “plan student” means a student enrolled in early childhood through post-secondary education who:

(a) Is Latino or Hispanic, including individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South American, Central American or Spanish descent; and

(b) Has experienced disproportionate results in education due to historical practices, as identified by the State Board of Education by rule.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a statewide education plan for plan students.

(b) The Department of Education shall form an advisory group consisting of individuals representing:

(A) Urban and rural communities;

(B) Indigenous and immigrant populations;

(C) English language learners;

(D) Individuals with disabilities;

(E) Parents and students;

(F) Youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or another minority gender or sexual orientation;

(G) Community-based organizations serving Latino or Hispanic youth and families; and

(H) Education stakeholders, including representatives of the Department of Early Learning and Care, the Youth Development Division and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(c) The advisory group formed as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection shall advise the Department of Education regarding:

(A) Development and implementation of the plan;

(B) Eligibility criteria, applicant selection processes and expectations for recipients of grant awards described in this section; and

(C) Adoption of rules by the State Board of Education for the implementation of the plan.

(3) The plan developed under this section must address:

(a) The disparities experienced by plan students in every indicator of academic success, as documented by the statewide report card and other relevant reports related to plan students;

(b) The historical practices leading to disproportionate outcomes for plan students; and

(c) The educational needs of plan students from early childhood through post-secondary education as determined by examining culturally appropriate best practices in this state and across the nation.

(4) The plan developed and implemented under this section must provide strategies to:

(a) Address the disproportionate rate of disciplinary incidents involving plan students compared to all students in the education system;

(b) Increase parental engagement in the education of plan students;

(c) Increase the engagement of plan students in educational activities before and after regular school hours;

(d) Increase early childhood education and kindergarten readiness for plan students;

(e) Improve literacy and numeracy levels among plan students between kindergarten and grade three;

(f) Support plan student transitions to middle school and through the middle school and high school grades to maintain and improve academic performance;

(g) Support culturally responsive pedagogy and practices from early childhood through post-secondary education;

(h) Support the development of culturally responsive curricula from early childhood through post-secondary education;

(i) Increase attendance of plan students in community colleges and professional certification programs;

(j) Increase attendance of plan students in four-year post-secondary institutions of education; and

(k) Align the plan with similar statewide education plans developed and implemented by the Department of Education.

(5) The Department of Education shall submit a biennial report concerning the progress of the plan developed and implemented under this section to a committee of the Legislative Assembly related to education at each even-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly.

(6) The Department of Education, in consultation with the advisory group, shall award grants to Early Learning Hubs, providers of early learning services, school districts, education service districts, post-secondary institutions of education, tribal governments and community-based organizations to implement the strategies provided in the plan developed and implemented under this section.

(7) To qualify for and receive a grant described in this section, an applicant must identify and demonstrate that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria established by the State Board of Education by rule. [2019 c.122 §39; 2021 c.97 §27; 2021 c.350 §7; 2021 c.631 §36; 2023 c.530 §§10,11]

Note: See note under 329.843 (Statewide education plan for students who are American Indian or Alaska Native) .

Source: Section 329.845 — Statewide education plan for students who are Latino or Hispanic; advisory group; report; grants; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.095 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.095
329.095 School district and school self-evaluations
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Education shall require school districts and schools to conduct self-evaluations and to periodically update their local district continuous improvement plans. Except as provided by paragraph (b)(C) of this subsection, the department may not require school districts or schools to conduct self-evaluations or to update their local district continuous improvement plans more frequently than biennially.

(b) The department may require a school district to:

(A) File, periodically, or at the department’s request, its local district continuous improvement plan with the department;

(B) Notify the department of any substantial changes, as defined by rule of the State Board of Education, to the school district; or

(C) Update its local district continuous improvement plan when there has been a substantial change, as defined by rule of the board, to the school district.

(c) The self-evaluation process conducted as provided by this subsection shall involve the public in the setting of local goals. The school districts shall ensure that representatives from the demographic groups of their school population are invited to participate in the development of local district continuous improvement plans to achieve the goals.

(2) As part of setting local goals, school districts shall undertake a communications process that involves parents, students, teachers, school employees, the educational equity advisory committee and community representatives to explain and discuss the local goals and their relationship to programs under this chapter.

(3) At the request of the school district, department staff shall provide ongoing technical assistance in the development and implementation of the local district continuous improvement plan.

(4) The local district continuous improvement plan shall include:

(a) Goals to implement the following:

(A) A rigorous curriculum aligned with state standards;

(B) High-quality instructional programs;

(C) Short-term and long-term professional development plans;

(D) Programs and policies that achieve a safe educational environment;

(E) A plan for family and community engagement;

(F) Staff leadership development;

(G) High-quality data systems;

(H) Improvement planning that is data-driven;

(I) Education service plans for students who have or have not exceeded all of the academic content standards; and

(J) A strong school library program;

(b) A review of demographics, student performance, staff characteristics and student access to, and use of, educational opportunities;

(c) A description of district efforts to achieve local efficiencies and efforts to make better use of resources; and

(d) A needs assessment, which shall:

(A) Be conducted in a manner that is inclusive of school employees, students from student groups identified in ORS 327.180 (Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account) (2)(b) and parents of those students.

(B) Address the following priorities:

(i) Reducing academic disparities for students from student groups identified in ORS 327.180 (Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account) (2)(b);

(ii) Meeting students’ mental or behavioral health needs;

(iii) Providing equitable access to academic courses across the school district or public charter school, with specific emphasis on access by students from student groups identified in ORS 327.180 (Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account) (2)(b);

(iv) Allowing teachers and staff to have sufficient time to:

(I) Collaborate with other teachers and staff;

(II) Review data on students’ grades, absences and discipline, based on school and on grade level or course; and

(III) Develop strategies to ensure that at-risk students stay on track to graduate; and

(v) Possible partnerships with other organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes, school districts, education service districts, regional achievement collaboratives, post-secondary institutions of education, education partners or nonprofit programs and community-based programs that have demonstrated achievement of positive outcomes in work with students from student groups identified in ORS 327.180 (Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account) (2)(b). [Formerly 326.760; 1995 c.660 §11; 2007 c.858 §7; 2009 c.840 §2; 2011 c.311 §1; 2019 c.122 §21; 2021 c.493 §4]

Source: Section 329.095 — School district and school self-evaluations; local district continuous improvement plans; technical assistance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.095 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.095
341.095 Questions included in election
Status: in_force

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall include as a part of the election called for formation of a district the question of a permanent rate limit for operating taxes to finance the district’s share of operating and capital expenses. The rate limit shall be specified by the commission as a result of its study and the hearing held under ORS 341.055 (Hearing) . The commission may also include the question of incurring indebtedness to pay organizational expenses of the district between the time the district is approved and the first budget is adopted. If the question of incurring indebtedness is approved, the district may borrow money on its negotiable, short-term, promissory notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed the limit approved at the election and may, notwithstanding ORS 294.338 (Compliance with Local Budget Law required prior to expenditure or tax certification) , expend the money without the preparation and adoption of a budget.

(2) In preparing its first budget, the board of the district shall provide for the repayment of the indebtedness incurred for organizational expenses under subsection (1) of this section. [1965 c.129 §2; 1969 c.673 §10; 1971 c.513 §77; 1995 c.67 §7; 1997 c.541 §380; 2013 c.747 §55]

Source: Section 341.095 — Questions included in election , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.050 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.050
353.050 Powers and duties of board and university officials
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, or university officials acting under the authority of the board, shall exercise all the powers of the Oregon Health and Science University and shall govern the university. In carrying out its powers, rights and privileges, the university shall be a governmental entity performing governmental functions and exercising governmental powers. The university or the board may either within or outside the state:

(1) Determine or approve policies for the organization, administration and development of the university.

(2) Appoint and employ any instructional, administrative, professional, trade, occupational and other personnel as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the missions of the university, and prescribe their compensation and terms of office or employment.

(3) Make any and all contracts and agreements, enter into any partnership, joint venture or other business arrangement, create and participate fully in the operation of any business structure, including but not limited to the development of business structures for health care delivery systems and networks with any public or private government, nonprofit or for-profit person or entity that in the judgment of the university or the board is necessary or appropriate to carry out the university’s missions and goals.

(4) Acquire, purchase, receive, hold, control, convey, sell, manage, operate, lease, license, lend, invest, improve, develop, use, dispose of and hold title to real and personal property of any nature, including intellectual property, in its own name.

(5) Sue in its own name and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all actions, suits or proceedings in any forum brought by or against it by any and all private or state, local, federal or other public entities, agencies or persons.

(6) Encourage gifts and donations for the benefit of the university, and subject to the terms of the gift, retain, invest and use such gifts as deemed appropriate by the university or the board.

(7) Acquire, receive, hold, keep, pledge, control, convey, manage, use, lend, expend and invest all funds, appropriations, gifts, bequests, stock and revenue from any source to the university.

(8) Borrow money for the needs of the university, in such amounts and for such time and upon such terms as may be determined by the university or the board.

(9) Erect, construct, improve, develop, repair, maintain, equip, furnish, lease, lend, convey, sell, manage, operate, use, dispose of and hold title to buildings, structures and lands for the university.

(10) Purchase any and all insurance, operate a self-insurance program or otherwise arrange for the equivalent of insurance coverage of any nature and the indemnity and defense of its officers, agents and employees or other persons designated by the university to carry out or further the missions of the university.

(11) Create, develop, supervise, control and adopt academic programs, including standards, qualifications, policies or practices relating to admissions, curriculum, academic advancement, grading policy, student conduct, credits and scholarships and the granting of academic degrees, certificates and other forms of recognition.

(12) Authorize, create, eliminate, establish, operate, reorganize, reduce or expand any program, school, institute, health care facility or other unit of operation.

(13) Establish, charge, collect and use charges for enrollment into the university, including charges such as tuition for education and general services, incidental fees and such other charges found by the university to be necessary to carry out its educational programs. Fees realized in excess of amounts allocated and exceeding required reserves shall be considered surplus incidental fees and shall be allocated for programs under the control of the board and found to be advantageous to the cultural or physical development of students of the university upon the recommendation of the recognized student government of the university.

(14) Establish, charge, collect and use charges and fees for university services and the use of university facilities.

(15) Impose charges, fines, fees and such other regulations considered convenient or necessary to control and regulate traffic and parking of vehicles to the same extent allowed governing boards of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . This authority includes the authority to enforce the regulations of the university in a court to the extent allowed the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) in ORS 352.118 (Establishment of police department) .

(16) Enforce and recover for payment to the university any fines that are authorized by this chapter.

(17) Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, administrative rules, regulations and orders applicable to the matters that are the subject of this chapter.

(18) Contract with any state agency for the performance of such duties, functions and powers as is appropriate. A state agency shall not charge the university for such services an amount that is greater than the actual cost of the services.

(19) Purchase, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, invest in or otherwise dispose of and deal in or with the shares, stock or other equity or interests in or obligations of any other entity. Separate funds may be established for such investments. The State of Oregon shall have no proprietary or other interest in such investments or such funds.

(20) Make available, by lease or otherwise, or control access to any health care facilities or services or other of its properties and assets to such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations and on such terms as considered appropriate, charge and collect rent or other fees or charges therefor and terminate or deny any such access or any such lease or other agreement for such reasons as considered appropriate and as may be consistent with its obligations under any such lease or other agreement.

(21) Contract for the operation of any department, section, equipment or holdings of the university and enter into any agreements with any person, firm or corporation for the management by said person, firm or corporation on behalf of the university of any of its properties or for the more efficient or economical performance of clerical, accounting, administrative and other functions relating to its health care facilities.

(22) Select and appoint faculty as medical and dental staff members and others licensed to practice the healing arts, delineate and define the privileges granted each such individual, adopt and direct a plan for faculty clinical income and set the terms and conditions of that plan (including such modifications to any such existing plan as considered necessary or appropriate upon expiration of the term of such plan), and determine the extent to which and the terms upon which each such individual may provide teaching, research, consulting or other services at the university or any other health care facility.

(23) Enter into affiliation, cooperation, territorial, management or other similar agreements with other public or private universities or health care providers for the sharing, division, allocation or furnishing of services on an exclusive or a nonexclusive basis, referral of patients, management of facilities, formation of health care delivery systems and other similar activities.

(24) Perform any other acts that in the judgment of the board or university are requisite, necessary or appropriate in accomplishing the purposes described in or carrying out the powers granted by this chapter.

(25) Exercise these powers, notwithstanding that as a consequence of the exercise of such powers, the university engages in activities that might otherwise be deemed anticompetitive within the contemplation of state or federal antitrust laws. [1995 c.162 §8; 1997 c.853 §38; 1999 c.291 §4; 2009 c.895 §1; 2013 c.180 §61; 2015 c.767 §164]

Source: Section 353.050 — Powers and duties of board and university officials , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.326 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.326
339.326 Actions after receipt of notice under ORS 419A.305
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “School administrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) .

(b) “School personnel” means a person who is employed by or under contract with a school district, public charter school or private school to provide services to students, including but not limited to:

(A) Teachers and school staff.

(B) Transportation providers.

(C) Food service workers.

(D) Daytime building maintenance workers.

(E) Health center workers or nurses.

(F) Library personnel.

(G) Translators.

(2) Within 48 hours after receiving notice under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) , a school administrator shall notify school personnel who the school administrator determines need the information in order to:

(a) Safeguard the safety and security of the school, students and school personnel;

(b) Arrange appropriate counseling or education for the person who is the subject of the notice; or

(c) If the notice states that the court has set aside or dismissed the petition, or that the court has determined it does not have jurisdiction over the person who is the subject of the notice, inform school personnel previously notified of the petition under this subsection that the court has set aside or dismissed the petition or determined that the person who is the subject of the notice is not within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and direct the appropriate school personnel to remove and destroy the notice and any documents or information related to the notice from the person’s educational records.

(3) When a student transfers to a school in this state from a school outside the state, the school administrator of the school in this state shall, when requesting the transfer student’s education records as provided under ORS 326.575 (Records when student transfers or is placed elsewhere) , request any information that the transfer student’s former school may have relating to the transfer student’s history of engaging in activity that is likely to place at risk the safety of school personnel or students or that requires arrangement of appropriate counseling or education for the transfer student. Upon receipt of information that the transfer student has a history of engaging in activity that is likely to place at risk the safety of school personnel or students, the school administrator shall notify school personnel who the school administrator determines need the information in order to:

(a) Safeguard the safety and security of the school, students and school personnel; or

(b) Arrange appropriate counseling or education for the transfer student.

(4) When a school administrator receives notice under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) and determines that the youth is not enrolled in the school administrator’s school but is enrolled in a school or program referred to in this subsection, the school administrator shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice, send a copy of the notice to:

(a) The director of the Oregon School for the Deaf if the youth attends the Oregon School for the Deaf.

(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction if the youth is in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program or in an approved recovery school.

(c) The principal of the public charter school if the youth attends a public charter school.

(d) The principal of the private school if the youth attends a private school.

(e) The appropriate school administrator if the youth attends a school in another school district.

(5) A school district, public charter school or private school may adopt policies and procedures for providing notification to school personnel under this section.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in this section, information contained in a notice required under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) or obtained from an out-of-state school under subsection (3) of this section is confidential.

(b) Persons receiving information contained in a notice required under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) or obtained from an out-of-state school under subsection (3) of this section may not disclose any information received to anyone other than:

(A) The person who is the subject of the notice or the transfer student;

(B) The parent or guardian of the person who is the subject of the notice or the transfer student;

(C) A school administrator;

(D) School personnel notified under subsection (2) or (3) of this section;

(E) Law enforcement personnel;

(F) The probation officer or juvenile counselor of the person who is the subject of the notice or the transfer student; and

(G) The attorney for the person who is the subject of the notice or the transfer student.

(c) School personnel are not subject to discipline for disclosing the existence of a notice under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) or for disclosing the contents of the notice, unless the disclosure was made in bad faith, with malicious intent or in a manner exhibiting a willful, wanton disregard of the rights, safety or property of another.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Information obtained under this section or under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) may not be used for admissions or disciplinary decisions concerning the person who is the subject of a notice or the transfer student unless the violation occurred in the school or classroom or at a school activity or event, whether or not the violation took place on school property.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, information obtained under this section or under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) may be used for making an educational placement for the person who is the subject of a notice or the transfer student, if necessary for arranging appropriate counseling or education for the person or transfer student. Placement procedures and decisions under this section regarding a person or transfer student who is receiving special education and related services must comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

(c) The receipt of a notice under ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) does not deprive the school of the authority to institute or continue a disciplinary action against the person who is the subject of the notice or the transfer student based on the same conduct alleged in the notice if the disciplinary proceedings are based on information obtained by the school or school district that is not derived from the notice.

(8) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for giving or failing to give the notice required under this section. Nothing in this section creates a new cause of action or enlarges an existing cause of action for compensation or damages. [2008 c.50 §3; 2009 c.447 §2; 2011 c.9 §35; 2023 c.513 §15]

Source: Section 339.326 — Actions after receipt of notice under ORS 419A.305; transfers from outside state; enrollment in other school or program; confidentiality of information; use of information; immunity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).