ORS § 353.612 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.612
353.612 Nursing Education Grant Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Nursing Education Grant Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or Oregon Health and Science University for purposes of ORS 353.600 (Definitions for ORS 353.600 to 353.612) to 353.612 (Nursing Education Grant Fund) shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the Nursing Education Grant Fund.

(2) Interest earned from the Nursing Education Grant Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(3) All moneys in the Nursing Education Grant Fund are continuously appropriated to the department for allocation to the university for the purposes of ORS 353.600 (Definitions for ORS 353.600 to 353.612) to 353.612 (Nursing Education Grant Fund) . [2003 c.697 §3a]

Source: Section 353.612 — Nursing Education Grant Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.156 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.156
329.156 Creation
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education and the Department of Human Services shall support the development and implementation of a network of community learning centers across the state.

(2) Within available funding, the Department of Early Learning and Care, in conjunction with other organizations that provide training and technical assistance to schools or community programs, shall provide training and technical assistance to promote the development and implementation of community learning centers. To the extent possible, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall use voluntary organizations to provide the training and technical assistance.

(3) Community learning centers created pursuant to this section shall:

(a) Be located in or near a school or a cluster of schools;

(b) Involve parents in the care and education of their children;

(c) Involve the local community in developing and overseeing community learning center programs;

(d) Incorporate the principles of family support services described in ORS 417.342 (Family support services) ;

(e) In partnership with the local school district board, create or designate an advisory committee to offer guidance on program development and implementation, with membership that is representative of the diversity of community interests, including representatives of businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, social service and health care agencies, cultural groups, recreation groups, municipal governments, community colleges, libraries, child care providers, parents and youths; and

(f) Conduct an assessment of strengths, needs and assets within the community to be served by the community learning center that identifies services being delivered in the community, defines and clarifies services that are missing or overlapping and builds on any existing community assessments.

(4) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to community learning centers to develop policies ensuring that confidential information is disclosed only in accordance with state and federal laws. [2001 c.759 §5; 2005 c.503 §16; 2012 c.37 §§39,86; 2013 c.624 §§24,25; 2021 c.631 §23]

Source: Section 329.156 — Creation; requirements; technical assistance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.097 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.097
327.097 Apportionment where district changed
Status: in_force

Where any territorial or organizational change in a school district has occurred between the date of the report and the apportionment, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the payment on an equitable basis to the districts the territory or organization of which has been changed. [Formerly 327.074]

Source: Section 327.097 — Apportionment where district changed , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.475 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.475
341.475 Student loan fund
Status: in_force

A community college district may establish a student loan fund and apply to and receive from the federal government such grants or loans as may be available for such loans. [Formerly 341.815]

Source: Section 341.475 — Student loan fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.615 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.615
336.615 Definition for ORS 336.615 to 336.665
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 336.615 (Definition for ORS 336.615 to 336.665) to 336.665 (Effect of failure to propose alternative programs) , “alternative education program” means a school or separate class group designed to best serve students’ educational needs and interests and assist students in achieving the academic standards of the school district and the state. [Formerly 339.605; 2001 c.490 §1]

Source: Section 336.615 — Definition for ORS 336.615 to 336.665 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.829 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.829
327.829 Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants
Status: in_force

(1) As part of the Early Literacy Success Initiative, the Department of Education shall establish and administer the Early Literacy Success School Grant program.

(2) Under the program, the department shall award annual grants to school districts and to public charter schools that are elementary schools. The grants must be used to implement the purposes of the Early Literacy Success Initiative, as identified in ORS 327.827 (Early Literacy Success Initiative) , by funding the following:

(a) The provision of professional development and coaching in research-aligned literacy strategies to teachers and administrators in early elementary grades to improve early literacy instruction.

(b) The provision of extended learning programs that use research-aligned literacy strategies and that are made available to students in early elementary grades by licensed teachers or by qualified tutors. The extended learning programs may include:

(A) Home-based summer reading activities for students who need additional support and enrichment; and

(B) An intensive summer school program for students who need the most additional support and who receive at least 60 hours of direct literacy instruction by an instructional assistant or a licensed teacher trained in research-aligned literacy strategies.

(c) The provision of high-dosage tutoring to students in early elementary grades that integrates reading and writing and that is delivered by a qualified tutor using developmentally appropriate practices.

(d) The adoption of curricula that uses research-aligned literacy strategies and the implementation of that curricula. Funding under this paragraph may be used to:

(A) Purchase curricula and materials that are culturally relevant; or

(B) Provide professional development and time for teachers and administrators to attend training related to the curricula.

(e) The employment of literacy specialists, coaches or interventionists.

(3) A grant received under ORS 327.833 (Grant awards) may be used only for purposes identified in subsection (2) of this section for the benefit of children and students in prekindergarten through grade three.

(4) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of grants under ORS 327.829 (Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants) to 327.837 (Monitoring by department) . Rules shall, to the greatest extent practicable, prioritize schools with the lowest rates of proficiency in literacy and assist in the operational alignment of grant programs and improvement strategies administered by the Department of Education, including:

(a) Grants distributed from the Student Investment Account, as provided by ORS 327.175 (Student Investment Account) to 327.235 (Reports to the Legislative Assembly) ;

(b) Apportionments made under the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act, as provided by ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) ;

(c) District continuous improvement plans, as described in ORS 329.095 (School district and school self-evaluations) . [2023 c.534 §3]

Note: See note under 327.825 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 327.829 — Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.421 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.421
359.421 Board staff
Status: in_force

The Administrator of the Arts Program shall provide staff support to the Trust for Cultural Development Board. Under the direction of the board, the administrator shall:

(1) Coordinate grant management;

(2) Provide Trust for Cultural Development Account management and accounting;

(3) Work with cultural agencies and their constituents to communicate with and educate the public on the role culture plays in the lives of citizens and communities; and

(4) Evaluate the Cultural Development Grant Program, the Community Cultural Participation Grant Program and the use of funds received under section 13, chapter 954, Oregon Laws 2001, by core partner agencies. [2001 c.954 §8; 2003 c.713 §10]

Source: Section 359.421 — Board staff; staff duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.430 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.430
329A.430 Rights of family child care providers to join labor organizations
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Certified family child care provider” means an individual who operates a family child care home that is certified under ORS 329A.280 (When certification required) .

(b) “Child care subsidy” means a payment made by the state on behalf of eligible children for child care services provided for periods of less than 24 hours in a day.

(c) “Exempt family child care provider” means an individual who provides child care services in the home of the individual or in the home of the child, whose services are not required to be certified or registered under ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) and who receives a child care subsidy.

(d) “Family child care provider” means an individual who is a certified, registered or exempt family child care provider.

(e) “Registered family child care provider” means an individual who operates a family child care home that is registered under ORS 329A.330 (Registration requirements) .

(2) For purposes of collective bargaining under 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) , the State of Oregon is the public employer of record of family child care providers.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 243.650 (Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.809) (19), family child care providers are considered to be public employees governed by 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) . Family child care providers have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of labor organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation and collective bargaining on matters concerning labor relations. These rights shall be exercised in accordance with the rights granted to public employees, with mediation and interest arbitration under ORS 243.742 (Binding arbitration when strike prohibited) as the method of concluding the collective bargaining process. Family child care providers may not strike.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, family child care providers are not for any other purpose employees of the State of Oregon or any other public body.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall represent the State of Oregon in collective bargaining negotiations with the certified or recognized exclusive representatives of all appropriate bargaining units of family child care providers. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services is authorized to agree to terms and conditions of collective bargaining agreements on behalf of the State of Oregon, including any agreement related to establishing a union benefit trust for the purpose of providing health care or retirement benefits to family child care providers.

(b) The department shall report to the legislative review agency, as defined in ORS 291.371 (Salary plan review by legislative review agency) , on any new or changed provisions relating to compensation in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under this section.

(6) Notwithstanding ORS 243.650 (Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.809) (1):

(a) The appropriate bargaining unit for certified and registered family child care providers is a bargaining unit of all certified and registered family child care providers in the state.

(b) The appropriate bargaining unit for exempt family child care providers is a bargaining unit of all exempt family child care providers in the state.

(7) This section does not modify any right of a parent or legal guardian to choose and terminate the services of a family child care provider. [Formerly 657A.430; 2020 s.s.2 c.10 §7; 2023 c.594 §12]

Source: Section 329A.430 — Rights of family child care providers to join labor organizations; state as employer for collective bargaining purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.090 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.090
357.090 Issuing agency to make public documents available for distribution
Status: in_force

(1) Unless a greater or lesser number is agreed upon by the State Librarian and the issuing agency, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or, in the event the department is unable to furnish the requisite number of copies of the public document, the issuing agency shall make available to the State Librarian for distribution to depository libraries 10 copies of all public documents that are printed or produced in any other tangible medium. The department may withhold the prescribed number of copies from each printing order and forward them to the State Librarian. The cost of printing for all copies of a public document furnished to the State Librarian in compliance with this subsection shall be borne by the issuing agency. An issuing agency shall make available to the State Library electronic versions of the agency’s public documents that are produced in a tangible medium. An issuing agency shall also designate all public documents that are published electronically so that the document may be made available to the State Library.

(2) The head of each issuing agency or a designee shall be the public documents liaison officer for the agency and shall be responsible for carrying out the agency’s obligations under this section. Each issuing agency shall notify the State Librarian of the name of the agency’s public documents liaison officer.

(3) Each issuing agency shall provide to the State Librarian an annual listing of all public documents, including those produced in electronic form, that the agency has made available to the public during the preceding year.

(4) Issuing agencies shall not charge any public, school or academic library for access to information produced by the agency and maintained in electronic form. [1995 c.69 §5; 2001 c.539 §13; 2005 c.33 §4]

Source: Section 357.090 — Issuing agency to make public documents available for distribution; public documents liaison officer; list of all public documents; no charge for access by library , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.376 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.376
327.376 Connecting Education to Careers Account
Status: in_force

The Connecting Education to Careers Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Connecting Education to Careers Account shall be credited to the account. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for distribution as provided by ORS 327.372 (Funding for activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and to career and technical education) . [2015 c.763 §3]

Note: See note under 327.372 (Funding for activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and to career and technical education) .

Source: Section 327.376 — Connecting Education to Careers Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 353.125 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 353 / Section 353.125
353.125 Creation of police department and commission of police officers
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, or Oregon Health and Science University officials acting under the authority of the board, may establish a police department and commission one or more employees as police officers. A police department established under this section has all of the authority and immunity of a municipal police department of this state.

(2) Police officers commissioned under this section:

(a) May enforce criminal laws and any administrative rules and policies adopted by the university; and

(b) Have all the authority and immunity of a peace officer or police officer of this state.

(3) When the university establishes a police department and commissions one or more employees as police officers under this section, the university, in cooperation with the chief of the police department, shall establish a process by which the university will receive and respond to complaints involving the policies of the police department and the conduct of the police officers.

(4) The university may:

(a) Enter into an agreement with a municipal corporation or any department, agency or political subdivision of this state for the provision of mutual aid by their respective police officers; and

(b) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2013 c.180 §1]

Note: 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) 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 353.125 — Creation of police department and commission of police officers; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors353.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.406 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.406
348.406 Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of distributing moneys to school districts and education service districts to be used as stipends as provided by ORS 348.398 (Establishment of program) .

(2) The department may seek grants and donations to provide funding for the program. The department shall deposit any moneys received under this subsection in the fund. [2007 c.839 §25; 2023 c.570 §6]

Note: See note under 348.398 (Establishment of program) .

Source: Section 348.406 — Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.030 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.030
328.030 Partial apportionments
Status: in_force

The executive officer of the administrative office for the county, upon the written request of any district school board, may make a partial apportionment to any district of any money due it at the time of making a regular apportionment under ORS 328.015 (Apportionment to districts) , and apportion the remainder at the next regular apportionment. The county treasurer shall pay any partial apportionment made under this section. [Amended by 1963 c.544 §19; 1965 c.100 §48]

Source: Section 328.030 — Partial apportionments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.348 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.348
329A.348 Interference with disclosure of information
Status: in_force

(1) A child care facility may not interfere with the good faith disclosure of information by a parent, legal guardian or a current or former employee or volunteer concerning the abuse or mistreatment of a child in the child care facility, violations of licensing or certification requirements, criminal activity at the facility, violations of state or federal laws or any practice that threatens the health and safety of a child in the child care facility to:

(a) The Department of Early Learning and Care, a law enforcement agency or other entity with legal or regulatory authority over the child care facility; or

(b) The child’s parent, legal guardian or personal representative as defined in ORS 192.556 (Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581) .

(2) A child care facility interferes with the disclosure of the information described in subsection (1) of this section by:

(a) Asking or requiring the employee or volunteer to sign a nondisclosure or similar agreement prohibiting the employee or volunteer from disclosing the information;

(b) Training an employee or volunteer not to disclose the information;

(c) Taking actions or communicating to the employee or volunteer that the employee or volunteer may not disclose the information;

(d) Terminating or threatening to terminate care of a child if the parent or legal guardian of the child discloses the information; or

(e) Asking a parent or legal guardian of a child to sign a nondisclosure or similar agreement prohibiting the parent or legal guardian from disclosing the information or communicating to a parent or legal guardian that the parent or legal guardian may not disclose the information.

(3) The department may revoke or suspend the certification of a child care facility that is found to have violated subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The disclosure of information to a child’s parent, legal guardian or personal representative under subsection (1) of this section does not relieve the employee or volunteer of any obligation to report the abuse of a child.

(5) This section does not authorize the disclosure of protected health information, as defined in ORS 192.556 (Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581) , other than as is permitted by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy regulations, 45 C.F.R. parts 160 and 164, ORS 192.553 (Policy for protected health information) to 192.581 (Allowed retention or disclosure of genetic information) or by other state or federal laws limiting the disclosure of health information. [2019 c.381 §8; 2023 c.554 §26]

Source: Section 329A.348 — Interference with disclosure of information , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.011 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.011
326.011 Policy
Status: in_force

In establishing policy for the administration and operation of the public elementary and secondary schools in the State of Oregon and in carrying out its duties as prescribed by law, the State Board of Education shall consider the goals of modern education, the requirements of a sound, comprehensive curriculum best suited to the needs of the students and the public and any other factors consistent with the maintenance of a modern and efficient elementary and secondary school system. [1965 c.100 §1; 1971 c.513 §8; 2013 c.747 §176]

Source: Section 326.011 — Policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.043 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.043
327.043 When district required to provide transportation
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section, “alternative transportation,” “public transportation” and “suitable and sufficient” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 327.033 (Approved transportation costs) .

(2) A school district is required to provide transportation for elementary school students who reside more than one mile from school and for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school. A school district is also required to provide transportation for any student identified in a supplemental plan approved by the State Board of Education.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the State Board of Education may waive the requirement to provide transportation to elementary and secondary students under paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) The State Board of Education may waive the requirement to provide transportation:

(A) For some or all of the elementary school students who reside more than one mile from school only if the school district that seeks the waiver provides suitable and sufficient alternative transportation to the elementary school students for whom the school district seeks the waiver. A school district that seeks a waiver under this subparagraph must present to the board a plan for providing suitable and sufficient alternative transportation to the elementary school students. Public transportation is not considered suitable and sufficient for elementary school students.

(B) For secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school only if the school district provides or identifies suitable and sufficient alternative transportation for transporting secondary school students. A school district that seeks a waiver under this subparagraph must present to the board a plan for providing or identifying suitable and sufficient alternative transportation for transporting secondary school students.

(4) When submitting to the State Board of Education a supplemental plan or a waiver request that includes alternative transportation and that seeks reimbursement for costs incurred in providing alternative transportation, a school district must include:

(a) A comparison of:

(A) The school district’s projected approved transportation costs to serve students without alternative transportation; and

(B) The school district’s projected approved transportation costs if alternative transportation is approved.

(b) For a supplemental plan or a waiver that proposes to use alternative transportation for one or more routes not previously included in a supplemental plan or a waiver, an explanation of why the school district has determined that the use of alternative transportation for the route is necessary.

(c) For a waiver request that proposes to use public transportation for secondary school students, an explanation of how:

(A) The use of public transportation qualifies for approved transportation costs under ORS 327.033 (Approved transportation costs) (2)(c);

(B) Any financial support provided by a local transit district according to ORS 184.758 (Distribution of moneys from Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund) will be used prior to the school district incurring additional expenses; and

(C) The school district conducted a good faith effort to hire, train and retain drivers of school buses in a manner that included competitive wages and hiring practices consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements.

(5) The State Board of Education may approve a supplemental plan or a waiver request to use alternative transportation and to provide reimbursement for costs incurred in providing alternative transportation only when:

(a) The projected approved transportation costs under subsection (4)(a)(B) of this section are the same as or less than the projected transportation costs under subsection (4)(a)(A) of this section; or

(b) The applying school district adequately demonstrates that any expenses incurred in excess of subsection (4)(a)(A) of this section that are attributable to alternative transportation will be paid with funds other than the transportation grant from the State School Fund.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, a school district may request a waiver that includes alternative transportation without providing the additional information required under subsection (4) of this section if the school district does not seek reimbursement for costs incurred in providing the alternative transportation.

(7) When the State Board of Education approves a supplemental plan or waiver request to use alternative transportation and provides reimbursement for costs incurred in providing alternative transportation, the approved supplemental plan or waiver shall be effective for two years from the date of approval.

(8) Notwithstanding subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, a school district that, prior to January 1, 2024, had been receiving reimbursement for costs incurred in providing transit passes under a supplemental plan or a waiver shall continue to receive reimbursement under the terms and conditions the school district was receiving reimbursement prior to January 1, 2024, unless the State Board of Education and the school district agree otherwise.

(9) Nothing in this section prevents a school district from providing alternative transportation in addition to otherwise required transportation when no reimbursement is sought for costs incurred in providing the alternative transportation. [1991 c.780 §7; 2023 c.524 §2]

Note: The amendments to 327.043 (When district required to provide transportation) by section 2, chapter 524, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024, and apply to approved transportation costs incurred on or after July 1, 2024. See section 3, chapter 524, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

327.043 (When district required to provide transportation) . (1) A school district is required to provide transportation for elementary students who reside more than one mile from school and for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school. A district is also required to provide transportation for any student identified in a supplemental plan approved by the State Board of Education.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education may waive the requirement to provide transportation for secondary school students who reside more than 1.5 miles from school. A district must present to the board a plan providing or identifying suitable and sufficient alternate modes of transporting secondary school students.

327.049 [1985 c.555 §9; repealed by 1991 c.780 §30]

Source: Section 327.043 — When district required to provide transportation; supplemental plans and waivers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.546 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.546
346.546 Active participation by business enterprise consumer committee
Status: in_force

(1) The Commission for the Blind shall ensure the active participation of the commission’s business enterprise consumer committee in the commission’s major administrative, policy and program development decisions that impact the commission’s business enterprise program.

(2) The commission shall provide relevant data and information to the committee in a timely manner in order to effectuate the committee’s active participation.

(3) The commission has final authority and responsibility for the administration and operation of the business enterprise program.

(4) If the commission does not follow a recommendation of the committee regarding a matter on which the committee actively participates, the commission shall provide to the committee a written explanation as to the reason the committee’s recommendation was not followed. [2017 c.717 §8]

Source: Section 346.546 — Active participation by business enterprise consumer committee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.148 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.148
343.148 Requirements for individualized family service plans and individualized education programs for children who are deaf or deafblind or who are hard of hearing
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirements prescribed by the State Board of Education by rule for individualized family service plans or individualized education programs, the board shall require that whenever a plan or program is developed, revised or reviewed for a child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing, the parents of the child must be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by the school district, the education service district, regional programs and the Oregon School for the Deaf. [2021 c.255 §2]

Note: 343.148 (Requirements for individualized family service plans and individualized education programs for children who are deaf or deafblind or who are hard of hearing) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 343 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 343.148 — Requirements for individualized family service plans and individualized education programs for children who are deaf or deafblind or who are hard of hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.109 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.109
327.109 Procedure if school district or charter school alleged to be involved in religious activity
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt from a citizen of Oregon of a complaint that on its face is colorable that a school district or public charter school sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity, the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the superintendent’s designated representative shall undertake promptly a preliminary investigation of the facts alleged in the complaint.

(2) If, after the preliminary investigation, the superintendent finds that there is a substantial basis to believe that the school district or public charter school sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity, the superintendent shall:

(a) In the case of a school district:

(A) Notify the complainant and the school district;

(B) Withhold immediately all funds due the school district under ORS 327.095 (Percentages and time of payment of apportionments to school districts) ; and

(C) Schedule a contested case hearing to be conducted in accordance with ORS 183.413 (Notice to parties before hearing of rights and procedure) to 183.470 (Orders in contested cases) .

(b) In the case of a public charter school:

(A) Notify the complainant, the public charter school, the school district in which the public charter school is located and the sponsor of the public charter school;

(B) Withhold immediately all funds for the public charter school that, pursuant to ORS 338.155 (Distributions of State School Fund amounts) , are due under ORS 327.095 (Percentages and time of payment of apportionments to school districts) to the school district in which the public charter school is located;

(C) Order the school district in which the public charter school is located to withhold immediately all funds due the public charter school under ORS 338.155 (Distributions of State School Fund amounts) ; and

(D) Schedule a contested case hearing to be conducted in accordance with ORS 183.413 (Notice to parties before hearing of rights and procedure) to 183.470 (Orders in contested cases) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In the case of a school district if, after the preliminary investigation, the superintendent finds that there is no substantial basis to believe that the school district sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity, the superintendent shall notify the complainant and the district of that finding and shall not withhold funds due the district under ORS 327.095 (Percentages and time of payment of apportionments to school districts) or schedule a hearing.

(b) In the case of a public charter school if, after the preliminary investigation, the superintendent finds that there is no substantial basis to believe that the public charter school sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity, the superintendent shall notify the complainant, the public charter school, the school district in which the public charter school is located and the sponsor of the public charter school of that finding and shall not schedule a hearing or withhold funds for the public charter school that, pursuant to ORS 338.155 (Distributions of State School Fund amounts) , are due under ORS 327.095 (Percentages and time of payment of apportionments to school districts) to the school district in which the public charter school is located. The superintendent shall also order the school district in which the public charter school is located not to withhold funds due the public charter school under ORS 338.155 (Distributions of State School Fund amounts) .

(4) During the preliminary investigation, the school district or public charter school shall cooperate to a reasonable degree with the superintendent and provide any evidence that the superintendent considers necessary for the investigation. If the school district or public charter school fails or refuses to cooperate to a reasonable degree with the superintendent during the investigation, the superintendent shall presume that there is a substantial basis to believe that the school district or public charter school sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity and shall proceed as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) If the superintendent makes a finding under subsection (2) or (4) of this section, the school district or public charter school shall receive no funds under ORS 327.095 (Percentages and time of payment of apportionments to school districts) or 338.155 (Distributions of State School Fund amounts) from the date of the superintendent’s finding until the superintendent finds that the school district or public charter school is no longer sponsoring, financially supporting or actively involved with religious activity.

(6) The funds withheld under this section shall be held in an escrow account and shall be removed from that account only as follows:

(a) If the superintendent determines, after a contested case hearing, or a court on appeal rules, that the school district or public charter school never sponsored, financially supported or was actively involved with religious activity, the entire amount, including interest thereon, in the escrow account shall be released to the school district or public charter school.

(b) If the superintendent determines, after a contested case hearing, or a court on appeal rules, that the school district or public charter school sponsored, financially supported or was actively involved with religious activity in the past but has ceased to do so, that portion of the amount, including interest thereon, in the escrow account that accrued to the school district or public charter school after the school district or public charter school ceased the proscribed conduct shall be paid to the school district or public charter school. Any amount, including interest thereon, permanently withheld from the school district or public charter school shall revert to the State School Fund or to the General Fund, if the biennium has ended.

(c) If the school district or public charter school does not cease the proscribed conduct by the beginning of the next school year, the superintendent shall notify the State Treasurer who shall cause the amount in the escrow account, including interest thereon, to revert to the State School Fund or to the General Fund, if the biennium has ended.

(7) If the superintendent schedules a contested case hearing, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the superintendent may conduct such further investigation of the facts relevant to the complaint as the superintendent considers necessary. In conducting the investigation, the superintendent shall have the power of subpoena to compel production of documents and attendance of witnesses at depositions and may do all things necessary to secure a full and thorough investigation.

(8) If a person or school district or public charter school fails to comply with any subpoena issued under subsection (7) of this section, a judge of the circuit court of any county, on application of the superintendent, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from circuit court. [1985 c.584 §2; 1999 c.200 §28; 2005 c.209 §5]

Source: Section 327.109 — Procedure if school district or charter school alleged to be involved in religious activity; complaint, investigation, finding; effect , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 332.138 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.138
332.138 Election of directors
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) , at each regular district election described in ORS 255.335 (Regular district election) , school directors shall be elected for a term of four years to succeed the directors whose terms of office expire on June 30 of that year. All such elections of school directors shall be held as provided by ORS chapter 255. [Formerly 331.120; 1995 c.258 §3; 2019 c.449 §17]

Source: Section 332.138 — Election of directors; term , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors332.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.139 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.139
339.139 Residency of military children
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Military child” means a child who is in a military family covered by the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(b) “Military transfer” means the transfer or pending transfer of a parent of a military child pursuant to an official military order.

(c) “School district of military residence” means the school district in which:

(A) The family of a military child intends to reside as the result of a military transfer; or

(B) If the school district in which the family of a military child intends to reside as the result of a military transfer is unknown, the school district in which the military installation identified in the official military order is located.

(2) For the purposes of enrollment and class placement at a school of a school district, a military child shall be:

(a) Considered a resident of the school district if the school district is the school district of military residence for the military child; and

(b) Entitled to the same processes and rights of enrollment and class placement as any child who is a resident of the school district.

(3) A parent of a military child who is considered a resident of a school district as provided by subsection (2) of this section must provide proof of residency within 10 days after the date of military transfer indicated in the official military order.

(4) Nothing in this section:

(a) Requires compliance with the school attendance requirements of ORS 339.010 (School attendance required) and 339.020 (Duty to send children to school) prior to 10 days after the date of military transfer indicated in the official military order; or

(b) Entitles a school district to State School Fund distributions for a military child until the military child is first considered present at the school.

(5) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2019 c.347 §1]

Source: Section 339.139 — Residency of military children; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.780 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.780
350.780 Effective time of compact
Status: in_force

Upon ratification and approval of the Western Regional Higher Education Compact by any five or more of the specified states or territories, the Governor of this state shall execute the compact on behalf of this state and perform any other acts which may be deemed requisite to its formal ratification and promulgation. [Formerly 351.790]

Source: Section 350.780 — Effective time of compact , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.103 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.103
352.103 Advisory body for tuition and mandatory enrollment fees
Status: in_force

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall have an advisory body to advise the president of the university on the president’s recommendations to the governing board regarding resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for the upcoming academic year.

(2) The public university shall:

(a) Establish a process to ensure that the advisory body required under subsection (1) of this section is composed of no fewer than:

(A) Two administrators of the university;

(B) Two faculty members of the university;

(C) Two students representing the recognized student government of the university; and

(D) Two students representing historically underserved students of the university, as defined by the public university.

(b) Establish a written document describing the role of the advisory body and the relationship of the advisory body to the public university, president of the university and the governing board.

(3) The public university shall ensure that all members of the advisory body are offered training on:

(a) The budget of the public university;

(b) The mechanisms by which moneys are appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to public universities; and

(c) Historical data regarding the relationship between the amount of resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees charged by the public university and the amount of state appropriations that the commission allocates to the public university.

(4) In order to assist the advisory body in making its recommendations, the public university shall provide the advisory body with:

(a) A plan for how the governing board and the public university’s administration are managing costs on an ongoing basis; and

(b) A plan for how resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees could be decreased if the public university receives more moneys from the state than anticipated.

(5) Before making a recommendation to the president of the university that resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees should be increased by more than five percent annually, the advisory body must document its consideration of:

(a) The impact of the resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees that the advisory body intends to recommend to the president of the public university on:

(A) Students at the public university, with an emphasis on historically underserved students, as defined by the public university; and

(B) The mission of the public university, as described by the mission statement adopted under ORS 352.089 (Mission statements) ; and

(b) Alternative scenarios that involve smaller increases in resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees than the advisory body intends to recommend to the president of the public university.

(6) The advisory body shall:

(a) Provide meaningful opportunities for members of the recognized student government and other students enrolled at the public university to participate in the process and deliberations of the advisory body; and

(b) At a time established by the public university, provide a written report to the president of the university that sets forth the recommendations, deliberations and observations of the advisory body regarding resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for the upcoming academic year. The written report must include any minority report requested by a member of the advisory body and any documents produced or received by the advisory body under subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(7) Each public university shall ensure that the process of establishing resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees at the public university is described on the Internet website of the public university. This material must include, but is not limited to:

(a) The written document produced by the public university under subsection (2)(b) of this section; and

(b) All relevant documents, agendas and data that are considered by the advisory body during its deliberations.

(8) As used in this section, “resident tuition and mandatory enrollment fees” means the tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for undergraduate students who are enrolled in a degree program and have established residency in Oregon. [2018 c.65 §2]

Source: Section 352.103 — Advisory body for tuition and mandatory enrollment fees; composition; process for making recommendation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.310 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.310
327.310 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(1) The construction and maintenance of public school facilities accomplish the purpose of creating jobs and furthering economic development in Oregon by, among other advantages:

(a) Furnishing an important element of the public school system that provides the basic framework for continuing and expanding economic activity in the state;

(b) Alleviating the congestion and crowding associated with, and reducing the burdens of expansion and maintenance of, existing public school facilities, as well as reducing energy consumption; and

(c) Creating employment opportunities through the funding of projects for the development and construction of public school facilities.

(2) Based on the legislative findings described in this section, the use of a portion of the net proceeds from the operation of the state lottery funds under section 4 (3), Article XV of the Oregon Constitution and ORS 461.510 (State Lottery Fund) creates jobs and furthers economic development. [1993 c.765 §121]

Source: Section 327.310 — Legislative findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.580 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.580
326.580 Electronic student records
Status: in_force

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

(a) An “educational institution” as defined in ORS 326.575 (Records when student transfers or is placed elsewhere) .

(b) A state agency.

(c) A local correctional facility.

(2) The State Board of Education may adopt by rule standards for the content and format of an Oregon electronic student record. An Oregon electronic student record may be used to transfer student record information from one educational institution to another.

(3) The board may define the Oregon electronic student record to constitute a full and complete copy of the official student permanent record, student education record, student vision health record, student dental health record and certificate of immunization status that are required by state and federal law.

(4) The standards established by the board shall include procedures and criteria for participation in the Oregon electronic student record program by educational institutions. An educational institution may apply to the Department of Education for a certificate of participation in the Oregon electronic student record program.

(5) An educational institution that is approved for participation in the Oregon electronic student record program by the Department of Education:

(a) Shall not be required to forward by mail or other means physical items such as original documents or photocopies to a receiving educational institution that also is approved for participation in the program. This paragraph does not apply to special education records that are specifically required by federal law to be physically transferred.

(b) May elect to designate the Oregon electronic student record as the official student record.

(c) Shall retain the official student record in compliance with state and federal law. [2001 c.450 §1; 2013 c.585 §4; 2015 c.558 §4]

Source: Section 326.580 — Electronic student records; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.323 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.323
326.323 Superintendent’s signature on public contracts
Status: in_force

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may use a facsimile signature on public contracts for personal services if the value of the contract is $3,000 or less. [2001 c.37 §1]

Source: Section 326.323 — Superintendent’s signature on public contracts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.379 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.379
350.379 Use of apprentices, minority individuals and women in qualified contracts
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Apprentice” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010 (Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210) .

(b) “Community college” means a community college as defined in ORS 341.005 (Definitions) or a community college district as defined in ORS 341.005 (Definitions) .

(c) “Institution of higher education” means a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) , a community college or the Oregon Health and Science University.

(d) “Minority individual” has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005 (Definitions) .

(e) “Qualified contracts”:

(A) Means contracts that:

(i) Are for improvements to real property;

(ii) Have a cost that, at the time the contract is executed, is estimated to be greater than $8 million; and

(iii) Are to be paid, in whole or in part, from proceeds of bonds issued by the State of Oregon.

(B) Does not include contracts for purchase or installation of specialty medical or research equipment or any necessary related personal property or fixtures sold or installed by a vendor of such equipment.

(f) “Woman” has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005 (Definitions) .

(2) An institution of higher education may not award a qualified contract to a prospective contractor unless the prospective contractor is a training agent as defined in ORS 660.010 (Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210) .

(3) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, an institution of higher education, in all qualified contracts, shall require contractors to:

(a) Award each subcontract with an estimated cost of at least $200,000 only to a subcontractor who is a training agent as defined in ORS 660.010 (Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210) ;

(b) Establish and execute a plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women and minority individuals to perform work under the contract; and

(c) Require any subcontractors engaged by the contractors to abide by the requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(4) On or before February 1 of each year, institutions of higher education with ongoing qualified contracts shall report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means on the amount of work performed by apprentices, women and minority individuals under qualified contracts.

(5) The requirements of subsection (3) of this section do not apply to a qualified contract if the institution of higher education determines that compliance with the requirements would, with respect to the qualified contract:

(a) Cause unreasonable expense or delay; or

(b) Limit the pool of bidders to fewer than three. [Formerly 352.629]

Note: Sections 1 and 2, chapter 514, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 1. Pilot program to enhance hiring of students by nonprofit organizations. (1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a pilot program at Portland State University and Eastern Oregon University to enhance the hiring of public university students by eligible nonprofit organizations.

(2) Under the pilot program:

(a) One or more individuals designated as pilot program administrators at each participating public university shall register:

(A) Enrolled students at the participating public university who wish to participate in the pilot program; and

(B) Eligible nonprofit organizations that wish to participate in the pilot program;

(b) The pilot program administrators shall match students who register under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection with eligible nonprofit organizations that register under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection and shall match each student, to the degree practicable, with an organization that operates in a field relevant to the student’s course of study;

(c) The eligible nonprofit organization shall employ each student that it is matched with for between 10 and 20 hours per week;

(d) The eligible nonprofit organization shall pay each employed student wages at an hourly rate not less than the Oregon minimum wage; and

(e) For each academic term in which a student is employed by an eligible nonprofit organization under this section, the student’s cost of tuition at the participating public university shall be reduced by 20 percent.

(3) If a student who is employed by an eligible nonprofit organization under the pilot program stops working for the organization during an academic term:

(a) The student shall continue to receive the discounted tuition described in subsection (2)(e) of this section for that academic term; and

(b) The student may not participate in the pilot program during the following academic term.

(4) Each participating public university shall adopt policies relating to the administration of the pilot program, including but not limited to:

(a) How enrolled students and eligible nonprofit organizations can apply to participate in the pilot program;

(b) The number of enrolled students and eligible nonprofit organizations that can participate in the pilot program during each academic term; and

(c) Subject to subsection (5)(b) of this section, the rate at which the wages paid to students by eligible nonprofit organizations under this section will be subsidized.

(5) Participating public universities may use moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the purposes of conducting the pilot program:

(a) To offset the reduction in tuition moneys received by participating public universities resulting from the participating public universities’ participation in the pilot program;

(b) To reimburse eligible nonprofit organizations that participate in the pilot program no more than 50 percent of the amount the eligible nonprofit organizations paid in wages to students who participate in the pilot program; and

(c) For expenses incurred by participating public universities in administering the pilot program.

(6) No later than September 15 of each year, each participating public university shall evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program described in this section and submit, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , a report on the results of the evaluation to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education.

(7) As used in this section:

(a) “Eligible nonprofit organization” means an organization that:

(A) Is a not-for-profit corporation that is tax exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(B) Has an annual budget of $5,000,000 or less.

(b) “Participating public university” means:

(A) Portland State University; or

(B) Eastern Oregon University. [2023 c.514 §1]

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2028. [2023 c.514 §2]

Source: Section 350.379 — Use of apprentices, minority individuals and women in qualified contracts; report; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.504 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.504
329.504 Funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of implementing programs that link physical activity and academic achievement, the Department of Education shall, to the extent that funding and personnel are available to the department:

(a) Seek public and private funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement; and

(b) Provide information to school districts on public and private funding opportunities that are directly available to school districts for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement.

(2) For the purpose of funding programs described in subsection (1) of this section, the department may accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States Government and its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on funds not inconsistent with the purpose described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) All funds received by the department under this section shall be paid into the Department of Education Account established in ORS 326.115 (Department of Education Account) to the credit of the department for the purpose of this section. [2009 c.495 §1]

Note: 329.504 (Funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 329.504 — Funding for programs that link physical activity and academic achievement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.392 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.392
339.392 Prohibitions against certain agreements and contracts
Status: in_force

(1) An education provider may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement, an employment contract, an agreement for resignation or termination, a severance agreement or any similar contract or agreement that:

(a) Has the effect of impairing or terminating an ongoing investigation, or suppressing information relating to an ongoing investigation, related to a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct;

(b) Has the effect of suppressing information relating to a substantiated report of abuse or sexual conduct by a current or former school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer;

(c) Affects the duties of the education provider to report suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct or to discipline a current or former school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer for a substantiated report of abuse or sexual conduct;

(d) Impairs the ability of the education provider to discipline a school employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer for a substantiated report of abuse or sexual conduct; or

(e) Requires the education provider to expunge substantiated information about abuse or sexual conduct from any documents maintained by an education provider.

(2) Any provision of an employment contract or agreement that is contrary to this section is void and unenforceable.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents an education provider from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that includes:

(a) Standards for investigation of a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct; or

(b) An appeal process from the determination made by or the action taken by an education provider related to a report of abuse or sexual conduct. [2009 c.93 §10; 2012 c.92 §7; 2019 c.618 §8]

Source: Section 339.392 — Prohibitions against certain agreements and contracts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.062 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.062
344.062 Advancement of policy on career and technical education by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Status: in_force

The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall advance the policy on career and technical education described in ORS 344.055 (Policy on career and technical education and employment training) by:

(1) Establishing and regularly updating the requirements for a teacher preparation program for prospective career and technical education teachers with trade or industry experience. The requirements must:

(a) Identify a minimum number of required credit hours for a program; and

(b) Be established and regularly updated based on consultations with relevant trade or industry stakeholders, the Department of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(2) Collaborating with the Department of Education to:

(a) Enable experts in trade or industry to become teachers of career and technical education, which may be accomplished through a limited license or alternative requirements for licensure;

(b) Coordinate communications about career and technical education, as described in ORS 344.059 (Advancement of policy on career and technical education by Department of Education) (3)(b); and

(c) Review statutes and rules for necessary changes and to review and recommend alternative methods to increase available funding options. [2015 c.763 §10]

Source: Section 344.062 — Advancement of policy on career and technical education by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 334.225 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.225
334.225 Superintendent
Status: in_force

(1) The education service district board shall employ a superintendent who must hold an administrative license as a superintendent. The superintendent shall serve as the board’s executive officer, give an official bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) , and have the duties prescribed by the board and the laws of this state.

(2) The board shall fix the term and compensation of the superintendent, provide office room for the superintendent and allow all of the superintendent’s necessary traveling expenses. A contract for employment of the superintendent may provide for the termination of employment of the superintendent prior to the expiration of the contract. If the superintendent and the education service district board mutually agree to include a termination-without-cause provision in the contract, the education service district board may terminate the superintendent’s employment, without cause, at any time during the contract period only if the education service district board provides the superintendent with at least 12 months’ notice of the termination. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the education service district board to make a wrongful termination or a termination for any reason described in subsection (4) of this section.

(3) The education service district board shall designate the superintendent as the district clerk. The board may appoint qualified persons as deputies to the superintendent to perform the duties required of the district clerk by law or by the board.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An education service district board may not:

(A) Direct a superintendent to take any action that conflicts with a local, state or federal law that applies to education service districts;

(B) Take an adverse employment action against a superintendent for complying with a local, state or federal law that applies to education service districts; or

(C) Employ a superintendent pursuant to a contract that purports to waive, or conflicts with, any provision or requirement of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph.

(b) As used in this subsection:

(A) “Local, state or federal law” means a local, state or federal directive having the force of law, including an ordinance, a city or county resolution, a statute, a court decision, an administrative rule or regulation, an order issued in compliance with ORS chapter 183, an executive order or any other directive, declaration or statement that is issued in compliance with the law as having the force of law and that is issued by a local government as defined in ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) , the state government as defined in ORS 174.111 (“State government” defined) or the federal government.

(B) “Superintendent” includes an interim superintendent. [Formerly 334.120; 1975 c.278 §9; 1975 c.477 §9a; 1983 c.379 §9; 1985 c.195 §1; 1991 c.331 §56; 1997 c.631 §462; 2011 c.705 §28; 2015 c.245 §44; 2023 c.592 §34]

Source: Section 334.225 — Superintendent; duties; compensation; termination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors334.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 345.060 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 345 / Section 345.060
345.060 Appointment of executive director of Higher Education Coordinating Commission as agent for service of process
Status: in_force

(1) Every agent for a career school not domiciled in this state shall be held to have appointed the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission as agent to accept service of all summonses, pleadings, writs and processes in all actions or proceedings brought against the applicant in this state. Service upon the executive director shall be taken and held in all courts to be as valid and binding as if personal service thereof had been made upon the applicant within this state.

(2) When any summons, pleading, writ or process is served on the executive director, service shall be by duplicate copies. One of the duplicates shall be filed in the office of the executive director and the other immediately forwarded by certified mail to the agent thereby affected or therein named, at the agent’s last-known post-office address. If service is of a summons, the plaintiff therein also shall cause the agent to be served therewith in a manner provided by ORCP 7. [Amended by 1961 c.268 §7; 1975 c.478 §7; 1979 c.284 §138; 1989 c.333 §6; 1995 c.343 §6; 2012 c.104 §26; 2015 c.27 §38]

Source: Section 345.060 — Appointment of executive director of Higher Education Coordinating Commission as agent for service of process; service of process , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors345.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.292 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.292
350.292 Resident tuition and fees for Native American or Alaska Native students
Status: in_force

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) or a community college shall charge an enrolled student who is not a resident of this state and who is attending classes as an undergraduate or graduate student on a public university or community college campus in this state tuition and fees no greater than the resident rate if the student:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Is Native American; or

(B) Is an Alaska Native; and

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Received a diploma under ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) ;

(B) Completed grade 12 in compliance with the requirements of ORS 339.035 (Teaching by private teacher, parent or guardian) ; or

(C) Completed grade 12 at a private or parochial school, as described in ORS 339.030 (Exemptions from compulsory school attendance) (1)(a).

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “Alaska Native” means an individual who is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; and

(b) “Native American” means an individual who:

(A) Is a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band;

(B) Is a member of a Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band, that had the tribe or band’s federal recognition terminated in 1940 or later; or

(C) Is a member of a Native American tribe that is historically based in Oregon, as determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule. [2019 c.287 §1]

Source: Section 350.292 — Resident tuition and fees for Native American or Alaska Native students; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.520 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.520
339.520 Information required on certain students who withdraw from school
Status: in_force

(1) This section provides the minimum information to be reported on students who withdraw from school prior to becoming graduates and who:

(a) Do not transfer to another educational system;

(b) Are awarded a certificate of attendance after grade 12; or

(c) Move to a transition program for students with disabilities without first being awarded a modified diploma or an extended diploma.

(2) The minimum information to be reported on students described in subsection (1) of this section is:

(a) Age, sex and racial-ethnic designation of the student;

(b) Whether the student has a disability and, if the student has a disability, the student’s disability category;

(c) Date of withdrawal;

(d) Reason for withdrawal, including but not limited to expulsion, work or death;

(e) Number of credits earned toward meeting graduation requirements, if applicable, or grade level, of the reporting district;

(f) Length of time the student was enrolled in the reporting district;

(g) Information relating to the disposition of the student after withdrawing, including but not limited to studying for an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test, transfer to mental health or youth correction facility or participation in a substance abuse program or other dispositions listed in ORS 339.505 (Definitions for ORS 339.505 to 339.520) (1)(b) and (c); and

(h) Information on why the student withdrew as such information relates to academics, conduct standards, interpersonal relationships, relation with school personnel, personal characteristics such as illness, lack of motivation, home and family characteristics, alternative education participation and employment information. [1991 c.805 §3; 1997 c.249 §101; 2005 c.209 §33; 2017 c.66 §17; 2023 c.202 §7]

Note: The amendments to 339.520 (Information required on certain students who withdraw from school) by section 7, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 9, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

339.520 (Information required on certain students who withdraw from school) . The minimum information to be reported on students who withdraw from school prior to becoming graduates and who do not transfer to another educational system is:

(1) Age, sex and racial-ethnic designation of the student;

(2) Date of withdrawal;

(3) Reason for withdrawal, including but not limited to expulsion, work or death;

(4) Number of credits earned toward meeting graduation requirements, if applicable, or grade level, of the reporting district;

(5) Length of time the student was enrolled in the reporting district;

(6) Information relating to the disposition of the student after withdrawing, including but not limited to studying for an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test, alternative certificate of participation, transfer to mental health or youth correction facility or participation in a substance abuse program or other dispositions listed in ORS 339.505 (Definitions for ORS 339.505 to 339.520) (1)(b) and (c); and

(7) Information on why the student withdrew as such information relates to academics, conduct standards, interpersonal relationships, relation with school personnel, personal characteristics such as illness, lack of motivation, home and family characteristics, alternative education participation and employment information.

Source: Section 339.520 — Information required on certain students who withdraw from school , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.450 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.450
352.450 Public University Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Public University Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Any interest or other investment income derived from moneys in the Public University Fund is credited to the fund.

(2) Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute or federal law, the governing board of any public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may place any or all moneys received by it into the Public University Fund. Once deposited in the fund, the moneys of a public university shall be commingled with other moneys in the fund and are fungible, except to the extent they may be separately accounted for by the public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) that choose to participate in the Public University Fund shall, by agreement or other structure authorized by law, designate the participating public university responsible for the Public University Fund and identify any and all obligations necessary for a participating public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) to serve as the designated responsible party under this subsection.

(b) The participating public universities shall inform the State Treasurer of the designated public university responsible for the Public University Fund. The participating public universities may change which participating public university is responsible for the Public University Fund.

(c) The State Treasurer may conclusively rely on a written instruction from the public universities as to the designated public university responsible for the fund.

(d) The designated public university shall inform the State Treasurer of the personnel authorized to provide instructions to the State Treasurer with respect to moneys in the fund. The State Treasurer may rely on instructions from the authorized personnel of the designated public university related to the deposit, withdrawal, investment, transfer, borrowing or lending of moneys in the fund. The State Treasurer is not responsible for or liable to the public universities for any error or omission in the instructions the State Treasurer receives from the designated public university.

(4) All moneys in the Public University Fund are continuously appropriated to the public university responsible for the Public University Fund, to be used only in a manner consistent with the agreement or other structure authorized by law as described in subsection (3) of this section.

(5) The moneys in the Public University Fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857) to 293.857 (Separate accounts for each local government) .

(6) Public universities that participate in the Public University Fund may, by agreement or other structure authorized by law, direct the public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section to establish accounts and subaccounts within the fund when the participating public universities determine that accounts or subaccounts are necessary or desirable. Except when otherwise specified by a statute establishing an account, the participating public universities or, as appropriate, the designated public university, may credit any interest or income derived from moneys in the fund to any account or subaccount within the fund.

(7) Public universities that participate in the Public University Fund or, as appropriate, the public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section, shall keep a record of all moneys deposited into the fund. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts and subaccounts the sources from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.

(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, public universities that participate in the Public University Fund or, as appropriate, the public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section, may transfer or lend the moneys in the fund to other participating public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . The Public University Fund may be a borrowing fund for purposes of ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) and may borrow from the Oregon Short Term Fund established in ORS 293.728 (Oregon Short Term Fund) or other state funds. Subject to the limitations of Article XI, section 7, of the Oregon Constitution, the Public University Fund may be a lending fund for purposes of ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) and may lend moneys to other state funds. The public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be the relevant state agency or department for whom the State Treasurer may transfer funds or with whom the State Treasurer may enter into an agreement pursuant to ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) .

(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ORS 293.169 (Notification to agency to stop issuing checks or warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers) , 293.171 (State agency overdrafts) , 293.353 (Payment for expense of processing banking-related transactions) , 293.406 (Payment by State Treasurer) , 293.450 (Report of checks outstanding more than two years) , 293.455 (Refusal of payment of unpresented checks) , 293.460 (Recourse of owners of unpaid checks) and 293.465 (Definitions for ORS 293.465 to 293.485) to 293.485 (Effect of wrongful payment) apply to moneys in the Public University Fund and to checks, warrants or electronic funds transfers from or to the fund. For purposes of ORS 293.169 (Notification to agency to stop issuing checks or warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers) , 293.171 (State agency overdrafts) , 293.353 (Payment for expense of processing banking-related transactions) , 293.406 (Payment by State Treasurer) , 293.450 (Report of checks outstanding more than two years) , 293.455 (Refusal of payment of unpresented checks) , 293.460 (Recourse of owners of unpaid checks) and 293.465 (Definitions for ORS 293.465 to 293.485) to 293.485 (Effect of wrongful payment) :

(a) The public university designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section is the relevant state agency or department; and

(b) The personnel of the designated public university authorized to provide instructions to the State Treasurer are the relevant state officers.

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The State Treasurer may establish separate or commingled funds, or establish separate or commingled accounts within funds established under this subsection. The State Treasurer may establish separate or commingled accounts within other funds in the State Treasury to receive, hold, keep, manage or invest moneys of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) pursuant to any agreements entered into by the State Treasurer and the university under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) . The moneys in a fund or account established under this subsection may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857) to 293.857 (Separate accounts for each local government) and any interest or other investment income derived from the fund or account shall be credited to the fund or account. All moneys held in a fund or account established under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the relevant public university that has entered into an agreement with the State Treasurer under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) for the purpose of carrying out the powers and duties of the public university or the purposes for which the moneys were donated.

(b) Except for moneys held to provide for the payment of state bonds and other state obligations described in ORS 352.089 (Mission statements) (4), a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may transfer or lend the moneys held in the State Treasury pursuant to any agreements entered into under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) to other public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) . A fund or account in the State Treasury that holds moneys of a public university pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) may be a borrowing fund for purposes of ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) and may borrow from the Oregon Short Term Fund established in ORS 293.728 (Oregon Short Term Fund) or other state funds. Subject to the limitations of Article XI, section 7, of the Oregon Constitution, a fund or account in the State Treasury that holds moneys of a public university pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) may be a lending fund for purposes of ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) and may lend moneys to other state funds. The public university that has entered into an agreement with the State Treasurer under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) is the relevant state agency or department for whom the State Treasurer may transfer funds or with whom the State Treasurer may enter into an agreement pursuant to ORS 293.205 (Definitions for ORS 293.205 to 293.225) to 293.225 (Construction of ORS 293.205 to 293.220) .

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ORS 293.169 (Notification to agency to stop issuing checks or warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers) , 293.171 (State agency overdrafts) , 293.353 (Payment for expense of processing banking-related transactions) , 293.406 (Payment by State Treasurer) , 293.450 (Report of checks outstanding more than two years) , 293.455 (Refusal of payment of unpresented checks) , 293.460 (Recourse of owners of unpaid checks) and 293.465 (Definitions for ORS 293.465 to 293.485) to 293.485 (Effect of wrongful payment) apply to moneys received, held, kept, managed or invested by the State Treasurer for a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) pursuant to an agreement entered into under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) and to checks, warrants or electronic funds transfers from or to any funds or accounts established pursuant to this subsection. For purposes of ORS 293.169 (Notification to agency to stop issuing checks or warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers) , 293.171 (State agency overdrafts) , 293.353 (Payment for expense of processing banking-related transactions) , 293.406 (Payment by State Treasurer) , 293.450 (Report of checks outstanding more than two years) , 293.455 (Refusal of payment of unpresented checks) , 293.460 (Recourse of owners of unpaid checks) and 293.465 (Definitions for ORS 293.465 to 293.485) to 293.485 (Effect of wrongful payment) :

(A) The public university that has entered into an agreement with the State Treasurer under ORS 352.135 (Use and investment of moneys) is the relevant state agency or department; and

(B) The personnel of the public university authorized to provide instructions to the State Treasurer are the relevant state officers. [2014 c.83 §7; 2015 c.767 §41; 2015 c.774 §40; 2017 c.440 §32]

Source: Section 352.450 — Public University Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 352.293 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 352 / Section 352.293
352.293 Rights of student ordered to active duty
Status: in_force

(1) A student at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) who is a member of the military, a member of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or a member of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the Army or Navy of the United States and who is ordered to federal or state active duty for more than 30 consecutive days has the following rights:

(a) With regard to a course in which the student is enrolled and for which the student has paid tuition and fees, the right to:

(A) Withdraw from the course, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section;

(B) Receive a grade of incomplete and, upon release from active duty, complete the course in accordance with the practice of the public university for completion of incomplete courses; or

(C) Continue and complete the course for full credit, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section;

(b) The right to a credit described in ORS 352.296 (Credit for room, board, tuition and fees for student ordered to active duty) for all amounts paid for room, board, tuition and fees;

(c) If the student elects to withdraw from the public university, the right to be readmitted and reenrolled at the public university within one year after release from active duty without a requirement of redetermination of admission eligibility; and

(d) The right to continuation of scholarships and grants awarded to the student that were funded by the public university or the Higher Education Coordinating Commission before the student was ordered to active duty. The commission may adopt rules for the administration of scholarships and grants described in this paragraph that are funded by the commission.

(2) If the student elects to withdraw from a course under subsection (1)(a)(A) of this section, the public university may not:

(a) Give the student academic credit for the course from which the student withdraws;

(b) Give the student a failing grade or a grade of incomplete or make any other negative annotation on the student’s record; or

(c) Alter the student’s grade point average due to the student’s withdrawal from the course.

(3) A student who elects to continue and complete a course for full credit under subsection (1)(a)(C) of this section is subject to the following conditions:

(a) Course sessions the student misses due to active duty shall be counted as excused absences and may not adversely impact the student’s grade for the course or rank in the student’s class.

(b) The student may not be automatically excused from completing course assignments due during the period the student serves on active duty.

(c) A letter grade or a grade of pass may be awarded only if, in the opinion of the teacher of the course, the student completes sufficient work and demonstrates sufficient progress toward meeting course requirements to justify the grade.

(4) If a student at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) who is a member of the military, a member of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or a member of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the Army or Navy of the United States is ordered to federal or state active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days and misses a course session, assignment, examination or other course work due to serving on active duty or receiving medical treatment for an injury sustained on active duty:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) In accordance with a policy or practice of the public university for excused absences, the student may complete any missed course assignment, examination or other course work after the student has returned from active duty or medical treatment and has been provided a reasonable amount of time to complete the assignment or other course work or prepare for and take the examination; or

(B) The teacher may award a letter grade or grade of pass without requiring the student to complete the missed assignment, examination or other course work if the teacher determines that the student has completed sufficient work and demonstrated sufficient progress toward meeting course requirements to justify the student’s grade without completion of the missed assignment, examination or other course work;

(b) The student’s grade may not be adversely impacted solely due to the late completion of an assignment, examination or other course work if the assignment, examination or other course work is timely completed under the provisions of paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection; and

(c) Course sessions the student misses due to active duty or medical treatment shall be counted as excused absences and may not adversely impact the student’s grade for the course or rank in the student’s class.

(5) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall adopt standards for the administration of this section.

(6) Nothing in this section prevents a public university from providing rights in addition to those provided in this section to students who are ordered to federal or state active duty.

(7) As used in this section, “member of the military” means a person who is a member of:

(a) The Oregon National Guard or the National Guard of any other state or territory; or

(b) The reserves of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States. [Formerly 351.643; 2018 c.82 §2]

Source: Section 352.293 — Rights of student ordered to active duty; standards; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 359.050 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.050
359.050 Powers of Arts Program
Status: in_force

(1) In performing its duties, the Arts Program of the Oregon Business Development Department, within the limits of available funds, may:

(a) Conduct hearings and conferences to develop facts, to explain programs and activities, and to obtain advice.

(b) Enter into agreements with other public agencies and with associations and individuals for services that will assist the Oregon Arts Commission or the Trust for Cultural Development Board.

(c) Enter into agreements with other public agencies of Oregon or with agencies of other states or the federal government, and with private corporations, associations and individuals in Oregon or other states for cooperative endeavors which further the objectives and programs of the commission.

(d) Make grants to local agencies, to associations or to individuals for the development and conservation of programs in the arts, such grants to be made in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the commission under ORS 359.025 (Commission duties) .

(2) In carrying out the purposes of ORS 359.010 (Definitions for ORS 359.010 to 359.142) to 359.142 (Rules) , the Arts Program, in addition to the other powers granted:

(a) Shall as needed appoint committees, consultants, artists and other persons expert in subjects of concern to the program to advise and assist the commission.

(b) May obtain from any state agency necessary assistance and data.

(c) May perform other acts necessary to carry out its duties. [1967 c.321 §9; 1993 c.209 §10; 2003 c.713 §3; 2017 c.274 §4]

Source: Section 359.050 — Powers of Arts Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors359.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.125 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.125
329.125 Policy on parental and community participation
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly recognizes that students in public elementary and secondary schools can best reach the levels of performance expected under the provisions of this chapter with parental and community participation in the education process. It is, therefore, recommended but not required that:

(1) School districts provide opportunities for parents or guardians to be involved in establishing and implementing educational goals and to participate in decision-making at the school site;

(2) Employers recognize the need for parents or guardians and members of the community to participate in the education process not only for their own children but for the educational system;

(3) Employers be encouraged to extend appropriate leave to parents or guardians to allow greater participation in that process during school hours;

(4) School districts enter into partnerships with business, labor and other groups to provide workplace-based professional development opportunities for their educational staff; and

(5) School districts enter into partnerships with recreation groups, faith-based organizations, social service and health care agencies, businesses, child care providers and other groups that support children and families to create community learning centers for students, parents and members of the surrounding community. [Formerly 326.775; 1995 c.660 §14; 2001 c.759 §2]

Source: Section 329.125 — Policy on parental and community participation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.790 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.790
350.790 Authority to take action to achieve ends of compact
Status: in_force

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) , the Oregon Health and Science University and the Oregon members of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education are authorized to take any action necessary to achieving the ends of the Western Regional Higher Education Compact. [Formerly 351.810]

Source: Section 350.790 — Authority to take action to achieve ends of compact , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 342.971 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.971
342.971 Educator Preparation Improvement Fund
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may accept from any source any grant, donation or gift of money or other valuable thing made to the commission for purposes of the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund.

(3) Moneys credited to the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes set forth in subsection (4) of this section. The commission may draw checks or orders upon the State Treasurer in making disbursements from the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund for the purposes set forth in subsection (4) of this section.

(4) The purpose of the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund is to encourage approved educator preparation programs and school district partnerships that:

(a) Respond to changes in education of students in preprimary programs and grades 1 through 12;

(b) Encourage collaboration around delivery models that provide effective professional preparation;

(c) Recognize the needs of the education workforce in this state, including but not limited to recruiting underrepresented persons, teachers and administrators to work in high needs areas such as special education, mathematics, science and teaching English to speakers of other languages;

(d) Encourage collaborative initiatives that improve student success and postsecondary access and achievement; and

(e) Respond to the need for national accreditation of approved educator preparation programs in this state. [2011 c.609 §2; 2015 c.245 §36; 2015 c.647 §31]

Source: Section 342.971 — Educator Preparation Improvement Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.095 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.095
339.095 Required procedures related to violations of certain school attendance requirements
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other persons permitted to enforce violations, the school district superintendent or education service district superintendent, or any employee specifically designated by either superintendent, may issue citations for violations established under ORS 339.990 (Penalties) in the manner provided by ORS chapter 153.

(2) Prior to issuing the citation described in subsection (3) of this section to the parent or guardian of a student not regularly attending full-time school, a school district superintendent or education service district superintendent shall:

(a) Provide a parent or guardian of the student and the student with written notification that:

(A) States that the student is required to attend regularly a full-time school;

(B) States that the superintendent may issue a citation;

(C) Requires the parent or guardian of the student and the student to attend a conference with a designated official;

(D) States that the parent or guardian has the right to request:

(i) For a student who does not have an individualized education program, an evaluation to determine if the student should have an individualized education program; or

(ii) For a student who has an individualized education program, a review of the individualized education program; and

(E) Is written in the native language of the parent or guardian of the student.

(b) Schedule the conference described in paragraph (a)(C) of this subsection. A conference may not be scheduled until after any evaluations or reviews described in paragraph (a)(D) of this subsection have been completed.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 1.525 (Uniform citation and petition forms for certain offenses) or any provision of ORS chapter 153, the State Board of Education by rule shall establish the citation form to be used by superintendents in citing violations established under ORS 339.990 (Penalties) . Notwithstanding ORS 153.045 (Citation) , each of the parts of the citation shall contain the information required by the state board. [Formerly 339.925; 2015 c.322 §2; 2021 c.597 §3]

Note: 339.095 (Required procedures related to violations of certain school attendance requirements) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 339 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 339.095 — Required procedures related to violations of certain school attendance requirements; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.460 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.460
329A.460 Separate sleeping quarters not required for certain persons providing child care or babysitting services
Status: repealed

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, children of any person providing babysitting or child care services within the person’s own home shall not be required to sleep in any area other than their normal sleeping quarters. Such children related by blood within the first degree of consanguinity shall not be segregated by age grouping while in the care of a person providing babysitting or child care services if the parents request exemption from the operation of any statute or rule requiring such segregation or separation by age. [Formerly 657A.460]

Note: Sections 1 and 2, chapter 374, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section, “micro center” means a child care program located inside a residential or nonresidential facility that on a regular basis serves a minimum of three and a maximum of 30 children for more than four hours a day.

(2) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall establish and administer by rule a pilot program to develop a sustainable model for micro centers to provide affordable, high-quality early learning opportunities to communities in this state.

(3) Under the program, the department shall provide technical assistance to program participants to maximize the potential for micro centers to succeed and serve as a model for others to increase access to child care services in this state.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Any child care facility in this state may apply to participate in the program administered under this section.

(b) The department shall select three child care facilities to participate in the program as follows:

(A) Select one child care facility from the Oregon coast, one child care facility from eastern Oregon and one child care facility from the Willamette Valley, as determined based on criteria established by the department.

(B) Give priority to applicants from communities in this state that have the greatest need for child care and that agree to participate in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program.

(5) At a minimum, the department shall:

(a) Establish application processes and timelines by which applicants may apply to the department to participate in the program;

(b) Provide for the department to review and consider applicant eligibility on a first-come, first-served basis; and

(c) Establish eligibility criteria for approving or rejecting each application on the basis of factors that may include, but need not be limited to, the socioeconomic status of the population to be served.

(6) The department shall consult with relevant stakeholders and adopt guidelines for the program that streamline the development of micro centers, foster innovation within the child care industry and inform future regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, guidelines related to:

(a) Staff qualifications that are appropriate for a micro center operating in a community that lacks a sufficient number of college-educated child care providers and child care facilities;

(b) Allowing a director of a micro center to provide child care services to children at the micro center in addition to handling administrative responsibilities;

(c) Facility requirements, including health and safety requirements, that are appropriate for a micro center operating in a building that was not initially designed for child care but can be adapted to provide child care under the program;

(d) Age-group requirements that allow for mixed-aged groups and flexible classrooms arrangements; and

(e) Adult-to-child ratio and maximum group requirements based on available square footage, plumbing, staffing and other best practices for small child care operations in child care deserts.

(7) The department shall prepare and submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) on the implementation of the micro center pilot program established under this section, and may include recommendations for legislation, to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to early learning and care on or before September 15, 2025. [2023 c.374 §1]

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2023 c.374 §2]

Source: Section 329A.460 — Separate sleeping quarters not required for certain persons providing child care or babysitting services; exemption from age group segregation requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.886 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.886
327.886 Retention of moneys for administrative costs of department
Status: in_force

(1) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2017, the Department of Education may retain up to one and one-half percent of the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund for purposes of administering ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) .

(2) For biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2019, the department may retain up to one and one-quarter percent of the fund for purposes of administering ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) . [2017 c.1 §10]

Note: See note under 327.850 (Short title) .

Source: Section 327.886 — Retention of moneys for administrative costs of department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 344.259 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.259
344.259 Coordination of continuing education
Status: in_force

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall coordinate continuing education in lower and upper division, developmental, adult self-improvement, professional and technical education for agencies under its regulatory authority. The commission shall coordinate continuing education in upper division and graduate education for public universities under its jurisdiction.

(2) When significantly adverse impact is alleged by one or more of the agencies listed in this subsection, the affected parties jointly shall provide for written agreements. These agreements shall allocate responsibility for planning and providing continuing education or off-campus instruction in specific areas or by specific types. The agencies are:

(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(b) Community college districts.

(c) Independent colleges.

(d) Proprietary schools.

(e) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(3) In the event the affected parties fail to reach a written agreement within 120 days following receipt of written notice of the allegation, either party may request the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor to review and to recommend resolution.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the offering of upper division or graduate programs within 30 miles of the campus of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) offering the program, or the offering of lower division programs within 30 miles of the campus offering the program in areas outside a community college district. Such programs are entitled to the same college credit and financial support as programs offered on the campus of the university. [Formerly 348.460; 1997 c.652 §31; 2003 c.14 §152; 2009 c.762 §62; 2011 c.637 §130; 2013 c.768 §137; 2015 c.767 §112; 2021 c.100 §12]

Source: Section 344.259 — Coordination of continuing education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329a.346 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329a / Section 329a.346
329A.346 Progressive enforcement system
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care may develop a progressive enforcement system for the rules promulgated pursuant to ORS 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) .

(2) The enforcement system developed under this section may establish:

(a) A set of progressively higher enforcement actions that the department may take in response to an individual’s or a child care facility’s violation of the rules described in subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Standards for monitoring the compliance of individuals and child care facilities with the rules described in subsection (1) of this section. [2018 c.115 §8; 2023 c.554 §25]

Source: Section 329A.346 — Progressive enforcement system; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.805 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.805
350.805 Contracts to furnish educational service in Oregon public universities to out-of-state students
Status: in_force

(1) The governing boards of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors may contract with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to furnish educational service in their respective Oregon public universities to out-of-state students.

(2) The governing boards of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) and the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall determine the number of out-of-state students that should be accepted into their respective universities, and shall make final decisions on admission of individual applicants.

(3) Payments made by the commission under such contracts shall be deposited with the public university attended by the student in the same manner that fees and tuition payments for resident students are deposited and credited. The estimated amount of the payments must be considered by the governing board of the public university in making its biennial budgetary requests. Payments made by the commission under such contracts must be deposited with the Oregon Health and Science University for students who enroll in that university under the terms of such contracts. [Formerly 351.840]

Source: Section 350.805 — Contracts to furnish educational service in Oregon public universities to out-of-state students , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.055 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.055
343.055 Administration of programs by Superintendent of Public Instruction
Status: in_force

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall administer all programs established under this chapter. The State Board of Education, consistent with the provisions of ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter) to 342.430 (Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account) , shall adopt rules relating to qualifications of teachers, supervisors, work experience coordinators, coordinators of volunteer services and trainers of volunteer personnel, courses of study, admission, eligibility of children, size of special facilities, rooms and equipment, supervision, territory to be served, and such other rules as the board considers necessary to administer this chapter.

(2) Out of such funds as may otherwise be appropriated for the purposes enumerated in this section, the State Board of Education may:

(a) Purchase and prepare equipment and supplies to be loaned to school districts and county or regional special education facilities which provide approved programs for children with disabilities in the public schools.

(b) Contract with and pay an educational institution, either within or without the state, for the purpose of providing educational services for children who are both deaf and blind.

(c) Purchase and prepare equipment and supplies to be loaned to early childhood special education and early intervention contractors that provide approved programs for preschool children with disabilities. [Formerly 343.500; 1967 c.329 §1; 1975 c.621 §2; 1989 c.491 §32; 1991 c.749 §3; 1993 c.45 §199]

Source: Section 343.055 — Administration of programs by Superintendent of Public Instruction; rules; powers of board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 348.605 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.605
348.605 Restrictions and duties of exempted schools
Status: in_force

(1) A school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) or 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 may not:

(a) Award more than 25 percent of the credit toward a degree for noninstructional activities, such as challenge examinations and professional or life experiences;

(b) Represent that the school is:

(A) Approved by the State of Oregon; or

(B) Accredited by an organization unless the organization qualifies as a post-secondary accrediting agency as defined in ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) ; or

(c) Pay a faculty member a commission or otherwise base a faculty member’s compensation on the faculty member’s recruitment of students to the school.

(2) A school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 (Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615) or 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:

(a) Preserve official transcripts for all faculty members and students;

(b) Notify the Higher Education Coordinating Commission if a faculty member or administrator at the school has:

(A) Been convicted of a felony; or

(B) Violated a state or federal law related to the operation of a school;

(c) Place in any course catalog that is available to students or to the public a notice that states: “(Name of school) has been granted exempt status by the State of Oregon to offer theological and/or religious occupations degrees.”;

(d) If the school closes, return to students tuition payments for the current term on a prorated basis;

(e) If the school provides placement services to a student, describe the placement services clearly and accurately to the student and avoid giving unrealistic expectations of placement to the student; and

(f) If an administrator claims to possess an academic degree:

(A) Ensure that the administrator possesses the academic degree that the administrator claims to possess; and

(B) Require that the degree is from a school that, at the time of the conferral of the degree, was accredited by a post-secondary accrediting agency as defined in ORS 348.594 (Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615) , held an exemption under this section, or was 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 offered only degrees leading to occupations in theology or religious occupations. [2005 c.546 §3; 2011 c.353 §3; 2011 c.637 §182; 2023 c.557 §12]

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

Source: Section 348.605 — Restrictions and duties of exempted schools , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.030 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.030
337.030 Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers
Status: in_force

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the direction of the State Board of Education, shall provide annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers in the United States about the textbook and instructional materials review and selection process. The superintendent may satisfy the requirement of this section by publishing the notice on the website of the Department of Education. The notice shall contain:

(1) The time and place of meeting of the board to review and adopt textbooks and instructional materials.

(2) The general form of the proposal to be followed by publishers in submitting textbooks and instructional materials for review and adoption.

(3) The general form of contract to be entered into between the board and a publisher whose textbooks or instructional materials may be adopted.

(4) The subject areas for which textbooks or instructional materials are to be adopted.

(5) The statutory provisions relating to the review and adoption of textbooks and instructional materials.

(6) Such additional information as may be considered useful. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §251; 1975 c.754 §5; 1991 c.886 §3; 2011 c.313 §11]

Source: Section 337.030 — Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.756 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.756
329.756 Materials and assistance provided to employees who qualify for public service loan forgiveness program
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Education employer” means a public charter school, a school district, a community college operated under ORS chapter 341, a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) , a tribal college or university, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3), as in effect on September 25, 2021, and any other governmental agency within this state that employs a faculty member who teaches, teacher or a school nurse, as defined in ORS 336.204 (Department assistance in funding school nursing services) , in a full-time capacity which, for the purposes of this paragraph, means including within the calculation of full-time equivalent work hours every hour in which the teacher or school nurse engages in instruction and at least 3.35 additional hours for each hour of instruction.

(b) “Public service loan forgiveness program” means the program under which the United States Secretary of Education cancels the balance of interest and principal due on eligible federal direct loans in accordance with the criteria specified under 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) and 34 C.F.R. 685.219, both as in effect on September 25, 2021.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section and except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, for community colleges operated under ORS chapter 341 and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) :

(A) A faculty member who teaches is considered to be employed in a full-time capacity if the faculty member engages in 30 or more full-time equivalent work hours per week; and

(B) In calculating the number of full-time equivalent work hours engaged in per week by a faculty member who teaches:

(i) Each hour assigned to the faculty member as an hour of lecture time or as an hour of classroom time constitutes 4.35 full-time equivalent work hours; and

(ii) Each hour that a faculty member who teaches is compensated for other than hours described in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph constitutes 1.0 full-time equivalent work hours.

(b) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341 or a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) may provide by collective bargaining to increase the multiplier used to calculate full-time equivalent work hours under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An education employer shall provide all employees who qualify for a public service loan forgiveness program with materials and assistance that:

(A) Increases awareness of the public service loan forgiveness program among eligible employees of the education employer; and

(B) Increases participation by employees in the public service loan forgiveness program.

(b) Materials described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may include, but are not limited to:

(A) Announcements and advertisements in an education employer’s official publications and in any electronic mail or social media messages the education employer sends to employees;

(B) Inserts or other messages in employee paychecks or payment instruments, to the extent practicable; or

(C) Other periodic reminders in communications to employees.

(c) An education employer shall direct an employee, as part of the employee’s official duties, to become familiar with eligibility requirements, application procedures and other information about the public service loan forgiveness program and to provide assistance to other employees who request assistance with determining the employees’ eligibility for and applications to the public service loan forgiveness program. [2021 c.261 §2; 2022 c.100 §1]

Source: Section 329.756 — Materials and assistance provided to employees who qualify for public service loan forgiveness program; calculation of work hours , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.856 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.856
327.856 High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, for the purposes of improving the graduation rates and college and career readiness of all high school students in Oregon. Interest earned by the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund shall be credited to the General Fund.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Legislative Assembly shall appropriate, allocate or otherwise make available to the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund an amount not less than $800 per high school student per school year.

(b) The Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for the purposes of ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) . Moneys received under this paragraph shall be deposited in the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund.

(3) The High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund is continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purposes of ORS 327.853 (Definitions for Act) to 327.895 (Financial and program audits by Secretary of State) . [2017 c.1 §2; 2017 c.615 §1]

Note: See note under 327.850 (Short title) .

Source: Section 327.856 — High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund; amounts available to fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.731 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.731
327.731 Education project grants
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute a share of moneys in the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund to school districts as education project grants. The education project grants shall be distributed in one payment each distribution year. The education project grants shall be used for any state education project, as defined in ORS 327.700 (Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711) .

(2) Each school district’s education project grant = the district’s extended ADMw for the distribution year ´ (the total amount available for the grants in each distribution year ¸ the total statewide extended ADMw in the distribution year).

(3) Each school district shall deposit the amounts it receives as an education project grant in a separate account, and shall apply amounts in that account to pay for costs of state education projects or shall hold amounts in that account in reserve and apply them to pay costs of future state education projects.

(4) School districts receiving education project grants from the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund shall, if so directed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, take any action specified by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services that is necessary to maintain the excludability of lottery bond interest from gross income under the United States Internal Revenue Code. [1997 c.612 §14; 1999 c.1066 §14]

Source: Section 327.731 — Education project grants; use; amount , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 328.115 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 328 / Section 328.115
328.115 Loan of fund and rental of lands
Status: in_force

(1) The county treasurer shall loan the Douglas County School Fund in the manner provided by law at the best rate obtainable per annum and shall rent all lands owned by the county belonging to the fund.

(2) The county treasurer shall place the interest and rentals with other moneys the county receives for support of the common schools. The education service district board shall apportion and the county treasurer shall distribute the interest and rentals with, and in the same manner as, such other moneys. [Amended by 1963 c.544 §20]

Source: Section 328.115 — Loan of fund and rental of lands; disbursement of interest and rents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors328.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 350.675 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 350 / Section 350.675
350.675 Powers of municipality
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 350.685 (Revenue bonds secured by education facility revenues) , a municipality shall have all powers necessary to finance education facilities in accordance with ORS 350.665 (Definitions for ORS 350.665 to 350.695) to 350.695 (Investment of revenues) , including the power:

(1) To borrow money and to issue revenue bonds to finance education facilities costs or to refund revenue bonds pursuant to ORS 287A.150 (Authority of public body to issue revenue bonds) .

(2) To pledge education facility revenues to pay revenue bonds.

(3) To loan money to educational institutions to finance education facilities and to enter into loan contracts.

(4) To enter into covenants with the owners of revenue bonds which are intended to protect the rights of such owners.

(5) To contract with trustees to hold and administer education facility revenues and the proceeds of revenue bonds.

(6) To take any other action necessary to carry out the powers granted by ORS 350.665 (Definitions for ORS 350.665 to 350.695) to 350.695 (Investment of revenues) . [Formerly 352.800]

Source: Section 350.675 — Powers of municipality , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.474 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.474
336.474 Instruction on organ and tissue donation and education
Status: in_force

As an integral part of the health education curriculum for students in grades 9 through 12, each school district must provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and education. The instruction must be designed to develop a knowledge of the lifesaving potential of organ and tissue donations. [2021 c.373 §1]

Note: 336.474 (Instruction on organ and tissue donation and education) becomes operative July 1, 2025. See section 2, chapter 373, Oregon Laws 2021.

Note: Section 2, chapter 373, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:

Sec. 2. (1) Section 1 of this 2021 Act [ 336.474 (Instruction on organ and tissue donation and education) ] becomes operative on July 1, 2025.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding the operative date set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education, no later than September 1, 2024, shall adopt any health education content standards necessary to enable school district compliance with the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act.

(b) Nothing in section 1 of this 2021 Act requires the board to adopt health education content standards for every grade from grade 9 to grade 12 or to increase the number of credits a student must satisfy in health education between grades 9 and 12.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A school district must first offer instruction that meets the health education content standards adopted under subsection (2) of this section no later than the 2025-2026 school year.

(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection prevents a school district from first offering instruction that meets the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act at any time before the school year set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2021 c.373 §2]

Source: Section 336.474 — Instruction on organ and tissue donation and education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 339.388 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 339 / Section 339.388
339.388 Report of abuse or sexual conduct
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A school employee shall immediately submit a report as provided by paragraph (b) of this subsection if the school employee has reasonable cause to believe that:

(A) A student has been subjected to abuse by another school employee or by a contractor, an agent, a volunteer or a student;

(B) A student has been subjected to sexual conduct by another school employee or by a contractor, an agent or a volunteer; or

(C) Another school employee or a contractor, an agent or a volunteer has engaged in sexual conduct.

(b) The report required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be made to:

(A) The licensed administrator designated in the policies adopted under ORS 339.372 (Policies of school boards on reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct) , for all reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct; and

(B) A law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services as required by ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) and 419B.015 (Report form and content) , for all reports of suspected abuse.

(2) The licensed administrator who receives a report under subsection (1) of this section shall follow the procedures required by the policies adopted by the school board under ORS 339.372 (Policies of school boards on reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct) , including:

(a) Notifying the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission as soon as possible of any reports of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by a person who is a commission licensee; and

(b) Notifying the Department of Education as soon as possible of any reports of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by a person who is not a commission licensee.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When a licensed administrator receives a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by a school employee and there is reasonable cause to support the report, the education provider shall:

(A) Place the school employee on paid administrative leave; and

(B) Take necessary actions to ensure the student’s safety.

(b) A school employee who is placed on paid administrative leave under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall remain on administrative leave until:

(A) For a report of suspected abuse, a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services determines that the report:

(i) Is substantiated and the education provider takes the appropriate employment action against the school employee; or

(ii) Cannot be substantiated or is not a report of abuse and the education provider:

(I) Determines that an employment policy has been violated and takes appropriate employment action against the school employee; or

(II) Determines that an employment policy has not been violated and employment action against the school employee is not required.

(B) For a report of suspected sexual conduct, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education determines that the report:

(i) Is substantiated and the education provider takes the appropriate employment action against the school employee; or

(ii) Cannot be substantiated or is not a report of sexual conduct and the education provider:

(I) Determines that an employment policy has been violated and takes appropriate employment action against the school employee; or

(II) Determines that an employment policy has not been violated and that employment action against the school employee is not required.

(c) When a school employee is placed on paid administrative leave under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the education provider may not require the school employee to use any accrued leave during the paid administrative leave.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, when a licensed administrator receives a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by a contractor, an agent or a volunteer, the education provider:

(A) May immediately prohibit the contractor, agent or volunteer from providing services to the education provider.

(B) Shall prohibit the contractor, agent or volunteer from providing services to the education provider if the education provider determines that there is reasonable cause to support a report of abuse or sexual conduct.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, an education provider is not required to reinstate a contractor, an agent or a volunteer. Any reinstatement of a contractor, an agent or a volunteer that does occur may not occur until:

(A) For a report of suspected abuse, a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services determines that the report:

(i) Is substantiated and the education provider takes the appropriate actions to protect students; or

(ii) Cannot be substantiated or is not a report of abuse and the education provider:

(I) Takes the appropriate actions to protect students; or

(II) Determines that no other actions are required to protect students.

(B) For a report of suspected sexual conduct, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education determines that the report:

(i) Is substantiated and the education provider takes the appropriate actions to protect students; or

(ii) Cannot be substantiated or is not a report of sexual conduct and the education provider:

(I) Takes the appropriate actions to protect students; or

(II) Determines that no other actions are required to protect students.

(c) If a contract under which a contractor provides services to an education provider or an agreement under which an agent provides services to an education provider sets forth any negotiated standards for the relationship between the contractor or agent and the education provider, the education provider shall comply with those standards but may not in any instance grant the contractor or agent more rights than granted to a school employee under subsection (3) of this section.

(d) Nothing in this subsection:

(A) Establishes an employment relationship between an education provider and a contractor or an agent; or

(B) Confers onto a contractor or an agent any rights of employment.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct is investigated by a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education, an education provider may use the findings of the entity that conducted the investigation for the purpose of subsection (3) or (4) of this section and for making any determinations described in subsection (6) of this section.

(b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits an education provider from:

(A) Conducting an investigation related to a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct, except that the education provider must:

(i) If requested, allow the investigation to be led by an entity identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, as applicable;

(ii) Follow any protocols and procedures of entities identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection that are involved in the investigation; and

(iii) Cooperate with the entities identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection that are involved in the investigation, including by:

(I) Suspending any investigations of the education provider at the request of the entity; and

(II) Sharing information with the entity as provided by subsection (10) of this section.

(B) Taking an employment action, based on information available to the education provider, before an investigation conducted by an entity identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection is completed.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For each report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by a school employee, an education provider must determine if:

(A) An employment policy of the education provider was violated; and

(B) The education provider will take any employment actions, including disciplinary action against the school employee or changes to the employment relationship or duties of the school employee.

(b) Determinations made under paragraph (a) of this subsection must be based on the findings of an investigation conducted by:

(A) A law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education; or

(B) The education provider, if the education provider conducts an investigation.

(c) A final determination by a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education that a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct cannot be substantiated or is not a report of abuse or sexual conduct does not:

(A) Relieve an education provider of the requirement to make determinations under paragraph (a) of this subsection; or

(B) Prohibit an education provider from taking any employment actions against a school employee.

(d) Except as provided by paragraph (e) of this subsection, determinations made under paragraph (a) of this subsection must be made:

(A) Within 60 calendar days from the date the education provider received from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education a final determination that a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct involving a school employee is a substantiated report; or

(B) Within 90 calendar days from the date the education provider:

(i) Received from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education a final determination that a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct involving a school employee cannot be substantiated or is not a report of abuse or sexual conduct; or

(ii) Received a report of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct if the education provider conducts an investigation.

(e) The timelines prescribed by paragraph (d) of this subsection may be extended if, for good cause, a longer period of time is necessary. For an education provider that conducts an investigation, good cause may include suspending an investigation as required by subsection (5)(b) of this section.

(7) If, in the course of an investigation by an education provider, the education provider becomes aware of new information that gives rise to a reasonable cause to believe that abuse or sexual conduct occurred, the education provider shall ensure that a report is made to a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services as required by ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) and 419B.015 (Report form and content) , the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education.

(8) If, following an investigation, an education provider determines that the education provider will take an employment action, the education provider shall:

(a) Inform the school employee of the employment action that will be taken by the education provider.

(b) Provide the school employee with information about the appropriate appeal process for the employment action taken by the education provider. The appeal process may be the process provided by a collective bargaining agreement or a process administered by a neutral third party and paid for by the education provider.

(c) Following notice of a school employee’s decision not to appeal the employment action of an education provider or following the determination of an appeal that sustained the employment action taken by the education provider, create a record of the findings of the substantiated report and the employment action taken by the education provider and place the record in any documents maintained by the education provider on the school employee. Records created pursuant to this paragraph are confidential and are not public records as defined in ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) . An education provider may use the record as a basis for providing the information required to be disclosed about a school employee under ORS 339.378 (Disclosure of information and records by education provider) (1).

(d) Inform the school employee that information about substantiated reports may be disclosed to a potential employer as provided by ORS 339.378 (Disclosure of information and records by education provider) (1).

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, an education provider that is a private school:

(A) May take an employment action in relation to a school employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer according to:

(i) The provisions of this section; or

(ii) The standards and policies of the private school if the standards and policies provide the same or greater safeguards for the protection of students compared to the safeguards described in this section.

(B) May follow the procedures described in subsection (8) of this section or may follow any appeals process established by the private school related to suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct.

(b) A private school that chooses to take an employment action or other action in relation to a school employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer according to the standards and policies of the private school must provide the information required to be disclosed under ORS 339.378 (Disclosure of information and records by education provider) (1).

(10) Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the Department of Education, in conducting an investigation related to suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct, an education provider shall immediately provide any requested documents or materials, to the extent allowed by state and federal law, including laws protecting a person from self-incrimination. [Formerly 339.375; 2012 c.92 §4; 2013 c.553 §1; 2019 c.618 §7; 2021 c.151 §7; 2023 c.132 §9]

Source: Section 339.388 — Report of abuse or sexual conduct; investigation; appeal process; disclosure of records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors339.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.431 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.431
336.431 Farm-to-School Grant Program to purchase Oregon food products and to fund certain educational activities
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall administer a Farm-to-School Grant Program as provided by this section.

(2) An entity identified in subsection (3)(a) or (5)(a) of this section may apply to the department for a grant as follows:

(a) As a noncompetitive grant to assist the school district with paying for costs incurred by the school district to purchase food produced or processed in this state or to pay for costs incurred to identify sources of those foods or to process those foods.

(b) As a competitive grant to encourage and sustain successful efforts to purchase or promote food produced or processed in this state.

(c) As a competitive grant to fund food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities in the school district.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Based on a noncompetitive process, the department shall provide grants to any of the following entities to assist in paying for costs incurred by the entity to purchase food produced or processed in this state or to pay for costs incurred to identify sources of those foods or to process those foods:

(A) A school district.

(B) A provider of center-based programs for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

(C) An entity that provides meals through the Summer Food Service Program.

(b) The amount of a grant awarded as provided by this subsection shall be determined by the department based on the number of meals served by the entity identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection during the previous school year and summer under the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program and Summer Food Service Program.

(c) An entity that receives a grant under this subsection:

(A) Shall use the moneys for the costs incurred by the entity to purchase food products that were:

(i) Purchased on or after the date the entity received notification from the Department of Education of the amount to be distributed to the entity as provided by this subsection;

(ii) Produced or processed in this state, including to pay for costs incurred to identify sources of those foods or to process those foods; and

(iii) Used for meals that are served as part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s child nutrition programs.

(B) May use the moneys to provide education or promotion about foods produced or processed in this state.

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) An entity that receives a grant under this subsection may not use any moneys received under this subsection to supplant purchases of food produced or processed in this state that the entity had regularly purchased prior to the date the entity first received a grant as provided by this subsection.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, an entity may use moneys received under this subsection to purchase food produced or processed in this state that the entity had regularly purchased prior to the date the entity first received a grant as provided by this subsection if the food meets criteria established by the State Board of Education by rule.

(4) Based on a competitive process, the Department of Education shall provide grants to entities identified in subsection (3)(a) of this section to encourage and sustain successful efforts to purchase or promote food produced or processed in this state.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Based on a competitive process, the department shall provide grants to assist in paying the costs incurred to coordinate and implement food-based, agriculture-based or garden-based educational activities in the school district. Grants may be provided to:

(A) School districts;

(B) Education service districts;

(C) Federally recognized Indian tribes;

(D) Schools overseen by the Bureau of Indian Education;

(E) Nonprofit organizations;

(F) Providers of center-based programs for children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program;

(G) Commodity commissions or councils organized under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) or ORS chapter 577 or 578;

(H) Soil and water conservation districts organized under ORS 568.210 (Definitions for ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933) to 568.808 (Taxing district to file legal description and map) and 568.900 (Definitions for ORS 568.900 to 568.933) to 568.933 (Civil penalties) ; or

(I) Producers of food produced or processed in this state, including farmers, ranchers and seafood harvesters.

(b) An entity identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the moneys for costs directly associated with the educational activities, including staff time, travel costs and equipment purchased for the activities.

(c) When awarding grants under this subsection, preference shall be given to entities that propose educational activities that:

(A) Are well designed;

(B) Promote healthy food activities;

(C) Have clear educational objectives;

(D) Involve parents or the community;

(E) Are connected to a school district’s farm-to-school procurement activities; and

(F) Are culturally relevant to the students being served by the grant moneys.

(d) The department must ensure that the recipients of grants under this subsection:

(A) Represent a variety of school sizes and geographic locations; and

(B) Serve a high percentage of children who qualify for free or reduced price school meals under the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program.

(6) The Department of Education shall consult with the State Department of Agriculture to:

(a) Develop rules and standards related to the grants awarded under this section.

(b) Determine the recipients and amounts of grants awarded under this section.

(c) Evaluate the effectiveness of the Farm-to-School Grant Program, including program administration and the economic impact, educational outcomes and health outcomes of the program. For the purpose of conducting the evaluation, the Department of Education may collaborate or enter into a contract with a public or private entity.

(7) The Department of Education shall ensure that technical assistance, training and resources are provided to entities identified in subsections (3)(a) and (5)(a) of this section, and to any other entities that would contribute to the success of the program, by entering into an agreement with one or more statewide, regional or community partners to provide the technical assistance, training and resources.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Education may expend for the administrative costs incurred under this section no more than two percent of all moneys received by the department for the grant program.

(b) For the purpose of encouraging the success of the program administered under this section, the Department of Education shall enter into an agreement with the State Department of Agriculture to have the State Department of Agriculture distribute funding for infrastructure and equipment to persons who intend to sell food produced or processed in this state to entities identified in subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(c) The Department of Education may enter into agreements with partners identified in subsection (7) of this section and with the State Department of Agriculture for the payment of administrative costs incurred under this section. [2011 c.663 §2; 2013 c.652 §1; 2015 c.840 §13; 2017 c.609 §1; 2019 c.590 §1]

Source: Section 336.431 — Farm-to-School Grant Program to purchase Oregon food products and to fund certain educational activities; rules; administrative costs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.001 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.001
327.001 Fund for Student Success
Status: in_force

(1) The Fund for Student Success is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.

(2) The Fund for Student Success shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly, moneys transferred to the fund under ORS 317A.155 (Suspense account) and moneys received as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for the Fund for Student Success. Moneys received as provided in this subsection shall be deposited into the Fund for Student Success.

(4) Moneys in the Fund for Student Success are continuously appropriated to the department for:

(a) Transfer for each biennium to the State School Fund in the amount calculated by the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Revenue Officer to be the sum of:

(A) At least $40 million, for the purpose of a transfer under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) (10) to the High Cost Disabilities Account established in ORS 327.348 (High Cost Disabilities Account) ; and

(B) The amount of change in General Fund revenue to be collected in the biennium due to the amendments to ORS 316.037 (Imposition and rate of tax) by section 56, chapter 122, Oregon Laws 2019, and the operation of ORS 317A.100 (Definitions) to 317A.158 (Local taxes preempted) .

(b) Retention as a reserve for cash flow and revenue shortfall purposes.

(c) Of the amount in the Fund for Student Success that is not dedicated for transfer as prescribed by paragraph (a) of this subsection or retained under paragraph (b) of this subsection, transfer to other education accounts as follows:

(A) At least 50 percent to the Student Investment Account established in ORS 327.175 (Student Investment Account) .

(B) Up to 30 percent to the Statewide Education Initiatives Account established in ORS 327.250 (Statewide Education Initiatives Account) .

(C) At least 20 percent to the Early Learning Account established in ORS 327.269 (Early Learning Account) .

(5) The department shall make the transfers prescribed by subsection (4) of this section on a periodic basis. The transfers must be in amounts that, based on the most recent data available to the department, ensure that the amounts and percentages identified in subsection (4) of this section are satisfied by the end of the biennium. [2019 c.122 §2; 2020 s.s.1 c.11 §1; 2021 c.678 §12; 2023 c.586 §8]

Source: Section 327.001 — Fund for Student Success; transfers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 346.015 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.015
346.015 Preparing individualized education program prior to placement
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to convening a meeting to prepare an individualized education program for a child with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability for whom placement at the school operated under ORS 346.010 (Training and educational services for children who are deaf) may be considered, the agency that is providing the education for the child shall notify the local community developmental disabilities program. The case manager responsible for programs for children with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall evaluate whether the child also has needs for alternative residential care or other support services. If the evaluation determines this to be the case, but documents that community resources are not available to meet these needs, the school district may proceed with the meeting to prepare the individualized education program in which placement at the school operated under ORS 346.010 (Training and educational services for children who are deaf) may be considered.

(2) An agency providing education under subsection (1) of this section may initiate the procedure in subsection (1) of this section for any child who does not have an intellectual disability or a developmental disability when in the agency’s judgment a treatment or residential issue is prompting proposed placement under ORS 346.010 (Training and educational services for children who are deaf) .

(3) A child may not be placed in the school operated under ORS 346.010 (Training and educational services for children who are deaf) unless the district superintendent or the superintendent’s designee has signed a statement declaring that the district cannot provide a free appropriate public education for the child commensurate with the needs of the child as identified by the individualized education program of the child and that the school is the least restrictive environment in which the child can be educated.

(4) By rule, the State Board of Education shall determine procedures to be followed by local education agencies in carrying out this section. [1985 c.555 §5; 1989 c.491 §54; 2001 c.36 §2; 2001 c.900 §61; 2007 c.70 §114; 2007 c.858 §73; 2009 c.562 §26; 2009 c.595 §219; 2011 c.544 §3; 2013 c.1 §43]

Source: Section 346.015 — Preparing individualized education program prior to placement; consultation; declaration that district cannot provide education; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors346.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 340.045 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 340 / Section 340.045
340.045 Calculation of State School Fund grant
Status: in_force

(1) An eligible student enrolled in an eligible post-secondary course at an eligible post-secondary institution pursuant to ORS 340.030 (Application) shall continue to be considered a resident pupil of the student’s school district for purposes of calculation of the State School Fund grant under ORS 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions) to 327.133 (Reports by districts) , 327.348 (High Cost Disabilities Account) , 327.356 (Definitions for ORS 327.356 and 327.358) to 327.359 (Small School District Supplement Fund) and 327.731 (Education project grants) .

(2) The amount of each school district’s general purpose grant per extended ADMw as calculated under ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) shall be determined each fiscal year by the Department of Education and made available to all school districts and, upon request, to any eligible post-secondary institution.

(3) A school district and any eligible post-secondary institution that accepts a student for enrollment in an eligible post-secondary course pursuant to ORS 340.030 (Application) shall negotiate in good faith a financial agreement for the payment of actual instructional costs associated with the enrollment of the eligible student in eligible post-secondary courses, including tuition and fees and the costs of textbooks, equipment and materials.

(4) As part of the negotiated financial agreement, an eligible post-secondary institution shall provide the school district with the published refund policy for eligible students who do not complete eligible post-secondary courses in which the students enroll and do not earn credit.

(5) If, after participating in good faith negotiations, a school district and an eligible post-secondary institution are unable to agree on the payment of actual instructional costs as described in subsection (3) of this section, either entity may appeal to the department for a determination of whether the negotiations were conducted in good faith.

(6) The department shall develop a process and criteria to use for appeals.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the department determines that the negotiations were not conducted in good faith by either the school district or the eligible post-secondary institution, the department shall order the school district and the eligible post-secondary institution to conduct the negotiations again.

(b) If the department determines that the negotiations were conducted in good faith by the school district and the eligible post-secondary institution, the department shall grant the school district a waiver under ORS 340.083 (Waiver of program requirements) from participating in the Expanded Options Program with the eligible post-secondary institution with which the school district was negotiating.

(8) The decision of the department shall be binding on the school district and the eligible post-secondary institution.

(9) In addition to any financial agreement entered into under subsection (3) of this section, the resident school district of the eligible student shall enter into an agreement with an eligible post-secondary institution that accepts a student for enrollment in an eligible post-secondary course that is a nontuition course or noncredit course pursuant to ORS 340.030 (Application) for the payment of the actual instructional costs associated with the student’s attending the eligible post-secondary course at the institution.

(10) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an eligible post-secondary institution from receiving additional state funding that may be available under any other law. [2005 c.674 §10; 2007 c.567 §6; 2007 c.846 §17; 2013 c.735 §§17,18; 2021 c.355 §10]

Source: Section 340.045 — Calculation of State School Fund grant; payment of instructional costs; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors340.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 330.113 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 330 / Section 330.113
330.113 Effect of change
Status: in_force

(1) When two or more school districts are merged as provided by law, the affected districts shall be considered merged into the most populous district and:

(a) Unless the district school boards or the petitioners requesting the merger recommend that the enlarged school district retain the same name and number which was previously assigned to the most populous district included in the merger, the district boundary board shall give the enlarged district the new name recommended under ORS 330.095 (Request or petition for change or merger) , and the county assessor shall assign a new number that has not previously been used. However, if the boundaries of the enlarged school district are the same as the boundaries of the county, the official name of the enlarged school district shall be ______ (name of county) County School District.

(b) The school districts included in the merger shall become identified with the newly named district or the most populous district.

(c) The employees of the component districts shall be considered to be employees of the enlarged district, which shall succeed the other districts in such merger as a party to their respective contracts of employment.

(d) No school district employee shall be deprived of seniority or accumulated sick leave solely because the duties of the employee have been assumed or acquired by another school district as a result of a merger or boundary change.

(2) The board of directors of the most populous district shall constitute the board of directors of the enlarged district and the terms of all other directors of component districts shall expire on the effective date of the merger except that the number of directors may be increased to seven members.

(3) All real and personal property belonging to the districts within the enlarged district shall become the property of the enlarged district.

(4) When a petition or request for a merger of school districts contains proposals for distribution of debt as provided in ORS 330.095 (Request or petition for change or merger) and the district boundary board in the manner provided in ORS 330.101 (Notice) declares such merger effective, the district school board of the enlarged district is authorized to levy taxes in conformity with such proposals.

(5) Notwithstanding ORS 328.555 (Property liable for district indebtedness) , school districts requesting a boundary change in response to chapter 393, Oregon Laws 1991, shall, as part of the boundary change request under ORS 330.092 (Basis for boundary changes) , provide for the distribution of existing debt, if any. [Formerly 330.300; 1973 c.522 §1; 1989 c.819 §10; 1991 c.167 §13; 1993 c.329 §3; 1999 c.21 §64; 2011 c.313 §9]

Source: Section 330.113 — Effect of change , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors330.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.106 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.106
327.106 School districts required to offer kindergarten through grade 12
Status: in_force

(1) Any school district that does not offer education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 shall be considered nonstandard under ORS 327.103 (Standard school presumed) . A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by offering half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a school district is not considered to be nonstandard under ORS 327.103 (Standard school presumed) if the school district:

(a) Is not required to merge under section 2 (3) or (4), chapter 393, Oregon Laws 1991.

(b) Meets all of the following requirements:

(A) The school district offered education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 1, 1996;

(B) After September 1, 1996, a majority of the board of the school district voted not to offer education programs in grades 9 through 12; and

(C) The school district merges with a unified school district and the merger takes effect under ORS 330.103 (Effective date of change or merger) within one year after the vote of the board under this paragraph.

(c) Is a union high school district, as defined in ORS 330.005 (Division of state into school districts) . [1991 c.393 §3; 1995 c.659 §2; 1997 c.521 §13; 2011 c.704 §4]

Note: 327.106 (School districts required to offer kindergarten through grade 12) 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 327.106 — School districts required to offer kindergarten through grade 12; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.910 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.910
327.910 Coordination between Department of Education and Oregon FFA Association for agricultural education courses
Status: in_force

To increase student achievement and to improve graduation rates, college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in secondary agricultural education courses, the Department of Education shall coordinate with the Oregon FFA Association to:

(1) Enroll each student registered in a grades 9 through 12 school agricultural education program for a minimum of one course per school year of an approved agriculture, science and technology program of study as a member of the National FFA Organization.

(2) Provide financial support for leadership development and training through multiple programs, including but not limited to:

(a) Local leadership instruction for every student enrolled in an approved agriculture, science and technology course at every high school;

(b) Regional leadership training for student chapter officers;

(c) Regional leadership conferences for first-year members;

(d) Statewide training for Oregon FFA Association officers; and

(e) Oregon FFA Association officer recruitment, training and coaching.

(3) Coordinate and host a minimum of 24 state-level competitive events throughout the year focused on agricultural career exploration and preparation.

(4) Coordinate student recognition and awards programs in conjunction with state and national FFA conventions.

(5) Work with the Oregon State Fair to plan and implement FFA participation at the Oregon State Fair.

(6) Provide general and financial administration, communication, membership activities and management of FFA programs. [2019 c.588 §1]

Note: 327.910 (Coordination between Department of Education and Oregon FFA Association for agricultural education courses) and 327.915 (Grants to manage programs of study in agricultural science and technology) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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 327.910 — Coordination between Department of Education and Oregon FFA Association for agricultural education courses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.833 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.833
327.833 Grant awards
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall award an Early Literacy Success School Grant to an eligible school district or public charter school that applies for a grant as provided by ORS 327.831 (Eligibility for grants) . Moneys received under this section must be used as described in ORS 327.829 (Uses of Early Literacy Success School Grants) (2).

(2) A school district with an average daily membership, as defined in ORS 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions) , of 50 or less shall receive a minimum grant award under this section.

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the distribution of grants under this section. [2023 c.534 §5]

Note: See note under 327.825 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 327.833 — Grant awards; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.425 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.425
327.425 Loans and investment of funds
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys belonging to the Common School Fund and not required to meet current expenses shall be loaned by the Department of State Lands at a rate of interest fixed by the department. The department may consult with and obtain the recommendation of the Oregon Investment Council in fixing the interest rate.

(2) Common School Fund moneys may be loaned in accordance with the repayment plan contained in ORS 327.440 (Loan repayment) , except that loans on property within the corporate limits of towns or cities shall be payable in not more than 15 years on the amortization plan.

(3) If at any time there is a Common School Fund surplus over and above all loans applied for, such portion of the surplus as the department deems proper may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857) to 293.857 (Separate accounts for each local government) . The department may require the State Treasurer to deposit any such surplus, until it is able to loan same, in qualified state depositories, upon the same terms and conditions as other public funds are deposited therein, in which event any interest received from any such state depository shall be credited to the fund on which such interest was earned.

(4) The department may reduce the rate of interest to be paid upon outstanding loans from the Common School Fund and any trust fund placed in its charge, to correspond with the rate of interest to be paid upon new loans, but no reduction in rate of interest shall be made upon any of the loans until interest at the old rate has been paid in full to date of receipt of remittance at the office of the department. [Amended by 1963 c.326 §2; 1965 c.100 §35; 1965 c.532 §5; 1967 c.335 §38; 1969 c.413 §1; 1983 c.740 §99; 2015 c.513 §10]

Source: Section 327.425 — Loans and investment of funds; determination of interest rate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.326 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.326
341.326 Qualification
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) At each regular district election, board members shall be elected for a term of four years to succeed the board members whose terms of office expire on June 30 of that year.

(2) A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election to the board if the person is an elector who resides in the district. If the district is zoned and the position sought is one elected or nominated by zone, the person also must reside in the zone from which the person is nominated.

(3) Members of a board shall be nominated and elected at large or by zones according to a method described in ORS 341.327 (Method of electing board) and determined under ORS 341.025 (Petition for formation of district) or 341.331 (Change in method of nominating and electing board) .

(4) A board member must qualify for office by taking an oath of office. [Formerly 341.333; 2019 c.449 §24]

Source: Section 341.326 — Qualification , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 337.060 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 337 / Section 337.060
337.060 Submission of proposals by publishers
Status: in_force

(1) The proposals of each publisher shall be submitted to the Department of Education in writing and shall be responsive to the requirements of ORS 337.030 (Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers) (2) and (3), and such other information relating to the terms and conditions under which the publisher proposes to furnish textbooks or instructional materials as the State Board of Education may require.

(2) In addition to the material required under subsection (1) of this section, the proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook or instructional material showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks and instructional materials. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §254; 1975 c.754 §8; 1991 c.886 §5; 2011 c.313 §12]

Source: Section 337.060 — Submission of proposals by publishers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.590 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.590
336.590 Education for children enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “Youth Corrections Education Program” means the program defined in ORS 326.695 (Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712) .

(2) The Department of Education shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education for children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may contract with a school district or education service district to provide or cause to be provided appropriate education to children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program. For the purpose of this section, an appropriate education includes transition services from the Youth Corrections Education Program into school settings and workforce preparation programs and any necessary ongoing support for a transition.

(3) The superintendent shall pay the costs of providing education to children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program from the State School Fund grant allocated for that purpose under ORS 327.026 (State School Fund grant for programs) .

(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards to be applied to the operation of the Youth Corrections Education Program, including standards that allow a school district or an education service district under contract with the superintendent to:

(a) Award high school diplomas, modified diplomas, extended diplomas and certificates of attendance as provided by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) and 339.877 (Issuance of diploma for work completed at certain state institutions) . An education service district that awards high school diplomas as provided by this paragraph:

(A) May not impose requirements for a high school diploma that are in addition to the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education; and

(B) Must accept any credits previously earned by children in another school or educational program in this state and apply those credits toward the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education.

(b) Implement an assessment system as provided by ORS 329.485 (Statewide assessment system) .

(c) Administer a nationally normed assessment as provided by ORS 329.488 (Nationally normed assessment) .

(d) Participate in the beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program established by ORS 329.788 (Definitions for ORS 329.788 to 329.820) to 329.820 (Evaluation of programs) .

(e) Receive funds under ORS chapter 329. [2011 c.315 §2; 2013 c.1 §32; 2013 c.747 §42; 2018 c.18 §2; 2022 c.81 §9; 2023 c.202 §4]

Note: The amendments to 336.590 (Education for children enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program) by section 4, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 9, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, including amendments by section 9, chapter 81, Oregon Laws 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

336.590 (Education for children enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program) . (1) As used in this section, “Youth Corrections Education Program” means the program defined in ORS 326.695 (Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712) .

(2) The Department of Education shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education for children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may contract with a school district or education service district to provide or cause to be provided appropriate education to children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program. For the purpose of this section, an appropriate education includes transition services from the Youth Corrections Education Program into school settings and workforce preparation programs and any necessary ongoing support for a transition.

(3) The superintendent shall pay the costs of providing education to children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program from the State School Fund grant allocated for that purpose under ORS 327.026 (State School Fund grant for programs) .

(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards to be applied to the operation of the Youth Corrections Education Program, including standards that allow a school district or an education service district under contract with the superintendent to:

(a) Award high school diplomas, modified diplomas, extended diplomas and alternative certificates as provided by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) and 339.877 (Issuance of diploma for work completed at certain state institutions) . An education service district that awards high school diplomas as provided by this paragraph:

(A) May not impose requirements for a high school diploma that are in addition to the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education; and

(B) Must accept any credits previously earned by children in another school or educational program in this state and apply those credits toward the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education.

(b) Implement an assessment system as provided by ORS 329.485 (Statewide assessment system) .

(c) Administer a nationally normed assessment as provided by ORS 329.488 (Nationally normed assessment) .

(d) Participate in the beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program established by ORS 329.788 (Definitions for ORS 329.788 to 329.820) to 329.820 (Evaluation of programs) .

(e) Receive funds under ORS chapter 329.

Note: Section 9, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 9. (1) The amendments to ORS 329.451 (High school diploma) , 336.590 (Education for children enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program) , 338.115 (Applicability of laws) , 339.115 (Admission of students) , 339.505 (Definitions for ORS 339.505 to 339.520) , 339.520 (Information required on certain students who withdraw from school) and 343.161 by sections 1 to 8 of this 2023 Act become operative July 1, 2024.

(2) Notwithstanding the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, a student who began ninth grade before July 1, 2020, may be awarded an alternative certificate if the student satisfies the requirements for an alternative certificate as in effect on the day before July 1, 2024. [2023 c.202 §9]

336.610 [Formerly 336.440; renumbered 339.885 (Secret societies in public schools prohibited) in 1993]

Source: Section 336.590 — Education for children enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program; costs; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 329.005 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.005
329.005 Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be known as the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century.

(2) The Department of Education shall be the coordinating agency for furthering implementation of this chapter. This chapter shall be subject to review by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) The appropriate legislative interim committee shall:

(a) Develop the form and content expected of the ongoing review described in this section;

(b) Notify the appropriate agencies of expectations; and

(c) Receive and evaluate regular reports from the Department of Education and other public agencies.

(4) This review outline may be changed as needed in succeeding years. [Subsections (3) and (4) enacted as 1991 c.693 §1a; 1993 c.45 §22; subsections (1) and (2) formerly 326.705; 2003 c.303 §1]

Source: Section 329.005 — Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; duties of department; evaluation by legislature , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 336.640 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.640
336.640 Rules governing education for pregnant and parenting students
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule procedures for considering and obtaining special services for pregnant and parenting students. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, the obligation of the school district to:

(a) Inform pregnant and parenting students and their parents of the availability of such services in the school district, education service district or in the community;

(b) Facilitate the provision of such services, including counseling, life skills and parenting education, child care, transportation, career development and health and nutrition services to pregnant and parenting students;

(c) Inform pregnant and parenting students and their parents of the availability of resources provided by other agencies, including health and social services;

(d) Provide educational programs and schedules that address the individual learning styles and needs of pregnant and parenting students; and

(e) Develop individualized educational programs or services, or both, to address the needs of pregnant or parenting students when their educational needs cannot be met by the regularly provided school program.

(2) Each school district shall adopt policies and guidelines for implementation of this section in a manner consistent with the rules of the state board adopted under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) No pregnant or parenting student shall be excluded from the public schools solely on the basis of pregnancy or parenthood.

(4) For purposes of reporting enrollments, school districts may count eligible students who are receiving individualized programs or services, or both, as described in subsection (1)(e) of this section, in the same category as students eligible for special education as children with disabilities under ORS 343.035 (Definitions for chapter) . [Formerly 339.623; 2005 c.22 §233]

Source: Section 336.640 — Rules governing education for pregnant and parenting students , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors336.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.101 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.101
327.101 Adjustment of distribution between fiscal years
Status: in_force

(1) Each fiscal year, the distribution to a school district under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) and 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) shall be adjusted to fully reflect the difference between the apportionment due to the district for the prior fiscal year under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) and 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) , and the amounts actually distributed to the district in the prior fiscal year under ORS 327.008 (State School Fund) , 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) and 327.099 (Adjustment of distribution within fiscal year) . The adjustment shall be made to the May 15 apportionment to the district.

(2) No consideration shall be made in the adjustment made under subsection (1) of this section for any penalties, forfeitures or additional receipts of State School Fund moneys, except when expressly directed by law.

(3) An amount of funds equal to the sum of all negative adjustments made to the May 15 apportionment under subsection (1) of this section shall be used by the Department of Education for purposes of funding positive adjustments required under subsection (1) of this section in the same fiscal year.

(4) If the amounts available under subsection (3) of this section are either not sufficient or exceed the adjustments to districts required under subsection (1) of this section, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall recalculate the funding percentage in ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts) (1)(a) to distribute as nearly as practicable the total sum available for distribution. [1991 c.780 §13; 1993 c.61 §8; 2005 c.209 §4; 2005 c.755 §20; 2009 c.698 §16]

Source: Section 327.101 — Adjustment of distribution between fiscal years , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.545 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.545
327.545 Reimbursement amounts for school districts that provide reimbursable meals
Status: in_force

(1) For school districts with schools that provide United States Department of Agriculture reimbursable meals to students as described in ORS 327.531 (School breakfast and lunch programs) and 327.535 (Participation in school breakfast program) , the Department of Education shall reimburse the school districts for costs incurred by the school districts in providing the meals. The amounts of the reimbursements may not exceed the amounts prescribed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

(2) For schools that offer reimbursable breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students of the school without consideration of individual eligibility for free or reduced price meals as described in ORS 327.531 (School breakfast and lunch programs) (1), the amount of reimbursements provided under this section may not exceed the difference between:

(a) The free reimbursement rate established by the United States Department of Agriculture for reimbursable meals; and

(b) Any amounts otherwise reimbursed or paid by state, federal or other sources.

(3) For schools that offer reimbursable breakfast and lunch at no charge to students from households with incomes that do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as described in ORS 327.531 (School breakfast and lunch programs) (2), the amount of reimbursements provided under this section may not exceed the difference between:

(a) The free reimbursement rate established by the United States Department of Agriculture for reimbursable meals; and

(b) Any amounts otherwise reimbursed or paid by state, federal or other sources.

(4) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for making reimbursements under this section. [2019 c.122 §30; 2021 c.119 §3; 2021 c.350 §9]

Source: Section 327.545 — Reimbursement amounts for school districts that provide reimbursable meals; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 341.415 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.415
341.415 Official name of college
Status: in_force

The official name of every community college shall include the words “community college.” [1965 c.19 §1; 1971 c.513 §88]

Source: Section 341.415 — Official name of college , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors341.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 357.200 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.200
357.200 Miscellaneous Receipts Account
Status: in_force

(1) The State Librarian shall deposit with the State Treasurer all moneys received for materials furnished and for services rendered and all federal grants and other revenues received, except those described in ORS 357.195 (State Library Donation Fund) and 357.203 (Assessment against state agencies for operating costs of State Library and State of Oregon Law Library) . Moneys deposited with the treasurer under this subsection shall be deposited into the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library and are continuously appropriated to the State Library for books, pamphlets and periodicals, and for any other purpose authorized by law.

(2) The State Library may maintain a petty cash fund in compliance with ORS 293.180 (Agency petty cash fund) in the amount of $200 from moneys in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account for the State Library. [Amended by 1953 c.136 §4; 1959 c.137 §1; 1961 c.172 §4; 1961 c.251 §7; 1975 c.476 §15; 2001 c.716 §28; 2015 c.328 §21]

Source: Section 357.200 — Miscellaneous Receipts Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors357.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 327.502 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 327 / Section 327.502
327.502 Officers
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor shall select one of the members of the Quality Education Commission as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices as the Governor determines.

(2) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) The commission shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission. [2001 c.895 §4]

Source: Section 327.502 — Officers; quorum; meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.413 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.413
343.413 Short title
Status: in_force

ORS 343.407 (Identification of talented and gifted students) to 343.413 (Short title) shall be known as the Oregon Talented and Gifted Education Act. [1987 c.337 §2]

Source: Section 343.413 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.442 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.442
326.442 Authority to enter agreements related to records, papers, files and communications
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care may enter into agreements governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the department in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The use of the records, papers, files and communications is limited to the purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of law under which they may be furnished.

(2) The records, papers, files and communications of the Department of Early Learning and Care may be maintained in a single or combined data system accessible to the Department of Early Learning and Care and to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education or any other state agency, subject to mutual agreement, for the administration of programs and the coordination of functions shared by the Department of Early Learning and Care and the other state agency. [2023 c.26 §5]

Source: Section 326.442 — Authority to enter agreements related to records, papers, files and communications , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 326.435 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.435
326.435 Department of Early Learning and Care Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) Moneys in the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund consist of:

(a) Amounts donated to the fund;

(b) Moneys transferred to the fund from the federal government, state agencies and local governments;

(c) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;

(d) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and

(e) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.

(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Early Learning and Care for the purpose of fulfilling the duties, functions and powers of the Department of Early Learning and Care.

(4) The Department of Early Learning and Care may establish accounts and subaccounts within the fund when the Department of Early Learning and Care determines that accounts or subaccounts are necessary or desirable and may credit any interest or income derived from moneys in the fund to any account or subaccount in the fund. [2012 c.37 §10; 2013 c.624 §19; 2021 c.631 §19]

Source: Section 326.435 — Department of Early Learning and Care Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 358.045 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.045
358.045 Oregon Trail
Status: in_force

The Oregon Historical Society shall prepare, administer and periodically revise a comprehensive program for the development of the Oregon Trail as a major historical attraction in this state. The program prepared by the Oregon Historical Society shall provide for:

(1) Coordination of local, regional and national efforts to develop the Oregon Trail.

(2) Encouragement of Oregon Trail recognition and interpretation in cities situated along the Oregon Trail.

(3) Development of an integrated concept plan and economic feasibility study for Oregon Trail interpretive facilities across the state. [1989 c.1014 §2]

Source: Section 358.045 — Oregon Trail; comprehensive program for development , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors358.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 343.157 — OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.157
343.157 Duty of school districts to identify, locate and evaluate resident children who may have disabilities
Status: in_force

Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, school districts shall identify, locate and evaluate all resident children who may have disabilities and be in need of special education, early childhood special education or early intervention. [1979 c.423 §4 (enacted in lieu of 343.077); 1991 c.749 §5; 1993 c.749 §5]

Source: Section 343.157 — Duty of school districts to identify, locate and evaluate resident children who may have disabilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).