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OR Rev Stat § 350.412 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.412 - Role of Higher Education Coordinating Commission in facilitating foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall regularly use the Transfer Council established in ORS 350.426 to work with representatives from community colleges and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 in order to: (a) Facilitate the coordination and establishment of foundational curricula described in ORS 350.400; and (b) Facilitate the development, and ensure the continued alignment, of the unified statewide transfer agreements described in ORS 350.404. (2) The commission shall seek to ensure that community colleges, public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and students are informed and engaged on the current status and developments of foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements. [2017 c.669 §6; 2021 c.575 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 350.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.420 - Accelerated college credit programs; publicly available information; rules.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Accelerated college credit program" has the meaning given that term by rules adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (b) "Credit toward general education" means credits that may be used toward the completion of a post-secondary certificate or degree, as determined based on standards adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule. (2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall develop statewide standards for public post-secondary institutions of education to make information related to accelerated college credit programs available on each institution’s Internet website, including: (a) The policies, methods and procedures used for determining when to accept credit from an accelerated college credit program and whether the credit will be accepted as credit toward general education; (b) The process for appealing any determinations related to the acceptance or use of credit from an accelerated college credit program; and (c) A list of courses, if available, that apply toward the completion of a certificate or degree. (3) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the authority of a post-secondary institution of education, or the faculty of an institution, to prescribe an educational program or a course of study as provided by ORS 341.290 (3) or 352.146. [2018 c.113 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 350.423 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.423 - Adoption of common course numbering system; transfer of academic credit; rules.

Notwithstanding ORS 352.087 (1)(q) or any other provision of law, each public post-secondary institution of education in this state shall: (1) Adopt a common course numbering system, established by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule, for introductory and other lower division courses with similar learning outcomes that are taught in accelerated college credit programs, public post-secondary institutions of education and participating nonpublic post-secondary institutions of education in this state. (2) Accept a transfer of academic credit for each course that is subject to the system described in subsection (1) of this section as if the academic credit was earned at the institution that is accepting the transfer of academic credit with respect to: (a) The total amount of academic credit awarded; (b) Satisfying general education requirements for graduation; and (c) Satisfying any requirements for a major in a baccalaureate or associate degree program. [2021 c.575 §1] Note: Sections 4 and 5, chapter 575, Oregon Laws 2021, provide: Sec. 4. (1) The Transfer Council established in section 6 of this 2021 Act [350.426] shall make its final recommendations on the establishment of the common course numbering system described in section 1 of this 2021 Act [350.423] no later than July 1, 2024. (2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall by rule establish the common course numbering system described in section 1 of this 2021 Act no later than September 1, 2024. (3) Each public post-secondary institution of education in this state shall be in compliance with section 1 of this 2021 Act no later than the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year. [2021 c.575 §4] Sec. 5. Section 4 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2021 c.575 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 350.432 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.432 - Developmental educational requirements; placement test requirements; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "public institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.350. (2)(a) Each public institution of higher education must have the same developmental educational requirements and require the same placement tests for each subject area for: (A) An incoming student who has completed high school and who the institution determines is college ready; and (B) An incoming student who has: (i) Received a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test as provided in ORS 350.175; and (ii) Received a grade indicating that the student is college ready. (b) A student shall be considered college ready in a subject area in which the student has received a score designated "GED College Ready" on a General Educational Development (GED) test for which the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development has issued a certificate under ORS 350.175. (3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may adopt rules to implement this section. [2021 c.68 §1] Note: 350.432 first applies to the 2022-2023 academic year. See section 2, chapter 68, Oregon Laws 2021.
OR Rev Stat § 350.500 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.500 - Forestry Education Council; members; term of office.

(1) There is established a Forestry Education Council, consisting of five members appointed by the President of Oregon State University. The president shall appoint to the council at least three members who are forestland owners in this state or representatives of forest products manufacturers operating in this state. (2) The term of office of each council member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the president. Before the expiration of the term of a council member, the president shall appoint a successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. A council member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the president shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (3) A council member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 from any unrestricted moneys in a subaccount created as described in ORS 350.520. [Formerly 351.671]
OR Rev Stat § 350.505 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.505 - Qualifications of members of Forestry Education Council.

The members of the Forestry Education Council must be residents of this state who are well informed on the principles of providing educational opportunities for forestland owners, forest products manufacturers and persons wishing to train in forest-related occupations. [Formerly 351.674]
OR Rev Stat § 350.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.510 - Administration of Forestry Education Council.

(1) The Forestry Education Council shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the President of Oregon State University determines. (2) Except as provided in ORS 350.530, a majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) The council shall meet at times and places specified by the call of: (a) The chairperson; (b) A majority of the members of the council; or (c) The Dean of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University after consultation with the president. [Formerly 351.677]
OR Rev Stat § 350.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.520 - Public University Fund subaccount for professional forestry education.

Oregon State University may establish in the Public University Fund established under ORS 352.450 a subaccount dedicated to funding investments in professional forestry education. A subaccount created as provided in this section shall consist of any moneys from harvest taxes, appropriations, gifts, grants or donations made available to the university for the specific purpose of making investments in professional forestry education under this section. The university shall make any allocations of moneys from the subaccount to investments in professional forestry education in accordance with the criteria and measurements established by the Forestry Education Council under ORS 350.515. [Formerly 351.681]
OR Rev Stat § 350.525 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.525 - No obligation to fund subaccount.

ORS 350.500 to 350.530 do not establish any obligation or expectation for the appropriation of General Fund moneys to the subaccount described in ORS 350.520 or any obligation or expectation that moneys from forest products harvest taxes will be increased or reallocated for deposit to the subaccount described in ORS 350.520. [Formerly 351.682] Note: 350.525 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 350 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 350.530 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.530 - Review of allocations by President of Oregon State University.

Prior to the beginning of an academic year, the Forestry Education Council may request that the President of Oregon State University review any allocations described in ORS 350.520 that are proposed for the academic year. A request under this section must be approved by a majority of the council members. Upon receiving a request from the council, the president shall determine during the academic year whether Oregon State University should allocate additional moneys or take other measures to address any concerns raised in the council’s request. [Formerly 351.684]
OR Rev Stat § 350.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.540 - Venture grant program; applicant requirements.

The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall adopt a policy that prescribes the requirements for a venture grant program and the requirements that a grant applicant must meet in order to receive grant moneys from the university venture development fund operated by the university, including requirements: (1) That a grant recipient remain within this state for at least five years following the receipt of a grant or repay the grant plus interest; (2) That the university report amounts of tax credit certificates issued by the university and cease issuing certificates until the total amount owed to the General Fund at any one time under ORS 350.550 (6) does not exceed $8.4 million and is allocated as provided in section 6, chapter 31, Oregon Laws 2016; and (3) That the university maintain records of income realized by the university as the result of grants made from the fund and records of amounts paid to the General Fund. [Formerly 351.692; 2016 c.31 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 350.545 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.545 - University venture development funds; use; fee.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 350.550 (5), the State Treasurer, as payment for expenses, may deduct a fee pursuant to ORS 293.718 from a university venture development fund administered by a public university listed in ORS 352.002 or the Oregon Health and Science University. (2) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 or the Oregon Health and Science University may direct that moneys credited to its university venture development fund be held and invested by the university’s affiliated foundation. Any moneys held by an affiliated foundation under this section or ORS 350.550 are not subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 293 or 295 and may not be considered public or state funds for any purpose. Moneys transferred to an affiliated foundation under this section or ORS 350.550 may be used only as provided under ORS 350.540, 350.545, 350.550 and 353.445. (3) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 or the Oregon Health and Science University may retain or may elect to have its affiliated foundation retain some or all of the principal contributed to a university venture development fund for investment to perpetuate and increase the moneys available for expenditure. The balance of the fund and the earnings on that balance may be used as provided under ORS 350.540, 350.545, 350.550 and 353.445. [Formerly 351.695]
OR Rev Stat § 350.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.600 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The current and future need for higher education services in Oregon is too great and too diverse to be met by government-sponsored institutions alone. (2) From the early 1840s the citizens of Oregon, through private initiative, have created and sustained a variety of independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education, irrevocably organized as public benefit corporations in service to the people of Oregon. For the purposes of ORS 350.600 to 350.620, "independent institutions" or "independent higher education" refers to such institutions. (3) These independent institutions: (a) Conduct teaching, research and public service of high quality, contributing substantially to the preparation of a professional workforce, to the intellectual and cultural quality of life in Oregon and to the individual character of social responsibility so highly prized in this state and nation; (b) Provide a major share of all post-secondary education in Oregon, at the lowest cost to the taxpayer; (c) Add meaningful and valued diversity to the array of post-secondary educational opportunities available to Oregonians; (d) Are accessible to qualified students of all ethnic backgrounds and from all socioeconomic levels; (e) Annually attract thousands of talented people to Oregon from other regions of the country and the world; (f) Provide unique local opportunities in higher education that many Oregonians would otherwise leave the state to find; (g) Attract and sustain voluntary donations of private time, treasure and talent from thousands of citizens in public service toward fulfilling the educational needs of the larger community; and (h) Constitute a sizable economic enterprise. (4) The educational capital and services of these independent institutions are essential to meeting the current and future higher educational needs of Oregon’s citizens. [Formerly 352.665]
OR Rev Stat § 350.605 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.605 - Public purpose to encourage and increase opportunities in independent higher education.

Based on the legislative findings described in ORS 350.600, the Legislative Assembly declares that it is an important public interest to encourage and increase opportunities in independent higher education for the people of Oregon. [Formerly 352.667]
OR Rev Stat § 350.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.610 - Policies and practices of state agencies and Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

The Legislative Assembly declares that all state agencies and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission should pursue policies and engage in practices that enhance the vitality of independent higher education in Oregon and should cooperate with the state’s independent institutions. [Formerly 352.669]
OR Rev Stat § 350.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.615 - State financial aid for students.

The Legislative Assembly declares that it is an important public interest, and an appropriate objective of the state, that Oregonians who need financial assistance to attend an independent institution in Oregon should have access to state financial aid. [Formerly 352.672]
OR Rev Stat § 350.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.620 - State policies to enhance and encourage independent higher education.

The Legislative Assembly declares its ongoing interest in state policies that: (1) Enhance the ability of independent institutions to sustain and expand their services in Oregon; (2) Complement, assist and strengthen existing or planned programs and activities of independent institutions in Oregon while maintaining high academic and administrative standards; (3) Encourage broad public participation in independent higher education; (4) Promote coordination among independent and community colleges and state universities; (5) Stimulate and encourage private initiative and financial support in connection with the programs and activities of independent higher education; (6) Encourage recognition of the contributions made by independent higher education to the well-being of the state and to the development of the individual; and (7) Develop, maintain and provide the public with sufficient information concerning independent educational opportunities within the state. [Formerly 352.675]
OR Rev Stat § 350.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.630 - Legislative findings.

It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding that: (1) Independent institutions of higher education in the state educate a substantial share of all post-secondary students in Oregon and such nonpublic institutions make an important contribution to post-secondary education in Oregon. (2) The state’s duty to support the achieving of public welfare purposes in education may be, in part, fulfilled by the state’s support of those nonsectarian educational objectives achieved through nonpublic post-secondary institutions. (3) Many of Oregon’s private and independent institutions of higher learning face serious financial difficulties and, should any of these institutions be forced to close, many of their students would seek admission in public institutions creating an added financial burden to the state and an impairment of post-secondary education in Oregon. Such hazards may be substantially reduced and all education in the state improved through the purchase of nonsectarian educational services from Oregon’s private and independent institutions. [Formerly 352.710]
OR Rev Stat § 350.635 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.635 - Definitions for ORS 350.630 to 350.655.

As used in ORS 350.630 to 350.655, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Private and independent institutions of higher education" or "institution" means any nonpublic and nonprofit college or university in the State of Oregon accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities or its successor, and any chiropractic college located in this state and accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor. (2) "Nonsectarian educational services" means the provision of instruction in secular subjects. (3) "Secular subjects" means any course that is presented in the curriculum of a private and independent institution of higher education that is not hobby or recreational in nature or that does not advocate the religious teachings or the morals or forms of worship of any sect. [Formerly 352.720]
OR Rev Stat § 350.640 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.640 - Contracts with independent institutions for nonsectarian and nonreligious educational services.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may enter into contracts with private and independent institutions of higher education for the performance of nonsectarian educational services to assist the state in providing educational opportunities for Oregon students. (2) The commission may accept grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of real and personal property to carry out the purposes of ORS 350.630 to 350.655. (3) No funds disbursed pursuant to ORS 350.630 to 350.655 shall be used by any recipient for any religious purpose. [Formerly 352.730]
OR Rev Stat § 350.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.645 - Computation of payments under contracts.

Payments to private and independent institutions of higher education under contracts entered into under ORS 350.640 shall be determined by the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion on a uniform rate for every 45 quarter hours, or equivalent, of approved and registered course work in nonsectarian subjects completed by undergraduate students enrolled in the institutions who are residents of Oregon, and shall not exceed the actual cost to the institution of providing such educational services. This uniform rate shall apply to the estimated 45-hour units for each institution upon which the legislative appropriation is based for that year, or the actual 45-hour units for each institution, whichever is the lesser. Any remaining funds shall be distributed among those institutions whose actual 45-hour units exceed the estimate. The distribution to each institution shall be according to the uniform rate established for the 45-hour units or an amount equal to the ratio that the excess units bear to 45. However, if insufficient funds are available for such a distribution, then the distribution shall be according to the ratio that the total number of 45-hour units in excess of the estimate bears to the total amount of funds remaining undistributed, multiplied by the number of excess 45-hour units, if any, at each institution. [Formerly 352.740; 2017 c.66 §59]
OR Rev Stat § 350.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.650 - Rules.

In accordance with any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may make such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary or proper to carry out ORS 350.630 to 350.655. [Formerly 352.750]