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OR Rev Stat § 350.095 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.095 - Budgetary items in funding request; allocation of funds; certification of revenue sufficiency.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is authorized to: (a) Request, as part of the funding request under ORS 350.090, appropriations for budgetary items, including but not limited to education and general operations, statewide public services, state funded debt service, capital improvements, deferred maintenance, special initiatives and investments or any other purpose listed under ORS 350.075 (3)(e); (b) Allocate moneys, from funds appropriated to the commission and other available moneys, to public universities listed in ORS 352.002; and (c) Request, as part of the funding request relating to duties authorized under ORS 660.300 to 660.364, appropriations for budgetary items, including but not limited to workforce development and coordination of the state workforce development system. (2) The commission shall certify to the Legislative Assembly, in any funding request pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section for state bonds under Article XI-F(1) of the Oregon Constitution for the benefit of a public university listed in ORS 352.002, its evaluation of the revenue sufficiency, as defined in ORS 286A.830, of the public university that will receive the proceeds of any Article XI-F(1) bonds approved by the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 351.054; 2017 c.440 §3; 2019 c.384 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 350.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.105 - Report on capital construction projects.

No later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly concerning the status of all previously approved capital construction projects that have not been completed or have been completed within the preceding 24-month period. The report shall include the project title, funding sources, the amount of the original appropriation or expenditure limitation, the amount of unexpected funds, the construction status and the anticipated completion date. [Formerly 351.165]
OR Rev Stat § 350.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.115 - Regional services institutes; general program; location.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall cause to have prepared and submitted to the Legislative Assembly a program and time schedule for the establishment of regional services institutes at appropriate public universities. The program shall include academic curriculum and practical training appropriate to train students in various aspects of economic and community services planning, with particular emphasis on economic services planning for areas of the state that have common geographic, economic and social characteristics but that do not have sufficient population to qualify as metropolitan statistical areas. (2) In carrying out its duties under subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall consult with the Oregon Business Development Department and shall rely on the department for technical advice and, as necessary, technical services. The commission shall also consult with community colleges, the Oregon State University Extension Service, economic development districts and special districts providing community and economic development services in the region in order to prepare curriculum and programs with particular emphasis on streamlining existing programs, avoiding duplication and overlap of programs, better utilizing students and resources and identifying needs in the region that are currently unaddressed. (3) In preparing programs for establishing regional services institutes, the commission shall give priority to establishing institutes at Eastern Oregon University and Southern Oregon University. [Formerly 352.390]
OR Rev Stat § 350.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.125 - Report on competency-based education.

Before September 15 of each year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. The report must describe the progress made in providing competency-based education in the public post-secondary institutions of education in this state. The report must: (1) Describe the effectiveness of expanding competency-based education in public post-secondary institutions of education in this state and of granting post-secondary degrees on the basis of competency-based education; (2) Identify issues and barriers, including post-secondary accreditation standards, that present challenges to implementing or expanding competency-based education programs in post-secondary institutions of education in this state; (3) Analyze and describe student outcomes in public post-secondary institutions of education that have implemented competency-based education programs; (4) Identify funding strategies to implement or expand competency-based education programs to all public post-secondary institutions of education in this state; (5) Analyze competency-based education models and determine which models have been successful; and (6) Recommend specific policy changes and initiatives that public post-secondary institutions of education in this state may implement to expand competency-based education. [2017 c.404 §1; 2021 c.523 §2] Note: Sections 1 and 4, chapter 523, Oregon Laws 2021, provide: Sec. 1. Pilot program to expand competency-based education. (1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a competency-based education pilot program to assist public post-secondary institutions of education in this state with expanding competency-based education. (2) The program shall: (a) Issue one or more grants to public post-secondary institutions of education in this state for the purpose of funding start-up costs to implement a competency-based education program within the recipient institution. (b) Encourage public post-secondary institutions of education in this state that have competency-based programs to promote and market their programs to out-of-state individuals. (3) The commission may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the pilot program. The rules adopted by the commission shall include a method for reviewing and approving grant applications and determining the grant amount that a qualified public post-secondary institution of education in this state may receive under this section. [2021 c.523 §1] Sec. 4. Section 1 of this 2021 Act is repealed January 2, 2024. [2021 c.523 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 350.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.130 - Enrollment and graduation rate of Oregon high school students at post-secondary institutions of education.

(1) Each post-secondary institution of education that operates in this state shall annually provide to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission: (a) The number of Oregon high school graduates from each school district who are enrolled at the institution; and (b) The graduation rate at the institution for Oregon high school graduates from each school district. (2) The commission shall annually submit to the Department of Education the information provided under subsection (1) of this section. (3) The department shall annually provide to each school district the information related to high school graduates from that school district that is provided to the department under subsection (2) of this section. [2017 c.415 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 350.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.150 - Office to function under Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules.

(1) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development is established within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The office shall function under the direction and control of the commission, with the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development serving as an administrative officer for community college matters. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the commission may adopt any rules necessary for the effective and efficient administration of the office or for the administration of laws that the office is charged with administering. (3) The commission, in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, workforce partners and the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor and pursuant to ORS chapter 183, may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of laws related to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that the commission is charged with administering. [Formerly 351.755; 2017 c.185 §7; 2017 c.297 §30; 2019 c.384 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 350.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.155 - Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development Account.

(1) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all fees, assessments and other moneys received by the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes authorized by law. (2) The office may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source to carry out the duties imposed upon the office. Moneys received under this subsection shall be paid into the account. (3) The office shall keep a record of all moneys deposited into the account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative subaccounts the sources from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged. (4) Disbursements from the account shall be made as directed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. [Formerly 351.758]
OR Rev Stat § 350.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.160 - Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

(1) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall appoint a Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. (2) The director shall be a person who by training and experience is well qualified to perform the duties of the office and to assist in carrying out the functions of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission under this section and ORS 341.015, 341.440, 341.455, 341.626, 341.655 and 341.933. (3) The director shall: (a) Be the executive head of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. (b) Direct and supervise all activities of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. (c) Hire staff, as authorized by the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the director. The staff shall be considered employees of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for purposes of ORS chapters 240 and 243. (d) Be responsible directly to the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for those duties enumerated in ORS chapter 341. (4) The director, with approval of the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall be responsible for the representation of community college interests to the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, state agencies and others. (5) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall be responsible for submitting community college budget requests for the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to the Legislative Assembly. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall ensure that the budget request for community colleges and for the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development are separate and distinct from the commission’s other requests to the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 351.762; 2016 c.117 §58]
OR Rev Stat § 350.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.165 - Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund.

The Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of making grants and loans for the provision of advanced technology education and training opportunities under ORS 350.170. [Formerly 351.764]
OR Rev Stat § 350.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.175 - Certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests; rules; fees.

(1) The Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development may issue certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test to persons who demonstrate satisfactory performance in tests prescribed under subsection (2) of this section or meet the requirements of any prescribed evaluative procedure. (2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule may prescribe tests and other appropriate evaluation procedures for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section and may establish age, residence and other relevant qualifications for applicants. (3) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development may utilize its personnel and facilities for the administration of this section, and the commission may establish by rule a nonrefundable application fee. The fee may be waived by the commission in case of hardship. (4) Subject to prior approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a report to the Emergency Board prior to adopting the fee, the fee established under subsection (3) of this section shall not exceed the cost of administering the program, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly within the office’s budget, as the budget may be modified by the Emergency Board. (5) All moneys received under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and shall be used exclusively for administration of this section. The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in such account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity against which each withdrawal is charged. (6) The Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall consult with the Superintendent of Public Instruction on all matters related to evaluation procedures used to measure equivalent achievement under this section. The superintendent is authorized to make independent recommendations on evaluation procedures to the office in those cases where the superintendent’s judgment differs from that of the director. [Formerly 351.768; 2017 c.66 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 350.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.200 - Prohibition on requiring prospective students to disclose prior criminal convictions when applying; exceptions; appeal.

(1)(a) Except as otherwise required by law, a public or private post-secondary institution of education may not require a prospective student to disclose whether the prospective student has a criminal conviction before the institution makes a final decision on whether to admit the prospective student. (b) Any materials or websites that are created by a public or private post-secondary institution of higher education and that are routinely used by prospective students when deciding whether to apply for admission to a particular course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at the institution must include a notification to prospective students if the institution has determined that the particular course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway is likely to lead to professional licensure requirements that may exclude individuals with criminal convictions. (2)(a) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at a public or private post-secondary institution of education where: (A) Applicants are required to apply for admission directly to the course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway; and (B) As determined by the institution, individuals with criminal backgrounds are likely to encounter barriers to licensure or practicum placements. (b) If a course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at a public or private post-secondary institution of education described in paragraph (a) of this subsection elects to deny admission to an applicant based on the applicant’s prior criminal conviction, the institution shall notify the applicant, who may appeal the decision under a formal process established by the institution. [2021 c.341 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 350.203 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.203 - Parental identification on institution forms; collection of identification information by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules.

(1)(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with public post-secondary institutions of education, shall by rule design a question or questions that will: (A) Allow each student to identify whether the student is a parent, a person acting as a parent or a legal guardian; and (B) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, be placed on one or more forms that are used on an annual basis by public post-secondary institutions of education in this state to collect demographic data from students. (b) A public post-secondary institution of education is not required to update existing forms in order to include the question or questions described in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (2) Each public post-secondary institution of education in this state shall make the data collected under subsection (1) of this section available to the commission in the format determined by the commission under subsection (3) of this section. (3) The commission shall: (a) By rule establish a common format and time frame for the collection and reporting of the data collected under subsection (1) of this section. The format must require that the data collected under subsection (1) of this section be included with other demographic data of the students. (b) Evaluate the degree to which public post-secondary institutions of education in this state are complying with the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (c) During each regular session of the Legislative Assembly, submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the committees related to higher education that: (A) Sets forth the progress public post-secondary institutions of education in this state have made toward implementing the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and (B) Summarizes the data collected by the commission under this section. [2021 c.105 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 350.205 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.205 - Display of mandatory enrollment fees; content and method of display; report.

(1) As used in this section, "mandatory fee" means a fee of general applicability to students, whether full-time or part-time, that is required prior to matriculation or taking courses, including a fee proposed by a recognized student government. (2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 or community college shall prominently display, as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a description of every mandatory fee charged by the public university or community college. (3) A mandatory fee required to be displayed under this section must be published on each public university’s or community college’s public website and online student portal prior to the term for which the mandatory fee will be charged and included in any tuition bill. The amount of the mandatory fee must be accompanied by a description of: (a) The general purpose of the mandatory fee; (b) How the mandatory fee will be allocated and used; and (c) If the mandatory fee will be collected for a limited duration, the beginning and end dates for collecting the mandatory fee. (4) No later than September 1 of each year, each public university and community college shall report to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission on the public university’s or community college’s collection of mandatory fees. The report must include: (a) A description of the public university’s or community college’s efforts to display mandatory fees as required by this section; (b) A description of each use or recipient that a mandatory fee is applied to; (c) The amount of any fee moneys that were transferred during the preceding academic year to a recipient or use other than the recipient or use that the fee was collected for and an explanation of the reason for the transfer; and (d) A financial overview that includes: (A) The total amount of mandatory fees collected for the preceding academic year, by term; (B) The total amount of expenses for the preceding academic year that are of a type to which mandatory fee moneys were applied; and (C) The ending balances for the funds or accounts in which mandatory fees are maintained and an explanation of the balances for the three preceding academic years. [2021 c.158 §1] Note: Section 2, chapter 158, Oregon Laws 2021, provides: Sec. 2. (1) Section 1 of this 2021 Act [350.205] first applies to the 2021-2022 academic year. (2) Notwithstanding section 1 (4)(d)(C) of this 2021 Act, in the reports under section 1 (4) of this 2021 Act for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years, a public university or community college may report the ending balance of any fund or account in which mandatory fees are maintained and an explanation of the balance for the preceding academic year only. [2021 c.158 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 350.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education|Section 350.240 - Eligibility of various students to receive financial aid from Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(1) A student at a post-secondary institution of education in this state who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or who is a refugee, special immigrant visa holder or COFA islander, is eligible to receive scholarships, grants and other financial aid from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) As used in this section, "COFA islander," "refugee" and "special immigrant visa holder" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 352.287. [2018 c.122 §4; 2021 c.652 §3]