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OR Rev Stat § 346.041 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.041 - Resident district responsible for transportation of pupils; Special Education Transportation Revolving Account.

(1) Transportation for pupils attending the school operated under ORS 346.010 is the responsibility of the pupil’s resident school district. The district may provide transportation directly or by agreement with another school district, a public carrier or the Department of Education. (2) The actual and necessary transportation expenses incurred under subsection (1) of this section, at a frequency consistent with a pupil’s individualized education program, shall be considered approved transportation costs for purposes of ORS 327.006 and 327.033. (3) The resident school district shall reimburse the Department of Education for all transportation costs the department incurs on behalf of the district within 10 days after receipt of the itemized invoice. (4) The payments of the resident school districts required under subsection (3) of this section and an amount specifically appropriated thereto shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Special Education Transportation Revolving Account to be used by the Department of Education for the transportation of pupils attending the school operated under ORS 346.010. The account shall be continuously appropriated to the department for such purpose. (5) Any unexpended and unobligated balance in the Special Education Transportation Revolving Account in excess of $70,000 as of September 1 of any year shall be transferred from the account to the General Fund to be available for general governmental purposes. [1991 c.631 §3; 2007 c.858 §78; 2009 c.562 §31; 2013 c.1 §45]
OR Rev Stat § 346.047 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.047 - Authority of state board to hold property.

The State Board of Education may receive, take and hold property, both real and personal for the school operated under ORS 346.010 and may sell, transfer, assign, allot, set over or convey the property pursuant to legislative authority. [1971 c.301 §9; 1989 c.491 §56; 2007 c.858 §79; 2009 c.562 §32]
OR Rev Stat § 346.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.055 - Trust account for student funds.

(1) When the Department of Education has in possession or under control, in a bank account or otherwise, funds that are the property of the students enrolled in the school operated under ORS 346.010 or that have been deposited for their use or for expenditure in their behalf, the department shall deposit such funds, as they are received, together with any such funds as heretofore have accumulated, with the State Treasurer as a trust account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. (2) As used in this section, "funds" includes but is not limited to moneys deposited with the department for medical care or assistance of students, moneys derived from athletic activities, contributions for athletic, health, or recreation projects, and any other moneys received by the department that are not required by law to be credited to other state funds or accounts. (3) The department is authorized to receive any of the funds referred to in this section. The State Treasurer shall carry the funds in separate accounts for the school, but may not credit the funds or any part of the funds to any state fund for governmental purposes. (4) Disbursements from the accounts for the purposes for which the contributions or payments were made, and for payment to persons lawfully entitled thereto, may be made by the department, by checks or orders drawn upon the State Treasurer. The department shall be accountable for the proper handling of the accounts. [1971 c.301 §13; 1989 c.966 §28; 2007 c.858 §80; 2009 c.562 §33]
OR Rev Stat § 346.070 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.070 - Aid to students who are deaf; rules.

(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every student who is deaf and who has been a resident of Oregon for the three years immediately preceding application and who is attending any university, college or other suitable school is eligible to apply for a state grant-in-aid to help defray approved expenses. If the student’s application for a grant-in-aid is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Education may make the grant-in-aid contingent upon the student’s attending a school of the superintendent’s choice. (2) The grants-in-aid shall not exceed $1,000 to any student for any fiscal year and shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary to carry out this section. (3) A student who is deaf may not receive a grant-in-aid under subsection (1) of this section for a period exceeding seven years. [Amended by 1957 c.336 §1; 1959 c.175 §1; 1965 c.100 §450; 1969 c.597 §80L; 1971 c.301 §8; 1977 c.750 §1; 1989 c.491 §58; 2007 c.70 §116]
OR Rev Stat § 346.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.080 - Notice to employees of reasonable assurance of continued employment.

The Department of Education shall give the notice required by ORS 332.554 to all classified employees of the Oregon School for the Deaf in the same manner and to the same effect as notice given under ORS 332.554. [1985 c.585 §6; 1991 c.631 §4; 2007 c.858 §81; 2009 c.562 §34]
OR Rev Stat § 346.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.110 - Definitions for ORS 346.110 to 346.270.

As used in ORS 346.110 to 346.270: (1) "Commission" means the Commission for the Blind. (2) "Person who is blind" means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with best correction or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. (3) "Person with a visual impairment" includes a person who is blind or has seriously impaired vision or who has a condition that might lead to blindness. [Amended by 1975 c.638 §1; 1989 c.224 §58; 2007 c.70 §117]
OR Rev Stat § 346.120 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.120 - Commission for the Blind; purpose.

There is created a commission for persons who are blind and for the prevention of blindness, to be known as the Commission for the Blind. The commission shall: (1) Establish and be responsible for the administration of a program or programs for persons who are blind which will promote, in the manner set forth in ORS 346.110 to 346.270, the welfare of persons with visual impairments, including but not limited to cooperation by contract or otherwise with public and private agencies in providing services, programs and facilities for persons with visual impairments. (2) Be responsible for the fiscal oversight of the commission, which includes but is not limited to: (a) Regular review of financial statements of the commission; (b) Participation in the development of the budget for the commission; and (c) Directing the resources of the commission to implement program goals. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §1; 1975 c.374 §1; 1989 c.224 §59; 2001 c.354 §1; 2007 c.70 §118]
OR Rev Stat § 346.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.130 - Commission members; confirmation; meetings; compensation and expenses.

(1) The Commission for the Blind shall be appointed by the Governor and shall consist of the following seven members: (a) Four members who are qualified persons within the legal definition of persons who are blind; and (b) Three members appointed from among the areas of employers, labor, optometry, ophthalmology, and education of persons who are blind. However, no more than one appointee shall represent the same area during the same term. To the greatest extent possible, appointments from the five areas shall be made on a rotating basis. (2) The term of office of a member of the commission is four years. Vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. Any member who is absent from three consecutive commission meetings or more than one-third of the scheduled meetings in one year shall be removed from office and the Governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A person may not serve on the commission for more than three consecutive terms. A person who serves two years or more of a term shall be considered to have served a full term. (3) All appointments of members of the commission by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. (4) The commission shall hold meetings at least once every two months and such additional meetings as it may deem necessary. (5) Each member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1957 c.294 §1; 1965 c.100 §451; 1965 c.522 §1; 1969 c.314 §23; 1973 c.792 §10; 1975 c.638 §2; 1977 c.731 §1; 1979 c.411 §1; 2007 c.70 §119; 2015 c.222 §1] Note: Section 2, chapter 222, Oregon Laws 2015, provides: Sec. 2. Notwithstanding ORS 346.130 (2), a person may serve on the Commission for the Blind for more than three consecutive terms if: (1) The person is serving a term on the effective date of this 2015 Act [January 1, 2016] or had served a term prior to the effective date of this 2015 Act; and (2) The person does not serve on the commission for more than 12 consecutive years. [2015 c.222 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 346.140 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.140 - Administrator and other employees.

The Commission for the Blind shall employ an administrator and such other persons as may be necessary and fix their compensation, except as such compensation otherwise may be regulated by law. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 346.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.150 - Rules and regulations.

(1) The Commission for the Blind may make and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of ORS 346.110 to 346.270. (2) The commission shall make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the commission. The use of such records, papers, files and communications by any other agency or department of government or person to which they may be furnished shall be limited to purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of law under which they may be furnished. [Subsection (2) enacted as 1971 c.312 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 346.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.160 - Register of persons who are blind.

The Commission for the Blind shall cause to be compiled and maintained as complete as possible a register of persons in Oregon who are blind, which shall describe the extent of blindness, cause of blindness and such other facts in regard to each person so registered as the commission may deem advisable. [Amended by 2007 c.70 §120]
OR Rev Stat § 346.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.165 - Use of official records.

(1) The Commission for the Blind may not disclose or use the contents of the register of persons who are blind filed and maintained under the provisions of ORS 346.160, or any records, files, papers or communications for purposes other than those directly connected with the programs administered by the commission, and the register of persons who are blind, the records, files, papers and communications are considered confidential. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, ORS 346.150 (2) and 346.167, the minutes and records of official actions of the Commission for the Blind, its payroll, books of account and accounts of expenditures are public writings available for inspection in the manner provided in ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [1971 c.312 §§3,5; 1983 c.740 §113; 2007 c.70 §121]
OR Rev Stat § 346.167 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.167 - Prohibited uses of records.

No person or agency shall solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any lists or names for commercial or political purposes of any nature, or for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of programs administered by the Commission for the Blind. [1971 c.312 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 346.169 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.169 - Exchange of public or private agency records.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 346.165 and 346.167, whenever a person who is blind or blind and deaf requests any public or private agency to exchange with another agency the records of the agency concerning the person making the request, the agency shall furnish the records to the designated agency. (2) The request made under subsection (1) of this section may be made by a guardian of the person who is blind or blind and deaf. (3) As used in this section, "record" includes name and address of the person who is blind or blind and deaf, medical and psychological records, and other information designated by the person requesting the exchange of records. (4) Where appropriate, a request for an exchange of records made under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the confidentiality and access provisions of ORS 179.495, 326.565, 326.575, 336.187, 341.290, 344.600, 411.320, 419B.035 and 419B.045. [1975 c.597 §1; 1993 c.546 §103; 2007 c.70 §122] Note: 346.169 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 346 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 346.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.170 - Program for conservation and restoration of sight and prevention of blindness; free eye care.

(1) The Commission for the Blind shall maintain a program for the conservation and restoration of sight and the prevention of blindness, the objects of which shall be to inaugurate and cooperate in such measures for the prevention of blindness in Oregon as the commission may deem advisable. (2) The commission in its discretion may arrange for and pay for the examination of the eyes of individual persons with visual impairments and may obtain and pay for medical and surgical treatment and glasses for such persons. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §3; 1975 c.638 §3; 2007 c.70 §123]
OR Rev Stat § 346.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.180 - Vocational rehabilitation services.

The Commission for the Blind shall maintain a program of vocational rehabilitation services. The object of the program shall be to aid persons with visual impairments in finding employment, to provide such physical restoration as will increase their employability, to establish a program of small business enterprises in which such persons are able to work, to establish individual programs of college and university instruction, also training in trades and occupations which may be followed in their homes and elsewhere, to cooperate with the United States Government in vocational rehabilitation programs for persons who are blind, including establishment of small business enterprises for them in buildings owned or rented by the federal government and to assist persons with visual impairments, in whatever manner may seem advisable to the commission, in disposing of the products of their industries. [Amended by 1975 c.638 §4; 1989 c.224 §60; 2007 c.70 §124]
OR Rev Stat § 346.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.240 - Payment of incidental expenses of commission.

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may, from time to time, as may be necessary, draw a warrant in favor of the Commission for the Blind for a sum not exceeding $1,500 in any one amount, to be used for the purpose of paying for postage, expressage, freight, telegraph, telephone and other incidental expenses for which payment must be made in cash. (2) The commission shall file with the department, from time to time, vouchers for any warrants to be drawn under subsection (1) of this section. (3) Before the commission receives any moneys to be expended for incidental expenses, the commission shall designate the person to whom the funds will be paid. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §5; 1983 c.740 §115; 2014 c.107 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 346.250 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.250 - Program of social and educational services.

The Commission for the Blind may establish a program of social and educational services for the purpose of ameliorating the condition of persons with visual impairments by providing instruction that will assist them in making the best possible adjustment to conditions resulting from loss or impairment of sight, as the commission may deem advisable. Special courses of instruction and training may be established at training centers and workshops for persons with visual impairments that shall include home economics, household mechanics, orientation to better living and such other instruction as will contribute to the economic and social adjustment of persons with visual impairments. Persons with whom persons with visual impairments are living may, whenever the commission deems necessary, be given instruction that will assist them in caring for such persons with visual impairments. The commission through this program also shall cooperate with the Library of Congress and other agencies in the distribution of talking-book machines, sound-reproducing equipment and other devices designed for the use of persons who are blind, and from time to time may cause to be made and distributed to persons in this state who have visual impairments specially recorded subjects and Braille publications. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §6; 1989 c.224 §64; 2007 c.70 §128]
OR Rev Stat § 346.260 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.260 - Cooperation with Department of Human Services.

The Commission for the Blind shall: (1) Cooperate with the Department of Human Services in the administration of programs for persons who are blind; and (2) When requested by the department, make an investigation of an applicant eligible for programs for persons who are blind and make recommendations to the department regarding services for the applicant and the employability of the applicant. [Amended by 2001 c.355 §1; 2007 c.70 §129]
OR Rev Stat § 346.265 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.265 - Authority to cooperate with and receive grants from federal government.

In addition to its other powers, the Commission for the Blind may enter into agreements with, join with or accept grants from, the federal government for cooperative research, demonstration projects and personnel training programs. The commission is designated the state agency to receive any other federal funds available for the furtherance of the programs under the administration of the commission. [1961 c.484 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 346.270 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.270 - Receipt and expenditure of gifts and bequests.

The Commission for the Blind may receive moneys by gift or bequest and expend the moneys for any of the objects and purposes of the commission under ORS 346.120. Moneys received under this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in an account separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §452; 1975 c.605 §18; 1989 c.966 §29]
OR Rev Stat § 346.290 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.290 - Commission for the Blind Account.

(1) There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the Commission for the Blind Account. Except for funds made available to the Commission for the Blind under ORS 346.270 or deposited pursuant to ORS 346.569, all moneys received by the commission for promoting the welfare of persons with visual impairments shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Commission for the Blind Account. (2) All moneys in the Commission for the Blind Account are continuously appropriated to the commission for use by the commission for the respective purposes authorized by law. (3) The commission shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the Commission for the Blind Account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged. [1963 c.381 §3; 1973 c.713 §7; 1975 c.471 §2; 1981 c.271 §1; 1989 c.224 §65; 2007 c.70 §130; 2014 c.107 §7; 2017 c.717 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 346.300 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf|Section 346.300 - Criminal records checks.

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Commission for the Blind may require the fingerprints of a person who: (1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the commission; or (b) Provides services or seeks to provide services to the commission as a volunteer; and (2) Is, or will be, working or providing services in a position: (a) In which the person has or will have access to information that is confidential under state or federal laws, rules or regulations; or (b) In which the person has direct contact with people who are served by the commission. [2007 c.619 §2]