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OR Rev Stat § 341.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.025 - Petition for formation of district.

(1) Whenever the electors registered in contiguous territory desire the formation of a community college district, they may sign a petition requesting the formation of such a district and present it to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) The petition must be substantially in the form established by the commission, which shall furnish the petition form. The petition: (a) Must contain the minimum number of signatures fixed by the commission of 500, or 10 percent of the electors registered in each county or part of a county within the designated territory, whichever is the lesser; (b) Must designate the boundaries of the territory to be included in the proposed district, which may include all or part of the territory lying within the boundaries of a school district and may be located in more than one county; (c) Must request that the territory be organized into a district; (d) May specify or reserve the right to specify the location for the proposed community college or may request the commission to determine the location; (e) Must specify the method of nomination and election of the board of education of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 341.327; and (f) Must contain any other information required by rules of the commission. [Formerly 341.710; 1967 c.465 §5; 1969 c.220 §1; 1969 c.673 §1; 1971 c.513 §73; 1983 c.83 §71; 1983 c.350 §194; 1989 c.261 §1; 1995 c.67 §5; 2013 c.747 §48]
OR Rev Stat § 341.039 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.039 - Formation of community college service district; method to change to community college district.

(1) A petition submitted pursuant to ORS 341.025 may specify that the proposed district be organized as a community college service district. The formation of a community college service district shall comply with the provisions of ORS 341.025 to 341.125. A petition affecting a territory that, in the judgment of the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, will not generate an annual enrollment in excess of 1,000 full-time equivalent students after three years of operation shall be considered to be a petition for the formation of a community college service district. (2) If formed, a community college service district shall in all respects be governed by the laws applicable to community college districts with the following exceptions: (a) Notwithstanding ORS 341.675, community college service districts formed on or after July 1, 1997, may not incur bonded indebtedness for any purpose. This limitation shall not be construed to prohibit lease-purchase arrangements or other lawful forms of capital financing. A community college service district may hold and own buildings and grounds acquired through gifts or financing methods authorized by this section. (b) The board of education for a community college service district shall annually review the programs and services of the service district. This review shall have as its purpose a determination of which services can most effectively and economically be delivered directly and which services can best be delivered through contracting arrangements. The direct hiring of faculty and staff is expressly permitted. (3) After having been in operation for at least three years, a community college service district may submit to the electors of the district the question of whether the district shall operate as a community college district. (4) Prior to submitting the question to the electors, the community college service district must have been in operation for three years, and must have secured the approval of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to hold the election. Before granting approval, the commission must find: (a) The service district has acquired stability as demonstrated by a continuity of management, regularly adopted policies and procedures and adequate financial resources; and (b) The service district has adopted a sound comprehensive plan that sets out the district’s instructional and capital plans for five years. [1989 c.261 §3; 1997 c.249 §102; 1997 c.271 §1; 1999 c.21 §67; 1999 c.211 §1; 2013 c.747 §49; 2015 c.366 §15] Note: 341.039 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 341 by legislative action but was not added to any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 341.041 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.041 - Conversion of certain community college service districts to community college districts.

Notwithstanding ORS 341.039 (3) and (4), on July 1, 2001, all community college service districts formed prior to July 1, 1997, shall become community college districts and on and after July 1, 2001, shall operate as community college districts. [2001 c.168 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 341.045 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.045 - Feasibility study; hearing.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall examine the petition to determine whether it is complete. If the petition is complete and if formation of the district is consistent with the overall plan for all education in the state, the commission shall undertake a study of the feasibility of a community college in the geographical area proposed by the petition, including but not limited to: (a) Educational needs of the area. (b) Potential enrollment levels. (c) The rate of operating taxes that is required to meet the local share of operating and capital expenses and that would, if adopted, be the district’s permanent rate limit for operating taxes, including whether the proposed rate bears a reasonable relationship to the permanent rate limit of operating community college districts of similar size and circumstance to the proposed new district. If the proposed rate is substantially below the rate of similar operating districts, the feasibility study shall explicitly detail how the proposed new district intends to provide a comprehensive community college program. (d) Relationship of the proposed district to the overall plan for all education in the state. (e) Boundaries of the proposed district. (f) The appropriateness of the proposed name of the community college district or the community college, if a name is proposed, in order to determine that the proposed name is not misleading, confusing or grossly inappropriate. (2) Upon completion of the study, the commission shall set a date for a public hearing on the petition and study and shall give notice of the hearing in the manner provided in ORS 341.357. (3) The notice of hearing shall state: (a) A study has been conducted on a proposed district. (b) The boundaries of the proposed district. (c) Whether the proposed community college district specifies providing its courses through contract with agencies authorized to enter into such contracts. (d) The time and place set for the hearing on the petition. [Formerly 347.730; 1967 c.465 §1; 1969 c.673 §2; 1971 c.513 §74; 1991 c.397 §1; 1997 c.541 §378; 2013 c.747 §50]
OR Rev Stat § 341.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.055 - Hearing; alteration of proposed boundaries.

(1) At the time designated in the notice given under ORS 341.045, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or its authorized representative shall conduct a public hearing on the study and may adjourn the hearing from time to time. The commission may alter the boundaries set forth in the petition submitted under ORS 341.025 to include all territory the residents of which will be materially benefited by formation of the community college district as determined by the study conducted under ORS 341.045. The commission shall not modify the boundaries of the district as set forth in the petition so as to exclude from the district any territory the residents of which will be materially benefited by formation of the district, nor may there be included in the proposed district any territory the residents of which will not be materially benefited. (2) If the commission concludes that any territory has been improperly included or omitted from the proposed community college district and that electors within the included or omitted territory have not appeared at the hearing, the commission shall continue further hearing on the study and shall order notice given to the nonappearing electors requiring them to appear and show cause why their territory should not be excluded or included in the proposed district. The notice shall be given either in the same manner as notice of the original hearing was given or by personal service on each nonappearing elector. If notice is given by personal service, such service shall be made at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. [Formerly 341.740; 1967 c.465 §2; 1969 c.673 §3; 2013 c.747 §51]
OR Rev Stat § 341.065 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.065 - Dismissal of petition.

If, in the opinion of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the study conducted under ORS 341.045 and the testimony presented at the hearing or hearings held under ORS 341.055 indicate that the formation of a community college district as petitioned is not warranted under the policies set forth by ORS 341.009, the commission shall order dismissal of the petition. An appeal from this order may be taken within 60 days in the manner provided in ORS 183.480. [1965 c.238 §2; 1967 c.465 §3; 1969 c.673 §4; 1991 c.397 §2; 2013 c.747 §52]
OR Rev Stat § 341.076 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.076 - Commission recommendation to legislature; appeal; revision of recommendation; hearing; effect of legislative action.

(1) If, upon final hearing under ORS 341.055, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission approves formation of a community college district, with boundaries either as originally presented or as altered pursuant to the hearing, the commission shall make its recommendation to the Legislative Assembly in an order describing the exterior boundaries and the zone boundaries for the election of members of the board of education of the community college district, if any. An appeal from the recommendation may be taken within 60 days in the manner provided in ORS 183.480. If no appeal from this recommendation is filed within 60 days after the date of the recommendation, the recommendation becomes final. (2) If an appeal is filed, the recommendation becomes final on the date the recommendation is affirmed by the court. However, if the recommendation is not affirmed, the commission may not submit its recommendation to the Legislative Assembly but may reconsider the conclusions of the study conducted under ORS 341.045 and if the commission revises those conclusions, the commission may set a date for a new hearing. (3) Upon receipt of the final recommendation, the Legislative Assembly shall approve or disapprove the recommendation. If the recommendation is approved, an election under ORS 341.085 shall be held. If the recommendation is disapproved, the commission may revise its recommendation and resubmit a final recommendation to the Legislative Assembly but not sooner than 60 days after the action of disapproval was taken. [1969 c.673 §6 (enacted in lieu of 341.075); 1971 c.513 §75; 1977 c.827 §1; 2003 c.574 §1; 2013 c.747 §53]
OR Rev Stat § 341.085 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.085 - Election for formation of district.

(1) An election for the purpose of presenting the question of formation of a district and establishing a permanent rate limit for operating taxes and the boundaries of the zones, if the zones were recommended by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall be held to submit the question to the electors registered in the proposed district designated in the recommendation of the commission. The election shall be held not sooner than the 90th day after the effective date of the appropriation required by ORS 341.102. The election date shall be uniform throughout the proposed district, and shall be set by the commission on a date specified in ORS 255.345. However, if the question of establishing a permanent rate limit for operating taxes is to be submitted, the election must be held on the same date as the next primary election or the next general election, as determined by the commission. (2) ORS chapter 255 and ORS 250.035 and 250.036 govern the notice and conduct of an election under this section. The commission shall be the district elections authority for an election conducted under this section. Notwithstanding ORS 255.305, the commission shall pay the expenses incurred for the election. (3) An elector registered in a precinct or in the portion of a precinct which is located within the boundaries of the proposed district may vote on any matter arising at the election under subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 341.760; 1967 c.605 §18; 1969 c.673 §9; 1971 c.513 §76; 1973 c.796 §51a; 1983 c.83 §72; 1983 c.350 §195; 1987 c.267 §77; 1995 c.67 §6; 1995 c.79 §184; 1995 c.712 §108; 1997 c.541 §379; 2001 c.114 §50; 2013 c.747 §54]
OR Rev Stat § 341.095 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.095 - Questions included in election.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall include as a part of the election called for formation of a district the question of a permanent rate limit for operating taxes to finance the district’s share of operating and capital expenses. The rate limit shall be specified by the commission as a result of its study and the hearing held under ORS 341.055. The commission may also include the question of incurring indebtedness to pay organizational expenses of the district between the time the district is approved and the first budget is adopted. If the question of incurring indebtedness is approved, the district may borrow money on its negotiable, short-term, promissory notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed the limit approved at the election and may, notwithstanding ORS 294.338, expend the money without the preparation and adoption of a budget. (2) In preparing its first budget, the board of the district shall provide for the repayment of the indebtedness incurred for organizational expenses under subsection (1) of this section. [1965 c.129 §2; 1969 c.673 §10; 1971 c.513 §77; 1995 c.67 §7; 1997 c.541 §380; 2013 c.747 §55]
OR Rev Stat § 341.102 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.102 - Payment of formation election expenses.

If the Legislative Assembly approves the recommendation submitted under ORS 341.076, 341.565 or 341.579, the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of allocation to the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development moneys necessary to pay the expenses of the election under ORS 341.085, 341.565, 341.569 or 341.579 (1) if the election is to occur within 24 months of the appropriation or allocation. If the election does not occur within the biennium immediately following the appropriation or allocation, the question shall be brought before the next Legislative Assembly. The state shall fund the election without regard to the outcome of the election. [1969 c.673 §8; 1995 c.67 §8; 1995 c.357 §3a; 1997 c.249 §103; 1999 c.1027 §7; 2001 c.104 §115; 2003 c.574 §2; 2015 c.366 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 341.105 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.105 - List of electors.

When at the request of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the county clerk of the principal county, in consultation with county clerks of the affected counties, prepares a list or lists of names and addresses of the electors registered in the proposed district, the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development is authorized to pay the charge as determined under ORS 255.305. [Formerly 341.770; 1969 c.673 §11; 1971 c.513 §78; 1973 c.796 §51b; 1983 c.83 §73; 1983 c.350 §196; 1995 c.67 §9; 2013 c.747 §56; 2015 c.366 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 341.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.115 - Effect of election results.

(1) If the vote is in favor of the formation of the community college district and establishes a permanent rate limit for operating taxes for the district, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission: (a) Shall proclaim the commission’s determination from the election results that a community college district has been formed; and (b) Shall furnish any affected county assessor with a copy of the proclamation. (2) If the location of the community college or zone boundaries are specified on the ballot, and the vote favors formation, the commission shall include such location and boundaries in its proclamation. (3) If the vote is in favor of the formation of a community college district but opposed to a permanent rate limit at the rate submitted, the district shall not be formed. [Formerly 341.780; 1969 c.673 §13; 1983 c.350 §197; 1995 c.67 §10; 1997 c.541 §381; 2013 c.747 §178]
OR Rev Stat § 341.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.125 - First board.

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1) The first board of education of a district shall be elected at the same election as the election at which votes are cast for the formation of the district. Nominations for the board of education positions to be filled by nomination and election at-large shall be made by petition requesting that such person’s name be placed on the ballot and signed with the signatures of at least 50 electors registered in the proposed district. If the district has been zoned and the position is to be filled by nomination or election by zone, the petition shall be signed by at least 25 electors registered in the zone. The petition shall be presented to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission at least 70 days prior to the election. Upon receipt of petitions that comply with applicable law, the commission shall cause the names of the nominees to be placed upon the ballot. (2) Seven members shall be elected to the first board, to serve terms of four and two years respectively in accordance with the number of votes each receives with the three members receiving the largest number of votes serving the four-year terms. The terms of office of the members of the first board shall be computed from the date of June 30 subsequent to the date of their election, but the members shall take office immediately following the election. If for any reason a district is not formed, the election of board members for that proposed district is void. (3) If the district has been zoned, the commission shall designate the positions to be nominated or elected by zone and shall specify the length of the term to be served by each member of the first board elected by zone. (4) If the election is at large, the length of the term of office of members of the first board elected shall be determined in accordance with the number of votes each receives in the election. Those receiving the highest number of votes may serve the four-year terms, subject to any term designations made by the commission under subsection (3) of this section. [Formerly 341.800; 1971 c.513 §79; 1973 c.796 §52; 1983 c.83 §74; 1995 c.258 §8; 2013 c.747 §57; 2019 c.449 §37]
OR Rev Stat § 341.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.165

[Formerly 341.914; 1969 c.220 §2; 1971 c.513 §81; 1983 c.350 §198; renumbered 341.331]
OR Rev Stat § 341.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.175 - Adjustment of zone boundaries.

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, the board shall adjust the boundaries of zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district. [Formerly 341.916; 1969 c.220 §3; 1971 c.513 §28; 1983 c.350 §199; 2019 c.449 §38]
OR Rev Stat § 341.185 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.185 - Review of zone boundaries.

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, any elector of a district aggrieved by the adjustment of or failure to adjust boundaries of a zone pursuant to ORS 341.175 on the basis that population is not as nearly equal as is feasible is entitled to appear before the board at a public hearing to present the case. If the board refuses to make the requested adjustment in the boundaries, the aggrieved elector may appeal from the decision of the board to the circuit court. The appeal shall be by writ of review. [1971 c.513 §29; 1983 c.350 §200; 2019 c.449 §39]
OR Rev Stat § 341.275 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.275 - Community college district board; qualifications.

(1) The board shall be composed of seven members. (2) No person who is an employee of the community college district shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board for the district by which the employee is employed. [Formerly 341.790; 1967 c.605 §19; 1969 c.220 §6; 1971 c.513 §26; 1981 c.114 §1; 1983 c.350 §201]
OR Rev Stat § 341.280 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.280

[1969 c.220 §5; 1971 c.513 §24; renumbered 341.327]
OR Rev Stat § 341.282 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 341 - Community Colleges|Section 341.282

[1969 c.220 §7; renumbered 341.329]