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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.842 - Execution of instruments.

Oregon State University may execute all deeds, conveyances, contracts, mortgage releases and all other instruments necessary to be executed in carrying out the terms of the trust referred to in ORS 352.835. All such deeds and other instruments may be executed in manner and form as prescribed by the university and shall be entitled to record without acknowledgment. [Formerly 352.620]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.990

[Subsection (2) enacted as 1959 c.569 §6; 1969 c.622 §2; 1983 c.186 §2; 1983 c.338 §917; 1985 c.16 §475; repealed by 1987 c.158 §63 and 1987 c.246 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors established under ORS 353.040.
(2) "Public corporation" means an entity that is created by the state to carry out public missions and services. In order to carry out these public missions and services, a public corporation participates in activities or provides services that are also provided by private enterprise. A public corporation is granted increased operating flexibility in order to best ensure its success, while retaining principles of public accountability and fundamental public policy. The board of directors of a public corporation is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate but is otherwise delegated the authority to set policy and manage the operations of the public corporation.
(3) "University" or "Oregon Health and Science University" means the Oregon Health and Science University public corporation created under ORS 353.020. [1995 c.162 §1; 1999 c.291 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.020 - Oregon Health and Science University as public corporation; establishment; status.

Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers. The university shall be a governmental entity performing governmental functions and exercising governmental powers. The university shall be an independent public corporation with statewide purposes and missions and without territorial boundaries. The university shall be a governmental entity but shall not be considered a unit of local or municipal government or a state agency for purposes of state statutes or constitutional provisions. [1995 c.162 §2; 1999 c.291 §2; 2001 c.123 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.030 - Public policy of university; missions; purposes.

(1) It shall be the public policy of the Oregon Health and Science University in carrying out its missions as a public corporation:
(a) To serve the people of the State of Oregon by providing education in health, science, engineering and their management for students of the state and region.
(b) To provide:
(A) An environment that stimulates the spirit of inquiry, initiative and cooperation between and among students, faculty and staff;
(B) Research in health care, engineering, biomedical sciences and general sciences; and
(C) The delivery of health care to contribute to the development and dissemination of new knowledge.
(2) The university will strive for excellence in education, research, clinical practice, scholarship and community service while maintaining compassion, personal and institutional integrity and leadership in carrying out its missions.
(3) The university is designated to carry out the following public purposes and missions on behalf of the State of Oregon:
(a) Provide high quality educational programs appropriate for a health and science university;
(b) Conduct research in health care, engineering, biomedical sciences and general sciences;
(c) Engage in the provision of inpatient and outpatient clinical care and health care delivery systems throughout the state;
(d) Provide outreach programs in education, research and health care;
(e) Serve as a local, regional and statewide resource for health care providers; and
(f) Continue a commitment to provide health care to the underserved patient population of Oregon.
(4) The university shall carry out the public purposes and missions of this section in the manner that, in the determination of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, best promotes the public welfare of the people of the State of Oregon. [1995 c.162 §3; 2001 c.123 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.035 - Certain laws to be liberally construed; severability.

Chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and intent thereof. If any provision of chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, or the application of that provision to any particular circumstance or person, shall be held invalid, the remainder of chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, and the application of that provision to circumstances or persons other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. [1995 c.162 §90]
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995," for the words "this Act" in section 90, chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, compiled as 353.035. Specific ORS references have not been substituted pursuant to 173.160. These sections may be determined by referring to the 1995 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.060 - President of university.

The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall appoint a president of the university. The president is the president of the faculty and is the executive and governing officer of the university. Subject to the supervision of the board, the president has authority to direct the affairs of the university. [1995 c.162 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.080 - Report on activities and operations.

Oregon Health and Science University shall file with the Legislative Assembly, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Governor, not later than April 15 of each year, a report of the university’s activities and operations for the preceding year. [1995 c.162 §7; 1999 c.291 §6; 2011 c.637 §256a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.090 - Requirements related to nonhuman primates.

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall annually publish on a publicly accessible website of the university:
(a) The number of nonhuman primates, listed by species, that, in the previous year:
(A) Were used in research at the university.
(B) Were used in breeding at the university.
(C) Were born at the university.
(D) Were purchased or sold by the university.
(E) Were injured, or died, in a manner that resulted in an animal welfare citation by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) Links to publicly accessible websites that include descriptions of research using nonhuman primates.
(c) The total amount of moneys awarded to the university’s Oregon National Primate Research Center during the previous fiscal year.
(d) Any inspection reports of the United States Department of Agriculture related to animal welfare at the university that include information about nonhuman primate welfare during the previous year.
(e) Documentation of the accreditation of the university’s Oregon National Primate Research Center.
(2) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section do not require disclosure of public records described in ORS 192.345 or 192.355. [2023 c.253 §1]
Note:
353.090 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 353 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.100 - Applicability of laws to university.

(1) The provisions of ORS chapters 35, 190, 192, 244 and 295 and ORS 30.260 to 30.460, 200.005 to 200.025, 200.045 to 200.090, 236.605 to 236.640, 243.650 to 243.809, 297.040, 307.090 and 307.112 apply to Oregon Health and Science University under the same terms as they apply to public bodies other than the state.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS chapters 182, 183, 240, 270, 273, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 283, 291, 292, 293, 294 and 297 and ORS 35.550 to 35.575, 180.060, 180.210 to 180.235, 183.710 to 183.730, 183.745, 183.750, 184.305 to 184.345, 190.430, 190.480, 190.490, 192.105, 200.035, 243.105 to 243.585, 243.696, 243.853 to 243.855, 278.011 to 278.120, 278.315 to 278.415, 279.835 to 279.855, 282.010 to 282.150, 283.085 to 283.092, 357.805 to 357.895 and 656.017 (2) do not apply to the university or any not-for-profit organization or other entity if the equity of the entity is owned exclusively by the university and if the organization or entity is created by the university to advance any of the university’s statutory missions.
(3) The university, as a distinct governmental entity, or any organization or entity described in subsection (2) of this section is not subject to any provision of law enacted after January 1, 1995, with respect to any governmental entity, unless the provision specifically provides that it applies to the university or to the organization or entity.
(4) For purposes of determining the salary, as defined in ORS 238A.005 (17), paid between August 29, 2003, and January 1, 2020, to a member of the Public Employees Retirement System, remuneration paid to a member of the system in return for services to the university is deemed includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law during a period of continuous employment with the Oregon Health and Science University if:
(a) The member was hired in a qualifying position, as defined in ORS 238A.005, by the university on or after August 29, 2003; and
(b) The remuneration was, or would have been if the member were an Oregon resident, includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law during the period of continuous employment. [1995 c.162 §9; 1999 c.291 §7; 2001 c.921 §27; 2003 c.534 §13; 2003 c.794 §263; 2007 c.100 §33; 2012 c.107 §62; 2021 c.135 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.108 - Real property and facilities utilized by university; legal title; lease; management.

(1) Legal title to real property and facilities acquired by the State of Oregon prior to July 1, 1995, and utilized by Oregon Health and Science University shall remain with the State of Oregon. However, the university shall have the exclusive care, custody and control of such real property and facilities pursuant to an exclusive leasehold interest in the real property and facilities for a term of 99 years. The term of the leasehold shall begin on July 1, 1995, and shall renew automatically and perpetually for consecutive 99-year terms.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Oregon law concerning the authority of state agencies to lease real property and facilities, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services acting on behalf of the State of Oregon shall execute a ground lease for all real property and facilities utilized by the university consistent with the provisions of this section.
(3) The ground lease shall not be subject to any termination unless:
(a) The State of Oregon causes all outstanding obligations of the university to be defeased under the terms of any applicable master indenture or financing agreement; and
(b) There are no other conditions placed on the university.
(4) Upon execution of the ground lease, the university shall pay the State of Oregon the sum of $99 in consideration for the ground lease.
(5) The ground lease executed under this section shall supersede the lease entered into between the State of Oregon and the university in December 1995, with respect to the real property and facilities, including but not limited to provisions in the lease relating to or setting forth:
(a) Purported limitations on the authority of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 to bind the State of Oregon;
(b) The term of the lease and the absence of any renewal provisions; and
(c) Any circumstances under which the lease may be terminated.
(6) The university shall manage and maintain all real property and facilities utilized by the university. Real property and facilities of the State of Oregon leased to the university pursuant to this section shall not be sold by the university but may be encumbered by the university. Such real property and facilities shall only be encumbered by the State of Oregon in accordance with state law and in a manner that would not impair the financial condition of the university or the rights of the holders of any obligations of the university issued or incurred under any master indenture or other financing agreement. [1995 c.162 §34; 1999 c.291 §18; 2015 c.767 §165]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.110 - Authority to acquire private property; condemnation.

The Oregon Health and Science University may acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, private property that is necessary or convenient in carrying out any power granted to the university. The right to acquire property by condemnation shall be exercised as provided by ORS chapter 35. [1995 c.162 §22; 2003 c.534 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.117 - Creation of tax-exempt entity by university.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 353.050, Oregon Health and Science University may create and maintain an entity that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, for the purpose of conducting clinical care and practice and advancing other university missions by the faculty.
(2) Any entity created by the university under subsection (1) of this section shall be considered:
(a) A public employer for purposes of ORS 236.605 to 236.640 and ORS chapters 238 and 238A;
(b) A unit of local government for purposes of ORS 190.003 to 190.130;
(c) A public body for purposes of ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and 307.112;
(d) A public agency for purposes of ORS 200.090; and
(e) A public corporation for purposes of ORS 307.090. [2001 c.921 §26; 2003 c.86 §9; 2003 c.733 §75]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.120 - Adoption of alcohol and drug abuse policy.

The Oregon Health and Science University, in consultation with the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt a comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan. [1995 c.162 §27; 2011 c.673 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.123 - Exemptions from nonresident tuition and fees; scholarship eligibility.

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors may exempt a student who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States from paying nonresident tuition and fees for enrollment at Oregon Health and Science University consistent with policies adopted by the board or by university officials acting under authority of the board.
(b) A student who is a COFA islander and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia other than Oregon shall qualify for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees for enrollment as an undergraduate student and as a graduate student in a degree program at Oregon Health and Science University.
(c) A student who is a refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia other than Oregon shall qualify for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees for enrollment as an undergraduate student and as a graduate student in a degree program at Oregon Health and Science University.
(2) A student 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 and other financial aid from the university consistent with policies adopted by the board or university officials acting under the authority of the board.
(3) 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 §3; 2021 c.652 §2; 2023 c.149 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.125 - Creation of police department and commission of police officers; rules.

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, or Oregon Health and Science University officials acting under the authority of the board, may establish a police department and commission one or more employees as police officers. A police department established under this section has all of the authority and immunity of a municipal police department of this state.
(2) Police officers commissioned under this section:
(a) May enforce criminal laws and any administrative rules and policies adopted by the university; and
(b) Have all the authority and immunity of a peace officer or police officer of this state.
(3) When the university establishes a police department and commissions one or more employees as police officers under this section, the university, in cooperation with the chief of the police department, shall establish a process by which the university will receive and respond to complaints involving the policies of the police department and the conduct of the police officers.
(4) The university may:
(a) Enter into an agreement with a municipal corporation or any department, agency or political subdivision of this state for the provision of mutual aid by their respective police officers; and
(b) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2013 c.180 §1]
Note:
353.125 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 353 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.130 - Public contracts.

The Oregon Health and Science University subscribes to the policy set forth under ORS 279A.015 regarding public contracting, and shall develop contract policies that support openness, impartiality and competition in the awarding of contracts in accordance with that provision. The university subscribes to the intent of the social policies of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 279A, 279B and 279C and shall develop contract policies that are appropriate to the university and are designed to encourage affirmative action, recycling, inclusion of art in public buildings, the purchase of services and goods from individuals with disabilities, the protection of workers through the payment of prevailing wages as determined by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the provision of workers’ compensation insurance to workers on contracts and the participation of minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses and emerging small businesses, as those terms are defined in ORS 200.005. [1995 c.162 §16; 2003 c.794 §264; 2007 c.70 §149; 2015 c.565 §21; 2023 c.497 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.140 - Funding request.

(1) By September 1 of each even-numbered year the Oregon Health and Science University shall submit to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services a funding request for each biennium. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall include and submit a university funding request to the Legislative Assembly as part of the Governor’s budget. Any such request approved by the Legislative Assembly shall be appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for direct allocation to the university. The university funding request to the Legislative Assembly shall include a presentation on tuition and student fee levels.
(2) The university funding request shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and adopted by the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705. [1995 c.162 §13; 2015 c.171 §2; 2016 c.117 §60]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.160 - Audits.

Nothing in this chapter affects the constitutional duties and authority of the Secretary of State to audit public accounts. However, the Oregon Health and Science University shall conduct independent audits if the audits are considered advisable by the university. Subject to ORS 297.250, the audits are subject to the exclusive discretion and control of the university. The audits are subject to disclosure pursuant to ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [1995 c.162 §14; 2009 c.578 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.180 - Student education records.

Oregon Health and Science University may adopt policies relating to the creation, use, custody and disclosure, including access, of student education records of the university that are consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law. Whenever a student has attained 18 years of age or is attending the university, the permission or consent required of and the rights accorded to a parent of the student regarding education records shall thereafter only be required of and accorded to the student. [1995 c.162 §26; 1999 c.291 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.190 - Effect of student religious beliefs on admission and attendance.

(1) No student shall be refused admission to the Oregon Health and Science University or be expelled for the sole reason that, because of religious beliefs, the student is unable to attend classes on a particular day.
(2) Any student in the university who, because of religious beliefs, is unable to attend classes on a particular day shall be excused on that day from any examination, study requirement or work requirement. However, at the student’s own expense the student shall make up the examination, study requirement or work requirement missed because of the absence. [1995 c.162 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.202 - Credit for room, board, tuition and fees for students ordered to active duty; rules.

(1)(a) The amount of the credit specified in ORS 353.200 (1)(b) shall be based on:
(A) The amount of room and board paid by the student for a term that the student does not complete because the student is ordered to active duty; and
(B) The amount of tuition and fees paid by the student for a course from which the student withdraws.
(b) The amount of the credit shall be prorated based on the number of weeks remaining in the term or course when the student withdraws.
(c) At the time a student withdraws from a course at the Oregon Health and Science University or from the university, the student must elect to claim the credit:
(A) As a credit toward tuition and fees or room and board if the student reenrolls at the university under ORS 353.200 (1)(c); or
(B) As a monetary payment.
(2) A student who elects to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section may change the method of claiming the credit to the method described in subsection (1)(c)(B) of this section by giving notice to the university.
(3) A student who elects to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section must use the credit or change the method of claiming the credit under subsection (2) of this section within one year after release from active duty.
(4) A personal representative of a student who elected to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section may claim a monetary payment upon presenting evidence to the university that the student died while serving on active duty.
(5) The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall adopt rules for the administration of this section, including rules that determine the amount of credit and the method by which the credit is prorated. [2005 c.170 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.205 - Credit for education and training received while serving in Armed Forces; rules.

The Oregon Health and Science University shall give credit for education and training obtained by a person while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined in ORS 352.313. The education and training for which credit may be given must meet the standards adopted by the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors by rule. [2005 c.518 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.210 - Purpose; members; duties.

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall convene a physical access committee to identify barriers to access by persons with disabilities at the university. The committee shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) One or more students with disabilities or, if there are no students with disabilities willing to participate, a person with a disability who uses the university’s facilities;
(b) One or more members of the faculty or staff with disabilities;
(c) The coordinator of services for students with disabilities for the university;
(d) One or more administrators of the university; and
(e) One or more members of the physical plant staff of the university.
(2) The physical access committee shall present its findings and recommendations to the administration of the university, listing access needs and priorities for meeting those needs. These findings and recommendations shall identify the barriers to access that prevent persons with disabilities from meaningfully utilizing campus facilities related to instruction, academic support, assembly and residence life.
(3) In preparing budget requests for each biennium, the university shall include amounts for capital improvement that will be applied to the substantial reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to access by persons with disabilities as identified by the physical access committee.
(4) Nothing in this section and ORS 185.155 and 341.937 requires the university to undertake projects for accessibility that are not otherwise required unless such projects are funded specifically by the Legislative Assembly. [1995 c.162 §29; 2007 c.70 §150]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.250 - Alternative retirement programs.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 238 and 238A, the Oregon Health and Science University may offer to its employees, in addition to the Public Employees Retirement System, alternative retirement programs. [1995 c.162 §15; 1997 c.249 §111; 2003 c.733 §76]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.270 - Compensation of officers and employees; conflicts of interest.

(1) Oregon Health and Science University may authorize receipt of compensation for any officer or employee of the university from private or public resources, including but not limited to income from:
(a) Consulting;
(b) Appearances and speeches;
(c) Intellectual property conceived, reduced to practice or originated and therefore owned within the university;
(d) Providing services or other valuable consideration for a private corporation, individual or entity, whether paid in cash or in kind, stock or other equity interest, or anything of value regardless of whether there is a licensing agreement between the university and the private entity;
(e) Performing public duties paid by private organizations, including university corporate affiliates, that augment an officer’s or employee’s publicly funded salary. Such income shall be authorized and received in accordance with policies established by the university; and
(f) Providing medical and other health services.
(2) The university may not authorize compensation, as described in subsection (1) of this section, that, in the university’s judgment, does not comport with the missions of the university or substantially interferes with an officer’s or employee’s duties to the university.
(3) Any compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section is considered official compensation or reimbursement of expenses for purposes of ORS 244.040 and is not considered an honorarium prohibited by ORS 244.042. If authorization or receipt of the compensation creates a potential conflict of interest, the officer or employee shall report the potential conflict in writing in accordance with policies of the university. The disclosure is a public record subject to public inspection.
(4) Compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section that is not paid by Oregon Health and Science University is not salary for purposes of ORS chapter 238 or 238A.
(5) The university shall adopt standards governing employee outside employment and activities of employees, including potential conflicts of interest, as defined by the university and consistent with ORS 244.020, and the public disclosure thereof, and procedures for reporting and hearing potential or actual conflict of interest complaints. [1995 c.162 §24; 1999 c.291 §10; 2007 c.877 §27; 2018 c.54 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.280 - Faculty; status; powers.

The president and professors constitute the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University and as such have the immediate government and discipline of it and the students therein. The faculty may, subject to the supervision of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, prescribe the course of study to be pursued at the university and the textbooks to be used. [1995 c.162 §28]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.290 - Reductions in faculty; affirmative action plans and goals.

The Oregon Health and Science University shall consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:
(1) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of its educational program at its anticipated level;
(2) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or
(3) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions. [1995 c.162 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.340 - Issuance and sale of revenue bonds by university.

Oregon Health and Science University may from time to time issue and sell revenue bonds in accordance with ORS chapter 287A. However, the provisions contained in ORS 287A.150 (2) to (6) do not apply to revenue bonds issued by the university. Such revenue bonds shall not in any manner nor to any extent be a general obligation of the university nor a charge upon any revenues or property of the university not specifically pledged thereto. An obligation described in this section is not an indebtedness of the State of Oregon. [1995 c.162 §59; 1999 c.291 §12; 2007 c.783 §156]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.350 - Revenue bonds considered bonds of political subdivision.

Revenue bonds issued by the Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS chapter 287A shall be considered to be bonds of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon for the purposes of all laws of the state. [1995 c.162 §60; 2007 c.783 §157]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.360 - Refunding bonds.

Refunding bonds of the same character and tenor as those replaced thereby may be issued by the Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS 287A.360 to 287A.380. [1995 c.162 §61; 2007 c.783 §158]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.370 - Notice to Legislative Assembly required if shortfall in moneys exists for payment of amounts under bonds, certificates of participation or agreements for borrowing money.

In addition to, and not in limitation of, the means of satisfying state general obligation bond obligations under ORS 291.445, Oregon Health and Science University, promptly upon the discovery of any shortfall in moneys available to the university for the payment when due of amounts under any bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agreements for the borrowing of moneys issued prior to July 1, 1995, by the State of Oregon on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education for equipment or projects for the university, shall notify in writing the Legislative Assembly, or if the Legislative Assembly is not in session, the Emergency Board, of the existence and amount of the shortfall. The Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board, as the case may be, may provide funds to satisfy the payment of any such amount. By enacting this provision, the Legislative Assembly acknowledges its current intention to provide, from funds other than those appropriated or otherwise made available to public universities listed in ORS 352.002, funds to pay such amount. However, except as may be required by the Oregon Constitution or ORS 291.445, neither the Legislative Assembly nor the Emergency Board shall have any legal obligation to provide funds under this section. [1995 c.162 §61a; 1999 c.291 §13; 2015 c.767 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.380 - Definitions for ORS 353.380 to 353.420.

As used in ORS 353.380 to 353.420:
(1) "Credit enhancement agreement" means any agreement or contractual relationship between the Oregon Health and Science University and any bank, trust company, insurance company, surety bonding company, pension fund or other financial institution providing additional credit on or security for a financing agreement or certificates of participation authorized by ORS 353.380 to 353.420.
(2) "Financing agreement" means a lease-purchase agreement, an installment sale agreement, a loan agreement, note agreement, short-term promissory notes, commercial papers, lines of credit or similar obligations or any other agreement to finance real or personal property that is or will be owned and operated by the university, or to refinance previously executed financing agreements.
(3) "Personal property" means tangible personal property, software and fixtures.
(4) "Property rights" means, with respect to personal property, the rights of a secured party under ORS chapter 79, and, with respect to real property, the rights of a trustee or lender under a lease authorized by ORS 353.410 (4).
(5) "Software" means software and training and maintenance contracts related to the operation of computing equipment. [1995 c.162 §17; 2001 c.445 §174]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.390 - Authority; limitations.

Oregon Health and Science University may enter into financing agreements in accordance with ORS 353.380 to 353.420, upon such terms as the university finds to be advantageous. Amounts payable by the university under a financing agreement shall be limited to funds specifically pledged, budgeted for or otherwise made available by the university. If there are insufficient available funds to pay amounts due under a financing agreement, the lender may exercise any property rights that the university has granted to it in the financing agreement against the property that was purchased with the proceeds of the financing agreement, and may apply the amounts so received toward payments scheduled to be made by the university under the financing agreement. [1995 c.162 §18; 1999 c.291 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.400 - Delegation of board authority.

The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors may delegate to any board member, officer or employee of the Oregon Health and Science University the authority to determine maturity dates, principal amounts, redemption provisions, interest rates or methods for determining variable or adjustable interest rates, denominations and other terms and conditions of such obligations that are not appropriately determined at the time of enactment or adoption of the authorizing resolution. The board may also delegate entering into financing agreements or any other instruments authorized by law. This delegated authority shall be exercised subject to applicable requirements of law and such limitations and criteria as may be set forth in the authorizing resolution. [1995 c.162 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.410 - University powers regarding financing agreements and credit enhancement agreements.

Oregon Health and Science University may:
(1) Enter into agreements with third parties to hold financing agreement proceeds, payments and reserves as security for lenders, and to issue certificates of participation in the right to receive payments due from the university under a financing agreement. Amounts so held shall be invested at the direction of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors. Interest earned on any investments held as security for a financing agreement may, at the option of the board, be credited to the accounts held by the third party and applied in payment of sums due under a financing agreement.
(2) Enter into credit enhancement agreements for financing agreements or certificates of participation, provided that such credit enhancement agreements shall be payable solely from funds specifically pledged, budgeted for or otherwise made available by the university and amounts received from the exercise of property rights granted under such financing agreements.
(3) Use financing agreements to finance the costs of acquiring or refinancing real or personal property, plus the costs of reserves, credit enhancements and costs associated with obtaining the financing.
(4) Grant leases of real property with a trustee or lender. Such leases may be for a term that ends on the date on which all amounts due under a financing agreement have been paid or provision for payment has been made, or up to 20 years after the last scheduled payment under a financing agreement, whichever is later. Such leases may grant the trustee or lender the right to evict the university and exclude it from possession of the real property for the term of the lease if the university fails to pay when due the amounts scheduled to be paid under a financing agreement, or otherwise defaults under a financing agreement. Upon default, the trustee or lender may sublease the land to third parties and apply any rentals toward payments scheduled to be made under a financing agreement.
(5) Grant security interests in personal property to trustees or lenders.
(6) Make pledges for the benefit of trustees and lenders.
(7) Purchase fire and extended coverage or other casualty insurance for property that is acquired or refinanced with proceeds of a financing agreement, assign the proceeds thereof to a lender or trustee to the extent of their interest, and covenant to maintain such insurance while the financing agreement is unpaid, so long as available funds are sufficient to purchase such insurance. [1995 c.162 §20; 1999 c.291 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.420 - Effect of financing agreement on tax status.

A lease or financing agreement under ORS 353.380 to 353.420 shall not cause property to be subject to property taxation and shall be disregarded in determining whether property is exempt from taxation under ORS chapter 307. [1995 c.162 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.440 - Coordination of programs.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and other educational sectors have academic programs that are related to or integrated with the programs of Oregon Health and Science University.
(2) It is in the best interest of the state that a coordinated approach be taken to these related and integrated academic programs.
(3) In order to best ensure the continued harmony of such academic programs, the Oregon Health and Science University and public universities shall coordinate such programs and shall advise each other of the following proposed changes to such academic programs:
(a) Creation or significant revision, such as a merger or closure, of degree programs;
(b) Creation or significant revision, such as a merger or closure, of schools; and
(c) Creation or significant revision of major academic policies.
(4) The Oregon Health and Science University and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall coordinate and advise each other of the following types of proposed changes to their related or integrated academic programs:
(a) Coordination of strategic plans for achieving higher education goals;
(b) Seeking advice and input from each other on modifications to statutory educational missions;
(c) Working to develop a statewide educational data system;
(d) Collaborating as necessary on the creation of any new degree programs; and
(e) Notifying each other and commenting on tuition rate changes.
(5) In order to further the coordination described by this section, Oregon Health and Science University officers shall maintain a role in the appropriate committees of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. [1995 c.162 §12; 1999 c.291 §16; 2011 c.637 §259; 2013 c.768 §139; 2015 c.767 §166]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.445 - Venture grant program.

The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors 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 Oregon Health and Science 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. [2005 c.592 §3; 2007 c.586 §3; 2016 c.31 §4]
Note:
353.445 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 353 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 353 - Oregon Health and Science University › Section 353.450 - Area Health Education Center program; education and training for medical personnel in rural areas.

(1) It is the finding of the Legislative Assembly that there is need to provide programs that will assist a rural community to recruit and retain physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. For that purpose:
(a) The Legislative Assembly supports the development at the Oregon Health and Science University of an Area Health Education Center program as provided for under the United States Public Health Service Act, Section 781.
(b) The university shall provide continuing education opportunities for persons licensed to practice medicine under ORS chapter 677 who practice in rural areas of this state in cooperation with the respective professional organizations, including the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Society of Physician Assistants.
(c) The university shall seek funding through grants and other means to implement and operate a fellowship program for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners intending to practice in rural areas.
(2) With the moneys transferred to the Area Health Education Center program by ORS 442.870, the program shall:
(a) Establish educational opportunities for emergency medical services providers in rural counties;
(b) Contract with educational facilities qualified to conduct emergency medical training programs using a curriculum approved by the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program; and
(c) Review requests for training funds with input from the State Emergency Medical Service Committee and other individuals with expertise in emergency medical services. [Formerly 352.095; 1999 c.1056 §8; 2011 c.703 §33]