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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.704 - Local 21st Century Schools Councils; district site committees.

(1) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the duties, responsibilities and rights of duly elected school district boards. There shall be established at each school a 21st Century Schools Council. The duties of a 21st Century Schools Council shall include but not be limited to:
(a) The development of plans to improve the professional growth of the school’s staff;
(b) The improvement of the school’s instructional program;
(c) The development and coordination of plans for the implementation of programs under this chapter at the school; and
(d) The administration of grants-in-aid for the professional development of teachers and classified district employees.
(2) A 21st Century Schools Council shall be composed of teachers, parents, classified employees and principals or the principal’s designee, as follows:
(a) Not more than half of the members shall be teachers;
(b) Not more than half of the members shall be parents of students attending that school;
(c) At least one member shall be a classified employee; and
(d) One member shall be the principal of the building or the principal’s designee.
(3) In addition, other members may be as the school district shall designate, including but not limited to business leaders, students and members of the community at large.
(4) Members of a 21st Century Schools Council shall be selected as follows:
(a) Teachers shall be licensed teachers elected by licensed teachers at the school site;
(b) Classified employees shall be elected by classified employees at the school site;
(c) Parents shall be selected by parents of students attending the school; and
(d) Other representatives shall be selected by the council.
(5) If a school district board determines that a school site is unable to fulfill the requirements of this section or if the needs of a school site require a different composition, the school district board shall establish the 21st Century Schools Council in a manner that best meets the educational needs of the district.
(6) All 21st Century Schools Council meetings shall be subject to the open meetings law pursuant to ORS 192.610 to 192.705.
(7) A school district may establish a district site committee to assist in the administration of grants or in the district-wide coordination of programs. [1995 c.660 §39 (enacted in lieu of 329.705); 2001 c.618 §7; 2007 c.858 §25; 2013 c.1 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.711 - Educational equity advisory committees; rules.

(1) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the duties, responsibilities and rights of duly elected school district boards. There shall be established at each school district an educational equity advisory committee.
(2) The duties of an educational equity advisory committee shall include:
(a) Advising the school district board about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions;
(b) Advising the school district superintendent about the educational equity impacts of policy decisions; and
(c) Informing the school district board and school district superintendent when a situation arises in a school of the school district that negatively impacts underrepresented students and advising the board and superintendent on how best to handle that situation.
(3) The educational equity advisory committee may prepare an annual report that:
(a) Contains the following information:
(A) The successes and challenges the school district has experienced in meeting the educational equity needs of students in the school district;
(B) Recommendations the committee made to the school district board and school district superintendent, and the actions that were taken in response to those recommendations; and
(C) Any other information required by the State Board of Education by rule.
(b) Is made available by being:
(A) Distributed to the parents of the students of the school district;
(B) Posted on the school district’s website;
(C) Presented to the school district board in an open meeting with adequate opportunity for public comment; and
(D) Sent to the State Board of Education.
(4)(a) An educational equity advisory committee shall be selected by the school district board and school district superintendent and must be composed of parents, employees, students and community members from the school district.
(b) For the purpose of selecting members, the school district board and school district superintendent:
(A) Shall solicit names of possible members from the community;
(B) Must ensure that membership is primarily representative of underserved student groups;
(C) May not exclude members based on immigration status; and
(D) Must comply with any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(5) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2021 c.493 §2]
Note:
Section 3, chapter 493, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 3.
(1) A school district must first convene an educational equity advisory committee no later than September 15, 2022.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a school district has an average daily membership of 10,000 or less, the school district is not required to first convene an educational equity advisory committee until September 15, 2025. [2021 c.493 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.752 - Determination of school type for purpose of federal loan forgiveness programs.

For the purpose of federal loan forgiveness programs offered to teachers, the type of school where a teacher teaches shall be determined as follows:
(1) The school shall be considered a secondary school if the school offers instruction in:
(a) Grades 6 through 12, or any part thereof; or
(b) Kindergarten through grade 12, or any part thereof, but the teacher is employed for the purpose of teaching any grade from grade 6 through 12.
(2) The school shall be considered an elementary school if the school offers instruction in:
(a) Kindergarten through grade 5, or any part thereof; or
(b) Kindergarten through grade 12, or any part thereof, but the teacher is employed for the purpose of teaching any grade from kindergarten through grade 5. [2011 c.428 §1]
Note:
329.752 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.759 - Calculation of work hours over duration of employment for purposes of public service loan forgiveness program.

(1) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341 or a public university listed in ORS 352.002 that certifies hours worked by a faculty member who teaches for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program defined in ORS 329.756 must calculate the full-time equivalent work hours engaged in per week by the faculty member who teaches, and determine the periods during which the faculty member who teaches was employed in a full-time capacity, by using the calculation set forth in ORS 329.756 for the entire period of time the faculty member who teaches has been employed at the community college or public university, including any periods of employment that occurred before March 23, 2022.
(2) The method used by community colleges and public universities to calculate the full-time equivalent work hours engaged in per week by a faculty member who teaches, and to determine the periods during which the faculty member who teaches was employed in a full-time capacity, that is set forth in ORS 329.756 is ratified and approved for the purpose of calculating the full-time equivalent work hours engaged in per week by a faculty member who teaches, and determining the periods during which the faculty member who teaches was employed in a full-time capacity, prior to March 23, 2022. [2022 c.100 §2]
Note:
329.759 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.788 - Definitions for ORS 329.788 to 329.820.

As used in ORS 329.788 to 329.820:
(1) "Beginning administrator" means a principal or superintendent who:
(a) Possesses an administrative license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission;
(b) Is employed as a principal or superintendent by a school district; and
(c) Has been assigned for fewer than two school years in the administrator’s present position.
(2) "Beginning teacher" means a teacher who:
(a) Possesses a teaching license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission;
(b) Is employed at least half-time, primarily as a classroom teacher, by a school district; and
(c) Has taught fewer than two school years as a licensed probationary teacher in any public, private or state-operated school in any state.
(3) "Educator network" means an educator network established under ORS 342.943.
(4) "Mentor" means an individual who:
(a) Is an acting or retired teacher, principal or superintendent;
(b) Has met established best practice and research-based criteria as defined by the Educator Advancement Council by rule;
(c) Possesses a teaching or administrative license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission;
(d) Has successfully served for five or more years as a licensed teacher, principal or superintendent in any public school; and
(e) Has been selected and trained as described in ORS 329.815.
(5) "Mentorship program" means a program provided by a mentor to a beginning teacher or administrator that includes, but is not limited to, direct classroom observation and consultation, assistance in instructional planning and preparation, support in implementation and delivery of classroom instruction, development of school leadership skills and other assistance intended to assist the beginning teacher or administrator to become a confident and competent professional educator who makes a positive impact on student learning. [Formerly 329.675; 2015 c.647 §1; 2017 c.639 §§6,11; 2018 c.72 §§32,33; 2023 c.592 §39]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.790 - Findings on teacher and administrator programs.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) The quality of teaching and administration in the public schools is of vital importance to the future of this state;
(2) This state has a special interest in ensuring that the induction of beginning teachers and administrators into their profession enhances their professional growth and development by making a positive impact on student learning;
(3) The formal assignment of mentors who have demonstrated the appropriate subject matter knowledge and teaching and administrative skills will substantially improve the induction and professional growth of beginning teachers and administrators in this state, as well as provide mentors with additional and valuable opportunities to enhance their own professional growth;
(4) Teachers and administrators who receive research-based, relevant mentoring produce students with a higher rate of achievement;
(5) School districts that have teacher mentoring have a higher rate of retention among teachers; and
(6) Administrators who receive mentoring improve their effectiveness as administrators and continue to improve throughout their careers. [Formerly 342.784; 2001 c.317 §3; 2007 c.863 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.795 - Beginning teacher and administrator program established; district and educator network participation; use of grants.

(1) The Educator Advancement Council shall establish a beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program to provide eligible beginning teachers and administrators in this state with a continued and sustained mentorship program from a formally assigned mentor.
(2) Any school district or educator network is eligible to participate in the mentorship program.
(3) A school district may participate through an educator network or may enter into a partnership with another school district, an institution of higher education, an education service district or another organization to operate jointly a mentorship program if:
(a) All moneys received as grants-in-aid for the mentorship program are administered by the participating school district or educator network to provide direct services to beginning teachers and administrators; and
(b) All other requirements of ORS 329.788 to 329.820 are met.
(4) All programs in ORS 329.788 to 329.820 are subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor. [Formerly 342.786; 2001 c.317 §4; 2007 c.863 §3; 2017 c.639 §12; 2023 c.592 §40]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.800 - Application; content.

(1) Each school district or educator network that wishes to participate in the beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program shall submit a formal application to the Educator Advancement Council. The application shall include:
(a) A description of the priorities to be addressed by moneys received by a school district or an educator network for the mentorship program, as described in ORS 329.805 (2);
(b) The names of all eligible beginning teachers and administrators employed by the school district or a school district within the educator network and a description of their assignments; and
(c) A description of the proposed mentorship program, which must provide at least 75-90 hours of frequent contact between the mentors and beginning teachers and administrators throughout the school year.
(2) The school district or educator network shall certify in the application that no eligible beginning professional educators are or may be under a conditional license, except as provided in rules of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. [Formerly 342.788; 2001 c.317 §6; 2007 c.863 §4; 2015 c.487 §5; 2017 c.639 §13; 2023 c.592 §41]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.805 - Grants-in-aid; rules.

(1) Subject to ORS 291.232 to 291.260, the Educator Advancement Council shall distribute grants-in-aid to qualifying school districts or educator networks to offset the costs of beginning teacher and administrator mentorship programs. A qualifying district or educator network shall receive annually an amount that is aligned with evidence-based best practices.
(2) If the funds are insufficient for all eligible proposals, the Educator Advancement Council shall award grants on a competitive basis, taking into consideration:
(a) The priorities to be addressed by moneys received by a school district or an educator network, including efforts related to:
(A) Increasing the number of culturally and linguistically diverse educators hired; and
(B) Reflecting the demographics of the students of the school district or school districts within the educator network with the demographics of the educators of the school district or school districts within the educator network; and
(b) Whether the school district is a small school district or serves a rural community or whether the educator network serves small school districts or a rural community.
(3) The Educator Advancement Council may adopt such rules as the council considers appropriate for the distribution of grants-in-aid under this section.
(4) A school district or an educator network that is determined by the Educator Advancement Council to be in violation of one or more of the requirements of ORS 329.788 to 329.820 may be required to refund all grants-in-aid moneys distributed under ORS 329.788 to 329.820. The amount of penalty shall be determined by the Educator Advancement Council. [Formerly 342.790; 2001 c.317 §7; 2007 c.863 §5; 2013 c.521 §1; 2015 c.487 §4; 2017 c.639 §14; 2023 c.592 §42]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.810 - Training for mentors and beginning teachers and administrators.

(1) After consulting with representatives of teachers, administrators, school boards, schools of education, the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and such others as it considers appropriate, the Educator Advancement Council shall approve training for mentors and beginning teachers and administrators in programs qualifying for grants-in-aid under ORS 329.788 to 329.820.
(2) The training curriculum for mentors shall be based on research and knowledge of the needs of beginning teachers and administrators.
(3) Mentors shall be trained to build relationships of trust and mutual collaboration with beginning teachers and administrators.
(4) Mentors shall receive professional development before the school year begins and throughout the school year. [Formerly 342.792; 2001 c.317 §8; 2001 c.382 §5; 2007 c.863 §6; 2013 c.768 §133b; 2015 c.767 §103; 2023 c.592 §43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.815 - Mentors.

(1) Based on the requirements of ORS 329.788 to 329.820, the selection, nature and extent of duties of mentors shall be determined:
(a) By the school district that is the employer of the teacher or administrator and of the mentor;
(b) Jointly by the school district that is the employer of the teacher or administrator and the school district that is the employer of the mentor; or
(c) By an educator network, as described in ORS 342.943.
(2) A teacher, principal or superintendent may not be designated as a mentor unless willing to perform in that role.
(3) For purposes of actions taken under ORS 342.805 to 342.937:
(a) A mentor may not participate in the evaluation of a beginning teacher or administrator assigned to the mentor; and
(b) Any written or other reports of a mentor regarding a beginning teacher or administrator assigned to the mentor may not be used in the evaluation of the beginning teacher or administrator.
(4) Each mentor shall complete successfully training provided or approved by the Educator Advancement Council while participating in the beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program.
(5) The stipend received for each beginning teacher or administrator may be used by the school district or educator network to compensate mentors or to compensate other individuals assigned duties to provide release time for teachers, principals or superintendents acting as mentors. [Formerly 342.794; 2001 c.317 §9; 2007 c.863 §7; 2017 c.639 §15; 2023 c.592 §44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.820 - Evaluation of programs; donations.

(1) The Educator Advancement Council shall be responsible for the regular and ongoing evaluation of implementation and administration of programs under ORS 329.788 to 329.820 and may contract for such evaluation. The council may not expend in a biennium more than 2.5 percent of the total amount of moneys available for the programs on the evaluation of the programs. The evaluation may include assessments of the following:
(a) The effectiveness of the mentorship program in the retention of beginning teachers and administrators in a school district that has participated in the program and in the profession; and
(b) Student performance on statewide and other assessments.
(2) The council may accept contributions of moneys and assistance for the purpose of the evaluation of programs from any source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with ORS 329.788 to 329.820. All moneys received by the council under this subsection shall be deposited into the Educator Advancement Fund to be used for the evaluation of programs conducted under this section. [Formerly 342.796; 2001 c.317 §10; 2007 c.863 §8; 2015 c.487 §6; 2017 c.639 §16; 2023 c.592 §45]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.824 - Educator professional development program.

(1) The Department of Education shall administer an educator professional development program that provides statewide collaborative leadership in educator professional development for prekindergarten through post-secondary education and that emphasizes school improvement. The department shall administer the program with a collaborative group of state, school district, educator, administrator, community college and higher education representatives operating as a unit.
(2)(a) In administering the program described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall:
(A) Develop and maintain a public website for posting and sharing professional development opportunities.
(B) Assist local school districts in developing professional development plans to meet school improvement objectives.
(C) Develop and share state standards for professional development programs with appropriate persons.
(D) Coordinate and align the delivery of professional development across the state for the purpose of creating a more uniform and accessible system of support for professional educators.
(E) Provide recommended evaluative tools for educators to determine the effectiveness of the delivery of professional development.
(b) The department is not restricted to performing the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The website developed and maintained under this section shall:
(a) Display a calendar of professional development programs being offered across the state and be categorized by topics.
(b) Post feedback from users of professional development programs, with an emphasis on identifying successes, challenges and lessons learned.
(c) Provide contact information for professional development programs.
(d) Publish professional development standards adopted by the State Board of Education and relevant national professional associations to ensure that professional development program offerings are aligned with quality standards that support best practices for access to and delivery of professional development. [2009 c.802 §3; 2013 c.769 §3]
Note:
329.824 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.825 - Policy on successful and innovative schools.

It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon to promote and encourage successful and innovative schools. Success shall be determined by establishing standards of improvement in student learning and measuring each school’s performance in meeting those standards. Schools that meet those standards will be rewarded with additional tools to further improve student learning. [1997 c.864 §1]
Note:
329.825 and 329.830 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.830 - Establishment; application; incentive rewards; rules.

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish a system of determining successful schools and dispensing appropriate incentive rewards to those schools. The system shall be based on a school being the measurement unit to determine success. School success shall be determined by measuring a school’s improvement over a specific assessment period. The successful schools program shall be voluntary.
(2) A school may submit an application to the Department of Education for the successful schools program. The application shall include a short statement from the school requesting consideration for the successful schools program. The application shall also include a copy of the district continuous improvement plan implemented pursuant to ORS 329.095 for the school.
(3) A school may not amend its application after the application is submitted without approval by the state board. A school that has submitted an application may not submit a new application until the assessment period has ended, unless the school withdraws the previous application.
(4) The department shall distribute incentive rewards to schools that are determined to be successful schools. The board shall establish criteria for determining successful schools. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The results from the statewide assessment system developed pursuant to ORS 329.485;
(b) The achievement of measurable academic goals from district continuous improvement plans; and
(c) Other criteria relating to improvement in student learning.
(5) The department shall base the amount of the reward to each successful school on the number of teachers employed by the school. The minimum reward for each full-time teacher shall be $1,000. Part-time teachers shall receive a percentage of the reward based on the amount of time the part-time teacher worked. Teachers hired during the assessment period shall receive a percentage of the reward based on the length of time the teacher worked at the school during the assessment period.
(6) Each teacher shall individually decide how to use the reward. A reward shall be used by a teacher for classroom enhancements or professional development. As used in this subsection, "classroom enhancements" means items and activities that will improve student learning, including, but not limited to, books, instructional materials, multimedia equipment and software, supplies and field trips.
(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the successful schools program. [1997 c.864 §2; 2007 c.858 §25a]
Note:
See note under 329.825.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.832 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) Reading is the gateway to learning and a key to building a child’s self-esteem.
(2) Children who read below grade level after third grade are at significantly greater risk of truancy, school failure, criminal and at-risk behaviors, early pregnancy and substance abuse.
(3) Research shows that children who have academic problems and exhibit at-risk behavior can be helped most effectively through prevention programs designed specifically to strengthen the collaborative and collective decision-making skills of kindergarten through grade three teachers and administrators within each individual school.
(4) Scientifically based assessment methods can identify as early as kindergarten those children needing extra help to successfully learn to read.
(5) Scientifically based instructional reading materials can provide the reading skills children need to successfully learn to read. [2001 c.861 §1]
Note:
329.832 and 329.837 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.837 - Report.

The University of Oregon shall report annually on the implementation, longitudinal progress and results of the Early Success Reading Initiative to the Governor and the appropriate legislative committees. [2001 c.861 §3; 2011 c.731 §21]
Note:
See note under 329.832.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.839 - School District Collaboration Grant Account.

The School District Collaboration Grant Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the School District Collaboration Grant Account shall be credited to the account. Moneys in the School District Collaboration Grant Account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the School District Collaboration Grant Program established by ORS 329.838. [2011 c.706 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.850 - Duties of Education and Workforce Policy Advisor.

(1) The Education and Workforce Policy Advisor, in consultation with the Department of Education, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Oregon Business Development Department and the Department of Human Services, shall propose policies and strategies consistent with this chapter.
(2) The Education and Workforce Policy Advisor’s policies and strategies must take into account that:
(a) The state must promote innovative thinking with respect to the curriculum and educational delivery system of Oregon public schools;
(b) The state must require of all youth a level of achievement that prepares them to pursue college, career and technical education programs, apprenticeships, work-based training and school-to-work programs;
(c) Greater employer investment is essential in the ongoing training of all workers to meet workforce needs;
(d) The state must encourage Oregon businesses to improve productivity by creating high performance work organizations that provide high skills and high wage opportunities for youth and adults; and
(e) All employment-related training, education and job placement services and sources of funds must be coordinated among state agencies and boards and must complement the state’s overall efforts on behalf of youth and adults. [Formerly 326.830; 1997 c.652 §22; 2009 c.94 §4; 2015 c.366 §80; 2017 c.185 §4; 2017 c.297 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.860 - Outreach to students no longer attending school.

Education service districts, school districts or schools, or any combination thereof, may contact any eligible elementary or secondary school student and the student’s family if the student has ceased to attend school to encourage the student’s enrollment in an education program that may include alternative learning options. If the student or the family cannot be located, the name and last-known address shall be reported to the school nearest the address. The school shall attempt to determine if that student or family is being provided services by this state and shall seek to assist the student or family in any appropriate manner. [Formerly 336.157; 1995 c.278 §41; 1995 c.660 §44; 1997 c.652 §24; 2003 c.303 §13; 2007 c.858 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.885 - School-to-work transitions and work experience programs; funding; eligibility for grants.

(1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon to encourage educational institutions and businesses to develop, in partnership, models for programs related to school-to-work transitions and work experience internships.
(2) From funds available, the Department of Education may allocate to any education service district, school district, individual secondary school or community college grants to develop programs such as those described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) To receive a grant to operate a program described in subsection (1) of this section, a business shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the program shall:
(a) Identify groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the programs and internships, particularly in health care, business and high technology employment positions.
(b) Encourage students who belong to groups identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, particularly students in secondary schools and community colleges, to apply for consideration and acceptance into a model program described in subsection (1) of this section.
(c) Promote an awareness of career opportunities in the school-to-work transition and the work experience internships among students sufficiently early in their educational careers to permit and encourage students to apply for the model programs.
(d) Promote cooperation among businesses, school districts and community colleges in working toward the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century.
(e) Develop academic skills, attitudes and self-confidence necessary to allow students to succeed in the work environment, including attitudes of curiosity and perseverance and the feelings of positive self-worth that result from sustained effort.
(f) Provide a variety of experiences that reinforce the attitudes needed for success in the business world.
(4) The department shall direct fund recipients to adopt rules establishing standards for approved programs under this section, including criteria for eligibility of organizations to receive grants, and standards to determine the amount of grants.
(5) The department may seek and receive gifts, grants, endowments and other funds from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the school-to-work transition and the work experience internship programs and may expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of such gifts, grants, endowments or other funds. [1993 c.765 §46; 1999 c.59 §82; 2001 c.104 §108; 2007 c.858 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.901 - Collection of student and teacher information; report; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "public education program" means an education program provided by any of the following:
(a) A school district;
(b) A public charter school;
(c) An education service district;
(d) A long term care or treatment facility, as described in ORS 343.961;
(e) The Youth Corrections Education Program;
(f) The Oregon School for the Deaf; or
(g) An approved recovery school, as defined in ORS 336.680.
(2) For each school year, the Department of Education shall require public education programs to submit the following information about students in kindergarten through grade 12 classes:
(a) The total number of students in the classes; and
(b) The total number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to the students counted under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) By February 1 of the year following the school year described in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Education shall make the information received under subsection (2) of this section available to:
(a) The public on the website of the Department of Education; and
(b) The Legislative Assembly through annual reports.
(4) For the purpose of this section, the State Board of Education shall identify by rule:
(a) The definition of what constitutes a class for which a public education program must report;
(b) The definition of what constitutes regular assignment of teachers to students for purposes of subsection (2)(b) of this section;
(c) The categories of classes for which a public education program must report; and
(d) If possible, the source of an existing data set that may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section. [2013 c.651 §1; 2023 c.513 §14]
Note:
329.901 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329 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 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform › Section 329.965

[1993 c.765 §19a; 1997 c.61 §8; 1997 c.652 §28; 2001 c.524 §2; 2001 c.684 §24; renumbered 657.732 in 2001]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.010 - Implementation of child care laws by department; child care information.

(1) For the purpose of implementing the provisions of ORS chapter 329A, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall comply with the rules of the Early Learning Council and may act through any division or office of the department.
(2) The department may maintain information about child care facilities and providers through electronic records systems.
(3) Except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, the department may share information with other public entities when the department determines that sharing the information would support the health or safety of children in child care. [Formerly 657A.010; 2017 c.617 §1; 2021 c.631 §37; 2022 c.27 §§8,9; 2023 c.554 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.020 - Duties of department related to child care; rules.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care staff shall provide technical assistance, linkage of local agencies, data collection and monitoring related to child care.
(2) The department shall continually monitor and disseminate information about federal and charitable child care programs for the purposes of ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135.
(3) The department shall maintain a website that provides information regarding certified and registered child care facilities and subsidized care facilities, as defined in ORS 329A.250.
(4) The Early Learning Council, in consultation with the department, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. [Formerly 657A.020; 2017 c.617 §2; 2023 c.554 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.025 - Information sharing with state agencies; rules.

The Early Learning Council shall adopt rules, policies and standards to promote information sharing between the Department of Early Learning and Care, the Department of Human Services and any other state agency providing support to families and children. [2018 c.115 §14; 2023 c.554 §8]
Note:
329A.025 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 329A 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 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.100 - "Resource and referral system" defined for ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135.

As used in ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135, "resource and referral system" means a statewide network of entities funded by the state to:
(1) Provide information to parents and guardians;
(2) Provide training and technical assistance to existing and prospective child care providers; or
(3) Recruit qualified individuals to meet the child care needs of a community. [Formerly 657A.100; 2017 c.187 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.110 - Policy.

The Legislative Assembly believes that a resource and referral system involving a statewide network of local resource and referral entities coordinated centrally is essential to long-range solutions to meet the child care needs of communities in this state. Services may be both public and private ventures designed to meet the needs of diverse communities. [Formerly 657A.110; 2017 c.187 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.120 - Services by resource and referral entities.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall implement, administer and maintain the resource and referral system.
(2) Resource and referral entities must provide services including, but not limited to:
(a) Training and technical assistance for existing and potential child care providers that includes, but is not limited to, coaching, mentoring, consulting and advising on professional development;
(b) Referrals for parents or guardians seeking child care providers; or
(c) Recruitment of qualified individuals to meet the child care needs of a community. [Formerly 657A.120; 2017 c.187 §4; 2019 c.148 §1; 2021 c.631 §38; 2022 c.27 §§3,4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.135 - Duties of department related to resource and referral system.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall implement federal requirements for the resource and referral system.
(2) The department shall establish criteria for proposals, prepare requests for proposals, receive proposals and award grants or enter into agreements to establish, support, fund, maintain and expand resource and referral entities. [2017 c.187 §8; 2021 c.631 §39; 2022 c.27 §§5,6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.252 - Provision of care by persons whose record, certification or registration or enrollment in registry is denied, revoked or suspended.

(1) As used in this section, "exempt prohibited individual" means:
(a) An individual whose record, certification or registration is suspended, has been denied for cause or has been revoked for cause under ORS 329A.255 or 329A.350.
(b) An individual whose enrollment in the Central Background Registry established by ORS 329A.030 is suspended, has been denied for cause or has been removed for cause under ORS 329A.030.
(c) An individual whose record, certification, registration or enrollment in the Central Background Registry is subject to an emergency order of suspension under ORS 183.430 (2).
(d) An individual who voluntarily surrendered the individual’s record, certification, registration or enrollment in the Central Background Registry while under investigation by the Department of Early Learning and Care or at any time after the department has given notice of an administrative proceeding against the individual, the individual’s child care facility, the individual’s preschool recorded program or the individual’s school-age recorded program.
(e) An individual to whom the department has issued a final order to cease and desist:
(A) After a contested proceeding; or
(B) That has become effective because the individual did not request a hearing.
(2) For five years following the date on which an individual becomes an exempt prohibited individual, the exempt prohibited individual:
(a) Is ineligible for enrollment in the Central Background Registry, except for limited enrollment as provided by rule adopted by the Early Learning Council under ORS 329A.030; and
(b) May not provide care to a child who is not related to the exempt prohibited individual by blood or marriage within the fourth degree as determined by civil law.
(3) After the five-year period described in subsection (2) of this section, an individual ceases to be an exempt prohibited individual if the individual enrolls in the Central Background Registry.
(4) Notwithstanding the five-year period described in subsection (2) of this section, an individual shall be permanently considered an exempt prohibited individual and shall be permanently subject to the prohibitions described in subsection (2) of this section if the individual:
(a) Has been convicted of, in any state, a crime in which a child suffered serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, or death; or
(b) Is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 or 163A.025 or the laws of another jurisdiction. [Formerly 657A.252; 2018 c.115 §3; 2019 c.679 §§1,1a; 2021 c.343 §2; 2022 c.90 §2; 2023 c.554 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 329A - Child Care › Section 329A.255 - Preschool recorded program and school-age recorded program; criminal background check required; fee; rules; civil penalty.

(1) A person may not operate a preschool recorded program or a school-age recorded program unless the program is recorded with the Department of Early Learning and Care as provided in this section.
(2) To obtain recording, the person operating the program must apply to the department by submitting a completed record application form and a nonrefundable fee as established by the department. The department shall determine and apply the fee through rules adopted by the Early Learning Council under ORS 329A.275. The department shall deposit fees received under this subsection as provided in ORS 329A.310 (2).
(3) The department shall issue a record to the applicant if the department determines that the applicant meets the requirements of ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450 and the rules adopted pursuant to ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450 and subsection (9) of this section.
(4) Unless the record is revoked as provided in subsection (8) of this section, the record is valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.
(5) A record authorizes operation of the program only on the premises described in the record and only by the person named in the record.
(6) The department shall create and maintain a database of programs recorded under this section and shall update the database annually. The database must include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Name and address of the program;
(b) Name of operator; and
(c) Significant program information, as determined by the Early Learning Council by rule.
(7) A program recorded under this section must post, and provide parents with, a notice that the program is not certified under ORS 329A.280 or registered under ORS 329A.330.
(8) An initial application or renewal application for recording of a program under this section may be denied, revoked or suspended, if the department finds:
(a) That the program or its operation does not comply with ORS 329A.030 or 329A.250 to 329A.450, with applicable rules and with any term or condition imposed under the record; or
(b) That investigation of the program or its records authorized by ORS 329A.390 has not been permitted.
(9) The Early Learning Council shall adopt any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(10) A person who violates any provision of this section or any term or condition of a record is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. [Formerly 657A.255; 2019 c.187 §9; 2022 c.90 §3; 2023 c.554 §12]