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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf › Section 346.569 - Fund from net proceeds of operation of vending facilities; disbursements; report.

(1) The Commission for the Blind shall establish in the State Treasury a fund from the net proceeds of the operation of vending facilities. Moneys deposited into the fund, including the interest earned, shall be credited to a special checking account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Disbursement from the account may be made by check signed by the person designated by the commission. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall be used for the purposes of, and are continuously appropriated to the commission for:
(a) Maintaining and replacing equipment;
(b) Purchasing new equipment;
(c) Management services, including but not limited to management training services;
(d) Ensuring a fair minimum of return to vending facility managers; and
(e) Retirement or pension funds, health insurance contributions and, if determined by a vote of vending facility managers, paid sick leave and vacation time.
(3) The commission shall provide to the Governor and to vending facility managers quarterly reports of the account established under this section. [2017 c.717 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf › Section 346.570 - Rights of persons operating vending facilities prior to August 20, 1957.

(1) Those individuals who are operating vending facilities in public buildings or on public properties, as defined in ORS 346.510 prior to August 20, 1957, shall not be affected by ORS 346.510 to 346.570, except and only insofar as provided in ORS 346.530 (2).
(2) Any person who is blind and who is presently operating a vending facility in or on public buildings or properties and who desires to make use of the advantages of the program authorized by ORS 346.510 to 346.570 shall have the right to do so; and, in such instance, the Commission for the Blind may negotiate and consummate arrangements for the purchase of such vending facility equipment as it may deem necessary for the satisfactory operation of the vending facility. [1957 c.295 §7; 1975 c.638 §13; 1987 c.158 §61; 2007 c.70 §135]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf › Section 346.687

[1993 c.312 §2; 1995 c.618 §68; 2007 c.70 §144; 2013 c.530 §7; renumbered 659A.141 in 2013]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 346 - Programs for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf › Section 346.991 - Penalties.

Violation of ORS 346.167 is a Class C misdemeanor. [Subsection (1) enacted as 1971 c.312 §6; subsection (2) derived from 346.620; 1981 c.771 §2; subsection (3) enacted as 1981 c.771 §6; subsection (4) enacted as 1989 c.336 §5; 1993 c.369 §38; 2003 c.378 §33; 2011 c.597 §185; 2013 c.530 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.005 - Policy on student financial aid.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(a) The State of Oregon can achieve its full economic and social potential only if all Oregonians have the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of their capabilities and only when financial barriers to their educational goals are removed;
(b) All Oregonians who meet the appropriate admissions requirements should be able to attend any community college, public university listed in ORS 352.002 or independent not-for-profit institution of post-secondary education regardless of individual economic or social circumstances;
(c) The interests of this state are best served when public subsidies supporting college students are distributed fairly, equitably and consciously to ensure maximum access and choice for all Oregonians at the least cost to the taxpayers;
(d) Need-based student financial aid is an effective, efficient and essential means of assisting Oregonians who are unable to afford the full cost of higher education;
(e) Student financial aid allows Oregonians with limited resources to select academic programs based on their interests, aptitudes and career goals;
(f) Student financial aid encourages and permits capable and promising Oregonians to persist in their education and training within this state; and
(g) By assisting Oregonians in this manner, student financial aid contributes to the quality of life of each Oregonian and to the social, cultural and economic well-being of all Oregonians.
(2) It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to establish financial assistance programs to enable qualified Oregonians who need student aid to obtain post-secondary education in Oregon’s community colleges, public universities or independent not-for-profit institutions of post-secondary education. [1993 c.239 §1; 2005 c.22 §242; 2011 c.637 §134]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.007 - Financial aid eligibility for students with modified or extended diplomas.

A student who receives a modified diploma or extended diploma under ORS 329.451 may not be denied eligibility for financial aid to obtain post-secondary education in a public university listed in ORS 352.002, community college or independent not-for-profit institution of higher education that operates in this state for the sole reason that the student did not receive a high school diploma. [2013 c.725 §2]
Note:
348.007 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.015 - Definitions.

As used in this section and ORS 348.017:
(1) "Account" means an account that is managed or operated by a third party financial firm and that is opened to facilitate the financial aid refund disbursement process.
(2) "Financial aid funds" means financial aid funds under Title IV, Part B, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, including credit balances.
(3) "Financial aid refund disbursement process" means the process of returning to a student the student’s financial aid funds that are in excess of eligible education costs, including but not limited to fees and tuition.
(4) "Revenue sharing" means payment from a third party financial firm to a public or private post-secondary institution of education based on the balances or account activity of the accounts offered by the third party financial firm to students enrolled at the public or private post-secondary institution of education.
(5) "Third party financial firm" means a company, business or other organization that contracts with a public or private post-secondary institution of education to provide disbursement and management services of financial aid funds, or management of financial accounts, to students enrolled in the public or private post-secondary institution of education. [2015 c.633 §1]
Note:
348.015 and 348.017 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.017 - Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds.

(1) When contracting with third party financial firms for disbursement and management services of financial aid funds, or for management of financial accounts, the governing board or governing entity of a public or private post-secondary institution of education that enrolls one or more students who receive state or federal financial aid shall review and approve a contract after considering guidelines and policies established and recommended by the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Education.
(2) A contract between a public or private post-secondary institution of education and a third party financial firm for services described in subsection (1) of this section may not permit:
(a) Revenue sharing;
(b) The third party financial firm to charge a fee for the initial disbursement of the financial aid funds in an academic term to the student in a paper check or in an electronic funds transfer;
(c) The third party financial firm to charge a transaction fee for debit or similar transactions from an account; or
(d) The third party financial firm to charge a fee for inactivity in an account.
(3) A public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with a third party financial firm shall, after redacting from the contract information exempted from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478:
(a) Make the contract available for public inspection; and
(b) Publish the contract on the website operated by or for the public or private post-secondary institution of education. [2015 c.633 §2]
Note:
See note under 348.015.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.100 - Student loan information provided to students enrolled in institutions of higher education.

(1) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.582.
(2) Each institution of higher education shall provide the following information to each student enrolled at the institution for whom the institution receives federal education loan information:
(a) An estimate of the total amount of federal education loans the student has received at the time the information is provided;
(b) The total cumulative amount of tuition and fees the student has paid to the institution of higher education at the time the information is provided;
(c) An estimate of the total potential payoff amount, or a range within which the total payoff amount may fall, including principal and interest, of the federal education loans the student has received at the time the information is provided;
(d) An estimate of the amount, including interest, that the student will have to pay each month to service the federal education loan amount set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, including the interest rate and number of repayment years used by the institution of higher education to calculate the monthly payment estimate pursuant to this paragraph;
(e) The percentage of the borrowing limit the student has reached for each type of federal education loan the student has received at the time the information is provided; and
(f) A statement that the information provided does not include private loans or credit card debt.
(3) The institution of higher education shall provide the information required under subsection (2) of this section on an annual basis. The information required to be provided under subsection (2) of this section must:
(a) Be provided to the student in a unified and comprehensive manner; and
(b) Be written in plain language that is easy to understand.
(4) An institution of higher education may include additional loan information resources when providing the information required under subsection (2) of this section.
(5) Institutions of higher education are not liable for any representations made under this section. [2017 c.320 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.105 - Loan obligations enforceable against minor.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Educational institution" means any post-secondary educational institution that is approved or accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities or its successor, by its regional equivalent or by the appropriate official, department or agency of the state or nation in which the institution is located, and that is:
(A) A four-year college or university;
(B) A junior college or community college; or
(C) A technical, professional or career school.
(b) "Educational loan" means a loan or other aid or assistance for the purpose of furthering the obligor’s education at an educational institution.
(c) "Person" means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any written obligation made by any minor in consideration of an educational loan received by the minor from any person shall be as valid and binding as if the minor had, at the time of making and executing the obligation, attained the age of majority, but only if prior to the making of the educational loan an educational institution has certified in writing to the person making the educational loan that the minor is enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, in the educational institution.
(3) Any obligation mentioned in subsection (2) of this section may be enforced in any action or proceeding against such person in the name of the person and shall be valid, insofar as the issue of age is concerned, without the consent thereto of the parent or guardian of such person. Such person may not disaffirm the obligation because of age nor may such person interpose in any action or proceeding arising out of the educational loan the defense that the borrower is, or was, at the time of making or executing the obligation, a minor.
(4) Any parent or legal guardian who did not consent to guarantee or otherwise ensure performance of the obligation mentioned in subsection (2) of this section is not liable for payment of such obligation. [Formerly 348.805; 1977 c.725 §2; 1995 c.343 §35; 2005 c.22 §244; 2013 c.1 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.180 - Definitions.

As used in this section and ORS 348.205, 348.250, 348.260 and 348.263:
(1) "Cost of education" includes but is not limited to, tuition, fees and living expenses.
(2) "Eligible post-secondary institution" means:
(a) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;
(b) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341;
(c) The Oregon Health and Science University; or
(d) An Oregon-based, generally accredited, not-for-profit institution of higher education.
(3) "Qualified student" means any resident student, or student exempted from paying nonresident tuition under ORS 352.287, who plans to attend an eligible post-secondary institution and who:
(a) Has not achieved a baccalaureate or higher degree from any post-secondary institution;
(b) Is enrolled in an eligible program as defined by rule of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and
(c) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by rule of the commission. [1999 c.1070 §3; 2001 c.321 §1; 2007 c.802 §1; 2011 c.358 §2; 2011 c.637 §141; 2013 c.747 §84; 2015 c.513 §14; 2015 c.624 §3; 2015 c.846 §1; 2019 c.384 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.183 - Legislative intent.

The Legislative Assembly recognizes:
(1) That an investment in educational opportunities for all Oregonians is an investment in a strong and stable economy and greater personal opportunities;
(2) That the single largest barrier to attending an institution of higher education is lack of finances;
(3) That keeping higher education affordable requires a shared effort and partnership by students, family, the federal government, state government and private philanthropy;
(4) The broad and diverse range of quality post-secondary educational services provided by Oregon’s institutions of higher education, including Oregon’s community colleges, public universities and independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education;
(5) The positive effects on Oregon’s citizens, families and economy of encouraging talented and hardworking students to stay in Oregon to pursue a post-secondary education; and
(6) That, in order to maintain affordable tuition at Oregon’s public universities and community colleges, the Legislative Assembly, through the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, should review tuition affordability on the basis of standards, including the Higher Education Price Index, median family income, enrollment growth and state appropriations made to public universities and community colleges in this state. This review by the Legislative Assembly on tuition and fee increases should occur biennially. [1999 c.1070 §2; 2007 c.802 §2; 2007 c.858 §38; 2011 c.637 §142]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.250 - Procedure for awarding grants under ORS 348.260.

(1) Grants established under ORS 348.260 shall be awarded by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in the manner provided in this section.
(2) Persons interested in obtaining a grant established under ORS 348.260 may apply to the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion for a grant.
(3) The director shall screen or cause to be screened the applications and shall determine for each available grant the person best qualified to receive that grant. A qualified applicant is eligible to receive a grant established under ORS 348.260 if:
(a) The applicant’s financial need is such that in the opinion of the director financial aid is warranted; and
(b) The applicant plans to be a student at the eligible post-secondary institution where the grant is to be used.
(4) The director shall not discriminate for or against any applicant for a grant.
(5) Nothing in this section or ORS 348.260, 348.505 to 348.615, 348.696 or 348.992 shall be construed to require any institution to admit a grant recipient or to attempt to control or influence the policies of the institution.
(6) Whenever funds are not available to award grants to all qualified students, the director may give priority to applicants who are or plan to be full-time students at the eligible post-secondary institution where the grant is to be used. A student shall be considered to be a full-time student if the combination of credit hours at more than one eligible post-secondary institution equals full-time attendance, according to the institution disbursing the grant funds.
(7) As used in this section, "discriminate" has the meaning given "discrimination" in ORS 659.850. [Formerly 351.630; 1973 c.721 §3; 1977 c.725 §4; 1993 c.45 §286; 1997 c.203 §1; 1997 c.524 §4; 2001 c.321 §4; 2010 c.20 §1; 2011 c.637 §147; 2013 c.747 §89; 2015 c.513 §15; 2017 c.66 §33]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.263 - Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion.

(1) In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may award moneys from the Oregon Opportunity Grant program to qualified students to reward student persistence and encourage completion of degree programs at eligible post-secondary institutions.
(2) Awards made under this section are not subject to the maximum Oregon Opportunity Grant amount established under ORS 348.205.
(3) The commission shall establish by rule eligibility criteria for awards made under this section. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, whether the qualified student is attending an eligible post-secondary institution on a full-time or half-time basis.
(4)(a) The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall administer, and determine the size of, awards made under this section.
(b) In determining the size of awards made under this section, the director shall consider basing the size of the awards on a percentage of the maximum Oregon Opportunity Grant amount established under ORS 348.205. [2015 c.624 §2; 2017 c.66 §35]
Note:
348.263 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.266 - Opportunity Grant Fund.

(1) The Opportunity Grant Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Opportunity Grant Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the Opportunity Grant Fund shall consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;
(c) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source; and
(d) Interest earned by the fund.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. After the payment of refunds to taxpayers as described in ORS 315.643 and 315.646 and payments to a tax credit marketer for marketing services provided by the marketer as described in ORS 348.267, the balance remaining in the fund shall be used for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under ORS 348.260.
(4) Expenditures from the fund are not subject to ORS 291.232 to 291.260. [2018 c.108 §4]
Note:
348.266 and 348.267 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.267 - Marketing of tax credit.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may hire or contract with a marketer to market the tax credits described in ORS 315.643 to taxpayers. [2018 c.108 §5]
Note:
See note under 348.266.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.270 - Scholarships for children of public safety officers.

(1) In addition to any other scholarships provided by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall award scholarships to any qualified student who is a child of a public safety officer who has suffered a qualifying death or disability.
(2) A student who wishes to receive a scholarship under this section shall submit an application in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
(3)(a) To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this section, a student must:
(A) Be a child of a public safety officer who has suffered a qualifying death or disability;
(B) Be enrolled or have applied for enrollment at an institution of higher education in this state;
(C) Be under 25 years of age at the time that the student first submits an application under subsection (2) of this section;
(D) Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for each academic year and accept all state and federal aid grants available to the person, if eligible to file the application; and
(E) Not have achieved a baccalaureate or higher degree from any post-secondary institution.
(b) A student who is awarded a scholarship under this section continues to be eligible for the scholarship if the student, in addition to satisfying the criteria specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, makes satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the institution of higher education at which the student is enrolled.
(c) A student is eligible to receive a scholarship under this section for a maximum of the equivalent of four academic years.
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the total amount of a scholarship awarded under this section shall be equal to the amount of tuition and all fees levied by the institution of higher education against the student reduced by any amounts received by the student in state and federal aid grants.
(b) For a four-year degree program, the maximum amount of a scholarship awarded under this section is $13,000 per academic year.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Child" means a person’s natural child, adopted child or stepchild.
(b) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.582.
(c) "Permanent total disability" has the meaning given that term in ORS 656.206.
(d) "Public safety officer" means a corrections officer, fire service professional, parole and probation officer, police officer, reserve officer or youth correction officer, as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355.
(e) "Qualifying death or disability" has the meaning given that term in ORS 243.954. [1973 c.784 §1; 1977 c.725 §6; 1995 c.162 §70; 1997 c.515 §1; 2001 c.730 §1; 2007 c.70 §146; 2011 c.506 §36; 2011 c.637 §150; 2011 c.642 §2; 2011 c.644 §§28,51; 2013 c.1 §47,48; 2013 c.116 §§2,3; 2013 c.180 §§36,37; 2013 c.747 §§92,93; 2014 c.12 §§1,2; 2015 c.174 §19; 2015 c.513 §§5,6; 2017 c.66 §36; 2018 c.23 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.272 - Scholarships for current or former foster children.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Former foster child" has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.300.
(b) "Institution of higher education" means a public university listed in ORS 352.002, the Oregon Health and Science University, a community college operated under ORS chapter 341 or an Oregon-based, regionally accredited independent institution.
(2) In addition to any other scholarships provided by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall award scholarships to any individual applying for enrollment or enrolled in an institution of higher education who is a current foster child or former foster child.
(3) Scholarships awarded under this section shall be in an amount to be determined by the commission based on the funds that are made available for the awarding year.
(4) If a student who is a current foster child or former foster child continues to remain enrolled in a public university listed in ORS 352.002, a community college or an Oregon-based, regionally accredited independent institution, the student is entitled to apply for renewal of the scholarship until the student has received the equivalent of four years of undergraduate education.
(5) The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion may require proof that a student is a current foster child or former foster child. [2015 c.513 §7; 2017 c.66 §37]
Note:
348.272 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.280 - Award of scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272; rules.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall:
(a) Determine which students are eligible to receive scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272.
(b) Grant the appropriate scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272.
(c) Make necessary rules for application and distribution of the benefits available under ORS 348.270 and 348.272 and this section.
(d) In awarding scholarships pursuant to its authority under ORS 348.520, give priority to students who are eligible to receive scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272.
(2) If the accounts established or designated by the State Treasurer under ORS 131A.360 and 131A.365 do not contain sufficient moneys to provide scholarships to each student who is eligible to receive a scholarship under ORS 348.270, the commission shall:
(a) Use all moneys available in the accounts established or designated by the State Treasurer under ORS 131A.360 and 131A.365 to provide scholarships to students who are eligible to receive a scholarship under ORS 348.270; and
(b) Award moneys from the Oregon Opportunity Grant program to students who are eligible to receive a scholarship under ORS 348.270.
(3) The commission shall establish rules and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 348.270 and 348.272 and this section, including but not limited to the usual and customary rules for analyzing financial need. [1973 c.784 §§2,3; 1997 c.515 §2; 2007 c.71 §95; 2011 c.637 §151; 2013 c.747 §94; 2015 c.513 §16; 2021 c.99 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.290 - Financial aid to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics.

The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall apply the interest on the amount transferred to the Oregon Student Assistance Fund under section 4, chapter 377, Oregon Laws 1985, to provide financial aid, as defined in ORS 348.505, to students to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics at eligible post-secondary schools. [1985 c.377 §3; 1987 c.31 §19; 2005 c.117 §13; 2011 c.637 §154; 2013 c.747 §98; 2019 c.384 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.295 - Scholarships for culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates; rules.

(1) In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may award scholarships to culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates to use at approved educator preparation providers, as defined in ORS 342.120, for the purpose of advancing the goal described in ORS 342.437 (1)(a).
(2) Scholarships awarded under this section shall be in amounts of $12,000 each academic year, for a maximum of two academic years.
(3) The commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this section in consultation with the Educator Advancement Council and the Department of Education.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Teacher candidate" means an individual who is preparing to be a teacher or other school professional licensed, registered or certified by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
(b) "Teacher candidate" does not mean an individual who is preparing to be an administrator. [2017 c.639 §9; 2017 c.639 §26; 2021 c.518 §13; 2022 c.44 §4; 2023 c.431 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.398 - Establishment of program; stipends; eligibility; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall establish a program to increase the number of licensed speech-language pathologists and certified speech-language pathology assistants employed in the education service districts and school districts of this state.
(2) Through the program, the department shall distribute moneys to education service districts and school districts to provide:
(a) Stipends to licensed speech-language pathologists or certified speech-language pathology assistants who are participants in the program; and
(b) Stipends to licensed speech-language pathologists who provide supervision and mentoring to participants in the program.
(3) To be eligible to participate in the program established by the Department of Education under this section and to receive a stipend under subsection (2)(a) of this section, a licensed speech-language pathologist or a certified speech-language pathology assistant must:
(a) Agree to be employed for a minimum of two years as a speech-language pathologist or a speech-language pathology assistant by an education service district or a school district that is willing to sponsor the pathologist or assistant for purposes of the program;
(b) Agree to work under the supervision and mentorship of a licensed speech-language pathologist employed by an education service district or a school district; and
(c) Meet any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(4) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule the amount of stipends allowed under subsection (2) of this section and a method for distributing to education service districts and school districts moneys to be used for stipends.
(5) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2007 c.839 §22; 2023 c.570 §5]
Note:
348.398 and 348.406 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.406 - Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund.

(1) The Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of distributing moneys to school districts and education service districts to be used as stipends as provided by ORS 348.398.
(2) The department may seek grants and donations to provide funding for the program. The department shall deposit any moneys received under this subsection in the fund. [2007 c.839 §25; 2023 c.570 §6]
Note:
See note under 348.398.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.440 - Definitions for ORS 348.444 and 348.448.

As used in ORS 348.444 and 348.448:
(1) "Nurse" means any person who is licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 as a registered nurse.
(2) "Qualifying loan" means any loan made to a nursing student under:
(a) Programs under Title IV, parts B, D and E, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; or
(b) The Nursing Student Loan and Health Education Assistance Loan programs administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [2009 c.815 §1]
Note:
348.440 to 348.448 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.444 - Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program; rules.

(1) There is created the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program, to be administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The purpose of the program is to provide loan repayments on behalf of nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon who have earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education program.
(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall by rule adopt, in consultation with the Oregon State Board of Nursing and the Oregon Center for Nursing, criteria for participation in the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program. [2009 c.815 §2; 2011 c.637 §167; 2013 c.747 §110]
Note:
See note under 348.440.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.448 - Program eligibility; amount; eligibility period; adjustments to maximum amount.

(1) To be eligible to participate in the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program, a nurse educator or prospective nurse educator shall submit a letter of interest to the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion.
(2) At the end of each school year in which a nurse practices as a nurse educator in Oregon, the director shall pay an amount not to exceed the lesser of 20 percent of the total of the nurse’s outstanding qualifying loans or $10,000 as adjusted under subsection (4) of this section.
(3) The director may make the annual payments under this section for up to:
(a) Three years for a nurse educator who has earned a master’s degree; or
(b) Five years for a nurse educator who has earned a doctoral degree.
(4)(a) The director shall adjust annually the maximum dollar amount allowed under subsection (2) of this section by multiplying that amount by a cost-of-living adjustment as specified in this subsection.
(b) The cost-of-living adjustment applied to the maximum dollar amount allowed under subsection (2) of this section shall be equal to the ratio of the seasonally adjusted United States City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for April of that calendar year divided by the value of the same index for April 2009.
(c) If the value of the dollar amount determined under paragraph (a) of this subsection is not a multiple of $100, the director shall round the dollar amount to the next lower multiple of $100. [2009 c.815 §3; 2011 c.637 §168; 2013 c.747 §111; 2017 c.66 §45]
Note:
See note under 348.440.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.470 - Legislative findings; cooperation between public universities and community colleges.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage cooperation between public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and community colleges on issues affecting students who transfer between the two segments; and
(2) All unnecessary obstacles that restrict student transfer opportunities between the two segments shall be eliminated. [1987 c.375 §1; 2013 c.768 §33]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.500 - Purpose; goals; financial aid instruction; historically underserved communities; grants.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may establish Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) to provide information about financial aid, education, training and career pathway options beyond high school to students in Oregon schools and colleges. The goals of the programs are to:
(a) Provide mentoring and resources to help students access education and training beyond high school;
(b) Help Oregon schools build a sustainable community of volunteer mentors;
(c) Educate students and families about the scholarship application process and other options for paying for post-secondary education; and
(d) Encourage the completion of a college or career pathway.
(2) The programs shall bring together students, school staff, community volunteers and parents to help students overcome obstacles to their continuing education. The programs may provide training, technical assistance and other resources to Oregon middle schools, high schools and colleges on how to establish a volunteer-based program. Adult volunteers who are trained through the program may provide mentoring, training and encouragement to students about post-secondary options and financial aid.
(3) Each year, the programs shall provide financial aid instruction to middle school, high school and college students and make the instruction available to the students’ families. The instruction should focus on areas of academic interest or career opportunities identified as particularly relevant to the students and provide information on apprenticeships or technical and occupational career pathways, with a focus on local apprenticeships or local technical and occupational career pathways.
(4) The financial aid instruction required under subsection (3) of this section must outline:
(a) The different types of student loans that are available to students attending post-secondary institutions of education;
(b) The potential use of individual development accounts established under ORS 458.675 to 458.700 to pay for post-secondary education; and
(c) The short-term and long-term economic impacts of each type of student loan or individual development account.
(5)(a) The programs shall work directly with community-based organizations and other entities with experience serving historically underserved communities in order to provide these communities with information and resources designed to encourage college and career readiness and to increase the participation of students from these communities in college and career training.
(b) The programs may provide grants or other support to organizations and entities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection for the purpose of delivering culturally competent, multilingual programming and training opportunities. [2007 c.293 §2; 2011 c.637 §169; 2013 c.747 §112; 2015 c.253 §1; 2017 c.66 §6; 2023 c.557 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.505 - "Financial aid" defined.

As used in ORS 348.500 to 348.621, "financial aid" includes loans, grants, scholarships, work opportunities and other forms of financial aid to assist students in completing their post-high-school education. [1967 c.430 §2; 1997 c.652 §33; 1999 c.704 §14; 2007 c.426 §1; 2011 c.637 §170; 2013 c.747 §113]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.511 - Office of Student Access and Completion; director.

(1) The Office of Student Access and Completion is established and shall operate under the direction and control of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(2) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall appoint the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion.
(3) The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall:
(a) Be responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the Office of Student Access and Completion;
(b) Be paid a salary as provided by law or, if not so provided, as prescribed by the commission; and
(c) Subject to any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 240, appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the office, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [2013 c.747 §10; 2016 c.30 §1; 2017 c.66 §46]
Note:
348.511 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 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 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.520 - Duties of director.

The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall:
(1) Make available to qualified persons financial aid from financial sources available to the director.
(2) Determine qualifications of persons to receive financial aid.
(3) Maintain reports and records on persons applying for and receiving financial aid from the director.
(4) Withhold any financial aid if the recipient thereof fails to maintain the standards established for receipt of that aid.
(5) Recommend to the Legislative Assembly not less than once every biennium matters relating to the establishment, administration, modification, transfer, reduction or cancellation of financial aid.
(6) Prior to implementing changes to the Oregon Opportunity Grant program, report to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board any proposed change:
(a) That increases or decreases the total amount awarded as Oregon Opportunity Grants that was approved as part of the budget enacted by the Legislative Assembly for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and
(b) To the methodology used to determine the student share, family share or state share under ORS 348.205.
(7) Encourage the establishment of financial aid programs by private agencies.
(8) Collect and disseminate information pertaining to all types of available financial aid.
(9) Review the administrative practices and evaluate the effectiveness of all public and private post-secondary financial aid programs in Oregon.
(10) Disburse state appropriations for financial aid in such a manner as to maximize its role in cooperative coordination of financial aid programs. [Formerly 351.640; 1967 c.430 §4; 1973 c.815 §4; 1997 c.652 §34; 2007 c.802 §5; 2011 c.637 §§171,171a; 2013 c.747 §114; 2017 c.66 §47]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.530 - Powers.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may:
(1) Negotiate for and contract with private and governmental agencies for the establishment of financial aid programs.
(2) Receive gifts of any type, including gifts of stock and real property, for the purpose of establishing, continuing and increasing financial aid.
(3) Administer any form of financial aid submitted to and accepted for administration by the commission.
(4) Authorize payment from funds appropriated therefor, of costs, commissions, attorney fees and other reasonable expenses, including refund of overpayment of fees, that are related to and necessary for making and protecting guaranteed loans and recovering moneys and loans and management of property acquired in connection with such loans.
(5) Sue and be sued.
(6) Cooperatively coordinate all types of financial aid activities.
(7) Deny financial aid to any student owing a refund or in default on financial aid previously made available to that student. [Formerly 351.645; 1967 c.430 §5; 1973 c.721 §5; 1977 c.725 §9; 1981 c.209 §1; 1987 c.48 §1; 1995 c.179 §8; 1997 c.652 §35; 2003 c.360 §§1,2; 2007 c.426 §§2,3; 2011 c.637 §172; 2013 c.747 §115; 2015 c.513 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning › Section 348.560 - Staff; office space.

Subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may employ and fix the compensation of any employees it deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work under its charge. The commission may also arrange with a public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college for use of staff and office space of the public university or community college. [Formerly 351.660; 2011 c.637 §172c; 2013 c.747 §116]