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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.218 - Affirmative action plan; interview of qualified minority applicants.

(1) As used in this section, "minority" means:
(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but who is not Hispanic;
(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;
(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or
(d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.
(2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall:
(a) Consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:
(A) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of the public university’s educational program at its anticipated level;
(B) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or
(C) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions.
(b) Interview one or more qualified minority applicants when hiring a head coach or athletic director, unless the public university was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. It is an affirmative defense to a claim of a violation of this paragraph that the public university, in good faith, was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. [Formerly 352.380; 2019 c.190 §2; 2021 c.97 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.223

[2005 c.548 §1; 2009 c.762 §81; 2011 c.637 §243; 2011 c.703 §32; 2015 c.767 §153; renumbered 352.752 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.227 - Requirements of graduate students employed by public university; contact information.

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall develop a form for graduate students enrolled at the public university who wish to be employed by the public university that:
(a) Requires the graduate student to provide the contact information described in ORS 243.804 (4)(a)(B); and
(b) Waives any privacy rights to, and authorizes the public university to disclose, the information described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) As a condition of employment, any graduate student who is employed by a public university must:
(a) Provide the contact information described in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and
(b) Sign the consent described in subsection (1)(b) of this section to authorize the public university to release the contact information that is part of the employment record. [2022 c.81 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.232 - Sources of compensation for officers and employees; potential conflict of interest; reporting; standards.

(1) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 may authorize receipt of compensation for any officer or employee from private or public resources, including, but not limited to, income from:
(a) Consulting;
(b) Appearances and speeches;
(c) Intellectual property conceived, reduced to practice or originated and therefore owned within the public university;
(d) Providing services or other valuable consideration for a private corporation, individual, or entity, whether paid in cash or in-kind, stock or other equity interest, or anything of value regardless of whether there is a licensing agreement between the public university and the private entity; and
(e) Performing public duties paid by private organizations, including institution corporate affiliates, that augments an officer’s or employee’s publicly funded salary. Such income shall be authorized and received in accordance with policies and standards established by each governing board.
(2) Each governing board may not authorize compensation, as described in subsection (1) of this section, that, in the governing board’s judgment, does not comport with the mission of the public university or substantially interferes with an officer’s or employee’s duties to the university.
(3) Any compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section is considered official compensation or reimbursement of expenses for purposes of ORS 244.040 and is not considered an honorarium prohibited by ORS 244.042. If authorization or receipt of the compensation creates a potential conflict of interest, the officer or employee shall report the potential conflict in writing in accordance with standards of the governing board. The disclosure is a public record subject to public inspection.
(4) Compensation described and authorized under subsection (1) of this section that is not paid by the public university employing the officer or employee is not salary for purposes of ORS chapter 238 or 238A.
(5) Each governing board shall adopt standards governing employee outside employment and activities, including potential conflict of interest, as defined by standards of the governing board and consistent with ORS 244.020, and the public disclosure thereof, and procedures for reporting and hearing potential or actual conflict of interest complaints. [Formerly 351.067; 2018 c.54 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.237 - Provision of group insurance for employees; expense reimbursement plan; deferred compensation plan.

(1) The governing board of each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall provide group insurance to employees of the university through the Public Employees’ Benefit Board or may elect to provide an alternative group health and welfare insurance benefit plan to employees of the university on or after October 1, 2016, if the benefit plan is offered through the health insurance exchange under ORS 741.310, unless their participation is precluded by federal law.
(2) For the purposes of ORS 243.555 to 243.575, if the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 chooses not to participate in the benefit plans offered through the Public Employees’ Benefit Board, the governing board may have the authority granted to the Public Employees’ Benefit Board under ORS 243.555 to 243.575 for the administration of an appropriate expense reimbursement plan.
(3) The governing board of each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall offer one or more deferred compensation plans to employees of the university. The governing board shall choose whether to offer its employees the state deferred compensation plan established under ORS 243.401 to 243.507 or another deferred compensation plan that the governing board elects to make available to the employees of the university. [Formerly 351.094]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.239

[2001 c.918 §12; 2003 c.661 §3; 2009 c.217 §11; 2009 c.762 §82; 2011 c.319 §18; 2015 c.767 §155; 2015 c.771 §4a; renumbered 352.808 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.244 - Overpayment of salary or compensation.

When an employee of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 receives payment of salary or compensation in an amount greater than the employee’s entitlement, the amount of the overpayment may be deducted from salary or compensation earned by the employee. The deduction may be in such form and manner as the governing board of the public university may prescribe. [Formerly 351.097]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.262 - Standards for minimum content of alcohol and drug abuse policy and plan.

In order to carry out the duties described in ORS 352.256, the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt standards that, as a minimum, describe the content of what shall be included in the policy and plan described in ORS 352.256. [Formerly 351.105]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.268 - Physical access committees; members; duties.

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall convene a physical access committee to identify barriers to access by persons with disabilities on the campus of each public university. The committee shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) One or more students with disabilities or, if there are no students with disabilities willing to participate, a person with a disability who uses the public university’s facilities;
(b) One or more members of the faculty or staff who have disabilities;
(c) The coordinator of services for students with disabilities for the public university;
(d) One or more administrators of the public university; and
(e) One or more members of the physical plant staff of the public university.
(2) The physical access committee shall present its findings and recommendations to the administration of the public university listing access needs and priorities for meeting those needs. These findings and recommendations shall identify the barriers to access that prevent persons with disabilities from meaningfully utilizing campus facilities related to instruction, academic support, assembly and residence life.
(3) In preparing funding requests for each biennium, each public university shall include amounts for capital improvement that will be applied to the substantial reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to access by persons with disabilities as identified by the physical access committee.
(4) Nothing in this section and ORS 185.155 and 341.937 requires a public university to undertake projects for accessibility that are not otherwise required unless such projects are funded specifically by the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 352.015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.274 - Sexual orientation and gender identity identification on university forms; collection of identification information by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules.

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall allow all students, faculty and staff to identify the person’s sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect demographic data that includes gender, race or ethnicity.
(2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall make the demographic data collected under subsection (1) of this section available to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in the format determined by the commission under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The commission shall:
(a) By rule establish a common format and time frame for the collection and reporting of the demographic data specified in subsection (1) of this section;
(b) Evaluate the degree to which public universities are complying with the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and
(c) During each regular session of the Legislative Assembly, submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the committees related to higher education that:
(A) Sets forth the progress public universities have made toward implementing the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and
(B) Summarizes the demographic data collected by the commission under this section. [2015 c.670 §1; 2021 c.367 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.281 - Use of name other than legal first name.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to the extent allowed by federal law, each public university listed in ORS 352.002:
(a) Shall permit enrolled students to use a preferred first name other than the student’s legal first name on course and grade rosters, directory listings, advisor lists, identification cards and diplomas; and
(b) May permit enrolled students to use a preferred first name other than the student’s legal first name on campus records not listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 must use the legal first name of enrolled students on official transcripts and enrollment verification documents. [2015 c.670 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.296 - Credit for room, board, tuition and fees for student ordered to active duty; standards.

(1)(a) The amount of the credit specified in ORS 352.293 (1)(b) shall be based on:
(A) The amount of room and board paid by the student for a term that the student does not complete because the student is ordered to active duty; and
(B) The amount of tuition and fees paid by the student for a course from which the student withdraws.
(b) The amount of the credit shall be prorated based on the number of weeks remaining in the term or course when the student withdraws.
(c) At the time a student withdraws from a course at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 or from the public university, the student must elect to claim the credit:
(A) As a credit toward tuition and fees or room and board if the student reenrolls at the public university under ORS 352.293 (1)(c); or
(B) As a monetary payment.
(2) A student who elects to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section may change the method of claiming the credit to the method described in subsection (1)(c)(B) of this section by giving notice to the public university from which the student withdraws.
(3) A student who elects to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section must use the credit or change the method of claiming the credit under subsection (2) of this section within one year after release from active duty.
(4) A personal representative of a student who elected to claim the credit by the method described in subsection (1)(c)(A) of this section may claim a monetary payment upon presenting evidence to the public university that the student died while serving on active duty.
(5) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall adopt standards for the administration of this section, including standards setting the amount of credit and the method by which the credit is prorated. [Formerly 351.644]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.303 - Waiver of tuition for Oregon residents at least 65; conditions for waiver; standards.

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall waive tuition for any course audited by an Oregon resident 65 years of age or older if:
(a) Space is available in the course for additional students to register after degree-seeking students have registered;
(b) The department in which the course is being taught approves; and
(c) The auditing student is registered for eight credits or fewer per term.
(2) The public university may charge the student attending under subsection (1) of this section fees associated with the course being audited.
(3) A public university may develop standards for implementation of this section, including standards relating to registration, admission and fees. [Formerly 351.658]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.306 - Honorary degrees for persons ordered to internment camp.

(1) As used in this section, "internment camp" means a relocation center to which persons were ordered evacuated by Presidential Executive Order 9066, signed on February 19, 1942.
(2) A person who meets the requirements of subsection (4) of this section may request a public university listed in ORS 352.002 to award the person an honorary post-secondary degree.
(3) A representative of a deceased person who meets the requirements of subsection (4) of this section may request a public university to award an honorary post-secondary degree on behalf of the deceased person.
(4) Notwithstanding the requirements for a post-secondary degree established by a public university, a public university that receives a request under subsection (2) or (3) of this section may award an honorary post-secondary degree to a person, or on behalf of a deceased person, who:
(a) Was a student at the public university in 1942; and
(b) Did not graduate from the public university because the person was ordered to an internment camp. [Formerly 352.021]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.309 - Credit for education and training received while in Armed Forces; standards.

A public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall give credit for education and training obtained by a person while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined in ORS 352.313. The education and training for which credit may be given must meet the standards adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002. [Formerly 351.646]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.319 - Contract for disbursement of funds to students; personally identifiable information.

(1) As used in this section, "personally identifiable information" means a student’s Social Security number and gender or a student’s Social Security number and date of birth.
(2) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 may enter into a contract with a private contractor to provide the service of facilitating the disbursement of funds to students. If a student’s personally identifiable information is necessary to administer the disbursement of funds under the contract, the public university:
(a) Shall obtain from a student a written election to receive the contracted services;
(b) Shall provide any alternative method of disbursement of funds at no additional cost to a student who does not elect to receive those services from a private contractor;
(c) May not release to a private contractor personally identifiable information about a student who elects to receive disbursement services from the private contractor without first obtaining from the student a written consent to release the personally identifiable information; and
(d) Shall provide to a student a written description of the purposes for which a private contractor may use the student’s personally identifiable information. [Formerly 352.017]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.372 - Findings and policy for ORS 352.365 to 352.379.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that basic research is fundamental to the continuation and expansion of applied research and is thus a necessary ingredient in economic growth. The Legislative Assembly further finds that basic research is itself an important activity which should be promoted.
(2) It is the policy of this state that basic research is an appropriate and necessary activity of our public universities. Further, the State of Oregon has an obligation with other states and the federal government to encourage and finance basic research if the state and nation are to be active participants in a future which will require ever increasing levels of knowledge and understanding.
(3) The Legislative Assembly acknowledges that a characteristic of basic research is that no defined result can be guaranteed and asserts that only through scholarly investigation can knowledge be advanced to be later developed and applied.
(4) The Legislative Assembly believes that moneys for basic research should be regularly appropriated and that such moneys should be used for support of qualified investigators and funding of research projects. [Formerly 351.870]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.375

[2009 c.839 §1; 2011 c.637 §246; 2013 c.460 §1; 2014 c.28 §1; 2015 c.210 §1; renumbered 350.290 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.390

[1973 c.692 §1; 1979 c.620 §1; 1997 c.11 §9; 2009 c.11 §45; 2011 c.637 §250; 2015 c.767 §159; renumbered 350.115 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.402 - Eligibility of public universities to receive proceeds from state bonds; requirements; certification to the State Treasurer.

(1) A public university may elect to remain eligible to receive proceeds of state bonds. If a public university requests the State Treasurer to issue state bonds for the benefit of the university that are authorized under Article XI-F(1) or XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution or ORS 283.085 to 283.092, and the state bonds are intended to be repaid in whole or in part by university revenues or other moneys under the control of the university, the university may not issue revenue bonds pursuant to ORS 352.388 to 352.415 unless the university first certifies to the State Treasurer, in a form and manner required by the State Treasurer, the sufficiency of the university’s cash flow to pay any loans from state agencies funded with the proceeds of state bonds and to pay costs for:
(a) State bonds issued for the benefit of the public university pursuant to Article XI-F(1) or XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution or ORS 283.085 to 283.092; and
(b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to ORS 352.388 to 352.415.
(2) A public university must transmit the certification required under subsection (1) of this section to the State Treasurer by the earlier of:
(a) 30 days before issuing the bonds; or
(b) 10 days prior to the date the bonds are offered for sale to investors.
(3) A public university that issues revenue bonds of the university, or executes other obligations related to the revenue bonds, without making the certification required under this section is not eligible to receive proceeds of the state bonds described in subsection (1) of this section after January 1, 2024.
(4) As used in this section, "public university" means a public university listed in ORS 352.002. [Formerly 351.369; 2017 c.440 §28; 2023 c.237 §3]
Note:
Definitions in ORS 352.029 also apply to ORS 352.388 to 352.415.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.408 - Issuance of bonds by public universities; use and limitations of security interests; character of bonds and obligations.

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002:
(a) May issue revenue bonds for any lawful purpose of the university in accordance with ORS chapter 287A.
(b) May issue under ORS 287A.360 to 287A.380 refunding bonds of the same character and tenor as the revenue bonds replaced.
(2) For the purposes of ORS 271.390 and ORS chapter 287A, a public university listed in ORS 352.002 is a public body.
(3) ORS 287A.150 does not apply to revenue bonds issued by a public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(4) A public university listed in ORS 352.002:
(a) May grant leases of real property held by a trustee or lender for a term that ends on the date on which all amounts due under the operative documents have been paid, or provision for payment has been made, or for a term of up to 20 years after the last scheduled payment under the operative documents, whichever is sooner. The leases may grant the trustee or lender the right to evict the university and exclude the university from possession of the real property for the term of the lease if the university fails to pay when due the amounts scheduled to be paid under the operative documents or otherwise defaults under the operative documents. Upon default, the trustee or lender may sublease the real property to third parties and apply any rents to payments scheduled to be made under the operative documents.
(b) May not mortgage, pledge or grant a security interest in, or otherwise encumber, real or personal property that has been pledged or leased to provide security for, or acquired, constructed, improved with, or otherwise directly benefited by, the proceeds of outstanding state bonds, except as provided in ORS 352.113 (4).
(5) Revenue bonds and other obligations authorized by this section:
(a) Are revenue bonds or obligations of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon.
(b) Are not an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Oregon and are not a charge upon revenue or property of the State of Oregon, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(c) Are not a charge upon any revenue or property of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 unless the revenue or property is pledged to secure the revenue bonds or other obligations.
(d) Are not payable from, and may not be secured by a pledge of or lien on, any amounts a public university is required to:
(A) Deposit with the State Treasurer pursuant to ORS 352.135 (2); or
(B) Pay to the State Treasurer pursuant to a schedule described in ORS 352.415. [Formerly 351.374; 2017 c.440 §29]
Note:
Definitions in ORS 352.029 also apply to ORS 352.388 to 352.415.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.435 - Repealed statutes continued effective until bonds redeemed.

Outstanding bonds issued under article 3, chapter 36, title 111, O.C.L.A., and chapter 41, title 111, O.C.L.A., shall continue to be valid obligations until they are redeemed in full, and authority granted in connection with said bonds shall continue in effect until they have been so redeemed. [Formerly 351.500]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.442 - Federal aid; donations; acceptance and use.

A public university listed in ORS 352.002 may, in its discretion, accept financial assistance and grants, either in the form of money or labor, from the United States or any of its agencies, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, regardless of any laws of this state in conflict with the regulations of the federal government with respect thereto, and may also accept from others any donation or grant of land, to be taken and held in the name of the State of Oregon, acting by and through the governing board, or gift of money or other valuable gift or thing, for any of the purposes contemplated by Article XI-F(1) and Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution and ORS 352.157 to 352.171. Unless enjoined by the terms or conditions of any such gift or grant, the governing board may convert the same, or any of them, into money, through sale or disposal thereof. [Formerly 351.505; 2017 c.440 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.605 - University of Oregon School of Law.

(1) There is created the University of Oregon School of Law to be administered by the University of Oregon.
(2) The University of Oregon School of Law shall:
(a) Prepare students for careers in the legal profession.
(b) Perform the duties required of the school under ORS 36.100 to 36.238.
(3) The president of the University of Oregon shall appoint the Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. [Formerly 352.176]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.612 - Oregon State Museum of Anthropology.

(1) The anthropological collections at the University of Oregon are designated and established as the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology. The Oregon State Museum of Anthropology is designated as the official depository for any material of an archaeological or anthropological nature that may come into the possession of the State of Oregon through the operation of ORS 358.935, 390.235 or 390.237 or as a consequence of gifts from the federal government, the Smithsonian Institution or from other public or private agencies. The University of Oregon, through the director of the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, shall assume full responsibility for the custody and safekeeping of said collection. If responsibility for a collection is reassigned under ORS 390.235, the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology shall serve as the ultimate depository in the event the assigned curator is unable or fails to continue that responsibility.
(2) ORS 390.235 or 390.237 or this section shall not interfere with any collections now in the possession of any institution of higher learning in Oregon, nor prevent any private person making a gift of any collection owned by the person directly to any institution. [Formerly 352.181]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.618 - Center for Brain, Biology and Machine.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 352.372, there is created the Center for Brain, Biology and Machine to be administered by the University of Oregon.
(2) The purpose of the center is to promote interdisciplinary teaching and research in scientific areas, including but not limited to brain structure, development and functions, genetics and genomics, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, computational science, computing, magnetic resonance imaging and optics.
(3) The University of Oregon may receive moneys from any public or private source to support the Center for Brain, Biology and Machine created under subsections (1) and (2) of this section. Gifts or grants received to support the center shall be deposited in an appropriate fund at the University of Oregon. [Formerly 352.186]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.624 - Condon Collection at University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

(1) The Condon Collection at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is designated and established as the official depository for any material of a paleontological nature that may come into the possession of the State of Oregon through paleontological or archaeological operations or as a consequence of transfers, loans or gifts from the federal government, the Smithsonian Institution or from any other public or private agency. The University of Oregon, through the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, shall assume full responsibility for the custody and safekeeping of such materials in the Condon Collection. If responsibility for the collection is reassigned, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History shall serve as the ultimate depository in the event the assigned curator is unable or fails to continue that responsibility.
(2) This section may not interfere with any collections in the possession of any post-secondary institution of education in this state on or before January 1, 2018, or prevent any individual or private entity from making a gift of a paleontological collection owned by the individual or private entity directly to any institution. [2017 c.136 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.668 - Receipt and disposition of funds received for programs.

Portland State University may receive moneys from any public or private source to support the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, the Graduate School of Social Work or the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies created under ORS 352.678, 352.691, 352.697 and 352.703. Gifts and grants received to support the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, the Graduate School of Social Work or the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies shall be credited to the appropriate fund at Portland State University. [Formerly 352.191]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.685 - Oregon Criminal Justice Scientific Advisory Committee.

The Oregon Criminal Justice Scientific Advisory Committee is established to provide assistance and advice to the Criminal Justice Research and Policy Institute. The director of the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government shall appoint the members of the advisory committee. In order to serve as a member of the advisory committee, a person must have earned a graduate degree in a related field from an accredited university. [Formerly 352.202]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.691 - Center for Lakes and Reservoirs.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 352.372, there is created the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, to be administered by Portland State University.
(2) The purpose of the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs is to assist state and federal agencies in researching and mitigating nonindigenous, invasive aquatic species in this state and to work with communities in developing effective management of lakes and reservoirs. [Formerly 352.207]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.697 - Graduate School of Social Work.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 352.372, the Graduate School of Social Work is created, to be administered by Portland State University.
(2) The purpose of the Graduate School of Social Work is to provide a center for specialized education and research in the social services for the betterment of communities in the Portland metropolitan area, the state and the Pacific Northwest. [Formerly 352.213]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.703 - Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 352.372, there is created the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, to be administered by Portland State University.
(2) The purpose of the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies is to build partnerships between Portland State University’s urban studies programs and the surrounding communities of metropolitan Portland and to sponsor public service research. [Formerly 352.217]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.720

[1971 c.693 §2; 1973 c.721 §6; 1977 c.735 §1; 1977 c.768 §2; 1978 c.1 §4; 1989 c.845 §3; 1999 c.704 §20; 2011 c.637 §253; 2013 c.1 §51; renumbered 350.635 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.740

[1971 c.693 §4; 1973 c.815 §5; 1977 c.768 §1; 2011 c.637 §255; 2013 c.747 §150; renumbered 350.645 in 2015]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.745 - Oregon Renewable Energy Center.

(1) Pursuant to ORS 352.372, there is created the Oregon Renewable Energy Center. The Oregon Renewable Energy Center shall be administered by the Oregon Institute of Technology.
(2) The purpose of the Oregon Renewable Energy Center is to engage in renewable energy system engineering and applied research.
(3) The Oregon Institute of Technology may receive moneys from any public or private source to support the Oregon Renewable Energy Center. Gifts and grants received to support the Oregon Renewable Energy Center shall be credited to the appropriate fund at the Oregon Institute of Technology. [Formerly 352.221]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.752 - Oregon Center for Health Professions.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Allied health education programs" includes, but is not limited to:
(A) Radiologic science;
(B) Nuclear medicine;
(C) Sonography;
(D) Vascular technology;
(E) Dental hygiene;
(F) Respiratory care;
(G) Clinical laboratory sciences; and
(H) Emergency medical services provider education.
(b) "Allied health education programs" does not include any undergraduate or graduate nursing program administered by Oregon Health and Science University.
(2) There is created the Oregon Center for Health Professions. The Oregon Center for Health Professions shall be administered by the Oregon Institute of Technology.
(3) The purposes of the Oregon Center for Health Professions are to:
(a) Provide continued development of bachelor’s degree level education programs in areas of allied health;
(b) Facilitate the creation of new partnerships between the health care industry and community colleges, private institutions of higher education and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 in order to increase the number of students and graduates in allied health education programs;
(c) Provide continuing education, professional development and certificate programs for allied health care professionals; and
(d) Align with and complement educational partnerships between the Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon Health and Science University focusing on allied health education programs.
(4) The Oregon Institute of Technology may receive moneys from any public or private source to support the Oregon Center for Health Professions. Gifts and grants received to support the Oregon Center for Health Professions shall be credited to the appropriate fund at the Oregon Institute of Technology. [Formerly 352.223]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.801 - Oregon State University designated as agricultural college of the state; Sea Grant College; program in Veterinary Medicine.

(1) Oregon State University is designated and permanently adopted as the agricultural college of the state and shall provide, in accordance with the objectives sought by Congress in the establishment of state agricultural colleges, instruction in agriculture and the mechanic arts. The university is also a Sea Grant College dedicated to education and research in the marine sciences.
(2) Oregon State University, or any other public university listed in ORS 352.002 that receives authorization from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, is authorized to enter into agreements with its counterpart in the State of Idaho and with the Board of Regents of Washington State University for cooperative development of the program in Veterinary Medicine. [Formerly 352.230]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.808 - Institute for Natural Resources.

(1) The Institute for Natural Resources is established at Oregon State University. In administering the institute, Oregon State University may seek the cooperation of other public universities listed in ORS 352.002.
(2) The Institute for Natural Resources shall serve the following purposes:
(a) Serve as a clearinghouse for scientifically based natural resources information.
(b) Provide scientifically based natural resources information to the public in integrated and accessible formats.
(c) Coordinate efforts with other state agencies and bodies to provide natural resources information to the public in a comprehensive manner.
(d) Facilitate and conduct research.
(e) Provide information and technical tools to assist decision-making on natural resources issues.
(f) Assist the State Parks and Recreation Commission in carrying out the Natural Areas Program by maintaining a data bank that contains a classification of natural heritage resources and an inventory of the locations of the resources. At a minimum, the institute shall record in the data bank the location of state natural areas, the natural heritage resources in those areas, sites that are inhabited by rare species, and lists that rank by rarity species, plant communities and ecosystem types. The institute shall make the information included in the data bank available to private landowners, researchers and local, state and federal agencies.
(g) Assist the State Parks and Recreation Department in carrying out the Natural Areas Program by reviewing and providing recommendations on proposals for registration and dedication of natural areas.
(3) When making observations on private land, an employee of Oregon State University, or another public university listed in ORS 352.002 that is providing administrative support, who is compiling information for the Natural Areas Program pursuant to subsection (2)(f) of this section must obtain permission from the landowner before entering private land, collecting information or entering the information into the data bank.
(4) Using existing resources, state agencies designated by the Governor shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, or other agreement deemed appropriate by the Governor, with the institute that defines and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the agencies in order to prevent duplication of effort and to ensure that agency resources are used efficiently.
(5) State agencies may contract with the institute to fulfill agency needs regarding the collection, storage, integration, analysis, dissemination and monitoring of natural resources information and natural resources research and training. [Formerly 352.239]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.816 - Oregon Climate Service.

(1) There is established an Oregon Climate Service to be located at Oregon State University. The service shall acquire, maintain, disseminate and interpret climate data and information for the state.
(2) The service shall:
(a) Assess the needs for weather and climate information in Oregon and establish priorities among the needs.
(b) Perform a service to citizens of Oregon by managing climate data for the state, and by disseminating such data and information to users.
(c) Assist in the coordination of existing activities within the state and among neighboring states.
(d) Advise regional, state and local government on climate related issues.
(e) Assist students and faculty at the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 by furnishing data and information needed in education and research programs.
(f) Study and analyze the relationships between climatic phenomena and activities in areas such as agriculture, water resources, energy production and use, air quality, building design and construction, transportation and communication, and business and commerce.
(g) Identify emerging climatic issues and anticipate public demand for information.
(h) Inform state, federal and private groups and the public on the availability and sources of climate-related services, information and data. [Formerly 352.245]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.823 - Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.

(1) The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute is established at Oregon State University. In administering the institute, Oregon State University may seek the cooperation of other public universities listed in ORS 352.002.
(2) The purpose of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute is to:
(a) Facilitate research by faculty at public universities listed in ORS 352.002 on climate change and its effects on natural and human systems in Oregon;
(b) Serve as a clearinghouse for climate change information;
(c) Provide climate change information to the public in integrated and accessible formats;
(d) Support the Oregon Climate Action Commission in developing strategies to prepare for and to mitigate the effects of climate change on natural and human systems; and
(e) Provide technical assistance to local governments to assist them in developing climate change policies, practices and programs.
(3) The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute shall assess, at least once each biennium, the state of climate change science, including biological, physical and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on the state. The institute shall submit the assessment to the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 and to the Governor.
(4) State agencies may contract with the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute to fulfill agency needs regarding the collection, storage, integration, analysis, dissemination and monitoring of climate change information, research and training. [Formerly 352.247; 2023 c.442 §50]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.829 - Oceangoing Research Vessel Program.

(1) The Oceangoing Research Vessel Program is established at Oregon State University in order to assist in the research and study of the waters of the Pacific Coast. Potential areas of research include, but are not limited to:
(a) Mapping the seabed in Oregon’s territorial sea, as defined in ORS 196.405;
(b) Analyzing marine ecosystems, including but not limited to existing marine reserves, existing marine protected areas, proposed marine reserves and proposed marine protected areas;
(c) Analyzing the potential effects of climate change, including but not limited to ocean acidification;
(d) Compiling comprehensive assessments of overall ocean health;
(e) Understanding ocean dynamics, including but not limited to natural hazards such as tsunamis; and
(f) Installing instruments to effectively monitor the impact of wave energy systems, marine reserves and marine protected areas on marine ecosystems and fish populations.
(2) The Oceangoing Research Vessel Program shall solicit from state agencies and from students and faculty of public universities listed in ORS 352.002 proposals for the use of a research vessel operated under the program.
(3) In order to effectively allocate the use of research vessels operated under the Oceangoing Research Vessel Program, there is established a Research Vessel Council, consisting of seven members appointed by the President of Oregon State University. The president shall appoint to the council:
(a) At least one member who is a trained scientist with at least five years of marine research experience;
(b) Upon request from the agency, at least one member from each of the following agencies:
(A) State Department of Fish and Wildlife;
(B) State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries;
(C) Department of Land Conservation and Development; and
(D) Department of Environmental Quality; and
(c) At least one member who has expertise in marine operations or marine education.
(4) The Research Vessel Council shall evaluate proposals submitted under subsection (2) of this section on the basis of the:
(a) Proposal’s geographical area of study;
(b) Quality of the submitted management, research or educational rationale; and
(c) Feasibility of accommodating the proposed work within the schedule of federally funded projects for the research vessel.
(5) The Research Vessel Council shall schedule the use of a research vessel for selected proposals as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System ship scheduling process. [Formerly 352.252]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 352 - Public Universities › Section 352.835 - J.T. Apperson Agricultural College Educational Fund; general powers and duties of trustee; standards.

(1) Oregon State University shall execute the trust created by the last will and testament of John T. Apperson, deceased. The university shall administer the trust fund provided for and designated in the will as the J. T. Apperson Agricultural College Educational Fund.
(2) Oregon State University may accept, receive, own, hold, sell and dispose of any and all real and personal property given, devised or bequeathed to the State Land Board by John T. Apperson in trust for the purpose of creating the J. T. Apperson Agricultural College Educational Fund. The university shall manage and use it in accordance with the directions contained in the will of John T. Apperson, deceased, for the purpose of defraying the expenses and assisting in the education at Oregon State University of deserving young men and women who are residents of Oregon and are unable to bear the expense of a collegiate course at that institution.
(3) All necessary expenses incurred by Oregon State University in connection with the administration of the trust fund shall be payable out of the fund. Oregon State University may adopt any necessary standards for the transaction of business related to and the carrying out of this section and ORS 352.842. [Formerly 352.610]