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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.125 - Office of School Facilities; rules.

(1) For the purpose of assisting school districts and education service districts with capital costs, the Office of School Facilities is established within the Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for:
(a) Distributing hardship grants to school districts with facility needs. Grants awarded under this paragraph may not exceed $500,000 and shall be provided to school districts based on the order in which the Department of Education receives the completed applications for the grants. A school district may be eligible for a grant under this paragraph if the school district meets requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule, including any requirements to provide matching funds.
(b) Providing technical assistance and establishing and maintaining standards for facilities assessments and long-range facilities plans for school districts and education service districts.
(c) Administering a certification program for qualified providers of technical assistance for the purposes described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(d) Providing grants to school districts and education service districts for the cost of technical assistance for the purposes described in paragraph (b) of this subsection. The State Board of Education may establish by rule requirements for a district to receive a grant under this paragraph. Grants for a district under this paragraph may not exceed the following amounts, as adjusted under subsection (2) of this section:
(A) $40,000 for a facilities assessment;
(B) $40,000 for a long-range facilities plan;
(C) $40,000 for an assessment of district facilities for potential environmental hazards under ORS 332.331; and
(D) $40,000 for a seismic assessment or other specialized assessment.
(e) Maintaining the Oregon School Facilities Database. The database must include information that:
(A) Assists with analyzing, planning and prioritizing school capital improvement needs for school districts and education service districts by providing district-to-district and school-to-school comparisons; and
(B) Is required by the State Board of Education by rule.
(f) Administering the grant program described in ORS 286A.801.
(g) Administering a statewide facilities assessment program.
(2) To account for effects of inflation, the State Board of Education shall, by rule, biennially adjust the maximum amounts of technical assistance grants specified in subsection (1)(d) of this section based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. [2015 c.783 §5; 2017 c.700 §4; 2021 c.678 §10; 2023 c.175 §2; subsection (2) of 2023 Edition enacted as 2023 c.175 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.300 - Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction; appointment of deputy.

(1) As provided by section 1, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution, the Governor is the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2)(a) The Governor, acting as Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall appoint a Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. The deputy superintendent must have at least five years of experience in the administration of an elementary school or a secondary school. The appointment of the deputy superintendent shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate as provided by ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(b) The deputy superintendent shall perform any act or duty of the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction that is designated by the Governor, and the Governor is responsible for any acts of the deputy superintendent.
(3) The deputy superintendent may be removed from office by the Governor following consultation with the State Board of Education.
(4) The deputy superintendent shall receive a salary set by the Governor, and shall be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the deputy superintendent in the performance of official duties. [2011 c.731 §2 (enacted in lieu of 326.330); 2012 c.36 §§7,12; 2015 c.774 §§13,43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.310 - Superintendent’s educational duties.

Except as provided by ORS 326.041, 326.051, 341.015, 341.440, 341.455, 341.626, 341.655 and 341.933, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall exercise, under the direction of the State Board of Education, a general superintendence of school officers and the public schools. In carrying out the duties of office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(1) Act as administrative officer of the State Board of Education.
(2) Act as executive head of the Department of Education and direct and supervise all activities of the department.
(3) Assist all district school boards and education service district boards in answering questions concerning the proper administration of the school laws, the rules of the State Board of Education and the ministerial duties of school officers and teachers. The decision of the superintendent shall guide school officers and teachers in the performance of their duties relating to the matters decided. The superintendent may submit any question to the State Board of Education which shall then decide the question.
(4) Obtain and compile such statistical information relative to the condition and operation of the public schools as the superintendent or the state board may consider advisable for the advancement of education and for the information of the state board and the public.
(5) Appoint, subject to the State Personnel Relations Law and with the approval of the State Board of Education, such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the office of the superintendent. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate one or more suitable persons to sign or countersign warrants, vouchers, certificates or other papers and documents requiring the signature of the superintendent.
(6) Administer and supervise adult education programs in the public elementary and secondary schools.
(7) Perform such other functions as may be necessary to the performance of the duties of the superintendent. [1965 c.100 §11; 1989 c.491 §3; 1993 c.45 §13; 1995 c.67 §37; 1999 c.938 §3; 2003 c.226 §2; 2013 c.747 §38]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.320 - Fees for supplies and publications provided by department.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law or by rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish and collect fees for supplies and publications compiled and furnished by the Department of Education and distributed or sold to other persons or groups. The fees may not exceed costs of production plus mailing and other distribution costs.
(2) The superintendent shall deposit all moneys received under subsection (1) of this section in the Education Cash Account established by ORS 327.485. The Department of Education shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity against which each withdrawal is charged. [1965 c.100 §12; 1979 c.570 §1; 1993 c.45 §14; 2011 c.313 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.327 - Agreement by superintendent to ensure availability of instruction of Chinese language.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to enter into an agreement with another nation or public agency of another nation under ORS 190.485 for the purpose of ensuring that the instruction of the Mandarin dialect of the Chinese language is available to the public school students of this state by facilitating the placement of teachers in public schools who fluently speak the Mandarin dialect of the Chinese language. [2010 c.13 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.340 - Disposition of conference fees by superintendent; disbursement of fees.

(1) When the Superintendent of Public Instruction has possession or control of conference fees that are made available for training programs sponsored in whole or in part by the Department of Education, the fees shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in the Education Training Revolving Account which is established and which shall be separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account.
(2) Disbursements from the account to persons lawfully entitled thereto may be made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee, by checks or orders drawn upon the State Treasurer. [1989 c.966 §76]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.350 - Authority for department staff to serve on education-related organizations; Educational Organizations Fund; disbursements.

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize staff members of the Department of Education to serve as executive directors of education-related organizations and in so doing manage the funds of those organizations.
(2) The Educational Organizations Fund is established. Moneys received under this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in the Educational Organizations Fund which shall be separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account.
(3) Disbursements from the account to persons lawfully entitled thereto may be made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee, by checks or orders drawn upon the State Treasurer. [1989 c.966 §77; 2001 c.104 §107]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.375

[1987 c.474 §3; 1991 c.757 §2; 1995 c.67 §38; 1999 c.39 §4; 2012 c.36 §§3,9; 2013 c.747 §§185,186; renumbered 351.762 in 2013]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.430 - Department of Early Learning and Care; purposes.

(1)(a) The Department of Early Learning and Care is established.
(b) The functions of the department may be divided into administrative divisions or offices. Each division or office shall be under the supervision of a person appointed by the Early Learning System Director. The appointees serve at the pleasure of the director.
(2) The purposes of the department are to:
(a) Ensure that every child in this state is given the best opportunity to succeed in school, work and life by providing:
(A) High-quality early childhood education programs for children from birth through five years of age and child care for children from birth through 12 years of age; and
(B) Care for children who have a physical or developmental disability or who require other specialized care from birth through 17 years of age;
(b) Administer laws and perform functions related to early childhood to ensure that children enter school ready to learn and families are healthy, stable and attached; and
(c) Administer programs in a manner that supports parents’ and providers’ needs and considers the economic security and well-being of parents and providers.
(3) The department shall function under and be coordinated by the Early Learning Council.
(4) The Early Learning System Director appointed under ORS 326.432 shall serve as the administrative officer of the department. [2013 c.624 §1; 2015 c.774 §§15,45; 2021 c.631 §11; 2023 c.554 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.432 - Early Learning System Director.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care is under the supervision and control of the Early Learning System Director, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the department.
(2) The director shall be appointed by the Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(3) The director shall receive such salary as may be provided by law or, if not so provided, as may be fixed by the Governor, and shall be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the director in the performance of official duties.
(4) Subject to any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 240, the director shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the department, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.
(5) The director may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts or other payments, including property or services from any governmental or other public or private person, and may make arrangement to use the receipts, including for undertaking special studies and other projects that relate to the costs of child care and access to child care.
(6) The director may delegate any duty, function or power of the director to a subordinate employee, unless otherwise prohibited by law or rule. [2021 c.631 §12; 2023 c.26 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.435 - Department of Early Learning and Care Fund.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Moneys transferred to the fund from the federal government, state agencies and local governments;
(c) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;
(d) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and
(e) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Early Learning and Care for the purpose of fulfilling the duties, functions and powers of the Department of Early Learning and Care.
(4) The Department of Early Learning and Care may establish accounts and subaccounts within the fund when the Department of Early Learning and Care determines that accounts or subaccounts are necessary or desirable and may credit any interest or income derived from moneys in the fund to any account or subaccount in the fund. [2012 c.37 §10; 2013 c.624 §19; 2021 c.631 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.438 - Disbursement and expenditure of moneys appropriated or allocated to Department of Early Learning and Care.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall disburse and expend moneys in a manner that is consistent with the intended purposes for which the moneys were appropriated or allocated to the department.
(2) If moneys are appropriated or allocated to the department and provisions for the intended disbursement or expenditure of the moneys are not provided in statute, in agreement or by any other means related to the appropriation or allocation, the department may disburse or expend the moneys in the manner the department determines is most consistent with the intended purposes for which the moneys were appropriated or allocated, including by:
(a) Awarding a grant;
(b) Entering into a contract, intergovernmental agreement or other legal agreement; or
(c) Passing through moneys based on state or federal law or legal agreement.
(3) This section applies to moneys received from the federal government or its agencies, moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly or any other moneys appropriated or allocated to the department. [2023 c.26 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.440 - Interagency agreements.

The Early Learning System Director and the Director of Human Services may delegate to each other by interagency agreement any duties, functions or powers granted to the Department of Early Learning and Care or the Department of Human Services, as the directors deem necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the respective functions of the departments, including:
(1) Eligibility determinations for programs established under either department.
(2) Administrative proceedings, including contested case hearings and judicial reviews.
(3) The authority to make or receive payments.
(4) The recovery of erroneous payments or of overpayments. [2023 c.26 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.442 - Authority to enter agreements related to records, papers, files and communications.

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care may enter into agreements governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the department in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The use of the records, papers, files and communications is limited to the purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of law under which they may be furnished.
(2) The records, papers, files and communications of the Department of Early Learning and Care may be maintained in a single or combined data system accessible to the Department of Early Learning and Care and to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education or any other state agency, subject to mutual agreement, for the administration of programs and the coordination of functions shared by the Department of Early Learning and Care and the other state agency. [2023 c.26 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.520 - Acquisition of intellectual property by board.

The State Board of Education may acquire intellectual property of any kind, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, including patents, copyrights, inventions, discoveries, processes and ideas. Such property may be acquired:
(1) By gift.
(2) By outright purchase with money in the Board of Education Invention Fund or otherwise made available for such purpose.
(3) By assignment pursuant to a contract whereby the board undertakes to aid in the development of the assigned property and to pay the assignor a share of any money received on account of its ownership or management thereof. [Formerly 326.102]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.530 - Management, development and disposition of intellectual property.

(1) The State Board of Education may manage, develop or dispose of property acquired under ORS 326.520 in any manner deemed by the board to be in the public interest. The board may contract with any person regarding such management, development or disposition.
(2) The board may determine the terms and conditions of any transaction authorized by ORS 326.520 to 326.540 and need not require competitive bids in connection therewith. No formal publicity or advertising is required regarding property for the development of which the board wishes to contract, but the board shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate pertinent information in appropriate research and industrial circles.
(3) If the board deems it inadvisable to proceed with the development or management of property acquired under ORS 326.520, it may reassign such property to the person from whom it was acquired upon being compensated for any expenditure made on account of such property. [Formerly 326.104]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.540 - Revenue from intellectual property; Board of Education Invention Fund; purpose.

(1) Moneys received by the State Board of Education as a result of ownership or management of property acquired under ORS 326.520 or of transactions regarding such property shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a special fund separate and distinct from the General Fund to be known as the Board of Education Invention Fund.
(2) The moneys in the Board of Education Invention Fund are continuously appropriated to the board for the following purposes:
(a) To pay the agreed share of an assignor of intellectual property.
(b) For the advancement of research in an institution under its control.
(c) For the acquisition, management or development of intellectual property. [Formerly 326.106; 2005 c.755 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.543 - Adverse possession.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Education service district" has the meaning given that term in ORS 334.003.
(b) "Facility" means the school operated under ORS 346.010.
(c) "Post-secondary institution" means:
(A) A community college as defined in ORS 341.005;
(B) A public university listed in ORS 352.002; and
(C) The Oregon Health and Science University.
(d) "School district" has the meaning given that term in ORS 330.005.
(2) The interest or estate of an education service district, a facility, a post-secondary institution or a school district in any real property may not be extinguished or diminished by adverse possession. [2007 c.552 §1; 2009 c.562 §19; 2011 c.637 §104]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.545 - Provision of menstrual products in student bathrooms; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Public education provider" means:
(A) A school district;
(B) A public charter school;
(C) An education service district;
(D) A community college; or
(E) A public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(b) "Public school building" means a building used by a public education provider to provide educational services to students.
(c) "Student bathroom" means a bathroom that is accessible by students in kindergarten or above, including a gender-neutral bathroom, a bathroom designated for females and a bathroom designated for males.
(2) Each public education provider shall ensure that both tampons and sanitary pads are available at no cost to students through dispensers located in every student bathroom of every public school building.
(3) A public education provider, and any employee of a public education provider, is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages as a result of a student’s use of a tampon or sanitary pad made available under this section.
(4) The State Board of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. Rules adopted by the board and commission shall provide for:
(a) The number of dispensers required in each student bathroom;
(b) The types of products available in each student bathroom;
(c) The provision of tampons and sanitary pads in an alternate location when the public education provider does not have control of the student bathrooms used by the students of the public education provider;
(d) Modifications to or exemptions from the requirements of this section for student bathrooms that are not located in commonly accessible areas of the public school buildings of a community college or a public university; and
(e) Payments to public education providers for costs incurred under this section, including:
(A) For school districts, public charter schools and education service districts and subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, distributions from amounts available under ORS 327.008 (17) to be made based on the average daily membership, as defined in ORS 327.006, of the district or school;
(B) For education service districts, distributions to be made as provided by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may not exceed 7.5 percent of the amounts available for distribution under ORS 327.008 (17);
(C) For community colleges, distributions from the Community College Support Fund to be made based on the full-time equivalent student enrollment of the community college; and
(D) For public universities, distributions from a public university support fund established by the commission by rule. [2021 c.635 §1; 2021 c.635 §2; 2022 c.81 §§11,12; 2023 c.586 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.547 - Public education facility information database.

(1) The Department of Education shall establish and maintain a public education facility information database as provided by this section.
(2)(a) The database required by this section shall provide information on preschool facilities and facilities serving any grades in kindergarten through grade 12 and any related auxiliary buildings and properties. The department may require school districts and education service districts to provide the following information to the department for inclusion in the database:
(A) The name of the facility;
(B) The square footage of the facility;
(C) The year the facility was built;
(D) The major renovations made to the facility in the preceding 30 years;
(E) The outstanding bonded indebtedness of the school district or education service district;
(F) The year, amount and purpose of the last bond request approved by voters of the school district or education service district;
(G) Operations and maintenance costs of the facility;
(H) Technical upgrades needed for the facility;
(I) Health and safety upgrades needed for the facility;
(J) Energy usage of the facility; and
(K) Other publicly available information about the facility.
(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection, the database required by this section:
(A) Must be accessible by the public; and
(B) May include functions and other options that are available only to the Department of Education and to school districts.
(3) If a school district or education service district is unable to provide any of the information required under subsection (2) of this section from existing data or without acquiring additional resources, the school district or education service district may request a waiver of the requirement for that information from the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(4) The department may enter into a contract with a public or private entity for the purpose of maintaining the facility information database described in this section. [2013 c.773 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.549 - School facilities advisory group.

(1) At least annually, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall convene a school facilities advisory group.
(2) The advisory group convened under this section shall consist of:
(a) Experts in finance, architecture, engineering and construction; and
(b) Representatives of school districts.
(3) The advisory group shall assist the superintendent in issues related to school facilities. To assist the superintendent, the advisory group shall:
(a) Review the grant program established by ORS 286A.801;
(b) Review the certification program for qualified providers of technical assistance described in ORS 326.125 (1)(c);
(c) Review the maintenance of the Oregon School Facilities Database described in ORS 326.125 (1)(e); and
(d) Advise the superintendent on any needed changes of programs related to school facilities or capital costs of school districts. [2015 c.783 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.550

[Amended by 1967 c.571 §1; 1979 c.386 §1; 1979 c.570 §2; 1983 c.159 §1; 1989 c.491 §4; 1991 c.703 §5; 1993 c.45 §17; 1997 c.249 §94; 2013 c.747 §40; renumbered 351.768 in 2013]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.553 - Annual assessment.

(1) If the Interstate Commission levies an annual assessment as described in Article XIV of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552, the Department of Education shall fund the annual assessment.
(2) For purposes of funding the annual assessment, the department may accept contributions of funds and assistance from any source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the funds not inconsistent with the purposes of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552. [2014 c.110 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.555 - State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

There is established a State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children, as described in Article VIII of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552, consisting of the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, the members of the State Board of Education, the military family education liaison and the compact commissioner. The Governor may appoint other individuals to the state council and shall make a good faith effort to ensure that other individuals appointed are individuals who are described in Article VIII of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552 and who are well informed on the principles of education of military children. [2014 c.110 §3; 2019 c.339 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.556 - Meetings.

The State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall meet at least once each calendar year through the use of telephone or other electronic means and in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705 and 192.672. [2014 c.110 §4; 2019 c.339 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.565 - Standards for student records; rules.

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards for the creation, use, custody and disclosure, including access, of student education records held by a school district or another public or private educational entity that provides educational services to students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12. Consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law, the standards:
(a) Shall include requirements under which a school district or other educational entity will transfer student education records pursuant to ORS 326.575.
(b) May be applied differently to persons 18 years of age or older.
(2) The board shall distribute the rules that are adopted under subsection (1) of this section to all school districts and shall make the rules available on the website of the Department of Education.
(3) School districts shall make the rules received under subsection (2) of this section available to the public schools in the district and to the public. [1993 c.806 §3 (326.565, 326.575 and 336.187 enacted in lieu of 336.185, 336.195 and 336.215); 1995 c.15 §1; 2015 c.519 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.580 - Electronic student records; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "educational institution" means:
(a) An "educational institution" as defined in ORS 326.575.
(b) A state agency.
(c) A local correctional facility.
(2) The State Board of Education may adopt by rule standards for the content and format of an Oregon electronic student record. An Oregon electronic student record may be used to transfer student record information from one educational institution to another.
(3) The board may define the Oregon electronic student record to constitute a full and complete copy of the official student permanent record, student education record, student vision health record, student dental health record and certificate of immunization status that are required by state and federal law.
(4) The standards established by the board shall include procedures and criteria for participation in the Oregon electronic student record program by educational institutions. An educational institution may apply to the Department of Education for a certificate of participation in the Oregon electronic student record program.
(5) An educational institution that is approved for participation in the Oregon electronic student record program by the Department of Education:
(a) Shall not be required to forward by mail or other means physical items such as original documents or photocopies to a receiving educational institution that also is approved for participation in the program. This paragraph does not apply to special education records that are specifically required by federal law to be physically transferred.
(b) May elect to designate the Oregon electronic student record as the official student record.
(c) Shall retain the official student record in compliance with state and federal law. [2001 c.450 §1; 2013 c.585 §4; 2015 c.558 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.606 - Department rulemaking related to criminal records checks.

Notwithstanding ORS 183.335 (5), the Department of Education may not adopt a rule related to criminal records checks, as provided by ORS 326.604, without prior notice or hearing or upon abbreviated notice and hearing. [2009 c.438 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.607 - Background check policy for volunteers; authority of school districts and schools to obtain criminal records check of volunteers and applicants for employment; fee.

(1)(a) If a school district or public charter school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the school district board or public charter school governing body must adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.
(b) If a private school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the governing body of the private school may adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.
(2) Upon request from a school district, a private school or a public charter school or a school district, private school or public charter school contractor and with consent from the individual, the Department of Education may conduct:
(a) An Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.
(b) A state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.
(3) The department may charge the requesting school district, private school, public charter school or school district, private school or public charter school contractor a fee not to exceed:
(a) $5 for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for an Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System.
(b) The fee established by rule under ORS 181A.195 for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for a state or national criminal records check under ORS 181A.195. [1995 c.446 §3; 1997 c.536 §2; 1999 c.200 §26; 2005 c.730 §14; 2017 c.668 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.695 - Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712.

As used in ORS 326.700 and 326.712:
(1) "Juvenile Detention Education Program" means the provision of educational services to:
(a) Youths placed in a youth care center, as defined in ORS 420.855, that is within a detention facility, as defined in ORS 419A.004; and
(b) Youths lodged overnight who receive educational services on consecutive days within a detention facility, as defined in ORS 419A.004.
(2) "Youth Corrections Education Program" means the provision of educational services to youths in youth correction facilities, as defined in ORS 420.005. [2001 c.681 §2; 2015 c.671 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.700 - Purpose of programs.

It is the purpose of ORS 326.712 and 327.026 and this section that:
(1) Students who are enrolled in the Youth Corrections Education Program, as defined in ORS 326.695, or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as defined in ORS 326.695, receive an appropriate education that is as nearly the same as practicable as the education that is received by students enrolled in common and union high school districts in this state; and
(2) Students who are enrolled, or youth who had recently been enrolled, in the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program are able to smoothly transition from these programs into school settings and workforce preparation programs. [Formerly 420.405; 2001 c.681 §3; 2022 c.81 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 326 - State Administration of Education › Section 326.712 - Superintendent may contract with district to provide programs.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may contract with an education service district or a school district to provide teachers, counselors or other personnel for the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program. However, the programs may not be considered a component district and the students enrolled in the programs may not be counted in determining the number of pupils in average daily membership for purposes of ORS 334.175 (5). [1995 c.798 §1; 1995 c.422 §133b; 2001 c.681 §4; 2005 c.828 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section Sec. 3 - Applicable school years

(1) Section 2 of this 2022 Act applies to State School Fund and Student Investment Account distributions and to High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund apportionments made for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
(2) The Department of Education shall award grants under section 2 of this 2022 Act to qualifying school districts for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. [2022 c.43 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section Sec. 4 - School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts

(1) The School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts is established within the Statewide Education Initiatives Account.
(2) Interest earned on the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts shall be credited to the subaccount.
(3) The School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts shall consist of moneys transferred to the subaccount from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account.
(4) Moneys in the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose described in section 2 of this 2022 Act. [2022 c.43 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section Sec. 8 - Abolishment of subaccount

(1) On July 1, 2025, the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts established under section 4 of this 2022 Act is abolished.
(2) Any moneys remaining in the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts on July 1, 2025, shall be transferred to the Statewide Education Initiatives Account. [2022 c.43 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.001 - Fund for Student Success; transfers.

(1) The Fund for Student Success is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
(2) The Fund for Student Success shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly, moneys transferred to the fund under ORS 317A.155 and moneys received as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for the Fund for Student Success. Moneys received as provided in this subsection shall be deposited into the Fund for Student Success.
(4) Moneys in the Fund for Student Success are continuously appropriated to the department for:
(a) Transfer for each biennium to the State School Fund in the amount calculated by the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Revenue Officer to be the sum of:
(A) At least $40 million, for the purpose of a transfer under ORS 327.008 (10) to the High Cost Disabilities Account established in ORS 327.348; and
(B) The amount of change in General Fund revenue to be collected in the biennium due to the amendments to ORS 316.037 by section 56, chapter 122, Oregon Laws 2019, and the operation of ORS 317A.100 to 317A.158.
(b) Retention as a reserve for cash flow and revenue shortfall purposes.
(c) Of the amount in the Fund for Student Success that is not dedicated for transfer as prescribed by paragraph (a) of this subsection or retained under paragraph (b) of this subsection, transfer to other education accounts as follows:
(A) At least 50 percent to the Student Investment Account established in ORS 327.175.
(B) Up to 30 percent to the Statewide Education Initiatives Account established in ORS 327.250.
(C) At least 20 percent to the Early Learning Account established in ORS 327.269.
(5) The department shall make the transfers prescribed by subsection (4) of this section on a periodic basis. The transfers must be in amounts that, based on the most recent data available to the department, ensure that the amounts and percentages identified in subsection (4) of this section are satisfied by the end of the biennium. [2019 c.122 §2; 2020 s.s.1 c.11 §1; 2021 c.678 §12; 2023 c.586 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.011 - Description of Local Revenues for purpose of State School Fund distributions.

For the purpose of State School Fund distributions for school districts:
(1) Local Revenues are the total of the following:
(a) The amount of revenue offset against local property taxes as determined by the Department of Revenue under ORS 311.175 (3)(a)(A).
(b) The amount of property taxes actually received by the district, including penalties and interest on taxes.
(c) The amount of revenue received by the district from the Common School Fund under ORS 327.403 to 327.410.
(d) The amount of revenue received by the district from the county school fund.
(e) The amount of revenue received by the district from state managed forestlands under ORS 530.115 (1)(b) and (c).
(f) Moneys received in lieu of property taxes.
(g) Federal funds received without specific application by the school district and that are not deemed under federal law to be nonsupplantable.
(h) Any positive amount obtained by subtracting the operating property taxes actually imposed by the district, based on the rate certified pursuant to ORS 310.060, from the amount that would have been imposed by the district if the district had certified the maximum rate of operating property taxes allowed by law.
(i) Any amount distributed to the district in the prior fiscal year under ORS 327.019 (8).
(2) Local Revenues do not include:
(a) If a school district imposes local option taxes pursuant to ORS 280.040 to 280.145, an amount equal to the least of:
(A) The amount of revenue actually received by the district from local option taxes imposed pursuant to ORS 280.040 to 280.145;
(B) Twenty-five percent of the total received by the school district from the general purpose grant, the transportation grant and the high cost disabilities grant of the district, as those grants are calculated under ORS 327.013; or
(C) $2,000 per district extended ADMw, as calculated under ORS 327.013, increased each fiscal year by three percent above the amount allowed per district extended ADMw for the prior fiscal year.
(b) For a school district with a statutory rate limit on July 1, 2003, that is greater than $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the amount of property taxes actually received by the district, including penalties and interest on taxes, that results from an increase in the rate of ad valorem property tax of the district allowed under Article XI, section 11 (5)(d), of the Oregon Constitution. [2009 c.698 §6; 2017 c.17 §28; 2018 c.33 §1; 2023 c.537 §1; 2023 c.586 §2]
Note:
327.011 was added to and made a part of 327.006 to 327.133 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.016 - Report related to State School Fund moneys received for English language learner programs; summary to legislative committees.

(1) The Department of Education shall prepare an annual report that:
(a) Identifies the total amounts that are:
(A) Allocated to each school district from the State School Fund for students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program as provided by ORS 327.013 (1)(c)(A)(ii);
(B) Expended from the amounts identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for students in average daily membership who are eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program; and
(C) Expended as described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph by category of expenditure, as identified and defined by the State Board of Education by rule.
(b) Summarizes the progress for each school district on meeting objectives and the needs of students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program.
(c) Provides information on the demographics of students in English language learner programs in each school district, including:
(A) The average number of years students have been enrolled in an English language learner program;
(B) The average number of years the students have attended their current schools;
(C) The percentage of students who also receive special education and related services; and
(D) Any other information identified by the department.
(2) The report prepared under subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Be made available on the department’s website by June 30 of each year;
(b) Be provided to each school district board by September 1 of each year and made available at the school district’s main office and on the school district’s website; and
(c) Cover the school year ending June 30 of the prior year.
(3) Prior to January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall submit to the interim legislative committees on education a summary of the two most recent reports prepared under subsection (1) of this section. [2015 c.604 §6; 2016 c.21 §1]
Note:
327.016 was added to and made a part of 327.006 to 327.133 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.