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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.216 - Mental health screenings; rules.

(1) When a school district causes to be conducted a mental health screening of all of the students in one or more classrooms or all of the students in one or more grades, the school district must allow the student or the parents or legal guardians of the student to request that the student not participate in the mental health screening.
(2) At least two weeks prior to a school district causing a mental health screening to be conducted of all of the students in one or more classrooms or all of the students in one or more grades, the school district shall mail written notice of the mental health screening to the last-known address of the family of the student.
(3) The notice provided under subsection (2) of this section must:
(a) Explain that either a student or a parent or a legal guardian of a student has the right to request in writing that the student not participate in the mental health screening;
(b) Explain that, on the day of the mental health screening, a student or a parent or a legal guardian of a student may request, orally or in writing, that the student not participate in the screening;
(c) Explain who will administer the mental health screening and who will have access to the results of the screening; and
(d) Meet any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(4) The results of a mental health screening that is described in subsection (1) of this section may not be included in the education records of the student.
(5) Nothing in this section allows a school district to cause a mental health screening to be conducted for an individual student without first receiving the written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the student if the screening is not conducted as part of a screening of all students in one or more classrooms or all students in one or more grades.
(6) Nothing in this section alters the rights of a child with a disability who is eligible for special education or the rights of a child who may have a disability, as those rights are provided in ORS chapter 343. Any evaluations conducted for the purpose of evaluation, reevaluation or placement for special education must meet the consent requirements of ORS 343.164. [2013 c.441 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.222 - District policy and plan; content.

In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, each district school board shall adopt a comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan, including but not limited to:
(1) Alcohol and drug abuse prevention curriculum and public information programs addressing students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members;
(2) The nature and extent of the district’s expectation of intervention with students who appear to have drug or alcohol abuse problems;
(3) The extent of the district’s alcohol and other drug prevention and intervention programs; and
(4) The district’s strategy to gain access to federal funds available for drug abuse prevention programs. [1989 c.1076 §1; 2009 c.595 §208; 2011 c.673 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.227 - Duties of Oregon Health Authority.

To assist school districts to formulate the programs described in ORS 336.222 (1), the Oregon Health Authority shall:
(1) Devise a public information program directed toward students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members at the school district level; and
(2) Contact advocacy associations of the target groups described in subsection (1) of this section to facilitate outreach programs and disseminate alcohol and drug abuse prevention information. [1989 c.1076 §2; 2009 c.595 §209]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.235 - State board rules.

In order to carry out the duties described in ORS 336.222 and 336.227, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt by rule, as a minimum, descriptions of the content of what shall be included in the policy and plan described in ORS 336.222 and 336.227. [1989 c.1076 §4; 2009 c.595 §210; 2011 c.673 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.241 - Inclusion of cannabis abuse prevention curricula supplements and public information programs in policies and plans; report.

(1) As part of the comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan described in ORS 336.222, the Oregon Health Authority, State Board of Education and Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission shall collaborate on developing curricula supplements for cannabis abuse prevention and public information programs for students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members.
(2) In the manner provided by ORS 192.245, the authority shall report on the implementation of this section to the Legislative Assembly on or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year. [2015 c.614 §117; 2016 c.83 §32; 2017 c.21 §103; 2017 c.101 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.246 - Inclusion of curricula supplements on certain drugs and on protections related to medical treatment for drug or alcohol overdoses.

As part of the comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan described in ORS 336.222, the Oregon Health Authority, State Board of Education and Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission shall collaborate on developing curricula supplements to be implemented by school districts related to:
(1) Dangers of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl or any substituted derivative of fentanyl, and counterfeit and fake drugs.
(2) Laws that provide immunity or other protections for persons who report drug or alcohol use or who seek medical treatment for drug or alcohol overdoses for themselves or others. [2023 c.134 §1]
Note:
336.246 becomes operative July 1, 2024, and first applies to the 2024-2025 school year. See section 2, chapter 134, Oregon Laws 2023.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.426 - Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall establish the Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program. Through the program, the department shall:
(a) Assist school districts that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program in using Oregon food products and produce from school gardens;
(b) Promote food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities in school districts;
(c) Provide information to school districts on how farm-to-school and school garden projects may help implement wellness policies mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture;
(d) Assist school districts in incorporating farm-to-school and school garden projects into wellness policies mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture;
(e) Work with the State Department of Agriculture to develop farm-to-school related programs; and
(f) Perform other activities necessary to facilitate the success of the Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program.
(2) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section.
(3)(a) For the purpose of paying the costs of the Department of Education of administering the Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program, the department may accept contributions of moneys and assistance from any source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with the duties of the department under this section.
(b) Any moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be placed in the Department of Education Account. [2008 c.21 §1; 2011 c.663 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.441 - Use of alcoholic beverages in culinary arts classes.

(1) As used in this section, "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning given that term in ORS 471.001.
(2) A district school board may adopt a policy that allows the use of alcoholic beverages in the secondary schools of the school district for the following purposes:
(a) As ingredients in cooking or food preparation; and
(b) In a culinary arts class taught at a secondary school of the school district or in preparation for a culinary competition or demonstration by the students of a secondary school of the school district.
(3) A policy adopted under this section must:
(a) Specify the circumstances under which the alcoholic beverages may be used;
(b) Require that the alcoholic beverages be used only while under adult supervision;
(c) Require that the alcoholic beverages be securely stored while not in use;
(d) Require that the parent or legal guardian of each student participating in the culinary arts class provide written consent for the student to use alcoholic beverages in the culinary arts class; and
(e) Allow a student to participate in an alternative project if consent is not provided under paragraph (d) of this subsection or if the student chooses not to participate in a project that requires the use of an alcoholic beverage.
(4) A policy adopted under this section may allow for the use of alcoholic beverages:
(a) At specified culinary competitions or demonstrations while requiring board approval for the use of alcoholic beverages in other culinary competitions or demonstrations; and
(b) In specified culinary arts classes while not allowing for the use of alcoholic beverages in other culinary arts classes. [2011 c.367 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.445 - Use of polystyrene foam in meal service; rules.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a school district that provides breakfast or lunch at any school site of the school district may not use polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in the service of any meal.
(2) A school district may use polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in the service of meals if the school district participates in a recycling program for the polystyrene foam.
(3) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2015 c.422 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.465 - Examination of instructional material; notice; pupil not required to take course.

(1) Each school district shall:
(a) Give parents, guardians and district residents an opportunity to examine the instructional materials to be used in any class, course, assembly or school-sponsored activity.
(b) Inform parents or guardians in advance of any instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus, and give the parents or guardians an opportunity to review materials. At the same time, parents or guardians shall be informed that a pupil may not be required to take or participate in any instruction on human sexuality or human immunodeficiency virus if the pupil’s parent or guardian, after having reviewed the materials, submits written objection to the school district.
(2) Refusal to take or participate in any class, course, assembly or school-sponsored activity on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus, shall not be reason for harassment, suspension or expulsion of the pupil. [1993 c.775 §2; 2019 c.280 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.470

[1961 c.575 §2; 1965 c.100 §245; 1971 c.189 §1; 1981 c.22 §2; 1983 c.338 §914; 1989 c.491 §24; 1993 c.741 §33; renumbered 339.660 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.472 - Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and uses of automated external defibrillators; waiver; exception.

(1) As an integral part of the health education curriculum or the physical education curriculum for students in grades 7 through 12, each school district must provide instruction in:
(a) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(b) The uses of automated external defibrillators.
(2) Instruction provided as required by subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Include hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(b) Be developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or another organization that has developed an instructional program based on current, nationally recognized emergency cardiac care guidelines.
(3) Instruction provided as required by subsection (1) of this section may be taught by persons who:
(a) Are not licensed teachers but who are certified to provide the instruction, including volunteers from the community; or
(b) Are licensed teachers but who are not certified to provide the instruction.
(4) A school district may waive the requirement that instruction provided under subsection (1) of this section include hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for any student who is unable to participate in hands-on practicing by reason of disability.
(5) The requirement that instruction provided under subsection (1) of this section include hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation does not apply to students enrolled in a virtual public charter school, as defined in ORS 338.005. [2015 c.338 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.473 - Instruction in oral health.

As an integral part of the health education curriculum for students in the public schools of this state, each school district must provide age-appropriate instruction in oral health. [2021 c.245 §1]
Note:
336.473 becomes operative July 1, 2025. See section 2, chapter 245, Oregon Laws 2021.
Note:
Section 2, chapter 245, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 2.
(1) Section 1 of this 2021 Act [336.473] becomes operative on July 1, 2025.
(2)(a) Notwithstanding the operative date set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education, no later than September 1, 2024, shall adopt any health education content standards necessary to enable school district compliance with the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act. The standards shall prescribe the grades in which instruction in oral health is provided to students.
(b) For the purpose of adopting health education content standards as provided by paragraph (a) of this subsection, the board shall consult with:
(A) Dental health professionals who have experience working in public health and with children; and
(B) The dental director appointed by the Oregon Health Authority, or the director’s designee.
(3)(a) A school district must first offer instruction that meets the health education content standards adopted under subsection (2) of this section no later than the 2025-2026 school year.
(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection prevents a school district from first offering instruction that meets the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act at any time before the school year set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2021 c.245 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.474 - Instruction on organ and tissue donation and education.

As an integral part of the health education curriculum for students in grades 9 through 12, each school district must provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and education. The instruction must be designed to develop a knowledge of the lifesaving potential of organ and tissue donations. [2021 c.373 §1]
Note:
336.474 becomes operative July 1, 2025. See section 2, chapter 373, Oregon Laws 2021.
Note:
Section 2, chapter 373, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 2.
(1) Section 1 of this 2021 Act [336.474] becomes operative on July 1, 2025.
(2)(a) Notwithstanding the operative date set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education, no later than September 1, 2024, shall adopt any health education content standards necessary to enable school district compliance with the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act.
(b) Nothing in section 1 of this 2021 Act requires the board to adopt health education content standards for every grade from grade 9 to grade 12 or to increase the number of credits a student must satisfy in health education between grades 9 and 12.
(3)(a) A school district must first offer instruction that meets the health education content standards adopted under subsection (2) of this section no later than the 2025-2026 school year.
(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection prevents a school district from first offering instruction that meets the requirements of section 1 of this 2021 Act at any time before the school year set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2021 c.373 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.479 - Physical examination prior to participation in extracurricular sports; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "participation" means participation in sports practices and actual interscholastic sports competition.
(2) Each school district shall require students who participate in extracurricular sports in grades 7 through 12 in the schools of the district to have a physical examination prior to participation. A person conducting the physical examination shall use a form and protocol prescribed by rule of the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (6) of this section.
(3) A school district shall require students who continue to participate in extracurricular sports in grades 7 through 12 to have a physical examination once every two years.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a school district shall require a student who is diagnosed with a significant illness or has had a major surgery to have a physical examination prior to further participation in extracurricular sports.
(5) Any physical examination required by this section shall be conducted by a:
(a) Physician possessing an unrestricted license to practice medicine;
(b) Licensed naturopathic physician;
(c) Licensed physician assistant;
(d) Licensed nurse practitioner; or
(e) Licensed chiropractic physician who has clinical training and experience in detecting cardiopulmonary diseases and defects.
(6) The State Board of Education shall by rule prescribe the form and protocol to be used for physical examinations required by this section. [2001 c.486 §1; 2003 c.323 §1; 2011 c.313 §19; 2019 c.358 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.485 - Concussions; training of coaches; participation by athletes; medical release from qualified health care professional; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Coach" means a person who instructs or trains members of a school athletic team, as identified by criteria established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(b) "Qualified health care professional" means:
(A) A physician licensed pursuant to ORS 677.100 to 677.228; or
(B) A health care professional who meets the requirements described in ORS 336.490 to provide a medical release for a member of a school athletic team who is suspected of having a concussion.
(2)(a) Each school district shall ensure that coaches receive annual training to learn how to recognize the symptoms of a concussion and how to seek proper medical treatment for a person who is suspected of having a concussion.
(b) The board shall establish by rule:
(A) The requirements of the training described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, which shall be provided by using community resources to the extent practicable; and
(B) Timelines to ensure that, to the extent practicable, every coach receives the training described in paragraph (a) of this subsection before the beginning of the season for the school athletic team.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section:
(a) A coach may not allow a member of a school athletic team to participate in any athletic event or training on the same day that the member:
(A) Exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion following an observed or suspected blow to the head or body; or
(B) Has been diagnosed with a concussion.
(b) A coach may allow a member of a school athletic team who is prohibited from participating in an athletic event or training, as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, to participate in an athletic event or training no sooner than the day after the member experienced a blow to the head or body and only after the member:
(A) No longer exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion; and
(B) Receives a medical release from a qualified health care professional.
(4) A coach may allow a member of a school athletic team to participate in any athletic event or training at any time after an athletic trainer licensed by the Board of Athletic Trainers, or a physician licensed pursuant to ORS 677.100 to 677.228, determines that the member has not suffered a concussion. The athletic trainer or physician may, but is not required to, consult with a qualified health care professional in making the determination that the member of a school athletic team has not suffered a concussion. [2009 c.661 §1; 2015 c.392 §1; 2017 c.409 §8; 2018 c.121 §1; 2019 c.358 §§2,3; 2019 c.378 §§8,9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.495 - Form for student diagnosed with concussion or brain injury; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall develop a form for public education programs to use when a student has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.
(2) The form required under this section must describe academic accommodations that a public education program may make for a student who has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury. The accommodations must be optional for a public education program to provide and must be nonmedical.
(3)(a) The department must distribute the form developed under this section to public education programs.
(b) The department must make the form developed under this section available for use by educators and other program employees, students, parents and guardians.
(4)(a) A public education program must make the form developed under this section available as soon as practicable to an educator, a program employee, a student, a parent or a guardian when:
(A) The public education program receives notice that a student has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury; or
(B) Requested by an educator, a program employee, a student, a parent or a guardian.
(b) Nothing in this subsection requires a public education program to provide any or all of the academic accommodations described on the form.
(5) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of this section. [2020 c.3 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.505 - "Community school program" defined.

As used in ORS 336.505 to 336.525, unless the context requires otherwise "community school program" means a program that fosters citizen involvement and provides educational, recreational, cultural and related services to the community. [1981 c.259 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.510 - Legislative findings; direction to Department of Education.

The Legislative Assembly finds that the community school is an expression of the philosophy that the local school is most effective when it involves the people of that community in programs designed to fulfill their needs and interests while increasing the community’s use of personnel, buildings, equipment and other public educational resources. Accordingly, the Department of Education is directed to:
(1) Provide state leadership for community school development;
(2) Assist in the establishment, maintenance and expansion of community schools;
(3) Serve as the state administrative agency for federal community school funding; and
(4) Foster coordination of community school services provided by local schools, community colleges, education service districts, community college service districts and other public and private agencies to avoid unnecessary duplication. [1981 c.259 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.520 - Community school program to provide for advisory involvement; local advisory bodies.

(1) The community school program shall provide for the active and continuous involvement on an advisory basis of institutions, groups and individuals in the community to be served by the program and the active and continuous involvement of local residents in the planning, development and operation of those programs and services deemed appropriate for their community.
(2) Local advisory bodies shall review needs, establish local goals and objectives, recommend priorities, identify available resources, promote programs, study progress, encourage interagency cooperation, suggest financing and evaluation methods and make recommendations to district school boards and local administrators. [1981 c.259 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.525 - Program to be operated by district providing elementary or secondary education; exception.

In a community which chooses to operate a community school program, the program shall be operated by a school district that provides elementary or secondary education. However, if a school district has no community school program, it may consent in writing for the formulation and operation of a community school program by a community college or community college service district or an education service district or a municipal government or a parks and recreation district, or any combination thereof. [1981 c.259 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.575 - Notice and consultation before establishing, expanding or changing residential program.

(1) Prior to establishing or expanding a residential program authorized to provide care to five or more children or changing the type of educational services provided or the category of children being served by the residential program in any school district, the authorities of the agency establishing or altering such a program shall notify in writing and confer with the superintendent or the district school board of any substantially affected district to determine the impact of the additional children and services upon the facilities and program of the district.
(2) The notification required by subsection (1) of this section must occur at least three months prior to the establishment or expansion of the residential program or prior to the time when the type of educational services or category of children changes. The three-month period, or any part of it, may be waived by agreement of the agency and the affected school district.
(3) This section does not apply to temporary changes in, or expansion of, residential programs of less than 30 days’ duration that result from meeting emergency needs of children. [Formerly 339.175]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.580 - Education at youth care centers; rules.

(1) Every child at a youth care center, as defined in ORS 420.855, is entitled to receive appropriate education suited to the needs of the child in the least restrictive environment in which the child can function until the child is no longer of compulsory school age or receives a high school diploma or an equivalent.
(2)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this subsection, the school district in which the youth care center is located shall develop an educational plan for the children in the youth care center in consultation with the director of the center. The plan shall be approved annually by the school district board.
(b) For children placed at a youth care center within a detention facility, as defined in ORS 419A.004, the children shall receive educational services through the Juvenile Detention Education Program as described in ORS 326.695.
(3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of ORS 336.575 and 339.137 and this section. If a district fails to comply, the superintendent shall find the district deficient and shall apply the penalty provided in ORS 327.103.
(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this section. [Formerly 339.195; 1997 c.20 §1; 2007 c.429 §1; 2015 c.671 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.615 - Definition for ORS 336.615 to 336.665.

As used in ORS 336.615 to 336.665, "alternative education program" means a school or separate class group designed to best serve students’ educational needs and interests and assist students in achieving the academic standards of the school district and the state. [Formerly 339.605; 2001 c.490 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.625 - Goals; district responsibility; registration; rules.

(1) In implementing alternative education programs, district school boards shall maintain learning situations that are flexible with regard to environment, time, structure and pedagogy.
(2) Students participating in alternative education programs are considered to be the responsibility of the resident district for purposes of ORS 332.072.
(3) The State Board of Education by rule:
(a) Shall define the accountable activities and allowable credit for these activities in alternative education programs;
(b) Shall adopt a process for registering private alternative education programs that includes, but is not limited to, the requirements of ORS 336.631; and
(c) Shall establish standards for private alternative education programs to ensure a safe educational environment and an instructional program that provides students with the opportunity to make progress toward achieving state academic content and performance standards.
(4) A school district may not waive the right to implement an alternative education program in a collective bargaining agreement. [Formerly 339.615; 1997 c.521 §24; 2001 c.490 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.631 - Private alternative programs; requirements; applicability of laws; placement of students.

(1) Prior to contracting with or distributing any public funds to a private alternative education program, a district school board shall:
(a) Annually approve the private alternative education program;
(b) Determine that the private alternative education program is registered with the Department of Education; and
(c) Determine that the private alternative education program complies with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and ORS 336.625 (3)(c).
(2) The following laws apply to private alternative education programs that are registered with the Department of Education under ORS 336.635 in the same manner as the laws apply to school districts and public schools:
(a) Federal law;
(b) ORS 181A.195, 326.603, 326.607 and 342.223 (criminal records checks);
(c) ORS 329.496 (physical education);
(d) ORS 337.150, 339.141, 339.147 and 339.155 (tuition and fees);
(e) ORS 659.850, 659.855 and 659.860 (discrimination);
(f) ORS 339.122 (advertisement requirements);
(g) Health and safety statutes and rules; and
(h) Any statute, rule or school district policy that is specified in a contract between the school district board and the private alternative education program.
(3) Prior to placement of a student in a private alternative education program, the resident district shall determine whether the proposed placement best serves the student’s educational needs and interests and assists the student in achieving the district and state academic standards.
(4) Contracts between a school district and a private alternative education program shall be included in the assessment of effectiveness provided for in ORS 329.085. [1997 c.521 §11; 1999 c.59 §84; 2001 c.490 §3; 2005 c.730 §15; 2007 c.35 §5; 2007 c.256 §4; 2007 c.839 §6; 2010 c.72 §§7,8; 2015 c.245 §§45,46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.637 - Instruction in educational standards required; assessment of students in private alternative education programs.

(1) A private alternative education program shall ensure that students receive instruction in the educational standards adopted by the State Board of Education for the grade level the program serves.
(2) Students enrolled in a private alternative education program shall take the statewide assessment developed by the Department of Education under ORS 329.485. A private alternative education program shall be accountable for determining the progress of its students toward achieving academic content standards as defined in ORS 329.007. The private alternative education program shall report, at least annually, each student’s academic progress, including the results of the state assessment to students, parents and the school district. [1997 c.521 §12; 2001 c.490 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.640 - Rules governing education for pregnant and parenting students.

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule procedures for considering and obtaining special services for pregnant and parenting students. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, the obligation of the school district to:
(a) Inform pregnant and parenting students and their parents of the availability of such services in the school district, education service district or in the community;
(b) Facilitate the provision of such services, including counseling, life skills and parenting education, child care, transportation, career development and health and nutrition services to pregnant and parenting students;
(c) Inform pregnant and parenting students and their parents of the availability of resources provided by other agencies, including health and social services;
(d) Provide educational programs and schedules that address the individual learning styles and needs of pregnant and parenting students; and
(e) Develop individualized educational programs or services, or both, to address the needs of pregnant or parenting students when their educational needs cannot be met by the regularly provided school program.
(2) Each school district shall adopt policies and guidelines for implementation of this section in a manner consistent with the rules of the state board adopted under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) No pregnant or parenting student shall be excluded from the public schools solely on the basis of pregnancy or parenthood.
(4) For purposes of reporting enrollments, school districts may count eligible students who are receiving individualized programs or services, or both, as described in subsection (1)(e) of this section, in the same category as students eligible for special education as children with disabilities under ORS 343.035. [Formerly 339.623; 2005 c.22 §233]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.645 - Notification of availability of program; rules.

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of ORS 336.615 to 336.665 that shall include rules regarding school district notification to parents and students of the availability of alternative education programs, the law regarding alternative education programs and the procedures for requesting district school boards to establish alternative education programs. [Formerly 339.625; 1997 c.521 §25; 2001 c.490 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.655 - District evaluation of program.

(1) Each school district operating, participating in or contracting for a public or private alternative education program shall evaluate the program at least annually. The district shall provide the public or private alternative education program with a copy of the written evaluation.
(2) For private alternative education programs, the evaluation shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) A review of the private alternative education program’s annual statement of expenditures as required by ORS 336.635 (4);
(b) A determination that the private alternative education program is in compliance with ORS 336.625 (3)(c) and 336.631 (2);
(c) The approval of any contract between the district and the private alternative education program; and
(d) A review to ensure that the private alternative education program enhances the ability of the district and its students to achieve district and state standards. [Formerly 339.635; 2001 c.490 §7; 2009 c.252 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.665 - Effect of failure to propose alternative programs.

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall find a school district to be deficient within the meaning of ORS 327.103 if the district fails to cause the proposal of alternative programs to be made under ORS 339.250 (5)(h) or (7)(c)(B).
(2) The failure to cause the proposal of alternative programs shall not be grounds for a civil action against the school district. [Formerly 339.640; 1995 c.656 §8; 1996 c.16 §4; 2001 c.104 §112; 2013 c.267 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.685 - Recovery school advisory committee.

(1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory committee related to the approval of recovery schools under ORS 336.680.
(2) The purposes of the advisory committee convened under this section are to provide recommendations, community input and guidance related to:
(a) Fulfilling the intent of approved recovery schools.
(b) Monitoring approved recovery schools.
(c) Providing technical assistance that is necessary or beneficial for approved recovery schools.
(d) Recommending legislative and policy changes that will assist in the creation and sustainability of approved recovery schools.
(3) The advisory committee convened under this section shall consist of no more than 15 members appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Membership must include:
(a) Three members with experience in establishing or operating recovery schools.
(b) One member from the Department of Education.
(c) One member from the Youth Development Division.
(d) One member from the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
(e) One member from the Oregon Health Authority.
(f) One member from local public health or mental health authorities or providers.
(g) One member who is a family member or caregiver of a student recovering from a substance use disorder and who has experience with recovery schools or assisting others with overcoming substance use disorders.
(h) One youth who has experience with a recovery school or who has overcome a substance use disorder.
(i) One member who is an administrator of a school district or an education service district, with preference for an administrator who has experience collaborating with a recovery school.
(4) To the greatest extent practicable, the superintendent shall make appointments under subsection (3) of this section in a manner that reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of this state.
(5) The advisory committee convened under this section shall meet no less than four times each year. [2023 c.513 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.790 - Definitions for ORS 336.790 to 336.820.

As used in ORS 336.790 to 336.820, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Commercial driver training school" means a school operated by a person issued a commercial driver training school certificate by the Department of Transportation under ORS 822.515.
(2) "Private school" means a private or parochial high school.
(3) "Public school" means a common or union high school district, education service district, a community college district and the Oregon School for the Deaf. [Formerly 343.705; 1997 c.118 §1; 1997 c.249 §98; 2001 c.295 §11; 2001 c.706 §1; 2007 c.70 §94; 2007 c.858 §65]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.795 - Purposes of traffic safety education course.

A traffic safety education course shall be conducted in order to facilitate the policing of the streets and highways of this state and to reduce the direct cost thereof by educating youthful drivers in safe and proper driving practices. [Formerly 343.710; 2001 c.104 §113]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.800 - School course in traffic safety education; tuition.

(1) Any private school, public school, commercial driver training school or county may offer a course in traffic safety education and charge tuition for the course. The curriculum for the traffic safety education course shall be established by the Department of Transportation under ORS 336.802.
(2) A public school may offer a traffic safety education course to private school pupils or to pupils in neighboring public schools that do not offer traffic safety education courses. A public school offering a traffic safety education course to private school pupils or to pupils in neighboring public schools shall adopt written policies and procedures for the admission of the pupils.
(3) A person employed to teach a traffic safety education course must meet qualifications established by the department under ORS 336.802. [Formerly 343.720; 1997 c.383 §9; 1999 c.328 §8; 2001 c.706 §2; 2007 c.858 §66; 2009 c.394 §2; 2011 c.357 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.802 - Traffic safety education course; curriculum; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a curriculum for a traffic safety education course under ORS 336.800. The curriculum shall establish standards for a course of instruction to be devoted to the study and practice of rules of the road, the safe and proper operation of motor vehicles, accident prevention and other matters that promote safe and lawful driving habits and reduce the need for intensive highway policing. The course shall include classroom instruction and on-street driving or simulated driving in a driving simulator. No pupil may participate in on-street driving instruction unless the pupil is enrolled in or has completed a course in classroom instruction.
(2) The department shall adopt by rule a procedure to certify that a traffic safety education course meets curriculum standards established under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing qualifications for a person to teach a traffic safety education course.
(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer ORS 336.805 and 336.810. [Formerly 802.345]
Note:
336.802 and 336.804 were added to and made a part of 336.790 to 336.820 by legislative action but were 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 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.804 - Unavailability of traffic safety education course.

(1) If the Department of Transportation determines that a traffic safety education course is not available to the inhabitants of a specific geographic area within this state, the department may offer incentives for providers to offer courses to inhabitants of the area, including:
(a) Waiver of conditions and requirements that are otherwise applicable to providers for the purposes of courses offered to inhabitants of the area; and
(b) Reimbursement rates that are higher than those provided for in ORS 336.805 for courses offered to inhabitants of the area.
(2) If the department determines that a traffic safety education course will not be available to the inhabitants of a specific geographic area within this state despite any incentives offered under subsection (1) of this section, the department may provide a traffic safety education course in the area, or contract with any public or private entity to provide the course on behalf of the department within the area. The costs of providing a traffic safety education course under this subsection shall be paid from the Student Driver Training Fund. [2013 c.102 §3]
Note:
See note under 336.802.