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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.805 - Reimbursement to course provider; limitations on tuition; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall reimburse a public school, commercial driver training school or county for the cost of providing a traffic safety education course that is certified by the department. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 336.804, the amount of the reimbursement may not exceed $210 for each pupil completing the course and shall be made in the manner provided by ORS 336.810.
(2) If a public school, commercial driver training school or county that provides a traffic safety education course certified by the department offers reduced tuition based on the income of the pupil or of the pupil’s family, the department may reimburse the provider for the reduction. By rule, the department shall establish one or more levels of reduced tuition, eligibility criteria for receiving reduced tuition and conditions for receiving reimbursement for reduced tuition. Any provider that receives reimbursement under this subsection must give notice of the availability of reduced tuition based on income, in all advertisements and printed informational material for the course and on all websites maintained for the course.
(3) If funds available to the department for the Student Driver Training Fund are not adequate to pay all approved claims in full, public schools, commercial driver training schools and counties shall receive a pro rata reimbursement that is based upon the ratio that the total amount of funds available bears to the total amount of funds required for maximum allowable reimbursement.
(4) A public school, commercial driver training school or county seeking reimbursement under this section may not charge tuition in an amount that is greater than:
(a) For a public school or county, the cost to the public school or county of providing the traffic safety education course less the state reimbursement.
(b) For a commercial driving school, an amount determined by the department by rule.
(5) Each public school, commercial driver training school or county seeking reimbursement under this section must keep accurate records of the cost of the traffic safety education course in the manner required under rules adopted by the department under ORS 336.802. [Formerly 343.730; 1997 c.119 §2; 1999 c.328 §9; 2005 c.699 §1; 2007 c.858 §67; 2009 c.394 §1; 2011 c.357 §2; 2013 c.102 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.807 - Reimbursement to Department of Human Services; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall reimburse the Department of Human Services for the cost of providing a course of traffic safety education that is:
(a) Certified by the Department of Transportation; and
(b) Provided to children in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services under ORS 419B.337 and in foster homes as defined by ORS 418.625 (3).
(2) Reimbursement may be provided under this section only upon a showing that:
(a) The course is used to comply with the requirements for a provisional driver license issued under ORS 807.065;
(b) The pupil passed the course of traffic safety education; and
(c) The pupil complies with any other requirements established by the Department of Human Services by rule.
(3) Reimbursements made under this section must be made in the manner provided by ORS 336.810. [2009 c.394 §4]
Note:
336.807 was added to and made a part of 336.790 to 336.820 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 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.810 - Student Driver Training Fund.

(1) There is created the Student Driver Training Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All payments required under ORS 336.795 to 336.815 and moneys paid into the fund under ORS 802.110 and all expenses incurred in the administration of those sections shall be made to and borne by the fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall annually distribute the funds available in the Student Driver Training Fund in the manner provided in ORS 336.805 and 336.807.
(3) The department shall make periodic studies to determine the effectiveness of traffic safety education courses conducted under authority of ORS 336.790 to 336.820. [Formerly 343.740; 1999 c.328 §10; 2009 c.394 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.815 - Contract with commercial driver training school.

Any public school or county may contract with a commercial driver training school for the instruction of students enrolled in a traffic safety education course. [Formerly 343.750; 1997 c.119 §1; 1999 c.328 §11; 2001 c.706 §3; 2011 c.357 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.820 - Sanctions for violation of ORS 336.790 to 336.820.

(1) The Department of Transportation may impose sanctions against the provider of a traffic safety education course certified under ORS 336.802 if the department determines that the provider has violated any provision of ORS 336.790 to 336.820 or any rule adopted by the department under ORS 336.790 to 336.820.
(2) Sanctions that may be imposed under this section include, but are not limited to:
(a) A warning;
(b) Reduction or denial of reimbursement under ORS 336.805; and
(c) Suspension or revocation of certification under ORS 336.802.
(3) For the purpose of deciding appropriate sanctions under this section, the department may consider the severity of the violation, the impact of the violation on pupils and public safety, the number of similar or related violations by the provider, whether the violation was willful and the history of prior sanctions imposed against the provider.
(4) Sanctions under this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. [2013 c.102 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.851 - Creation; purposes; rules.

(1) Oregon Digital Learning is created within the Department of Education. The purposes of Oregon Digital Learning are to provide:
(a) Online courses to kindergarten through grade 12 public school students; and
(b) Professional development related to online learning to kindergarten through grade 12 public school teachers.
(2)(a) Oregon Digital Learning shall provide online courses to students that meet academic content standards as defined in ORS 329.007 and that meet other criteria adopted by the State Board of Education. Any person who teaches an online course to students must be properly licensed as required by ORS 342.173 for a person employed by a school district or education service district or properly registered as required by ORS 338.135 for a person employed by a public charter school. All school districts and public charter schools may allow students to access the online courses offered to students by Oregon Digital Learning.
(b) Oregon Digital Learning shall provide professional development to support school districts that provide online learning, including professional development that will help school districts to identify and support students who would benefit from online learning opportunities.
(3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may contract with:
(a) Education service districts, school districts, public charter schools, community colleges, public universities listed in ORS 352.002 or any other public entity to provide online courses to students through Oregon Digital Learning.
(b) Any public or private entity to provide professional development through Oregon Digital Learning.
(4) Statutes and rules that apply to other school districts do not apply to Oregon Digital Learning except as provided under this section or by rule of the State Board of Education. Oregon Digital Learning is not considered a school district for purposes of apportionment of the State School Fund and the department may not receive a direct apportionment under ORS 327.008 from the State School Fund for Oregon Digital Learning.
(5) The board may adopt the rules necessary for the administration of Oregon Digital Learning and shall adopt rules to establish:
(a) The procedure and criteria to be used for the selection of online courses to be offered to students through Oregon Digital Learning;
(b) The qualifications of students who may access online courses through Oregon Digital Learning;
(c) The number of credits for which students may access online courses through Oregon Digital Learning; and
(d) The student-to-teacher ratio for online courses offered through Oregon Digital Learning. [Formerly 329.840; 2019 c.383 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.856 - Oregon Digital Learning Fund.

(1) The Oregon Digital Learning Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Digital Learning Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the administration of Oregon Digital Learning created under ORS 336.851.
(2) Any moneys received by the department for the purpose of Oregon Digital Learning shall be deposited in the fund. [Formerly 329.842; 2019 c.383 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.030 - Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the direction of the State Board of Education, shall provide annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers in the United States about the textbook and instructional materials review and selection process. The superintendent may satisfy the requirement of this section by publishing the notice on the website of the Department of Education. The notice shall contain:
(1) The time and place of meeting of the board to review and adopt textbooks and instructional materials.
(2) The general form of the proposal to be followed by publishers in submitting textbooks and instructional materials for review and adoption.
(3) The general form of contract to be entered into between the board and a publisher whose textbooks or instructional materials may be adopted.
(4) The subject areas for which textbooks or instructional materials are to be adopted.
(5) The statutory provisions relating to the review and adoption of textbooks and instructional materials.
(6) Such additional information as may be considered useful. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §251; 1975 c.754 §5; 1991 c.886 §3; 2011 c.313 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.035 - Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules.

The State Board of Education by rule shall establish guidelines and criteria for the review and selection of textbooks and other instructional materials to be placed on the list adopted under ORS 337.050. [1975 c.754 §3; 2001 c.461 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.050 - List of textbooks and instructional materials.

(1) The State Board of Education shall review and adopt, for periods established by the board, a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for use by school districts. The list shall contain, whenever possible:
(a) More than one textbook selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, textbooks are required; and
(b) More than one instructional material selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, instructional materials are required.
(2) The State Board of Education shall consider the best educational interests of the students as well as the most economical method of purchasing textbooks and instructional materials in setting periods for textbook and instructional material review and adoption.
(3) The board shall refrain from adopting any textbook or instructional material in a subject field whenever it finds that no textbook or instructional material can be documented as meeting, to the degree determined by the board, the guidelines and criteria established by the board for textbooks and instructional materials.
(4) The board may approve the request of a publisher to substitute a more recent edition of any officially adopted textbook or item of instructional material in lieu of the edition or item adopted by the board. [Amended by 1953 c.121 §3; 1953 c.526 §3; 1955 c.406 §2; 1965 c.100 §253; 1967 c.370 §1; 1975 c.754 §7; 1983 c.300 §1; 1991 c.886 §4; 1997 c.115 §1; 2001 c.461 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.060 - Submission of proposals by publishers.

(1) The proposals of each publisher shall be submitted to the Department of Education in writing and shall be responsive to the requirements of ORS 337.030 (2) and (3), and such other information relating to the terms and conditions under which the publisher proposes to furnish textbooks or instructional materials as the State Board of Education may require.
(2) In addition to the material required under subsection (1) of this section, the proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook or instructional material showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks and instructional materials. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §254; 1975 c.754 §8; 1991 c.886 §5; 2011 c.313 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.065 - Publisher fee; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall collect from each publisher or other supplier who submits a proposal under ORS 337.060 a fee equal to the retail price, or $50, whichever is the greater, for each textbook title or item of instructional material proposed by the publisher or supplier for review and adoption by the State Board of Education. Fees are payable prior to consideration of the proposal.
(2) The moneys received under subsection (1) of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Education. The moneys are continuously appropriated to meet expenses incurred under ORS 337.030 to 337.260.
(3) Pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education, the Department of Education may waive the fee described in subsection (1) of this section for a textbook title or item of instructional material if the title or item is:
(a) A teaching and learning resource that resides in the public domain or that has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use and repurposing by others of the title or item; and
(b) Submitted in the format that resides in the public domain or that has been released under an intellectual property license as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [1967 c.370 §§2,3; 1975 c.754 §9; 1991 c.886 §6; 2017 c.5 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.075 - Adoption or rejection of textbooks.

(1) The State Board of Education may adopt or reject any textbook contained in any proposal. If the terms and conditions for furnishing a textbook in all proposals relating to that textbook are considered by the board to be unreasonable or the textbook is considered to be unsuitable pursuant to guidelines and criteria established by the board, the board may reject the textbook.
(2) At the same or subsequent sessions, the board may receive new proposals for a textbook previously rejected and adopt the textbook in the same manner as other textbooks are required to be adopted. No proposal shall be considered unless the publisher has delivered without charge two copies of each textbook contained in the proposal to the Department of Education at least 60 days before the meeting. [1965 c.100 §255; 1975 c.754 §10; 1991 c.886 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.080 - Report of textbook and instructional material adoptions.

The State Board of Education shall immediately report to the public the textbooks and instructional materials that have been adopted and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The report shall be signed by the chairperson of the board. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §256; 1975 c.754 §11; 1991 c.886 §8; 2001 c.461 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.090 - Contract with publisher; terms; security; breach; remedies.

(1) The State Board of Education, as soon as practicable, shall enter into a written contract with each publisher the textbook of which has been adopted. The contract shall require the publisher to maintain at least one depository to be designated by the board, where such textbooks may be purchased and to furnish such textbooks according to law and the conditions named in the proposal.
(2) The board shall take from each publisher entering into a contract a good and sufficient bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, in such sum as stipulated damages as the board may determine, payable to the State of Oregon for the benefit of the Common School Fund, executed by the publisher as obligor together with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety and approved by the board, for the full and faithful performance of the contract.
(3) If any publisher fails to carry out the provisions of the contract on the part of the publisher, or, with intent to evade the provisions of the contract, sells any of the textbooks in this state at prices higher than specified in the contract of the publisher, the board may, on behalf of the state, rescind the contract and notify the publisher thereof, or bring the appropriate action or suit to enforce the provisions of the publisher’s bond or letter of credit. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §257; 1975 c.754 §12; 1991 c.331 §57; 1991 c.886 §9; 1997 c.631 §463]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.110 - Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials.

If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional material is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050, it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted, the chairperson of the board may call a special session of the board. It may, upon convening, adopt such textbook or other instructional material in the same manner as other textbooks or other instructional materials are required to be adopted. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §259; 1967 c.99 §1; 1975 c.754 §14; 1991 c.886 §11; 1997 c.115 §2; 2001 c.461 §5; 2011 c.313 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.120 - District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials.

(1)(a) A district school board, with the assistance of teachers and administrators of the district, shall adopt a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for each grade and subject for which instruction is provided by the school district.
(b) When adopting a list of textbooks and other instructional materials, the district school board shall consider whether the textbooks and other instructional materials are available through online resources that enable students with print disabilities to receive the textbooks and instructional materials free of charge.
(c) The district school board shall adopt the list in compliance with ORS 337.141 and shall involve parents and citizens in the process.
(2) The district school board shall cause the textbooks or other instructional materials, according to titles, that are included on the list adopted under subsection (1) of this section to be used in its schools at the beginning of the next school year following the state adoption under ORS 337.141, except when, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the district school board is authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to postpone use for a reasonable period of time.
(3) District school boards shall establish a process and timeline for regularly determining whether textbooks and instructional materials on the list adopted under subsection (1) of this section are available through online resources that enable students with print disabilities to receive textbooks and instructional materials free of charge. [Amended by 1953 c.121 §3; 1965 c.100 §260; 1967 c.100 §1; 1975 c.754 §15; 1989 c.491 §27; 1991 c.886 §12; 1997 c.115 §3; 2012 c.91 §7; 2013 c.98 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.141 - District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education.

The State Board of Education shall adopt:
(1) A list of textbooks and other instructional materials that may be used by a school district; and
(2) Guidelines and criteria for a district school board to select textbooks and other instructional materials that are not on the list adopted under subsection (1) of this section. [1965 c.100 §262 (enacted in lieu of 337.140); 1975 c.754 §16; 1979 c.273 §2; 1991 c.886 §13; 2001 c.461 §6; 2012 c.91 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.150 - School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks.

(1) Subject to ORS 339.155, each district school board shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all resident public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
(2) Subject to ORS 339.155, each public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all pupils enrolled in the public charter school. [Amended by 1955 c.486 §2; 1957 c.272 §1; 1965 c.100 §263; 1965 c.272 §1; 1979 c.273 §1; 1989 c.130 §1; 1993 c.45 §303; 1999 c.200 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.300 - Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification.

(1) A kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or the parent or legal guardian of a kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to allow the student to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal.
(2) A school district that includes dissection as part of its coursework shall permit students to demonstrate competency in the coursework through alternative materials or methods of learning that do not include the dissection of animals. These alternative materials and methods may include but are not limited to:
(a) Videotapes, DVDs and CD-ROMs;
(b) Models;
(c) Films;
(d) Books;
(e) Computer programs;
(f) Clay modeling; and
(g) Transparencies.
(3) A kindergarten through grade 12 public school teacher may not discriminate against a student or lower the grade of a student for not participating in the dissection of an animal.
(4) A school district shall notify students who have dissection as part of their coursework and the parents and legal guardians of those students about the provisions of this section. [2005 c.460 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.500 - Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506.

As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506:
(1) "Adopter" means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the institution.
(2) "Higher education institution" means:
(a) A community college, as defined in ORS 341.005;
(b) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;
(c) The Oregon Health and Science University;
(d) A private institution of higher education located in Oregon; and
(e) A bookstore that serves as the primary bookstore for an entity listed in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.
(3) "Special edition" means a bound book that does not constitute a traditional textbook and that may or may not be used for instructional purposes.
(4)(a) "Textbook bundle" means a textbook packaged together with other supplemental course materials, including but not limited to workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online course resources, CD-ROMs or other books, to be sold as course material for one price.
(b) "Textbook bundle" does not include a textbook that is unusable without the supplemental course materials, materials that cannot be sold separately due to third-party contractual agreements, custom editions or special editions. [2007 c.582 §1; 2011 c.637 §115]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.503 - Publisher of college textbooks; duties.

(1) A publisher of college textbooks must provide to prospective adopters of a particular textbook or set of textbooks in a subject area in which an instructor is teaching a course:
(a) A complete list of all the different versions of the particular textbook or set of textbooks in that particular subject area and level in which an instructor is teaching a course, that are in the relevant language, including supplemental items, whether sold together or separately;
(b) The year in which each prior edition of the textbook listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection was published, if applicable; and
(c) The price at which the publisher would make the textbook or set of textbooks listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection available to adopters and higher education institutions that would resell the components to students.
(2) The information described in subsection (1) of this section may be provided in person, by telephone or electronically. The information must also be accessible to any member of the public and made available on the publisher’s website, by telephone or by postal or electronic mail. [2007 c.582 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.506 - Textbook bundling; disclosure of information.

(1) A publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall offer to prospective adopters and higher education institutions the option of ordering each component of the textbook bundle separately.
(2) Any publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall disclose to prospective adopters the availability of the textbook purchased separately from a textbook bundle and the price at which the publisher would make the separately purchased textbook available to the higher education institution. [2007 c.582 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.511 - Definitions for ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

As used in ORS 337.511 to 337.524:
(1) "Alternative format" means any medium or format for the presentation of instructional materials other than standard print that is needed by a post-secondary student with a print disability for a reading accommodation, including but not limited to Braille, large print texts, audio recordings, digital texts and digital talking books.
(2) "Electronic format" means a medium or format containing digital text.
(3) "Instructional material" means a textbook or other material if:
(a) The textbook or other material, including additional prints or new editions of previously published instructional material, is published on or after January 1, 2004, and is published primarily for use by students in a course of study in which a post-secondary student with a print disability is enrolled;
(b) The textbook or other material is required for a student’s success in the course, as determined by the course instructor in consultation with the representative making the request for an electronic format under ORS 337.517 (2);
(c) The textbook or other material is required for the course as stated in the course syllabus or other curriculum documents, or the use of the materials by the student is necessary for the completion of course assignments that are used to evaluate the student, such as to determine the student’s proficiency level or assign a grade; and
(d) Software is commercially available to permit the conversion of an electronic file of the textbook or other material into a format that is compatible with assistive technologies such as speech synthesis software or Braille translation software.
(4) "Post-secondary education institution" means:
(a) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;
(b) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341;
(c) The Oregon Health and Science University; or
(d) An Oregon-based, generally accredited institution of higher education.
(5) "Print disability" means a disability that prevents a student from effectively utilizing print material and may include blindness, other serious visual impairments, specific learning disabilities or the inability to hold a book.
(6) "Printed instructional material" means instructional material in book or other printed form.
(7) "Publisher" means any person that publishes or manufactures instructional material used by students attending a post-secondary education institution.
(8) "Structural integrity" means the inclusion of all of the information provided in printed instructional material, including but not limited to the text of the material sidebars, the tables of contents, the chapter headings and subheadings, the footnotes, the page numbers, the indexes and the glossaries.
(9) "Working day" means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. [2007 c.466 §1; 2011 c.637 §116]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.514 - Purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

The purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 is to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all post-secondary students with print disabilities in Oregon who require reading accommodations, in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., shall have equal and effective access, in alternative format, to instructional materials provided by a post-secondary education institution. [2007 c.466 §2; 2021 c.97 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.521 - Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may work with publishers, recognized national organizations of publishers, representatives of post-secondary education institutions, the system described in ORS 192.517 and other interested parties to:
(a) Develop unified, statewide guidelines consistent with ORS 337.511 to 337.524;
(b) Administer ORS 337.511 to 337.524; and
(c) Review guidelines annually and revise the guidelines as necessary due to changes in technology or other changes.
(2) The guidelines may address the following:
(a) The procedures and standards relating to the distribution of files and materials pursuant to ORS 337.511 to 337.524;
(b) Available electronic formats;
(c) Procedures for granting exceptions when it is determined that a publisher is not able to comply with the requirements of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 due to technical, economic or other practical impediments; and
(d) Other matters deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of ORS 337.511 to 337.524.
(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall review the recommendations, published on or after July 1, 2007, of the Association of American Publishers’ Alternative Formats Solutions Initiative, and determine whether the recommendations should be incorporated into ORS 337.511 to 337.524. [2007 c.466 §4; 2013 c.768 §133c]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials › Section 337.524 - Exceptions to requirement to provide electronic format.

(1) Nothing in ORS 337.511 to 337.524 authorizes any use of instructional materials, or requires a publisher to perform any act, that would constitute an infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337.517 or 337.521, a publisher is not required to provide an electronic format of the instructional material pursuant to ORS 337.517 if the publisher has commercially published or manufactured a version of the product that is accessible to students with print disabilities, or if the publisher has the capacity and offers to sell an electronic format of the instructional material directly to the student in a timely manner at the same cost as the commercially available material.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337.517 or 337.521, a publisher is not required to provide an electronic format of the instructional material pursuant to ORS 337.517 if the publisher has not previously produced a digital version of the fully edited and typeset instructional material, such as in the case of a work produced through a method that does not require the creation of a digital file.
(4) A post-secondary education institution that has obtained an electronic format from a publisher pursuant to ORS 337.517 may not duplicate the electronic format, or specialized format produced therefrom, to enable use by one or more additional students, or obtain the electronic format, or specialized format produced therefrom, from another institution or particular campus of the institution unless, for each additional student for whom a specialized format is sought, the campus of the institution where the additional student is enrolled provides the publisher with a written request as described in ORS 337.517. [2007 c.466 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.005 - Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Applicant" means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor.
(2) "Public charter school" means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to this chapter.
(3) "Remote and necessary school district" means a school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 and has:
(a) An average daily membership (ADM), as defined in ORS 327.006, in the prior fiscal year of less than 110; and
(b) A school that is located, by the nearest traveled road, more than 20 miles from the nearest school or from a city with a population of more than 5,000.
(4) "Sponsor" means:
(a) The board of the common school district or the union high school district in which the public charter school is located that has developed a written charter with an applicant to create a public charter school.
(b) The State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 338.075.
(5)(a) "Virtual public charter school" means a public charter school that provides online courses.
(b) "Virtual public charter school" does not include a public charter school that primarily serves students in a physical location. [1999 c.200 §2; 2007 c.575 §2; 2009 c.691 §1; 2011 c.695 §1; 2012 c.91 §19; 2018 c.72 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.015 - Legislative intent; goals.

It is the intent of this chapter that new types of schools, called public charter schools, be created as a legitimate avenue for parents, educators and community members to take responsible risks to create new, innovative and more flexible ways of educating children within the public school system. The Legislative Assembly seeks to create an atmosphere in Oregon’s public school system where research and development of new learning opportunities are actively pursued. The provisions of this chapter should be interpreted liberally to support the goals of this section and to advance a renewed commitment by this state to the mission, goals and diversity of public education. It is the intent that public charter schools may serve as models and catalysts for the improvement of other public schools and the public school system. The goals of public charter schools shall be to:
(1) Increase student learning and achievement;
(2) Increase choices of learning opportunities for students;
(3) Better meet individual student academic needs and interests;
(4) Build stronger working relationships among educators, parents and other community members;
(5) Encourage the use of different and innovative learning methods;
(6) Provide opportunities in small learning environments for flexibility and innovation, which may be applied, if proven effective, to other public schools;
(7) Create new professional opportunities for teachers;
(8) Establish additional forms of accountability for schools; and
(9) Create innovative measurement tools. [1999 c.200 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.025 - Rules; waiver of provisions of chapter; exceptions.

(1) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter. The rules shall follow the intent of this chapter.
(2) Upon application by a public charter school, the State Board of Education may grant a waiver of any provision of this chapter if the waiver promotes the development of programs by providers, enhances the equitable access by underserved families to the public education of their choice, extends the equitable access to public support by all students or permits high quality programs of unusual cost. The State Board of Education may not waive any appeal provision in this chapter or any provision under ORS 338.115 (1)(a) to (aa), 338.120, 338.125 (5), 338.135 (2)(b) or 339.122. [1999 c.200 §13; 2001 c.810 §3; 2005 c.367 §5; 2007 c.575 §4; 2007 c.660 §4; 2007 c.839 §8; 2008 c.50 §§13,14; 2010 c.53 §§4,5; 2010 c.72 §§3,4; 2011 c.94 §§4,5; 2011 c.649 §§3,4; 2011 c.718 §§26,27; 2013 c.98 §§8,9; 2013 c.265 §§15,16; 2015 c.67 §§3,4; 2023 c.434 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.075 - Review of school district board decision; sponsorship by State Board of Education; judicial review.

(1) If a school district board disapproves a proposal to establish a public charter school following reconsideration of a proposal pursuant to ORS 338.055 (5), the applicant may request that the State Board of Education review the decision of the school district board.
(2)(a) If the State Board of Education reviews a decision of the school district board, as provided by subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education may review the decision only to determine whether:
(A) The school district board used the process required by ORS 338.055 in denying the proposal;
(B) The proposal meets the criteria described in ORS 338.055 (3); and
(C) The reasons stated by the school district board for the denial are valid.
(b) Following a review described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the State Board of Education may:
(A) Uphold the decision of the school district board to disapprove the proposal;
(B) Remand the proposal to the school district board for reconsideration if the school district board and applicant agree to the remand; or
(C) Consider becoming the sponsor of the public charter school if the applicant agrees to the sponsorship.
(3) An applicant may seek judicial review of an order of the State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 183.484. If the court finds that the decision of the State Board of Education is not supported by substantial evidence in the record, the court shall enter a judgment directing the State Board of Education to sponsor the public charter school. [1999 c.200 §9; 2001 c.376 §1; 2005 c.209 §28; 2011 c.695 §6; 2011 c.718 §§28,29; 2012 c.91 §§4,5; 2013 c.265 §§5,6; 2018 c.72 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.080 - Cooperative agreement to provide educational services.

(1) A sponsor and a public charter school may enter into a cooperative agreement with other school districts for the purpose of forming a partnership to provide educational services.
(2) A cooperative agreement entered into as provided by this section must:
(a) Be incorporated into the charter of the public charter school; and
(b) Describe the terms of the partnership between the sponsor, the public charter school and other school districts. [2011 c.682 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.095 - Financial management system; annual report, visit and audit.

(1) The financial management system of a public charter school must include a budget and accounting system that:
(a) Is compatible with the budget and accounting system of the sponsor of the school; and
(b) Complies with the requirements of the uniform budget and accounting system adopted by rule of the State Board of Education under ORS 327.511.
(2) A public charter school shall report to the sponsor and the Department of Education at least annually on the performance of the school and its students. A public charter school shall disclose in its report information necessary to make a determination of compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The sponsor or the sponsor’s designee at least annually shall visit the public charter school site and review the public charter school’s compliance with the terms and provisions of the charter.
(3) Except for a public charter school that is not required to comply with ORS 338.035 (2)(a)(B) and (C) as provided by ORS 338.035 (2)(b), the public charter school shall have an annual audit of the accounts of the public charter school prepared in accordance with the Municipal Audit Law, ORS 297.405 to 297.555 and 297.990. The school shall forward a copy of the annual audit to the Department of Education.
(4) After an audit conducted as provided by subsection (3) of this section, the following shall be forwarded to the sponsor:
(a) A copy of the annual audit;
(b) Any statements from the public charter school that show the results of all operations and transactions affecting the financial status of the public charter school during the preceding annual audit period for the school; and
(c) A balance sheet containing a summary of the assets and liabilities of the public charter school as of the closing date of the preceding annual audit period for the school.
(5) The sponsor of a public charter school that is organized as required by ORS 338.035 (2)(a)(B) and (C) may request at any time an acknowledgment from each member of the public charter school governing body that the member understands the standards of conduct and liabilities of a director of a nonprofit organization, as those standards and liabilities are described in ORS chapter 65.
(6) The State Board of Education may require public charter schools to file reports with the Department of Education as necessary to enable the department to gather information on public charter schools for inclusion in the Oregon Report Card issued pursuant to ORS 329.115. [1999 c.200 §10; 2009 c.691 §11; 2011 c.313 §14; 2011 c.684 §1; 2013 c.265 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.145 - Responsibility for student transportation services; costs.

(1) The public charter school shall be responsible for providing transportation to students who reside within the school district and who attend the public charter school. The public charter school may negotiate with a school district for the provision of transportation to students attending the public charter school.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the school district within which the public charter school is located shall be responsible for the transportation of students attending the public charter school pursuant to ORS 327.043 in the same manner as students attending nonchartered public schools if the student is a resident of the school district. However, a school district may not be required to add or extend existing bus routes or other transportation services pursuant to this subsection.
(3) Students who attend public charter schools and who reside outside of the school district may use existing bus routes and transportation services of the school district in which a public charter school is located.
(4) Any transportation costs incurred by a school district under this section shall be considered approved transportation costs for purposes of ORS 327.013 in the same manner as transportation costs incurred by the school district for transporting students who attend nonchartered public schools are considered approved transportation costs for purposes of ORS 327.013. [1999 c.200 §19; 2003 c.715 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 338 - Public Charter Schools › Section 338.157 - Adjusting number of students for poverty level.

For purposes of calculating the weighted average daily membership (ADMw) of a public charter school, it shall be assumed that the public charter school has the same percentage of children in poverty families, as calculated under ORS 327.013 (1)(c)(A)(v)(I), as the school district in which the public charter school is located. Based on this percentage, an additional amount shall be added to the average daily membership (ADM) of the public charter school. [2001 c.810 §6; 2009 c.698 §18]