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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.080 - Limitation on credit hours awarded to students; participation by at-risk students; rules.

(1) For a high school with an enrollment of 1,000 students, each school year no more than 330 quarter credit hours may be awarded to eligible students at the high school under the Expanded Options Program.
(2) The State Board of Education by rule shall establish separate credit hour caps for high schools that have enrollment greater than 1,000 students and those that have less than 1,000 students. The caps shall be proportional to the credit hour caps established under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A school district may choose to exceed the credit hour caps established in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4)(a) If a school district has more eligible students who wish to participate in the Expanded Options Program than are allowed under the credit hour cap established under this section, the school district board shall establish a process for selecting eligible students to participate in the program. The process must give priority for program participation to at-risk students.
(b) If a school district has not exceeded the credit hour caps established by this section, the school district:
(A) Must ensure that all eligible students who are at-risk students are allowed to participate in the program; and
(B) May allow eligible students who are not at-risk students to participate in the program, as provided by the provisions of ORS 340.005 to 340.090.
(5) The provisions of ORS 340.005 to 340.090 do not apply to any post-secondary courses in which a student is enrolled in addition to being enrolled full-time in the student’s resident school district. For purposes of this subsection, a student is considered enrolled full-time if the student attends classes for credit in the secondary school for all available hours of instruction. [2005 c.674 §17; 2011 c.456 §2; 2023 c.495 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.083 - Waiver of program requirements; duration.

(1) A school district may request a waiver from the Department of Education of the requirements of ORS 340.005 to 340.090. The department shall grant the waiver if:
(a) Compliance with the requirements of ORS 340.005 to 340.090 would adversely impact the finances of the school district; or
(b) The school district does all of the following:
(A) Offers a dual credit program, a two-plus-two program, an advanced placement program, an International Baccalaureate program or any other accelerated college credit program;
(B) Ensures that at-risk students who participate in the accelerated college credit programs are not required to make any payments for participation in the programs; and
(C) Has a process for participation in the programs that allows:
(i) All at-risk students who are eligible students to participate in the programs;
(ii) At-risk students to earn the number of credit hours established by the State Board of Education by rule under ORS 340.080; or
(iii) For an increasing number of at-risk students who are eligible students to participate in the programs each school year based on demand and appropriateness and as provided by a plan developed by the school district.
(2) The duration of a waiver granted based on subsection (1) of this section shall be no more than two school years.
(3) There is no limit on the number of times a school district may apply for and be granted a waiver under this section. [2007 c.567 §10; 2011 c.639 §§7,7a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.090 - Alternative programs.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 340.005 to 340.090, any program, agreement or plan in effect on January 1, 2006, that provides access for public high school students to a post-secondary course is not affected by ORS 340.005 to 340.090 and may be continued or renewed at the discretion of the parties to the program, agreement or plan.
(2) Any new program, agreement or plan that is developed after January 1, 2006, and that is intended to provide access for public high school students to a post-secondary course may be initiated at the discretion of a school district and a post-secondary institution. [2005 c.674 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.300 - School districts to provide accelerated college credit programs.

(1) As used in this section, "accelerated college credit programs" includes dual credit programs, two-plus-two programs, advanced placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs.
(2) Each school district shall:
(a) Provide students in grades 9 through 12 with accelerated college credit programs including, but not limited to, accelerated college credit programs related to language arts, mathematics and science; or
(b) Ensure that students in grades 9 through 12 have online access to accelerated college credit programs including, but not limited to, accelerated college credit programs related to language arts, mathematics and science. [2011 c.639 §4; 2021 c.178 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.305 - Information used to assist school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Accelerated learning entity" means an entity that:
(A) Assists school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options that lead to college credit; or
(B) Provides standardized testing related to accelerated learning options that lead to college credit.
(b) "Accelerated learning options" has the meaning given that term in rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(2) For the purpose of assisting school districts and high schools in increasing the availability of accelerated learning options, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make available the information described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
(3) To the extent that accelerated learning entities provide information to the Superintendent of Public Instruction about resources and the various means for offering or providing access to accelerated learning options, the superintendent shall ensure that the information is published on the website of the Department of Education and is updated annually.
(4) To the extent that accelerated learning entities provide information to the Superintendent of Public Instruction about accelerated learning options made available by high schools, the superintendent shall ensure that each high school that offers or provides access to accelerated learning options in three or fewer subjects is contacted annually and is provided with information about resources and the various means for offering or providing access to accelerated learning options. [2012 c.10 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.310 - Statewide standards for dual credit programs; report.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall develop statewide standards for dual credit programs to be implemented by public high schools, community colleges and public universities listed in ORS 352.002. The standards must establish the manner by which:
(a) A student in any grade from 9 through 12 may, upon completion of a course, earn course credit both for high school and for a community college or public university; and
(b) Teachers of courses that are part of a dual credit program will work together to determine the quality of the program and to ensure the alignment of the content, objectives and outcomes of individual courses.
(2) Each public high school, community college and public university that provides a dual credit program must implement the statewide standards developed under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Each school district, community college and public university that provides a dual credit program shall submit an annual report to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission on the academic performance of students enrolled in a dual credit program. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish the required contents of the report, which must provide sufficient information to allow the commission to determine the quality of the dual credit program. [2011 c.639 §2; 2012 c.104 §10; 2013 c.768 §134; 2014 c.23 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.315 - Definitions for ORS 340.320, 340.323 and 340.326.

As used in ORS 340.320, 340.323 and 340.326, "accelerated college credit programs" includes dual credit programs, two-plus-two programs, advanced placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs. [2019 c.204 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.320 - Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program.

(1) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall administer the Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program as provided by this section.
(2) Grants shall be distributed under this section for the purpose of providing education or training to teachers who will provide or are providing instruction in accelerated college credit programs.
(3) Any school district, education service district, community college district or public post-secondary institution of education in this state may individually or jointly apply for a grant under this section.
(4) A school district, an education service district, a community college district or a public post-secondary institution of education may use moneys from the grant to:
(a) Expand support for school districts, education service districts and public post-secondary institutions of education to provide professional learning opportunities for high school instructors of accelerated college credit program courses;
(b) Ensure high school teachers have dependable online access to graduate courses meeting community college requirements for dual credit instructors;
(c) Improve professional relationships among instructors of accelerated college credit programs courses;
(d) Develop online graduate courses in content areas identified by the department in collaboration with the commission as needing development; and
(e) Collect and analyze qualitative experience data related to the provision of professional development and training to instructors of accelerated college credit program courses, with an emphasis on development and training programs that are able to increase the number of instructors who are qualified to provide accelerated college credit program courses.
(5) For the purposes of grants distributed under this section, the department may:
(a) Accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States Government and its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the funds not inconsistent with the purposes of this section; and
(b) Enter into agreements with school districts, education service districts, community college districts and public and private post-secondary institutions of education related to the funding to provide education or training to teachers who will provide or are providing instruction in an accelerated college credit program.
(6) All funds received by the department under this section shall be paid into the Accelerated College Credit Account established under ORS 340.330 to be used for the purposes described in this section.
(7) No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report on the issuance of grants under this section to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to education. [2011 c.639 §1; 2019 c.204 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 340 - College Credit Earned in High School › Section 340.326 - Accelerated College Credit Partnership Enhancement Grant Program; rules.

(1) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall administer the Accelerated College Credit Partnership Enhancement Grant Program as provided by this section.
(2) Grants shall be distributed under this section for the purpose of enhancing accelerated college credit programs and partnerships.
(3) A school district, a post-secondary institution of education or a consortium of post-secondary institutions of education may apply to the department for a grant under this section.
(4) A school district, a post-secondary institution of education or a consortium of post-secondary institutions of education that receives a grant under this section may use moneys from the grant to:
(a) Establish equitable and sustainable funding for accelerated college credit programs;
(b) Encourage collaboration between teachers and staff at high schools and faculty at post-secondary institutions of education for accelerated college credit programs;
(c) Ensure information is distributed to students and families about opportunities related to accelerated college credit programs, including implications for financial aid, costs to families and credit transferability;
(d) Coordinate accelerated college credit program within and across regions of this state; and
(e) Collect and analyze qualitative experience data related to the provision of accelerated college credit programs, with an emphasis on the provision of the accelerated college credit programs to students from traditionally underrepresented communities or from low-income families.
(5) Grants shall be awarded under this section based on rules of the State Board of Education and shall take into account:
(a) The previous school year’s student enrollment in accelerated college credit program courses; and
(b) Credits earned by historically underrepresented students in post-secondary institutions of education during the previous school year.
(6)(a) For the purposes of grants distributed under this section, the department may accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States Government and its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the funds not inconsistent with the purposes of this section; and
(b) All funds received by the department under this section shall be paid into the Accelerated College Credit Account established under ORS 340.330 for the purposes described in this section.
(7) No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report on the issuance of grants under this section to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to education. [2019 c.204 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Academic year" means the year beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year running concurrently with the fiscal year.
(2) "Board" means the board of education of a community college district.
(3) "Board member" means a member of the board of education of a community college district.
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, "community college" means a public institution operated by a community college district for the purposes of providing courses of study limited to not more than two years’ full-time attendance and designed to meet the needs of a geographical area by providing educational services, including but not limited to career and technical education programs or lower division collegiate programs.
(b) The two-year limitation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to:
(A) Technical programs in which the curriculum may require more than two years of attendance but less than four years;
(B) Applied baccalaureate degree programs approved under ORS 341.013; or
(C) Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree programs approved under ORS 341.013.
(5) "Community college district" or "district" means a district formed under this chapter to operate one or more community colleges or to secure educational services available at a community college. "Community college district" includes a community college service district.
(6) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development appointed under ORS 350.160 by the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(7) "Full-time equivalent student" means a student or combination of several students who carries or carry among them, within a single academic year, a minimum number of clock hours of instruction, in any program, to be specified by rule by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(8) "Paying agent and registrar" means the county treasurer or county fiscal officer of the county in which the chief administrative officer of the community college district maintains the administrative office.
(9) "Petitioning territory" means a community college district petitioning to have an area outside the district included in the district or to have an area inside the district excluded from the district, or an area outside the district petitioning to be included within the district.
(10) "Principal county" means the county in which the chief administrative officer of the community college district maintains the administrative office. [Formerly 341.510; 1971 c.513 §1; 1981 c.173 §52; 1987 c.474 §4; 1993 c.45 §§127,128; 1995 c.67 §1; 1997 c.271 §3; 2009 c.94 §11; 2013 c.747 §43; 2015 c.366 §12; 2019 c.255 §3; 2023 c.287 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.011 - Criminal justice courses eligible for social science cluster; transfer of credit; rules.

(1) Each community college operated under ORS chapter 341 that offers a form of associate degree, including an Associate of Arts Transfer degree or an Associate of Science Transfer degree, that either requires or permits a student to take a cluster of courses in the social sciences as part of the course of study necessary to obtain the associate degree may allow any criminal justice course approved by the curriculum committee of the community college to count as an eligible course for the social science cluster portion of the associate degree.
(2) Criminal justice courses that are credited toward completion of an Associate of Arts Transfer degree or an Associate of Science Transfer degree awarded from a community college must be accepted as general education courses by a public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Associate of Arts Transfer degree" means a lower-division, major-specific, undergraduate award:
(A) That is issued by a community college to indicate satisfactory completion of a course of study that is intended to prepare students for transfer to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 and to have third-year standing in a specific Bachelor of Arts degree program; and
(B) For which the classes, outcomes and completion standards for each major-specific program have been defined by a statewide memorandum of understanding between participating community colleges and public universities that has been approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and is published on the website of the commission.
(b) "Associate of Science Transfer degree" means a lower-division, major-specific, undergraduate award:
(A) That is issued by a community college to indicate satisfactory completion of a course of study that is intended to prepare students for transfer to a public university listed in ORS 352.002 and to have third-year standing in a specific Bachelor of Science degree program; and
(B) For which the classes, outcomes and completion standards for each major-specific program have been defined by a statewide memorandum of understanding between participating community colleges and public universities that has been approved by the commission and is published on the website of the commission.
(4) The commission may enact rules necessary to implement this section. [2021 c.277 §1]
Note:
341.011 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 341 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.013 - Applied baccalaureate degrees; Bachelor of Science: Nursing degrees; approval process; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Applied baccalaureate degree" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.910.
(b) "Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree" means a post-licensure degree program in which individuals who have already received an associate degree in nursing receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
(2) A community college may offer applied baccalaureate degrees and Bachelor of Science: Nursing degrees under the provisions of this section.
(3) For each applied baccalaureate degree program or Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree program a community college wants to offer to its students, the community college shall submit to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission:
(a) A description of the program to be offered;
(b) The method by which the program will be created, including any necessary accreditation by the relevant accrediting agency;
(c) Documentation of local unmet workforce needs that would be addressed by offering the program; and
(d) Documentation that the community college has the expertise, resources and student interest necessary to make the program successful.
(4) A proposed applied baccalaureate degree program or Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree program must be approved by the commission. The commission shall approve a proposed applied baccalaureate degree program or Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree program if:
(a) The community college submits all of the information and documentation required under subsection (3) of this section; and
(b) The commission determines that the criteria set forth in ORS 350.075 (3)(g) are satisfied.
(5) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section. [2019 c.255 §2; 2023 c.287 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.015 - Guidelines for districts.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt guidelines for the orderly development and management of community college districts, including guidelines for personnel policy formulation, student record keeping and privacy procedures. [1971 c.233 §§1,2; 1987 c.474 §5; 1995 c.67 §3; 2013 c.747 §187; 2015 c.841 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.019 - Provision of services by district; rules; local advisory committees.

(1) All areas within this state shall be served by a community college district. Such services may be provided either:
(a) Directly by formation of a community college district; or
(b) Indirectly by contract with an existing community college district.
(2) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall fix responsibility for serving each area that is not within a community college district. Where feasible, each area shall be a whole county or a group of counties or that part of a county not already in a community college district.
(3) In order to obtain the services described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, residents of a nondistrict area must indicate their interest in receiving services by requesting formation of a local advisory committee and seeking the advice and counsel of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
(4) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule shall establish standards for the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to use determining when there is sufficient interest among the residents of a nondistrict area to warrant appointment of a local advisory committee.
(5) When the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development has made the determination under subsection (4) of this section, the office and the interested residents of the nondistrict area shall apply jointly to the governing body of the county for the appointment of a local advisory committee.
(6) Upon application, the governing body of the county shall appoint a local advisory committee and shall ensure that the committee is broadly representative of the nondistrict area.
(7) If the nondistrict area involves two or more counties, the governing body of each county shall appoint members to the local advisory committee in proportion to the number of county residents within the nondistrict area.
(8) The governing body of a county making appointments under subsection (6) or (7) of this section shall not be obligated to fund any part of the budget described in ORS 341.021 (3).
(9) The duties of the local advisory committee shall include, but need not be limited to, advising the officials of the community college district serving the nondistrict area on the educational needs of the area.
(10) As used in ORS 341.019 to 341.022, "community college district" includes a community college service district. [1987 c.191 §2; 1991 c.757 §3; 2013 c.747 §45; 2015 c.366 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.021 - Provision of service outside districts.

(1) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall invite existing community college districts to submit proposals for the provision of service to an area that has officially indicated its interest in receiving service.
(2) The responsibilities of the host community college district shall include:
(a) Preparing a written agreement for services to be provided to nondistrict areas using a format specified by the office; and
(b) Acting as the fiscal agent for agreements including establishing tuition and fees for services offered under terms of an agreement.
(3) Agreements between the community college district and nondistrict entities as listed in ORS 341.315 shall include an annual budget setting forth both revenue and expenditures. The budget shall be based upon the following conditions:
(a) Subject to ORS 341.022, eligible full-time equivalent student enrollment produced under the agreement may be claimed for state reimbursement purposes by the community college district. Such reimbursement shall come from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS 341.620 and shall be distributed as directed in ORS 341.626 and the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(b) A share of the budget shall be provided by those individuals or agencies receiving service under this agreement as specified by rule of the commission adopted under ORS 341.024 (3).
(4) Agreements developed under this section shall be wholly supported by Community College Support Fund reimbursement, nondistrict student tuition and nondistrict resources. [1987 c.191 §3; 1991 c.757 §4; 1995 c.67 §4; 2013 c.747 §46; 2015 c.366 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.024 - Rules.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt rules to implement ORS 341.019 to 341.024. The rules shall provide:
(1) Standards for accepting proposals for service;
(2) Procedures providing the form of agreements and for recording them;
(3) Standards for cash and in-kind contributions by nondistrict areas;
(4) Standards as required by ORS 341.019 (4); and
(5) Other rules necessary to implement ORS 341.019 to 341.024. [1987 c.191 §6; 2013 c.747 §47]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.025 - Petition for formation of district.

(1) Whenever the electors registered in contiguous territory desire the formation of a community college district, they may sign a petition requesting the formation of such a district and present it to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(2) The petition must be substantially in the form established by the commission, which shall furnish the petition form. The petition:
(a) Must contain the minimum number of signatures fixed by the commission of 500, or 10 percent of the electors registered in each county or part of a county within the designated territory, whichever is the lesser;
(b) Must designate the boundaries of the territory to be included in the proposed district, which may include all or part of the territory lying within the boundaries of a school district and may be located in more than one county;
(c) Must request that the territory be organized into a district;
(d) May specify or reserve the right to specify the location for the proposed community college or may request the commission to determine the location;
(e) Must specify the method of nomination and election of the board of education of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 341.327; and
(f) Must contain any other information required by rules of the commission. [Formerly 341.710; 1967 c.465 §5; 1969 c.220 §1; 1969 c.673 §1; 1971 c.513 §73; 1983 c.83 §71; 1983 c.350 §194; 1989 c.261 §1; 1995 c.67 §5; 2013 c.747 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.039 - Formation of community college service district; method to change to community college district.

(1) A petition submitted pursuant to ORS 341.025 may specify that the proposed district be organized as a community college service district. The formation of a community college service district shall comply with the provisions of ORS 341.025 to 341.125. A petition affecting a territory that, in the judgment of the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, will not generate an annual enrollment in excess of 1,000 full-time equivalent students after three years of operation shall be considered to be a petition for the formation of a community college service district.
(2) If formed, a community college service district shall in all respects be governed by the laws applicable to community college districts with the following exceptions:
(a) Notwithstanding ORS 341.675, community college service districts formed on or after July 1, 1997, may not incur bonded indebtedness for any purpose. This limitation shall not be construed to prohibit lease-purchase arrangements or other lawful forms of capital financing. A community college service district may hold and own buildings and grounds acquired through gifts or financing methods authorized by this section.
(b) The board of education for a community college service district shall annually review the programs and services of the service district. This review shall have as its purpose a determination of which services can most effectively and economically be delivered directly and which services can best be delivered through contracting arrangements. The direct hiring of faculty and staff is expressly permitted.
(3) After having been in operation for at least three years, a community college service district may submit to the electors of the district the question of whether the district shall operate as a community college district.
(4) Prior to submitting the question to the electors, the community college service district must have been in operation for three years, and must have secured the approval of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to hold the election. Before granting approval, the commission must find:
(a) The service district has acquired stability as demonstrated by a continuity of management, regularly adopted policies and procedures and adequate financial resources; and
(b) The service district has adopted a sound comprehensive plan that sets out the district’s instructional and capital plans for five years. [1989 c.261 §3; 1997 c.249 §102; 1997 c.271 §1; 1999 c.21 §67; 1999 c.211 §1; 2013 c.747 §49; 2015 c.366 §15]
Note:
341.039 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 341 by legislative action but was not added to any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.041 - Conversion of certain community college service districts to community college districts.

Notwithstanding ORS 341.039 (3) and (4), on July 1, 2001, all community college service districts formed prior to July 1, 1997, shall become community college districts and on and after July 1, 2001, shall operate as community college districts. [2001 c.168 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.045 - Feasibility study; hearing.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall examine the petition to determine whether it is complete. If the petition is complete and if formation of the district is consistent with the overall plan for all education in the state, the commission shall undertake a study of the feasibility of a community college in the geographical area proposed by the petition, including but not limited to:
(a) Educational needs of the area.
(b) Potential enrollment levels.
(c) The rate of operating taxes that is required to meet the local share of operating and capital expenses and that would, if adopted, be the district’s permanent rate limit for operating taxes, including whether the proposed rate bears a reasonable relationship to the permanent rate limit of operating community college districts of similar size and circumstance to the proposed new district. If the proposed rate is substantially below the rate of similar operating districts, the feasibility study shall explicitly detail how the proposed new district intends to provide a comprehensive community college program.
(d) Relationship of the proposed district to the overall plan for all education in the state.
(e) Boundaries of the proposed district.
(f) The appropriateness of the proposed name of the community college district or the community college, if a name is proposed, in order to determine that the proposed name is not misleading, confusing or grossly inappropriate.
(2) Upon completion of the study, the commission shall set a date for a public hearing on the petition and study and shall give notice of the hearing in the manner provided in ORS 341.357.
(3) The notice of hearing shall state:
(a) A study has been conducted on a proposed district.
(b) The boundaries of the proposed district.
(c) Whether the proposed community college district specifies providing its courses through contract with agencies authorized to enter into such contracts.
(d) The time and place set for the hearing on the petition. [Formerly 347.730; 1967 c.465 §1; 1969 c.673 §2; 1971 c.513 §74; 1991 c.397 §1; 1997 c.541 §378; 2013 c.747 §50]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.055 - Hearing; alteration of proposed boundaries.

(1) At the time designated in the notice given under ORS 341.045, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or its authorized representative shall conduct a public hearing on the study and may adjourn the hearing from time to time. The commission may alter the boundaries set forth in the petition submitted under ORS 341.025 to include all territory the residents of which will be materially benefited by formation of the community college district as determined by the study conducted under ORS 341.045. The commission shall not modify the boundaries of the district as set forth in the petition so as to exclude from the district any territory the residents of which will be materially benefited by formation of the district, nor may there be included in the proposed district any territory the residents of which will not be materially benefited.
(2) If the commission concludes that any territory has been improperly included or omitted from the proposed community college district and that electors within the included or omitted territory have not appeared at the hearing, the commission shall continue further hearing on the study and shall order notice given to the nonappearing electors requiring them to appear and show cause why their territory should not be excluded or included in the proposed district. The notice shall be given either in the same manner as notice of the original hearing was given or by personal service on each nonappearing elector. If notice is given by personal service, such service shall be made at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. [Formerly 341.740; 1967 c.465 §2; 1969 c.673 §3; 2013 c.747 §51]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.065 - Dismissal of petition.

If, in the opinion of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the study conducted under ORS 341.045 and the testimony presented at the hearing or hearings held under ORS 341.055 indicate that the formation of a community college district as petitioned is not warranted under the policies set forth by ORS 341.009, the commission shall order dismissal of the petition. An appeal from this order may be taken within 60 days in the manner provided in ORS 183.480. [1965 c.238 §2; 1967 c.465 §3; 1969 c.673 §4; 1991 c.397 §2; 2013 c.747 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.076 - Commission recommendation to legislature; appeal; revision of recommendation; hearing; effect of legislative action.

(1) If, upon final hearing under ORS 341.055, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission approves formation of a community college district, with boundaries either as originally presented or as altered pursuant to the hearing, the commission shall make its recommendation to the Legislative Assembly in an order describing the exterior boundaries and the zone boundaries for the election of members of the board of education of the community college district, if any. An appeal from the recommendation may be taken within 60 days in the manner provided in ORS 183.480. If no appeal from this recommendation is filed within 60 days after the date of the recommendation, the recommendation becomes final.
(2) If an appeal is filed, the recommendation becomes final on the date the recommendation is affirmed by the court. However, if the recommendation is not affirmed, the commission may not submit its recommendation to the Legislative Assembly but may reconsider the conclusions of the study conducted under ORS 341.045 and if the commission revises those conclusions, the commission may set a date for a new hearing.
(3) Upon receipt of the final recommendation, the Legislative Assembly shall approve or disapprove the recommendation. If the recommendation is approved, an election under ORS 341.085 shall be held. If the recommendation is disapproved, the commission may revise its recommendation and resubmit a final recommendation to the Legislative Assembly but not sooner than 60 days after the action of disapproval was taken. [1969 c.673 §6 (enacted in lieu of 341.075); 1971 c.513 §75; 1977 c.827 §1; 2003 c.574 §1; 2013 c.747 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.085 - Election for formation of district.

(1) An election for the purpose of presenting the question of formation of a district and establishing a permanent rate limit for operating taxes and the boundaries of the zones, if the zones were recommended by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall be held to submit the question to the electors registered in the proposed district designated in the recommendation of the commission. The election shall be held not sooner than the 90th day after the effective date of the appropriation required by ORS 341.102. The election date shall be uniform throughout the proposed district, and shall be set by the commission on a date specified in ORS 255.345. However, if the question of establishing a permanent rate limit for operating taxes is to be submitted, the election must be held on the same date as the next primary election or the next general election, as determined by the commission.
(2) ORS chapter 255 and ORS 250.035 and 250.036 govern the notice and conduct of an election under this section. The commission shall be the district elections authority for an election conducted under this section. Notwithstanding ORS 255.305, the commission shall pay the expenses incurred for the election.
(3) An elector registered in a precinct or in the portion of a precinct which is located within the boundaries of the proposed district may vote on any matter arising at the election under subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 341.760; 1967 c.605 §18; 1969 c.673 §9; 1971 c.513 §76; 1973 c.796 §51a; 1983 c.83 §72; 1983 c.350 §195; 1987 c.267 §77; 1995 c.67 §6; 1995 c.79 §184; 1995 c.712 §108; 1997 c.541 §379; 2001 c.114 §50; 2013 c.747 §54]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.095 - Questions included in election.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall include as a part of the election called for formation of a district the question of a permanent rate limit for operating taxes to finance the district’s share of operating and capital expenses. The rate limit shall be specified by the commission as a result of its study and the hearing held under ORS 341.055. The commission may also include the question of incurring indebtedness to pay organizational expenses of the district between the time the district is approved and the first budget is adopted. If the question of incurring indebtedness is approved, the district may borrow money on its negotiable, short-term, promissory notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed the limit approved at the election and may, notwithstanding ORS 294.338, expend the money without the preparation and adoption of a budget.
(2) In preparing its first budget, the board of the district shall provide for the repayment of the indebtedness incurred for organizational expenses under subsection (1) of this section. [1965 c.129 §2; 1969 c.673 §10; 1971 c.513 §77; 1995 c.67 §7; 1997 c.541 §380; 2013 c.747 §55]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.102 - Payment of formation election expenses.

If the Legislative Assembly approves the recommendation submitted under ORS 341.076, 341.565 or 341.579, the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of allocation to the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development moneys necessary to pay the expenses of the election under ORS 341.085, 341.565, 341.569 or 341.579 (1) if the election is to occur within 24 months of the appropriation or allocation. If the election does not occur within the biennium immediately following the appropriation or allocation, the question shall be brought before the next Legislative Assembly. The state shall fund the election without regard to the outcome of the election. [1969 c.673 §8; 1995 c.67 §8; 1995 c.357 §3a; 1997 c.249 §103; 1999 c.1027 §7; 2001 c.104 §115; 2003 c.574 §2; 2015 c.366 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.105 - List of electors.

When at the request of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the county clerk of the principal county, in consultation with county clerks of the affected counties, prepares a list or lists of names and addresses of the electors registered in the proposed district, the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development is authorized to pay the charge as determined under ORS 255.305. [Formerly 341.770; 1969 c.673 §11; 1971 c.513 §78; 1973 c.796 §51b; 1983 c.83 §73; 1983 c.350 §196; 1995 c.67 §9; 2013 c.747 §56; 2015 c.366 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.115 - Effect of election results.

(1) If the vote is in favor of the formation of the community college district and establishes a permanent rate limit for operating taxes for the district, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission:
(a) Shall proclaim the commission’s determination from the election results that a community college district has been formed; and
(b) Shall furnish any affected county assessor with a copy of the proclamation.
(2) If the location of the community college or zone boundaries are specified on the ballot, and the vote favors formation, the commission shall include such location and boundaries in its proclamation.
(3) If the vote is in favor of the formation of a community college district but opposed to a permanent rate limit at the rate submitted, the district shall not be formed. [Formerly 341.780; 1969 c.673 §13; 1983 c.350 §197; 1995 c.67 §10; 1997 c.541 §381; 2013 c.747 §178]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.125 - First board.

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424:
(1) The first board of education of a district shall be elected at the same election as the election at which votes are cast for the formation of the district. Nominations for the board of education positions to be filled by nomination and election at-large shall be made by petition requesting that such person’s name be placed on the ballot and signed with the signatures of at least 50 electors registered in the proposed district. If the district has been zoned and the position is to be filled by nomination or election by zone, the petition shall be signed by at least 25 electors registered in the zone. The petition shall be presented to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission at least 70 days prior to the election. Upon receipt of petitions that comply with applicable law, the commission shall cause the names of the nominees to be placed upon the ballot.
(2) Seven members shall be elected to the first board, to serve terms of four and two years respectively in accordance with the number of votes each receives with the three members receiving the largest number of votes serving the four-year terms. The terms of office of the members of the first board shall be computed from the date of June 30 subsequent to the date of their election, but the members shall take office immediately following the election. If for any reason a district is not formed, the election of board members for that proposed district is void.
(3) If the district has been zoned, the commission shall designate the positions to be nominated or elected by zone and shall specify the length of the term to be served by each member of the first board elected by zone.
(4) If the election is at large, the length of the term of office of members of the first board elected shall be determined in accordance with the number of votes each receives in the election. Those receiving the highest number of votes may serve the four-year terms, subject to any term designations made by the commission under subsection (3) of this section. [Formerly 341.800; 1971 c.513 §79; 1973 c.796 §52; 1983 c.83 §74; 1995 c.258 §8; 2013 c.747 §57; 2019 c.449 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 341 - Community Colleges › Section 341.175 - Adjustment of zone boundaries.

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, the board shall adjust the boundaries of zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district. [Formerly 341.916; 1969 c.220 §3; 1971 c.513 §28; 1983 c.350 §199; 2019 c.449 §38]