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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.245 - Ballot drop sites and voter registration procedures at schools of higher education.

(1) As used in this section, "school of higher education" means:
(a) A public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(b) A community college, as defined in ORS 341.005.
(2)(a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that within four miles of the main campus of each school of higher education there is at least one location designated as an official ballot drop site under ORS 254.470.
(b) The requirement set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection applies only to elections held within the electoral district in which the main campus of a school of higher education is located.
(3) Each school of higher education shall:
(a) Display a direct link to the Secretary of State’s online voter registration tool on the school’s Internet website or on any appropriate student-focused digital communication network managed by the school.
(b) Upon the request of the school’s official student government or its equivalent, give the student government or its equivalent an opportunity to provide nonpartisan voter registration services:
(A) As part of student orientation programs held by the school’s administration;
(B) As part of campus welcome events that occur before classes begin each academic term; and
(C) As part of residence life program activities.
(c) Upon the request of the school’s official student government or its equivalent, provide the student government or its equivalent with an official class schedule and a list of professional contact information for school faculty, which may be used for the purpose of seeking faculty approval for the student government or its equivalent to provide nonpartisan voter registration classroom presentations.
(d) Provide individual students and student groups the opportunity to provide nonpartisan voter registration services throughout the academic term in any nonreserved public space on the school’s property, provided that the nonpartisan voter registration services conform to the rules of conduct and rules for reserving space at the school. This paragraph applies only to students enrolled at the school and does not alter in any way the rights of a person who is not enrolled as a student at the school.
(e) If the school owns and operates any student housing, at least three months prior to each primary or general election:
(A) Obtain from the local county elections office what address information students living in on-campus housing must provide in order to receive election ballots in the event a student chooses to vote using the student’s campus address; and
(B) Make the information obtained under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph available to the school’s official student government or its equivalent. [2016 c.114 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.250 - Students unable because of religious beliefs to attend classes on certain days.

(1) As used in this section, "school of higher education" means:
(a) Any public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(b) Any community college as defined in ORS 341.005.
(2) No student shall be refused admission to a school of higher education or be expelled from such a school for the sole reason that, because of religious beliefs, the student is unable to attend classes on a particular day.
(3) Any student in a school of higher education who, because of religious beliefs, is unable to attend classes on a particular day shall be excused on that day from any examination, study requirement or work requirement. However, at the student’s own expense the student shall make up the examination, study requirement or work requirement missed because of the absence. [Formerly 352.370]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.259 - Written policy on hazing; report.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Haze" has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.197.
(b) "Institution of higher education" means:
(A) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341; or
(B) A college or university that:
(i) Operates in this state;
(ii) Offers baccalaureate degree programs; and
(iii) Enrolls students who receive state financial aid.
(2) Each institution of higher education shall:
(a) Adopt a written policy on hazing; and
(b) Provide annual on-campus policy training for students that sets forth the harmful effects of hazing and the relevant laws and institution policies that prohibit hazing.
(3)(a) No later than December 31 of each calendar year, each institution of higher education shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner prescribed by ORS 192.245, that sets forth:
(A) The number of hazing incidents reported to the institution during the previous academic year; and
(B) The number of hazing incidents investigated by the institution during the previous academic year.
(b) A single report may be submitted under this subsection for multiple institutions of higher education, provided that the information required under this subsection is disaggregated by institution. [2019 c.206 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.260 - Student journalists; student expression; civil action.

(1) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Public institution of higher education" means:
(A) A community college;
(B) A public university listed in ORS 352.002; and
(C) The Oregon Health and Science University.
(b) "School-sponsored media" means materials that are prepared, substantially written, published or broadcast by student journalists, that are distributed or generally made available, either free of charge or for a fee, to members of the student body and that are prepared under the direction of a student media adviser. "School-sponsored media" does not include media intended for distribution or transmission solely in the classrooms in which they are produced.
(c) "Student journalist" means a student who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.
(d) "Student media adviser" means a person who is employed, appointed or designated by a public institution of higher education to supervise, or provide instruction relating to, school-sponsored media.
(2) Student journalists are responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature and advertising content of school-sponsored media. This subsection does not prevent a student media adviser from teaching professional standards of journalism to the student journalists.
(3) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to authorize expression by students that:
(a) Is libelous or slanderous;
(b) Constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy;
(c) Violates federal or state statutes, rules or regulations or state common law; or
(d) So incites students as to create a clear and present danger of:
(A) The commission of unlawful acts on or off school premises;
(B) The violation of school policies; or
(C) The material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. A school official must base a forecast of material and substantial disruption on specific facts, including past experience in the school and current events influencing student behavior, and not on undifferentiated fear or apprehension.
(4) Any student enrolled in a public institution of higher education may commence a civil action to obtain damages under this subsection and appropriate injunctive or declaratory relief as determined by a court for a violation of subsection (2) of this section, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution. Upon a motion, a court may award $100 in damages and injunctive and declaratory relief to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action brought under this subsection. [Formerly 351.649; 2021 c.178 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.262 - Benefits navigator; duties; process for feedback and recommendations.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Benefits navigator" means an individual who is employed by a public institution of higher education for the purpose of helping students at the institution apply for and receive assistance from benefits programs.
(b) "Benefits program" means any federal, state or local program that provides assistance or benefits to individuals with financial need.
(c) "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.350.
(2) Each public institution of higher education shall:
(a) Employ a benefits navigator who has a detailed understanding of eligibility requirements for benefits programs and how to apply for assistance under benefits programs;
(b) Provide training for the benefits navigator employed by the institution, with training guidance and support provided by the Department of Human Services to the institution; and
(c) Participate in a statewide consortium with other public institutions of higher education for the purpose of facilitating communication between benefits navigators at different institutions and developing best practices for benefits navigators.
(3) Each benefits navigator hired under this section shall:
(a) Assist students at the public institution of higher education in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs;
(b) Use the consortium developed under subsection (2) of this section to coordinate with benefits navigators at other public institutions of higher education for the purpose of collecting data and developing best practices for helping students apply for and receive assistance from benefits programs; and
(c) Coordinate and provide culturally specific resources, including resources for non-English speakers, to support students at the institution.
(4) Each public institution of higher education, in consultation with the benefits navigator hired by that institution, shall develop an internal process to enable students at the institution to provide feedback and recommendations on how the institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. [2021 c.621 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.265 - Armed Forces recruitment on campuses; standards.

(1) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means:
(a) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;
(b) A community college operated under ORS chapter 341; or
(c) The Oregon Health and Science University.
(2) An institution of higher education shall allow members and agents of the Armed Forces of the United States to recruit on a public campus and shall set standards for such recruitment that are the same as for all other employment recruitment activities allowed on the campus. [Formerly 351.296]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.270 - Priority enrollment system for active or former member of Armed Forces or qualified dependent of former member; conditions.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Active member of the Armed Forces of the United States" and "Armed Forces of the United States" have the meaning given those terms in ORS 352.313.
(b) "Community college" has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.
(c) "Qualified student" means a student who:
(A) Is an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States or served in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(B) If a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, was relieved or discharged from that service with either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions; or
(C) Is a student who receives veterans’ educational benefits as a federally qualified dependent of a person described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall establish a priority enrollment system by which a qualified student is prioritized over nonqualified students for registration at the public university.
(3) A community college that has established a priority enrollment system is subject to subsection (4) of this section.
(4) A priority enrollment system established pursuant to this section must, at a minimum, offer registration for courses to continuing qualified students before offering registration for courses to nonqualified students within the same classification. Public universities and community colleges must accommodate priority registration for new qualified students as practicable pursuant to institutional orientation requirements. [2015 c.371 §1; 2017 c.76 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.274 - Cause of action for violation of ORS 350.272.

(1) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of ORS 350.272 may file a civil action in circuit court for equitable relief or, subject to the terms and conditions of ORS 30.265 to 30.300, damages, or both. The court may order such other relief as may be appropriate. Damages shall be $200 or actual damages, whichever is greater.
(2) The action authorized by this section shall be filed within one year of the filing of a grievance.
(3) An action under this section may not be filed unless, within 180 days of the alleged violation, a grievance has been filed with the governing body of the educational institution against which the violation is alleged.
(4) An action under this section may not be filed until 90 days after filing a grievance unless only injunctive relief is sought pursuant to ORCP 79. The right to temporary or preliminary injunctive relief shall be independent of the right to pursue any administrative remedy available to complainants.
(5) An action under this section may not be filed if the governing body of the educational institution has obtained a conciliation agreement with the person filing the grievance or if a final determination of the grievance has been made except as provided in ORS 183.480.
(6) Notwithstanding the filing of a grievance pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, a person seeking to maintain an action under this section against a public educational institution shall also file a notice of claim within 180 days of the alleged violation in the manner provided by ORS 30.275.
(7) The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff in any action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees incurred by a defendant who prevails in the action if the court determines that the plaintiff had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting a claim or no objectively reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of a trial court. [Formerly 326.554]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.276 - Definitions for ORS 350.278 and 350.280.

As used in ORS 350.278 and 350.280:
(1) "Disclose" means to make available for review by another person.
(2) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.010.
(3) "Wages" has the meaning given that term in ORS 652.210. [Formerly 326.585]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.278 - Disclosure of Social Security number of student attending public university.

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 may not disclose the Social Security number of a student who is attending the public university.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the public university discloses the Social Security number:
(a) At the request of a law enforcement agency or an agency providing support enforcement services under ORS 25.080;
(b) After obtaining written permission for the disclosure from the student to whom the number refers;
(c) In the payment of wages or benefits;
(d) In the payment or collection of taxes or of a debt owed by the student to whom the number refers;
(e) For purposes of statistical analysis; or
(f) As otherwise required by law. [Formerly 326.587; 2017 c.440 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.280 - Disclosure of Social Security number of community college student.

(1) A community college as defined in ORS 341.005 may not disclose the Social Security number of a student who is attending the college.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the college discloses the Social Security number:
(a) At the request of a law enforcement agency or an agency providing support enforcement services under ORS 25.080;
(b) After obtaining written permission for the disclosure from the student to whom the number refers;
(c) In the payment of wages or benefits;
(d) In the payment or collection of taxes or of a debt owed by the student to whom the number refers; or
(e) For purposes of statistical analysis. [Formerly 326.589]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.282 - Action for disclosure of Social Security number.

(1) A student who suffers an ascertainable loss of money, personal property or real property as a result of a violation of ORS 350.278 or 350.280 may bring an action in a circuit court to recover the student’s actual damages.
(2) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the party that prevails in an action on a claim under this section. [Formerly 326.591]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.287 - Continuing resident tuition and fees for spouses or dependent children of active members of Armed Forces.

(1) Spouses or dependent children of active members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, at the time of their acceptance to a community college or public university listed in ORS 352.002, are considered residents for the purpose of admission or for the purpose of determining fees and tuition to be paid while attending the community college or public university, shall continue to be considered residents for as long as the spouses or dependent children remain continuously enrolled at the community college or public university.
(2) As used in this section, "active member of the Armed Forces of the United States" and "dependent children" have the meaning given those terms in ORS 352.313. [2019 c.264 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.290 - Resident tuition and fees for nonresident students who served, or who are dependents of someone who served, in Armed Forces or international position.

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college shall charge an enrolled student who is not a resident of this state and who is attending classes as an undergraduate or graduate student on a public university or community college campus in this state tuition and fees no greater than the resident rate if the student:
(a)(A) Served in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(B) Was relieved or discharged from that service with either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions; and
(C) Provides proof that the student has established a physical presence in Oregon within 12 months of being enrolled at the public university or community college;
(b) Was, or is the dependent of, a resident of Oregon who left the state within the previous five years in order to serve, and who subsequently served, in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization; or
(c)(A) Was, or is the dependent of, a resident of Oregon who left the state more than five years ago in order to serve, and who subsequently served, in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization; and
(B) Since leaving the state in the manner provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, has never established residence in another state.
(2) A person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States or in an international position with the state, the federal government or a humanitarian aid organization and who receives federal tuition benefits in excess of the tuition and fees the person is charged under subsection (1) of this section at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college where the person is enrolled shall pay tuition and fees equal to the federal tuition benefits received.
(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, distance education and self-support courses as identified by each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and community college are exempt from the tuition reduction provisions of this section.
(b) The tuition reduction provisions of this section apply to distance education courses as identified by each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and community college that are taken by a person who:
(A) Is eligible to receive the tuition reduction provisions of this section when attending classes as an undergraduate or graduate student on a public university or community college campus in this state; and
(B) Served in the Armed Forces of the United States. [Formerly 352.375; 2016 c.30 §7; 2019 c.283 §1; 2022 c.81 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.292 - Resident tuition and fees for Native American or Alaska Native students; rules.

(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college shall charge an enrolled student who is not a resident of this state and who is attending classes as an undergraduate or graduate student on a public university or community college campus in this state tuition and fees no greater than the resident rate if the student:
(a)(A) Is Native American; or
(B) Is an Alaska Native; and
(b)(A) Received a diploma under ORS 329.451;
(B) Completed grade 12 in compliance with the requirements of ORS 339.035; or
(C) Completed grade 12 at a private or parochial school, as described in ORS 339.030 (1)(a).
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Alaska Native" means an individual who is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; and
(b) "Native American" means an individual who:
(A) Is a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band;
(B) Is a member of a Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band, that had the tribe or band’s federal recognition terminated in 1940 or later; or
(C) Is a member of a Native American tribe that is historically based in Oregon, as determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule. [2019 c.287 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.295 - Annual report on reduced tuition rate and tuition waiver recipients.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall report annually on or before February 1 to committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans and military affairs and to higher education regarding students who have received tuition relief and assistance under ORS 350.285 and 350.290 including but not limited to the following:
(1) The number of nonresident veterans who were assessed reduced tuition rates under ORS 350.290 and the amount of nonresident tuition moneys not assessed as a result of receiving the reduced tuition rates under ORS 350.290;
(2) The number of former Oregon residents who were assessed reduced tuition rates under ORS 350.290 and the amount of nonresident tuition moneys not assessed as a result of receiving the reduced tuition rates under ORS 350.290;
(3) The number of qualified students receiving tuition waivers under ORS 350.285, the amount of tuition waived and the relationship of the qualified student to a service member or Purple Heart recipient under ORS 350.285; and
(4) Any other relevant information. [Formerly 351.657]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.303 - Eligibility for waiver of tuition and fees for adopted former foster child.

(1) An adopted former foster child who enrolls in an institution of higher education as an undergraduate student is eligible to have the amount of tuition and all fees levied against the student waived in the manner set forth in ORS 350.300 if the adopted former foster child became an adopted child on or after January 1, 2012.
(2) Nothing in this section authorizes or requires an institution of higher education to reimburse an adopted former foster child for tuition or fees previously paid to the institution.
(3) As used in this section, "adopted former foster child" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 350.300. [2023 c.179 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.305 - Number and graduation rate of current and former foster children enrolled at community colleges and public universities.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall, on an annual basis, work with the Department of Human Services, each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and each community college in this state to determine:
(a) The number of current foster children and former foster children enrolled at the college or university; and
(b) The graduation rate for current foster children and former foster children enrolled at the college or university.
(2) The commission shall:
(a) Make the findings under subsection (1) of this section available to the public. The findings must be available both in the aggregate and on an individual basis for each college or university referenced under subsection (1) of this section.
(b) Use the findings under subsection (1) of this section when conducting the annual evaluation of each public university under ORS 352.061.
(3) As used in this section, "former foster child" has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.300. [2017 c.332 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.331 - Written sexual assault protocol; content.

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002, community college and Oregon-based private university or college shall adopt a written protocol to ensure that victims of sexual assault receive necessary services and assistance in situations where:
(a) The alleged victim of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college and the alleged sexual assault occurred on the grounds or at the facilities of the university or college; or
(b) The alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college, or a member of the faculty or staff of the university or college, regardless of where the alleged sexual assault occurred.
(2) A written protocol adopted under subsection (1) of this section must ensure that each victim who reports a sexual assault is provided with a written notification setting forth:
(a) The victim’s rights;
(b) Information about what legal options are available to the victim, including but not limited to:
(A) The various civil and criminal options the victim may pursue following an assault; and
(B) Any campus-based disciplinary processes the victim may pursue;
(c) Information about campus-based services available to the victim;
(d) Information about the victim’s privacy rights, including but not limited to information about the limitations of privacy that exist if the victim visits a campus health or counseling center; and
(e) Information about and contact information for state and community-based services and resources that are available to victims of sexual assault.
(3) A written notification provided under subsection (2) of this section must:
(a) Be written in plain language that is easy to understand;
(b) Use print that is of a color, size and font that allow the notification to be easily read; and
(c) Be made available to students:
(A) When a sexual assault is reported;
(B) During student orientation; and
(C) On the Internet website of the university or college. [Formerly 350.255]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.332 - Limitations on investigations involving sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking.

A public university listed in ORS 352.002, a community college or an Oregon-based private university or college may not use the threat or imposition of student discipline or other sanction to influence the decision of a victim of an alleged incident of sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking regarding whether or not the victim will report the alleged incident or participate in an investigation or adjudication of the alleged incident. [Formerly 350.257]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.335 - Definitions for ORS 350.335 to 350.346.

As used in ORS 350.335 to 350.346:
(1) "Certified advocate" and "qualified victim services program" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 40.264.
(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.330.
(3) "Reporting party" means a student or employee at an institution of higher education who reports having experienced an incident of sexual misconduct to the institution.
(4) "Sexual misconduct" means an incident of sexual harassment, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, stalking, harassment or violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, or other gender-based harassment or violence.
(5) "Student" means an individual who:
(a) Is enrolled or who is seeking to enroll in a credit-bearing program at an institution of higher education, whether part-time, full-time or as an extension student; or
(b) Who has taken a leave of absence or withdrawn from the institution of higher education after reporting an incident of sexual misconduct to the Title IX coordinator at the institution.
(6) "Trauma-informed response" means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impacts of trauma, an understanding of perpetration methodology and knowledge of how to conduct an effective investigation. [2023 c.550 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.338 - Survey of enrolled students; information to be posted on website.

(1) At least once every two years, each institution of higher education shall conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of all students enrolled at the institution.
(2)(a) A survey conducted under this section shall include:
(A) The most recent base survey provided by the Sexual Misconduct Survey Council under ORS 350.337; and
(B) Any additional campus-specific questions chosen by the institution, provided that the additional questions do not:
(i) Require the disclosure of any personally identifiable information; and
(ii) Are not objectively traumatizing for victims of sexual misconduct.
(b) The council may review any questions that are added by an institution under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection to ensure that the questions do not violate the requirements set forth in paragraph (a)(B)(i) or (ii) of this subsection. If the council determines that an institution has included questions that violate paragraph (a)(B)(i) or (ii) of this subsection the council, and any appropriate experts appointed by the council, shall assist the institution in developing appropriate campus-specific questions.
(3) No later than 120 days after completing a survey under this section, each institution of higher education shall:
(a) Submit an aggregate summary of the results to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and
(b) Post on the institution’s website in an easily accessible manner:
(A) A summary of the results of the survey;
(B) Any annual security reports required to be reported under federal law, including but not limited to the Annual Security Report required to be reported under the Clery Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-542), as amended; and
(C) A link to the data repository for summaries of sexual misconduct climate surveys established by the commission under ORS 350.339. [2023 c.550 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.339 - Survey data repository; rules.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a data repository for all summaries of sexual misconduct climate surveys conducted by institutions of higher education and submitted to the commission under ORS 350.338.
(2) The data repository established under this section must:
(a) Be made available to the public in an easily accessible manner on the website of the commission; and
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, include all sexual misconduct climate survey data received by the commission.
(3) Prior to making the data of any sexual misconduct climate survey the commission receives publicly available, the commission shall ensure that the data is anonymized and does not contain any personally identifiable information. The commission may alter the data it receives to the degree necessary to ensure conformity with this subsection.
(4) The commission shall adopt rules for the dissemination and collection of sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education. In adopting these rules, the commission shall seek to promote effective solicitation that will achieve the highest practicable response rate, collection and publication of statistical information from institutions of higher education. [2023 c.550 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.341 - Required memorandum of understanding; contents; exceptions from requirement.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with a community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency that is in the same county as the institution.
(2) The memorandum of understanding entered into under this section shall ensure that the community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency will:
(a) Assist in developing the institution’s policies, programming and training regarding sexual misconduct that involves students and employees;
(b) Provide an accessible off-campus alternative where students and employees of the institution can receive free and confidential sexual misconduct crisis services, including but not limited to access to a sexual assault nurse examiner, if available, and to domestic violence crisis services in response to sexual misconduct;
(c) Ensure that a student or employee of the institution can access free and confidential counseling and advocacy services either on campus or off campus; and
(d) Ensure cooperation and training between the institution and the community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency to ensure an understanding of the roles that the institution or center should play in responding to reports and disclosures of sexual misconduct against students and employees of the institution and the institution’s protocols for providing support and services to students and employees who have been the victims of sexual misconduct.
(3)(a) A memorandum of understanding entered into under this section may include an agreement, including a fee structure, between the community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency and the institution of higher education for the provision of confidential victim services.
(b) As used in this subsection, "confidential victim services" means case consultation and training fees for certified advocates, consultation fees for the development and implementation of student education and prevention programs, the development of staff training and prevention curriculum and confidential on-site office space for a representative from a community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency to meet with students or employees of the institution of higher education.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section:
(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may waive the requirements of this section if the commission determines that, despite reasonable efforts, an institution of higher education was unable to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency.
(b) This section does not apply to a satellite campus or branch campus of an institution of higher education if the satellite campus or branch campus has 1,000 or fewer enrolled students who reside on campus. [2023 c.550 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.342 - Discipline prohibited for reporting party or witness; exceptions.

(1)(a) A reporting party or a witness who requests an investigation of sexual misconduct may not be subjected to a disciplinary proceeding or sanction for violating the institution of higher education’s student conduct policy related to drug or alcohol use, trespassing or unauthorized entry of school facilities or other violations of a school policy or code of conduct that is discovered in connection with the alleged sexual misconduct unless the institution determines that the report was not made in good faith or that the violation of the policy was an egregious violation.
(b) As used in this subsection, an "egregious violation" includes but is not limited to taking an action that places the health and safety of another individual at risk.
(2) If the code of conduct of an institution of higher education prohibits sexual activity or certain forms of sexual activity, including but not limited to same-gender relationships or sexual activity, the institution may not take disciplinary action against:
(a) Individuals who report sexual misconduct or nonharassing sexual activity related to sexual misconduct that is discovered during an investigation into reported sexual misconduct; or
(b) Other nonharassing sexual activity that is discovered during an investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct.
(3) In any instance in which disciplinary action is taken against an individual who has reported sexual misconduct, the institution of higher education shall review the disciplinary action to determine if there is a link between the disclosed sexual misconduct and the misconduct that led to the reporting party’s being disciplined. [2023 c.550 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.343 - Required training for students and employees of institution; contents of training.

(1) In addition to any requirements set forth in ORS 350.330 and 350.331, each institution of higher education shall:
(a) Receive guidance from the Title IX coordinator of the institution, local law enforcement, violence prevention specialists, public health specialists, other individuals with experience identifying protective and risk factors related to violence and the community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency with which the institution entered into a memorandum of understanding under ORS 350.341; and
(b) Use the guidance received under paragraph (a) of this subsection to establish a trauma-informed, gender-inclusive sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness training that must be attended annually by each student and employee of the institution.
(2) Trainings provided under this section:
(a) Must be accessible to individuals with a disability;
(b) Must be culturally responsive and address the unique experiences and challenges faced by students based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, economic status, disability status, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy or parenting status; and
(c) Must include:
(A) An explanation of consent as it applies to sexual activity and sexual relationships;
(B) The role drugs and alcohol play in an individual’s ability to consent;
(C) Information on options relating to the reporting of an incident of sexual misconduct, the effects of each option presented and the methods to report an incident of sexual misconduct, including confidential and anonymous disclosure;
(D) Information on the institution’s procedures for resolving sexual misconduct reports and the range of sanctions or penalties the institution may impose on students and employees responsible for a violation;
(E) The name, contact information and role of the certified advocate employed by the institution;
(F) Strategies for bystander intervention and risk reduction; and
(G) Opportunities for ongoing sexual misconduct prevention and awareness training and programming.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 350.335 (5), as used in this section, "student" means an individual who is enrolled at least half-time in an academic credit-bearing program at an institution of higher education. [2023 c.550 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.344 - Waiver from certain requirements for institution-sponsored programs or activities; qualifications for waiver; confidentiality of personal information.

(1) Each institution of higher education shall waive any requirements relating to a minimum required grade point average or disciplinary record requirements required to demonstrate academic success that are part of an institution-sponsored program or activity identified by the institution under subsection (2) of this section for any participant who:
(a) Has experienced sexual misconduct; and
(b) Has received a waiver in the manner described in subsection (3) of this section.
(2)(a) Each institution of higher education shall identify the institution-sponsored programs or activities that a waiver granted under this section shall apply to.
(b) A student must obtain a separate waiver under this section for each institution-sponsored program or activity.
(3) A student may obtain a waiver under this section from the certified advocate employed by the institution, the Title IX coordinator at the institution, a student basic needs coordinator at the institution, any law enforcement personnel at the institution, the student’s academic advisor at the institution or any disability resource center personnel.
(4) Each institution of higher education shall maintain confidentiality of all materials that contain personally identifiable information for individuals who have requested a waiver under this section unless disclosure is required specifically for the purpose of making required accommodations or if otherwise required by a court of law.
(5) As used in this section, "institution-sponsored program or activity" includes but is not limited to a scholarship provided by an institution of higher education or an institution-sponsored academic or extracurricular activity. [2023 c.550 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.345 - Report relating to sexual misconduct; contents.

(1) No later than October 1 of each year, each institution of higher education shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to:
(a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives;
(b) The interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to higher education;
(c) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission; and
(d) The Director of Human Services.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the report shall include:
(a) The total number of allegations of intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking that were reported to the institution’s Title IX coordinator by a student or employee of the institution against another student or employee of the institution during the previous academic year;
(b) The number of law enforcement investigations known to have been initiated during the previous academic year in response to reports of sexual misconduct that were brought forward by a student or employee of the institution against another student or employee of the institution;
(c) The number of students and employees at the institution who were found responsible during the previous academic year for violating the institution’s policies prohibiting sexual misconduct;
(d) The number of students and employees at the institution who during the previous academic year, faced academic or employment disciplinary action due to having violated the institution’s policies prohibiting sexual misconduct;
(e) The number of students and employees at the institution who, during the previous academic year, were investigated, but found not responsible for having violated the institution’s policies prohibiting sexual misconduct;
(f) The number of students at the institution who, during the previous academic year, requested supportive measures;
(g) The number of supportive measures requested by each student described in paragraph (f) of this subsection;
(h) The number of supportive measures granted to each student described in paragraph (f) of this subsection; and
(i) The number of students during the previous academic year who took a leave of absence, transferred to a different institution of higher education or withdrew from the institution of higher education.
(3) A report submitted by a community college operated under ORS chapter 341 or a career school as defined in ORS 345.010 is not required to include the information described in subsection (2)(i) of this section.
(4) The information provided in the report must be provided in an anonymous and aggregate manner that complies with all state and federal privacy laws. [2023 c.550 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 350 - Statewide Coordination of Higher Education › Section 350.346 - Annual report to Legislative Assembly; rules.

(1) No later than September 15 of each year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education that identifies each instance during the previous academic year in which an institution of higher education has either violated a provision of ORS 350.335 to 350.346 or failed to carry out a provision of ORS 350.335 to 350.346.
(2) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement ORS 350.335 to 350.346. [2023 c.550 §12]