Oregon Administrative Code

575-073-0030 Application and Selection (1) To be eligible to participate in this program a nurse or prospective nurse shall submit an application to the Commission. Nurse practitioners licensed under ORS 678.375 are not eligible to participate. (2) When funds are available, the C…

575-073-0035 Selection Criteria Priority in selection of participants will be given to eligible applicants who most closely match the nursing critical shortage areas established annually by the Board of Nursing. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 33…

575-073-0040 Terms of Agreement Nurses or prospective nurses who are selected to participate in the Nursing Services Program shall agree that: (1) For each year of nursing school, the applicant shall designate an amount from the student loans borrowed by the student, not to excee…

575-073-0050 Penalties If the participant does not complete the full service obligation set forth in OAR 575-073-0040(2) of this rule, the Commission shall collect 100 percent of any payments made by the Commission to the participant under this program. In addition, a penalty equ…

575-073-0060 Waiver of Minimum Service Obligation The Commission may waive all or part of the fees and penalties owed to the Commission under the following circumstances: (1) Upon receiving written documentation acceptable to the Commission of the death of the participant; or (2)…

575-074-0000 Definitions For the purposes of the Oregon Troops to Teachers Program the following definitions shall be used: (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) "Oregon Resident" means resident of the State of Oregon as defined in OAR 575-031-0…

575-074-0005 Administration The Commission shall administer the Oregon Troops to Teachers Program and shall make such rules as are required for the administration of the program. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348, HB 3504, 5163-A & Ch. 831 & 2005 OL Statutes/Other Implemented: O…

575-074-0010 Purpose The Oregon Troops to Teachers program will pay resident tuition charges of a veteran imposed by an Oregon public postsecondary institution, providing the veteran agrees to teach in accordance with the Troops to Teachers Agreement: (1) In an Oregon school dist…

575-074-0015 Student Eligibility Criteria To receive financial aid from this program an applicant must: (1) Be an Oregon resident and a veteran as defined by the Commission in OAR 575-080-0000; (2) Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an Oregon public postsecondary instituti…

575-074-0020 Priority in Awarding Among applicants who meet the basic eligibility criteria of this program priority in the selection process shall be given in the following rank order: (1) Students enrolled full-time who intend to pursue a career in teaching; and (a) Have a Bache…

575-074-0025 Renewal of Awards Subject to available funding, awards made under this program are renewable in subsequent academic years provided that the awardee: (1) Makes timely renewal application in the manner specified annually by the Commission; (2) Continues to be enrolled …

575-074-0030 Conditions of Award (1) To receive disbursements of an award made under the Oregon Troops to Teachers Program, a student must meet all of the following criteria: (a) Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an Oregon public postsecondary institution; (b) Sign a Troo…

575-075-0001 Definitions As used in Division 75: (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) "County VISTO Agency" means the organization in each Oregon county recommended by the County Commission and approved by the Commission to: (a) Act as the admi…

575-075-0005 Residency A VISTO volunteer must be a U.S. Citizen (or be in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and intend to become a permanent resident) and maintain a residence in the State of Oregon. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 Statutes/Other Implemented…

575-075-0007 VISTO Volunteer Eligibility and Limits (1) A VISTO volunteer shall be awarded VISTO vouchers for human integration activities, except those which are sectarian in nature. (2) No manager or supervisor of an approved social service agency may award VISTO vouchers to hi…

575-075-0008 VISTO Volunteer Employee Status (1) A VISTO volunteer is an uncompensated volunteer student employee of the Commission only for the limited purpose of providing a plan of educational assistance under Internal Revenue Code Section 127. A VISTO volunteer is not a state…

575-075-0010 VISTO Vouchers A VISTO voucher shall: (1) Be provided to a volunteer by the Commission upon notification by the approved social service agency of receipt of volunteer services; (2) Be issued with a redemption value of $25, or multiple thereof, with an issue date; (3)…

575-075-0030 Conditions of Voucher Use A VISTO voucher may: (1) Be used for any academic period of a fiscal or academic year. (2) Be used only for payment of undergraduate tuition and fees and are limited in use to a maximum of $5,250 in any academic year. (3) Not be used to pay …

575-075-0040 Social Service Agency Certification An eligible social service agency may be approved for participation in the VISTO program by the Commission upon recommendation of the County VISTO Agency, under Commission rules and guidelines, by submission of a Commission-approve…

575-075-0043 Voucher Allocation to Counties (1) In the initial allocation of State General or Lottery Funds to counties: (a) The Commission shall review information on the geographical distribution of 16 to 19-year-old Oregon residents from the Oregon Center for Population Resear…

575-075-0044 Voucher Allocation to Agencies (1) The County VISTO Agency shall review the applications from approved social service agencies and determine the number of vouchers that will be allotted to each agency. This allocation shall be reviewed and may be adjusted on a quarte…

575-075-0045 Voucher Disbursement to Students An approved social service agency may authorize the Commission to award a VISTO voucher to a VISTO volunteer for each eight hours of qualifying service to the agency. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS …

575-075-0046 County VISTO Agency Reporting A County VISTO Agency shall annually submit to the Commission a report including, but not limited to, the following information: (1) A list of approved social service agencies in that county participating in the VISTO program; (2) The nu…

575-075-0047 Voucher Redemption (1) The total dollar amount of vouchers which may be redeemed at an eligible institution by a VISTO volunteer shall not exceed the total tuition and fees assessed by the school for the educational period (quarter, semester or other period) for whic…

575-075-0049 Administrative Costs The Commission may use no more than five percent of the funds made available for the VISTO program for administrative expenses. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 348.405 - 348.425 History: OSAC 1-2015, f. & cert. …

575-075-0050 Record Keeping Each approved social service agency shall: (1) Maintain records sufficient to document its activities relating to the VISTO program. (2) Make its financial and work performance records available to the Commission at reasonable times for the purpose of …

575-075-0055 Appeals A County VISTO Agency or approved social service agency may appeal to the Commission any disagreement it has with a policy or procedure of the Commission or its staff. In such a case, the decision of the Commission is final unless a court of competent jurisdi…

575-076-0005 Purpose and Scope This rule implements the Access to Student assistance Programs In Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) Program. The program encourages all Oregon students to see education, training, and career pathways beyond high school as an option. The program provides in…

575-076-0010 Definitions (1) Applicant site. A site serving Oregon students that has completed all necessary steps for consideration to become an ASPIRE site. (2) ASPIRE Agreement. A document that outlines the responsibilities of both the ASPIRE Program and the ASPIRE site that i…

575-076-0015 Application/Selection Procedures The Commission shall establish an application procedure for potential ASPIRE sites. This procedure shall provide: (1) Notification of the opportunity to become an ASPIRE site to all potentially eligible sites by placing such notificat…

575-076-0025 Conditions of Participation (1) The Commission shall establish conditions required for sites to participate in the ASPIRE program and monitor these conditions. (2) A student’s legal guardian, if the student is under 18 years of age, must sign a student permission for…

575-076-0030 Financial Administration ASPIRE funds shall be managed according to legislative instruction, requirements of grantors and State of Oregon standards as set forth in the Partnership Grant Agreement. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 & ORS 348.500 Statutes/Other Implem…

575-080-0100 Definitions For the purposes of the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program Services Program the following definitions shall be used: (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) "Nurse Educator" means any person licensed under ORS 678.010 …

575-080-0110 Purpose of the Program The purpose of this program is to provide student loan repayments on behalf of nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon who have earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited nursing education program. OAR 575-080-0040(2). Statuto…

575-080-0120 Administration (1) The Commission shall be responsible for the administration of this program. (2) The Commission shall be responsible for making such rules as are required for the administration of the program. (3) The Commission shall establish in the State Treasur…

575-080-0130 Application and Selection (1) When funds are available, the Commission will provide application materials and information about the deadlines and selection process to interested individuals who have provided their names and contact information to the Commission and a…

575-080-0135 Selection Criteria Selection of program participants will be made from the applicant pool of eligible nurse educators who teach full-time at nursing schools in Oregon. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 701 & 2001 OLA History: OSAC 2-20…

575-080-0140 Terms of Agreement Nurse educators who are selected to participate in the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program shall agree that: (1) A total of the nurse educator’s qualifying loan amount while in nursing school and in a teaching program shall be provided by the nu…

575-080-0145 Cessation of Program Participation (1) Program participation ceases when the participant can no longer teach full time at a nursing school in Oregon. Once the Commission is notified that the participant can no longer teach full time, the agreement signed by the appli…

575-085-0000 Purpose Through this model program, selected students at Western Oregon State College and Linfield College who engage in approved community service activities may earn course credit and vouchers which may defray a portion of their tuition and fees. Statutory/Other Au…

575-085-0020 Administration (1) Role of the Commission: (a) Development of appropriate administrative rules and procedures; (b) Allocation of funds to institutions; (c) Approval of organizations where participants will be placed and of services which participants will perform; (d…

575-085-0030 Allocation and Reallocation (1) Each participating institution shall receive an initial annual allocation of program funds determined through the following formula: "annual funds available" multiplied by the quotient of "total full-time equivalent students (FTE) for …

575-085-0040 Authorization of Community Service Organizations and Services Participating institutions must make written requests to the Commission for authorization to place student participants in specific governmental and community service organizations. Such requests shall inc…

575-085-0050 Participant Eligibility (1) A participant must be a resident of the State of Oregon as defined by the institution. (2) A participant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as un undergraduate at an institution participating in the Higher Education Community Serv…

575-085-0060 Community Service Participant Employee Status (1) A Higher Education Community Service Program student participant is an uncompensated volunteer student employee of the Commission only for the purpose of providing a plan of educational assistance under Section 127 of…

575-085-0070 Conditions of Voucher Use (1) Vouchers provided to participants through this program may be redeemed in partial payment of undergraduate tuition and fee charges at the postsecondary institution in which the participant was enrolled at the time the participant perform…

575-090-0010 Definitions (1) "Eligible participant" means a JOBS Plus participant who meets the following criteria: (a) An IEA contribution has been made on behalf of the participant by their employer; and (b) The participant has left the JOBS Plus program; and (c) The participan…

575-090-0020 Individual Education Account An IEA shall: (1) Only be used by the eligible participant or by an immediate family member specifically authorized by the participant; (2) Be non-transferable to other, non-qualifying individuals; (3) Expire five years from the date on n…

575-090-0030 Conditions of IEA Use An Individual Education Account may be used for payment of tuition, fees, books, and supplies related to the education course or training. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348 & HB 2459 & 1993 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 348 & HB 2459 & 1993 H…

575-090-0040 Conditions of Award To receive disbursements from an IEA, a student must be enrolled in an education or training program designed to further career opportunities for the participant and/or the participant's immediate family member as approved by the Commission. Statu…