Chapter 327 — Chapter 327

ORS 327.298 Grants for schools that are high poverty and low performing; rules. (1) The Department of Education shall make grants to improve student achievement in schools that

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ORS 327.300 Definitions for ORS 327.300 to 327.320. As used in ORS 327.300 to 327.320

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ORS 327.310 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that

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ORS 327.320 School Facility Improvement Fund. There is hereby created the School Facility Improvement Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The fund shall be an investment fund for purposes of ORS 293.701 to 293.857. Moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously for the purpose of carrying out ORS 327.330. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund. [1993 c.765 §122]

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ORS 327.330 Grants to school districts for construction and maintenance of public school facilities; rules. (1) Subject to the rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make grants to school districts that apply therefor for the purpose of construction and maintenance of public school facilities

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ORS 327.331 Allowed student transportation costs; calculation of grants; rules. (1) In addition to moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants to school districts as provided by subsections (5) and (6) of this section for up to 50 percent of student transportation costs described in subsection (2) of this section

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ORS 327.333 Policy on provision of grants to school districts. The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of this state to provide substantial equity in opportunity among school districts in which electors support local option taxes for primary and secondary education. This policy will be accomplished by providing grant supplements to those districts that enact local option taxes and that have lower property wealth per student. [2001 c.896 §1]

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ORS 327.336 Qualifications; amount. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 327.339 Local Option Equalization Grants Account; grant payments. (1) The Local Option Equalization Grants Account is created in the General Fund

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ORS 327.341 Grants to provide instructional time during summer in Title I schools; rules. (1) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall make grants to improve student achievement in schools that

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ORS 327.342 Summer Learning Grant program; uses and requirements of grants; administrative expenses; reports; rules. (1) The Department of Education shall establish and administer the Summer Learning Grant program

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ORS 327.343 Summer Learning Grant Program Fund. (1) The Summer Learning Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund

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ORS 327.344 Statewide English Language Learner Program Account. (1) The Statewide English Language Learner Program Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Statewide English Language Learner Program Account shall be credited to the General Fund

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ORS 327.345 Grants for training English language learner teachers; qualifications; use; rules. (1) As used in this section, “ELL student” means a student who is eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program under ORS 336.079

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ORS 327.348 High Cost Disabilities Account; grants; approved costs; rules. (1) There is established within the State School Fund a High Cost Disabilities Account

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ORS 327.355 [2005 c.803 §4; repealed by 2007 c.846 §18]

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ORS 327.356 Definitions for ORS 327.356 and 327.358. As used in this section and ORS 327.358

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ORS 327.357 [2005 c.803 §5; repealed by 2007 c.846 §18]

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ORS 327.358 Small school district grants; rules. (1) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants to small school districts with one or more small high schools from moneys appropriated to the department from the Small School District Supplement Fund

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ORS 327.359 Small School District Supplement Fund. (1) There is established the Small School District Supplement Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund

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ORS 327.360 [2005 c.803 §3; repealed by 2007 c.846 §18]

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ORS 327.362 Grants to public charter schools to increase academic achievement for students who have historically experienced academic disparities or students with disabilities; report; rules. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 327.365 Automated external defibrillator grants; rules. (1) As used in this section, “public school facility” means a building or premanufactured structure used by a school district or public charter school to provide educational services to children

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ORS 327.367 Early warning system; grants; rules. (1) As used in this section, “eligible recipient” means

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ORS 327.372 Funding for activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and to career and technical education; report. (1) Activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and activities related to career and technical education that can lead to high wage and high demand jobs shall be funded as provided by this section

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ORS 327.376 [2015 c.763 §3; repealed by 2025 c.386 §3a]

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ORS 327.380 Application for grant from STEM Investment Grant Program; evaluation of application. (1) The STEM Investment Grant Program is established to provide funding to school districts, education service districts, community colleges and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 to advance the goals described in ORS 326.500 (2)

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ORS 327.385 STEM Investment Grant Account. The STEM Investment Grant Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the STEM Investment Grant Account shall be credited to the account. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the STEM Investment Grant Program established by ORS 327.380. [2013 c.739 §9]

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ORS 327.390 Grants; advisory committee; role of Oregon State University Extension Service. (1) The Oregon State University Extension Service shall assist school districts and education service districts in providing outdoor school programs. The Oregon State University Extension Service shall provide assistance by administering a grant program, providing program leadership and providing program maintenance

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ORS 327.403 Definition for ORS 327.405 to 327.480. As used in ORS 327.405 to 327.480, unless the context requires otherwise, “administrative office for the county” means the administrative office of the education service district or of any common school district that includes an entire county. [1965 c.100 §30; 1991 c.167 §2; 2003 c.226 §4]

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ORS 327.405 Common School Fund; composition and use. (1) The Common School Fund is composed of

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ORS 327.410 Apportionment of Distributable Income Account of Common School Fund among counties; distribution to school districts. The Department of State Lands shall transfer the balance of the Distributable Income Account of the Common School Fund established under ORS 273.105, after deductions authorized by law, to the Superintendent of Public Instruction semiannually, or more frequently if the State Land Board so orders. The superintendent shall immediately apportion the amount transferred among the counties in proportion to the number of children resident in each county between the ages of 4 and 20 as determined pursuant to ORS 190.510 to 190.610. The superintendent shall distribute to each school district within a county a share of the county’s apportionment that is based on the district’s average daily membership that resides within the county. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §32; 1967 c.421 §200; 1971 c.294 §2; 1982 s.s.2 c.1 §5; 2005 c.412 §1]

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ORS 327.415 [Amended by 1963 c.544 §16; 1965 c.100 §33; 1971 c.294 §1; repealed by 2005 c.412 §3]

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ORS 327.420 Basis of apportionment. (1) The basis of all apportionments of the Common School Fund shall be the reports of the resident average daily membership for the preceding fiscal year as reported by the school district to the Department of Education

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ORS 327.423 Determination of school census. (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prorate the annual estimate of census as provided in ORS 327.410 and 327.420 in proportion as the resident average daily membership of each education service district bears to the total resident average daily membership of the state and certify such to the administrative officer of each education service district

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ORS 327.425 Loans and investment of funds; determination of interest rate. (1) All moneys belonging to the Common School Fund and not required to meet current expenses shall be loaned by the Department of State Lands at a rate of interest fixed by the department. The department may consult with and obtain the recommendation of the Oregon Investment Council in fixing the interest rate

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ORS 327.430 Security for loans. (1) The principal and interest of all loans shall be paid in lawful money of the United States

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ORS 327.435 Ascertainment of value and title of security. The Department of State Lands shall adopt methods, rules and regulations for ascertaining the value of and state of the title of any lands proposed as security for any loan under the provisions of ORS 327.425 and 327.430. All expenses of ascertaining title shall be borne by the applicant. The department may establish fees to be paid by the applicant for the appraisal of any property offered as security. [Amended by 1965 c.229 §2]

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ORS 327.440 Loan repayment. Secured loans authorized by ORS 327.430 shall be repaid in semiannual, quarterly or monthly installments, as may mutually be agreed upon between the borrower and the Department of State Lands, and the installments shall aggregate each year an amount equal to one year’s interest on the original principal of the loan plus an additional two percent of the original principal sum, except as provided in ORS 327.425. Of the installment so paid each year, the amount at the specified interest rate on the principal remaining unpaid shall be credited as interest and the balance credited to reduction of the loan principal. Borrowers from the fund shall have the right to make payments in excess of the amounts of such installments, and the further right at any time to pay off such loans in part or full with interest to payment dates. [Amended by 1965 c.532 §7]

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ORS 327.445 Custody of securities for loan; collection of interest. The Department of State Lands shall have custody of all notes, bonds and other securities covering secured loans made by it from any fund. The department shall take proper measures for the prompt collection of interest due on all loans from any such fund and place it to the credit of the fund from which the loan was made, to be paid out as provided by law. [Amended by 1965 c.532 §8]

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ORS 327.450 Foreclosure of mortgages given to secure loans. (1) The Department of State Lands shall foreclose all mortgages taken to evidence loans from the Common School Fund or other funds whenever more than one year’s interest on the loan is due and unpaid or whenever any mortgage becomes inadequate security for the money loaned. The department may foreclose its mortgage in the event of waste or any other impairment of the property upon which the loan was made. It may also foreclose for delinquency in payment of principal or interest installments or in payment of taxes on such property

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ORS 327.455 Record of purchases by Department of State Lands on foreclosures; resale or lease of land; disposition of proceeds. The Director of the Department of State Lands shall keep a correct record of all purchases on foreclosures under ORS 327.450 with a description of the lands so purchased or acquired, and a statement of the fund to which they belong. Such lands shall be placed in the hands of the director and sold or leased under the direction of the department on the best terms obtainable, and the proceeds, to the amount of the principal of the loans, shall be paid into the fund from which the loans were made, and the excess paid to the interest account of that fund

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ORS 327.465 Cancellation of unpaid taxes after deed to state in liquidation of loan. Whenever the Department of State Lands receives a deed to the State of Oregon of lands covered by a mortgage given to secure a loan from the Common School Fund in liquidation of the debt represented by the loan, the department shall send a written notice of the transaction to the county court of the county in which such deeded lands are situated. Upon the receipt of such notice, the county court shall cancel on the county tax records unpaid taxes levied and assessed against such property in that county. This section does not apply to tax liens of irrigation or drainage districts organized prior to the effective date of the lien of the department

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ORS 327.470 Cancellation of taxes on land acquired through foreclosure proceedings; right of redemption. (1) Excepting tax liens of irrigation or drainage districts organized before the effective date of the Department of State Lands’ lien, whenever the State of Oregon acquires property or lands through foreclosure of a mortgage given to secure a loan from the Common School Fund and the state has received the sheriff’s deed made as a result of such foreclosure proceedings and the period for redemption has expired, the county court, or board of county commissioners, of the county in which such lands are situated shall cancel on the county tax records all the unpaid taxes levied and assessed against the property

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ORS 327.475 When county court may acquire mortgaged lands deeded to state. Whenever the Department of State Lands receives a deed as described in ORS 327.465, the county court of the county in which the lands are situated may, within one year from the recorded date of such deed, acquire from the state the property so conveyed by paying to the state the total amount of the state’s investment in the property

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ORS 327.480 Use of Common School Fund moneys to comply with judgment canceling fraudulent deed. (1) Where the judgment in a suit instituted by the State of Oregon to cancel and set aside any deed of lands from the State of Oregon alleged to have been procured by fraud and in violation of law grants relief to the State of Oregon which is conditioned on the payment of money, the Department of State Lands may pay from the Common School Fund the sum necessary to comply with the conditions of the judgment

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ORS 327.482 Appropriation to reimburse fund for earnings failure. Out of the moneys in the General Fund, there is continuously appropriated such sums as are necessary but not to exceed $100,000 in total to reimburse the Common School Fund for any amount that may result from the failure of loans to earn at least four percent interest. The computation required to determine the interest earned on the loans shall be made annually, and the amount required to reimburse the fund shall be paid annually. [1965 c.532 §9; 1967 c.477 §1; 2015 c.513 §12]

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ORS 327.483 [1963 c.570 §32a; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]

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ORS 327.484 Reimbursement for earnings failure. Moneys may be withdrawn annually on July 1 from the General Fund by order of the Department of State Lands to be credited to the Common School Fund to pay to the Common School Fund any amount resulting from the failure of the total student loans to earn at least four percent interest in the preceding fiscal year. [1965 c.532 §11; 1967 c.335 §39; 1967 c.477 §2; 2015 c.513 §13]

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ORS 327.485 Education Cash Account; disbursements. (1) The Education Cash Account of the General Fund consists of all moneys made available to the Department of Education by

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