Chapter 332 — Chapter 332
186 sections in this chapter.
ORS 332.002 Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “District school board” means the board of directors of a common school district or a union high school district. (2) “School district” means a common or union high school district. [1965 c.100 §126; 1983 c.350 §167] BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORS 332.005 Directors as district school board; oath. (1) The directors of a school district in their official capacity shall be known as the district school board
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(2) Directors must qualify by taking an oath of office before assuming the duties of office. [1965 c.100 §127; 1983 c.350 §168; 1983 c.379 §5]
ORS 332.010 [Amended by 1955 c.386 §7; 1957 c.634 §1; 1961 c.281 §1; repealed by 1965 c.100 §128 (332.011 enacted in lieu of 332.010)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.011 Number of directors of districts under 300,000. Except as otherwise provided for former administrative school districts or under ORS 335.490 or when specified by school district merger proceedings, the board of directors of a school district with a population of less than 300,000, according to the latest federal census, shall consist of five or seven members. [1965 c.100 §129 (enacted in lieu of 332.010); 1965 c.243 §1; 1967 c.605 §14; 1971 c.47 §1; 1975 c.770 §13a; 1991 c.167 §20; 1993 c.45 §36; 1993 c.329 §4; 1997 c.521 §16]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.012 Method for increasing number of board members. (1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, a district school board may increase the number of board members from five members to seven members on its own motion, or the district school board
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(a) May submit the question to the electors of the school district; or (b) Shall submit the question to the electors of the school district when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (2) Subject to ORS 332.118, a petition filed under this section shall be prepared, cir…
ORS 332.015 Number of directors of districts of 300,000 or more. The board of directors of a school district with a population of 300,000 or more, according to the latest federal census, shall consist of seven members. [1965 c.100 §131 (enacted in lieu of 332.077); 1967 c.605 §15; 1973 c.796 §41; 1975 c.770 §16]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.016 Employees ineligible to serve as directors; exception. (1) A person who is an employee of a school district may not serve as a member of the district school board for the district by which the employee is employed
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(2) A person who is an employee of a public charter school may not serve as a member of the district school board of the district in which the public charter school that employs the person is located. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2) of this section, a person who is an e…
ORS 332.017 [1965 c.100 §132; repealed by 1977 c.474 §3]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.018 Term of office; qualifications; stipend and expenses. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424
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(1) The term of office of director is four years. (2) A person is not eligible to serve as director unless the person is an elector of the district and has resided in the district for the period of one year immediately preceding the election or appointment. (3)(a) A district scho…
ORS 332.019 [1973 c.796 §77; 1975 c.770 §17; 1983 c.350 §169; 1985 c.565 §59; repealed by 1995 c.258 §11]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.020 [Repealed by 1993 c.45 §37]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.030 Vacancy in office of director. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424
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(1) The district school board shall declare the office of a director vacant upon the happening of any of the following: (a) The death or resignation of the incumbent. (b) When an incumbent is removed from office or the election of the incumbent thereto has been declared void by t…
ORS 332.040 Officers; term. No later than at the next regular meeting following July 1, the district school board shall meet and organize by electing a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its members. No member shall serve as chairperson for more than four years in succession. [Amended by 1957 c.634 §2; 1961 c.281 §3; 1965 c.100 §134; 1993 c.45 §38; 2001 c.226 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.045 Board meetings. The district school board must provide for the time and place of its regular meetings, at any of which it may adjourn to the next succeeding regular meeting or to some specified time prior thereto. Regular and special meetings may be convened upon notice in the manner required by ORS 192.640 by order of the chairperson, upon the request of three members of the board at least 24 hours before such meeting is to be held or by common consent of the board members. [Formerly 332.410; 1965 c.100 §135; 1975 c.770 §19]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.050 [Amended by 1953 c.299 §2; 1957 c.634 §3; 1961 c.281 §4; renumbered 332.105]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.055 Quorum; transaction of business. A majority of the members of the district school board shall constitute a quorum. A less number may meet and adjourn from time to time and compel the presence of absent members. The affirmative vote of the majority of members of the board is required to transact any business. [Formerly 332.420; 1965 c.100 §136; 1973 c.725 §1; 1975 c.770 §20]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.057 Duties to be performed at meetings on record. Any duty imposed upon the district school board as a body must be performed at a regular or special meeting and must be made a matter of record. [Formerly 332.060 and then 332.108; 1993 c.45 §39]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.060 [Renumbered 332.108 and then 332.057]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.061 Hearing to expel minor students or to examine confidential records; exceptions to public meetings law. Notwithstanding ORS 192.610 to 192.705 governing public meetings
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(1) Any hearing held by a district school board or its hearings officer on any of the following matters shall be conducted in executive session of the board or privately by the hearings officer unless the student or the student’s parent or guardian requests a public hearing: (a) …
ORS 332.065 [Formerly 332.430; 1965 c.100 §138; repealed by 1993 c.45 §40]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.070 [Renumbered 332.255]
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STATUS, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
ORS 332.072 Legal status of school districts. All school districts are bodies corporate, and the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district and to sue and be sued. Pursuant to law, district school boards have control of the district schools and are responsible for educating children residing in the district. [1965 c.100 §139]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.075 Powers of board; rules. (1) Any district school board may
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(a) Fix the days of the year and the hours of the day when schools shall be in session. (b) Adopt textbooks and other instructional materials as provided in ORS 337.120 and 337.141 and courses of study for the use of such schools as provided in ORS 336.035. (c) Authorize the use …
ORS 332.077 [Formerly 332.450; repealed by 1965 c.100 §130; (332.015 enacted in lieu of 332.077)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.634 §13]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.085 [1953 c.424 §2 (332.085 enacted in lieu of 332.390); 1955 c.357 §1; renumbered 332.125 and then 328.565]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.090 [Repealed by 1957 c.634 §13]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.100 [Amended by 1953 c.474 §7; renumbered 336.045 and then 336.630 and then 339.875 in 1993]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.105 General duties of board. (1) The general duties of district school boards are
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(a) To cause to be used in the district state blanks, registers and other forms, whenever supplied and required by the state. (b) To perform such other duties as the wants of the district may from time to time demand. (2) The district school board may participate in the activitie…
ORS 332.107 Rules for school government. Each district school board shall establish rules for the government of the schools and pupils consistent with the rules of the State Board of Education. [Formerly 336.030; 1993 c.45 §42]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.108 [Formerly 332.060; 1965 c.100 §137; renumbered 332.057]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.110 [Renumbered 332.145]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.111 Auxiliary services. A district school board in a school district may enter into agreements to provide auxiliary services and facilities to students, including but not limited to forms of residential care and medical and dental services. Any facility used for residential purposes under this section must meet the applicable standards of the Oregon Health Authority and the State Fire Marshal. [1967 c.200 §2; 1969 c.218 §1; 1993 c.45 §43; 2009 c.595 §207]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.112 Prohibition related to wearing of Native American items of cultural significance. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Native American items of cultural significance” means items or objects that are traditionally associated with a Native American or that have religious or cultural significance to a Native American. (b) “Public school event” means a graduation ceremony, an award ceremony, a p…
ORS 332.114 Issuance of diplomas to veterans. (1) A person who meets the requirements under subsection (3) of this section may request a school district to issue the person a high school diploma if the person resides within the boundaries of the school district or is a resident of this state and attended a high school of the school district
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(2) A representative of a deceased person who meets the requirements under subsection (3) of this section may request a school district to issue a high school diploma on behalf of the deceased person if the deceased person resided within the boundaries of the school district at t…
ORS 332.115 [Repealed by 1957 c.634 §13]
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ELECTIONS
ORS 332.118 Election laws applicable; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for petitioners. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424
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(1) Unless specifically provided otherwise, ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of school directors. (b) The conduct of all school district elections. (2) ORS 249.865 to 249.877 govern the recall of school board members. (3) The Secretary of Sta…
ORS 332.120 [Renumbered 332.165]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.122 Nomination of directors; qualifications. (1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, in common school districts and union high school districts the directors may be nominated in one of the following methods or a combination thereof
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(a) At large by position number by the electors of the district. (b) By zone by electors of zones, if zoning is approved by the electors under ORS 332.128. (2) A person shall be nominated as a candidate for director by filing a petition for nomination or a declaration of candidac…
ORS 332.124 Election at large unless zoned; plurality in zones; reelection from zones; procedure when no nominee to fill zone vacancy; duration of appointments. (1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, all candidates shall be elected at large in the district unless the district school board provides for election from zones under ORS 332.126
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(2) In a district in which directors are elected from zones: (a) The candidate for the office of director in each zone who receives the plurality of the votes shall be elected. (b) At the expiration of each director’s term of office, a successor shall be elected from the same zon…
ORS 332.125 [Formerly 332.085; 1965 c.100 §62; renumbered 328.565]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.126 Election from zones. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424
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(1) If a majority of the district school board of a zoned common school district or a zoned union high school district so decides, the board may provide that directors of the district school board who are nominated from zones also shall be elected from the zones from which they a…
ORS 332.128 Establishing zones for purpose of nominating directors. (1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, in common school districts and union high school districts, directors may be nominated from zones by resolution of the district school board or if the question of zoning is approved by the electors of the district at the regular district election as provided in this section
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(2) The district school board: (a) May submit the question on its own resolution; or (b) Shall submit the question when a petition is filed as provided in this section. (3) The requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section are subject to ORS 332…
ORS 332.130 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §169; renumbered 332.770]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.132 Zoning process. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, if a common school district or union high school district is zoned, the school board of the district shall divide the district into the necessary number of zones as nearly equal in population, as shown by the latest federal census, as practicable, taking into account attendance areas where possible. The board shall readjust zone boundaries if necessary to comply with this section, upon any change in the boundaries of the district. [Formerly 331.097; 2019 c.449 §15]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.134 Reelection after zoning. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424
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(1) A school board director shall be eligible for reelection in an election subsequent to zoning under ORS 332.128 only if the director resides in a zone which is not otherwise represented on the board. (2) Any vacancy occurring on a school board before all zones are represented …
ORS 332.135 [Formerly 332.320; 1965 c.100 §158; renumbered 332.505]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.136 Election of directors by position numbers. (1) Each position of school director shall be designated by number as Position No. 1, Position No. 2 and so on
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(2) At the first organizational meeting of the board following formation of the district, the chairperson of the board shall assign a position number to each office on the board. The chairperson shall certify the number assigned to the director holding that position and shall fil…
ORS 332.138 Election of directors; term. Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, at each regular district election described in ORS 255.335, school directors shall be elected for a term of four years to succeed the directors whose terms of office expire on June 30 of that year. All such elections of school directors shall be held as provided by ORS chapter 255. [Formerly 331.120; 1995 c.258 §3; 2019 c.449 §17]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 332.140 [Amended by 1959 c.526 §1; 1963 c.544 §27; renumbered 336.085]
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[Repealed or reserved.]