Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Coach” means a person who instructs or trains members of a school athletic team, as identified by criteria established by the State Board of Education by rule. (b) “Qualified health care professional” means: (A) A physician licensed pursuant to O…

(1) As used in this section, “health care professional” includes a chiropractic physician, a naturopathic physician, a psychologist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a physician associate or a nurse practitioner who is licensed or registered under the laws of this…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Health care professional” means a person who is licensed or registered under the laws of this state as a physician, a chiropractic physician, a naturopathic physician, a psychologist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a physician a…

As used in ORS 336.505 to 336.525, unless the context requires otherwise “community school program” means a program that fosters citizen involvement and provides educational, recreational, cultural and related services to the community. [1981 c.259 §1]

The Legislative Assembly finds that the community school is an expression of the philosophy that the local school is most effective when it involves the people of that community in programs designed to fulfill their needs and interests while increasing the community’s use of pers…

(1) The community school program shall provide for the active and continuous involvement on an advisory basis of institutions, groups and individuals in the community to be served by the program and the active and continuous involvement of local residents in the planning, develop…

In a community which chooses to operate a community school program, the program shall be operated by a school district that provides elementary or secondary education. However, if a school district has no community school program, it may consent in writing for the formulation and…

(1) Prior to establishing or expanding a residential program authorized to provide care to five or more children or changing the type of educational services provided or the category of children being served by the residential program in any school district, the authorities of th…

(1) Every child at a youth care center, as defined in ORS 420.855, is entitled to receive appropriate education suited to the needs of the child in the least restrictive environment in which the child can function until the child is no longer of compulsory school age or receives …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Juvenile Detention Education Program” means the program defined in ORS 326.695. (b) “Resident district” means the school district in which the parents or legal guardian, if any, of a child resided at the time of the child’s enrollment in the Juve…

(1) As used in this section, “Youth Corrections Education Program” means the program defined in ORS 326.695. (2) The Department of Education shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education for children enrolled in an educational program under the Youth Corrections Edu…

As used in ORS 336.615 to 336.665, “alternative education program” means a school or separate class group designed to best serve students’ educational needs and interests and assist students in achieving the academic standards of the school district and the state. [Formerly 339.6…

(1) In implementing alternative education programs, district school boards shall maintain learning situations that are flexible with regard to environment, time, structure and pedagogy. (2) Students participating in alternative education programs are considered to be the responsi…

(1) Prior to contracting with or distributing any public funds to a private alternative education program, a district school board shall: (a) Annually approve the private alternative education program; (b) Determine that the private alternative education program is registered wit…

(1) The parent or guardian of a student may enroll the student in one of the proposed public alternative education programs or private alternative education programs of instruction or instruction combined with counseling if: (a) The enrollment is necessary to meet the student’s e…

(1) A private alternative education program shall ensure that students receive instruction in the educational standards adopted by the State Board of Education for the grade level the program serves. (2) Students enrolled in a private alternative education program shall take the …

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule procedures for considering and obtaining special services for pregnant and parenting students. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, the obligation of the school district to: (a) Inform pregnant and parenting stu…

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of ORS 336.615 to 336.665 that shall include rules regarding school district notification to parents and students of the availability of alternative education programs, the law regarding alternative educat…

(1) Each school district operating, participating in or contracting for a public or private alternative education program shall evaluate the program at least annually. The district shall provide the public or private alternative education program with a copy of the written evalua…

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall find a school district to be deficient within the meaning of ORS 327.158 if the district fails to cause the proposal of alternative programs to be made under ORS 339.250 (5)(h) or (7)(c)(B). (2) The failure to cause the proposal …

(1) As used in this section, “approved recovery school” means a school that is under an agreement with the Department of Education to provide students enrolled in the school with a holistic approach to: (a) Educational services for grades 9 through 12; and (b) Health care service…

(1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory committee related to the approval of recovery schools under ORS 336.680. (2) The purposes of the advisory committee convened under this section are to provide recommendations, community input and guidance related to: (a) F…

As used in ORS 336.790 to 336.820, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Commercial driver training school” means a school operated by a person issued a commercial driver training school certificate by the Department of Transportation under ORS 822.515. (2) “Private school”…

A traffic safety education course shall be conducted in order to facilitate the policing of the streets and highways of this state and to reduce the direct cost thereof by educating youthful drivers in safe and proper driving practices. [Formerly 343.710; 2001 c.104 §113]

(1) Any private school, public school, commercial driver training school or county may offer a course in traffic safety education and charge tuition for the course. The curriculum for the traffic safety education course shall be established by the Department of Transportation und…

(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a curriculum for a traffic safety education course under ORS 336.800. The curriculum shall establish standards for a course of instruction to be devoted to the study an…

(1) If the Department of Transportation determines that a traffic safety education course is not available to the inhabitants of a specific geographic area within this state, the department may offer incentives for providers to offer courses to inhabitants of the area, including:…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall reimburse a public school, commercial driver training school or county for the cost of providing a traffic safety education course that is certified by the department. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 336.804,…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall reimburse the Department of Human Services for the cost of providing a course of traffic safety education that is: (a) Certified by the Department of Transportation; and (b) Provided to children in the legal custody of the Department of …

(1) There is created the Student Driver Training Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All payments required under ORS 336.795 to 336.815 and moneys paid into the fund under ORS 802.110 and all expenses incurred in the administration of those sections shall be made t…

Any public school or county may contract with a commercial driver training school for the instruction of students enrolled in a traffic safety education course. [Formerly 343.750; 1997 c.119 §1; 1999 c.328 §11; 2001 c.706 §3; 2011 c.357 §3]

(1) The Department of Transportation may impose sanctions against the provider of a traffic safety education course certified under ORS 336.802 if the department determines that the provider has violated any provision of ORS 336.790 to 336.820 or any rule adopted by the departmen…

(1) As used in this section, “independent communication” means communication that does not require assistance or interpretation by an individual who is not part of the communication but that may require the use or assistance of an electronic device. (2) Each district school board…

(1) Oregon Digital Learning is created within the Department of Education. The purposes of Oregon Digital Learning are to provide: (a) Online courses to kindergarten through grade 12 public school students; and (b) Professional development related to online learning to kindergart…

(1) The Oregon Digital Learning Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Digital Learning Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Edu…