Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, the State Board of Education may adopt or reject any textbook or instructional materials contained in any proposal. If the terms and conditions for furnishing a textbook or instructional materials in all proposals relating…

The State Board of Education shall immediately report to the public the textbooks and instructional materials that have been adopted and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The report shall be signed by the chairperson of the board. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §256; 1975 c.754 §11; …

(1) The State Board of Education, as soon as practicable, shall enter into a written contract with each publisher the textbook of which has been adopted. The contract shall require the publisher to maintain at least one depository to be designated by the board, where such textboo…

If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional material is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050, it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted,…

(1)(a) A district school board, with the assistance of teachers and administrators of the district, shall adopt a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for each grade and subject for which instruction is provided by the school district. (b) When adopting a list of t…

The State Board of Education shall adopt guidelines and criteria for a district school board to select textbooks and other instructional materials that are not on the list adopted under ORS 337.050. The guidelines and criteria must prohibit: (1) The rejection of any textbook or i…

(1) Subject to ORS 339.155, each district school board shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all resident public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. (2) Subject to ORS 339.155, each public charter school as defined in ORS 3…

Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks on American history and government which adequately stress the services rendered by those who ach…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Classroom library” means any collection of library materials made available to students at a public school of this state in: (A) A single classroom; or (B) A common area accessible by two or more classrooms. (b)(A) “Library materials” includes ed…

(1) The Department of Education shall provide technical assistance and guidance to assist in strengthening school library programs in this state and to assist in compliance with the requirements of ORS 337.277. (2) Technical assistance and guidance described in subsection (1) of …

(1) A kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or the parent or legal guardian of a kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to allow the student to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate…

As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506: (1) “Adopter” means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the…

(1) A publisher of college textbooks must provide to prospective adopters of a particular textbook or set of textbooks in a subject area in which an instructor is teaching a course: (a) A complete list of all the different versions of the particular textbook or set of textbooks i…

(1) A publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall offer to prospective adopters and higher education institutions the option of ordering each component of the textbook bundle separately. (2) Any publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall…

As used in ORS 337.511 to 337.524: (1) “Alternative format” means any medium or format for the presentation of instructional materials other than standard print that is needed by a post-secondary student with a print disability for a reading accommodation, including but not limit…

The purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 is to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all post-secondary students with print disabilities in Oregon who require reading accommodations, in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, or the Ameri…

(1)(a) A post-secondary education institution may submit a written request to a publisher to receive instructional material in an electronic format. In the request, the institution must certify that: (A) The instructional material has been purchased: (i) By a student for use by a…

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may work with publishers, recognized national organizations of publishers, representatives of post-secondary education institutions, the system described in ORS 192.517 and other interested parties to: (a) Develop unified, statewid…

(1) Nothing in ORS 337.511 to 337.524 authorizes any use of instructional materials, or requires a publisher to perform any act, that would constitute an infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337…