117 sections in this chapter.
ORS 344.010 [Repealed by 1959 c.641 §38]
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ORS 344.020 [Repealed by 1959 c.641 §38]
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ORS 344.030 [Repealed by 1959 c.641 §38]
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ORS 344.040 [Repealed by 1959 c.641 §38]
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ORS 344.050 [Repealed by 1959 c.641 §38]
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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ORS 344.055 Policy on career and technical education and employment training. It shall be the policy on career and technical education and employment training in this state that
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(1) Accessibility to career and technical education programs should be facilitated. Individuals should have a choice of training opportunities for which they are qualified and from which they can benefit. Such opportunities should be available from school districts, community col…
ORS 344.058 [1999 c.1028 §1; 2005 c.22 §239; 2009 c.94 §17; renumbered 344.095 in 2015]
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ORS 344.059 Advancement of policy on career and technical education by Department of Education. The Department of Education shall advance the policy on career and technical education described in ORS 344.055 by
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(1) Administering the distribution of grants or entering into contracts for the purpose of expanding teacher training programs related to career and technical education that can lead to high wage and high demand jobs. Grants awarded, or contracts entered into, under this subsecti…
ORS 344.060 [Amended by 1959 c.641 §35; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 344.062 Advancement of policy on career and technical education by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall advance the policy on career and technical education described in ORS 344.055 by
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(1) Establishing and regularly updating the requirements for a teacher preparation program for prospective career and technical education teachers with trade or industry experience. The requirements must: (a) Identify a minimum number of required credit hours for a program; and (…
ORS 344.070 Revolving accounts for federally sponsored education or training; rules. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may draw warrants upon any state fund to which federal funds for training or education have been credited, in payment of vouchers approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development pursuant to rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in favor of school districts, education service districts and community college districts, for such sums, not exceeding $100,000 for a single district in the aggregate, as the commission, by rule, shall determine. The warrants, upon delivery to the districts, shall constitute advances from state funds to enable the districts more readily to effectuate the purposes set forth in any federal law or regulation pertaining to career and technical education or other education or training sponsored by the federal government
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(2) The districts to which moneys are advanced shall be responsible for the full repayment to the state of all sums advanced. The advances are not within any limitation upon indebtedness prescribed by law for districts. The moneys advanced to districts may not exceed in the aggre…
ORS 344.075 Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program; rules. (1) The Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program is established within the Department of Education
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(2) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall award grants each biennium to school districts, education service districts, public schools or public charter schools, or any combination thereof or in partnership with youth job development organizations as defined i…
ORS 344.077 Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program; rules. (1) The Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program is established within the Department of Education
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(2) The department shall award grants each fiscal year to: (a) School districts for the purpose of funding career and technical student organizations that have been approved by the department; and (b) Nonprofit entities that support career and technical student organizations that…
ORS 344.080 Reimbursement vouchers; accounts and records; bond; rules. (1) All reimbursement vouchers for claims paid from the revolving funds described in ORS 344.070 shall be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development pursuant to rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. When vouchers are so approved, warrants covering the same shall be drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, payable from the appropriate fund, and be used to reimburse the revolving funds
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(2) The districts receiving the advances shall maintain their accounts and records so as to disclose at all times the true status of the unpaid vouchers issued for the reimbursement of the funds, the district warrants drawn against the funds advanced and the balances to the credi…
ORS 344.090 Procedure when training and educational programs are no longer needed, or when advances are improperly handled or accounted for. When it appears to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development that the training and educational programs for which funds are advanced under ORS 344.070 have been completed, or that the need for the advances or revolving funds no longer exists, or that the sums advanced are not being properly handled or accounted for, the superintendent or director may require that all or part of the amounts advanced to any district shall be returned, with any interest earned, to the state funds or accounts from which the amounts originally were withdrawn. Upon receipt of notification from the superintendent or director that funds advanced are to be returned, the district concerned shall immediately repay the same to the State Treasurer, for credit to the proper fund or account. To the extent that funds advanced are so repaid, security or protection theretofore required by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission under ORS 344.080 (4) to ensure the safety of such funds may be released. [Amended by 1989 c.491 §50; 1993 c.45 §246; 2013 c.747 §78; 2015 c.366 §83]
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ORS 344.095 Frontier Learning Network program; grant. Each biennium, in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys, the Department of Education shall award a grant to the Frontier Learning Network career and technical education program. The grant may be used for
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(1) Mobile classrooms; (2) Developing information and technical systems; (3) Creating and implementing curricula; (4) Capital improvements; (5) Teachers and technical staff; (6) Distance learning communications expenses; and (7) Special project materials. [Formerly 344.058]
ORS 344.100 Acceptance of provisions of federal Act. The State of Oregon hereby accepts all provisions and benefits of an Act of Congress with the stated purpose: “To make the United States more competitive in the world economy by developing more fully the academic and occupational skills of all segments of the population. This purpose will principally be achieved through concentrating resources on improving educational programs leading to academic and occupational skill competencies needed to work in a technologically advanced society.” [Amended by 1993 c.45 §247]
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ORS 344.110 [Amended by 1989 c.491 §51; repealed by 1993 c.45 §248]
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ORS 344.120 Payment of claims approved by State Board of Education. All lawfully incurred claims duly approved pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, including all claims to be paid from the moneys received by the state from the federal government for career and technical education purposes and for which the State Treasurer is custodian shall be paid as provided in ORS 293.295 to 293.462. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw warrants on the State Treasurer in payment thereof out of the proper appropriations or funds. [Amended by 1983 c.740 §111; 1989 c.491 §52; 1993 c.45 §249; 2009 c.94 §19]
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ORS 344.125 Collaboration by state agencies on issues related to career and technical education; joint report. (1) Representatives from the Department of Education, the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall meet at least four times each year for the purpose of promoting collaboration among the agencies on issues related to career and technical education
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(2) Issues to be addressed by the agencies shall include the development and implementation of long-term goals that: (a) Ensure that career and technical education programs are available at the public schools of this state and through youth job development organizations as define…
ORS 344.130 Cooperation by district school boards to establish career and technical education. Any district school board may cooperate with the State Board of Education in establishment of career and technical education schools or classes giving instruction in agricultural subjects, the trade or industrial subjects, or in home economics subjects, and may use any moneys raised by public taxation in the same manner as moneys for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools. [Amended by 1993 c.45 §250; 2009 c.94 §20]
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ORS 344.140 [Repealed by 1979 c.570 §4]
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ORS 344.141 Website for information related to career and technical education. (1) The Department of Education shall develop and maintain a website on which is posted
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(a) Information about effective ways for career and technical education teachers to ease the transition from being employed in a trade or an industry to teaching; (b) Job openings at school districts for jobs that are related to career and technical education; (c) Information abo…
ORS 344.150 [1955 c.632 §2; 1959 c.641 §36; repealed by 1961 c.596 §7]
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ORS 344.205 [1975 c.637 §1; 1977 c.227 §1; 1993 c.45 §251; repealed by 1997 c.652 §63]
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ORS 344.215 [1975 c.637 §8; repealed by 1993 c.45 §252]
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ORS 344.225 [1975 c.637 §2; 1977 c.227 §2; 1993 c.45 §253; repealed by 1997 c.652 §63]
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ORS 344.235 [1975 c.637 §3; 1977 c.227 §3; 1993 c.45 §254; repealed by 1997 c.652 §63]
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ORS 344.245 [1975 c.637 §5; 1977 c.227 §4; 1993 c.45 §255; repealed by 1997 c.652 §63]
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ORS 344.255 [1975 c.637 §6; 1977 c.227 §5; repealed by 1993 c.45 §256]
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COORDINATION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
ORS 344.257 “Continuing education” defined for ORS 344.259. (1) For the purposes of ORS 344.259, “continuing education” means organized instruction to serve the needs of post-secondary students, including but not limited to
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(a) Courses as offered to the regular full-time resident post-secondary student consisting of professional preparatory courses and professional supplementary, technical, academic and professional courses; (b) Developmental education, consisting of adult basic education, high scho…
ORS 344.259 Coordination of continuing education. (1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall coordinate continuing education in lower and upper division, developmental, adult self-improvement, professional and technical education for agencies under its regulatory authority. The commission shall coordinate continuing education in upper division and graduate education for public universities under its jurisdiction
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(2) When significantly adverse impact is alleged by one or more of the agencies listed in this subsection, the affected parties jointly shall provide for written agreements. These agreements shall allocate responsibility for planning and providing continuing education or off-camp…
ORS 344.305 [1989 c.961 §1; renumbered 285.200 (1) to (3) in 1991]
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ORS 344.309 [1989 c.961 §2; 1991 c.668 §5; renumbered 285.243 in 1991]
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ORS 344.310 [Amended by 1957 c.389 §1; subsection (2) of 1957 Replacement Part enacted as 1957 c.389 §2; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.314 [1957 c.389 §3; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.315 [1989 c.961 §3; repealed by 1991 c.667 §17 and 1991 c.668 §17]
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ORS 344.316 [1957 c.389 §3; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.318 [1957 c.389 §15; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.319 [1989 c.961 §4; renumbered 285.205 in 1991]
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ORS 344.320 [Repealed by 1957 c.389 §17]
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ORS 344.322 [1957 c.389 §8; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.323 [1989 c.961 §5; renumbered 285.223 in 1991]
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ORS 344.324 [1957 c.389 §§4,5; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.325 [1989 c.961 §6; renumbered 285.225 in 1991]
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ORS 344.326 [1957 c.389 §6; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.328 [1957 c.389 §10; repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.329 [1989 c.961 §7; renumbered 285.227 in 1991]
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ORS 344.330 [Repealed by 1959 c.566 §8]
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ORS 344.335 [1989 c.961 §8; renumbered 285.230 in 1991]
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