Chapter 346 — Chapter 346

ORS 346.001 [1969 c.597 §80a; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.002 [1969 c.597 §80c; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.003 [1969 c.597 §80e; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.004 [1969 c.597 §80f; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.005 [1969 c.597 §80g; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.010 Training and educational services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind; rules. (1) Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide free training and education services in a school located in Marion County for children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind

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ORS 346.015 Preparing individualized education program or 504 Plan prior to placement; consultation; declaration that district cannot provide education; rules. (1) Prior to convening a meeting to prepare an individualized education program or an education plan developed in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, for a child with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability for whom placement at the school operated under ORS 346.010 may be considered, the agency that is providing the education for the child shall notify the local community developmental disabilities program. The case manager responsible for programs for children with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall evaluate whether the child also has needs for alternative residential care or other support services. If the evaluation determines this to be the case, but documents that community resources are not available to meet these needs, the school district may proceed with the meeting to prepare the individualized education program or education plan in which placement at the school operated under ORS 346.010 may be considered

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ORS 346.017 Enrollment of nonresident students in school permitted. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 346.015, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may enroll a student in the school operated under ORS 346.010 if the student is not a resident of Oregon. However, priority for enrollment at the school shall be given to students who are residents of Oregon

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ORS 346.019 Educational Facilities Fund. (1) There is established an Educational Facilities Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All tuition and fees collected under ORS 346.017 and all expenses incurred in the administration of ORS 346.017 shall be deposited to and borne by the fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund

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ORS 346.020 Course of instruction; personnel; authority over students; rules. (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe the course of instruction for students enrolled in the school operated under ORS 346.010. The State Board of Education shall determine the procedures for placement, development of services and operation of the school in conformance with state and federal laws relating to children who are eligible for special education and shall adopt the procedures by rule

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ORS 346.030 Application for admission. Application for admission to the school operated under ORS 346.010 shall be made to the Department of Education. Application shall be made on forms which are provided by the department. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §446; 1969 c.597 §80i; 1971 c.301 §4; 2007 c.858 §77; 2009 c.562 §30]

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ORS 346.035 Annual review of individualized education program or 504 Plan for certain children. For a child who is enrolled under ORS 346.010 and who has an intellectual disability or a developmental disability, the Department of Education shall notify the community developmental disabilities program of the education plan developed in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, and the date of the annual review of the individualized education program of the child for the purpose of including in the review the assigned case manager’s assessment of community resources that are available for treatment or residential needs the child might have. [1985 c.555 §6; 2007 c.70 §115; 2009 c.595 §220; 2011 c.544 §4; 2013 c.1 §44; 2025 c.386 §9]

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ORS 346.040 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §447; 1971 c.301 §5; 1979 c.639 §1; 1981 c.222 §1; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.041 Resident district responsible for transportation of pupils; Special Education Transportation Revolving Account. (1) Transportation for pupils attending the school operated under ORS 346.010 is the responsibility of the pupil’s resident school district. The district may provide transportation directly or by agreement with another school district, a public carrier or the Department of Education

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ORS 346.042 [1979 c.639 §3; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.045 [1969 c.58 §1; 1971 c.301 §6; 1979 c.639 §2; 1989 c.491 §55; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.047 Authority of state board to hold property. The State Board of Education may receive, take and hold property, both real and personal for the school operated under ORS 346.010 and may sell, transfer, assign, allot, set over or convey the property pursuant to legislative authority. [1971 c.301 §9; 1989 c.491 §56; 2007 c.858 §79; 2009 c.562 §32]

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ORS 346.049 [1971 c.301 §10; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.050 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §448; 1969 c.597 §80j; repealed by 1971 c.301 §26]

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ORS 346.051 [1971 c.301 §11; 1989 c.491 §57; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.053 [1971 c.301 §12; repealed by 1991 c.631 §5]

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ORS 346.055 Trust account for student funds. (1) When the Department of Education has in possession or under control, in a bank account or otherwise, funds that are the property of the students enrolled in the school operated under ORS 346.010 or that have been deposited for their use or for expenditure in their behalf, the department shall deposit such funds, as they are received, together with any such funds as heretofore have accumulated, with the State Treasurer as a trust account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account

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ORS 346.060 [Amended by 1957 c.182 §1; 1959 c.176 §1; 1961 c.484 §1; 1963 c.597 §1; 1965 c.100 §449; 1965 c.469 §1; 1969 c.597 §80k; 1971 c.301 §7; 1971 c.435 §1; repealed by 1973 c.713 §8]

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ORS 346.070 Aid to students who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind; rules. (1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every student who is deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind and who has been a resident of Oregon for the three years immediately preceding application and who is attending any university, college or other suitable school is eligible to apply for a state grant-in-aid to help defray approved expenses. If the student’s application for a grant-in-aid is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Education may make the grant-in-aid contingent upon the student’s attending a school of the superintendent’s choice

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ORS 346.080 Notice to employees of reasonable assurance of continued employment. The Department of Education shall give the notice required by ORS 332.554 to all classified employees of the Oregon School for the Deaf in the same manner and to the same effect as notice given under ORS 332.554. [1985 c.585 §6; 1991 c.631 §4; 2007 c.858 §81; 2009 c.562 §34]

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ORS 346.085 [2007 c.858 §47; repealed by 2017 c.532 §5]

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ORS 346.087 [2007 c.858 §49; repealed by 2017 c.532 §5]

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ORS 346.089 [2007 c.858 §50; repealed by 2017 c.532 §5]

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ORS 346.090 Short title. ORS 346.091 shall be known and may be cited as the Deaf Students’ Bill of Rights. [2023 c.317 §1]

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ORS 346.091 Legislative findings; school district responsibilities related to children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. (1) As used in this section, “school district” means a common or union high school district, an education service district, a state-operated school or any legally constituted combination of such entities

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ORS 346.092 [2007 c.858 §51; repealed by 2017 c.532 §5]

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ORS 346.097 [2007 c.858 §52; repealed by 2009 c.562 §36]

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ORS 346.099 [2007 c.858 §54; repealed by 2009 c.562 §36]

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ORS 346.101 [2007 c.858 §55; repealed by 2009 c.562 §36]

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ORS 346.104 [2007 c.858 §56; repealed by 2009 c.562 §36]

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ORS 346.110 Definitions for ORS 346.110 to 346.270. As used in ORS 346.110 to 346.270

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ORS 346.120 Commission for the Blind; purpose. There is created a commission for persons who are blind and for the prevention of blindness, to be known as the Commission for the Blind. The commission shall

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ORS 346.130 Commission members; confirmation; meetings; compensation and expenses. (1) The Commission for the Blind shall be appointed by the Governor and shall consist of the following seven members

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ORS 346.135 [1977 c.731 §3; 1979 c.411 §2; repealed by 1993 c.742 §80]

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ORS 346.140 Administrator and other employees. The Commission for the Blind shall employ an administrator and such other persons as may be necessary and fix their compensation, except as such compensation otherwise may be regulated by law. [Amended by 1973 c.713 §2]

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ORS 346.150 Rules and regulations. (1) The Commission for the Blind may make and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of ORS 346.110 to 346.270

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ORS 346.160 Register of persons who are blind. The Commission for the Blind shall cause to be compiled and maintained as complete as possible a register of persons in Oregon who are blind, which shall describe the extent of blindness, cause of blindness and such other facts in regard to each person so registered as the commission may deem advisable. [Amended by 2007 c.70 §120]

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ORS 346.165 Use of official records. (1) The Commission for the Blind may not disclose or use the contents of the register of persons who are blind filed and maintained under the provisions of ORS 346.160, or any records, files, papers or communications for purposes other than those directly connected with the programs administered by the commission, and the register of persons who are blind, the records, files, papers and communications are considered confidential

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ORS 346.167 Prohibited uses of records. No person or agency shall solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any lists or names for commercial or political purposes of any nature, or for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of programs administered by the Commission for the Blind. [1971 c.312 §4]

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ORS 346.169 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 346.165 and 346.167, whenever a person who is blind or blind and deaf requests any public or private agency to exchange with another agency the records of the agency concerning the person making the request, the agency shall furnish the records to the designated agency

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ORS 346.170 Program for conservation and restoration of sight and prevention of blindness; free eye care. (1) The Commission for the Blind shall maintain a program for the conservation and restoration of sight and the prevention of blindness, the objects of which shall be to inaugurate and cooperate in such measures for the prevention of blindness in Oregon as the commission may deem advisable

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ORS 346.180 Vocational rehabilitation services. The Commission for the Blind shall maintain a program of vocational rehabilitation services. The object of the program shall be to aid persons with visual impairments in finding employment, to provide such physical restoration as will increase their employability, to establish a program of small business enterprises in which such persons are able to work, to establish individual programs of college and university instruction, also training in trades and occupations which may be followed in their homes and elsewhere, to cooperate with the United States Government in vocational rehabilitation programs for persons who are blind, including establishment of small business enterprises for them in buildings owned or rented by the federal government and to assist persons with visual impairments, in whatever manner may seem advisable to the commission, in disposing of the products of their industries. [Amended by 1975 c.638 §4; 1989 c.224 §60; 2007 c.70 §124]

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ORS 346.190 [Amended by 1957 c.190 §1; 1967 c.535 §1; 1969 c.240 §2; 1973 c.713 §4; 1979 c.468 §33; 1989 c.224 §61; 2005 c.218 §16; 2007 c.70 §125; repealed by 2014 c.107 §1]

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ORS 346.200 [Repealed by 1973 c.713 §8]

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ORS 346.210 [Amended by 1975 c.638 §5; 1977 c.277 §1; 1989 c.224 §62; 2007 c.70 §126; repealed by 2017 c.717 §23]

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