Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) A school may not confer or offer to confer any academic degree upon a person, or provide services purporting to lead to a degree in whole or in part, without first obtaining approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The commission shall adopt by rule standar…

(1)(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may by rule impose a fee on a school that applies for an exemption under ORS 348.604. (b) The amount of the fee the commission may impose by rule under this section may not exceed the actual cost to the commission of determining…

(1) Each year, on a date prescribed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 or a school that, on July 14, 2005, met the criteria and followed procedures to obtain a religious exemption adopted by rule by the Oregon Stu…

(1) A person may not claim or represent that the person possesses any academic degree unless the degree has been awarded to or conferred upon the person by a school that: (a) Has accreditation recognized by the United States Department of Education or the foreign equivalent of su…

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may place a school, or a program within a school, on probation, or suspend or revoke any approval given to a school under ORS 348.606, for proper cause after a hearing. (2) The commission shall by rule establish criteria for placin…

(1) A school approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to confer any academic degree under ORS 348.606 shall annually obtain a bond or letter of credit demonstrating that the school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students. A bond …

If the Higher Education Coordinating Commission refuses to grant approval to a school to confer degrees or revokes the approval to confer degrees, the refusal or revocation shall be subject to the right of review by an action brought in the circuit court of the county in which th…

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall develop and adopt rules that provide the minimum criteria that an employer must meet in order for the employer’s scholarship program for employees and dependents to be certified as eligible for the employee and dependent scho…

(1) An application for employee and dependent scholarship program certification shall be filed by the employer establishing the program. The application shall be filed with the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion at least three months prior to the close of the…

(1) An application for tax credit certification shall be filed by an employer that has obtained program certification under ORS 348.618 or that has applied for program certification and is awaiting program certification by the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completi…

(1) Pursuant to Article XV, section 4 (4)(d), of the Oregon Constitution, the Education Stability Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Education Stability Fund shall be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.790. Except as provided in…

(1) There is created within the Education Stability Fund the Oregon Growth Account, to which shall be credited, in the manner provided in subsection (2) of this section, 10 percent of the funds transferred under Article XV, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution, from the Administ…

The Oregon Education Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Oregon Education Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for public education and education lottery bond debt …

ORS 348.748 to 348.757 shall be known and may be cited as Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program. [2017 c.708 §2] Note: 348.748 to 348.757 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 348 or any series therein by…

(1) As used in ORS 348.748 to 348.757, “open educational resources” means teaching, learning and research resources that: (a) Reside in the public domain or that have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others; and (…

(1) Each community college and public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall establish a textbook affordability plan. Each plan established under this section shall: (a) Contain measurable goals for increasing textbook affordability, such as: (A) Establishing a target amount of s…

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall regularly convene faculty, staff and librarians from public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and community colleges for the purpose of coordinating Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program by: (a) Assisting and adv…

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall provide a report on Oregon’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Program to the committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to higher education during each regular session of the Legislative Assembly held during an odd-numbe…

Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and community college shall prominently designate courses whose course materials exclusively consist of open or free textbooks or other low-cost or no-cost course materials. The course designation required by this section must appear i…

(1) The Employment Department, in consultation with health care industry employers, shall perform a statewide and regional needs assessment for health care occupations to identify emerging occupations and occupations for which there is high demand or a shortage of workers. The as…

(1) As used in this section, “applied baccalaureate degree” means a bachelor’s degree designed to incorporate applied associate courses and degrees with additional coursework emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and advanced technical knowledge and skills. (2) The Higher Educ…

(1) If the state decides to participate in the activities of the Education Commission of the States, it may pay the appropriate dues. Other costs of membership may be paid from funds available therefor. (2) The persons appointed to represent the state in activities of the commiss…

Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 348.594 to 348.615 by any person individually or on behalf of an organization or group is a Class B misdemeanor. [1997 c.652 §15; 1999 c.59 §97] CHAPTER 349 [Reserved for expansion] _______________