Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) There is established an Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors consisting of 11 members. The directors, except for the president of the university, shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be confirmed by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, or university officials acting under the authority of the board, shall exercise all the powers of the Oregon Health and Science University and shall govern the university. I…

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall appoint a president of the university. (2) Except in the case of an interim or acting president, the hiring committee for the president of the university shall include representatives of the university communit…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Direct labor” includes all work required for preparation, processing and packing, but not supervision, administration, inspection or shipping. (b) “Individual with a disability” means an individual who, because of the nature of the individual’s d…

Oregon Health and Science University shall file with the Legislative Assembly, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Governor, not later than April 15 of each year, a report of the university’s activities and operations for the preceding year. [1995 c.162 §7; 1999 …

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall annually publish on a publicly accessible website of the university: (a) The number of nonhuman primates, listed by species, that, in the previous year: (A) Were used in research at the university. (B) Were used in breeding at th…

(1) The provisions of ORS chapters 35, 190, 192, 244 and 295 and ORS 30.260 to 30.460, 200.005 to 200.025, 200.045 to 200.090, 236.605 to 236.640, 243.650 to 243.809, 297.040, 307.090 and 307.112 apply to Oregon Health and Science University under the same terms as they apply to …

(1) Legal title to real property and facilities acquired by the State of Oregon prior to July 1, 1995, and utilized by Oregon Health and Science University shall remain with the State of Oregon. However, the university shall have the exclusive care, custody and control of such re…

The Oregon Health and Science University may acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, private property that is necessary or convenient in carrying out any power granted to the university. The right to acquire property by condemnation shall be exercised as provided by ORS chapter 35…

(1) Pursuant to ORS 353.050, Oregon Health and Science University may create and maintain an entity that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, for the purpose of conducting clinical care and practice and advancing othe…

The Oregon Health and Science University, in consultation with the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt a comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan. [1995 c.162 §27; 2011 c.673 §10]

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors may exempt a student who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States from paying nonresident tuition and fees for enrollmen…

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, or Oregon Health and Science University officials acting under the authority of the board, may establish a police department and commission one or more employees as police officers. A police department established u…

The Oregon Health and Science University subscribes to the policy set forth under ORS 279A.015 regarding public contracting, and shall develop contract policies that support openness, impartiality and competition in the awarding of contracts in accordance with that provision. The…

(1) By September 1 of each even-numbered year the Oregon Health and Science University shall submit to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services a funding request for each biennium. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall include and submit a university fund…

Nothing in this chapter affects the constitutional duties and authority of the Secretary of State to audit public accounts. However, the Oregon Health and Science University shall conduct independent audits if the audits are considered advisable by the university. Subject to ORS …

Oregon Health and Science University may adopt policies relating to the creation, use, custody and disclosure, including access, of student education records of the university that are consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law. Whenever a student has at…

(1) No student shall be refused admission to the Oregon Health and Science University or be expelled for the sole reason that, because of religious beliefs, the student is unable to attend classes on a particular day. (2) Any student in the university who, because of religious be…

(1) A student at the Oregon Health and Science University who is a member of the military, a member of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or a member of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Servic…

(1)(a) The amount of the credit specified in ORS 353.200 (1)(b) shall be based on: (A) The amount of room and board paid by the student for a term that the student does not complete because the student is ordered to active duty; and (B) The amount of tuition and fees paid by the …

The Oregon Health and Science University shall give credit for education and training obtained by a person while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined in ORS 352.313. The education and training for which credit may be given must meet the standards adopted b…

(1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall convene a physical access committee to identify barriers to access by persons with disabilities at the university. The committee shall include, but not be limited to: (a) One or more students with disabilities or, if there are no…

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 238 and 238A, the Oregon Health and Science University may offer to its employees, in addition to the Public Employees Retirement System, alternative retirement programs. [1995 c.162 §15; 1997 c.249 §111; 2003 c.733 §76]

(1) Oregon Health and Science University may adopt policies governing access to university personnel records that are less than 25 years old. (2) Policies adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall require that personnel records be subjected to restrictions on access unle…

(1) Oregon Health and Science University may authorize receipt of compensation for any officer or employee of the university from private or public resources, including but not limited to income from: (a) Consulting; (b) Appearances and speeches; (c) Intellectual property conceiv…

The president and professors constitute the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University and as such have the immediate government and discipline of it and the students therein. The faculty may, subject to the supervision of the Oregon Health and Science University Board o…

The Oregon Health and Science University shall consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of: (1) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of its educational program at its anticipated level;…

No political or sectarian test shall ever be allowed or applied in the appointment of faculty and other employees of the Oregon Health and Science University. [1995 c.162 §25] FINANCE (Generally)

(1) Nothing in chapter 162, Oregon Laws 1995, shall be construed in any way to impair the obligations or agreements of the State of Oregon or the Oregon Department of Administrative Services with respect to bonds, certificates of participation, financing agreements or other agree…

Oregon Health and Science University may from time to time issue and sell revenue bonds in accordance with ORS chapter 287A. However, the provisions contained in ORS 287A.150 (2) to (6) do not apply to revenue bonds issued by the university. Such revenue bonds shall not in any ma…

Revenue bonds issued by the Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS chapter 287A shall be considered to be bonds of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon for the purposes of all laws of the state. [1995 c.162 §60; 2007 c.783 §157]

Refunding bonds of the same character and tenor as those replaced thereby may be issued by the Oregon Health and Science University pursuant to ORS 287A.360 to 287A.380. [1995 c.162 §61; 2007 c.783 §158]

In addition to, and not in limitation of, the means of satisfying state general obligation bond obligations under ORS 291.445, Oregon Health and Science University, promptly upon the discovery of any shortfall in moneys available to the university for the payment when due of amou…

As used in ORS 353.380 to 353.420: (1) “Credit enhancement agreement” means any agreement or contractual relationship between the Oregon Health and Science University and any bank, trust company, insurance company, surety bonding company, pension fund or other financial instituti…

Oregon Health and Science University may enter into financing agreements in accordance with ORS 353.380 to 353.420, upon such terms as the university finds to be advantageous. Amounts payable by the university under a financing agreement shall be limited to funds specifically ple…

The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors may delegate to any board member, officer or employee of the Oregon Health and Science University the authority to determine maturity dates, principal amounts, redemption provisions, interest rates or methods for determi…

Oregon Health and Science University may: (1) Enter into agreements with third parties to hold financing agreement proceeds, payments and reserves as security for lenders, and to issue certificates of participation in the right to receive payments due from the university under a …

A lease or financing agreement under ORS 353.380 to 353.420 shall not cause property to be subject to property taxation and shall be disregarded in determining whether property is exempt from taxation under ORS chapter 307. [1995 c.162 §21] PROGRAMS

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and other educational sectors have academic programs that are related to or integrated with the programs of Oregon Health and Science University. (2) It is in the best interest of the state that a …

The Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall adopt a policy that prescribes the requirements for a venture grant program and the requirements that a grant applicant must meet in order to receive grant moneys from the university venture development fund operat…

(1) It is the finding of the Legislative Assembly that there is need to provide programs that will assist a rural community to recruit and retain physicians, physician associates and nurse practitioners. For that purpose: (a) The Legislative Assembly supports the development at t…

(1) The Area Health Education Center program created in ORS 353.450 is encouraged to create a family medicine residency network that: (a) Facilitates an increase in the number of family medicine residency positions in this state in order to train more highly qualified family phys…

(1) There is created the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences. The Oregon Health and Science University shall administer the institute. (2) The purposes of the institute may include, but are not limited to, reducing the incidence of disease and reducing the costs and …

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences shall operate, on an ongoing basis, from funds provided by the Department of Consumer and Business Services, in addition to any gifts, grants or donations made to carry out the activities of the institute. Oregon Health and Sci…

Subject to the availability of funding, the Oregon Health and Science University shall establish the pediatric dental residency program only to the extent that funds are appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the Oregon Health and Science University …

(1) There is established the Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program in the Oregon Health and Science University. (2) The Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program shall provide telephone or electronic real-time psychiatric consultations, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all business days, t…