Chapter 354 — Chapter 354
55 sections in this chapter.
ORS 354.010 [Repealed by 1983 c.286 §1]
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ORS 354.020 [Repealed by 1983 c.286 §1]
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STATE RADIO STATION
ORS 354.090 Management of state radio station at Oregon Institute of Technology. The Oregon Institute of Technology is declared the managing agency of the FM radio station KTEC, licensed to the Oregon Institute of Technology, and as such shall prescribe standards in conformity with the regulations and laws of the United States Government relating to educational FM radio stations. By such standards the Oregon Institute of Technology shall make the facilities of the radio station available in the training programs of the Oregon Institute of Technology. [1957 c.389 §16; 1961 c.126 §1; 2013 c.768 §162a; 2015 c.767 §§167,168]
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ORS 354.105 [1979 c.657 §3; 1985 c.505 §1; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.115 [1979 c.657 §4; 1981 c.518 §1; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.125 [1979 c.657 §6; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.135 [1979 c.657 §5; 1981 c.518 §2; 1985 c.505 §2; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.145 [1979 c.657 §7; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.155 [1979 c.657 §8; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.165 [1979 c.657 §9; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.175 [1979 c.657 §10; repealed by 1981 c.518 §9]
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ORS 354.180 [1981 c.518 §6; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.185 [1979 c.657 §13; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.195 [1979 c.657 §15; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.205 [1981 c.518 §5; 1989 c.966 §41; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.210 [1957 c.694 §1; repealed by 1979 c.657 §1]
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ORS 354.215 [1981 c.518 §4; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.220 [1957 c.694 §3; repealed by 1979 c.657 §1]
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ORS 354.225 [1985 c.505 §3; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.230 [1957 c.694 §4; repealed by 1979 c.657 §1]
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ORS 354.235 [1987 c.703 §7; repealed by 1993 c.208 §13]
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ORS 354.290 [1957 c.694 §2; repealed by 1979 c.657 §1]
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ORS 354.300 [1957 c.694 §5; repealed by 1961 c.238 §1]
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EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO AND DISTANCE LEARNING
ORS 354.410 Definitions for ORS 354.410 to 354.430. As used in ORS 354.410 to 354.430, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Educational television and radio and distance learning” means programs for direct teaching and instructional enrichment which are transmitted for viewing, listening or interactive instruction in connection with instruction in public elementary and secondary education by stat…
ORS 354.420 Purpose of ORS 354.410 to 354.430. (1) The purpose of ORS 354.410 to 354.430 is to encourage the development of and provide means for making educational television and radio and distance learning programs of direct instruction and instructional enrichment for pupils available to the public schools of the state and to provide for the authorization and approval of such programs by the State Board of Education
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(2) Subject to the approval of the state board, school districts may use educational television and radio and distance learning to provide instruction in the public schools of Oregon. [1961 c.535 §§1,3; 1965 c.100 §453; 1989 c.285 §2; 1989 c.491 §59; 2005 c.22 §252]
ORS 354.430 Authority of Department of Education; disposition of sale proceeds. The Department of Education may utilize its appropriate personnel and facilities and any funds made available to it
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(1) To stimulate interest by school districts in the appropriate use of educational television and radio and distance learning in the public schools. (2) To plan and produce suitable educational television and radio and distance learning programs of direct instruction and instruc…
ORS 354.435 Distance learning course outlines. Distance learning course outlines shall be submitted by the course providers to the Department of Education for review and evaluation. [1991 c.710 §5]
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ORS 354.440 [1961 c.535 §§4,6; 1965 c.100 §455; 1989 c.285 §4; 1989 c.491 §60; repealed by 1991 c.710 §4]
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ORS 354.505 [1989 c.972 §1; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.510 [1989 c.972 §2; 1993 c.292 §1; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.515 [1989 c.972 §§3,6; 1993 c.292 §2; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.520 [1989 c.972 §5; 1993 c.292 §3; 1993 c.500 §46; 1995 c.162 §79; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.525 [1989 c.972 §5a; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.530 [1989 c.972 §7; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.535 [1989 c.972 §8; 1993 c.292 §4; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.540 [1989 c.972 §9; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.545 [1989 c.972 §10; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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ORS 354.550 [1989 c.972 §11; repealed by 1997 c.684 §1]
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TRANSLATOR DISTRICTS
ORS 354.605 Definitions for ORS 354.605 to 354.715. As used in ORS 354.605 to 354.715, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “County board” means the governing body of the county in which a district is principally situated. (2) “District” means a translator district formed under ORS 354.605 to 354.715. (3) “District board” means the governing board of a district. (4) “Translator” means any UHF faci…
ORS 354.615 Application of ORS 354.605 to 354.715. Except as provided in ORS 354.690 (5), nothing in ORS 354.605 to 354.715 shall apply to the construction or operation of community antenna systems or the redistribution of any signals, writings, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by cable. [1975 c.286 §2(2); 1979 c.108 §8; 1985 c.445 §3]
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ORS 354.625 Creation of translator district; boundaries of district; annexation. (1) A translator district may be created as provided by ORS 354.605 to 354.715 for the construction, maintenance and operation of translator stations and the transmission and reception of television broadcast signals in areas so remote from regular transmission points that adequate television programming is not available to the public. The translator transmitting facilities shall conform to all FCC rules and regulations and shall be prohibited from interfering with all existing reception facilities, including but not limited to off-air antennas, CATV or MATV
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(2) The boundaries of any district organized under ORS 354.605 to 354.715 shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of ORS 198.720. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if a city is entirely surrounded by a district and the city is either served by a cable tel…
ORS 354.635 Contents of petition of formation. (1) In addition to matters named in ORS 198.750, the petition to form a translator district shall include
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(a) A brief description of the proposed system including the type of construction, location, number of translators to be erected and the number of television channels to be provided. (b) The maximum service charge that may be charged by the district. (2) The petition shall be add…
ORS 354.645 When election on formation and first board to be held. The formation and changes of organization of a district shall take place in the manner provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955. [1975 c.286 §4; 1979 c.108 §11]
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ORS 354.650 Election laws applicable. (1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following
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(a) The nomination and election of district board members. (b) The conduct of district elections. (2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum regarding a district measure, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205. [1983 c.350 §216]
ORS 354.655 District board; membership; quorum; term; expenses. (1) The district board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be an elector of the district or a person who pays service charges under ORS 354.690. The terms of office for the district board members first elected shall be determined by lot. The terms of two shall expire June 30 next following the first regular district election and the terms of three shall expire June 30 next following the second regular district election
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(2) As soon as possible after the election and the taking of the oath of office by the members, an organizational meeting shall be held and officers selected. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (3) Except as provided in subsection…
ORS 354.665 Board duties; rules. A district board shall
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(1) Manage and conduct the affairs of the district. (2) Establish and maintain funds and accounts for the district. (3) Establish reasonable rules for the administration of the district. [1975 c.286 §6]
ORS 354.675 Powers of district. A translator district shall have full power to carry out the objectives of its formation and to that end may
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(1) Acquire by purchase, devise or gift or voluntary grant real and personal property or any interest therein including any rights of way or easements necessary or convenient for its purposes. (2) Sue and be sued in its own name. (3) Build, construct, improve, operate and maintai…
ORS 354.680 Revenue generation. (1) A district may, without elector approval but with permission from the broadcasting television station, generate revenue in the district’s transmissions through the acknowledgment or solicitation of financial support considered necessary for the continued operation of the translator
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(2) A district may, without elector approval but with the permission of the producer of video-on-demand content, generate revenue in the district’s transmissions and alternative distribution methods through the acknowledgement or solicitation of financial support considered neces…
ORS 354.685 Methods of finance. When authorized by its electors, a district board may finance the acquisition, purchase, lease, operation or maintenance of the district by any of the following methods
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(1) Imposition of a service charge upon property within the district for use of the translator signals as provided in ORS 354.690. A district created before May 7, 1979, shall be considered to have received elector authorization for imposition of the service charge. (2) Issuance …
ORS 354.690 Liability for service charge; notice; exemption; collection of delinquent charges. (1) When a district broadcasts television signals through a translator on a regular basis and any property within the district receives those signals, the owner of the property receiving the signal shall be liable to the district for the service charges
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(2) When a district broadcasts television signals through a translator on a regular basis, if any person residing on or occupying property located in an area entirely surrounded by the district intentionally receives and uses those signals, the owner of that property is liable to…