Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) Early educational investments are severely underfunded. (2) There is a shortage of affordable and accessible child care in this state. (3) Early learning and care providers have limited finances to facilitate expansion of a robust child care infrastructure. (4) High-quality e…

As used in ORS 329A.720 to 329A.732: (1) “Administrative costs” includes, but is not limited to, the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Oregon Business Development Department for: (a) Reviewing and processing applications for grants and loans for financial assistance submi…

(1)(a) The Child Care Infrastructure Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Child Care Infrastructure Fund shall be credited to the fund. (b) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Bus…

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall administer a grant and loan program to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for allowable costs expended for early child care infrastructure activities, from moneys in the Child Care Infrastructure Fund establish…

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall establish a program to award grants to nonprofit entities that have experience in providing technical assistance to child care providers for redistribution by the nonprofit organization to eligible applicants. (2) The allowable …

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care may provide technical assistance to support eligible applicants approved for financial assistance under ORS 329A.727 with implementing child care infrastructure expansion activities. (2) The department shall consult and collaborate wi…

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and administer a program to provide financial support and child care subsidies to: (a) Apprentices who are participating in a course of stud…

(1) The CHIPS Child Care Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the CHIPS Child Care Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Dep…

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall be responsible, as designated by the Governor, for administering funds received by the State of Oregon pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, the Child Care and Development Fund and other fed…

A person who violates ORS 329A.280 commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of violation is a separate offense. [Formerly 657A.990]

(1) In addition to any other provision of law or rule adopted pursuant to ORS 329A.260 for enforcement of the provisions of ORS chapter 329A, the Department of Early Learning and Care may: (a) Suspend or revoke a certification or registration issued under ORS 329A.250 to 329A.450…

Notwithstanding ORS 329A.992, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall impose a civil penalty, as provided in ORS 183.745, for the violation of ORS 329A.348. The civil penalty is $500 for each violation. [2019 c.381 §9; 2023 c.554 §42] Note: 329A.994 was enacted into law b…

For purposes of this chapter: (1)(a) “Merger” includes any alteration, annexation, merger, consolidation, lengthening the course of study or other change under ORS 330.090 to 330.107, 334.710 to 334.770 and 335.490 to 335.505. (b) “Merger” includes only those proceedings in which…

(1) For public school purposes, this state is divided into subdivisions known as school districts. (2) For purposes of the school laws of this state, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “School district” includes a common school district, a joint school district and a unio…

(1) The governing body of a county shall constitute the district boundary board for laying off the county in convenient school districts. (2) The district boundary board shall have jurisdiction over all school districts in the county and over all joint districts, the administrati…

(1) The district boundary board shall enter an order directing a school district to be merged with an adjoining school district designated by the board if it finds that continuation of the district is not required because of geographic factors affecting transportation or because …

The boundaries of a school district may not be changed except: (1) Pursuant to ORS 330.090 (1) or (3). (2) By a vote of the people pursuant to the lengthening of the course of study under ORS chapter 335. (3) By the mutual consent of the district school boards of the two or more …

(1) Subject to ORS 332.118, the request or petition for proposed change or merger in school districts shall: (a) Be directed to the district boundary board of the county or counties having jurisdiction over the affected school districts; (b) Contain the names and numbers of distr…

(1) Before the proposed change or merger is ordered, the district boundary board shall give notice in the manner provided in ORS 330.400 of the proposed change or merger and the session of the board at which it will be ordered. If no remonstrance petition on the change or merger …

(1) When a school district boundary change or merger becomes final according to ORS 308.225 (2)(a) and the change or merger: (a) Occurs on or after July 1 and prior to March 31, the change or merger shall take effect May 31 following the declaration or election. (b) Occurs betwee…

During the period following the declaration or last election under ORS 330.101 and prior to the date when the boundary change or merger takes effect, the district school board of the most populous district, as defined in ORS 330.005, or the district school board of a district to …

The district boundary board shall complete all action on a request or petition for boundary change or a merger required under ORS 330.101 within 100 days of the date of receipt of the request or petition if the boundary change or merger requested or petitioned lies totally within…

(1) When two or more school districts are merged as provided by law, the affected districts shall be considered merged into the most populous district and: (a) Unless the district school boards or the petitioners requesting the merger recommend that the enlarged school district r…

(1) When changes in school district boundaries are made by the detachment of territory or annexation of less than an entire school district to another, the district school boards of the districts affected by each change shall immediately after the change make an equitable divisio…

During the period following an election or other action resulting in a boundary change in a school district and prior to the date the change becomes effective, the district or districts from which an area will be separated as a result of the boundary change may hold elections for…

Whenever notice by publication of any hearing is expressly required by reference to this section, it shall be given in a newspaper published in the county and of general circulation in the county or district in which the hearing is to be held. The notice shall be published in at …

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “District school board” means the board of directors of a common school district or a union high school district. (2) “School district” means a common or union high school district. [1965 c.100 §126; 1983 c.350 §…

(1) The directors of a school district in their official capacity shall be known as the district school board. (2) Directors must qualify by taking an oath of office before assuming the duties of office. [1965 c.100 §127; 1983 c.350 §168; 1983 c.379 §5]

Except as otherwise provided for former administrative school districts or under ORS 335.490 or when specified by school district merger proceedings, the board of directors of a school district with a population of less than 300,000, according to the latest federal census, shall …

(1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, a district school board may increase the number of board members from five members to seven members on its own motion, or the district school board: (a) May submit the question to the electors of the school district; or (b) Shall …

The board of directors of a school district with a population of 300,000 or more, according to the latest federal census, shall consist of seven members. [1965 c.100 §131 (enacted in lieu of 332.077); 1967 c.605 §15; 1973 c.796 §41; 1975 c.770 §16]

(1) A person who is an employee of a school district may not serve as a member of the district school board for the district by which the employee is employed. (2) A person who is an employee of a public charter school may not serve as a member of the district school board of the…

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1) The term of office of director is four years. (2) A person is not eligible to serve as director unless the person is an elector of the district and has resided in the district for the period of one year immediately preceding the e…

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1) The district school board shall declare the office of a director vacant upon the happening of any of the following: (a) The death or resignation of the incumbent. (b) When an incumbent is removed from office or the election of the…

No later than at the next regular meeting following July 1, the district school board shall meet and organize by electing a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its members. No member shall serve as chairperson for more than four years in succession. [Amended by 1957 c.634 §2;…

The district school board must provide for the time and place of its regular meetings, at any of which it may adjourn to the next succeeding regular meeting or to some specified time prior thereto. Regular and special meetings may be convened upon notice in the manner required by…

A majority of the members of the district school board shall constitute a quorum. A less number may meet and adjourn from time to time and compel the presence of absent members. The affirmative vote of the majority of members of the board is required to transact any business. [Fo…

Any duty imposed upon the district school board as a body must be performed at a regular or special meeting and must be made a matter of record. [Formerly 332.060 and then 332.108; 1993 c.45 §39]

Notwithstanding ORS 192.610 to 192.705 governing public meetings: (1) Any hearing held by a district school board or its hearings officer on any of the following matters shall be conducted in executive session of the board or privately by the hearings officer unless the student o…

All school districts are bodies corporate, and the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district and to sue and be sued. Pursuant to law, district school boards have control of the district schools and are responsible …

(1) Any district school board may: (a) Fix the days of the year and the hours of the day when schools shall be in session. (b) Adopt textbooks and other instructional materials as provided in ORS 337.120 and 337.141 and courses of study for the use of such schools as provided in …

(1) The general duties of district school boards are: (a) To cause to be used in the district state blanks, registers and other forms, whenever supplied and required by the state. (b) To perform such other duties as the wants of the district may from time to time demand. (2) The …

Each district school board shall establish rules for the government of the schools and pupils consistent with the rules of the State Board of Education. [Formerly 336.030; 1993 c.45 §42]

A district school board in a school district may enter into agreements to provide auxiliary services and facilities to students, including but not limited to forms of residential care and medical and dental services. Any facility used for residential purposes under this section m…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Native American items of cultural significance” means items or objects that are traditionally associated with a Native American or that have religious or cultural significance to a Native American. (b) “Public school event” means a graduation cer…

(1) A person who meets the requirements under subsection (3) of this section may request a school district to issue the person a high school diploma if the person resides within the boundaries of the school district or is a resident of this state and attended a high school of the…

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1) Unless specifically provided otherwise, ORS chapter 255 governs the following: (a) The nomination and election of school directors. (b) The conduct of all school district elections. (2) ORS 249.865 to 249.877 govern the recall of …

(1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, in common school districts and union high school districts the directors may be nominated in one of the following methods or a combination thereof: (a) At large by position number by the electors of the district. (b) By zone by el…

(1) Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424, all candidates shall be elected at large in the district unless the district school board provides for election from zones under ORS 332.126. (2) In a district in which directors are elected from zones: (a) The candidate for the o…

Except as provided in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1) If a majority of the district school board of a zoned common school district or a zoned union high school district so decides, the board may provide that directors of the district school board who are nominated from zones also sha…