Title 30, Education and Culture

(1)(a) There is established a State School Fund in the General Fund. (b) The Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for the State School Fund. Moneys received as p…

For the purpose of State School Fund distributions for school districts: (1) Local Revenues are the total of the following: (a) The amount of revenue offset against local property taxes as determined by the Department of Revenue. (b) The amount of property taxes actually received…

The State School Fund distributions for school districts include the following grants: (1) General Purpose Grant = Funding Percentage ´ Target Grant ´ District extended ADMw. For the purpose of the calculation made under this subsection: (a) The funding percentage shall be calcul…

(1) The Department of Education shall prepare an annual report that: (a) Identifies the total amounts that are: (A) Allocated to each school district from the State School Fund for students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program as provided by ORS 327.01…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Education service district extended ADMw” means the sum of the extended ADMw of the school districts located within the territory of the education service district as computed under ORS 327.013. (b) “Local revenues of an education service distric…

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute funds payable to education service districts from the State School Fund following the same percentages and dates specified for school districts under ORS 327.0…

(1) The Pediatric Nursing Facility Account is established within the State School Fund. (2) The account shall consist of any moneys transferred as provided by ORS 327.008 and any other state or federal moneys available for the payments of the costs of educational services provide…

In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall provide from state funds appropriated therefor, grants in aid or support for special and compensatory education programs including: (1) The Oregon School for the Deaf. (2) Med…

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule definitions and procedures to be applied to the computation of State School Fund allocations for students enrolled in the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defi…

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule definitions and procedures to be applied to the computation of the State School Fund allocations and Statewide Education Initiatives Account allocations to be used for approved recovery schools, as defined in ORS 336.680. When …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Active transportation” means the arrival to, or departure from, a school by students who: (A) Reside less than three miles from school; and (B) Use human-powered forms of travel, including walking or bicycling. (b)(A) “Active transportation costs…

(1) As used in this section, “alternative transportation,” “public transportation” and “suitable and sufficient” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 327.033. (2) A school district is required to provide transportation for elementary school students who reside more than one…

(1)(a) Numbers of students in average daily membership used in the distribution formula as specified in ORS 327.013 (1)(c), shall be projections of the average daily membership in the school district for the school year ending on June 30 of the distribution year. The Department o…

(1) For purposes of this section: (a) The “adjusted average daily membership” or “ADMa” for an elementary school is the average daily membership for the school, but no less than 25. (b) The “adjusted average daily membership” or “ADMa” for a high school is the average daily membe…

(1) As used in this section, “post-graduate scholar” means a student who: (a) Has been in grades 9 through 12 for more than a total of four school years; and (b) Has satisfied the requirements for a high school diploma or a modified diploma as provided in ORS 329.451. (2) A schoo…

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, funds due school districts under ORS 327.008 and 327.013 shall be paid approximately 16-2/3 percent on July 15, approximately eight and one-third percent on the 15th day of each of the months of August, September, Oct…

Where any territorial or organizational change in a school district has occurred between the date of the report and the apportionment, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the payment on an equitable basis to the districts the territory or organization of which has…

(1) The Department of Education shall adjust the distribution to a school district to reflect the difference between the estimated level of local revenues to the district under ORS 327.011 and the projected level of those same local revenues used to calculate the State School Fun…

(1) Each fiscal year, the distribution to a school district under ORS 327.008 and 327.013 shall be adjusted to fully reflect the difference between the apportionment due to the district for the prior fiscal year under ORS 327.008 and 327.013, and the amounts actually distributed …

(1) Upon receipt from a citizen of Oregon of a complaint that on its face is colorable that a school district or public charter school sponsors, financially supports or is actively involved with religious activity, the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the superintendent’s …

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may correct, in a succeeding year, any errors in apportionment by the withholding of the amount of an overapportionment or by the payment of an underapportionment from funds to be apportioned.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall administer the provisions of ORS 327.006 to 327.173, 327.348, 327.356 to 327.359 and 327.731. The State Board of Education shall adopt all necessary rules not inconsistent with ORS 327.006 to 327.173, 327.348, 327.356 to 327.359 and …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Small ADM school district” means a school district that has an average daily membership, as defined in ORS 327.006, of less than 1,650. (b) “State-funded grant” means a grant awarded by the Department of Education from funds appropriated or alloc…

(1) The Department of Education shall disburse and expend moneys in a manner that is consistent with the intended purposes for which the moneys were appropriated or allocated to the department. (2) If moneys are appropriated or allocated to the department and provisions for the i…

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, each school district, other than an education service district, shall file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction: (A) By July 15 of each year, an annual report covering the school year ending on the preceding …

(1) The Department of Education shall collect the same information that the department uses to administer ORS 327.013 (1)(b)(B) for all individuals who are employed by a school district or by an education service district. (2) Upon receipt of a request to collect the information …

(1)(a) Every common or union high school district or education service district shall file a copy of its audit report with the Department of Education within six months of the end of the fiscal year for which the audit is required. The audit report shall include: (A) Information …

(1) When a union high school district becomes a common school district, as described in ORS 335.505, the common school district shall be entitled to an increased allocation, based on the total average daily membership, as defined in ORS 327.006, of the new common school district …

(1) If a school district responsible for education in kindergarten through grade 12, that does not operate a high school, merges with a district providing education in kindergarten through grade 12, the district providing the education shall be entitled to an increased allocation…

(1) Subject to the limits of funds appropriated for the implementation of ORS 327.147 and 327.152, a school district shall not be apportioned less for its average daily membership for any year subsequent to the 1989-1990 fiscal year than was estimated for the 1989-1990 fiscal yea…

(1) All school districts are presumed to maintain a standard school district until the school district has been found to be deficient by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to standards and rules of the State Board of Education. (2) If any deficiencies are not corr…

(1) Any school district that does not offer education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 shall be considered nonstandard under ORS 327.158. A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by offering half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten. (2) Notwit…

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule requirements for the process that a school district must use when the district receives a complaint pertaining to whether a school in the district is a standard school as defined in ORS 327.006. (2) The rules adopted by the boa…

As used in ORS 327.164 to 327.173: (1) “Disaggregated” means separated based on student group. (2) “Eighth-grade mathematics proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the eighth grade who are determined to be proficient or above in mathematics, as determined under rul…

(1) Each school district that receives moneys from the State School Fund shall measure outcomes of the students of the school district as provided by this section. (2)(a) The State Board of Education shall develop statewide targets for the following metrics: (A) On-time graduatio…

(1) Each year, each school district that receives moneys from the State School Fund shall review the school district’s progress toward meeting the performance growth targets developed as provided by ORS 327.165. (2) Results of the school district’s review of progress made toward …

(1) The Department of Education shall establish an intensive coaching program for school districts that do not meet performance growth targets for three or more years, as described in ORS 327.167. (2) A school district that participates in the intensive coaching program shall: (a…

(1) The Student Success Teams Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. (2) The Student Success Teams Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account; (b) Moneys appr…

The Department of Education shall make a report to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than February 1 of each year regarding the implementation of ORS 327.175 to 327.208. The report must include an annual performance review of each eligible a…

(1)(a) Based on factors identified by the State Board of Education by rule, the Department of Education may initiate a financial audit or a performance audit of a school district or an education service district. (b) Prior to initiating an audit, the Department of Education shall…

(1) The Student Investment Account is established within the Fund for Student Success. (2) The Student Investment Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Fund for Student Success; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the account by …

(1) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants from the Student Investment Account. Grants shall be distributed as provided under ORS 327.195. (2) The purposes of grants distributed under ORS 327.195 shall…

(1) As used in this section, “eligible applicant” means any of the following entities: (a) Common school districts and union high school districts. (b) The Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program. (c) Public charter schools that are not vir…

(1) The Department of Education shall review all applications for grants from the Student Investment Account that comply with the requirements prescribed by ORS 327.185. (2) If an application complies with the requirements of ORS 327.185, the department shall: (a) If the grant ap…

(1)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (d) of this subsection, the amount of a grant awarded from the Student Investment Account = the grant recipient’s ADMw ´ (the total amount available for distribution as grants in each biennium ¸ the total ADMw of all grant recipients). (b) F…

(1)(a) Each year, each recipient of a grant from the Student Investment Account shall conduct a financial audit of the use of grant moneys that is prepared in accordance with the Municipal Audit Law. (b) Results of the financial audit must be: (A) Made available at the main offic…

(1) The Department of Education shall make available technical assistance to eligible applicants, as defined in ORS 327.185, and to recipients of a grant from the Student Investment Account. The technical assistance shall include the provision of assistance with: (a) Strategic pl…

(1) The Statewide Education Initiatives Account is established within the Fund for Student Success. (2) The Statewide Education Initiatives Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Fund for Student Success; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise tran…

(1) The Department of Education shall use moneys in the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to provide funding for statewide education initiatives, including: (a) Funding the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act at the levels prescribed by ORS 327.856; …

(1) The Early Learning Account is established within the Fund for Student Success. (2) The Early Learning Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred from the Fund for Student Success under ORS 327.001; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the account by the L…