Title 30, Education and Culture

(1)(a) Not later than 20 days after receiving a request under ORS 339.374 (1)(b), an education provider that has or has had an employment relationship with the applicant shall disclose the information requested. (b) An education provider may disclose the information on a standard…

(1) An education provider may not hire an applicant to be a school employee if the applicant does not comply with the requirements of ORS 339.374 (1)(a). A refusal by the education provider to hire an applicant under this subsection removes the applicant from any education provid…

(1)(a) A school employee shall immediately submit a report as provided by paragraph (b) of this subsection if the school employee has reasonable cause to believe that: (A) A student has been subjected to abuse by another school employee or by a contractor, an agent, a volunteer o…

(1) When the Department of Education receives from the Department of Human Services notification of a report of abuse or receives a report on the outcomes of an investigation of abuse, as provided by ORS 419B.019 or 419B.020, and the notification or report involves a child and a …

(1)(a) When the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission receives a report of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by a commission licensee, the commission shall immediately initiate an investigation. (b) An investigation and final determination related to a re…

(1)(a) When the Department of Education receives a report of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by a school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer that is not a commission licensee, the department shall immediately initiate an investigation. The department ma…

(1) An education provider may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement, an employment contract, an agreement for resignation or termination, a severance agreement or any similar contract or agreement that: (a) Has the effect of impairing or terminating an ongoing investig…

Nothing in ORS 339.370 to 339.400 creates a new public or private cause of action or precludes an existing cause of action. [2009 c.93 §11]

(1) An education provider shall provide to school employees each school year training on: (a) The prevention and identification of abuse and sexual conduct; (b) The obligations of school employees under ORS 339.388 and 419B.005 to 419B.050 and under policies adopted by the school…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Evacuate” means a procedure used when students and staff need to move from one location to another. (b) “Hold” means a procedure used to keep students and staff in classrooms while a disruption or minor emergency is resolved. (c) “Lockdown” means…

(1) As used in this section, “school” means any: (a) Kindergarten through grade 12 public or private school, including a public charter school; or (b) Educational institution having an average daily attendance of 50 or more students. (2) Every school is required to have emergency…

Upon application of the parent or guardian of the child, or, if the child has attained the age of majority, upon application of the child, a child attending the public school may be excused from school for periods not exceeding two hours in any week for elementary pupils and five…

A school, school district or association, whether public or private, may not deny any grade or high school student the right to participate in interscholastic athletics solely on the ground that the student: (1) Transferred between schools; (2) Attends a public charter school, as…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “High school equivalency program” means a program provided to assist a student in earning a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test. (b) “High school equivalency stude…

(1) For purposes of the student accounting system required by ORS 339.515, the following definitions shall be used: (a) “Graduate” means an individual who has: (A) Not reached 21 years of age or whose 21st birthday occurs during the current school year; (B) Met all state requirem…

Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the Department of Education shall establish and maintain a student accounting system that has as its minimum goals: (1) Providing a timely accounting of students who withdraw from school before graduating or completing the normal…

(1) In order to meet the goals described in ORS 339.510, the Department of Education shall develop a system of uniform reporting and shall assist school districts in establishing such systems, with appropriate allowances being made for the size of districts and their existing rep…

(1) This section provides the minimum information to be reported on students who withdraw from school prior to becoming graduates and who: (a) Do not transfer to another educational system; (b) Are awarded a certificate of attendance after grade 12; or (c) Move to a transition pr…

As used in ORS 339.650 to 339.665 “traffic patrol” means one or more individuals appointed by a public, private or parochial school to protect pupils in their crossing of streets or highways on their way to or from the school by directing the pupils or by cautioning vehicle opera…

(1) A district school board may do all things necessary, including the expenditure of district funds, to organize, supervise, control or operate traffic patrols. A district school board may make rules relating to traffic patrols which are consistent with rules under ORS 339.660 (…

(1) To promote safety the State Board of Education after consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department of State Police, shall make rules relating to traffic patrols. (2) A member of a traffic patrol: (a) Shall be at least 18 years of age unless the parent …

(1) The Department of Education and the Department of Transportation shall cooperate with any public, private or parochial school in the organization, supervision, control and operation of its traffic patrol. (2) The Department of State Police, the sheriff of each county or the p…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Asthma” means a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that requires ongoing medical intervention. (b) “Medication” means any prescription for bronchodilators or autoinjectable epinephrine prescribed by a student’s Oregon licensed health ca…

As used in ORS 339.869 and 339.870: (1)(a) “Medication” means: (A) Medication that is not injected; (B) Premeasured doses of epinephrine that are injected; (C) Medication that is available for treating adrenal insufficiency; and (D) Naloxone or any similar medication that is in a…

(1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon State Board of Nursing and the State Board of Pharmacy, shall adopt: (a) Rules for the administration of prescription and nonprescription medication to students by trained school person…

(1)(a) A school administrator, teacher or other school employee designated by the school administrator is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages as a result of the administration of nonprescription medication, if the school administrator, teacher or other school emp…

(1) A school administrator, school nurse, teacher or other school employee designated by the school administrator is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages as a result of a student’s self-administration of medication, as described in ORS 339.866, if the school admin…

(1) A preschool through grade 12 public school administrator, teacher, counselor or nurse may not recommend to a parent or legal guardian of a student that the student seek a prescription for a medication that is prescribed with the intent of affecting or altering the thought pro…

(1) Each school district shall allow the following during school hours, at a school-sponsored activity or while under the supervision of school personnel: (a) The outdoor use by students of sun-protective clothing, including hats. (b) The application of and use by students of non…

(1) Each district school board and public charter school governing body shall: (a) Procure a United States flag and an Oregon State flag of suitable sizes and shall cause the flags to be displayed upon or near each school building under the control of the board or used by the gov…

(1) Any person other than a student at the Oregon School for the Deaf upon successful completion of an educational program at elementary or secondary level at a state institution shall receive a diploma evidencing such completion issued by the common or union high school district…

No person shall solicit, receive or permit to be solicited or received from pupils enrolled in public schools, on any public school premises any subscription, donation of money or other thing of value for presentation of testimonials to school officials or for any purpose except …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Facility” means a public or private school, college, community college, university, career school, technical education school, youth correction facility or juvenile detention facility. (b) “Inhalant delivery system” has the meaning given that ter…

(1) No secret society of any kind, including a fraternity or sorority, shall be permitted in any public school. (2) The district school board may order the suspension or expulsion of any pupil who belongs to a secret society. (3) This section does not apply to any public universi…

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards for a school district board to incorporate into any policy that requires a student to wear, carry or use an item with a radio frequency identification device for the purpose of locating or tracking the student or taki…

Violation of the requirements of ORS 339.035 is a Class C violation. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §299; 1967 c.67 §10; 1985 c.597 §3; 1993 c.413 §1; 1999 c.1051 §113; 2021 c.597 §2] _______________

For purposes of ORS 340.005 to 340.090: (1) “Accelerated college credit program” has the meaning given that term by rules adopted by the State Board of Education. (2) “At-risk student” means: (a) A student who qualifies for a free or reduced lunch program; or (b) An at-risk stude…

(1) Prior to February 15 of each year, each school district shall notify all high school students and the students’ parents or guardians of the Expanded Options Program for the following school year. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a school district, in the di…

(1) Prior to May 15 of each year, a student who is interested in participating in the Expanded Options Program shall notify the student’s resident school district of the student’s intent to enroll in eligible post-secondary courses during the following school year. (2) Notwithsta…

(1) An eligible student may apply to an eligible post-secondary institution to enroll in eligible post-secondary courses offered by the eligible post-secondary institution. (2) If an eligible post-secondary institution accepts an eligible student for enrollment under this section…

(1) An eligible post-secondary institution may enroll an eligible student participating in the Expanded Options Program only in eligible post-secondary courses under the program. (2) An eligible student who enrolls in the Expanded Options Program may not enroll in eligible post-s…

(1) An eligible student enrolled in an eligible post-secondary course at an eligible post-secondary institution pursuant to ORS 340.030 shall continue to be considered a resident pupil of the student’s school district for purposes of calculation of the State School Fund grant und…

(1) An eligible student enrolled in an eligible post-secondary course pursuant to ORS 340.005 to 340.090 is not eligible for any state student financial aid under ORS 348.105 to 348.280 and 348.500 to 348.621. (2)(a) An eligible student may apply to the resident school district o…

(1) The resident school district of an eligible student participating in the Expanded Options Program shall be responsible for providing any required special education and related services to the student. A student who requires special education and related services shall be cons…

(1) A public charter school may elect to participate in the Expanded Options Program by amending its charter under ORS 338.065. (2) Actual instructional costs associated with participating eligible students shall be negotiated and paid directly to the eligible post-secondary inst…

(1) For a high school with an enrollment of 1,000 students, each school year no more than 330 quarter credit hours may be awarded to eligible students at the high school under the Expanded Options Program. (2) The State Board of Education by rule shall establish separate credit h…

(1) A school district may request a waiver from the Department of Education of the requirements of ORS 340.005 to 340.090. The department shall grant the waiver if: (a) Compliance with the requirements of ORS 340.005 to 340.090 would adversely impact the finances of the school di…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 340.005 to 340.090, any program, agreement or plan in effect on January 1, 2006, that provides access for public high school students to a post-secondary course is not affected by ORS 340.005 to 340.090 and may be continued or renewed at the discretion of …

(1) As used in this section, “accelerated college credit programs” includes dual credit programs, two-plus-two programs, advanced placement programs and International Baccalaureate programs. (2) Each school district shall: (a) Provide students in grades 9 through 12 with accelera…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Accelerated learning entity” means an entity that: (A) Assists school districts and high schools in providing accelerated learning options that lead to college credit; or (B) Provides standardized testing related to accelerated learning options t…