326.003 [1991 c.780 §1; repealed by 1993 c.45 §1a]repealed
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Oregon Revised Statutes
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In establishing policy for the administration and operation of the public elementary and secondary schools in the State of Oregon and in carrying out its duties as prescribed by law, the State Board of Education shall consider the goals of modern education, the requirements of a sound, comprehensive curriculum best suited to the needs of the students and the…
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The State Board of Education shall consist of: The State Treasurer, or the designee of the State Treasurer; The Secretary of State, or the designee of the Secretary of State; and Nine members, appointed by the Governor for a term of four years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment, subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS …
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Appointments made to fill vacancies of the State Board of Education occurring prior to expiration of a term of an appointed member shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs in an appointment made from a congressional district, the successor shall be appointed from the congressional district for which the vacancy exists.
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The State Board of Education shall meet at least six times each year on dates determined by the board, and at such other times as may be designated by the chairperson agreeable to a majority of the board, or at the call of a majority of the board members. The board shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson of the board for one year commencing J…
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Subject to ORS 417.300 and 417.305: In addition to such other duties as are prescribed by law and pursuant to the requirement of ORS chapter 183, the State Board of Education shall: Establish state standards for public kindergartens and public elementary and secondary schools consistent with the policies stated in ORS 326.011. Adopt rules for the general …
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The Department of Education is created and shall function under the direction and control of the State Board of Education with the Superintendent of Public Instruction serving as an administrative officer for public school matters. The Department of Education shall consist of: Agencies and officers that are added by law to the Department of Education; and …
When an employee of the Department of Education leaves the department to become an employee of a school district or an education service district, the employee may transfer any accrued but unused sick leave to the district and may use the transferred sick leave in accordance with the sick leave policy of the district. When an employee of a school district o…
The Department of Education Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Education, other than appropriations from the General Fund, shall be deposited into the account and are continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the department.
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For the purpose of assisting school districts and education service districts with capital costs, the Office of School Facilities is established within the Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for: Distributing hardship grants to school districts with facility needs. Grants awarded under this paragraph may not exceed $500,000 and shall b…
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A youth advisory group is established for the purposes of this section. The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with current members of the youth advisory group, shall select members of the youth advisory group as provided by this subsection. The term of office of each member is one year. The majority of the members of the youth ad…
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As provided by section 1, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution, the Governor is the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Governor, acting as Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall appoint a Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. The deputy superintendent must have at least five years of experience in the administration of an elementary sc…
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Except as provided by ORS 326.041, 326.051, 341.015, 341.440, 341.455, 341.626, 341.655 and 341.933, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall exercise, under the direction of the State Board of Education, a general superintendence of school officers and the public schools. In carrying out the duties of office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction s…
Except as otherwise provided by law or by rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish and collect fees for supplies and publications compiled and furnished by the Department of Education and distributed or sold to other persons or groups. The fees may not exceed costs of production plus mailing and other di…
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may use a facsimile signature on public contracts for personal services if the value of the contract is $3,000 or less.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to enter into an agreement with another nation or public agency of another nation under ORS 190.485 for the purpose of ensuring that the instruction of the Mandarin dialect of the Chinese language is available to the public school students of this state by facilitating the placement of teachers in public…
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When the Superintendent of Public Instruction has possession or control of conference fees that are made available for training programs sponsored in whole or in part by the Department of Education, the fees shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in the Education Training Revolving Account which is established and which shall be separate and distinct fr…
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize staff members of the Department of Education to serve as executive directors of education-related organizations and in so doing manage the funds of those organizations. The Educational Organizations Fund is established. Moneys received under this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in th…
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The Early Learning Council is established. The council is established to coordinate a unified and aligned system of early learning services for the purposes of ensuring that: Children enter school ready to learn; and Families are healthy, stable and attached. The Early Learning Council shall accomplish the purposes described in subsection (2) of this sec…
The Department of Early Learning and Care is established. The functions of the department may be divided into administrative divisions or offices. Each division or office shall be under the supervision of a person appointed by the Early Learning System Director. The appointees serve at the pleasure of the director. The purposes of the department are to: E…
The Department of Early Learning and Care is under the supervision and control of the Early Learning System Director, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the department. The director shall be appointed by the Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The director shall receive such salary as may be provi…
The Department of Early Learning and Care Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund consist of: Amounts donated to the fund; Moneys transferred to the fund f…
The Department of Early Learning and Care 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. If moneys are appropriated or allocated to the department and provisions for the intended disbursement or expenditure of the moneys are not provided in sta…
The Early Learning System Director and the Director of Human Services may delegate to each other by interagency agreement any duties, functions or powers granted to the Department of Early Learning and Care or the Department of Human Services, as the directors deem necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the respective functions of the departm…
The Department of Early Learning and Care may enter into agreements governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the department in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The use of the records, papers, files and communications is limited to the purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of…
The STEM Investment Council is established. The council shall function under the joint direction and control of the State Board of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The council is established for the purpose of assisting the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commiss…
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The State Board of Education may acquire intellectual property of any kind, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, including patents, copyrights, inventions, discoveries, processes and ideas. Such property may be acquired: By gift. By outright purchase with money in the Board of Education Invention Fund or otherwise made available for such purpose. B…
The State Board of Education may manage, develop or dispose of property acquired under ORS 326.520 in any manner deemed by the board to be in the public interest. The board may contract with any person regarding such management, development or disposition. The board may determine the terms and conditions of any transaction authorized by ORS 326.520 to 326.5…
Moneys received by the State Board of Education as a result of ownership or management of property acquired under ORS 326.520 or of transactions regarding such property shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a special fund separate and distinct from the General Fund to be known as the Board of Education Invention Fund. The moneys in the Bo…
As used in this section: “Education service district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 334.003. “Facility” means the school operated under ORS 346.010. “Post-secondary institution” means: A community college as defined in ORS 341.005; A public university listed in ORS 352.002; and The Oregon Health and Science University. “School district” has t…
As used in this section: “Public education provider” means: A school district; A public charter school; An education service district; A community college; or A public university listed in ORS 352.002. “Public school building” means a building used by a public education provider to provide educational services to students. “Student bathroom” means a …
The Department of Education shall establish and maintain a public education facility information database as provided by this section. The database required by this section shall provide information on preschool facilities and facilities serving any grades in kindergarten through grade 12 and any related auxiliary buildings and properties. The department ma…
At least annually, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall convene a school facilities advisory group. The advisory group convened under this section shall consist of: Experts in finance, architecture, engineering and construction; and Representatives of school districts. The advisory group shall assist the superintendent in issues related to scho…
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The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact t…
If the Interstate Commission levies an annual assessment as described in Article XIV of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552, the Department of Education shall fund the annual assessment. For purposes of funding the annual assessment, the department may accept contributions of funds and assistance from an…
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There is established a State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children, as described in Article VIII of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under ORS 326.552, consisting of the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, the members of the State Board of Education, the military family education liaison and…
The State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall meet at least once each calendar year through the use of telephone or other electronic means and in accordance with ORS 192.610 to 192.705 and 192.672.
The Department of Education shall provide administrative support to the State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
The State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children may adopt policies to carry out the duties assigned to the state council.
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The Department of Education shall develop and implement a standardized method to be used by school districts, education service districts and the department to electronically create, collect, use, maintain, disclose, transfer and access student data from multiple platforms. The method developed and implemented under this section must: Facilitate easy and f…
The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards for the creation, collection, use, maintenance, disclosure, transfer and access of student education records held by a school district or another public or private educational entity that provides educational services to students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12. Consistent with the re…
Within 10 days of a student’s seeking initial enrollment in a public or private school or when a student is placed in a state institution, other than an institution of post-secondary education, or a day treatment program, residential treatment program, detention facility or youth care center, the school, institution, program, facility or center shall notify …
As used in this section, “educational institution” means: An “educational institution” as defined in ORS 326.575. A state agency. A local correctional facility. The State Board of Education may adopt by rule standards for the content and format of an Oregon electronic student record. An Oregon electronic student record may be used to transfer student rec…
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For the purposes of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Department of Education may require the fingerprints of: A school district or private school contractor, whether part-time or full-time, or an employee of a contractor, whether part-time or full-time, who has direct, unsupervised contact with students as dete…
As used in this section, “care” means the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, placement services, recreation or support to children, youth or persons with disabilities. For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Department of Education may require the fingerprin…
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Notwithstanding ORS 183.335 (5), the Department of Education may not adopt a rule related to criminal records checks, as provided by ORS 326.604, without prior notice or hearing or upon abbreviated notice and hearing.
If a school district or public charter school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the school district board or public charter school governing body must adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check. If a private school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact…
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As used in this section: “Juvenile Detention Education Program” means the provision of educational services to: Youths placed in a youth care center, as defined in ORS 420.855, that is within a detention facility, as defined in ORS 419A.004; and Youths lodged overnight who receive educational services on consecutive days within a detention facility, as de…
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The Department of Education shall designate a dyslexia specialist for the department to provide school districts with support and resources that are necessary to: Assist students with dyslexia and their families; and Comply with the requirements of this section. Each school district shall ensure that at least one kindergarten through grade five teacher in…
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