337.010 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §248 (337.011 enacted in lieu of 337.010)]repealed
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Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 337 — Books and Instructional Materials
55 sections337.011 [1965 c.100 §249 (enacted in lieu of 337.010); 1975 c.754 §1; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2]repealed
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337.020 [Amended by 1953 c.526 §1; 1965 c.100 §250; 1969 c.314 §22; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2]repealed
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337.030 Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the direction of the State Board of Education, shall provide annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers in the United States about the textbook and instructional materials review and selection process. The superintendent may satisfy the requirement of this section by publishing the …
337.035 Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules
The State Board of Education by rule shall establish guidelines and criteria for the review and selection of textbooks and other instructional materials to be placed on the list adopted under ORS 337.050.
337.040 [Amended by 1953 c.526 §2; 1955 c.406 §1; 1965 c.100 §252; 1975 c.754 §6; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2]repealed
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337.050 List of textbooks and instructional materials
The State Board of Education shall review and adopt, for periods established by the board, a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for use by school districts. The list shall contain, whenever possible: More than one textbook selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, textbooks are require…
337.055 [1975 c.754 §4; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2]repealed
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337.060 Submission of proposals by publishers
The proposals of each publisher shall be submitted to the Department of Education in writing and shall be responsive to the requirements of ORS 337.030 (2) and (3), and such other information relating to the terms and conditions under which the publisher proposes to furnish textbooks or instructional materials as the State Board of Education may require. In…
337.065 [1967 c.370 §§2,3; 1975 c.754 §9; 1991 c.886 §6; 2017 c.5 §1; repealed by 2025 c.406 §27]repealed
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337.070 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.075 Adoption or rejection of textbooks and instructional materials
Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, the State Board of Education may adopt or reject any textbook or instructional materials contained in any proposal. If the terms and conditions for furnishing a textbook or instructional materials in all proposals relating to that textbook or instructional materials are considered by the board to be unrea…
337.080 Report of textbook and instructional material adoptions
The State Board of Education shall immediately report to the public the textbooks and instructional materials that have been adopted and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The report shall be signed by the chairperson of the board.
337.090 Contract with publisher; terms; security; breach; remedies
The State Board of Education, as soon as practicable, shall enter into a written contract with each publisher the textbook of which has been adopted. The contract shall require the publisher to maintain at least one depository to be designated by the board, where such textbooks may be purchased and to furnish such textbooks according to law and the condition…
337.100 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §258; 1975 c.754 §13; 1991 c.886 §10; 2001 c.461 §4; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]repealed
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337.110 Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials
If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional material is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050, it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted, the chairperson of the board may call a special session of the board. It may, u…
337.120 District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials
A district school board, with the assistance of teachers and administrators of the district, shall adopt a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for each grade and subject for which instruction is provided by the school district. When adopting a list of textbooks and other instructional materials, the district school board shall consider wheth…
337.130 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.140 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §261 (337.141 enacted in lieu of 337.140)]repealed
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337.141 District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education
The State Board of Education shall adopt guidelines and criteria for a district school board to select textbooks and other instructional materials that are not on the list adopted under ORS 337.050. The guidelines and criteria must prohibit: The rejection of any textbook or instructional materials on the basis that the textbooks or instructional materials i…
337.150 School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks
Subject to ORS 339.155, each district school board shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all resident public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Subject to ORS 339.155, each public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all pu…
337.160 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §264; repealed by 1965 c.272 §2]repealed
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337.170 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.180 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.190 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.200 [Amended by 1955 c.486 §3; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.210 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.220 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.230 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.240 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.250 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.260 Textbooks on American history and government
Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks on American history and government which adequately stress the services rendered by those who achieved our national independence, who established our form of constitutional gove…
337.270 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.275 [1999 c.265 §1; repealed by 2012 c.91 §25]repealed
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337.277 Prohibition on discrimination in selection or retention of library materials; process for removal of library materials
As used in this section: “Classroom library” means any collection of library materials made available to students at a public school of this state in: A single classroom; or A common area accessible by two or more classrooms. “Library materials” includes educational or literary materials that are nonfiction or fiction and that are available in print or a…
337.280 Technical assistance and guidance for compliance with ORS 337.277
The Department of Education shall provide technical assistance and guidance to assist in strengthening school library programs in this state and to assist in compliance with the requirements of ORS 337.277. Technical assistance and guidance described in subsection (1) of this section may be provided to: Licensed teachers with a library media endorsement an…
337.285 [2001 c.271 §1; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]repealed
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337.288 [2001 c.271 §2; 2005 c.209 §25; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]repealed
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337.300 Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification
A kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or the parent or legal guardian of a kindergarten through grade 12 public school student may refuse to allow the student to dissect any vertebrate or invertebrate animal. A school district that includes dissection as part of its coursework shall…
337.500 Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506
As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506: “Adopter” means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the institution. “Higher education institution” means: A community college, as defin…
337.503 Publisher of college textbooks; duties
A publisher of college textbooks must provide to prospective adopters of a particular textbook or set of textbooks in a subject area in which an instructor is teaching a course: A complete list of all the different versions of the particular textbook or set of textbooks in that particular subject area and level in which an instructor is teaching a course, t…
337.506 Textbook bundling; disclosure of information
A publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall offer to prospective adopters and higher education institutions the option of ordering each component of the textbook bundle separately. Any publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall disclose to prospective adopters the availability of the textbook purchased separately…
337.510 [1957 c.642 §1; 1963 c.570 §12; 1965 c.100 §266; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.511 Definitions for ORS 337.511 to 337.524
As used in ORS 337.511 to 337.524: “Alternative format” means any medium or format for the presentation of instructional materials other than standard print that is needed by a post-secondary student with a print disability for a reading accommodation, including but not limited to Braille, large print texts, audio recordings, digital texts and digital talki…
337.514 Purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524
The purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 is to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all post-secondary students with print disabilities in Oregon who require reading accommodations, in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., shall have equal an…
337.517 Instructional material in electronic format; request; requirements; transmittal
A post-secondary education institution may submit a written request to a publisher to receive instructional material in an electronic format. In the request, the institution must certify that: The instructional material has been purchased: By a student for use by a student with a print disability; or By the institution for use by a student with a print di…
337.520 [1957 c.642 §2; 1963 c.544 §44; 1965 c.100 §267; 1967 c.67 §7; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.521 Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may work with publishers, recognized national organizations of publishers, representatives of post-secondary education institutions, the system described in ORS 192.517 and other interested parties to: Develop unified, statewide guidelines consistent with ORS 337.511 to 337.524; Administer ORS 337.511 to 337.524…
337.524 Exceptions to requirement to provide electronic format
Nothing in ORS 337.511 to 337.524 authorizes any use of instructional materials, or requires a publisher to perform any act, that would constitute an infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq. Notwithstanding ORS 337.511, 337.514, 337.517 or 337.521, a publisher is not required to provide an electronic format of the ins…
337.530 [1957 c.642 §3; 1963 c.570 §13; 1965 c.100 §268; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.540 [1957 c.642 §§5,6,7; 1963 c.544 §45; 1963 c.570 §14; 1965 c.100 §269; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.550 [1957 c.642 §10; 1963 c.570 §15; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.560 [1957 c.642 §§8,9(1),(2); 1963 c.544 §46; 1963 c.570 §16; 1965 c.100 §270; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1]repealed
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337.570 [1957 c.642 §9(3); 1963 c.570 §17; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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337.990 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]repealed
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