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337.010[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §248 (337.011 enacted in lieu of 337.010)] 337.011[1965 c.100 §249 (enacted in lieu of 337.010); 1975 c.754 §1; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2] 337.020[Amended by 1953 c.526 §1; 1965 c.100 §250; 1969 c.314 §22; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2] 337.030Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers 337.035Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules 337.040[Amended by 1953 c.526 §2; 1955 c.406 §1; 1965 c.100 §252; 1975 c.754 §6; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2] 337.050List of textbooks and instructional materials 337.055[1975 c.754 §4; repealed by 1995 c.111 §2] 337.060Submission of proposals by publishers 337.065[1967 c.370 §§2,3; 1975 c.754 §9; 1991 c.886 §6; 2017 c.5 §1; repealed by 2025 c.406 §27] 337.070[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.075Adoption or rejection of textbooks and instructional materials 337.080Report of textbook and instructional material adoptions 337.090Contract with publisher; terms; security; breach; remedies 337.100[Amended by 1965 c.100 §258; 1975 c.754 §13; 1991 c.886 §10; 2001 c.461 §4; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25] 337.110Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials 337.120District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials 337.130[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.140[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §261 (337.141 enacted in lieu of 337.140)] 337.141District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education 337.150School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks 337.160[Amended by 1965 c.100 §264; repealed by 1965 c.272 §2] 337.170[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.180[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.190[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.200[Amended by 1955 c.486 §3; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.210[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.220[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.230[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.240[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.250[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.260Textbooks on American history and government 337.270[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.275[1999 c.265 §1; repealed by 2012 c.91 §25] 337.277Prohibition on discrimination in selection or retention of library materials; process for removal of library materials 337.280Technical assistance and guidance for compliance with ORS 337.277 337.285[2001 c.271 §1; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25] 337.288[2001 c.271 §2; 2005 c.209 §25; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25] 337.300Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification 337.500Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506 337.503Publisher of college textbooks; duties 337.506Textbook bundling; disclosure of information 337.510[1957 c.642 §1; 1963 c.570 §12; 1965 c.100 §266; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1] 337.511Definitions for ORS 337.511 to 337.524 337.514Purpose of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 337.517Instructional material in electronic format; request; requirements; transmittal 337.520[1957 c.642 §2; 1963 c.544 §44; 1965 c.100 §267; 1967 c.67 §7; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1] 337.521Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines 337.524Exceptions to requirement to provide electronic format 337.530[1957 c.642 §3; 1963 c.570 §13; 1965 c.100 §268; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1] 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] 337.550[1957 c.642 §10; 1963 c.570 §15; repealed by 1989 c.216 §1] 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] 337.570[1957 c.642 §9(3); 1963 c.570 §17; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456] 337.990[Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]

Chapter 337 — Books and Instructional Materials

ORS 337.521 Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines

(1)

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:

(a)

Develop unified, statewide guidelines consistent with ORS 337.511 to 337.524;

(b)

Administer ORS 337.511 to 337.524; and

(c)

Review guidelines annually and revise the guidelines as necessary due to changes in technology or other changes.

(2)

The guidelines may address the following:

(a)

The procedures and standards relating to the distribution of files and materials pursuant to ORS 337.511 to 337.524;

(b)

Available electronic formats;

(c)

Procedures for granting exceptions when it is determined that a publisher is not able to comply with the requirements of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 due to technical, economic or other practical impediments; and

(d)

Other matters deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

(3)

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall review the recommendations, published on or after July 1, 2007, of the Association of American Publishers’ Alternative Formats Solutions Initiative, and determine whether the recommendations should be incorporated into ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.