ORS 350.210 Prohibition against withholding transcript for student debt

A post-secondary institution of education that is based in this state may not:

Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student because the student owes a debt to the institution;

Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript to a current or former student because the student owes a debt to the institution; or

Use the issuance of a transcript as a tool for debt collection.

As used in this section:

“Debt” means any money, obligation, claim or sum, due or owed, or alleged to be due or owed, from a student that appears on the student’s account at the post-secondary institution of education.

“Debt” does not mean the fee, if any, that is charged to all students for the actual cost of providing a transcript.

“Transcript” means the statement of a student’s academic record, including an official transcript, a certified statement of a student’s academic record or an uncertified statement of a student’s academic record, that is provided by a post-secondary institution of education. [2023 c.284 §1]

year. See section 2, chapter 284, Oregon Laws 2023.

2023, provide: Sec. 3. No later than September 15, 2024, each post-secondary institution of education that is based in this state shall file a report with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The report shall include the following information for the 2023-2024 academic year:

The number of current and former students at the institution who owe a debt to the institution; and

The institution’s policy and procedures on phasing out transcript holds. [2023 c.284 §3] Sec. 4. Section 3 of this 2023 Act is repealed on July 2, 2025.