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This page hosts permanent and temporary Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) proposed, adopted, amended, repealed or suspended during this school year. To find all rules currently on file with the State Board of Education and other Oregon Department of Education (ODE) rules, please visit our Oregon Administrative Rules by Division website.

On Boardbook, you will find the link to the State Board of Education meetings by date, which include an agenda for each meeting and “Extras” where you will find the meeting recording. All rulemaking documents, and the public comments associated with these rules, if any, are attached to the meeting agenda. To view all attachments, be sure to check the box to show attachments in the upper corner of the agenda page.

Public Hearing and Public Comment Instructions for all Proposed Permanent Rules

To learn more about the Oregon Department of Education’s rulemaking process, please visit our rulemaking homepage. We welcome your comments on the proposed rules. If you would like to submit public comment on the proposed rules, you are always welcome to submit your comments in writing to the ODE Rules Coordinator. ODE also holds monthly public hearings on proposed rules that allow members of the public to provide verbal testimony. All public hearings are hosted on Zoom. If you wish to attend and require an interpreter or an ADA-related accommodation, please notify the Rules Coordinator at least 5 business days prior to the hearing. We will do our best to accommodate your request. You may join the public hearing on zoom by clicking here. To join by phone, dial (Toll Free): 1 669-254-5252; Meeting ID: 160 593 5586.

Please contact the ODE Rules Coordinator if you have questions about the hearing or the overall public comment process. Members of the public are also invited to participate in the State Board of Education’s public comment process. Information on board meetings and providing public comment there can be found on the State Board of Education meetings page.

Below, you will find proposed rules organized by the public hearing date, the public comment period, the relevant State Board of Education meeting dates, the rule draft, a fiscal impact statement, and the statement of need. Rules are organized by rule filing. Links to the proposed rule drafts often include multiple proposed rules within one topic.

 State Board of Education Proposed Rules

State Board of Education Public Hearing Information:

State Board of Education materials and all written public comments are posted to the State Board's online BoardBook approximately one week prior to each meeting. The public comment period for these rules is from April 22, 2025 – June 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM.  

The State Board of Education heard these administrative rule proposals as first reads on either April 10, 2025, or will hear them on May 15, 2025. These rules are scheduled for a vote at the June 12, 2025, State Board of Education meeting.  

You may join the public hearing on zoom by clicking here. For more information about accessing the meeting or providing written comment, please refer to our public hearing instructions here. ODE will hold a public hearing on the proposed rules on May 22, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm: 

Fiscal Impact Statement: There is no anticipated fiscal or economic impact to ODE, school districts, or other education agencies as a result of this rule revision. Rule language is being amended to accurately describe existing requirements (including the survey requirement in ORS 329.078).

Statement of Need: This rule revision seeks to remove outdated rule language and incorporate survey administration required by the Oregon State Legislature (ORS 329.078).

Fiscal Impact Statement: These rules will limit information school districts can request from students and will require modification of some districts’ enrollment forms and Student Information Systems. We foresee some costs for schools regarding changing student information systems and enrollment documents as well as some cost to ODE related to developing and providing technical assistance related to these changes. We foresee no cost for other state agencies or local governments. 

Statement of Need:

The Sanctuary Promise Act (HB 3265) was passed in 2021 to increase safety and protection measures for immigrant communities through increased support, as well as transparency and accountability regarding government interactions with federal immigration authorities.

Currently, districts are collecting information that has a chilling effect on families enrolling and sending students to schools. This amendment would limit what information is collected and included in a district’s directory information and student permanent record to comply with Oregon Sanctuary laws.

Additionally, ODE regulations defining when and what kind of student information an educational agency or institution can share with federal immigration authorities do not align with Oregon sanctuary laws. These updated rules limit the scope of what student information educational agencies and institutions can share publicly and clarify that educational agencies and institutions should not share a student’s immigration or citizenship status for the purpose of enforcement of federal immigration laws, unless required by a court order or a warrant authorized by a court. 

PROPOSED RULES REVISION NOTICE: PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS

Fiscal Impact Statement: No fiscal impact.

Statement of Need: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) seeks to adopt the Professional Standards for Educational Leadership (PSEL) to replace the adapted Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards currently reflected in Oregon Administrative Rule. The adoption of PSEL comes as part of a larger national understanding that strong education leadership plays a crucial role in improving student outcomes. Research consistently demonstrates that school leaders are second only to classroom teachers in their impact on student learning and achievement. By providing leadership that is focused on improving teaching practices, fostering a positive school culture, and ensuring equitable educational opportunities, principals and other school leaders can drive substantial improvements in student performance.

Fiscal Impact Statement: No fiscal impact.

Statement of Need: Senate Bill 285 (2023) requires biennial inflation adjustments to grant amounts in the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching (OSCIM) Program and the Technical Assistance Program (TAP). The bill also permits the inclusion of additional factors in the OSCIM Program’s Priority List and Funding Formula. In response, the Department conducted a thorough review in collaboration with the Office of School Facilities Advisory Group to revise these components and promote greater equity in grant distribution.

Fiscal Impact Statement: This will positively impact districts by increasing their access to OER in their free-use format.

Statement of Need: There is a phrase within the rule that has created unintended barriers for publishers of Open Educational Resources. To increase the amount of free, high-quality instructional materials that districts have access to, the removal of the phrase will allow ODE to waive specific third-party requirements for free materials. This change will match the language that is provided in Division 22 regarding Independent Adoptions, bringing the administrative rules into alignment with each other.

State Board of Education Public Hearing Information:

​State Board of Education materials and all written public comments are posted to the State Board's online BoardBook approximately one week prior to each meeting. The public comment period for these rules is from March 25, 2025 – May 15, 2025, at 9:00 AM.  

The State Board of Education heard these administrative rule proposals as first reads on either March 13, 2025, or April 10, 2025. These rules are scheduled for a vote at the May 15, 2025, State Board of Education meeting.  

ODE will hold a public hearing on the proposed rules on April 22, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm: 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Regional Educator Networks (RENs) receives more than $42.6 million in funds across the state. Reducing administrative burden with the Request for Application (RFA) process and streamlining reporting processes will reduce the administrative impact on Sponsoring Organizations and districts who receive services and supports for RENs. 

Statement of Need: The Regional Educator Network (REN) administrative rules were first adopted by the State Board of Education in 2019. Since first launching, there has been significant learning about how the statewide program has been implemented and the need to revise the REN administrative rules to ensure responsive processes and procedures to REN needs that include further clarifying roles and responsibilities required for effective implementation, allowable expenditures for grant funds, and processes for selection sponsoring organizations, REN reporting, REN plan approval, and member organization engagement. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The fiscal and economic impact allows full Student Investment Account (SIA) biennial allocation to be spent through the end of the biennium providing less barriers to funding access. 

Statement of Need: These rule updates are needed: 

  • To codify fund administration when charter closes (technical fix) 
  • To make SIA funds available for full biennium (technical fix)
  • To calculate allocation biennially 

Fiscal Impact Statement: This will create a minimal fiscal impact to school districts, as matching grant language is being removed as grant matching will not be available. Specifically, the 25% grant matching will no longer be offered. 

Statement of Need: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is proposing to change Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) language based on ODE feedback cycles during the jumpstart biennium (2023- 2025). Most of these rule changes are technical in nature to provide clarity for grant implementation and administration. These changes will ensure a smooth transition into the next biennium (2025-2027) of the grant implementation and administration. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: These rules are not expected to have a fiscal and economic impact. 

Statement of Need: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires each state to have a state-level complaint process in place for equitable service programs. A written policy has been in place since at least 2016. As per Oregon’s Department of Justice (DOJ), for the complaint process to be enforceable by the ODE, it must be a state rule. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has requested funding limitation in the early session bill from the legislature to address underpayments. 

Statement of Need: In March 2018 there was a change in federal law, which went unnoticed by all stakeholders until April 2022. This change impacted the State School Fund (SSF) and what is considered Local Revenue in the SSF Formula for school years 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20. The current rule allows for a 5-yr review, so SY 2017-18 review will expire on June 30, 2024. As a result we needed a temporary rule to expand the look back period to encompass the change in federal law from 2018 in order for ODE and school districts to assess the potential impact of the unaltered formula on the SSD in their respective districts between 2018-2021.  The Department is seeking a permanent rule with the same language except to add a sunset clause in order to ensure that a rule is in place to address this issue to completion. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Removal of OAR 581-023-0037 would no longer require districts to provide an additional attachment within the audit report that details district revenues and expenditures. This information is collected through data uploads that occur on an annual basis. This rule removes some labor for school districts. 

Statement of Need: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has identified that the audit summary is duplicative and can be retired without compromising the comprehensiveness of the data we currently collect. The audit statement of revenue and expenditure accounts by fund rule was established prior to ODE's ability to collect financial data digitally from districts. This is duplicative information to what districts already submit. The FTU can just as easily use traditional audited financial statements to verify submitted data: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance, and the Budget to Actual statements. 

State Board of Education Public Hearing Information:

​State Board of Education materials and all written public comments are posted to the State Board's online BoardBook approximately one week prior to each meeting. The public comment period for these rules is from February 18th, 2025 – April 10th, 2025, at 9:00 AM.  

The State Board of Education heard these administrative rule proposals as first reads on February 13, 2025. These rules are scheduled for a vote at the April 10, 2025, State Board of Education meeting.  

ODE will hold a public hearing on the proposed rules on March 18, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm: 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No fiscal impact is projected as a result of this change. 

Statement of Need: This is a technical fix to align certificate issuance rule with physical examination rules approved and adopted by the State Board of Education on October 17, 2024. 

 Rules Approved in the 2024-25 School Year

​School Bus Driver Certification


​REPEAL OF DIVISION 49 RULES

ODE rules Division 49 initially set the Standards for the Accreditation of Emergency Medical Technology Education and Training Programs. Here you will find links associated with the repeal of Division 49 rules: 

  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule repeal. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) does not anticipate there being a fiscal and economic impact.  Please inquire with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on how their rules on this same topic will affect the economy in the State of Oregon. 
  • Statement of Need: Previously, Division 49 rules were needed for standards for the accreditation of emergency medical technology education and training programs.  Legislation and rulemaking relating to the need for these rules have transferred to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). 

STUDENT RECORDS AND CONDITIONS FOR DISCLOSURE TEMPORARY RULE REVISIONS

Temporary rule revisions indicate that the temporary language to these rules will last for 180 days after the temporary language goes into effect. The temporary rule language went into effect on March 14, 2025, and will expire on September 9, 2025, unless the State Board of Education adopts the temporary language as permanent language before then. Here you will find links associated with the approval of this temporary rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language without the temporary rule language.
  • Statement of Need: OAR 581-021-0220 is amended to remove the following from the list of what may be included in directory information: a student’s address, telephone listing, electronic mail address, photograph, date and place of birth, weight and height of members of athletic teams, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended. Additionally, this amendment removes a student’s place of birth and social security number from the definition of a student’s permanent record. It also makes a minor change to clarify that online attendance in a school counts as attendance. OAR 581-021-0371 is amended to state that an educational agency or institution may not disclose certain student information (primarily, a student’s address, contact information, citizenship, and immigration status) to comply with a subpoena issued for the purpose of enforcement of federal immigration laws unless required by state or federal law, a court order, or a warrant authorized by a court. 
  • Justification of Temporary Filing:  The Sanctuary Promise Act (HB 3265) was passed in 2021 to increase safety and protection measures for immigrant communities through increased support, as well as transparency and accountability regarding government interactions with federal immigration authorities. Currently, districts are collecting information that has a chilling effect on families enrolling and sending students to schools. This amendment would limit what information is collected and included in a district’s directory information and student permanent record to comply with Oregon Sanctuary laws. Additionally, ODE regulations defining when and what kind of student information an educational agency or institution can share with federal immigration authorities do not align with Oregon sanctuary laws. These updated rules limit the scope of what student information educational agencies and institutions can share publicly and clarify that educational agencies and institutions should not share a student’s immigration or citizenship status for the purpose of enforcement of federal immigration laws, unless required by a court order or a warrant authorized by a court. 


​HOUSE BILL 2275 (2023) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: ACCELERATED COLLEGE CREDIT GRANTS 

In this ruleset, four new rules were adopted, with six rules being repealed. Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Repealed Rule Copies: Here you will find a copy of the repealed language.​
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: These grant rules do not create additional costs for districts or communities. The grant programs have the potential to ease the cost burdens of districts and post-secondary institutions offering accelerated college credit programs, and students participating in these programs. 
  • Statement of Need: HB 2275 (2023) revised ORS 340, which governs accelerated college credit, sometimes called accelerated learning, in Oregon. ORS 340 establishes three grants: Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program, Accelerated College Credit Planning Partnership Grant Program, and Accelerated College Credit Partnership Enhancement Grant Program. The change made to ORS 340 by HB 2275 gives ODE the legislative authority to offer these grants in the absence of a budget note related to the Accelerated Learning budget line. These grants help build the capacity of districts, educational service districts, and post-secondary institutions to offer college credit in high school.  Equitable access to these opportunities is a key metric for many ODE programs, including CTE/Perkins and High School Success. Only the Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program has been offered, once during the 2019-2021 biennium. In order to implement section 11 of HB 2275, ODE needs to create or revise rules for all three of the grant programs. 

INTENSIVE PROGRAM RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval​. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Participating districts will receive additional funding to support coordination and collaboration. The  rules stipulate that participating districts will receive additional funding only if there are available program funds, so there will be no additional cost to the public if the proposed change is adopted. 
  • Statement of Need: Over several years of implementing the Intensive Program, ODE staff have received feedback about it from invited districts, participating districts, contracted stewards working directly with participating districts, and ODE's Office of Indian Education. 

FUNDING FOR YOUTH CORRECTIONS AND JUVENILE DETENTION RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Fiscal impact of 581-015-2940 may be caused by insufficient funds to provide for the programs.  Funding gaps can be addressed through requests for additional funding from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account or the Legislative Emergency Board. Program funding needs will be assessed annually to determine if a fiscal impact exists. 
  • Statement of Need: SB 1552 (2024) creates the juvenile justice education fund, target level funding, a legislative report each biennium, and an appeal process which will be added to 581-015-2940.  581-015-2585 was reviewed and found to be out of date with reference to rules and missing key language from legislation passed multiple years ago. 

EARLY LITEARCY TRIBAL GRANTS RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval.​
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Fiscal impact of 581-015-2940 may be caused by insufficient funds to provide for the programs.  Funding gaps can be addressed through requests for additional funding from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account or the Legislative Emergency Board. Program funding needs will be assessed annually to determine if a fiscal impact exists. 
  • Statement of Need: SB 1552 (2024) creates the juvenile justice education fund, target level funding, a legislative report each biennium, and an appeal process which will be added to 581-015-2940.  581-015-2585 was reviewed and found to be out of date with reference to rules and missing key language from legislation passed multiple years ago. 


​TECHNICAL FIX: TRANSFER OF STUDENT EDUCATIONAL RECORDS RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval​. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: There is no anticipated fiscal impact from this rule making. Currently districts are required to share paper copies, so this will allow them to avoid the costs of sending paper copies unless they are specifically requested. 
  • Statement of Need: The passage of House Bill (HB) 4124 (2022) required the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to review challenges and develop solutions to the transfer of student education records. A committee of interested partners was assembled as required by the bill. The 4124 Committee examined in detail the complexities surrounding the transfer of student records in the state, highlighting significant issues including delays in both receiving and in sending student records, as well as challenges with storage and distribution of both electronic and paper student records. These rule fixes are designed to address one of the identified challenges. Clarifies educational agencies transferal of student records in a digital format. Also allows districts to remain with current paper processes if that is their process. 

HOUSE BILL 4137 (2024) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS AND THE OREGON DIPLOMA RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rule as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: OAR 581-022-2000. 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval​. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: This rulemaking has no anticipated fiscal impact on the Oregon Department of Education or school districts. 
  • Statement of Need: The International Baccalaureate Programs described in HB 4137 include the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme, and provide high-quality, well-rounded education to students in grades 11-12.  These programs focus on a holistic curriculum of deep and complex learning provided over two years, and can be articulated for credit at most colleges and universities. IB requirements are taken over two years, in grades 11-12, and divided into broad, holistic categories, while the Oregon Diploma requirements are spaced over four years with clear subject delineations. Classes from IB can be difficult to map onto Oregon Diploma requirements.  Including opportunities for students to meet both IB Program and Oregon Diploma requirements can be challenging for schools to accommodate in their Master Schedule. HB 4137 directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules by which a student who has satisfied the requirements of either the IB Diploma Programme or the IB Career-related Programme will also be considered to have satisfied the requirements for an Oregon Diploma. 

SENATE BILL 283 (2023) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: EDUCATION WORKFORCE SURVEY ADMINISTRATION NEW RULES 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved New Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: The survey required by SB 283 is unfunded; ODE is unable to contract with an outside entity to develop, conduct, and report on the survey. ODE and district staff will absorb the responsibilities; therefore, the rules attempt to minimize the administrative and fiscal requirements for schools and districts. Rules require minimal resource allocation (time, staffing, financial resources) for the administration of the required survey within school and district buildings. 
  • Statement of Need: SB 283 Section 4 directs ODE to annually administer a survey of the education workforce, and for the State Board to adopt standards for the survey in consultation with the Educator Advancement Council. 


​TECHNICAL FIX: FUND ADMINISTRATION FOR STUDENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT, HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS, AND EARLY LITEARCY RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

HOUSE BILL 4084 (2024) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: PILOT GRANT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF FOSTER CARE STUDENTS NEW RULES 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • ​Approved New Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: The selected schools have been awarded $150,000 and have been able to determine how to use the funding to achieve the purposes established in legislation. The rules allow districts to use up to 5% for grant administration. 
  • Statement of Need: The timeline established by HB 4084 required that participating districts receive grant funds by July 1, 2024, which constituted an immediate need for temporary rules to be passed. These rules were intended to aid the selected schools in their implementation of the Pilot Program. Because this program will be sunsetting in June of 2025, these rules need to be permanent so the selected schools may continue to be guided by them in their implementation of this program. 

SENATE BILL 1532 (2024) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STUDENT SUCCESS PLAN GRANT PROGRAM NEW RULES 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved New Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: These rules allow for the expenditure of Grants in Aid funding allocated to the agency for this purpose. The grant program funds will be allocated to eligible entities through the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within ODE. The rule will provide Early Learning Hubs, providers of early learning services, school districts, Educational Service Districts, post-secondary institutions of education, Tribal governments, Community Based Organizations or a consortium of these entities, the opportunity to apply for funding for programming that achieves the objectives of the  identify best and promising practices for accomplishing the statutory objectives of the Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Plan (I/R SSP). Through the implementation of the Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Plan grant program, best and promising practices will be identified for the purpose of scaling across local education agencies throughout the state to improve Oregon educational systems to better serve Immigrant/Refugee youth. 
  • Statement of Need: The purpose of coming before the Oregon Department of Education State Board of Education is to share proposed permanent rules for the Immigrant and Refugee Student Success Plan that is to be established under Senate Bill 1532 (2024). Areas that are addressed in these permanent rules are: the temporary OARs for Definitions; Establishment; Eligibility; Criteria; Funding; Reporting. During the 2024 legislative session, the Oregon Department of Education was provided $4M is GIA per biennium, with $2M in funding provided for the last year of the 23-25 biennium through Senate Bill 1532. This funding will establish a grant program which supports the implementation of the Immigrant and Refugee Student Success Plan strategies. The requested adoption of permanent rule sets will allow for the grant program's establishment and implementation. This permanent rule language is rooted in three community engagement sessions and internal ODE review. OEDI is seeking the adoption of permanent rules. This is the first time that this rule set is being presented for permanent rule adoption. Temporary rules were effective on June 14, 2024, and expire on December 10, 2024. 


​TECHNICAL FIX: CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATORS RULES REVISION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language prior to the rule approval. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Districts are already required to adhere to state and federal nondiscrimination law. Additional staff time may be required for districts and charter schools to meet training requirements; ODE will be offering free annual trainings to meet requirements. Community engagement: districts and charter schools are concerned about capacity and lack of funding. 
  • Statement of Need: These rules require districts to designate one or more Civil Rights Coordinators to oversee compliance with state and federal nondiscrimination laws. Discrimination means different treatment on the basis of a protected class identity (same meaning as ORS 659.850).  Districts are already required to follow state and federal nondiscrimination laws. These include: 
    • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Race, Color, National Origin  
    • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 - Sex, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation 
    • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  - Disability 
    • ORS 659.850 - Age, Color, Disability, Gender Identity, Marital Status, National Origin, Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation 
    • ​The Civil Rights Coordinator(s) shall monitor, coordinate, and oversee compliance with these laws and oversee complaints investigations and resolutions as well coordinate prevention of civil rights violations. 

HB 2767 (2023) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: STANDARDS FOR APPROVED RECOVERY SCHOOLS – NEW RULES 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

TECHNICAL FIX: SENATE BILL 3 (2023) BILL IMPLEMENTATION 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rule language on OAR 581-022-2010 prior to the rule approval. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Potential impacts to staffing levels (FTE) depending on who is identified to teach the courses. Additional professional learning and training may be necessary to prepare educators for the courses. Instructional materials may require a cost to districts. If CTE educators are required to offer Personal Financial Education in lieu of offering a full Program of Study, this could impact funding for CTE. 
  • Statement of Need: These technical fixes are needed in order to implement SB 3 (2023).  The temporary rule speaks to financial education and career pathway requirements in order to graduate high school in the state of Oregon.  In addition, the modified diploma rule has a mathematical incorrection in the number of credits needed to graduate high school with a modified diploma.  This is now being fixed. 
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION RULES REVISION 
Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: NEW AND REPEALED RULES 

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Adopted Rules as now filed on the Secretary of State’s OAR Dashboard: 
  • Prior Rule Language: Here you will find a copy of the rules now repealed. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: The proposed rules would not increase or decrease the circumstances under which the Oregon Department of Education accepts complaints or appeals. The proposed rules would allow the department to investigate possible violations of educational standards codified in OAR Chapter 581, Division 022 (Division 22 standards), on its own initiative, without receiving a complaint or appeal. However, the proposed rules also would streamline complaint and appeals procedures, reducing the amount of resources that the department needs to expend on each investigation. Taken together, the proposals should not increase the department’s fiscal responsibilities. The proposed rules do not change any education standard or other law requiring compliance by K-12 public education entities. The proposed rules also do not increase the department’s remedial powers. Under the proposed rules, the department only would be able to order K-12 public education entities to review or rewrite policies, review or redesign processes or procedures, participate in specified training, receive technical assistance from the department, or develop a corrective action plan to come into compliance with a Division 22 standard. The proposals would not increase K-12 public education entities’ fiscal responsibilities. 
  • Statement of Need: Currently, the Oregon Department of Education takes on appeal complaints alleging discrimination, restraint, seclusion, retaliation, and violations of educational standards codified in OAR Chapter 581, Division 022 (Division 022 standards). The department has identified several areas where its current appeals procedures (set forth in OAR 581-002-0001 to 581-002-0023) need to improve, including that (1) the procedures are not as timely or efficient as they need to be; and (2) complaints alleging violations of Division 022 standards require different investigatory procedures and remedies than other types of complaints. With those considerations in mind, the proposed rules would enact two major changes. First, the proposed rules would require the department to immediately issue a final order after concluding an investigation as opposed to allowing the parties an opportunity to settle the matter before the department orders corrective action. Importantly, the parties would still be able to settle the matter at any time before the department concludes its investigation. Second, the proposed rules create a different process for complaints alleging violations of Division 022 standards than for appeals of complaints alleging discrimination, restraint, seclusion, or retaliation. Even though many elements of the existing procedures would remain the same as those set forth in current OAR 581-002-0001 to 581-002-0023, the clearest way to write these proposals – given the number of changes that need to be made – is to repeal the existing rules and write new rules. Also, the clearest way to codify the proposed rules is to create a new division within OAR Chapter 581 that is specific to complaint and appeals processes: OAR Chapter 581, Division 075. 

SENATE BILLS 283 (2023), 5506 (2023), 5701 (2024) BILL IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF STIPEND GRANT PROGRAM NEW RULE

Here you will find links associated with the approval of this rule set: 

  • Approved New Rule: OAR 581-017-1000. 
  • Fiscal Impact Statement: Our aim has been to keep the requirements to districts extremely simple so that we encourage the maximum number of districts to participate in obtaining these funds and distributing them to their educators.   We anticipate distributing funds to all 197 districts and 19 ESDs in Oregon.  We anticipate distributing all $8.9M allocated to these grants from the Emergency Fund equally among applicant districts’ qualified educators. 
  • Statement of Need: In order to implement the intent of SB 5506, rules need to be created to frame these stipends these rules are primarily technical as the legislative intent is simple and has been made clear to us for these one-time funds ODE’s/EAC’s role in this is to facilitate the logistical work of getting the stipends out to educators.