Oregon Statutes - Chapter 340 - Expanded Options Program

• 340.005   Definitions.
  For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Accelerated college credit program” has the meaning given that term by rules adopted by the State Board of Education....
• 340.010   Purposes.
  The Legislative Assembly declares that the purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Create a seamless education system for students enrolled in grades 11 and...
• 340.015   Notification to students and parents or guardians; rules.
  (1) Prior to February 15 of each year, each school district shall notify all high school students and the students’ parents or guardians of the...
• 340.020   High school students who have dropped out; identification; information.
  (1) It shall be a priority for school districts to provide information about the Expanded Options Program to high school students who have dropped out...
• 340.025   Notification by student to school district; review of graduation requirements; educational learning plan.
  (1) Prior to May 15 of each year, a student who is interested in participating in the Expanded Options Program shall notify the student’s resident...
• 340.030   Application; acceptance; appeal; duplicate courses; academic progress.
  (1) An eligible student may apply to an eligible post-secondary institution to enroll in eligible post-secondary courses offered by the eligible post-secondary institution. (2) If...
• 340.035   Enrollment in eligible post-secondary courses.
  An eligible post-secondary institution may enroll an eligible student participating in the Expanded Options Program only in eligible post-secondary courses under the program. [2005 c.674
• 340.037   Limitations on enrollment in post-secondary courses.
  (1) An eligible student who enrolls in the Expanded Options Program may not enroll in eligible post-secondary courses under ORS 340.030 for more than the...
• 340.040   Credits for post-secondary courses; notification; appeal.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall establish a procedure for a school district to award credits to eligible students for eligible post-secondary courses completed...
• 340.045   Calculation of State School Fund grant; payment of instructional costs; appeal.
  (1) An eligible student enrolled in an eligible post-secondary course at an eligible post-secondary institution pursuant to ORS 340.030 shall continue to be considered a...
• 340.050   Students not eligible for financial aid; reimbursement for educational expenses.
  (1) An eligible student enrolled in an eligible post-secondary course pursuant to this chapter is not eligible for any state student financial aid under ORS...
• 340.055   Charging student for instructional costs prohibited.
  An eligible post-secondary institution that receives payment for an eligible student under ORS 340.045 may not charge that student for tuition, fees and other required...
• 340.060   Textbooks, fees, equipment and materials property of school district.
  All textbooks, fees, equipment and materials provided to an eligible student and paid for under ORS 340.045 are the property of the resident school district...
• 340.065   Transportation; costs.
  (1) A resident school district may provide transportation services to eligible students who attend eligible post-secondary institutions within any education service district boundaries of which...
• 340.070   Special education and related services; contract.
  (1) The resident school district of an eligible student participating in the Expanded Options Program shall be responsible for providing any required special education and...
• 340.073   Public charter school participation; costs.
  (1) A public charter school may elect to participate in the Expanded Options Program by amending its charter under ORS 338.065. (2) Actual instructional costs...
• 340.075   Applicability of chapter to additional courses.
  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any post-secondary courses in which a student is enrolled in addition to being enrolled full-time in...
• 340.080   Limitation on credit hours awarded to students; rules.
  (1) For a high school with an enrollment of 1,000 students, each school year no more than 330 quarter credit hours may be awarded to...
• 340.083   Waiver of program requirements; duration.
  (1) A school district may request a waiver from the Department of Education of the requirements of this chapter. The department shall grant the waiver...
• 340.085   Report to legislative committees and joint boards.
  The Department of Education shall annually report on the Expanded Options Program to the Joint Boards of Education and the House and Senate committees relating...
• 340.090   Alternative programs.
  (1) Notwithstanding this chapter, any program, agreement or plan in effect on January 1, 2006, that provides access for public high school students to a...

Last modified: August 7, 2008