(1) Each year, on a date prescribed by the Office of Degree Authorization, a school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 or a school that, on the date preceding July 15, 2005, was a school described in ORS 348.594 (2)(d), shall submit to the office a statement that reads: “(Name of School) hereby certifies that the school remains in compliance with all conditions for a religious exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615.”
(2) A school that obtains an exemption under ORS 348.604 or a school that, on the date preceding July 15, 2005, was a school described in ORS 348.594 (2)(d) remains exempt unless the office suspends or revokes the exemption.
(3) The office may suspend or revoke an exemption if:
(a) After the notice and opportunity to cure provided in subsection (4) of this section, a school fails to provide the statement required by subsection (1) of this section;
(b) The office has received a complaint from a student or former student of the school that the school is failing to comply with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604, the office determines that the complaint is valid, the school has been provided with notice and opportunity to cure as required by subsection (4) of this section and the school fails to comply with the condition listed in the notice; or
(c) After the notice and opportunity to cure provided in subsection (4) of this section, a school is in violation of ORS 348.605.
(4) The Oregon Student Assistance Commission, through the office, shall provide notice of and 90 days to cure a school’s:
(a) Failure to provide the statement required by subsection (1) of this section;
(b) Failure to maintain compliance with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604 if the office has received a complaint from a student or former student of the school that the school is failing to comply with a condition for exemption under ORS 348.604 and the office has determined the complaint is valid; or
(c) Violation of ORS 348.605.
(5) A school may appeal the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption to the commission.
(6) A school may appeal to the commission the office’s decision that a faculty member does not possess sufficient compensatory qualifications to substitute for an academic degree in the field in which the faculty member teaches.
(7) The commission shall conduct an appeal under this section as a contested case under ORS chapter 183.
(8)(a) If a school appeals the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption and the commission upholds the denial, suspension or revocation, the commission shall provide the school 90 days to cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation. If the school does not cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation within 90 days after the commission upholds the denial, suspension or revocation, then the denial, suspension or revocation becomes effective 90 days after the issuance of the decision on the appeal by the commission.
(b) If a school does not appeal the denial, suspension or revocation of an exemption to the commission and the school does not cure the grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation within the period of time to appeal the decision to the commission, then the denial, suspension or revocation becomes effective upon the expiration of the period of time to appeal. [2005 c.546 §5]
Note: See note under 348.597.
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