Statute Text
Definitions for chapter.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) Academic
content standards means expectations of student knowledge and skills adopted
by the State Board of Education under ORS 329.045.
(2) Administrator
includes all persons whose duties require an administrative license.
(3) Board or state
board means the State Board of Education.
(4) Community
learning center means a school-based or school-linked program providing
informal meeting places and coordination for community activities, adult
education, child care, information and referral and other services as described
in ORS 329.157. Community learning center includes, but is not limited to, a
community school program as defined in ORS 336.505, family resource centers as
described in ORS 417.725, full service schools, lighted schools and 21st
century community learning centers.
(5) Department
means the Department of Education.
(6) Higher
education and career path skills means instruction that provides guidance on:
(a) Applying for
jobs, including preparing a resume or filling out a job application and
developing job interview skills;
(b) Applying for
admission to a post-secondary institution of education, including applying for
financial aid and scholarships;
(c) Applying for
post-secondary learning and job training opportunities and programs that do not
require a four-year degree, including apprenticeships and how to meet the
prerequisites for those opportunities and programs;
(d) Developing
career-related skills, including improving employability skills, taking
advantage of community-based experiential learning and gaining knowledge of
career opportunities; and
(e) Seeking
assistance, including accessing community resources and acting as a
self-advocate for mental, physical and financial well-being.
(7) History,
geography, economics and civics includes, but is not limited to, Oregon
Studies.
(8) Language
arts includes reading, writing and other communications in any language,
including English.
(9) Oregon
Studies means history, geography, economics and civics specific to the State
of Oregon. Oregon Studies instruction in Oregon government shall include
municipal, county, tribal and state government, as well as the electoral and
legislative processes.
(10) Parents
means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter.
(11) Personal
financial education means instruction that provides guidance on:
(a) Credit
scores, including how to build credit, the costs and benefits of borrowing
money on credit and the long-term impacts of high or low credit scores;
(b) Investments,
asset building and debt, including how to open a bank account, different types
of bank accounts, compound interest, the total cost of loan repayment,
comparing investment options and types of investments and understanding
different types of retirement accounts;
(c) Strategies
for creating a budget, tracking and modifying spending patterns and
understanding insurance products, including exploring common costs associated
with rentals and home ownership;
(d) Taxes,
including accessing tax credits, understanding tax cycles, being familiar with
state and federal tax forms and being familiar with federal, state, regional
and local taxes; and
(e) Building
financial well-being, including evaluating the impact of behavioral economics
and the psychology of money, explaining trends in financial health and
evaluating consumer skills, including fraud and identity theft prevention.
(12) Public
charter school has the meaning given that term in ORS 338.005.
(13) School
district means a school district as defined in ORS 332.002, a state-operated
school or any legally constituted combination of such entities.
(14) Teacher
means any licensed employee of a school district who has direct responsibility
for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of
students and who is compensated for such services from public funds. Teacher
does not include a school nurse, as defined in ORS 342.455, or a person whose
duties require an administrative license.
(15) The arts
includes, but is not limited to, literary arts, performing arts and visual
arts.
(16) World
languages includes sign language, heritage languages and languages other than
a students primary language.
(17) 21st
Century Schools Council means a council established pursuant to ORS 329.704. [1995
c.660 §2; 1999 c.1023 §4; 1999 c.1029 §1; 2001 c.759 §1; 2003 c.303 §2; 2007
c.858 §1; 2013 c.15 §1; 2021 c.178 §2; 2023 c.564 §3]
Note:
The amendments to 329.007 by
section 6, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative September 30, 2026.
See section 7, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, as amended by section 2, chapter
588, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after September 30,
2026, including amendments by section 3, chapter 178, Oregon Laws 2021, and
section 4, ch