Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 336 § 336.680 — Requirement

Requirement to provide appropriate education to students enrolled in approved recovery school; payment for education; school standards; rules; reports. (1) As used in this section, “approved recovery school” means a school that is under an agreement with the Department of Education to provide students enrolled in the school with a holistic approach to: (a) Educational services for grades 9 through 12; and (b) Health care services related to recovery from substance use disorders. (2) The department shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education for students enrolled in an approved recovery school. For the purpose of paying the costs of providing education to students enrolled in an approved recovery school, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the following: (a) Payments from amounts available from the State School Fund under ORS 327.029. (b) Payments from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account, as provided by rule adopted by the State Board of Education in collaboration with the advisory committee convened under ORS 336.685. The rules adopted as provided by this paragraph may include a minimum amount, a maximum amount or both for approved recovery schools. (3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may contract with a school district, an education service district or a public charter school to provide or cause to be provided appropriate education to students enrolled in an approved recovery school. Unless otherwise specified, any educational services provided under a contract entered into under this subsection shall be paid as described in this section and not by any other state moneys distributed based on average daily membership that are available to the school district, education service district or public charter school for the purpose of providing educational services. (4) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule the standards for a recovery school to become and operate as an approved recovery school. The standards must provide that: (a) The recovery school must align, to the extent identified by the board, with standards for accreditation established by a nonprofit accrediting organization composed of representatives of recovery schools and individuals who support the growth of recovery schools. The standards must include requirements that: (A) The recovery school, in compliance with timelines established by the department, be accredited by a nonprofit accrediting organization that establishes standards for recovery schools. Nothing in this subparagraph requires the recovery school to be accredited at the time the superintendent first enters into a contract with the recovery school. (B) Student enrollment in the recovery school is voluntary. No school district or state or local agency may compel or otherwise require a student to enroll in a recovery school. Students enrolled in an approved recovery school may not be counted in determining the number of pupils in average daily membership for purposes of ORS 334.175 (5). (C) All students who reside in this state and who meet the eligibility criteria established under subsection (8) of this section may enroll in an approved recovery school if space is available. If space is not available, the approved recovery school may prioritize for enrollment student groups identified in ORS 327.164 (11). (D) The school district, education service district or public charter school with which the department has entered into a contract for a recovery school must agree to award high school diplomas, modified diplomas, extended diplomas and alternative certificates as provided by ORS 329.451 and 339.877. An entity that awards high school diplomas as provided by this subparagraph: (i) May not impose requirements for a high school diploma that are in addition to the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education; and (ii) Must accept any credits previously earned by students in another school or educational program in this state and apply those credits toward the requirements prescribed by ORS 329.451 (2)(a) or by rule of the State Board of Education. (E) Except as provided by subparagraphs (F) and (G) of this paragraph, the recovery school must satisfy the same laws that apply to public charter schools under ORS 338.115. (F) All administrators and teachers at the recovery school must be licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. (G) An approved recovery school is not required to comply with the enrollment requirements prescribed by ORS 338.115 (1)(bb) or (5). (H) An approved recovery school must comply with the requirements of the uniform budget and accounting system adopted by rule of the State Board of Education under ORS 327.511. (b) Recovery schools will be approved, to the greatest extent practicable, in a manner that: (A) Represents a geographic distribution across this state; and (B) Takes into c