Statute Text
General powers; rules.
The board of education of a community college district shall be responsible for
the general supervision and control of any and all community colleges operated
by the district. Consistent with any applicable rules of the Higher Education
Coordinating Commission, the board of education of a community college district
may:
(1) Subject to
ORS chapters 238 and 238A, employ administrative officers, professional
personnel and other employees, define their duties, terms and conditions of
employment and prescribe compensation therefor, pursuant to ORS 243.650 to
243.809.
(2) Enact rules
for the government of the community college, including professional personnel
and other employees and students of the community college.
(3) Prescribe the
educational program.
(4) Control use
of and access to the grounds, buildings, books, equipment and other property of
the district.
(5) Acquire,
receive, hold, control, convey, sell, manage, operate, lease, lease-purchase,
lend, invest, improve and develop any and all property of whatever nature given
to or appropriated for the use, support or benefit of any activity under the
control of the board, according to the terms and conditions of the gift or
appropriation.
(6) Purchase real
property upon a contractual basis when the period of time allowed for payment
under the contract does not exceed 30 years.
(7) Fix standards
of admission to the community college, prescribe and collect tuition for
admission to the community college, including fixing different tuition rates
for students who reside in the district, students who do not reside in the
district but are residents of the state and students who do not reside in the
state.
(8) Prescribe and
collect fees and expend funds so raised for special programs and services for
the students and for programs for the cultural and physical development of the
students.
(9) Provide and
disseminate to the public information relating to the program, operation and
finances of the community college.
(10) Establish or
contract for advisory and consultant services.
(11) Take, hold
and dispose of mortgages on real and personal property acquired by way of gift
or arising out of transactions entered into in accordance with the powers,
duties and authority of the board and institute, maintain and participate in
suits and actions and other judicial proceedings in the name of the district
for the foreclosure of the mortgages.
(12) Maintain
programs, services and facilities, and, in connection therewith, cooperate and
enter into agreements with any person or public or private agency.
(13) Provide
student services including health, guidance, counseling and placement services,
and contract therefor.
(14) Join
appropriate associations and pay any required dues therefor from resources of
the district.
(15) Apply for
federal funds and accept and enter into any contracts or agreements for the
receipt of the funds from the federal government or its agencies for
educational purposes.
(16) Exercise any
other power, duty or responsibility necessary to carry out the functions under
this section or required by law.
(17) Prescribe
rules for the use and access to public records of the district that are
consistent with ORS 192.314, and education records of students under applicable
state and federal law and rules of the commission. Whenever a student has
attained 18 years of age or is attending an institution of post-secondary
education, the permission or consent required of and the rights accorded to a
parent of the student regarding education records shall thereafter be required
of and accorded to only the student. However, faculty records relating to
matters such as conduct, personal and academic evaluations, disciplinary
actions, if any, and other personal matters shall not be made available to
public inspection for any purpose except with the consent of the person who is
the subject of the record or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(18) Enter into
contracts for the receipt of cash or property, or both, and establish
charitable gift annuities pursuant to ORS 731.038; and, commit, appropriate,
authorize and budget for the payment of or other disposition of general funds
to pay, in whole or in part, sums due under an agreement for a charitable gift
annuity, and to provide the necessary funding for reserves or other trust funds
pursuant to ORS 731.038.
(19) Encourage
gifts to the district by faithfully devoting the proceeds of the gifts to the
district purposes for which intended.
(20) Build,
furnish, equip, repair, lease, purchase and raze facilities; and locate, buy
and acquire lands for all district purposes. Financing may be by any prudent
method including but not limited to loans, contract purchase or lease. Leases
authorized by this section include lease-purchase agreements under which the
district may acquire ownership of the leased property at a nominal pri