Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 350 § 350.335 — Definitions for ORS 350.335 to 350.346

Definitions for ORS 350.335 to 350.346. As used in ORS 350.335 to 350.346: (1) “Certified advocate” and “qualified victim services program” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 40.264. (2) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in ORS 350.330. (3) “Reporting party” means a student or employee at an institution of higher education who reports having experienced an incident of sexual misconduct to the institution. (4) “Sexual misconduct” means an incident of sexual harassment, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, stalking, harassment or violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, or other gender-based harassment or violence. (5) “Student” means an individual who: (a) Is enrolled in a credit-bearing program at an institution of higher education, whether part-time or full-time; or (b) Who has taken a leave of absence within the past two academic years or withdrawn from the institution of higher education after reporting an incident of sexual misconduct to the Title IX coordinator at the institution. (6) “Trauma-informed response” means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impacts of sexual assault and related trauma and knowledge of how to conduct an effective investigation. [2023 c.550 §1; 2024 c.46 §1]