Oregon Statutes 341.021 – Provision of service outside districts
(1) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development shall invite existing community college districts to submit proposals for the provision of service to an area that has officially indicated its interest in receiving service.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 341.021
- community college: means a public institution operated by a community college district for the purposes of providing courses of study limited to not more than two years' full-time attendance and designed to meet the needs of a geographical area by providing educational services, including but not limited to career and technical education programs or lower division collegiate programs. See Oregon Statutes 341.005
- Community college district: includes a community college service district. See Oregon Statutes 341.005
- district: means a district formed under this chapter to operate one or more community colleges or to secure educational services available at a community college. See Oregon Statutes 341.005
- Full-time equivalent student: means a student or combination of several students who carries or carry among them, within a single academic year, a minimum number of clock hours of instruction, in any program, to be specified by rule by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. See Oregon Statutes 341.005
(2) The responsibilities of the host community college district shall include:
(a) Preparing a written agreement for services to be provided to nondistrict areas using a format specified by the office; and
(b) Acting as the fiscal agent for agreements including establishing tuition and fees for services offered under terms of an agreement.
(3) Agreements between the community college district and nondistrict entities as listed in ORS § 341.315 shall include an annual budget setting forth both revenue and expenditures. The budget shall be based upon the following conditions:
(a) Subject to ORS § 341.022, eligible full-time equivalent student enrollment produced under the agreement may be claimed for state reimbursement purposes by the community college district. Such reimbursement shall come from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS § 341.620 and shall be distributed as directed in ORS § 341.626 and the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(b) A share of the budget shall be provided by those individuals or agencies receiving service under this agreement as specified by rule of the commission adopted under ORS § 341.024 (3).
(4) Agreements developed under this section shall be wholly supported by Community College Support Fund reimbursement, nondistrict student tuition and nondistrict resources. [1987 c.191 § 3; 1991 c.757 § 4; 1995 c.67 § 4; 2013 c.747 § 46; 2015 c.366 § 14]