Oregon Statutes 341.569 – When election on change required
(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit the question of a proposed boundary change to a vote if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 341.569
- 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
(a) The commission enters the order to revise the boundaries of a community college district;
(b) A remonstrance is filed with the commission within 20 days after the date on which the commission enters the order;
(c) The remonstrance is signed by at least five percent of the electors or at least 500 of the electors, whichever is less, in:
(A) An area to be included in the district or excluded from the district by the proposed boundary change; or
(B) The existing community college district;
(d) The area to be included in the district is not surrounded by the territory of a single community college district; and
(e) The Legislative Assembly appropriates to the commission moneys to conduct the election.
(2) When necessary under subsection (1) of this section, the question shall be submitted to the electors of each area or district that files a remonstrance meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) If the proposed boundary change is defeated, the same or a substantially similar change may not be considered until at least 12 months have elapsed from the date of the election at which the change was defeated. If the vote is favorable in the area or district from which a remonstrance was filed, the commission shall declare the change effective on the date determined under ORS § 341.565. [1971 c.513 § 84; 1983 c.350 § 210; 1983 c.740 § 107; 2003 c.574 § 4; 2013 c.747 § 66; 2021 c.53 § 2]
[1959 c.641 § 25; 1961 c.602 § 6; 1965 c.100 § 332; renumbered 341.435]