Oregon Statutes 350.200 – Prohibition on requiring prospective students to disclose prior criminal convictions when applying; exceptions; appeal
(1)(a) Except as otherwise required by law, a public or private post-secondary institution of education may not require a prospective student to disclose whether the prospective student has a criminal conviction before the institution makes a final decision on whether to admit the prospective student.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 350.200
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(b) Any materials or websites that are created by a public or private post-secondary institution of higher education and that are routinely used by prospective students when deciding whether to apply for admission to a particular course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at the institution must include a notification to prospective students if the institution has determined that the particular course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway is likely to lead to professional licensure requirements that may exclude individuals with criminal convictions.
(2)(a) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at a public or private post-secondary institution of education where:
(A) Applicants are required to apply for admission directly to the course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway; and
(B) As determined by the institution, individuals with criminal backgrounds are likely to encounter barriers to licensure or practicum placements.
(b) If a course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at a public or private post-secondary institution of education described in paragraph (a) of this subsection elects to deny admission to an applicant based on the applicant’s prior criminal conviction, the institution shall notify the applicant, who may appeal the decision under a formal process established by the institution. [2021 c.341 § 1]