Chapter 172 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 113

Relating to accreditation of post-secondary schools; amending ORS 348.597.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 348.597 is amended to read:

          348.597. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 348.594 to 348.615 apply to all schools that operate in this state.

          (2) ORS 348.594 to 348.615 do not apply to:

          [(1)] (a) An Oregon community college;

          [(2)] (b) A state institution of higher education within the Oregon University System;

          [(3)] (c) The Oregon Health and Science University;

          [(4) A school that has conferred degrees under the same control for five years in Oregon from at least one operationally separate unit accredited as a separate institution by a regional accrediting association or its national successor;]

(d) A school, or a separately accredited campus of a school, if the school:

          (A) Is a nonprofit school that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

          (B) Conferred degrees in this state under the same control for at least five consecutive years; and

          (C) Is accredited by a regional accrediting association or its national successor;

          [(5)] (e) A school that, on the date preceding July 15, 2005, was a school described in ORS 348.594 (2)(d); or

          [(6)] (f) A school that is exempt from ORS 348.594 to 348.615 under ORS 348.604.

Approved by the Governor May 26, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 26, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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