Bill Text: OR SB102 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to education fees; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-03 - Effective date, July 1, 2013. [SB102 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-SB102-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 102
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
M.D., for Oregon Student Access Commission)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to education fees; amending ORS 348.606 and 348.607; and
declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 348.606 is amended to read:
348.606. (1) A school may not confer or offer to confer any
academic degree upon a person, or provide services purporting to
lead to a degree in whole or in part, without first obtaining
approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The
commission shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for the
approval of schools.
(2)(a) The commission, by rule, may impose { - a fee - }
{ + fees + } on any school applying for approval to confer or
offer to confer a degree upon a person or to provide academic
credit applicable to a degree. { - The - } { + Any + }
fee { + imposed under this section + } is nonrefundable.
(b) The amount of { - the fee shall be - } { + each fee in
this section is + }established to recover designated expenses
incurred by the commission in carrying out the administration of
ORS 348.594 to 348.615, and may not exceed the
{ - following - } amounts { + specified in this section + }
adjusted for inflation annually, beginning on July 1,
{ - 2007 - } { + 2012 + }, pursuant to the increase, if any,
from the preceding year in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor { - : - } { + . + }
{ - (A) For a doctoral degree, $5,500. - }
{ - (B) For a master's degree, $4,150. - }
{ - (C) For a bachelor's degree, $4,150. - }
{ - (D) For an associate degree, $2,750. - }
{ - (E) For a certificate or for any partial degree program,
$1,000. - }
{ + (3) For periodic review of a school's general
administrative and academic operations, and continued oversight
and support of the school, the commission may impose the
following fee on each school, to be paid biennially:
(a) $2,000 for a full review and oversight of a school with a
complex organizational structure.
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(b) $1,000 for a full review and oversight of a school wholly
administered and governed at a single campus in this state.
(4) For periodic evaluation of academic programs offered by
schools subject to continued oversight, the commission may impose
the following fees per program for the following degrees or
certificates:
(a) $2,000 for a nondegree certificate.
(b) $3,000 for an associate degree.
(c) $4,000 for a bachelor's degree, master's degree or doctoral
degree.
(5) In addition to the base fees described in subsections (3)
and (4) of this section:
(a) The commission may impose a fee of not more than $500 for a
change in program, based on the scope and complexity of the
proposed program change.
(b) For review of qualifications of staff prior to hiring, the
commission may impose a fee of:
(A) Not more than $50 for each new instructor.
(B) Not more than $100 for each new administrator or senior
academic staff person. + }
{ - (c) - } { + (6) + } In addition to the { - base
fee - } { + fees + } described in
{ - paragraph (b) of this subsection - } { + subsections (3)
to (5) of this section + }, the commission may assess { + :
(a) + } The actual costs related to the use of experts to
evaluate programs leading to professional licensure by the state,
if such costs exceed 10 percent of the base { - fee - } { +
fees + }. { +
(b) Costs associated with travel expenses for:
(A) Schools subject to review and oversight under subsection
(3) of this section; or
(B) Schools located outside this state that seek authorization
to offer degrees without accreditation to residents of this
state. + }
{ - (d) - } { + (7) + } Any fees collected under this
{ - subsection - } { + section + } shall be deposited in the
Degree Authorization Account established under ORS 348.601.
SECTION 2. ORS 348.607 is amended to read:
348.607. (1) { + (a) + } The Higher Education Coordinating
Commission may { - , by rule, - } impose a fee on a school that
applies for an exemption under ORS 348.604. { - The amount of
the fee may not exceed the lesser of: - }
{ - (a) - } { + (b) The amount of the fee may not
exceed + } the actual cost to the commission of determining the
school's compliance with the requirements for an exemption under
ORS 348.604 { - ; or - } { + , and may not exceed $1,000. + }
{ - (b) Fifty percent of the fee that the commission would
impose on the school under ORS 348.606 (2) if the school were
applying for approval to offer a bachelor's degree. - }
(2) Except as provided in ORS 348.604 or 348.608 or section 6,
chapter 546, Oregon Laws 2005, the commission may not impose
requirements for a religious exemption from ORS 348.594 to
348.615.
SECTION 3. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate June 19, 2013
.............................................................
Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
.............................................................
Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House June 24, 2013
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Tina Kotek, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2013
Approved:
......M.,............., 2013
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2013
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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