(1) The Department of Education and the Department of Human Services shall support the development and implementation of a network of community learning centers across the state.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 329.156

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Community learning center: means a school-based or school-linked program providing informal meeting places and coordination for community activities, adult education, child care, information and referral and other services as described in ORS § 329. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
  • Parents: means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • School district: includes common and union high school districts. See Oregon Statutes 328.001

(2) Within available funding, the Department of Early Learning and Care, in conjunction with other organizations that provide training and technical assistance to schools or community programs, shall provide training and technical assistance to promote the development and implementation of community learning centers. To the extent possible, the Department of Early Learning and Care shall use voluntary organizations to provide the training and technical assistance.

(3) Community learning centers created pursuant to this section shall:

(a) Be located in or near a school or a cluster of schools;

(b) Involve parents in the care and education of their children;

(c) Involve the local community in developing and overseeing community learning center programs;

(d) Incorporate the principles of family support services described in ORS § 417.342;

(e) In partnership with the local school district board, create or designate an advisory committee to offer guidance on program development and implementation, with membership that is representative of the diversity of community interests, including representatives of businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, social service and health care agencies, cultural groups, recreation groups, municipal governments, community colleges, libraries, child care providers, parents and youths; and

(f) Conduct an assessment of strengths, needs and assets within the community to be served by the community learning center that identifies services being delivered in the community, defines and clarifies services that are missing or overlapping and builds on any existing community assessments.

(4) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to community learning centers to develop policies ensuring that confidential information is disclosed only in accordance with state and federal laws. [2001 c.759 § 5; 2005 c.503 § 16; 2012 c.37 39,86; 2013 c.624 24,25; 2021 c.631 § 23]

 

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