Oregon Statutes 338.005 – Definitions for chapter
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 338.005
- Applicant: means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor. See Oregon Statutes 338.005
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Public charter school: means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 338.005
(1) ‘Applicant’ means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor.
(2) ‘Public charter school’ means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to this chapter.
(3) ‘Remote and necessary school district’ means a school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 and has:
(a) An average daily membership (ADM), as defined in ORS § 327.006, in the prior fiscal year of less than 110; and
(b) A school that is located, by the nearest traveled road, more than 20 miles from the nearest school or from a city with a population of more than 5,000.
(4) ‘Sponsor’ means:
(a) The board of the common school district or the union high school district in which the public charter school is located that has developed a written charter with an applicant to create a public charter school.
(b) The State Board of Education pursuant to ORS § 338.075.
(5)(a) ‘Virtual public charter school’ means a public charter school that provides online courses.
(b) ‘Virtual public charter school’ does not include a public charter school that primarily serves students in a physical location. [1999 c.200 § 2; 2007 c.575 § 2; 2009 c.691 § 1; 2011 c.695 § 1; 2012 c.91 § 19; 2018 c.72 § 5]
[Amended by 1965 c.100 § 153; renumbered 332.405]