(1) Community colleges and public universities listed in ORS § 352.002 shall:

(a) Evaluate existing one-year curricula for students at a public post-secondary institution of education who plan to transfer to a different public post-secondary institution of education; and

(b) Establish a foundational curriculum, or foundational curricula, for the first year of coursework at public post-secondary institutions of education in this state.

(2) A foundational curriculum established under subsection (1) of this section must contain a minimum of 30 college-level academic credits.

(3) Students at a community college who complete a foundational curriculum established under subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a) Be able to transfer each academic credit contained within the foundational curriculum from a community college to any public university listed in ORS § 352.002; and

(b) Have each academic credit from the foundational curriculum be counted toward the student’s degree requirements at any public university listed in ORS § 352.002. [2017 c.669 § 1]