OAR 715-015-0011: Requiring the collection and reporting of data on student-parents

(1) Community colleges governed under ORS 341 and public universities listed in ORS 352.002 shall annually collect, update, report, and retain student-submitted information that identifies whether a student is a parent, a person acting as a parent, or a legal guardian, excluding students enrolled only in noncredit, non-reimbursable courses at community colleges. Institutions shall place two questions on one or more forms that are used on an annual basis to collect demographic data from students. (a) Question 1 shall be published with the following wording and answer options, with the institution substituting its name where appropriate: Are you a parent, are you serving as a parent, or are you a legal guardian of a child/children while you are enrolled at <insert college or university name>? No, I am not a parent, serving as a parent, nor a legal guardian. Yes, I am a solo/single parent or guardian. Yes, I am a parent/guardian and share parenting responsibilities with someone who lives with me. Yes, I am a parent/guardian and share parenting responsibilities with someone who does not live with me. (b) Question 2 shall be published with the following wording and answer options: Which of the following statements apply to you? Please check all that apply. I have a child(ren) who are birth to 12 months, or I am expecting a baby. I have a child(ren) who are 13 months – 5 years old. I have a child(ren) who are 6 – 11 years old. I have a child(ren) who are 12 – 17 years old. I don’t have any children in the above age groups. (2) Institutions shall report this data to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in their regular student-level data submissions each year.