ORS 327.162: Standard school complaints; process; rules.

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule requirements for the process that a school district must use when the district receives a complaint pertaining to whether a school in the district is a standard school as defined in ORS 327.006. (2) The rules adopted by the board shall require school districts to establish and implement a process for the prompt resolution of a complaint and shall require the process to: (a) Have specific timelines for the completion of the process by both the district and the person making the complaint; (b) Have a specific time period within which the district must make a final decision on a complaint, after which the final decision on the complaint may be appealed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and (c) Recognize that if a district does not provide a written decision within the specific time period, failure to provide such a decision will be regarded as the district’s final decision. [Formerly 327.102] Sec. 29. Review of administrative rules that must be met for district to be considered standard; report. (1) The Department of Education shall contract with a public or private entity to review the administrative rule requirements that must be met for a school district to be considered standard under ORS 327.103 [renumbered 327.158] or an education service district to be considered standard under ORS 334.217. (2) When conducting the review under subsection (1) of this section, the entity shall identify: (a) Standards that best support student outcomes and that should be prioritized by the department and districts. (b) Standards that make less significant contributions to the support of student outcomes and can be removed. (c) Effective methods for enforcing whether a district is standard. (d) A process for a person who resides in the district, or a parent or guardian of a student who attends school in the district, to submit a complaint about noncompliance with a standard, including timelines for investigating and resolving the complaint. The process may require the person, parent or guardian to first attempt to resolve the complaint with the district when the complaint involves specified types of standards. (3) The department shall submit a report on the review required under this section in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than December 15, 2026. [2025 c.406 §29] Sec. 30. Section 29 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2025 c.406 §30]