ORS 337.500: Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506: (1) “Adopter” means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the institution. (2) “Higher education institution” means: (a) A community college, as defined in ORS 341.005; (b) A public university listed in ORS 352.002; (c) The Oregon Health and Science University; (d) A private institution of higher education located in Oregon; and (e) A bookstore that serves as the primary bookstore for an entity listed in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection. (3) “Special edition” means a bound book that does not constitute a traditional textbook and that may or may not be used for instructional purposes. (4)(a) “Textbook bundle” means a textbook packaged together with other supplemental course materials, including but not limited to workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online course resources, CD-ROMs or other books, to be sold as course material for one price. (b) “Textbook bundle” does not include a textbook that is unusable without the supplemental course materials, materials that cannot be sold separately due to third-party contractual agreements, custom editions or special editions. [2007 c.582 §1; 2011 c.637 §115]
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- ORS 337.500 — resolved
- 337.506 — resolved
- ORS 341.005 — resolved
- ORS 352.002 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors337.html