ORS 345.240: Discrimination prohibited; complaint.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) No career school licensed under ORS 345.010 to 345.340 shall refuse admission to or discriminate in admission against or discriminate in giving instruction to any person otherwise qualified. (2) Any violation of this section is an unlawful practice under ORS chapter 659A. Any person unlawfully discriminated against under this section may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. (3) A certified copy of a finding by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 659A.850 that the school has violated this section shall be adequate proof of the violation. (4) As used in this section, “discriminate” has the meaning given “discrimination” in ORS 659.850. [Amended by 1957 c.724 §11; 1973 c.714 §4; 1989 c.333 §14; 1993 c.45 §266; 1995 c.343 §13; 2001 c.621 §77]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 715-011-0005: Definitions — authority
- OAR 715-011-0010: Discrimination Prohibition — authority
- OAR 715-011-0015: Prohibition in Providing Courses — authority
- OAR 715-011-0025: Prohibition in Admission — implements
- OAR 715-011-0025: Prohibition in Admission — authority
- OAR 715-011-0050: Prohibition in Providing Education Programs, Services or Activities — implements
- OAR 715-011-0050: Prohibition in Providing Education Programs, Services or Activities — authority
- OAR 715-011-0065: Requirements of Post-Secondary Education Programs — authority
- OAR 715-011-0075: Types of Complaints — authority
- OAR 715-011-0080: Institutional Processes and Complaints to the Commission — authority
- OAR 715-011-0085: Determination — authority
- OAR 839-005-0300: Discrimination by Career Schools: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 839-005-0305: Discrimination by Career Schools: Definitions — implements
- OAR 839-005-0310: Discrimination by Career Schools: Unlawful Discrimination — implements
- OAR 839-005-0315: Discrimination Theories: Career Schools — implements
- OAR 839-005-0320: Discrimination by Career Schools: Authority of Superintendent of Public Instruction Related to Complaints under ORS 345.240 — implements
- OAR 839-005-0325: Discrimination by Career Schools: Retaliation or Discrimination — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 345.010 — resolved
- 345.340 — resolved
- ORS 659.850 — resolved
Cited by
- OAR 715-045-0019: School Catalogs
- OAR 715-045-0200: Barbering, Hair Design, Esthetics, and Nail Technology
- OAR 839-005-0300: Discrimination by Career Schools: Purpose and Scope
- OAR 839-005-0305: Discrimination by Career Schools: Definitions
- OAR 839-005-0320: Discrimination by Career Schools: Authority of Superintendent of Public Instruction Related to Complaints under ORS 345.240
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors345.html