2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials
Section 337.500 - Definitions for 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]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 09 - Education and Culture

Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials

Section 337.030 - Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers.

Section 337.050 - List of textbooks and instructional materials.

Section 337.060 - Submission of proposals by publishers.

Section 337.065 - Publisher fee; rules.

Section 337.075 - Adoption or rejection of textbooks.

Section 337.090 - Contract with publisher; terms; security; breach; remedies.

Section 337.120 - District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials.

Section 337.141 - District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education.

Section 337.150 - School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks.

Section 337.260 - Textbooks on American history and government.

Section 337.300 - Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification.

Section 337.500 - Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506.

Section 337.503 - Publisher of college textbooks; duties.

Section 337.506 - Textbook bundling; disclosure of information.

Section 337.511 - Definitions for ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

Section 337.517 - Instructional material in electronic format; request; requirements; transmittal.

Section 337.521 - Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines.

Section 337.524 - Exceptions to requirement to provide electronic format.