(a) Develop unified, statewide guidelines consistent with ORS 337.511 to 337.524;
(b) Administer ORS 337.511 to 337.524; and
(c) Review guidelines annually and revise the guidelines as necessary due to changes in technology or other changes.
(2) The guidelines may address the following:
(a) The procedures and standards relating to the distribution of files and materials pursuant to ORS 337.511 to 337.524;
(b) Available electronic formats;
(c) Procedures for granting exceptions when it is determined that a publisher is not able to comply with the requirements of ORS 337.511 to 337.524 due to technical, economic or other practical impediments; and
(d) Other matters deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of ORS 337.511 to 337.524.
(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall review the recommendations, published on or after July 1, 2007, of the Association of American Publishers’ Alternative Formats Solutions Initiative, and determine whether the recommendations should be incorporated into ORS 337.511 to 337.524. [2007 c.466 §4; 2013 c.768 §133c]
Structure 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 337.150 - 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.