2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning
Section 348.618 - Requirements for program certification application; acceptance and rejection of application.


(2) The application shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director and shall contain the information required by the director, including:
(a) The date on which the proposed employee and dependent scholarship program will first be available to the employer’s employees and their dependents;
(b) The total number of employees of the employer;
(c) The total number of employees who will be eligible, or whose dependents will be eligible, to participate in the program;
(d) The criteria to be used by the employer in determining the eligibility of an employee or an employee’s dependent for a scholarship under the program; and
(e) The annual limit, if any, on the amount of funds to be used for scholarships under the program.
(3) The director shall certify an application that describes an employee and dependent scholarship program that is in compliance with the rules adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission under ORS 348.616 (1), if made by an employer that meets the employment requirements of ORS 348.616 (1) and (2).
(4) The director shall certify or reject an application within 60 days of receipt of the application and shall notify the employer of the director’s determination.
(5) An employer whose application has been rejected by the director shall be afforded an opportunity to amend the application to address the director’s objections to the original application.
(6) In the case of an employer whose proposed employee and dependent scholarship program has been certified by the director, the director shall send a letter of program certification to the employer. The letter of program certification shall set forth or incorporate by reference the statements made in the application being certified.
(7) A letter of program certification issued under this section shall remain valid until the employer changes the terms of eligibility for a scholarship under the program, changes the minimum or maximum amount of a scholarship under the program or ceases to be an employer. [2001 c.475 §5; 2011 c.637 §191; 2013 c.747 §125; 2017 c.66 §52]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 09 - Education and Culture

Chapter 348 - Student Aid; Education Stability Fund; Planning

Section 348.005 - Policy on student financial aid.

Section 348.007 - Financial aid eligibility for students with modified or extended diplomas.

Section 348.015 - Definitions.

Section 348.017 - Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds.

Section 348.100 - Student loan information provided to students enrolled in institutions of higher education.

Section 348.105 - Loan obligations enforceable against minor.

Section 348.180 - Definitions.

Section 348.183 - Legislative intent.

Section 348.205 - Oregon Opportunity Grant program; rules.

Section 348.250 - Procedure for awarding grants under ORS 348.260.

Section 348.260 - Oregon Opportunity Grant; amount; renewal.

Section 348.263 - Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion.

Section 348.266 - Opportunity Grant Fund.

Section 348.267 - Marketing of tax credit.

Section 348.268 - Scholarships for current or former members of National Guard; rules.

Section 348.270 - Scholarships for children of public safety officers.

Section 348.272 - Scholarships for current or former foster children.

Section 348.280 - Award of scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272; rules.

Section 348.295 - Scholarships for culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates; rules.

Section 348.303 - Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative; qualifications; service requirements; penalties; reporting requirements; rules.

Section 348.394 - Definitions for ORS 348.394 to 348.406.

Section 348.398 - Department of Education authority; grants; stipends; rules.

Section 348.401 - Grant eligibility; amount; employment requirement.

Section 348.403 - Stipend eligibility; amount.

Section 348.406 - Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund.

Section 348.440 - Definitions for ORS 348.444 and 348.448.

Section 348.444 - Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program; rules.

Section 348.448 - Program eligibility; amount; eligibility period; adjustments to maximum amount.

Section 348.470 - Legislative findings; cooperation between public universities and community colleges.

Section 348.500 - Purpose; goals; financial aid instruction.

Section 348.511 - Office of Student Access and Completion; director.

Section 348.520 - Duties of director.

Section 348.530 - Powers.

Section 348.563 - Authority of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to require fingerprints.

Section 348.570 - Funds in State Treasury.

Section 348.576 - STEM Fund.

Section 348.580 - Agreements with community foundations.

Section 348.582 - Definitions.

Section 348.584 - Provision of information about affordability and value of institutions of higher education; rules.

Section 348.586 - Prohibited promotional activities for institutions of higher education.

Section 348.592 - Loan cancellation insurance.

Section 348.594 - Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615.

Section 348.597 - Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615.

Section 348.603 - Duties of commission relating to degree authorization and nondegree programs; fees; rules.

Section 348.604 - Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615.

Section 348.605 - Restrictions and duties of exempted schools.

Section 348.606 - Prohibition on conferring or offering of degree before approval obtained; fees; rules.

Section 348.607 - Fee for exemption application; prohibition on requirements for religious exemption.

Section 348.608 - Certification by exempt school; suspension or revocation of exemption; appeal.

Section 348.609 - Representation of possession of academic degree; complaints; civil penalties; rules; fees.

Section 348.612 - Probation or suspension or revocation of approval; rules; hearing.

Section 348.613 - Bond or letter of credit requirement for schools approved to confer academic degree.

Section 348.616 - Minimum criteria for certification of employer program; rules.

Section 348.618 - Requirements for program certification application; acceptance and rejection of application.

Section 348.621 - Requirements for tax credit certification application.

Section 348.696 - Education Stability Fund; investment; earnings; transfer of excess earnings.

Section 348.702 - Oregon Growth Account.

Section 348.716 - Oregon Education Fund; use; payment of education lottery bonds.

Section 348.748 - Short title.

Section 348.750 - Definitions; Open Educational Resources Grant Program.

Section 348.751 - Textbook affordability plan.

Section 348.752 - Coordination of OER Program.

Section 348.756 - Report on OER Program.

Section 348.757 - Designation of courses whose materials consist of open or free textbooks or other low-cost course materials.

Section 348.900 - Needs assessment for health care occupations; evaluation of health care education programs.

Section 348.910 - Applied baccalaureate degrees.

Section 348.950 - Education Commission of the States; members; dues.