2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 352 - Public Universities
Section 352.157 - Construction and acquisition of buildings and structures.


(2) The governing board may also undertake the acquisition or construction of those buildings and structures that the Legislative Assembly has determined will benefit higher education institutions or activities, and may enter into contracts with persons, firms or corporations for the acquisition, erection, improvement, repair, equipping and furnishing of such buildings and structures pursuant to Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution. [Formerly 351.160]
Note: Section 15, chapter 5, Oregon Laws 2020 (second special session), provides:
Sec. 15. (1) A public university that is carrying out a qualified project shall require each contractor in a contract with an estimated cost of $200,000 or greater to:
(a) Employ apprentices to perform 15 percent of the work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform under the contract, in a manner consistent with the apprentices’ respective apprenticeship training programs;
(b) Establish and execute a plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under the contract, with the aspirational target of having at least 15 percent of total work hours performed by individuals in one or more of those groups;
(c) Provide health insurance and retirement benefits to workers; and
(d) Require any subcontractor engaged by the contractor to abide by the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection, if the work to be performed under the subcontract has an estimated cost of $200,000 or greater.
(2) On or before February 1 of each year, each public university that is carrying out a qualified project shall report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means, as part of the report required under ORS 350.379, on:
(a) The amount of work performed on qualified projects by apprentices;
(b) The amount of work performed on qualified projects by women, minority individuals and veterans; and
(c) The types and costs of health insurance and retirement benefits provided to workers by contractors and subcontractors.
(3) The requirements of this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the requirements imposed under ORS 350.379.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Apprentice" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(b) "Apprenticeable occupation" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(c) "Apprenticeship training program" means the total system of apprenticeship that a particular local joint committee, as defined in ORS 660.010, operates, including the local joint committee’s registered standards and all other terms and conditions for qualifying, recruiting, selecting, employing and training apprentices in an apprenticeable occupation.
(d) "Minority individual" has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005.
(e) "Qualified project" means the following capital construction projects:
(A) The Oregon Institute of Technology Boivin Hall Rehabilitation referenced in section 1 (1)(i), chapter 661, Oregon Laws 2019;
(B) The Oregon State University Arts and Education Complex project referenced in section 1 (1)(j), chapter 661, Oregon Laws 2019;
(C) The Portland State University SB1 Renovation and Expansion referenced in section 1 (1)(k), chapter 661, Oregon Laws 2019; and
(D) The University of Oregon Huestis Hall Renovation referenced in section 1 (1)(L), chapter 661, Oregon Laws 2019.
(f) "Veteran" has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225.
(g) "Woman" has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005. [2020 s.s.2 c.5 §15]
Note: Section 10, chapter 658, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 10. (1) A public university that is carrying out a qualified project shall require each contractor in a contract with an estimated cost of $200,000 or greater to:
(a) Employ apprentices to perform 15 percent of the work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform under the contract, in a manner consistent with the apprentices’ respective apprenticeship training programs;
(b) Establish and execute a plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under the contract, with the aspirational target of having at least 15 percent of total work hours performed by individuals in one or more of those groups;
(c) Provide health insurance and retirement benefits to workers; and
(d) Require any subcontractor engaged by the contractor to abide by the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection, if the work to be performed under the subcontract has an estimated cost of $200,000 or greater.
(2) On or before February 1 of each year, each public university that is carrying out a qualified project shall report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means, as part of the report required under ORS 350.379, on:
(a) The amount of work performed on qualified projects by apprentices;
(b) The amount of work performed on qualified projects by women, minority individuals and veterans; and
(c) The types and costs of health insurance and retirement benefits provided to workers by contractors and subcontractors.
(3) The requirements of this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the requirements imposed under ORS 350.379.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Apprentice" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(b) "Apprenticeable occupation" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(c) "Apprenticeship training program" means the total system of apprenticeship that a particular local joint committee, as defined in ORS 660.010, operates, including the local joint committee’s registered standards and all other terms and conditions for qualifying, recruiting, selecting, employing and training apprentices in an apprenticeable occupation.
(d) "Minority individual" has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005.
(e) "Qualified project" means the following capital construction projects:
(A) The Eastern Oregon University Inlow Hall Renovation, Phase II referenced in section 1 (1)(a) of this 2021 Act;
(B) The Oregon State University Cascades Student Success Center referenced in section 1 (1)(b)(A) of this 2021 Act;
(C) The Oregon State University Cordley Hall Renovation, Phase II referenced in section 1 (1)(b)(B) of this 2021 Act;
(D) The Portland State University Gateway Center Reuse and Extension referenced in section 1 (1)(c) of this 2021 Act;
(E) The University of Oregon Heritage Building Renovation referenced in section 1 (1)(d) of this 2021 Act; and
(F) The Western Oregon University Student Success Center referenced in section 1 (1)(e) of this 2021 Act.
(f) "Veteran" has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225.
(g) "Woman" has the meaning given that term in ORS 200.005. [2021 c.658 §10]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 09 - Education and Culture

Chapter 352 - Public Universities

Section 352.002 - Public universities.

Section 352.011 - Establishment of certain public universities as comprehensive universities; award of professional doctoral degree.

Section 352.025 - Legislative findings.

Section 352.027 - Legislative intent.

Section 352.029 - Definitions for ORS 352.025 to 352.146 and 352.388 to 352.415.

Section 352.033 - Status of public universities.

Section 352.039 - Goals and mission of public universities.

Section 352.054 - Names of governing boards of public universities.

Section 352.061 - Annual evaluations of public universities; components of evaluation; rules.

Section 352.069 - Biennial report of public universities; components of report.

Section 352.076 - Formation and maintenance of a governing board for public universities.

Section 352.087 - Powers and duties of governing board and public universities.

Section 352.089 - Mission statements; process for approval of change to academic program; biennial funding requests; request for issuance of state bonds; responding to legislative request for data; rules.

Section 352.096 - Appointment and removal of university president; roles of president; hiring of university personnel.

Section 352.102 - Tuition and mandatory enrollment fees.

Section 352.103 - Advisory body for tuition and mandatory enrollment fees; composition; process for making recommendation.

Section 352.105 - Mandatory incidental fees; resolution of disputes.

Section 352.113 - Real and personal property held by public universities; legal title; custody; sale and transfer.

Section 352.118 - Establishment of police department; commission of police officers and special campus security officers; authorities.

Section 352.121 - University police departments and officers; standards.

Section 352.124 - Collective bargaining; audits of public accounts.

Section 352.129 - Shared services; continued participation.

Section 352.132 - Use of outside counsel; reports.

Section 352.135 - Use and investment of moneys; role of State Treasurer.

Section 352.138 - Applicability of laws to public universities.

Section 352.157 - Construction and acquisition of buildings and structures.

Section 352.198 - Authority of public universities to require fingerprints.

Section 352.218 - Affirmative action plan; interview of qualified minority applicants.

Section 352.226 - Personnel records; standards; exemptions.

Section 352.232 - Sources of compensation for officers and employees; potential conflict of interest; reporting; standards.

Section 352.237 - Provision of group insurance for employees; expense reimbursement plan; deferred compensation plan.

Section 352.268 - Physical access committees; members; duties.

Section 352.274 - Sexual orientation and gender identity identification on university forms; collection of identification information by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules.

Section 352.281 - Use of name other than legal first name.

Section 352.287 - Resident tuition and fees and eligibility for financial aid for various persons; qualifications; standards; reporting requirement.

Section 352.293 - Rights of student ordered to active duty; standards; rules.

Section 352.296 - Credit for room, board, tuition and fees for student ordered to active duty; standards.

Section 352.303 - Waiver of tuition for Oregon residents at least 65; conditions for waiver; standards.

Section 352.306 - Honorary degrees for persons ordered to internment camp.

Section 352.313 - Status of members of Armed Forces and certain federal agencies; spouses and children.

Section 352.319 - Contract for disbursement of funds to students; personally identifiable information.

Section 352.372 - Findings and policy for ORS 352.365 to 352.379.

Section 352.388 - Definitions for ORS 352.388 to 352.415.

Section 352.402 - Eligibility of public universities to receive proceeds from state bonds; requirements; review by State Treasurer.

Section 352.408 - Issuance of bonds by public universities; use and limitations of security interests; character of bonds and obligations.

Section 352.415 - Repayment of outstanding state bonds and other obligations by public university; provision of cash flow projections to State Treasurer; agreement between public universities and State Treasurer.

Section 352.450 - Public University Fund.

Section 352.605 - University of Oregon School of Law.

Section 352.612 - Oregon State Museum of Anthropology.

Section 352.618 - Center for Brain, Biology and Machine.

Section 352.624 - Condon Collection at University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

Section 352.678 - Mark O. Hatfield School of Government; Criminal Justice Research and Policy Institute.

Section 352.691 - Center for Lakes and Reservoirs.

Section 352.697 - Graduate School of Social Work.

Section 352.703 - Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies.

Section 352.745 - Oregon Renewable Energy Center.

Section 352.752 - Oregon Center for Health Professions.

Section 352.801 - Oregon State University designated as agricultural college of the state; Sea Grant College; program in Veterinary Medicine.

Section 352.808 - Institute for Natural Resources.

Section 352.816 - Oregon Climate Service.

Section 352.823 - Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.

Section 352.829 - Oceangoing Research Vessel Program.

Section 352.835 - J.T. Apperson Agricultural College Educational Fund; general powers and duties of trustee; standards.