ORS 350.375 Cultural Competency Requirements At Public Universities and Community Colleges

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 350.375

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Board" means:

(A) For a public university listed in ORS 352.002, the governing board of the university; or

(B) For a community college, the board of education of a community college district.

(b) "Community college district" has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.

(c) "Cultural competency" means an understanding of how institutions and individuals can respond respectfully and effectively to people from all cultures, economic statuses, language backgrounds, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, gender identifications, sexual orientations, veteran statuses and other characteristics in a manner that recognizes, affirms and values the worth, and preserves the dignity, of individuals, families and communities.

(d) "Governing board" has the meaning given that term in ORS 352.029.

(e) "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in ORS <codecitation statecd="OR" sessionyear="2023" datatype="S" catchline=""Public institution of higher education" defined for ORS 350.355 and 350.360">350.350</codecitation>.

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(2) Each public institution of higher education shall establish a process for recommending, and providing oversight for the implementation of, cultural competency standards for the public institution of higher education and the institution's employees. The process established under this subsection must: