Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT
Section 581-021-0655 - Duty to Designate One or More Civil Rights Coordinators

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 581-021-0655

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) Each district must designate one or more civil rights coordinators. A civil rights coordinator designated under this rule must:

(a) Be knowledgeable of the requirements of OAR 581-0021-0038, 581-021-0045, 581-021-0046, and 581-021-0660; and

(b) Have the independence and authority necessary to carry out the provisions of OAR 581-021-0660.

(2) Each district must include the name or title, work address, email address, and phone number of each civil rights coordinator designated by the district in the notice of nondiscrimination required by OAR 581-021-0045.

(3) Each district must adopt and follow a policy for the purpose of implementing OAR 581-021-0650 to 581-021-0660. At a minimum, the policy must:

(a) List the requirements of OAR 581-021-0660 and require each civil rights coordinator designated by the district to meet those requirements.

(b) Specify that any complaint alleging discrimination may be made to any civil rights coordinator designated by the district.

(c) Require the tracking and documenting of:
(A) All reports of discrimination received by the district and all responses to those reports issued by the district, including any investigations completed and remedies provided; and

(B) The training completed by each civil rights coordinator designated by the district pursuant to OAR 581-021-0660.

(4) A civil rights coordinator designated under this rule may be a person employed by a district for purposes other than those set forth in OAR 581-021-0660.

(5) Pursuant to a contract entered into between a school district and an education service district, an education service district may designate and provide one or more civil rights coordinators for the school district. If an education service district designates and provides one or more civil rights coordinators for a school district, the education service district assumes the school district's duties under OAR 581-021-0650 to OAR 581-021-0660 to the extent that the contract delegates those duties. An education service district may designate and provide the same civil rights coordinator for multiple districts.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326, ORS 327.006, ORS 327.102, ORS 332.505, ORS 338.115 & ORS 659.855

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 332.505, ORS 338.115, ORS 326.051 & ORS 659.850

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