ORS 348.260
Oregon Opportunity Grant

  • amount
  • renewal

(1)

In addition to any other form of student financial aid authorized by law, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may award Oregon Opportunity Grants to qualified students.

(2)

The amount of a grant shall equal the state share of a qualified student’s cost of education as determined by the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion and comply with applicable rules and procedures described in ORS 348.205 (Oregon Opportunity Grant program).

(3)

Grant funds necessary to meet matching requirements for federal funds may also be used to award grants to qualified students in any eligible post-secondary institution approved by the commission.

(4)

Grants may be awarded under this section to qualified students enrolled for any term, including summer term. The commission may prescribe the method and date or dates by which a student must apply to the commission to qualify for a grant.

(5)

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(a)

A qualified student who receives a grant under this section may apply for renewal of the grant on an annual basis. The commission may not renew the grant if the qualified student has not made a timely application for renewal of the grant.

(b)

The commission shall by rule establish academic standards and benchmarks that a qualified student must meet to have the student’s grant renewed.

(c)

If a qualified student who receives a grant under this section makes a timely application for renewal of the grant, meets the academic standards and benchmarks established by the commission under this subsection and continues to meet all other grant eligibility criteria, the grant shall be renewed for a second year of attendance at an eligible post-secondary institution.

(d)

Upon timely application by a qualified student who meets the academic standards and benchmarks established by the commission under this subsection and who continues to meet all other grant eligibility criteria, the commission may continue to renew the grant until the qualified student has received the equivalent of four full-time undergraduate years of grant funding for an eligible program as defined by the commission.

(6)

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(a)

The Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion shall inform eligible post-secondary institutions of the identity of qualified students who attend the institution and who receive a grant under this section for more than one academic year.

(b)

To the extent possible, eligible post-secondary institutions shall ensure that qualified students identified under this subsection are made aware of the academic guidance and counseling services available at the institution.

(7)

A qualified student who receives a grant under this section must attend the eligible post-secondary institution upon which the grant application is based unless the Director of the Office of Student Access and Completion authorizes the grant to be used at a different eligible post-secondary institution. A qualified student who receives a grant under this section may attend more than one eligible post-secondary institution if the grant application was based on the qualified student attending more than one eligible post-secondary institution.

(8)

The commission may not make a grant award to any qualified student enrolled in a course of study required for and leading to a degree in theology, divinity or religious education.

(9)

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(a)

The commission shall report annually on or before February 1 to committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education regarding the academic success and performance of qualified students who receive grants under this section.

(b)

In order to meet the reporting requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection:

(A)

The commission shall by rule design a method for evaluating the academic success and performance of students who receive a grant under this section; and

(B)

Upon a request from the commission, eligible post-secondary institutions must provide the commission with the data necessary for the commission to conduct its analysis. [1971 c.735 §4; 1973 c.721 §4; 1977 c.725 §5; 1977 c.762 §8; 1987 c.175 §1; 1989 c.845 §2; 1993 c.820 §1; 1997 c.203 §2; 1999 c.1070 §11; 2001 c.321 §§5,6; 2007 c.802 §4; 2011 c.637 §148; 2013 c.747 §90; 2015 c.624 §4; 2017 c.66 §34]

Source: Section 348.260 — Oregon Opportunity Grant; amount; renewal, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.­html.

348.005
Policy on student financial aid
348.007
Financial aid eligibility for students with modified or extended diplomas
348.015
Definitions
348.017
Requirements for contracts between post-secondary institutions of education and third party financial firms for disbursement and management of financial aid funds
348.100
Student loan information provided to students enrolled in institutions of higher education
348.105
Loan obligations enforceable against minor
348.180
Definitions
348.183
Legislative intent
348.205
Oregon Opportunity Grant program
348.250
Procedure for awarding grants under ORS 348.260
348.260
Oregon Opportunity Grant
348.263
Award of moneys from Oregon Opportunity Grant program to reward student persistence and encourage degree completion
348.266
Opportunity Grant Fund
348.267
Marketing of tax credit
348.268
Scholarships for current or former members of National Guard
348.270
Scholarships for children of public safety officers
348.272
Scholarships for current or former foster children
348.280
Award of scholarships under ORS 348.270 and 348.272
348.290
Financial aid to study barbering, hairdressing, manicure and esthetics
348.295
Scholarships for culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates
348.303
Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative
348.394
Definitions for ORS 348.394 to 348.406
348.398
Department of Education authority
348.401
Grant eligibility
348.403
Stipend eligibility
348.406
Speech-Language Pathologist Training Fund
348.440
Definitions for ORS 348.444 and 348.448
348.444
Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program
348.448
Program eligibility
348.470
Legislative findings
348.500
Purpose
348.505
“Financial aid” defined
348.511
Office of Student Access and Completion
348.520
Duties of director
348.530
Powers
348.560
Staff
348.563
Authority of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to require fingerprints
348.570
Funds in State Treasury
348.576
STEM Fund
348.580
Agreements with community foundations
348.582
Definitions
348.584
Provision of information about affordability and value of institutions of higher education
348.586
Prohibited promotional activities for institutions of higher education
348.590
Continuous appropriation of certain funds
348.592
Loan cancellation insurance
348.594
Definitions for ORS 348.594 to 348.615
348.596
Purpose of ORS 348.594 to 348.615
348.597
Applicability of ORS 348.594 to 348.615
348.601
Degree Authorization Account
348.603
Duties of commission relating to degree authorization and nondegree programs
348.604
Exemption from ORS 348.594 to 348.615
348.605
Restrictions and duties of exempted schools
348.606
Prohibition on conferring or offering of degree before approval obtained
348.607
Fee for exemption application
348.608
Certification by exempt school
348.609
Representation of possession of academic degree
348.612
Probation or suspension or revocation of approval
348.613
Bond or letter of credit requirement for schools approved to confer academic degree
348.615
Appeal procedure
348.616
Minimum criteria for certification of employer program
348.618
Requirements for program certification application
348.621
Requirements for tax credit certification application
348.696
Education Stability Fund
348.702
Oregon Growth Account
348.716
Oregon Education Fund
348.748
Short title
348.750
Definitions
348.751
Textbook affordability plan
348.752
Coordination of OER Program
348.756
Report on OER Program
348.757
Designation of courses whose materials consist of open or free textbooks or other low-cost course materials
348.900
Needs assessment for health care occupations
348.910
Applied baccalaureate degrees
348.950
Education Commission of the States
348.992
Criminal penalty
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