{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-243.853","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 243.853","heading":"“Public employee” defined.","body":"For the purposes of this section and ORS 243.854 and 243.855, “public employee” means officers or employees, classified, unclassified, exempt and nonexempt, of:\n      (1) State agencies.\n      (2) Community colleges.\n      (3) School districts and education service districts.\n      (4) County governments.\n      (5) City governments.\n      (6) Districts as defined in ORS 255.012 and any other special district.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","22. Public officers and Employees","Chapter 243 — Public Employee Rights and Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors243.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"32b03632c8f13ed3cb8f75ea28dbff6b4aa4112dac8ab7e06fae9ea899cc63a0","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-243.850","next":"us-or/ors-243.854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}