{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-327.161","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 327.161","heading":"School districts required to offer kindergarten through grade 12; exceptions.","body":"(1) Any school district that does not offer education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 shall be considered nonstandard under ORS 327.158. A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by offering half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten.\n      (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a school district is not considered to be nonstandard under ORS 327.158 if the school district:\n      (a) Is not required to merge under section 2 (3) or (4), chapter 393, Oregon Laws 1991.\n      (b) Meets all of the following requirements:\n      (A) The school district offered education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 1, 1996;\n      (B) After September 1, 1996, a majority of the board of the school district voted not to offer education programs in grades 9 through 12; and\n      (C) The school district merges with a unified school district and the merger takes effect under ORS 330.103 within one year after the vote of the board under this paragraph.\n      (c) Is a union high school district, as defined in ORS 330.005.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 327 — State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors327.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"c8194f542cfa47b2d451945d3b4155ba61895b3ccbe2b8a37e11e6b3b386f223","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-327.160","next":"us-or/ors-327.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}