{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-344.257","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 344.257","heading":"“Continuing education” defined for ORS 344.259.","body":"(1) For the purposes of ORS 344.259, “continuing education” means organized instruction to serve the needs of post-secondary students, including but not limited to:\n      (a) Courses as offered to the regular full-time resident post-secondary student consisting of professional preparatory courses and professional supplementary, technical, academic and professional courses;\n      (b) Developmental education, consisting of adult basic education, high school completion courses for a high school diploma, instruction to pass approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test, English language learner programs, and remedial instruction;\n      (c) Educational activities, consisting of adult self-improvement courses and Federal Cooperative Extension Service; and\n      (d) Hobby and recreation activities.\n      (2) “Continuing education” for a community college is limited to instruction within district boundaries and instruction outside district boundaries offered under contract.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 344 — Career and Technical Education; Education Related to Employment"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors344.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"9c820127faa7415167e878a0ced70988b5d77bd614feffe1119412f29e54c5f8","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-344.255","next":"us-or/ors-344.259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}