Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 337.500 - Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506 As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506:
(1) "Adopter" means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the institution.(2) "Higher education institution" means: (a) A community college, as defined in ORS 341.005;(b) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;(c) The Oregon Health and Science University;(d) A private institution of higher education located in Oregon; and(e) A bookstore that serves as the primary bookstore for an entity listed in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.(3) "Special edition" means a bound book that does not constitute a traditional textbook and that may or may not be used for instructional purposes.(4)(a) "Textbook bundle" means a textbook packaged together with other supplemental course materials, including but not limited to workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online course resources, CD-ROMs or other books, to be sold as course material for one price.(b) "Textbook bundle" does not include a textbook that is unusable without the supplemental course materials, materials that cannot be sold separately due to third-party contractual agreements, custom editions or special editions. 2007 c. 582, § 1; 2011 c. 637, § 115