ORS § 350.210

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024

Section 350.210 - Prohibition against withholding transcript for student debt

(1) A post-secondary institution of education that is based in this state may not:

(a) Refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student because the student owes a debt to the institution;

(b) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript to a current or former student because the student owes a debt to the institution; or

(c) Use the issuance of a transcript as a tool for debt collection.

(2) As used in this section:

(a)

(A) "Debt" means any money, obligation, claim or sum, due or owed, or alleged to be due or owed, from a student that appears on the student's account at the post-secondary institution of education.

(B) "Debt" does not mean the fee, if any, that is charged to all students for the actual cost of providing a transcript.

(b) "Transcript" means the statement of a student's academic record, including an official transcript, a certified statement of a student's academic record or an uncertified statement of a student's academic record, that is provided by a post-secondary institution of education.

ORS 350.210

Added by 2023 Ch. 284, § 1

350.210 first applies to the 2024-2025 academic year. See section 2, chapter 284, Oregon Laws 2023.

Sections 3 and 4, chapter 284, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 3. No later than September 15, 2024, each post-secondary institution of education that is based in this state shall file a report with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The report shall include the following information for the 2023-2024 academic year:

(1) The number of current and former students at the institution who owe a debt to the institution; and

(2) The institution's policy and procedures on phasing out transcript holds. [2023 c. 284, § 3]

Sec. 4. Section 3 of this 2023 Act is repealed on July 2, 2025. [2023 c. 284, § 4]