February 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM - Board Policy Committee meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. LEAVE
There continues to be significant changes in Oregon law regarding leave. This includes changes from SB 1515 (2024) and numerous rule changes to match.

The biggest change governs what conditions qualify for leave taken through the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI). While these leave allotments used to run concurrently in many situations, they now cannot be taken concurrently.

2.A. GCBDA/GDBDA-Family Medical Leave

2.B. GCBDF/GDBDF-Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance

3. GBNAA/JHFF-Suspected Sexual Conduct with Students and Reporting Requirements. 
House Bill 4160 (2024) changed the definition of student; changing a student who left school or graduated from high school “within 90 days” to “within one calendar year”, and is in effect as of July 1, 2024 and is included in the recommended revisions.

4. JHCD-Medications- There were a host of changes in Oregon law and administrative rules around administration of medication to students and for student self-administration in a school/ESD setting. This includes changes from House Bill 2002 and 2395 passed in the 2023 Legislature; from Senate Bill 1552 passed in the 2024 Legislature affecting statute in ORS 339.866 - 339.871; and rules on administration of medication in OAR 581-021-0037 which include new rules on short-acting opioid antagonist.

The Oregon Department of Education has put together some additional resources Opioid Overdose Information and Resources which include a template letter to support communication with parents and other toolkits. 

The resulting changes are quite extensive and therefore the model policy and administrative regulation are presented without showing tracked changes.

5. JFG-Student Searches-This policy has been updated to reflect MESD's practices

6. KN-Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies-This policy has been updated to reflect MESD's practices.

7. GBM-Staff Complaints-This policy has been updated to reflect MESD's practice.