Section 338.005 - Definitions for chapterAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Applicant" means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor.(2) "Public charter school" means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to this chapter.(3) "Remote and necessary school district" means a school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 and has:(a) An average daily membership (ADM), as defined in ORS 327.006, in the prior fiscal year of less than 110; and(b) A school that is located, by the nearest traveled road, more than 20 miles from the nearest school or from a city with a population of more than 5,000.(4) "Sponsor" means: (a) The board of the common school district or the union high school district in which the public charter school is located that has developed a written charter with an applicant to create a public charter school.(b) The State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 338.075.(5)(a) "Virtual public charter school" means a public charter school that provides online courses.(b) "Virtual public charter school" does not include a public charter school that primarily serves students in a physical location.Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 5, eff. 4/3/2018.Amended by 2012 Ch. 91,§ 19, eff. 4/11/2012.1999 c.200 §2; 2007 c. 575, § 2; 2009 c. 691, § 1; 2011 c. 695, § 1