Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers. The university shall be a governmental entity performing governmental functions and exercising governmental powers. The university shall be an independent public corporation with statewide purposes and missions and without territorial boundaries. The university shall be a governmental entity but shall not be considered a unit of local or municipal government or a state agency for purposes of state statutes or constitutional provisions.
ORS 353.020
Known as the Oregon Opportunity Act
The act spans §§ 353–353 (60 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences University (2007)
Most recently applied in Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences University (December 2007)
1995 c.162 §2; 1999 c.291 §2; 2001 c.123 §1
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.