Oregon schools and colleges must notify people of immigration enforcement visits

School district boards must adopt policies for giving notice when immigration authorities are confirmed on school property for enforcement. This covers school districts, education service districts, and public charter schools, for property regularly accessed by their students. The policy must follow applicable Attorney General model policies and name an administrator or designee to confirm the entry and provide notice. It must identify which student grades receive notice and let service providers choose to receive it. Notices must give the authorities’ general location and say whether classes or school operations are affected. Notices must be sent as quickly as possible using existing electronic communication methods. They may not disclose identifying or legally protected information, information that may threaten safety, or information barred by court order. Unless law or a court order prohibits it, the policy must require reasonable efforts to notify a student, or the student’s parent or guardian, when the district has given student-related information to immigration authorities.

Governing boards of public colleges and universities must adopt policies for giving notice when immigration authorities are confirmed on campus for enforcement. This covers public universities, community colleges, and Oregon Health and Science University, for campus property identified by their governing boards. The policy must follow applicable Attorney General model policies and name an administrator or designee to confirm the entry and provide notice. Notices to enrolled students and campus employees must give the authorities’ general location and say whether classes or campus operations are affected. They must be sent as quickly as possible using existing electronic communication methods. Notices may not disclose identifying or legally protected information, information that may threaten safety, or information barred by court order. Unless law or a court order prohibits it, the policy must require reasonable efforts to notify a student when the institution has given student-related information to immigration authorities. Notice is not required when an authority accompanies a patient it brought to campus for medical care or treatment.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission must report which property each covered institution identifies as its campus. The report must cover each institution of higher education named in the law. The report was due no later than October 1, 2026.