# ORS § 326.125: 326.125 Office of School Facilities > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.125 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 326.125 - **Heading:** 326.125 Office of School Facilities - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.125 ## Text (1) For the purpose of assisting school districts and education service districts with capital costs, the Office of School Facilities is established within the Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for: (a) Distributing hardship grants to school districts with facility needs. Grants awarded under this paragraph may not exceed $500,000 and shall be provided to school districts based on the order in which the Department of Education receives the completed applications for the grants. A school district may be eligible for a grant under this paragraph if the school district meets requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule, including any requirements to provide matching funds. (b) Providing technical assistance and establishing and maintaining standards for facilities assessments and long-range facilities plans for school districts and education service districts. (c) Administering a certification program for qualified providers of technical assistance for the purposes described in paragraph (b) of this subsection. (d) Providing grants to school districts and education service districts for the cost of technical assistance for the purposes described in paragraph (b) of this subsection. The State Board of Education may establish by rule requirements for a district to receive a grant under this paragraph. Grants for a district under this paragraph may not exceed the following amounts, as adjusted under subsection (2) of this section: (A) $40,000 for a facilities assessment; (B) $40,000 for a long-range facilities plan; (C) $40,000 for an assessment of district facilities for potential environmental hazards under ORS 332.331 (Healthy and Safe Schools Plan) ; and (D) $40,000 for a seismic assessment or other specialized assessment. (e) Maintaining the Oregon School Facilities Database. The database must include information that: (A) Assists with analyzing, planning and prioritizing school capital improvement needs for school districts and education service districts by providing district-to-district and school-to-school comparisons; and (B) Is required by the State Board of Education by rule. (f) Administering the grant program described in ORS 286A.801 (Matching fund grants to school districts) . (g) Administering a statewide facilities assessment program. (2) To account for effects of inflation, the State Board of Education shall, by rule, biennially adjust the maximum amounts of technical assistance grants specified in subsection (1)(d) of this section based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. [2015 c.783 §5; 2017 c.700 §4; 2021 c.678 §10; 2023 c.175 §2; subsection (2) of 2023 Edition enacted as 2023 c.175 §3] Source: Section 326.125 — Office of School Facilities; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 326.011 326.011 Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.011.md) - [ORS § 326.021 326.021 State Board of Education membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.021.md) - [ORS § 326.031 326.031 Vacancies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.031.md) - [ORS § 326.041 326.041 Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.041.md) - [ORS § 326.051 326.051 Board functions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.051.md) - [ORS § 326.111 326.111 Department of Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.111.md) - [ORS § 326.113 326.113 Employee transfer of unused sick leave](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.113.md) - [ORS § 326.115 326.115 Department of Education Account](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.115.md) - [ORS § 326.125 326.125 Office of School Facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.125.md) - [ORS § 326.300 326.300 Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.300.md) - [ORS § 326.310 326.310 Superintendent’s educational duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.310.md) - [ORS § 326.320 326.320 Fees for supplies and publications provided by department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.320.md) - [ORS § 326.323 326.323 Superintendent’s signature on public contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.323.md) - [ORS § 326.327 326.327 Agreement by superintendent to ensure availability of instruction of Chinese language](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.327.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C326_S326.125. 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