(2) Students participating in alternative education programs are considered to be the responsibility of the resident district for purposes of ORS 332.072.
(3) The State Board of Education by rule:
(a) Shall define the accountable activities and allowable credit for these activities in alternative education programs;
(b) Shall adopt a process for registering private alternative education programs that includes, but is not limited to, the requirements of ORS 336.631; and
(c) Shall establish standards for private alternative education programs to ensure a safe educational environment and an instructional program that provides students with the opportunity to make progress toward achieving state academic content and performance standards.
(4) A school district may not waive the right to implement an alternative education program in a collective bargaining agreement. [Formerly 339.615; 1997 c.521 §24; 2001 c.490 §2]