(A) Allow each student to identify whether the student is a parent, a person acting as a parent or a legal guardian; and
(B) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, be placed on one or more forms that are used on an annual basis by public post-secondary institutions of education in this state to collect demographic data from students.
(b) A public post-secondary institution of education is not required to update existing forms in order to include the question or questions described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) Each public post-secondary institution of education in this state shall make the data collected under subsection (1) of this section available to the commission in the format determined by the commission under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The commission shall:
(a) By rule establish a common format and time frame for the collection and reporting of the data collected under subsection (1) of this section. The format must require that the data collected under subsection (1) of this section be included with other demographic data of the students.
(b) Evaluate the degree to which public post-secondary institutions of education in this state are complying with the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(c) During each regular session of the Legislative Assembly, submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the committees related to higher education that:
(A) Sets forth the progress public post-secondary institutions of education in this state have made toward implementing the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and
(B) Summarizes the data collected by the commission under this section. [2021 c.105 §1]