(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS chapters 182, 183, 240, 270, 273, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 283, 291, 292, 293, 294 and 297 and ORS 35.550 to 35.575, 180.060, 180.210 to 180.235, 183.710 to 183.730, 183.745, 183.750, 184.305 to 184.345, 190.430, 190.480, 190.490, 192.105, 200.035, 243.105 to 243.585, 243.696, 278.011 to 278.120, 278.315 to 278.415, 279.835 to 279.855, 282.010 to 282.150, 283.085 to 283.092, 357.805 to 357.895 and 656.017 (2) do not apply to the university or any not-for-profit organization or other entity if the equity of the entity is owned exclusively by the university and if the organization or entity is created by the university to advance any of the university’s statutory missions.
(3) The university, as a distinct governmental entity, or any organization or entity described in subsection (2) of this section is not subject to any provision of law enacted after January 1, 1995, with respect to any governmental entity, unless the provision specifically provides that it applies to the university or to the organization or entity.
(4) For purposes of determining the salary, as defined in ORS 238A.005 (17), paid between August 29, 2003, and January 1, 2020, to a member of the Public Employees Retirement System, remuneration paid to a member of the system in return for services to the university is deemed includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law during a period of continuous employment with the Oregon Health and Science University if:
(a) The member was hired in a qualifying position, as defined in ORS 238A.005, by the university on or after August 29, 2003; and
(b) The remuneration was, or would have been if the member were an Oregon resident, includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law during the period of continuous employment. [1995 c.162 §9; 1999 c.291 §7; 2001 c.921 §27; 2003 c.534 §13; 2003 c.794 §263; 2007 c.100 §33; 2012 c.107 §62; 2021 c.135 §13]