As used in ORS 342.433 to 342.449 and 350.100:
(1) “Diverse” means culturally or linguistically diverse characteristics of a person, including:
- (a) Origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but is not Hispanic;
- (b) Hispanic culture or origin, regardless of race;
- (c) Origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands;
- (d) Origins in any of the original peoples of North America, including American Indians or Alaska Natives; or
- (e) A first language that is not English.
- (2) “Educator” means a teacher or an administrator.
[1991 c.434 §6; 1993 c.45 §175; 2013 c.778 §1; 2015 c.188 §1; 2021 c.97 §34]