1. (1) Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide free training and education services in a school located in Marion County for children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.
2. (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall indicate which facilities shall serve as the Oregon School for the Deaf.
3. (3) The superintendent may order a change in all or part in the purpose and use of the facilities available under this section whenever the superintendent determines that a change in purpose and use will better enable the state to meet its responsibilities for the education and training of children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.
4. (4) The school shall be operated primarily for the provision of education and training services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind and who cannot be efficiently served in other schools or programs.

[Amended by 1965 c.100 §444; 1971 c.301 §2; 1991 c.631 §1; 2007 c.70 §113; 2007 c.858 §71; 2009 c.562 §25; 2017 c.532 §3; 2025 c.386 §7]