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This bill establishes strict regulations for personnel records maintained by community colleges and public universities in Oregon, limiting each institution to keeping only three personnel records per faculty member and providing detailed guidelines for record management. The bill defines a personnel record as any document containing information about a faculty member, including performance evaluations, disciplinary records, and other personal information. Key provisions include requiring that personnel records be kept in a designated, accessible location, allowing faculty members to submit rebuttals or explanatory documents to their records, and mandating that student evaluations remain anonymous. The bill also prohibits institutions from using records outside the authorized three for faculty evaluations and gives faculty members the right to sue if an evaluation is based on unauthorized records. Additionally, the bill protects the anonymity of confidential contributors by allowing institutions to keep only names and excised portions of confidential documents in records beyond the three authorized personnel records. The Governor is empowered to remove individuals who violate these record-keeping rules, and the provisions will become operative on January 1, 2027, giving institutions time to prepare for the new regulations.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2891