As used in ORS 236.605 to 236.640:
(1) “Public employee” means an employee whose compensation is paid from public funds.
(2) “Public employer” includes any of the following entities that has accepted the transfer of a public program from a public employer in this state for maintenance and operation:
(a) The state;
(b) Cities;
(c) Counties;
(d) School districts;
(e) Special districts;
(f) Education service districts; and
(g) Oregon nonprofit corporations.
(3) “Transfer” does not include the transfer of an employee from a nonprofit corporation to a nonprofit corporation. [1991 c.918 §2; 1995 c.286 §20; 2013 c.533 §1; 2015 c.314 §1]