Chapter 890 Oregon Laws 2001

 

AN ACT

 

SB 5514

 

Relating to state financial administration; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

 

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

 

          SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Education, out of the General Fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, the sum of $2,224,412,757 for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Education, out of the General Fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, the sum of $2,335,873,299 for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 3. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $140,736,347 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Department of Education for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 4. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $147,680,739 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Department of Education for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 5. There is transferred, from the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, to the Department of Education for the State School Fund, the amount of $48,409,600 to be used by school districts and education service districts for health-related programs. All transfers under this section shall be set by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

 

          SECTION 6. There is transferred, from the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, to the Department of Education for the State School Fund, the amount of $50,790,400 to be used by school districts and education service districts for health-related programs. All transfers under this section shall be set by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

 

          SECTION 7. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $48,409,600 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from moneys allocated from the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account to the Department of Education for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 8. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $50,790,400 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from moneys allocated from the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account to the Department of Education for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 9. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $15,541,296 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from moneys received from the Western Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Western Oregon Timber Tax Reserve Account and the Eastern Oregon Timber Tax Account for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 10. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $8,149,704 is established for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from moneys received from the Western Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Western Oregon Timber Tax Reserve Account and the Eastern Oregon Timber Tax Account for the State School Fund.

 

          SECTION 11. (1) For the 2001-2002 fiscal year, the Department of Education shall set aside $2,329,700,000 from the State School Fund for distribution as grants to school districts and programs and for recovery by the Department of Education for special education programs under ORS 343.243.

          (2) For the 2002-2003 fiscal year, the Department of Education shall set aside $2,439,744,142 from the State School Fund for distribution as grants to school districts and programs and for recovery by the Department of Education for special education programs under ORS 343.243.

 

          SECTION 12. (1) For the 2001-2002 fiscal year, the Department of Education shall set aside $94,400,000 from the State School Fund for distribution as grants to education service districts.

          (2) For the 2002-2003 fiscal year, the Department of Education shall set aside $97,800,000 from the State School Fund for distribution as grants to education service districts.

 

          SECTION 13. Notwithstanding sections 11 and 12 of this 2001 Act, if the Department of Education determines that insufficient funds will be available in the State School Fund from the appropriations and allocations under sections 1 to 10 of this 2001 Act during the 2001-2002 or 2002-2003 fiscal year to meet the requirements of sections 11 and 12 of this 2001 Act, the department may prorate, based on the annual share of the total amount of funds in the State School Fund, the amounts under sections 11 and 12 of this 2001 Act available for distribution as grants to school districts and education service districts and available for recovery by the department for special education programs under ORS 343.243.

 

          SECTION 14. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, the Department of Education shall ensure that the total amount distributed from the State School Fund in grants to school districts and programs and recovered by the department for special education programs under ORS 343.243, when combined with the total amount of local revenues as described in ORS 327.013, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, does not exceed $3,326,750,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001.

          (2) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section shall be adjusted for any actions taken by the Emergency Board.

          (3) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, any amount that was appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, when combined with the total amount of local revenues, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, that exceeds $3,326,750,000, shall remain available for distribution to school districts and programs in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, if the amount that was appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, that is to be distributed from the State School Fund in grants to school districts and programs and recovered by the department for special education programs, when combined with the total amount of local revenues, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, is less than $3,468,044,142.

 

          SECTION 15. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, the Department of Education shall ensure that the total amount distributed from the State School Fund in grants to school districts and programs and recovered by the department for special education programs under ORS 343.243, when combined with the total amount of local revenues as described in ORS 327.013, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, does not exceed $3,488,610,142 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002.

          (2) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section shall be adjusted for any actions taken by the Emergency Board.

 

          SECTION 16. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, the Department of Education shall ensure that the total amount distributed from the State School Fund in grants to education service districts, when combined with the total amount of local revenues as defined in section 2, chapter 695, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled Senate Bill 260), as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, does not exceed $158,762,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001.

          (2) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section does not include local revenues transferred from the education service districts in Grant and Wallowa Counties to school districts pursuant to ORS 327.081.

          (3) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section shall be adjusted for any actions taken by the Emergency Board.

          (4) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, any amount that was appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, when combined with the total amount of local revenues, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, that exceeds $158,762,000, shall remain available for distribution to education service districts in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, if the amount that was appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, that is to be distributed from the State School Fund in grants to education service districts, when combined with the total amount of local revenues, as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, is less than $164,600,000.

 

          SECTION 17. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and sections 1 to 13 of this 2001 Act, the Department of Education shall ensure that the total amount distributed from the State School Fund in grants to education service districts, when combined with the total amount of local revenues as defined in section 2, chapter 695, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled Senate Bill 260), as jointly determined by the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Department of Education, does not exceed $165,936,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002.

          (2) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section does not include local revenues transferred from the education service districts in Grant and Wallowa Counties to school districts pursuant to ORS 327.081.

          (3) The distribution limitation established in subsection (1) of this section shall be adjusted for any actions taken by the Emergency Board.

 

          SECTION 18. Of the amounts appropriated under sections 1 and 2 of this 2001 Act, $3,828,200,000 is considered to be tax relief for purposes of ORS 291.355.

 

          SECTION 19. If House Bill 3997 becomes law and it repeals ORS 291.355, section 18 of this 2001 Act is repealed.

 

          SECTION 20. Of the amounts distributed to the public school system from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, by section 1 of this 2001 Act, an amount determined by the Department of Revenue to be the amount of reduction pursuant to ORS 310.228, for school districts and education service districts, is specifically designated as replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. If any additional amounts are distributed from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, these amounts are not replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.

 

          SECTION 21. Of the amounts distributed to the public school system from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, by section 2 of this 2001 Act, an amount determined by the Department of Revenue to be the amount of reduction pursuant to ORS 310.228, for school districts and education service districts, is specifically designated as replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. If any additional amounts are distributed from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, these amounts are not replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.

 

          SECTION 22. (1) There is allocated to the Out-of-State Disabilities Placement Education Fund from the State School Fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, the amount of $400,000.

          (2) There is allocated to the Out-of-State Disabilities Placement Education Fund from the State School Fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, the amount of $400,000.

 

          SECTION 23. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $10,325,000 for allocation to the Department of Education for data integrity assurance.

          (2) If any moneys described in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated or obligated by the Emergency Board prior to November 1, 2002, such unallocated and unobligated moneys on that date become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board may lawfully allocate funds.

 

          SECTION 24. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures of the Department of Education for the payment of expenses for the State School Fund by the Department of Education from moneys received from the Western Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Western Oregon Timber Tax Reserve Account and the Eastern Oregon Timber Tax Account, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the limitation on expenditures for the Department of Education established by section 44, chapter 910, Oregon Laws 1999, is increased by $1,425,467.

 

          SECTION 25. Notwithstanding any other law, all sections of this 2001 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling and encumbering funds.

 

          SECTION 26. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1, 2001.

 

Approved by the Governor July 31, 2001

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 31, 2001

 

Effective date July 31, 2001

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