71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2620
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3580
                   Ordered by the House May 9
             Including House Amendments dated May 9
 
Sponsored by Representative LEONARD
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Changes allocation of moneys from Sports Lottery Account
to institutions of higher education to method based on proportion
of General Fund moneys received by institution in preceding
biennium. - }
    { - Requires each institution to receive at least five
percent of moneys allocated from Sports Lottery Account. - }
   { +  Adds number of full-time equivalent students to criteria
considered by State Board of Higher Education when allocating
moneys in Sports Lottery Account among institutions of higher
education. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to allocation of moneys in the Sports Lottery Account;
  amending ORS 461.543.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 461.543 is amended to read:
  461.543. (1) Except as otherwise specified in subsection (5) of
this section, the Sports Lottery Account is continuously
appropriated to and shall be used by the State Board of Higher
Education to fund sports programs at state institutions of higher
education. Seventy percent of the revenues in the   { - fund - }
 { + account + } shall be used to fund nonrevenue producing
sports and 30 percent shall be used for revenue producing sports.
Of the total amount available in the   { - fund - }  { +
account + }, at least 50 percent shall be made available for
women's athletics.
  (2) The State Board of Higher Education shall allocate moneys
in the Sports Lottery Account among the institutions of higher
education under its jurisdiction giving due consideration to:
    { - (a) The athletic conference to which the institution
belongs and the relative costs of competing in that
conference. - }
    { - (b) The level of effort being made by the institution to
generate funds and support from private sources. - }
   { +  (a) The number of full-time equivalent students attending
the institution;
  (b) The athletic conference to which the institution belongs
and the relative costs of competing in that conference; and
  (c) The level of effort being made by the institution to
generate funds and support from private sources. + }
  (3) As used in   { - subsections (1) to (3) - }
 { + subsection (1) + } of this section, 'revenue producing
sport' is a sport that produces net revenue over expenditures
during a calendar year or if its season extends into two calendar
years, produces net revenue over expenditures during the season.
  (4) An amount equal to the net proceeds of games provided for
in ORS 461.213 (1) shall be allocated from the Administrative
Services Economic Development Fund to the Sports Lottery Account.
  (5) The amounts received by the Sports Lottery Account shall be
allocated as follows:
  (a) Eighty-eight percent for the purposes specified in
subsections (1) to (3) of this section, but not to exceed $8
million annually, adjusted annually pursuant to the Consumer
Price Index, as defined in ORS 327.006.
  (b) Twelve percent for the purpose of scholarships, to be
distributed equally between scholarships based on academic merit
and scholarships based on need, as determined by rule of the
State Board of Higher Education, but not to exceed $1,090,909
annually.
  (c) All additional money to the Oregon Student Assistance
Commission for the need grant program under ORS 348.260.
  SECTION 2. ORS 461.543, as amended by section 16, chapter 1070,
Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:
  461.543. (1) Except as otherwise specified in subsection (5) of
this section, the Sports Lottery Account is continuously
appropriated to and shall be used by the State Board of Higher
Education to fund sports programs at state institutions of higher
education. Seventy percent of the revenues in the   { - fund - }
 { + account + } shall be used to fund nonrevenue producing
sports and 30 percent shall be used for revenue producing sports.
Of the total amount available in the   { - fund - }  { +
account + }, at least 50 percent shall be made available for
women's athletics.
  (2) The State Board of Higher Education shall allocate moneys
in the Sports Lottery Account among the institutions of higher
education under its jurisdiction giving due consideration to:
    { - (a) The athletic conference to which the institution
belongs and the relative costs of competing in that
conference. - }
    { - (b) The level of effort being made by the institution to
generate funds and support from private sources. - }
   { +  (a) The number of full-time equivalent students attending
the institution;
  (b) The athletic conference to which the institution belongs
and the relative costs of competing in that conference; and
  (c) The level of effort being made by the institution to
generate funds and support from private sources. + }
  (3) As used in   { - subsections (1) to (3) - }
 { + subsection (1) + } of this section, 'revenue producing
sport' is a sport that produces net revenue over expenditures
during a calendar year or if its season extends into two calendar
years, produces net revenue over expenditures during the season.
  (4) An amount equal to the net proceeds of games provided for
in ORS 461.213 (1) shall be allocated from the Administrative
Services Economic Development Fund to the Sports Lottery Account.
  (5) The amounts received by the Sports Lottery Account shall be
allocated as follows:
  (a) Eighty-eight percent for the purposes specified in
subsections (1) to (3) of this section, but not to exceed $8
million annually, adjusted annually pursuant to the Consumer
Price Index, as defined in ORS 327.006.
  (b) Twelve percent for the purpose of scholarships, to be
distributed equally between scholarships based on academic merit
and scholarships based on need, as determined by rule of the
State Board of Higher Education, but not to exceed $1,090,909
annually.
  (c) All additional money to the Oregon Student Assistance
Commission for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under ORS
348.260.
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