Chapter 721 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 5009

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; creating new provisions; amending section 1, chapter 900, Oregon Laws 1999, and section 9, chapter 910, Oregon Laws 1999; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Operations..................................... $ 2,051,881

(2) Community College Support Fund

for distribution to community

college districts and community

college service districts................. $ 414,400,404

(3) Debt service on the outstanding

general obligation bonds sold

pursuant to Article XI-G

of the Oregon Constitution........... $ 3,316,055

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, there are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Department of Community

Colleges and Workforce

Development................................. $ 10,864,829

(2) Oregon Youth Conservation

Corps.............................................. $ 1,971,138

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $123,383,620 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

SECTION 4. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, expenditures for payments to individuals, organizations or units of government from federal National Emergency Grant funds are not limited.

SECTION 5. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $316,292 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development from moneys received from the Western Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Eastern Oregon Timber Tax Account, the Western Oregon Timber Severance Tax Fund and the Eastern Oregon Timber Severance Tax Fund for the Community College Support Fund.

SECTION 6. (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, 2003, out of the General Fund, the amount of $10,700,000 to be allocated by the Emergency Board to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for the Community College Support Fund to enhance funding subsequent to the development of a revised distribution formula for the Community College Support Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004.

(2) If any of the moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated or obligated by the Emergency Board prior to April 1, 2004, such unallocated or unobligated moneys on that date become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board lawfully may allocate funds.

SECTION 7. Section 1, chapter 900, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:

Sec. 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the [Office] Department of Community [College Services] Colleges and Workforce Development, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, for the following programs:

(1) Distance learning

efforts.............................................. $ 1,000,000

(2) Distribution to

community college districts

that were established or that have

annexed new territory

on or after July 1, 1995.................... $ 290,000

(3) Renovations of a facility

in [Troutdale] Gresham for Mt.

Hood Community College................ $ 100,000

(4) Mental Health

Technician Pilot Project

at Rogue Community

College............................................ $ 70,000

SECTION 8. Section 9, chapter 910, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:

Sec. 9. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the [Office] Department of Community [College Services] Colleges and Workforce Development, out of the General Fund, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) Renovations of a facility

in [Troutdale] Gresham for Mount

Hood Community College................ $ 100,000

(2) For facilities at the

Woodburn campus of

Chemeketa Community

College............................................ $ 200,000

SECTION 9. Of the amounts distributed to the public school system from the Community College Support Fund pursuant to ORS 341.626 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, by section 1 (2) of this 2003 Act, an amount equal to the amount determined by the Department of Revenue to be the amount of reduction pursuant to ORS 310.228 for community college districts and community college 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 Community College Support Fund pursuant to ORS 341.626 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, these amounts are not replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 10. Of the amounts distributed to the public school system from the Community College Support Fund pursuant to ORS 341.626 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, by section 1 (2) of this 2003 Act, an amount equal to the amount determined by the Department of Revenue to be the amount of reduction pursuant to ORS 310.228 for community college districts and community college 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 Community College Support Fund pursuant to ORS 341.626 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, these amounts are not replacement revenue within the meaning of section 11 (9), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.

SECTION 11. This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect July 1, 2003.

Approved by the Governor August 29, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State September 2, 2003

Effective date August 29, 2003

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