72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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
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LC 3445
 
                         House Bill 3399
 
Sponsored by Representative WIRTH; Representatives HANSEN, KITTS,
  NOLAN, SHETTERLY
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Directs Commissioner for Community College Services to use
amounts received from local property taxes as result of permanent
tax rate in determining amount of state aid to be distributed to
community college districts and community college service
districts. Exempts amounts received from local option taxes from
determination.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2003.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to community college funding; creating new provisions;
  amending ORS 341.626; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 341.626 is amended to read:
  341.626. (1) Subject to rules adopted by the State Board of
Education and to ORS 291.232 to 291.260, the Commissioner for
Community College Services shall distribute state aid to each
community college district and community college service
district.
  (2) The rules adopted by the State Board of Education shall
provide:
  (a) No state aid for hobby and recreation classes;
  (b) Procedures for proper and accurate record keeping;
  (c) Procedures that will   { - insure - }   { + ensure + }
reasonable year to year stability in the delivery of appropriated
moneys to the colleges;   { - and - }
  (d) Procedures to   { - insure - }   { + ensure + } that the
full state appropriation is delivered to the colleges  { - . - }
 { + ; and
  (e) A distribution formula that supports the legislative
policies set forth in ORS 341.009.
  (3)(a) The commissioner shall take into consideration the
amount of funding a community college district or community
college service district receives from local property taxes, as a
result of the permanent tax rate imposed by the district, in
determining the amount of state aid to be distributed to the
district.
  (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the
commissioner may not take into consideration the amount of
funding a community college district or community college service
district receives from local property taxes, as a result of local
option taxes imposed by the district under ORS 280.040 to
280.145, in determining the amount of state aid to be distributed
to the district. + }
    { - (3) - }  { +  (4) + } Upon compliance with the rules
adopted by the State Board of Education, the commissioner shall,
as soon as practicable following the receipt of required reports
from the districts, prepare, certify and transmit to the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services the names and the amounts
due each district. The Oregon Department of Administrative
Services shall audit the amounts certified by the commissioner
and draw its warrants on the State Treasury payable out of the
General Fund to the districts.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 341.626 by section 1 of
this 2003 Act apply to state aid distributed to community college
districts and community college service districts on or after the
effective date of this 2003 Act. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + 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. + }
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