Chapter 20 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 5552

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, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $5,204,741,308 for the State School Fund.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $371,918,440 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $340,252 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of Education for the State School Fund.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding ORS 327.008 and 327.013, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, the Department of Education:

(1) May not expend any moneys from the State School Fund for the administration of ORS 326.133 and 326.136.

(2) May expend up to $968,000 from the State School Fund for the contract described in ORS 329.488.

(3) May expend up to $1,584,000 from the State School Fund for the purposes of the Oregon Virtual School District.

SECTION 5. (1) The Department of Education may not spend more than $2,850,000,000 from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.

(2) The Department of Education may not spend more than $2,850,000,000 from the State School Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012.

SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, the amount of $100 million is established as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from lottery moneys transferred from the Education Stability Fund to the 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount established by section 2, chapter 21, Oregon Laws 2011 (Enrolled Senate Bill 5553).

SECTION 7. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect July 1, 2011.

Approved by the Governor April 21, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 21, 2011

Effective date July 1, 2011

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