Chapter 616 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 5011

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. (1) There are appropriated to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, of which the department may expend up to 54 percent during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, for the following purposes:

(a) Operations $ 2,848,208

(b) Skill centers $ 550,000

(c) Debt service on the outstanding

general obligation bonds sold

pursuant to Article XI-G

of the Oregon Constitution $ 15,704,592

(2) There is appropriated to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, out of the General Fund, the amount of $395,760,700 for the Community College Support Fund for distribution to community college districts and community college service districts. The department may expend up to 65 percent of the amount appropriated under this subsection during the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds, federal funds and those funds described in section 7 of this 2011 Act, collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, for the following purposes:

(1) Department of Community

Colleges and Workforce

Development $ 4,387,388

(2) Oregon Youth Conservation

Corps $ 2,461,970

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $115,924,416 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from federal funds other than those described in section 4 or 5 of this 2011 Act collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $1,403,590 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses for the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps from federal funds other than those described in section 5 of this 2011 Act collected or received by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

SECTION 5. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for payments to individuals, organizations or units of government from federal National Emergency Grant funds are not limited.

SECTION 6. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, expenditures by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for the federal funds debt service on Build America Bonds are not limited.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $25,308 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, 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 Severance Tax Fund and the Eastern Oregon Timber Severance Tax Fund for the Community College Support Fund.

SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $7,469,632 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2011, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development from lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the department for debt service on lottery bonds.

SECTION 9. 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 July 6, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 6, 2011

Effective date July 6, 2011

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