Chapter 887 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

 

AN ACT

 

HB 5016

 

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Education; 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 Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of the General Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:

 

      (1)     Operations............................................... $         36,702,786

      (2)     Oregon State Schools for

               the Deaf and for the Blind..................... $         14,476,164

 

      SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, 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 Education, for the following purposes:

 

      (1)     Operations............................................... $           5,624,317

      (2)     Oregon State Schools for

               the Deaf and for the Blind..................... $           2,931,597

      (3)     Youth Corrections

               Education program................................. $         20,640,067

 

      SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $2,463,139 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from moneys collected or received by the Department of Education, from the United States Department of Education and United States Department of Agriculture for central management services.

      SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limits for the payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of Education, for the following purposes:

 

      (1)     Operations............................................... $         30,404,748

      (2)     Oregon State Schools for

               the Deaf and for the Blind..................... $              290,074

      (3)     Youth Corrections

               Education program................................. $           2,956,838

 

      SECTION 5. In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $30,781,120 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from the Lottery Bond Fund for debt service on the outstanding state education lottery bonds issued during the 1997-1999 biennium.

      SECTION 6. (1) Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures of the Department of Education, the amount of $2,644,490 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from the Lottery Bond Fund for issuance costs of state education lottery bonds issued during the 1999-2001 biennium.

      (2) In addition to and notwithstanding any other law, the amount of $10,872,000 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by the Department of Education from the Lottery Bond Fund for debt service on the outstanding state education lottery bonds issued during the 1999-2001 biennium.

      SECTION 7. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Emergency Board, out of the General Fund, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, the following sums for allocation to the Department of Education, for the following purposes:

 

      (a)     Student assessment system..................... $           1,000,000

      (b)    Salary increases for education

               program managers and education

               program specialists.................................. $              405,517

 

      (2) If any of the moneys described in subsection (1) of this section are not allocated or obligated by the Emergency Board prior to November 1, 2000, such unallocated and unobligated moneys on that date become available for any other purpose for which the Emergency Board may lawfully allocate funds.

      SECTION 8. There shall be transferred on or before July 15, 1999, to the Department of Education by the Motor Vehicles Division of the Department of Transportation, out of the Motor Vehicles Division Suspense Account, the sum of $92,987 for training and education related traffic safety and school safety patrols.

      SECTION 9. Section 2 of this 1999 Act does not limit, affect or apply to distribution of costs related to the School Lunch Revolving Account, Education Training Revolving Account, Private Vocational School Tuition Protection Fund, and Distance Learning Fund; and expenditures made from donations received by the Oregon State School for the Blind and Oregon State School for the Deaf.

      SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any other law, all sections of this 1999 Act are subject to Oregon Department of Administrative Services rules related to allotting, controlling, and encumbering funds.

      SECTION 11. This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect July 1, 1999.

 

Approved by the Governor July 30, 1999

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 30, 1999

 

Effective date July 30, 1999

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