2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.874 - Requirements for use of moneys received by school districts.

(1) A school district must use the amount apportioned under ORS 327.859 to establish or expand programs, opportunities and strategies under ORS 327.865, 327.868 and 327.871 and may not use the amount apportioned to maintain programs, opportunities and strategies established prior to December 8, 2016, except when a use is necessary to replace the loss or expiration of time-limited grants or federal funds.
(2)(a) The portion of funds that a school district uses for the purposes of ORS 327.865, 327.868 and 327.871 shall be determined as follows:
(A) If a school district receives less than $100,000 for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859, the school district may use all of the funds for any one of the purposes described in ORS 327.865, 327.868 or 327.871.
(B) If a school district receives $100,000 or more but less than $350,000 for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859, the school district must use a portion of the funds for the purpose described in ORS 327.865 and a portion of the funds for a purpose described in ORS 327.868 or 327.871.
(C) If a school district receives $350,000 or more for the school year from an apportionment made under ORS 327.859, the school district must use a portion of the funds for all three of the purposes described in ORS 327.865, 327.868 and 327.871.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if a school district receives an apportionment for the second school year of a biennium that is greater than the apportionment for the first school year of the biennium and the increase would affect the portion of moneys the school district is required to use for the purposes described in ORS 327.865, 327.868 and 327.871, as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the school district is not required to change the portions that the school district uses for the purposes of ORS 327.865, 327.868 and 327.871 for the second school year of the biennium.
(c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a school district receiving an apportionment as described in paragraph (a)(A) or (B) of this subsection from using any portion of the apportionment for more purposes than what is described in paragraph (a)(A) or (B) of this subsection.
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements in ORS 327.865, 327.868, 327.871 and 327.889 (3) that apportionments made under ORS 327.859 be used for career and technical education programs in high schools, college-level educational opportunities for students in high schools and dropout-prevention strategies in high schools, a school district may use up to 15 percent of the apportionments the school district receives, after deducting any amounts used for administrative costs under ORS 327.889 for programs, opportunities and strategies for students in eighth grade. The use of apportionments under this subsection must comply with the distribution requirements described in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) When establishing or expanding career and technical education programs and college-level educational opportunities, school districts may, and are encouraged to, give preference to programs and opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [2017 c.1 §8; 2017 c.615 §6]
Note:
See note under 327.850.