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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.470 - Cancellation of taxes on land acquired through foreclosure proceedings; right of redemption.

(1) Excepting tax liens of irrigation or drainage districts organized before the effective date of the Department of State Lands’ lien, whenever the State of Oregon acquires property or lands through foreclosure of a mortgage given to secure a loan from the Common School Fund and the state has received the sheriff’s deed made as a result of such foreclosure proceedings and the period for redemption has expired, the county court, or board of county commissioners, of the county in which such lands are situated shall cancel on the county tax records all the unpaid taxes levied and assessed against the property.
(2) At the time the sheriff issues a certificate of sale in the foreclosure proceedings of any department mortgage, the sheriff shall serve a copy of the certificate upon the county judge, or the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, of the county in which the foreclosure takes place. The county shall have a 60-day period from the date of the sheriff’s certificate in which to redeem the land by paying the department the full amount of its investment in the land, including principal and interest, foreclosure charges, abstracting expense, and any other necessary expense incurred by the department in said foreclosure proceedings.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.475 - When county court may acquire mortgaged lands deeded to state.

Whenever the Department of State Lands receives a deed as described in ORS 327.465, the county court of the county in which the lands are situated may, within one year from the recorded date of such deed, acquire from the state the property so conveyed by paying to the state the total amount of the state’s investment in the property.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.480 - Use of Common School Fund moneys to comply with judgment canceling fraudulent deed.

(1) Where the judgment in a suit instituted by the State of Oregon to cancel and set aside any deed of lands from the State of Oregon alleged to have been procured by fraud and in violation of law grants relief to the State of Oregon which is conditioned on the payment of money, the Department of State Lands may pay from the Common School Fund the sum necessary to comply with the conditions of the judgment.
(2) This section shall not be considered as a legislative interpretation relieving the defendants in such suit from applying to the legislature for repayment of the purchase price of such land, or that the State of Oregon is not entitled to an accounting from the purchaser, the assignee, or successor in interest, for school or other lands obtained in violation of law, or that the State of Oregon must repay the purchase price of such lands, with or without interest as a condition of obtaining relief. This section is intended to prevent the loss to the State of Oregon of lands obtained in violation of law, where the court imposes as a condition for granting relief the payment of money. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §37; 2003 c.576 §433]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.482 - Appropriation to reimburse fund for earnings failure.

Out of the moneys in the General Fund, there is continuously appropriated such sums as are necessary but not to exceed $100,000 in total to reimburse the Common School Fund for any amount that may result from the failure of loans to earn at least four percent interest. The computation required to determine the interest earned on the loans shall be made annually, and the amount required to reimburse the fund shall be paid annually. [1965 c.532 §9; 1967 c.477 §1; 2015 c.513 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.484 - Reimbursement for earnings failure.

Moneys may be withdrawn annually on July 1 from the General Fund by order of the Department of State Lands to be credited to the Common School Fund to pay to the Common School Fund any amount resulting from the failure of the total student loans to earn at least four percent interest in the preceding fiscal year. [1965 c.532 §11; 1967 c.335 §39; 1967 c.477 §2; 2015 c.513 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.485 - Education Cash Account; disbursements.

(1) The Education Cash Account of the General Fund consists of all moneys made available to the Department of Education by:
(a) Charitable and philanthropic foundations, organizations and agencies if the moneys have not been dedicated for specific use by requirements of other sections of Oregon Revised Statutes;
(b) Miscellaneous receipts;
(c) Collection of fees from sale of supplies and publications compiled and furnished by the Department of Education and distributed or sold to other persons or groups;
(d) Funds received as gifts, contributions and bequests for career and technical education and moneys received as reimbursements for funds theretofore expended;
(e) Moneys received through charges to grants, contracts and other funds for indirect costs; and
(f) Any other nondedicated moneys received by the Department of Education for which the Legislative Assembly has established an administrative funds limitation.
(2) The provisions of this section do not relieve the department of its responsibilities to separately account for moneys received as trust funds.
(3) Disbursements from the Education Cash Account shall be made as directed by the Department of Education. The department shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in such account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity against which each withdrawal is charged. [1961 c.588 §1; 1965 c.100 §38; 1979 c.570 §3; 1993 c.45 §302; 2005 c.209 §7; 2009 c.94 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.490 - Projects contracted to districts and institutions of higher learning.

The State Board of Education may contract with school districts, community college districts and any institutions of higher learning in this state for the purpose of carrying out any phase of a project for which funds granted under ORS 327.485 are available and may reimburse such districts and institutions from such funds. The board may make advance payments to the contracting districts or institutions based on the estimated cost of any service to be provided. Any payment to a district shall not be subject to the provisions of ORS 294.305 to 294.565. [1961 c.588 §5; 1989 c.491 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.495 - Appropriation of funds received for certain purposes.

All moneys received by the State Board of Education for distribution to school districts in this state for the purpose of carrying out experimental and demonstration programs to improve education and educator preparation in this state are continuously appropriated for such purpose. [1961 c.588 §6; 1965 c.100 §39; 1989 c.491 §9; 2013 c.747 §177; 2015 c.245 §39]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.496 - Summer Learning Program Account; rules.

(1) The Summer Learning Program Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
(2) The account consists of moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or transferred to the account by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise.
(3) The Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for deposit in the account.
(4) Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education to disburse or expend for activities or programs related to providing summer academic and enrichment opportunities for school-aged children.
(5) The Department of Education may enter into grant agreements, contracts, intergovernmental agreements or other agreements with school districts, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribes or other entities to provide summer academic and enrichment programs and may disburse or expend moneys from the account pursuant to such agreements.
(6) The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the account. [2021 c.10 §19]
Note:
327.496 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.497 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) Within the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century in ORS chapter 329 there are established goals for high academic excellence, the application of knowledge and skills to demonstrate achievement and the development of lifelong learning skills to prepare students for the ever-changing world.
(2) Education is increasingly linked to economic and social issues.
(3) The people of Oregon, through section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution, have established that the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate in each biennium a sum of money sufficient to ensure that the state’s system of public education meets the quality goals established by law. Furthermore, the people of Oregon require that the Legislative Assembly publish a report that either demonstrates that the appropriation is sufficient or identifies the reasons for the insufficiency, its extent and its impact on the ability of the state’s system of public education to meet those goals.
(4) The Quality Education Commission should be established to define the costs sufficient to meet the established quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12 public education. [2001 c.895 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.500 - Establishment; membership; staff.

(1) There is established a Quality Education Commission consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor. The Governor may not appoint more than five members of the commission who are employed by a school district at the time of appointment.
(2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on August 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) The appointment of members of the commission is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(4) A member of the commission is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(5) The Department of Education shall provide staff to the commission. [2001 c.895 §2; 2005 c.209 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.502 - Officers; quorum; meetings.

(1) The Governor shall select one of the members of the Quality Education Commission as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices as the Governor determines.
(2) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(3) The commission shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission. [2001 c.895 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.506 - Quality education goals; duties; report.

(1) The quality goals for the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education include those established under ORS 329.007, 329.015, 329.025, 329.045 and 329.065.
(2) Each biennium the Quality Education Commission shall determine the amount of moneys sufficient to ensure that the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education meets the quality goals.
(3) In determining the amount of moneys sufficient to meet the quality goals, the commission shall identify best practices that lead to high student performance and the costs of implementing those best practices in the state’s kindergarten through grade 12 public schools. Those best practices shall be based on research, data, professional judgment and public values.
(4) Prior to August 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly that identifies:
(a) Current practices in the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education, the costs of continuing those practices and the expected student performance under those practices; and
(b) The best practices for meeting the quality goals, the costs of implementing the best practices and the expected student performance under the best practices.
(5) In addition, the commission shall provide in the report issued under subsection (4) of this section at least two alternatives for meeting the quality goals. The alternatives may use different approaches for meeting the quality goals or use a phased implementation of best practices for meeting the quality goals. [2001 c.895 §5; 2003 c.303 §14; 2007 c.858 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.511 - Uniform budget and accounting system.

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule a uniform budget and accounting system for school districts and education service districts.
(2) The uniform budget and accounting system shall include uniform definitions for a chart of accounts that shall allow for valid comparisons of expenditures among schools and among districts. The uniform definitions for the chart of accounts shall be developed by the Department of Education in consultation with the Legislative Revenue Officer, the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and appropriate organizations that represent kindergarten through grade 12 educational interests.
(3) The uniform budget and accounting system shall allow for the gathering of data on separate functions and programs, including but not limited to:
(a) Individual school;
(b) Grade level;
(c) Curriculum area;
(d) Class size; and
(e) Extracurricular activities.
(4) The Department of Education shall place data gathered from the uniform budget and accounting system in a database that includes information that is accessible by the public through the Internet, a personal computer or other similar technology. [1997 c.616 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.520 - Acceptance and distribution of USDA Foods.

(1) As used in this section, "USDA Foods" means domestic agricultural products purchased by the United States Department of Agriculture for use in schools and other institutions that provide nutritional services to children.
(2) The Department of Education may accept and distribute USDA Foods available for either public or private nonprofit educational institutions, subject to state or federal law or regulation relating to the acceptance and distribution of those foods. The department shall charge an amount sufficient to cover but not exceed all costs of distribution to the individual schools. The charge may include administrative expenses, freight, warehousing, storing, processing and transshipment. The department may adjust charges to cover differences in program costs based on the USDA Foods received. [Amended by 1989 c.491 §10; 2023 c.570 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.525 - School Foods Revolving Account.

The School Foods Revolving Account, separate and distinct from the General Fund, is continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purposes of ORS 327.520. All moneys received under the provisions of ORS 327.520 shall be paid by the department to the State Treasurer for credit to the School Foods Revolving Account. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §40; 1975 c.87 §2; 1981 c.784 §21; 1989 c.491 §11; 1989 c.966 §26; 2023 c.570 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.527 - Summer breakfast and lunch program reimbursement; grants; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall reimburse a school district, government agency or community group five cents for every breakfast or lunch the district, agency or group serves as a part of:
(a) The United States Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program; or
(b) A summer meals program through an existing national school lunch program.
(2) In addition to the reimbursements provided under subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Education may award grants to school districts, government agencies and community groups to encourage participation in a program identified in subsection (1) of this section. Each grant may not exceed $20,000 and must be used to:
(a) Purchase or upgrade necessary equipment and services required to provide food service and meet sanitation requirements;
(b) Make any payment necessary to comply with sanitation requirements that may be required prior to approval; or
(c) Fund participant outreach activities and materials and necessary enrichment activities and materials.
(3) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2005 c.701 §1; 2013 c.653 §1; 2014 c.10 §1; 2019 c.122 §28; 2023 c.570 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.531 - School breakfast and lunch programs; eligibility; insufficient funds; rules.

(1)(a) A school or school district that meets the eligibility requirements of the special provisions of the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program may offer reimbursable breakfasts, lunches or both at no charge and without consideration of individual eligibility by applying to the Department of Education.
(b) If the school or school district is approved under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the school or school district must offer breakfasts, lunches or both to all students of the school or school district at no charge to the student.
(c) For each breakfast or lunch that a school or school district provides at no charge as described in this subsection, the Department of Education shall provide reimbursement pursuant to ORS 327.545 (2).
(2)(a) If a school or school district does not offer reimbursable breakfasts or lunches as described in subsection (1) of this section, the school district must ensure that each school of the school district:
(A) Offers lunch at no charge to students from households with incomes that do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
(B) Offers breakfast at no charge to students from households with incomes that do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, if breakfast must be offered pursuant to ORS 327.535.
(b) For each breakfast or lunch that a school or school district provides at no charge as described in this subsection, the Department of Education shall provide reimbursement pursuant to ORS 327.545 (3).
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a school or school district is not required to provide breakfast or lunch at no charge to students if the Department of Education has insufficient funds to provide reimbursement pursuant to ORS 327.545 (2) or (3). The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that describe:
(a) The method for determining when the department has insufficient funds;
(b) The content and timing of the notice to be provided to school districts when the department determines that the department has insufficient funds; and
(c) The procedures the school or school district must follow upon receiving notice of insufficient funds. [2015 c.718 §1; 2021 c.119 §1]
Note:
327.531 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.537 - Requirements for providing reimbursable meals; prohibitions and requirements when student owes money.

(1) A school district that makes meals accessible to students at school sites under the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program:
(a) Must provide a United States Department of Agriculture reimbursable meal to a student who requests the meal:
(A) Unless the student’s parent or guardian has provided written permission to the school district to withhold a meal from the student; and
(B) Regardless of whether the student has money to pay for the meal or owes money for meals; and
(b) May not require that a student throw away a meal after the meal has been served because of the student’s inability to pay for the meal or because money is owed for meals.
(2) If a student owes money for five or more meals, a school district shall:
(a) Determine if the student has been identified as being categorically eligible for free school meals and can be directly certified without application;
(b) If the student has not been identified as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, make at least two attempts to contact the student’s parent or guardian to have the parent or guardian fill out an application to determine if the student is eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the United States Department of Agriculture’s current Income Eligibility Guidelines; and
(c) If the student is not eligible or the parent or guardian does not fill out an application as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, make reasonable efforts to contact the parent or guardian and to offer assistance filling out an application, if appropriate.
(3) A school district may not:
(a) Publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a meal or who owes money for a meal by requiring that the student wear a wristband, hand stamp or other identifying marker or by serving the student an alternative meal; or
(b) Require a student who cannot pay for a meal or who owes money for a meal to do chores or other work to pay for meals, unless all other students do similar chores or work regardless of whether money is owed for meals.
(4)(a) A school district shall direct communications about amounts owed by a student for meals to the student’s parent or guardian and not to the student.
(b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a school district from sending home a letter with a student addressed to the parent or guardian of the student.
(5) A school district may not require a parent or guardian to pay fees or costs from collection agencies hired to collect moneys owed for meals. [2017 c.684 §1]
Note:
327.537 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.540 - School after-school meal and snack program; grants; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups to encourage participation in the United States Department of Agriculture’s program that provides meals and snacks at at-risk after-school care centers.
(2) In addition to the assistance provided under subsection (1) of this section, the department may award grants to school districts, government agencies and community groups to encourage participation in the United States Department of Agriculture’s program that provides meals and snacks at at-risk after-school care centers. Each grant may not exceed $20,000 and must be used to:
(a) Purchase or upgrade necessary equipment and services required to provide food service and meet sanitation requirements;
(b) Make any payment necessary to comply with sanitation requirements that may be required prior to approval; or
(c) Fund participant outreach activities and materials and necessary enrichment activities and materials.
(3) The department may enter into a contract with a public or private entity for the purposes of the entity providing:
(a) Technical assistance to applicants for and recipients of grants; and
(b) Administration of the grant program.
(4) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. [2011 c.711 §1; 2014 c.10 §2]
Note:
327.540 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.545 - Reimbursement amounts for school districts that provide reimbursable meals; rules.

(1) For school districts with schools that provide United States Department of Agriculture reimbursable meals to students as described in ORS 327.531 and 327.535, the Department of Education shall reimburse the school districts for costs incurred by the school districts in providing the meals. The amounts of the reimbursements may not exceed the amounts prescribed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
(2) For schools that offer reimbursable breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students of the school without consideration of individual eligibility for free or reduced price meals as described in ORS 327.531 (1), the amount of reimbursements provided under this section may not exceed the difference between:
(a) The free reimbursement rate established by the United States Department of Agriculture for reimbursable meals; and
(b) Any amounts otherwise reimbursed or paid by state, federal or other sources.
(3) For schools that offer reimbursable breakfast and lunch at no charge to students from households with incomes that do not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as described in ORS 327.531 (2), the amount of reimbursements provided under this section may not exceed the difference between:
(a) The free reimbursement rate established by the United States Department of Agriculture for reimbursable meals; and
(b) Any amounts otherwise reimbursed or paid by state, federal or other sources.
(4) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary for making reimbursements under this section. [2019 c.122 §30; 2021 c.119 §3; 2021 c.350 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.548 - Hunger Free Schools Account.

(1) The Hunger Free Schools Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
(2) Moneys in the Hunger Free Schools Account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of making reimbursements to school districts under ORS 327.545. [2019 c.122 §32]
Note:
327.548 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.620 - Review of accounts affecting federal funds.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall cause a review to be made of the accounts and financial affairs of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of Education affecting any funds acquired from the federal government to aid education, in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided by law for the review of state departments and institutions. [Amended by 1975 c.614 §10; 1989 c.491 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.635 - Labor standards required on federally financed school construction.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide, in the construction of school facilities financed in part through federal grants, for the enforcement of labor standards not less beneficial to employees on such projects than those required under sections 1 and 2 of the Act of Congress of August 30, 1935, as amended.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.645 - Financing of programs mandated by state and federal programs.

The Legislative Assembly recognizes that:
(1) Various programs adopted by the Legislative Assembly and by various state and federal agencies have fiscal and revenue impact on school districts.
(2) To the greatest extent possible, state government should pay an appropriate share of expenses incurred by the districts as the result of mandates from the Legislative Assembly and state agencies. [1989 c.970 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.700 - Definitions for ORS 327.700 to 327.711.

As used in ORS 327.700 to 327.711, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "State education lottery bonds" means the bonds authorized to be issued under ORS 327.711 for the purpose of financing state education projects.
(2) "State education projects" means projects for instructional training and the acquisition, construction, improvement, remodeling, maintenance or repair of public school facilities in the State of Oregon, including but not limited to land, site preparation costs, permanent or portable buildings and equipment, telecommunications equipment, computers, software and related technology, textbooks, library books, furniture and furnishings, vehicles, costs of planning for bond issues and capital improvements, the payment of debt service on obligations, other than general obligation bonds, issued for such projects and holding in reserve for any of the purposes described in this subsection. [1997 c.612 §3; 1999 c.44 §10; 1999 c.1066 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.705 - Purpose of ORS 327.700 to 327.711.

The Legislative Assembly declares that the purpose of ORS 327.700 to 327.711 is to authorize lottery bonds for state education projects. The lottery bonds authorized by ORS 327.700 to 327.711 shall be issued pursuant to ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585. The obligation of the State of Oregon with respect to the lottery bonds and with respect to any grant agreement or other commitment authorized by ORS 327.700 to 327.711, 327.731, 348.696 and 777.277 shall at all times be restricted to the availability of unobligated net lottery proceeds, proceeds of lottery bonds and any other amounts specifically committed by ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585. Neither the faith and credit of the State of Oregon nor any of its taxing power shall be pledged or committed to the payment of lottery bonds or any other commitment of the State of Oregon authorized by ORS 327.700 to 327.711. [1997 c.612 §1; 1999 c.44 §11; 2007 c.783 §127]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.708 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) The financing of the costs of state education projects accomplishes the purpose of financing public education in Oregon, as well as having the additional effect of creating jobs and furthering economic development in Oregon by:
(a) Maintaining and increasing the utility, effectiveness and capacity of public education facilities and public education technology and ensuring their availability to Oregon students; and
(b) Creating employment opportunities in this state through the funding of capital improvement and maintenance projects on which workers will be employed.
(2) Based on the findings made in this section, the use of the net proceeds from the operation of the Oregon State Lottery to fund state education projects and to pay state education lottery bonds is an appropriate use of state lottery funds under section 4, Article XV of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 461.510. [1997 c.612 §2; 1999 c.44 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.711 - Payment of debt service; issuance of bonds; School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund.

(1) The Legislative Assembly may pay state education lottery bond debt service after the 1997-1999 biennium from earnings on the Education Stability Fund. However, no lien or pledge of those earnings shall be made to secure the lottery bonds, and the State of Oregon shall have no legal obligation to pay the lottery bonds from the earnings on the Education Stability Fund. Any earnings from the Education Stability Fund that are provided by the Legislative Assembly and credited to the Lottery Bond Fund shall be credited against, and shall reduce, the unobligated net lottery proceeds that are required by ORS 286A.576 (2)(a) and (b) subsequently to be credited to the Lottery Bond Fund in that fiscal year.
(2) State education lottery bonds shall be issued only at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. State education lottery bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to provide no more than $150 million of net proceeds to pay costs of state education projects, plus the amounts required for bond-related costs.
(3) The School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The net proceeds from the sale of the state education lottery bonds that are available to pay costs of state education projects shall be credited to the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund. Investment earnings received on amounts in the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund shall be credited to the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund. All moneys from time to time credited to the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund, including any investment earnings, are appropriated continuously to the Department of Education only for distribution to school districts pursuant to ORS 327.731 and for payment of the bond-related costs that are allocable to state education lottery bonds. Amounts in the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund shall be disbursed upon the written request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to school districts for state education projects pursuant to ORS 327.731, and upon the written request of the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to pay for bond-related costs that are allocable to state education lottery bonds. [1997 c.612 §4; 1999 c.44 §13; 2002 s.s.3 c.6 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.731 - Education project grants; use; amount.

(1) Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute a share of moneys in the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund to school districts as education project grants. The education project grants shall be distributed in one payment each distribution year. The education project grants shall be used for any state education project, as defined in ORS 327.700.
(2) Each school district’s education project grant = the district’s extended ADMw for the distribution year ´ (the total amount available for the grants in each distribution year ¸ the total statewide extended ADMw in the distribution year).
(3) Each school district shall deposit the amounts it receives as an education project grant in a separate account, and shall apply amounts in that account to pay for costs of state education projects or shall hold amounts in that account in reserve and apply them to pay costs of future state education projects.
(4) School districts receiving education project grants from the School Capital Construction, Maintenance and Technology Fund shall, if so directed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, take any action specified by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services that is necessary to maintain the excludability of lottery bond interest from gross income under the United States Internal Revenue Code. [1997 c.612 §14; 1999 c.1066 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.800 - Goals of strategic investments; requirements; rules.

(1) The State Board of Education shall identify and make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly about programs that make strategic investments to:
(a) Advance the educational goals of this state, as described in ORS 350.014;
(b) Improve the employability of graduates from Oregon public schools;
(c) Close the achievement gap that exists between historically underserved student groups, as defined by the board by rule;
(d) Assist public education in all regions of this state;
(e) Promote collaboration and alignment among early childhood service providers, school districts, community colleges, public universities and employers;
(f) Leverage private, public and community resources;
(g) Engage parents and child care providers, support families and motivate students;
(h) Develop and disseminate evidence-based models and best practices that are likely to improve student outcomes;
(i) Collect data to monitor student progress; and
(j) Establish networks that allow for the replication of successful practices across this state.
(2) The Department of Education shall distribute any moneys received for strategic investments under this section. Distributions may be made to school districts, education service districts, post-secondary institutions of education, nonprofit organizations, providers of early childhood services, tribes of this state and other entities. Distributions of moneys must advance the purposes set forth in ORS 327.815 and 327.820 or other purposes that meet the goals specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Any recipient of moneys distributed as a strategic investment must provide separate accounting for the moneys and may use the moneys only for the purpose for which the moneys are provided.
(4)(a) The State Board of Education shall establish requirements for the programs implemented under this section that are consistent with this section and with ORS 327.815 and 327.820.
(b) The board shall develop timelines, performance measures and other requirements related to the accumulation and evaluation of data collected in relation to a program that receives moneys as a strategic investment. The performance measures shall include progress toward the goals established in ORS 350.014 and other key student education outcomes established by the board.
(5) The State Board of Education and the Early Learning Council may adopt any rules necessary for the agencies they oversee to perform any of the duties assigned to them under this section. Any rules adopted by the Early Learning Council must be consistent with this section and actions taken by the State Board of Education to implement this section. [2013 c.660 §1; 2013 c.660 §5; 2015 c.774 §§17,67,67a; 2023 c.534 §17]
Note:
327.800 to 327.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 327 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.815 - Guidance and Support for Post-Secondary Aspirations Program; strategic investments for program.

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish the Guidance and Support for Post-Secondary Aspirations Program to:
(a) Increase the number of students in the ninth grade who are making satisfactory progress toward a high school diploma, a modified diploma or an extended diploma; and
(b) Increase the number of students who earn a high school diploma, a modified diploma or an extended diploma and who enroll in a post-secondary institution of higher education.
(2) To accomplish the purposes of the Guidance and Support for Post-Secondary Aspirations Program, the State Board of Education shall identify programs for the distribution of moneys by the Department of Education for strategic investments that advance at least one of the following missions:
(a) Supporting comprehensive systems of monitoring and support for struggling students.
(b) Ensuring that middle and high school students who had not considered enrolling in post-secondary education are directed toward, and able to access, post-secondary education opportunities that match their interests and abilities.
(3) In addition to moneys distributed as provided by subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Education may distribute strategic investment moneys for any of the following purposes:
(a) To implement comprehensive systems for monitoring progress and providing individualized planning, mentoring, tutoring or other support services to students in grades 6 through 10 who are not making satisfactory progress toward a high school diploma, a modified diploma or an extended diploma; or
(b) To increase access for underserved students to post-secondary institutions by paying for first-year college courses or accelerated college credit programs. [2013 c.660 §3; 2013 c.660 §7; 2015 c.366 §§78,79; 2015 c.774 §§19,69,69a]
Note:
See note under 327.800.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.820 - Connecting to the World of Work Program; strategic investments for program.

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish the Connecting to the World of Work Program to:
(a) Increase students’ proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and
(b) Connect students to the world of work.
(2) To accomplish the purposes of the Connecting to the World of Work Program, the State Board of Education shall identify programs for the distribution of moneys by the Department of Education for strategic investments that advance the following missions:
(a) Collaborating with other public entities to develop and implement a long-term strategy that advances state educational goals related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
(b) Providing investments in programs that engage underserved students in science, technology, engineering or mathematics or in career and technical education.
(c) Developing consortiums of school districts, education service districts and post-secondary institutions of higher education committed to developing innovative and flexible pathways for students in grades 6 through 12 and in community colleges.
(3) In addition to moneys distributed as provided by subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Education may distribute strategic investment moneys for any of the following purposes:
(a) Creating regional networks, or expanding existing regional networks, to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics and career and technical education;
(b) Increasing learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the arts and career and technical education; or
(c) Designing and delivering individualized, innovative and flexible ways of delivering content, awarding high school and college credit and providing development education for students in high school or in the first two years of post-secondary education. [2013 c.660 §4; 2013 c.660 §8; 2015 c.774 §§20,70,70a]
Note:
See note under 327.800.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 327 - State Financing of Early Learning and Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 327.827 - Early Literacy Success Initiative.

(1) The Early Literacy Success Initiative is established by ORS 327.825 to 327.845.
(2) The purposes of the initiative are to:
(a) Increase early literacy for children from birth to grade three;
(b) Reduce early literacy academic disparities for student groups that have historically experienced academic disparities;
(c) Increase support to parents and guardians to enable them to be partners in the development of their children’s literacy skills and knowledge; and
(d) Increase access to early literacy support that is research-aligned, culturally responsive, student-centered and family- centered.
(3) The purposes of the initiative shall be accomplished through:
(a) The Early Literacy Success School Grant, as provided by ORS 327.829 to 327.837;
(b) The Birth Through Five Literacy Plan, as provided by ORS 327.839 and 327.841; and
(c) The Early Literacy Success Community Grant, as provided by ORS 327.843 and 327.845. [2023 c.534 §2]
Note:
See note under 327.825.