Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 2 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING › Section 589-002-0130 - Commission Strategic Fund

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Commission may establish a strategic fund.
(1) There are two basic categories for these
			 funds: incentivized statewide initiatives and activities, and requests from
			 individual districts for assistance in meeting new requirements and
			 expectations stemming from legislative change.
(2) The Director will use a committee of
			 stakeholders and department staff to determine overall priorities for funding
			 that considers the Commission's work plan and initiatives.
(3) Strategic funds provided to incentivize
			 statewide activities or assist community colleges in meeting legislative
			 expectations are provided only for the biennium in which funding is approved.
			 Strategic Funds allocated for either purpose will not be considered in the
			 distribution of funds through the formula described in Section 6 of
			 589-002-0110  for the current biennium or future biennia.
(4) Any unused monies remaining in the
			 current biennium's strategic fund will be allocated through the formula
			 described in Section 6 of 589-002-0110  at the end of the biennium.
(5) The Director will review, rank and
			 approve proposals to incentivize statewide activities. After each proposal is
			 approved, the Director will provide the Commission with a report detailing the
			 purpose of the activity, the amount of strategic fund monies approved, and the
			 proposal's merit as assessed under the following parameters:
(a) Purpose of the proposal.
(b) How the activity supports the initiatives
			 and work plans of the Office and the Commission.
(c) How the activity relates to the
			 Commission's Key Performance Measures or other program-specific measures.
(d) If the funding one time (for
			 this biennium) or will additional funding be needed in the future.
(e) If future funding is needed, how
			 resources will be obtained and how the activity will be sustainable?
(f) The activity's impact on the state three
			 years from now and five years from now.
(g) Anticipated changes.
(h) How progress will be measured.
(f) The Office will bring all requests for
			 assistance in meeting new requirements or expectations stemming from
			 legislative change to the Commission for discussion and consideration.
(g) The Office will assess the
			 requests for assistance in meeting new requirements or expectations of the
			 legislature based on the following parameters:
(A) Purpose of the proposal.
(B) How funds will be used to sustain or
			 increase enrollment (not supplanting existing funds).
(C) If the funding is one time (for this
			 biennium) or if additional funding will be needed in the future.
(D) If future funding is needed, how those
			 resources will be obtained and how the activity is sustainable.
(E) The impact on the community college three
			 years from now and five years from now.
(F) How progress will be measured.
(h) The Office will provide a
			 recommendation and reasoning to the Commission on whether the request merits
			 funding.