Bill > SB5516

This bill provides detailed financial appropriations and spending guidelines for the Oregon Department of Education for the 2025-2027 biennium. The bill appropriates $9.85 billion from the General Fund to the State School Fund and establishes maximum expenditure limits from various funding sources, including lottery moneys ($625.26 million), miscellaneous receipts ($44.33 million), and funds from the Fund for Student Success ($839.63 million). The bill specifies precise allocations for specific purposes, such as allowing up to $968,000 for a specific contract and $1.6 million for Oregon Digital Learning. It also mandates several transfers from the State School Fund, including $30.81 million to the Educator Advancement Fund, $44.83 million to the Special Education Account, and $4 million to the Local Option Equalization Grants Account. To facilitate these transfers, the bill reduces total distributions to school districts and education service districts. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective on July 1, 2025, and emphasizes that these appropriations are in addition to any existing allocations, ensuring supplemental funding for education services.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5516