ORS 327.001 Fund for Student Success; transfers

The Fund for Student Success is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.

The Fund for Student Success shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly, moneys transferred to the fund under ORS 317A.155 and moneys received as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

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 the Fund for Student Success. Moneys received as provided in this subsection shall be deposited into the Fund for Student Success.

Moneys in the Fund for Student Success are continuously appropriated to the department for:

Transfer for each biennium to the State School Fund in the amount calculated by the division of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services that serves as office of economic analysis to be the sum of:

At least $40 million, for the purpose of a transfer under ORS 327.008 (10) to the High Cost Disabilities Account established in ORS 327.348; and

The amount of change in General Fund revenue to be collected in the biennium due to the amendments to ORS 316.037 by section 56, chapter 122, Oregon Laws 2019, and the operation of ORS 317A.100 to 317A.158.

Retention as a reserve for cash flow and revenue shortfall purposes.

Of the amount in the Fund for Student Success that is not dedicated for transfer as prescribed by paragraph (a) of this subsection or retained under paragraph (b) of this subsection, transfer to other education accounts as follows:

At least 50 percent to the Student Investment Account established in ORS 327.175.

Up to 30 percent to the Statewide Education Initiatives Account established in ORS 327.250.

At least 20 percent to the Early Learning Account established in ORS 327.269.

The department shall make the transfers prescribed by subsection (4) of this section on a periodic basis. The transfers must be in amounts that, based on the most recent data available to the department, ensure that the amounts and percentages identified in subsection (4) of this section are satisfied by the end of the biennium.