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Ways and Means advances Early Learning budget amid debate over cuts to outdoor school and other programs
Summary
The Education Subcommittee reported Senate Bill 5514 out with reductions that include cuts to several early learning programs; legislators and advocates clashed over a statutory 4% lottery dedication for outdoor school funding.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means education subcommittee advanced Senate Bill 5514, the Department of Early Learning and Care budget, with a dash‑2 amendment after extended debate about program reductions and the stability of funding for early childhood services and outdoor school.
The subcommittee approved a total funds budget of about $1.4 billion and 376 positions — a roughly 3% reduction from the current service level and a small reduction from the 2023‑25 legislatively approved budget. Key investments included $2.6 million general fund for seven operational positions, resources for systems maintenance including awards management and the Healthy Families Oregon database, and $3.1…
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