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Senate Bill 768 Would Let Oregon Match Private Donations to OSU for Cereal‑grain Research, Sponsor Says
Summary
Senate Bill 768 would authorize the state to match 50% of private donations of $10,000 or more to the Oregon State University Foundation for cereal‑grains research, with reporting requirements and an appropriated cap of $3 million; bill advocates emphasized long timelines for breeding and competitiveness concerns.
Senator Todd Nash and other lawmakers and industry witnesses testified Feb. 5 in support of Senate Bill 768, a proposal to encourage private endowments for cereal‑grain research at Oregon State University by providing state matching funds.
The bill as described in committee would match 50% of each private donation of $10,000 or more to the OSU Foundation for cereal‑grain research “to the extent monies are available,” sponsor Nash said, and would cap state contributions at $3 million. The bill would establish reporting requirements for the OSU Foundation and appropriate $3,000,000 from the…
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