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District officials: special-education and high-cost disability bills could add millions but outcome remains uncertain
Summary
District officials told the legal budget committee pending state legislation to raise the special-education cap or to expand high‑cost disability funding could add material revenue for Lake Oswego SD 7J, but outcomes remain uncertain and officials are not relying on those measures in the proposed budget.
District finance staff and the superintendent briefed the legal budget committee on state-level measures that could materially affect the 2025–26 budget.
Superintendent Dr. Shealy and finance staff described two legislative possibilities: raising the special-education cap (currently 11 percent) to 15 percent and increasing the state high‑cost disability grant. "We are right now at 14.3% in Lake Oswego,"…
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