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Legislator signals short-session bill to restore Measure 99 outdoor school funding after statewide cuts
Summary
OSU Extension and Friends of Outdoor School told the House Interim Committee on Education that budget reductions since 2025 cut program days, staffing and district participation; Chair Hudson said she will introduce a short-session bill to restore the 4% Measure 99 lottery allocation.
Chair Rep. Hudson announced plans to introduce a short-session bill to restore the Measure 99 4% lottery funding level that was not provided in the 2025 budget, after witnesses told the House Interim Committee on Education that recent cuts have already reduced program length, staff and student access.
Dr. Spirit Brooks, director of the OSU Extension Outdoor School Program, and Daniel Prince of Friends of Outdoor School told the committee that Measure 99 and earlier Senate Bill 439 established a durable funding stream for outdoor school and that evaluation data show measurable academic and social-emotional benefits. Prince recalled the 2016 ballot campaign and said Measure 99 dedicated "4% of lottery funds so that every child in Oregon could attend outdoor school." He described outdoor school as an immersive K–12 program grounded in…
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