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Banks SD 13 urges legislators to use education stability fund as budget uncertainty grows
Summary
Superintendent-level presenter told the board the district faces a possible $300,000 shortfall next year and urged use of Oregon's Education Stability Fund to avoid staffing cuts; he highlighted special-education reimbursement limits and a 20% cut to outdoor school funding.
Speaker 3 (Presenter) used the meeting to review district revenues and state budget context, telling board members that K–12’s share of the state general fund has fallen from roughly 42% two decades ago to about 27% in the current biennium and that Banks SD 13’s enrollment is down at the K–2 level.
On the state tax called the corporate activity tax (cap tax), Speaker 3 said the tax’s revenue has not fully restored the prior share of general-fund dollars directed to K–12, and that while the legislature might cite an 11% increase in the state school fund, local budgets have seen roughly a 3% year‑to‑year increase after accounting for other shifts.
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