ORS 327.288: Target funding level for juvenile justice education programs; shortages in amounts available for target funding level; report.

(1) Each even-numbered year, the Department of Education shall prepare a target funding level for the Juvenile Justice Education Fund for the following biennium. Moneys in the Juvenile Justice Education Fund shall be distributed as provided by ORS 326.695 to the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695. (2)(a) The target funding level of the Juvenile Justice Education Fund shall be calculated by multiplying: (A) The average funding level per classroom, as calculated based on all classrooms operated under the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program; and (B) The total number of classrooms the Department of Education expects to be operated under the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program for the following biennium. (b) For the purpose of determining the average funding level per classroom under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department shall: (A) Determine the average funding level per classroom for the 2024-2025 school year; and (B) Adjust the amount determined under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph based on the same percentage by which the amount appropriated to the State School Fund increased for the biennium in which the calculation is being made as compared with the amount appropriated for the 2021-2023 biennium. (3) The department shall estimate the expected difference between the target funding level calculated under subsection (2) of this section and the amount anticipated to be made available to the Juvenile Justice Education Fund under ORS 327.286 (3)(a) and (d). If, after all funding available under ORS 327.286 (3)(a), (c) and (d) has been accounted for, the department determines that the amount required for the target funding level for the fund has not been met, the department may transfer from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to the fund any needed amounts. (4) If, at any time during the biennium, the amount available in the Juvenile Justice Education Fund and from other sources is not sufficient to pay for costs incurred in relation to the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, the department shall inform the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board of the lack of funding and shall provide an accounting of the amount needed to pay those costs. (5) No later than August 31 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit to the Legislative Assembly and the Office of the Governor a report that explains the target funding level calculated under this section. When applicable, the report shall include any determinations by the department that the amounts available for the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program will not be adequate to pay the costs of the programs. [2024 c.95 §23] (School Improvement and Student Achievement Grants)