HB 3360 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to capital funding for schools; prescribing an effective date.

Summary

Requires that moneys from the corporate income and excise tax kicker be used for the funding of school construction and maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements. Limits availability to certain districts. Applies to biennia ending on or after June 30, 2027. Takes effect only if House Joint Resolution 13 (2025) is approved by the people at the next regular general election. Takes effect on the effective date of the constitutional amendment proposed in House Joint Resolution 13 (2025).

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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Introduced → A-Engrossed · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies how excess corporate tax revenues (the 'kicker') are distributed for school construction and updates the criteria for grant eligibility. The changes shift focus toward prioritizing health and safety needs and districts with limited reserve funds, while removing restrictions that previously limited grants to districts without recent bond approvals.

Scope change

The bill expands eligibility for construction grants by removing the requirement that districts must not have received voter approval for bonds in the preceding 10 years, and adds priority criteria for health and safety projects.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new priority criteria requiring grants to first address health and safety needs of students and staff before other projects.

Added priority for districts with reserve funds of 8% or less of their adopted budget.

Removed the 10-year restriction preventing districts from receiving grants if they had received voter approval for general obligation bonds in the preceding 10 years.

Changed bond submission requirement from a 3-year lookback to apply only after the new priority criteria are satisfied, allowing more districts to qualify.

FISCAL

Expanded the list of eligible fund destinations for excess kicker revenues to include the School Facility Improvement Fund in addition to the State School Fund.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that grants must be matched by districts at a ratio of one local dollar for four state dollars.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors