Budget & Taxes (State Budget)

Establishes biennial appropriations and expenditure limitations for ______ for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes biennial appropriations and expenditure limitations for ______ for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a portion of surplus revenue that would otherwise be returned to personal income taxpayers to be used for funding public kindergarten through grade 12 education, community colleges and wildfire prevention and suppression, if surplus revenue exceeds a certain threshold. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Directs the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means to use a cost model for the purpose of calculating the sum of moneys sufficient to meet the state's system of public education quality goals. Modifies the public education quality goals for the purpose of the cost model and makes related changes specifying when a school district is a standard school district. Abolishes a joint committee related to the appropriation of moneys for public education. Abolishes the Quality Education Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

HB 4095 requires Oregon's semi-independent state boards (such as licensing commissions for professions like optometry or massage therapy) to follow standard state budget and financial reporting rules they previously were exempt from. The bill mandates these boards to submit detailed annual reports to the legislature, including budget documents, audit copies, and descriptions of fee changes requiring public hearings. It also requires boards to comply with state procurement rules and hold public hearings before adjusting fees. These changes apply broadly to all semi-independent boards currently operating outside standard state fiscal oversight.

[ Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans' Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation. ] [ Requires the Director of Veterans' Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the department. Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator. ] Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Directs the department to develop and implement a grant program for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans' Services Fund to be used for the grant program. Increases an expenditure limitation for the purpose of the grant program. Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans' service officer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. Changes who are allowed to request county veteran discharge records. Increases, from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. Directs the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to study methods for providing access to veterans' treatment courts to residents of each county or judicial district. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.