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PUBLIC
HEARING HJR 38, HB 3227, HB 3168 |
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TAPE 103 A |
APRIL 1,
2003 8:30 AM STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
Members Present: Representative Lane Shetterly, Chair
Representative
Wayne Scott, Vice Chair
Representative
Joanne Verger, Vice Chair
Representative
Vicki Berger
Representative
Mark Hass
Representative
Elaine Hopson
Representative
Max Williams
Members Excused: Representative Phil Barnhart
Representative
Pat Farr
Witness Present: Representative, Dennis Richardson,
District 4
Staff Present: Paul
Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer
Richard
Yates, Legislative Revenue Office
Kathy
Tooley, Committee Assistant
TAPE 103, SIDE A
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Chair Shetterly |
Calls meeting to order at 8:40 a.m. |
PUBLIC HEARING HJR 38
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Paul Warner |
Provided description of HJR 38.
Discussed projected growth, Education Stability Fund. |
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Rep. Dennis Richardson |
Spoke in favor of HJR 38, described bill; education funding for the
current and next biennia, discussed need for future funding requirements for
education. |
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Rep. Berger |
Why is this bill a House Joint Resolution? |
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Chair Shetterly |
Because there will be a referral for constitutional amendment. |
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Rep. Hass |
What would be done with the gap of paying for schools as we go that
will be smaller since there will be less to draw from the Oregon Lottery? |
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Rep. Richardson |
Implementation of this bill is delayed until economic recovery is in
full swing is to make sure there is additional income taxation. This is a plan for the future. Future
legislatures will have to deal with current biennium. |
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Rep. Hass |
Have to quarrel with the phrase that the legislature would have to
find some new revenue for schools somewhere.
Schools had funding problem. Even during period of largest economic
expansion there were funding problems. |
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Rep. Richardson |
That is my point and will continue; that is an attitude. The legislature is addicted to money. There will always be discussions on how to
raise more money, but focused on current needs when the recession is over. If
action is not taken now, there will not be enough money in the stability fund
to deal with the next recession. |
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Rep. Verger |
The legislature is also addicted to lottery money. If this money goes to this fund will it
increase gambling because it is going to something gamblers believe in? How is the perception of children that
their education is on the back of gamblers? |
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Rep. Richardson |
I don’t have the answer to these kinds of policy questions. I am trying to put it on the table. It is an issue that could be lost because
of focus on current funding needs.
Must plan now, so when next recession occurs there will be money in the
Educational Stability Fund. |
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Chair Shetterly |
Under current law 18% of net lottery goes into the stability fund
until it reaches 5% cap, then it is stepped down to 15% and goes into the
capital matching sub account. This
bill would eliminate the cap on the stability fund and the provision for the
transfer of 15% to the capital matching fund. But the capital matching fund is retained. How is the capital matching fund segregated
from the stability fund? |
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Warner |
Discusses Line 31, Page 3 of the bill. Need to have some statutory language as to how that account
would have transfers from the stability fund. |
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Chair Shetterly |
This would pay into the stability fund and there would be no
automatic transfer of funds into the capital matching account, it would take
legislative action periodically to move money from the stability fund to the
capital matching account? |
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Warner |
Answered affirmatively. |
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Chair Shetterly |
Close the Public Hearing on HJR 38 Committee will stand at ease at 8:50 a.m. |
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 3227
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Reconvened at 9:00 a.m. |
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Yates |
Provided description of HB 3227, (Exhibit 3); provides funding for
establishment of enhanced regional 911 reporting system. |
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Chair Shetterly |
Closed Public Hearing on HB 3227 |
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Opened Public Hearing on HB3168 |
PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 3168
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Yates |
Provided description of HB 3227, (Exhibit 4); provides revenue to be
used as debt service and issues of revenue bonds based on that revenue source
for establishing and transition to a regional 911 reporting system. |
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Chair Shetterly |
Closed Public Hearing on HB 3168 |
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Chair Shetterly |
Meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m. |
Tape Log Submitted by,
Kathy Tooley, Committee
Assistant Reviewed by Kim Taylor James
Exhibit Summary:
1.
Warner,
“Staff Measure Summary HB HJR 38”, 2 pages
2.
Rep.
Richardson, “Testimony HJR 38”, 2 pages
3.
Yates,
“Staff Measure Summary HB 3227”, 1 page
4.
Yates,
“Staff Measure Summary HB 3168”, 1 page