From 1990 to 2000, Oregon community colleges experienced a shift in
their revenue sources from primarily local taxes to primarily state funding.
Additionally during this time Oregon approved term limits for state officials and
legislators. In preparation for the 2001-2003 biennial Legislative session, the
community colleges pursued new approaches to securing an increase in state
funding, which included a single funding request, the first pledge of unity
among the community colleges and a trust-building process with the governor.
This study followed the budget development processes for Oregon
community colleges in preparation for and during the 2001-2003 legislative
session. Interviews, observations and primary source materials were used by
the researcher to describe the budget processes from the initial community
college discussions through the enactment of the community college budget by
the legislature.
The governor was found to have the most significant influence in
providing for the community college request for increased funding. The
legislature was found to have less influence in providing increased revenue for
community colleges. The governor, as part of his state budget, forwarded a
request to the legislature for a $45 million increase for community colleges.
The unity of community colleges in supporting one proposal during the session
was found to have several positive impacts. Although community colleges
received an increase in state funding, the funding formula for community
colleges resulted in differentiated funding for each of the 17 Oregon community
colleges.
An epilogue provides a chronology of significant changes in state
revenues, of special legislative sessions and of changes in community college
funding after the enactment of the 2001-2003 community college budget. / Graduation date: 2003
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/31101 |
| Date | 30 October 2002 |
| Creators | Bohart, B. Edward |
| Contributors | Duvall, Betty |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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