Oregon Code § 327.254·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Statewide Education Initiatives Account uses; rules.
(1) The Department of Education
shall use moneys in the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to provide
funding for statewide education initiatives, including:
(a) Funding the
High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act at the levels
prescribed by ORS 327.856;
(b) Expanding
school breakfast and lunch programs;
(c) Operating
youth reengagement programs or providing youth reengagement services;
(d) Establishing
and maintaining the Statewide School Safety and Prevention System under ORS
339.341;
(e) Developing
and providing statewide equity initiatives, including any statewide education
plan developed and implemented by the department;
(f) Providing
summer learning programs at schools that are considered high poverty under
Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
(g) Funding early
warning systems to assist students in graduating from high school, as described
in ORS 327.367;
(h) Developing
and implementing professional development programs and training programs,
including programs that increase educator diversity and retain diverse
educators;
(i) Planning for
increased transparency and accountability in the public education system of
this state;
(j) Providing
additional funding to school districts participating in the intensive coaching
program under ORS 327.169;
(k) Providing
technical assistance, including costs incurred for:
(A) The coaching
and support described in ORS 327.167; and
(B) The intensive
coaching program described in ORS 327.169, including costs for student success
teams;
(L) Funding
public charter schools, as described in ORS 327.362;
(m) Funding the
Early Literacy Success School Grant program, as provided by ORS 327.833;
(n) Funding the
Early Literacy Success Community Grant program, as established by ORS 327.843;
(o) Funding any
additional amounts for approved recovery schools, as provided by rules of the
State Board of Education adopted under ORS 327.029;
(p) Funding
education service districts, as described in subsection (2) of this section;
(q) Funding the
Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education
Program through the Juvenile Justice Education Fund established under ORS
327.286, when necessary as provided by ORS 327.288; and
(r) Funding costs
incurred by the department in implementing this section and ORS 327.175 to