Article XI-P, Oregon Constitution

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Article XI-P of the Oregon Constitution is entitled School District Capital Costs and consists of seven sections.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: State empowered to lend credit for grants or loans to school districts to finance capital costs; general obligation bond proceeds as matching funds (1) In the manner provided by law and notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 7, Article XI of this Constitution, the State of Oregon may loan its credit and incur indebtedness, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, at any one time, one-half of one percent of the real market value of the real property in this state, to provide funds to be advanced by grant or loan to school districts to finance the capital costs of the school districts. Bonds issued under this section may not be paid from ad valorem property taxes. (2) Indebtedness incurred under this section must be in the form of general obligation bonds of the State of Oregon containing a direct promise to pay the principal, interest and premium, if any, of the bonds in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the amount authorized in subsection (1) of this section. The bonds are the direct obligation of the State of Oregon and must be in such form, run for such periods of time, have such terms and bear such rates of interest as may be provided by statute. The State of Oregon shall pledge its full faith and credit and taxing power to the payment of the principal, interest and premium, if any, of the bonds. However, the State of Oregon may not pledge its ad valorem taxing power to the payment of the bonds. (3) The proceeds from bonds issued under this section may be used only to provide matching funds to finance the capital costs of school districts that have received voter approval for local general obligation bonds and to provide for the costs of issuing bonds and the payment of debt service. (4) The proceeds from bonds issued under this section may not be used to finance the operating costs of school districts.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 2

Text of Section 2: Sources of repayment The principal, interest and premium, if any, of the bonds issued under section 1 of this Article must be repaid as determined by the Legislative Assembly from the following sources: (1) Amounts appropriated for repayment by the Legislative Assembly from the General Fund, including taxes levied to pay the bonds except ad valorem property taxes; (2) Amounts appropriated or allocated for repayment by the Legislative Assembly from other sources of revenue; or (3) Any other available moneys.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 3

	Text of Section 3: Refunding bonds Bonds issued under section 1 of this Article may be refunded with bonds of like obligation.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 4

Text of Section 4: School capital matching fund (1) There is created a school capital matching fund. Moneys in the fund may be invested and the earnings shall be retained in the fund or expended as provided by the Legislative Assembly. (2) The Legislative Assembly may by law appropriate, allocate or transfer moneys or revenue to the school capital matching fund. (3) The Legislative Assembly may appropriate, allocate or transfer moneys in the school capital matching fund and earnings on moneys in the fund for the purposes of providing: (a) State matching funds to school districts to finance capital costs; and (b) Payment of debt service for general obligation bonds issued pursuant to this Article.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 5

	Text of Section 5: "Capital costs" defined As used in this Article, "capital costs" means costs of land and of other assets having a useful life of more than one year, including costs associated with acquisition, construction, improvement, remodeling, furnishing, equipping, maintenance or repair.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 6

	Text of Section 6: Legislation to effectuate Article The Legislative Assembly may enact legislation to carry out the provisions of this Article.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

Section 7

	Text of Section 7: Relationship to conflicting provision of Constitution This Article supersedes any conflicting provision of this Constitution.

Amendments

• Created through House Joint Resolution 13, 2009, and adopted by the people on May 18, 2010.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Oregon State Legislature, "Constitution of Oregon"
• State of Oregon Blue Book, "Constitution of Oregon: 2011 Version"

Additional reading

• Johnson, David Alan. (1992). Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890, Berkley, California: University of California Press
• Carey, Charles Henry. (1922). History of Oregon, Portland, Oregon: The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company