Oregon Statutes - Chapter 327 - State Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education - Section 327.061 - Computation of number of students in average daily membership.

(1) Numbers of students in average daily membership used in the distribution formula as specified in ORS 327.013 (7), shall be projections of the average daily membership in the district for the school year ending on June 30 of the distribution year. The Department of Education shall verify all projections used for purposes of the distribution formula.

(2) The department shall use information from the Department of Revenue under ORS 311.175 as the basis for determining projected district property taxes. The department shall request relevant information from the school districts to enable the department to estimate the amount each school district shall receive from the State School Fund. The department shall provide this estimate no later than the first Monday in March of each year for the distribution for the following fiscal year.

(3) A school district may appeal to the department any projection verified by the department under subsection (1) of this section. The department shall rule on the appeal in a timely manner and if necessary issue a revised estimate of the amount each school district shall receive from the State School Fund no later than the last Friday in March.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, no school district may appeal any projection verified under subsection (1) of this section if the district failed to provide information requested by the department under subsection (2) of this section. [1991 c.780 §11; 1993 c.18 §88]

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