ORS 310.155
Public school system limit

  • definitions

(1)

For purposes of ORS 310.150 (Segregation into categories), taxes are levied or imposed to fund the public school system if the taxes will be used exclusively for educational services, including support services, provided by any unit of government, at any level from prekindergarten through post-graduate training.

(2)

As used in this section:

(a)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

“Educational services” includes:
(i)
Establishment and maintenance of preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, community colleges and the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities).
(ii)
Establishment and maintenance of career schools, adult education programs, evening school programs and schools or facilities for persons with physical, mental or emotional disabilities.

(B)

“Educational services” does not include community recreation programs, civic activities, public libraries, programs for custody or care of children or community welfare activities if those programs or activities are provided to the general public and not for the benefit of students or other participants in the programs and activities described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(b)

“Support services” includes clerical, administrative, professional and managerial services, property maintenance, transportation, counseling, training and other services customarily performed in connection with the delivery of educational services. [1991 c.459 §214; 1995 c.343 §27; 1997 c.541 §264; 2007 c.70 §76; 2011 c.637 §101; 2015 c.368 §1]

Source: Section 310.155 — Public school system limit; definitions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors310.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Categorization of levy follows categorization of taxing district unless sole purpose of levy is for services falling within different category. Glenn v. Morrow County Unified Recreation District, 14 OTR 344 (1998)

Cocurricular activities of taxing district that are provided within school context are educational services. Glenn v. Morrow County Unified Recreation District, 14 OTR 344 (1998)

Limiting categorization of mixed use levy proceeds to only one category violates requirements of section 11b, Article XI of Oregon Constitution. Urhausen v. City of Eugene, 18 OTR 395 (2006), aff’d 341 Or 246, 142 P3d 1023 (2006)

310.010
Determination of amount of money for county and other purposes 310.020
Levy of tax to defray county expenses 310.030
Levy of taxes required or permitted by law 310.040
Reducing levy where necessity for budget item eliminated 310.055
Operating taxes 310.060
Notice certifying taxes 310.061
Assessor to determine and report maximum school district operating tax when district certifies lesser rate 310.065
Procedure where notice not given 310.070
Procedure when taxes exceed limitations or are incorrectly categorized 310.090
Computation of rate for each item of tax 310.100
Taxes to apply to property shown by assessment roll 310.105
Rate adjustments to reflect nontimber offsets 310.110
Apportionment of taxes where taxing district lies in two or more counties 310.140
Legislative findings 310.143
Certification of taxes on taxable property subject to 1990 Measure 5 limits 310.145
Ordinance or resolution classifying and categorizing taxes subject to 1990 Measure 5 limits 310.147
Code area system 310.150
Segregation into categories 310.153
Total amount to be raised for each taxing district and item 310.155
Public school system limit 310.156
Certain community college library limits 310.160
Unit of property 310.165
Partially exempt or specially assessed property 310.170
Allocation by districts of distributions from unsegregated tax collections account among taxes subject to 1990 Measure 5 limits 310.190
Effect of election challenge on tax 310.193
Taxing district duty to notify assessor of challenge 310.200
Purpose 310.202
Definitions for ORS 310.200 to 310.242 310.204
“Hospital facility” defined 310.206
1997-1998 tax certification notice 310.208
1997-1998 urban renewal certification 310.210
Measure 5 imposed tax estimate 310.212
Measure 47 comparison taxes 310.214
Measure 47 comparison tax adjustments for certain nonschool taxing districts 310.216
Pre-reduction Measure 50 taxes 310.218
Preliminary reduction percentages 310.220
Assessor certification to Department of Revenue 310.222
Computation of 1997 Measure 50 reduction and supplemental statutory reduction 310.228
Determination of state replacement obligation 310.230
Adjustment of Measure 47 comparison taxes and supplemental statutory reduction to account for certain additions of value 310.232
Subtraction of urban renewal increment from assessed value 310.234
Nonschool taxing district 1997-1998 operating tax adjustment for timber offsets 310.236
Determination of taxing district 1997-1998 operating taxes and permanent and statutory rate limits for tax years after 1997-1998 310.237
Reallocation of Measure 47 comparison taxes and adjustment of rate limits for certain districts for 2000-2001 and later tax years 310.238
Rate conversion 310.240
Calculation of taxes imposed on urban renewal increment for 1997-1998 310.242
1997-1998 compression of consolidated rates 310.244
Adjustment of city’s post-compression tax rate under certain circumstances 310.246
Adjustment of permanent rate limit to correct mistakes by June 30, 1998 310.585
Distribution of certain property tax relief moneys to counties 310.595
Determination of apportionment to counties 310.622
Manufactured structures eligible as homesteads under tax laws of state 310.623
Floating home eligible as homestead 310.800
Property tax work-off programs
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 310.155’s source at oregon​.gov