Board opposes Measure 2
By Mike Sims
Of the Emerald
MONMOUTH — The future
of school financing was a key
issue facing the State Board of
Higher Education during three
days of discussions last week.
The meetings culminated in the
board’s regular monthly gather
ing here Friday.
At Friday’s meeting, held at
Western Oregon State College,
the board acted on a fear that
passage of state Ballot Measure
2 in November would make an
already difficult fiscal situation
worse. Board members
unanimously approved a
resolution opposing the 1.5 per
cent property tax limitation
measure.
“It is tragic that many
children and teachers begin the
school year without knowing
how long it will last,” the
resolution said. "Likewise, the
state’s financial crisis saps the
potential of our higher educa
tion institutions to fulfill the ex
pectations of Oregon citizens
and to contribute to economic
development... Ballot Measure
2 would only make things
worse.”
The resolution also indicated
that the board supports tax
reforms that would ensure
strong public education from
kindergarten through college.
State Higher Education
Chancellor Bud Davis said that
the resolution was proposed
and drafted during a board
retreat Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Hatfield Marine
Sciences Center in Newport.
Davis said the resolution was
proposed in part because of con
cern with Oregon’s current tax
structure and because of cut
backs in educational programs
and services.
“(The measure) is a threat to
adequate funding for education
at all levels.” Davis said.
The board also approved a
staff recommendation to accept
a report prepared by consultants
on the proposed Budget Alloca
tion System model for financing
higher education in Oregon.
Members agreed to adopt staff
responses and recommenda
tions relating to the consultants’
executive summary.
Board staff will incorporate
the recommendations into a
final BAS model document,
which will be presented to the
board at either its October or
November meeting.
Two consultants from the
universities of Arizona and
Texas recently evaluated
Oregon’s proposed BAS model,
and their findings and recom
mendations, along with Oregon
higher education staff responses
and recommendations, were
submitted to the board for
evaluation during the Newport
retreat.
The report was unanimously
approved by the board commit
tee on finance, administration
and physical plant prior to the
full board meeting Friday.
The BAS model incorporates
a number of variables into its
formulas for determining how
individual state colleges and
universities are to be funded.
These variables include faculty
productivity and salaries,
classified staff, number of
degree programs and student
credit hours.
The formulas also take
physical characteristics of each
school into account, such as
square footage and assessed
value of buildings and land
acreage.
In other action, the board ap
proved the sale of $3.2 million
in bonds to help finance im
provements to the EMU and to
athletic and recreational
facilities at Portland State
University and the Oregon In
stitute of Technology. The
bonds will carry a 9-percent in
terest rate and will mature in
the year 2014.
The board also gave final ap
proval to the University’s new
American Studies bachelor’s
degree program, which had
been conditionally approved by
the board in July. The new
degree program will be im
plemented in the fall of 1985.
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