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Supporters, opponents of More school days might not
equal more school time
Measure 104 make case
bills “raising revenue.”
This, supporters of Mea-
sure 104 say, meant that any
bill modifying a tax expen-
diture was interpreted to
require a three-fifths major-
ity vote, and this is how
lawyers for the Legislature
interpreted the Constitution
for years.
But in recent years, the
courts have said that in
order to be considered a
bill for “raising revenue”
under the state constitution,
and thus require the three-
fifths majority, a proposed
bill must meet two tests: it
must collect or bring money
into the state treasury, and
either impose a new tax or
increase the rate of an exist-
ing tax.
The measure would
essentially define what it
means to “raise revenue,”
and that definition would
apply to a broader range
of tax measures than the
current legislative counsel
interpretation.
Supporters of Measure
104 say that the measure
would encourage bipar-
tisanship and force law-
makers to work together
to write legislation that is
palatable to three-fifths of
lawmakers.
Supporters also point to
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
PORTLAND — Orego-
nians will have a chance to
vote this November on how
much legislative support
certain state tax laws should
need to pass.
Supporters and oppo-
nents made their case for
and against Ballot Measure
104 Friday before an edi-
torial board meeting of the
Pamplin Media Group.
The measure would
amend the state Consti-
tution to require a three-
fifths majority, or “super-
majority,” approval in both
the Oregon House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate for
changes to tax expenditures
such as credits, exemptions
and deductions.
If approved, the measure
would also require bills
containing fee increases
— for fishing licenses, for
example — have superma-
jority approval.
Given
the
current
makeup of the Demo-
crat-majority
Legisla-
ture, those measures would
require some Republican
support to pass.
In 1996, Oregon vot-
ers approved a three-fifths
majority requirement for
Senate Bill 1528, passed
earlier this year by a sim-
ple majority, as an example
of legislation that, in their
view, should have required
a three-fifths majority vote
to pass.
That bill disallowed Ore-
gon taxpayers from taking a
new federal deduction from
their state taxes.
Had the Legislature not
acted to disconnect from
federal tax reforms, pro-
jections showed taxpayers
would pay about $1.3 bil-
lion less in state taxes over
the next six years.
“Regardless of how
they’re doing it, $1 billion
in new revenue on a sim-
ple majority vote, there
was bipartisan opposition,
but there was no biparti-
san support for that,” said
Paul Rainey, who manages
the Yes on 104 campaign.
“That was pushed through
from a legislative perspec-
tive and it unfairly targets...
small businesses and hard-
working families that don’t
have access to those funds
that they should have had.”
Opponents of the mea-
sure, on the other hand, say
it could intensify a culture
of “horse-trading” in the
Capitol, and create legisla-
tive gridlock.
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
Gov. Kate Brown and
Rep. Knute Buehler, GOP
nominee for governor, have
both proposed a mandate
for a minimum 180-day
school year — in line with
the national average.
At an average of 162
days (it differs for each
school district), Oregon has
one of the shortest school
years in the nation.
The only state law that
dictates how long stu-
dents have to be in class
sets a minimum number
of instructional hours: 900
for elementary and mid-
dle school pupils, 990 for
grades 9-11 and 960 for
grade 12.
Yet neither candidate’s
education policy proposal
specifically augments the
number of instructional
hours.
When asked how Bue-
hler would address instruc-
tional hours, he said he
would “increase the min-
imum required academic
hours proportionate to the
extra days.”
“Every Oregon child
deserves a full and qual-
ity education,” he said.
“Unfortunately, too many
kids for too many years
have been denied this.”
Kate Kondayen, a press
secretary in the governor’s
office, said a longer school
year would “likely” result
in more instructional hours
“but not automatically.” It
would depend on the dis-
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A northeast Oregon cattle
rancher was reissued a per-
mit to shoot one wolf on a
forested grazing allotment
near Joseph Creek in Wal-
lowa County where four
calves have been killed or
injured since June.
The latest attack was
confirmed by the Oregon
Department of Fish & Wild-
life on Aug. 20. A range
rider found the dead 300-
pound calf earlier that morn-
ing, and investigators later
determined wolves were to
blame.
The pasture is within an
area of known wolf activ-
ity in the Chesnimnus Unit,
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“The governor wants to
ensure that Oregon’s stu-
dents have the same access
to opportunities for learning
as students in other states
that have longer school
years,” Kondayen said.
An increase in instruc-
tional time with a certi-
fied teacher has shown to
improve literacy and math
achievement, though with
small effects, according
to a study by the National
Center for Education Eval-
uation and Regional Assis-
tance in July 2014. Lon-
ger instructional time had a
greater impact for students
who were previously per-
forming below standards or
who had attention deficit,
hyperactivity or other dis-
orders, the study found.
School districts have to
affirm each school year that
they have met the require-
ment for instructional hours
but don’t report specific
numbers.
The Oregon Department
of Education, however,
tracks each school district’s
number of school days
because that count is used to
estimate attendance, which
is used in the formula for
divvying out money from
the State School Fund, said
Mike Wiltfong, ODE direc-
tor of school finance.
“Many schools and dis-
tricts have various sched-
ules, some with four-
day weeks and some with
year-round school, which
changes the weighing/value
of each session day,” Wilt-
fong said. “Session days
(are) the common denomi-
nator used to make sure we
are applying equity in our
equalization formula.”
ODFW reissues wolf kill permit
in Wallowa County depredation
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and challenger Knute Bue-
hler each want a minimum 180-day school year, but
neither has suggested increasing the instructional
hours mandated by the state.
where ODFW counted
three wolves at the end of
2017. Chesnimnus wolves
also injured three calves in
three days between June 12
and June 14, all belonging
to RL Cattle Company of
Enterprise.
ODFW granted the orig-
inal permit for RL Cattle to
shoot one Chesnimnus wolf
on June 21, but no wolves
were killed before the per-
mit expired July 10. The
permit has been reissued
for 30 days and will expire
Sept. 24.
Wildlife officials have
documented wolves in
the area over the past two
months, but do not know
whether the animals are
remnants of the Chesnim-
nus pack or new wolves that
moved into the territory.
None of the wolves in ques-
tion are wearing GPS track-
ing collars.
The incident further
underscores the continu-
ing debate between ranch-
ers and conservationists
about how best to manage
wolves in Oregon. Groups
will gather Thursday for a
meeting intended to find
common ground on linger-
ing issues in the state Wolf
Plan, which is now three
years past due for a regular
five-year update.
Deb Nudelman, a medi-
ator with Kearns & West in
Portland, will moderate the
discussion, scheduled for 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3561 Klindt
Drive in The Dalles. The
meeting is open to the pub-
lic, though seating is limited.
The wolf plan was last
revised in 2010. Since then,
the minimum known wolf
population has risen to 124
animals statewide, and East-
ern Oregon wolves were
removed from the state
endangered species list in
2015.
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