(1) On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall submit a consolidated funding request to the Governor on behalf of all the public universities listed in ORS § 352.002.

(2) The Governor’s budget may include the Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s funding request for public universities listed in ORS § 352.002. Any funding request approved by the Legislative Assembly must specify that the moneys be appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to the public universities listed in ORS § 352.002.

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may adopt rules necessary for the administration of this section. [Formerly 351.052; 2016 c.117 § 57; 2017 c.440 § 4]