Oregon Statutes 423.483 – Baseline funding; basis on which county can discontinue participation
(1)(a) The baseline funding for biennia beginning after June 30, 1999, is the current service level for the expenses of providing management, support services, supervision and sanctions for offenders described in ORS § 423.478 (2). At a minimum, each biennium’s appropriation must be established at this baseline.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 423.483
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(b) The baseline funding described in paragraph (a) of this subsection:
(A) May not be decreased as a result of a reduction under ORS § 137.633.
(B) May not be increased as a result of community-based sanctions, services and programs that are funded under section 53, chapter 649, Oregon Laws 2013.
(2) If the total state community corrections appropriation is less than the baseline calculated under subsection (1) of this section, a county may discontinue participation by written notification to the director 180 days prior to implementation of the change. If a county discontinues participation, the responsibility for correctional services transferred to the county and the portion of funding made available to the county under ORS § 423.530 revert to the Department of Corrections. Responsibility for supervision of and provision of correctional services to misdemeanor offenders does not revert to the department under any circumstances except those of offenders convicted of designated drug-related misdemeanors or designated person misdemeanors.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Current service level’ means the calculated cost of continuing current legislatively funded programs, phased in programs and increased caseloads minus one-time costs, decreased caseloads, phased out programs and pilot programs with the remainder adjusted for inflation as determined by the Legislative Assembly in its biennial appropriation to the Department of Corrections.
(b) ‘Designated drug-related misdemeanor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 423.478.
(c) ‘Designated person misdemeanor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 423.478. [1995 c.423 § 6; 1999 c.952 § 1; 2013 c.649 § 20; 2015 c.140 § 2; 2023 c.341 § 1]
The amendments to 423.483 by section 22, chapter 649, Oregon Laws 2013, become operative July 1, 2025. See section 23, chapter 649, Oregon Laws 2013. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2025, including amendments by section 3, chapter 140, Oregon Laws 2015, and section 2, chapter 341, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1)(a) The baseline funding for biennia beginning after June 30, 1999, is the current service level for the expenses of providing management, support services, supervision and sanctions for offenders described in ORS § 423.478 (2). At a minimum, each biennium’s appropriation must be established at this baseline.
(b) The baseline funding described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may not be decreased as a result of a reduction under ORS § 137.633.
(2) If the total state community corrections appropriation is less than the baseline calculated under subsection (1) of this section, a county may discontinue participation by written notification to the director 180 days prior to implementation of the change. If a county discontinues participation, the responsibility for correctional services transferred to the county and the portion of funding made available to the county under ORS § 423.530 revert to the Department of Corrections. Responsibility for supervision of and provision of correctional services to misdemeanor offenders does not revert to the department under any circumstances except those of offenders convicted of designated drug-related misdemeanors or designated person misdemeanors.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Current service level’ means the calculated cost of continuing current legislatively funded programs, phased in programs and increased caseloads minus one-time costs, decreased caseloads, phased out programs and pilot programs with the remainder adjusted for inflation as determined by the Legislative Assembly in its biennial appropriation to the Department of Corrections.
(b) ‘Designated drug-related misdemeanor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 423.478.
(c) ‘Designated person misdemeanor’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 423.478.