If your child does not attend a school in which all students qualify automatically but you believe your family would qualify due to your income, you can apply at https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/FRLApp/Default/Apply. The qualifying income levels are on the website. For example, families of two with an annual income below $32,227 or four with an annual income below $49,025 would qualify.
How will the funds arrive?
For children enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the extra money will be loaded onto their parents’ Oregon Trail cards between Thursday and July 29, then again in late August and late September.
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The bill to create a new statewide police oversight board to set uniform high expectations for law enforcement officers and review disciplinary actions against police accused of serious misconduct cleared the House late Thursday and faces a Senate vote just hours before lawmakers wrap up their session. It would provide what proponents say will be strong and consistent accountability as law .
A bill removing the requirement that Oregon students in the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 demonstrate basic proficiency in math, reading and writing to earn a high school diploma passed a key milestone Thursday and is likely to become law. The bill, already approved by majority Democrats in the Senate, was greenlit by Democrats on the House Education Committee for a vote on the House floor as .
Tax to support Oregon Historical Society museum wins big
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Multnomah County voters overwhelmingly approved extending a local levy to support the Oregon Historical Society and make admission to its museum free to county residents.
Countywide, 76% of voters said yes to renewing the small levy for another five years, according to partial returns as of 8:07 p.m. Tuesday. It will cost property owners 5 cents for every $1,000 of assessed property value, or about $11 a year for a home assessed at the median value of about $220,000.
Under Oregon’s unusual property tax system, the assessed value of a home is different than its market value and, in Multnomah County, normally far lower than the home is worth.