2019-2021 Budget Rebalance

Rebalance Includes Key Investments in Summer Learning & Child Care, Emergency Shelter, and Wildfire Recovery

The Legislature has approved a series of bills to close out the state’s budget for the 2019-21 biennium and invest about $300 million in response to Oregon’s most urgent needs. House Bill 5042, now headed to the Governor's desk for signature, rebalances agency budgets for the 2019-21 biennium, and includes:

• $250 million for a summer learning and child care package that will create grants for enrichment activities, academic support, child care, and early learning programs. Investments will be made equitably to serve Oregon’s children of color, who have borne a disproportionate impact of the pandemic.

• $18 million for low-barrier emergency shelters, known as navigation centers, in Eugene, Salem, Bend, Medford, McMinnville, and Roseburg. These facilities will be open seven days per week to connect homeless individuals and families with health services, permanent housing, and public benefits.

• More than $5 million to support wildfire-impacted communities across the state as they continue their recovery.

• And other resources...