ORS 408.090
Handling of donations


(1)

The Director of Veterans’ Affairs, acting on behalf of the State of Oregon, is authorized to accept any donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise made in furtherance of the purposes of ORS 408.010 (“Beneficiary” defined for ORS 408.010 to 408.090) to 408.090 (Handling of donations) and section 1, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019. A donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise that is made in cash or its equivalent or reduced thereto, shall be promptly paid by the director to the State Treasurer, who shall credit the amount so received to the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account in the General Fund. The director shall make such disposition of donations, gifts, grants, bequests or devises, not made in cash or its equivalent, as is specified by the donor thereof, and their earnings and proceeds shall inure to said account. All such donations, gifts, grants, bequests or devises accepted by the director are transfers exempt from taxes imposed on inheritances under the laws of this state.

(2)

All moneys in the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account are continuously appropriated to the director and may be used by the director for the purposes authorized in ORS 408.010 (“Beneficiary” defined for ORS 408.010 to 408.090) to 408.090 (Handling of donations) and section 1, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019. [Amended by 1961 c.326 §7; 1997 c.99 §53; 2005 c.755 §31; 2019 c.527 §3]
Note: The amendments to 408.090 (Handling of donations) by section 7, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative January 2, 2024. See section 6, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, as amended by section 1, chapter 678, Oregon Laws 2021, and see section 8, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, as amended by section 2, chapter 678, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
408.090 (Handling of donations). (1) The Director of Veterans’ Affairs, acting on behalf of the State of Oregon, is authorized to accept any donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise made in furtherance of the purposes of ORS 408.010 (“Beneficiary” defined for ORS 408.010 to 408.090) to 408.090 (Handling of donations). A donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise that is made in cash or its equivalent or reduced thereto, shall be promptly paid by the director to the State Treasurer, who shall credit the amount so received to the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account in the General Fund. The director shall make such disposition of donations, gifts, grants, bequests or devises, not made in cash or its equivalent, as is specified by the donor thereof, and their earnings and proceeds shall inure to said account. All such donations, gifts, grants, bequests or devises accepted by the director are transfers exempt from taxes imposed on inheritances under the laws of this state.

(2)

All moneys in the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account are continuously appropriated to the director and may be used by the director for the purposes authorized in ORS 408.010 (“Beneficiary” defined for ORS 408.010 to 408.090) to 408.090 (Handling of donations).
Note: Sections 1, 2 and 6, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:
Sec. 1. (1) The Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program is established within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Under the program, the department shall conduct outreach and provide grants to veterans who:

(a)

Are pursuing and enrolled in an approved course of study in any program for which United States Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits may be used;

(b)

Are eligible to receive federal financial assistance based on prior service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and

(c)

Are unable to complete a degree program within the expected completion period because one or more required courses are not available until a later date.

(2)

Grants under the program:

(a)

May not exceed $5,000 per veteran; and

(b)

May be made only when there are sufficient moneys in the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund established under section 2 of this 2019 Act to make the grants.

(3)

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall adopt rules for the implementation and operation of the program, including eligibility requirements for grant applicants.

(4)

As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225 (Definitions for ORS 408.225 to 408.237) and includes disabled veterans, as defined in ORS 408.225 (Definitions for ORS 408.225 to 408.237). [2019 c.527 §1]
Sec. 2. (1) The Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purpose of making grants under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program established under section 1 of this 2019 Act and for the payment of actual and necessary expenses incurred by the department in administering the fund and establishing and maintaining the program.

(2)

The fund consists of:

(a)

Moneys appropriated, allocated or deposited to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise;

(b)

Transfers of moneys to the fund from any source, including moneys transferred from the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account described in ORS 408.090 (Handling of donations); and

(c)

Moneys from gifts, donations or any other source. [2019 c.527 §2]
Sec. 6. (1) Sections 1 and 2, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, are repealed on January 2, 2024.

(2)

Any moneys remaining in the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund established under section 2, chapter 527, Oregon Laws 2019, on the date specified in subsection (1) of this section, after reversion of unspent lottery allocations to the Veterans’ Service Fund established under ORS 406.140 (Veterans’ Services Fund), shall be transferred to the Veterans’ Educational Aid Account established under ORS 408.090 (Handling of donations). [2019 c.527 §6; 2021 c.678 §1]

Source: Section 408.090 — Handling of donations, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors408.­html.

408.010
“Beneficiary” defined for ORS 408.010 to 408.090
408.020
Financial aid for educational purposes
408.030
Filing application with educational institution
408.040
Handling of application by institution and director
408.050
Monthly statement by institution
408.060
Monthly payment of financial aid
408.070
Investigation of institutions
408.090
Handling of donations
408.225
Definitions for ORS 408.225 to 408.237
408.230
Veterans’ preference in public employment
408.235
Eligibility for preference
408.237
Interviews of veteran applicants for public service position required
408.238
“Military duty” defined for ORS 408.240 to 408.280
408.240
Status and rights of public officer and employee during and after military duty
408.242
Public employees in Active Guard Reserve Program
408.250
Rights and duties of person replacing public officer in military service
408.260
Termination of term of office of substitute for officer in military service
408.270
Restoration of employee’s seniority and tenure
408.280
Reelection of public officer while in military service
408.290
Benefits for public employees on temporary active duty in Armed Forces
408.300
Short title
408.305
Definitions for ORS 408.305 to 408.340
408.310
Duty of medical professionals to report symptoms attributable to herbicide exposure
408.315
Application of ORS 408.310
408.320
Duties of Oregon Public Health Advisory Board
408.325
Referral program for affected veterans
408.330
Suspension or termination of programs
408.335
Attorney General to represent veterans in certain proceedings
408.340
Limitation of liability
408.350
Educational materials about hepatitis C
408.355
Transportation grants to access health care services
408.362
Definitions
408.365
Use of state moneys for operation of Oregon Veterans’ Homes
408.368
Oregon Veterans’ Home Account
408.375
Operation and management of Oregon Veterans’ Homes
408.380
Application of other statutes to Oregon Veterans’ Homes
408.385
Roseburg Oregon Veterans’ Home
408.390
City acquisition of land for Oregon Veterans’ Home
408.393
Incurring city indebtedness for Oregon Veterans’ Home
408.395
Condemnation of property for Oregon Veterans’ Home
408.410
Appointment of county service officer
408.420
Recording discharge papers
408.425
Inspection of discharge papers
408.430
Free services to veterans rendered by court administrator or county clerk
408.440
Land of enlisted person exempt from foreclosure and judicial sale during war
408.450
Duty to pay fees during military duty
408.460
Certain claims payable out of General Fund
408.470
Persons entitled to interment in Spanish War Veterans’ plot
408.485
Findings related to health care
408.490
Purchase of United States flags for placement on veterans’ graves
408.495
Employed veteran time off for Veterans Day
408.497
Preference in private employment
408.500
Oregon Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program
408.503
Department website relating to benefits
408.504
Link on agency websites
408.505
Agencies to make available and provide information to veterans
408.506
Agencies to partner with Oregon Military Department to provide reintegration services
408.507
Information to be provided by establishments operated to provide food to needy persons
408.511
Services for incarcerated veterans
408.515
Information to be included with certain documents related to real property
408.540
Use of buildings by veterans’ organizations
408.560
Use of public buildings for meetings of veterans’ and auxiliary organizations
408.570
Commitment of veterans with mental illness to United States veterans facility
408.580
Transfer of veterans from state to federal hospitals
408.710
Indigent veteran defined
408.720
Tax levy to finance activities of veterans’ service officer
408.730
Procedure when indigent veterans are cared for by veterans organizations
408.740
Appointment and duties of county veterans’ relief officer
408.850
Annual report on veterans’ housing programs
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