Legislature approves funding to complete BMCC-DOC deal
SALEM â By passing a bill, the state is poised to end a eight-month ordeal that nearly ended Blue Mountain Community Collegeâs corrections education program. On April 8, the Oregon Senate followed the House in passing House Bill 5042, a spending bill that includes $542,033 for BMCC to help tie up some loose ends as it starts its new contract with the Oregon Department of Corrections. Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, who voted for the bill, said the allocation will act as a stopgap funding to cover the few months between the end of the BMCCâs old contract with the state prison syste...
Source: eastoregonian.com