POLICY STATEMENT

(1) Major Revenue-Producing Athletic Activities

Major revenue-producing athletic activities are those that, by definition, are estimated to be self-supporting from gate receipts, television and radio income, conference income, contributions, and by other revenues generated through the operation of those activities. Any incidental fees used to support major revenue-producing athletic activities will be deemed to be for the purpose of financing student admissions. No state tax funds, appropriated for Education and General purposes, are to be used either for operating or capital expenditures, except as provided in (3) below. Operating expenses include both salaries and applicable physical plant costs.

(2) Other Athletic Activities

Other athletic activities are to be financed from student incidental fees, gate receipts, and contributions. State funds appropriated for Education and General purposes may be used only to fund the salaries of coaches at the regional universities and Oregon Institute of Technology.

(3) Proportionate Financing of Joint-Use Facilities

State funds are used and may continue to be used for physical plant and other operating costs applicable to spaces within athletic facilities that are utilized for Educational and General purposes, such as lectures, convocations, physical education activity classes, concerts, and commencement exercises.

(4) Resources for Capital Construction and improvements

Expenditures for capital construction and capital improvements for athletics are to be financed from resources available for auxiliary enterprises such as gifts, bond borrowings under the provisions of Article XI-F(1) of the Oregon Constitution, and excess sinking fund reserves from commingled student building fees.

This policy previously was an International Management Directives from the State Board of Higher Education.