Oregon will provide Southern Oregon University with a $15 million emergency funding provision after Gov. Tina Kotek signed the measure into law. The appropriation routes the money through Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the two-year period ending in June 2027, and it comes with reporting requirements and planning constraints. SOu and the commission must file a report detailing the university’s operating plan through June 2027, including monthly financial statements and updated cash-flow forecasts starting next month. The legislation also requires a future-delivery plan designed to avoid reliance on ongoing increases in state support and to include a balanced budget for the 2027–2029 biennium. The funding follows SOU leaders’ warnings of a projected cash deficit of $7.4 million by June 2027, after earlier board actions including cutting 23 programs and laying off 18 employees, with enrollment declines cited as a key driver of the fiscal crisis.