2009 Oregon Code :: TITLE 17
TITLE 17
STATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND LAWS
Chapter 171. State Legislature
172. Commission on Uniform Laws; Commission on Indian Services
173. Legislative Service Agencies
174. Construction of Statutes; General Definitions
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Chapter 171 — State Legislature
2009 EDITION
STATE LEGISLATURE
STATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND LAWS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sessions)
171.010 Time and place of holding regular legislative sessions
171.015 Emergency legislative sessions; procedure for determining legislators’ request for or refusal of emergency sessions; time and manner of convening sessions
(Effective Date)
171.022 Effective date for Act of Legislative Assembly
(Resignation)
171.023 When member-elect may resign
(Vacancies)
171.051 Filling vacancies in Legislative Assembly
171.060 Procedure for filling vacancy by appointment
171.062 Filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts
171.064 Apportioning votes for filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts
171.068 Procedure when vacancy filled after reapportionment
(Salaries and Expenses)
171.072 Salary of members and presiding officers; per diem allowance; expenses; tax status
171.113 Use of state provided telephones
(Funds)
171.115 Revolving fund; warrants
171.117 Lounge Revolving Account
(Employment Rights)
171.120 Purpose of ORS 171.120 to 171.125; unlawful employment practices
171.122 Rights and benefits of legislators and prospective legislators in relation to their regular employment
171.125 Proceeding to require compliance with ORS 171.120 and 171.122
(Measure Filing)
171.127 When proposed measure to bear name of person other than member requesting introduction; statement of chief sponsor
171.130 Presession filing of proposed measures; printing and distribution
171.133 Approval of Governor required for measure introduction
(Readability)
171.134 Readability test for legislative digests and summaries
(Supplies)
171.136 Supplies and equipment
ELECTION DATES
171.180 State policy governing election dates
171.185 Dates for legislatively prescribed elections; emergency election
PUBLICATIONS
171.200 “Publications” defined for ORS 171.206
171.206 Legislative publications; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition
171.236 Advance sheets; session laws; publication; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition
171.245 Legislative Publications Account
171.255 Evidentiary status of published session laws
171.270 Legislative materials furnished public officers without charge are public property
OREGON REVISED STATUTES
171.275 Oregon Revised Statutes; committee policy; charges
171.285 Legislative Counsel certificate
171.295 Preservation and use of ORS medium
171.305 ORS Revolving Account
171.315 Distribution of ORS
171.325 Certified copy of statute or rule of civil procedure published in Oregon Revised Statutes; form; fee
RECORDS
171.405 Binding original enrolled laws and joint resolutions
171.407 Sound recordings of legislative proceedings; public access
171.410 “Legislative record” defined for ORS 171.410 to 171.430
171.415 Delivery to Legislative Administration Committee; exception
171.420 Classification and arrangement; delivery to State Archivist
171.425 Borrowing by certain legislative personnel
171.427 Schedule for retention, destruction or disposition of records
171.430 Disposal by certain committees; sound recordings by certain committees
INVESTIGATIONS OF LEGISLATOR AND LEGISLATOR-ELECT
171.450 Legislative intent
171.455 Complaint of elector; content
171.460 Secretary of State to conduct investigation; findings; report
171.465 Credentials committee; appointment; duties
WITNESSES IN LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
171.505 Administering oaths to witnesses
171.510 Legislative process to compel attendance and production of papers; service
171.515 Reimbursement of witnesses appearing under legislative process
171.520 Reporting violations of ORS 171.510
171.522 Judicial enforcement of legislative process; order; service
171.525 Immunities of witness before legislative committee
171.530 Privilege of witness before legislative committee
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
171.555 Joint Committee on Ways and Means
STATE BUDGET POLICY
171.557 State budget policy
171.559 Duty of Joint Committee on Ways and Means
SENATE CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
171.562 Procedures for confirmation
171.565 Vote required for confirmation; interim Senate meetings
COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OVERSIGHT
171.575 Oversight over state compensation and classification system
AUDIT COMMITTEE
171.580 Joint Legislative Audit Committee
171.585 Duties of committee
171.590 Cooperation of state agencies
INTERIM COMMITTEES
171.605 Construction of ORS 171.605 to 171.635
171.610 Functions
171.615 Duration
171.620 Powers
171.630 Vacancies; appointment of alternates by presiding officers
171.635 Appointment of nonlegislators
171.640 Appointment of interim committees; membership; topics of study; employees; expenses
INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR STAFF AND DISBURSEMENTS
171.650 Interim staff for presiding officers
171.670 Authority for approval of disbursements during interim
LOBBYING REGULATION
171.725 Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785
171.730 Legislative finding
171.735 Exceptions to application of ORS 171.740 and 171.745
171.740 Lobbyist registration; contents of statement
171.745 Lobbyist statements of expenditures
171.750 Lobbyist employer statements of expenditures
171.752 Time for filing statements
171.756 Prohibited conduct
171.762 Verification of reports, registrations and statements
171.764 False statement or misrepresentation by lobbyist or public official; defense
171.766 Status of reports, registrations and statements
171.772 Forms for reports, registration and statements; rules; electronic filing
171.776 Commission duties; advisory opinions; status of opinions
171.778 Complaint and adjudicatory process; confidentiality; Preliminary Review Phase; Investigatory Phase; possible actions by order; report of findings; contested case procedure; limitation on commission action
171.785 Sanctions prescribed by either chamber of Legislative Assembly; uniform application
CONTACT WITH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
171.790 Contact with Legislative Assembly by local government officials and employees
171.795 Electronic distribution of information
COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
171.852 Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology
171.855 Duties of committee
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION APPROPRIATION
171.857 Appointment; quorum; report
WESTERN STATES LEGISLATIVE FORESTRY TASK FORCE
171.860 Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force; membership; duties; expenses
PACIFIC FISHERIES LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
171.865 Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force; membership; duties; expenses
COLUMBIA RIVER RESOURCE TASK FORCE
171.867 Columbia River Resource Task Force; membership; duties; staff; expenses
STUDIES OF MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE
171.870 Legislative findings
171.875 Report required to accompany measures proposing mandated coverage
171.880 Content of report
PENALTIES
171.990 Penalty for witness failing to appear or to give testimony in legislative proceeding
171.992 Civil penalty for violation of lobby regulation; rules; report
CROSS-REFERENCES
Appointments by Presiding Officers [See also cross-references under Joint Legislative Committees and Legislators as Members Of]
Administrative Hearings Oversight Committee, Office of, 183.690
Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (sunsets January 2, 2014), 2009 c.856 §1
Asian Affairs, Commission on, 185.610
Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee, 131A.455
Baseball stadium financing committee, 184.406
Black Affairs, Commission on, 185.420
Broadband Advisory Council, Oregon (sunsets January 2, 2016), 2009 c.782 §1
Business Development Commission, Oregon, 285A.040
Capitol Foundation, Oregon State, 173.500
Capitol Planning Commission, 276.055
Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.844 §1
Charitable Checkoff Commission, Oregon, 305.695
Child Care, Commission for, 657A.610
Children and Families, State Commission on, 417.730
Columbia River Resource Task Force, 171.867
Compliance Advisory Panel, Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program, 468A.330
Criminal Justice Commission, Oregon, 137.654
Debt Policy Advisory Commission, State, 286A.250
Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.707 §1
District Best Practices Advisory Committee, 326.136
Education Commission of the States, 348.950
Educator Health Benefits, Task Force on (operative July 1, 2011, sunsets January 14, 2013), 2007 c.7 §20
Educator Professional Development Commission, Oregon, 329.822
Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.881 §1
Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board, 182.128
Fiscal control board, 203.095, 203.100
Forest Resources Institute, Oregon, board of directors, 526.610
Fujian Sister State Committee, 285A.148
Geese Control, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.245 §1
Genetic Privacy and Research, Advisory Committee on, 192.549
Global Warming Commission, Oregon, 468A.220
Hanford Cleanup Board, Oregon, 469.571
Healthy Streams Partnership, 541.407
Hispanic Affairs, Commission on, 185.320
Homeland Security Council, Oregon, 401.109
Hospital Advisory Board, Oregon State, 179.560
Hunger Relief Task Force, 458.532
Impact of Oregon Opportunity program on Oregon Health and Science University, task force on, 353.563
Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, 541.409
Indian Services, Commission on, 172.110
Infrastructure Finance Authority Board, Oregon, 285A.091
Innovation Council, Oregon, 284.706
Interim committees, 171.605 to 171.635
Interoperability Executive Council, State (nonvoting membership), 403.450
Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Oregon State Council for, 144.600 (Article IV)
Interstate Juvenile Supervision, Oregon State Council for, 417.030
Justice System Revenues, Interim Committee on State (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.659 §39
Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory Committee, 417.845
Law Commission, Oregon, 173.315
Legislative Revenue Officer, 173.800
Long Term Care Advisory Committee, 441.137
Medicaid Long Term Care Quality and Reimbursement Advisory Council, 410.550
Medical Professional Liability Insurance, Professional Panel for Analysis of (sunsets January 2, 2014), 2003 c.781 §10
Metropolitan Planning Organization Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.754 §10
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement cooperating committee, 802.560
Natural Resources Policy Administrator, 173.610
Online Learning Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.691 §14
Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, 171.865
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, 507.050
Pacific Ocean Resources Compact, 196.185
Pain Management Commission, 409.520
Performance Excellence, Committee on, 182.562
Progress Board, Oregon, 284.604
Public Employees’ Benefit Board, 243.061
Public Guardian and Conservator Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.321 §1
Public Officials Compensation Commission, 292.907
Road User Fee Task Force, 184.843
School Facilities Task Force, Oregon (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2009 c.755 §1
Senior Services, Governor’s Commission on, 410.330
Sensitive review committee, 409.194
Shared Responsibility Steering Committee (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2007 c.802 §8
Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2009 c.148 §3
Sister State Committee, 285A.143
Tort Claims Act, Task Force on Oregon (operative January 1, 2014, sunsets March 1, 2015), 2009 c.67 §7
Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission, 184.486
Trust for Cultural Development Board, 359.410
Veterans’ Reintegration, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.814 §1
Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, 171.860
Willamette River Cleanup Authority, 468.533
Women, Commission for, 185.520
Women Veterans’ Health Care, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.699 §1
Workforce Investment Board, State, 660.321
Youth Conservation Corps Advisory Committee, Oregon, 418.653
Confirmation by Senate of Appointments To [Generally, procedures, 171.562, 171.565] [Generally, vacancy in office resulting from failure to confirm, 236.010]
Accountancy, Oregon Board of, 673.410
Administrative Services, Oregon Department of, Director, 184.315
Affirmative Action, Director of, 243.315
Agriculture, Director of, 561.010
Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (sunsets January 2, 2014), 2009 c.856 §1
Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board, 674.305
Apprenticeship and Training Council, State, 660.110
Asian Affairs, Commission on, 185.610
Aviation Board, State, 835.102
Aviation, Oregon Department of, Director, 835.106
Black Affairs, Commission on, 185.420
Blind, Commission for the, 346.130
Boiler Rules, Board of, 480.535
Building Codes Structures Board, 455.144
Business Development Commission, Oregon, 285A.040
Business Development Department, Director of Oregon, 285A.070
Children and Families, State Commission on, 417.730
Chiropractic Examiners, State Board of, 684.130
Columbia River Gorge Commission, 196.160
Construction Contractors Board, 701.205
Consumer and Business Services, Department of, Director, 705.105
Corrections, Department of, Director, 423.075
Criminal Justice Commission, Oregon, 137.654
Dentistry, Oregon Board of, 679.230
Denture Technology, State Board of, 680.556
Dietitians, Board of Examiners of Licensed, 691.485
Direct Entry Midwifery, State Board of, 687.470
Education, State Board of, 326.021
Educators Benefit Board, Oregon, 243.862
Electrical and Elevator Board, 455.144
Employment Appeals Board, 657.685
Employment Department, Director of, 657.608
Employment Relations Board, 240.065
Energy Facility Siting Council, 469.450
Environmental Quality Commission, 468.010
Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, 342.930
Fish and Wildlife Commission, State, 496.090
Forestry, State Board of, 526.009
Geology and Mineral Industries, governing board of the State Department of, 516.080
Government Ethics Commission, Oregon, 244.250
Health Information Technology Oversight Council, 413.301
Health Policy and Research, Administrator of Office for Oregon, 442.011
Health Services Commission, 414.715
Higher Education, State Board of, 351.020
Hispanic Affairs, Commission on, 185.320
Home Care Commission, 410.602
Hospital Advisory Board, Oregon State, 179.560
Housing Council, State, 456.567
Human Services, Director of, 409.100
Investment Council, Oregon, 293.706
Judicial Fitness and Disability, Commission on, 1.410
Land Conservation and Development Commission, 197.030
Land Use Board of Appeals, 197.810
Library, Trustees of the State, 357.010
Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists, Oregon Board of, 675.775
Long Term Care Advisory Committee, 441.137
Long Term Care Ombudsman, 441.103
Lottery Commission, Oregon State, 461.100
Lottery, Oregon State, Director, 461.150
Marine Board, State, 830.105
Maritime Pilots, Oregon Board of, 776.105
Mass transit district boards, 267.090
Massage Therapists, State Board of, 687.115
Mechanical Board, 455.144
Medical Board, Oregon, 677.235
Medical Imaging, Board of, 688.545
Mortuary and Cemetery Board, State, 692.300
Naturopathic Medicine, Oregon Board of, 685.160
Nursing Home Administrators Board, 678.800
Nursing, Oregon State Board of, 678.140
Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, 675.310
Ocean Policy Advisory Council, 196.438
Optometry, Oregon Board of, 683.250
Oregon Community Power board of directors, 757.834
Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, 353.040
Oregon Health Authority, Director of, 413.033
Oregon Health Policy Board, 413.006
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, 471.705
Outdoor Youth Program Advisory Board, 418.243
Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council, 469.805, 469.820
Parks and Recreation Commission, State, 390.114
Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, State Board of, 144.015
Patient Safety Commission Board of Directors, Oregon, 442.830
Pharmacy, State Board of, 689.115
Physical Therapist Licensing Board, 688.160
Plumbing Board, State, 693.115
Port of Coos Bay, Oregon International, board of commissioners, 777.925
Port of Portland, Board of Commissioners of the, 778.215
Professional liability fund commissions, 752.025
Psychiatric Security Review Board, 161.385
Psychologist Examiners, State Board of, 675.100
Public Employees’ Benefit Board, 243.061
Public Employees Retirement Board, 238.630
Public Officials Compensation Commission, 292.907
Public Safety Standards and Training, Board on, 181.620
Public Utility Commission of Oregon, 756.014
Quality Education Commission, 327.500
Racing Commission, Oregon, 462.210
Real Estate Commissioner, 696.375
Residential and Manufactured Structures Board, 455.144
Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board, 688.820
Revenue, Department of, Director, 305.035
Social Workers, State Board of Licensed, 675.590
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, State Board of Examiners for, 681.400
Spinal Cord Injury Research Board, 431.290
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Board of Directors of, 656.751
State Police, Superintendent of, 181.200
Student Assistance Commission, Oregon, 348.510
Sustainability Board, 184.427
Tax Practitioners, State Board of, 673.725
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, 342.350
Tourism Commission, Oregon, 284.107
Transportation Commission, Oregon, 184.612
Transportation, Director of, 184.620
Trust for Cultural Development Board, 359.410
Veterans’ Affairs, Director of, 406.020
Veterinary Medical Examining Board, Oregon State, 686.210
Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service, Oregon, 458.555
Wage and Hour Commission, 653.505
Water Resources Commission, 536.022
Water Resources Director, 536.032
Watershed Enhancement Board, Oregon
Executive director, 541.362
Public members, 541.360
Women, Commission for, 185.520
Workers’ Compensation Board, 656.712
Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee, 656.790
Workforce Investment Board, State, 660.321
Youth Authority, Oregon, Director, 420A.017
Joint Legislative Committees
Audit, 171.580
Emergency Board, 291.324
Information Management and Technology, 171.852
Justice System Revenues, Interim Committee on State (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.659 §39
Legislative Administration, 173.710
Legislative Counsel, 173.111
Post-secondary public education appropriation, 171.857
Ways and Means, 171.555
Legislators as Members Of [See also cross-references under Appointments by Presiding Officers and Joint Legislative Committees]
Administrative Hearings Oversight Committee, Office of, 183.690
Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (nonvoting membership) (sunsets January 2, 2014), 2009 c.856 §1
Asian Affairs, Commission on, 185.610
Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee, 131A.455
Baseball stadium financing committee, 184.406
Black Affairs, Commission on, 185.420
Broadband Advisory Council, Oregon (nonvoting membership) (sunsets January 2, 2016), 2009 c.782 §1
Business Development Commission, Oregon (nonvoting membership), 285A.040
Capitol Foundation, Oregon State, 173.500
Capitol Planning Commission, 276.055
Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.844 §1
Charitable Checkoff Commission, Oregon (nonvoting membership), 305.695
Child Care, Commission for, 657A.610
Children and Families, State Commission on (nonvoting membership), 417.730
Columbia River Governance Commission, 542.550
Columbia River Resource Task Force, 171.867
Community Crime Prevention Information Center, Oregon, advisory committee, 181.765
Criminal Justice Commission, Oregon, 137.654
Debt Policy Advisory Commission, State, 286A.250
Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.707 §1
District Best Practices Advisory Committee, 326.136
Education Commission of the States, 348.950
Educator Health Benefits, Task Force on (operative July 1, 2011, sunsets January 14, 2013), 2007 c.7 §20
Educator Professional Development Commission, Oregon, 329.822
Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.881 §1
Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board (nonvoting membership), 182.128
Environmental Justice Task Force (nonvoting membership), 182.538
Fujian Sister State Committee, 285A.148
Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation Committee (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.388 §3
Geese Control, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.245 §1
Global Warming Commission, Oregon, 468A.220
Hanford Cleanup Board, Oregon (nonvoting membership), 469.571
Hispanic Affairs, Commission on, 185.320
Homeland Security Council, Oregon, 401.109
Hospital Advisory Board, Oregon State, 179.560
Hunger Relief Task Force, 458.532
Impact of Oregon Opportunity program on Oregon Health and Science University, task force on, 353.563
Indian Services, Commission on, 172.110
Infrastructure Finance Authority Board, Oregon (nonvoting membership), 285A.091
Initiative and referendum explanatory statement committees, 251.205
Innovation Council, Oregon, 284.706
Interagency Coordinating Council, State, 343.499
Interoperability Executive Council, State (nonvoting membership), 403.450
Justice System Revenues, Interim Committee on State (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.659 §39
Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory Committee (nonvoting membership), 417.845
Law Commission, Oregon, 173.315
Metropolitan Planning Organization Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.754 §10
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement cooperating committee, 802.560
National Guard, 399.210
Online Learning Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.691 §14
Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, 171.865
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, 507.050
Pacific Northwest Economic Region delegate council, 285A.243
Pacific Ocean Resources Compact, 196.185
Pain Management Commission (nonvoting membership), 409.520
Performance Excellence, Committee on, 182.562
Progress Board, Oregon, 284.604
Public Employees’ Benefit Board (nonvoting membership), 243.061
Public Guardian and Conservator Task Force (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.321 §1
Referred measures, arguments in support, committees, 251.245
Road User Fee Task Force, 184.843
School Facilities Task Force, Oregon (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2009 c.755 §1
Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, 401.915
Senior Services, Governor’s Commission on, 410.330
Sensitive review committee, 409.194
Shared Responsibility Steering Committee (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2007 c.802 §8
Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2009 c.148 §3
Sister State Committee, 285A.143
Spinal Cord Injury Research Board, 431.290
State lands advisory committee, 270.120
Tort Claims Act, Task Force on Oregon (operative January 1, 2014, sunsets March 1, 2015), 2009 c.67 §7
Trust for Cultural Development Board (nonvoting membership), 359.410
Veterans’ Reintegration, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.814 §1
Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, 171.860
Willamette River Cleanup Authority, 468.533
Women, Commission for, 185.520
Women Veterans’ Health Care, Task Force on (sunsets January 10, 2011), 2009 c.699 §1
Workforce Investment Board, State (nonvoting membership), 660.321
Youth Conservation Corps Advisory Committee, Oregon, 418.653
Reports to Legislative Assembly [Generally, biennial reports, period covered, 293.640] [Generally, manner of making, 192.245] [Generally, receiving agency, 192.210] [Generally, standardized forms, exemption, 192.220]
Access and Habitat Board, projects status, expenditures, joint report (biennial), 496.232
Adjutant General of the Oregon Military Department, expenditures from Oregon Disaster Response Fund (during and after disaster response), 401.534
Administrative Hearings Oversight Committee, Office of, 183.690
Administrative Services, Oregon Department of
Audits in state government (annual), 184.360
Debt service savings, incurred expenses (as necessary), 286A.160
Determination of cost analysis for procurement of services (on January 10, 2011), 2009 c.880 §4a
Director, manner of reporting (biennial), 192.243, 192.250
Efficient fee study (Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.865 §30
Energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems, state agency facility construction or renovation, joint report (biennial), 276.915
Enterprise management, 184.477
Financial management system (by December 1 each even-numbered year), 291.100
Governor-elect’s revised budget report, tax expenditure report (by February 1 when appropriate), 291.222
Highway cost allocation study (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 366.506
Information technology portfolio, policies, 184.475, 184.477
Office quarters leases (as necessary), 276.429
Personal service contracts, use by state agencies (biennial), 279A.140
Productivity improvement program (by December 31 each even-numbered year), 182.400
Provision of electronic government portals to state agencies (biennial), 182.132
Revenue estimate, disposition of revenue in excess of estimate, 291.349
Revenue received and available, estimate (quarterly), 291.342
State agency fees (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 291.060
State agency progress toward meeting performance measures (annual, by October 1), 291.110
State-owned motor vehicles (biennial), 283.343
Telecommuting by state employees (biennial), 240.855
Workload analysis, state agencies, 240.185
Adult foster homes, exceptions granted to certain resident limits (quarterly), 443.775
Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Commission for, activities and recommendations (annual), 144.600 (Article V)
Agriculture, State Board of (biennial), 561.378
Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, plan for funding and delivering treatment and prevention services (by October 1, 2010, by October 1, 2012), 2009 c.856 §3
All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee, recommendations for vehicle classifications and safety issues related to all-terrain vehicles (by December 1, 2010), 2009 c.812 §3
Asset Forfeiture Oversight Advisory Committee (annual, by March 31), 131A.455
Attorney General, official business transacted (biennial), 180.110
Audits, Division of
Copy of all audit reports, 297.050
Estimates and payments of expenses (as necessary), 297.230
Local government investment pool (annual), 294.880
Performance audit, 171.590
Black Affairs, Commission on (biennial), 185.410
Broadband Advisory Council, Oregon, broadband technology, affordability, accessibility and extent of use for certain purposes (by November 1, 2010, by November 1, 2012, by November 1, 2014), 2009 c.782 §4
Business Development Commission, Oregon
Economic development efforts, success (biennial), 285A.050
Moneys transferred to Shared Services Fund and distributed (by May 1, 2013), 2007 c.905 §5
Business Development Department, Oregon
Financial statements for individual funding programs (annual), 285A.206
Telecommunications infrastructure, community telecommunications needs, assessment, 759.435
Telecommunications projects, implementation, 759.435
Capitol Planning Commission
Plans for state buildings (biennial), 276.061
Recommendations for legislation (as necessary), 276.056
Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.844 §1
Children and Families, State Commission on
Evidence-based programs, expenditures (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 182.525
Services system status and additional proposals (biennial), 417.735
Voluntary statewide early childhood system, joint report (January each odd-numbered year), 417.728
Children’s Wraparound Initiative Advisory Committee, progress toward and costs of implementing initiative (biennial), 418.985
Cities
Mortgage loan bond proceeds (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 280.482
Photo radar process and outcome evaluation (by March 1 each odd-numbered year), 810.438
Photo red light process and outcome evaluation (by March 1 each odd-numbered year), 810.434
Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon, climate change assessment (biennial), 352.247
College Savings Board, Oregon 529, activities (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 348.873
Columbia River Resource Task Force, Columbia River interests and concerns, 171.867
Community College Services, Commissioner for, budget reports for Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, 326.375
Community colleges, accommodation of qualified students’ financial needs (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.236 §2
Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Department of
Outcomes of and recommendations for Oregon Career Readiness Certification Program (annual, by December 1), 660.343
Plant closings and mass layoffs (annual), 285A.522
Community-based health care initiative, status of and recommendations for improving health care improvement program (annual, by October 1), 735.727
Connecting Oregon Communities Advisory Board, telecommunications projects funded (annual), 759.430
Consumer and Business Services, Department of
Director
Association health plans claims experience, recommendations (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 2007 c.752 §11
Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission policy form approval (by January 31, 2011), 2007 c.544 §3
Official transactions under Insurance Code (annual), 731.272
Standards and methodologies for certain activities related to health insurers, review and recommendations, joint report (periodic), 413.032
Workers’ compensation insurance assessments (periodic), 656.612
Health insurance market in Oregon, future changes to, joint report (by December 31, 2010, annual thereafter), 413.011
Manufacture of prefabricated structures intended for delivery in other states (by October 1 each even-numbered year), 2005 c.310 §6
Oregon Health Insurance Exchange, plan with recommended policies and procedures for, joint report (by December 31, 2010), 413.011
Report on proposals for reinsurance alternatives and recommendations for legislation (by December 1, 2010), 2009 c.373 §1
Status of study of options available for utilizing reinsurance (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.373 §1
Corrections, Department of
Deaths in institutions (quarterly), 179.509
Evidence-based programs, expenditures (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 182.525
Job vacancies, categories and classifications (biennial), 291.371
Corrections Enterprises, Oregon, activities and operations (annual), 421.367
Counselors and Therapists, Oregon Board of Licensed Professional, activities (biennial), 675.785
Counties, Association of Oregon, Highway Fund expenditures (annual), 366.774
Court Administrator, State, tax court magistrate division decisions, time required to reach (biennial), 305.505
Criminal Justice Commission, Oregon
Effects of legislation on reducing recidivism (by February 1, 2013), 2009 c.660 §18
Sentencing guidelines amendments (biennial), 137.667
Criminal Justice Information Standards program, information integration among criminal justice agencies, plan (by December 31 each even-numbered year), 181.715
Debt Policy Advisory Commission, State, consolidated bond profile, outstanding debt and net borrowing capacity (annual), 286A.255
Deschutes County, children and family services demonstration project (periodic), 417.842
Disabilities Commission, Oregon, activities and recommendations (biennial), 185.150
Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care, Task Force on, reasons for disproportionality in racial or ethnic backgrounds of children in system (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.707 §1
Drug Use Review Board, activities and programs (annual), 414.365, 414.415
Economic Revitalization Team, activities (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 284.555
Education and Workforce Policy Advisor, minority students and teachers (biennial), 342.443
Education, Department of
Alcohol and drug abuse policies and implementation plans (biennial), 336.245
Availability of nursing services within school districts (annual, by October 1), 336.201
Early Childhood Improvement Program, grant evaluation, 329.875
Expanded Options Program (annual), 340.085
Funding for programs linking physical activity and academic achievement (Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.495 §2
Physical education data (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 329.499
Prekindergarten program funding (biennial), 329.165
Programs that receive grants under ORS chapter 329, 329.875
Sex education, public schools (biennial), 336.475
Student achievement grants (biennial), 327.297
Supplemental summer instruction pilot program (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.428 §1
Voluntary statewide early childhood system, joint report (January each odd-numbered year), 417.728
Education, Joint Boards of
Applied baccalaureate degree program plan, progress (periodic, final report by October 31, 2010), 348.910
Conversion of state institutions of higher education and community colleges to semester calendar, findings and recommendations (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.801 §1
Increasing student enrollment and success for rural residents at state institutions of higher education, recommendations (by September 30, 2010), 2009 c.801 §1
Education service districts, pilot (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 2005 c.828 §13
Education, State Board of,
Nonresident tuition in post-secondary institutions, plan to reduce or eliminate (before implementation), 351.647
Review of faculty employment (annual, by September 30), 351.708
Educator Health Benefits, Task Force on, benefit plans analysis (operative July 1, 2011) (by October 1, 2012), 2007 c.7 §20
Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision, Task Force on, progress of work and recommendations (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.881 §1
Emergency Management, Office of, implementation of 9-1-1 emergency telephone systems (biennial), 403.120
Employment Department
Director of, report on operation of economically distressed worker training (by March 1, 2011), 2009 c.857 §6
Participation of political subdivisions in Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund (biennial), 294.745
Voluntary statewide early childhood system, joint report (January each odd-numbered year), 417.728
Energy Facility Siting Council, electric and magnetic fields (periodic), 469.480
Energy Performance Scores, Task Force on, energy use and scoring systems, (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.750 §1
Energy, State Department of
Comprehensive energy plan (each odd-numbered year), 469.060
Director
Radioactive material transportation (biennial), 469.617
Transactions of loan and sinking funds (biennial), 470.140
Energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems, state agency facility construction or renovation, joint report (biennial), 276.915
Portions of greenhouse gas emissions standard that are no longer necessary as matter of state law, joint report (as necessary), 757.528
Results of analysis of financial aspects of projects for wind energy facilities and conservation projects (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.912 §1
Solar energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation projects (by January 31, 2011), 2007 c.310 §4
Enterprise zone sponsors, urban, conditions on business firms within zone (quadrennial), 285C.150
Environmental Literacy Task Force, Oregon, development of environmental literacy plan (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.772 §1
Environmental Quality Commission, solid waste management (biennial), 459A.015
Environmental Quality, Department of
Accomplishments and goals (annual, by January 15), 465.235
Architectural paint stewardship pilot program, results and recommendations (by October 1, 2011), 2009 c.777 §11
Dry cleaning solvent fees, suspension (upon director’s determination of removal and remedial action completion), 465.545
Goal to reduce risk of cancer due to diesel engine emissions by 2017, due to school bus emissions by end of 2013, 468A.793
Greenhouse gas reporting program (Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly or any special session of Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.749 §3
Ground water (by January 1 each odd-numbered year), 468B.162
Hazardous waste facility hazard notice and use restriction amendment (biennial), 466.365
Maintenance or retrofitting of medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty trucks (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.754 §1
Motor vehicle pollution control systems and low carbon fuel standards (by December 31, 2010, Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly, Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly, Seventy-eighth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.754 §9
Operation of statewide system for covered electronic devices (biennial), 459A.340
Persistent pollutants, priority listing (as necessary), 468B.139
Persistent pollutants study (by June 1, 2010), 468B.139
Sewage, gray water and hazardous material discharged by vessels (by January 14, 2011), 2009 c.329 §2
Solid waste management, recycling programs (periodic), 459.035
Summary and evaluation of actions taken under pool facilities, water and sewage systems statutes, joint report (by January 1 each odd-numbered year) 448.409
Toxic use and hazardous waste reduction programs, interstate cooperation, 466.355
Facilities Authority, Oregon (annual), 289.240
Film and Video Office, Oregon, activities and operations (biennial), 284.335
Fire Marshal, State, summary of hazardous substance emergencies (annual), 453.342
Fish and Wildlife Commission, State
Activities (biennial), 496.128
Fish and Wildlife Account moneys, application of investment and interest earnings, 496.303
Remote hatchbox program (annual), 496.458
Salmon and trout enhancement program, progress (annual), 496.445
State Wildlife Fund moneys, application of investment and interest earnings, 496.300
Fish and Wildlife, State Department of
Access and habitat projects status, expenditures, joint report (biennial), 496.232
Activities, director (quarterly), 496.118
Anadromous fish runs, natural production of (semiannual), 496.480
Efforts to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering state (biennial), 570.860
Fish hatcheries, plan to reform operation of (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.594 §1
Fish passage, director (periodic), 509.595
Fish restoration and enhancement projects, expenditures, joint report (biennial), 496.289
Fish screening program (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 496.141
Results of work plan regarding marine reserves (by November 30, 2010), 2009 c.847 §3
Fish Passage Task Force, fish passage (semiannual), 509.590
Food Service Advisory Committee, State, licensure recommendations (by January 1 each odd-numbered year), 624.121
Forester, State
Federal forest legacy program implementation (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 526.065
Forestry management programs (biennial), 526.255
Nature and severity of fire season and moneys expended on fire suppression (annual), 477.777
Woody biomass collection and conversion (triennial, by October 1), 526.280
Forestry, State Board of, Forest Resource Trust Fund (Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly), 526.730
Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation Committee, full-day kindergarten programs (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.388 §4
Geese Control, Task Force on, recommendations (by November 1, 2010), 2009 c.245 §1
Genetic Privacy and Research, Advisory Committee on, activities, results of studies, recommendations (biennial), 192.549
Global Warming Commission, Oregon, progress toward emissions reduction, issues (by March 31 each odd-numbered year), 468A.260
Government Ethics Commission, Oregon
Implementation of electronic filing system (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.68 §26
Penalties, 171.992
Recommended changes to lobbying and ethics provisions (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 244.290
Governor
Budget report (by December 1 each even-numbered year), 291.218, 291.220
Reprieve, commutation or pardon granted (as necessary), 144.660
Tax expenditure report (by December 1 each even-numbered year), 291.218, 291.220
Growth Account Board, Oregon, performance of Oregon Growth Account and recommendations (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.805 §8
Health insurance bill sponsor, social and financial effects of proposed legislation mandating coverage (at filing), 171.875
Health Policy and Research, Administrator of Office for Oregon
Family Health Insurance Assistance Program, effectiveness and efficiency (biennial), 414.862
Health care acquired infection report (annual, by April 30), 2007 c.838 §6
Hospital community benefits (annual), 442.205
Health professional regulatory boards, ethnic and racial diversity (biennial), 676.400
Health Services Commission
Benchmark per capita rates for health services (by August 1 each even-numbered year), 414.741
Health services priorities, list (by July 1 each even-numbered year), 414.720
Higher Education, State Board of
Capital construction projects (by March 1 each odd-numbered year), 351.165
Changes to missions and programs at state institutions of higher education (by September 30, 2010), 2009 c.801 §1
Combination of enrollment management functions at certain state institutions of higher education, findings and actions (by September 30, 2010), 2009 c.801 §1
Common admissions process (by September 30, 2010, by September 30, 2012), 2009 c.801 §3
Nonresident tuition in post-secondary institutions, plan to reduce or eliminate (before implementation), 351.647
Review of faculty employment (annual, by September 30), 351.708
Higher education, state institutions of
Accommodation of qualified students’ financial needs (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.236 §2
University venture development fund (annual), 351.697
Higher Education, Western Interstate Commission for
Activities (annual, by January 15), 351.770 (Article VII)
Graduate educational facilities (periodic), 351.770 (Article VIII)
Hispanic Affairs, Commission on (biennial), 185.310
Historic Cemeteries, Oregon Commission on, recommendations (as necessary), 97.780
Historic Preservation Officer, State, financial condition and operation of Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund (annual), 358.678
Hospital Advisory Board, Oregon State, activities (annual), 179.570
Housing and Community Services Department, low-income bill assistance, program spending and needs (biennial), 757.617
Human Services, Department of
Capacity of residential facilities and adult foster homes (semiannual), 2008 c.18 §15
Child-caring agency or institution, abuses, derelictions or deficiencies (as necessary), 418.260
Child protective services (by November 1 each even-numbered year), 418.036
Deaths in institutions (quarterly), 179.509
Developmental Disabilities Community Housing Fund, revenues and expenditures (biennial), 427.340
Developmental disability services, safety of individuals receiving (biennial), 430.216
Domestic violence, temporary assistance to needy families (biennial), 411.154
Foster home or substitute care placements, assistance (biennial), 418.319
Implementation of prescription monitoring program (special session in February 2010 or by February 15, 2010), 2009 c.799 §14
Job vacancies, categories and classifications (biennial), 291.371
JOBS Plus Program analysis, recommendations (annual), 411.896
Medicaid (Oregon) reimbursement system, changes (before implementation), 410.555
Plan to increase availability of supervision and treatment for certain persons conditionally released (by January 15, 2011, by January 15, 2013, by January 15, 2015), 2009 c.426 §1
Primary care home health care reimbursement system, feasibility (by June 30, 2010), 2009 c.590 §1
Sensitive review committee, findings and conclusions (within 180 days after request), 409.194
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (by 15th day each legislative session), 412.079
Voluntary statewide early childhood system, joint report (January each odd-numbered year), 417.728
Workload and staffing needs with respect to certain employees in classified service (biennial), 409.161
Human Services, Director of
Alcohol and drug abuse programs (biennial), 409.410
Family support services (biennial), 417.346
Hunger and Homelessness, Interagency Council on, interdepartmental work group findings on increasing eligible claims of earned income tax credits (by October 1, 2010, by October 1, 2011), 2009 c.521 §1
Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, Oregon Plan (annual), 541.409
Independent nongovernmental entity (selected by PUC and State Department of Energy)
Electric companies, public purpose charge, program spending and results (biennial), 757.617
Public purpose funding requirements, renewal (January 1, 2011), 757.617
Indian Services, Commission on, all matters of concern to Indians, recommendations (biennial), 172.120
Innovation Council, Oregon (annual), 284.715
Interagency Compliance Network, members of, activities (biennial), 670.705
Interoperability Executive Council, State (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 403.455
Interstate Commission for Juveniles, activities and recommendations (annual), 417.030
Investment Council, Oregon
Investment funds investment program (biennial, and as necessary), 293.771
Venture capital investments (annual), 293.734
JOBS Plus Advisory Board, program status and progress (annual), 411.888
Judicial branch agencies, liquidated and delinquent accounts (annual, by October 1), 1.195
Justice, Department of
Activities (biennial), 147.205
Electronic listening devices, use (April each odd-numbered year), 165.542
Matters referred by legislature, 180.520
Projected balance in Department of Justice Protection and Education Revolving Account and anticipated costs (by March 31 each odd-numbered year), 180.095
Justice System Revenues, Interim Committee on State, revenue forecast for surcharges, fees and charges collected by Judicial Department (Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly within five days of convening of special session, Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.659 §39
Juvenile Crime Prevention Advisory Committee, progress (periodic), 417.850
Klamath River Basin Compact Commission, finances and activities (annual), 542.620 (Article IX)
Korean American Day Commission (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 2007 c.68 §2
Labor and Industries, Bureau of, workforce diversity in public works projects (annual), 279C.807
Land Conservation and Development Commission
Activities and recommendations (periodic), 197.040
Land use applications, actions (biennial), 197.065
Land Conservation and Development, Department of
Governing body activities and accomplishments (each even-numbered year), 197.060
Metropolitan service district alternative land use and transportation scenario (by February 1, 2012, by February 1, 2014), 2009 c.865 §38
Oregon Transfer of Development Rights Pilot Program, evaluation and recommendations (by February 1, 2013), 2009 c.636 §10
Transferable development credit systems, evaluation and recommendations (Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.504 §4
Lands, Department of State
Asset management plan (biennial), 273.245
Assumption of federal removal and fill permitting (periodic), 2001 c.516 §12
Fill or removal permits, administration (periodic), 196.795
Ports, agreements and accomplishments, director (annual), 777.100
Prospecting, fill or removal activities in salmonid habitat (periodic), 196.910
Study on feasibility of creating single permit for removal of sand and gravel from state waters (interim report by March 1, 2010, final report by November 1, 2010), 2009 c.882 §4
Lane County, governing body of, formation of area commission on transportation (by October 31, 2010), 2009 c.509 §1
Law Commission, Oregon, recommendations for statutory and administrative changes (biennial), 173.342
Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee, findings and recommendations (annual, by December 1), 131.906
League of Oregon Cities, Highway Fund expenditures (annual), 366.790
Legislative Counsel Committee, duplicative or conflicting state agency rules, 183.720
Legislative Fiscal Officer, Governor’s budget report, recommendations, 173.420
Legislative Revenue Officer
Governor’s tax expenditure report, recommendations, 173.820
Taxation, revenue (upon request), 173.820
Licensed Social Workers, State Board of, certification and licensure activities (biennial), 675.600
Local government investment pool auditor, audit of pool, investment rules (annual), 294.880
Long Term Care Ombudsman, office of (semiannual), 441.109
Lottery Commission, Oregon State
Budget (annual), 461.140
Operation of state lottery (quarterly and annual), 461.100
Lottery, Director of the Oregon State, lottery game demographics, advertising, security (periodic), 461.180
Maternal mental health disorders, work group on (by September 15, 2010), 2009 c.624 §1
Medical Insurance Pool Board, Oregon, claims loss experience of pool, amendments to statutes, 735.640
Metropolitan planning organization serving Eugene and Springfield, recommendations for rulemaking (by February 1, 2014, Seventy-eighth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.865 §38a
Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business, Advocate for, status of minorities and women in marketplace, recommendations (annual), 200.025
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement cooperating committee, work of committee, recommendations (annual), 802.560 (Article IV)
Multistate Tax Commission, activities (annual), 305.655 (Article VI)
Natural Resources Policy Administrator, recommendations, 173.620
Nearshore Research, Task Force on, recommendations for legislation (by August 1, 2010), 2009 c.884 §1
Oregon Community Power board of directors, activities and operations, audit summary (annual, by April 15), 757.842
Oregon Health and Science University
Accommodation of qualified students’ financial needs (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.236 §2
Activities and operations (annual, by April 15), 353.080
Impact of Oregon Opportunity program on Oregon Health and Science University, task force on, findings (by June 30 each even-numbered year), 353.563
Shortfall of moneys to meet financial obligations (as necessary), 353.370
University venture development fund (annual), 351.697
Oregon Health Authority
Alcohol and drug abuse policies and implementation plans for school districts (biennial), 336.245
Alcohol and drug abuse prevention, early intervention and treatment services, progress reports (biennial), 430.366
Community Mental Health Housing Fund, revenues and expenditures (biennial), 426.506
Deaths in institutions (quarterly), 179.509
Emergency medical services and trauma system, 431.607, 431.619
Environmental justice (annual), 182.550
Evidence-based programs, expenditures (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 182.525
Health services, comparison of per capita rates (by February 1 each odd-numbered year), 414.741
Impaired health professional program (by January 31, 2011), 2009 c.697 §13
Implementation and effectiveness of amendments to certain statutes (Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly), 2009 c.827 §6
Job vacancies, categories and classifications (biennial), 291.371
Laboratory accreditation fee (before implementation), 438.620
Law Enforcement Medical Liability Account status (biennial), 414.815
Mental health treatment and services (biennial), 430.640
Results of third-party audits of impaired health professional program and monitoring entity for impaired professionals, 676.190, 676.195
Standards and methodologies for certain activities related to health insurers, review and recommendations, joint report (periodic), 413.032
Summary and evaluation of actions taken under pool facilities, water and sewage systems statutes, joint report (by January 1 each odd-numbered year), 448.409
Tobacco Use Reduction Account grants (biennial), 431.836
Voluntary statewide early childhood system, joint report (January each odd-numbered year), 417.728
Oregon Health Policy Board
Community-centered health initiatives (regularly), 413.011
Health insurance market in Oregon, future changes to, joint report (by December 31, 2010, annual thereafter), 413.011
Oregon Health Insurance Exchange, plan with recommended policies and procedures for, joint report (by December 31, 2010), 413.011
Plan to provide affordable, quality health care to all Oregonians by 2015 (by December 31, 2010), 413.011
Publicly owned health benefit plan, recommendations for (by December 31, 2010), 413.011
Oregon Medical Board, issuance of licenses by endorsement (by January 31, 2011), 2009 c.615 §3
Oregon Plan implementing agencies
Additional funding or expenditure limitation adjustments, 541.413
Dispute resolution services requested, outcome (as necessary), 541.411
Oregon University System
Alcohol and drug abuse policies and implementation plans (biennial), 336.245
Energy conservation measures and alternative energy systems, state agency facility construction or renovation, joint report (biennial), 276.915
Minority teacher recruitment, chancellor (biennial), 351.077
University of Oregon new arena capital construction project and athletic department budget (by March 1, 2011), 2008 c.18 §10
Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, protecting and fostering Pacific fishing, 171.865
Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council, review of actions (annual, on October 1), 469.845
Pain Management Commission, review of curricula (by January 1 each odd-numbered year), 409.510
Parks and Recreation Commission, State, fee reductions, waivers and exemptions (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 390.124
Parks and Recreation Director, State
Accounting report for promotional offers (annual), 565.116
Salmon license plate program, use of moneys (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 390.134
State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation activities (biennial), 358.687
Performance Excellence, Committee on, achievements of state agencies (periodic), 182.565
Pest Control Insurance Fund, activities (annual), 570.650 (Article IV)
Pesticide Analytical and Response Center governing board, activities and recommendations (biennial), 634.550
Poison Prevention Task Force, toxic household products (as necessary), 431.900
Port of Coos Bay, Oregon International, board of commissioners, activities (biennial), 777.937
Ports, agreeing, nature of agreements, accomplishments (annual), 777.100
Progress Board, Oregon
Benchmarks, achievement, progress, evaluation of sustainability goals (biennial), 284.625, 284.628
General statewide strategy, goals for Oregon’s progress (octennial), 284.615, 284.622
Protection and advocacy system, sterilization (biennial), 436.335
Public defense services executive director, activities of office of public defense services (biennial), 151.219
Public Employees Retirement Board
Public Employees Retirement Fund, audit statements (annual), 238.660
Reserve accounts, crediting, 238.670
Public Guardian and Conservator Task Force, recommendations for services and assessment of costs (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.321 §1
Public Health Advisory Board, Oregon, programs instituted under Oregon Vietnam Veteran Benefits Act of 1983 (biennial), 408.320
Public Instruction, Superintendent of, Prekindergarten program (biennial), 329.200
Public Safety Memorial Fund Board, activities (biennial), 243.970
Public Safety Standards and Training, Department of
Efficacy of training for basic certification of corrections officers (by March 1, 2011), 2009 c.885 §46
Implementation of child abuse and domestic violence training (annual, by January 1), 181.712
Public Utility Commission
Competitive zones, telecommunications (annual), 759.050
Effectiveness of paying incentive rates (by January 1 each odd-numbered year), 757.365
Estimates of rate impacts for electric and natural gas companies to meet alternative greenhouse gas emission reduction goals (by October 31 each even-numbered year) (sunsets January 2, 2020), 2009 c.751 §9
Portions of greenhouse gas emissions standard that are no longer necessary as matter of state law, joint report (as necessary), 757.524
Recommendations for improving implementation of pilot programs (by December 31, 2010), 2009 c.748 §7
Utility regulation, alternative form (periodic), 757.210
Quality Education Commission, current and best education practices (by July 31 each even-numbered year), 327.506
Racing Commission, Oregon, activities (annual, by January 31), 462.260
Restoration and Enhancement Board, projects, expenditures, joint report (biennial), 496.289
Revenue, Department of
Revenue raising functions of state agencies (biennial), 305.025
School property tax revenues lost, state replacement obligation, 311.183
Tax compliance pilot project, operation and effectiveness of (by January 31, 2011), 2009 c.576 §3
Total taxes collected (biennial), 305.170
Road User Fee Task Force, taxing highway use, alternative approaches, pilot programs (as necessary), 184.843
School Facilities Task Force, Oregon, public school facilities (first report to next regular or special session of Legislative Assembly, second report by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.755 §§1,2
School for the Deaf, Oregon, Board of Directors, master plan (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 346.092
School Safety, Center for, status of school safety (annual, by July 1), 339.331
Secretary of State
County juvenile department audits (by September 1, 2010), 2007 c.688 §2
Election law violation complaint (as necessary), 171.460
Government Waste Hotline (annual), 177.180
Operation of filing office, UCC (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 79.0527
Performance and program audits (as directed), 297.070
Review of adoption of cross-nomination system for candidates for public office (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.798 §3
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and Industrial Accident Fund, audit and review (annual), 656.772
Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, earthquake hazards, 401.918
Semi-independent state agencies, operations (by January 1 each even-numbered year), 182.472
Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force, recommendations for legislation (by June 1, 2010), 2009 c.148 §3
Solid waste disposal site operator, alternative transportation routes, modes of transportation, 459.118, 459.121
Spinal Cord Injury Research Board, status of funds, research progress (by January 31 each odd-numbered year), 431.292
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, board of directors, activities and operations (annual, by April 15), 656.751
State agencies
Affirmative action objectives, performance (biennial), 659A.012
Directors, effectiveness of measures undertaken to inform individuals about veterans’ benefits and services (by October 1, 2010, by October 1, 2012), 2009 c.851 §3
Liquidated and delinquent accounts (annual, by October 1), 293.229
Program changes after budget approval, 291.373
Real property and facility maintenance account (biennial), 276.285
State Police, Department of, concealed handgun license revocations (biennial), 166.297
Student Assistance Commission, Oregon
Changes to Oregon Opportunity Grant program, 348.520
Financial aid (biennial), 348.520
Sustainability Board
Activities and recommendations (by March 31 each odd-numbered year), 184.429
Ecosystem services markets working group (by January 1, 2011), 2009 c.808 §5
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, evaluation of effectiveness of letters of informal reproval (by October 1, 2012), 2009 c.706 §7
Tort Claims Act, Task Force on Oregon, tort liability of public bodies, findings and recommendations (within 30 days after final meeting or as designated) (task force becomes operative January 1, 2014, sunsets March 1, 2015), 2009 c.67 §7
Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission, enhancements to Oregon transparency website (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 184.486
Transportation Commission, Oregon, projects, emerging small business participation (biennial), 200.160
Transportation, Department of
Alternatives to improve safety of county roads used to carry hazardous materials (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.865 §21
Audits of department (biennial), 184.649
Development of least-cost planning model (by January 31, 2011), 2009 c.865 §7
Hazardous substances, radioactive materials, transportation (regularly), 453.835
Highway Construction Plan projects, status report (quarterly), 184.664
Implementation of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2008 (annual) (sunsets January 2, 2014), 2008 c.30 §2
Mandates and regulations, effect on costs (biennial), 184.666
Motor carrier flat fee rates, adjustment (biennial), 825.482
New transportation design practices (by November 1, 2010), 2009 c.865 §20
Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program projects (at least twice each interim), 367.826
Photo radar, highway work zone, process and outcome summary (by March 1 each odd-numbered year), 2007 c.634 §4
Photo radar, process and outcome summary (by March 1 each odd-numbered year), 810.438
Pilot project for contracting out maintenance activities (biennial) (sunsets January 2, 2018), 2009 c.865 §23
Rail transportation (by October 1, 2010), 2009 c.365 §1
Traffic congestion pricing (annual, by December 1) (sunsets January 2, 2016), 2009 c.865 §3
Traffic offenses, reciprocal agreements for disposition of, 802.530
Use of department funds and federal funds for activities related to highway construction workforce (by December 1 each even-numbered year), 184.866
Transportation district boards, activities of district (biennial), 267.540
Travel Information Council, activities and operations (annual), 377.838
Treasurer, State
Bonded indebtedness (biennial, by 90 days after end of biennium), 286A.055
Bonded indebtedness of state agencies and savings or costs from purchase of bonds (annual, by February 1), 286A.123
Cash management (when appropriate), 293.875
Deposits in foreign countries, operation and activities funded by deposits (biennial), 295.195
Investment in Sudan (annual), 293.817
Oregon Growth Account investment, policies (annual), 348.703, 348.707
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, results of evaluations of criminal activity on and near and operational safety of light rail system (annual) (sunsets January 2, 2012), 2008 c.43 §1
Uniform State Laws, Commission on, advice and recommendations (periodic), 172.020
University of Oregon, implementation, progress and results of Early Success Reading Initiative (annual), 329.837
Utility Notification Center, Oregon, board of directors, activities and operations (annual, by April 15), 757.562
Veterans’ Affairs, Department of, outreach to veterans (by October 1 each even-numbered year), 408.503
Veterans Transportation, Task Force on, methods for creating statewide system to transport veterans to health care facilities (by October 1, 2011), 2009 c.167 §1
Victims’ Rights Enforcement, Task Force on, recommendations (by January 1, 2011, by January 1, 2013), 2009 c.178 §20
Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service, Oregon, activities and recommendations (biennial), 458.568
Water Resources Commission
Reclamation of land under Carey Act (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 555.160
Water Development Fund and Bond Sinking Fund transactions (biennial), 541.855
Water use outside basin of origin (as necessary), 537.805
Water Resources Department
Copies of applicant reports (biennial), 541.636
Deschutes River Basin, process of implementation of temporary transfers (annual, by January 31), 540.587
Hydroelectric reauthorization funds, use (biennial), 543A.415
Operation of loan and grant programs (by October 1, 2012), 2009 c.907 §29
Progress toward development of integrated state water resources strategy (by February 1, 2011), 2009 c.907 §45
Transfer of place of use within irrigation districts, pilot project (by January 31, 2015), 2009 c.283 §2
Watershed Enhancement Board, Oregon
Oregon Plan, implementation (regularly), implementation and effectiveness (by January 15 each odd-numbered year), 541.420
Watershed management programs (biennial), 541.392
Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, protecting and fostering forest industries, 171.860
Willamette River Cleanup Authority, amount of general obligation bonds for implementation of cleanup plan (as necessary), 468.533
Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee
Findings and recommendations (biennial), 656.790
Results of study on effects of amendments to certain legislation (by January 31, 2013), 2009 c.526 §7
Youth Authority, Oregon
Evidence-based programs, expenditures (by September 30 each even-numbered year), 182.525
Progress (biennial), 420A.010
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sessions)
171.010 Time and place of holding regular legislative sessions. The sessions of the Legislative Assembly shall be held at the capital of the state and shall commence on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year.
171.015 Emergency legislative sessions; procedure for determining legislators’ request for or refusal of emergency sessions; time and manner of convening sessions. (1) When a majority of the members of each house of the Legislative Assembly has cause to believe that an emergency exists and so notifies the presiding officers of each house in the manner described in this section, the presiding officers shall invoke section 10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution.
(2) Members of the Legislative Assembly may give notice of intent to invoke the provisions of subsection (1) of this section by filing written notice thereof with the Legislative Administrator. The notice shall be accompanied by a written statement giving justification of the need for a special session. The filing may be signed by more than one member of each house but must be signed by at least one member of each house.
(3) Upon receipt of a properly signed notice and statement described in subsection (2) of this section, the Legislative Administrator shall send to each member of the Legislative Assembly a form to be signed and returned by the member indicating whether the member requests a special session or does not so request. The form shall be as prescribed by the Legislative Administration Committee and shall contain the text of this section, the names of the members who filed the notice, and the text of the accompanying statement. The form shall be dated and shall bear the date 14 days later, computed as provided in subsection (7) of this section, by 5 p.m. on which date the form must be returned to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, or the person designated to serve in that capacity in order to be counted in determining whether the minimum requisite number of signatures requesting a special session has been obtained. The form sent to the members shall be sent by certified mail, addressee only, return receipt requested.
(4) The return of the signed form by a member to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives or person designated to serve in that capacity constitutes an irrevocable request for or refusal of the special session requested by the members filing under subsection (2) of this section and described in the form.
(5) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, or the person designated to serve in that capacity shall verify the signatures in the return form and tally the requests and refusals, note the date and time of the receipt of each returned form. When each receives the requisite minimum number of signed forms agreeing to the special session from members of the house of which the person is an officer, each immediately shall notify the presiding officer of each house.
(6) Upon receiving notice from the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives or the person designated to serve in that capacity that the minimum requisite number of signed requests for a special session has been received and verified for both houses, the presiding officers jointly shall convene the Legislative Assembly into emergency session by joint proclamation, fixing the date thereof. The date must be within five days after receipt by the presiding officers of the notice from the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. The original of the proclamations shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
(7) The period of time for purposes of subsection (3) of this section shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day unless the last day falls on any legal holiday or on Saturday, in which case the last day is also excluded. The period of time for purposes of subsection (6) of this section shall be computed by beginning on the day after which the presiding officers receive the notice described in subsection (6) of this section and ending five days later, regardless of legal holidays or Saturdays. [1977 c.689 §1]
171.020 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]
171.021 [1955 c.211 §1; repealed by 1961 c.482 §4]
(Effective Date)
171.022 Effective date for Act of Legislative Assembly. Except as otherwise provided in the Act, an Act of the Legislative Assembly takes effect on January 1 of the year after passage of the Act. [1999 c.1012 §1]
(Resignation)
171.023 When member-elect may resign. Any person who receives a certificate of election as a member of the Legislative Assembly is at liberty to resign the office, though the person may not have entered upon the execution of its duties or taken the requisite oath of office. [1981 c.517 §1]
171.025 [1961 c.482 §1; renumbered 188.210]
171.030 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]
171.031 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]
171.032 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]
171.033 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]
171.034 [Repealed by 1953 c.12 §2]
171.035 [1961 c.482 §3; renumbered 188.220]
171.037 [1971 s.s. c.l §2; renumbered 188.230]
171.038 [1971 s.s. c.1 §3; renumbered 188.240]
171.040 [Repealed by 1955 c.211 §7]
171.041 [1955 c.211 §3; repealed by 1961 c.482 §4]
171.043 [1955 c.211 §4; 1965 c.593 §1; 1967 c.634 §1; repealed by 1979 c.748 §3]
171.046 [1965 c.578 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §26]
171.050 [Amended by 1955 c.211 §5; 1973 c.773 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §2 (171.051 enacted in lieu of 171.050)]
(Vacancies)
171.051 Filling vacancies in Legislative Assembly. (1) When any vacancy occurs in the Legislative Assembly due to death or recall or by reason of resignation filed in writing with the Secretary of State or a person is declared disqualified by the house to which the person was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment if:
(a) The vacancy occurs during any session of the Legislative Assembly;
(b) The vacancy occurs in the office of a state Representative before the 61st day before the general election to be held during that term of office;
(c) The vacancy occurs in the office of a state Senator before the 61st day before the first general election to be held during that term of office;
(d) The vacancy occurs in the office of a state Senator at any time after the 62nd day before the first general election and before the 61st day before the second general election to be held during that term of office; or
(e) A special session of the Legislative Assembly will be convened before a successor to the office can be elected and qualified.
(2) The person appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be a citizen qualified to hold the office, an elector of the affected legislative district and a member of the same political party for at least 180 days before the date on which the vacancy occurred. The political affiliation of a person appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall be determined under ORS 236.100. The appointment shall be made by the county courts or boards of county commissioners of the affected counties pursuant to ORS 171.060 to 171.064. When the provisions of ORS 171.060 (1) are applicable, the appointment shall be made from a list of not fewer than three nor more than five nominees who have signed written statements indicating that they are willing to serve furnished by the Secretary of State. If fewer than three names of nominees are furnished, a list shall not be considered to have been submitted and the county courts or boards of county commissioners shall fill the vacancy. The vacancy must be filled by appointment within 30 days after its occurrence or not later than the time set for the convening of the special session described in subsection (1)(e) of this section when that is the basis for filling the vacancy.
(3) If the appointing authority required by this section to fill the vacancy does not do so within the time allowed, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment within 10 days.
(4) Notwithstanding any appointment under the provisions of subsection (1)(c) of this section, when a vacancy occurs in the office of a state Senator before the 61st day before the first general election to be held during that term of office, the remaining two years of the term of office shall be filled by the electors of the affected legislative district at the first general election.
(5) Candidates for the remaining two years of the term of office of a state Senator under subsection (4) of this section shall be nominated as provided in ORS chapter 249 except as follows:
(a) A major political party, minor political party, assembly of electors or individual electors may select a nominee for any vacancy occurring before the 61st day before the first general election; and
(b) The Secretary of State shall accept certificates of nomination and notifications of nominees selected by party rule and filed with the secretary pursuant to a schedule for filing set by the Secretary of State but in any case not later than the 62nd day before the first general election.
(6) The remaining two years of the term of office of a state Senator under subsection (4) of this section will commence on the second Monday in January following the general election. Any appointment under the provisions of subsection (1)(c) of this section shall expire when a successor to the office is elected and qualified. [1981 c.517 §3 (enacted in lieu of 171.050); 1985 c.771 §1; 1987 c.380 §1; 1989 c.207 §1; 1995 c.607 §59]
171.060 Procedure for filling vacancy by appointment. (1) When any vacancy as is mentioned in ORS 171.051 exists in the office of Senator or Representative affiliated with a major political party and that vacancy is to be filled by an appointing authority as provided in ORS 171.051, the Secretary of State forthwith shall notify the person designated by the party to receive such notice. The party shall pursuant to party rule nominate not fewer than three nor more than five qualified persons to fill the vacancy. The nominating procedure shall reflect the principle of one-person, one-vote to accord voting weight in proportion to the number of party members represented. At the request of a party making a nomination, the county clerks of each county constituting the district in which the vacancy exists shall assist the party in determining the number of electors registered as members of the party in the district. A person shall not be nominated to fill the vacancy unless the person signs a written statement indicating that the person is willing to serve in the office of Senator or Representative. As soon as the nominees have been appointed, but no later than 20 days after the vacancy occurs, the party shall notify the Secretary of State of the persons nominated. The notification shall be accompanied by the signed written statement of each nominee indicating that the nominee is willing to serve in the office of Senator or Representative. The Secretary of State shall notify the county courts or boards of county commissioners of the counties constituting the district in which the vacancy exists of the nominees and of the number of votes apportioned to each member of the county courts or boards of county commissioners under ORS 171.062 and 171.064. The Secretary of State shall set a time for the meeting of the county courts or boards of county commissioners in order to fill the vacancy and by rule shall establish procedures for the conduct of the meeting. If the district is composed of more than one county, the Secretary of State shall name a temporary chairperson and designate a meeting place within the district where the county courts or boards of county commissioners shall convene for the purpose of filling the vacancy, pursuant to ORS 171.051 (2).
(2) When any vacancy as is mentioned in ORS 171.051 exists in the office of Senator or Representative not affiliated with a major political party and that vacancy is to be filled by an appointing authority as provided in ORS 171.051, the Secretary of State forthwith shall notify the county courts or boards of county commissioners of the counties constituting the district in which the vacancy occurs of the vacancy and of the number of votes apportioned to each member of the county courts or boards of county commissioners under ORS 171.062 and 171.064. The Secretary of State shall set a time for a meeting of the county courts or boards of county commissioners and by rule shall establish procedures for the conduct of the meeting. If the district is composed of more than one county, the Secretary of State shall name a temporary chairperson and designate a meeting place within the district where the county courts or boards of county commissioners shall convene for the purpose of appointing a person to fill the vacancy.
(3) A written statement signed by a majority of those qualified to vote upon the filling of any vacancy naming the person selected to fill the vacancy and directed to the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the filling of the vacancy by the appointing authority named therein. [Amended by 1955 c.211 §6; 1973 c.773 §2; 1975 c.779 §2; 1977 c.302 §1; 1985 c.771 §2; 1987 c.380 §2; 1989 c.207 §2; 1993 c.797 §17]
171.062 Filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts. (1) When a legislative district in which a vacancy occurs encompasses two or more counties, each county shall be entitled to one vote for each 1,000 of its electors or major fraction thereof residing within the legislative district at the time the vacancy occurs. However, any county having electors in the district shall be entitled to at least one vote.
(2) A major fraction of electors shall be a number greater than 500 but less than 1,000. [Formerly 248.175]
171.064 Apportioning votes for filling vacancies in multicounty legislative districts. The number of votes apportioned to each county commissioner in filling a legislative vacancy shall be equal to the total number allotted to the respective county of the county commissioner in the manner set forth in ORS 171.062 divided by the total number of county commissioners of the respective county. [Formerly 248.180]
171.068 Procedure when vacancy filled after reapportionment. (1) For purposes of ORS 171.060, 171.062 and 171.064, the county court or the board of county commissioners which shall fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly in a district created by reapportionment shall be the county court or board of county commissioners of each county any part of which is in the district that is created by the reapportionment and includes the residence from which the former Senator or Representative was elected.
(2) Each person nominated by a major political party to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly occurring as described by ORS 171.051 in a district created by reapportionment must be registered to vote in the district from which the former Senator or Representative was elected and must have been a member of the same major political party at least 180 days before the date the vacancy to be filled occurred.
(3) This section shall apply only to a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly occurring after the primary election next following reapportionment and before a person has been elected and qualified to fill the vacancy. [1983 c.25 §1; 1985 c.771 §3; 1987 c.267 §62; 1987 c.380 §3; 1993 c.797 §18; 1995 c.712 §81]
171.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.164 §1 (171.071 enacted in lieu of 171.070)]
171.071 [1957 c.164 §2 (enacted in lieu of 171.070); 1959 c.391 §1; repealed by 1963 c.1 §2]
(Salaries and Expenses)
171.072 Salary of members and presiding officers; per diem allowance; expenses; tax status. (1) A member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive for services an annual salary of the greater of:
(a) One step below the maximum of Salary Range 1 in the Management Service Compensation Plan in the executive department as defined in ORS 174.112; or
(b) Seventeen percent of the salary of a Circuit Court Judge.
(2) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each shall receive for services, as additional salary, an amount equal to the salary allowed each of them as a member under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive, as an allowance for expenses not otherwise provided for, a per diem determined as provided in subsection (9) of this section for each day within the period that the Legislative Assembly is in session, to be paid with the salary provided for in subsection (1) of this section. Pursuant to procedures determined by the Legislative Administration Committee, a member may draw from an accrued allowance.
(4) A member of the Legislative Assembly shall receive, as an allowance for expenses incurred in the performance of official duties during periods when the legislature is not in session, $400 for each calendar month or part of a calendar month during those periods, to be paid monthly, and subject to approval of the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, mileage expenses and a per diem determined as provided in subsection (9) of this section for each day a member is engaged in the business of legislative interim and statutory committees, including advisory committees and subcommittees of advisory committees, and task forces and for each day a member serves on interstate bodies, advisory committees and other entities on which the member serves ex officio, whether or not the entity is a legislative one.
(5) In addition to the mileage and per diem expense payments provided by this section, a member of the Legislative Assembly may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, subject to approval by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, for legislative business outside of the state.
(6) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may delegate to the chairpersons of interim and statutory committees and task forces the approval authority granted to the President and the Speaker by subsection (4) of this section, with respect to expenses incurred in attending any meeting of a particular committee or task force.
(7) Amounts received under subsections (3) to (5) of this section are excluded from gross income and expenditures of the amounts are excluded in computing deductions for purposes of ORS chapter 316. If there is attached to the personal income return a schedule of all ordinary and necessary business expenses paid during the tax year as a member of the Legislative Assembly, a deduction may be claimed on the return for legislative expenses paid in excess of the amounts received under subsections (3) to (5) of this section. Expenses of members of the Legislative Assembly who are reimbursed by the state for actual expenses for meals and lodging associated with state travel for the same period during which a legislator receives per diem are subject to state income tax.
(8) For periods when the Legislative Assembly is not in session, the Legislative Administration Committee shall provide for a telephone and an expense allowance for members of the Legislative Assembly that is in addition to the amount allowed under subsection (4) of this section. In determining the amount of allowance for members, the committee shall consider the geographic area of the member’s district. The additional allowance shall reflect travel expenses necessary to communicate in districts of varying sizes.
(9) The per diem allowance referred to in subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall be the amount fixed for per diem allowance that is authorized by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be excluded from gross income without itemization. [1963 c.1 §1; 1967 c.66 §1; 1967 c.246 §1; 1971 c.465 §1; 1973 c.250 §1; 1975 c.530 §1; 1977 c.896 §1; 1979 c.557 §1; 1979 c.635 §7; 1981 c.517 §13; 1985 c.782 §3; 1987 c.879 §1; 1989 c.977 §7; 1995 c.658 §86; 1999 c.181 §1; 2003 c.516 §§1,2; 2007 c.912 §§5,5b; 2009 c.899 §6]
171.074 [1969 c.236 §1; 1971 c.465 §2; repealed by 1975 c.530 §9]
171.075 [1953 c.544 §1; 1961 c.167 §8; renumbered 171.505]
171.076 [1953 c.544 §2; 1961 c.167 §9; renumbered 171.510]
171.077 [1953 c.544 §4; 1961 c.167 §12; renumbered 171.520]
171.078 [1953 c.544 §5; renumbered 171.525]
171.080 [Amended by 1953 c.544 §7; renumbered 171.555]
171.090 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §1; 1961 c.167 §19; renumbered 171.205]
171.092 [1953 c.527 §1; renumbered 171.215]
171.100 [Renumbered 171.135]
171.110 [Repealed by 1953 c.492 §17]
171.113 Use of state provided telephones. It is the policy of the Legislative Assembly that all use of state provided phones by members or by legislative staff at the members’ direction, including phones assigned either at the member’s residence or at the Capitol, shall be considered to be used on state business for purposes of the Legislative Assembly. [1987 c.879 §25]
(Funds)
171.115 Revolving fund; warrants. (1) When requested in writing by the Legislative Administrator, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant in favor of the Legislative Assembly for use as a revolving fund. Warrants drawn to establish or increase the revolving fund, rather than to reimburse it, may not exceed the aggregate sum of $3,000. The State Treasurer shall hold the revolving fund in special account against which the Legislative Assembly may draw checks.
(2) All claims for reimbursement of advances paid from the revolving fund are subject to approval by the Legislative Administrator. When such claims have been approved, a warrant covering them shall be drawn in favor of the Legislative Assembly, charged against the appropriate funds and accounts, and used to reimburse the revolving fund. [1987 c.867 §3]
171.117 Lounge Revolving Account. There is established for the Legislative Assembly a Lounge Revolving Account. The Legislative Administration Committee may pay for the costs of food served in the members’ lounges from the Lounge Revolving Account for the purpose of supplying current requirements, the cost of which shall be reimbursed to the revolving account through receipts on the basis of sales or by payroll deductions from members. The moneys in the Lounge Revolving Account are appropriated continuously for the purposes of this section. [1995 c.408 §7; reenacted by 1997 c.688 §7]
(Employment Rights)
171.120 Purpose of ORS 171.120 to 171.125; unlawful employment practices. (1) It is the purpose and intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting this section and ORS 171.122 and 171.125 that, subject to the conditions set forth in these sections, any member of the Legislative Assembly whose employment is interrupted because of attendance at regular or special sessions of the Legislative Assembly or the performance of official duties as a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be restored to the employment status the member would have enjoyed if the member had continued in employment during any such attendance or performance of duties.
(2) As a part of the public policy to encourage public service, an employer may not discharge or threaten to discharge, intimidate or coerce any employee by reason of the employee’s service or scheduled service as a member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly.
(3) The member or prospective member may not be subject to discipline or harassment or placed at any employment disadvantage as a consequence of the leave of absence. It is an unlawful employment practice under ORS chapter 659A for a member or prospective member to be subject to discipline or harassment or placed at any employment disadvantage as a consequence of any leave of absence related to regular or special session attendance or duties. A member or prospective member may file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 659A.820, or a civil action under ORS 659A.885, alleging violation of this subsection. [1957 c.549 §1; 1989 c.1066 §2; 1991 c.454 §1; 2001 c.621 §69; 2005 c.199 §2]
171.122 Rights and benefits of legislators and prospective legislators in relation to their regular employment. (1) Any member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly who leaves regular employment in order to attend upon any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly or to perform official duties as a member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly for which the member or prospective member may receive a per diem under ORS 171.072 or may receive reimbursements for out-of-state travel, shall be granted a leave of absence from such regular employment position for such period of time as is reasonably necessary to permit such attendance or performance of duties.
(2) A member or prospective member of the Legislative Assembly shall give notice to the employer when the leave of absence described in subsection (1) of this section is anticipated or is to be taken:
(a) At least 30 days before a regular session; and
(b) As soon as it is reasonably apparent that a special or emergency session is to be called.
(3) The regular employment position of a member or prospective member on leave of absence under this section shall only be deemed vacant for the period of such leave of absence, and the member or prospective member shall not be subject to removal or discharge from such position as a consequence of such leave of absence.
(4) Upon the termination of the leave of absence of the member or prospective member under this section, a member or prospective member shall be restored to the regular employment position the member or prospective member held immediately prior to the first day of the leave of absence if such position still exists, or, if such position does not still exist, to as similar a position as possible, without loss of seniority, the right to participate in insurance or any other employment benefits, other than wages for services not rendered during the leave of absence, as a consequence of the leave of absence of the member or prospective member. Such seniority, right to participate in insurance or other employment benefits shall continue to accumulate during the leave of absence as though the member or prospective member had continued in employment continuously in the regular employment position the member or prospective member held immediately prior to the first day of the leave of absence of the member or prospective member.
(5) This section is not applicable if:
(a) The member or prospective member was employed by the employer for a period of less than 90 days immediately prior to the first day of the leave of absence.
(b) The circumstances of the employer have so changed during the leave of absence of the member or prospective member as to make restoration of the member or prospective member to employment impossible or unreasonable.
(c) The member or prospective member fails to apply for restoration to employment within:
(A) Fifteen days after adjournment sine die of the Legislative Assembly following a regular session; or
(B) If the leave was for a lesser period for another legislative assignment, five days after the assignment is completed.
(d) The regular employment position of the member or prospective member immediately prior to the first day of the leave of absence or the character, terms, conditions or activities of such position are incompatible under the Constitution and laws of this state with the office of member of the Legislative Assembly.
(e) Employment is on a temporary basis.
(f) The employer employs fewer than 10 persons immediately prior to the first day of the leave of absence.
(6) As used in this section, “prospective member” means a person who is certified or appointed to serve in the Legislative Assembly but who has not taken the oath of office. [1957 c.549 §2; 1989 c.1066 §1; 1991 c.454 §2]
171.125 Proceeding to require compliance with ORS 171.120 and 171.122. (1) If any employer fails to comply with the provisions of ORS 171.120 and 171.122, the circuit court for any county in which such employer maintains a place of business has jurisdiction, upon the filing of a petition by the Attorney General on behalf of the person entitled to such benefits by reason of noncompliance of the employer, specifically to require the employer to comply with the provisions of ORS 171.120 and 171.122.
(2) If any employer fails to comply with ORS 171.120 and 171.122, the member or prospective member may bring an action under ORS chapter 659A employing counsel of the member’s or prospective member’s own choosing. [1957 c.549 §3; 1989 c.1066 §3; 1991 c.454 §3; 2001 c.621 §70]
(Measure Filing)
171.127 When proposed measure to bear name of person other than member requesting introduction; statement of chief sponsor. (1) Each proposed legislative measure shall at the time of submission for filing bear the name of any state or other public agency or representative thereof, any private organization or representative thereof, or any person other than a member of the Legislative Assembly at whose specific formal request the measure is being introduced. As used in this subsection, “formal request” means the presentation, submission or providing of a drafted measure to a member or committee of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) Each proposed legislative measure shall bear a statement signed by the chief sponsor thereof, stating that all agencies, organizations and persons that have formally requested the measure are named thereon. [1975 c.783 §§1,2; 1981 c.517 §14; 1999 c.1074 §6]
171.130 Presession filing of proposed measures; printing and distribution. (1) At any time in advance of any regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly fixed by the Legislative Counsel Committee, or at any time in advance of a special session as may be fixed by joint rules of both houses of the Legislative Assembly, the following may file a proposed legislative measure with the Legislative Counsel:
(a) Members who will serve in the session and members-elect.
(b) Interim and statutory committees of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) On or before December 15 of the year preceding a regular legislative session, or at any time in advance of a special session as may be fixed by joint rules of both houses of the Legislative Assembly, the following may file a proposed legislative measure with the Legislative Counsel:
(a) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, to implement the fiscal recommendations of the Governor contained in the budget report of the Governor.
(b) The person who will serve as Governor during the session.
(c) The Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(d) The Judicial Department.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a statewide elected official who initially assumes office in January of an odd-numbered year may submit proposed measures for introduction by members or committees of the Legislative Assembly until the calendar day designated by rules of either house of the Legislative Assembly. The exemption granted by this subsection to a newly elected Governor does not apply to state agencies in the executive branch.
(4) On or before December 15 of the year preceding a regular legislative session, a state agency may file a proposed legislative measure with the Legislative Counsel through a member or committee of the Legislative Assembly.
(5) The Legislative Counsel shall order each measure filed pursuant to subsections (1) to (4) of this section prepared for printing and may order the measure printed. If the person filing a measure specifically requests in writing that the measure be made available for distribution, the Legislative Counsel shall order the measure printed and shall make copies of the printed measure available for distribution before the beginning of the session to members and members-elect and to others upon request.
(6) Copies of all measures filed and prepared for printing or printed pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the Legislative Counsel to the chief clerk of the house designated by the person filing the measure for introduction.
(7) The costs of carrying out this section shall be paid out of the money appropriated for the expenses of that session of the Legislative Assembly for which the measure is to be printed.
(8) The Legislative Counsel Committee may adopt rules or policies to accomplish the purpose of this section.
(9) This section does not affect any law or any rule of the Legislative Assembly or either house thereof relating to the introduction of legislative measures. [1961 c.167 §17; 1969 c.374 §1; 1971 c.638 §1; 1981 c.517 §15; 1999 c.1074 §1; 2001 c.45 §1]
171.132 [1975 c.783 §3; 1979 c.237 §2; repealed by 1999 c.1074 §8]
171.133 Approval of Governor required for measure introduction. (1) A state agency shall not cause a bill or measure to be introduced before the Legislative Assembly if the bill or measure has not been approved by the Governor.
(2) As used in ORS 171.130 and this section, “state agency” means every state agency whose costs are paid wholly or in part from funds held in the State Treasury, except:
(a) The Legislative Assembly, the courts and their officers and committees;
(b) The Public Defense Services Commission; and
(c) The Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. [1979 c.237 §3; 1999 c.1074 §5; 2003 c.449 §25]
(Readability)
171.134 Readability test for legislative digests and summaries. Any measure digest or measure summary prepared by the Legislative Assembly shall be written in a manner that results in a score of at least 60 on the Flesch readability test or meets an equivalent standard of a comparable test. [1979 c.270 §1]
(Supplies)
171.135 [Formerly 171.100; 1969 c.620 §6; repealed by 1981 c.517 §4 (171.136 enacted in lieu of 171.135 and 171.140)]
171.136 Supplies and equipment. (1) The Legislative Administrator, subject to the policies of the Legislative Administration Committee and the rules of each house, shall furnish necessary office supplies, equipment and stationery for the use of all members, officers and employees of the Legislative Assembly, taking their receipt therefor. It is the duty of such members, officers and employees to return to the Legislative Administrator any unused stationery or supplies and all equipment at the close of each session of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise directed by the Legislative Administrator. The Legislative Administrator is authorized to charge the cost of any unreturned nonconsumable supplies or equipment against the final payroll check of the member, officer or employee responsible therefor.
(2) Unless otherwise directed by joint resolution, the Legislative Administrator shall cause to be forwarded to each member of the Legislative Assembly all materials furnished to them by statute, rule or resolution that do not remain the property of the state and that are left by the member with the Legislative Administrator to be so forwarded at the close of each regular or special session of the Legislative Assembly. The member shall designate the address to which the materials are to be forwarded.
(3) The expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid out of the appropriation for the expenses of that session of the Legislative Assembly for which the services were performed or the supplies provided. [1981 c.517 §5 (enacted in lieu of 171.135 and 171.140)]
171.137 [1969 c.620 §16; repealed by 1981 c.130 §1]
171.140 [1961 c.167 §15; 1969 c.620 §7; repealed by 1981 c.517 §4 (171.136 enacted in lieu of 171.135 and 171.140)]
ELECTION DATES
171.180 State policy governing election dates. The Legislative Assembly finds that to limit the number of days on which elections are held in this state would consolidate separate single purpose elections, reduce the cost of elections and local government, and increase participation in the electoral process. It, therefore, finds that the number of election days in this state is a matter of statewide concern. [1979 c.316 §1]
171.185 Dates for legislatively prescribed elections; emergency election. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an election called by the Legislative Assembly shall be held only on:
(a) The second Tuesday in March;
(b) The third Tuesday in May;
(c) The third Tuesday in September; or
(d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(2) An election may be held on a date other than that provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the Legislative Assembly by resolution or Act finds that an election sooner than the next available election date is required on a measure to finance repairs to property damaged by fire, vandalism or a natural disaster. [1979 c.316 §2; 1981 c.639 §1; 1987 c.267 §63; 1989 c.923 §3; 1991 c.71 §1; 1993 c.713 §50; 1995 c.712 §112]
PUBLICATIONS
171.200 “Publications” defined for ORS 171.206. As used in ORS 171.206, “publications” does not include materials published under ORS 171.236 or 171.275, but does include:
(1) Bills, resolutions and memorials and amendments thereto.
(2) Reports of statutory, standing, special or interim legislative committees.
(3) Periodic legislative calendars and periodic journals, if any of these are published.
(4) Other documents or papers which the Legislative Assembly, or either house thereof, orders printed. [1961 c.167 §18; 1965 c.424 §4]
171.205 [Formerly 171.090; 1965 c.424 §5; 1971 c.638 §2; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]
171.206 Legislative publications; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition. (1) Except as provided in ORS 171.236 and 171.275, all publications printed for either house of the Legislative Assembly and their committees, including joint committees created by law, rule or joint resolution, shall be published and distributed by the Legislative Administrator, subject to the rules of each house and under the direction of the Legislative Administration Committee.
(2) Unless otherwise directed by joint resolution and except as otherwise provided by law, the Legislative Administrator may cause to be distributed the publications of the Legislative Assembly among such state officers, departments and agencies, public officers and state institutions of higher learning as the Legislative Administration Committee determines necessary for their requirements. Each house shall receive from the Legislative Administrator such number of publications as it deems necessary.
(3) The Legislative Administrator shall make public documents available to the State Librarian for distribution to depository libraries as required by ORS 357.090.
(4) Unless otherwise directed by joint resolution, the Legislative Administration Committee shall determine the form, number and distribution of and charges for, if any, the materials referred to in subsection (1) of this section. In determining charges, the committee shall take into account the cost of publishing and distributing copies other than those it distributes under subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
(5) All moneys received under subsection (4) of this section are continuously appropriated to the Legislative Administration Committee for its actual costs incurred in publishing and distributing the copies for which it charges a fee.
(6) The Legislative Administration Committee may order the disposition of legislative publications that in its judgment are no longer of value to the state. [1981 c.517 §7 (enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625); 1991 c.842 §6; 2005 c.33 §7; 2005 c.755 §1]
171.210 [Repealed by 1961 c.150 §9]
171.211 [1961 c.167 §20; 1965 c.424 §6; 1969 c.620 §8; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]
171.215 [Formerly 171.092; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]
171.218 [1961 c.167 §22; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.220 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §2; renumbered 171.405]
171.222 [1961 c.167 §23; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.225 [1965 c.424 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §8 (171.236 enacted in lieu of 171.225 and 171.235)]
171.226 [1961 c.167 §24; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.230 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §3; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.235 [1965 c.424 §7; 1969 c.174 §1; 1969 c.620 §9; repealed by 1981 c.517 §8 (171.236 enacted in lieu of 171.225 and 171.235)]
171.236 Advance sheets; session laws; publication; distribution; form and number; charges; disposition. (1) The Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall determine the form, number and distribution of and charges for, if any, the publications referred to in subsection (1) of this section and may perform other functions necessary for the publication and distribution thereof.
(3) The Legislative Counsel shall provide sufficient copies of the publications prepared under this section to the Legislative Administrator for distribution in accordance with ORS 171.206 (2).
(4) The Legislative Counsel Committee may order the disposition of any publications referred to in this section which in its judgment are no longer of value to the state. [1981 c.517 §9 (enacted in lieu of 171.225 and 171.235)]
171.240 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §4; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.245 Legislative Publications Account. (1) There is established in the General Fund an account to be known as the Legislative Publications Account. All moneys collected or received under ORS 171.236 shall be paid into the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously for and shall be used for the purposes described in ORS 171.236.
(2) Disbursements of moneys from the Legislative Publications Account shall be approved by either of the presiding officers of the Legislative Assembly; but the presiding officers may jointly designate an individual to approve disbursements from the account. A statement designating the individual, together with a sample of the individual’s signature, shall be filed as provided in ORS 293.335. [1965 c.424 §3; 1969 c.174 §2; 1981 c.517 §16; 1999 c.117 §9]
171.250 [Repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.255 Evidentiary status of published session laws. The laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly and by the people, when published in accordance with the provisions of ORS 171.236, shall be received in all courts of this state as an authorized publication of the laws of Oregon published therein. [1965 c.424 §2; 1981 c.517 §17]
171.260 [Amended by 1959 c.577 §5; repealed by 1965 c.424 §8]
171.270 Legislative materials furnished public officers without charge are public property. Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to law, the copies of the legislative materials referred to in ORS 171.236 furnished free of charge to the public officers of this state pursuant to law are public property and shall be delivered over by them to their successors in office. [Amended by 1969 c.174 §3; 1981 c.517 §18]
171.272 [1953 c.546 §1; 1961 c.167, §27; renumbered 173.152]
OREGON REVISED STATUTES
171.275 Oregon Revised Statutes; committee policy; charges. (1) Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel, under the direction of the Legislative Counsel Committee, shall publish and distribute the Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations.
(2) Each biennium, the Legislative Counsel shall solicit bids for the printing of the Oregon Revised Statutes.
(3) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish policies for the revision, clarification, classification, arrangement, codification, annotation, indexing, printing, binding, publication, copyrighting, sale and distribution of the publications referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) The Legislative Counsel Committee shall establish the charges necessary to recover the costs of publishing the materials sold and distributed under this section. [1981 c.517 §11 (enacted in lieu of 173.150); 2003 c.207 §1; 2009 c.554 §1]
171.280 [1963 c.418 §2; repealed by 1969 c.174 §5]
171.285 Legislative Counsel certificate. (1) When any edition of the statutes, or part or supplement designed to replace parts of or to supplement a previous edition and to bring such edition up to date, is published by the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed in the edition, part or supplement a certificate that the Legislative Counsel has compared each section in such edition, part or supplement with the original section in the enrolled bill or, if the enrolled bill is stored in a computer or similar device, with any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the enrolled bill accurately, and that, with the exception of the changes in form permitted by ORS 173.160 and other changes specifically authorized by law, the sections in the published edition, part or supplement are correctly copied.
(2) Any edition, part or supplement certified as provided in subsection (1) of this section shall constitute prima facie evidence of the law in all courts and proceedings, and any section in such edition, part or supplement may be amended or repealed by amending or repealing such section of the edition, part or supplement without reference to the legislative Act from which it was derived. No compilation of the statute laws of Oregon not bearing such certificate, or a similar certificate of the Reviser of Statutes, shall be admissible as evidence of the law in any court or proceeding. [Formerly 173.170; 1983 c.740 §37]
171.295 Preservation and use of ORS medium. (1) In any contract for the printing of the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel Committee may provide for preservation or purchase, on behalf of the state, of the medium from which the statutes were printed.
(2) The committee may permit the use of the medium or material printed from the medium for the production of pamphlets of particular portions of the statutes requested by any public agency, under the terms and conditions that the committee considers reasonable. [Formerly 173.180; 2003 c.207 §2]
171.305 ORS Revolving Account. (1) The proceeds from the sale of an edition or publication made pursuant to ORS 171.275 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving account for the use of the Legislative Counsel Committee in publishing and distributing future editions or publications. The account, to be known as the ORS Revolving Account, is continuously appropriated to the committee for this purpose.
(2) There shall also be deposited to the credit of the ORS Revolving Account any moneys received through the sale of a medium of publication belonging to the Legislative Counsel Committee or any moneys received by the committee in connection with the use of a medium, or material printed with a medium pursuant to ORS 171.295.
(3) The Legislative Counsel Committee, from time to time, may cause to be transferred from the ORS Revolving Account to the General Fund the moneys that the committee considers unnecessary for use in publishing and distributing future editions or publications.
(4) Any unexpended and unobligated balance in the ORS Revolving Account in excess of $400,000 as of July 1 of any odd-numbered year, as certified by the Legislative Counsel, shall be transferred from the account to the General Fund to be available for general governmental expenditures. [Formerly 173.250; 1983 c.178 §4; 1991 c.579 §1; 2003 c.207 §3]
171.315 Distribution of ORS. (1) The Legislative Counsel shall provide one set of Oregon Revised Statutes, including an index and annotations:
(a) For each member of the Legislative Assembly.
(b) For each judgeship, the salary of which is paid by the state.
(2)(a) The costs of providing sets to members of the Legislative Assembly shall be paid from the appropriations made for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Counsel shall provide the sets to the Legislative Administrator.
(b) The costs of providing sets pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be paid from the state appropriations made for the payment of the expenses of the various judgeships. [Formerly 173.152; 2003 c.207 §4]
171.325 Certified copy of statute or rule of civil procedure published in Oregon Revised Statutes; form; fee. (1) Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State may certify under the seal of the State of Oregon:
(a) A copy of any statute of this state published in the Oregon Revised Statutes.
(b) A copy of any rule contained in the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and published in the Oregon Revised Statutes.
(2) The certification of the Secretary of State shall state that the statute or rule was published in the Oregon Revised Statutes and shall specify the edition of the Oregon Revised Statutes in which the statute or rule appeared.
(3) The Secretary of State may charge a fee for the cost of reproducing and certifying a copy of a statute or rule requested under this section. [1983 c.245 §1]
RECORDS
171.405 Binding original enrolled laws and joint resolutions. The Legislative Administration Committee shall cause the original enrolled laws and joint resolutions passed at each session of the Legislative Assembly to be bound in a volume in a substantial manner in the order in which they are approved. The Legislative Administration Committee is not required to keep any further record of the official acts of the Legislative Assembly, so far as relates to Acts and joint resolutions. [Formerly 171.220; 1971 c.638 §3]
171.407 Sound recordings of legislative proceedings; public access. (1) Sound recordings, produced on equipment selected by the Legislative Administration Committee for compatibility with equipment for reproduction by the State Archives, shall be made of every meeting of the Legislative Assembly and of every hearing and meeting of every standing, special and interim committee of the Legislative Assembly, or subcommittee thereof.
(2) The sound recordings required under subsection (1) of this section are part of the legislative records of the Legislative Assembly or committee and shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 171.410 to 171.430.
(3) Except as provided in ORS 171.425, the State Archivist shall not loan any sound recording required under subsection (1) of this section, but may arrange to have such recordings copied in an appropriate manner and may make a reasonable charge therefor. [1973 c.555 §1]
171.410 “Legislative record” defined for ORS 171.410 to 171.430. As used in ORS 171.410 to 171.430, unless the context requires otherwise, “legislative record” means a measure or amendment thereto, a document, book, paper, photograph, sound recording or other material exclusive of personal correspondence, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made by the Legislative Assembly, a committee or employee thereof, in connection with the exercise of legislative or investigatory functions, but does not include the record of an official act of the Legislative Assembly kept by the Secretary of State under section 2, Article VI of the Oregon Constitution. [1961 c.150 §1; 1981 c.517 §19]
171.415 Delivery to Legislative Administration Committee; exception. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a committee or employee of the Legislative Assembly having possession of legislative records that are not required for the regular performance of official duties shall, within 10 days after the adjournment sine die of a regular or special session, deliver all such legislative records to the Legislative Administration Committee.
(2) The chairperson, member or employee of a legislative interim committee responsible for maintaining the legislative records of that committee shall, within 10 days after the committee ceases to function or before January 1 next preceding the beginning of a regular biennial session of the Legislative Assembly, whichever is earlier, deliver all such legislative records to the Legislative Administration Committee.
(3) This section does not apply to the records of the Emergency Board, the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Counsel Committee or the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. [1961 c.150 §2; 1969 c.620 §10; 1973 c.555 §4; 1981 c.517 §20]
171.420 Classification and arrangement; delivery to State Archivist. The Legislative Administrator shall classify and arrange the legislative records delivered to the Legislative Administrator pursuant to ORS 171.415, in a manner that the Legislative Administrator considers best suited to carry out the efficient and economical utilization, maintenance, preservation and disposition of the records. The State Archivist shall assist the Legislative Administrator in the performance of this work. The Legislative Administrator shall deliver to the State Archivist all legislative records in the possession of the Legislative Administrator when such records have been classified and arranged. The State Archivist shall thereafter be official custodian of the records so delivered. [1961 c.150 §3; 1969 c.620 §11]
171.425 Borrowing by certain legislative personnel. The State Archivist shall allow the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Legislative Administrator, the Legislative Counsel, or the Legislative Revenue Officer to borrow and temporarily have possession of such legislative records as such officer requests. [1961 c.150 §4; 1969 c.620 §12; 1975 c.789 §6]
171.427 Schedule for retention, destruction or disposition of records. The Legislative Administration Committee and State Archivist shall establish and from time to time may revise a schedule that shall govern the retention and destruction or other disposition of legislative records delivered to and in the custody of the archivist under ORS 171.420 or 171.430 and of sound recordings retained by a committee under ORS 171.430 (2). The schedule agreed upon by the committee and archivist shall be set forth in the rules and regulations issued by the archivist. [1973 c.555 §3]
171.430 Disposal by certain committees; sound recordings by certain committees. (1) Except for legislative records borrowed under ORS 171.425 and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Emergency Board, the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Counsel Committee or the Joint Committee on Ways and Means may cause any legislative records in its possession to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, if such legislative records are considered by such committee to be of no value to the state or the public and are no longer necessary under or pursuant to any statute requiring their creation or maintenance or affecting their use. However, such committee shall prior to destruction or disposal notify the State Archivist and transfer to the official custody of the State Archivist any such legislative records that are requisitioned by the State Archivist, except those designated as confidential by statute or by rule or resolution of the Legislative Assembly or of such committee.
(2) The Emergency Board, the Legislative Administration Committee, the Legislative Counsel Committee and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means shall cause sound recordings of its hearings or meetings to be retained, or if not retained, to be delivered to the State Archivist. The archivist shall be official custodian of the sound recordings so delivered. [1961 c.150 §6; 1969 c.620 §13; 1973 c.555 §5]
INVESTIGATIONS OF LEGISLATOR AND LEGISLATOR-ELECT
171.450 Legislative intent. In enacting ORS 171.455 to 171.465, it is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to support the privilege of free suffrage and to protect the integrity of the election process against improper conduct:
(1) By establishing a procedure to examine complaints about election conduct of members or members-elect of the Legislative Assembly; and
(2) By assisting the Legislative Assembly in carrying out its constitutional duties to judge of the election, qualifications and returns of its own members. [1985 c.693 §1]
171.455 Complaint of elector; content. (1) Within 30 days after a general election, any elector may file a complaint with the Secretary of State alleging a criminal violation of any election law by a member or member-elect of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The complaint shall be specific in its allegations. If the complaint pertains to campaign publications or material, a copy of the material shall be filed with the complaint. If the charge is incapable of such documentation, the affidavits of at least two persons who witnessed the conduct that is subject of the complaint shall be attached. Each affidavit shall contain the name and address of the affiant and a detailed statement describing the conduct that is the subject of the complaint. [1985 c.693 §2]
171.460 Secretary of State to conduct investigation; findings; report. (1) Upon receipt of the complaint, the Secretary of State shall conduct an investigation to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the alleged violation occurred, and that it was both deliberate and capable of having some possible effect upon the election.
(2) Upon a finding of probable cause, the Secretary of State shall report the finding to the Legislative Assembly that will convene on the second Monday in January by delivery to the Secretary of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, at least five days prior to the convening of the regular session.
(3) The findings under this section are a public record available for public inspection.
(4) Action under this section is in addition to and not in lieu of action under ORS 260.345. [1985 c.693 §3]
171.465 Credentials committee; appointment; duties. The presiding officer of each house of the Legislative Assembly shall appoint a credentials committee. The credentials committee shall review the finding of any report of the Secretary of State submitted under this section and ORS 171.450 to 171.460, hear additional evidence if it so chooses, and make recommendations to the appropriate legislative body. [1985 c.693 §4]
WITNESSES IN LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
171.505 Administering oaths to witnesses. The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairperson or vice chairperson of any statutory, standing, special or interim committee of either house of the Legislative Assembly, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of a statutory, standing, special or interim joint committee of the two houses, may administer oaths to witnesses in any proceedings under their examination. [Formerly 171.075]
171.510 Legislative process to compel attendance and production of papers; service. (1) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the chairperson or vice chairperson of any of the legislative committees referred to in ORS 171.505 upon a majority vote of any such committee, may issue any processes necessary to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, papers, records or documents as may be required.
(2) Process may be served by a sergeant-at-arms of either house when the Legislative Assembly is in session or by a person authorized to serve summons and in the manner prescribed for the service of a summons upon a defendant in a civil action in a circuit court. The process shall be returned to the authority issuing it within 10 days after its delivery to the person for service, with proof of service as for summons or that the person cannot be found. When served outside of the county in which the process originated, the process may be returned by mail. The person to whom the process is delivered shall indorse thereon the date of delivery. [Formerly 171.076; 1973 c.827 §21; 1977 c.877 §16; 1979 c.284 §117]
171.515 Reimbursement of witnesses appearing under legislative process. (1) Witnesses appearing under process issued pursuant to ORS 171.510:
(a) Before the Senate or House of Representatives, or a standing, special or statutory committee of either or both, or a subcommittee thereof, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated for the expenses of that session of the Legislative Assembly during which the witnesses appear.
(b) Before the Legislative Counsel Committee, the Emergency Board, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or an interim committee, or a subcommittee thereof, shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated for the expenses of the committee or subcommittee before which the witnesses appear.
(2) The amount of reimbursement payable to a witness under subsection (1) of this section shall not exceed the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (2). All claims for reimbursement are subject to the approval of the Legislative Fiscal Officer. [1961 c.167 §11; 1981 c.892 §91a; 1989 c.980 §9]
171.520 Reporting violations of ORS 171.510. (1) Whenever a person summoned as provided in ORS 171.510 fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records or documents as required, or whenever any person so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either house or any of the committees referred to in ORS 171.505, the fact of such failure may be reported to either house while in session.
(2) If the Legislative Assembly is not in session, a statement of facts constituting such failure may be filed with the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall certify the statement of facts to the district attorney for the county in which the offense occurred, who shall take appropriate action. [Formerly 171.077]
171.522 Judicial enforcement of legislative process; order; service. (1) Whenever a person summoned as provided in ORS 171.510 fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records or documents as required, or whenever any person so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either house, any statutory committee, any standing committee of either house, or any special or interim committee created by both houses, the house or committee, in lieu of proceeding under ORS 171.520, may apply to the circuit court for the county in which the failure occurred for an order to the person to attend and testify, or otherwise to comply with the demand or request of the house or committee.
(2) The application to the court shall be by ex parte motion upon which the court shall make an order requiring the person against whom it is directed to comply with the demand or request of the house or committee within three days after service of the order, or within such further time as the court may grant, or to justify the failure within that time.
(3) The order shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed in the manner required by this state for service of process, which service is required to confer jurisdiction upon the court. Failure to obey an order issued by the court under this section is contempt of court.
(4) This section does not affect the exercise of the powers of either house under section 16, Article IV, Oregon Constitution. [1965 c.294 §1]
171.525 Immunities of witness before legislative committee. Any testimony given by a witness before any legislative committee shall not be used against the witness in any criminal action or proceeding, nor shall any criminal action or proceeding be brought against such witness on account of any testimony so given by the witness, except for perjury committed before such committee. [Formerly 171.078]
171.530 Privilege of witness before legislative committee. (1) The privilege of a witness who appears voluntarily or under subpoena before a committee of the Legislative Assembly in a matter within the jurisdiction of the committee is the same as that of a witness in judicial proceedings. A statement made by the witness before a legislative committee which is pertinent to the matter before the legislative committee is privileged and the witness shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof unless the witness knowingly makes a false and immaterial statement for the purpose of defaming another.
(2) As used in this section, “legislative committee” means a statutory, standing, special or interim committee of either or both houses, including a legislative task force, established by rule of either or both houses, by resolution or by law and whether or not all members of the legislative committee are also members of the Legislative Assembly. [1987 c.797 §1]
171.535 [1983 c.796 §5; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.540 [1983 c.796 §6; 1989 c.180 §1; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.545 [1983 c.796 §7; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.550 [1983 c.796 §8; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.551 [1997 c.7 §2; 1999 c.270 §1; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.553 [1997 c.7 §3; 1999 c.270 §2; 1999 c.1026 §24; 2005 c.22 §118; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
171.555 Joint Committee on Ways and Means. (1) Upon election, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a Joint Committee on Ways and Means. At least two of the members appointed from each house shall have had previous experience on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. If the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate is a member, either may designate from time to time an alternate from among the members of the respective house to exercise powers as a member of the committee except that the alternate shall not preside if the Speaker or President is chair. The President of the Senate shall appoint one cochair for the joint committee and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one cochair for the joint committee. The cochairs of the joint committee shall alternate as presiding officers.
(2) The cochairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means are authorized to cause to be investigated, either through the whole of the committee or by a selected subcommittee, any complaints about the management or conduct of any of the state institutions, departments, officers or activities for the support of which state money has been appropriated, or for which appropriations may hereafter be made.
(3) The Joint Committee on Ways and Means may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(4) Action by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate. [Formerly 171.080; 1977 c.891 §1; 1981 c.2 §1; 2007 c.790 §1]
STATE BUDGET POLICY
171.557 State budget policy. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need for a comprehensive, specific budget format available to all members of the Legislative Assembly so that:
(a) Effective policy decisions can be made;
(b) Line items in agency budgets can be identified by program function;
(c) Decisions to increase or decrease agency budgets can be made with knowledge as to policy and programmatic impact; and
(d) A more objective comparison can be made to the Governor’s budget.
(2) The Legislative Assembly also finds that the goal of the legislative budgeting process is to afford members a thorough understanding of:
(a) The policies of state government regarding the definition and delivery of state services;
(b) What program functions are necessary to state operations and the cost of these functions; and
(c) The means whereby these policies and programs are administered.
(3) The goal of the Legislative Assembly is to decide, as a body, which policies and programs are necessary to discharge its public responsibilities. Consequently, the Legislative Assembly finds that there is a need to examine the legislative budgeting process so that:
(a) Policy decisions are made by the Legislative Assembly as a whole;
(b) Program functions are more closely identified with line items in agency budgets;
(c) Funding options and priorities are defined in terms of policies; and
(d) Legislative budgeting identifies programs which are necessary in terms of policies and state responsibilities, as opposed to the need to maintain existing program activities. [1989 c.652 §1]
171.559 Duty of Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means shall examine budgets based upon policy where budget policies affect more than one agency pursuant to the policies stated in ORS 171.557. [1989 c.652 §2; 2009 c.11 §14]
171.560 [1961 c.167 §39 (enacted in lieu of 351.030); 1969 c.695 §2; 1971 c.638 §16; 1977 c.891 §2; 1979 c.351 §1; repealed by 1979 c.351 §5; 171.562 enacted in lieu of 171.560]
SENATE CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
171.562 Procedures for confirmation. The Senate by rule adopted during a session or at a convening of the Senate to carry out its duties under section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution, shall specify its procedures for the confirming of appointments by the Governor that are by law subject to confirmation by the Senate. [1981 c.4 §1; enacted in lieu of 171.560]
171.565 Vote required for confirmation; interim Senate meetings. (1) In case of any executive appointment made subject to confirmation of the Senate, the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Senate shall be necessary for confirmation. If an appointment is not confirmed by the Senate, the Governor shall make another appointment, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(2) The name of the individual to be appointed or reappointed shall be submitted to the Senate by the Governor. The Senate shall take up the question of confirmation as soon after the convening of a regular or special session as is appropriate or upon a convening of the Senate to carry out its duties under section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution. The question of confirmation may be referred to committee or it may be acted upon without such referral.
(3) Members of the Senate convened to carry out duties of the Senate under section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution, shall be considered in attendance at a meeting of an interim committee during the period of convening for purposes of ORS 171.072.
(4) If the name of an individual to be appointed or reappointed submitted by the Governor is not acted upon during the term of the Legislative Assembly to which it is submitted, the name may be resubmitted to the subsequent term by the Governor on or after the date the Legislative Assembly convenes in the subsequent regular session. [1981 c.4 §2; enacted in lieu of 171.570; 1985 c.35 §1]
171.570 [1969 c.695 §1; 1979 c.351 §2; repealed by 1979 c.351 §5; 171.565 enacted in lieu of 171.570]
171.572 [1981 c.517 §12; repealed by 2001 c.45 §8]
COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OVERSIGHT
171.575 Oversight over state compensation and classification system. The Legislative Assembly shall provide continuing oversight, by committee, task force or other appropriate means, to insure that compensation and classification in the state service meet the requirements of ORS 240.190 and other applicable provisions of state law. Members performing the oversight function shall review the proposed changes to classification and compensation plans and their implementation as necessary to determine the progress within each branch of government in achieving policies stated in ORS 240.190 and other applicable provisions of state law. The oversight function shall include recommending appropriate actions to remedy any inequities in the plan. [1989 c.975 §1]
AUDIT COMMITTEE
171.580 Joint Legislative Audit Committee. (1) There is created a Joint Legislative Audit Committee consisting of the cochairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker and members of the Senate appointed by the President.
(2) The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof and in the interim between sessions.
(3) The term of a member shall expire upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the commencement of the member’s term. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between sessions, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee shall be considered not to include the vacant position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members.
(4) Members of the committee shall receive an amount equal to that authorized under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly for each day spent in the performance of their duties as members of the committee or any subcommittee thereof in lieu of reimbursement for in-state travel expenses. However, when engaged in out-of-state travel, members shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses therefor in lieu of the amount authorized by this subsection. Payment shall be made from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly.
(5) The committee may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(6) Action by the committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(7) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall furnish to the committee such services of personnel and such other facilities as are necessary to enable the committee to carry out its functions as directed by law, with such assistance as the Division of Audits and Oregon Department of Administrative Services can provide. [1989 c.128 §1; 1997 c.331 §1; 1999 c.59 §34; 1999 c.567 §1; 2007 c.790 §6]
171.585 Duties of committee. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall:
(1) Review all audits and make recommendations for change or remediation by the agency or other organization under review to the Emergency Board, the Joint Ways and Means Committee and other persons receiving the audit report under ORS 192.245.
(2) Accept requests for performance and program audits from individual legislators, legislative committees, the Division of Audits, the Budget and Management Division and the Legislative Fiscal Office.
(3) In conjunction with the Director of the Division of Audits, set priorities on the basis of risk assessment for performance and program audits and program evaluations.
(4) With the advice and assistance of the Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Administrator of the Budget and Management Division and the Director of the Division of Audits, determine the type of audit, evaluation or review utilizing criteria to include but not be limited to the nature and scope of the task, the time frame involved, necessary professional guidelines, economy, efficiency, cost and cost responsibility.
(5) Not later than 12 months after the issuance of an audit report, review the actions of an agency or other government organization for compliance with the recommendations of the audit report.
(6) Assign tasks to the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Budget and Management Division, the Division of Audits or a special task force.
(7) Review state agency performance measures and make recommendations for change. [1989 c.128 §2; 1997 c.847 §3; 2005 c.837 §19]
171.590 Cooperation of state agencies. (1) In carrying out specific program evaluations and reviews, the Legislative Fiscal Office may utilize the services of the Division of Audits, the Budget and Management Division, other statutory agencies of the Legislative Assembly and staff of the substantive committees as necessary. The Division of Audits shall undertake a performance audit at the direction of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and report to the committee.
(2) The Emergency Board shall make funds available to the Division of Audits to reimburse it for expenses incurred under this section for a performance audit. [1989 c.128 §3]
171.595 [1999 c.1039 §1; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.600 [1999 c.1039 §2; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
INTERIM COMMITTEES
171.605 Construction of ORS 171.605 to 171.635. (1) The powers described in ORS 171.605 to 171.635 are supplementary and in addition to those otherwise possessed by interim committees and their members. ORS 171.605 to 171.635 are not intended to limit the powers that would be possessed by interim committees and their members had ORS 171.605 to 171.635 not been enacted.
(2) The Legislative Assembly intends that no provision of any joint resolution creating an interim committee be construed to supersede any provision of ORS 171.610 to 171.620, whether by implication or otherwise, unless the joint resolution specifically provides that its provision supersedes as to the particular interim committee that it creates. [1961 c.167 §1]
171.610 Functions. The Legislative Assembly may by joint resolutions create interim committees to:
(1) Make studies of and inquiries into any subject of assistance to the Legislative Assembly, or either house thereof, in exercising its legislative authority.
(2) Report information of assistance to the Legislative Assembly, or either house thereof, in exercising its legislative authority.
(3) Prepare and submit recommendations, which may include proposed legislative measures, to the Legislative Assembly. [1961 c.167 §2]
171.615 Duration. An interim committee may function during the period beginning at the adjournment sine die of that session of the Legislative Assembly during which it was created, and ending at the convening of the next regular biennial legislative session. [1961 c.167 §4]
171.620 Powers. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law or by the joint resolution creating it, and in addition to any other powers it possesses, an interim committee may:
(1) Perform such acts as the committee finds necessary to carry out its powers and the purposes expressed in the joint resolution creating it.
(2) Select its officers and adopt such rules for its organization and proceedings as the committee considers convenient to exercise its powers and accomplish its purposes.
(3) Hold meetings at such times and places, whether within or without this state, as the committee considers expedient.
(4) Use advisory committees or subcommittees, the members to be appointed by the chairperson of the interim committee subject to approval by a majority of the members of the interim committee. The advisory committees or subcommittees may include individuals other than members of the Legislative Assembly.
(5) Reimburse members of advisory committees or subcommittees who are not members of the Legislative Assembly for their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. [1961 c.167 §5; 1975 c.530 §2]
171.625 [1961 c.167 §6; 1969 c.620 §14; 1977 c.121 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §6 (171.206 enacted in lieu of 171.205, 171.211, 171.215 and 171.625)]
171.630 Vacancies; appointment of alternates by presiding officers. (1) In case of a vacancy among the membership of an interim committee, the authority who appointed a member to the position vacant may appoint a member to fill the vacancy.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a member of an interim committee appointed in the capacity of the member as a member of the Legislative Assembly ceases to be a member of the interim committee:
(a) If the member ceases to be a member of the Legislative Assembly.
(b) If the member is presiding officer of either house of the Legislative Assembly and the member, as presiding officer, serves as Governor during the Governor’s temporary inability to discharge the duties of the office of the Governor.
(3) A presiding officer of either house of the Legislative Assembly who is a member of an interim committee may, except when serving as Governor, from time to time designate an alternate from among the members of the house of the presiding officer to exercise the powers of the presiding officer as a member of the committee. [1961 c.167 §7; 2001 c.31 §1]
171.635 Appointment of nonlegislators. Provision may be made, in the joint resolution creating an interim committee, for the appointment to the committee of individuals other than members of the Legislative Assembly. [1961 c.167 §3]
171.640 Appointment of interim committees; membership; topics of study; employees; expenses. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Appointing authority” means the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the respective bodies over which each presides.
(b) “Interim committee” includes any committee of three or more members of the Legislative Assembly appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section to pursue the functions described in ORS 171.610, whether the appointing authority designates the committee an interim committee, task force, special committee or any other term customarily used in describing legislative committees functioning during the interim period.
(2) Upon or during the interim following adjournment of a regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the appointing authorities may appoint interim committees of members of the house over which the particular authority presides, or members of both houses, and may assign the general topic of study or concern to the committee.
(3) The appointing authorities may appoint members of the public to an interim committee. The appointing authorities must consult with each other before appointing members of the public to a joint interim committee. The appointing authority may appoint the chairperson of an interim committee. An appointing authority must notify the Legislative Administration Committee in writing of the appointment and membership of all interim committees created.
(4) An interim committee created under authority of this section is subject to the provisions of ORS 171.605 to 171.635 and has the authority contained in ORS 171.505 and 171.510. An interim committee created under authority of this section may file its written report at any time within 30 days after its final meeting, or at such later time as the appointing authority or, in the case of a joint committee, as the appointing authorities may designate.
(5) An appointing authority may employ the persons that the appointing authority considers necessary to perform the function of the interim committees created under authority of this section. The appointing authority shall fix the duties and amounts of compensation of employees. Interim committees shall use the services of permanent legislative staff to the greatest extent practical.
(6) Members of the Legislative Assembly are entitled to an allowance as authorized by law for each day that they are engaged in interim committee business that is approved by the appointing authority. Claims for expenses incurred in performing functions of an interim committee shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the Legislative Assembly. [1987 c.879 §24; 2003 c.207 §5]
171.645 [1991 c.693 §1a; 1993 c.45 §22; repealed by 1995 c.79 §55]
INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR STAFF AND DISBURSEMENTS
171.650 Interim staff for presiding officers. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each may appoint an interim staff to assist the President or Speaker during the period between sessions of the Legislative Assembly. Each presiding officer shall fix the compensation and prescribe the duties of the interim staff of the presiding officer. Expenses incurred for each interim staff appointed under this section shall be paid from amounts appropriated by law out of the General Fund for payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly. [1969 c.236 §2]
171.660 [1969 c.236 §3; repealed by 1975 c.530 §9]
171.670 Authority for approval of disbursements during interim. Subject to any other grant of or limitation on authority to authorize the incurring of and approve disbursements for indebtedness or expenses of the Legislative Assembly to be paid from amounts appropriated by law out of the General Fund for that purpose, which may be adopted by joint resolution of both houses, such authority is vested as follows:
(1) For general expenses of the Legislative Assembly not specifically attributable to either house, in the Legislative Administration Committee.
(2) For expenses specifically attributable to either house, in the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be. [1975 c.530 §8]
171.705 [1963 s.s. c.1 §1; 1975 c.136 §1; 1979 c.593 §1; renumbered 183.710]
171.707 [1975 c.136 §3 (enacted in lieu of 171.710); 1977 c.344 §1; 1979 c.593 §2; renumbered 183.715]
171.709 [1975 c.136 §4 (enacted in lieu of 171.710); 1977 c.344 §3; 1979 c.593 §3; renumbered 183.720]
171.710 [1963 s.s. c.1 §2; repealed by 1975 c.136 §2 (171.707, 171.709, 171.713 enacted in lieu of 171.710)]
171.713 [1975 c.136 §5 (enacted in lieu of 171.710); 1977 c.344 §4; renumbered 183.725]
171.715 [1977 c.161 §3; repealed by 1979 c.593 §34]
LOBBYING REGULATION
171.725 Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785. As used in ORS 171.725 to 171.785, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Compensation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 292.951.
(2) “Consideration” includes a gift, payment, distribution, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable.
(3) “Executive agency” means a commission, board, agency or other body in the executive branch of state government that is not part of the legislative or judicial branch.
(4) “Executive official” means any member or member-elect of an executive agency and any member of the staff or an employee of an executive agency. A member of a state board or commission, other than a member who is employed in full-time public service, is not an executive official for purposes of ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(5) “Judge” means an active judge serving on the Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, or an Oregon circuit court.
(6) “Legislative action” means introduction, sponsorship, testimony, debate, voting or any other official action on any measure, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or report, or any matter that may be the subject of action by either house of the Legislative Assembly, or any committee of the Legislative Assembly, or the approval or veto thereof by the Governor.
(7) “Legislative official” means any member or member-elect of the Legislative Assembly, any member of an agency, board or committee that is part of the legislative branch, and any staff person, assistant or employee thereof.
(8) “Lobbying” means influencing, or attempting to influence, legislative action through oral or written communication with legislative officials, solicitation of executive officials or other persons to influence or attempt to influence legislative action or attempting to obtain the goodwill of legislative officials.
(9) “Lobbyist” means:
(a) Any individual who agrees to provide personal services for money or any other consideration for the purpose of lobbying.
(b) Any person not otherwise subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection who provides personal services as a representative of a corporation, association, organization or other group, for the purpose of lobbying.
(c) Any public official who lobbies.
(10) “Public agency” means a commission, board, agency or other governmental body.
(11) “Public official” means any member or member-elect of any public agency and any member of the staff or an employee of the public agency. [1973 c.802 §2; 1975 c.747 §1; 1977 c.588 §1; 1987 c.566 §1; 1991 c.378 §1; 2001 c.751 §1; 2007 c.877 §6]
171.730 Legislative finding. The Legislative Assembly finds that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the legislative process, persons who engage in efforts to influence legislative action, either by direct communication with legislative officials or by solicitation of executive officials or other persons to engage in those efforts, should regularly report their efforts to the public. [1973 c.802 §1; 2001 c.751 §2; 2007 c.877 §6a]
171.735 Exceptions to application of ORS 171.740 and 171.745. ORS 171.740 and 171.745 do not apply to the following persons:
(1) News media, or their employees or agents, that in the ordinary course of business directly or indirectly urge legislative action but that engage in no other activities in connection with the legislative action.
(2) Any legislative official acting in an official capacity.
(3) Any individual who does not receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses for lobbying, who limits lobbying activities solely to formal appearances to give testimony before public sessions of committees of the Legislative Assembly, or public hearings of state agencies, and who, when testifying, registers an appearance in the records of the committees or agencies.
(4) A person who does not spend more than an aggregate amount of 24 hours during any calendar quarter lobbying and who does not spend an aggregate amount in excess of $100 lobbying during any calendar quarter.
(5) The Governor, chief of staff for the Governor, deputy chief of staff for the Governor, legal counsel to the Governor, deputy legal counsel to the Governor, Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State appointed pursuant to ORS 177.040, State Treasurer, Chief Deputy State Treasurer appointed pursuant to ORS 178.060, chief of staff for the office of the State Treasurer, Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General appointed pursuant to ORS 180.130, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction appointed pursuant to ORS 326.330, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries appointed pursuant to ORS 651.060, members and staff of the Oregon Law Commission who conduct the law revision program of the commission or any judge. [1973 c.802 §3; 1974 c.72 §27; 1975 c.747 §2; 1977 c.588 §1a; 1979 c.666 §1; 1981 c.528 §1; 1987 c.566 §2; 1991 c.378 §2; 1993 c.714 §1; 2001 c.751 §3; 2007 c.877 §6b; 2009 c.254 §1]
171.740 Lobbyist registration; contents of statement. (1) Within three business days after exceeding the limit of time or expenditure specified in ORS 171.735 (4), a lobbyist shall register with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission by filing with the commission a statement containing the following information:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the lobbyist.
(b) The name, address and telephone number of each person that employs the lobbyist or in whose interest the lobbyist appears or works.
(c) A general description of the trade, business, profession or area of endeavor of any person designated under paragraph (b) of this subsection, and a statement by the person that the lobbyist is officially authorized to lobby for the person.
(d) The name of any member of the Legislative Assembly employed, retained or otherwise compensated by:
(A) The lobbyist designated under paragraph (a) of this subsection; or
(B) A person designated under paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(e) The general subject or subjects of the legislative action of interest to the person for whom the lobbyist is registered.
(2) The designation of official authorization to lobby shall be signed by an official of each person that employs the lobbyist or in whose interest the lobbyist appears or works.
(3) A lobbyist must file a separate registration statement under this section for each person that employs the lobbyist or in whose interest the lobbyist appears or works. If a lobbyist appears or works for a person for whom the lobbyist has not registered, the lobbyist shall register with the commission not later than three business days after the day the lobbyist first appears or works for the person.
(4) If any of the information submitted by a lobbyist in the statement required under subsection (1) of this section changes, the lobbyist shall revise the statement within 30 days of the change.
(5) A lobbyist registration expires December 31 of an odd-numbered year. If a lobbyist renews the registration before March 31 of the following even-numbered year, the commission shall consider the registration to have been effective as of December 31 of the odd-numbered year on which the registration expired.
(6) For the statement required by this section, an entity comprised of more than one lobbyist may file one statement for the lobbyists who comprise the entity. The statement the entity files must include the names of the individuals authorized to lobby on behalf of the client listed in the statement. [1973 c.802 §4; 1974 c.72 §28; 1975 c.747 §3; 1987 c.566 §3; 1993 c.714 §2; 2001 c.751 §4; 2007 c.877 §6c]
171.743 [1993 c.714 §3; repealed by 2001 c.751 §9]
171.745 Lobbyist statements of expenditures. (1) A lobbyist registered with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission or required to register with the commission shall, according to the schedule described in ORS 171.752, file with the commission a statement showing for the applicable reporting period:
(a) The total amount of all moneys expended for food, refreshments and entertainment by the lobbyist for the purpose of lobbying.
(b) The name of any legislative or executive official to whom or for whose benefit, on any one occasion, an expenditure is made for the purposes of lobbying, and the date, name of payee, purpose and amount of that expenditure. This paragraph applies if the total amount expended on the occasion by one or more persons exceeds $50.
(2) Statements required by this section need not include amounts expended by the lobbyist for personal living and travel expenses and office overhead, including salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance, and maintenance expenses. If the amount of any expenditure required to be included in a statement is not accurately known at the time the statement is required to be filed, an estimate of the expenditure shall be submitted in the statement and designated as an estimate. The exact amount expended for which a previous estimate was made shall be submitted in a subsequent report when the information is available.
(3) A statement required by this section shall include a copy of any notice provided to a public official or candidate under ORS 244.100.
(4) For each statement required by this section, an entity comprised of more than one lobbyist may file one statement that reports expenditures by the entity and not by individual lobbyists. [1973 c.802 §5; 1974 c.72 §29; 1975 c.747 §4; 1979 c.666 §2; 1987 c.158 §32; 1987 c.566 §4; 1991 c.354 §1; 1991 c.677 §2; 1993 c.743 §4; 2001 c.751 §5; 2007 c.865 §39; 2007 c.877 §6d; 2009 c.68 §17]
171.750 Lobbyist employer statements of expenditures. (1) Any person on whose behalf a lobbyist was registered, or was required to register, with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission at any time during the calendar year shall file with the commission, according to the schedule described in ORS 171.752, a statement showing for the applicable reporting period:
(a) The total amount of all moneys expended for lobbying activities on the person’s behalf, excluding living and travel expenses incurred for a lobbyist performing lobbying services.
(b) The name of any legislative or executive official to whom or for whose benefit, on any one occasion, an expenditure is made for the purposes of lobbying by the person, and the date, name of payee, purpose and amount of that expenditure. This paragraph applies if the total amount expended on the occasion by one or more persons exceeds $50. This paragraph does not apply to information reported in compliance with ORS 171.745.
(c) The name of each registered lobbyist or entity comprised of more than one lobbyist to whom the person paid moneys for lobbying activities on the person’s behalf, excluding living and travel expenses incurred for a lobbyist performing lobbying services, and the total amount of moneys paid to that lobbyist or entity.
(2) A statement required under subsection (1) of this section shall include a copy of any notice provided to a public official or candidate under ORS 244.100. [1973 c.802 §6; 1975 c.747 §5; 1979 c.666 §3; 1987 c.566 §5; 1991 c.677 §3; 2001 c.751 §6; 2007 c.865 §40; 2007 c.877 §7; 2009 c.68 §18]
171.752 Time for filing statements. Statements required to be filed with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 shall be filed in each calendar year:
(1) Not later than April 15, for the accounting period beginning January 1 and ending March 31;
(2) Not later than July 15, for the accounting period beginning April 1 and ending June 30;
(3) Not later than October 15, for the accounting period beginning July 1 and ending September 30; and
(4) Not later than January 15 of the following calendar year, for the accounting period beginning October 1 and ending December 31. [2007 c.877 §5]
Note: 171.752 was added to and made a part of 171.725 to 171.785 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
171.755 [1965 c.488 §1; repealed by 1973 c.802 §15]
171.756 Prohibited conduct. (1) A lobbyist may not instigate the introduction of any legislative action for the purpose of obtaining employment to lobby in opposition to the legislative action.
(2) A lobbyist may not attempt to influence the vote of any member of the Legislative Assembly by the promise of financial support of the candidacy of the member, or by threat of financing opposition to the candidacy of the member, at any future election.
(3) A person may not lobby or offer to lobby for consideration any part of which is contingent upon the success of any lobbying activity.
(4) A legislative or executive official may not receive consideration other than from the State of Oregon for acting as a lobbyist in Oregon. [1973 c.802 §7; 1974 c.72 §30; 1975 c.747 §6; 1987 c.566 §6; 1989 c.340 §1; 1993 c.743 §5; 2001 c.751 §7]
171.760 [1965 c.488 §4; repealed by 1973 c.802 §15]
171.762 Verification of reports, registrations and statements. (1) Each report, registration or statement required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of false swearing. Such declaration shall be in lieu of any oath otherwise required.
(2) No person shall willfully make and subscribe any document which contains or is verified by a written declaration for false swearing which the person does not believe to be true and correct to every matter. [1973 c.802 §8; 1979 c.666 §4]
171.764 False statement or misrepresentation by lobbyist or public official; defense. (1) No lobbyist or public official, as defined in ORS 244.020, shall make any false statement or misrepresentation to any legislative or executive official or, knowing a document to contain a false statement, cause a copy of such document to be received by a legislative or executive official without notifying such official in writing of the truth as prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) It is a defense to a charge of violation of subsection (1) of this section if the person who made the false statement or misrepresentation retracts the statement or misrepresentation and notifies the official in writing of the truth:
(a) In a manner showing complete and voluntary retraction of the prior false statement or misrepresentation; and
(b) Before the subject matter of the false statement or misrepresentation is submitted to a vote of a legislative committee or either house of the Legislative Assembly or is relied upon by an executive official in an administrative hearing.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “False statement or misrepresentation” means the intentional misrepresentation or misstatement of a material fact.
(b) “Material” means that which may have affected the course or outcome of any proceeding or transaction if known prior to the proceeding or transaction. [1993 c.743 §6]
171.765 [1965 c.488 §2; repealed by 1973 c.802 §15]
171.766 Status of reports, registrations and statements. All information submitted to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission in any report, registration or statement required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 is a public record. [1973 c.802 §9; 1983 c.740 §38]
171.770 [1965 c.488 §3; repealed by 1973 c.802 §15]
171.772 Forms for reports, registrations and statements; rules; electronic filing. In carrying out the provisions of ORS 171.725 to 171.785, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission shall:
(1) Prescribe by rule forms for registrations, statements and reports required to be filed by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and provide the forms to persons required to register and to file the statements and reports.
(2) Accept and file any information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements of ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(3) Make registrations, statements and reports filed available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours, and make copying facilities available at a charge not to exceed actual cost.
(4) Adopt by rule an electronic filing system under which statements required to be filed under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 may be filed with the commission in an electronic format. The commission may not charge a fee for filing a statement under this subsection. The commission shall accept statements filed under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 in a format that is not electronic.
(5) Provide training on procedures for filing statements under subsection (4) of this section.
(6) Make statements filed under ORS 171.745 and 171.750, including statements that are not filed in an electronic format, available in a searchable format for review by the public using the Internet. [1973 c.802 §10; 1983 c.740 §39; 2007 c.865 §27; 2007 c.877 §8]
Note: The amendments to 171.772 by section 8a, chapter 877, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 1, 2013. See section 8b, chapter 877, Oregon Laws 2007, as amended by section 24, chapter 68, Oregon Laws 2009. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2013, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
171.772. In carrying out the provisions of ORS 171.725 to 171.785, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission shall:
(1) Prescribe by rule forms for registrations, statements and reports required to be filed by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and provide the forms to persons required to register and to file the statements and reports.
(2) Accept and file any information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements of ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(3) Make registrations, statements and reports filed available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours, and make copying facilities available at a charge not to exceed actual cost.
(4) Adopt by rule an electronic filing system under which statements required to be filed under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 must be filed with the commission in an electronic format. The commission may not charge a fee for filing a statement under this subsection.
(5) Provide training on procedures for filing statements under subsection (4) of this section.
(6) Make statements filed under ORS 171.745 and 171.750 available in a searchable format for review by the public using the Internet.
171.775 [1965 c.488 §5; repealed by 1973 c.802 §15]
171.776 Commission duties; advisory opinions; status of opinions. (1) In addition to the duties prescribed in ORS 171.772, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission may make inquiries or investigations in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.778 with respect to registrations, statements and reports filed under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, and with respect to any alleged failure to register or to file any statements or reports required under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, and upon signed complaint by any individual or on its own instigation, with respect to apparent violation of any part of ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(2) Upon written request of any lobbyist, lobbyist employer or any person, or upon its own motion, the commission, under signature of the chairperson, may issue and publish opinions on the requirements of ORS 171.725 to 171.785, based on actual or hypothetical circumstances.
(3) If any lobbyist or lobbyist employer associated with the lobbyist is in doubt whether a proposed transaction or action constitutes a violation of ORS 171.725 to 171.785, the lobbyist or lobbyist employer may request in writing a determination from the commission. The requester shall supply such information as the commission requests to enable it to issue the interpretation.
(4) A lobbyist or lobbyist employer associated with the lobbyist shall not be liable under ORS 171.725 to 171.785 for any action or transaction carried out in accordance with an advisory interpretation issued under subsection (3) of this section. Such an advisory interpretation shall be considered a formal opinion having precedential effect and shall be subject to review by legal counsel to the commission before the interpretation is sent to the requester. [1973 c.802 §11; 1983 c.740 §40; 1993 c.743 §7]
171.778 Complaint and adjudicatory process; confidentiality; Preliminary Review Phase; Investigatory Phase; possible actions by order; report of findings; contested case procedure; limitation on commission action. (1)(a) Any person may file with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission a signed written complaint alleging that there has been a violation of any provision of ORS 171.725 to 171.785 or of any rule adopted by the commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785. The complaint shall state the person’s reason for believing that a violation occurred and include any evidence relating to the alleged violation.
(b) If at any time the commission has reason to believe that there has been a violation of a provision of ORS 171.725 to 171.785 or of a rule adopted by the commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, the commission may proceed under this section on its own motion as if the commission had received a complaint.
(2)(a) Not later than two business days after receiving a complaint under this section, the commission shall notify the person who is the subject of the complaint.
(b) Before approving a motion to proceed under this section without a complaint, the commission shall provide notice to the person believed to have committed the violation of the time and place of the meeting at which the motion will be discussed. If the commission decides to proceed on its own motion, the commission shall give notice to the person not later than two business days after the motion is approved.
(c) The commission shall give notice of the complaint or motion under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection by mail and by telephone if the person can be reached by telephone. The notice must describe the nature of the alleged violation. The mailed notice must include copies of all materials submitted with a complaint. If the commission will consider a motion to proceed without a complaint, the notice must provide copies of all materials that the commission will consider at the hearing on the motion.
(d) Information that the commission considers before approving a motion to proceed on its own motion under this section and any correspondence regarding the motion or potential violation is confidential. Commission members and staff may not make any public comment or publicly disclose any materials relating to the motion pending the commission’s approval to proceed. A person who intentionally violates this paragraph is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Any person aggrieved as a result of a violation of this paragraph by a member of the commission or its staff may file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the petitioner resides in order to enforce the civil penalty provided in this paragraph.
(3) After receiving a complaint or deciding to proceed on its own motion, the commission shall undertake action in the Preliminary Review Phase to determine whether there is cause to undertake an investigation.
(4)(a) The Preliminary Review Phase begins on the date the complaint is filed or the date the commission decides to proceed on its own motion and ends on the date the commission determines there is cause to undertake an investigation, dismisses the complaint or rescinds its own motion. The Preliminary Review Phase may not exceed 135 days unless a delay is stipulated to by both the subject person and the commission, with the commission reserving a portion of the delay period to complete its actions.
(b) During the Preliminary Review Phase, the commission may seek, solicit or otherwise obtain any books, papers, records, memoranda or other additional information, administer oaths and take depositions necessary to determine whether there is cause to undertake an investigation.
(c) The Preliminary Review Phase is confidential. Commission members and staff may acknowledge receipt of a complaint but may not make any public comment or publicly disclose any materials relating to a case during the Preliminary Review Phase. A person who intentionally violates this paragraph is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Any person aggrieved as a result of a violation of this paragraph by a member of the commission or its staff may file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the petitioner resides in order to enforce the civil penalty provided in this paragraph.
(d) At the conclusion of the Preliminary Review Phase, the commission shall conduct its deliberations in executive session. All case related materials and proceedings shall be open to the public after the commission makes a finding of cause to undertake an investigation, dismisses a complaint or rescinds a motion. Prior to the end of the Preliminary Review Phase, the executive director of the commission shall prepare a statement of the facts determined during the phase, including appropriate legal citations and relevant authorities. Before presentation to the commission, the executive director’s statement shall be reviewed by legal counsel to the commission.
(e) The time limit imposed in this subsection and the commission’s inquiry are suspended if:
(A) There is a pending criminal investigation that relates to the issues arising out of the underlying facts or conduct at issue in the matter before the commission, unless the parties stipulate otherwise; or
(B) A court has enjoined the commission from continuing its inquiry.
(5)(a) If the commission determines that there is not cause to undertake an investigation, the commission shall dismiss the complaint or rescind its motion and formally enter the dismissal or rescission in its records. The commission shall notify the person who is the subject of the inquiry of the dismissal or rescission. After dismissal or rescission, the commission may not take further action involving the person unless a new and different complaint is filed or action on the commission’s own motion is undertaken based on different conduct.
(b) If the commission makes a finding of cause to undertake an investigation, the commission shall undertake action in the Investigatory Phase. The commission shall notify the person who is the subject of the investigation, identify the issues to be examined and confine the investigation to those issues. If the commission finds reason to expand the investigation, the commission shall move to do so, record in its minutes the issues to be examined before expanding the scope of its investigation and formally notify the complainant, if any, and the person who is the subject of the investigation of the expansion and the scope of the investigation.
(6)(a) The Investigatory Phase begins on the date the commission makes a finding of cause to undertake an investigation and ends on the date the commission dismisses the complaint, rescinds its own motion, issues a settlement order, moves to commence a contested case proceeding or takes other action justified by the findings. The Investigatory Phase may not exceed 180 days unless a delay is stipulated to by both the subject person and the commission, with the commission reserving a portion of the delay period to complete its actions.
(b) During the Investigatory Phase, the commission may seek any additional information, administer oaths, take depositions and issue subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, memoranda or other information necessary to complete the investigation. If any person fails to comply with any subpoena issued under this paragraph or refuses to testify on any matters on which the person may be lawfully interrogated, the commission shall follow the procedure described in ORS 183.440 to compel compliance.
(c) The time limit imposed in this subsection and the commission’s investigation are suspended if:
(A) There is a pending criminal investigation that relates to the issues arising out of the underlying facts or conduct at issue in the matter before the commission, unless the parties stipulate otherwise; or
(B) A court has enjoined the commission from continuing its investigation.
(d) At the end of the Investigatory Phase, the commission shall take action by order. The action may include:
(A) Dismissal, with or without comment;
(B) Continuation of the investigation for a period not to exceed 30 days for the purpose of additional fact-finding;
(C) Moving to a contested case proceeding;
(D) Entering into a negotiated settlement; or
(E) Taking other appropriate action if justified by the findings.
(e) The commission may move to a contested case proceeding if the commission determines that the information presented to the commission is sufficient to make a preliminary finding of a violation of any provision of ORS 171.725 to 171.785 or of any rule adopted by the commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785.
(7) A person conducting any inquiry or investigation under this section shall:
(a) Conduct the inquiry or investigation in an impartial and objective manner; and
(b) Provide to the commission all favorable and unfavorable information the person collects.
(8) The commission shall report the findings of any inquiry or investigation in an impartial manner. The commission shall report both favorable and unfavorable findings and shall make the findings available to:
(a) The person who is the subject of the inquiry or investigation; and
(b) Any employer of the person.
(9) Hearings conducted under ORS 171.725 to 171.785 must be held before an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605. The procedure shall be that for a contested case under ORS chapter 183.
(10) The commission may not inquire into or investigate any conduct that occurred more than four years before a complaint is filed or a motion is approved under subsection (1) of this section.
(11) This section does not prevent the commission and the person alleged to have violated any provision of ORS 171.725 to 171.785 or any rule adopted by the commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785 from stipulating to a finding of fact concerning the violation and consenting to an appropriate penalty. The commission shall enter an order based on the stipulation and consent.
(12) At any time during proceedings conducted under this section, the commission may enter into a negotiated settlement with the person who is the subject of action under this section.
(13) As used in this section, “cause” and “pending” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 244.260. [1993 c.743 §2; 1993 c.747 §1; 1999 c.849 §§48,49; 2003 c.75 §27; 2007 c.865 §24; 2009 c.163 §1]
Note: Section 3, chapter 163, Oregon Laws 2009, provides:
Sec. 3. The amendments to ORS 171.778 and 244.260 by sections 1 and 2 of this 2009 Act apply to information or correspondence first considered by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act [May 26, 2009]. [2009 c.163 §3]
171.780 [1973 c.802 §14; repealed by 1981 c.522 §2]
171.785 Sanctions prescribed by either chamber of Legislative Assembly; uniform application. (1) In addition to such penalties as otherwise may be provided by law, a person is subject to such sanctions as either house of the Legislative Assembly may prescribe if the person:
(a) Violates any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762; or
(b) Fails to file any report, registration or statement or to furnish any information required by ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and 171.992.
(2) The sanctions referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be uniformly applied to all persons subject to ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and 171.992. [1973 c.802 §12]
CONTACT WITH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
171.790 Contact with Legislative Assembly by local government officials and employees. Notwithstanding any provision of a city or county charter or any ordinance or order adopted thereunder, a city or county shall not:
(1) Prohibit an elected official, other officer or employee of the city or county from initiating contacts with legislators or giving testimony before public sessions of committees of the Legislative Assembly or public hearings of state agencies when:
(a) The contacts are made or testimony given as a representative of the city or county;
(b) The contacts are made or testimony given to represent the interests of the city or county or the residents thereof;
(c) No substantial part of the duties performed by the official, officer or employee consists of influencing or attempting to influence matters which may be the subject of action by either house of the Legislative Assembly or any of its committees;
(d) The official, officer or employee receives no consideration for making the contacts or giving testimony other than the remuneration ordinarily paid to the official, officer or employee out of the funds of the city or county in return for duties performed for the city or county, together with reimbursement for expenses actually and necessarily incurred in appearing before the legislative committees or state agencies; and
(e) The official, officer or employee is not required to register with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission under ORS 171.725 to 171.785 and the rules of the commission adopted thereunder.
(2) Prohibit an elected official, other officer or employee of the city or county from initiating contacts with legislators when the contacts are made to express personal political views and do not occur during working hours while the official, officer or employee is on the job.
(3) Prohibit an elected official, other officer or employee of the city or county from responding to requests from legislators or committees of the Legislative Assembly for information, data or opinions. [1985 c.788 §1]
171.795 Electronic distribution of information. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that it is now possible and feasible in this electronic age to distribute information more widely by way of electronic communication. The Legislative Assembly further finds that it is desirable to make information available to the citizens of this state in a timely manner and for the least possible cost. The use of electronic communication will:
(a) Better inform the public of legislative proceedings and matters pending before the Legislative Assembly;
(b) Allow broader participation among Oregonians in the legislative process;
(c) Make information regarding legislative matters and proceedings more readily available to the citizens of this state;
(d) Allow constituents to better communicate with their elected representatives, irrespective of where they reside;
(e) Make administrative rules adopted or amended by state agencies more readily available to the citizens of this state; and
(f) Provide the public with a better insight into the operations of state government.
(2) This section and ORS 173.763, 173.766 (1) and (2) and 183.365 may be cited as the Oregon Public Access Act. [1995 c.614 §§1,2; 2007 c.775 §2]
171.800 [1973 c.700 §1; 1975 c.225 §7; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.805 [1973 c.700 §2; 1975 c.225 §8; 1975 c.530 §3a; 1977 c.891 §3; 1983 c.150 §1; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.810 [1973 c.700 §3; 1975 c.225 §9; repealed by 1983 c.150 §3]
171.815 [1973 c.700 §4; 1975 c.225 §10; repealed by 1983 c.150 §3]
171.820 [1973 c.700 §5; 1975 c.225 §11; repealed by 1983 c.150 §3]
171.825 [1973 c.700 §6; 1975 c.225 §12; 1995 c.79 §56; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.830 [1973 c.700 §7; 1975 c.225 §13; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.833 [1975 c.225 §6; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.835 [1973 c.700 §8; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.840 [1973 c.700 §9; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.845 [Formerly 461.720; 1993 c.18 §29; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
171.850 [1981 c.755 §7; repealed by 2007 c.354 §1]
COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
171.852 Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology. (1) There is hereby created a Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the members of the committee.
(2) The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof, and in the interim between sessions.
(3) The term of a member shall expire upon the convening of the Legislative Assembly in regular session next following the commencement of the member’s term. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between sessions, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee shall be deemed not to include the vacant position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members.
(4) Members of the committee shall receive an amount equal to that authorized under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly for each day spent in the performance of their duties as members of the committee or any subcommittee thereof in lieu of reimbursement for in-state travel expenses. However, when engaged in out-of-state travel, members shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses therefor in lieu of the amount authorized by this subsection. Payment shall be made from funds appropriated to the Legislative Fiscal Office.
(5) The committee may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(6) Action by the committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(7) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall furnish to the committee such services of personnel and such other facilities as are necessary to enable the committee to carry out its functions as provided by law. [Formerly 182.115; 1993 c.724 §15a; 2007 c.790 §2]
171.855 Duties of committee. The Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology shall:
(1) Establish statewide goals and policy regarding information systems and technology, including telecommunications.
(2) Conduct studies of information management and technology efficiency and security.
(3) Review the activities of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Information Resources Management Council.
(4) Make recommendations regarding established or proposed information resource management programs and information technology acquisitions. [1975 c.731 §2; formerly 182.121; 1993 c.724 §15b]
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION APPROPRIATION
171.857 Appointment; quorum; report. (1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint a special legislative committee to issue a report pursuant to section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution.
(2) The committee may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(3) Action by the committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(4) The Legislative Assembly in the report shall:
(a) Demonstrate that the amount within the budget appropriated for the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education is the amount of moneys as determined by the Quality Education Commission established by ORS 327.500 that is sufficient to meet the quality goals; or
(b) Identify the reasons that the amount appropriated for the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education is not sufficient, the extent of the insufficiency and the impact of the insufficiency on the ability of the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education to meet the quality goals. In identifying the impact of the insufficiency, the Legislative Assembly shall include in the report how the amount appropriated in the budget may affect both the current practices and student performance identified by the commission under ORS 327.506 (4)(a) and the best practices and student performance identified by the commission under ORS 327.506 (4)(b).
(5)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, the Legislative Assembly may make a determination that the report of the Quality Education Commission should not be used as the basis for carrying out the reporting requirements of section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution, and subsection (4) of this section. If the report is not used, the Legislative Assembly shall identify the reasons for not using the report to meet the reporting requirements and shall outline an alternative methodology for making the findings required by section 8, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution.
(b) The alternative methodology shall be based on:
(A) Research, data and public values; and
(B) The performance of successful schools, professional judgment or a combination of the performance of successful schools and professional judgment.
(c) The Legislative Assembly shall include in the report that uses the alternative methodology a determination of how the amount appropriated may affect the ability of the state’s system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education to meet quality goals established by law, including expected student performance against those goals.
(6) The Legislative Assembly shall identify in the report whether the state’s system of post-secondary public education has quality goals established by law. If there are quality goals, the Legislative Assembly shall include in the report a determination that the amount appropriated in the budget is sufficient to meet those goals or an identification of the reasons the amount appropriated is not sufficient, the extent of the insufficiency and the impact of the insufficiency on the ability of the state’s system of post-secondary public education to meet those quality goals.
(7) The report shall be issued within 180 days after the regular session of the Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
(8) The Legislative Assembly shall provide public notice of the report’s issuance, including posting the report on the Internet and providing a print version of the report upon request. [2001 c.895 §7; 2003 c.14 §69; 2007 c.790 §3]
WESTERN STATES LEGISLATIVE FORESTRY TASK FORCE
171.860 Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force; membership; duties; expenses. (1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, joining with the presiding officers of the legislatures of Washington, Idaho, Montana, California and Alaska, shall appoint, respectively, two Senators and two Representatives to represent Oregon on the Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, which shall operate as a clearinghouse for opinion from all the various interests involved in the western states forest industries, and which shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating states and to the state delegations in the United States Congress concerning means of protecting and fostering the forest industries of the participating states.
(2) The legislators appointed to represent Oregon shall receive no compensation or per diem for service as a member unless the service is performed during a legislative session but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated therefor. [1987 c.678 §1; 1987 c.879 §26]
PACIFIC FISHERIES LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
171.865 Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force; membership; duties; expenses. (1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, joining with the presiding officers of other jurisdictions, shall appoint, respectively, two Senators and two Representatives to represent Oregon on the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, which represents the legislative interests of Alaska, California, Idaho and Washington. The task force shall operate as a clearinghouse for opinion from all the various interests involved in Pacific fishing, and which shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating jurisdictions and to the state delegations in the United States Congress concerning means of protecting and fostering Pacific fishing in the participating jurisdictions.
(2) Participation in the activities of the task force by individuals appointed to represent the State of Oregon is subject to the following conditions:
(a) Members must use existing staff personnel for administrative support work.
(b) Members shall receive no compensation or per diem for service as a member unless the service is performed during a legislative session but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated therefor. [1987 c.678 §2; 1987 c.879 §27]
COLUMBIA RIVER RESOURCE TASK FORCE
171.867 Columbia River Resource Task Force; membership; duties; staff; expenses. (1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall appoint, respectively, two Senators and two Representatives to represent Oregon on the Columbia River Resource Task Force. The task force shall operate as a clearinghouse for issues of interest and concern on the Columbia River and shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating jurisdictions and to the state delegations in the United States Congress concerning those interests and concerns in the participating jurisdictions.
(2) The appointments shall become operative when the presiding officers from Washington, Idaho and Montana, or any two of them, make legislative appointments for the same purpose.
(3) Participation in the activities of the task force by legislators appointed to represent the State of Oregon is subject to the following conditions:
(a) Legislative members must use existing staff personnel for administrative support work.
(b) Legislative members shall receive no compensation or per diem for service as a member unless the service is performed during a legislative session but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties under ORS 171.072 from funds appropriated therefor. [1991 c.926 §1]
STUDIES OF MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE
171.870 Legislative findings. (1) The Legislative Assembly takes notice of the increasing number of legislative proposals for mandating certain health coverages, whether such proposals mandate payments for certain providers of health care or mandate the offering of health coverages by insurance carriers and health care service contractors as a component of individual or group policies. Improved access to these health care services to segments of the population who desire them may provide social and health consequences that are beneficial and in the public interest.
(2) The Legislative Assembly also takes notice of the fact that the cost ramifications of expanding health coverages is resulting in a growing public concern. The way that the coverages are structured and the steps taken to create incentives to provide cost-effective services or to take advantage of features of services that offset costs can significantly affect the cost of mandating particular coverages.
(3) The Legislative Assembly hereby finds and declares the following:
(a) The merits of a particular coverage mandate must be balanced against a variety of consequences that may go far beyond the immediate effect upon the cost of insurance coverage.
(b) A systematic review of legislation proposing mandated or mandatorily offered health coverage that explores all ramifications of the proposed legislation will assist the Legislative Assembly determining whether mandating a particular coverage or offering is in the public interest. [1985 c.747 §55]
171.875 Report required to accompany measures proposing mandated coverage. Every proposed legislative measure that mandates a health insurance coverage, whether by requiring payment for certain providers or by requiring an offering of a health insurance coverage by an insurer or health care service contractor as a component of individual or group health insurance policies, shall be accompanied by a report that assesses both the social and financial effects of the coverage in the manner provided in ORS 171.880, including the efficacy of the treatment or service proposed. The report may be prepared either by the chief sponsor or by any other proponent of the proposed measure. The report shall be submitted with the proposed measure when the proposed measure is submitted for filing, and shall be in writing and be a public record. [1985 c.747 §56]
171.880 Content of report. The report required under ORS 171.875, to the extent that information is available, shall include but need not be limited to the following:
(1) Answers to the following questions concerning the social effect of the proposed measure:
(a) To what extent is the treatment or service used by the general population of Oregon?
(b) To what extent is the insurance coverage already generally available in Oregon?
(c) What proportion of the population of Oregon already has such coverage?
(d) To what extent does the lack of coverage result in financial hardship in Oregon?
(e) What evidence exists to document the medical need in Oregon for the proposed treatment or services?
(2) Answers to the following questions concerning the financial effect of the proposed measure:
(a) To what extent is the coverage expected to increase or decrease the cost of treatment or services?
(b) To what extent is the coverage expected to increase the use of the treatment or services?
(c) To what extent is the mandated treatment or services expected to be a substitute for more expensive treatment or services?
(d) To what extent is the coverage expected to increase or decrease the administrative expenses of insurance companies and the premium and administrative expenses of policyholders?
(e) What will be the effect of this coverage on the total cost of health care? [1985 c.747 §57]
PENALTIES
171.990 Penalty for witness failing to appear or to give testimony in legislative proceeding. Every person who, having been summoned as a witness under ORS 171.510 to give testimony or to produce books, papers, records or documents upon any matter under inquiry before either house or any of the committees referred to in ORS 171.505, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the matter under inquiry, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [1953 c.544 §3; 1961 c.167 §13]
171.992 Civil penalty for violation of lobby regulation; rules; report. (1) Any person who violates any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762, or any rule adopted under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, shall forfeit and pay to the General Fund for each violation a civil penalty of not more than $5,000, to be determined by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
(2)(a) The commission may impose civil penalties upon a person who fails to file the statement required under ORS 171.745 or 171.750. In enforcing this subsection, the commission is not required to follow the procedures in ORS 171.778 before finding that a violation of ORS 171.745 or 171.750 has occurred.
(b) Failure to file the required statement in timely fashion is prima facie evidence of a violation of ORS 171.745 or 171.750.
(c) The commission may impose a civil penalty of $10 for each of the first 14 days the statement is late beyond the date set by law and $50 for each day thereafter. The maximum penalty that may be imposed under this subsection is $5,000.
(3) A civil penalty imposed under this section may be recovered in an action brought in the name of the State of Oregon in any court of appropriate jurisdiction or may be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. In any proceedings before the court, including judicial review under ORS 183.745, the court may review the penalty as to both liability and reasonableness of amount.
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the commission shall report, in the manner described in ORS 192.245, to the Legislative Assembly violations of any provision of ORS 171.740 to 171.762, or any rule adopted under ORS 171.725 to 171.785, for which a penalty is imposed under this section. The report shall include the name of the person against whom the penalty was imposed and describe the nature of the violation.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules specifying conditions under which repeated violations of ORS 171.745 or 171.750 involving a failure to file required statements in a timely fashion are reported to the Legislative Assembly.
(5) In lieu of or in conjunction with finding a violation of law or rule or imposing a civil penalty under this section, the commission may issue a written letter of reprimand, explanation or education. [1973 c.802 §13; 1987 c.566 §6a; 1991 c.734 §9; 2007 c.877 §10]
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