Bill Text: OR HB2927 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating to government entities.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-29 - Chapter 689, (2013 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2014. [HB2927 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2927-Amended.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

HA to HB 2927

LC 1441/HB 2927-1

                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2927

  By COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

                            April 17

  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Governor shall submit a
written report to the 2014 regular session of the Legislative
Assembly on best practices for the use of boards, commissions,
task forces and work groups as tools for better government and as
resources for engaging and conducting public outreach with
Oregonians.
  ' (2) The report may include:
  ' (a) Criteria or conditions that must be met prior to the
establishment of a board, commission, task force or work group;
  ' (b) Criteria or rules of procedure that must be included in
the statute or other organizational document establishing or
modifying the duties of the board, commission, task force or work
group;
  ' (c) Information on costs routinely incurred in administering
a board or commission;
  ' (d) Recommended training for members of a board, commission,
task force or work group;
  ' (e) Recommended processes for receiving, investigating and
bringing to resolution complaints about boards, commissions, task
forces and work groups; and
  ' (f) Any other information the Governor determines is
warranted for inclusion in the report.
  ' (3) The report shall include:
  ' (a) Recommendations on how to identify and reduce
fragmentation, duplication and redundancy among existing boards
and commissions;
  ' (b) A review of currently existing boards, commissions, task
forces and work groups that identifies opportunities to conclude
work, combine missions or consolidate agencies; and
  ' (c) Recommendations on procedures for establishing a periodic
and ongoing review of boards, commissions, task forces and work
groups to ensure retention of those entities for which a
demonstrated need continues to exist.
  ' (4) In preparing the report described in subsection (1) of
this section, the Governor shall consult with the President of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
co-chairs of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on General
Government and the Secretary of State, or their designees.
  ' (5) After making the report described in subsection (1) of
this section, the Governor may make supplemental findings and
recommendations to the Legislative Assembly at any time,
concerning the use of boards, commissions, task forces and work
groups. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act is
repealed on January 2, 2017. + } ' .
  On page 2, delete lines 1 through 13.
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