Bill Text: OR SB175 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to enterprise innovation projects; appropriating money; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB175 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB175-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 493

                         Senate Bill 175

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Oregon Department of Administrative Services)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Establishes Enterprise Innovation Fund. Continuously
appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Department of
Administrative Services for purposes of project funding.
Authorizes department to award moneys from fund to state agencies
for projects that increase efficiency and effective use of state
resources using enterprise or multiagency approach.
  Directs department to divert percentage of budget savings
realized to Enterprise Innovation Fund and remainder to original
source of funding.
  Transfers specified amount of moneys from Oregon Department of
Administrative Services Operating Fund to Enterprise Innovation
Fund.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to enterprise innovation projects; appropriating money;
  and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + As used in sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act:
  (1) 'Agency or unit' has the meaning given that term in ORS
182.365.
  (2) 'Enterprise innovation project' means a temporary endeavor,
with a defined beginning and end, intended to improve the
efficient and effective use of state resources that:
  (a) Is undertaken by the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services on behalf of one or more state agencies;
  (b) Involves a collaboration between agencies or units; or
  (c) Involves a collaboration between one or more agencies or
units and one or more local government jurisdictions.
  (3) 'Project funding' means funds disbursed from the Enterprise
Innovation Fund established under section 3 of this 2013 Act by
means of a loan, grant, matching funds or cash awarded to an
agency or unit for the purpose of implementing an enterprise
innovation project. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A state agency that seeks to implement an
enterprise innovation project may apply to the Oregon Department

of Administrative Services for project funding in accordance with
sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act.
  (2) The department may award project funding to a state agency
if the department determines that the enterprise innovation
project will increase the efficient and effective use of state
resources using an enterprise or multiagency approach.
  (3) When the department awards project funding and the
enterprise innovation project will result in budget savings, the
department shall designate a percentage of the projected budget
savings resulting from the enterprise innovation project that
will be used to fund future enterprise innovation projects. In
making the designation, the department shall consider the scale
of the budget savings and the nature of the budget savings,
including whether the budget savings involve funds that are
required to be spent according to state or federal law.
  (4) If the projected budget savings resulting from the
enterprise innovation project are realized, the department shall
transfer:
  (a) The amount representing the percentage of the budget
savings designated under subsection (3) of this section to the
Enterprise Innovation Fund established under section 3 of this
2013 Act; and
  (b) The remainder of the budget savings to the original source
of funding.
  (5) An award of project funding under this section:
  (a) Is continuously appropriated to the state agency;
  (b) Does not require an agency or unit to provide budgetary
justification before spending the project funding awarded;
  (c) Is distinct from an appropriation in the agency's or unit's
base budget for the biennium;
  (d) Is not subject to an expenditure limitation established in
the agency's or unit's base budget for the biennium; and
  (e) Is not subject to allotment.
  (6) The department may terminate or modify an award of project
funding based on the performance of the agency or unit in
implementing the enterprise innovation project, the
unavailability of funds or any other reason the department
determines is appropriate.
  (7) The department shall:
  (a) Provide oversight of enterprise innovation projects that
have been awarded project funding.
  (b) Ensure wide-ranging participation in enterprise innovation
projects by agencies or units and local governments.
  (c) Create the governance, organizational and process framework
required to conduct a sustained enterprise-level innovation
effort.
  (d) Establish the strategic communications and messaging needed
to earn broad-based commitment and collaborative support for
innovation from citizens and stakeholders.
  (8) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the department in carrying out
the provisions of sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act.
  (9) No later than the date of the convening of each regular
session of the Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010,
the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
shall report to the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided
by ORS 192.245 on the operation of sections 1 to 4 of this 2013
Act.  The report must include a description of:
  (a) The enterprise innovation projects that have been awarded
project funding;
  (b) The outcomes achieved by the enterprise innovation projects
that have been awarded project funding, individually and in
aggregate;
  (c) The budget savings achieved by enterprise innovation
projects that have been awarded project funding; and

  (d) The balance of the Enterprise Innovation Fund, the revenues
deposited in the fund and the investments made by the fund.
  (10) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the
provisions of sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act. The rules must
include:
  (a) Criteria for determining whether an enterprise innovation
project may be awarded project funding. The criteria must include
a preference for enterprise innovation projects that:
  (A) Align with and promote the overarching goals of government;
  (B) Support the achievement of government-wide target outcomes;
  (C) Fit with other strategic initiatives, long-range plans and
strategies;
  (D) Are transferable to multiple agencies or units or local
governments; or
  (E) Substantially improve governmental performance, citizen
service, cost-effectiveness and process streamlining and
integration.
  (b) A description of the process by which an agency or unit may
apply for project funding.
  (c) Expectations for enterprise innovation project planning and
implementation.
  (d) Mechanisms for determining the funding needs of an
enterprise innovation project and for allocating project funding.
  (e) Repayment requirements for loans awarded under sections 1
to 4 of this 2013 Act.
  (f) Criteria for evaluating enterprise innovation projects that
have been awarded project funding, for conducting a performance
tracking protocol and for monitoring and reporting protocols.
  (g) A description of how budget savings will be measured,
achieved and deposited into the funds designated in subsection
(4) of this section. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The Enterprise Innovation Fund is
established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All
moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services for the purpose of awarding
project funding under sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act.
  (2) The Enterprise Innovation Fund consists of budget savings
realized from the implementation of enterprise innovation
projects that are deposited in the fund in accordance with
section 2 of this 2013 Act, moneys transferred by the department
from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating
Fund established by ORS 283.076 and funds from other sources,
including bonds, certificates of participation and private
sources.
  (3) Interest earned by the Enterprise Innovation Fund shall be
credited to the fund. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + The Legislative Assembly finds and declares
that:
  (1) It is in the public interest to encourage and reward
efficiency in government agencies or units and programs,
including information-enabled and technology-enabled solutions
that are deployed in support of multiple agencies or units that:
  (a) Improve overall efficiency and effectiveness;
  (b) Eliminate redundancy;
  (c) Streamline governmental processes and support systems;
  (d) Strengthen interagency and interjurisdictional alignment;
or
  (e) Strengthen strategic capabilities required by state
government.
  (2) It is in the public interest to establish a program to
promote and facilitate investments in innovative processes and
system improvement projects that optimize the overall efficiency
and effectiveness of state government operations.
  (3) Deploying a range of innovative solutions throughout state
government requires a consistent, coordinated approach including:

  (a) Active leadership, promotion, facilitation and management
of interagency and intergovernmental innovation efforts.
  (b) Specialized planning, budgeting and funding mechanisms that
promote deployment of innovative solutions across administrative
and jurisdictional boundaries.
  (c) The involvement of, and participation by, citizens,
innovators and experts outside of state government.
  (d) An evolving enterprise-level design resulting in persistent
and progressive refinement of governmental operations, processes
and supporting technical infrastructure.
  (e) A predictable process that facilitates innovative ideas and
ensures that worthy concepts are implemented to optimize value
and progress.
  (f) Integration with, and support of, strategic governmental
initiatives and target outcomes.
  (g) The means to oversee, manage and conduct a range of
innovation efforts occurring simultaneously.
  (4) Information and communication technology is a key enabler
of process efficiency and productivity improvements that, when
innovatively deployed, can:
  (a) Create new opportunities;
  (b) Speed the implementation of innovative solutions; and
  (c) Allow interagency and interjurisdictional optimization.
  (5) Sections 1 to 4 of this 2013 Act are intended to provide an
enduring bridge of enterprise-level action sustained across
budget cycles. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + The Oregon Department of Administrative
Services shall transfer funds in the amount of $___ from the
Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund to
the Enterprise Innovation Fund established under section 3 of
this 2013 Act for the purpose of establishing the Enterprise
Innovation Fund. + }
  SECTION 6.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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