Bill Text: OR SB269 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to government ethics.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB269 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB269-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2789

                         Senate Bill 269

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 Senate Interim Committee on
  Rules)

                             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.

  Requires investment officers and assistant investment officers
in Investment Division of office of State Treasurer to file
statement of economic interest.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to government ethics; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 244.050.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 244.050 is amended to read:
  244.050. (1) On or before April 15 of each year the following
persons shall file with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission a
verified statement of economic interest as required under this
chapter:
  (a) The Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, district attorneys and
members of the Legislative Assembly.
  (b) Any judicial officer, including justices of the peace and
municipal judges, except any pro tem judicial officer who does
not otherwise serve as a judicial officer.
  (c) Any candidate for a public office designated in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this subsection.
  (d) The Deputy Attorney General.
  (e) The Legislative Administrator, the Legislative Counsel, the
Legislative Fiscal Officer, the Secretary of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
  (f) The Chancellor and Vice Chancellors of the Oregon
University System and the president and vice presidents, or their
administrative equivalents, in each institution under the
jurisdiction of the State Board of Higher Education.
  (g) The following state officers:
  (A) Adjutant General.
  (B) Director of Agriculture.
  (C) Manager of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
  (D) Water Resources Director.
  (E) Director of Department of Environmental Quality.
  (F) Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
  (G) State Fish and Wildlife Director.
  (H) State Forester.
  (I) State Geologist.
  (J) Director of Human Services.
  (K) Director of the Department of Consumer and Business
Services.
  (L) Director of the Department of State Lands.
  (M) State Librarian.
  (N) Administrator of Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
  (O) Superintendent of State Police.
  (P) Director of the Public Employees Retirement System.
  (Q) Director of Department of Revenue.
  (R) Director of Transportation.
  (S) Public Utility Commissioner.
  (T) Director of Veterans' Affairs.
  (U) Executive director of Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
  (V) Director of the State Department of Energy.
  (W) Director and each assistant director of the Oregon State
Lottery.
  (X) Director of the Department of Corrections.
  (Y) Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation.
  (Z) Executive director of the Oregon Criminal Justice
Commission.
  (AA) Director of the Oregon Business Development Department.
  (BB) Director of the Office of Emergency Management.
  (CC) Director of the Employment Department.
  (DD) Chief of staff for the Governor.
  (EE) Administrator of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and
Research.
  (FF) Director of the Housing and Community Services Department.
  (GG) State Court Administrator.
  (HH) Director of the Department of Land Conservation and
Development.
  (II) Board chairperson of the Land Use Board of Appeals.
  (JJ) State Marine Director.
  (KK) Executive director of the Oregon Racing Commission.
  (LL) State Parks and Recreation Director.
  (MM) Public defense services executive director.
  (NN) Chairperson of the Public Employees' Benefit Board.
  (OO) Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and
Training.
  (PP) Chairperson of the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.
  (QQ) Executive director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement
Board.
  (RR) Director of the Oregon Youth Authority.
  (SS) Director of the Oregon Health Authority.
  (h) Any assistant in the Governor's office other than personal
secretaries and clerical personnel.
  (i) Every elected city or county official.
  (j) Every member of a city or county planning, zoning or
development commission.
  (k) The chief executive officer of a city or county who
performs the duties of manager or principal administrator of the
city or county.
  (L) Members of local government boundary commissions formed
under ORS 199.410 to 199.519.
  (m) Every member of a governing body of a metropolitan service
district and the executive officer thereof.
  (n) Each member of the board of directors of the State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation.
  (o) The chief administrative officer and the financial officer
of each common and union high school district, education service
district and community college district.
  (p) Every member of the following state boards and commissions:
  (A) Board of Geologic and Mineral Industries.
  (B) Oregon Business Development Commission.
  (C) State Board of Education.
  (D) Environmental Quality Commission.
  (E) Fish and Wildlife Commission of the State of Oregon.
  (F) State Board of Forestry.
  (G) Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
  (H) Oregon Health Policy Board.
  (I) State Board of Higher Education.
  (J) Oregon Investment Council.
  (K) Land Conservation and Development Commission.
  (L) Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
  (M) Oregon Short Term Fund Board.
  (N) State Marine Board.
  (O) Mass transit district boards.
  (P) Energy Facility Siting Council.
  (Q) Board of Commissioners of the Port of Portland.
  (R) Employment Relations Board.
  (S) Public Employees Retirement Board.
  (T) Oregon Racing Commission.
  (U) Oregon Transportation Commission.
  (V) Wage and Hour Commission.
  (W) Water Resources Commission.
  (X) Workers' Compensation Board.
  (Y) Oregon Facilities Authority.
  (Z) Oregon State Lottery Commission.
  (AA) Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning
Council.
  (BB) Columbia River Gorge Commission.
  (CC) Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors.
  (DD) Capitol Planning Commission.
  (q) The following officers of the State Treasurer:
  (A) Chief Deputy State Treasurer.
  (B) Chief of staff for the office of the State Treasurer.
  (C) Director of the Investment Division.
   { +  (D) Investment officers and assistant investment officers
employed in the Investment Division. + }
  (r) Every member of the board of commissioners of a port
governed by ORS 777.005 to 777.725 or 777.915 to 777.953.
  (s) Every member of the board of directors of an authority
created under ORS 441.525 to 441.595.
  (2) By April 15 next after the date an appointment takes
effect, every appointed public official on a board or commission
listed in subsection (1) of this section shall file with the
Oregon Government Ethics Commission a statement of economic
interest as required under ORS 244.060, 244.070 and 244.090.
  (3) By April 15 next after the filing deadline for the primary
election, each candidate described in subsection (1) of this
section shall file with the commission a statement of economic
interest as required under ORS 244.060, 244.070 and 244.090.
  (4) Within 30 days after the filing deadline for the general
election, each candidate described in subsection (1) of this
section who was not a candidate in the preceding primary
election, or who was nominated for public office described in
subsection (1) of this section at the preceding primary election
by write-in votes, shall file with the commission a statement of
economic interest as required under ORS 244.060, 244.070 and
244.090.
  (5) Subsections (1) to (4) of this section apply only to
persons who are incumbent, elected or appointed public officials
as of April 15 and to persons who are candidates on April 15.
Subsections (1) to (4) of this section also apply to persons who
do not become candidates until 30 days after the filing deadline
for the statewide general election.
  (6) If a statement required to be filed under this section has
not been received by the commission within five days after the
date the statement is due, the commission shall notify the public
official or candidate and give the public official or candidate
not less than 15 days to comply with the requirements of this
section. If the public official or candidate fails to comply by
the date set by the commission, the commission may impose a civil
penalty as provided in ORS 244.350.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 244.050 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act apply to statements of economic interest required
to be filed on or after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
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